Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 166 Meeting the Supreme Elder on the very first day?
Harbin, Taiping International Airport.

Yu Jinghui paced back and forth as he reached the exit, glancing at his watch every now and then.

"Will our top scorer be late? Which airline is he flying with?"

A young teacher standing nearby said, "I didn't see the delay notice. It's for Luhang."

"Oh, that's impossible to be late."

Yu Jinghui came here specifically to pick them up from the airport. As the biggest highlight of this year's, and indeed the first time in decades, the college entrance examination has been held, he could only feel truly at ease once the two top scorers were in his car.

A few minutes later, people started to gather at the exit and walk out, but these were all people without checked luggage.

Yu Jinghui stood on tiptoe and peered out. After another ten minutes or so, he finally spotted a familiar figure in the distance.

He immediately turned to the back with a beaming smile and said, "They're here! Let's unfurl our banner!"

Two teachers ran off in opposite directions, pulling a rolled-up banner, attracting a lot of attention.

When Zhai Da pushed his suitcase out of the station exit, this was the "abstract" scene he saw.

Welcome to Harbin Institute of Technology: Zhai Da and Lu Wei, the top scorers in the provincial college entrance examination!

Good heavens! Zhai Da exclaimed, "Good heavens!"

"Isn't this inappropriate, Teacher Yu?"

Yu Jinghui chuckled and took the suitcase from Zhai Da: "What's the big deal? Isn't it normal to hold up a sign when picking someone up?"

For example, a banner measuring 1 meter by 10 meters.

After thirty years, they finally recruited two top scholars, and he wanted to let not only those within the system know, but also the people of Harbin!
It's so rare! Unlike Tsinghua and Peking University, the top scorers who go there to report every year could fill a minibus.

And these two are the only ones, twin ones!

If he weren't afraid of being kicked out of the airport, he would have liked to bring a few trumpet players over.

Sure enough, many people passing by saw the banner and looked at Zhai Daluwei and her group in surprise. Northerners are known for their talkativeness, and one stranger immediately gave a thumbs up: "That's awesome!"

Zhai Da nodded awkwardly in response, but in his heart he was wondering what the connection was between chicken neck and "urine". Could someone translate this for him?
More teachers came up to take the remaining suitcases, and Yu Jinghui led Zhai Da and the others towards the parking lot. Zhai Da stopped after taking only two steps and said speechlessly:

"Teacher Yu, there's no need for them to carry this banner all the way."

Quickly stop using your supernatural powers!
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The two cars, one after the other, headed towards Harbin Institute of Technology.

Founded in 1920, this university is naturally located in the old city, covering an area of ​​more than 2000 acres.

Harbin's summer scenery is quite nice. Zhai Da had seen some photos online before, but most of them showed snow and ice or gloomy weather, which were far less pleasant than this time of year.

Especially when other places are sweltering, with temperatures reaching 36 or 37 degrees Celsius in Dongyang County, the temperature here is around the most comfortable 25 degrees Celsius, which is quite pleasant.

Zhai Da couldn't resist opening the window, and all he could see were lush green roadside trees. A dry, refreshing breeze blew in, ruffling the stray hairs on his forehead.

He didn't know how fierce the winters were in Harbin, but he kind of liked the summers.

Yu Jinghui sat in the passenger seat, introducing the "scenery" on both sides and the city along the way.

"That's Harbin Normal University. The tree-lined paths inside are most beautiful in the summer."

"See that green building? That's Qiulin Company. Their red sausage is very famous, but I personally prefer the one from the Agricultural University."

"You can't see the whole thing from this angle. Central Street is right there. I'll take you there tomorrow. It has its own unique scenery in summer."

The city is indeed very different, with a dazzling array of sights and sounds. If Shanghai has a large number of old "European" buildings, Harbin has a large number of old "Soviet" buildings, making the city's style quite different.

At least Zhai Da has Shanghai as a reference point, so he won't be too surprised no matter where he goes, but Yu Xiaoli is already overwhelmed by what she sees.

However, to truly understand this city, more time is needed; simply observing it from the car is merely a fleeting glimpse.

The car slowly drove into the legendary "Saint Majia Gou Vocational and Technical College" and stopped in front of the famous main building of Harbin Institute of Technology.

Although this building was "newly built" in the 60s, it still maintains a certain stylistic harmony with other buildings and has some characteristics of Soviet-style architecture.

Our first stop today is the Harbin Institute of Technology's (HIT) Style Corridor.

This is a corridor on the fourth floor of the main building. It is not a closed-off special exhibition area, but both sides are covered with a lot of school promotional materials. There are even two senior students, a male and a female, waiting here.

Dressed in a formal suit and wearing a little bee accessory, she was waiting to give a presentation to two new students.

His face bore a tired smile, as if he had been working like a slave for his junior.

The feeling of "welcoming the sect's holy son" came rushing back again.
The explanation was fairly detailed.

The school was founded in 1920.

In 1951, it was one of only two model higher education institutions in the country.

It was among the first batch of 211 universities, the first batch of 985 universities, the top university in aerospace, the top university in industry, and one of the eight oldest universities in architecture.
In short, it has a long history and many achievements.

Of course, if you connect this to the fact that Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) couldn't recruit top-scoring students for 30 years, it's like bringing up a sore spot, as that story is set against the backdrop of the decline of the entire Northeast. Yu Jinghui lamented, "Many outsiders think that HIT's achievements today are entirely due to the foundation left by the Soviet Union, that it's just picking up scraps from others. But few outsiders know that in the late 1950s, the Soviet Union withdrew all its forces, took away all its scientific equipment, and even preferred to destroy what it couldn't take. At that time, our school's teaching work immediately came to a standstill, and we were forced to start from scratch."

"It was the nation that mobilized educated youth from all over the country to form a teaching team of 800 people, with an average age of only 27, who poured into this icy and snowy land from all corners of the country, and that's how Harbin Institute of Technology was re-established. In the decades that followed, we have always adhered to one principle: to cultivate our own talents and teaching strength, and never seek external help, other schools, or foreign countries."

"So when we talk about history, we can start from 1920, but when it comes to inheritance, all Harbin Institute of Technology students know that we started with the Eight Hundred Heroes after the founding of the People's Republic of China."

Zhai Daxin said he really didn't know this part of history, but after comparing it with his knowledge of history, he could roughly guess what special historical context it was in.

Compared to an individual, a university with a long history will obviously leave its mark on the river of time, and joining a university allows one to touch upon these marks to some extent.

And some other things.

As they walked, many people approached from the front, each accompanied by someone. The elderly man at the very front seemed particularly important.

I could faintly hear their conversation.

"Our school still needs to contribute to the FAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope) project in Guizhou Province."

"Isn't that a matter for the Basic Sciences Academy? Why should you be the one to handle it?"

"I have a lot of influence, hahaha. I'll learn as I go. This is a cutting-edge field, and you can't teach it by just teaching."

Yu Jinghui immediately stopped and greeted them: "Hello, Principal! These are our top students this year, Zhai Da and Lu Wei. Xiao Zhai and Xiao Lu are our Principal Wang."

Zhai Da was very good at handling people. He stepped forward, shook the old man's hand, and said, "Hello, Principal Wang. You will be studying at Harbin Institute of Technology from now on."

The old man was taken aback for a moment: "I'm not the principal."

Zhai Da:
You're not the principal, yet you act so arrogant, walking at the very front of everyone? And giving orders like that.

The man in the executive jacket next to the old man said with a smile, "I am the president. This is our alumnus, Professor Sun. Welcome to Harbin Institute of Technology, students Zhai and Lu."

At this moment, the kind-looking old man said, "You've made something of yourself, young Wang, you've even recruited the top scholar! What major are you planning to study, young man? Are you going to study aerospace engineering?"

Zhai Da shook his head: "Uh, I don't have that plan. I'm more inclined towards mechanics and materials."

This was the general direction set out based on the need for "modifying" and "manufacturing" equipment.

As for the "one policy per person" approach, there's no need to elaborate on that here.

"And you, little girl?"

Lu Wei only said two words: "Mathematics".

The elderly man, referred to as Grandpa Sun, smiled and nodded: "That's good too, study hard."

He looked at Zhai Da, wondering if it was because his presbyopia was severe, or for some other unknown reason.

I found Zhai Da somewhat familiar, but I couldn't quite place why.

Why?

However, he was too old and had seen too many people in his life, so it's not surprising that he felt this disoriented.

Without hesitation, Old Sun patted Zhai Da on the shoulder and left.

Those who accompanied them also left, but Principal Wang said one more thing: "Xiao Zhai, Xiao Lu, come to my office another day. I'll go see Old Master Sun off first."

After the two groups separated, Zhai Da still didn't understand who this Old Sun was.
Yu Jinghui seemed to sense Zhai Da's curiosity and said, "I didn't recognize you at first glance. It turns out it's Old Master Sun. No wonder the principal came out to keep you company."

Zhai Da: "Is this person very famous?"

Yu Jinghui laughed and said, "Sun Jiadong, a big shot who came out of Harbin Institute of Technology, is the father of China's satellites and a pioneer of the 'Two Bombs, One Satellite' project. He's almost 80 years old this year, but he's still on the front line. Do you know about the Chang'e lunar exploration project? He was the chief designer. He also developed the Beidou-1 satellite and was the chief designer there as well. So you can also call him the father of Beidou."

Zhai Da: ? ? ?
What the hell? This is beyond just being "awesome"!
Zhai Da immediately turned around to look, but unfortunately, the person's figure was already blocked by the crowd and could not be seen.

After mentally calculating his age, Zhai Da asked, "This person wouldn't happen to be one of the 'Eight Hundred Heroes' you mentioned before, would he?"

Yu Jinghui, who rose through the ranks from an ordinary admissions officer, knows the resumes of his distinguished alumni like the back of his hand. After all, he used to boast about them all the time. He shook his head.
"No, that's not it. During the Eight Hundred Heroes period, Mr. Sun had already started working. At that time, he should have been researching the Dongfeng missile. He was a student of that 'Old Qian'."

Zhai Da:
It can also involve 'Old Qian'.
He had a feeling of brushing past historical figures. No, it wasn't a feeling, it was a real brush.

The other person just patted him on the shoulder.

No wonder when I heard he was the top scholar, I only praised him and told him to study hard.

To put it bluntly, being a "top scorer" isn't even a threshold for him to meet.

There are only a few dozen babies every year.
　As we embark on a new phase, I'll briefly discuss this.

　　The main theme of this book is to enjoy a better life, get rich first and then share the wealth, and upgrade industries. However, the protagonist's intentions and abilities are gradually built up through the plot, and he is not born with extraordinary ambitions.

　　Entering university is a completely new environment with new stories and characters. You will need to rebuild your environment and interpersonal relationships. Everything will become nourishment and help, but it will take time.

　　The main plot has never been messed up. However, since it is not a fantasy novel or a linear story, some readers may find it confusing. Please read at your own discretion.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)