Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 714 Love-obsessed Nazar, "Bad Genius" explodes against the odds!

"Why? Why exactly?"

As the internal conflict among international students spread, many netizens joined in, creating a lively online debate.

However, a key issue remains unresolved!
There's been no response from the SAT!
There has been no response to this day. The College Board seems to know nothing about the movie and remains completely silent.

What's the situation?
The key question is, does this align with the American way of doing things?

Jia Yueting has now completely lost her temper and is yelling in the office!
After all, Jia Yueting himself greatly admired the United States, and he was certainly familiar with the way Americans did things.

These guys are absolutely a bunch of unreasonable barbarians. They don't care about anything else. They do things in a domineering and tyrannical way.

In the movie "Bad Genius," the tactic of reporting others, employed by Jia Yueting and Zhang Zhao, was actually based on their understanding of how Americans operate.

What netizens did was just the tip of the iceberg. These two were much more sophisticated. They teamed up with their old friends who were also international students, some of whom were quite successful in the United States.

With a lineup like that, it's highly likely they'd report this.

Anyone who has studied in the US knows that American universities are truly a society where personal connections matter. In China, people often say that someone's word carries weight, but in the US, it's public knowledge—like recommendation letters!

A letter of recommendation from an alumnus, especially one from a successful alumnus, is enough to get someone into a prestigious university.

This is not an exaggeration; it happens every single moment.

For example, the female lead who starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in "Romeo and Juliet" got into Yale University because of a recommendation letter from the famous director Oliver Stone.

Now you understand, right? The fact that someone could work with Leonardo DiCaprio on a blockbuster right from their debut, and have a big director write a letter of recommendation, shows just how powerful their family background is.

Let's leave that aside for now. Anyway, anyone who understands America basically knows all this.

Jia Yueting and Zhang Zhao's methods were foolproof; the College Board will definitely say something about it.

But now, there's been no word from them at all!
what's the situation?
Faced with his boss's roar, Zhang Zhao was honestly more nervous than ever before, because he was the one who came up with this move and controlled the whole process, while also letting his boss show off in front of outsiders.

If this plan fails, then... then...

Zhang Zhao's pressure was immense, but regarding this matter... he was truly in a difficult position!

"Well, boss, based on what I've got so far... it seems, it seems..."

"what happened?"

When Jia Yueting saw Zhang Zhao like this, his heart sank.

It's highly unlikely to be anything good!

Zhang Zhao was truly at his wit's end. After all, using words to deal with this matter was useless, so it was better to be more straightforward and... shift the blame!
But I have to tell the truth.

"Boss, I heard from an old friend that the College Board doesn't intend to respond."

"Huh?" Jia Yueting's face turned extremely ugly. "Why?"

“Boss, I asked the same question.” Zhang Zhao began, “My old friend who studied abroad with me gave me the latest news that… sigh, I really didn’t expect it. The council doesn’t plan to pursue this matter. Moreover, they also said that the movie is about the SWT exam, so it has nothing to do with them.”

what? !

"How could they not be related! Can't anyone see that SWT is SAT?"

What Jia Yueting said makes sense, but the problem is... what you said is useless.

Zhang Zhao sighed again, and said somewhat dejectedly, "When we went abroad to study, many of our friends were very ambitious. They wanted to change their own lives, and many others wanted to change our country. They made efforts that were hard for others to understand."

But now, studying abroad seems to have changed; it's not the same as it was back then.

These words... made Jia Yueting feel instantly defeated.

He didn't know the specifics of studying abroad. He had always longed to go to America, but he never had the chance!

Hearing Zhang Zhao's words, Jia Yueting naturally understood that it meant...

Could this movie, "Bad Genius," be based on a true story?

It's possible that Jia Yueting actually forced these things in!

Zhang Zhao had no choice but to nod.

In fact, this American university has now completely become a business. Since it is a business, there are many interests involved, which will generate a lot of industries.

For example, taking exams for others sounds unreliable in China, but it's very popular in the United States.

Those rich kids who are just here to get some prestige or have some fun, almost as soon as they get off the plane, someone will approach them, and then... they just have fun.

Think about it, if someone takes the exam for you, what's the point of studying?

Therefore, many students who have studied abroad for several years come back and find that... hey, they can't speak English at all.

Of course, it must be emphasized that there are indeed international students who study hard and want to improve themselves and acquire advanced knowledge; this is certainly true.

However, the current situation regarding studying abroad is completely different from what Zhang Zhao experienced back then.

Back then, there were quite a few government-sponsored students studying abroad. Although not all of them could return, at least some of them could. As for those who studied abroad at their own expense, their families were indeed wealthy, and they didn't have the same level of extravagance back then as they do now.

Zhang Zhao never expected things to turn out this way. He miscalculated this time... He felt that times had changed and he had fallen behind.

Then, someone can shift the blame!
"Boss, who could have imagined that studying abroad would turn out like this? I really... sigh! This time it's all my fault, my fault!"

Indeed, Zhang Zhao acted very honestly, admitting that it was his fault, but there was a lot more to his words than met the eye.

He was wrong, but the reason for his mistake was that the market for studying abroad in the United States had become extremely corrupt.

The College Board isn't responding because the movie is flawless.

So, does that mean... cheating has always existed?
The council actually knew, and they turned a blind eye.

Thinking about it, it's really both funny and sad!
In fact, neither Jia Yueting nor Zhang Zhao have the concept in mind that American universities are businesses and they won't drive away their customers.

It's just cheating, it's a small matter.

We Chinese used to think that only diploma mills would sell diplomas, just like Fang Hongjian in the novel "Fortress Besieged".

But in essence... all American universities are actually selling diplomas!

Those so-called Ivy League schools, those so-called world-renowned universities, are no different at all.

Sell ​​it for whatever money you can get. It's just a diploma, it's just a matter of how much you pay. For a good university, you need to pay more.

We Chinese people consider education sacred, while Americans see it as just a business.

And so, such a big 'mistake' was made.

After hearing Zhang Zhao's words, Jia Yueting realized that he had been too optimistic about the Americans.

"Old Zhang, this isn't your fault. We never expected the truth to be so sordid."

Does this mean Jia Yueting's tendency to fawn over foreign things has been cured? Not at all. He just thinks the exam was a problem with the council.

But the current situation...

"Boss, we should release 'Reign of Assassins' as soon as possible!"

This method... is right! Use "Reign of Assassins" to beat "Bad Genius".

and……

Jia Yueting laughed and said, "Great! Let's do it this way. Besides, 'Bad Genius' has only grossed less than 3000 million at the box office so far, while 'Metallic Attraction' has already grossed more than 4000 million!"

The advantage is in my hands!

……

Wukang Road, Ma Xun's residence.

"Hey~"

Why did you sigh?

"I seem……"

"Like what?"

"It's like I've become a whore?"

"You're wrong to think that way."

"What's wrong?"

"Outside, you will become a superstar adored by millions."

Naza couldn't withstand Ma Xun's onslaught. She seemed to have lost herself, and that almost frantic state terrified her whenever she thought about it.

Such thoughts lingered in her mind, and she couldn't help but sigh.

But Ma Xun's explanation to her was really impressive, and it made Nazha feel much better after hearing it.

In this way, Nazha could be considered to have become Ma Xun's person.

So next...

"By the way, I've seen a lot of people online talking about reporting it. What will happen to that SAT official organization?"

"Are you concerned about me?"

Ma Xun's question made Nazha blush a little, but this girl had obviously only been with Ma Xun for a short time and didn't quite understand Ma Xun's temperament.

"They just feel that if you have problems in your career, then my career will also be in jeopardy."

That's just an excuse.

Ma Xun thought it was pretty good. He had only slept with this woman a few times, yet she was already so concerned about him. This... she really was love-struck.

It's okay, it's fine.

"Don't worry, I'm absolutely certain that the US won't respond at all."

"Huh? Why?"

"Don't ask, it's complicated to explain."

"I, I..." Nazar has already learned to act cute.

Her delicate appearance is incredibly tempting.

Ma Xun laughed and said, "Although there are exams, in reality, international students are the bread and butter of American universities. Making money from these international students is the real goal, and the richer the students are, the more they want them."

You've seen the movie, don't you understand? What kind of people cheat?

Yeah! A lot of them are rich kids who want to go abroad to get a prestigious education!
That's why they were able to spend so much money to buy that pencil with the special barcode.

The College Board knows perfectly well that they would never cut off their own source of income.

Ma Xun had actually predicted a great deal long ago.

First of all, he was certain that some international students would criticize the movie.

You called Yao Ming a shorty, and Yao Ming just laughed it off.

If you call Pan Changjiang a dwarf, see if he gets angry with you!
The original "Bad Genius" was adapted from a real case, meaning that cheating did occur. In fact, this cheating wasn't a one-off occurrence; it happened for a long time, and even after the cheating was exposed, it continued.

Anyway, the council over there isn't going to pursue the matter.

So, the international students jumped out and started criticizing, which was entirely predictable. Some of them were just there for fun, and they were getting anxious because they couldn't let the diplomas they had spent so much money on be worthless.

Then starting to criticize is useless, because there will definitely be someone criticizing them back.

Ma Xun had also thought of this, after all, there are international students who study diligently.

As for the lack of response from the US... that's to be expected!

They were the ones who discovered the cheating, and they would have made a big deal out of it and let it go.

This is their approach and attitude. Now, in our movie, it's still the SWT exam. Although it's only one letter different, they'll definitely act differently.

In short, Ma Xun had calculated everything perfectly.

So next...

"Now I'm going to really put my strength into it."

"Hey~ you..."

Ma Xun was talking about a movie, but Nazha was seriously injured.

……

"Reign of Assassins" was indeed scheduled to meet movie fans earlier, but "Bad Genius" took the lead and made a stronger comeback against the odds!

"Look! There's been a major change in the box office!"

"What? 'Bad Genius' topped the daily box office?"

"Did this movie really pull off a comeback?"

"4000 million! The box office of 'Bad Genius' is almost the same as that of 'Metallic Attraction'!"

Who said the advantage was mine before?
(End of this chapter)