diskusbooks Chapter 225 The Darkest Moment
Chapter 225 The Darkest Moment
Inside the Dragon Kingdom live stream room.
The host sighed deeply, "Alas, we lost the first round again."
The special guest beside him gave a wry smile: "I don't think we can blame Jiang Ronghao for this. With the strength of that American contestant, he could easily be a professor."
"If anyone's to blame, it's us for underestimating this competition. Most of us, including myself, thought it was just an ordinary math competition. Who would have thought that the other side would pose such profound math problems?"
Isn't that profound?
The solution to the J equation and the modified version of the supercritical Hermit-Yang-Mills equation.
Professor Chen, who was the first to find the solution, became famous overnight and gained some recognition in the world of mathematics.
Now, the same problem has been solved in a new way by an American college student.
Who the hell would have thought of this?
Hearing his words, the viewers in the live stream regained some energy.
"That's right, the fault doesn't lie with Jiang Ronghao, we underestimated the Americans!"
"Best of five, we still have a chance! Keep it up, everyone!"
"Yes, yes, that American might be the best among them! If we win the next match, we can still win!"
……
However, at this moment, the live broadcast signal was given to the US president.
A reporter asked, "Your Excellency, the United States team has won the first game. Are you surprised or delighted?"
"No no no."
The president shook his blond hair: "I'm not surprised at all, because I know these lads; they're definitely among the smartest people in our country."
"The game we just played was just the tip of the iceberg. We can wait and see. Today's joy belongs only to the Americans!"
Seeing the president showing off in front of the camera, countless Chinese netizens couldn't help but curse.
"You're my sister! What are you pretending for?!"
"You've only won one game! There are still four games to go!"
"I really want to shave off all his blond hair! Disgusting!"
"Let's wait and see him get slapped in the face!"
……
However, things did not develop as the netizens in China had hoped.
An unexpected dark moment has arrived.
The second game, the third game.
Although the two American contestants were not as outstanding as the first contestant, the questions they presented were still of a very high standard.
One problem relates to geometry, and the other to algebra; either one could be a topic for an SCI paper.
In contrast, the two contestants from the Dragon Kingdom chose topics that were limited to competition-style questions.
It may be quite difficult, but in terms of both concept and depth, it can't compare to that of the Americans.
These carefully prepared competition questions are by no means difficult enough to deter Americans.
3-0, the Americans have won this game.
And they even have two players who haven't appeared yet.
The youngest participant, Adams, a junior from Princeton, simply put his hands in his pockets and left the arena looking bored before the results were announced.
"Congratulations to Team USA for winning today's match! Victory belongs to the USA, victory belongs to MAGA!"
"USA!"
"USA!"
"USA!"
……
When the host announced the end of the day's game, the 50,000 American spectators in the stadium almost shouted in unison.
Some Americans even sang the national anthem to celebrate the victory.
In contrast, the live stream room in the Dragon Kingdom was completely silent.
The number of viewers in the live stream is decreasing at a visible rate.
The remaining viewers, after a brief moment of stunned silence, began unleashing a torrent of abuse in the live stream.
"What a waste of our expectations! Five envoys, my foot! More like five clowns!"
"These five people are the top university students in our Dragon Country? What a joke! They're a disgrace!"
"As expected, the most outstanding talents of the Dragon Kingdom are all abroad. Why is this? We should reflect on this!"
"Everyone, calm down! There's still one more game! Don't forget this is a home-and-away match! We still have a chance!"
……
402 Dormitory.
"This is so damn boring!"
Lu Han shut down his computer with a look of indignation.
"Disappointment!"
"Ugh! Let's go play ball!"
Chen Hao and Shi Jun also stood up, seething with anger.
At the beginning, even if they weren't entirely confident in their own people, they didn't expect that the Dragon Kingdom would lose so badly in this competition.
3-0, a complete defeat!
Those were five elite college students selected from all over the country!
How can anyone accept winning even one game?
Lin Chen looked at the three dejected-looking people and couldn't help but sigh.
Just then, my phone vibrated in my pocket.
Lin Chen took out his phone, glanced at the screen, and saw a text message from Chen Xiaoxiao.
"I'm unhappy! I've come out for a walk!"
Sure enough, this girl was also quite devastated.
Actually, this is also Lin Chen's fault. Recently, it was Lin Chen's Stardust EDA that raised the expectations of many people, including those around him, for the outcome of this competition.
Look, we've even cracked EDA.
A small college math competition is a piece of cake.
But in the end, everyone's face was slapped until it was swollen.
Thinking of this, Lin Chen suddenly had an idea.
A moment later, right downstairs in Chen Xiaoxiao's dormitory building, Lin Chen saw Chen Xiaoxiao pouting and looking gloomy.
"Are you still angry? You lost, so be it. We still have another match."
"It's not about that. Didn't you see it online?"
Online?
Seeing Chen Xiaoxiao wave her phone, Lin Chen also took out his phone and looked at it.
Unsurprisingly, the Chinese university students' crushing defeat in the Mathematics Challenge has topped the trending topics list.
However, what has angered Chen Xiaoxiao to this day is not just this trending topic.
The second most searched topic was "US President questions Stardust EDA code plagiarism"!
Upon clicking in, I found that the President, who had just made a big splash in this competition, was spouting nonsense again.
Facing the camera, he began to boast about being humiliated by Stardust EDA.
"Tonight is a wonderful night, and I think everyone has witnessed the greatness of the United States! Tonight's game not only proved the excellence of our American education, but also confirmed one thing!"
Our United States has a far superior level of technology compared to China. Only a country like ours, with its great young people, could develop those world-leading technologies!
The people of China are indeed clever, but their cleverness is limited. As we see today, these Chinese who are only good at solving problems have limited wisdom, so I seriously doubt whether the Stardust EDA from China was truly as good as they claimed.
In my opinion, that EDA, like other technologies from China, is mostly a product of theft of American technology!
I have instructed my Secretary of State to launch an investigation into this matter!
Finally, I would like to thank the five young people representing the United States today, and I look forward to their continued outstanding performance in China a week from now!
The big mouth of the golden-haired president is like a hammer, smashing the muzzles of many public intellectuals on the internet who had previously tried to shut up when things got bad.
Almost within minutes of the video being posted, thousands of raunchy comments propelled it to the top of the trending searches.
"The truth will out, and lies will become truth! Just look at today's game, and you'll see the gap between our education system and that of the United States!"
"How could a group of young people who only know how to solve problems possibly develop technology that is ahead of its time?"
"This is utterly shameful, even internationally. I urge the government to thoroughly investigate Stardust EDA's plagiarism!"
……
Even Xu Nian, who had previously braked and swerved suddenly, jumped out again.
They even published a long article.
"Having just watched this competition, I can only say that there is still a huge gap between us and the United States!"
For a long time, our education has emphasized exam preparation over innovation, confining students' thinking to standard answers and hindering their ability to explore independently and adapt flexibly. At the university level, mathematics education has also largely focused on theoretical instruction, neglecting practical application and the cultivation of innovative thinking.
It is truly perplexing that news of Stardust EDA has emerged from such an educational environment.
Looking back at our students' performance in this competition, one can't help but wonder: how did Stardust EDA come about when the education system failed to effectively cultivate innovation?
Is there a possibility of plagiarism of advanced foreign technologies?
After all, given the current lack of innovation in education, it is hard to convince the public that such top-notch self-developed achievements could emerge in such a short period of time.
We need more transparent technical verification to clarify these many questions; otherwise, the so-called self-developed EDA is probably just a self-deceiving illusion!
As soon as the article was published, it was immediately forwarded by many public intellectuals.
Lin Chen looked at the chaotic online comments that had formed in just a few tens of minutes, but his heart remained unmoved.
"How about that? Aren't you infuriated? I really don't know what these people are thinking. They lost the competition, so what? What does it have to do with Stardust EDA?"
Lin Chen put away his phone and smiled at her, "It's okay, let them make a fuss."
"The more you make a scene now, the more swollen your face will be later."
"Ugh?"
Chen Xiaoxiao opened her mouth slightly, not quite understanding.
What do you mean?