That night, the Chinese team won the International Olympiad championship, and all six players won gold medals. The news that Chu Tiankuo won the special award spread back to the other side of the ocean.
For a time, major portal websites reported on it.
After receiving the news, Zhenhua Middle School immediately reported it on the radio station.
"Students, I have good news for you. In the just-concluded 38th International Mathematical Olympiad, six players from our Chinese team achieved amazing results. They all won gold medals and scored a total of 245 points. Won first place, 32 points higher than the second place American team.
Chu Tiankuo, a student from our school, even got a perfect score and was one of the sixteen perfect scorers in this competition. And he not only won the gold medal, but also won the special award of this competition for his clever answer to the third question.
The International Olympiad has been held for thirty-eight times, and only five special awards have been awarded. This is also China’s first International Olympiad special award.
Student Chu Tiankuo broke the zero record, bringing honor to the country and also to our Zhenhua Middle School. Let us all pay tribute to Chu Tiankuo! Director Pan said impassionedly at the radio station.
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"Here I go! I got a perfect score in the International Olympiad and even won a special award. Chu Tiankuo is going against the odds." Weekend said in surprise.
"When we take the physics competition, the most we can get is the second prize in the country. Chu Tiankuo is really good. He scored full marks in the International Olympiad and won a special award. It's really hard to compare one person to another!" Yu Huaidu said with emotion.
"It's already very difficult to get a perfect score in the International Olympiad. I didn't expect him to get a special award. I was really shocked." After hearing this, Lin Yang couldn't help but sigh to Yu Zhouzhou.
Yu Zhouzhou nodded. As a young math genius, she is also well aware of the difficulty of the Mathematical Olympiad. To be honest, it is not easy to solve the problem.
But Xiang Nan actually won the special award. It would take a lot of ingenuity in solving the problem for the judges to award him this award. It is simply unimaginable. All in all, he was very powerful, and she was ashamed of herself.
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On the 19th, Xiang Nan took a plane with the team and returned to China.
Since he won the special award, several prestigious international schools have offered him an olive branch.
There are many famous schools such as Cambridge, Yale, Harvard, Oxford, and Stanford, but Xiang Nan rejected them all.
He still has to stay in the mainland to accompany Ling Xiangqian. Unless she chooses to study abroad in the future, otherwise, he will not consider it.
However, Xiang Nan's excellence still put a lot of pressure on Peking University.
After all, such an outstanding student is really lovable. They are also worried that Xiang Nan may break the contract and choose Tsinghua University or study abroad.
Therefore, after Xiang Nan and his party returned to the capital, they immediately sent teachers to contact him, tried their best to appease Xiang Nan's emotions, and gave freshmen a first-class scholarship totaling 50,000 yuan.
In addition, if Xiang Nan performs well after enrolling, Peking University will have more than ten scholarships. The cumulative total is more than 200,000 yuan.
If you go to school well, you can earn more than working.
In fact, considering Xiang Nan's potential, a scholarship of 200,000 yuan is not much. If his "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" and "Tomb Robbery Notes" were published, he could earn millions.
However, the honor that comes with the scholarship cannot be bought with any amount of money.
Especially for the first-class scholarship for freshmen, there are less than 60 recipients in total, which makes it even more precious.
Xiang Nan had no intention of studying abroad, so he quickly reached an agreement with Peking University and agreed to officially enroll next year.
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After returning to Shanhai City, Xiang Nan received a warm welcome.
Not only did the leaders of the education department come to congratulate him in person, but even the city's TV station came to promote it.
Firstly, Xiang Nan won full marks and first prize in the International Mathematical Olympiad, which is an honor for the entire Shanhai City; secondly, he also received an even rarer special award, filling China's gap in the International Mathematical Olympiad. This achievement is even more It's amazing.
As a student in Shanhai City, he can achieve such good results and make such great contributions, so the local education department will naturally take credit.
This is also an outstanding achievement of their emphasis on education and talent cultivation, which is naturally worthy of special mention.
"Student Chu is really amazing. It is admirable to achieve such good results and win glory for the country!" The leader held Xiang Nan's hand and smiled, "On behalf of the municipal party committee and government, I would like to express my sincere congratulations to you!"
"Thank you, leader. I cannot achieve such results without the care of the leader, the training of the school, and the teaching of the teachers." Xiang Nan also said with a smile.
Having been in society for so many years, he naturally knows what the leader likes to hear the most, so he just picks up what the leader likes to say.
Sure enough, the leader was very satisfied when he heard what he said, "Student Chu is indeed a talent! I hope you will continue to work hard and achieve more and better achievements in the future!"
"Yes, I will definitely live up to the leader's expectations." Xiang Nan smiled and nodded.
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That night, Shanhai City TV Station reported the news that Xiang Nan participated in the International Mathematical Olympiad and won the first prize and special prize with the title "A noble son from a poor family".
In the news, not only Xiang Nan was interviewed, but his parents were also interviewed, and their shabby and poor home was photographed.
"Although Mr. Chu Tiankuo comes from a poor family and lives a difficult life, he is still poor and strong. He never loses his ambition, works hard and climbs to the top. His academic performance is always far ahead..." the host said eloquently in front of the camera.
"I'm going~" The students who were watching the news on the TV were all dumbfounded.
For a long time, because of Xiang Nan's good looks, good temperament, thoughtfulness in dealing with people, and ability to get both sides of things, everyone thought that he came from a good family and was a true prince.
Therefore, everyone respects him and everyone likes him.
Only now do I know that he came from a poor family.
Looking at the furnishings in his home, most of them were shabby and old. It was indeed obvious that he was poor, which made the classmates exclaimed in surprise.
"Emotional Chu Tiankuo's family is so poor, but he still pretends to be a prince. It turns out it's all a lie!"
"I thought Chu Tiankuo's family was so rich that they could raise such an outstanding person, but it turns out bad bamboo produces good bamboo shoots!"
"Thankfully I used to like him so much, but it turns out that he is so poor. My affection was really blinded in vain!"
Many classmates were talking and cynicizing Xiang Nan who showed his true face.
After all, they are at the most vain and face-saving age, and they do not have the tact and hypocrisy of adults, so their ridicule is more direct, cruel, and cold.
Xiang Nan raised his middle finger to the host when he saw the report on TV.
"You can just praise me for my good grades. Why do you have to dig deeper into my family background without caring about the harm caused to me by such reports." He couldn't help but sneered.
The poorer you are, the more taboo you are about being called poor. Especially this kind of condescending comment with a hint of pity is even more uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Xiang Nan is not Chu Tiankuo. He has enough confidence to face his dark side and is not afraid of the ridicule and pity eyes of his classmates.
If it were the real Chu Tiankuo, he would probably have a death wish.
