Chapter 69 - You Have A Deal

Time pa.s.sed quickly, soon it was time for the IMO. IMO was different from different from other compet.i.tion, its difficulty was at university level.

Normal students could pa.s.s the preliminaries but to get into the final, it was quite hard. After all, to master math, one needed more than hard work but also some natural talent. This time, their school had decided on 3 students to partic.i.p.ate in the compet.i.tion.

The other students knew well enough to not partic.i.p.ate in the IMO. They left the battlefield to the 3 selected ones.

Ding Yi's face was filled with a sense of superiority.

I might not have faith in other kind of compet.i.tion. But math? It's impossible for me to lose to these two girls.

However, Mo Li did surprise him. He asked her in the past few days whether she was really considering to partic.i.p.ate in the compet.i.tion. Every time she nodded her head.

"No, it's a waste of money for you to partic.i.p.ate in this compet.i.tion!" Planting himself before Mo Li, Ding Yi began his lecture again, "Do you even know CSPs?"

Mo Li didn't even raise her head. She continued on her work like Ding Yi wasn't even there. "The focus is in having partic.i.p.ated."

Ding Yi looked at Mo Li. Hearing her explain it so bluntly, he laughed, "At least you know where you're standing." In Ding Yi's mind, he only did slightly worse than Mo Li in the mock exam, so slightly less than perfect. Plus that was only the mock exam.

Since Mo Li did not respond, Ding Yi continued to mock sarcastically, "The teacher praised you because you did well in the mock exam, don't let it go to your head. Don't a.s.sume you're on my standard because of it."

Mo Li worked on her homework and only responded with a slight tilt of her head and a 'Hmm."

"The medals of the Olympiads are not prepared for people like you."

Mo Li was puzzled.

Where does this boy's sense of superiority come from?

"Even though I know your family doesn't lack the money, with your results, I reckon you won't even qualify through the preliminary round. This is a national compet.i.tion, there are more powerful and influential people across the nation than your family, you better take my advice and don't go there and make a fool of yourself."

The other students were all silently turning their heads this way as Ding Yi continued to dress Mo Li down. Someone even added sardonically, "Ding Yi, be careful with your words. Have you forgotten that she was personally handpicked by the professor?!"

"We all knew how she got that opportunity! These days, even money corrupts the brightest mind."

"This is a shame. Qiao Qing and Ding Yi will have to suffer the humiliation of being in her group."

"Who knew what she has done to acquire a chance like this. But this is good too. We'll be able to see someone embarra.s.s themselves on a national scale."

Mo Li normally didn't mind these people. However, seeing how confident this boy was regarding his intellect as well as how indignant he was regarding her partic.i.p.ation in the IMO, Mo Li brought up casually, "Well, if you're that confident, how about we make a bet out of it?"

This question surprised Ding Yi, "What kind of bet?"

"You said I would never reach the final, what would you do if I did?"

Ding Yi was confident that would never happen. He thought about it and said, "I will run naked around the field 3 times."

"Why would I want that?" Mo Li's lips twitched.

Is this boy dumb?

"Then what do you want?" Ding Yi's tone raised as if unsatisfied with Mo Li's att.i.tude.

"I want the Ding Family Factory that is under your name." Mo Li said calmly.

Based on the plot of the novel, after Han Xu entered the digital currency business, he immediately branched out into online retail. And for that, he needed to produce a good Point of Sale (POS) device.

For him, the device had to be of good quality and its battery life had to last for at least 1 week. But the most important thing for Han Xu was the logistics convenience provided by these devices. The all-in-one POS system would help save money and time. Most importantly though, the POS system would enable Han Xu to seize the market and expand his user group. It would drive future growth.

There were some boardroom negotiations but Han Xu got it done. It helped lay the foundation for the trajectory of his business.

And at the time, the company that made these high quality POS devices for Han Xu was a factory under the Ding Family. Incidentally, the factory was under Ding Yi's name.

A wicked smirk appeared on Ding Yi's face. "Fine, then what will I get if you fail to get into the final?"

"Then you can have the pick of any share under my name." Mo Li said calmly.

These kids are so easily provoked. Prod them a little and they'd immediately take the bait.

"You have a deal!"