Because he had to take care of the study abroad procedures and prepare for the assessment, Gu Kun spent almost all of his life in the following week in a busy and cumbersome manner.
His passport is a diplomatic passport, which gives him a lot of extra convenience when applying for various applications.
Knowing that he intended to study abroad after his job, the local government also gave him some preferential treatment in terms of living conditions and supporting facilities.
Considering that he might have to live in Hujiang for a long time in the future, Gu Kun's first thought was to buy a better house in the city.
He still has 3 million in cash on hand, and his horizons are naturally much higher than when he bought a house in Guangdong four months ago.
This is for permanent residence, not for storage of groceries. Besides, the houses in the urban area of Shanghai are not afraid of not appreciating in value. Just buy the most expensive one with your eyes closed.
Through He Lan's contact, he applied for a subscription quota for an important villa project led by the Shanghai Municipal Government.
This project is the latest supporting facility in the Pudong Development Zone. In the Liujiazui area, next to the Jiangbin Park north of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, there are a total of more than a dozen villas. Next to it is the Customs Building and the Hudong Port Building.
It can also be seen from this area that this place is a subscription bait for major foreign investors who need to stay here. Gu Kun also relied on his new friendship with COSCO, so he got an opportunity to participate.
However, these villas are still under construction and are not expected to be officially delivered until the Oriental Pearl TV Tower is put into commercial use next summer. So not only can no one live in them now, but the price has not yet been determined. They will not be officially sold until after the Spring Festival next year.
The specific selling price at that time will depend on supply and demand.
Gu Kun now just needs to pay a deposit of 200,000 yuan and register an account.
He Lan gave him the bottom line, saying that the estimated opening price of these villas was at least six to eight thousand yuan per square meter, so domestic businessmen basically ignored them and thought it was not a good deal.
Nowadays, the best houses in People's Square on the west bank of the Shanghai River only cost more than 5,000 yuan per square meter. The houses in the city center only have high floor area ratios and no villa gardens. However, from the perspective of local people, I always feel that Jiangdong is far inferior to Jx
, even Liujiazui is not good.
Gu Kun is naturally happy to see this succeed, so that there will be less competition and premium when it is officially launched in the future.
It would take a year to get the villa in Oriental Pearl Tower Park, so Gu Kun had to find another place to stay.
He felt that convenience was the most important, so he decided to choose a place near the old campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Today's Jiaotong University main campus is in Xujiahui, which is the northernmost part of Xuhui adjacent to Jing'an.
Gu Kun bought an apartment built in 1993 not far from the north gate of the school, near Jing'an Square at the junction of the two districts. It would only be 1 kilometer away from the school.
Three bedrooms and one living room, 90 square meters, with double balconies that are transparent to the north and south, is already considered a large apartment in this era. The mainstream at that time was still two bedrooms and one living room or even one bedroom and one living room.
The price is 42oo per square meter, which is 1,000 yuan cheaper than People’s Square. After all, the area around Jing’an Temple is not the most urban center.
Including buying a house and decorating it, the total was over 40,000 yuan.
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Today is already June 19th, another Sunday, and also the ninth day since Gu Kun arrived in Hujiang.
A teacher from the Admissions Office of Jiaotong University contacted Gu Kun two days in advance and informed him to take the Chinese language test at the designated location.
Gu Kun was very punctual and asked the driver to take him to the exam in the extended Lincoln. The cars all walked around him along the way, so of course there was no way he would be late.
Chinese language selection tests for international students are held several times every year and are organized by the school itself.
Therefore, the exam time does not need to be fixed, but it is not considered to be held for Gu Kun alone. Basically, it is a group of people who can take the exam.
When Gu Kun entered the examination room, he saw a dozen candidates applying for international students waiting there.
Before the examination, the teacher was too lazy to maintain order, so when Gu Kun's car was parked downstairs, the others couldn't help but get closer and take a look. They all were shocked when they found that Gu Kun was actually riding in a black-label extended Lincoln.
I was so confused that I thought Gu Kun was the son of some country's ambassador to China.
Gu Kun took his seat and after verifying his identity, he also learned from the sign-in list that besides him, there were two candidates from Lijiapo who also took advantage because their native language was also Chinese.
Other students are mainly from Eastern Europe, North Korea and even less developed countries in Southeast Asia.
In the international student application circle in 1994, there were almost no Africans.
Gu Kun is definitely not a racist, but this environment still makes him quite comfortable.
Mainly because his aesthetics don't like dark-looking people. Even if they are yellow people of the same race and culture, he would look awkward if they are too tanned.
After working hard for more than two hours, including writing an essay, Gu Kun chose to submit the paper in advance.
The invigilator held down the paper and told him kindly that the results would be available in two days. As long as the scores met the standard, there was no need to calculate the percentage pass rate. (There is no need to calculate the percentage pass rate for exams in batches, so a simple test that hits the paper will be enough.
Earned.)
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Two days later, the teacher from the admissions office informed Gu Kun that his Chinese language scores were sufficient for the admission standards for international students. He also tactfully said that based on his performance, it was okay not to take the additional test for sports specialties, and they could return the application procedures and make changes again.
In 1994, there were no databases connected to the Internet, and the application materials were just a bunch of paper stuff, with no version history at all.
However, Gu Kun didn't want to take advantage of "taking advantage of his native Chinese language to become an international student at Jiaotong University", so he insisted on doing business first.
He came here to learn real skills, not to brag about a diploma, so why should he end up in trouble like Tang Jun. The more famous a person is, the more likely he is to be picked on, so it is better to guard against the subtleties.
The admissions office teacher didn't understand very much, but he still made arrangements and informed him that he would go to the swimming pool of Jiaotong University to take a test in a few days.
On the day of the test, Gu Kun arrived on time again, with the same old car.
The person who presided over the exam was a swimming coach of the Jiaotong University team, surnamed Chen, who was also a former member of the Shanghai Swimming Team and had participated in the National Games.
The testing environment was very easy-going. After Gu Kun arrived at the scene, Coach Chen reminded him very kindly:
"This classmate, this is the first time I've seen an international student applying for a specialty physical test fill in the information like you did. You didn't even fill in the swimming style. I'm going to test you according to the 2oo meter or 4oo meter freestyle by default.
If you have any objections or requests, you can raise them as soon as possible."
Gu Kun: "I can do it all, just freestyle."
Coach Chen: "Don't you usually practice freestyle? Once you get used to training in each posture, you will feel uncomfortable switching to other swimming styles in a short time! Your performance will also be affected."
Gu Kun sincerely thanked: "I know, but isn't it enough to be a national second-level athlete?"
Coach Chen looked at him in bewilderment for a few seconds, then chuckled: "Then you swim, I'll check the watch."
Gu Kun: "Okay, but can you arrange for someone to accompany you? As you know, there is only one person in long-distance swimming. Without a frame of reference, you don't know how hard you should rush and how much potential you should use."
If it is a normal person, of course, if it is 200 meters or 400 meters, just try your best.
Gu Kun was obviously afraid that his cheating attributes would be exposed. If he really tried his best, what if he could break the world record easily and no one would study it.
It's better to have a reference.
Coach Chen was stunned for a moment. He had never seen such a request before, but it was not unreasonable.
Because in the usual special physical test, many people often run and swim together, and there are references nearby. People who have run long-distance running also know that having a leader to set the pace is really helpful for allocating physical strength.
So Coach Chen pulled a school team student next to him who was warming up before training and told him to accompany Gu Kun.
"Does he have the level of a national second-level athlete?" Gu Kun asked cautiously.
Coach Chen introduced: "He practices endurance swimming, focusing on 800 meters, and his main movement is backstroke. You can only use it as a reference."
How about we also swim backstroke?
This thought flashed through Gu Kun's mind, and he rejected it immediately.
The field of vision in backstroke is not good, and the opponent cannot be seen even if he is far away.
So Gu Kun thought for a while and said: "Then 800 meters, freestyle, I won't swim short distances."
The boy accompanying the tour was so angry after hearing this - you think my head is made of dough? I practice sprinting, but I changed it at the request of me, and took the endurance test at the last minute? Endurance is so easy to practice
Of?
Coach Chen was speechless and too lazy to persuade him, so he decided to let Gu Kun swim first.
The worst case scenario is that after he fails and is slapped in the face, he will obediently help him analyze his technical characteristics, ask him to change projects and give him another chance to take the assessment.
The school admissions office has hinted that for this international student, the specialty physical test can only serve the overall situation.
It’s difficult.
They both stood on the starting platform. Coach Chen blew the whistle and jumped into the water at the same time.
As soon as the school team backstroker entered the water, he saw Gu Kun flying past him.
He had only rowed a dozen times, and when he had passed two-thirds of the length of the pool, Gu Kun had already touched the bottom, kicked his legs and turned around.
"So fast? No! He must have had a mental disorder and forgot that he just said he wanted to take the 800-meter test instead! Or maybe his muscle memory can't change and he is used to swimming at a sprint pace!"
Huh, if you sprint like this violently, it won't take long. After more than 100 meters at most, you will lose all your strength!
Even though the tour guide was thinking clearly, he couldn't help but speed up his paddling pace and was slightly led into the pit.
One hundred meters, two hundred meters, when he swam close to 300 meters, Gu Kun actually reversed the opponent for nearly a circle - to be precise, it was only a few seconds when the accompanying swimmer hit the bottom of 300 meters.
By the second, Gu Kun had hit the bottom at 400 meters.
Even though he knew that the opponent's physical strength was improperly allocated, encountering this kind of reaction still made the escort feel depressed.
Fortunately, he soon discovered that Gu Kun had slowed down. No matter what, he could never get past him by 100 meters, but followed him feebly.
"Sure enough! It was a mess in the distribution of physical strength! I will definitely come back later!" The escort regained his courage and fantasized about narrowing the gap.
However, it seemed that this was in vain. Gu Kun was unable to go further, but he would not be left far away, so he followed the second half of the journey feebly.
It wasn't until the last 50 meters that Gu Kun pushed hard again, and suddenly he made an extra dozen meters - that is to say, he made a full circle, plus another 10 meters.
Coach Chen was dumbfounded: "At your level, you are more than 100 meters ahead of him! This is far beyond the selection standards for national first-level athletes. In certain years when competition is not fierce, it is possible to win the National Games championship.
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This is Gu Kun's strategy, find a less professional reference point, choose a long-distance one, and then only circle the opponent.
In this case, it shouldn't be easy to break the world record, and there will be no need to worry about being studied.
"Really, we don't have a national sports team in Lanzhou, nor do we have this kind of competition. I just ran into the sea since I was a child and practiced swimming for more than ten years." Gu Kun looked innocent.