After taking the advice, I became a top student.

Sichuan Provincial Television Station

The editor-in-chief walked into the work area and said to one of the reporters, "Xiaochen, tomorrow you go to Rongcheng No.1 Middle School to interview a student. He won the provincial first prize in the math competition this time."

"Good leader."

As a beast of burden, Liu Xiaochen naturally had no right to refuse, so she readily agreed, while asking, "Are there any requirements for the interview topic?"

"You can do it yourself."

The editor-in-chief clearly didn't take this interview too seriously, but he still offered a reminder: "After all, it's a school in our own province, so try to guide it in a positive direction."

"Understood, sir."

Liu Xiaochen agreed and then began collecting information online.

"Hahaha, Xiaochen, have you offended the King of Hell?"

As soon as the editor-in-chief left, a colleague whispered that the editor-in-chief's surname was Yan, and because he was usually quite strict, his colleagues nicknamed him "King of Hell."

Clearly, my colleagues weren't optimistic about this interview. It was tomorrow, and there was practically no time to prepare. Such interviews usually don't turn out well.

And it was only a first prize in a provincial competition. Now everyone is used to this kind of thing. A CMO gold medal is probably more appropriate.

It is foreseeable that this interview will not only fail to be outstanding, but may even be a disaster. At best, it will be a bland and uneventful interview, a rather arduous task.

Liu Xiaochen didn't complain. Taking advantage of the remaining time, she quickly gathered information, decided on the interview topic for tomorrow, and then set up the interview questions.

He didn't graduate with a degree in journalism; instead, he studied science and engineering. He learned his interviewing skills from the old-fashioned interviewing techniques of veteran journalists, and he didn't pick up the bad habits of modern journalism. His interviewing style is meticulous and thorough.

Therefore, the results of interviews conducted at the station are not very good. After all, news should pursue truth, which is certainly no match for the eloquence of today's top journalism students.

For example, you can smell the coolant and immediately detect a difference in concentration of one-thousandth.

For example, the old lady repaid 2077 million yuan in debt by setting up a stall for ten years. In fact, she had already paid off 1800 million yuan by selling her factory and other properties after incurring the debt, and paid off the remaining amount in ten years.

This kind of captivating moment in journalism is something Liu Xiaochen, an outsider with a science and engineering background who studied under veteran journalists, could never achieve.

Seeing that Liu Xiaochen was actually seriously researching information and becoming more and more focused, her colleagues found it a bit funny, shook their heads, and stopped paying attention.

Liu Xiaochen, however, became more and more energetic as she investigated.

He found a question on Zhihu: "[A person from a poor family, not very bright...]"

Upon seeing the latest updated transcript for this question, as well as her own transcript downloaded from the Chengdu Mathematical Society's official website, Liu Xiaochen immediately perked up.

Perfect score + first in the province + first-year high school student + two-month comeback...

This seemingly ordinary interview wasn't so boring after all.

Adding to the information he had just found on the official website of Rongcheng No. 1 High School, two professors from Yanbei University visited the school yesterday. Although the reason for their visit was not specified, he quickly made a guess based on the two events combined.

Furthermore, according to the announcement previously released on the official website of the Chengdu Mathematical Society, the results were originally scheduled to be released on the 15th, so why were they announced on the 13th?

As the clues began to connect, Liu Xiaochen's eyes lit up, and she suddenly felt a sense of anticipation for tomorrow's interview.

After finishing all that, it was already time to leave work, and most of my colleagues had already left.

Liu Xiaochen had already compiled some topics and questions, as well as backup topics and questions, but instead of leaving get off work immediately, he went back to the Rongcheng Mathematical Society's official website to download the exam paper for this test.

Even now, he still can't understand why a provincial first-class student could alarm a professor at Yanbei University. He wants to find the answer in Chen Mo's answer sheet.

"Um?"

Liu Xiaochen was stunned when she saw the familiar yet unfamiliar symbols on the test paper.

He downloaded the exam papers because he was a graduate of a top-tier science and engineering university (985 Project), and his math skills were pretty good back then. He figured he could easily solve a few high school math problems.

To his surprise, after receiving the answer sheet, he found that he couldn't understand it at all. Are high school students already learning such advanced knowledge?

After thinking for a moment, he downloaded the standard answers and the answer sheets of several other students who got full marks.

Liu Xiaochen perked up; he immediately recognized that Chen Mo's solution was different from the others.

So, that's why Chen Mo was able to win the top prize!

This is why he was able to alarm the professors at Yanbei University!

But he only knows what it is now. To know why it is so, he needs to understand the brilliance of Chen Mo's solution.

After thinking about it, he sent the sample photo to a high school classmate who was pursuing a doctorate in mathematics at Zhejiang University.

……

Chengdu No.1 Middle School

"These are the questions for the interview later, take a look first."

A reporter from the provincial education channel handed Chen Mo an A4 sheet with more than a dozen questions written on it, and said to Chen Mo with a smile, "Be natural during the interview later, don't be nervous."

This was just a pre-recorded video. If there were any problems, it could be edited or even re-recorded later. So they didn't go over the answers beforehand. They also wanted to see the top student's real reaction.

Of course, most importantly, they didn't think the interview was anything special, and it might not even be broadcast in the end, so they were quite casual about it.

Principal Zhang Hu was also there. "I know you're short on time, so I turned down interviews from some smaller media outlets. These are the only ones I'm sorry to trouble you to accept. Our Rongcheng No. 1 Middle School hasn't been in the news for a long time."

Zhang Hu didn't put on any airs of a principal at all, and said with a smile.

Since the principal had said so, Chen Mo naturally had no objections. After all, he had just received five thousand yuan from the principal, and he felt obligated to accept such a bribe.

Soon, Chen Mo followed the reporters to the conference room next door, where the provincial education channel began its interviews.

The flash went off, and the camera's red light flashed.

A pretty reporter sat upright across from me, holding a notebook in her hand. Her tone was friendly yet formal, as if it were a program: "Chen Mo, first of all, congratulations on getting a perfect score in the math competition and also winning a special award."

Could you share with us what your first reaction was when you saw the questions in the exam room?

"Just like doing practice problems."

Chen gave a normal answer, his mind still preoccupied with solving the partial differential equation he had just encountered.

"Could you share with us how you usually study?"

"Yes, just pay attention in class..."

Clearly, the questions asked were copied from some previous interview, and were just old news.

Since the other party wasn't asking the questions seriously, Chen Mo gave a perfunctory answer.

A dozen minutes later, the interview on the provincial education channel had already ended.

"Thank you, Chen Mo."

The reporter flashed a professional smile, shook hands with Chen Mo, and then left with the photographer.

Next, we'll observe Chengdu...

After being interviewed for nearly an hour, Chen Mo was a little sleepy.

It wasn't until the very end that a reporter from Sichuan TV entered the conference room.

Liu Xiaochen was somewhat disappointed. He had deliberately been the last to be interviewed, hoping to get a reply from his classmate, but unfortunately, he didn't receive one.

However, he was very confident in his preparations. After a brief greeting, the photographer gave him an OK sign.

Liu Xiaochen then looked at Chen Mo with a half-smile, "Hello, Zi Mo!"