This humble Taoist priest wants to take the college entrance exam.

Chapter 88 The Class Monitor is Surprised (Long Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets)
After the morning exercises on Monday morning, Teacher Wan came to Class 5 to find Chen Shi'an.

"Teacher Wan, you wanted to see me?"

"Yes, Shi'an, the settlement for that video is out. I'll settle the earnings for you."

The two went to a less crowded corridor. Teacher Wan took out her phone, opened Douyin (TikTok), and showed Chen Shi'an the video playback data and revenue in the background.

For Chen Shi'an, it was just a small matter. If Teacher Wan hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have opened Douyin these past few days.

"As I told you before, the platform will settle the incentive payment based on the video's playback volume and quality."

"Your video now has over 400,000 likes and 12 million views. The like-to-view ratio and other video data are very high. It has also been selected for Douyin's featured videos. I don't know how the platform calculates the unit price, but your video is worth much more than the ones I usually make. As of today, the playback incentive settlement is over 6,700 yuan."

Chen Shi'an didn't quite understand the various video data in the background, but he could understand the number [incentive bonus 6765.8 yuan].

Chen Shi'an was somewhat surprised, not expecting this windfall to be so large.

"Thanks to you, I've gained over four thousand followers on Douyin these past few days."

Teacher Wan loves playing short videos and often uses this platform like a personal social media feed. He asked, "Have you checked how many followers your Douyin account has gained?"

"I haven't opened Douyin for days, let me check."

"……what?"

Teacher Wan was stunned for a moment, then laughed. It was truly rare to see someone remain so calm in the face of fame and fortune. If it were any other student, they would be checking the video views and follower growth dozens of times a day.

Previously, Teacher Wan also tagged Chen Shi'an's Douyin account in the pinned comment section.

Chen Shi'an's Douyin account is a dead number. Apart from the same profile picture as his WeChat account, "[Sunrise at the Mountain Top]", and the nickname "[Chen Shi'an]", there is no profile, let alone any videos.

However, the number of followers on the account has still grown to more than 8,000 in the past few days.

Chen Shi'an had just opened Douyin when a bunch of unread private messages popped up in his chat list.

Some people asked him for advice on Baduanjin (Eight Pieces of Brocade), some asked if he was interested in collaborating, some hoped he would make more instructional videos, and there were many other random private messages trying to strike up a conversation.

The social networking features of modern internet platforms felt quite novel to Chen Shi'an, but he didn't have time to reply to so many private messages.

He doesn't know how to do things like live streaming, making videos, or selling products, as Wan and others have mentioned, and he's not very interested in them. But it's nice to see them as a way to share and record his life.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Shi'an casually posted a series of photos of the scenery and his harvest that he had taken while hiking in the mountains yesterday. This was his first work.

"You went hiking yesterday?"

Teacher Wan was scrolling through Chen Shi'an's newly posted work on her phone. The set of photos contained seven or eight pictures, including serene mountain scenery and delightful little surprises. Although it wasn't as sophisticated as other people's deliberately curated works, it was authentic.

"Yes, I went to Shuiche Mountain."

"I've been to Shuiche Mountain before. I heard there were lots of wild mushrooms there, so I went with a friend. We searched for ages and only found two. Shi'an, you're amazing! You picked so many! And your landscape photos are great too. People usually shoot wide shots, but you shoot small details. The stream, the stone steps, the moss—you've captured them beautifully!"

"It was just a casual shot. Although small hills and ridges are not as grand and magnificent as towering mountains, they have their own unique scenery in the details."

"Indeed, now that I think about it, my trip to Shuiche Mountain was a waste. I was so busy looking for wild mushrooms that I didn't really appreciate the mountain and the scenery. I'll go again another day."

Teacher Wan nodded repeatedly. Chen Shi'an's set of pictures showed him what a true "full harvest" really meant.

Holding his phone, Teacher Wan lightly tapped his thumb, giving Chen Shi'an's first work a like; he also follows Chen Shi'an.

"Shi'an, what's your WeChat ID? I'll add you on WeChat and then transfer the video incentive money to you."

"Thank you very much, Teacher Wan."

"I feel embarrassed by what you said. It's something you deserved all along. I'm the one who benefited from your kindness!"

The two added each other on WeChat, and Teacher Wan transferred the exact amount of 6765.8 yuan to her.

Wan Yaohua: [Transfer]
Chen Shi'an: [bowing with hands clasped]
"There will definitely be more revenue from the subsequent videos, but the popularity is gradually decreasing now, so I estimate that the revenue will not be much. Don't worry, Shi'an, I will transfer it directly to your WeChat account."

"it is good."

"We'll start teaching Baduanjin in PE class this afternoon. I'm sure I can't practice as well as you, Shi'an. How about you teach Baduanjin to Class 5? I can learn from you too."

"no problem."

"Mr. Liu, who teaches Class 11, is also teaching in the same class. He's thinking of having you mentor them, just like I am. If Shi'an doesn't mind, we can have both classes learn from you?"

"Class 11?"

"Yes, they are both the second period this afternoon."

"no problem."

Last week, because school started on Wednesday, Chen Shi'an only had one PE class on Thursday afternoon. She didn't expect that today's PE class would be with Xiao Zhi's class.

He's just started his second year of high school, and the class schedule is newly changed. I doubt Xiao Zhi even knows that he'll be having PE class with him on Mondays.

……

While Chen Shi'an and Teacher Wan were talking in the hallway outside.

Class 5 was bustling with activity.

The weekly Chinese test papers from yesterday evening's self-study session have been graded, and everyone is busy handing out the papers and calculating scores.

There is no ranking for the weekly tests. To save time, teachers don't even keep track of the scores when grading the papers. They just mark the corresponding points on each answer and calculate the scores themselves after the papers are returned.

"Zihan! Your essay got 32 points!"

"What the hell! I didn't go off-topic, how could I get 32 ​​points..."

"Do you want to take a good look at what the essay prompt is?"

"...fuck!"

Although it's not as serious as a monthly exam, students are still quite enthusiastic about getting their results. After receiving the papers, they all calculate their scores and then ask the scores of those around them.

Lin Mengqiu sat in her seat doing her homework as usual, seemingly calm, but in fact, she had already become distracted.

She, who never eats snacks in the classroom, is now taking advantage of the chaos to secretly take out the pine nut candy that Chen Shi'an gave her and eat it in small bites.

The taste is really good. She is a picky eater and rarely eats these kinds of nut candies, but the pine nut candies made by Chen Shi'an are just the right amount of sweet. After swallowing them, there is still a lingering fragrance of pine nuts in her mouth.

"~~~"

I don't know how he managed to achieve such a delicate balance between the subtle oily flavor of pine nuts and the sweetness of sugar.

Hmm... I'll add one point.

Soon, her and Chen Shi'an's answer sheets were distributed by the group leader.

Lin Mengqiu finished the candy in her mouth and picked up both test papers at the same time.

She only glanced at her own test paper briefly, and quickly calculated her total score from the scattered marks on the answer sheet.

135 points.

For Chinese language, this is a pretty good result.

That's a normal performance, within her usual range. Even though she scores over 700 points in total, she often can't accurately estimate her score before the Chinese test is handed out, but it's usually above 130, and most likely around 135, with a deviation of no more than 3 points.

After reviewing her own test paper, Lin Mengqiu glanced outside the classroom and saw that Chen Shi'an was still talking to Teacher Wan. Only then did she carefully examine Chen Shi'an's weekly Chinese test paper.

The handwriting is really good, and the paper is pleasing to the eye.

All answers in classical Chinese poetry reading comprehension

You also did well on the literary text reading comprehension questions.

The reading comprehension questions on informational texts... were so-so, need to improve.

As Lin Mengqiu reviewed the papers, unlike when she looked at her own, she not only looked at Chen Shi'an's score but also carefully examined his answers.

In the end, apart from the essay, the total score for all these questions was a whopping 77 points!
Lin Mengqiu was somewhat shocked, considering that she herself only scored 83 points.

After all these years of schooling, in the end, I only scored six points higher than a student who missed the mark in a weekly test after only a few days of studying the answering standards and norms?
She knew that Chen Shi'an had a solid foundation in literature, and she had also seen that diagnostic Chinese test paper that she "didn't know how to grade."

I thought he would need some time to do standardized training, but I didn't expect his progress to be so fast!

Let's take another look at the essay. The first thing that catches the eye is its score—48 points.

Lin Mengqiu continued reading the contents of his essay.

It wasn't the classical Chinese style she used last time, but a modern argumentative essay style; she herself used an argumentative essay style this time as well.

Compared to her argumentative essay, which has clear stylistic features and a standard format, Chen Shi'an's argumentative essay is more casual, and even the format is not the common argumentative essay format. At first glance, it may seem a bit daunting, but upon closer inspection, one can find that his unique writing structure is very smooth and has a unique writing style, making it a fine piece of work.

Lin Mengqiu admitted that his article was well-written, but the style was somewhat vague. He estimated that he did not get more than 50 points because of this "vague style".

After all, the essay requirements state: [Choose the right angle, determine the theme, and specify the genre].
作文的评分等级有着明确的标准，并非全凭阅卷老师的个人喜好，一类作文54到60分、二类45到53分、三类33到44分……

Among them, [choosing the right angle and determining the theme] is the most common area where essays lose points. Once the topic is off-topic, the score will be below 36 points. As for [clearly defining the genre], the score should not exceed 36 points if the genre characteristics are unclear, and should not exceed 50 points if the genre format is incorrect.

Chen Shi'an's essay clearly exhibits the characteristics of an argumentative essay. The only major issue is its format. Even after deducting points for format, it still managed to score 48 points, indicating that the essay was quite well-written.

125 points.

Despite having attended school for so many years, I only scored ten points higher than him on this week's Chinese test.

Lin Mengqiu's expression was solemn.

Ahhhhh!
Even though she scored higher than him, she still felt a huge sense of urgency and pressure. Who knows if the ten-point gap will be wiped out by the time of the monthly exam!

A score of 125 in Chinese is definitely not bad, even in a top class.

As a science class, most students' Chinese scores were concentrated between 110 and 130 points, and Chen Shi'an's score of 125 points was considered to be above average in the class.

Yu Guangzhong caught a glimpse of Chen Shi'an walking in through the classroom door.

Lin Mengqiu quickly put his test paper back on the table.

……

Chen Shi'an returned to his seat, where his answer sheet lay quietly on the table.

Lin Mengqiu, who was standing to the side, was leisurely drinking water. Last night she was so curious about how he did on his test paper, but now she seemed to have no interest in even glancing at it.

"Class monitor, have you looked at my test paper?"

"..."

The girl slowly tightened the bottle cap again before replying, "Mm."

"Did you eat candy?" (Lowering her voice)

"..."

"Is it tasty?"

"..."

"Ok?"

"……good."

Finally receiving a satisfactory reply, Chen Shi'an withdrew his gaze and looked at the exam paper:

"One hundred and twenty-five...that's so many points deducted..."

He seemed quite dissatisfied with the score, his brow furrowing slightly.

Lin Mengqiu: "..."

Do you really think someone can score 150 on a Chinese exam? Don't you have any idea how difficult it is to get a high score in Chinese?

Chen Shi'an really didn't know his place. He felt that deducting 25 points was a bit too much, so he looked down and started to check where he had lost points and think about the reasons for the deductions.

"Monitor."

"..."

What score did you get?

"135."

Is it difficult to score above 130 on a test?

"Ah."

"Then you're really amazing, class monitor."

"~~~"

"Can I see your test paper?"

"..."

Lin Mengqiu took the test paper and placed it on the table between the two of them.

Chen Shi'an took the papers and examined them closely, comparing the two answers as he looked at them.

"It's a pity that if the class monitor had chosen C for the second question of the first reading passage, you would have gotten 138 points."

Chen Shi'an suddenly uttered this remark, his eyes carrying a knowing smile.

Lin Mengqiu glared at him.

It's just that I chose the wrong answer and you chose the right one! Showing off!
The teacher deducted three points from me, so I'll deduct one point from you!
The two papers had different deductions, and by comparing their papers, Chen Shi'an could deduce why he had deducted points and why he scored more points than Lin Mengqiu.

"The class monitor got 52 points on his essay. Isn't that a very high score?"

"Category II. Only works scoring 54 points or above are considered high-scoring masterpieces."

"I see."

"...Your argumentative essay is formatted incorrectly, otherwise you should have been able to get over fifty points. Format is not a template, it doesn't mean you have to use a template, it just means that if you choose this genre, you have to follow the format of this genre, otherwise no matter how well you write, you won't get over fifty points."

"Yes, thank you for reminding me, Squad Leader. I'll practice more later."

Everyone in the class was asking each other about their scores. Zheng Yining, who sat in front of Chen Shi'an, turned around, her head hovering above the tall pile of books on Chen Shi'an's desk, and asked him curiously:
"Chen Shi'an, what score did you get on your Chinese test?"

"125 points, what about you?"

"1...125 points!!"

Zheng Yining was shocked, and so was her deskmate Xie Mengxuan.

Everyone in the class knows that Chen Shi'an has been practicing Taoism in the mountains since he was a child and has never been to school!
A score of 125 in Chinese? Is this someone who has never been to school?
However, the pile of junior high school textbooks and workbooks on Chen Shi'an's desk clearly showed that he had never been to school. Lin Mengqiu, who was ten points ahead of Chen Shi'an, was alright, but Zheng Yining and Xie Mengxuan were really shocked.

"Hey... I didn't get as high a score as you, I only got 121."

"They're all pretty much the same."

"If they're all about the same, then there's a huge difference! Did you really never study Chinese before?"

"Yeah, I'll just read some books and stuff."

"You've improved so much!" (Lowering her voice) "Did the class monitor tutor you?"

Lin Mengqiu, who was working on her problem, paused, her pen tip twitching, and she perked up her ears.

"Yes, they just taught me."

"~~~"

Hearing Chen Shi'an's reply, the girl felt happy, but also a little embarrassed...

After all, she knew she hadn't been of much help in the Chinese language subject.

If we're really going to talk about it, maybe when Chen Shi'an scores over 50 on his argumentative essay next time, then she'll really have some credit for it?

Ok……

I'll bring him some books related to writing another day.

(It's the last day of the month, so I'm asking for your monthly votes. I'll also be adding an extra chapter at midnight tonight.)
(End of this chapter)