I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 130 I'm Not a Test God
Exam God!

Exam King!

Exam Master!

After the scores were released, the local tabloids' reports on Zhang Da'an were extremely exaggerated. This time, the articles were not written by the newspaper's own staff, but were directly copied from the internet, making them outright piracy.

The only slightly respectable thing about these tabloids is that they also have a small line of text: "Reprinted from the Internet."

They didn't mention at all which website's content was being reprinted.

But no matter what, Zhang Da'an's title of "exam god" is basically settled.

He was originally holding a college application consultation seminar, but a bunch of media people came to interview him, including the field reporters from "Dialogue with Talented People".

Zhuo Yang, the host of "Dialogue with Talented People," now owns a portion of the program's copyright. Being his own boss, he's bound to work much harder.

He had been working with "Zhang An Media" for a long time, and when he heard that Zhang Da'an had done a great job and scored full marks, he immediately sent people first and then notified them.

Unfortunately, he still had to wait, as Zhang Da'an was busy making 720,000 yuan a day.

Even if Zhuo Yang has some influence, he can't get Zhang Da'an to come without spending tens of thousands of yuan.

Even a private "teacher appreciation banquet" organized by Mazhou City itself requires an appearance fee, which is an expense to be recorded in the accounts.

Otherwise, Zhang Da'an would think to himself at night, "Today I didn't find a single yuan on the road, and I didn't receive a 100,000 yuan appearance fee, so I lost 100,000 yuan and one yuan."

This will give you nightmares.

The media person originally wanted to put on an air of being an "uncrowned queen," but then someone from Beijing mentioned Deng Xiaoling from Beijing TV. The newcomer wasn't very clear about the past, but the veteran knew it like the back of his hand.

For media professionals, "official protection charms" are of little use, but "protective charms"... well, they can be quite useful.

When dealing with someone like Zhang Da'an, whose moral standards are even lower than theirs, it's best to be polite. Even a "cultural hooligan" won't get you anywhere.

The reason for this is also recorded in the "Li Jiba Incident," and Li Sang has not appeared on the Internet since then.

The fame of a person and the shadow of a tree are both experiences and ways of survival.

On July 11th, Zhang Da'an, who had earned more than 18 million, finally had some free time. He took the opportunity to rest his voice and chatted with Zhuo Yang, who had come to Mazhou in person, for 100,000 yuan.

"Mr. Zhang, you've set an unprecedented record. I want to ask you, are you excited? I know you're definitely not. So what are your thoughts? I believe you don't have any thoughts either. So are you at peace? I think you must be very calm..."

"Are you crazy? You've already said everything, what am I supposed to say?"

"Hahahahahaha..."

Zhuo Yang burst into laughter and continued, "Alright, enough joking. Can I hear your plans for the future? You've been the top scorer in the college entrance exam for three consecutive years, and this year you even got a perfect score. Although I'm curious and want to know some things, I don't think it's necessary to talk about that. I believe many people are more interested in whether you will take the college entrance exam again next year."

"First of all, I definitely won't take the college entrance exam next year. My main focus will be on training more top scorers. The company no longer needs me to take the exam to become a top scorer; our trained students will win that title."

"Secondly, the next plan is to streamline the business lines of 'Zhang An Education' and integrate resources, striving to open several new schools to further increase profits. The main issue is that while 'Zhang An Education' currently enjoys substantial profits, it's not diversified enough. I can't predict whether there will be any policy changes in this area in the future, so we will withdraw from the college entrance examination process and carefully prepare for risk hedging..."

They could have a proper conversation, and Zhang Da'an shared a lot of his future plans with Zhuo Yang, without mentioning anything sentimental.

He showed no joy at becoming the top scorer again, nor any excitement at being a three-time top scorer in the college entrance examination. It was as if the lively discussions in the media and society had nothing to do with him.

Zhang Da'an in front of the camera was exactly the same as in his first interview on "Dialogue with Talented People". He only talked about profits, interests and gains and losses, which made almost all viewers feel a strong sense of disconnect when watching this interview.

People can't reconcile the "exam god" with Zhang Da'an, who looks like a robot on TV.

Only when the topic was unrelated to the exam did Zhang Da'an gradually show some humanity, but not much, and his personal conduct... was quite problematic.

"You're an adult now, and in a few years you'll reach the legal marriage age. Have you considered your personal feelings and marriage?" "I haven't thought about it, and of course I don't plan to."

"Huh? Wait a minute, what do you mean by 'not considered'?"

"I have no plans to date or get married; it's unnecessary for me."

"..."

When Zhuo Yang heard this reply, he was stunned. His philtrum subconsciously lengthened. Dude, you really dare to say anything in front of the camera?

Given Zhuo Yang's relationship with Zhang Da'an, editing the footage afterwards wouldn't have been a problem. However, after asking Zhang Da'an and finding that he didn't care, Zhuo Yang completely let loose.

"Then, if I may be so bold as to ask, do you have a girlfriend now? No, no, no, that's not a good question. Do you have a partner now?"

"So...is it?"

Is there an emotional foundation?

"That's not the case."

"..."

Good guy!
Zhuo Yang didn't even know if this segment would be broadcast. He would have to ask after returning to Huzhou. In the end, it was broadcast. The reason was simple: Zhang Da'an didn't say it was about being kept or anything like that. Partner... well, a work partner isn't impossible.

If they really have to be publicly criticized, they should wait until the show airs and generates high ratings first.

So when the broadcast on Luzhou TV took place, the positive and encouraging reports that Jiangkou Province had just given to the "three-time champion" were completely destroyed on the internet.

The first generation of "online scumbags" is rising.

But that doesn't stop me from both condemning and worshipping him. After all, I'm cursing "scumbag Zhang An," what does it have to do with "exam god Zhang An"?
Praying to gods and Buddhas is effective if you believe; otherwise, it won't work.

Of course, more often it's about "thanking the Bodhisattva when things go well, and resorting to feudal superstition when things go wrong." The flexibility in the scale and the frankness of the double standards are traditional virtues that have existed since ancient times.

However, unlike the "deification frenzy" on the internet, a shrine and tablet for the "God of Exams" has actually appeared offline once again, and it's the work of an old woman from a rural area in Mazhou City who pulled off this bizarre thing.

They enlarged Zhang Da'an's black-and-white photo from the newspaper, framed it, and placed it in the west wing of their small courtyard.

This old woman was quite particular; she said that in ancient times they were called "Western Teachers," so they had to be placed in the west wing.

The police officers who went to destroy the "God of Exams" shrine were so angry they laughed. After performing a modern version of "The Romance of the Western Chamber: The God of Exams," they thought it was over.

After all, the old woman had already been criticized and educated. But a few days later, she went all out and commissioned a stonemason from the next village to make a stone statue of Zhang Da'an sitting on a lotus with his five hearts facing the sky. Then she went to a place surrounded by water, found a small house, and transformed it into a "Temple of the God of Examinations".

Not only did they collect money from people for incense offerings, they also started selling "exam luck charms."

The cost was recovered in just one day.

She has her reasons. Her grandson only scored over 580 points this time, ranking third in his class. In all three years of high school, her grandson never ranked in the top 30 in his class. If it wasn't the "God of Exams" protecting him, how else could it be explained?
The old men and women burning incense and praying to Buddha thought that praying to Bodhisattvas was the same as praying to the Earth God, so what was wrong with praying to the "God of Exams" as well?

So he bought incense, candles, "exam luck charms," ​​and all sorts of "exam god merchandise" from the old woman, and even a badge made of Zhang Da'an's black and white portrait, saying that wearing it would bring him good luck in his exams.

The police really went to great lengths to raid this place. Surrounded by water on all sides, and only accessible by small boat, how could it not be a torturous place?
Furthermore, Zhang Da'an was notified and the matter was explained in detail. Later, Zhang Da'an will have to give a police interview to clarify that he has no magical powers and is not some kind of exam god.

Zhang Da'an readily agreed without hesitation. Unlike his previous interviews where he was paid, this time he did it for free, showing great enthusiasm.

This puzzled the police officers in Mazhou City. They had long heard that even the excrement produced by students at Xindongwei Port Middle School had to be taken to the school's private plot to fertilize it, and not a single drop of excrement would ever end up in the hands of the public.

What do you mean, Coach Zhang?

Coach Zhang gritted his teeth in anger: "Damn it, they sell my merchandise but don't pay me royalties! This is outrageous!"
(End of this chapter)