Training the Heavens

Chapter 64: The intersection where magnolias bloom

According to the original trajectory, the most suitable choice for Zhong Yuemin would definitely be to join the army, but are college students allowed to join the army now? This requires careful research, otherwise what is written will not conform to reality and the editors and readers will find it inconsistent.

At this time, the benefits of Gao Jialin's previous "writing letters for military families" activity were reflected. He contacted several acquaintances in the army and asked them, and the current policy for college students to join the army became clear. They also introduced him to a senior who graduated from university last year and is now in the army, and asked Gao Jialin to find him to find out more about the situation.

Through communicating with these people, Gao Jialin understood the current situation of college students joining the army.

During the war in the south, our army exposed some problems, among which the weak cultural level of grassroots cadres and their inability to adapt to the needs of military modernization were particularly evident.

In response to this situation, Marshal Xu proposed recruiting recent graduates from local universities to enrich the ranks of grassroots cadres in the army, improve the cultural level of the army's cadres, and adapt to the needs of the army's modernization.

After some research, it was found that the army had recruited graduates from universities for three consecutive years starting in 83, but the scale was relatively small, with only a few places available in each school. Young people nowadays are full of yearning to join the army, so the competition was still quite fierce.

Of course, with Zhong Yuemin's identity and background, even if there is only one spot in the whole school, he will definitely get it. Therefore, it is not unrealistic for Zhong Yuemin to join the army after graduating from university, and it is feasible.

Based on this information, Gao Jialin began to write about Zhong Yuemin's experience. When he heard that Shanghai College had a vacancy for enlistment this year, he immediately went to sign up. As a result, he was shocked to find that the person in charge of recruiting soldiers at the school was actually the guard of his father Zhong Shanyue when he was a division commander in the East China Field Army.

Now Zhong Yuemin's dream of joining the army was realized, but he could not go directly to the front line after joining the army. He and other college students who joined the army at the same time had to train in the military academy for one year, receive basic military training and training as a junior military and political command cadre of the radar unit, and realize the transformation from ordinary people to active-duty soldiers, and from local university graduates to military cadres.

Zhong Yuemin's problem has been solved, and now it's the protagonist Sun Shaoping's turn. This one can't be copied. Sun Shaoping has already been admitted to university, so how could he go down to the mine to dig coal like in the original novel? Even if he went to the coal mine, he would be working as an office cadre.

I don't know what future to arrange for him, so let him continue studying! With so many main and supporting roles, there should be one who continues his studies.

So, the protagonist and supporting characters of this novel were all arranged. Zhong Yuemin joined the army, Song Yunhui also went to Jinzhou Factory at the last moment, Zhou Bingyi became a cadre, Tian Xiaoxia became a reporter, Zhou Xiaobai entered the hospital, and Zhou Rong became an editor. Except for Qi Tongwei, everyone has a bright future.

After writing the outline, he took it to the editorial department of "Mengya". Niu Xinliang and the editor-in-chief were very satisfied. They just reminded Gao Jialin not to make the same mistakes as the previous work and to coordinate the proportion of roles between the protagonist and supporting roles.

For the next half month, Gao Jialin wrote at the rate of 10,000 words a day. After finishing, he felt like his hands were not his own. But when he thought of the large villa of more than 500 square meters right in front of him, Gao Jialin felt that all the hard work was worth it.

After finishing the draft, Gao Jialin asked his roommates to help check and copy it. Then he took the neatly written manuscript to No. 675 Julu Road to submit it.

Niu Xinliang was shocked when he saw the thick stack of manuscripts. "Why are you so fast? Are you in a hurry to buy a house to deal with your work?"

That's not something you can say. I'm not fast at all.

"Don't worry, I've been brewing these stories since last year. Now I'm just translating the stories I've already thought of into words. How long will it take?"

"Let me take a look first! You go sit in the reception room for a while! If you're bored, go out for a walk and come back to me in three hours." Now that they were familiar with each other, Niu Xinliang felt more relaxed. "Okay, lend me your bike. I'll go take a look at Tai'an Road!" Gao Jialin didn't hesitate to take the key and leave.

It is only a little over three kilometers from Julu Road to Tai'an Road, and it only takes about ten minutes to ride a bike.

Standing in the garden, I looked at the big house with joy, imagined myself writing in it, and looked at the surrounding environment. Three hours had passed before I knew it.

Returning to the editorial office, Niu Xinliang's face was filled with joy. "The quality is really good. It's basically passed my review. I'm showing it to the editor-in-chief now. I'll give you revision suggestions the day after tomorrow at the latest. Come back and revise your manuscript then!"

"Especially the last part. The previous part ended with them officially integrating into university life with the song 'Young Friends Come Meet', and in this part they also ushered in a new future with the song. The connection is excellent!"

"I just have a question. Whose song is "The Crossroads Where Magnolias Bloom"? Why haven't I heard of it before?"

"I write!"

Graduation season naturally requires songs that are suitable for it. There are songs like "Graduation Song" and "Farewell" now, but Gao Jialin always feels that these songs cannot reflect the mood of the characters in the book at that time.

Then he could only copy songs from later generations. After much thought, Gao Jialin felt that "The Intersection Where the Phoenix Trees Bloom" was the most suitable. However, the Phoenix tree is a tropical species and is not common in Shanghai today.

If the character in the book was studying at Xiamen University, then copying it verbatim would definitely not be a problem. However, if the character was studying in Shanghai, then using the four words "phoenix flowers in bloom" would not be appropriate. The only option was to replace it with a flower species that can be found everywhere in Shanghai.

So the blooming of the phoenix flower turned into the blooming of the magnolia flower, because this is the city flower of Shanghai. Many universities in Shanghai have planted large areas of white magnolias, and Pujiang College is no exception.

In the hearts of Shanghai citizens, the white magnolia symbolizes a pioneering and enterprising spirit, which is perfectly consistent with the identity of a university graduate.

Moreover, the flowering period is also suitable. The white magnolia blooms from April to September, and the flowering period lasts throughout the graduation season. Shanghai college students also bid farewell to their teachers and friends and leave the campus to embrace a new life during the magnolia blooming season.

"You wrote it? I have to say, the lyrics are really good. If they are taken out separately, they can be published as poetry!" Niu Xinliang savored it carefully and felt that the lyrics were perfect for Shanghai college graduates.

"If you really plan to do this, I don't mind! Who wouldn't be happy to earn some free royalties?" Gao Jialin joked.

"This is indeed possible. Let's publish it in the next issue and promote the novel at the same time. Maybe it can increase sales!" Niu Xinliang actually considered it.

He went to see the editor-in-chief, who had no objection, so Gao Jialin received another sum of royalties.

(End of this chapter)