Before their departure, they each wore a white shirt to take ID photos at the photo studio and prepared relevant materials according to the school's admissions requirements.
Unlike later generations, all documents had to be presented in person, and an application fee of several hundred yuan was required; the total for the two schools was probably around seven or eight hundred yuan. (PS: This is fabricated by the author due to the time difference; please refer to the actual application conditions of that year if needed.)
The train tickets were bought by Zhou Mo, both upper bunks in one corridor. Since they were not allowed to wear makeup for the art exam, they didn't need to dress up especially; their regular clothes were fine.
The journey from home to Beijing took over thirty hours; they were on the most ordinary green train, from around two or three in the afternoon until ten at night the next day.
