I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 87 Ding!
The signing ceremony with relevant units in Mazhou City was held on an auspicious day. Amidst the sounds of gongs and drums and the crackling of firecrackers, in front of cameras from multiple media outlets, Zhang Da'an, representing "Zhang'an Education," signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Mazhou City Education Bureau, the main unit in charge of education in Mazhou City.

The agreement was no different from toilet paper, but Ma Chau City also established a special education development investment company and then took away 10% of the shares of the Ma Chau branch of Xin Dongwei Port Middle School, which is of great significance.

The original plan of 20% fell through, mainly because Jianggao City also accelerated its progress. Through Han Tieguai's former work unit, goodwill was conveyed to Han Tieguai himself. Then, through the sister unit relationship between the Jianggao City Education Bureau and the Shazhou City Education Bureau, the construction plan for the campus north of the boundary river was finalized.

In Mazhou City, the plan is to operate first and then expand, while in Jianggao City, the plan is to build the planning first and then put it into operation.

With the boundary river as the east-west center line, the north and south campuses are each under the jurisdiction of their respective localities, but when in operation, they are under unified coordination and management.

It can be considered a case of "one school, different names": on the south bank of the boundary river, it was called Mazhou Branch School; on the north bank of the boundary river, it was called Jianggao Branch School.

If combined, it would actually be a super high school covering an area of ​​200 acres.

Therefore, the Jianggao City Education Bureau also sent people to this signing ceremony.

However, the main focus remains on Mazhou City.

The principal has been decided to be Xiao Xiangzi. The original plan was for Han Tieguai, but because Ma Zhou was more determined, it was a small hijacking. There weren't many hijackings, but there were still some.

"Mr. Zhang, we at the Mazhou City Education Bureau are very pleased that we have passed the 'Zhang An Certification' inspection. I want to assure you, Mr. Zhang, that we will certainly provide the same level of support and guarantees for the Mazhou branch as the main campus in Shazhou City. Everything for the students, and all for the students!"

Because his organizational affiliation was transferred to the Mazhou City Education Development Investment Company, Xiao Xiangzi is now not closely related to Xilai Town. He is considered a young cadre directly managed by the city, but with a focus on enterprises. He also serves as the principal of a joint-venture private middle school. That makes things clear.

Xiao Xiangzi's main role was to keep an eye on the 10% stake in Mazhou City.

This year's revenue is over 40 million. Normally, distributing 2 to 3 million wouldn't be a problem, but we can't distribute it because the investment in the first year is still quite substantial.

In particular, the hardware facilities of Xindongwei Port Middle School are unmatched, not to mention Mazhou City, even the five strongest high schools in the entire Yangtai City combined cannot compare.

Spending money like water, the Xindongweigang Middle School Mazhou Branch borrowed 12 million yuan from "Zhang An Food" for special construction funds to purchase a large number of computer hardware. There are already seven teaching computer rooms in use, and the hardware cost alone is more than 2 million yuan.

But this is just the beginning. The high-end projectors, giant screens, ventilation systems, and other equipment used for teaching require a separate department and a large team of fifteen people just for professional maintenance.

These people were all recruited by Zhang Da'an from vocational schools and technical secondary schools in five or six surrounding county-level cities. They were originally professionals who taught students how to play Red Alert in computer classes at the schools.

You can reinstall the system, clean the gold contacts on the memory modules, and tap the back of the CRT monitor; that should do the trick.

The reason we need so many computers is that the Chinese, English, Politics, and History groups are now extremely efficient, and through multimedia teaching, they can conduct multiple large classes simultaneously.

Large classes generally require large classrooms, but the Ma Chau branch only has one large classroom. Although two more have been renovated, the number of students has exceeded the limit, so they have to find another way.

This method involves computer-based instruction, which can be effective in high school preparatory classes.

Because middle school entrance exam retake classes generally have a more playful atmosphere, and because they are mainly local students from Yangtai City, they are more likely to take advantage of their local connections to find nearby "illegal internet cafes."

In fact, there are quite a few smart people in Xilai Town now. They cramm four or five computers into their houses, just big enough to play games like Red Alert or Age of Empires. There's a good market for this, but most of the time it's only local primary and secondary school students who can access it. The only thing missing from the Xindongwei Port Middle School Mazhou Branch is helicopter patrols.

Not only was the surveillance system comprehensive, but the scale of security was also a key factor that made Xiao Xiangzi feel at ease and secure.

The security guards are all young. They start morning exercises at six o'clock. After exercising, some trainees eat breakfast, while others sleep in. The first class usually doesn't start until around eight or nine o'clock.

There's no mandatory morning reading; you can do whatever you want. You can go for a walk on the playground or hang on the horizontal bar if you want. If you're capable, you can even climb over the wall and play a couple of rounds of Red Alert, provided you have the ability.

Xiao Xiangzi didn't understand this management model, but he didn't express any opinion.

After all, "Zhang An Education" will provide a thick stack of internal research materials and then explain why students only have about four hours of efficient learning time per day.

Many instructors have to compete for the four hours, or 240 minutes, of teaching time, which is considered the golden period for efficiency.

If the presentations go beyond this timeframe, the speakers will feel they've lost tens of thousands of yuan in prize money.

Xiao Xiangzi, a rising star who had been a secretary in the government office for many years, had never seen anything like this before, and he had no choice but to admire him.

“In the future, Principal Xiao’s responsibilities will become increasingly heavy. We are pressed for time and want to continue to ‘sweep’ the province’s college entrance examination results next year. We cannot allow any disruptions outside of teaching. I have already mentioned this to Mayor Liu. I do not want to see anything disrupt the business rhythm of the Mazhou branch school, whether it comes from the municipal government, the education bureau, the local Xilai town, or other schools in Mazhou City.”

"Please rest assured, Mr. Zhang! Everything is for the students. I understand its importance."

“I’m straightforward. I’m not bad at being polite, but when it comes to this, there’s no room for sentimentality. Everything is for the students, and everything is for the students. That’s the first principle of exclusivity; everything else is unimportant.”

Zhang Da'an continued, "Next year, I will participate in the 2014 National College Entrance Examination as a student of the Mazhou branch school. After achieving the top score, I can then launch a comprehensive recruitment campaign in Yangtai City. I aim to reach a scale of '10+20,' exceeding the total number of students at the main campus!"

"..."

When Xiao Xiangzi heard "ten plus twenty," his mind went blank for a moment. He seemed to hear the clinking of the cash register in the local "Friendship Store."

Ding!
The tuition fee for the Mazhou branch of Xindongwei Port Middle School is 19 million yuan.

Ding!
The tuition fee for the Mazhou branch of Xindongwei Port Middle School is 60 million yuan.

Ding!
The Mazhou City Education Investment and Development Company has received its investment dividends... two million? Three million?

Hehe...

Principal Xiao was secretly overjoyed.

(End of this chapter)