American TV Series: Starting with Sheldon’s Wool Collection

After seeing off little George again, Mike took little Sheldon and met Teacher Sharon and others in front of a bus.

"Look who is here? Our ace Mike, and the super genius Sheldon..." Captain Kevin, still dressed in a flashy hip-hop style, looked very excited today.

Before he could continue his mischief, Teacher Sharon said: "Everyone is here, let's set off. Going to the scene early will give you more time to prepare."

Teacher Sharon today looks a little more serious than usual.

The Mathematical Olympiad League at the end of the year was jointly sponsored by the Education Department and divided into many competition areas according to different regions.

To ensure fairness, eight teams will be fixed in each competition area based on different educational resources.

Therefore, there will not be an ordinary public high school like Melford competing against an elite high school in Houston.

And because the champion of each division will receive an extra credit when applying for college.

Therefore, to a certain extent, the annual Mathematical Olympiad League can be said to be a good opportunity for ordinary high school students to win admission letters to better universities.

At Melford Middle School, after all the members of the Mathematical Olympiad team and the special audience, Little Sheldon, got on the bus, Teacher Sharon told everyone about the schedule.

There are eight teams in total, using a single-round elimination system.

Due to the tight schedule, each game plus halftime will not exceed an hour at most.

Therefore, according to the normal process, the championship can be decided within one day with a total of seven games.

After introducing the basic procedures of the competition, Teacher Sharon took out a few pieces of clothing from her carry-on bag and gave them to the members of the Mathematical Olympiad team.

Uniform attire is required during the competition. This black shirt with the words Melford Middle School on it is considered the uniform of the Melford High School Mathematical Olympiad team.

After giving out team uniforms to Mike and others, Teacher Sharon specially took an extra piece of gymnastics and gave it to little Sheldon who was walking beside him.

"Okay, everyone can take a short rest in the car. I will call you when we get to the place." Teacher Sharon warned everyone after finishing the chores.

The journey from Melford High School to the mathematics hall used for the competition takes about forty minutes.

As the leader of the Mathematical Olympiad team, Teacher Sharon naturally hopes that during this period, everyone can maintain their spirits so that they can perform as they should during the competition.

Mike was leaning against Katie, and when he was about to take a nap, a thin figure quietly came over.

"Mike, excuse me for a moment, I have something very important to discuss with you." Captain Kevin said mysteriously in a low voice.

Seeing the other party's serious look, Mike said hello to Katie and then followed Kevin to the back of the bus.

"I watched a game with the team last year, and I have some understanding of the strengths of the other seven schools..." Kevin, who came to the back row, spoke of his own opinions.

In his words, the surrounding colleges such as Shengyu High School and Xiaohuayuan High School are not of concern. Only last year's championship team, Marymount High School, needs to focus.

In order to deal with this powerful enemy, Captain Kevin came up with an unlikely solution, which was to let Mike pretend to be a "newcomer" as the Melford Mathematical Olympiad team's trump card against other schools.

According to him, a very handsome man like Mike can easily come across as a playboy.

In the inherent impression of students, generally handsome students must have a very rich campus life, so they have no time to concentrate on studying.

Conclusion: Appearance and knowledge are inversely proportional.

From this perspective, Kevin wanted Mike to take turns answering questions in the first round and control his answering time, thereby disguising himself as a novice to confuse the other party.

In this way, in the sudden death match in the second round, in the one-on-one session, the other team is very likely to pick Mike, who is actually a top student but pretends to be a novice, as his school's opponent.

If this plan succeeds, it will be very simple for the Melford Mathematical Olympiad team to win the championship.

After all, everyone knows Mike’s Mathematical Olympiad level.

It can be said that the method of pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger proposed by Captain Kevin added another layer of insurance for Melford High School to win the Mathematical Olympiad championship.

"No problem. During the game, I will react based on the situation." Mike, who has acting skills, agreed without much thought after hearing Kevin's suggestion.

As the saying goes, those who are capable work hard, and being able to hold the key to victory or defeat in their own hands can make Mike feel more at ease.

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After about forty minutes of driving, the Melford Mathematical Olympiad team and others arrived at the mathematics hall used for the competition.

This is a venue with a very old style. Apart from rows of neat seats, there are no other unnecessary decorations in the wide hall. The emphasis is on practicality.

On the podium at the front, for this Mathematical Olympiad competition, an advanced projection equipment was specially installed to project the Mathematical Olympiad questions.

On both sides of the projection equipment, there are two rows of desks, which serve as question answering areas for the contestants later.

It was now half past nine in the morning, almost half an hour before the start of the game.

"Those who want to go to the bathroom can go now. The rest can rest where they are~" Teacher Sharon led everyone into the venue, found a rest area in the front row, and said to everyone.

In the spacious mathematics hall, plus Melford High School, five teams have come.

However, each team generally has no more than ten people including the leading teacher. Therefore, the venue still seemed deserted.

Mike, who sat down, saw at a glance the team wearing Marymount College logo clothes not far away.

"The guy with curly hair is called Carter. I saw him in the auditorium last year..." Kevin came to Mike's side, pointed his eyes at a nerdy-looking boy in the Marymount Olympics team, and introduced him in a low voice.

Judging from his expression, he seemed to be very dissatisfied with the boy named Carter.

But think about it, last year the Marymount Mathematical Olympiad team defeated the Melford Mathematical Olympiad team and won the championship.

Out of a sense of honor or comparison, Kevin, who came to watch the game last year, and Carter, who also came to watch the game from Marymount College, felt a little unbalanced.

And according to Mike's observation, the boy named Carter in the Marymount Mathematical Olympiad team, judging from his meticulous dressing style and decent behavior, is definitely a person with a strict personality in life.

This happens to be two extremes in personality from Kevin, who dresses in a hip-hop style and behaves differently.

From this point of view, it is normal for Kevin to dislike the other party.

Just as Kevin was making up bad words about the other party, Carter, who was at the center of Marymount's team, turned his head and looked over as if he was feeling something.

The two Mathematical Olympiad captains looked at each other across the distance, as if a storm was brewing.

It was obvious that both of them regarded each other as their enemy.

In the end, Carter, who was frowning, took the lead in nodding politely, and then took the initiative to look away.

"Tch, just pretend~" Kevin, who won the eye contact, curled his lips, seeming to be very disdainful of the other party's "gentleman" behavior.

Judging from the situation, the two people are indeed not compatible.

After that, more than twenty minutes passed as the teams silently observed each other.

When the remaining three Mathematical Olympiad teams arrived at the Mathematics Hall at around ten o'clock in the morning, the Mathematical Olympiad League in this division officially kicked off.