Chapter 30: Losing to Xu You is Nothing to Be Ashamed Of
Knowing that he truly ranked first, Xu You was in a good mood.
Indeed, his efforts over these days had not been in vain.
Every day, aside from eating, sleeping, and exercising,
Xu You spent the majority of his time on Physics Olympiad studies.
Even with the boost from being in a deep learning state,
The effort Xu You put in was not something ordinary people could achieve.
Hu Shucheng was naturally a bit disappointed.
The first place, as expected, was Xu You's.
However, Hu Shucheng was certainly satisfied with the third place.
This was already an improvement over Hu Shucheng's results from last year.
What made the students in the advanced classes feel desperate was
That they couldn't outperform Class 6's Lu Zhiyao in their high school cultural courses,
And in competitions, they couldn't outperform Class 6's Xu You either.
Class 6 had truly become a legendary presence.
But after interacting with Xu You for so many days, naturally, no one doubted Xu You's strength.
They all knew that every point Xu You earned was genuinely deserved.
"Xu You, Hu Shucheng, you two need to prepare well for the experimental exam. The rest of you, don't be disappointed either; you can focus all your energy on preparing for the college entrance exam now. I believe this valuable experience will definitely be helpful for your future."
The other team members didn't have much expectation for their results in the rematch.
Ending it earlier was also good, after all, their main focus was still on the college entrance exam.
At least through these days of study, their understanding of high school physics was solid.
They could focus their energy on reviewing other subjects.
After this, the candidates received their scores.
"82 points, should be enough for third place in the province, right? I didn't expect to get two big questions right."
"Just got one big question right, can't I even get third place in the province?"
"How many points are needed for second place in the province? Do I have hope with 126 points?"
On the score sheet, the scores for each big question were detailed.
After seeing their own scores, everyone also looked towards Xu You's score sheet.
Out of all eight big questions, Xu You got a perfect score of 40 on six of them.
Such results could really be described as terrifying.
But Xu You himself was more concerned about the 22 points he lost.
Unfortunately, the competition papers would not be distributed, and Xu You could not check the specific reasons for the deductions.
After the theoretical part, the time for the experimental exam was quickly set.
Compared to the theoretical exam, the experimental exam was much easier.
As long as there were no serious mistakes, everyone's rankings wouldn't change much.
This session's experimental exam questions were also relatively standard.
The first question was about modifying an electromagnetic meter, and the second was measuring the Young's modulus of a metal wire.
These were experiments that everyone practiced frequently.
As long as they performed normally, everyone's experimental scores wouldn't differ by much.
Thanks to Hu Shucheng's one-on-one special training for Xu You, Xu You was very familiar with the experimental operations and completed the experiment smoothly.
The experimental exam scores were released quickly.
After submitting the experimental reports and considering the students' operation, the scores were also quickly released.
Finally, the results of the Ningjiang Province Physics Olympiad rematch were announced:
[First place, Xu You, theory 298 points, experiment 76 points, total 374 points, Shengcheng No. 4 Middle School]
[Second place, Hu Shucheng, theory 282 points, experiment 80 points, total 362 points, Shengcheng No. 4 Middle School]
[Third place, Huang Qingzhong, theory 285 points, experiment 76 points, total 361 points, Shengcheng Experimental Middle School]
[Fourth place, Dong Ming, theory 276 points, experiment 78 points, total 354 points, Bincheng No. 24 Middle School]
[Fifth place, Qu Tianxu, theory 274 points, experiment 75 points, total 349 points, Bincheng No. 24 Middle School]
[Sixth place, Wei Lan (female), theory 270 points, experiment 77 points, total 347 points, Shengcheng Experimental Middle School]
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The top fifty in total points received the first-class award in the Ningjiang Province Physics Competition.
Compared to the theoretical rankings, only the second and third place final results changed.
Hu Shucheng, with his strong experimental skills and impeccable full marks, successfully surpassed Huang Qingzhong from Shengcheng Experimental Middle School to claim the second place in the province.
"Haha, Xu You, the top two places were both taken by us. Students from the Provincial Experimental and Bincheng No. 24 must be furious."
Losing
to Xu You, Hu Shucheng didn't feel any regret.
After all, in Hu Shucheng's eyes, Xu You had already become a godlike existence.
And being able to surpass by one point to second place, Hu Shucheng was already very satisfied.
"By the way, Hu Shucheng. Why are female team members specifically marked? Is it because there are fewer female participants?"
"Yes, it's related to that. Mainly, there's a best female student award in the final CPhO, so female team members are specially marked."
"Oh, I see."
This was an arrangement by the competition organizers to encourage female participation.
After all, in science, boys tend to have a certain advantage.
Of course, there are indeed some girls who are no less skilled in science than boys, even standing out in national competitions and representing China in international Olympiads.
After the Physics Olympiad rematch, the news quickly spread.
This time, Shengcheng No. 4 Middle School unprecedentedly swept the top two places in the province.
Besides the two first-place awards, No. 4 Middle School also won two second places and four third places.
The school's leadership and teachers were very pleased with this.
Gao Shang was naturally the one with the greatest merit; such results had created history for No. 4 Middle School.
Upon hearing that Xu You had won first place in the province, Xu You's classmates and teachers also sent him congratulations.
Even Lu Zhiyao sent Xu You a congratulatory cat emoji.
But Xu You couldn't rest yet, still making the most of his daily deep learning time.
If he didn't use up his 8 points of vitality every day, Xu You would feel uncomfortable even sleeping.
For Xu You and Hu Shucheng,
The end of the rematch was just a milestone on the path of the Physics Olympiad.
Next, they needed to strive to enter the provincial team.
This year, the Ningjiang Province Physics Olympiad team had 15 spots.
Unlike many provinces that decide the team members directly based on the rematch rankings,
Ningjiang Province would conduct a short training camp for first-place winners after the rematch.
After the training camp, an selection exam with the difficulty of the national finals would be held.
Based on a 7:3 weight between the rematch and the selection exam, the final 15 team members would be decided.
This selection method gave a chance to some participants who did not perform well in the rematch to make a comeback through the selection exam.
Therefore, everyone valued this training camp highly.
Out of the 50 first-place winners, except for a few who gave up the selection, the vast majority participated in the training camp.
Among these 50 participants, students from Shengcheng Experimental Middle School and Bincheng No. 24 Middle School were the most numerous.
These two schools accounted for nearly half of the spots.
And what made the students from these two schools feel awkward was
That the top two students were not from these schools,
But from Shengcheng No. 4 Middle School, a school not well-known until now.
(End of Chapter)