She became a heartthrob among internet celebrities.

At the director's signal, Shi Lan went to Jiang Lai's side. The cameraman followed, and the camera naturally moved to Jiang Lai's face.

Oh my, such flawless beauty!

—I wonder if she has any secrets to completing the challenge so quickly.

—Huh? Is that all you want to ask after seeing her face? I'm different. I want to know what skincare products she uses; her skin looks really good!

Putting everything else aside, her face alone surpasses many of the other performers on stage.

—They probably don't care about this at all.

—You're wrong. Our Jiang Jiang takes super good care of her face, hahaha. The skincare products she uses have been shown in previous videos, and they're all quite expensive.

—It's true, she's a sucker for good looks.

—But you know what, she and Qu Su are really a perfect match; they're both incredibly good-looking.

Having been a host for so long, Shi Lan naturally knows how to capture the audience's attention. Moreover, Jiang Lai herself is a hot topic. With her stunning looks, academic excellence at a prestigious university, a popular internet celebrity, and a voice actress, she has so many titles—it's rare to find someone with so many! Any one of them could be marketed in a variety of ways, making her a major highlight of the show.

Moreover, the production team and Douyin (TikTok) had already agreed that regardless of Jiang Lai's performance, she would receive ample screen time. Fortunately, Jiang Lai's performance was consistently outstanding, and the audience had a good impression of her, so giving her that screen time wasn't a waste.

Shi Lan naturally walked over and sat down next to Jiang Lai, saying to the camera, "I've always been on stage before, this is the first time I've sat here, it feels very different. It's like I've gone back to my student days. Except I'm not as good as them now."

"And this person next to me is Jiang Lai, the winner of this challenge, from Imperial University."

"Some viewers may be familiar with Jiang Lai. She is also a Douyin (TikTok) host with a large number of fans. She has made many videos covering various topics."

"Let's have our classmate Jiang Lai say a few words then," Shi Lan said, controlling her volume so as not to disturb the contestants on stage.

Jiang Lai flashed a friendly smile: "Hello everyone!"

—Hilarious, you're way too eager to promote yourself!

—Baby's teeth are quite white, hahaha

I'm genuinely afraid of this kind of "hahaha," and I wish someone would come along to suffer with me.

—Jiang Jiang isn't just anyone, she's incredibly awesome! Just you wait and see!

"I am Jiang Lai from Imperial Capital University. Welcome to apply to Imperial Capital University."

—Guess why I didn't go to Beijing University? Is it because I didn't like it?

—I'm dying of laughter, Jiang Jiang is really trying her best to recruit students for the school.

—Never forget your original aspiration and you will achieve your goal.

—Upstairs, you're really something, I'm going to cry.

Shi Lan said, "We can see that the contestants on stage are still focused on their challenges, and the results may not be available for a while. Jiang Lai is taking the lead, which is quite surprising."

"Can you explain how you did it? Not only me, but I believe the viewers in the live stream are also quite curious."

Jiang Lai shrugged: "I just memorized it."

—Born that way?

—Is that hyperthymesia?

—Not necessarily. They might have some kind of memory technique, like a memory palace.

—I need help, my son just can't memorize English words.

—I want foreigners to die.jpg

—It's okay, in two more years, the whole world will be speaking Mandarin.

Shi Lan asked curiously, "Are you born with a very good memory?"

Jiang Lai placed her hands on her knees and sat obediently and upright: "It's not something I was born with, but it does have a buff effect. I can remember things faster. Actually, it still depends on long-term, conscious training."

"For English words, I usually read and write them twice, and then start memorizing them directly. I memorize them repeatedly and rely on making mistakes to deepen my memory."

—Just rote memorization? That's only if you're smart.

—Okay, intelligence is something you're born with. Ask her what she usually eats, and I'll give my son some supplements.

—I'm dying of laughter upstairs.

"I can only say that diligence can make up for lack of talent. If you don't have an exceptional memory, you still have to put in the effort to read, write, and memorize more."

—I cried. It reminded me of something my top student said back in school. I thought they just didn't want to teach us, but I never imagined that all top students were like that.

—Top students are just smarter; they can't understand why ordinary people can't memorize things or solve problems.

What seems ordinary and simple to them is often quite difficult for ordinary people.

I agree with that; I always struggle with where to add auxiliary lines when solving math problems.

Shi Lan continued, "After the morning program ended, did you go online to check what netizens were saying?"

Jiang Lai shook her head: "At noon, I chatted with the senior students."

"And," Jiang Lai tilted her head towards the camera, "I believe you won't dislike me, right?"

—That head tilt is so sweet, I won't even mention it.

—So cute, so sweet, such a wonderful wife!

—What strange thing got into the upstairs apartment?

Indeed, Jiang Lai is one of the more recognizable contestants in this batch. I've been a fan of the show for a long time, and in terms of looks, this episode is generally quite attractive.

—That's true. This time, in order to recruit students, all the schools have set up their signboards and storefronts.

—They're quite capable too!

"Also, I'm very strong," Jiang Lai added. "Don't underestimate me!"

Shi Lan clapped her hands with a smile: "Very good! Actually, we could see this morning that you have a wide range of knowledge. Tao Qi is also very impressive. The two of you had a really good rapid-fire Q&A session. Some people online even suspect that the production team leaked the questions to you!"

"Absolutely impossible!" Jiang Lai made an X in front of her chest. "Tao Qi and I are really competing fairly and squarely! You can't just make things up! We must protect the flowers of our motherland!"

—Who? Tao Qi or you?

—Jiang Jiang, Tao Qi is such an arrogant brat, he doesn't care about other people's feelings at all.

—Le, both of them are students, the flowers of the motherland.

—Let me ask you some gossip!

Just then, the host actually asked, "Among all these contestants, who impressed you the most?"

Jiang Lai thought for a while and said, "Aside from my teammates, there's Tao Qi. He's small but very capable. I couldn't do what he did at his age. Then there's Qu Su and his teammates. After all, our Imperial University and Huada University are old rivals, and I knew Qu Su before."

—Imperial University and Huada University, a love-hate relationship

—She mentioned Qu Su! If this isn't love?!

—I kowtowed, what about you?

—It wasn't for nothing that I chased after two people all this way; at least I got a little bit of sweetness in the end.

"So who do you think will succeed in the next challenge?" Shi Lan asked.

Jiang Lai replied matter-of-factly, "Tao Qi and Qu Su."

She loves it so much

—I don't understand. Do the two of them have a good relationship?

—Susu, Mom thinks you have a chance!

Shi Lan raised an eyebrow: "Why?"

Jiang Lai gestured for him to look at the stands: "Because they're going to press it."

Sure enough, both of them finished scanning the code, and all that was left was to press the "complete" button.

——!! I'm so nervous!

—Who's second?!

—Tao Qi, my darling!! Charge!

——Qu Su!

—Come on, place your bet now!

The large screen displayed Qu Su's name, followed by Tao Qi.

Qu Su let out a long sigh of relief on the stage, and then walked down to the ground. Tao Qi followed closely behind.

Shi Lan waved to them, gesturing for them to sit down.

"how do you feel?"

Qu Su: "This question is very interesting and also very difficult."

Tao Qi: "Hmph, what's so difficult about it? I was just a little slow, otherwise I would have been number one."

“You all finished it very quickly,” Shi Lan said. “Doesn’t that mean it wasn’t difficult enough?”

Qu Su crossed his arms and said, "Then you can come up with something even more difficult, but I think I can still make it quickly."

Tao Qi also raised his head and said, "I have no objection either."

—Why is everyone acting so arrogant?

—Qu Su, you're really arrogant now!

—Baby Tao Qi is so cute, so fierce!

Shi Lan: "...Okay, let's move on to the next topic."

—Shi Lan: I can't figure this out at all.

——Hahahahaha

—Say it again, ask me some gossip!

"Do you have any secrets to solving this problem?" Shi Lan asked.

“I chose to memorize the key blocks not in one place, but on three sides. I created a coordinate system for them, which makes them easier to remember.” Qu Su scratched his head: “I can’t memorize them by just memorizing them.”

Tao Qi glanced at Qu Su and agreed, "My method is similar to yours."

—Another batch of useless techniques have been added.

—The techniques used by top students are things we can't use, and we can't learn them.

"We also asked Jiang Lai about her impressions of the contestants. Do Qu Su and Tao Qi have anything to say?"

Qu Su glanced at Jiang Lai: "I have nothing to say, I'm not paying attention to anyone else."

—Besides ginger?

—That glance was so blatant.

—A love story between two top students? I'm in!

Shi Lan chatted with Qu Su for a few minutes, and then went to interact with Tao Qi. After all, Tao Qi was the youngest contestant, and the audience was quite interested in him.

So Qu Su and Jiang Lai sat down and chatted.

"Do you need to go to the restroom?"

Jiang Lai turned to look at him in confusion: "Are you a primary school student? You need to go to the toilet with someone?"

Qu Su touched his nose and said, "Fine, I won't go then!" Then he left.

Jiang Lai turned her head and continued to stare at the contestants on the stage.

After a while, Qu Su returned.

"Jiang Jiang!" he called her softly.

"Hmm?" Jiang Lai turned her head.

Qu Su handed her a piece of chewing gum. "I saw a vending machine, but they didn't have any orange-flavored candy. Here, take this."

"Yay! Thank you!" Jiang Lai reached out and took it with a smile.

Qu Su moved closer to her, "What are your plans for tonight?"

"what?"

"Let's go out for a late-night snack! In summer, beer and crayfish are the perfect treats!"

Jiang Lai's interest was piqued: "It seems like it might not be impossible..."

"Yes, go ahead, go ahead!"

—I'm so anxious, why are they always whispering to each other?

—I really want to press their heads together!

—What are you saying? Why are you being so formal? Let us hear it too!

Besides their original fans, some viewers of the show also started following the two because of their good looks.

While the two chatted casually, other contestants gradually finished the competition. Until the final time limit expired, those who had not completed the challenge had to stop what they were doing.

Looking around, almost all the contestants had fine beads of sweat on their foreheads.

—Although, I really admire them.

This question is quite comprehensive, and it does reveal the difference in ability between the two players.

This isn't something you can achieve just by studying hard; it really requires a bit of talent.

—Look at my little Tao Qi! He's almost as tall as a table, hahaha!

—It seems like the top few were all quite fast and had it relatively easy.

After the match, everyone sat together as a team, and Qu Su left the seat next to Jiang Lai.

This afternoon there was only one match that all the contestants had to participate in, followed by a team competition by drawing lots. Beijing University was not drawn, so Jiang Lai, Zhou Yunyun, and a few others became spectators. After the show ended, they all left the studio together.

Jiang Lai was talking to Zhou Yunyun about going out for dinner that evening when she felt a sudden commotion among the people around her.

"Ahhh! It's Lin Yinchuan!" "Holy crap, it's my husband!" "I saw a celebrity!"

Following the direction of the crowd, Jiang Lai saw a person wearing a mask.

It seemed to be her imagination, but she felt that the person opposite her was staring at her face for a long time.

"Is that Lin Yinchuan?" Jiang Lai hadn't paid attention to him for a long time, so she couldn't help but feel a little confused.

The girl next to her replied, "Of course, I'm a die-hard fan, I would never mistake it!"

Zhou Yunyun: "This is a TV station after all, so it's normal to run into celebrities. I guess there's some kind of program airing here?"

Although they were top students, they were still ordinary girls who also had their share of celebrity crushes. Several girls were very excited to see Lin Yinchuan and couldn't help but step forward, asking with restraint, "May I take a picture with you?"

Lin Yinchuan was accompanied by his agent. He saw that there were quite a few onlookers and knew that he absolutely could not make any mistakes, otherwise he would accidentally end up trending on social media. Fortunately, the fans he encountered were relatively rational and did not do anything crazy.

He thought for a moment and said, "We have other plans in Yinchuan later, so a group photo is not an option, but would an autograph be alright?"

Several girls nodded vigorously.

Lin Yinchuan's voice was a little hoarse: "Thank you all. Please continue to support me in the future and don't switch allegiances!"

Several girls giggled, "No, brother, we'll always support you!"

Zhou Yunyun was a casual fan of Lin Yinchuan, but she joined in the fun and asked for an autograph.

"Jiang Jiang, aren't you coming?" Zhou Yunyun asked, waving the notebook in her hand at her.

Just as Jiang Lai was about to speak, Lin Yinchuan said, "She doesn't need it." What do fans who have switched allegiances need autographs for?

Jiang Lai: "?"

But Lin Yinchuan stopped talking and waved goodbye to everyone: "I'm short on time, so I'll leave now. Goodbye!"

"Bye-bye~" The girls waved to Lin Yinchuan.

Holding the autograph in her hand, Zhou Yunyun asked Jiang Lai, "You don't know Lin Yinchuan, do you?"

Jiang Lai exclaimed in surprise, "How is that possible?!"

"Then why didn't he sign it for you? And he seemed a little unhappy?"

Jiang Lai was also completely baffled: "I don't know! Maybe it's a man's period?"

The two of them couldn't figure it out, so they stopped worrying about it and went back to the hotel together.