How can you ascend to heaven when you are a star?

Chapter 324: Disrupting the Event?
Zhang Wen accepted Hong Jie's kindness and immediately arranged for Xu Zining to register the students. During this time, he also took the opportunity to introduce the previous year's art exam results to the parents to dispel their concerns.

Soon, 11 students were registered and placed in the corresponding training classes, and he also received 165 million yuan in tuition fees transferred by Secretary Zhao.

Actually, money doesn't matter. He expanded the training school mainly to collect incense offerings for his ancestors. But who would complain about having too much money?

"Principal Zhang, I've finished what General Manager Yang asked me to do. If there's nothing else, I'll head back to the company now," Zhao Qing said politely, a professional smile on her face.

"Yes, thank you, Secretary Zhao. Please thank Sister Hong for me when you get back," Zhang Wen said.

"Yes, Principal Zhang, I will pass on the message." Zhao Qing bowed slightly after speaking, then turned and left.

Zhang Wen looked at the employees of Hongjie Company who were already sitting in the rest area. Eleven students had signed up as soon as the class started, which was a good start.

Time flies, and it's already 10 o'clock, the first class of the morning is over.

As the students walked out of the classroom, the hall became lively again.

"Girl, how are you?"

"Son, are the teachers here good?"

After seeing their children, the parents immediately went up to ask them how they felt about the class.

As the old saying goes: Don't look at the advertisement, look at the results.

No matter how good the publicity is, it still depends on the child's personal experience. If the child feels it is good, they can learn it; if the child does not feel it is good, even if the professor is there in person, it will not help.

"I think it's great. The teacher explains things in a simple and easy-to-understand way, and I can understand it right away."

"That teacher was amazing! He was so much better than the training schools I've been to before. The teachers at other schools were okay in theory, but they were lacking in practical skills. The teachers here are different; they are very professional in both theory and practice. I've decided to study acting here from now on."

"Mom, I feel like I was wasting my time at Jia Hua before. The teachers here explain things in more detail and more thoroughly. I need to sign up for them right away."

"..."

Hearing their children's praise for the teacher, the parents who had already enrolled their children smiled, thinking: "The training school that can produce top scorers in the professional exams for Beijing Film Academy is truly something else."

Parents who hadn't registered but were just there for a trial class immediately brought their children to the front desk to register, fearing that the class would be full and delay their children's learning.

Zhang Wen looked at the huge crowd of people registering at the front desk and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

The students' positive feedback was entirely within his expectations. After all, He Yang and the others were all excellent training instructors. If they didn't have some skills, how could they teach trainees? Teaching these high school students was more than enough for them.

Just as the students and parents who had finished the first class were leaving, the students and parents who were scheduled to have class at 10:30 also arrived at the training center.

After hearing other parents and students discussing the class content, they quickly perked up their ears to listen attentively, and some even went directly to ask questions, wanting to know more details.

Some parents and students who originally planned to visit today also arrived at Xingxiang during this time. When they saw the crowded scene, they were stunned and stood outside the door.

what's the situation?
so many people?

Isn't today the first day of class?

Even places where you can get free eggs aren't this crowded.

They had visited other art exam training schools before, but this was the first time they had ever seen such a rush to enroll.

Is there a limited-time tuition discount on the first day of class?

Tuition fees for art exam training classes usually start at tens of thousands of yuan. If you can get a discount, you can save at least one or two thousand yuan. If it's a full-course class, you might save tens of thousands of yuan.

"Please don't push, line up and come one at a time..."

"Currently, there are three full-course performance classes. Classes 1 and 2 are already full, but there are three spots left in Class 3..."

"We're full! If you want to enroll in the full-course acting class, please come this way. We're adding another class..."

While registering students, Xu Zining also had to answer questions from parents. Despite her busy hands and mouth, her mind remained very clear, which made Zhang Wen feel a little ashamed of himself.

Just as he was about to go over to help, he suddenly saw a familiar figure walk in from outside the gate. The person was wearing an orange business suit and stood out in the crowd.

It is Li Lehua, the general manager of Tianxi Media.

A hint of surprise flashed in Zhang Wen's eyes.

Why is this person here?

Are they here to scout out the enemy, or to cause trouble?
Now that the person had arrived, he, as both a subordinate and a rival, couldn't pretend not to see them. For the sake of the more than two hundred trainees in the training department, he quickly went to greet them.

"Mr. Li, you've arrived! I'm so sorry I didn't come out to greet you sooner. Please come in," Zhang Wen said apologetically, while also being very enthusiastic.

"It's nothing, I was just passing by and taking a look around. Congratulations!" Li Lehua said with a smile, her eyes wandering around the hall. From the interior decoration to the layout of each area, it looked no worse than Jia Hua's.

The parents and students surrounding the front desk made her, the behind-the-scenes boss of Jiahua, a little jealous. She hadn't seen such a grand scene when she visited Jiahua a few days ago.

"This is just a small-scale operation; it's far inferior to those large art exam training institutions," Zhang Wen said modestly.

"Small-scale operation? There are probably no more than 10 art exam training institutions this big in the entire capital, and your place is much more bustling than Jia Hua's," Li Lehua remarked.

She had only heard that the other party's art exam training center was going to expand, but she didn't expect it to expand to such a large size, more than ten times larger than the previous small, run-down place.

She had never really considered this person a rival before, and she hadn't paid any attention to him even when Zhou Maoquan mentioned that he was handing out flyers around Jia Hua to poach students.

But today, she felt that Jia Hua had gained another competitor.

"Mr. Li, you're joking. We can still manage to gather 10," Zhang Wen said, trying his best to avoid drawing Xingxiang's attention.

"I'm talking about the number of students. Judging from the enrollment, you must have at least four or five hundred students here, right?" Li Lehua asked curiously.

"No, no, how could there be so many students in my little place?" Zhang Wen shook his head repeatedly. He noticed that the boss's gaze was fixed on the front desk, so he whispered, "Don't be fooled by the number of people here; most of them are actually shills." "Shills?" Li Lehua was taken aback.

"Well, today is the first day of class, and many parents will be bringing their children here to listen to the lectures and visit. In order to make the scene look better and to keep these people here, I hired some shills. I hope you won't find this amusing, boss," Zhang Wen said apologetically.

Of course, these are all lies, just to make the boss feel more balanced and comfortable.

Otherwise, if the other party gets jealous and fires him from Tianxi Media, where will he find a replacement for the more than two hundred trainees?
Besides, don't women all like to hear lies?

"I see." Li Lehua nodded, and the expression on his face softened slightly.

She was also puzzled as to why such a little-known organization would suddenly have so many students signing up, even more frantically than a supermarket egg promotion. It turned out they were all shills.

That makes sense.

What good is it to train a few students who get good scores on art exams?
Which art exam training institution hasn't produced students with excellent grades?
Many of the art students who graduated from Jia Hua have now become artists.

Who goes ten years without eating meat?

A moment of glory does not guarantee a lifetime of glory.

In short, in four words: nothing to fear.

Just as Li Lehua was about to leave, she spotted several familiar figures in the crowd. If she remembered correctly, those were employees of Tianxi Media, whom she had seen before at the company.

"Those people wearing the same T-shirts as you are the teachers from the training department, right?" Li Lehua asked, squinting.

She had heard about this from Zhou Maoquan, but she never expected to run into him again today.

Although she was wary of the Zhou family and dared not do anything to the person beside her, she could still easily control the ordinary employees.

"Yes." Zhang Wen nodded, neither denying it nor showing a trace of guilt on his face.

"If I remember correctly, the training department has a rule that prohibits training instructors from teaching classes outside of their jobs." Li Lehua's voice was very calm, but beneath that calmness lay a murderous intent.

Like a lake, it may appear calm, but who knows if there are undercurrents beneath?
“I know, and I also know that the training department initially prohibited teachers from teaching outside the company because they were worried that the teachers would accept benefits from the trainees. However, these teachers are now teaching art students, so it doesn’t count as violating company regulations.” Zhang Wen spoke up to defend Sun Chengcheng and the others, after all, these people are now considered his employees.

"You seem to have a pretty thorough understanding of company rules," Li Lehua said, glancing at the young man beside her.

"Of course, as a member of the training department, I naturally have to keep the company's rules in mind. I never do anything that harms the company's interests," Zhang Wenyi said solemnly.

"Really?" Li Lehua's voice was filled with doubt.

"Yes, actually, I asked the teachers from the training department to work part-time here in order to stabilize the morale of the training department," Zhang Wen said earnestly.

"Oh? What do you mean?" Li Lehua asked, her face full of suspicion.

What's wrong with the training department?
Haven't things been going well lately?

"Mr. Li, look, the person coming downstairs is He Yang, the performance teacher in the training department. He is middle-aged and an only child. He has elderly parents to support and young children to raise, which is exactly the time when he needs money. Although he earns a good salary every month, he has even more expenses. I invited him to do part-time work here, which can greatly alleviate his financial pressure and allow him to devote himself to his work."

"..."

Li Lehua narrowed his eyes, what he said seemed to make some sense.

Then she looked at another teacher in the training department and asked, "What about Xu Guanchao? He's young, unmarried, and has no pressure. Why are you looking for him?"

“Mr. Li, he’s under even more pressure,” Zhang Wen said after hearing this. “He has a girlfriend and they’re almost at the point of discussing marriage. Putting everything else aside, just the issue of housing is suffocating him. You can’t expect him to rent a place outside to get married, can you? If he lives with his parents, the house is too small, and the young couple won’t be able to be intimate.”

Li Lehua was stunned for a moment, and what he said didn't seem to make any sense.

Then she looked at a female teacher and asked, "Sun Chengcheng doesn't need to buy a house, right?"

"Teacher Sun really didn't plan to buy a house, but she's been going on blind dates lately, and she's spending a lot on cosmetics and clothes. She can't go to her blind dates looking disheveled, can she? Women need to dress themselves up nicely so they have more choices in the dating market. What's that saying again? Men fear choosing the wrong career, and women fear marrying the wrong man."

"..."

Li Lehua stood there in a daze, carefully recalling what had just been said, and it all seemed to make sense.

She spotted a familiar-looking employee in the crowd, but this time she didn't ask him anything. Her intuition told her that this employee also needed money, and his reasons were perfectly valid, so asking him would be pointless.

"So, I should thank you? Thank you for stabilizing morale in the training department?" Li Lehua felt something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"No need to thank me, it's what I should do." Zhang Wen waved his hand, appearing as if he had done something worthwhile but was not.

With a junior manager like him who can lead his employees to prosperity through hard work, any boss should be secretly thrilled.

Li Lehua didn't know what else to say, so she turned around and prepared to leave.

However, after taking only two steps, a group of people appeared outside the door, numbering at least twenty or thirty. They were holding thick stacks of flyers and promoting them to parents and students entering and leaving Xingxiang Art Examination Training School.

"Jiahua Art Exam Training offers customized programs, using professional expertise to guide you towards your dreams and help you get into a prestigious university. Sister, have you heard of Jiahua Art Exam Training?"

"Scientific planning and efficient training will give you a significant advantage in the art exam race. Parent, Jia Hua is one of the top art exam training schools in Beijing, with a glorious history of over ten years, which is unmatched by some new art exam schools..."

"Don't panic about applying to art schools, Jia Hua Art Exam Prep can help you. From zero experience to art exam pro, we'll help you achieve your dream of attending your dream university. Hey bro, how about taking your kid to Jia Hua for a trial lesson?"

"..."

Li Lehua stared in disbelief at everything, her steps faltering without her noticing. She felt her face burning and wished she could disappear in an instant.

Embarrassing, so embarrassing!
Today is the first day of classes at Xingxiang Art Examination Training Center. Jia Hua is so blatantly blocking the door, handing out flyers and promoting courses. What's the difference between this and disrupting the event?
That's immoral, utterly immoral.

In daily competition, even if some underhanded tactics are used, everyone can understand. But to cause trouble during the opening day, isn't that just trying to annoy people?
If she hadn't come today, none of this would have been her concern. But the problem is that she did come today, and she's the behind-the-scenes boss of Jiahua. What will people think of that?
Those who know her would think she was just passing by, but those who don't would assume she organized it.

Zhou Maoquan, Zhou Maoquan, do you want to ruin Jia Hua's reputation, or do you want to ruin my reputation, Li Lehua's reputation?
Whether Jia Hua can win any business after today's commotion is uncertain, but its reputation among its peers is definitely ruined.
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(End of this chapter)