The host stepped forward to maintain order: "Miss Su Xingqi, please don’t make a scene." Su Xingqi was ready to throw caution to the wind. The photo of Su Xingyu on stage looked so good, how could it not be staged? She and Su Xingyu had lived together for so many years, and she had never seen Su Xingyu touch a camera. How could Su Xingyu’s photography skills suddenly become so amazing? There must be something wrong! It can’t be genuine skill and learning! She was blocked by security but stubbornly refused to leave, shouting loudly: "You must check Su Xingyu’s photo! Otherwise, you’re biased, you’re covering up! The organizing committee, you’re unfair, there’s corruption!" The mention of corruption made the host’s face darken: "Blade Group is so big, they never bother with corruption!" The audience inside and outside the venue all agreed; who didn’t know the solid reputation of Blade Group? Not only are their products of excellent quality, but even their after-sales service and various competitions are extremely rigorous. International competitions have been successfully held countless times. Why would they jeopardize their reputation over a small regional amateur competition? The host slightly furrowed her brows, her gaze seemingly unintentionally swept over the first row of the audience. In the first row, Mr. Leng, in a suit, held a half-cup of strong tea, giving her an almost imperceptible nod. The host then relaxed her furrowed brows, returning to her usual smiling demeanor, and raised the microphone: "It’s impossible for Blade Group to have corruption. Since Miss Su Xingqi doesn’t believe it, let’s invite our Blade Group’s chief optical expert and Hanyu Research Center’s technical director, Mr. Leng Fei, to analyze Miss Su Xingyu’s photo!" Before she finished speaking, there was quite a stir among the audience and in the online livestream. Someone exclaimed: "Oh my God, Hanyu Research Center? Blade Group’s most mysterious Hanyu Research Center finally has a person appearing! And it’s Leng Fei! The chief optical expert and technical director! I need to screenshot, screenshot! Same frame, same frame!" "It’s Hanyu’s Mr. Leng? He’s my idol ahhhhh!" someone else exclaimed as if invigorated. More people, unaware of the situation, asked each other: "Hanyu Research Center? What on earth is that and who is this Leng Fei?" Someone quickly explained: "It’s one of Blade Group’s core three research centers! It’s said they have long-term collaborations with the government, and they don’t even touch civilian camera business. They research things like nuclear submarines and satellites!" "Exactly, that’s why it’s called Hanyu! It means vast universe!" "Leng Fei is super awesome!" A fan of Leng Fei in the live chat message sent a long string of starry-eyed emojis, detailing his life, "Went to study at MIT when he was young, later worked at the three major optical centers in the United States, obtained three PhDs and a postdoc, created and invented a bunch, was in high demand upon returning to China, reportedly recruited by Blade for a salary of tens of millions, since then he’s worked at Hanyu Research Center, becoming a pillar, known as the top optical person in the country!" "Wow... so impressive!" Many onlookers were in awe, all worshiping the expert. After worshiping, they were very puzzled: "Why would he attend such a small competition?" In theory, this kind of small competition shouldn’t interest someone of Leng Fei’s caliber. Yet Leng Fei, in a suit, went on stage, disregarding the various expressions of people up and down the stage, and took the host’s microphone: "I’m busy, so I’ll be brief. First, there is no problem with Su Xingyu’s photo. Here is the original negative data." As he spoke, he gestured for the backstage staff to pull up the original data of the electronic negative, and soon, the screen was filled with various lists detailing the shooting time of Su Xingyu’s photo, the camera and lens model used, the aperture size, focal length, and shutter values, and other information. At the same time, Leng Fei also had another set of data cut out: "These are the meteorological data for the day, showing temperature, wind speed, solar angle, and so on, you can compare them. Just observing from this perspective," Find the newest release on Nove1Fire.net Leng Fei pointed to a spot in the photo, "Light enters from here. The wind-cut position is here; the trajectory of the character’s sword in the picture descends , the angle at which the petals cracked and lifted forms an oblique plane... All data matches." He spoke rapidly, finishing in one breath, leaving the audience in silence. Even Su Xingyu standing on stage was watching him dumbfounded, this person... amazing! She recognized every word he said, yet why did it all sound like nonsense when put together? What does it all mean? Does it even involve math equations? She couldn’t see where it matched, did he calculate it in his head? Why, why couldn’t she keep up with his train of thought? The host next to him also had a slightly stiff smile, raising the microphone to ask the audience: "Did everyone understand?" But the audience remained silent... The host’s mouth twitched. She had known that these geniuses from the top of the company were not easy to communicate with, but she hadn’t expected it to be this difficult! This wasn’t a thought process anyone could follow just by spending a few more years in college! So, the host had no choice but to ask without shame, "Could I trouble Mr. Leng to explain a bit more clearly?" Faint impatience flashed across Leng Fei’s face, as he asked the host for paper and pen, quickly writing out an equation: "I’ve given you the derivation process and the result, calculate it yourselves. I’ll explain the simplest thing, those shattered petals in the photo show a slanting cross-section, and it’s not very regular, which is a typical feature of sudden external force chopping and explosion fracturing. If it were posed, and the petals were prepared in advance, the cross-section wouldn’t be so typical. Statically cut petals with scissors would be smoother, with straight lines at the cuts." The scene remained completely silent... Everyone felt their intelligence was being crushed... Even Su Xingyu was dizzy, Lu Shifeng had found this savior for her, a super soldier, no, an elite freak, no, an entire small... big BOSS! This was definitely BOSS-level technical strength! She suddenly felt flattered, how had she, with her limited abilities, managed to have this obviously high-tech scarce expert travel all the way specially just to handle this matter for her? The man still had to rush back to catch a flight to go work overtime! Su Xingyu was in shock... The crowd remained in shock... Seeing nobody speaking, Leng Fei was impatient and continued, "Second, Su Xingqi’s photo in the semi-final, ’Flower Gaze’, used a blower. Pass me another note." He instructed the host nearby, quickly jotting down another set of equations, "This is the result derived from the meteorological data and negative data at the time. If you’re interested, calculate it yourself. I’m leaving, I have a plane to catch." He glanced at his watch, put down the pen, and swiftly stepped off the stage.
Shadow and Light: The Bride Who Clicks Her Way to Love - Chapter 96
Updated: Oct 30, 2025 6:18 AM
