Huayu 1995

Chapter 267 Vocational School (Seeking monthly votes)

Su Chao hadn't been sitting for long when Zhang Heping returned.

"Sorry, I had an emergency meeting. There was an earthquake in Shunyi a couple of days ago, and now it's snowing heavily... Sigh..."

Zhang Heping sighed.

Although it was not within his jurisdiction, it was a matter that had far-reaching consequences, and a cadre of his rank would certainly have to participate in the discussion.

"Understandable."

Su Chao and Zhang Heping chatted in the living room for a while.

"You donated 200,000? How come you donated so much?"

Very few celebrities donate this much money; some companies only donate 30,000 to 50,000 yuan.

Two hundred thousand is a lot of money these days.

"I happened to have some money on hand, so I donated it. Actually, money isn't that important to me."

Su Chao smiled reservedly.

"Haha, looking at a young man like you... makes me feel old. Xiao Wei, what are you standing there for? Go set up the table in the study, help your mother serve the dishes, and take those two bottles of good wine out of the cupboard..."

Zhang Heping ordered his son around.

"Donate 200,000?"

Zhang Wei was somewhat bewildered; he didn't even have twenty yuan for a week's living expenses.

Take a closer look at Su Chao's appearance.

The more I look at it, the more familiar it becomes.

Su...Su Chao!
Quite a few girls in the class like this person.

Although he didn't buy the album, he had listened to this person's songs.

Su Chao's voice was playing on the radio all day long.

No matter what channel it is, as long as it's a music program, if you listen for half an hour, you'll hear at least three of Su Chao's songs.

Zhang Wei had seen Su Chao's poster.

However, Su Chao looked so different from his image on the poster that he didn't recognize him at first glance.

"What business is it of a child like you to talk to adults like this... Get back to work!"

Zhang Heping is a typical strict father.

"I'm fourteen! Fourteen!"

I felt like vomiting blood. Su Chao was only eighteen or nineteen years old. How could he be considered a child?

"This child...sigh~"

Zhang Heping smiled at Su Chao, clearly not taking his son seriously.

Age is not the only criterion for judging a person. His son, let alone eighteen, even if he were eighty-eight, might not be half as capable as Su Chao.

A son should be like Sun Quan!

"My brother is still young, maybe he'll figure it out someday."

When Su Chao speaks, he doesn't try to please; he always has a way of making people feel that he is particularly sincere.

Lin Zhimeng felt this deceptiveness most deeply.

Zhang Heping had little contact with Su Chao, so he was easily misled by Su Chao.

Su Chao then talked about his training class. Zhang Heping couldn't quite understand why a celebrity would open a training class, but he respected Su Chao's attempt.

Life is not a math problem; there is no standard answer.

"If you only need a place for classes, you can consider old factory buildings. But if you need to consider both accommodation and school buildings, then you should continue looking for places like those that are slated for demolition..."

Zhang Heping acted just like an ordinary elder.

They rarely talk about official matters.

In fact, matters of officialdom are not suitable for conversation in a place like the living room at home.

We can talk about it later when we go to the study for drinks.

"I still want to find a place that can be used for teaching and accommodation, but I'm worried that places that are slated for demolition won't last more than a few months. Uncle, do you have any connections?"

Su Chao is not afraid of bothering others at all.

In fact, the relationship between him and Zhang Heping, based on mutual interests, only grows closer when they frequently exchange benefits.

“I remember there was an elementary school near you that moved. They haven’t decided on the next steps yet. If you want to use it, you can use it temporarily for a few years.”

Zhang Heping smiled.

He brought this up because he had a solution.

"Elementary school? That's too attention-grabbing. Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

Su Chao was somewhat tempted.

Even the smallest primary school will have several classrooms and offices, and maybe even a playground.

It would be perfect for holding training courses.

Moreover, it's not far from the previous courtyard, and it's still within the previous activity area.

“If it were someone else, it would be really difficult to arrange. No one would dare to arbitrarily repurpose a school, even if it is temporarily closed, it is still a state asset. But you are different…”

Zhang Heping said with a smile.

Su Chao donated 47 yuan to Project Hope and 20 yuan to the Shunyi earthquake relief effort.

This happened within six months.

These days, the prevailing attitude is that any cat that catches mice is a good cat, regardless of its color; everything revolves around making money.

Some people are indeed content with a simple life and enjoy selflessness, but few who have made a fortune are willing to give it back.

Even fewer people do charity work.

That's something only a fool would do.

The higher-ups wanted to arrange publicity and reports for Su Chao in top media outlets, but he refused.

They wanted to offer Su Chao various awards, such as model worker or one of the top ten youths, but Su Chao refused them all.

However, the desire to reward Su Chao from above has not been dampened.

Zhang Heping knew about this. Therefore, he was confident that he could help Su Chao make arrangements.

"Thank you so much, you're welcome."

Su Chao didn't hesitate much.

This can probably be considered a system benefit; Su Chao can't use these donations himself, so he can only use them for charity.

Charity isn't done for nothing.

Throughout history and across the world, charity has always been a business.

Not only does it bring Su Chao fame, it also brings him benefits. For example, now that Su Chao has donated a lot of money, the higher authorities will compensate him in certain ways.

"However, your training course is not legitimate and cannot withstand scrutiny. If someone really targets it, it will be a problem."

Zhang Heping shook his head.

Not only was it a case of false advertising—Su Chao was using the name of the Hong Kong-funded company Hongxing Production Company, which had absolutely nothing to do with art exam training classes, but he was also using Zhang Heping's name to intimidate others.

A photo of Zhang Heping was hanging on the wall, but the industry and commerce departments and other relevant departments dared not conduct a thorough investigation.

"Uncle, do you have any suggestions?"

Su Chao was secretly delighted.

Since Zhang Heping said so, it means he has already come up with a solution.

"I'll help you apply for a private education qualification so you can teach under the name of a vocational school."

Zhang Heping had already considered Su Chao's situation.

If Su Chao continues to use his photo to "scam" people, and something really happens, it will only make things worse for him.

China's private education has a long history, which can be traced back to "Confucius lecturing" more than two thousand years ago.

Starting in May 1985, the "Decision on the Reform of the Education System" was issued, which pointed out that "local governments should encourage and guide state-owned enterprises, social organizations and individuals to run schools," and private education officially began to recover.

However, there have been very few private schools in the past decade.

Because there are too many requirements for running a school.

There are site requirements, and the required area varies depending on the location.

Some trainees have requested that a certain number of trainees be reached within a certain period.

There are also teacher qualification requirements...

It's not profitable and it's so troublesome, who would be willing to work for love?
Zhang Heping's meaning was very clear: he wanted to run the school under the guise of a vocational school for a few years, and if it failed to meet the requirements after that, he could simply cancel the registration.

This is not difficult to operate.

The Xie Jin Celebrity School was merged after a few years of operation, which is a similar case.

"Thank you so much today, I won't stand on ceremony with you, Uncle. Here, let me toast you!"

Su Chao and Zhang Heping moved to the study, where they began drinking.

Neither Zhang Heping's wife nor his son came to bother him.

They set up a separate table at the restaurant.

Clearly, although Su Chao appears to be a junior, they are actually equal partners.

"Let's not be so polite. In a couple of days, I'll have my secretary take you to see the venue. You can use it right away; we can take our time with the formalities."

Zhang Heping greatly admired Su Chao's work style.

This kid doesn't hesitate or procrastinate at all; if he thinks it's feasible, he'll do it, and once he starts, he'll succeed.

"Okay, I'll wait for news. Has the reunification preparation committee made any moves?"

Su Chao knew that Zhang Heping was plotting this.

The opportunity arose from Su Chao's composition "Chinese People." Zhang Heping discovered the song and contacted Andy Lau to sing it, thus bringing it into the view of certain people.

This led to their interaction with the preparatory committee.

The committee chairman is the vice president.

Even just getting into the committee would be a huge opportunity for Zhang Heping and Zheng Zhi's careers.

Otherwise, a fifty-year-old department head doesn't really have much of a future; he might end up at the vice-ministerial level.

"The results will be out by the end of the month, so there shouldn't be any major problems."

Zhang Heping was all smiles.

Perhaps because Su Chao was young, this veteran of the officialdom did not hide his emotions too much.

"Haha, congratulations!"

The meeting between the two was a happy one for both of them.

The sound of loud laughter could be heard from the study, even from the living room.

"Mom, isn't Su Chao just a singer? Why is Dad so good to him?"

Zhang Wei asked his mother in a low voice.

"Xiaowei, children shouldn't pry into adults' affairs."

Zhang Heping's wife was also very surprised.

She only knew that her husband valued this young man highly and had instructed her beforehand to be polite.

She was also asked to prepare some return gifts.

But she didn't know the specific reason.

“I’m not a child anymore. I’ve noticed that my dad treats strangers better than he treats me.”

Zhang Wei was heartbroken.

He had never laughed so heartily with his father before in his entire life.

"Since you're not a child anymore, remember not to talk about things at home when you're out. After you finish eating, go do your homework."

Zhang Heping's wife told her son to get lost.

She needs to go and pick out something to give Su Chao as a return gift.

I heard that Su Chao is going home for the New Year. It would be nice to bring him some unusual things to take back to his hometown to show his filial piety to his parents.

(End of this chapter)