Many people don’t have a great impression of reporters, thinking they are just people who chase news stories and disregard the truth for their job.
In reality, it’s mostly smaller dia outlets.
In order to survive, smaller dia outlets need certain thods.
Big dia outlets don’t have to behave that way.
And for a single news event, there’s even less need for manipulation.
Liu Huimin is a nice person. She tells Zhao Yi what happened, as he doesn’t know yet.
As the saying goes, where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
There must be a reason for Liu Huimin to ask, and the person questioning Zhao Yi knowing the answer is a sowhat public figure.
Jia Hongning.
The Rubik’s Cube player in the "Brain Power Burst" competition.
In the last "Brain Power Burst" competition, Jia Hongning beat Zhou Junkai in the Rubik’s Cube contest. With his fast hand speed, handso looks, and calm deanor off-stage, he quickly attracted a lot of popularity.
With more popularity,
Cos more arrogance!
Jia Hongning accepted an interview with a reporter, praised "Brain Power Burst" for its quality, and made a comparison with the Youth Cup final.
"I’ve seen a low-rated show, I think it’s called the ’Youth Cup’, where so students answer questions."
"The best perforr, how can I put it? It was really amazing. I believe that maybe soone could achieve that, but I don’t believe it would be a high school student."
Jia Hongning’s doubts are clear.
In fact, his main purpose was to step on other shows to build montum for "Brain Power Burst", implying that other shows might be fake and "Brain Power Burst" was the real competitive stage.
But...
He clearly didn’t know about the Youth Cup and thought it was just an ordinary variety show.
There were a lot of reporters and small newspapers at the scene, as well as so online dia. They quickly spread the news.
In just a few hours, there were many discussions online.
TV dia hasn’t reported it yet.
Liu Huimin ca to interview Zhao Yi. News about possible scandals, which aren’t very entertaining, might not be broadcast on TV. Whether they broadcast it or not is one thing; whether there’s news is another.
Zhao Yi felt like he’d been shot while lying down.
He just participated in the Youth Cup final. It wasn’t an entertainnt show, and now he was being accused of cheating?
In the end,
Zhao Yi told Liu Huimin, "As you can see, I’m just an ordinary high school student. If you want useful information for your interview, you can ask the Education Bureau staff or the people who were there. The questions were from them."
"Also..."
"I just have to say this: Jia Hongning? I watched the last episode of ’Brain Power Burst’."
"If you want to report this, don’t forget to include my quote: ’I, Zhao Yi, believe that there may have been so issues with Jia Hongning’s Rubik’s Cube match in the last episode. At the very least, his victory was undeserved.’"
Liu Huimin carefully wrote it down, thinking that Zhao Yi was just counterattacking out of resentnt.
It’s like two people trading insults. One says, "You’re a cheater!"
"You’re the one who’s a cheater!"
Of course, it doesn’t matter.
She’s just an interviewer collecting quotes. The motives behind the quotes aren’t her business.
With the interview over,
Zhao Yi received comfort from Wang Chengmin, Li Lisheng, and several teachers.
"Don’t mind them!"
"There’s a saying, the innocent have nothing to fear."
"Focus on your studies and don’t be influenced by the outside world."
"The Education Bureau will definitely take care of this!"
Soon,
Even the students found out.
During break ti, a large group of students ca to comfort Zhao Yi, as if he had suffered a huge blow. The students of Thirteen Schools definitely believed Zhao Yi. He had been studying with them for two years. It was acceptable for his grades to improve, but for his family to suddenly have connections to the Education Bureau to get leaked questions...
That’s just crazy!
Their comfort was appreciated.
What annoyed Zhao Yi, however, was the attention from too many girls.
So girls must have thought it was a good opportunity to take advantage of his vulnerability, so they ca over to comfort him.
Just during one break ti, he received a whole stack of envelopes in his drawer.
Zhao Yi took them all out and carefully counted them, feeling frustrated. "Being too popular really is troubleso!"
Several pairs of eyes glanced over at him from all directions, sending chills down his spine.
Wang Jian slapped Zhao Yi on the shoulder and pointed to the other hand gripping the table. "Be careful with your words. I’m worried I can’t control it."
Surprisingly, everyone unanimously agreed.
Zhao Yi laughed.
He was just joking, letting everyone know he wasn’t taking it too seriously. Otherwise, they’d all co running...
It was genuinely annoying!
Zhao Yi wasn’t as calm as he appeared. Being doubted for no reason by soone he didn’t know left him feeling unhappy.
After returning ho, even Liu Jing and Zhao Zhenxi found out and rushed to ask about the situation.
Zhao Yi explained what happened and told them not to worry.
Back in his room, he imdiately opened his computer to check the news. There were already many reports online, mostly published by online dia.
"Rubik’s Cube Player Jia Hongning Questions Youth Cup!"
"Shocking: Brain Power Burst PK Youth Cup!"
"Questioned Youth Cup Student Is The Genius Who Cracked iOS!"
"Jia Hongning: I believe soone could do it, but definitely not a high school student!"
"Real or Fake Genius: Rubik’s Cube Player VS Teen Hacker!"
Zhao Yi read more than a dozen reports in a row, and his mood beca much calr, and he even found the news interesting.
Public opinion did not side with Jia Hongning in questioning his performance in the finals.
Firstly, Zhao Yi was already well-known.
Secondly, the ’Youth Cup’ was a competition held by the provincial education departnt for ’quality education’, not entertainnt or variety shows. The real benefits of winning were just a small amount of prize money, with the school’s reputation mattering a bit more.
So...
There wasn’t even a reason to cheat!
Public opinion was divided.
So people supported Jia Hongning, thinking that what he said made sense, and Zhao Yi’s performance in the Youth Cup was too astonishing.
Others mocked Jia Hongning for having no evidence and daring to question a student hacker who had successfully cracked the iOS system.
Zhao Yi’s reputation still played a role.
Because of the second round of news exposure, so people found out about his past experience in hacking the iOS system and imdiately changed their stance to support Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi read the news and visited the "Brain Power Burst" forum, found out that most reports and opinions were similar, and lost interest in them.
He opened the Penguin Chat Software.
The Penguin Group exploded again.
The ssages in the Computer Technology Exchange Group ca too fast to be displayed, and he didn’t bother to check the history. Instead, he lurked to see what everyone was talking about.
Not the Storyteller Zhang Zhen: "I’ve never seen such concise and efficient code!"
Everyday Security ng Ruohao: "Share so with !"
Intelligent Technology Zhang Junlei: "Agreed!"
Not the Storyteller Zhang Zhen: "No. This is top-secret company information! Unless you guys promise to help share so work - just a few algorithm packages each."
Everyday Security ng Ruohao: "I’ll ask Zhao Yi; you guys definitely didn’t sign any confidentiality agreent!"
Not the Storyteller Zhang Zhen: "/Pity. Brothers... Help out!"
Intelligent Technology Zhang Junlei: "Is it really that good?"
Not the Storyteller Zhang Zhen: "I’m not exaggerating. In terms of the algorithm’s package developnt, I doubt anyone in the group can match him."
Intelligent Technology Zhang Junlei: "That’s a bit over the top, isn’t it?"
Everyday Security ng Ruohao: "Spectating."
Not the Storyteller Zhang Zhen: "You guys should be urging him more! Zhao has high skills and is fast. He’s rare! I’m falling in love with him!"
"/Vomit!"
"/Vomit!"
Professor Liu: "Is it really that high?"
Not the Storyteller Zhang Zhen: "I... just noticed Professor Liu!"
Everyday Security ng Ruohao: "Hello, Professor Liu!"
Intelligent Technology Zhang Junlei: "Hello, Professor Liu!"
chanical Signal Liu Chengwu: "Hello, Professor Liu!"
Physics Missionary Ma Xiaojun: "Hello, Professor Liu!"
Only with three characters, "Professor Liu" was certainly a big shot in the group. Just by comnting, he managed to reveal two silent mbers.
Zhang Zhen answered busily, "Very high, very high, his algorithm package is much stronger than mine."
Professor Liu: "Send a copy!"
Not the Storyteller Zhang Zhen: "Hold on a mont! Right away!" Less than ten seconds later, he added, "It’s done."
Grumbles and sarcasm ensued below.
"Zhang Zhen, your response is different from just now!"
"I’ve been asking for several tis..."
"Utterly despise."
Not the Storyteller Zhang Zhen: "/Cold-blooded. Do you guys know who Professor Liu is? Are you in the sa league as him? Go look in the mirror and get a clear understanding!"
No one spoke anymore.
Seeing this, Zhao Yi beca curious and clicked on "Professor Liu’s" profile to check it out.
He understood now.
Professor Liu’s profile was different from others as it contained only five characters: National Academy of Sciences.
Professors too had different ranks.
A professor at the National Academy of Sciences was definitely at the top of the pyramid.
A real big shot!
The topic in the group chat was then dominated by the erging ’chanical Signal Liu Chengwu’. He, Zhang Junlei, and Ma Xiaojun discussed signal sensing control issues.
Zhao Yi moved his fingers over the group chat, deciding to continue lurking. Instead, he sent his card number for a transfer to Zhang Zhen.
Zhang Zhen replied instantly, "Brother Zhao, I’ve been waiting forever~~"
"Three thousand yuan, transferring now!"
"Also, Brother Zhao, please help out /Pity, make a few more packages. I have a heavy workload. Three thousand per package, paid instantly!"
"Sure /Smiley face!"
Zhao Yi replied.
It was not bad to code and earn so extra money in his free ti, and it also allowed him to practice using the "Connection Law" simultaneously.
Two birds with one stone!
Zhang Zhen sent over ten packages at once, adding, "You can take your ti. If you can’t finish them all, just choose a few easy ones. The price remains the sa!"
"Okay /Smiley face!"
Zhao Yi downloaded and decompressed the files, then looked at the biology book beside him.
Forget it!
He would make an algorithm package first and then switch to study mode.
As a form of relaxation, if the difficulty was like the last ti, it would only take half an hour.
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