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Chapter 87 Goals set in advance

From this point of view, it’s a good idea for Qiao Yu to leave first.

Lan Jie was really afraid. Qiao Yu was also in the car. When he heard everyone say that this year's questions were difficult, his expression would hit the little confidence these kids had left.

After all, he was a guy who was confident that he could get full marks after he graduated.

Except for Zhang Luo who has no chance, everyone else in the car can still participate again next year. It’s not time to completely lose confidence.

……

The driver started the car.

The atmosphere in the car was a bit dull, and several people didn't even discuss this year's exam questions.

This made Lang Jie feel a little worried. Even if Zhang Luo didn't have the opportunity to participate in the competition in the future, he would still have to study hard for another year after returning. After all, there was a more important exam, the college entrance examination, waiting for him. It was not a good thing to completely lose confidence at this time.

I was thinking about how to encourage everyone when the phone rang.

Lanjie looked and saw that it was Principal Zhang calling.

When the call came at this time, Ranjie knew what the question was. After answering the phone, the first thing he asked was: "Is everyone out? How did you do on the exam?"

This is the first time that Zhang Tiejun has shown such concern for the school's Olympiad results.

Every year, the league is held on the second Sunday of September, and the next day is Monday. The principal can wait until the working day to find out the situation. In general, he doesn't have any special surprises for the principal anyway.

In fact, Tieyi Middle School did not have high hopes for opening a competition class. That is, since others have it, we can't be without it. Even if the quality of students is not as good as other schools, we have to give students with hobbies a chance.

It really cannot be said that Tieyi Middle School has no aspirations. Just go to the Xingnan Mathematical Society and download a list of first and second prize winners of the Mathematical Olympiad announced by the Xingnan competition area in previous years and you will understand.

At first glance, the school column is almost entirely filled with the names of the four famous schools in Star City.

Occasionally, there are a few key middle schools in the counties and cities under Xingnan.

Even No. 1 Middle School, one of the weaker of the four famous schools, rarely appears on the list.

The number of schools in the third prize category began to increase, but many of them were still key middle schools in the counties and cities below, with only one or two ordinary colleges and universities from star cities occasionally interspersed among them.

I can only say that mathematics requires a lot of talent.

Those who are talented in mathematics are basically accepted by famous schools in advance, and it is difficult for them to end up outside.

So there is no doubt that although Principal Zhang asked on the phone "How are everyone's grades?" he was actually only concerned about Qiao Yu.

So Lan Jie took a look at the situation in the car, and instead of answering Principal Zhang directly, he replied, "We are in the car, so, let me chat on WeChat."

"OK, got it."

After that, the other party hung up the phone, and Langjie opened WeChat and quickly edited a message.

"This year, other candidates said that the test questions were difficult, and everyone was not in a good mood. However, Qiao Yu thought that the questions were very simple and there would be no problem in entering the national competition."

"Oh, okay! By the way, I remember the list of contestants is usually announced in mid-to-late October, right?"

"Yes, but sometimes it will be delayed until early November. But it will definitely be announced before the winter camp starts."

"Then do you think it is necessary to prepare a separate study room for Qiao Yu now?"

"Sure. There's no point in him continuing to attend classes. If he stays at home every day, I'm afraid he'll slack off. It's a good idea to prepare a separate study room. In addition, it would be best if there is a computer in the study room and it is connected to the Internet. Many of the things he does now require the help of a computer."

"I understand. You're busy."

……

Putting down his phone, Lang Jie clapped his hands and said, "Okay, everyone, cheer up! The questions in this first test are difficult, and they are the same for candidates across the province. Maybe the provincial third-place score will be lower than in previous years. Don't be discouraged, cheer up.

I have always told you that when learning mathematics, don't just think about how many points you get in the competition. The most important thing is to stimulate your interest in mathematics. When you go to college, you will find that the mathematics you learn in high school is completely different from the mathematics you will learn in college.

At that time, what will keep you going is not how many questions you can solve, but your interest that will not be easily wiped out.
understand? "

……

On another bus that was traveling in the opposite direction of Tieyi Middle School, Li Xiaoyun, the Olympic Games coach of Normal University High School, was sitting in the last row and discussing the topics of the Olympic Games with other students.

There was no other way. There were too many students from the Affiliated High School participating in the Mathematical Olympiad. The school had to hire a 56-passenger bus to accommodate all of them.

The large number of players also makes it impossible for the head coach to treat everyone equally.

At this time, the strongest students in the competition class crowded around Li Xiaoyun. As for the other students, there were other teachers in charge.

Of course, unlike Tieyi Middle School, the focus of discussion on top students in the Affiliated Middle School is still on the second test.

After all, even if you can get full marks in the first test, you can only be ranked third in the province at most. If you want to enter the national competition, you must be at least in the top 30 in the province. After all, it depends on how you answer the questions in the second test.

Especially since Xingnan is a province with top math competitions, the benefit is that the National Mathematical Society will allocate more national competition places to Xingnan every year, but it also means that the competition among schools will be more intense. Just like the college entrance examination, it may be a small difference of a few points that determines whether you can enter the provincial team and participate in the national competition.

For the candidates participating in the competition from Xingnan Province this year, there is an even more cruel situation.

In fact, the level of mathematics competitions in Xingnan Province has shown an overall downward trend since the year before last, especially the proportion of people selected for the national mathematics training team has declined significantly. Therefore, it is questionable whether the Chinese Mathematical Society will allocate as many quotas to Xingnan Province as in previous years this year.

There is nothing we can do about this.

Firstly, the Strong Foundation Plan replaced independent enrollment, making the competition less attractive to Xingnan candidates.

After all, top universities such as Huaqing and Yanbei, as well as second-tier strong universities such as Shuangdan, Yuda, and Linjiao, do not have many enrollment quotas in Xingnan Province each year.

Secondly, the income level of Xingnan Province is not enough to retain very high-quality coaches. The economically developed coastal areas of China are really willing to spend a lot of money to dig up those nationally famous and experienced international gold medal coaches from all over the country.

Just like Li Xiaoyun of the Affiliated High School, he was originally just a teacher in the competition class, but eight coaches of the Affiliated High School were poached over the years, so he took over.

"Well, this question mainly tests the modulus and operation of negative numbers. It is a very classic maximum value problem. When you do it, in addition to using the recursive method, it is best to understand the position of complex numbers on the complex plane by combining numbers and shapes, and cancel out the projections on the real axis and the imaginary axis. The result will come out, well, the answer 0 should be correct..."

There was not much time left in the car, and Li Xiaoyun had just seen the test questions. He still had to figure out some of them himself, so he could only give a brief account of his thoughts at best.

As we were almost at school, everyone started discussing the difficulty of this competition. Including Coach Li, everyone felt that this year's competition questions would be higher than in previous years. Someone said gloomily, "I met Qiao Yu from Tieyi Middle School today. He said that this year's questions were very simple and it would be no problem to get full marks."

This one sentence suddenly cooled the lively discussion atmosphere.

Even Coach Li didn't know what to say for a moment. He stared at the student who was speaking and asked, "Xiao Xiaozhuo, did Qiao Yu really say that?"

"Yes, he also said that he estimated that he would tie for first place because the questions were too simple and he was not sure if anyone else could get full marks." Xiao Xiaozhuo emphasized.

"Well, although there are very few players who can get full marks in the league, it is not unheard of. It is normal for people like them to think that the questions are easy. Don't let these gifted people disrupt everyone's confidence. No matter how strong Qiao Yu is, he is just one person. Xingnan Province can have at least more than 30 places to participate in the national team, so don't think too much.

Many of you will definitely have the opportunity to participate in the national competition. You must train hard when you go back. The results of the league don't mean anything. The results of the finals will determine whether you can enter the national training team. "Li Xiaoyun encouraged.

It would have been a bad idea to meet someone else, but I met that weird kid.

The outside world may not know much about it, but at least the coaches in the Xingcheng Mathematical Olympiad have spread the news that Qiao Yu's performance in the Xiaolibaba finals was indeed dominant. Although the mathematics competition organized by Xiaolibaba is completely different from the Mathematical Olympiad, and the things tested are completely different.

But if you are gifted in mathematics, you will be able to apply many things to a wide range of situations.

But I couldn't help but wonder in my heart that it was such a waste of talent to have such a student snatched away by Tieyi Middle School.

……

While others were still talking about Qiao Yu, he was already a little full.

I can only say that Changjun is indeed one of the most prestigious schools in China. Even the small restaurant that makes fried rice at the school gate tastes better than the small restaurant at the gate of Tieyi Middle School, and it only cost 18 yuan for two people to have a full meal.

This probably means that the canteens of Huaqing University and Yanbei University are better and cheaper than those of ordinary universities. Perhaps outstanding people from all walks of life will unconsciously gather near famous universities?

After eating and drinking, Qiao Yu began to have random thoughts. After all, he wouldn't need to think about anything later.

It was nothing more than being dragged by Xia Keke to wander around the pedestrian street.

In Qiao Yu's opinion, Coco has been like this since she was a child. She likes shopping, but she doesn't necessarily have to buy things. She will be very satisfied and happy just by looking around.

"Would you like some milk tea?"

"If you don't drink, you'll gain weight."

"Then why did you pull me here?"

"Look at the two people standing in line over there, the one in the white shirt and the one in the green skirt."

"what happened?"

"They are my seniors at Changjun. They are both in their second year of high school. They must be in love." Xia Keke said mysteriously.

Qiao Yu glanced at him again, and then asked in shock: "Xia Keke, are you here to study at Changjun or to gossip? You've only been here for a week, and you already know about someone's relationship? And you're a sophomore? You're in a different grade, right?"

Xia Keke turned around and glared at Qiao Yu angrily, and said, "What do you know? I signed up for the music club and participated in the club's activities for the first time the day before yesterday. The seniors are both veterans of our club, and I just suddenly saw them dating each other." "Oh..."

Qiao Yu nodded, accepting the explanation, and then naturally pulled Xia Keke away, still muttering: "So, we can't get in touch with seniors like this. High school is the time for studying. What will happen to our grades if we use our time for dating?
Wait two years and see. By then, one of your seniors is admitted to Nanshui Province, and the other to Beijiang Province. It will take six or seven hours to fly to see each other, and you will regret it. "

"Can't you hope for the best for others? Maybe they are in Huaqing or Yanbei?"

"This is the most vicious curse. If this really happens, then one of your seniors will have their lives ruined."

"..."

In this way, the two of them strolled around the street and bickered until they had completely digested their lunch. Qiao Yu then took Xia Keke to McDonald's to eat two hamburgers, and then sent Xia Keke back to school before taking a taxi home.

As soon as she entered the room, Qiao Xi asked, "How is Coco adapting to high school?"

When I was strolling around with Xia Keke in the afternoon, I had already called Qiao Xi to report the situation.

"No, as a qualified mother, shouldn't you ask me how I did in the exam today?"

Qiao Xi looked at Qiao Yu strangely and asked, "Why should I give you the opportunity to show off in front of me?"

It seemed to make sense, so Qiao Yu could only answer sullenly, "What's wrong with adapting to Keke? The fried rice outside the school is cheaper and tastier than the one downstairs."

"Oh, that's fine. Don't be too discouraged. You just made a wrong choice. In fact, Tieyi Middle School is not bad. At least it's close to home." Qiao Xi said lazily.

"I'm discouraged? Do you understand the situation? Changjun's principal almost cried and begged me to go to school, but I'm just too lazy to go." Qiao Yu said with his eyes wide open.

"Haha... just because you got 18 points in biology and geography, the principal's eyes were swollen from crying, right?" Qiao Xi said disdainfully.

"Forget it, I won't tell you." Qiao Yu was too lazy to pay attention to Qiao Xi, who hadn't found a good TV show yet and was only concerned with criticizing him. He returned to his room and turned on the computer.

There is no point in arguing with women. Qiao Yu has almost finished studying for his thesis recently, and he feels that he has enough ability to complete his first thesis independently.

The title is ready-made: "Solution Methods for Diophantine Equations Based on Special Structures".

The abstract and keywords have almost been prepared.

The next step is to introduce his problem-solving method in a more universal way.

Qiao Yu felt that it was not too difficult.

However, when he really started writing, Qiao Yu found that he seemed to have thought it was too simple.

For example, the wording used in the paper is more particular. Qiao Yu wrote some of it, and then compared it with other papers, but I always felt that something seemed wrong.

He kept deleting and revising like this, and by ten o'clock in the evening, Qiao Yu had only produced a summary and an introduction.

However, after reading it through, Qiao Yu still felt it was perfect.

The only problem now seems to be that going to school every day is a waste of time.

He planned to finish writing his first paper before participating in the national competition. After all, according to Lao Xue, the competition champion is not only completely unrelated to the serious academic world, but also has almost no recognition.

So it is impossible for him to get any preferential treatment.

Even if Lao Xue is willing to be the corresponding author, he can only speak to a few editors of domestic journals at most. If he decides to publish in a foreign journal, Lao Xue's name is not very useful. Therefore, Qiao Yu needs to be prepared that the review time may be relatively long.

Three to five months is the minimum requirement, but half a year is not impossible.

This is not just targeting the recognized top 1% of top journals, such as the four well-known mathematics journals.

It is normal for newcomers to repeatedly go through the process of review, modification, re-review, and revision with editors and reviewers... This process can take one, two, or even several years.

Of course, these are not the most exaggerated.

If what Lao Xue said is true, sometimes reviewers will deliberately block the manuscripts of new authors.

The review opinions given contain various hints or even explicit statements, requiring the reviewer's paper to be included in the citations of the paper in order for it to pass the review.

In order to minimize this risk and avoid the situation where he needs to discuss the supervisor issue with Huaqing and Yanbei before the paper is published, Qiao Yu feels that he must make preparations in advance.

What Lao Xue meant was that it would be OK if he could finish the thesis before next New Year’s Day.

However, Qiao Yu felt that if he didn't have to attend classes, he might be able to finish the first draft by early October. In this way, he could give the manuscript to Lao Xue for review and make some revisions, and it might be submitted in November, which would give him more time to make mistakes.

Especially if he could finish the paper in early October, he could make full use of the seven-day National Day holiday to discuss mathematical paper writing skills with Lao Xue. Qiao Yu believed that having written a complete paper was equivalent to having practical experience, so he could have targeted discussions with Lao Xue and naturally gain more.

As a person who believes that knowledge should be paid for, he must seize the opportunity when someone is willing to provide him with completely free and high-quality learning resources.

The next day, Qiao Yu went to school as usual. He was thinking about when to go find Principal Zhang to talk about allowing him to go home and study on his own. Just after the morning reading, his homeroom teacher, Mr. Tang, came to him first.

"Qiao Yu, Principal Zhang just called and asked you to go to the principal's office."

"Oh, thank you, Teacher Tang."

"Well, go over there quickly."

……

"Report, Principal Zhang."

"Hey, Qiao Yu, when did you become so polite? Come in quickly. I think I haven't heard anyone shout "report" for a long time. You don't need to shout when you come to me next time."

Seeing Qiao Yu walk into the office, Zhang Tiejun smiled and joked, subconsciously thinking of the time when he was a teacher at Xingcheng No. 6 Middle School.

Children at that time were just like Qiao Yu now. When they wanted to find a teacher, they would obediently shout "report" in front of the office door.

This made Zhang Tiejun's evaluation of some junior high school teachers take it to a higher level.

You see, although Qiao Yu stayed in the worst class in the third grade for more than a year, he still had the proper manners. This shows that the teachers have a thorough understanding of the essence of education.

After all, Zhang Tiejun has always believed that there are many reasons for poor teaching results, and one can continue to learn and improve. But if a teacher can't even teach people well, there is really no need for such a teacher to work on the front line of teaching.

"Okay, Principal Zhang, what do you want to talk to me about? About yesterday's Olympiad?"

"Well, Teacher Lan reported to me yesterday about your performance in the Olympiad. You seemed very confident. Teacher Lan said that you felt you would definitely get first place." Zhang Tiejun said with a smile, following Qiao Yu's words.

"This is indeed true. If I can't get first place, it must be because the paper was marked wrong." Qiao Yu emphasized seriously.

It wasn't to show off his superiority in front of the principal, but mainly because he had to fight for the treatment of being able to study at home.

After all, the future is planned, and he can work more efficiently at home.

"Okay, Teacher Lan believes in you, so there's nothing I can't believe. I asked you to come here because of your actual situation. It's meaningless for you to continue studying in class. So I fulfilled my previous promise and prepared a study room for you in the school. Come on, I'll take you to have a look."

"Oh, okay." This treatment did surprise Qiao Yu. He held back what he wanted to say and followed Zhang Tiejun out of the office.

What he didn't expect was that the study room prepared for him by the school was in this administrative building.

It was a 14-5 square meter room on the third floor, which had obviously just been cleaned, with bright and clean windows and tables. There was a table and a stool inside, and a laptop on the table.

If anyone else comes, they will have to stand.

No, there is a water dispenser next to the window on the other side of the room, with a full bucket of water on it.

"Is this place okay? This computer is the highest-configuration computer provided by the school, and the network is also configured for you. I asked Teacher Lan to check it, and it is definitely enough for writing papers. When you come to school, you can study here on your own. If you want to exercise, you can go to the playground downstairs to exercise.

Oh, by the way, there is a notebook in the drawer with Director Fan’s phone number written on it. If the network is not good or the drinking water is out, just call that number and someone will come to handle it.”

Qiao Yu was naturally satisfied.

The school is much quieter than the family quarters, and generally no one will disturb you. The weather in September is still quite hot, so you can even save on air conditioning electricity bills.

The environment was so good that Qiao Yu felt a little embarrassed.

"Thank you, Principal Zhang, but it's actually the same when I study at home."

"Haha, don't think about it. When you come to school every day, at least there is a clock-in record at the school gate. If you were at home, Teacher Lan is afraid that you can't help but run to the Internet cafe every day!" As he said that, Zhang Tiejun raised his hand habitually and patted Qiao Yu on the shoulder.

Well, now Qiao Yu doesn't feel unworthy at all.

He didn't know why Principal Zhang liked to pat people on the shoulders so much. Anyway, whenever he met the principal recently, he would always find an opportunity to pat him. As everyone knows, fifteen years old is the time when boys grow up. Being patted on the shoulders for a long time may affect his future height.

Forget it, this temporary office is just a compensation from the school, and he won't bother with Lao Zhang next to him. Anyway, he mainly relies on his brain to make a living, so being one or two centimeters shorter doesn't matter.

"I can study here today, right?"

"Yes, you will go back to the classroom later and move your personal belongings here. You can study here from now on."

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