Under Wei Yumeng and Zhan Jinzhi's discussion, Zhan Jinzhi ultimately agreed to represent the school in the interview program.
As a member of the school, he had no reason to refuse.
Thus, Wei Yumeng and Zhan Shiqing accompanied Zhan Jinzhi to the filming location.
On-site at the moment, besides the staff, there were also some young audience members specially selected from various schools.
"Brother, that's great. You've already become the most handsome person in the entire school among the girls in our class."
Zhan Shiqing was extremely happy. She felt proud that Zhan Jinzhi was so admired.
"They also said that after Brother finishes the program, he'll be a star."
However, Zhan Jinzhi could only press his forehead upon hearing this. He could still recall the girls who rushed towards him like maniacs upon seeing him; it was truly terrifying.
"Did you see that? That boy is so handsome, much more handsome than our school's representative."
"Yeah, yeah, I really want to get to know him."
"I know him, he's the hottest Zhan Jinzhi online recently."
"OMG, is it true?"
As the girls discussing spoke, they prepared to move towards Zhan Jinzhi.
Seeing this, Zhan Jinzhi subconsciously retreated a few steps.
Wei Yumeng was a little helpless. She truly didn't expect Zhan Jinzhi to be so popular, nor did she expect that children nowadays would also have crushes.
She unconsciously moved a little closer to Zhan Jinzhi. After all, only she and Zhan Shiqing had come today. If the situation got out of control, it would be better to be closer.
"All participants, please proceed to the backstage to prepare. As for the script, we have placed it on your preparation tables. Remember, don't be nervous. Just treat it like a game." The staff member said and then hurried off to their tasks.
"Mom, I'll go prepare by myself from now on," Zhan Jinzhi suggested.
Although Wei Yumeng was still a little worried, this was indeed a children's program, and it wouldn't be appropriate for her to interfere.
"Alright then, Shi Qing and I will go to the audience seats. If anything happens, you must tell me, understand?"
Zhan Jinzhi nodded: "I understand."
Only then did Wei Yumeng feel at ease letting him leave.
However, as soon as Zhan Jinzhi arrived backstage, he saw many gifts placed on his seat.
There were even several letters. He took a quick look; the handwriting was all from girls, and the content was almost entirely about their admiration and love for Zhan Jinzhi.
At this moment, several students from other schools participating in the program walked towards him.
"You are Zhan Jinzhi?"
Zhan Jinzhi's expression remained unchanged: "That's right. Is there something you need?"
"Nothing, I'm just curious about what kind of person Zhan Jinzhi is. It seems now that you're no different from us."
"Exactly. I don't know what ability you have to attract all the girls in our school."
As the child spoke, he glanced at the various gifts on Zhan Jinzhi's table, his eyes filled with jealousy.
"I really don't understand why even the girl I like likes you?"
Zhan Jinzhi finally understood. These children were deliberately looking for trouble.
"If you want these gifts, you can take them freely," Zhan Jinzhi said.
He truly didn't need these things, and these children seemed to want them very much.
"Zhan Jinzhi, what do you mean by that? Are you patronizing us?"
"I don't mean that."
"I think you do!"
Zhan Jinzhi felt a headache coming on. He felt as if he had offended some deity recently.
First, there was that chess match he participated in, and now he was encountering such a situation.
If possible, he wished he could be an invisible person, whom no one noticed.
Just then, a staff member entered the preparation room.
"Students, our program will begin in ten minutes. I will first explain the flow of our program to everyone." The staff member said, flipping through the booklet in their hand. "This program is a knowledge competition for gifted children. Each student will represent their school. There will be a total of five rounds, and the competition content for each round will be different. In each round, the student with the lowest score will be eliminated, and only the student who reaches the end will become the true winner."
The students who had been provoking Zhan Jinzhi now showed confident expressions.
After all, some of them were older than Zhan Jinzhi, and in knowledge-based competitions, older individuals naturally had an advantage.
Zhan Jinzhi felt their provoking gazes. When he turned his head, he indeed saw the same group of people from before.
However, his eyes remained calm, and he continued to read his script.
"This kid is truly arrogant. He dares to ignore us."
"Exactly! Today, no matter what method we use, we must let him taste our power, and also let the girls in our school see that Zhan Jinzhi is not as capable as they think."
A few minutes later, the program began as scheduled.
Wei Yumeng was already sitting in the audience, feeling a bit impatient. It was only when she saw Zhan Jinzhi's figure that she let out a sigh of relief.
"Distinguished students, today we have invited student representatives from various schools to engage in a fierce knowledge duel. The winning student will receive a scholarship provided by our program. Now, let us invite our young contestants to enter the stage."
Upon hearing this, Zhan Shiqing happily stood up: "Brother, go for it!"
"The first to appear is the contestant with the highest popularity among our current participants, Zhan Jinzhi."
As soon as this name was announced, the audience erupted in cheers, much like when a celebrity makes an appearance.
However, because of this order of appearance, almost all the subsequent contestants became mere foils to Zhan Jinzhi.
This further fueled the jealousy of those who already envied Zhan Jinzhi.
Although Wei Yumeng was in the audience, she could already feel the shift in the atmosphere on stage.
Children were still children, and they couldn't always hide their thoughts.
"Shi Qing, wait for me here. I'm going backstage to take a look," Wei Yumeng instructed Zhan Shiqing.
Zhan Shiqing nodded obediently, and only then did Wei Yumeng leave.
"Miss, what are you doing here?" a staff member saw Wei Yumeng.
Wei Yumeng then said: "Could I please see your program's director? I am Zhan Jinzhi's mother."
The person thought for a moment and then said: "Alright, please follow me."
On stage, the first round had already begun.
"For the first round, we will adopt a wheel-battle question-answering format. The contestants will line up and answer questions one by one. Each person will have only 60 seconds to answer. The person who answers the fewest questions will be eliminated." The host introduced the rules for the first segment.
"Listen to me, I have an idea. If we work together, we can definitely get Zhan Jinzhi eliminated in the first round..."