In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 21 The principal with a headache suddenly had a perfect solution
"Who said that the Department of Architecture has nothing to do with national defense and security? High-end laboratory buildings don't need design? Nuclear defense facilities don't need architecture? Missile silos don't need design?"

The head of the Department of Architecture looked at Du Guowang, whose mentality had exploded, with disdain, and said calmly.

Architecture spans science and art, and has very high requirements for the basics of mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc.

In an era without computer-aided design and without professional subdivision, people who needed to learn it needed to have very strong spatial imagination and logical thinking skills.

"Come on! The requirements for the Department of Architecture aren't that high! Stop it!"

"That's right, stop it! Top talents are given to your architecture department. Do you think they are learning how to build a new Great Wall to keep the enemy out?"

"No matter how good the architecture is, without good materials, what good is it?"

Many department heads shared the same hatred and started to criticize the head of the architecture department.

Seeing the office turned into a vegetable market again, especially the head of the Department of Architecture rolling up his sleeves and preparing to transform into a warrior, Li Rui could no longer bear it.

"Bang~"

He slapped his hand hard on the desk.

The sound is very loud.

However, the noisy office did not quiet down even though the principal banged the table.

Who here hasn’t slapped that desk a few times?

There is little funding, few policies, and few outstanding students. We have to fight for everything, and we cannot express our firm attitude without banging the table.

“Crack~Bang~”

The desk in the president's office, which has a 58-year history (HIT was founded in 1920), has finally become overwhelmed after being constantly tapped by department heads and the president over the past year...

Disintegrated!
"..."

The world is quiet.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Staring blankly at the disintegrated old desk.

"Wu Tao, go find the logistics staff to fix it. I have a record in my drawer of how many times they banged the table. The repair costs will be shared equally by the number of times."

Li Rui suddenly felt that his headache was not so painful anymore, and he gave instructions to his assistant Wu Tao who squeezed in from between the department heads after hearing the noise.

Wu Tao quickly observed the reactions of the department heads and turned to leave the office.

"Ask the logistics staff not to make it too sturdy. I've always wanted to replace my desk, but the school doesn't have the money, and I personally can't bear to do it. It's a good opportunity. Let them tear it down and buy me a new one."

Upon hearing this, the department heads’ eyelids twitched and the corners of their mouths twitched.

"It's not just us who took the photos. You took the most photos."

Du Guowang complained in a low voice.

"Ok?"

Li Rui looked at Du Guowang with a cold face.

Du Guowang quickly looked up at the ceiling, pretending that he had said nothing.

"Since everyone is here, let's go to the small conference room and resolve this matter. It's endless. You don't do your research projects or supervise your students? I'm not as idle as you, running to the boss' office and slamming the table every day!"

Li Rui's words made everyone curl their lips.

The habit of HIT department heads banging the table started after President Li came last year.

"…Although students were admitted based on the college entrance examination starting last year, the students who took the college entrance examination in the past two years worked all day long and basically did not study or review seriously. Those who were admitted to universities did not have a very good foundation. It is an objective fact that the tallest one is chosen from a pile of short ones, and everyone is aware of it…"

In the small conference room, Li Rui glanced around before speaking.

Everyone sighed silently.

去年9月，教育部决定恢复高考招生；10月21日各大媒体公布消息；12月10-12日考试。

From the announcement of the news to the college entrance examination, those taking the exam only have more than a month to prepare.

570 million young people who have not received serious education for 10 years walked from fields, factory workshops and military camps to the examination halls.

Even though only 27.4 people were admitted based on merit in the first session, the foundation of most of them was still far from meeting the requirements of the difficult enrollment majors.

I don’t know how other schools are doing, but most of the students of the Class of 3 who entered Harbin Institute of Technology in March are still catching up on their basic high school knowledge!

Students with a solid foundation like Xie Wei can play a leading role in any major. They can also provide basic guidance to students who are eager to learn, making the teaching progress faster.

That’s why there are so many department heads competing for people.

"I understand everyone's thoughts. I am also eager to make up for the lost ten years and narrow the gap between us and the advanced world."

At this point, Li Rui paused, looked at everyone's reactions, and then continued: "You are all soul engineers who train talents for the country. In order to snatch students, you even ignore basic manners. If the students know about this, how can you still be a teacher? How can you educate students?"

"As long as Xie Wei gives me the Physics Department, I will give up my dignity, not to mention being polite!"

Liang Hongbin showed no shame on his face. It was unavoidable. Many of the physics students of the 77 class didn't even understand the basics of high school physics!
"Don't say you don't care about your face. If you dare to snatch someone from me, I won't give up my life!"

Du Guowang's eyes widened.

Is this brother-in-law never going to stop?

"Bang~"

Seeing that things were about to get chaotic again, Li Rui slammed the conference table again.

"What a scene! How about you guys have a fight? Whoever is standing at the end gets the reward?"

Li Rui said in a cold voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, Du Guowang began to roll up his sleeves, which made Li Rui's mouth twitch.

He added hastily, "Don't worry. If you want to fight, wait a few days, wait until the students have reported, and then fight in front of all the students in the school, so that the students know that if they study hard, the dean will fight in public for them. In addition, I will find reporters from radio stations and newspapers to let people all over the country know how much the dean of the department of Harbin Institute of Technology values ​​outstanding students..."

"..."

Everyone looked at Li Rui with strange expressions.

If we fight in a conference room behind closed doors, the outside world won’t know about it, right?
"Comrade Guowang, what do you think of this proposal?"

Du Guowang's dark face turned red, and he said awkwardly, "Uh, Principal, forget it. Although I don't mind, it's not good for the reputation of the school."

"Bang~"

The slap landed heavily on the table again, and everyone's brows twitched, already embarrassed.

"You still know that this is bad for the school's reputation? Why didn't you realize it when we got into a fight at the state-owned restaurant yesterday?"

"..."

The high morale was gone in an instant.

Du Guowang lowered his head and said nothing.

Don't let Li Rui seize the opportunity to settle the score later and use this as an excuse to assign Xie Wei to another department.

Seeing this scene, Yu Guofeng was delighted: "Leader, you tell me what to do. We'll follow your advice!"

"Yes! We listen to the principal!"

"The principal is the helmsman and we are the sailors. The principal steers the ship and we row together."

"..."

Li Rui was completely helpless when he saw the department heads who had no moral principles at all.

Even if you want to ignore it, these guys will never stop: in order to snatch a student, in-laws fight in public, model couples divorce, and department heads roll up their sleeves to start a fight...

My head hurts.

There is only one outstanding student like Xie Wei among the freshmen. How to select one?
You can't let him study all the majors, right?

and many more!

Thinking that Xie Wei couldn't study so many majors at the same time, Li Rui had an idea.

We can let the guy who stole the person teach Xie Wei together.

At that time, it depends on which major course Xie Wei is more interested in and which major he has more potential in...

"Clap~"

The more Li Rui thought about it, the more he felt that this was the best solution.

Simply perfect!
A slap hit his head, and a relaxed smile appeared on his face, which was originally gloomy enough to drip water.

"Since you all want to grab it, if you ask Xie Wei about his personal wishes, you will probably say that college students must obey the needs and allocations of the country. In this way, you can teach Xie Wei together, and when the time comes, which major is good for him and how to choose, let the results speak for themselves."

"what?"

Everyone was dumbfounded again.

I never expected that Li Rui would come up with such a plan.

Daxi, who had not expected to get the chance, would go to class and get closer to Xie Wei, and then...

Du Guowang became anxious.

"Principal, you have already given 20 yuan for the project. Xie Wei is studying all kinds of majors. How can he have time to work on the project? With so many difficult professional courses and so little time, it will ruin him!"

"What? The principal gave you 20 yuan?"

"No, Principal, you are too partial! We applied to buy slide rules for our students, but you said you had no money..."

(End of this chapter)