"Our country truly has an abundance of talent. I also wish all students, upon entering society, can withstand the tempering of hardships and ultimately become pillars of the nation, bringing glory to our country, just like the immovable pillar that stabilizes the sea." The host's lengthy speech served as another brainwashing session for those present.
Zhou Ran, standing on stage, felt the most tormented. At this moment, he was like a prisoner awaiting sentencing.
Would he be acquitted or given a prison term? He just wanted a swift resolution.
But the host kept talking endlessly, and he was practically dying of anxiety.
For better or for worse, at least give him a quick end!
Finally, after delivering another emotional speech, the host returned to the main topic: "Next, it's time to reveal the answer. Please maintain a steady breath and cast your gaze upon the big screen!"
As he spoke, the screen displayed the drawing from earlier, followed by the appearance of black lines.
When all the lines connected, forming various intersecting shapes that resembled the scribbles of a child who had just learned to hold a pen, the drawing lacked any semblance of order.
Everyone strained their eyes, searching for equilateral quadrilaterals, but alas, they looked until their eyes were sore and saw none.
Soon, red lines appeared, connecting one after another, eventually forming equilateral quadrilaterals.
Next, all that was needed was to display the numbering of the points.
Under everyone's watchful gaze, the black lines magically revealed the required point numbers, completely unobstructed.
Only then did everyone see that the numbers of the quadrilateral matched exactly what Han Han had said. He was correct.
Before the host could even announce the correctness of the answer, everyone spontaneously burst into applause, utterly impressed by Han Han.
This young man was truly remarkable, stepping forward so quickly. They could only describe him as amazing.
"98, 563, 488, 71! Han Han is correct. Let us congratulate contestant Zhou Ran for successfully using the special guest privilege and answering this question correctly!"
Seeing that he had found the right person to answer, Chu Zhong made an excited "yes" gesture. If it hadn't been for the ongoing recording of the show, he would have rushed over to the help team and hugged Han Han to thank him!
Zhou Ran then returned to his seat. To express his gratitude, he directly hugged Chu Zhong.
His ability to answer correctly was entirely due to Chu Zhong choosing the right person. Otherwise, he would have faced the risk of not advancing to the next round.
Chu Zhong patted his back and said, "Don't be nervous. Do your best in the upcoming questions. I believe you can do it!"
"The competition is getting more and more exciting. Not only are our contestants outstanding, but our help team members are also very accomplished."
The competition continues. Please, judges and mentors, come to the stage to draw lots for the next contestant!
"Mobile card, blurry photos? Choose Visong mobile. For a phone, choose Visong. Illuminate your beauty. This is the Brain King, exclusively sponsored by Visong!"
The host seamlessly inserted another advertisement for the sponsor.
After hearing the introduction to the mobile phone, Liu Yifeng wondered if he should buy a Visong phone when he got back. His current phone was indeed a bit slow.
Besides, it was inexpensive, costing only around 400 yuan.
Phones like Apple's cost over 4,000 yuan. He would need to buy ten of these phones to equal the price of one Apple phone.
However, he generally preferred to support domestic brands. He would go back and try the Visong phone. If it was good, he'd buy one for his father too.
It was the era of smart technology, and he needed to ensure his father kept up with the times.
The host was unaware that his advertisement had already swayed a contestant's family member.
At this moment, he was standing beside Teacher Chen, waiting for him to draw lots to announce the next contestant to answer.
Time ticked by, and ten contestants had already finished answering.
A total of three had failed to answer correctly. One had used the special guest privilege, but a member of the help team misremembered a number, leading to failure.
The other two were contestants who answered themselves, but their overconfidence led to their downfall.
Among those who answered correctly, some did so on their own, while others were helped by members of the help team. Han Han, in particular, had been chosen three times.
And each time, he had helped the contestant answer correctly? All the contestants now regarded him as a deity.
Those whose names had not yet been called were mentally prepared to use the special guest privilege to have a help team member answer for them if they didn't know the answer.
In their eyes, Han Han was the benchmark for correct answers. Choosing him was a sure bet.
While other members could also answer correctly, they didn't dare to gamble. Just like the previous contestant who chose another help team member and was wrong.
But Han Han was different. He had been correct three times in a row, with a zero percent error rate.
The choice of who to ask for help was obvious.
Next to answer was Song Yicheng. He showed no signs of nervousness, after all, he was someone who could recite the Xinhua Dictionary backward.
Remembering the numbers of a few hundred points was not difficult for him.
Looking at the points on the big screen, he quickly memorized each one.
Three minutes was enough for him to memorize all the points.
It had to be admitted that while Song Yicheng was somewhat clueless in his daily life and lacked emotional intelligence, his intelligence was truly extraordinary.
"Please find the rectangle with a length of four centimeters and a width of two centimeters. Start the timer!" the host announced.
Previously, all shapes had been equilateral, with equal lengths. This was the first time a figure with unequal lengths was presented, indicating it was the most difficult question so far.
Song's mother shouted loudly from the audience, "Son, go for it! Mom believes in you!"
Everyone else was silent, afraid of disturbing the contestant's concentration. Thus, Song's mother's voice was particularly noticeable.
Her action made many people cry out of exasperation.
Answering such questions clearly required complete silence for the contestant. A distracting environment could easily cause their thoughts to become jumbled, affecting their judgment.
It was astonishing that she, as the contestant's mother, wasn't ensuring her son could concentrate in silence but was instead shouting loudly, showing remarkable foolishness.
The host heard her voice and immediately intervened, "Please, family members in the audience, remain quiet and do not disturb the contestants' thoughts!"
Song's mother then realized her mistake and quickly covered her mouth.
Meanwhile, Song Yicheng had already immersed himself in the task of answering. The noise outside was irrelevant to him.
His brain operated like a machine, working at high speed as points connected to form lines.
Although he had memorized the positions and numbers of the points, he still needed to connect them to determine which four points formed the rectangle with a length of four centimeters and a width of two centimeters, as stated by the host.
All of this required time. Unbeknownst to him, six minutes had already passed. At this point, if he didn't use the special guest privilege to have the help team answer, it would be too late, unless he could answer it himself.
Just as time was nearing seven minutes, he finally spoke, "639, 215, 104, 18!"
As soon as he stated his answer, the timer also ended, freezing at six minutes and fifty-two seconds! He finished over twenty seconds earlier than Tian Tian!