I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 67 Da Anzai, Da Ange

"...Personally, I think that commercial educational institutions set up in major cities like Beijing and Shanghai specifically for special admissions and bonus points are what truly exacerbate the imbalance of educational resources. These cities are already economic centers, possessing the most educational resources in the country, yet they are given additional access to higher education pathways that are not open to the general public. This is extremely unreasonable. I hope that Beijing TV, as the capital's television station, can help raise this issue. Of course, I believe that since you are here for educational equity, you can certainly speak out for the people, right?"

"..."

For a fleeting moment, Deng Xiaoling felt as if she had been struck in the face by a powerful straight punch from the burly man in front of her, without any warning.

Her head was buzzing, and she didn't even know whether the following footage should be cut.

Zhang Da'an didn't give her a chance at all, because Shazhou TV would cooperate with the reporting, and there would be footage of a reporter from Beijing TV interviewing her.

Meanwhile, print journalists from Jiangkou Province are also present and have already taken several photos. Reprinting and reporting on them will be no problem at all.

It's about qualitative analysis.

Is this an 18-year-old talking about educational equity?
of course not!

This is a report from Beijing TV, showing their concern for the people in rural areas and giving voice to their concerns.

Otherwise, where would an eighteen-year-old get the courage?

By the end of the interview, Deng Xiaoling could no longer even manage a basic smile. She wanted to discuss things with Zhang Da'an, but was stopped by someone.

"Excuse me, miss, our boss is leaving."

Liang Chunbo is also a teenager. He is now working as a bodyguard for "Big Brother". Although he is half a head shorter than "Big Brother", he still has a strong presence.

"Get on the bus, Pineapple Boy."

"Yes."

Liang Chunbo, who had been jogging along, sat in the passenger seat. It was a second-hand Audi A6, which had been refurbished and would serve as the official vehicle for "Zhang An Education".

The driver was Zhang Zhengqian, another cousin of Zhang Zhengdong. He used to be a bus driver at the Shazhou City Passenger Transport Company. He didn't have a formal position, so it didn't matter where he worked. He earned 50,000 yuan a year working for his nephew and didn't have to work from dawn till dusk in all kinds of weather. Naturally, he was happy to live a carefree life.

Zhang Zhengqian was a quiet and reserved elder who didn't interact much with Zhang Da'an, but they weren't distant either. He was one of the people who carried the coffin for Zhang Da'an's father.

"Uncle, go to the company, don't go back to school."

"it is good."

I turned the steering wheel at the intersection of Renmin Road and headed towards the city center.

"Zhang An Education" has now acquired a small building, which can be considered an office building, but because it is a half-finished product, it was converted from an unfinished building back then, and it still looks quite shabby.

However, it was cheap, and the city was practically giving it away to clear out old debts.

If we're really talking about value, the land is definitely valuable.

Just considering the storefronts facing the street, a corner storefront with four units would cost close to ten million yuan in the current market. If you calculate it to Zhang Da'an's pocket, it would actually be a little over five million yuan.

The reason we can offer this price is that we can't just take the storefront; we also have to acquire the buildings behind it and a bunch of unwanted alleyway shops.

So the building that "Zhang An Education" acquired with a bank loan is currently only in the stage of doing some basic exterior decoration. There's nothing particularly luxurious about it; it's just some aluminum composite panels on top, and then there's the signboard with the four big characters "Zhang An Education".

There's an elevator in the lobby, and the receptionists are all seemingly polite "cousins" who have a high school education but didn't graduate. They couldn't afford to study in their hometown of Lingxi, so they stopped. Now they're working part-time while studying, having completed three months of training at the Foreign Trade Hotel. They've already learned to tolerate all sorts of unreasonable demands from parents who come to inquire.

Back in their hometown, these well-mannered "cousins" were capable of taking anyone down with them if they couldn't hold back. However, because they had a record with the armed forces department, none of them wanted to embarrass their fathers. In addition, their "big cousin" had shielded them from most of the storms, so maintaining their civility was still quite important to them.

"Awen and Wu, switch shifts with someone. Someone is coming to inspect this afternoon, so you two can temporarily act as receptionists. All you need to do is add tea and water."

"it is good."

The two young men at the front desk, dressed in sharp suits, nodded and quickly went to the changing room to change. The receptionist wore a shirt and vest, adopting the "hotel butler" style. At "Zhang An Education," etiquette is trained.

Even Han Tieguai, the head of the Chinese language group, was no exception. Although he still walked with a limp, he now spoke with a strong voice and was quite confident, so naturally no one looked down on him.

Of course, those with more money in their pockets will be bolder.

Money gives heroes courage, after all.

"Pineapple Boy, the people from the local armed forces department said they were coming to visit a couple of days ago, but we haven't heard back."

"He went to help with the school's military training, so it might be a while before he's back. Big cousin, I heard from my mom that someone's trying to pull strings, hoping to get more people sent over to work for you..."

"Act according to the rules."

Zhang Da'an patted Liang Chunbo on the shoulder, "Don't think about things that aren't your business. Don't feel guilty if you can't help others. There's no need for that. Everything is up to me."

"I understand, cousin."

"Prepare well for the exam, and reading more books will never hurt, understand?"

"understand!"

"Oh, by the way, there are a few packs of cigarettes in the car for your mother to take on the road."

"Okay, thank you, cousin."

This summer vacation, Liang Chunbo's mother came to the distant Jiangkou Province. She took a train for more than 50 hours. In fact, Liang Chunbo wanted his mother to take a plane, but the airfare was too expensive. At that time, the airfare was not as cheap as it would be a few years later.

They saved money all the way to Wudu Railway Station, where Liang Chunbo picked her up.

As for Liang Chunbo's father, he temporarily went to the Disabled Veterans Activity Center for two days.

Although Zhang Da'an is only famous in Jiangkou Province because he was the top scorer in the college entrance examination, in some major recruitment areas of Lingxi Province, his reputation mainly comes from the propaganda of the armed forces department.

He might not be well-known in the city, but for someone like Liang Chunbo, who comes from a rural area, news from other places spreads quite quickly within a large family.

In Liang Chunbo's hometown village, everyone knows that he follows a big boss called "Da Anzai". Because people don't know the details, opinions on him are mixed. Even though the armed forces sent a propagandist to explain that he was involved in cultural and educational work, almost everyone who is a little older thinks that Liang Chunbo is involved in pyramid schemes with "Da Anzai".

There was even a guy who wanted a "big flyer" (a high-performance motorcycle) who came to Liang Chunbo's hometown village to inquire about his boss, "Da Anzai," and whether he could get his hands on an even more powerful Yamaha...

Fortunately, Liang Chunbo did send money home, and while the villagers talked about it, they were also envious.

However, because Zhang Da'an gave bonuses to his "cousins" this summer, many of his "cousins" built houses, and the situation took a sharp turn. Many of the children of veterans who were not in the same unit as Zhang Da'an's father went to the armed forces department to inquire whether they could also follow "Da'an's son".

The armed forces personnel snapped their belts shut: "How dare you call me 'Da'an'? Call me 'Brother Da'an'!"

(End of this chapter)