Because registering for the invention competition requires meeting a threshold.
The minimum threshold is that you need a university mentor's recommendation.
Clearly, Lu Ran, as a novice mechanic, definitely doesn't have a mentor to recommend him to participate in the competition.
Before participating in the invention competition, it seems he still has a prerequisite task to complete, to acquire the qualifications to enter the competition.
"This is simple."
"The registration deadline is three days before the start of the competition."
"All I need to do is complete this challenge, and not only will the top-level research facility be mine, but I will also easily find a mentor to recommend me."
Lu Ran opened another webpage.
This was the forum of Capital Mechanical University.
To encourage its students to participate in the "Invention Competition" and achieve good results, Capital Mechanical University also strives to allocate resources preferentially.