Back in 1978, I was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Chapter 11 Class 5381

"Qin Liang, have you read all of these books?"

"Ah."

"Then, could you teach a class to the freshmen?"

What?
Qin Liang was stunned. You want me, a high school graduate, to teach college students? This must be a joke!
In those days, due to the scarcity of talent, there were instances where graduates stayed on to teach at universities. This was unlike later generations, where university teachers preferred overseas returnees, and even PhDs from prestigious domestic universities could only start as counselors.

However, even so, having high school students teach college students is truly groundbreaking!

"No, absolutely not!" Professor Liu exclaimed, realizing, "A talent like Qin Liang should be used for scientific research! Giving him a lecture is a waste! We have so many teachers in our department who can teach in English, like Professor Zhao, who is a model of teaching and nurturing students... Director Luo, you could teach there too. You studied in the United States for so many years, and your English is fluent..."

Qin Liang breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little embarrassed. Director Luo was a student of Professor Qian. How could such a talented person be going to teach?
"Okay, Professor Yu, assign me one, and assign Lao Zhao one. Let's do an experiment first..." Director Luo actually agreed! These older generation professors are truly amazing!

"Let's go, Qin Liang, let's continue our research!" Professor Liu pulled Qin Liang outside, not feeling at all that it was inappropriate to have Director Luo teach the class.

Seeing that the two were about to leave, Niu Guishan quickly called them back.

"Qin Liang, have you thought about what to fill in the blank space on your admission notice?"

I haven't chosen a major yet!

Without hesitation, Qin Liang said, "Let's pair him up with the student who is colorblind!"

Looking at myself like this, it probably doesn't matter which class I'm in. Since that's the case, I'll just stay with the chief engineer! But... given the current situation, I don't even know if I'll be able to go to school with the freshmen. My college life is destined to be different from all the others!
Watching Qin Liang leave, Director Luo smiled and said, "Old Niu, select the students with the highest scores from this class!"

"what?"

“A low score might put a lot of pressure on you,” Yu Zhi said. This class is only for geniuses; ordinary people would be very discouraged if they went in!
Director Luo glanced at the documents Yu Zhi had brought again: "Hmm, assign them to Class 5381!"

The capital city, a residential area.

"Yang Wei, Yang Wei!" A voice rang out from a postal bicycle: "Your acceptance letter has arrived!"

Instantly, neighbors gathered around.

"Yang Wei finally received his university acceptance letter!"

"Yes, just because of color blindness, you missed out on a prestigious university in the capital. Which university accepted you?"

"Northwestern Polytechnical University! Northwestern Polytechnical University is not bad!" The fifteen-year-old boy received the admission notice with a face full of excitement. Finally, he could go to university! If he hadn't been admitted to a university, he really didn't know what path he would take in the future. Even if he went to high school for three years and became the top science student, his color blindness still couldn't be corrected!
He opened the admission notice in his hand: Northwestern Polytechnical University, Department of Aircraft Engineering, Aerodynamics Major, Class 5381!
His gaze was fixed on the west, where the sunset painted the sky crimson.

Lantian Middle School, Academic Affairs Office.

"Teacher, my admission notice has been mailed to the school. This is my student ID..." A student confidently handed over his student ID.

"Tang Changhong? We've been waiting for you to come and pick it up! You're the top student in our entire school, and you've been admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University!" the academic affairs teacher said happily. "Study hard in university and strive to realize the Four Modernizations of our motherland!"

"Yes!"

There are only a few prestigious universities in the province, and Northwestern Polytechnical University is his ideal school!
He opened the admission notice: Northwestern Polytechnical University, Department of Aircraft Engineering, Aerodynamics Major, Class 5381!
Across the country, 27 students received the acceptance letters they had been dreaming of, some overjoyed and some saddened.

"Xiaoxia, why did you choose to apply to a science and engineering university? You're just a girl..." A woman's voice rang out.

"What's wrong with being a girl? What men can do, we women can do too. I just want to go to Northwestern Polytechnical University and build airplanes!"

"That's right, Xiaoxia is right. Women hold up half the sky. Not to mention building airplanes, even flying airplanes is done by girls. Dad supports you!"

A satisfied smile appeared on Zhao Xiaoxia's face.

High school graduates from all over the country, every one of them who receives a university admission letter is an outstanding individual. After all, 610 million people take the college entrance examination, but only 40.2 are admitted. University students in this era are like thousands of soldiers crossing a single-plank bridge!
As for those who can receive an acceptance letter from a prestigious university, they are extremely rare!
At this moment, Qin Liang, who had arrived at Northwestern Polytechnical University ahead of time, did not experience the joy of being the top scorer in the college entrance examination. He yawned and looked at the completed academic paper in front of him.

"Professor Liu, our paper is out. Next, what should we do... Hey, Professor Liu, what are you doing? I told you not to put my name on the paper, why did you put me as the author?"

Qin Liang was getting anxious.

"You were the one who mainly completed it, and I still have to benefit from your contribution by having my name listed as the advisor. Even though it's published in our school journal, there's still a ten-yuan subsidy for each paper..."

What?
Qin Liang astutely grasped this key point: "Publishing papers, and getting paid?"

"That's right. Our university not only teaches and nurtures students, but also conducts research. Since it's research, there must be results. Publishing in our university journals is subsidized according to the manuscript fee. If it can be published in a national academic journal, there will be a subsidy of fifty yuan. If it is published in an international SCI journal, then there will be two hundred yuan..."

In later generations, university teachers were required to publish papers. They had to meet a certain number of papers within a few years, and if they didn't, they would be dismissed. I never thought that publishing papers would be encouraged now!
Upon arriving in this era, Qin Liang still thought about how to make money, but... the national policy was gradually being relaxed, and he couldn't rush it. If he were labeled as a speculator, it would affect his reputation. Unexpectedly, a bright path was laid out before him!
You don't need much. Just write one paper a month, publish it in an international SCI journal, and you'll get two hundred yuan per paper. You'd be living the high life...

Qin Liang wouldn't even consider something like ten yuan!
"There are eight high-quality SCI journals in the aerospace field, among which AEROSPACE has a fast review process and is easy to submit to... Ahem, Professor Liu, please don't look at me like that. This is what the old professor from my village who went to the countryside taught me... Professor Liu, let's publish a paper first. This time it must be under the name of our university and your name must be on it. We'll split the two hundred yuan fifty-fifty..."

"You little brat... do you know how difficult it is to publish a paper in an SCI journal?"

(End of this chapter)