First of all, Qian Zhongshu's eccentricity is serious. At that time, in an independent examination held by Peking University in Shanghai, an article written by Qian Zhongshu was recognized by Mr. Hu Shi, and Mr. Hu Shi gave full marks to this article directly, so he paid attention to the examinee Qian Zhongshu. It is very similar to the situation of college entrance examination students now, and the phenomenon of partiality is very serious. In that exam at that time, although Mr. Qian Zhongshu was excellent in literary talent and got full marks, he was really poor in mathematics and got zero. This news was also known by Mr. Hu Shi, who strongly recommended Qian Zhongshu in this independent joint examination, which won him a certain opportunity.
Secondly, Qian Zhongshu was appreciated by Cai Yuanpei and Hu Shi. At that time, Mr. Cai Yuanpei was the president of Peking University, and Mr. Cai Yuanpei himself is a person who cherishes talents very much. He can find that Qian Zhongshu has a strong literary foundation and certain potential. So at that time, Cai Yuanpei approved the admission of this seriously biased candidate as a Peking University student. Qian Zhongshu can become a candidate of Peking University without the help of two teachers. The first one is Mr. Hu Shi, who saw his article and gave Qian Zhongshu full marks, and recommended Qian Zhongshu to Cai Yuanpei. The other is Mr. Cai Yuanpei. As the president of Peking University, he is also willing to admit that Qian Zhongshu is a student of Peking University. In the later history, we can see that Qian Zhongshu created many excellent literary works, which proved that the two teachers were right in their eyes.
Although Mr. Qian Zhongshu got only zero in mathematics, his literary creativity was appreciated by Mr. Hu Shi and Mr. Cai Yuanpei, and he became a student of Peking University.