"Come on!" Zhang Qiurui, Wang Shi, Zhang Mingqi and Zhou Tan each found their own examination room. When they were about to enter the examination room, Zhang Qiurui clenched his fist and made a cheering gesture to them, then entered the examination room.

There are only forty tables in the examination room, with one person sitting at each table. Each table is numbered and has two sheets of letter paper on it, but you need to bring your own pen.

Zhang Qiurui found his seat. There was no admission ticket for this essay competition. He just had to take a seat according to the number on the corresponding table in the examination room on the bulletin board.

As for cheating, that doesn't exist because this is not a college entrance exam. Who would go to so much trouble to cheat?

Not long after Zhang Qiurui sat down, he heard a surprised voice.

"It's you? Why are you here to participate in the essay competition?" Zhu Jianbo found the examination room and his seat, and discovered that the person sitting behind him was the member of the Zhangli Village Production Brigade who had competed with him in reciting quotations. He was immediately surprised.

This essay contest is organized by Yucai High School and Xiaoxiang Magazine, and is aimed at high school students like these.

Zhu Jianbo remembered that, at most, Zhang Qiurui was only in the second half of the first year of junior high school this year. He was curious why Zhang Qiurui came to participate in this essay competition.

"It's you! You can participate in this essay competition? Why can't I?" Zhang Qiurui saw Zhu Jianbo's surprised expression and couldn't help but find it a little funny. She shrugged and said casually.

"Can we be the same? I'm in high school and you're in junior high.

This essay competition is aimed at our high school students." Zhu Jianbo frowned slightly, his tone carrying a hint of confusion and superiority, as if emphasizing the boundary between the two.

"Then there's nothing about this essay competition that says junior high school students can't sign up.

I was not the only junior high school student participating in the essay competition.

"Who knows, a junior high school student like me might make it to the finals, while a high school student like you might be eliminated in the semi-finals?" Zhang Qiurui heard Zhu Jianbo's words with a hint of contempt, so he naturally didn't give him a good face.

"How could I lose to you? This is impossible..." Zhu Jianbo saw Zhang Qiurui's half-smile and thought about the previous literary competition where he lost to Zhang Qiurui, which caused their production team to release water a day later, and then caused the rice yield in the paddy field to be half a percent less than in previous years. This made him too embarrassed to face the members of their production team.

"There's no way I'll lose to you this time."

"Just a defeated general." Zhang Qiurui didn't care about Zhu Jianbo's provocation at all. I have decades of experience in the future, so why should I be afraid of a greenhorn like you?

She smiled gently, her eyes flashing with confidence and composure.

"How about we have a competition this time?" Seeing Zhang Qiurui looking down on him so much, Zhu Jianbo felt unwilling to admit defeat.

"It's boring, forget it. The invigilator is here."

When Zhu Jianbo heard that Zhang Qiurui was not going to compete, he wanted to encourage her, but when he heard that the invigilator was coming, he did not dare to continue talking to Zhang Qiurui and immediately sat down straight.

As the invigilators walked into the classroom, they were a man and a woman.

After seeing the female invigilator, Zhang Qiurui raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect to meet another acquaintance.

Xin Zhao seemed to have noticed Zhang Qiurui's gaze, and their eyes met for a moment. After seeing Zhang Qiurui, Xin Zhao instantly recalled the girl who sold things in the black market. She actually came to participate in this essay competition.

Xin Zhao went to the black market several times to buy things later, but he never met Zhang Qiurui again.

Judging from her age, she should be a junior high school student rather than a high school student participating in this essay competition.

Xin Zhao speculated secretly in his heart, but his face remained calm, maintaining the seriousness and fairness that an invigilator should have.

"Before the competition, please listen to the competition rules and today's essay topic on the radio." The male invigilator cleared his throat.

Soon, a gentle and clear female voice came over the classroom radio and began to announce: "Dear students, welcome to this essay and knowledge competition. There are 451 participants in this essay competition.

First, let's take a look at the rules of the game:

The competition is divided into three games.

In the first audition, we will select 100 people from 551 people to enter the second round of semi-finals. The semi-final list will be posted on the school bulletin board before 1 o'clock.

The second round of the semi-finals will be held at 2:00 p.m. on the same day, and forty people will be selected to enter the finals.

We will notify the finalists by letter.

The final will be held next Sunday.

Finally, in the final we will decide one first prize, two second prizes, three third prizes, and five excellent prizes.

As for the rewards, I believe your teachers in school have already told you, so I won’t elaborate on them here.

However, if an excellent composition is noticed by the editor of Xiaoxiang Magazine, it will be published in the next issue of Xiaoxiang Magazine, and Xiaoxiang Magazine will also pay a fee of five yuan.

Here comes the key point. Among the essays in the first round of auditions, the teacher who reviewed the essays and the editor of Xiaoxiang Magazine will select the best essay. Not only will it be published in Xiaoxiang Magazine, but the person will also get a direct spot in the finals.

The essay topic for today's first audition was "Drawing a sword to cut the water only makes it flow faster; drinking a cup to dispel sorrow only makes it more sorrowful."

Based on this line of poetry, you can write an essay of no less than 600 words without deviating from the topic.

The time limit is ninety minutes. Please note that the composition must be completed on the special manuscript paper provided by the examination room and must be completed within the specified time. Exceeding the time limit will be considered invalid.

If you have scored more than 45 points in the writing section, you can submit your paper early if you want to.

Finally, I wish you all the best in the competition and hope that everyone can perform at their best. Now, the competition officially begins."

Yucai High School is worthy of being the best high school in Xingchen. In this day and age, it not only has electricity, but also has loudspeakers installed.

As the broadcast ended, the students participating in the competition heard the topic of today's composition. Some of them bit the tip of their pens and started thinking, while others started writing.

The classroom was filled with a tense and exciting atmosphere. The pen tip gently slid across the paper, making a rustling sound, as continuous as the spring drizzle.

When Zhang Qiurui heard this topic, she thought of a college entrance examination essay topic in the future, which was very similar to today's. She still remembered the candidate whose essay was the only one that scored full marks that year.

Although every sentence does not point out the theme, it is nevertheless closely linked to the theme. The essay introduces classic metaphors from ancient times and cleverly integrates modern perspectives, perfectly interweaving classical wisdom with modern thinking.

I made the decision happily and copied the essay.