Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 353 - 237: Genius Old Shen (Bonus - )
Just now, when Zhu Qidong was on a call with Secretary Su Yaohui, the other party specifically mentioned the name Shen Qiushan.
His own identity as a 38-year-old top scorer had already attracted much attention, and later he won the Nebula Award, becoming a famous writer, which brought glory to Sanjiang University!
But recently, this famous writer has been playing at being "abstract." First, he wrote songs, and then he even participated in a variety show like "Voice of Hua Country."
A heated discussion ensued on the internet, with many netizens even criticizing Sanjiang University, asking the school to get a grip on things.
Su Yaohui was just discussing with Zhu Qidong whether to have a talk with Shen Qiushan, as having a famous author and a top student from Sanjiang University participate in a variety show indeed leaves an impression of being "unfocused."
However, since this is a private matter, the school is actually not in a good position to intervene, and they’re even worried that saying too much might trigger Shen Qiushan’s rebelliousness.
This mature top scorer is currently a prominent figure of Sanjiang University, having earned the qualification to join the "Distinguished Alumni Group" as a freshman.
Hence, during the discussion with Zhu Qidong, Su Yaohui only aimed to first understand Shen Qiushan’s thoughts, subtly convey the school’s stance, but with a gentle tone.
Yet before they even had the chance to talk to Shen Qiushan, he went and did something big again.
According to Zhao Ruihai, the fact that they could secure the "grand prize" this time was because Shen Qiushan made another significant contribution, which left Zhu Qidong somewhat incredulous.
"Is Shen Qiushan really that crucial to this project?"
A writer excelling in scientific research too is somewhat beyond Zhu Qidong’s imagination.
"It’s true."
"Shen Qiushan played a crucial role!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
Zhao Ruihai is a righteous person, and if it had been someone else, as the project leader, the credit would have long been taken by themselves.
But he adhered to the principle of seeking truth from facts, not claiming undue credit.
"Alright, I understand."
Zhu Qidong nodded: "Get your team ready to go to Beijing for the award ceremony next week."
The competition committee announces the winning teams every year before holding the award ceremony, which, in fact, is just one segment, as the winning teams are invited to visit some top national research institutes and have opportunities to attend lectures by experts in related fields.
For Zhao Ruihai, communicating with top experts in the industry is what he most looks forward to.
Simultaneously.
Shen Qiushan was busy writing in the exam hall.
It is quite abstract, to say the least, for yesterday he was shining on the stage of "Voice of Hua Country," and today he’s sitting with a pen in the exam hall.
But, this is how the department has arranged it—final exams consecutively on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday; after that, winter vacation starts.
Shen Qiushan will also conclude his first semester at university.
Compared to his roommate scratching his head, Shen Qiushan answered the questions smoothly. It couldn’t be helped—he had a cheat!
The content from class and textbooks had long been etched into his brain, making the exam no challenge for him.
In half an hour, he finished the exam paper.
And just when he was about to ask the invigilator teacher if he could submit his paper, Zhao Ruihai appeared at the door of the exam hall.
The invigilator was a woman in her thirties. Seeing Zhao Hairui at the door, she hurried out of the classroom: "Professor Zhao, do you need anything?"
"Looking for Shen Qiushan, but let him finish the exam first!"
"I’ll wait in the corridor."
Zhao Ruihai clapped his hands to the female teacher.
"Okay."
The woman responded, returning to the classroom and instinctively glancing at Shen Qiushan.
To her surprise, Shen Qiushan directly stood up with his paper: "Teacher, I’ve finished the exam. Can I submit it?"
"Ah?"
The female teacher was shocked: "You finished already?"
She had naturally heard of Shen Qiushan but was not one of his teachers and had never interacted with him.
Today was their first encounter, and she was quite astonished. It was a two-hour exam, yet Shen Qiushan finished his paper in just half an hour.
She initially thought he hurriedly submitted the paper upon hearing that Zhao Ruihai was looking for him, but upon receiving his paper, she was dumbfounded.
Not a single question was left blank on the entire paper. She randomly checked a few answers, and they matched perfectly with the correct answers in her mind.
No wonder he could become a top scorer even at the age of 38! A genius indeed!
The female teacher silently marveled while again looking down the corridor, only to find that Shen Qiushan and Zhao Ruihai had already walked away.
"Xiaoshen, our team won the grand prize of the competition this time. We need to attend a series of award activities in Beijing next week. Are you available?"
"Next week is winter vacation; no problem."
"By the way, is there any reward for the grand prize?"
Winning the award didn’t surprise Shen Qiushan at all since he had taken out the system reward "laser weapon."
However, the system reward’s PPT was divided into three parts, and Shen Qiushan just used the first part as a trial to see the worth of the laser weapon in this competition.
And based on past experiences, the system rewards are very useful indeed, so he just wanted to see how the experts would evaluate it.
The feedback now is a "grand prize," which indicates that experts in the field highly recognize the item.
Since the item has been presented, isn’t it time for a reward?
It can’t just end with a "certificate of award," can it?
"There is definitely a reward, but the grand prize isn’t given every year, so the reward is not fixed; it depends on how the committee evaluates it. However, based on past experiences, the cash prize is certainly substantial!"
Zhao Ruihai didn’t expect Shen Qiushan to be most concerned about the cash prize.
"Xiaoshen, to be honest, I didn’t pay much attention to this competition before. Your project was just roughly skimmed over. After learning about winning the award, I looked at the PPT again. Did you complete the latter part yourself?"
Zhao Ruihai curiously asked again.
"Yes!"
Shen Qiushan nodded with a smile: "I asked for your opinion back then, and you told me I could use my creativity."
"So, I just did a little creative work!"
Hearing Shen Qiushan’s words, Zhao Ruihai’s lips twitched. You call creating a "grand prize" project just a small creative task??
Having taught for many years in a top university like Sanjiang, Zhao Ruihai had seen some so-called "geniuses," but those geniuses pale compared to Shen Qiushan.
While Zhao Ruihai lamented silently, his phone suddenly rang in his pocket with a call indication: Principal’s Office.
Evidently, it was Zhu Qidong!
"Professor Zhao, someone from above has arrived."
"Bring Shen Qiushan to the meeting room; they say there’s something important to discuss!"
