I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

There is also a work area on the right side of the front of the conference hall, near the stage.

The way the contestants participated in the city-level competition was to first submit a USB drive containing a PowerPoint presentation of their business plan, and then present it when it was their turn.

Shen Kang and his team had already submitted their USB drives, but there was still a final review process, so they went to queue up again. When it was their turn, their PowerPoint presentation was checked on the computer here, and after confirming that there were no problems, they took their seats.

The seating arrangement for the contestants was based on their school rankings, and each chair had a sticker on it.

Yangcheng University's seats are in the middle of the second row, Qianlin University's seats are to the left of Yangcheng University's seats, and so on.

Shen Kang and his two teams from Yang University of Science and Technology were positioned on the left side of the middle row. The teams in front of them were mostly from key universities and first-tier universities, which shows that Yang University of Science and Technology is considered quite good among second-tier universities.

At this moment, most of the contestants had arrived, but some of them did not sit down, but instead gathered in groups of three or five to chat.

Shen Kang glanced at those people.

Before he could look away, a female voice rang out beside him: "Those people are all participating in the practical competition. They have truly put their business plans into practice. They should be getting to know each other now and seeing if there is any possibility of cooperation."

Shen Kang turned his head and saw a girl.

He recognized the girl; she was from another team from Yangko University of Science and Technology.

Seeing Shen Kang looking over, the girl introduced herself: "Wen Chulan, the captain of the other team from Yangke University participating in the competition besides yours. We met in the car before." "Shen Kang."

"The competition is about to start, and I'm actually a little nervous." Wen Chulan smiled, seemingly genuinely nervous. "By the way, what event is your team competing in?"

At this point, Wen Chulan seemed to realize something was amiss and added, "Let me tell you about our project first. Our project is an IT maintenance service platform, primarily targeting university faculty and students and the surrounding community, providing on-site computer repair, system optimization, virus scanning, network cabling services..."

At first, Wen Chulan thought that Shen Kang and his team were just people who came to gain seniority through connections. However, after seeing Zheng Changhao's unusual behavior towards Shen Kang and the scene that happened yesterday morning, Wen Chulan gradually changed her opinion and became more and more curious about Shen Kang.

So today, I took the initiative to start a conversation with them.

As they were talking, Wen Chulan suddenly noticed that the stunningly beautiful girl had quietly moved closer and was standing next to Shen Kang.

This caused her to pause.

Wen Chulan was also a girl. Facing such a girl in front of her, who was quietly looking at her with an incredibly strong aura, she unconsciously became nervous.

"Uh, hello classmate... I'm Wen Chulan, the captain of another team from Yang University of Science and Technology."

In Wen Chulan's view, after he finished speaking, the other party looked at him quietly, and then opened his mouth and simply said a few words: "He Qiuzhu, CFO".

"Hello there."

"Hello."... Shen Kang watched the two of them exchanging pleasantries, feeling both annoyed and amused.

Finally, Wen Chulan said, "Shen Kang, your girlfriend is so beautiful," and He Qiuzhu finally stopped being so friendly with her.

Seeing that the situation was about right, Ye Jintong pulled He Qiuzhu over to sit down.

After He Qiuzhu left, Wen Chulan felt a little more at ease, but also felt a little regretful: she had actually become more and more curious about Shen Kang. The feeling wasn't strong, but it wasn't entirely absent either; there was a tiny bit of it—if he pursued her intensely and they got along well, she might actually be willing to date him.

However, Shen Kang obviously already has a girlfriend, and a girlfriend like that at that. Wen Chulan has completely lost interest in Shen Kang now.

However, there are other things that still need to be discussed and understood.

Wen Chulan continued the previous topic, and after explaining their competition events, she asked Shen Kang and his team about their competition events.

Shen Kang then stated directly, "We are working on a project that creates a platform for recycling secondhand teaching materials."

After briefly inquiring about the project, Wen Chulan asked, "What are your thoughts on our IT maintenance service platform project?"

She felt that Shen Kang was quite extraordinary. If Shen Kang were willing to offer some insights and opinions, it might benefit her team's performance in the upcoming match.

"That's great. As for my opinion, I don't have any for now; I feel like your ideas are quite good..."

Seeing that Shen Kang couldn't say anything, or rather, wouldn't say anything at all, Wen Chulan was somewhat disappointed. However, she didn't persist and let it go. Shen Kang then went over and sat down next to He Qiuzhu, looking around.

After watching for a while, he noticed a palpable atmosphere among the participating teams: those in the practical competitions were often more confident than those in the challenge competitions.

This is understandable, since one has already taken concrete steps, while the other is still just talking about it on paper.

Of course, there were exceptions, such as Jung Chang-ho—the guy who participated in the challenge competition, who was also very popular among those who participated in the practical competition. Some people even looked regretful when they spoke to Jung Chang-ho, as if they were regretting why he hadn't participated in the practical competition but instead participated in the challenge competition.

After chatting for a while, the judges arrived and took their seats, and the contestants all returned and sat down obediently.

At eight o'clock sharp, the competition officially began.

The order in which the teams went on stage was not based on the school's ranking, but was completely randomized and shuffled. Who got to go on stage later depended entirely on luck.

Shen Kang sat down below and watched obediently. And so, as he watched, the morning passed by.

After everyone had lunch and rested for a while, the afternoon competition began.

Just like in the morning, each team went up one by one to introduce their competition project, and then answered the judges' questions one by one.

In this process, it was finally almost 3 p.m. when it was Shen Kang's team's turn.

With this thought in mind, Shen Kang prepared to lead He Qiuzhu and the others onto the stage.

As a result, just as they were about to go on stage, slightly rousing instrumental music suddenly started playing from the speakers around the venue.

"..."

What is that? Background music? A thought flashed through Shen Kang's mind instantly.

Many of the contestants and teachers below were also taken aback.

What's going on?

From this morning until now, all the other contestants have been quiet and unobtrusive when they go on stage, so why does this team have background music?