Chapter 218 Say no to the famous school
Because it was a weekend, the campus of the Nanyang Model Middle School in Donghai was not as hustle as before, and more than 100 students were scattered in several different classrooms waiting.
The classroom is particularly quiet, and from time to time you can hear the sound of students making mistakes when turning their pens.
Lu Ze and Lin Youyou both sat in the back seat of the classroom. They were both senior high school students and were assigned to the classroom of Group A.
An invigilator took out a red apple from somewhere and shone it on everyone. Just as everyone was puzzled, he took a bite at the apple as if he was greedy, and then put the apple on the podium without saying a word.
Most of the candidates did not understand which teacher played, but Lu Ze understood that the teacher was setting questions because of his memory in his previous life.
This is a composition test question with a bit of performance art meaning, but this is neither a sketch exam nor a biology class. Now it is a composition competition.
The test paper was quickly distributed, and there were two other test questions on it. One was to write a reading note based on the humorous story of two old men selling tofu, and the other was two ancient poems that were sentimental in the scenery, requiring candidates to choose one and write it into a narrative essay.
You can choose any of the three questions, with no limit on the number of words.
But all the students present understood that after choosing the other two, they were inferior. They must choose the teacher to bite apples, which is a performance art topic, to have the chance to stand out.
This open-ended composition topic gives everyone a lot of room for imagination. But it is not as easy as thinking about really making a good article.
Many candidates began to write after thinking for a while.
Some candidates remembered Jobs, the founder of Apple Computer, and the apple that he took a bite was the logo of this brand.
Some candidates give apples life, start writing from the perspective of apples, and transform into an injured apple.
Some candidates extended the incomplete tragic beauty of the apple that they took a bite.
No one regards this apple as an object of biological concepts, mountains or water, but the apple in the article is no longer the bite apple in front of you.
Lu Ze had known the topic for a long time and had written the article very early. Now he just copied the written article out of his mind.
"Who will it be if the apple is bitten? Perhaps since Adam and Eve stole the forbidden fruit, humans have the urge to bite the apple when they see it..."
From taking a bite of an apple, it is extended to adventure and impulse, and then sublimated to civilization progress. The essence of being rebellious and subverts traditions. Without the urge to take a bite of an apple, how can there be innovation?
The article is well-behaved, but winning a prize should be enough, and it will not appear particularly prominent and attract attention. Lu Ze does not want to become famous by this, he just came to take advantage of the preferential policies for admission to a university.
On the other side, Lin Youyou thought for a while and started writing.
"...I sat on the train to the East China Sea, and looked at the scenery outside the window and passed by little by little... Maybe, this apple that I took a bite was me."
For some reason, her emotions suddenly became popular and she began to write her own story, and she wrote the competition essay into a youthful and painful literature.
Lu Ze was the first to hand in the paper an hour in advance. He walked out of the classroom and stretched, took out a bottle of water from his schoolbag, and took a sip.
He couldn't leave yet, Lin Youyou hadn't handed in the paper yet. Lu Ze was walking back and forth in the classroom and could see that there were many people outside, standing together in groups of three or three, chatting with each other.
Some are parents of students, some are led by Chinese teachers, and some are even accompanied by middle school principals themselves.
Just as he was bored, a voice came from behind him: "Student, why did you hand in the paper so quickly?"
"Oh, teacher, I'm writing fast, so come out in advance to take a break."
Turning around, I saw something like a work sign hanging on the person who came. I guess it was either the invigilator or the editor of Mengya magazine. Lu Ze answered very politely.
After hearing this, the other party looked surprised: "Oh? Are you so confident in your article? Why don't you spend more time thinking about it before writing?"
"Teacher, it's just a short essay, not writing essays or novels. After accumulating enough, the inspiration will come naturally quickly and you can complete it in one go." It's not that Lu Ze bragged, but this is the case for the composition exams and composition competitions.
A truly good article, unless it is a talented player who is full of inspiration, most of them need to be carefully pondered and revised repeatedly.
It takes at least several years for a traditional literary writer to write a novel, and it takes repeated consideration to complete a book. You can’t take the composition competition and composition exam too seriously.
Seeing Lu Ze speak so casually, the other party was a little unhappy: "You can guarantee that you will win the award if you speak so easily?"
"This shouldn't be difficult." Lu Ze replied embarrassedly, he didn't want to say anything against his will.
At least he has a good perspective and a very experienced writing style. It should not be difficult to compete with a group of children. He still has this confidence.
Besides, this rematch is just a test of writing skills. The real award is a comprehensive evaluation of the composition of the preliminary competition and the composition of the rematch.
The other party was amused by Lu Ze's words: "Okay, then I'll watch you win the award tomorrow, hahaha." After saying that, the other party laughed and left, which made Lu Ze very puzzled.
Not long after, Lin Youyou also handed out the paper.
Before her, many candidates had handed in the papers, which shows that the contestants who came to participate were very good.
"Mengguo" magazine organized 14 writers and judges to read the manuscripts overnight, and each manuscript was scored by at least 6 people, and the final result was scored.
The next morning, the review expert group will hold a meeting to confirm the results and the winners, and will not officially present the awards until the afternoon.
Lu Ze took Lin Youyou to stroll around the neighborhood, then found a place to have supper, and after dinner, he went directly to the Bund Pier, took a Pujiang cruise ship, and enjoyed the river view at night.
The next afternoon, Lu Ze and Lin Youyou came to Qingsong City Hotel, where the award ceremony was held.
"Mengya" magazine is now very famous, but it is actually very poor, and the award ceremony event site is arranged very simply.
All the candidates who participated in the competition came to the scene, and Lu Ze finally met the famous classmate Han in his previous life.
He was indeed absent during the exam yesterday. It seems that he has passed the make-up exam today. This incident was also a stain that he has been criticized for many years later.
As a famous writer and judge of the rematch, scholars walked up to the front and met all the participating students.
Xu Junxi, director of the competition organizing committee and secretary of the Party Group of SH Writers Association, began to announce the list of winners. Soon, Lu Ze and Lin Youyou heard their names.
As he expected, both of them were listed in Group A and First Prize.
Lu Ze couldn't help but shout in his heart, the university was finally stable! Even if the alma mater in his previous life could not give him special advice, he would definitely give him some extra points as appropriate.
He turned to look at Lin Youyou, her eyes full of excitement.
Next is the award ceremony. One by one, the winning students took to the stage and accepted the award ceremony from writers, university leaders, admissions office teachers, and leaders of the "Mengguo" magazine.
After the award ceremony, there is a free exchange session. Teachers from the Provincial Recruitment Office of the University began to contact the students who won the first prize in Group A and asked if they had any intention of attending their own school.
Yan University, Fu?, Hua Normal University, Nankai University, Xiamen University, Nankai University, Shandong University and other schools have frequently taken action and the competition is fierce.
At the beginning, they looked like Yanda and Fu? These two top universities did not want to engage in special recruitment, but they just planned to give some extra points. But seeing that other famous schools began to recruit special recruitment, they couldn't sit still and became generous.
Otherwise, wouldn’t it seem that these two top schools are particularly unpopular and cannot afford to even have a few special recruitment quotas, so they are worthy of being called top schools?
Lu Ze and Lin Youyou both have first prizes, and naturally became the targets of major prestigious schools.
"Student Lu Ze, have you ever considered our Nanjing University?"
"Student Lin Youyou, our Xiamen University has beautiful scenery and its liberal arts strength is definitely among the forefront of the country."
"Student, our Nankai school is also an old-fashioned school."
"I'm not targeting anyone. With our Yan University invitation, do you still have to consider other universities?"
Teachers from the admissions offices of various prestigious schools came to contact Lu Ze and Lin Youyou.
However, unlike other students, Lu Ze and Lin Youyou both politely and directly refused: "Thank you, teacher, I still need to consider it."
"Just you guys came here yourself? Are you sure you don't need to discuss it with your parents?"
After all the teachers in the admissions office talked, they asked each other and learned that Lu Ze and Lin Youyou were both stupid. This was incredible.
Say no to all prestigious schools? Is this what people do?
Chapter completed!