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Before the meal, Wu An received an invitation from the society, saying that they were going to have a "celebration dinner" today to reward themselves for their busy four days and three nights.
But Wu Ancai didn't plan to go.
Today is his and Li Yuhua's day, how could anyone else interfere?
Wu An refused.
After he said he was going to have a date with Li Yuhua today, the two virgin seniors in the club finally understood why Wu An didn't come.
In comparison, senior Zhou Xingchen has a much higher emotional intelligence.
She just chatted with Wu An in the morning about the competition in the past few days, and then shared her own ideas.
If possible, Wu An would chat with her, but they are on a date today, so what is there to talk about?
In this way, Wu An and Li Yuhua had their dinner and went to see a movie.
Afterwards I had a little drink and today was a very satisfying day.
Tomorrow, Wu An will return to the competition.
At that time, the results of the National College Students Artificial Intelligence Competition will be announced.
#111 Reasonable but regrettable
The award ceremony started at 9:30 in the morning.
On this day, not only the contestants came to the scene, but also school leaders and HR bosses from large companies.
Therefore, this is more of a social event to explore “future opportunities” than an awards ceremony.
Wu An arrived at the scene at nine o'clock in the morning.
He wore the suit that Li Yuhua picked for him and styled his hair to look handsome.
As soon as he entered the venue, he attracted many people's attention among a group of ordinary young people dressed in T-shirts.
Not only Wu An, but also Li Yuhua who accompanied him was the focus of everyone.
The award ceremony was an open day, allowing visitors to visit. Therefore, Li Yuhua was of course there to witness Wu An receiving the award.
Because... even if we can't make it to the national competition, winning a regional award is more than enough.
In order to match Wu An, Li Yuhua chose a dress that looked like a dress today.
The one-shoulder strapless dress is elegant and noble in fishtail skirt design, reaching the calf, and the white satin is embellished with intricate patterns.
Her hair was tied up at the back of her head, with some black hair on her temples. Her face was made up in a clear and elegant manner, making this young lady look like an elegant flower on the mountain top.
——This is the demeanor of a real lady from a wealthy family.
When she walked into the lecture hall holding Wu An's hand, they looked like a pair of handsome and beautiful celebrities, stunning everyone present.
The reporters who came to report kept giving more shots, as if she and Wu An were the protagonists of this award ceremony.
When he was about to go out, Wu An was amazed when he saw Li Yuhua dressed in gorgeous clothes.
While being amazed, Wu An couldn't help but complain, "Miss, we are not going to walk the red carpet of the film festival. Isn't it a bit too high-profile to dress like this?"
Li Yuhua said as if it was a matter of course: "When it's important, you should prepare for an important ceremony. No matter what others do, you must not be tacky when you go on stage to be photographed during an award ceremony!"
Wu An: “…”
Well, the exquisite sense of ritual is what Li Yuhua insists on.
In this way, the two people came to the venue.
Wu An first walked to the table where their team was. Li Yuhua found a place to sit next to him, looking at Wu An, feeling the baptism of everyone's gaze.
Because Wu An looked so handsome in his suit and tie, he seemed out of place when he came to the team.
Yang Guang and Chen Dong, two seniors, took care of their appearance after being reminded by senior sister Lv Ying. But for those IT guys, even if they wanted to take care of themselves, they didn't know where to start.
In their view, "grooming" means shaving, washing the face and changing into clean clothes.
As a result, when standing next to Wu An, he felt like a follower and a younger brother.
This made Wu An feel embarrassed.
However, it was just Wu An who felt embarrassed.
Seniors Yang Guang and Chen Dong did not feel that they looked like losers in front of Wu An. After meeting Wu An, they moved their computers over and told him about their research results on Wu An's architecture and their own ideas.
When talking about professional things, Wu An also became interested.
I didn't feel awkward anymore and started chatting with them.
The way several people were communicating looked... quite harmonious.
After a while, the award ceremony began.
Lengthy speeches from leaders are inevitable, and only after that comes the exciting moment.
In this competition, there are four groups, each working on a different topic, so the prize is divided into four parts.
The first two groups quickly finished the award ceremony, and then it was Wu An and his team's turn.
The awards started with the lower-level prizes, and there were more than sixty teams that chose Wu An's topic.
Half of the teams were able to win third prize or above.
There are eighteen teams that won third prize in the regional competition.
The host read out the schools and names of the participating teams on the stage, and then a representative from each team came on stage to receive the award.
After a while, the eighteen participating teams received their awards.
Next, the second prize will be awarded.
There are eight second prize winners.
The ranking is from 12th to 5th. As per convention, the host announces the ranking starting from 12th.
This time, the entire participating team can go on stage to receive the award, with four teams going up on stage at a time.
When the third prize winners were announced, Wu An and his team didn’t need to worry, but when the second prize winners were announced, they became nervous.
Although they knew they probably wouldn't be able to qualify for the national competition, it would be best if they could win first prize.
If their names are included in the second prize, it means they will miss out on the first prize.
But because of the strength of Wu An and his team, after all the names of the eight second-prize teams were read out, Wu An's team's name was not called out.
This made Wu An and two seniors, Yang Guang and Chen Dong, breathe a sigh of relief.
They clapped their hands to congratulate the teams that won the second prize on the stage, as well as the teams that came next.
But it’s too early to be happy now.
What if... they were just being too sentimental and didn't get the first prize at all?
Or, what if they get the top two places in this group and are lucky enough to participate in the national competition?
As the team that won the second prize came down from the podium.
Next, the first prize list of this group will be announced.
There are four first prizes in total, and usually the top two will qualify to participate in the national competition.
The host on the stage was seen brewing something.
Wu An and his group in the audience were so nervous that their hearts were in their throats.
My mood became conflicted at this moment.
I hope they can get a ranking, but I don’t want their team’s name to be called out so early.
However, the objective facts will not change because of their prayers.
The host picked up the list card and announced:
"First prize, Tsinghua University and Peking University, New Folder 69 team, congratulations to them."
Wu An was stunned, and so were his seniors Yang Guang and Chen Dong.
The name "New Folder 69" makes people feel very uncomfortable when they pronounce it.
But when I first entered the competition, I didn't think about changing it. Plus, weird names are a tradition of this AI competition, so I didn't change it.
After realizing what was happening, the two seniors, Yang Guang and Chen Dong, who had been in a daze, were the first to jump up.
"Oh!"
"Oh ho ho!"
"First prize, congratulations!"
The two of them clapped their hands, feeling happy, regretful, and shedding tears.
Then, following the instructions, he climbed onto the podium from the side.
Wu An followed them and went on stage together.
At that moment, the spotlight was on them.
Wu An saw the flashing lights under the podium, and Li Yuhua who stood up and blessed Wu An with a smile.
The leader took the award certificates, handed them to them, and gently blessed them and congratulated them on their bright future.
This month's hard work has come to an end.
#112 We have all become stronger
After stepping down from the podium, what happened afterwards seemed to have nothing to do with Wu An and the others.
Those three places were taken by Peking University, Tsinghua University and Beijing University - it has always been like this in the Beijing competition area.
Although Wu An's team won the first prize, their actual ranking was fourth and they failed to advance to the national competition.
But even so, because of its strong strength, it also attracted the attention of some companies that came to the scene.
In this era of artificial intelligence, there is a severe shortage of talent.
Students like them who can independently complete the development of deep learning architecture are in high demand even before graduation.