Local time, three o’clock in the afternoon, the plane landed at Kos Airport.
As soon as the group of four exited the hall, a car came to pick them up.
About fifty minutes later, they arrived at the Soviki Hotel.
Two standard rooms, Jiang Fuyue and Fan Ye together, Gao Zhaoming naturally stayed with Huang Hui.
After unpacking their luggage and changing into thick coats, the four went to the restaurant for dinner.
Compared to the grand national teams of IPhO, IOI participates in the competition under individual names, so there is no issue of teaming up or not.
Therefore, there were very few groups of three or five in the entire restaurant, mostly people dining alone.
Jiang Fuyue’s group of four could be considered unique.
Huang Hui: “I heard that this IOI has 87 countries and 341 participants.”
Compared to IPhO, the difference is quite stark.
“When I was getting the steak in the dining area earlier, I heard two professors discussing the question setters for this competition,” Gao Zhaoming said after taking a sip of juice.
Huang Hui: “What about the question setters?”
“It seems they are from Huaxia and have quite the background.”
Jiang Fuyue raised an eyebrow and then chuckled.
Fan Ye blinked, supporting her cheeks with both hands, eagerly asking, “Sister Yue, why are you laughing? Is it not okay for someone from Huaxia to set the questions?”
“Not really. Typically, IOI’s six questions are set by computer programming experts invited from six different countries by the organizers. So, it’s not usual for one of the question setters to be from Huaxia.”
“From what I know, the IOI organizers haven’t sent an invitation to Huaxia for five consecutive years. So, it’s hard to say this year.”
Gao Zhaoming suddenly realized: “So that’s how it is. I thought those two professors were being very detailed.”
Jiang Fuyue: “It’s not impossible.”
“Huh?”
“What if they really invited an expert from Huaxia to set the questions this year?”
“Wouldn’t that make it very difficult?”
Jiang Fuyue: “It depends on the order the questions appear in. The last question is usually the most challenging.”
After dinner, none of the four felt like going out for a stroll, so they returned to their rooms.
E Country is in a high latitude region, and by September, it already starts to feel cool.
With a sparse population, once night falls, there are hardly any people outside, so there’s nothing much to see outside. It’s better to rest early and conserve energy.
That night, Jiang Fuyue used a video to show Little Brother Jiang the night view of Kos from the window.
“Big sister, it’s so dark where you are!”
“Not just dark, it’s also cold.”
“Then you should wear more clothes, don’t catch a cold. Colds are really uncomfortable.”
“Okay.” He really is a little warm-hearted guy.
After ending the video call, Jiang Fuyue logged into the Short Tremolo app and routinely watched the replay of Little Brother Jiang’s livestream from yesterday.
After Wu Qian returned, he did indeed put in effort.
In addition to the previous simple eating broadcast mode, he also posted videos of Little Brother Jiang cooking on Weibo, unexpectedly gaining some popularity.
He immediately applied for account verification and started operating on both sides, which has shown initial results.
The economic company has also found an office location, right across from Linan No. 1 High School in an office building, which is convenient for taking care of Little Brother Jiang. It is said that it was renovated two days ago.
Wu Qian knew she was abroad and had to go abroad to compete, so he didn’t hesitate to invite her to visit, just sending photos to her email. From the overall layout of the studio to each table and chair, it can be seen that he put in a lot of effort.
After receiving the photos, Jiang Fuyue took the initiative to call him.
Wu Qian was pleasantly surprised.
When he heard her ask if he needed money, he immediately said, “No, no need for now.”
Jiang Fuyue didn’t insist.
In addition, the good-looking voice steward she met at the airport earlier went to find Wu Qian.
“Good appearance, distinctive voice, estimated to become popular!” This was Wu Qian’s feedback.
After successfully signing, accounts have been registered on major platforms, but the first move is still in the planning stage. Whether it can make a splash depends on Wu Qian’s operational ability.
So far, two anchors under the studio are in place, and daily work is proceeding as usual.
However, Jiang Fuyue didn’t care about any of this.
Don’t use suspicious people, and people used shouldn’t be suspected—since she handed it over to Wu Qian, she would absolutely not interfere with his decisions. The year-end financial report will naturally reveal everything.
Same hotel, top floor suite.
Xie Dingyuan sat on the sofa with a computer in front of him, the screen displaying the standard program trial run page.
Beside him was the list of participants in this year’s IOI.
He remembered that he had originally refused, but in the end, he slapped himself and emailed the organizers to secure the rights to set the final question. Who could have thought it was just to teach a certain naive girl a lesson?
But now…
Xie Dingyuan shook his head, a light sigh escaping his lips.
His fingertips brushed over one of the names on the list, prominently written “Jiang Fuyue”.
Even through the paper, her face involuntarily appeared in his mind, accompanied by the palpitations brought on by his heartbeat, wave after wave.
Xie Dingyuan actually couldn’t understand his current state.
Logic told him to stay calm, but his brain constantly conveyed excited commands.
It was like he had split into two halves, one staying rational while the other was uncontrollable. This feeling really…
Sucked!
