Among the students Sun Hui has taught, there are gold medal winners in various competitions, not to mention those who have won the first prize in national essays, and even publishers have approached them to publish books. There are eccentric talents who got full marks in English and 23 points in math and simply slept halfway through the college entrance examination. There are also dark horses who ranked more than 600 out of more than 700 students in the grade, but caught up in the last year and made it into the top 50 in the grade. There are also those who are addicted to bridge, representing the school in various domestic and international bridge competitions, and often accept awards from the principal on the rostrum after winning the award... After many years, he can still clearly remember their names, but even among these various and wonderful students, Cheng Ran is definitely the most special one.
Faced with the olive branches from two top universities that countless people regard as their dream goals, he chose to reject them. In fact, how many students who aspire to make it big have the courage to reject Peking University and Tsinghua University
Whatever he says, perhaps the only thing that can test it is time.
How many more years will it take for him to see Cheng Ran fulfill his promise
The two major admissions teams of Tsinghua University, Peking University and Chengdu City, which were concerned about Cheng Ran, also received a response. Sun Hui conveyed Cheng Ran's intention to both Tsinghua University and Peking University.
"Giving up Tsinghua and Peking University, is it because SUSTech has gone the furthest in the field of cutting-edge scientific research? Director Zhang, this is the first time I've heard of a student who resolutely gives up Tsinghua and Peking University for the sake of the illusory 'cutting-edge technology'. If it was HKU that came to mess things up, we would accept it, but why is SUSTech joining in this time? In the past, they could only recruit students who couldn't get into our school..." an admissions teacher grumbled to Zhang Ming in dissatisfaction.
Zhang Ming also shook his head, "Everyone has their own aspirations..."
Cheng Ran's rejection was no longer a secret within the two admissions teams. It was even the first time that the two admissions teams had encountered such a situation, and the news was reported back to their respective schools. This was a rare news in the admissions history of Tsinghua University and Peking University over the years.
There was no need for the teachers of the two schools to disclose anything, and the students who came with the admissions team as volunteers naturally did not need to be so secretive. So it was said that both Tsinghua's Shuimu and Peking University's Weiming BBS posted a message about the unprecedented incident that the admissions team had encountered in Sichuan Province.
At one point, under the related posts in the tree-like layout, the discussion was so hot that it was marked “Hot!”
Students from both universities have spoken out about the incident.
"This is because I failed the entrance exam. I'm giving myself a way out. Just like when I thought I couldn't get into Peking University or Tsinghua University, I planned to apply to a safe second-tier university. In the end, I took a gamble and unexpectedly performed exceptionally well and got into Tsinghua University, my first choice."
"Based on my many years of experience at Peking University, I think that Peking University is indeed like the saying that there are many turtles in a shallow pond. There is no need to think that I am the best in the world. Why can't others reject you?"
"If you don't have a favorite major, Tsinghua and Peking University are indeed the lowest-risk options. But if you are interested in the top disciplines of other universities and know what you want to study and do, you are much better than many people who don't know what they are suitable for and are trying to get into "hot majors" such as Tsinghua University of Economics and Management, Peking University Guanghua School of Computer Science and Finance. What? Do you really think you will all be CEO saviors after graduation?"
"In fact, I still think there is no need to make a big deal out of it. We have been arguing for so long. It is very likely that the student just failed the test based on the estimated scores. Even if the scores are lowered, they may not be admitted..."
Because there would probably never be a student who would refuse the olive branch thrown by Peking University and Tsinghua University, and now that such a person has appeared, it has suddenly caused a stir and set off such a stir in the two top universities.
Of course, this information later spread to Southern University of Science and Technology, causing heated discussions there about how a student who rejected Peking University and Tsinghua University actually came to their school. Whether this was the corruption of money or the degeneration of human nature is a topic for later discussion.
However, after receiving the news, the Tsinghua professor who had entrusted Zhang Ming with the task directly called Zhang Ming to inquire in person. His tone was somewhat lost and disappointed, which made Zhang Ming feel embarrassed. Is it really that serious
So honestly speaking, the position of admissions group head is not an easy one. Otherwise, why would the president personally "reward" people based on their merits every time the admissions work is completed? The remuneration is generous. Just think about those top students who have fought hard from all over the country, this is a job that will benefit a university for generations to come.
After the Tsinghua professor hung up the phone, he even made a half-joking remark in his field: "Li Taihang is so close to the water and so cunning."
On the admissions team of Peking University, Xia Fangweng was really furious after hearing Cheng Ran's response. What do you mean by pursuing "cutting-edge technology"? Since your family owns Fulong Company, don't you know what you should do? How many Peking University students dream of this? Combined with your family's resources and energy, and with the education of Peking University, your starting point is the end point of others' lifelong struggle. You don't want to be a general but want to be a soldier doing cutting-edge technology research? If you can reasonably allocate the resources in your hands, you will only lose one soldier, but how many soldiers can you support? Your Fulong Company is so amazing by word of mouth. Is this your level of cognition
Xia Fangweng was simply fed up with Cheng Ran's family's indifference. No matter how well-educated he was, he couldn't hold back at this time. In fact, this was essentially a contradiction between supply and demand. This was the first time he encountered a student whose parents didn't accompany him when he negotiated with them. At the same time, they thought Cheng Ran didn't do well in the exam, so we made an exception and reduced his score to sign an agreement with him. They were earnestly persuading him that this was a treatment only given to the top one or two students in the province in the past. You didn't cherish the opportunity. The so-called heartache was probably the result of the mismatch between the family's wealth that exploded in a short period of time and the cognition that it couldn't grow in a short period of time.
To put it bluntly, it's just short-sighted!
A deputy director of admissions at Peking University hesitated and said, "But this estimated score is the highest... Should we try again?" Several Peking University seniors from No. 10 Middle School nearby also looked at her. No matter how the opposing Tsinghua University privately mocked Peking University's "honey trap", this was indeed a strategy. Who told us that Peking University had the capital? The key was that these volunteer seniors lobbied many of the top students of No. 10 Middle School, so Tsinghua University was not caught off guard. In addition, Peking University has always had a high affinity with No. 10 Middle School. Even Zhu Xu has joined Peking University. If this estimated score is really similar to the result, then if the process is wrong, the biggest fruit of the admissions work will be missed.
"Can't you tell it's fake?"
Xia Fangweng half-closed his eyelids and said firmly, "This is because I didn't plan to apply to Peking University or Tsinghua University, so I overestimated it... It's not credible!"
…
The next two weeks are spent waiting for the results to be announced.
During this period of time, Li Chengran was in a relaxed state. After all, he had decided to give a satisfactory explanation to this stage of his rebirth. The college entrance examination was certainly no longer a stepping stone to his future, but it could be a mountain that he could climb over without any regrets.
There are many stages in life, such as education, family building and career. Most people spend their first half of life struggling for time, but the purpose is actually to regain the lost time after they become successful one day. The so-called lost time means that you don’t have to worry about the food and clothing of your family, and you don’t have to live to make a living, but can really do what you want to do and what you are interested in.
When it comes down to it, the person who has everything lacks nothing most is nothing but regret.
So during that period of time, Cheng Ran gave up all his career. He had run a gold medal cram school before, which was actually a dimensionality reduction attack to provide high school students with targeted training for various college entrance examination papers. So he was very familiar with the questions and papers. Of course, he was a little rusty after so many years of work, but after all, the foundation was there. When he was in Shanhai in the first year of high school, he recalled the essay questions of this year's college entrance examination. He still remembered the impression of several full-mark essays he had read, but of course he didn't need to copy the full-mark essays, but these became the nutrients for his writing. Of course, he couldn't remember the college entrance examination questions, but after he dealt with them seriously and devoted himself, and was willing to spend time to sort them out, he found that the problem with many questions was actually to be careful not to use a solution method that exceeded the high school curriculum to solve the problem, and to be careful to put the elephant in the cage.
After you have no problems with intelligence and knowledge, what's left is physical work.
In the last hundred days of the college entrance examination, Cheng Ran not only led the whole class in the chorus at the conference, but also had a very regular plan every day, ate a reasonable and nutritious meal, and except for chatting with Jiang Hongshao online from time to time while calculating the time difference, he basically did not stay up late.
Therefore, the entire process of preparing for the college entrance examination is a sustainable development, calm, not tiring, but not completely relaxed. It is equivalent to exercising with slight sweat and maintaining a certain aggressive state.
Until the end.
On the day I filled out the application form, I told this information to Jiang Hongshao who had been waiting online.
Upon learning that Cheng Ran was going to SUSTech, Jiang Hongshao typed the “…” symbol during the chat.
Cheng Ran asked, "Don't you think I'm crazy?"
Jiang Hongshao responded, "From what I know about you, since you have made this decision, few people can change your mind. Secondly, since you have decided not to go to Tsinghua University or Peking University, then there must be something more attractive to you at South China University of Technology... Could it be that it is beautiful women?"
"Isn't beauty far away in the sky or right in front of you?"
"whee… "
Cheng Ran typed, "Is it bold or not? Do you have the guts?"
"I can't say whether you have the guts or not, but according to the conditions offered by Tsinghua University and Peking University, you still choose South China University of Technology. Assuming that your move is not irrational, and you consider maximizing your own benefits, and human nature is evil, then you must have other purposes."
"What's the point of saying that human nature is evil? I'm not Han Feizi, and this is not the story of three concubines dividing the gold..."
Cheng Ran still told Lao Jiang what he had said to Sun Hui, and also revealed a little more, "Actually, it's because there are a few people in South China University of Technology that I want to meet to see if we can work together on something big."
Jiang Hongshao's response appeared in the chat box, "It turns out that you are far-sighted, but I wonder if there is any use for me."
"There are a lot of things you can do for me. It just depends on whether you are willing to do it or not."
Lao Jiang's response was full of murderous intent, "Really? Tell me about it. Serving tea, massaging, kneading the back, relaxing muscles and straightening bones... these are exactly my strengths..."
"The front is fine, but I don't think it's necessary to relax the muscles and straighten the bones..."
"Then there are other menus. I am also good at scraping bones to cure poison and bring the dead back to life."
"You are a demon cult witch."
"Hehe, if I were a demon cult witch, would you, young master, be afraid?"
"If you ask me if I'm afraid of being kidnapped by you, I am very afraid, but what can I do? The best I can do is lie down and not resist."
Lao Jiang has three strings of symbols in a row.
"… "
"… "
"!!!?"
"Cheng Ran... I'll beat you to death..."
Thanks to the leader of "Summon the Hippopotamus"!