Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 74: Chapter 70: Light-hearted Leisure and Entertainment

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 media outlets.

In order to survive, smaller media outlets need certain methods.

Big media 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 somewhat 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, handsome looks, and calm demeanor off-stage, he quickly attracted a lot of popularity.

With more popularity,

Comes 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 some students answer questions."

"The best performer, how can I put it? It was really amazing. I believe that maybe someone 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 momentum 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 some online media. They quickly spread the news.

In just a few hours, there were many discussions online.

TV media hasn’t reported it yet.

Liu Huimin came 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 entertainment 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 some 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 resentment.

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 time, a large group of students came 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.

Some girls must have thought it was a good opportunity to take advantage of his vulnerability, so they came over to comfort him.

Just during one break time, 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 troublesome!"

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 come running...

It was genuinely annoying!

Zhao Yi wasn’t as calm as he appeared. Being doubted for no reason by someone he didn’t know left him feeling unhappy.

After returning home, 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 immediately opened his computer to check the news. There were already many reports online, mostly published by online media.

"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 someone 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 became much calmer, 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 department for ’quality education’, not entertainment 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... freёwebnoѵel.com

There wasn’t even a reason to cheat!

Public opinion was divided.

Some 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, some people found out about his past experience in hacking the iOS system and immediately 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 messages in the Computer Technology Exchange Group came 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 Meng Ruohao: "Share some with me!"

Intelligent Technology Zhang Junlei: "Agreed!"

Not the Storyteller Zhang Zhen: "No. This is top-secret company information! Unless you guys promise to help me share some work - just a few algorithm packages each."

Everyday Security Meng Ruohao: "I’ll ask Zhao Yi; you guys definitely didn’t sign any confidentiality agreement!"

Not the Storyteller Zhang Zhen: "/Pity. Brothers... Help me 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 development, 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 Meng 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 Meng Ruohao: "Hello, Professor Liu!"

Intelligent Technology Zhang Junlei: "Hello, Professor Liu!"

Mechanical 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 commenting, he managed to reveal two silent members.

Zhang Zhen answered busily, "Very high, very high, his algorithm package is much stronger than mine."

Professor Liu: "Send me a copy!"

Not the Storyteller Zhang Zhen: "Hold on a moment! 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 times..."

"Utterly despise."

Not the Storyteller Zhang Zhen: "/Cold-blooded. Do you guys know who Professor Liu is? Are you in the same league as him? Go look in the mirror and get a clear understanding!"

No one spoke anymore.

Seeing this, Zhao Yi became 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 emerging ’Mechanical 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 me 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 some extra money in his free time, 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 time. If you can’t finish them all, just choose a few easy ones. The price remains the same!"

"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 time, it would only take half an hour.