The game of power begins with the police officers at the local police station.

The pilot program for basic education in Chunyang County was submitted to the Department of Education, and Zhao Ji was very satisfied. The second batch of 400 million yuan in special education funds for the project was received.

Zhao Ji is now the director of the Education Department, and Ding Yi has also risen in rank to become the deputy director of the Party and Government Office.

Chen Shi called Ding Yi to congratulate him on becoming the deputy director of the Party and Government Office.

Once the money arrived, Chen Shi convened a Party group meeting and allocated over 13 million yuan to Fushan Town Central School.

The 2013 junior high school entrance examination scores were released, and the Municipal Education Bureau announced the minimum admission scores for regular high schools. The minimum admission score for Chunyang No. 1 High School was 550, and the minimum admission score for Chunyang No. 6 High School was 600, which was 50 points higher than that of No. 1 High School.

Sixth Middle School is a high school supported by Mingzhou University on a one-to-one basis, and has a strong teaching staff.

The minimum admission score for Chunyang No. 7 Middle School is 490, and the minimum admission score for Chunyang No. 8 Middle School is 490.

Jiang Yiqiu is under a lot of pressure. The fact that he got into Mingzhou No. 1 High School, a long-established prestigious school, is more attractive than the fact that No. 1 High School got into Tsinghua and Peking University this year.

Last year, the admission score was 600 points. This year, the admission score cannot be lower than 600 points. She raised the admission score by 60 points, admitting students with a score of 610 points, which is 10 points higher than the minimum admission score of No. 6 Middle School.

No. 1 Middle School is Chunyang's trump card; it cannot be overtaken by No. 6 Middle School.

Chen Shi was looking at documents in his office when Xu Mengmeng walked in.

"Director Chen, someone outside is looking for you. They say it's your cousin."

Chen Shi put down the documents: "Have him come to my office."

Chen Jianhua walked in with his son Chen Long. Chen Jianhua called out, "Xiao Shi."

He looked at his son and said, "Quickly call him Uncle."

Chen Long called out shyly, "Uncle."

Chen Shi stood up: "Sit."

The three sat down in the reception room, and Chen Shi poured tea for them.

Chen Jianhua said to his son, "Study hard, and you'll become an official in the future. Look at your uncle's office, it's so impressive."

Chen Shi asked, "Brother, what brings you to the station to see me?"

Chen Jianhua said with a forced smile, "I don't have anything to say, I'm here about your nephew's matter."

Chen Long is taking the high school entrance exam this year. Could you help him get into No. 6 Middle School? I heard it's a branch of Mingzhou No. 1 Middle School, and the teaching quality is high.

Chen Shi asked, "Chen Long, what score did you get?"

"479," Chen Long said, his head bowed.

Chen Shi looked at Chen Jianhua: "Brother, do you know what the minimum admission score is for No. 6 Middle School?"

Chen Jianhua shook his head: "I don't know."

"The minimum admission score for No. 6 Middle School is 600 points, which doesn't even qualify you to fill out the application."

Chen Long's foundation is very weak. The minimum admission score for both No. 7 and No. 8 Middle Schools is 490, and he's still eleven points short.

Chen Jianhua smiled broadly: "Now that you're the bureau chief, they all have to listen to what you say. It's just a matter of you saying a few words."

Chen Long is very smart. He was playful in junior high, but he'll catch up if he studies hard in high school.

Chen Shi said in a deep voice, "Forget about Sixth Middle School, arrange for him to study at First Middle School."

Chen Jianhua shook his head: "No. 1 Middle School is no good. No. 6 Middle School is a branch of Mingzhou No. 1 Middle School. I heard that this year, there are hundreds of students who scored over 600 points, and the undergraduate admission rate is as high as 98.5%."

Chen Shi looked at Chen Jianhua: "You still don't think much of No. 1 High School? This year, a student from No. 1 High School was admitted to Tsinghua or Peking University. The minimum admission score for No. 1 High School is 550. Getting into No. 1 High School is already the best choice for him."

If you want him to get into No. 6 Middle School, go and ask the principal yourself if he's willing to accept him.

Seeing that Chen Shi was angry, Chen Jianhua quickly said, "No. 1 Middle School is not bad either. Chen Long, when you go to No. 1 Middle School, you must study hard and not embarrass your uncle."

Chen Jianhua chatted with Chen Shi for a few minutes, then left with Chen Long.

Chen Shi picked up his phone and called Jiang Yiqiu.

Yi Qiu

"Honey, I'm recruiting students in Heyuan Town. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"My cousin's son scored 479 points. Could you arrange for him to be admitted to the No. 1 High School?"

"479 is too low," Jiang Yiqiu muttered to himself, but said aloud, "Send me your admission ticket, and I'll arrange the admission."

After hanging up the phone, she received more than a dozen calls today, all pleading for her admission to the No. 1 High School, even though her score was the lowest and others were at least 500 points higher. She refused them all outright.

Shen Xiaorong and Jiang Yiqiu went to various towns and villages to recruit students. This year there was no appearance fee, but they received 500 yuan per day. For each student who scored 610 or above, they would receive a reward of 500 yuan.

Shen Xiaorong has already recruited twelve students with scores above 610 today, and the reward for each of them is 6,000 yuan.

Seeing that Jiang Yiqiu's expression was not good, he asked, "Principal Jiang, is this another call to plead for me? If I were you, I would just turn off my phone during this time and not answer anyone's calls or give anyone face."

If No. 1 High School wants to achieve good results, it must eliminate backdoor admissions.

Jiang Yiqiu said irritably, "It was your brother who called."

Shen Xiaorong was somewhat surprised: "He also called to try and get in through connections."

"Your brother's nephew scored 479 points, which is the lowest score I admitted this year."

"Out of a total score of over 800, he only got 479. If I were him, I'd rather run him over."

"There's no comparison between people. A top student like you can't understand a struggling student."

The admission process has ended. The lowest admission score for No. 6 Middle School was 650, and the lowest admission score for No. 1 Middle School was 590, which was 20 points lower than Jiang Yiqiu's expectations. If it weren't for Zhao Chunfang's admission to Tsinghua and Peking Universities as publicity, the admission scores would have been even lower.

The minimum admission score for No. 7 Middle School is 510, and the minimum admission score for No. 8 Middle School is 495.

The admission scores clearly show that No. 1 High School has lost its top spot. Now, Chunyang High School and No. 6 High School are the leaders, with No. 6 High School having an admission score 60 points higher than No. 1 High School.

Jiang Yiqiu came to Yang Xiong's office: "Principal, I'm here to apologize. I failed to fulfill your instructions. This year's minimum admission score is 590, which is 10 points lower than last year."

Jiang Yiqiu handed the admission documents to Yang Xiong with both hands. Yang Xiong took the documents with a gloomy face and placed them on his desk.

He's been in a bad mood lately. No. 1 Middle School's position has been taken over by No. 6 Middle School, and he's determined to take it back.

Yang Xiong looked at Jiang Yiqiu: "Sixth Middle School is backed by Mingzhou No. 1 Middle School. It recruits students under the name of Mingzhou No. 1 Middle School. It's rumored that Sixth Middle School is a branch of Mingzhou No. 1 Middle School."

The minimum admission score for Mingzhou No. 1 High School this year is 755. Many students who cannot get into Mingzhou No. 1 High School have applied to No. 6 High School.

I heard that No. 6 Middle School admitted two to three hundred students with scores above 700. The quality of students at No. 6 Middle School is incomparable to that of No. 1 Middle School.

Principal Jiang, did our school find even one student with a score above 700?

Jiang Yiqiu said in a low voice, "Just one, 701 points."

"He scored 701 points, and we promised to waive his tuition and fees and give him a monthly living allowance of 500 yuan before he applied to No. 1 High School. Do you know what the highest score is at No. 6 High School?"

"749"

"In terms of student quality, we have already been far surpassed by No. 1 Middle School. No. 6 Middle School was only established recently, while No. 1 Middle School has a history of sixty or seventy years. We cannot be replaced by No. 6 Middle School. Go down and come up with a plan on how to solve the problem of poor student quality. We will hold a meeting to discuss it."

Jiang Yiqiu felt wronged. With Mingzhou No. 1 Middle School as a powerful relative, what could No. 1 Middle School use to compete with them?

Mingzhou No. 1 High School treats No. 6 High School like its own son, providing it with money and manpower when needed, and with government support, it's already quite an achievement that No. 1 High School was able to raise its admission score by 40 points.