After taking the advice, I became a top student.

December 14th, Friday, 7:10 AM

Rongcheng No.1 Middle School teaching building

A large group of students walked out of the classroom and headed towards the playground.

"What's going on?"

"Didn't I say it was a flag-raising ceremony?"

"Hey buddy, wake up! It's Friday today. The flag-raising ceremony is every Monday!"

"Haven't you heard? There's a top student in Class 18 who won first place in the provincial math competition. This flag-raising ceremony is probably related to that."

"Is winning the provincial first prize that impressive? Is it worth the school holding a special flag-raising ceremony for him? Last time, so-and-so won the provincial first prize, but there wasn't this kind of fuss."

"A regular provincial first prize isn't worth it, but I heard he received a special award and has already secured a CMO position. You know what a CMO is, right?"

"Have you forgotten that two professors from Yanbei University came over yesterday? The president personally went to greet them. It's said that the top student from Class 18 was also sent over. They might have even finalized a recommendation for him."

"He's only a first-year high school student, right?"

"That's normal. Real geniuses are already admitted to universities without taking the entrance exam in their third year of junior high."

"That's quite normal, but this is No. 1 High School. Don't you have any idea what our school is like?"

"Who knows, even a phoenix can occasionally fly out of a chicken coop?"

"Come on, don't end up discussing this for ages only to find out it never happened. A flag-raising ceremony is such a big event, how could it be organized at the last minute just because of a special award? What's wrong with waiting until next Monday?"

The students chatted excitedly all the way, and by 7:20 they had already lined up in the playground.

The three grades of high school together have nearly four thousand students.

At this moment, they all looked towards the podium, filled with curiosity about what was to come.

Soon, a powerful melody rang out, and the national flag guard escorted the national flag to the flagpole, tied the red flag, the flag bearers held the red flag, and the flag raisers held the flag rope.

Ta-da! ...

As a bugle call sounded, the flag bearers unfurled the red flag, and the flag raisers began to slowly pull the rope, causing the red flag to flutter in the wind and rise.

The students below the stage all paid their respects to the red flag, and everyone was quietly singing the national anthem.

The flag-raising ceremony ended quickly.

"Oh, it really is a flag-raising ceremony. I thought there would be some special event."

"Don't you have any common sense? Didn't you see the lectern on the stage?"

The students were discussing it animatedly.

"Stop making noise, I'm coming, I'm coming..."

Soon, the students saw Principal Zhang Hu walk up to the stage and stand before the lectern. "When the youth are strong, the nation is strong. You are like the rising sun..."

After a long string of rambling, Zhang Hu cleared his throat. "We are gathered here today to commend a student who has performed exceptionally well."

"In the recently concluded National High School Mathematics League, Chen Mo, a first-year student from our school, achieved a perfect score of 300, winning first place in the province and being selected for the provincial team. He will represent our province at the National High School Mathematics Winter Camp..."

boom……

The student contingent immediately stirred.

Although many people had already guessed it in advance, there were still many more who were not so well-informed, and the sudden news had a huge impact on them.

The students in Class 18 were stunned. They had already known about the news yesterday, but they did not expect that the principal would hold a flag-raising ceremony for Chen Mo. Wasn't this a bit too grand?

Zhou Hao stared blankly at the podium.

He also achieved a provincial third place, which is an excellent result in Rongcheng No. 1 High School. However, under Chen Mo's dazzling light, he felt as insignificant as a firefly.

Lin Weiwei raised her hands to her chest and clapped vigorously. This was Chen Mo's glory, and also the glory of Class 18.

Led by her, a loud round of applause soon rang out on the playground.

Guo Chao was the first to stand up and shout, "That's my roommate! That's my roommate!"

Shen Qingyi turned to look at the boy who stood calmly in the crowd, two shallow dimples appearing on his cheeks. She was happy for Chen Mo.

She thought of that clumsy, silly boy who asked a question on Zhihu more than two months ago.

The homeroom teacher, Wang Xiaohua, looked at this student she had once thought was a problem student with a very complicated expression. Yesterday, the principal had specially called her over and personally commended her.

Hu Xin stood in the middle of a group of math teachers.

Hu Xin shook his head and sighed, saying modestly, "It's all because he learned it well on his own; it really has little to do with me."

Did anyone ask you?

The teacher next to her couldn't stand that kind of attitude and curled her lip.

But you could tell from the expressions on their faces that they were so jealous they were practically splitting apart.

This is an achievement that any teacher could boast about for a lifetime, having nurtured a provincial first-class student who may even win a medal at the CMO and be recommended for admission to Tsinghua or Peking University.

Zhou Zhi's face was full of smiles. Originally, he only planned to let this guy experience the atmosphere of the provincial competition this year. He didn't expect Chen Mo to make such a name for himself. In fact, he knew that this was not Chen Mo's limit.

He will definitely go even further!

Zhou Zhi was very much looking forward to it.

Jiang Fan was also looking at the little guy in the crowd. He was suddenly a little worried. Since Chen Mo was so good at math, would he still continue to participate in physics competitions?

Chen Mo himself was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that the principal would specially hold a flag-raising ceremony for him, which showed how much he valued him.

However, this is not the end.

Soon, the principal invited Chen Mo to the stage and personally handed Chen Mo five thousand yuan.

Chen Mo knew that there would be a reward for getting into the top provincial school, which Zhou Zhi had mentioned when he invited him to participate in the math competition. But isn't this kind of money hard to get, with all sorts of procedures and it taking three to five months to get it?

The results were only out for one day and they're already out?

Five thousand yuan isn't a lot, but holding a thick stack of it in your hand gives you a sense of security.

Chen Mo was also very happy, as he had taken a big step closer to earning back his school selection fee.

The flag-raising ceremony and awards ceremony did not last long; the students quickly left the playground and returned to their classrooms.

But what happened at today's flag-raising ceremony will remain in their minds for a long time.

"Have you heard? That Chen Mo failed math on his entrance exam!"

"Really?"

"I heard that he was nearsighted and couldn't see the blackboard clearly, so he moved his seat to the front row and it took off quickly."

"Wasn't it said that because his foundation was weak, he copied the junior high math textbook ten times to improve and then made rapid progress?"

"I heard it's because of the power of love? I heard it's because he started dating the prettiest girl in class, so he worked harder..."

"Now that you mention it, I'm even more jealous..."

For a time, Chen Mo became the most discussed topic among the students, and legends about Chen Mo began to circulate in Rongcheng No. 1 Middle School.

Not long after the flag-raising ceremony ended, before Chen Mo had even returned to the classroom, the principal called him to his office.

A bunch of people were already standing in the office.

"Hello Chen Mo, I'm a reporter from Sichuan TV, my surname is Liu..."

"I'm from the provincial education channel..."