A professor's rebirth: I entered Tsinghua University in 1977.

Time passed quickly and it was the beginning of 77, before the Spring Festival.

Daning.

The Third Research Institute of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, small auditorium.

A low-key yet grand award ceremony was held here.

Duan Weimin's old leader, a senior deputy director of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, was entrusted by his leader to personally rush to the Daning Third Research Institute to present awards to the meritorious officials.

The deputy director came to Daning this time to commend the scientific research team.

Amidst warm applause, the deputy director read out the commendation order on behalf of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission.

It was announced that the Third Research Institute was awarded the Second Class Merit.

It was announced that the project team leaders Tan Dexi and Liu Hongyi were awarded first-class merit!

Second-class individual merit was awarded to project team members Zhang Chenghai and Jin Yunfeng.

Other members of the research team, such as Yuan Gang, Gao Di and others, were awarded the third-class individual merit.

At the same time, the provincial party secretary and commander of the provincial military region, Dong, announced on behalf of the Jingjiang Provincial Party Committee and the Jingjiang Provincial Revolutionary Committee that Comrade Tan Dexi's name would be cleared, his position as chief engineer of Factory 576 would be restored, and his treatment as a division-level officer would be reinstated.

There was thunderous applause.

Liu Hongyi wore a brand new military uniform, a red five-star on his head, bright collar badges, and a big red flower on his chest. He went on stage with his teacher to receive the award.

Yes, Liu Hongyi is now an official PLA cadre.

How does this "magic trick" work?

The main reason is the power of the old generals.

Commander Yu, Commander Dong and Commander Xu all suggested to the leaders of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission that a genius like Liu Hongyi should be kept in the army.

Although he is young and not a college student, his extraordinary talent in the field of weapons design has proven that he is a rare talent.

We should not be bound by laws in everything.

Special matters should be handled specially!

How could such a huge National Defense Science and Technology Commission be without the recommendation indicator of a worker-peasant-soldier college student who was a weapons genius?

You have several universities under yourselves.

Isn’t Daning Institute of Technology in Jingjiang?

The leaders of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission agreed with this and immediately gave an order to Lao Duan to specially recruit Liu Hongyi into the army.

Duan Weimin was overjoyed when he received the order.

Without saying anything, he went to discuss it with Tan Dexi and his father.

Liu Hongyi was a little hesitant.

It seems that joining the army directly was not in his plan. His plan was to attend Qinghua University, return to the local area after graduation, and use his advanced ideas that were 50 years ahead of his time to lead his fellow villagers out of poverty and onto the road to a moderately prosperous society.

Yes, his goal was very clear, which was to go to Qinghua University.

Don't ask why.

The question is, go and look at the alumni directory.

There is a joke that is widely circulated within the system: the back door of Qinghua University is a certain sea, and the back door of Beidu University is a certain city!

But he found it difficult to speak in front of Duan Weimin.

How much face do people give you?

This is an exception among exceptions, okay?

Tan Dexi knew what the student was thinking and told Lao Duan directly.

Duan Weimin laughed heartily and said, "So that's what you're worried about. What's there to worry about? If you join the army first, I'll recommend you to university next year. You don't want to go to a regular school, right? Want to go to Qinghua? No problem, I'll recommend you!"

"You know, this time the committee is planning to award both you and Old Tan first-class merit."

"Hey, with this first-class merit as a foundation and your own level of knowledge, you can go to any university you want."

"After you graduate, why don't you come back to the institute and we can discuss this. I know you're a talented person, and our small institute can't accommodate you. But that doesn't matter. First, you need to get your cadre status. In the future, even if you work elsewhere, this will be a huge advantage."

"You are young now and don't understand these things. When you are a few years older and officially join the workforce, you will understand the importance of length of service and Party membership."

Duan Weimin said earnestly.

Director Duan, I understand this very well!

Liu Hongyi thought to himself.

Duan Weimin's words finally convinced Liu Hongyi, and he no longer hesitated.

The army and the local areas are originally "connected".

A famous general was transferred directly to the army as a general while serving as deputy provincial governor.

As for the cadres who have retired from the army and returned to work in local areas, there are tens of thousands and countless of them.

He was sixteen years old and already had cadre status, which was a huge advantage compared to his peers. Next year, when he turned seventeen, he could find a way to join the Party and obtain probationary membership.

Once you are eighteen years old, you can become a formal party member.

So, Liu Hongyi, who had just turned sixteen, gloriously joined the army and became a senior technician at the Third Research Institute, enjoying the treatment of a company-level cadre.

This would shock everyone anywhere in the country and cause countless people to be dissatisfied.

But in the three schools, no one was jealous.

Their achievements are clearly there for everyone to see, and they won the entire research institute a second-class collective merit.

How awesome is this?

The three institutes have been silent for two or three years, but they finally make a public appearance this time.

Thanks to the great contribution of the master and apprentice Tan Dexi and Liu Hongyi, Duan Weimin was able to recall all the technical backbones who had "wandered outside" from the three institutes one by one and restore their strength.

When the three institutes achieve greater success, Duan Weimin can retire with peace of mind.

Zhang Chenghai, Jin Yunfeng, Yuan Gang, Gao Di and others also made contributions.

So, at this moment, Liu Hongyi stood on the podium and received the certificate of merit from Duan Weimin. The deputy director of the Science and Technology Commission personally pinned the golden first-class medal of merit on his chest, and the audience burst into applause.

Everyone was genuinely happy and impressed.