kvmb Chapter 247: Northwest Shanxi is in chaos
Chapter 247: Northwest Shanxi is in chaos
What?
Why would a bunch of sports reporters care about this?
Is this still your job?
If someone were to ask these reporters a question now, they would definitely be met with a retort.
Who says sports journalists can't be interested in social news?
Besides, doesn't Lin Chen also have the identity of an athlete?
As a result, a large group of reporters began contacting their own media outlets and releasing this big news.
As a result, very few reporters went to cover the upcoming second group of the semifinals.
Although Xia Jieli did not hear Lin Chen's words to the reporters, it did not prevent her from getting the news.
As a counselor at Longyan University of Science and Technology, Xia Jieli, like many others at the school, is not very interested in sports.
If it were the Olympics, that would be fine, but the National Games... I'm not that interested.
So while waiting for Lin Chen's match to end, Xia Jieli was scrolling through her phone.
Then I saw a trending topic on Weibo.
Lin Chen gave up the Cheng Zitong Mathematics Award!
After staring wide-eyed through the news articles under the entry, Xia Jieli was utterly shocked.
Has Lin Chen gone mad?
They're actually going to forfeit the prize?
Was it announced in front of so many reporters?
Whoops!
My ancestors!
Are you trying to kill me?
Xia Jieli panicked immediately and quickly called the school.
This is a really big deal!
Beijing, Longtech University.
Principal Xu and the others were discussing with Old Wang how to persuade Lin Chen when someone suddenly ran over and said:
"Principal! Something terrible has happened!"
"What happened?"
Principal Xu looked up.
"What happened?"
"what happened?"
The others also looked stunned.
The messenger looked both amused and exasperated: "Principal, Lin Chen has withdrawn from the award!"
"What? A forfeited prize? Lin Chen? The Cheng Zitong Mathematics Prize?"
Principal Xu kept asking questions to confirm.
"Yes! And he said it in front of reporters, so now the whole internet knows!"
Principal Xu almost lost his balance.
Secretary Jin then picked up his phone and started searching.
The others gathered around him to watch.
When Secretary Jin saw the news article about Lin Chen's interview, he was furious.
"Sigh! How could Lin Chen act so impulsively?"
"That Xia Xia is really something, why didn't she try to stop Lin Chen?"
Xia Jieli, far away in Guangzhou, looked completely innocent.
I wanted to offer some advice, but they didn't give me a chance at all.
"Sigh... Forget it. This kid still has some conscience; he took all the responsibility himself. I think we should just let it go. Anyway, it's Cheng Zitong's side's trouble."
Old Wang spoke up to explain on behalf of the student he favored.
But it was clear that Principal Xu and his colleagues were not happy about it.
A group of people were making a lot of noise, and without caring what Lin Chen was doing, they made a phone call.
At the same time, the news that Lin Chen had given up the Cheng Zitong Mathematics Award spread throughout the Longke University campus.
It's not a holiday now, and there's still some time before the final exams.
Although most of the teachers at Long University of Science and Technology are indifferent to sports, quite a few students are paying attention to this National Games.
Not to mention that after learning that Lin Chen, the school's star player, was also participating in the National Games, even more people were paying attention to the competition.
So unsurprisingly, many people saw this message.
"My goodness!"
"Lin Chen is just too..."
"That's the Cheng Zitong Mathematics Award! He said he wouldn't accept it, and he really won't?"
If you hadn't seen the interview clips released online with your own eyes, most people would have thought it was fake news.
This is the Cheng Zitong Mathematics Award!
Any one of them would never have given up this award.
But ironically, they found Lin Chen's actions quite reasonable.
Others might not be able to do this, but Lin Chen could.
Who told them to be so bold as to give the middle finger in front of a national audience?
He's really capable of doing something like that!
……
Yangcheng.
Lin Chen had just returned to the lounge when Old Wang called urgently.
"Xiao Lin, you..."
While Mr. Wang was still figuring out how to start the conversation, Principal Xu interrupted.
"Lin Chen, what did you say to the reporters?"
Lin Chen smiled and said, "Principal Xu, I didn't say anything, did I?"
Principal Xu wasn't going to mince words with Lin Chen and went straight to the point: "Why are you suddenly giving up the award?"
"I'm sorry, Principal Xu."
Lin Chen apologized first, then became stubborn.
"But I've already made up my mind. He insists I apologize before giving him the award, so I'll just forfeit it and not let you and Mr. Wang suffer any more!"
"What do you mean by being mistreated? We didn't."
Principal Xu quickly explained, "We'll consider your refusal of the award a slip of the tongue. The school will contact the media and explain it to you later."
"No need, Principal Xu, I really won't accept this award. Don't let him suffer, it's not worth it! If he can't get the Cheng Zitong Award, so be it, I'll go get the Fields Medal!"
"Xiao Lin!"
Principal Xu was furious, but he also felt that Lin Chen wasn't entirely wrong.
This Goldbach conjecture alone really makes Lin Chen a worthy candidate for the Fields Medal...
"That's all, Principal Xu. I have a competition to attend, so I'll stop here!"
"Sigh, Kobayashi, you..."
After the call ended, Principal Xu stared at Old Wang's phone and sighed repeatedly.
“Old Xu, then what about us…” Secretary Jin asked from the side.
"Forget it, let's just give up the award. Lin Chen is right, it's just the Cheng Zitong Award, not the Fields Medal! Why put up with that old man's temper for it?"
Principal Xu has come to terms with it.
Meanwhile, in northwestern Shanxi... oh no, I mean online, things were in complete chaos.
The news about Lin Chen withdrawing from the award has topped the trending searches, even overshadowing today's National Games news.
Various media outlets and independent media outlets rushed to publish their reports.
Breaking News! Genius College Student Forgoes Award for the Zitong Award!
Shocking! The genius college student declined the award for this very reason!
"Rising to fame only to be suppressed: Where is the future for China's geniuses? It's a systemic problem!"
……
Every news item is met with heated discussions from netizens.
"What? Lin Shen really withdrew from the prize?"
"No way? This is the highest mathematics award a college student can get!"
"Haven't you seen the reports? Lin Shen is being suppressed!"
"I knew this wasn't going to be simple. Have you forgotten how Lin Shen directly called that old scholar that day? Would they really be so generous as to give him an award?"
"Lin Shen is right! I will always stand by Lin Shen's side!"
"I've been fed up with that old guy for a long time! Lin Shen is really awesome. He slapped him in the face last time, and this time he's slapped his award in the face."
! ”
"Yes! It's all thanks to Lin Shen that we got our revenge!"
"Giving out an award and then demanding an apology—where is the fairness in this award? Are you giving out a math award or a moral award?"
"The loss from not winning the Cheng Zitong Award isn't Lin Shen's, but Cheng Zitong's!"
Most netizens unconditionally sided with Lin Chen.
After all, the National Undergraduate Mathematics Challenge was only recently held up.
Many people still remember the sour look Cheng Zitong gave to the members of the Dragon Team when they encountered difficulties.
Of course, there were also criticisms.
After all, Cheng Zitong holds a very high position in the mathematics community!
In comparison, Lin Chen is just a student. So what if he proves Goldbach's Conjecture?
In terms of status and reputation, he is not even in the same league as Cheng Zitong.
Many people questioned and criticized Lin Chen's behavior in order to curry favor with Cheng Zitong.
"So what if someone is talented? A talented person without virtue doesn't deserve to be praised!"
"Lin Chen's behavior has disgraced Longke University. Who will give similar awards to Longke University students in the future?"
"Respecting teachers and valuing education is a traditional virtue of ours. Lin Chen is a person who has no respect for elders and should not be given any awards at all!"
Various opinions are arguing online!