Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 123: Finally Admitted! [ Words!]

Back at the hotel, warm yellow lights shone in the corridor, illuminating everyone's joyful faces.

Everyone in the team was very excited, and joy filled the quiet space.

Xue Xue excitedly said, "You don't know, I was watching the judges from the audience. Their reactions were very intense, even more excited than the Peking University and Tsinghua University team who took the stage last."

The sound echoed in the somewhat empty corridor, attracting curious glances from the waiters passing by.

Lei Yinbing nodded and said, "The photovoltaic technology developed by the Tsinghua and Peking University teams is very advanced, but it's not suitable for ordinary households. Our system can be popularized by all households, while the system developed by the Tsinghua and Peking University teams is not affordable for many families. I think it is only right that we win the championship in the end!"

In the room, the curtains were half-drawn and the neon lights of the city were flickering outside the window.

Ye Ruida didn't say anything, with a big smile on his face. He leaned against the wall, and the breeze from the air conditioner in the room blew through his hair.

At this time, only Li Xu remained calm.

It's normal to be excited and energized, but don't let it get to your head.

Li Xu smiled and said, "At times like this, we must be more rigorous and meticulous. We can't let anything go wrong at the last minute. We still have more than half a month left, and we don't have much to do. We mainly focus on two tasks. One is to maintain the system, especially the equipment in the pilot community. There can't be any mistakes!"

"The second step is to collect and process the data and produce the final report materials."

The lights in the room were bright, illuminating Li Xu's serious expression and the faces of everyone who were listening attentively.

After thinking about it, Li Xu divided the work among everyone. He said to Lei Yinbing, "From now on, check the system hardware at least every two days. This is your responsibility."

Lei Yinbing nodded.

Li Xu looked at Ye Ruida and said, "There shouldn't be much room for optimization of the system's algorithm, but we still need to do our best to maintain it."

Ye Ruida also nodded.

Xue Xue looked at Li Xu excitedly and asked, "What about me? What about me?"

Liu Yunfei smiled and said, "You really like being assigned tasks by others."

Xue Xue replied with a smile: "Yes, I don't want to be a decision maker who needs to use my brain."

Li Xu said seriously, "You will follow me to do the final work, the final defense PPT, and the final report and business plan to be submitted to the organizing committee. Both of these are important, especially the business plan. The final business score will depend on the business plan."

After arranging everyone's affairs, Liu Yunfei couldn't help but ask again: "No way, I have nothing to do?"

Li Xu touched his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "You're primarily responsible for network security. Well, although I believe such a serious competition shouldn't be subject to cyberattacks, we still need to take precautions, especially if we do encounter an attack, and come up with a plan for what to do. You'll be responsible for that. We suffered a loss last time, so we have experience in this area. You're an expert, so I'm sure you won't need to make any further arrangements!"

After arranging everything, Li Xu immediately called his father to report the latest situation. Of course, he talked to his father in the form of a casual chat.

Li Xu did not tell his father the thrilling details of what happened inside and outside the stadium, but just briefly described the current progress.

Li Yuqian was as calm as usual on the other end of the phone, and simply said, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

After hanging up the phone, Li Xu looked out the window. The city's night scene was still prosperous, with cars busy on the road. He knew that the team had taken another step towards its goal.

……

A few days passed quietly.

Their project is progressing very smoothly and everything is progressing in an orderly manner.

In order to mobilize residents' enthusiasm for participation, they developed a small activity in the software where users can earn points by saving electricity, and then redeem the points for prizes.

However, the team currently has limited manpower and the activities are relatively simple. If there is a professional operation team, the activities may be more colorful.

Early in the morning, a sharp telephone ring suddenly rang in the quiet room, and Li Xu was awakened from his sleep by the sudden sound.

He groped for his cell phone in a daze, and when he saw that it was Liu Yunfei calling, he instantly became more sober.

After picking up the phone, Liu Yunfei's solemn voice came from the receiver. Just a brief sentence "something happened" made Li Xu lose all sleepiness. His heart suddenly sank and he woke up instantly.

Li Xu suppressed his inner anxiety and did not ask for details directly on the phone. Instead, he asked calmly, "Where are you now?"

Liu Yunfei responded: "In the laboratory."

Li Xu got up hurriedly, put on some clothes casually, and walked out quickly.

There were few pedestrians on the street, with only a few cars occasionally speeding past.

When he arrived at the laboratory, Liu Yunfei was the only one in the room, and the slightly empty laboratory was filled with a tense atmosphere.

Li Xu asked, "Where are the others?"

Liu Yunfei shook his head slightly and said, "I haven't told anyone else yet."

Li Xu nodded slightly, satisfied with Liu Yunfei's cautious approach.

Then his eyes fell on Liu Yunfei, eager to know what had happened.

Liu Yunfei looked at Li Xu with a serious expression and said, "To be precise, three things happened."

Li Xu's expression changed and he nodded.

Liu Yunfei walked to the computer and gently turned the screen so that Li Xu could clearly see the content.

Then he said, "Yesterday, a household had a power outage. Lei Yinbing went to investigate the problem. Do you remember?"

Li Xu recalled for a moment and nodded. He didn't pay much attention to the power trip at that time. After all, it was common for a family to have an occasional power trip.

Liu Yunfei then said seriously, "Lei Yinbing didn't find any hardware problems. Everything is normal."

After a pause, he lowered his voice and said solemnly, "There's something wrong with the system!"

Li Xu frowned slightly when he heard this.

Liu Yunfei pointed to the densely packed data and charts on the computer screen and explained carefully, "This was a malicious attack. The other party forged data packets to induce equipment overload, ultimately causing the circuit breaker to trip."

Liu Yunfei snorted coldly and continued, "But they didn't expect that I had made preparations in advance."

"I didn't have any specific tasks recently, so you asked me to find something to do. I started imagining what methods would be used to attack our system and how to defend against it. I just happened to think of this attack method, so I took precautions in advance."

"They didn't expect this."

"I've already patched the vulnerability and captured their signature code."

Li Xu stared at Liu Yunfei. Liu Yunfei smiled and continued, "I won't go into the details. I spent the entire night yesterday tracking down the source of the attack. It's a foreign-controlled company, which also happens to be the largest sponsor of the Liberty Lighthouse team."

Li Xu narrowed his eyes, revealing a trace of thought. He nodded and asked, "Two more questions?"

Liu Yunfei quickly operated the computer and opened another page. The jumping data and flashing signal signs on the page were particularly eye-catching.

His expression grew increasingly serious, and he said, "I detected an overseas IP address attempting physical location."

When Li Xu heard this, his eyelids twitched instantly.

Liu Yunfei then said, "I've compared it with some of my fellow hackers, and this IP address is likely related to an organization in the Lighthouse Country."

Li Xu narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice almost subconsciously: "CIA?"

Liu Yunfei was surprised and asked, "How did you know?"

Li Xu's mood suddenly became extremely heavy, and his brain began to work rapidly.

He recalled something he learned many years later in his previous life - the energy monitoring plan of the CIA of the Lighthouse Country.

By monitoring the energy usage of other countries and using big data analysis, we can obtain a lot of intelligence related to national security.

Li Xu's breathing became rapid. He realized that if this was true, then the nature of this originally simple scientific research competition had completely changed.

For students, such a big word as national security seems far away from them, but in fact it is around everyone.

If you think about it carefully, this possibility does exist!

Li Xu pondered for a long time, then said to Liu Yunfei with a serious expression, "I want a detailed report."

Liu Yunfei looked at Li Xu in surprise. He had never seen Li Xu look so serious.

In this era, most ordinary people have not yet had a clear perception of the secret competition between the two superpowers, but Li Xu, who had experienced his previous life, was extremely sensitive to such information. He knew clearly that the CIA had already infiltrated this land.

Li Xu sorted out his thoughts in his mind and asked in a deep voice, "What is the third thing?"

Liu Yunfei calmed down and said with a wry smile, "This third matter is related to you."

Li Xu was slightly stunned and asked doubtfully: "Is it related to me?"

Liu Yunfei opened the Internet and found a hot post on a popular online forum. The title of the post was very eye-catching: How do rich second-generations use their financial resources to buy awards?
Liu Yunfei continued, "This is not over yet."

He switched pages again and found a news article published two days ago. The title of the news article was, "Scientific Research Competition, Pilot Community Elderly Complaint: Saving Energy is Worth Saving Worry"

Liu Yunfei looked at Li Xu and said, "There are many similar public opinions. These two have attracted the most attention. What do you think we should do?"

Liu Yunfei stared at Li Xu, waiting for his response.

Li Xu took a deep breath, paced back and forth in the laboratory, and pondered for a moment. Then he said in a firm tone: "Call Ruida and the others, let's have a meeting."

……

Time soon came to the day of the final defense.

The chandelier on the ceiling emits bright but not dazzling light, which is evenly spread in every corner.

The judges participating this time are more influential than those in previous phased presentations.

In addition to the familiar experts sitting in the corner, there were also heads of key national units sitting in the observation seats.

The observation seats are located on one side of the conference room, covered with a dark blue tablecloth and decorated with exquisite name tags, clearly marking the identity of each judge.

The display of results actually can no longer bring out much new ideas.

Li Xu stood on the stage and talked about their technical highlights and real experimental data without spending too much time.

The podium on the stage was pure black and had a hard texture. Li Xu placed his hands lightly on the edge, and his fingers unconsciously tightened slightly.

And what comes next is the real highlight - the defense session.

It was the judge who had been targeting Li Xu's team who first launched the attack. He said in a deep voice, "I noticed some news a while ago. One of them was that elderly people in the pilot community complained that your system was causing frequent power outages in their homes. Does this mean that there are technical flaws in your system? Have you conducted an in-depth investigation?"

At this moment, the conference room was exceptionally quiet. Only the judges' voices echoed in the air, accompanied by a slight hum from the air-conditioning vents.

Li Xu smiled slightly.

Li Xu naturally focused on investigating the old man who was often troubled by power outages.

There was a hint of confidence in Li Xu's smile, and he looked at the judges who asked questions with a firm gaze. Behind him was a huge white projection screen, ready to display relevant information at any time.

Li Xu took the laser pen and pointed it lightly at the big screen behind him. All the evidence of the attack compiled by Liu Yunfei was displayed on the big screen.

The large screen is hung on the wall. It is very large and the evidence displayed is clearly visible.

There was an uproar at the scene.

Li Xu said in a deep voice, "It's not surprising that society today encounters various cyberattacks. However, we have attached great importance to the development of security protection since the beginning of the development of this system. After we were attacked for the first time, we immediately located the source of the attack, patched the vulnerability, and eliminated all possibilities of a second intrusion."

When Li Xu spoke, people in the conference room listened quietly. Some people leaned forward slightly and looked at him intently, while others wrote down key information in their notebooks.

Li Xu smiled meaningfully and said, "It's worth mentioning that despite the multiple layers of disguise behind the attack, our team members were able to find clues and capture their signature code. Of course, we will submit the specific source of the signature code directly to the organizing committee next."

"This attack not only tested the security of our system, but also helped us conduct a stress test, which once again proved that our system is already very complete." Li Xu's words revealed absolute confidence.

At this time, there was a slight discussion from the audience, and people were whispering to each other.

After a pause, Li Xu's expression turned serious. "However, the subsequent developments in this incident surprised our team. The elderly man's power was only tripped once, yet he filed a complaint, which was then reported by the media and widely reposted online."

There was a hint of helplessness in Li Xu's tone. He frowned slightly, and his eyes revealed confusion and thinking about the situation.

Li Xu continued, "In addition to this news, there are several pieces of public opinion about me."

The big screen behind Li Xu displayed the public opinion posts targeting him and their projects.

The judges and audience members in the audience began to whisper.

The content on the big screen kept switching, and various public opinion information flashed. Some people in the audience showed surprised expressions, while others showed thoughtful expressions.

Li Xu pressed his hand to signal for silence.

Then, the screen behind switched to a mathematical model again.

Li Xu smiled and said, "I've noticed that the public opinion seems a bit unusual this time. Next, I'll let Ye Ruida from our team explain it in detail."

Li Xu's gestures were steady and powerful, and his voice rang out clearly in the conference room, attracting everyone's attention.

Ye Ruida slowly walked over from the backstage and said, "Yes, after the public opinion incident occurred, we immediately established a mathematical model for its spread. Please take a look."

Ye Ruida walked to the front of the stage with steady steps. After standing still, he held a small remote control in his hand to operate the mathematical model displayed on the screen.

Ye Ruida began to talk about his real expertise.

Many people in the audience didn't understand at all, but several experts in the field of mathematics had their eyes light up from time to time.

Ye Ruida's voice was clear and methodical. He pointed at the complex mathematical model on the screen and explained each derivation process in detail. The experts looked at the screen intently, nodded slightly, and their eyes revealed their recognition of Ye Ruida's professional ability.

This explanation did not last long.

Ye Ruida slowly concluded his speech: "Through this mathematical model, it's clear that the spread of public opinion is illogical. It's obvious that someone is deliberately manipulating it!"

At this time, the conference room became quiet again. Everyone was digesting Ye Ruida's conclusion, and the atmosphere seemed a little solemn.

Li Xu took over the conversation, smiled and said, "It seems that this stress test is not only aimed at our system, but also at me."

Of course, Li Xu did not expect that the public opinion inferred through mathematical models was man-made and could prove that an opponent had done something bad. After all, there was no substantial evidence, but at least it could minimize the impact of these public opinions on the outcome of the game.

As expected, the judges in the audience fell silent for a moment.

Li Xu's voice was firm and powerful, echoing in the conference room for a long time. The judges were all lost in thought. A tense and serious atmosphere filled the entire conference room. After a moment, a staff member spoke up, "Our competition will naturally evaluate the works themselves. We will continue to pay attention to the matter you mentioned!"

The topic was not mentioned again afterwards.

The defense then continued.

The judges in the audience asked some other questions in turn.

At this time, the lights in the defense hall were still bright, and the air conditioner continued to blow out cool air, maintaining a comfortable temperature indoors.

Compared to the first question, the others are much easier to answer.

After all, at this point in the competition, the quality of several sets of works has basically been determined.

Finally, it’s time for the exciting scoring session.

In the spacious scoring area, the judges sat behind a row of long tables covered with dark brown tablecloths. Neatly arranged scoring sheets and brand new black pens were placed on the tables.

After a two-month pilot competition, all judges had a clear evaluation of all the projects this time.

After the judges filled in and collected the final scores, the host walked onto the dark red carpeted stage, holding the microphone, and announced in a clear voice that everyone would take a 30-minute break to calculate the final results.

Li Xu and his team sighed softly, and several of them sat around on the sofa in the rest area.

The silence speaks.

After working so hard for so long, at this moment, it has finally come to an end.

No matter what the outcome is, everyone has gained a lot, so even if the next result does not meet expectations, there will not be too many regrets.

The thirty-minute break seemed very long at this moment.

After an agonizing wait, everyone finally returned to the conference room to accept the final verdict.

In the conference room, the air was filled with tension, and people unconsciously lowered their voices.

The host slowly spoke with the final results, first announcing the technical scores: the Tsinghua and Peking University teams scored 38 points, the Huaxing Youth Group scored 36 points, the Freedom Lighthouse team scored 37.5 points, and the Jinchuan High School team scored 35.5 points!
Li Xu's eyes widened immediately. He was usually calm, but now he couldn't hold it in any longer.

He listened to the score in disbelief. How could it be possible? How could their technical score be at the bottom?

In terms of technical difficulty, it is indeed not as good as the photovoltaic technology of the Peking University and Tsinghua University teams, but compared with the Free Lighthouse Team and the Huaxing Youth Group, Li Xu is confident that it still has some advantages.

Liu Yunfei and the others also showed expressions of disbelief, and some of them subconsciously clenched their fists.

The host continued to announce that the business points would be announced next.

Among the business scores of the first three teams, this time it was the Freedom Lighthouse team that got the highest score.

What shocked everyone was that Li Xu's team also had the lowest business score, only getting 20 points out of 40.

But compared to the technical score, this score did not make Li Xu look too surprised.

The final innovation and practicality score did win first place, far ahead of the other three teams.

These three sets of scores were scored by different people.

Li Xu stood in a corner of the somewhat noisy conference hall, his arms folded across his chest, and said, "The commercial and innovative practical scores are both fair, but the technical score is clearly abnormal."

Afterwards, the host continued to announce that in terms of total scores, the first place was the Freedom Lighthouse Team, the second place was the Peking University and Tsinghua University team, the third place was the Jinchuan High School Team, and the fourth place was the Huaxing Youth Group.

The final awards ceremony and announcement of the recommended admissions will take place this afternoon! Please arrive on time!
Li Xu kept thinking in his mind which link had gone wrong.

Looking over at the side, Xue Xue was already crying. She said blankly, "Li Xu, why are we only third?"

Lei Yin gritted his teeth and said, "There must be something fishy going on. There absolutely is something fishy going on!" Liu Yunfei looked at Ye Ruida and asked, "Old Ye, what do you think?"

Ye Ruida's face also looked a little ugly, and he turned his head to look at Li Xu.

Li Xu couldn't think of a solution for the time being. His eyes wandered around the venue, trying to find some clues.

At this moment, someone from the Tsinghua and Peking University team suddenly stood up and said, "According to past practice, the specific score structure should be announced!"

The host said, "Each judge's score will be emailed to each team later."

Li Xu's eyes flashed. After the meeting ended, he immediately went to the work area where the computer was placed and opened the form that recorded the scores of all the judges.

Everyone in the team gathered around to watch.

Sure enough, Li Xu found the name of the judge who had often targeted them from the beginning in the form - Sun Boyang.

He gave Li Xu's team a technical score of only 20 points, while he gave the Freedom Lighthouse team a technical score of 37 points! The Tsinghua and Peking University teams only scored 38 points.

"Something's wrong, this is definitely not right!" Lei Yinbing shouted, "That old man must have taken money from others. Let's file a complaint, let's report it!"

Ye Ruida shook his head and said, "It's useless. The judges need to provide an explanation for this score. They also had to discuss it for half an hour. If he dared to score like this, he must have a basis for it. In a sense, our plan is strictly an integrated plan, so it's understandable that he gave us such a low score."

Xue Xue couldn't help crying. Thinking about all the hard work she had put in for so long, and the result she got, she said unwillingly, "So, are we just going to accept it?"

Ye Ruida added, "Not really. Any team that makes it here will receive an award. Our innovation and practical application scores are the highest, so we'll still be able to win an innovation and practical application award. We just won't get the gold or silver medals."

Liu Yunfei sighed slightly, then suddenly thought of something and said to Li Xu, "But why is the commercial score so low?"

Li Xu shook his head: "I'll tell you this later."

Lei Yinbing sighed and said, "So we just have to accept this result?"

Li Xu suddenly raised his head, his eyes gleaming as he said, "Sun Boyang? Wait for me a moment."

Li Xu walked out to a relatively quiet corridor, took out his cell phone and called his father.

Li Yuqian answered the phone and said with a smile, "The results are out?"

Li Xu said anxiously: "Dad, I don't have time to explain too much to you. Can you help me check a person named Sun Boyang?"

Li Yuqian on the other end of the phone was obviously stunned for a moment: "What are you going to do with this person?"

Li Xu briefly told his father about the situation.

Li Yuqian was silent for a moment: "Do you suspect Sun Boyang of some behind-the-scenes manipulation?"

Li Xu said, "I know the chances are slim, but I'm unwilling to give up. I want to check if there are any clues. The awards ceremony is about to begin, so I wonder if I'll have enough time."

Li Yuqian thought for a moment and said, "Okay, wait for the news."

Later, when it was time for lunch, no one was in the mood to eat.

They arrived at the restaurant, where people were coming and going and the sound of plates colliding was constant, but the corner where they were was exceptionally quiet.

Li Xu was waiting for news from his father. Everyone was silent and the atmosphere seemed a little depressing.

While waiting, Li Xu had nothing to do, so he sat at the dining table and used his mobile phone to look up the companies that funded the Freedom Lighthouse Team.

Among them, a multinational company called Cosun caught his attention.

The main business of this company is to provide security system solutions to customers. Li Xu even suspected that some of the technology of the Freedom Lighthouse Team's system came from this company.

Just then, my dad finally called.

Li Xu couldn't wait to pick up the phone. Li Yuqian spoke briefly, "To make a long story short, Sun Boyang is a sensor expert at a research institute and has collaborated with many companies. I heard some unusual information. About three months ago, he was invited to attend a technical seminar in Amei."

"The time is too short, and there is only so much information that can be dug out."

Li Xu frowned and searched intensively on the Internet for information about the seminar, but found nothing.

Li Xu then shared his ideas with the rest of the team.

According to the rules of the competition, judges of this competition cannot have physical contact with the people or organizations participating in the competition within six months.

Li Xu's idea was that if they could find evidence that this judge had contact with other participating teams, they could disqualify him from being a judge.

Xue Xue said with some pain: "How can we possibly find it? We are not detectives."

The others were also at a loss.

Li Xu sighed deeply. So, is this the only way this game will end?
Fortunately, there is still the business plan, which may bring them some unexpected gains. Li Xu can only comfort himself in this way.

But just when they were about to give up, with more than an hour left before the award ceremony, Li Xu suddenly received a phone call that surprised him.

When Li Xu saw that the phone number belonged to Tang Qiaoning, he was puzzled and picked up the phone.

Tang Qiaoning's anxious voice came through the receiver: "Li Xu, there's no time to explain. I heard about your situation from my dad. Because Kesheng Company and my dad's company also have business dealings, your dad asked my dad to help check it out. What a coincidence, there is such a photo."

Afterwards, Tang Qiaoning sent a MMS.

Li Xu was slightly startled when he saw it. It was a screenshot of a social media post by the Vice President of Kesheng. It was taken three months ago, at a beach in Amei, showing a gathering of several people. Among them was the young Chinese man from the Liberty Lighthouse team and a Chinese mother and son.

Li Xu was slightly dazed as he looked at the son of the Chinese mother and son, because he could tell at a glance that the young man looked very similar to Sun Boyang.

Tang Qiaoning then sent another message: "There are two Asians in the photo, one of whom is Sun Boyang's son."

Li Xu was stunned for a moment, then became excited after some thought.

The whole story has been pieced together here.

Although it is not known what the relationship is between the Chinese person from the Liberty Lighthouse team and Kosheng, there is no doubt that Kosheng hopes that the Chinese person will win the grand prize of this competition.

Three months ago, Sun Boyang went to Amei to attend a so-called seminar, and he definitely did not go alone.

Perhaps the so-called seminar is just a cover. The company is likely to use the invitation of academic exchange seminars to conduct public travel in order to win some bids...

To put it bluntly, this is bribery in disguise!

As for whether there are other py transactions, it is unknown.

In terms of time, this photo coincides with Sun Boyang's seminar.

The mother and son in the photo are Sun Boyang’s wife and his son.

Although he himself did not appear in the photo, this screenshot alone is enough to prove that they had contact three months ago.

Li Xu's eyes flashed coldly. Sun Boyang was indeed cautious, but he certainly didn't expect that he would leave such a big loophole.

It was also thanks to Tang Qiaoning's long-term residence in Amei and her following of her social media.

Li Xu raised his head and said to the others, "We have a chance to turn the tables."

He spoke briefly to the others.

Liu Yunfei said excitedly: "What should we do next? Send the photos directly to the organizing committee?"

Li Xu's eyes turned cold. He had not yet released the anger that had been accumulating in his chest. This time he planned to do something bigger.

He said to Liu Yunfei, "Do you have any way to get the phone numbers of everyone attending this ceremony from the organizing committee's official website?"

Liu Yunfei was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously said, "But I've changed my ways."

Li Xu said angrily: "I didn't ask you to do anything illegal. Don't worry, I will take responsibility if anything goes wrong!"

Liu Yunfei chuckled and roughly understood what Li Xu wanted to do.

……

In the afternoon, the ceremony officially began.

The grand ceremony venue was decorated solemnly. The stage was decorated with flowers and ribbons, and the seats below were neatly arranged, filled with participating teams, guests and leaders.

Li Xu and his friends were arranged to sit on the side.

After the ceremony began, the leader walked onto the stage covered with a red carpet, holding a speech manuscript, and made a speech with a solemn expression, and then quickly entered the most important part.

Below the stage, Sun Boyang breathed a long sigh of relief.

He sat in the judges' seat, with a cup of steaming coffee on the table next to him.

I have to say that he really put a lot of thought into the outcome of this competition.

But the result was still smooth. Although he encountered opposition from several judges behind the scenes when he got that score, he relied on his senior status in this field to overcome the opposition and pushed the Freedom Lighthouse team to second place.

The work produced by the geniuses from the Peking University and Tsinghua University teams is truly amazing, and this cannot be shaken. Fortunately, the technical difficulty of the Huaxing Youth Team and the high school students from Jinchuan is not too high. Although they have the support of policies, they insist on grading based on technical skills, and it is difficult for others to refute them.

There are six judges who conduct technical scoring, and each of them has his or her own areas of expertise. It is difficult to make comments on other professors' areas of expertise.

The award ceremony is about to begin, so I don’t have to worry anymore.

At this moment, the judge's phone suddenly rang. He glanced at it and didn't pay attention. Instead, he quietly reminded: "It's better to turn off the sound at this time."

The judge who was reminded took out his phone and said apologetically, "You are absolutely right to remind me."

He just glanced at the content of the message and put the phone back in his pocket.

There are only two words on the message, "MMS", and you have to click on it to know the content sent.

Sun Boyang is patiently waiting for the host to announce the final result.

However, at this moment, many people took out their mobile phones one after another. Many people's phones were not set to silent mode, and the ringtones of text messages rang one after another.

At first, there were only a few people and everyone could ignore it, but after more and more people came, many people took out their phones to check the content.

Sun Boyang frowned. What were these people doing? They didn't even bother turning off their cell phone ringtones during the meeting. And why were they ringing so frequently, all at once, to everyone's phones?
As soon as this thought came into his mind, he suddenly found that many people were looking at him with very complicated expressions.

Sun Boyang was stunned for a moment, and his heart suddenly felt inexplicably panicked.

At this moment, a leader sitting in front put his cell phone back into his pocket, then reached out and greeted the secretary next to him and said a few words.

The secretary walked up to the stage, called the host down, and gave him a few more instructions.

The host nodded and said apologetically, "Sorry, there was a small incident on the scene, so we need to postpone the announcement for ten minutes."

Sun Boyang's heart sank suddenly, and he suddenly realized that the strange things in front of him seemed to be directed at him.

Just when he was doubting it, two staff members walked in from outside the meeting room and came straight to him: "Sun Boyang, come with us."

Sun Boyang looked at the other party's calm attitude, and suddenly his body felt like it fell into a cold cellar, but he subconsciously pretended to be confused: "What do you mean?"

The other party didn't waste any time and took out his mobile phone, enlarged the picture on it, and placed it in front of Sun Boyang.

I saw the screenshot that Tang Qiaoning sent to Li Xu, with thoughtful annotations on it, marking the relationship between each person.

Sun Boyang's face suddenly turned pale.

……

The episode passed quickly and without much fanfare.

Ten minutes later, the ceremony continued and no one's cell phones rang anymore. Everyone tacitly pretended that nothing had happened.

Li Xu, who was sitting in the audience, raised the corners of his mouth slightly. He never showed mercy to his enemies.

The ceremony continued normally, which was a tacit agreement among everyone.

The host announced it naturally, as if nothing had happened. "I announce that the first prize in this competition goes to the home photovoltaic system brought by the Tsinghua and Peking University team, and the second prize goes to the home energy management system brought by the Jinchuan High School team!"

This result is naturally acceptable. After all, the photovoltaic system of the Tsinghua and Peking University team is indeed much more technically difficult than that of their other teams. In a sense, the work of the Tsinghua and Peking University team is to ensure the level of this scientific research competition.

Everyone in Li Xu's team finally let out their long-suppressed emotions, and everyone showed a joyful expression.

After persisting for so long, this matter can finally come to a perfect end.

But in fact, things are not over yet.

The next most important thing is to announce the number of admissions.

In fact, yesterday, many university professors who participated in the competition held a hearing overnight to evaluate the subject abilities of high school students involved in the competition.

Representatives from prestigious schools who came on stage announced their lists of intended students for admission one by one.

This process did not last too long, and Lei Yinbing, Xue Xue and Ye Ruida soon heard their names.

Ye Ruida naturally didn't feel anything, as he had already been admitted without taking the entrance exam.

Lei Yinbing and Xue Xue were very excited. This way, they wouldn't have to spend the effort preparing for the college entrance examination in their senior year of high school.

Liu Yunfei sighed with some melancholy. The college entrance examination recommendation had nothing to do with him. But soon he became confused again. He seemed not to have heard Li Xu's name.

Just as he realized this, the others also realized it and turned their eyes to Li Xu.

Li Xu was also a little confused, and then his heart sank.

The universities that came on stage to announce the admissions all had majors in science and engineering!
The eligibility for admission is determined by judging the contribution made by each qualified person in the competition team in this competition.

It was at this moment that Li Xu suddenly realized that although he was the leader of this subject and project, and it could even be said that there would be no project without him, he did not have such strong subject research ability, so he was actually excluded from the admission quota!
Xue Xue immediately said angrily: "How is this possible? Did these judges get kicked in the head by a donkey? Why is Li Xu not included?"

Lei Yinbing and Ye Ruida looked at each other, and they probably guessed the reason.

Liu Yunfei was silent for a moment, patted Li Xu's shoulder, wanting to comfort Li Xu, but he couldn't think of how to comfort him for a while.

Li Xu was indeed very frustrated. After working so hard for so long, this was his ultimate goal.

However, at this moment, when the representatives of science and engineering colleges announced the list of admissions, an old professor wearing a red scarf slowly walked onto the podium.

He slowly began, "In previous years, the recommended admission programs were all from science and engineering colleges, but this year is the final year of our recommended admission policy. The competition has also undergone many significant adjustments, such as real-world community pilots, and we've also made some innovations to the recommended admission rules this year."

Xue Xue asked curiously from the audience, "Who is this professor?"

A senior from the Tsinghua and Peking University team, who was sitting not far away, turned around, smiled and said, "He is the dean of the School of Management of our Tsinghua and Peking University."

Everyone was surprised, but the old dean smiled and continued, "This year we've added an innovative and practical observation system, and I'm an observer this time. What impressed me most about this competition wasn't the outstanding research projects of the various teams, but one child."

At this time, many people looked at Li Xu with emotion.

The old professor spoke slowly, "He possesses resource coordination and coordination abilities far exceeding those of his peers, even many undergraduates and graduate students. He possesses an extremely keen sense of national policy and has demonstrated strong leadership in the face of thorny issues and difficulties."

"We don't produce hardware systems; we cultivate users' electricity usage habits... Haha, what a memorable statement! It coincides with the goal of the country's electricity price reform policy..."

“This incident gave us a lot of inspiration.”

"Children like these are also the outstanding talents our university needs. For this reason, we organized a hearing overnight and ultimately produced this document."

The old professor took out something that looked like a letter and said, "Now, please allow me to let the child come up and receive this document."

The old professor uttered his name softly: "Li Xu."

Li Xu's mind was in a mess. He stood up dazedly. With a blank mind, he walked up to the podium and took the letter.

The old professor smiled and said to Li Xu, "I hope you can consider our school."

Li Xu opened the letter tremblingly, and the big words "Invitation letter for admission to Tsinghua University and Peking University School of Management" came into view.

Tears suddenly welled up from the corners of his eyes.

He was admitted to the Tsinghua and Peking University School of Management on an exceptional basis!
……

In fact, things are not over yet.

After the ceremony, Li Xu was called into the leader's car before he could calm down from his excitement.

He didn't stay in there for long and came out after about ten minutes.

After coming out, Xue Xue and the others couldn't wait to surround him and ask what Li Xu was called there for.
Li Xu had calmed down by now. He smiled and said, "The Energy Management Department has a Golden Sunflower Program and plans to incorporate our proposal."

"Remember that business book I handed you?"

Liu Yunfei nodded. "It actually contains the security assessment report for that overseas physical location."

At that time, Li Xu submitted the safety assessment report disguised as a business book to the competition organizing committee.

The organizing committee of the event will definitely continue to submit it to higher authorities. Someone above them may have already noticed it, or they may have started paying attention to it because of my reminder, but things at that level are not something Li Xu can participate in.

The rest of the subsequent matters will be left to the relevant departments.

This is also the reason why Li Xu was not panicked at all even though he was given 20 points in business.

After all, if this adventure of his had no results, then the business score should be zero, instead of a symbolic 20 points.

This means that the security assessment report that I submitted has been noticed by the people above.

Xue Xue couldn't help but ask: "What does this mean?"

Li Xu smiled and teased her, "This means our plan will definitely be on CCTV News."

A few days later, a brief news item flashed across the CCTV News Broadcast: "This scientific research competition has produced numerous high-quality research projects. Teams from Peking University and Tsinghua University have demonstrated internationally advanced photovoltaic tracking technology, and student teams from several high schools in Jinchuan City have developed a home energy management system. It is reported that all components of this system are domestically produced, and HS Corporation has specially designed a dedicated energy management chip for the system..."

"Ding!"

Five million yuan, successfully arrived!
(End of this chapter)