After the first week of November, the temperature in Yanjing dropped sharply, and the two old trees in the yard changed from green to yellow in two days.

In the gradually cold season, the leaves gradually dyed golden and dark brown, and the last splendor of plants and trees bloomed in the setting sun.

Lin Chaoyang used to worry that these two old trees would be gone one day, but after observing so many years, he realized more and more clearly how ridiculous his thoughts were.

The trunks of the old tree are still mottled, and they look dryer than the skin of the elderly, but under the bark, there is a strong vitality.

Lin Chaoyang was in a bad mood recently, mainly because the fifth volume of the new book was written in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, and the separatist vassal states.

The eunuchs are tyrannical and the party struggles continue to fight in the most glorious civilization on this planet. The empire, which once had the most glorious civilization, was like a candle in the wind, and could be extinguished every moment, and the last trace of the residual heat was taken away by the ruthless cold wind.

The two old trees in the yard are like the stories he wrote. The mottled traces on the trunks seem to be the touch of the years. Lin Chaoyang did not delay his writing and still wrote diligently at his desk every day.

Over the years, writing seems to have been integrated into his blood and bone marrow and has become an instinct.

In the evening, Lin Erchun came back from outside. While waiting for dinner, he always rubbed his knees. Lin Chaoyang asked him what was wrong.

"It's nothing, I've just been walking too much recently. This person is old and has no knees anymore. When I was young, it was not difficult to walk forty miles around the county town."

"Why do you think you are still a 20-year-old?"

While the father and son were talking, the ringtone of the bicycle vaguely came from the alley. After a while, Dongdong rode his bicycle into the yard.

The threshold and steps cannot stop the little calf who has the power of a tiger hidden in his body. He has just bought a bicycle less than half a year, but he has ridden the nine-handed Jetta with a broken feeling.

With a "click", the car stood beside the hanging flower door.

When Lin Erchun saw his eldest grandson coming back, his knees no longer hurt. After asking a few questions about going to school, Dongdong answered impatiently.

"Dad, I'll ask you something!"

"What's up?"

"Why don't you be a judge in that new concept composition competition?"

"New concept~"

Lin Chaoyang's tone was misty, remembering a day last summer, "Why did you remember to ask about this?"

"It's nothing, just a classmate in our class has entered the rematch. Recently, the teachers are trying their best to give him a essay. He told me that he was about to write and vomit and he would never want to write an essay again."

Lin Chaoyang was not surprised by this. If teachers want grades, the children will naturally have to work harder.

Dongdong was lucky that during the summer vacation, the school organized students to sign up for the composition competition, otherwise he would have suffered now.

Lin Chaoyang comforted his attitude, "Don't worry, you won't suffer these injuries at your level."

Hearing this, Dongdong snorted coldly, "You are my father. You have written so many novels. Your son can't even write essays well. Don't you know how to reflect on it?"

"I reflect? Shouldn't it be your Chinese teacher's reflection?"

Lin Chaoyang never tries to do anything about children's education.

Dongdong:——·

"Don't always go off topic and talk about serious matters, why don't you be a judge?"

On November 13, 1998, Xinmin Evening News published the "Preface to the Release of the "New Concept Composition Competition" written by Tang Ning on the headline of the special edition of "Five Colors Gallery".

That was the first media appearance of the New Concept Composition Competition for the Chinese society. It did not attract much attention at the public level, but this incident has caused considerable discussion in the literary, publishing and education circles.

Time flips back to last summer. Li Qigang, the head of the documentary literature group of Mengya magazine and director of the editorial room of the "Mengya" series, expressed a bold idea to his friend Qian Qinfa while drinking. He wanted to "humanities composition competition".

This is the later "New Concept Composition Competition".

The "composition competition" he planned sounds like a fantasy under the Chinese education system, but this idea unexpectedly received support from friends, which also made Li Qigang confident to report to the leaders of the magazine.

Li Qigang's idea was highly recognized by the magazine leaders. After that, they first found East China Normal University. With the help of Professor Wang Tiexin, who was then the vice president of East China Normal University, they obtained several enrollment places in the liberal arts base class of East China Normal University.

A good start is half the success, and this cannot be true.

After that, the articles of "Mengya" magazine contacted writers, critics, and editors from Fudan University, Nankai University, Xiamen University, and Yenching University.

As if God helps, Li Qigang's planning has received strong help from many cultural and educational people. In just a few months, a huge event that can be written into the history of contemporary Chinese education was connected.

In March 1999, the rematch of the first New Concept Composition Competition ended, including Guangming Daily and China Youth Daily

Many important domestic newspapers and magazines such as "Novel Monthly" and "Xinhua Digest" have forwarded the winning works of the competition.

The new concept composition competition became famous all of a sudden.

But among the first prize winners of the first prize in the first competition, 7 were admitted to famous universities such as Yenching University and Nankai University without examination.

Can you go to a prestigious school with just one essay?

In China, when the college entrance examination system has been implemented for decades, this is undoubtedly an extremely bold initiative.

Many media have praised the New Concept Composition Competition, believing that it "overcomes the disadvantages of the closed 'eight-legged 'eight-legged' system and breaks the new and old 'eight-legged'."

But at the same time, many media have questioned and criticized this "innovation", believing that it has broken the fairness shaped by the college entrance examination system, is extremely one-sided, and is suspected of inducing children to take shortcuts.

Disputes in the media have been one after another, and public attention and discussion have also risen.

In the spring and summer of 1999, the New Concept Composition Competition became the hottest news in the domestic cultural and educational circles.

As early as last summer, Zhao Changtian, editor-in-chief of Mengya magazine, came to Yanjing to visit Lin Chaoyang, hoping that he could serve as a judge in the rematch of the competition, but Lin Chaoyang politely declined.

First of all, it is because he concentrates on creating new books and does not want to distract himself from irrelevant things;

Secondly, he does not agree with the competition form of the new concept composition competition.

There is an old saying that there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. The criteria for judging literature and writing are inherently sentimental. The miniature test-oriented style of composition is not like mathematical and physics competitions, and has unified standards for judging.

Therefore, the judgment can only be individual, which will lead to biased results.

This kind of composition competition is different from general literary awards, because most fair literary awards have entry-level thresholds, and the works must first be tested by readers.

In addition, the difficulty of creating short essays is relatively low. Just as many creators who are just new to the literary world can often write amazing works, these people's success depends more on their own experiences.

When this experience is accumulated, it will soon become a common person.

This is especially true for students to write essays.

In such a situation, how can one or two essays dare to conclude that someone is excellent in literary talent enough to win an award?

Even leaping on the dragon gate with this fish?

With this idea, Lin Chaoyang rejected Zhao Changtian's invitation.

Of course, he could not deny the contribution of the New Concept Composition Competition. This competition has indeed greatly promoted the children's interest in writing and reading in this era.

Listening to the old father's opinion on the New Concept Composition Competition, Dongdong asked: "Then according to what you said, winning the award may not be very powerful?"

"Winning awards only represents the present, not the future."

Dongdong heels, "So, their compositions may not necessarily be better than mine in the future!"

You really can comfort yourself!

The old father couldn't bear to say anything and hit his son, and said, "The composition is just a very inconspicuous test in your life. Whether the composition is well written or not can determine your future."

Lin Chaoyang sprinkled a bowl of chicken soup, but did not wait for his son's insight. He only heard Dongdong say, "Yes, my life has been decided by you and my mother!"

Lin Chaoyang:

At a young age, Lin Chaoyang has the awareness of a rich second generation, and he doesn't know whether to be happy or sad.

The father and son chatted for a while. After dinner, Lin Chaoyang thought about Lin Erchun rubbing his knees just now and told him: "Go to the hospital for examination tomorrow."

"It's okay, I'm at this age, so it's normal for the parts to get a little worn."

Lin Erchun and his generation naturally resisted the hospital, and they all took on some minor problems.

"If you have any problems, go and see it. It's not that you don't have money or time. What should I do if a minor problem is delayed to a major problem?"

"What's the big problem with one knee?"

Lin Erchun spoke a few words, but was taken to the hospital by Lin Chaoyang the next day.

After the doctor's examination, the results were given: bone softening and meniscus damage.

Both of these symptoms are common symptoms in the knees of the elderly. Lin Erchun's symptoms of bone softening are relatively mild, and only needs proper exercise, medication and physical therapy, but his meniscus damage is a bit serious.

"Do you usually walk and exercise frequently?" the doctor asked Lin Erchun.

Lin Erchun’s problem is not walking or running, but taking a look at the house.

Although the business has been done very much now, he still insists on taking customers in person, ensuring a minimum of 10,000 steps a day, and climbing up and down the key stairs is really a big deal.

After understanding the situation, the doctor told Lin Erchun to reduce climbing stairs in the future, but Lin Erchun still had the same trick.

It was not until the doctor said that the meniscus was in severe condition and he would have to undergo surgery that he realized that he was afraid.

I sighed when I left the hospital, as if I had some incurable disease.

"Okay, won't you let me climb the stairs? Why is it like killing you?"

In fact, Lin Chaoyang understood his father's mentality. It was easy to spend his years at his age, but he always felt like he was doing nothing over time.

He has persisted in selling a house for more than ten years. He has both feelings and a sense of accomplishment, which has become an indispensable career in his life.

If he doesn't let him take a look now, there will undoubtedly be a lot less fun.

"Your company is now large, so you can't just think about your own pleasure. You have to find a way out for your subordinates," said Lin Chaoyang.
To be continued...