After the welcome ceremony on the pier, the winning athletes were picked up for a special recognition session.

Nanjing sent a vice minister of the Ministry of Education to attend the commendation meeting.

During the Republic of China, sports were in charge of the Ministry of Education, and in the future, the Ministry of Education will also have the position of sports inspector in charge of national sports affairs.

Chen Qiang participated in many commendation meetings in his previous life, which was nothing more than a speech by the leader praising the achievements of the athletes; The athlete expressed his attitude and said that the results were all well led; The leader said that the athletes' training is very hard, and the athletes said that they are all for the country, and it is not hard at all. The two sides finished touting each other, and then the leader put forward the ardent hope of continuing to make persistent efforts; Athletes said they want to do better in the future.

Chen Qiang is familiar with this process, and he can't be more familiar with it. In later generations, he hated this kind of commendation conference, it was the same, every time he spoke, it was almost the same, and the reporter directly pasted and copied the manuscript of the last time, and then changed the name to use it.

In this era, the commendation meeting is similar, in a conference room, the leader sits on the stage, the athletes sit under the stage, no matter who speaks, they can fugue, and when it is time to applaud, it is enough to slap with others.

However, because Chen Qiang broke the Asian record in the 100-meter sprint at the Far Eastern Games, he deserved to become the athlete's representative, took the stage to speak, and then there was a link to receive a commendation certificate.

Perhaps because he was worried that athletes would not be able to praise leaders, the speech script had already been prepared, and Chen Qiang just read it. Even the person who handed Chen Qiang the manuscript comforted him and told him not to be nervous.

Of course, Chen Qiang is not nervous, he is a university professor, and he lectures to students all day long on weekdays, and he has also lectured a lot in open classes. Reading the manuscript on stage is a small scene for Chen Qiang.

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The host of the commendation meeting was Hao Gengsheng, president of the National Sports Association, who was known to Chen Qiang, who was a modern physical educator who had studied in the United States and was the first Chinese student to specialize in sports at that time. In 1932, Hao Gengsheng served as the physical education inspector of the Ministry of Education of the National Government, and at the same time served as the chairman of the National Sports Committee, in charge of the national sports administration, which can be regarded as the official "first brother" in sports.

Since Chen Qiang wants to be an athlete, he wants to leave a good impression on President Hao.

It is impossible for a well-known athlete not to deal with official people. Chen Qiang plans to have a good relationship with the official, he doesn't ask the official to give much support, he just hopes that they won't be held back when it is critical.

In addition to President Hao, Chen Qiang also saw another famous figure on the rostrum, Mr. Zhang Boling, a famous Chinese educator and the founder of Nankai University, who was known as the "Father of the Chinese Olympic Games" by many people in later generations.

As a sports man from later generations, Chen Qiang has great respect for Mr. Zhang, not only because he is a great educator, but also because of his contribution to Chinese sports.

The All-China Sports Association, Mr. Zhang is one of the initiators; Mr. Zhang was also one of the initiators of the Far Eastern Games, who was the first to propose that China should join the international Olympic family, the first to advocate the inclusion of Olympic education in the school curriculum, and the first to initiate China's Olympic bid.

In addition to that, there is the famous Olympic trilogy.

When will China be able to send athletes to the Olympics?

When will our athletes get an Olympic gold medal?

When will our country be able to host the Olympics?

The first question was answered by Liu Changchun in 1932;

The second question was answered by Xu Haifeng in 1984;

And the third question, straight road in 2008, we only gave the answer.

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The commendation meeting gradually came to an end, and the vice minister of the Ministry of Education from Nanjing began to make a concluding speech.

“…… Our athletes live up to the expectations of the people, are proactive, tenacious and hardworking, have excellent overall results, and have outstanding highlights in the competition, showing firm will, superb level, and good spirit, and have won honor for the country......"

“…… I hope that the athletes will practice hard, not only in the Far Eastern Games, but also in the World Games in the future, win the championships, add glory to the country, remove the shame of the sick man of East Asia, and strengthen the Chinese nation! ”

After the Deputy Minister of Education finished speaking, warm applause immediately occurred in the conference room.

The commendation meeting ended successfully, and the leaders stood up, walked off the rostrum, and prepared to leave, but at this time, Chen Qiang walked in the direction of the deputy minister of the Ministry of Education.

Someone stopped Chen Qiang, but the deputy chief waved his hand and motioned for Chen Qiang to come over. When the others saw the second chief stop, they also stopped and did not leave. After all, it is a common practice to let the leader go first, and if the leader does not leave, then others will have to wait a little longer.

"Your name is Chen Qiang, right? Good boy, broke the Asian 100-meter sprint record, you are now the fastest in Asia! The deputy chief smiled kindly, and then asked, "What is the matter with you coming to me?" ”

"Deputy Secretary, I do have something I want to trouble the Ministry of Education." Chen Qiang said.

"If there are difficulties, even if you athletes fight for the country, our Ministry of Education is your most solid backing." The deputy chief said something very atmospheric.

"Deputy Secretary, I want to go to university." Chen Qiang said directly.

The deputy chief was slightly stunned, as if he didn't understand what Chen Qiang meant. Although there are not many college students these days, going to college is nothing new, especially in Shanghai, where there are public universities, private universities, and church universities. Do you need to find him, the deputy minister of education, for such a thing as going to university?

Chen Qiang continued: "Deputy Chief, I want to go to university, but I can't afford to pay the tuition. ”

"I see!" The deputy chief nodded in a sudden understanding, and secretly wondered in his heart that Chen Qiang was probably the kind of person with a bad family background, so he couldn't afford to pay for college tuition.

"This problem is easy to solve, if you want to go to university, then come to National Central University, I will have someone write you a letter of introduction, and your tuition and fees will be waived!" The deputy chief opened his mouth in agreement.

The power of the deputy secretary of education to exempt a student from tuition and miscellaneous fees is just a trivial matter, and he doesn't even need to open his mouth, and his subordinates will get things done.

However, Chen Qiang was cheeky and continued: "Second Chief, apart from tuition and miscellaneous fees, I have no source of living expenses. ”

Hearing this, the deputy chief secretly said in his heart, this Chen Qiang is really an inch, and he has already waived your tuition and miscellaneous fees, is it possible that even the Ministry of Education has to manage his meals?

I only heard Chen Qiang then explain: "Deputy Chief of the report, I used to be a driver and made money by pulling foreign cars, and if I went to college, I would have no source of income." ”

"What do you say? You used to be a coachman? You're not a student! The deputy chief couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

"I used to be a student, but I didn't finish my studies." Chen Qiang then explained: "My hometown is Jinan, and in the seventeenth year of the Republic of China, I was killed, and the whole family died, so I was the only one left and fled to Shanghai. ”

mentioned Jinan and the seventeenth year of the Republic of China, the deputy minister immediately understood what Chen Qiang had experienced, and the next second, the deputy minister's face showed a sympathetic expression, he sighed and said: "In this way, it is not easy for you. In this way, our Ministry of Education will allocate you an additional allowance for your daily life. ”

At this moment, an old man who was nearly sixty years old behind the deputy chief suddenly stood up and said, "Chen Qiang, if you are willing to come to Nankai University, Nankai can also waive tuition and miscellaneous fees for you, and provide you with a stipend according to the standard of a teaching assistant." ”

Everyone immediately looked in the direction of the voice, and it was Mr. Zhang Boling, the president of Nankai University, who spoke!

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