Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 113: Crush Similar Works! [6.8 words]

Developing this system is only the first step in participating in the scientific research competition.

The standards of this scientific research competition are very high, and it is the highest level of scientific research competition for young people in China.

First, they must go through selection at the municipal and provincial levels before they can finally be recommended to the national competition.

After the winter vacation, the city-level selection will begin. In addition to system optimization, relevant materials must also be prepared.

This is also a systematic project.

In the following time, Li Xu focused all his attention on this matter.

Li Xu doesn't have to worry too much about system optimization.

There were a few students in the Tsinghua and Peking University classes who were pure academic geniuses who loved scientific research. Li Xu introduced them to Ye Ruida.

They did not seek to leave their names in this project. They participated purely for love and interest, which saved Li Xu and others a lot of effort.

Compared with the difficulty of optimizing the algorithm, Xue Xue's front-end optimization is much simpler and does not require help from others.

But in comparison, Ye Ruida and Xue Xue's work is not that heavy.

At this stage, Lei Yinbing's affairs became more numerous and complicated.

After all the intelligent systems are installed, a steady stream of data is transmitted to the server.

The electricity consumption data of these households are the most valuable assets of this project. The next step is to participate in the national youth scientific research competition to prove that their system is indeed effective. These experimental data are the most powerful evidence.

When it comes to organizing experimental data, it is a job that requires great care to do well.

Lei Yinbing is very busy every day. Unlike Ye Ruida, he does not qualify for admission, so he may still take the college entrance examination next. The academic pressure is not small.

But despite this, Lei Yinbing still spent almost all of his spare time on the project.

Li Xu saw all of this and praised Lei Yinbing for his hard work more than once during project promotion meetings. He also repeatedly expressed his desire to find some helpers for Lei Yinbing.

Unexpectedly, Lei Yinbing said with disdain: "Who are you looking down on? I can easily finish such a small workload. I don't trust the data produced by others!"

In this way, time passed day by day, and both the system optimization and thesis drafting went smoothly, and the entire project work gradually became richer.

During this process, Li Xu was naturally not idle. It can even be said that his work was the most important.

His task is to serve as an introducer of the subject.

Li Xu has been planning this for a long time.

After falling into poverty in his previous life, he often spent his time watching videos. In the process, he watched almost all the videos of excellent corporate CEOs introducing their products.

The two people he admires most are Gomouth and Lei Jun. People outside the circle may say that they rely entirely on their mouths, but if people who are really engaged in marketing still think so, it is outrageous and they have to learn from them.

Introducing your own work to the project reviewers is essentially no different from business tycoons like Lei Jun and Trump introducing their products to users.

Of course, the expert judges will look at his work with a relatively more professional perspective.

But we have to admit that not every expert has the ability to see through the essence of things.

Therefore, a wonderful introduction is definitely a plus.

Li Xu began to seriously consider the highlights of his system, and kept recalling Mr. Lei's marketing methods in his mind.

Mr. Lei’s characteristic is that he can make users very excited about technologies that his peers do not think are particularly powerful.

"Wow, such an amazing technique!"

This requires skill. The key is to create information gap and show contrast.

For a moment, many inspirations burst out in Li Xu's mind, and he began to write his manuscript with great enthusiasm.

The paper was completed by everyone together, but this introduction manuscript was prepared by Li Xu for himself.

After writing it down, he revised it several times and then memorized it carefully.

Read it two or three times in front of the mirror every day until every pause and every expression is just right.

……

During the winter vacation, Li Xu planned to go to Xieyang Township to visit his cousin Ye Lin and also visit Xia Xiaohe.

Because Xia Xiaohe was already in high school and had become a boarding student, and I was always busy with my research project, so naturally we had less contact on a daily basis.

This time, Li Xu planned to visit Xia Xiaohe and bring her a gift.

To be honest, Li Xu is not very good at giving gifts to girls.

In his previous life, the most common things he gave to Xu Zhiqing were luxury items.

But those luxury goods that have little practical value are meaningless to Xia Xiaohe and may even scare her.

Li Xu would naturally not be that stupid.

He thought about it, what should he give her? Stationery was too common, and some small accessories seemed inappropriate. After all, boys should be more cautious when giving gifts to girls.

Later, he had an idea and decided to buy a potted plant, which Xia Xiaohe would probably like.

But he has no experience in buying potted plants.

Moreover, Li Xu was born plant blind and neither understood nor was interested in this. So he dragged Chen Feiyang to the Poon Choi Market to try his luck, and bought anything interesting or beautiful he saw.

Fortunately, hard work pays off. When Li Xu was strolling in the bonsai market, he actually found a plant that he thought was pretty good.

This plant is not tall, but has an upright posture, with rosette-shaped leaves stacked layer upon layer, just like a carefully carved skirt.

After asking the price, I didn't ask any other questions and just paid for it.

The next day, Li Xu asked Lao Liu to take him to the countryside.

My cousin’s time as a teacher in the countryside is coming to an end.

Li Xu remembered that his cousin in the previous life did not stay in the countryside for long.

After all, she also needs to live.

As they are about to part, the people and things here will become unforgettable treasures in her life journey. She feels a little sad before leaving.

Li Xu accompanied his cousin to the river to get some fresh air.

The cousin was in a melancholy mood and suddenly hit Li Xu.

Li Xu was speechless and asked his cousin, "What's wrong?"

Ye Ling said angrily, "I'm so emotionally stable, I just got excited for once. What's wrong with you letting me fight? If you don't let me fight, then just listen to me tell you the story of this land."

Li Xu served as an emotional outlet for his cousin, allowing her to chatter on and on as she told many stories about this land.

It was not until the evening that the cousin breathed a sigh of relief and said to Li Xu, "You have really grown up."

I originally thought that Li Xu would not be able to patiently listen to an elder (cross out, sister) nagging about her own affairs.

But unexpectedly, Li Xu listened very carefully, and nodded or agreed from time to time, and expressed some opinions that made him feel comfortable, and did not show any impatience throughout the whole process.

Li Xu lowered his head and thought for a while, then said seriously: "Cousin, you should find a boyfriend."

Then he stood up and slipped away.

The cousin looked at Li Xu's departing back and smiled dumbly: "Mind your own business!"

After staying at his cousin's house for one night, Li Xu went to Xia Xiaohe's house the next day.

He handed the potted plant he had carefully selected to Xia Xiaohe.

Li Xu felt that he had great vision.

He put the green plant on the table. At this time, Xia Xiaomiao came to him and said that she had something to show him.

Li Xu was pulled away by Xia Xiaomiao, and when he came back, the green plant was gone.

He looked around but couldn't find it. At this time, Xia Xiaohe came over with an empty flowerpot. Li Xu looked a little confused and recognized it as the green plant he had given to Xia Xiaohe.

Li Xu asked, "Where is the little potted plant I gave you?"

Xia Xiaohe was also a little confused and asked curiously, "What is a potted plant?"

"Potted plants..." Li Xu said, "They are plants grown at home for viewing."

Xia Xiaohe's expression was a little dazed, then her eyes widened and she stammered, "Well...well, you'll be able to see it later."

Later...it's time to eat later.

Now, Li Xu is very familiar with Xia Xiaohe's home.

If he came here, Xia Xiaohe's parents would naturally invite him to have dinner.

Li Xu was not polite either.

There's no need to act unfamiliar.

If you are too embarrassed to even eat a meal, it will make the whole family feel uncomfortable.

Then, Xia Xiaohe came up with a plate of cold vegetables.

When Li Xu saw the familiar leaves, he was stunned for a moment and opened his mouth slightly.

"this thing……"

Xia Xiaohe lowered her head, pretending to be calm, but said unconvincedly, "I was thinking... just come if you want, and bring a pot of food."

Li Xu picked up a leaf and asked doubtfully, "Is this... a vegetable?"

Xia Xiaohe said, "Isn't this just cabbage? It's just colorful cabbage..." She looked up and said, "I'm sorry, I ate your cabbage."

Li Xu laughed out loud. He put the piece of cabbage in his mouth and tasted it carefully. This ornamental cabbage was really tender.

Seeing that Li Xu didn't seem angry, Xia Xiaohe finally felt relieved. Then she pointed to the green plants on the windowsill with some pride and said to Li Xu, "You gave me a pot of cabbage, so I'll give you something I grew myself!"

"Pick any of those pots over there and I'll give it to you."

Li Xu took a look and asked, "What is that?"

Xia Xiaohe laughed twice and said, "You don't even know what garlic is?"

Li Xu looked at the garlic sprouts that were still in the growth stage again. The leaves were covered with a beautiful halo in the sunlight.

However, Xia Xiaohe was still very sad about accidentally eating the ornamental plants that Li Xu gave her.

After a while, after dinner, everyone basked in the sun in the yard.

Xia Xiaohe said to Li Xu: "I really didn't mean it.

Li Xu smiled dumbly and said, "Some things, once you see them, are gone. But if you eat them, they will last forever. I'll bring you more cabbage next time."

Next is the long winter vacation.

Schools like No. 9 Middle School and No. 6 Middle School do not use students' vacation time for make-up classes. In fact, their students have important things to do during both summer and winter vacations.

Some students will choose to participate in various types of training, which are at the bottom of the contempt chain, while more capable students will participate in various winter camps.

Especially the geniuses in the Peking University and Tsinghua University classes, who are constantly engaged in various activities.

Top high schools and ordinary high schools are two completely different environments. In a melting pot environment like the college entrance examination, famous high schools like No. 9 Middle School bloom uniquely like a gorgeous and exotic flower.

Li Xu was naturally busy with his project. After a winter vacation of hard work, their project finally produced results after school started.

During this period, the system has been tested in hundreds of ordinary homes, schools, classrooms, my father's company office and other different scenarios, and has been optimized more than twenty times.

There is nothing wrong with the current system, whether in terms of operational stability or functional completeness.

Collect, organize and analyze the data from these experiments, and submit the final report.

Li Xu officially participated in the city's first round of scientific research competition. He was not too worried about the city's competition.

He had studied the competition entries from previous years. The things his peers had created naturally had a certain level of technical content, but the gap was huge compared to the system they had created.

Just in terms of the resources consumed, it is far beyond the ability of ordinary high school students or even undergraduates to produce.

But what Li Xu didn't expect was that the sensation it caused was far beyond his imagination.

On the third day after submitting his work, Li Xu received a call from the competition organizing committee. The staff member who called spoke in a very serious tone, and his main purpose was to repeatedly confirm with him whether the work was completed independently by him.

The words were sharp, indicating that if cheating was done, the contestant would be disqualified. Li Xu could probably imagine that the contestants would encounter this problem, so he did not panic.

After confirming over the phone, the organizing committee called Li Xu and several others over and asked them many questions about the submitted materials, ranging from the design of the system to the specific development of each link.

If we insist on saying how technically difficult this system is, of course it is not that difficult.

At least, it won't be more complicated than what those graduate students who spend all day in the research institute come up with.

However, the system developed by Li Xu and his team is more conspicuous and eye-catching because there are no similar products on the market, or because everyone is still in the initial stage.

On the other hand, the main thing is that their entire team consists of high school students, which is really shocking.

This system spans multiple disciplines, and most of the knowledge involved is beyond the reach of high school students and requires self-study.

Especially in terms of algorithms, the design is very difficult and the requirements for algorithm models are extremely stringent. For example, even high school students and many college students majoring in mathematics are completely clueless.

However, when they learned that Ye Ruida had obtained the admission qualification for a famous topology school, their concerns in this regard were somewhat dispelled.

Afterwards, Lei Yinbing and Xue Xue were also called in separately to learn more about the details, and it was discovered that they were also well aware of the parts they were responsible for.

In this way, the organizing committee of the competition was relieved of their concerns and confirmed that this system was independently developed by these four high school students.

However, compared with the technical difficulties, they are more curious about the experimental data.

Anyone who does research knows that arguments need to be supported by evidence.

The more samples there are, the smaller the deviation in the authenticity of the experimental conclusions will be.

These high school students have come up with hundreds of experimental samples, involving many usage scenarios. This is very surprising. Where did these high school students get so much money?
Li Xu shyly responded to this question: "Fatherly love."

After the organizing committee's commotion, Li Xu and his friends calmed down completely.

At least, in the city-level competition, there is no pressure on their works.

This was indeed the case. Not long after school started, their work won first place in Jinchuan City with a crushing score.

When Li Xu went to school the next day, a line of words had been hung on the school banner.

"Congratulations to Li Xu and others for winning first place in the comprehensive category of the Jinchuan City Science and Technology Research Competition."

Because the school had helped organize volunteers and many students from Peking University and Tsinghua University classes participated, Li Xu's project had become well-known in the school.

When this banner was pulled out, there was no longer the same level of discussion as before.

Everyone felt it was normal, as if it was a natural result.

It is worth mentioning that their system is difficult to classify, so it is classified into the comprehensive category.

Because this project spans many disciplines, and the classification of competition disciplines is very detailed, it can be classified into mathematical modeling classification, electronic hardware or even software development.

Simply classify it into the most difficult comprehensive category.

Of course this is just a small starting point.

Next, their works will be recommended to the provincial level to participate in the province-wide scientific research competition.

This stage will not be too difficult either. After all, Jinchuan City was able to win the first prize. As one of the largest cities in the province, the probability of other cities producing works better than theirs is too small.

But Li Xu did not relax.

His goal is to compete nationally.

Although the number of experimental data samples is sufficient and the scenarios are rich enough, they are cross-spatial.

If Li Xu wants to make this project more convincing, he needs to add a timeline.

The gimmick is the analysis of electricity consumption and energy-saving strategies based on different temperature and humidity environments in different seasons.

The competition process is very long, and there is still more than half a year before the national competition.

This half year just happens to go through spring, summer, and until autumn, and basically we have samples for the whole year.

During this process, the system will be further optimized, and only then will this work reach its final form.

The provincial competition still did not require a speech, but Li Xu, who had already prepared the manuscript early, was a little impatient.

I no longer even feel any anticipation for the provincial competition.

Only the final national competition will make him feel excited.

Of course, when it comes to admission, you still need to get first place in the national competition to be eligible.

It is said that many deans of top universities will gather together for the final judging session of the national competition. If you perform well in that session, you are likely to be admitted on the spot.

It is impossible for Li Xu not to look forward to being admitted directly. If he can be admitted directly, then his mentality will be very relaxed in his last year of high school.

However, I have also made plans for the worst case scenario. In case I don’t get a place for direct admission, I have to adjust quickly and take the college entrance examination normally.

……

Liu Dashan is a comprehensive judge for the Provincial Youth Science and Technology Competition.

Coincidentally, his son works in Li Yuqian's company.

At such a young age, he has become the head of a department.

At this moment, the father and son were sitting in the living room.

Liu Dashan's son Liu Feng took out his mobile phone and was looking at an application.

Liu Dashan casually said, "It's better to play with your phone less often. It's bad for your eyesight, and if you sit for too long, your cervical and lumbar spine will easily have problems."

As he spoke, he sat down next to Liu Feng.

Liu Feng smiled and said, "Dad, I'm not playing with my phone. I'm checking the electricity usage in our office."

Liu Dashan was immediately curious. He leaned over to take a look at the app and said, "Can I see the office's electricity usage right here?"

Liu Feng nodded, spread out his phone screen for his father to see, and pointed at the interface and said, "The company has installed an energy management system, which is still in the internal testing phase."

"I think this software is very useful. Look, here is our company's electricity usage."

"You can basically see which sockets are in use and the specific electricity usage at a glance."

Liu Dashan took a quick look and saw clear charts showing the electrical appliances in use and the specific power consumption of each area.

Liu Feng continued, "Then... here..."

He operated it for a while, and then the interface changed to the power consumption situation in the past month.

Liu Feng said, "This is the electricity usage for the past month. You see, the biggest consumer of electricity in our office is the air conditioner. Because of the winter that just passed, the air conditioner was basically on 24 hours a day, and often left on even after people left. Some people even installed small solar ovens. Computers, on the other hand, don't use much electricity."

This interface is also an intuitive pie chart, which even people with little education can understand at a glance.

In addition, there is also information such as the impact of comprehensive conditions such as temperature and humidity on electricity consumption, as well as the electricity consumption strategies provided.

Liu Dashan was surprised and asked, "Did your company develop this management system?"

Liu Feng shook his head. "I heard it was done by our chairman's son, who seems to be still in high school."

Liu Dashan suddenly found it unbelievable.

High school student?
When Liu Dashan was surprised, Liu Feng continued to introduce it to his father, saying: "Look, this software has more functions than these..."

He switched the function interface to the operation console and said, "In addition to being able to accurately see which appliances are in use and the electricity usage statistics at each stage, you can also remotely control the smart socket switches. For example, if someone forgets to turn off the air conditioner, you can remotely cut off the power to the air conditioner. However, this is not recommended."

As he spoke, Liu Feng demonstrated it to his father.

Click on remote power off, and then a prompt pops up on the interface: "You are disconnecting the switch power. Please make sure your appliance is in the off state. Improper power off may damage your appliance."

Liu Feng clicked Cancel, smiled, and said to his father: "Although it is possible to disconnect remotely, I don't recommend it."

Liu Dashan quickly realized the original intention of this feature and said, "This feature is very well designed. I don't think its main purpose is to save electricity. The main reason for remotely disconnecting the power switch is probably because you might forget to turn off a heating appliance, such as an electric oven, when you leave home. This can pose a certain safety hazard."

"This reminder is also very well done and can avoid many legal risks."

Then he picked up Liu Feng's phone and looked at the app.

I have to say that the interface design of this program is a bit simple, with basically not much artistic design to speak of, but the functions are very complete.

After operating it for a while, Liu Dashan became more and more surprised and asked again, "Is this system really designed by a high school student?"

Liu Feng smiled and said, "It's not just design. I heard the entire team is made up of high school students. There seem to be four of them in total, and each of them was responsible for a module and they came up with it."

Liu Dashan frowned. "Let's not even talk about the design of this app. The backend data processing is incredibly sophisticated. Furthermore, the smart switches and other hardware devices need to be fully compatible with the system, so they had to design them themselves. Did they even make the hardware themselves?"

“This spans many disciplines!”

Liu Feng smiled and joked, "Isn't it all physics?"

Liu Dashan glanced at his son unhappily and said, "I told you to study science and engineering, but you insisted on studying a management major. Even if I told you, you still wouldn't understand."

Liu Feng thought for a moment and then said, "I also heard that they signed up for the scientific research competition, the one you are in charge of."

Liu Dashan was slightly stunned, and then his eyes flickered slightly: "Then I really want to see what kind of team can come up with such a product!"

Liu Feng then asked, "Dad, in your professional opinion, can this system win first prize in the provincial scientific research competition?"

Liu Dashan was silent for a moment, then said, "If this system was truly created by a few high school students, it wouldn't be a problem for them to win first prize in the provincial competition, let alone the national competition. If it were in the provincial competition, this work would be overwhelmingly popular with other similar entries!"

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P.S.: There are some differences from the actual scientific research competition process, such as the early team formation, topic selection, training, etc. If you are an experienced person, please don't worry about this issue, this is an online novel. (Be good)

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