Chapter 35: Provincial Championship with a Strong Start but a Weak End "Congratulations to Hangzhou Experimental Primary School for defeating Sucheng Primary School and successfully advancing to the finals!"The host loudly congratulated the city's home team, and the cheers from the audience were endless. As the host of this year's provincial competition, Hangzhou Experimental Primary School only made it to the top four last year, but this year it made it to the finals, which is a huge improvement. However, judging from their performance in the semi-finals, they are definitely no match for Donghai No. 1 Primary School. Hangzhou City Primary School also thought so, so shortly after advancing to the finals, it announced its withdrawal and handed the championship directly to someone else. This situation did not surprise netizens because similar things have happened before. Whenever there is a huge gap in strength in a match, the weaker party will voluntarily give up. This is not because of fear, but because it is unnecessary. In terms of attention, provincial competitions are still far inferior to national competitions. Instead of fighting to the death in a final with no suspense, it is better to save the best form for the national competition. If we can get a good ranking in the national competition, it will have a very good publicity effect for the entire Jiangnan Province.
Moreover, Jiangnan Province has learned very painful lessons in this regard. More than ten years ago, when the North Sea Secret Realm had not yet been developed, the quality of students in Jiangnan Province was no worse than that in Beijing. One year the schools in Jiangnan Province were particularly strong, and it felt like all of the top four schools in the province were qualified to compete in the national competition. As a result, people at that time did not figure out which one was more important, the provincial competition or the national competition, and they fought each other directly in the provincial semi-finals. When these four schools went to participate in the national competition, almost all the main players were injured, and several pets even entered the arena with bandages tied on. One can imagine how fiercely the fight was between these four schools for a provincial championship. They were originally at least among the top 16 in the country. As a result, when it came to the national competition, the two provincial semi-finalists were eliminated in the first round, and the provincial runner-up was eliminated in the top 64. The provincial champion was even beaten humiliatingly by the perennial fourth-best team in Beijing in the round of 32, with a score of 1 to 7. After the game, these four schools became a classic joke on the Internet, and countless netizens came to the comment section to make jokes and ridicule them. I wanted to show my face, but ended up showing my butt. The most promising year ended up being the most comedic year. In the future, whenever a province claims to be very strong this year and wants to enter the national competition to compete for the championship, these four schools will be dragged out and criticized by netizens. At the same time, other provinces also drew lessons from the top four teams from Jiangnan Province that year and learned how to avoid internal friction in provincial competitions before the national competitions. From then on, the intensity of the provincial championship battle dropped several levels compared to previous years. As the unlucky one, Jiangnan Province has also learned its lesson. Whenever a game feels hopeless, we will abandon it directly, focusing on preserving our strength. Of course, this usually only happens after the semi-finals. Because entering the provincial top four means admission to the national competition, anyone who feels there is no hope of winning will basically give up. However, before entering the provincial semi-finals, I have not seen any schools withdraw from the competition, so the competition is still fierce.
As for this class, the main reason was that Chu Yi performed too fiercely in the match against Boyuan Primary School. The scene where one opponent is solved with one move is obviously aiming for a one-on-seven victory. Everyone knows that there is no chance of winning at Hangzhou Experimental Primary School. It would be better to give up early, so as to avoid being beaten by that heavy-handed Fire Monkey and getting everyone injured, which would affect their performance in the national competition. Chu Yi received the news of winning the championship while he was sleeping. The provincial finals were originally scheduled to be held four days later, but I was woken up by the principal at a little after 10 o'clock the next day. He said that Hangzhou Experimental Primary School had directly given up after reaching the finals, so they won the championship in advance. To celebrate this hard-won championship, the principal invited everyone to the Hangzhou International Shopping Mall for a seafood barbecue buffet. As the number one contributor to this championship, Chu Yi was offered a glass of juice by the principal. This made him feel flattered, and he quickly said that the competition was not over yet and he would work harder next time to repay the school for its cultivation of him. "Just say this to the media." Zhou Zhiqiang patted Chu Yi on the shoulder and whispered, "You are where you are today because of your parents and your own talent and hard work. It has nothing to do with the school. The school only provides a platform and an opportunity, but it cannot take so much credit for it.” Before the principal came to Chu Yi to tell him the truth, he drank at least half a bottle of Moutai. As soon as he opened his mouth, the smell of alcohol hit him in the face, and his head swelled up like a red lantern. He has been under too much pressure these days, and no one on the entire Internet is optimistic about their Donghai No. 1 Primary School. To be honest, if the school hadn't been lucky enough to have Chu Yi, it would have been very dangerous facing Boyuan this time. He had already prepared himself mentally for a crushing defeat and being scolded. Who would have thought that he had been sleepless all night because of anxiety yesterday morning, and when he woke up this morning he found that he had won the championship? I can only say that the encounters in life are so amazing, just like when you are surrounded by mountains and rivers and think there is no way out, you will find a new village when you turn around. In this situation, Zhou Zhiqiang couldn't help but want to sing a song several times. However, considering that we are in public, with his students and subordinates around, if he really behaves so unrestrainedly, wouldn't he become a laughing stock in the whole school? So Zhou Zhiqiang resisted the urge and just directed all his enthusiasm to Chu Yi. In response to the principal's praise, Chu Yi behaved very reservedly and spoke modestly. Soon the principal was taken away by several other teachers to toast. Chu Yi went to the kitchen and ordered two grilled steaks. He ate one portion for himself and sent one portion into the hibernation space for Monkey King to taste. Most pets eat specially made pet food, but a small number of pets like to eat cooked food prepared by humans. Monkey King is the type who can eat either kind of food. He eats whatever is available and is not picky at all.
After eating and drinking, Chu Yi returned to the hotel. At this time, the organizer just delivered the trophy. Chu Yi made a video call to his mother as soon as he got the trophy. After the call was connected, mom and dad sat side by side on the sofa, with smiles on their faces before they even opened their mouths. "Mom and Dad, I won the championship!" Chu Yi raised the trophy in his hand and showed it off proudly. "Our good boy was so awesome this time that he defeated three people in a row!" Zhao Yuwei clapped her hands continuously, her eyes curved into crescents as she smiled. "I've said it before, with our son's ability, it shouldn't be easy for him to win the provincial championship, right?" Chu Qingshan's tone was even more arrogant than Chu Yi's, and his eyes were full of pride when he looked at his son. Looking at his overjoyed parents, Chu Yi felt that nothing, including winning three in a row or the championship, could make him happier than this moment. He laughed and swore loudly and firmly: "Next we will go to Beijing to participate in the national competition. I will bring you a bigger trophy then! Definitely!" (End of this chapter)