Hefei, 16 Jun (Xinhua) -- This is a gathering to bid farewell.
In May, a farewell match was held at Hefei Normal University. Whether it is Zhou Dianzhang, who has successfully "taken the official examination", Gong Fucheng, who is still preparing for the postgraduate examination, Jiang Shanshan, who is preparing to become a teacher, and Shao Lulu, who is still looking for job opportunities, he will not miss this competition.
This is a look back on four years of youth, a momentary stop in college, and another farewell and departure on the journey of life.
"Is there a throat lozenge?"
At six o'clock in the afternoon, in the gymnasium of Hefei Normal College, the host Zhan Xulong was a little nervous. The senior from the Marxist Academy was still repeating the string of words in his hand.
In another hour, there's a somewhat special game in the gymnasium—a graduation basketball game for seniors. Against each other, the School of Computer and Artificial Intelligence and the School of Sports Science are the Academy. This competition is open to men and women, as long as they are graduates.
It was not only Zhan Xulong who was nervous, Gong Fucheng also "planned" a special operation. Including Zhou Dianzhang, many teammates are also silently preparing for this plan.
As it approached seven o'clock in the evening, the stadium gradually filled with people. With a crisp whistle, the game begins.
"Zhou Dianzhang passed, passed, Gong Fucheng back jumper! Score! The Computer Academy scored another three points..." With Zhan Xulong's explanation, the atmosphere of the audience gradually became hot.
At this moment, the teammates who knew the plan were passing the ball to Gong Fucheng intentionally or unintentionally, and Zhou Dianzhang showed a seamless understanding with his old partner. In fact, their first collaboration dates back nearly four years. In the fall of 2019, Zhou Dianzhang, who was a freshman in the same class, and Gong Fucheng teamed up to play a freshman basketball game.
Zhou Dianzhang still remembers his first impression of Gong Fucheng at that time: "Why did this guy dye his green hair?" Gong Fucheng recalled: "(Zhou Dianzhang) This buddy is a good 'shaft' and has always 'bullfighting' with the senior. ”
A small figure with a sharp ponytail on the court is also eye-catching - Shao Lulu, who studied at the School of Computer and Artificial Intelligence, is a member of the school's women's basketball team. "Actually, I started playing basketball after I went to college and made a lot of friends. Anyway, my personality has always been a big grin, and I still have a lot of fun playing basketball. ”
Jiang Shanshan, who competed in the same game, is a good friend that Shao Lulu met through basketball. "I was her teacher," Ms. Jiang joked. As a basketball student in the College of Sports Science, she helped lead the training of the women's basketball team, and thus met Shao Lulu.
The game came to an end in cheers. The Academy of Computing and Artificial Intelligence team ultimately failed to reverse the Academy of Sports Science team.
"Our main game today is a friendship, whether it is hitting the iron or throwing the ball to the volleyball court, it doesn't matter, because this game, there is youth, there is friendship, it is enough!" Zhan Xulong shouted loudly.
The lights on the stadium went out suddenly. Gong Fucheng walked to the center of the court, picked up the microphone, and said to his girlfriend who was standing next to him: "Now, I want to put an end to my college relationship... Will you marry me? At the same time, Zhou Dianzhang and several other students quietly transported the bouquet prepared by Gong Fucheng in advance to the center of the venue.
The cheers and screams almost drowned out the stadium, it was the fearless blood and pure romance of youth.
Gong Fucheng said that he and his girlfriend met because of basketball. Looking back on the past four years, outside of school and love, "basketball" is the most important thing for him. "When you play without thinking about anything, it's just just having fun." Basketball made them feel the youth and enthusiasm of the campus, and in many moments, it became their safe haven.
Like all graduates, almost every one of them felt at a loss for the future during graduation season. "I didn't know what to do for a while, and I felt like the college years had passed all at once." Zhou Dianzhang said, "At that time, I often quarreled with the people around me, in fact, I was anxious, not knowing what I should do after entering the society in the future." So run to play when you're okay. ”
And this wave called "society" slowly poured into Shao Lulu's life during college. Shao Lulu once interned at a technology company for half a year, and compared with the youth of many of her peers who have just entered the society, she seems to adapt very quickly: "I get along well with my colleagues in the company, and I am very happy at work." The experience of the workplace made Shao Lulu clear the future plan of "job search instead of graduate school" very early: "I know what I am suitable for, life is actually subtraction, after experiencing some things, I also figured it out, what I feel is most important at the moment, just do it." ”
This philosophy of life was also applied by her in the graduation season. A few months ago, she returned to school and took time to start a "pull-and-practice" tour with friends: "To put it bluntly, I still want to leave some memories for the university. Almost all of our university life in this class was spent in the midst of the pandemic. Now that I let go, I really want to go out and walk while I am young, and I also want to feel the feelings in school, sometimes people may just live an experience. ”
A hundred rivers east to the sea, when to return to the west. Life is a river, constantly gathering and separating; Graduation is time into the sea, always into the vast tide. At this moment, like all graduates, they are still hovering on the dividing line between campus and society, trying to use struggle and hard work to turn their current choices into a definite future.
Shao Lulu is still constantly submitting resumes and running interviews. Although it is difficult to predict, when talking about the future, the girl shows a very concrete vision: "I hope that in ten years, I can have a small workplace in Shanghai and in those skyscrapers; Of course, I also hope to buy a house and have a small home of my own. ”
Unlike Shao Lulu, who yearns for a big city, Jiang Shanshan, who loves to smile by nature, decided to return to her hometown: "I am a more casual person, and I may go back to be a physical education teacher." Actually, I'm still a little confused, but overall, I think there will be good results. ”
The candid Gong Fucheng is preparing for "World War II" (the second postgraduate examination). His wishes for the future are realistic and plain: "My girlfriend has already been admitted this year, and I have to take it next year." In the future, I hope that I can not worry too much about life, nor worry too much about money, and hope to live an easy life. ”
Zhou Dianzhang, who has a bit of an "axis", successfully "landed" after passing the "national examination" not long ago. He will become a railway policeman after graduation. "I hope that I can always keep my bottom line and principles." Speaking of his wishes for his future self, the boy, who is not usually very talkative, said almost without hesitation.
Hardship and hope intersect to build the youth of each generation. On the edge of the provincial capital, woven by highways and skyscrapers, in a gymnasium on a lush and quiet campus, the young people gather under baskets. Although they are about to go their separate ways, although the future is not clear, at this moment, all the sadness, nostalgia, hope, and longing are turned into a faint light waving in their hands, and they are witnessing and enjoying the incomparably sincere friendship and love around them.
This summer, there are many young people like them, who are also going through the same graduation season.
On May 17, under the jacaranda tree of Southwest University, students of the school's student art troupe performed a pop-up performance for the graduation season. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Qin Tingfu)
"I am really happy to spend this unforgettable night of youth with you, and I wish you all to go through a thousand sails and return as a teenager." Wang Yao, another female basketball player from the School of Computer and Artificial Intelligence, wrote in the circle of friends.
A bright moon hangs high, and a rising sun rises in the east. The hustle and bustle dispersed, and in the huge basketball court, order and tranquility returned. The moonlight shines through the window to the court, and in a few months, the next batch of freshmen will appear again, and there will definitely be so many moments of flying jump shots and reversal kills, which will be witnessed by the basket standing silently in place, just like the youth recorded by Shao Lulu, Zhou Dianzhang, Gong Fucheng, and Jiang Shanshan by basketball.
Group photo of some players of the Computer and Artificial Intelligence Academy team after the game, Shao Lulu (front row, second left), Gong Fucheng (back row, first left), Zhou Dianzhang (back row, first right).
(Written by Gao Meng, Shuwen; Participating reporters: Xu Shihao, Zhou Chang, Dai Wei)