What does it feel like to know in advance many major events that are about to happen in the world
Cheng Ran felt like he was in a game, but this game was created by an unpredictable powerful force. The world restarted, and everyone returned to the track they were on many years ago, but he was the only one forgotten outside the rules.
He knew that this year's World Cup in France would be the most unsurpassed of all World Cups, and Ricky Martin's "The Cup of Life" would become the most representative football song, and in the future everyone from the elderly to women and children would be able to sing "Go, go, go, Ale, ale, ale".
This is also the most classic tournament. The veterans Batistuta, Bergkamp and Baggio are still shining, Zidane and Rivaldo are in their prime and are the mainstays of world football. The new generation led by Kluivert and Ronaldo are making a strong debut with dazzling performances. This tournament brings together almost all the great players that people are familiar with. No World Cup before or after can compare with it.
Also this year, the world's first submarine cable used primarily for Internet transmission was opened. In the future, 80% of the world's communication traffic will be carried by submarine optical cables. Since the emergence of the Internet, in the past three million years, human society has never evolved as fast as it does today.
Technology brings about change, which is why Cheng Ran thinks Xie Qian has great potential in running a website.
If it was before, he would probably have suggested to Xie Qian that he should do something more suitable in other fields. However, it was in 1998, with the support of policies and technological innovation, the second phase of the CHINA backbone network project started in China replaced the gigabit routers and improved the backbone bandwidth. It was like the soil for seeds to germinate, which already had enough nutrients. From then on, many things could flourish here.
Cheng Ran would also have some feelings. In fact, before this, there were also some influential figures who stirred up the situation. But perhaps it was just as the old saying goes, heroes are made by the times. Many of them are no less capable than those at the top in the eyes of later generations. The failures of many of them were actually due to the lack of just a wave of momentum.
There have been many nightmares this year, including the Asian financial crisis, the depreciation of the Japanese yen, the Hong Kong SAR government's entry into the market to fight against international speculators, and global stock market fluctuations... There are also many things happening that make people feel upset and helpless. Cheng Ran doesn't know whether this life will continue to follow the previous trajectory, but in fact, a major trend would have been foreshadowed long before. At least from the analysis so far, many events are estimated to be unprecedented.
Many of those things are unchangeable.
In fact, if we take a general look at the long history, we will understand that many events, although seemingly sudden, are actually caused by a chain of factors that accumulate and increase entropy.
This is by no means to say that the appearance of a reborn person like him can turn the tide and make a huge contribution to the country. Those things have their own cause-and-effect mechanisms. If you rashly intervene in a mechanism, you may suffer a backlash of bad consequences.
Cheng Ran could only follow in his footsteps, live his life and keep an eye on the things around him.
On January 12, 1998, the final exams of Shanhai No. 1 High School arrived.
Before this exam, no matter how much fun and excitement the students had at the art festival parties, Christmas and New Year's Day, the strong academic atmosphere of No. 1 High School was still reflected at the last moment. One week before the final exam, because it was winter, the days rose late, but every morning when it still felt like night, there were already many people who arrived early in the classrooms with incandescent lights on.
During the evening self-study sessions, which are generally filled with chatting, there is less of the rustling sound of people chatting and talking floating in the air above the classroom, and more of the rustling sound of people busy writing on test papers.
Usually, teachers assign homework by handing out test papers and exercise books for you to practice. In the first high school, some homework is not checked and collected for correction, which is time-consuming and laborious. The next day, the teacher will directly explain it in class. Therefore, whether you do it the day before depends on your own initiative. In the past, some people grasped this point and chatted or did other things while doing homework in the evening self-study.
But during this period, I was almost always busy solving problems like this.
Sometimes the maturity of these students in the first high school is also reflected in this aspect, that is, when it comes to important things, they know what they should and should not do. Doing well in the exams reflects their level and academic ability, making the year easier, and their families are not worried, so they can be more relaxed in the coming year.
If you don't do well in the exam, you are actually a grown-up person, and you can see the big picture from the small details.
Sometimes I feel more worried about my future prospects in life.
In short, I was very nervous during this period.
In addition to this tense period, the figure of the midterm exam lingering over the high school seemed to emerge again like a white ghost.
Everyone still remembers that Cheng Ran beat Song Shiqiu, the second place in the grade, by 23 points.
The first day of high school is a sprint. Song Shiqiu's strength was established in the monthly exams. When everyone knew that he was always the first, this handsome, good basketball player, excellent grades, and even many people guessed that he had a good family background, Song Shiqiu was almost a moving little sun.
As a result, this scorching sun was almost extinguished by the water of the Eternal Cold River during the midterm test.
Fortunately, in the subsequent tests, Song Shiqiu seemed to be unwilling to accept the result, and he improved his scores in every subject. Cheng Ran, on the other hand, shrank back again, and performed well in several tests. Occasionally, his classmates Zheng Qiuying, Li Deli, and Yang Xia could even compete with him in some subjects. It seemed that after the first half of the semester, Cheng Ran went from being a top master to a second-tier player, and started to fight with them.
In fact, this often gives people hope.
As the end of the semester is approaching, Li Deli and Zheng Qiuying also have the same thought: if they work harder this time, will they be able to surpass Cheng Ran
I don’t know if it was this kind of thought that was at work, but Zheng Qiuying, who used to come to Cheng Ran for advice after class, suddenly stopped coming to him during this period of time.
And a new saying has emerged in the grade.
Cheng Ran was in a band and wrote songs, so he seemed to have forgotten himself and went astray. Therefore, in the monthly test, he was reduced to a competition with the top five students in Class 9. During this period, Song Shiqiu from Class 7 had been working hard and making progress. I'm afraid he will have to avenge his previous shame when the final exam comes.
This statement actually first came from the teacher circle, and then it was quietly mentioned among students.
The song “Choose C for All” is nice to listen to, and Cheng Ran is very talented, but… In high school, teachers are always trying to catch up with students’ progress, and a temporary lead doesn’t actually mean anything.
There will be many difficult knowledge points and obstacles in the future. This is an obstacle race. You are leading in the first part, but if you are not careful when crossing the hurdles in the back, others may catch up with you.
We haven’t heard the story of the tortoise and the hare enough.
Cheng Ran was putting the cart before the horse, and it seemed that this time, due to his carelessness, Song Shiqiu would overtake him and reap the benefits.
The first high school final exams will be held on January 20th, 22nd and 23rd.
After the exam, the whole school cleaned up the classrooms and announced a two-day holiday.
For many people, these two days of holiday are actually torture.
After two days of suffering.
The twenty-sixth is coming.
Students gathered from all corners of the mountains and seas, one after another.
Back to school to get my transcript.