"Clerk! Clerk!" a student suddenly shouted, holding up his phone. "Quick, look at the alumni circle! Professor Hearst posted on the alumni circle, praising you, hey!"
Everyone at the table lowered their heads at this moment, and Mingyan also glanced at them.
[Hurst Lee doesn't want to go to class: This year's architecture students are incredibly talented; their graduation projects are truly amazing. There's no need to compete for the champion this year; aim for second place instead. I feel sorry for you guys. (Makes a funny face)]
"The scores haven't been released yet, but you've already won first place in your graduation project, Kerry," said the follower. "I'm so envious!"
A smug smile crept across Kerry's face. He then looked at Mingyan and said, "Speaking of scores, Mingyan probably doesn't know his score yet. I have some connections with the teacher in charge of the grades system. How about I ask them for you?"
Mingyan laughed and said, "That won't be necessary. I'm afraid the result might not be what we want."
Kerry said, "Don't be afraid! We'll find out sooner or later anyway, so why not ask now? That way we'll have a better idea of what to expect. How bad can it get? Right?"
"I think I'll pass," Mingyan said. "I don't think my score will be high either."
The more he said that, the more the others clamored for Kerry to know.
Kerry looked reluctant, but he had already taken out his terminal, dialed a number, and said casually, "Hello? Teacher Shen, yes, it's me... I wanted to ask about Mingyan's graduation project score in our class... Is there anything wrong with it? Just turn on your computer and take a look... Yes, Mingyan's."
The teacher was probably still flipping through Mingyan's name when the students in the class jeered, "Turn it on out loud! Let us hear it too!"
Kerry then placed his phone on the table and turned on the speakerphone.
A moment later, everyone heard the teacher on the other end say, "Oh? This Mingyan is from your class?"
☆, Nearly perfect
The sound was played aloud, and everyone could hear it.
"What's wrong? Is Mingyan's grade really bad?" Kerry asked.
There was an eerie silence on the other end of the phone as soon as he finished speaking.
The teacher quickly said excitedly, "What's wrong with that? His grade is the best in recent years—no, no, I've never seen a graduation project that's close to perfect since I started teaching."
“It’s normal that it’s not good…” Kerry said, then suddenly realized what he meant and exclaimed, “What did you say?!”
"Mingyan! My world! The first defense result was too controversial, so it was sent for review. The review result came out—99 points! I'm sure I didn't read it wrong, it was filled in red, 99 points! Just one point away from a perfect score! Our school has never seen such a high evaluation since its founding!"
Suddenly, all the noise in the room disappeared.
The hotel's magnificent lobby was so quiet you could hear a pin drop; everyone stared wide-eyed, speechless.
The person on the other end of the phone was still laughing. The teacher, thinking Mingyan was a good friend of Kerry's, praised him enthusiastically: "That's amazing, Kerry! Your classmate has a bright future ahead of him. Those old fogies in the Ministry of Education are so stingy with grades, their attitude of 'avoiding mistakes rather than achievements' is so extreme that they probably wouldn't give a perfect score even if you killed them. This 99 points means they're completely convinced! They have nothing to say! They willingly placed this work in the champion's position this year! No, not just this year—"
Snap!
Kerry slammed the phone down on the table, and the sound from the other end finally stopped.
Everyone remained completely silent.
Kerry's henchmen suddenly tucked their tails between their legs and dared not speak at this moment.
Crili's expression changed several times before finally turning ashen as he said, "The news might not be true! Ask someone else! What about Hearst? Didn't that professor praise me in his alumni circle?"
He shoved the two people in front of him aside, grabbed a cell phone, and started flipping through it.
The crowd hesitated, watching him rage from a distance.
Even more terrifying, shortly after Kerry snatched the phone, everyone found Hearst's latest update.
[Hurst Lee doesn't want to go to class: Hahaha, so many people guessed which game I was talking about. It seems that the player community reacts the fastest when it comes to what games are the most fun! (Image 1: Minecraft third-person perspective, the character is walking a small dog) (Image 2: Minecraft screenshot, the house, windmill, and flower field that Hearst built after returning home)]
Looking at Kerry again, his once handsome face was now flushed red. He said, "That game... you can get 99 points? Isn't that a joke?"
“That’s right.” A voice came.
Everyone turned their heads, wanting to see who had echoed Kerry at this moment—wasn't he afraid of being proven wrong? Was he still going to stubbornly deny it?
But upon closer inspection, everyone was astonished.
It was an explicit statement!
Mingyan remained calmly seated and said, "Yes, I also feel that I didn't do well. I didn't expect the teachers to be so lenient. This half-finished game isn't as good as they say. 'King' and 'champion' are all too polite. It's just choosing the best among the worst."
Kerry's face finally turned completely purplish-red.
Everyone was speechless, feeling a tightness in their chest, as if they were about to choke to death.
— "Pick the tallest among the short" means they are all short, right?
—If their Minecraft project almost got a perfect score but was only half-finished, then are their graduation projects garbage?
Mingyan sighed again and said, "Sigh, if I had known that the result would be so unsatisfactory, I should have thrown away the design draft back then. At least I could have fertilized the potted plant."
"Waaah..."
Suddenly, a crying sound came from the corner.
"I only got 72 points," a girl cried. "My graduation project must be worse than fertilizer!"
Everyone around her was devastated and could only offer her quiet words of comfort.
Some of them didn't even get 70 points... I feel my face burning right now.
At this point, Kerry's face turned ashen, his fingertips trembling with rage, and he said bitterly, "Let's begin the meal! You all eat first!"
After saying that, he didn't even look at Mingyan, and rushed out of the hall without turning his head.