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

Chapter 166 Allocation of Quotas for Overseas Study Tours

"Mr. Liang, please take care!"

Seeing that Elder Liang and the others had boarded the car, Qin Liang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Liangzi, why bother? Our Super 7 already has several big clients. The Crying Country won't make a difference whether they're here or not. You're selling off the Navy's treasure just to promote Super 7. This kind of thing is likely to cause trouble."

"Director Luo, I'm doing this to boost the reputation of our Eastern military industry. You'll understand in a few years."

If the crying country had fired a few more Exocet missiles during the Falklands War, the course of the war might have been rewritten!
Now, Qin Liang is eagerly anticipating sending the British ocean fleet completely out to sea. This would severely damage their confidence, causing Britain to decline and saving them from future troubles. A Great Britain with its backbone completely broken is a better Britain, preventing them from causing trouble in the future, thinking they are number two while the United States is number one, and living in the afterglow of the British Empire...

Therefore, the YJ-8 must be provided!
Another reason is that such a prominent opportunity shouldn't be given to the Flying Fish; it must be given to our Eastern YJ-8! Let the world see the strength of our YJ-8! If we miss this opportunity, we'll have to wait another thirty or forty years!

A few years later? Director Luo was even more curious. What kind of riddle are you playing? But... Director Luo suppressed his curiosity.

"By the way, the final exams are over. Shouldn't we organize a study tour to the United States for our students next?"

"So fast?"

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed. I stood Yang Duo'er up for half a month.

Ugh, it's true, when I get busy, I forget everything!

"Yes, it's definitely time to go to the United States and let our Northwestern Polytechnical University students see what it's like!"

"Liangzi, allocating these spots wasn't easy!"

“That’s simple…” Before Qin Liang could finish speaking, a high-end Hongqi sedan pulled up, and a middle-aged man with four pockets got out.

"Mayor Liu? What brings you here?"

"It's nothing, I was just passing by and got off to take a look."

"Let's go to our aviation building and have a cup of tea..."

"The aviation building, Northwestern Polytechnical University is really amazing! You solved the school building problem without asking the government for money! And you even have a hundred spots for overseas study tours, and it still doesn't cost us a penny!"

Director Luo's heart skipped a beat; this might not be...

"You probably don't need all these spots, right? Let's reserve ten spots for our government so we can go out and see the world and broaden our horizons!"

Sure enough, what I feared most came to pass!

With the opening of the country's doors, a group of lucky individuals had the opportunity to travel abroad. Upon their return, they would rave about the dazzling world overseas, arousing envy in countless people and making others tempted as well.

However, going abroad is not easy; even the Chang'an municipal government has not found an opportunity to go abroad!
Now, Northwestern Polytechnical University has accepted an invitation from MIT, and there are 100 spots available for students to study abroad. We'll reserve 90 for them and take 10 for our government. Is that too much to ask?
"Mayor Liu, this..."

Director Luo was in a difficult position.

One hundred places is indeed a lot, but there are many more students at Northwestern Polytechnical University, a full two or three thousand!

Especially after the resumption of the college entrance examination, the batch of college students admitted are the future of our country! Let them go abroad to broaden their horizons, so that they can better build our country when they return!

But... local officials are more powerful than distant ones! Northwestern Polytechnical University is located in Chang'an, so it's inevitable that it will have to deal with the leaders of Chang'an and give them some benefits. The world isn't all about fighting and killing, it's about human relationships and social interactions. If we refuse them this time, what if they make things difficult for Northwestern Polytechnical University in the future?
Just as Director Luo was hesitating, a voice came from the side. "Great! With higher-level leaders leading the team, this overseas study trip will be even more perfect! Welcome all leaders to join our overseas study delegation!"

Director Luo was taken aback. Qin Liang? His words…

Mayor Liu turned to the speaker and said, "You must be Qin Liang. We've all heard about your deeds in the city. You are undoubtedly the number one in this year's May Fourth Youth Awards!"

Everyone should help carry the sedan chair! Since the city benefits from Northwestern Polytechnical University, they should also give Northwestern Polytechnical University some benefits in return!
"Thank you, Mayor Liu, but I am still young, and I am unworthy of this honor as a May Fourth Youth..."

"No, no, if you're not a May Fourth Youth, then who is? Let's go back and pick people, and we'll travel together. We won't be leading any teams; we'll just go out and broaden our horizons."

"Yes, I've already made arrangements for the Y-10. We'll take the Y-10 together then."

What?
Mayor Liu gasped: "Yun-10?"

"That's right! Our domestically produced large passenger aircraft was originally developed for leaders to travel abroad, but now we enjoy the treatment of a vice-state-level leader!"

"Qin Liang, could we... change planes? Our civil aviation has plenty of planes, especially Boeing 707s..."

"Mayor Liu, when we go abroad, we represent our country's image. It's so prestigious to fly on planes made in our own country! Back then, we developed the Y-10 for this very reason. It's a pity that Leader Zhou didn't live to see it. This time, we're essentially going abroad on behalf of Leader Zhou to showcase our advanced Eastern technology!"

Great, they've even brought out our beloved Leader Zhou!

"What's the Boeing 707 compared to our Y-10? This trip abroad, besides inspection, is also to showcase our Y-10 passenger plane! As for the route, we'll coordinate with MIT so our special plane can land directly in Cambridge!"

Damn, they've already discussed it with the Americans? Looks like there's no chance of any changes!
"Okay, I understand. Qin Liang, you guys go ahead with your work. I'll go back and the city will hold a meeting to decide on the allocation of these ten spots..."

Watching Mayor Liu's hurried departure, Director Luo smiled and said, "Well done, you're quite something. You actually used the Y-10 as an excuse to scare Mayor Liu away. I reckon the city will have to give up, and those ten spots will have to go back to Northwestern Polytechnical University! But... once the trip officially starts, if it's not the Y-10, how are you going to explain it to them?"

"It's the Y-10! Let's take the Y-10!"

Director Luo's expression changed as well: "Qin Liang, there are over a hundred students this time. For safety reasons..."

"Don't worry, it's very safe! I rode it before!"

"Okay, I'll go with you this time!"

Director Luo was genuinely worried about the students' safety. He hadn't originally planned to go and would have reserved the spots for the students, but... since he was taking the Yun-10 train, he decided to go with them. If something really happened, he wanted to stay with the students!
"Let's get back to the topic we were just discussing. How are these spots for studying abroad allocated? It's really giving us a headache!"

"What's so troublesome about that? Anyone who wants to participate can sign up, then we organize an exam and select the best performers. Isn't that enough? An exam is the fairest solution!"

The era of workers, peasants, and soldiers being recommended for university admission is over. Universities now select talent based solely on academic performance! Similarly, spots for studying abroad cannot be decided by connections; they must be based on grades!

"An exam? What kind of exam?"

"English, advanced mathematics, basic science and engineering... plus ideological and political education."

This is almost exactly what the postgraduate entrance exam subjects will be in later generations! In particular, the English subject can stump many people, except for Class 5381, of course.

(End of this chapter)