I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 177 Zhang's Outrageous Theory 2.0: Surpassing Britain and the United States

"Mr. Zhang! Welcome, welcome! You're so welcome!"

Zhang Da'an still drives his A6, the older model, which is enough for him to drive around Pengcheng City.

However, as soon as he got out of the car, several people from the province were already waiting. As soon as he got out of the car, they stretched out their arms to shake hands.

The sound of cameras snapping photos all around was incessant. Some of the media people were acquaintances, and some who were not doing well before have now gone to "Zhang An Media" and are doing quite well.

The main reason is that "Zhang An Media" does a good job in television education and satellite education, and has already finalized a satellite deal with a 30% discount, with a total price of 165 million, including design and launch.

It is already the best technology that can be purchased publicly in China. Part of it was used for testing. There is a postdoctoral research station under the name of "Zhang An Industrial Alliance".

It's fair to say that Zhang Da'an's support for high technology is commendable in every aspect he takes.

However, the 160 million was recouped in just one month.

There was no other way; all six provinces and one municipality in East China had signed a broadcasting contract specifically to support television education.

Taking Luzhou City as an example, it has long had a very large aid mission.

It's not just about aid projects and fiscal transfer payments; there are also aid projects in science, education, culture, and health. For example, the skilled worker training system in Yuzhang Province was built at the county, village, and township levels by the "Luzhou Masters" group decades ago, including but not limited to light textile machinery repair, agricultural machinery repair, and so on.

Nowadays, educational assistance and human resource assistance are decreasing, mainly because fewer people are willing to endure hardship. In the past, the wages of experienced craftsmen in Luzhou were no different from those in Yuzhang Province, with a maximum of ten yuan a month.

Things are different now; the gap is more than five times. It's unrealistic to expect ordinary people to be driven by high moral character.

In contrast, relatively underdeveloped areas, unable to bridge the significant gap in living conditions, can only rely on donations of money and goods.

Everyone knows that "give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime," but when it comes to the individual, it's hard to say what to choose.

The approach taken by Huzhou City in this situation is to donate television sets, even to the most remote cave dwellings in Mengwu Province. As long as there is electricity, Huzhou City can advance the electricity bill.

In this case, television education is used to achieve the popularization of rural education.

This is a compromise, the only drawback being that the local "substitute teachers" may not be up to par with the content of the television education.

However, this is not important to Coach Zhang.

The important thing is that he gets the broadcasting contract. He's already sold the "Zhang An Education" lecture recordings before, so this is just selling them again.

In Jiangkou Province, with so many districts and counties using cable TV, anyone willing to buy it can broadcast locally. Many training classes in these districts and counties watch "Zhang An Education" courses every day.

If the progress is different, you can pay to watch it on demand, but that depends on your financial resources.

However, just like some mischievous kids ordering games on TV with the remote control, educational institutions still offer a considerable number of courses available for order based on their catalogs.

The videotape business, which was almost dead, saw a slight rebound in sales of blank videotapes due to this surge in popularity.

Basically, the "peripheral income" earned from Dongweigang Middle School so far is about twice that amount. This is something that only senior executives and local shareholders of the various branch schools know about.

These shareholders are either education investment companies or education development companies; they are all state-owned enterprises.

Just like the people who have come to greet Coach Zhang, in the fourth circle outside, there is the head of an education industry development company that was recently established in the four districts and counties of Pengcheng City.

Despite being called a "boss," he's just a section chief, like Uncle Zhang before.

Aside from being a shell, it serves no other purpose than to allow the Pengcheng branch of Xindongweigang Middle School to be established in their jurisdiction; if it is not established, it will be shut down.

Its function is that simple.

"Secretary Chen, you're too kind."

"This is Mr. Zhang's first time attending our meeting, how can we not take it seriously? Mr. Zhang, please, please, we've been waiting for you for two and a half years!"

Two and a half years?
Element awareness.

That's normal, anyway. When he first became the top scorer in the national college entrance examination, he didn't give him any face; when he became the top scorer in both arts and sciences, he still didn't give him any face; when he became the top scorer three times in a row, he was already the GOAT of the college entrance examination world, so he didn't need to give him any face at all.

What talk of social skills and etiquette? It's all about lacking real ability.

It's only right to use interpersonal relationships and social skills with yourself, just like you are now.

Zhang Da'an, who is tall, is still growing and it is unknown whether he will grow to two meters. His body size has also increased since the Chinese New Year. His ancestral large frame can hold a lot of flesh, making him very conspicuous when compared with the people around him.

Upon entering the meeting room, Secretary Chen whispered to Zhang Da'an, "President Zhang, this meeting is being conducted simultaneously with multimedia. There are offices in Beijing that can listen in and observe."

They were also worried that Zhang Da'an might have a fit of madness, so they gave him a heads-up beforehand.

At this moment, a representative from China University of Mining and Technology also came over to shake hands, and the entire front row greeted him, which shows Zhang Da'an's status.

Putting aside the need for his influence, just considering the financial resources, the establishment of a branch of Xindongwei Port Middle School would generate at least five million in taxes starting in the second year.

This only includes the branch school of Xindongweigang Middle School itself, not including the teachers' and staff's personal income tax, which is probably around two to three million.

It's not a problem at all for a branch school to make a neighborhood thrive.

As for indirect influence, that's even more unimaginable.

"Why would someone from the capital be observing this? Isn't this a provincial meeting?"

"This is not the same view you expressed on vocational education before, which was highly valued. Today's topic is mainly about industrialization. How to profoundly convey the importance of industrialization to young people is a very difficult and serious matter. We have high expectations for you."

"Then I'll speak extemporaneously."

"what?"

Secretary Chen was startled. "No, don't mess with me!"

He had witnessed Zhang Da'an's formidable reputation firsthand; those bumpkins in the East District had been thoroughly humiliated and completely overhauled.

The reason why "Zhang An Education" has been able to grow and become stronger is because the local forces in Chengdong District have been crippled.

Normally, businesses like this, similar to driving schools, are the money bags of the local "big shots," and they wouldn't let outsiders take advantage of them.

It's not just a matter of taking advantage of someone; Zhang Da'an has even taken advantage of local bullies, resulting in dozens of people being sentenced.

Furthermore, Sima Cong from the original East District must have done something, otherwise Zhang Da'an wouldn't have targeted and blown up the East District, making Guan Changsheng's revenge so spectacular that it was unbelievable.

Secretary Chen didn't want to be a high-ranking Sima Cong, and of course, he didn't want to be exposed either. He just hoped that Zhang Da'an would show some humanity.

"Old Chen, don't be nervous."

"..."

Old Chen...

"By the way, Lao Chen, I heard that one of your relatives was a top-level teacher, but he was suspended last month?"

"..."

Which pot does not open which pot.

Old Chen does indeed have a brother from his hometown, still within the fifth degree of kinship, named Chen Jingxiu. He teaches politics at a model high school in Jiangning City. To become a top-level teacher, he must have some real skills.

Right after the Chinese New Year this year, this person went to suggest that the allowance be increased from eighty yuan a month to eight hundred yuan a month, otherwise, a special-grade teacher's salary is not enough to make a living in Jiangning City.

Then he was suspended from his post.

It caused considerable trouble for the school. Although his colleagues were very supportive, they offered little help, and all they did was provide assistance beyond what was necessary.

Old Chen is a true "dragon among men." In the entire Jiangkou Province, there are only two hundred people of his rank.

If it were an ordinary entrepreneur, how could he possibly be as impolite as Zhang Da'an when meeting Lao Chen?

Chen Jingxiu, thanks to his brother who was within five degrees of kinship, was not in any major trouble; he just needed to wait to find a new job.

Coincidentally, Zhang Da'an was looking to recruit people, and the political group leader was indeed lacking a capable person like Chen Jingxiu who could exert initiative, so they made contact with him immediately.

For now, Chen Jingxiu is just observing, hoping that a general amnesty will allow him to return to his original unit.

Unfortunately, the competition is fierce.

"Chen Jingxiu has been suspended from his duties."

He didn't mention being fired, nor did he say anything else; Old Chen was quite tight-lipped.

Zhang Da'an smiled and said, "Help me act as a middleman and pass on a message. Tell him to come to Shazhou for some training and see what happens. If he passes the interview, he can be the leader of the political science group, which will be a key focus of the liberal arts class, as soon as the college entrance examination is over this year."

"..."

Hearing this, Old Chen was stunned for a moment, because, to put it simply, the heads of the subject groups at Xindongweigang Middle School earned quite a high salary each year. If they could sign a contract this year, they might even earn an annual salary of 180,000 yuan.

Although Old Chen wasn't exactly tempted, there were quite a few top-level teachers in his family, and Chen Jingxiu was just one of them.

In fact, Zhang An Education has undergone some internal restructuring. After Han Tieguai, the former head of the Chinese language group, was appointed as the principal of the Jianggao branch of Xindongweigang Middle School, he set up the "Chinese Language Business Department". The business department has three Chinese language groups, as well as Chinese language publishing groups, Chinese language production groups and other sub-departments. In terms of internal promotion channels, it has become much more diversified.

After all, some of the main lecturers in the Chinese language group, feeling unable to handle the high-intensity front-line teaching work, may choose to switch to another position to continue contributing.

Currently, the established subject-specific business units only include the "Chinese Language Business Unit," the "Mathematics Business Unit," and the "Foreign Language Business Unit." Among them, the "Foreign Language Business Unit" has adopted a sneaky tactic: when someone's English is completely failing, they quickly switch to Japanese for the college entrance examination.

It can score more than 30 points higher, and the effect is very remarkable.

Of course, this requires paying an additional fee for intensive Japanese language training. This does not apply to all students, but the number of eligible student families is increasing daily.

Zhang Da'an had also laid a trap in advance, and since he happened to have good relations with the university circle in Jiangning City, he naturally squeezed as much benefit as possible out of them.

When the competition in this field becomes fierce, an annual salary of 180,000 won't be enough to attract professionals who specialize in this field.

Because of this foundation, Zhang Da'an has always wanted to establish business units for the remaining subjects, especially the humanities classes, which have great potential, but the return on investment is not as good as that of science classes, so the resources poured in are relatively limited.

However, the incident involving Chen Jingxiu, a top-level political science teacher, presented a very good opportunity. He could have brazenly entered Jiangning City this year, and the agreed-upon date for next year had already arrived. Opening a branch school would have been reasonable and justifiable.

However, the competition for human resources is definitely fierce.

Chen Jingxiu is now saying he wants to raise the allowance for special-grade teachers from 80 yuan a month to 800 yuan a month. That's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. But next year, we might not have that chance anymore.

The reason is simple: next year, in order to retain the city's outstanding teachers and prevent them from leaving, Jiangning City will introduce a local policy that will increase the monthly allowance for Jiangning's top-level teachers to 1,200 yuan.

Chen Jingxiu was an unlucky fellow who didn't catch a good time.

Of course, it's also possible that good times came because of Chen Jingxiu, that unlucky fellow.

Who knows.

Anyway, Zhang Da'an hasn't heard any rumors in the province about needing more money.

Zhang Da'an's plan was to use Chen Jingxiu's case to publicly announce an increase of 3,000 yuan in monthly allowance...

First, create some buzz, then promote Chen Jingxiu, and while you're at it, recruit all the "Chen Jingxius" from Jiangning City who teach less popular subjects, mainly politics and geography.

Very few high school students are willing to study political ideology, and almost none of them can get into it. Precisely because they can't get into it, this is a potential project for creating "humanities classes".

It just so happens that Old Chen is Chen Jingxiu's brother. If necessary, we can bark the dog a couple of times to get Old Chen to respond. We can't just ignore that.

Not everyone is like Zhang Da'an.

Old Chen was speechless.

Since he was considered an "outstanding individual," he naturally knew from Zhang Da'an's mention of Chen Jingxiu that the guy was up to no good and had ulterior motives.

But then again...

what is the relationship?
Of the two hundred "outstanding individuals" in Jiangkou Province, those who can chat and laugh with Zhang Da'an can actually be counted on one hand. To put it another way, this actually gives him another path to advancement.

There are many options.

Science, education, culture and health—except for medical and health care, which is hard to say—Zhang Da'an is involved in the other three.

Of course, if we include companies like "Zhang An Health" in the medical and health category, then they all fall into the category and are all very powerful. Any one of them would be a "large-scale enterprise," "key enterprise," "leading enterprise," or "star enterprise."

If you have a brand that you've built yourself, the possibility of progress isn't just whether it exists, but how great it is.

At his level, hard work alone is not enough; everyone has to strive.

The key is to look at historical opportunities, and occasionally at the progress of the times.

Looking across the country, it's hard to say who has the highest failure rate, but the "three-time champion" is definitely among the lowest.

There is absolutely no doubt about it.

Doubt itself is a denial of having come this far.

These days, very few people get to this point through force; it's all about the pen.

knowledge is power.

Old Chen neither agreed nor disagreed; he just said he would go back and ask. He couldn't give a definitive answer, it wasn't that he didn't want to, it was just a professional habit.

That's how the department that handles abstract matters works; if they give a definite answer, it's as if they can say what the truth is.

Can you just spout nonsense about philosophical matters?

However, today's meeting is also in the realm of philosophy, specifically how to deconstruct industrialization.

As the youth organization celebrates its 80th anniversary, a major conference will be held in Beijing on the 15th. Although Jiangkou Province may not be as organized as Qilu Province, its attitude is still very proper.

Representatives from the student unions of China University of Mining and Technology, Jiangning University, Jiangning Institute of Technology, and Ocean University of China, among others, are here for today's meeting. If this group of people graduate, they will most likely become "professional laborers," serving the people.

The local middle school student representatives from Pengcheng were quite excited, as it was the first time they had seen a live "Gou An".

But now he calls me "Brother An," which is quite polite.

The city group stage of the "Ango Cup" is in full swing, with many skilled players emerging from all over the country. There are more than a dozen "sniper gods" alone, and it remains to be seen who will become the final "sniper god".

Anyway, the competition isn't until National Day, so it's still a long way off.

When it was Zhang Da'an's turn to speak, there were noticeably more cameras, and the applause was much louder.

"Thank you for giving me this opportunity to share my thoughts at this conference. The topic I originally planned to talk about was industrialization. But after thinking about it, I realized that just talking about industrialization would lack a clear context for young people like myself."

"So, before talking about industrialization, I'd like to talk about the Industrial Revolution. These are just some of my humble opinions, and also a chance for us to exchange ideas with each other."

This opening remark suddenly gave me a jolt.

Even Old Chen felt the same way, because he suddenly remembered that his daughter was the same age as Zhang Da'an and was a sophomore in college.

It wasn't just Old Chen; many people were in the same situation, some even with their children already working. The contrast with Zhang Da'an on the podium was strikingly surreal.

This...this isn't right.

"From my humble perspective, the Industrial Revolution, which is generally recognized by the world in the past, has occurred twice. From the perspective of the most basic technological applications, both were leaps in the efficiency of energy utilization. From simply using natural chemical energy to converting it into electrical energy after secondary refining, efficiency has enabled the human population to reach a new level, and at the same time, it has brought about more social division of labor."

"With the vast division of labor in society, employment as we know it came into being, which in turn gave rise to industrial civilization. The underlying logic is the same as that of agricultural division of labor leading to agricultural civilization: productivity determines relations of production."

"With the rapid development of emerging technology industries such as the Internet and computers, the Americans who led all of this in the past proposed that the 'Third Industrial Revolution' was information technology, which is a fallacy."

"Information technology remains an integral part of electrification. In our future work, we need to be wary of this model of defining and dominating discourse power. Young people should strive to gain international discourse power and expand our country's living space. This living space includes not only the human rights in reality, including the right to life, but also the right to public opinion in the virtual space. This is the responsibility of our contemporary youth."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Not a buddy?
Your abstract, dog-like demeanor on "Jinbang Blog" doesn't seem like someone who would say such things. How come your style has changed so drastically?
Even Old Chen was startled, and only after being shaken several times did he realize that he hadn't misheard or invited the wrong person.

It is indeed "Comrade Zhang An".

"Based on this responsibility, we must clearly understand one thing: in the development of industrial civilization in the new century, there will inevitably be new struggles and new contradictions. We must be able to both anticipate and resolve them. We must not only learn from the advanced science and technology of the United States and other developed Western countries, but also boldly stand up for the correct order of industrial civilization development."

Truth stands the test of time.

“As Feinman, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and Nobel laureate in physics, said: What I want to talk about is the problem of manipulating and controlling matter at the atomic scale… I have already shown that there is indeed potential in this area—we can further reduce the size of devices in a practical way. Now I want to show that this potential is still very large.”

"At the microscopic scale, he predicted the applications of technologies such as electron beam and ion beam manufacturing, molecular beam epitaxy, nanoimprinting, transmission electron microscopy, single atom manipulation, quantum effect electronics, spintronics, and so on. We now collectively refer to these technologies as 'nanotechnology'."

"Before the widespread application of 'nanotechnology,' he had already foreseen the manufacturing process at the microscale. Americans have the confidence to say that information technology is the 'Third Industrial Revolution,' because it has indeed improved the efficiency of the entire industrial society or industrial civilization."

"However, in the end, it did not break through the essence of electrification."

"Therefore, without any fundamental breakthroughs and under the current energy utilization methods, I believe that as long as there is no generational gap between civilizations and their levels, whoever controls the largest number of industrial civilization carriers, that is, the industrialized population, will control the future."

"From this development perspective, it won't be long before our largest industrial civilization catches up with or even surpasses the productivity level of the entire Western developed countries in the foreseeable future."

"The vast majority of people here can witness and experience this important historical process firsthand."

"This is an objective law, because in the next few years, our total industrialized population will inevitably exceed the combined total of the United States and Japan. So it is not difficult for us to draw a simple conclusion: before the living standards of our entire society reach or exceed those of the entire Western developed countries, our industrialization scale will be the first to surpass them. In the end, it will form a snowball effect that is completely unstoppable."

……

The province originally thought Zhang Da'an would say some auspicious words to make everyone happy, but what happened was really a shock. It was indeed a theoretical discussion, but it was completely different from usual, and even had a bit of a "shamanistic" feel to it.

But if you were to deny it, upon closer examination, it actually makes a lot of sense and seems quite plausible; it's just overconfidence.

What do you mean by "surpassing the entire Western developed countries is an objective law"?

It sounds a bit like "Zhang's family surpassing Britain and the United States."

But then again, young people talk about this for fun.

When Zhang Da'an talks about this, his status becomes completely different. He's a "three-time champion," the "most capable" and "most awesome" among his peers.

Remove the "算" from "算你厉害" (suàn nǐ hì lì).

He speaks with authority, and his influence is considerable.

In a society where the prevailing view is to look up to the "beacon of humanity," Zhang Da'an's pronouncements on "catching up with and surpassing Britain and the United States" are considered heretical in most circles.

However, it depends on who says it.

When Zhang Da'an spoke, some people were actually willing to listen attentively.

After all, he's a three-time champion; can you be more impressive than him?
"I cannot predict how the next industrial revolution will happen, but I believe that it will happen in some places. It can only be born in the largest industrial civilization, because only the largest industrial civilization can provide enough social division of labor to nurture and give birth to it, like a continuous source of nutrients."

"The large-scale industrial development prior to this, no matter how many new technologies were born, still cannot be considered part of the Industrial Revolution. However, social productivity was indeed improving, so I would describe it as a software upgrade. If informatization is considered an upgrade of Industrial Civilization 3.0 based on electrification, then we are in the process of upgrading from Industrial Civilization 3.0 to 4.0."

"We are in the midst of it all, and we will inevitably witness the dramatic changes taking place in all sectors of society during this period. Revolutions will also occur in many emerging industries, and these dramatic changes will have three very distinct characteristics."

"First, industries are highly knowledge-intensive and technologically advanced, with new industries using new technologies to change the old industrial structure; second, industries are highly concentrated, with new industries quickly achieving de facto market monopolies by individual super-enterprises, without significant changes due to their capital structure; third, industrial structures are becoming simpler, with knowledge-innovation industrial clusters directly facing the consumer market, operating in a completely different manner from the old industrial clusters related to daily needs."

"These three characteristics all require the productive units in the emerging industrial revolution, namely contemporary youth, to have richer and more professional knowledge, more solid and skilled skills, as well as stronger psychological qualities and intrinsic positive driving force."

"In today's world, there is a severe shortage of qualified young people among the industrialized population of all developed countries, which will further accelerate the absorption of high-quality labor from developing countries. This is our opportunity. We must seize the opportunity to quickly learn technology and knowledge by taking advantage of their needs; at the same time, we must rely on our own efforts and walk on two legs, continuously optimizing the various elements needed for the upgrade from Industrial Civilization 3.0 to 4.0 by learning from each other's strengths and making up for our own weaknesses."

"As great figures have said, the world ultimately belongs to the young, and only the greatest industrial civilization can lead humanity to find new directions for development."

“In the past, a population of 10 million was enough to support Watt’s improvement of the steam engine; a population of 100 million was enough to bring electrification to every household; but only a population of 1 billion can support a huge division of labor in emerging industries.”

……

Although this speech was "Comrade Zhang An's" version of "catching up with Britain and surpassing the United States," the young people present listened intently and attentively to "Comrade Zhang An's" powerful tone and rhythm.

Whether all the content of the speech is true is not important, but many of the things said can be digested for a while, and could even be used to write two or three papers.

Most importantly, this is a well-reasoned and evidence-based "motivational boost," not simply saying "the difficulties are temporary and the future is bright."

Comrade Zhang An kept talking about "objective laws," which was why "the future is bright," and he didn't care about temporary difficulties at all.

Since the future is already bright, no difficulty is insurmountable; it's just a matter of hard work and nothing to brag about.

Comrade Chen's initial idea was to give the "three-time champion" a boost, to give the young comrades in the province some confidence and hope.

Now that things have turned out this way, you've given a bit too much.

In particular, the concept of "moving from Industrial Civilization 3.0 to 4.0" was a treasure to him, a man who was good at abstract work.

Playing with concepts isn't exclusive to the stock market; the underlying purpose is the same: to generate hype and create expectations.

The only difference is that stock market expectations are mostly false, and professional bureaucrats can't speculate on too many fake stocks because they have too many peers to cross-verify them.

If it were just a small area like Jiangning City, it might be possible to fool them, but when it comes to the vast area of ​​Jiangkou Province, it's a completely different story.

What's wrong with that guy?

Old Chen was a little nervous. He quietly took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. The commotion in Beijing on the 15th was not as exciting as what he was seeing now.

He didn't know what people in the capital would think when they saw this, but Old Chen was very uneasy. He made up his mind that as soon as this messed-up meeting ended, he would quickly send his relatives to seek refuge with the "three-time champion".

Chen Jingxiu, right? You're not allowed to retire!

Get to work!
When Zhang Da'an finished speaking, the applause was even more intense than before. The skill of "getting pumped up" still needs to be seen by professionals. This "three-time champion" said that we are very strong and we will definitely win the championship this season!
No one understands GOAT better than Comrade Zhang An.

The most confused person in the room was Uncle Zhang. He was already about to fall asleep when he heard the words "nanotechnology".

He doesn't know about nanotechnology, but he knows a lot about rice, and also about sorghum.

The sorghum rice grown in Chenzhuang Town is now sold to distilleries in Sucheng and Huaiyin. It is now considered a small specialty, but it has not yet reached the level of a distinctive agricultural industry.

But it doesn't matter if he doesn't understand; he can just ask his nephew for a report.

He knew very well that his nephew's speech was completely different from what he said at the meeting today.

He remembered that it mainly talked about the relationship between industrialization and social systems, but he didn't mention it at all.

However, during dinner that evening, quite a few representatives from various universities came over to chat and ask questions, each with their own ideas about pursuing an academic career or a political career.

As for Lao Chen, he was originally going to leave directly back to Jiangning, but he will stay here for the night. He will be attending a multimedia conference in Pengcheng tomorrow, and he will need to report on the situation.

Youth groups should maintain a unified approach.

"Mr. Zhang, are you free tomorrow?"

Feeling a little embarrassed, Old Chen approached Zhang Da'an and said, "It's like this, there's a research lab I'd like to discuss with you."

"how much is it?"

"what?"

"I mean, how much money are you paying? Do you expect me to participate for nothing?"

"..."

"If it weren't for the fact that Xindongweigang Middle School can hold meetings all over the province without any problems, would I have come to today's meeting? The sincerity is there, and I'm giving them face."

"..."

Old Chen felt very upset. He had wanted to loudly rebuke this behavior, saying it was completely incompatible with your statement. He had intended to do so.

But in the end, he said guiltily, "What are your requests? Just tell me, and I'll relay them immediately."

"It's a small matter."

Zhang Da'an smiled and said, "Old Chen, I heard recently that the ESI Institute of Technology in the United States and the China Processing Business School of Beijing University of Technology have officially signed a cooperation agreement... I know about this China Processing Business School; it's a 'diploma mill' with false advertising. I don't want to know whether Beijing University of Technology is involved or not. But one thing is certain: I want double the resources that the ESI Institute of Technology in the United States will receive."

"What?!"

Old Chen, whose brain wasn't working properly, suddenly snapped to attention. "Comrade Zhang An" dropped at least three bombshells in just two sentences.

First, the China Business School may not be related to Beijing University of Technology; second, this is a fake "diploma mill" with false advertising; third, this American ESI engineering school must have received a lot of resources, and it involves a lot of people.

Actually, if you're a colleague of Coach Zhang, you'll know that ESI Institute of Technology in the United States isn't a school; it's neither a science and engineering institution nor a college. It's just called that. In essence, it's a vocational education institution.

Let alone a regular higher education institution like "Zhang'an College," which is officially registered and operated, it is still inferior to "Zhang'an Education" in terms of its character, which is that of a vocational and technical college.

American ESI (Educational Science Institution) institutes of technology are more similar to driving schools, only with a broader scope and higher profitability.

From Coach Zhang's perspective, if your American ESI Institute of Technology can make a fortune alongside local scammers, then "Zhang An Education," rooted in Jiangkou Province, has steadily built itself into a sanctuary in the retake industry. It's perfectly reasonable for us to come out and make a little more money, right?
If you don't give, it's your fault; if you give too little, it's still your fault.

In short, whatever outsiders give, "Zhang An Education" must pay double. If it's even a penny less, then don't blame Chief Instructor Zhang for raising his hand to click the report button again.

Old Chen was also stunned. As soon as he heard "American ESI Institute of Technology", he felt that a huge pit was waiting for him.

As the provincial head of the youth group, he also spoke with several software colleges in Jiangning City yesterday about doing a good job in information technology education and training.

At least four software colleges in Jiangning City have communicated with "US ESI Institute of Technology" and plan to mass-produce "programmers" and incidentally issue a large number of US ESI Institute of Technology diplomas.

Of these four software colleges, one is a "diploma mill" that is still in the process of obtaining its operating license and is currently a training institution, which is the result of some influential local people starting a business; the other two are legitimate schools that are "privately run but publicly funded," but they have difficulty recruiting students and have been absorbed by more formal institutions. Therefore, these two schools plan to use the name of "cooperation with the US ESI Institute of Technology" to recruit a group of clueless kids from all over the country.

The last one is a legitimate university software college. It was founded less than two years ago, missed out on good things, and is about to fall into a big pit.
When others talked about this, Old Chen just thought it was nonsense, but who was this person in front of him?

He's an immortal being!

"No, no, this... this China Business School, how could it be a 'diploma mill'?"

"Why are you asking me? Ask Beijing University of Technology. Anyway, all I know is that it's neither a 'Sino-Canadian' university, nor a 'business and education' university, nor a 'college' university."

"..."

Old Chen's face turned green. He took out his handkerchief to wipe his sweat and secretly rejoiced that he had a fellow villager like "Wenquxing" (a famous Chinese scholar), otherwise things would have been much worse.

He wasn't stupid; he knew this was a "divine guidance."

So he quickly returned the favor: "Please rest assured, Mr. Zhang, the organization will definitely treat everyone equally..."

"Why should I treat everyone the same? What I want is privilege."

"..."

"Why should I, the aircraft carrier of the education sector, yield to someone else's small boat?"

"..."

Lao Tzu's ships are everywhere in the new world!

Under immense pressure, Old Chen didn't mince words. After making a statement, he quickly instructed his secretary to find out what was going on.

If this gets blown up, it will become a scandal.

How ugly is it?

This wave involves 35 "software colleges" creating hype and generating buzz.

If things really escalate, and we have to go through the proper procedures, there's a 70-80% chance the business will have to close down.

They've offended a lot of people. After all, to put it bluntly, do these "diploma mills" that try to piggyback on your popularity really not know it?

It's just a matter of turning a blind eye; as long as the reputation of the entity isn't damaged, everyone will try to make money peacefully.

In addition, with the relevant departments in charge, this is a genuine effort to "attract investment" and generate revenue based on local economic development.

Most people wouldn't dare to flip the table. After three drinks, they'd just have a little something and say it's a one-time thing.

Unfortunately, now that "Comrade Zhang An" has suddenly started baring his teeth, things are going to get complicated. We need to stand up straight and think of a solution.

I can't think of anything at all.

This is Lao Chen's judgment.

Because only among those in the same profession is there such blatant hatred.

What a coincidence!

If "Zhang An Education" isn't a competitor, then who is?

In particular, "Zhang An Education" expanded its "office software training" business to Changshan City, the capital of Hebei Province, last year, making it a highly targeted source of profit.

Logically speaking, everyone should keep to themselves. Legitimate organizations like Chief Instructor Zhang should earn more government and corporate-related income, while the "fake universities" in the same industry should "make a little money" from society.

One is legitimate, the other is shady; they have nothing in common.

It's quite alarming that they're suddenly saying they want to overstep their bounds.

However, Coach Zhang didn't care about any of that. With the further expansion of university enrollment, it's true that more people can go to university, but at the same time, the number of people who can't go to university has actually increased even more.

Unless it's stipulated that people who can't go to university aren't considered human, then Zhang Da'an is talking nonsense. But since they are all human, there's nothing more to say.

We are all part of the market economy; who is more noble than whom?

My company, "Zhang An Education," is a legitimate organization that guarantees you will learn and master the skills. Our track record is verifiable.

(End of this chapter)