Chapter 298: It’s exposed!
Sister Susu's painting exhibition will last for a week.
It’s a pity that Fang Wei and the other six had to go back at noon the next day. After all, it was almost the end of the second year of high school. Even with the May Day holiday and the weekend, there were only two days of rest.
All courses for the three years of high school have been completed, and starting from May, we entered the full-stage review stage.
The urgency of time began to linger in the minds of every teacher and student. Since when, everyone has become so hurried.
Even though they are still attending classes in the second-year classroom, everyone knows that they are no different from the third-year students now.
In the second year of high school, in addition to catching up on course progress, what is most worth mentioning is probably the competitions in various major subjects. Of course, this is also for top students such as Fang Wei, Liu Zhiyi, Zhao Yueting, Liu Bo, etc. who participate in subject competitions. For most ordinary students, it is something of a different dimension.
As early as the beginning of February, Fang Wei, Zhao Yueting, Liu Bo and other members of the mathematics competition team participated in the preliminary competition under the organization and leadership of Teacher Liang.
There is nothing much to say about the preliminary round. Among the ten members of the competition group of Xuanzhu No. 1 Middle School, five advanced to the semi-finals, including Fang Wei, Liu Bo and Zhao Yueting.
The semi-finals were held at the end of April, and we went to Suzhou and Hangzhou to participate.
The entire competition is divided into three stages: preliminary round, semi-final and final.
Fang Wei, Zhao Yueting and Liu Bo all performed very well and won the first prize in the province.
It's a pity that there are differences among the provincial first prizes. Those who can enter the finals must be provincial first prize, but provincial first prize does not necessarily make it to the finals. There are more than 40 people in the province who won the provincial first prize, but only the top six can enter the provincial team to participate in the national competition. Fang Wei ranked 13th, eight points short of advancing to the finals.
What a pity! It’s really a pity that I underestimated the cruelty of high-level mathematics competitions!
But apart from a little regret, Fang Wei was not too depressed. After all, he saved the first prize!
Although he failed to advance to the final stage, Fang Wei was quite satisfied with the reward of being on the provincial list.
These days, first prizes in provincial subject competitions are very popular, and the college entrance examination has a preferential policy of 985 extra points. Before he even entered the third year of high school, many 211 and university admissions offices had obtained Fang Wei's contact information and contacted him in advance to recommend him for admission or to apply for the exam, offering various preferential policies and conditions.
Among them were calls from the admissions offices of Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University and Jiaotong University.
The top universities that seem aloof from the outside, when faced with truly top students, the competition for students is really fierce among the universities. Even the top 985 universities like Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University and Jiaotong University have a lot of fierce competition for students every year.
Even though subject competitions are popular these days, it is still unlikely for an ordinary provincial first-class student to be admitted to Fudan University. But Fang Wei is different. In addition to being the provincial first-class student in the subject competition, his ordinary cultural course scores are basically above 700 points, which makes him a very popular student.
Although it is not possible to be directly admitted according to the policy, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University and Jiaotong University all contacted me one year in advance to ask me to apply to our school, and offered many "verbal agreed" preferential policies, such as as long as I get a certain score in the college entrance examination and apply to our school, I can be exempted from tuition and miscellaneous fees, given a scholarship, etc.
Fang Wei just laughed at such deceptive applications. After all, he couldn't be admitted directly and had to take the college entrance examination. In that case, the final college entrance examination score was the only criterion. Don't be fooled by what the admissions offices of Tsinghua, Peking University, Fudan University and Jiaotong University say now. But if he really fails the college entrance examination, he will have no place to seek justice if they go back on their verbal agreement.
As for some 211 and ordinary 985 universities that he didn't think highly of, they gave him the qualification for admission, but Fang Wei only wanted Fudan University and was not very interested in other universities.
Of course, when he talked to Fudan University’s admissions office on the phone, he said he wanted to apply to Peking University; when he talked to Tsinghua University, he said he wanted to apply to Peking University; when he talked to Peking University, he said he wanted to apply to Tsinghua University…
You know what, it's really awesome to be recruited by top colleges before you even take the college entrance exam! It's totally different from the treatment of ordinary students!
At present, the most practical thing for the other party is the 20 extra points in the college entrance examination.
Don't underestimate these 20 points. After all, at his level of 700 points, every extra point is harder than climbing to the sky. With these 20 points, Fang Wei's pressure is greatly reduced. He estimates that it should be easy to get the top spot in the city, and it is not impossible to get the top spot in the province...
As for Zhao Yueting and Liu Bo who also participated in the semi-finals of the mathematics competition.
Liu Bo just made it into the provincial team with the sixth place and advanced to the finals.
But Bogota gave up on entering the provincial team's finals.
Because Liu Bo won the provincial first prize in the physics competition and entered the finals with the first place in the province, just like Cai Ling's previous training, Liu Bo now does not need to make up lessons during the summer vacation and went to the provincial physics team for training in preparation for the national competition.
If nothing unexpected happens, Liu Bo will definitely win the national award in the physics competition. Joining the national team and being admitted to Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University and Jiaotong University in the future are also certainties. On the contrary, the college entrance examination will be dispensable to him.
Zhao Yueting, like Fang Wei, ranked tenth and only won first place in the provincial competition, falling short of making it to the finals.
Zhao Yueting now often receives calls from the admissions offices of major universities, but her academic scores are not as good as Fang Wei's, so the discounts offered by major universities are relatively small. Fudan University, Jiaotong University and Zhejiang University have also contacted her.
Unfortunately, Zhao Sir wants to apply to the Public Security University. She has been quite worried recently because her father does not want her to apply to the Public Security University. Instead, he suggests that she apply to the Political Science and Law University, hoping that she can become a lawyer or a political science and law teacher in the future. The old man really does not want his delicate daughter to take over his class.
"Ahhh! This is so annoying! Why can't I have the final say on where I want to take the exam?"
"..."
"Fang Wei! Will your father tell you to take the entrance exams to Peking University or Tsinghua University?"
“…He always listens to me.”
"Ahhh! Why can't my dad listen to me? How about we switch dads!"
"…If you really don't want your dad to be your dad, you can call me dad. I don't mind."
"roll!"
God knows why such a boring boy loves being a father so much. Zhao Yueting stepped hard on Fang Wei and continued to ask:
"Then if, for example, you were my father, would you support me in applying to the Public Security University?"
"That's not rigorous. Don't make assumptions. Or you can just really treat me as your dad, then... hey hey... hiss! Let go! Let go! The flesh is falling off!"
"Be serious!"
"Then I tell the truth?"
"Say!"
"I think... The University of Political Science and Law is indeed more suitable for you... Wait! Listen to me first!"
"What do you say."
Zhao Yueting turned around, put her hands on Fang Wei's desk, tilted her head and seemed nonchalant, but in fact she was listening carefully with her ears pricked up.
It's strange, he's the same father... Ugh! Why do I get so impatient when I hear Captain Zhao nagging, but I listen very attentively when I hear Fang Wei talking?
Maybe it was because he was the same age as her, he could understand her most accurately, and he was more mature than his peers, so he could give her the most accurate advice based on his understanding...
Fang Wei also stopped joking. Seeing that the girl was really troubled by this problem, he took a pen and wrote down a career plan for her while saying seriously:
“Let’s not talk about the ranking gap between the two universities.”
"I know that you, Mr. Zhao, are passionate about upholding justice, and I also understand that the bravery of public security work is really cool, but I sincerely think that the political and legal field may be more suitable for you, and it can allow you to better display your talents and wishes."
"Look, from the perspective of career development, there is a broader space for advancement in the political and legal field. You can be a lawyer, and use your sharp words and rigorous logic to speak for justice and fight for the rights and interests of those disadvantaged groups; or you can become a judicial worker, participate in the formulation and improvement of laws, and promote the realization of social fairness and justice from the root, with a more far-reaching impact. Public security work is more about carrying out tasks on the front line, and the career development path is relatively single. You have to go through wind and rain, and even face life-threatening situations. After all, you are a girl, and you have been in such a high-pressure and dangerous environment for a long time. I am really worried about your safety..."
"You're worried about me too?"
"Of course I am. Even though I'm not your father, we are such good friends. I will worry about you just as much!"
"Hmph! You have a conscience!"
"I have a big conscience."
"Alas, but I wanted to be a policeman from the beginning..."
"You don't have to force yourself to choose a specific career. Whether it's public security work or political and legal work, it doesn't conflict with the general direction of your original choice. Remember I told you that our teacher Wen wanted to be an art teacher, but ended up becoming a Chinese teacher? But her teaching and educating nature has never changed. On the contrary, it was because she became a Chinese teacher and a class teacher that she helped us to the greatest extent."
"Um……"
In any case, Fang Wei's analysis does make sense.
Sir Zhao held his face and sighed, finally thinking seriously about the direction of his future choices...
……
The third year of high school is about to begin. In order not to delay the review of the main subjects, the school basically arranges for everyone to complete the competitions in various subjects in the second year of high school.
In addition to the subject competitions of Fang Wei, Liu Bo, Zhao Yueting and others, Liu Zhiyi's new concept essay competition is naturally indispensable.
There is no "Olympiad" for Chinese, but these days, when we talk about large-scale competitions related to Chinese that are no less valuable than science competitions, it must be the New Concept Essay Contest jointly organized by Mengya and more than a dozen top universities including Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University and Jiaotong University. Just like competitions in mathematics and physics, the winners can also obtain admission to major universities.
In addition to the qualification for admission, the biggest gain may be fame. After all, most people cannot understand the science questions, but the quality of the article can still be judged. New and emerging writers born in the 1980s, such as Han Han and Xiao Guo, all became well-known to the public after participating in the New Concept Writing Competition.
The competition is divided into two stages: preliminary and semi-final. It is held in the same way as a general literary magazine essay solicitation. There is no topic and no restriction on subject matter. All schools and units organize students to register and submit manuscripts, and the first drafts are sent to Mengya Magazine.
If the articles in the preliminary round reach a certain level, they will be shortlisted for the semi-finals. The shortlisted articles will be announced in the April issue of "Mengya" and will be included in the New Concept Composition Anthology.
The preliminary round was held in February.
Everyone can sign up to participate, just write the manuscript and submit it to the school for unified arrangements.
With the strong recommendation of her homeroom teacher and editor Baiyun, Liu Zhiyi also signed up for the competition. It was the first time in her life that she submitted her work under her real name and as a student. Fang Wei was also urged by Liu Zhiyi to submit his work, but he was eliminated.
Prior to this, Xuanzhu No. 1 Middle School's best result in the New Concept Composition Competition was the shortlisted award.
When the April issue was published, among the manuscripts of more than a hundred people in the school, only Liu Zhiyi's manuscript was successfully shortlisted and advanced to the offline rematch in Shanghai. His manuscript "Light Growing from the Cracks" was included in the New Concept Composition Anthology and was also published in the April issue of "Mengya".
I saw the article "Light Growing from the Cracks" published in the April issue of "Mengya" under my own name "Liu Zhiyi", and the novel "In the Prime of Life" serialized in my column under my own pen name "Nanfeng".
The girl's eyes widened, and she felt her heartbeat quicken! Woohoo! How can it be so embarrassing to publish an article using your real name! Don't let it be discovered that "When You Are Young" and "The Light That Grows in the Cracks" are written by the same author!
Wasn’t it agreed that it would only be included in the essay collection? How come it was directly published in the April issue?
Editor Baiyun said: Because your article is really well written! The editorial department unanimously decided to publish it in the monthly magazine!
Liu Zhiyi earned more than 900 yuan in royalties from an article of more than 4,000 words. The rich lady who was used to receiving huge royalties from serialized novels looked down on this small amount of money. However, Pepei Yushan and her classmates in Class 3 were all shocked!
"Zhiyi has published an article on Mengya!!"
"The only article from the preliminary round that was published directly in the monthly magazine!!"
"Nine, nine hundred plus yuan in royalties!!"
Liu Zhiyi: “…”
If everyone knew that she had already earned hundreds of thousands of yuan in royalties under the pen name "Nanfeng", I'm afraid their eyes would pop out of their eyes in shock...
The school was delighted! Not only did they post the girl's article on the honor roll, but many of my classmates who didn't read Moe actually bought the April issue to show their support.
"Hey! Have you noticed that Zhiyi's writing style is similar to Nanfeng's!"
"That's true...! Nanfeng used to write articles in this style!"
Yushan Pepe had doubted Zhiyi before. Now, when she saw Zhiyi's article and Nanfeng's article on the same page, the similarity in their writing styles became even stronger when compared to each other.
"Knowledge..."
"……what?"
When the girl saw her friends holding two of their articles and pushing them in front of her, she trembled with fear, her eyes avoided and her scalp tingled!
Vest... is it finally going to explode! Woo... I want to eat... I really can't write 20,000 words a day...! Please don't ask me anymore... Woo!
"You, you're not really Nan Feng, are you?!"
"How, how is it possible..."
"Pepe, you are a loyal fan of Nanfeng. You understand Nanfeng the best. Do you think Zhiyi's writing is like Nanfeng's?"
"Nine-image!!"
Pepe nodded solemnly. Normally, one wouldn't be able to see much in the style of an 800-word essay, but in this 4,000-word essay, a lot could really be seen in the comparison.
Other students may not have dared to make such an association, but Peipei Yushan has been a classmate of Zhiyi since junior high school. After a comparison, I feel that the similarity and fit between the lines, the characters and the stories are amazing! Could it be that... the author I have been chasing for so many years has actually been secretly hiding beside me? !
"..."
Woo! Liu Zhiyi wanted to kneel down and beg Peipei Yushan not to ask any more questions. Couldn't she just hide happily among the readers as a peeping Tom? Why did they have to pull her out... Woo!
"I, I also like Nan Feng's articles! I imitated her a lot!"
"Hmm? Is this true? When we usually chat about "Chasing Summer" and "When the Wind and Blooming Time", I never heard you express any opinions..."
I, I am just a lousy writer! What do I know about "Chasing Summer" or "When the Wind and Blooming Flower"?
"I always watched it secretly! I liked it secretly!"
"Well... Zhiyi, you really like to be secretive..."
"???"
"But, Zhiyi, it doesn't matter if you are Nanfeng."
Peipei Yushan smiled sympathetically and said, "We won't really tie you up and not give you food unless you write 20,000 words a day~"
“…Really?”
"Of course! We are loyal fans! How could we treat the author like this!"
"Then, what if you really knew Nan Feng...what would you do..."
Peipei and Yushan smiled at each other, and an evil expression suddenly appeared on their pretty faces:
"Of course I pinned her down! And then I peeked at all her saved manuscripts!! She must have a lot of saved manuscripts!! This is too much! She obviously has so many saved manuscripts, but she only publishes 20,000 words every month!!"
"...?!"
Liu Zhiyi's face flushed red. She didn't even let Fang Wei see her saved drafts, so how could he sneak a peek at her saved drafts? !
"She, she, she... Nanfeng definitely doesn't have any manuscripts saved!"
"Zhiyi, you seem very sure."
“…I guessed!”
"Well, since she doesn't even have any manuscripts saved, how dare Nanfeng be lazy?! She must be tied up! If she doesn't write 20,000 words a day, she won't be given any food!!"
"..."
The girl fainted.
Although they felt a little sorry for Zhiyi walking on the wire rope, Fang Wei and Cai Ling were still happy to see it.
After all, he helped her keep the secret for five years! God knows how they lived in these five years!
Whenever they saw their classmates talking about "Chasing Summer", "When the Wind and Blooming", and who Nanfeng was, Fang Wei and Cai Ling felt so uncomfortable!
At the end of May, accompanied by Fang Wei, Liu Zhiyi came to Shanghai to participate in the rematch of the New Concept Writing Competition.
The venue for the semi-finals is Fudan University. It is an on-site competition without any questions, and the first and second prizes will be decided in the end.
After a month of review by the judges, Liu Zhiyi finally won the first prize in the national New Concept Writing Competition with her article "Between Light and Shadow"!
The college entrance examination results were released, and this year Xuanzhu No. 1 Middle School's results were still outstanding. A large red banner with the proud results of the school was hung at the school gate. Also hung at the school gate was a large red banner with Liu Zhiyi's words:
[Warm congratulations to our school's Grade 2-3 student Liu Zhiyi for winning the first prize in the New Concept Composition Competition!]
Teachers and students who were familiar with Liu Zhiyi and those who were not familiar with Liu Zhiyi were all excited!
After all, this is the only student in the school who has won the first prize in the national essay competition in all these years! That means the qualification for admission to Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University and Jiaotong University!
But then, an interview in a news release pushed this usually low-key girl to the center of attention!
It was an afternoon after the New Concept Writing Competition came to a successful conclusion.
A reporter from Youth Times stepped into the office of Mengya Magazine and sat opposite Mr. Tian, the senior editor-in-chief who was in charge of the New Concept Writing Competition.
The topic naturally turned to Liu Zhiyi, who won the first prize in this year's New Concept Writing Competition.
Teacher Tian pushed his glasses up on his nose, his eyes full of admiration, and he smiled:
"Student Liu Zhiyi, that's a shining new star in our magazine!"
"Your magazine...?"
"Yes, Liu Zhiyi showed extraordinary literary talent when she was in junior high school. She wrote under the pen name Nanfeng. Her writing style is unique and she has made a name for herself in the literary world. Liu Zhiyi began to publish articles in our magazine "Mengya" when she was in the first grade of junior high school. Although her writing was a little immature at that time, it already had a unique perspective and smart writing style. Her works can often dig out extraordinary emotions from ordinary life, which resonates strongly with readers."
"As soon as her entry appeared this year, it attracted great attention from the judges. The article stood out from many submissions and won the first prize without any suspense with its profound ideas, delicate emotional expression and skillful control of words. At that moment, we knew that this girl would have a great future in literature."
"Wait... Teacher Tian, you just said... Liu Zhiyi published a journal in "Mengya" a long time ago, and his pen name is... Nanfeng?!"
"Yes, we are also very fortunate to have discovered such a cutting-edge writer! Speaking of Liu Zhiyi, perhaps many people are still not very familiar with him, but when it comes to Nanfeng, I think, with the recent best-seller "Chasing Summer", many readers should have heard of him!"
"With her delicate writing style and moving stories about youth, Nanfeng... Liu Zhiyi has gained great popularity among readers. Her success is not only a personal honor, but also adds luster to our magazine!"
“I believe that in the future, Liu Zhiyi will create more excellent works! She still has a long way to go in literature, and we look forward to her bringing us more surprises!”
Two days later, the news reached the island.
Xuanzhu No. 1 Middle School exploded.
Zhiyi also exploded...
(End of this chapter)
