Chapter 376: Genius Released
Chapter 376: Genius Released
"Jingle Bell!"
The bell for the end of the exam rang as expected, and the rich second-generation students who took the semester test walked out of the classroom one by one, feeling relieved, with smiles on their faces that could not be concealed.
Just as Qin Feng packed up his things and prepared to leave, Su Xiaolin stood in front of him.
It turned out that although Qin Feng had successfully concealed the cheating of the rich second generation and others from the invigilator, it was still seen by Su Xiaolin, who quickly saw through the secret behind the tapping rhythm.
Su Xiaolin was naturally extremely disappointed with Qin Feng's behavior, and Qin Feng also felt guilty.
The two of them walked one after the other to a deserted place, and Su Xiaolin began to question Qin Feng why he did that.
Faced with Su Xiaolin's continuous questioning, the guilty Qin Feng naturally gave the reason of lack of money, but Su Xiaolin did not accept it.
"Can you do this for money?"
"A real man has his share of do's and don'ts. Don't you know that?"
Su Xiaolin became more and more excited as she spoke, and her voice became louder and louder, which made it impossible for Qin Feng, who was stammering to explain, to get a word in. In addition, he had just earned a large sum of money and was feeling a little proud. The slight shame Qin Feng originally had suddenly turned into anger at some point.
Two young boys and girls who were obviously very good friends had a big fight over this matter, said hurtful words to each other, and then parted unhappily.
After this incident, Qin Feng had no more worries, and those rich second-generations who had received his help all achieved the results they wanted. His reputation also soared in the small circle, and more wealthy classmates came to him.
Time quickly came to the next big exam. The rich second generations were waiting for the answers confidently as usual, but unexpectedly, Qin Feng's face changed drastically when he got the test paper.
It turned out that in order to prevent cheating, the school changed the test paper into A and B paper modes. The test questions on the two test papers were completely different. This stumped Qin Feng because he only had one test paper and could only give half of the answers.
As for the answers on the other test paper, he had no way to hand it over to his employer.
This situation immediately made the rich second generation extremely anxious, and after the panic, Qin Feng quickly calmed down and decided to pass on the answers to Paper A first.
Qin Feng, who had just finished his own test paper, was tapping the table with his fingers skillfully. At the same time, the rich second generation holding paper A was also filling in the answers confidently.
Soon, with half an hour left before the deadline, the rich second generation who got Paper A had finished filling out their answers.
At this time they all stood up, trying to block the invigilator's sight, but the invigilator, who noticed something was wrong, also stood up to maintain discipline in the examination room and calmed down the candidates who were about to rush forward.
Now Qin Feng was completely at a loss. He could only watch as the deadline for submitting the papers drew closer, while the rich second-generations who had received Paper B had not answered a single question.
He knew there was nothing he could do and at the same time he regretted his rashness.
Because after the exam is over, those rich second-generations who didn’t get the answers will probably not just ask him to return the money.
When there were only 10 minutes left before the end of the exam, a subtle and rhythmic knocking sound reached Qin Feng's ears.
This is? !
Da da……
Da... Da...
Da…da…
Da da……
A familiar voice came into his ears with a special rhythm. Qin Feng was suddenly startled. He turned his head in disbelief and looked in the direction where the voice came from.
The person sitting there was none other than Su Xiaolin.
Their eyes met. Under Qin Feng's incredulous gaze, Su Xiaolin lowered her head expressionlessly, but her hands did not stop moving.
Time was running out and Qin Feng had no time to think about it. He followed Su Xiaolin's example and passed on the answers to the other test paper provided by the other party.
The deal was successfully concluded, Qin Feng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the others were also extremely happy.
After the cheating was over, Qin Feng first found Su Xiaolin and expressed his gratitude to her. He also took out a part of the money he earned from cheating and wanted to share it with her.
Faced with this money, although her family was poor, Su Xiaolin still refused without hesitation, and at the same time continued to persuade him.
"You've made enough money, stop it, Xiao Feng!
Isn't this a lesson for you? You should know that this won't last forever. You can help them cheat once, but can you help them pass the college entrance exam?"
Faced with Su Xiaolin's persuasion, and having already made a lot of money, Qin Feng, after learning his lesson, finally decided to quit.
However, when he, accompanied by Su Xiaolin, found the rich second-generation Pan Youping who was holding a pool party, after hearing his reasons, Pan Youping actually burst into laughter.
"We don't need your help to pass the college entrance exam."
Pan Youping and his companions were laughing so hard that they were rolling on the ground. He pointed at several people present.
"For us, if we want to continue to move forward, the way we play is completely different from you guys."
It turns out that these second-generation rich kids from wealthy families don’t have to go through the same narrow path of the college entrance examination as kids from poor families.
Their families have already arranged a way for them, so they can go abroad to study directly when the time comes.
So Qin Feng doesn't need to help them pass the college entrance examination. He just needs to help them get good grades in these few years of high school and provide a good resume for studying abroad in the future.
Faced with the disparity in educational resources between children from wealthy families and poor people like himself, Qin Feng felt confused for the first time.
It turns out that the things they care about so much may be worthless and insignificant in the eyes of these people.
Su Xiaolin, who came with Qin Feng, was also greatly shocked after hearing Pan Youping's words.
What Qin Feng didn't know was that she was also working hard to go abroad. However, compared with her mother who worked hard to make money to support her to go abroad, everything in front of her seemed like a clown, grinning and laughing at her.
The two young men, who were not very mature mentally, returned home in a daze.
The film uses a montage editing technique at this time, putting together the poverty of Qin Feng and Su Xiaolin's family, the hard work of their mother and grandmother, and the joy and extravagance of the rich second-generation pool party, forming a sharp contrast and giving the audience a great shock. At this moment, the content of the film seems to have been sublimated, from cheating in exams to the problem of unfair distribution of educational resources.
Of course, this kind of topic is not convenient to discuss too much in the movie. After experiencing the impact brought by the rich second generation, Qin Feng and Su Xiaolin seem to have "grown" a lot.
Qin Feng seemed to have recognized the reality, or perhaps as a genius himself, he had already seen through the nature of this world. However, the experience of his father's sacrifice in the past was like a shackle that bound him morally.
And now, as he put away his father's medal of honor, the moral shackles were broken.
How terrifying would it be if an extremely smart and talented young man broke through the shackles of morality?
Qin Feng also faced the reality and grew from a simple student to a more utilitarian adult.
He began to no longer feel psychologically uneasy and morally guilty about his cheating behavior. This is how society is. The strong prey on the weak, the fittest survive, and money is everything.
Watching Qin Feng mingling with the rich second generation and drinking on the big screen, watching Qin Feng relying on his own intelligence to continue to help the rich second generation cheat and thus earn a lot of money, watching Qin Feng's clothes and family conditions gradually improving, watching Qin Feng finally being able to replace his old mobile phone with a new one, the audience in the live screening room did not feel the slightest sense of refreshment, as if a chill was coming out of their bones.
"Bad Genius" seems to have become a kind of art at this point, and its scale has surpassed many domestic films.
Qin Feng's depravity seems so terrible, but to the adults watching the film, it does not seem so unforgivable.
The accumulation of capital itself is inherently sinful. The audience on the scene are not young people with naive and simple thinking. Most of them are already adults and have started working. They have been through the beatings of society and, influenced by massive amounts of information, have learned a lot about the rules that govern how society works. They also know that the beginnings of many bigwigs were not so glorious.
Compared with reality, what Qin Feng did was not so unacceptable.
But, is this Qin Feng still the Qin Feng in “Detective Chinatown”?
Through such a movie, the audience saw a completely different Qin Feng.
He seems to have a bigger character arc and is more down-to-earth. He has changed from the extremely smart and talented detective to an immature teenager around us who may also go astray.
Perhaps this is the unique charm of the movie universe. It allows you to see the growth path of a character in another universe and see a real person rather than an image.
The story of "Bad Genius" continues. Qin Feng no longer rejects cheating, nor does he reject relying on cheating to make money.
With the help of the name of the recess study group, he recruited a large number of rich second-generation clients in the class and used his clever mind to provide them with "help".
The improved academic performance of these rich second-generation students, in turn, proved that Qin Feng's study group was indeed "effective", so even the teacher praised him in class, saying that he was enthusiastic about helping classmates and was an excellent student representative.
This is ironic.
As for Su Xiaolin, although she continued to stick to her principles and saved money for studying abroad by working part-time, she finally chose to turn a blind eye to Qin Feng and his cheating because of her personal friendship with Qin Feng.
The audience watched Qin Feng get more and more entangled in the big web of money, and finally, the story came to the second half.
After a successful cheating in an exam, Pan Youping and Ge Shishi found Qin Feng again.
"Qin Feng, we need your help!"
Ge Shishi looked at Qin Feng pleadingly.
"If we want to study abroad and go to a good university, we must pass the STIC exam and get a good score."
She took out a test textbook with the name "STIC". Of course, there is no such test in reality, but the prototype of this test in the movie is the SAT test, which is known as the "American College Entrance Examination."
This exam is an important reference for high school students around the world to apply for American universities and scholarships. Its full name is Scholastic Assessment Test, and its Chinese name is Academic Ability Assessment Test. It is sponsored by the College Board.
Qin Feng had never planned to study abroad, so he didn't know much about this aspect. Now, after listening to the rich second generation's story, he realized that even if he studied abroad, he still needed to take exams.
Faced with Ge Shishi's request and the 10 yuan inducement from the rich second-generation Pan Youping, Qin Feng picked up the reference textbook and a look of interest appeared on his face.
The cheating in the past period of time was really not challenging for a talented young man like him.
Today, the American exam has more participants and covers a wider range, which also gives him a great sense of freshness.
However, when Qin Feng read the details of the STIC exam, he couldn't help but look embarrassed.
Like the real SAT exam, the STIC exam in the film lasts a total of 3 hours and 45 minutes (225 minutes), with three subjects: critical reading, mathematics and writing.
Although the exam was not difficult, it was long and contained many types of questions. In addition, Qin Feng and the rich second generation were not in the same examination room during the exam, which made cheating more difficult.
No, or rather, this is an impossible task.
Qin Feng pondered the STIC test materials for a long time and had already made a judgment in his mind.
But for some reason, facing this difficult situation and the possibility of not being able to make a fortune, he was not frustrated at all, but instead felt a vague impulse in his heart.
"This is really interesting!"
Qin Feng muttered to himself, staring at the test materials and various information related to the STIC test that he had collected from the Internet. His eyes seemed to be shining.
It felt like finding some interesting toy.
However, after studying for a long time, Qin Feng still had no clue.
After all, this exam has existed for so many years. If there really were any loopholes that could easily allow cheating, they would have been discovered long ago.
It was difficult for him to take the answers out of the examination room, and it was also difficult for him to pass them to Pan Youping and Ge Shishi who were in another examination room.
However, just when the helpless Qin Feng was about to find Pan Youping and Ge Shishi to reject this task, at the door of the library, a father who was making a video call with his daughter on the other side of the ocean gave him inspiration.
He broke into the library again and looked at the wall clocks that displayed the time in different cities around the world. Thoughts, world maps and images of clocks flashed through his mind alternately.
Accompanied by a voice that sounded like enlightenment, the next second, the scene changed and Qin Feng stood in front of Pan Youping and Ge Shishi, inserting a small flag on the map.
(End of this chapter)