Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 337 Registration begins, strict physical examination
Fang Yan said goodbye to Vice President Zhao Xiwu. On the way home from the research institute, Fang Yan saw a long queue in front of the Xinhua Road store. The young people were in great need of review materials.

People like Fangyan who are well-informed have already prepared review materials. Most of those coming now are not so well-informed, or have heard the news before and are waiting and watching.

In addition, you can see some obviously older people queuing up, most of them are buying books for their younger generations.

After the college entrance examination news was released, study materials were hard to come by. Xinhua Bookstore sold out the goods as soon as they were received, and we could only wait for batches to be printed and then reprinted immediately.

At this time, Fangyan also felt the tide of the times.

After the news of the college entrance examination, the whole world seemed to have changed completely.

When Fang Yan returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street, Director Feng from the Street Office came over as soon as he reached the door of his house.

He greeted in dialect:

"Comrade Fangyan, Comrade Fangyan! I want to discuss something with you."

"What's the matter?" Fang Yan stopped the car and turned to look at Director Feng.

Director Feng came close to Fang Yan and asked in a low voice:

"Do you have any review materials?"

"Do you think you can..."

Fang Yan was startled and asked in surprise:
"No...you want to take the exam too?"

Director Feng knows how old his children are, and Fangyan knows that unless they are geniuses in the junior class, it is impossible for them to take the college entrance examination at this time.

Apart from her children, Fang Yan could only think of herself taking the college entrance examination.

Director Feng shook his head and said quickly:
"No, no, it's my sister who has to take an exam."

"She looked for connections for a long time but couldn't find anyone willing to lend it to her, so she came to me for help."

"I just thought that your father and father-in-law were both university professors, so maybe this..."

Fangyan suddenly realized what was going on after hearing this, but he did not agree immediately.

When helping others, even something that is 30% easy should be described as 70% difficult.

Because only in this way will others feel that you have made great efforts and put in a lot of heart, and will they sincerely remember your kindness, and will be likely to do their best if they can be of use to you in the future.

Mainly, this can save you some trouble, as it prevents people from thinking that you can get things done easily and then making excessive demands.

So Fangyan pretended to be embarrassed and said to Director Feng:
"You also know how popular this thing is right now. Even if they had it before, they definitely don't have it now."

Director Feng didn't expect that dialect would be difficult here, she hesitated:
"Then...then I'll think of another way."

Fang Yan changed the subject and said:

"But I have another set of review materials for my own use. I can't study several subjects at the same time, so I can lend you one subject. Return it to me after you finish reading it, and I'll give you another book."

Hearing Fangyan say this, Director Feng's face immediately showed surprise:
"Oh, thank you so much!"

Fangyan waved his hands repeatedly:

"No, no, you usually take care of me a lot, it's too formal to say this."

Then he asked her:
"Which subject do you plan to study first?"

Director Feng said:
"It's all right! I'm not picky."

As Fangyan spoke, he opened the door and entered the yard. After a while, he took out a review book from the study.

Director Feng took it and thanked Fang Yan hurriedly:

"Thank you so much, Comrade Fangyan. My little sister couldn't borrow any books recently and was so worried that she almost hanged herself. Fortunately, you are here. You really helped a lot."

Fangyan waved his hand and then warned:
"That's all I have. Don't let her lose it."

"I know, I will definitely explain it to her clearly." Director Feng said.

Fangyan then reminded:

"Also, don't tell anyone else that I have review materials here."

Director Feng nodded repeatedly:
"Understood, I will keep my mouth shut!"

……

When my mother and wife got off work and came back with the two little ones, Zhengyi and Mingzhu, they saw Fangyan sitting on the kitchen threshold with a book in his hand, reading while watching the casserole on the honeycomb coal stove.

The old lady who saw this scene said to Fang Yan:

"Just read your book and we'll make dinner when we get back."

Zhu Lin also said:
"That's it. We just need to come back and do it."

Dialect waving hands:
"You've all worked hard all day. I'm free at home this afternoon, so I can just read a book. There's nothing much to do physically, so it won't be a problem."

These words touched my mother and Zhu Lin deeply.

Lian told Fangyan not to worry about these things tomorrow and just focus on reading.

Fangyan finally agreed "reluctantly".

Now the eldest sister is reviewing at Beihang University’s home. In order not to disturb her, the two children, Zhao Zhengyi and Zhao Mingzhu, live in the front yard here with their father Zhao Yuanchao.

I only see my mother once a week on weekends.

We are responsible for picking them up and dropping them off at kindergarten every day.

Of course, this is not free accommodation and food. The eldest sister's family is very generous and has covered all the water, electricity and food expenses for Fangyan's family in the near future.

The bezoar that was converted into cash has given their family confidence.

Of course, only family members know about this. Outsiders will still habitually think that either the old couple is giving the money, or it is Fangyan who is giving the money.

As for my younger brother, he is now staying in the dormitory of Beijing Film Studio, studying hard every day.

Sometimes, Professor Cai or Director Chen would take me to their homes for a good meal.

I only come here on weekends. …

time flies.

In the blink of an eye, it was October 21st.

Fang Yan also got the bone-setting book from Mrs. Luo's school and has been studying it hard these days.

Early in the morning of that day, a piece of news made Fang Yan take a leave without even going to work.

This morning, the People's Daily published the specific college entrance examination registration times for some cities and the national examination times.

It caused a national sensation.

It was published in the "Yenching Daily": Registration for the capital's college entrance examination begins today at the No. 150 Middle School, No. 156 Middle School, and No. 159 Middle School. The registration fee is 50 cents. Students are required to bring proof of identity, proof of academic qualifications, and a one-inch front-facing bare-head photo in triplicate.

Then paste it on the registration form, admission ticket, and physical examination form. In addition, you will choose the application category and preference, choose liberal arts or science based on your actual situation, and fill in your preferred school and major.

In 1977, volunteers filled out their applications when registering, which is very different from later times.

After completing these, the preliminary registration procedures are completed.

The completed application form and related supporting materials will be submitted to the staff at the registration point, who will conduct a preliminary review of the materials to check their completeness and authenticity.

In addition to material review, a political review will also be conducted to check the candidate's political performance and family background to ensure that the candidate meets the admission requirements.

For example, I can’t pass the Le Miao level.

After passing the review, you will be qualified to take the college entrance examination. The registration point will issue an admission ticket to the candidate and indicate important information such as the time, location, and examination room of the examination on the admission ticket.

The college entrance examination in the capital will be held on December 12th, 10th and 11th.

There is no national unified examination paper for the college entrance examination. The questions are set by each province, city, and autonomous region, so the time of the college entrance examination is not unified in different places.

As soon as the news was released that day, the photo studio was packed with people taking pictures.

Since Fangyan had already prepared a one-inch bare-head photo, he didn't have to queue up at the photo studio and could just go and register directly.

The younger brother and the older sister were not prepared, but it didn't matter. Chen Kaige simply borrowed a camera and went to the darkroom to develop the photos immediately after taking them. He also developed his own one-inch photo.

No. 150 Middle School, No. 156 Middle School, and No. 159 Middle School are all in Xicheng District.

The predecessor of No. 150 Middle School was the Normal University Girls’ Middle School, which later became the Experimental Middle School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University. It is the closest to Tongrentang Dashilan store.

No. 156 Middle School, formerly the Girls' Middle School Affiliated to Fu Jen Catholic University, is the closest to Fang Yan's home.

The No. 159 Middle School, formerly the No. 3 Girls’ Middle School, was founded by Xiong Xiling, Tao Xingzhi, and Zhang Xuemen. It is the registration point farthest from the dialect home.

Before Fang Yan went to the registration point that day, he also went to find Meng Jimin. The guy had already prepared the photos and was waiting for Fang Yan to find him.

I rode my motorcycle to No. 156 Middle School, which was closest to Fangyan's home, to register.

Also traveling with them were the elder sister, younger brother, and Chen Kaige.

They were riding in a car borrowed by Chen Kaige.

This time, all three of them are preparing to apply for Peking University.

Among them, my younger brother and Chen Kaige both have the same goal of studying at the Chinese Department of Peking University.

My little brother knows his strengths.

Fangyan suggested that he should volunteer to study Chinese.

Chen Kaige's reason was more plain and simple. He said:
“I write good essays!”

However, Fangyan still remembers that Director Chen failed the exam in 1977.

Later, he applied for the directing department of the Film Academy, which had just been restored in 78.

But he still failed the exam. Finally, the Film Academy expanded its enrollment, and Chen Kaige finally passed the re-examination and was admitted to the 78 class of the Film Academy, which later produced many great directors.

I don’t know whether Director Chen will be able to perform exceptionally well in the college entrance examination in this life because of the butterfly effect of his dialect.

If this is true, then many of the movies that follow will be gone.

At least Farewell My Concubine is probably gone.

In addition, the eldest sister Fang Jie decided to study law after some final thought.

Fangyan is confident that he will be admitted to Capital University of Chinese Medicine, but he is not 100% sure about his elder sister and younger brother's admission to Peking University.

After registering, Fangyan and his friends had to take the form to the designated hospital for a physical examination.

This hospital is the Yanjing Hospital next to the Municipal Bureau.

There are quite a lot of examination items, including internal medicine blood pressure measurement, heart and lung auscultation, liver and spleen palpation, and developmental status assessment.

People with cardiovascular disease, rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease, high blood pressure, lung disease, digestive system disease, liver disease or hepatitis will be eliminated.

Surgery includes height and weight measurement, head and neck examination, spine and limbs examination, and skin examination.

For those with limb disabilities or deformities, admission will be determined based on the circumstances; for those with a history of major surgery, the focus will be on assessing their recovery.

Ophthalmology: vision examination, color vision examination, eye disease examination.

Some majors have strict requirements on vision, and candidates who fail to meet the requirements will not be admitted.

Otolaryngology department's hearing test, olfactory test, external and internal examination of the ears, nose and throat.

Hearing impairment will affect the application for certain majors. Candidates with problems with the sense of smell will not be admitted to the chemical and food majors. Candidates with severe stuttering or voice disorders will not be admitted to the foreign language, diplomacy, and art majors.

Also, those with problems in chest X-ray or liver function tests will not be admitted.

As soon as Fangyan and his friends arrived at the hospital, they heard that someone who had come for a physical examination before them had unacceptable blood pressure and was crying loudly in the corridor.

This made everyone who came with Fang Yan nervous.

PS: The 6000-word basic chapter has been updated and reviewed...

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