Chapter 166: The Value of Peking University

Ten o'clock in the morning.

In front of the County Education Bureau.

A middle-aged man came out with a notebook in his hand, looking excited.

This middle-aged man was none other than Li Hongjun, the head teacher of Class 34 of Songshan High School. He appeared here naturally to check the college entrance examination scores for the students and copy them back to school.

"head teacher!"

Li Hongjun just walked out when he heard a familiar voice. He looked up and saw that it was indeed his favorite student Deng Yunheng. He immediately said excitedly: "Deng Yunheng, you are the top scorer in liberal arts in our city this year. Your score is 9 points higher than the previous estimate. Peking University, it's a sure thing!"

Although Deng Yunheng had an estimated score for the college entrance examination, there were still certain variables before the actual score came out. This was also the main reason why his father told his family not to spread his college entrance examination situation for the time being.

Now, with the affirmation from the head teacher, Deng Yunheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and said excitedly, "That's great!"

Deng Shirong was also very excited when he heard this, but his mental age was already in his eighties or nineties, so he quickly controlled his emotions and greeted his son's head teacher with a smile: "Hello, Teacher Li, I am Deng Yunheng's father."

Li Hongjun quickly greeted him, "Hello, Mr. Deng!"

After a few pleasantries, Deng Shirong made an invitation: "Teacher Li, I have wanted to meet you for a long time, but I have never had the right opportunity. It is a rare opportunity to meet you here. I want to treat you to a meal to thank you for your teaching Yun Heng over the past two years."

Li Hongjun said with a beaming face: "Dad Deng, you are too polite. This is what I should do."

There was another round of pleasantries, and finally, at Deng Shirong's enthusiastic invitation, Li Hongjun finally agreed to have dinner together.

…

Half an hour later.

In a restaurant on Xicheng Road, Deng Shirong and his son were chatting with teacher Li Hongjun while eating.

Deng Shirong asked: "Teacher Li, how many students from Songshan High School were admitted to university this year?"

Li Hongjun swallowed the food in his mouth with an extremely bright smile on his face: "A total of three students were admitted to university, and two of them were from our class 34."

"This proves that you, Mr. Li, are a good teacher."

Deng Shirong praised it verbally, but he was sighing in his heart.

If it weren't for the variable of his second son, only two out of more than 200 graduates in the entire high school would have been admitted to university, and the admission rate was less than one percent. It is not wrong to say that the college entrance examination in this era is like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge.

Of course, because the admission rate is so low, the quality of college students in this era cannot be compared with that in later generations.

Even if it is the same university, college students in later generations cannot compare with those today.

Deng Yunheng interrupted and asked, "Class teacher, is the other one the class monitor?"

Li Hongjun smiled and said, "It's him. His score is 12 points higher than expected, so he is sure to get into university."

Deng Yunheng was not surprised to hear this. The class monitor in their class had decent academic performance. In his first year of high school, his grades were not as good as the class monitor's. It was only after he started to work hard in his second year of high school that his academic performance began to improve by leaps and bounds.

The three of them ate and chatted, and the meal lasted nearly an hour before they finished.

Until Li Hongjun left, Deng Shirong had no intention of inviting him to the university party. Although the scores were out now and Peking University was a sure thing, he was cautious and would not actually hold a party until he received the admission letter from Peking University.

Since the date for the wedding banquet cannot be determined, it is naturally difficult to invite my second son’s class teacher.

…

After Teacher Li finished his meal, it was already noon.

After much inquiries, Deng Shirong and his son finally found the location of the county theater troupe.

After explaining their purpose, Deng Shirong and his son met the director of the troupe.

After greeting each other, Deng Shirong asked, "Captain Zhou, I would like to ask, if I want to invite your troupe to perform in the countryside, how much would it cost?"

Director Zhou smiled and replied, "Comrade, it depends on what kind of play it is. If it is a short play that can be performed in one day, then a few dozen yuan will be enough. If it is a long play that will take ten days or half a month to perform, then it will cost several hundred yuan."

Deng Shirong thought for a moment and asked, "Does your troupe have a play that can be performed for seven days and seven nights?"

Captain Zhou nodded and said, "Of course there are. For example, The Legend of the White Snake meets this requirement."

Deng Shirong asked again: "If I invite your troupe to perform "The Legend of the White Snake" in the countryside, how much would it cost?"

Captain Zhou calculated in his mind and said, "It will cost at least two hundred and ten yuan."

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This price did not surprise Deng Shirong.

This drama is different from puppet show. Even a large puppet troupe only has ten or eight people. A medium-sized troupe has four to six people, and a small troupe only has two people.

The number of people needed for a drama depends on the show being performed. For example, the large-scale drama "Five Horses Patrolling the City" requires more than 30 troupe members to perform. Even a simpler play requires at least seven or eight people.

For a play like "The Legend of White Snake", the actors and the backstage staff together definitely exceed ten people. With so many people performing continuously for seven days and seven nights (this continuity is just like going to work, there are breaks, it's not non-stop), and charging more than two hundred yuan is really not expensive.

"Captain Zhou, the price is a bit cheaper. I will ensure that the members of your troupe will have good food and accommodation."

"Comrade, this price is already very cheap..."

Next, the two sides began to bargain, and finally Deng Shirong cut the price down to one hundred and eighty yuan.

After the price was agreed upon, Director Zhou asked, "Comrade, which commune will the performance be held in? What specific date will it be held?"

Deng Shirong said: "The location is Naye Village, Bangjie Brigade, Songshan Commune. The specific time is not yet known. I will contact you when it is decided."

Director Zhou couldn't help but frown and said, "Comrade, this won't do. We don't know when the performance will be held, so our troupe will just have to wait and won't be able to take on any work we want."

Deng Shirong thought about it and said, "Captain Zhou, this is what happened. I invited your troupe to perform in our village mainly to celebrate for my son. If nothing goes wrong, he should be admitted to Peking University. But before I received the admission letter, I still felt uneasy. So I wanted to wait until the admission letter from Peking University arrived before notifying you to come down and perform. I hope you can understand."

Upon hearing this, Captain Zhou was shocked and the look in his eyes when he looked at Deng Shirong and his son changed.

Even in the future, being admitted to Peking University will make everyone look up to you, let alone in this era when gold content is so high.

After Director Zhou realized what was happening, his attitude immediately became extremely enthusiastic. He even took the initiative to lower the price from 180 yuan to 100 yuan. He patted his chest and said that their troupe would always be ready and would go to the countryside as soon as they received the notice without any delay.

This scene made Deng Shirong deeply moved, and he gained a new understanding of the value of Peking University, this top university.

(End of this chapter)