I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 167 "Zhang's Outrageous Theories" Reappears in Closed-Door Discussions
According to Coach Zhang's original schedule, after completing the promotion of the "Ango Cup" and "Shentui", he was to start preparing for the launch of the "Zhuangyuanxing" product series.

Unlike later consumer electronics companies that followed Jobs' example and held product launches directly for consumers and users, these were typically B2B product launches, such as "product franchise meetings" or "agent recruitment meetings."

Incidentally, this also allows some component suppliers to see the potential, and it's quite normal for those willing to take a gamble to become second or third suppliers.

The entry-level "Top Scholar Star" model still has a black and white LCD screen, so if it's going to be sold in large quantities, it's still very attractive to established LCD panel manufacturers in Beijing.

The promotion of "Ango Cup" and "Shenturu" were separated by two days, and the promotion of "Shenturu" was also separated by two days from the release of the "Zhuangyuanxing" product series. There was a break in between.

However, to everyone's surprise, a small mishap occurred during Zhang Da'an's rest plan of "eating, sleeping, and playing games".

A "relevant department" wanted him to attend a meeting. After Zhang An's "Strategy of Revitalizing the Nation through Science and Education" was widely reprinted and disseminated, he is currently the only person in the education sector who holds a clear stance from the perspective of an industry representative.

That's right, it's a clear stance.

At this time, none of the established education industry practitioners in Beijing had a clear stance, and all of Zhang Da'an's colleagues were just going through the motions.

Media interviews rarely exceed three sentences, mostly consisting of phrases like "Oh yes, yes, yes," "Okay, I support it, there's hope," etc., which is far worse than raising a phone.

However, the "relevant departments" don't know what to do yet, given the state of Beijing's education industry...

Its influence surpasses that of all other provinces and cities combined, not even the "Shanghai tycoon." At least in the education industry, the "Beijing tycoon" is the real king.

It's unprecedented for someone like Zhang Da'an to make a name for himself in a local area; after all, being a "three-time champion" is a rare occurrence.

Let alone a "three-time champion," even those who win the top score in the national college entrance examination and then immediately go on to work in the education field are extremely rare.

So there's nothing that can be done, because this unreplicable nature means that even "Master Jing" is helpless.

There's no way, it's too hard.

Who came up with the idea of ​​"three consecutive top scorers"?
In light of this, for the "relevant departments" in the education sector, gaining Zhang Da'an's support was a pleasant surprise. Regardless of whether it was genuine or not, the effect was very good.

Based on "Zhang An's View on the Strategy of Revitalizing the Nation through Science and Education," we hope he can expand on this further and provide some opinions or support in specific areas, which would make many things much easier.

Zhang Da'an agreed, but before agreeing, he asked for something.

That is ACEC's video production and distribution rights, user personal content creation rights, and online temporary licenses for audiovisual content business. At this time, the legal and regulatory framework was not perfect, and many things needed to be handled on a case-by-case basis. Generally, there were various "trial operation methods," and after two or three years of accumulation, they were finally written into law.

What Coach Zhang asked for, whether it was the rights to produce and distribute videos or the rights to create personal content by users, was worth hundreds of millions.

It is 1.8 billion in the current year, which is 4699.

There are countless programmers and investors with this idea, but only a handful are qualified to negotiate and lobby.

The "user's personal content creation right" is actually "user-generated content (UGC)," which involves the issue of personal content copyright. Confirming rights is very complicated, and without a well-established legal team, it is easy for the platform to end up in court with users who become popular.

However, Zhang Da'an has the "Golden List Blog," and his legal development in this area is actually at the forefront in China, with the most extensive experience. Therefore, in terms of initiative, he is definitely much stronger than other potential competitors.

Compared to the importance of content copyright, a temporary license is insignificant. Let alone Zhang Da'an, any nouveau riche with a few million in assets could easily get one.

Mentioning this is just to make myself seem "greedy." If the "relevant departments" hesitate, then let's put the license issue aside for now.

Anyway, you can get on the bus without a license plate; there's plenty of time to buy a ticket later.

Although there was no direct response agreeing to "Comrade Zhang An's" request, the broadcasting authorities gave a notification, which was basically a "green light" all the way.

The importance of this to the "Anglo Cup" is self-evident, because a simple official website video is not enough to generate enough buzz. It may become popular, but Coach Zhang doesn't want it to be a small or medium fire, but a big fire, a fierce fire, and then a huge explosion!

At the same time, some people in the United States were also trying to create "user-generated content" video websites, but they had the same basic problems and were unable to overcome the legal barriers.

Moreover, the difficulties faced by their counterparts in the United States are different from those faced by Zhang Da'an. "User-generated content" is still controlled by American news media groups. Capital will not gamble on becoming the next "Microsoft" until it sees a clear trend.

This is why YouTube went through so much trouble to create; its difficulty was far greater than that of Netflix.

The underlying reason is simple: the degree of control over content generation. Netflix profits 100% from capital, making it extremely easy to generate revenue. They can feed people whatever they want, whether they want to or not, and everything they do is considered righteous.

Of course, there's the justice of capital.

This also explains why later domestic "user-generated content" video websites either became havens for piracy or developed into "local Netflix".

Whether it's a tablet or a smart TV, the video software is all "domestic Netflix," and even if there is some short video content, the final result is nothing more than the "TV shopping" that has been around since ancient times.

How shopping programs on TV are made will be the same thing for live-streaming e-commerce on the internet.

Never leave its origins.

However, Coach Zhang still needs a "user-generated content" video website in his current situation. Otherwise, he won't be able to market the video games he plans to make in the future. His "core business" is not video content, and he doesn't urgently need various film and television drama copyrights to attract traffic and increase user numbers. So he can focus on development without worrying about stock prices or shareholder interests.

They spend tens of millions on bandwidth and server costs every year, but they can earn that back in a month from games.

This could be considered Coach Zhang's "smoke and mirrors"—the dog's barking was so loud, it wasn't just random barking.

"Zhang An Media" and "Zhang An Culture" were originally relatively unknown within the "Zhang An Industrial Alliance," basically playing a supporting role without ever taking on a major responsibility or having any particularly outstanding businesses.

But when the boss suddenly launched a major project in Beijing, those with ideas naturally couldn't resist.

Some people from "Zhang Xiaobai Technology Co., Ltd." are planning to jump to "Zhang An Media" to do online video content generation business. Among them, the doctoral students of Du Xiaoshuai's algorithm team are the most interested. They have already gained some confidence from their previous work on online media players. Now they are going to do something big, and maybe they can make a name for themselves in the domestic Internet circle.

So while Zhang Da'an went to meet with the "relevant departments," this group of people went to Andong University and Bingcheng University of Technology to find old classmates and friends, planning to first develop a brand new algorithm specifically to optimize online video playback.

In this area, we have to look to Andong University. They have a lot of experience in optimizing television and radio broadcasting in their early years, but their team was relocated to Beijing.

According to the rules set by Zhang Da'an, these doctoral students first had to come up with a project proposal, then prepare a project plan, and finally submit it to the boss's office for review.

Then comes the steps of cross-review, approval, project initiation, budgeting, and so on.

However, in order to advance the project's completion, a qualified "product development team" must have a complete framework. After it is built, it can be adjusted according to the project's weight to determine whether to advance to a "super product development team". If it becomes a "super product development team", then it is not only an important supplement to the "core business", but also a "cash cow".

Just like the current "Shenturu", it was made by the "Super Product Development Team of Online Games" led by Li Jingwu, who worked overtime to develop it. During the process, everyone who was selected had to cooperate with the "Super Product Development Team", and Shen Tu and his gang were naturally among them.

Throughout the entire process, Zhang Da'an only focused on auditing and ignored everything else. The budget was overspent for five consecutive months, and he simply couldn't control the costs.

Especially with a "team of a thousand artists," programmers like Li Jingwu and Shen Tu went all out. Optimizing the visuals was their job, and making the visuals as beautiful as possible...get it done right away!
This year, barring a meteorite impact, the "Godslayer" game division will be officially established after Labor Day. In addition to salary increases for all team members, the year-end project bonus pool will reach a staggering 100 million yuan.

At least two people will achieve financial freedom on the spot: Li Jingwu and Du Xiaoshuai.

The old man was interested in financial freedom, but not that much; but Li Jingwu was different. Recently, because his project was too successful, he was spending money extravagantly every day, indulging in all kinds of fresh seafood without replenishing any carbohydrates. He was losing more hair than the British strongmen in the gym.

Given this internal context, how could there not be a few people who wanted to become the next Li Jingwu?
The probability of creating another "God Slayer" is not very high, but creating the first "user-generated content" video website in China... that is still very attractive.

As for how to make money, they haven't thought of that yet.

This is something that the extraordinary boss Zhang Da'an should consider.

After a day of his usual routine of "eating, sleeping, and playing games," Zhang Da'an held a small symposium with people at the "guesthouse" in Xizhimen.

It may be considered abstract, but we must move from the abstract to the concrete.

So as soon as the small symposium began, he didn't give anyone a chance to speak in official jargon.

"Since you called me over, there's no need for the usual pleasantries. Let's get straight to the point. Don't think I'm being too direct and offending anyone. You called me over, so you must have been prepared for me to be blunt."

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His opening remarks made many older comrades feel uncomfortable.

But what follows will be even more painful.

"If anyone feels that I lack basic respect or that they feel slighted, they can leave now."

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Zhang Da'an nodded slightly and then said, "If no one is saying anything, then I'll assume no one has any objections."

As they were talking, Zhang Da'an asked the icy maid "Miss Dou Dou" to get him a can of chilled Coca-Cola. There was no other way; the temperature had suddenly risen a little today, and room temperature Coca-Cola wasn't cold enough, so he had to make do with artificially chilled Coca-Cola.

As for Pepsi, he found urine stains in the toilet in the morning, and since he had just run out of toilet cleaner, he used it as a simple substitute, and it worked very well.

"Oh, by the way, I have a suggestion here. Things like the 'New Concept Writing Competition' are fine with giving out prize money, but as for offering admission without examination, I think it's better to stop sooner or later. It's meaningless. For competitions that offer admission without examination, the weight of subjective evaluation must be reduced to the minimum to be convincing. So if we really want to promote them, there are two things: one is sports, 'faster, higher, stronger'; the other is math, physics, and chemistry Olympiads, 'if you know it, you know it; if you don't, you don't.' If we do these two things well, we can build up the market. It just depends on whether you old folks have the determination."

"What I just mentioned was just a casual remark. As for the main course, from a macro perspective, there is only one path: it must be strongly related to and tied to the large-scale development of industrialization. The rest are just technical means and not worth mentioning."

"Now that I'm in the business of helping students repeat their senior year, the reason I've been able to build up the market is that, firstly, we need to set aside the personal influence of 'three-time top scorers,' and secondly, we need to analyze why this demand exists and why the market is so deep."

"So we need to trace back to the source. For middle-class and lower-class families, the lowest-cost way to change the fate of an individual, family, or even clan is through education, without exception. Everything else basically depends on luck, and being born into the right family is also a kind of luck."

"In the current process of industrialization, education can become an important path to change one's destiny because the larger the scale and the deeper the degree of industrialization, the higher and more refined the requirements for production skills in any link of the social division of labor become. In the eyes of ordinary people, this means that mastering advanced technology and knowledge can bring greater rewards. And in our current society, the way to master advanced technology and knowledge is undoubtedly to receive vocational and higher education."

"With the early vocational education system that guaranteed job placement largely disintegrated, only higher education remains. To a certain extent, this is a rare instance of uniqueness. It is precisely this uniqueness that has made 'thousands of people crossing a single-plank bridge' a reality widely accepted by families. Whoever is skilled at leading others across this single-plank bridge can reap profits from this huge market demand. This has nothing to do with right or wrong, good or evil; it is the purest form of market regulation. If it works, it works; if it doesn't, it doesn't. The 'invisible hand' has truly taken effect."

At this point, Zhang Da'an took another sip of Coca-Cola. The second sip tasted bland, and Zhang Da'an lost interest in it, switching to drinking purified water instead.

After taking a sip, Zhang Da'an saw a group of old men writing furiously. He nodded with satisfaction, thinking that these people were quite willing to learn.

Those who work in education must understand education.

"Given your status and wisdom, you must have understood everything I just said. As for the crux of the problem, there's no need for you to pretend you don't understand. There are still two paths: First, given the general expansion of university enrollment, provide more job opportunities—this is low-cost, low-risk, and quick to produce results; second, slightly delay the decline in vocational education and restore some of its regulatory function—this is high-cost, high-risk, and slow to produce results."

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Coach Zhang's speech was truly unsettling. Several elderly people immediately turned red with embarrassment, wanting to retort, but seeing that this young man surnamed Zhang was clearly not giving them any face, anyone who jumped out to make a scene would be 100% made a lamb skewer.

So they tucked their tails between their legs and listened attentively. Whether they agreed or not was one thing; whether their attitude was proper was another matter entirely.

Just as some basketball players look at the Los Angeles sky at four in the morning only to miss shots, others do the same thing simply to make themselves appear as excellent basketball players, needing praise for their positive attitude.

Coach Zhang could tell at a glance that some of the old men and women were lifelong scoundrels, so when he barked at them loudly, they were so anxious that their scalps were practically bulging with veins.

Unfortunately, no amount of rage will change anything. Even if you kneel down before Coach Zhang today, it won't alter Coach Zhang's fundamental principle of doing things for money.

The words are harsh, the tasks are difficult, and even the food is unpalatable.

We have to choose one.

"I believe that since you have heard me say such harsh things, your inclination is self-evident."

"From my personal perspective, the weight of general higher education and vocational education is the same. There is no distinction in difficulty. You have difficulty making choices, and you weigh the pros and cons and engage in various games, but it is still more time-saving and labor-saving to adopt a 'one-size-fits-all' approach. It's just that now the focus is on vocational education, and we are thinking of letting future generations solve this problem. To put it irresponsibly, it means we trust the wisdom of future generations."

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It was a real loss, but thankfully it was a closed-door symposium. This kind of small, internal discussion meeting prevented it from getting out and causing a media frenzy.

Even if someone in the room were to say something, or even slam their fist on the table and curse, it wouldn't become a big deal.

"Since we're talking about both theoretical and practical matters, then I'll just say what I think."

"Your assessment of the country's development speed is completely wrong. The country's overall development speed in the future, whether it is the economy or anything else, will be unprecedentedly high. Under such high-speed development, the increase in high-end talent is not keeping pace, which will actually hinder the country's rapid development."

"I'd like to make a bold prediction: within five years, our industrial output will surpass that of the United States. This isn't some grandiose claim, but rather an objective law of rapid industrial development. Once our total industrialized population exceeds 300 million, we can begin to discuss this basic understanding. Commodity prices and exchange rates do not reflect the actual level of productivity."

"Based on this assessment, if we do not have a sufficient number of qualified skilled workers five years from now, even if our industrial output surpasses that of the United States, the added value will actually be limited. In other words, the proportion of high-quality industrial output will still be insufficient. In plain terms, many links in high-end manufacturing will still rely on foreign processes and technologies."

Coach Zhang didn't hold back; he dared to say anything and ask for any benefits.

Why not take advantage of this opportunity? If we don't, then this trip to the capital will have been for nothing.

Besides, he's already appeared on "News Broadcast" and had a 1.5-second segment. So, when he goes out to make money through gigs, he'll rely on that bit of face.

An old man, remaining calm, raised his hand and asked, "In your opinion, what policy balance should be struck between vocational education and general higher education at present?"

"The first thing is the amount of the subsidy."

He gave an answer on the spot without any hesitation. Coach Zhang glanced at the old man. He was of a high rank and could occasionally play a supporting role. He was better than him, but he didn't care. He was the "God of Literature" and had won the top scholar title three times in a row. No matter if he was the Minister of Personnel or the Chancellor, he couldn't control him at all.

After all, he was the top scholar in the imperial examination. In his first year, he said he wanted to retire; in his second year, he said he wanted to return to his hometown; and after the third year... it was unlikely that he would "go back to writing lyrics," but he certainly no longer had ambitions for the court.

"We must be clear that neither general higher education nor vocational education is compulsory education. It is a stage where knowledge and skills need to be imparted by general fees. What we need to weigh between the two is whether there should be a certain difference in fees."

Zhang Da'an directly stated his point of view, continuing, "I'll give a very clear functional example: teacher training. In the early stages of the country's development, the severe shortage of teachers created a natural market demand. Therefore, in the early days of the People's Republic of China, the state provided substantial subsidies for teacher training, and even now, the subsidies for teacher training are still quite high, whether it's secondary teacher training schools or kindergarten teacher training schools—it's a clear comparison. This attracted a considerable number of outstanding talents to choose to apply for teacher training programs."

"There is a very unique trace of the times here. The older generation of famous teachers often had excellent grades in their youth. I would not say that they were all top students, but the proportion was definitely not low. However, looking back ten years or ten years from now, I believe that the probability of young people who choose to study to be top students is quite low, almost zero."

"Why? Because the subsidies of this era are insufficient to balance the income of higher-end job markets. This is an objective law and a fact."

"The point I'm trying to make with this example is that subsidies need to be targeted and support needs to be timely. We can't expect students to do the same thing now or in the future, just because we used to give them a dollar and 83 cents and they were eating steamed buns with plain water. Not everyone is willing to endure hardship. I once said in a TV interview, 'If you're not willing to suffer, you'll suffer,' which had a huge impact. I still hold this view, and I hope you will seriously consider it."

"Let's skip the unnecessary pleasantries and get back to the main topic of subsidies. Currently, given our membership in the World Trade Organization, the demand forces us to further develop vocational education. For a long time to come, our position in the international division of labor will be that of the 'world's factory.' This position originally belonged to the 'Four Asian Tigers,' the 'Four Asian Tigers,' Japan, South Korea, and Germany. Our industrialized population exceeds the total of all the developed Western countries combined, so the 'world's factory' can only be us. This is an objective law; capital will inevitably gravitate towards areas with lower production factor prices. Our labor costs are not the lowest, but our overall production and operating costs are the lowest."

"The reason is simple: we enjoy independent and autonomous rights, while the 'Four Asian Dragons,' 'Four Little Tigers,' Japan, South Korea, and Germany are either colonies or economic colonies. In short, they are not respectable."

"With this understanding of the fundamentals, the rest is about the technical aspects of operation, which has commonalities. Whether it is Japan, South Korea or Germany, although the emphasis on basic vocational education is different, the goal is the same: to fill the labor demand during the period of rapid development of modern industrialization."

"Germany's vocational education is particularly outstanding. German engineers are generally incompetent, always coming up with all sorts of impulsive ideas. However, Germany's skilled workers compensate for the engineers' shortcomings. This is completely opposite to the Soviet Union, where the level of skilled workers was a mess, but the ingenuity of engineers made up for it. What we need to do is learn from their strengths and make up for our weaknesses. Of course, since we are discussing vocational education now, we should focus on skilled workers."

"Germany's subsidies for vocational education cover multiple aspects, including direct financial subsidies and a series of training and employment systems provided by companies, which can be considered a government-enterprise joint project. My suggestion is to implement a points system. Companies that perform well in this area and have the strength can be given points, and after the annual review, they can be given certain tax exemption and reduction policies, etc. Of course, I am saying this because I originally planned to do so, but the specific considerations are still up to you."

"If macro-level societal collaboration is not feasible, then let's be more straightforward: lower tuition fees, lower accommodation fees, and resolutely implement the 'one-fee system.' Take Jiangkou Province as an example. Many colleges and universities in the area have set tuition fees, which they do collect. However, once students arrive at school, dormitories are divided into four-person, six-person, eight-person, twelve-person, or even large shared dormitories, so the price is naturally negotiable; there are also 'major change fees,' 'tuition fees for students from other places,' 'employment guidance fees,' etc. These little tricks can be completely eliminated, and the students' pressure will be greatly reduced."

"You should know that the tuition fees for vocational education, especially some higher vocational programs, are actually higher than those for undergraduate programs. It's simply using vocational college fees to subsidize undergraduate programs; there's no such thing as that, right?"

"Especially now that enrollment plans are being expanded again and again, many students who should have gone to vocational colleges are now being diverted to undergraduate programs. When they graduate, will they still be willing to take the jobs that were originally required for junior college graduates? My view is that we need to both control the killing and the burying. Since vocational education can no longer benefit from the era's dividends anyway, we should try to balance things out a bit and at least reduce the burden on students who receive vocational education."

"I can't afford to spend more money on a junior college than on a bachelor's degree, only to earn less in the future. How can I expect to be well-regarded in society then? I won't even have basic respect."

The old men and women, who were initially reluctant and quite pretentious, began to listen to Zhang Da'an's words and found them increasingly shocking, which led to a change in their expressions.

Today, we're going to be speaking our minds behind closed doors, focusing on abstract concepts while keeping practical matters secondary, but ultimately, we must be practical.

Furthermore, I thought that this little bastard surnamed Zhang was only good at taking exams, but when he talked about other countries, it was as if he had seen them with his own eyes. I wonder if it is true that "a scholar can know everything under the world without leaving home".

In particular, the claim that "German engineers are generally useless" is completely contrary to people's preconceived notions.

However, what Zhang Da'an said was true. The brilliance of top engineers could not cover up the fact that the vast majority of engineers in Germany were slackers. Without the help of a large number of front-line professional technicians, these slackers would starve to death anywhere.

It's unlikely that this outburst of "outrageous remarks" can be fully digested in a short period of time.

The elderly folks still need to go back and gather their own people for a meeting to discuss whether it's true or not; they need to think it over and discuss it further.

But one thing is for sure: that little bastard surnamed Zhang really didn't take them seriously.

Because they don't take things seriously, they speak without restraint, and therefore their opinions are genuine and true.

"Can we talk about your personal plans in this area? I'm not trying to find out your business model or secrets, but if there's a mature path, it'll be helpful to have something to rely on for future work."

"To sum it up in one sentence: In the past it was called 'enterprises doing social work,' in the future it will be called 'enterprises giving back to society.'"

Zhang Da'an took another sip of purified water, and looking at the complicated expressions on the faces of the elderly people present, he grinned and said, "Don't be nervous, I'm not trying to rebel. This 'enterprise serving society' is always a public matter, I won't get involved, but of course I don't object to others getting involved; 'enterprise giving back to society' is just some nice talk to avoid making everyone suspicious and anxious. Here, I'll also tell you a few idioms, one is 'winning people's hearts,' and the other is 'the Tian family replacing Qi.' Under normal circumstances, there shouldn't be any need to be on guard. I believe that most private capital will definitely invent other terms, such as 'enterprises regularly supplying talent to society,' which in plain terms means layoffs, dismissals, expulsions... and any other similar terms. Get the gist."

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Talking about this is invigorating, but what Zhang Da'an is talking about is actually something that large companies can easily do.

Ultimately, it boils down to the issue of internal distribution within large corporations.

How many capitalists are willing to compromise on the issue of distribution?

Without external forces, there would be none.

Without Roosevelt, if someone else had taken over the mess caused by the Great Depression and implemented the same policies as Roosevelt, it would have been impossible for American workers at that time to have the welfare benefits they enjoy today to be enacted into law.

The reason is simple: although Roosevelt was a cripple, he dared to make the shareholders of large corporations become crippled like him.

The statement that the weapon of criticism cannot replace the criticism of weapons is true, but it also depends on the person using it.

Give a coward a "little boy" mentality, and he'll only dare to blow up his own toilet.

Without Roosevelt, there would be no Li Sifu or Wang Sifu. The self-deprecation of great figures has led too many fools to embolden themselves with the idea that "heroic historical perspective" is unacceptable.

Without a doubt, if it weren't for "Master Luo," and other "masters" came along, they would have given those fools demanding fair wages a taste of the charm of the "Chicago typewriter."

Someone like the "Five-Star Emperor" would probably lament: "Old soldiers never die, how can it not die? My tank is using so much force, how can you still be alive?"

Zhang Da'an wasn't under any psychological pressure anyway. After finishing his "outburst of opinions," he didn't intend to continue arguing with these old men and women; it was pointless.

Because once the college entrance examination ends this year, before the start of the new semester, the tuition fees for junior colleges will remain the same, and the various outrageous practices of vocational schools will continue as before; there will be no changes.

The reason I'm saying this is to emphasize that "I've said this before," so that if anyone tries to use "hindsight" later, I can take them down.

As for his current plans, can he really tell these people?

Who knows if they accidentally let it slip to their sons and grandsons? Coach Zhang can't just join their team when he can't beat them, can he?

That would be too presumptuous.

Leave me with the phrase "enterprises provide social services," and you can figure it out yourself!

Just as Coach Zhang had guessed, some of the elderly men and women did indeed "accidentally" slip up. On the day Zhang Da'an held the launch event for his "Top Scholar Star" series of products, several outstanding teachers from ordinary higher education institutions who received special allowances, both retired and nearing retirement, planned to meet Zhang Da'an.

There's no way around it; these days, looking around, there are really very few prominent figures willing to do anything meaningful in vocational education.

People at Zhang Da'an's level have to consider things from multiple perspectives. Sometimes, if they engage in a little bit of bargaining and weighing the options, the opportunity will slip away.

Top professionals like Zhang Da'an, who are single-mindedly focused on making money, are ironically highlighted by their aesthetic appeal.

However, Zhang Da'an refused to see me. "You want to meet me without an appointment?"
What? Just because of your venerable old face?

Actually, this wave mainly involves local universities in several parts of Central China. After all, the expansion of university enrollment is the first thing to impact them, as they lack teachers, funding, facilities, and everything else.

Prestigious universities can go elsewhere to beg for donations, but they can only focus on whether a local city can become a hotbed of growth, which is undoubtedly unrealistic.

Local universities in provinces like Jiangkou are also struggling, but their local finances are relatively good, so building a few new dormitories shouldn't be a big problem.

The dormitories, which used to be eight-person or six-person rooms, are gradually transitioning to four-person rooms.

Even if we take a step back and assume that all of them are local second-tier universities and have employment problems a few years later, at least the students of local universities in Jiangkou Province have a pretty comfortable life during their college years, right?
Given this situation, if Zhang Da'an were to spout such outrageous remarks again, many media outlets would also subtly spread the word. In just one day, it would be enough for people with normal minds to come and fawn over him.

How can the talented young people of Guichuan County call Zhang Da'an "Master Zhang"? Surely this "stinking beggar" from out of town can't act all high and mighty?
Have you forgotten where the real master is?
The resurgence of Zhang's outrageous remarks at this internal symposium is not without its positive aspects; at least the launch event for the "Top Scholar Star" series of products held in Beijing was a great success.

After all, it wasn't a product launch event directly aimed at consumers. Coach Zhang simply planned to sell the distribution rights in Beijing, Hebei, Liaoning, and Hedong.

Originally, a group of local bookstores and bookstores were just observing, but upon hearing that Head Coach Zhang An had such an industry status, they immediately guessed that he might have become the youngest ministerial advisor.
If that's the case, how can we continue to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear?
If we don't heat the kang now, when will we ever get another chance?

(End of this chapter)