A fat man who was reborn from the dead? He transforms into a perfect male god in a week.

The following day was Friday.

What happened in Xingfu Yangguang Community yesterday is just a microcosm of the whole city of Jiangcheng.

Starting at 8 a.m. today, newsstands and convenience stores at the entrances of various residential areas, as long as they sell the "Jiangzhou Daily" and "Jiangcheng Daily", were almost completely surrounded by parents.

"Boss, a copy of yesterday's daily newspaper, please!"

"I want a copy too! Isn't the front page about that student in the competition?"

"Yes, yes, it's Jiang Chen! My kid talked about him all night last night, I'm so curious!"

"Wow, perfect score in four subject competitions, first place in four provincial competitions, four provincial team awards... what kind of prodigy is this?"

"The key point is that it came from our Jiangcheng No. 3 Middle School! In previous years, the provincial first prize in the competition was always the domain of the four top schools in the provincial capital, wasn't it?"

"That's right! Last year, Jiangcheng No. 1 and No. 2 Middle Schools fought tooth and nail but didn't get a single provincial first prize, while this year No. 3 Middle School achieved a four-subject grand slam!"

"Now No. 3 Middle School can finally hold its head high!"

……

In the south of the city, there is the Shuxiang Yayuan residential community.

Several parents who were dropping off their children at school gathered at the entrance of the residential compound, each holding the same newspaper.

"Old Zhang, have you seen this newspaper? Jiang Chen from Jiangcheng No. 3 Middle School is amazing!"

The middle-aged man, referred to as Old Zhang, adjusted his glasses and carefully examined the photograph in the newspaper:

"This young man... he looks really handsome. My daughter showed me posts on her school forum last night, and they were all pictures of him."

"It's not just about spirit! Look at the amount of training they do... ten kilometers a day, a thousand push-ups, a thousand squats! My goodness, even ten push-ups would leave me breathless!"

"Therefore, there is a reason why they can succeed. They have self-discipline, talent, and hard work."

"The key question is how his parents raised him? The newspapers said they never enrolled him in tutoring classes; they basically let him grow up freely!"

"That's the most infuriating thing! My son spent nearly 200,000 yuan on tutoring from elementary school to high school, and what was the result? He only scored 380 points on his last monthly exam!"

"Sigh, comparing yourself to others is just awful..."

……

In the northern part of the city, in the government compound.

Several retired cadres sat in the courtyard basking in the sun, holding newspapers in their hands.

"Old Li, look at this newspaper! Our Jiangcheng has produced some talented people!"

Old Li, with his graying hair, took the newspaper, squinted at it for a long time, and suddenly slapped his thigh: "Jiangcheng No. 3 Middle School! Isn't that the school my grandson almost went to last year?"

"Didn't your grandson go to No. 1 Middle School?"

"Yeah! Back then, we thought the teachers at No. 3 Middle School were lacking and the school facilities were poor, so we used connections to get into No. 1 Middle School. Now, tsk, what a mistake!"

"What's wrong?"

"Look at this report! Jiang Chen's homeroom teacher, Pan Zhenhua, and several of his subject teachers have all been praised by name! What does this show? It shows that No. 3 Middle School isn't lacking in good teachers, it's just that it hasn't encountered any promising students before!"

"That makes sense! A good student can sometimes really influence the entire school's atmosphere!"

"And think about it, if No. 3 Middle School can produce one Jiang Chen, can't it produce a second, a third?"

"So... next year is the high school entrance exam, should I suggest my granddaughter consider No. 3 Middle School?"

"It's worth considering! At least in terms of competitions, No. 3 Middle School is definitely the best in Jiangcheng right now!"

……

Similar conversations are repeatedly playing out in many residential communities, workplaces, and schools in Wuhan.

From breakfast stalls to vegetable markets, from offices to mahjong parlors, the names "Jiang Chen" and "Jiangcheng No. 3 Middle School" spread at an astonishing speed.

In previous years, when students applied to high schools after the middle school entrance examination, parents usually chose the following order: No. 1 High School (strongest teachers) → No. 2 High School (best facilities) → No. 3 High School (safety net).

But now, this order is beginning to waver.

"I heard that No. 3 Middle School is going to expand its enrollment for competition classes this year?"

"Really? I'll have to let my kid try it!"

"Even if I can't get into the competition class, being in the same school as a genius like Jiang Chen and basking in his aura would be good!"

"Exactly! You become like the company you keep; the learning environment there is bound to be excellent!"

……

Of course, the most excited people were the teachers of Jiangcheng No. 3 Middle School themselves.

[Pan Zhenhua: @All members, teachers, how many parents called to inquire about our school today?]

[Wang, the admissions officer: Director Pan, my landline hasn't stopped ringing since 8 a.m.! Everyone's asking about the admissions policies for the competition class and the regular class!]

[Director Li of the Academic Affairs Office: My phone lines have been ringing off the hook with inquiries from parents asking if I can transfer schools...]

[Principal Zhou Mingde: Great! Great! This is an opportunity for our No. 3 Middle School to rise! Teachers, please work hard to do a good job in the consultation process and make sure to retain our best students!]

[Pan Zhenhua: Don't worry, Principal! With Jiang Chen's reputation as a top student, we're not afraid of not attracting good students!]

[Zhou Dapeng from the Math Group: I just received a call from a parent in the city asking if our school accepts students from other areas...]

[Li Jianguo from the Physics Group: I received one too! They said they read the Jiangzhou Daily and want their child to study at our high school!]

[Principal Zhou Mingde: We're not considering students from other areas for now; we need to focus on retaining our top local students!]

……

The atmosphere in the principals' offices of Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School and No. 2 Middle School was a bit delicate.

The principal of No. 1 Middle School looked at the newspaper in his hand, his brows furrowed: "This Jiang Chen... how come I've never heard of him before?"

The head of the teaching department said cautiously:

"I heard that his grades were mediocre before his senior year of high school, and he was also quite overweight, but he suddenly had a breakthrough in the last month or two..."

"A sudden enlightenment? Can a sudden enlightenment really lead to a perfect score and first place in four subject competitions?"

The principal slammed the newspaper on the table. "How much resources has our school invested in its competition classes?"

"The best teachers, the most expensive materials, and what's the result? Not a single provincial first prize this year!"

"Principal, sometimes competitions really do depend on talent..."

"Talent? Out of thousands of students in our school, can't we find a single one with talent?"

The head of the teaching department dared not respond.

The principal's office at No. 2 Middle School is similar.

"Third Middle School is about to turn things around..."

The principal leaned back in his chair and sighed, "In previous years, our three schools, No. 3 Middle School, was always at the bottom. Parents would always consider them last when choosing a school."

"Things are different now." The vice principal smiled wryly. "Jiang Chen alone has made No. 3 Middle School famous."

"It wasn't just hitting them out! It was practically rubbing our faces into the ground!"

The principal stood up and paced back and forth in his office:

"Four first-place finishes in provincial competitions, four provincial team selections... This achievement would be undisputed top among the four prestigious high schools in the provincial capital, and now it's happening at No. 3 High School. What are the parents supposed to think?"

"They would feel that the teaching quality of No. 3 Middle School has suddenly skyrocketed."

"That's right! And what's even more terrifying is that... Jiang Chen's grades have always been poor. He was reportedly at the bottom of his class in his first and second years of high school, and it wasn't until his senior year that his grades took off."

"This leads parents to wonder if No. 3 Middle School has some special teaching methods that can help an ordinary high school student defy fate and rapidly improve their grades?"

"Jiang Chen has only won first place in four provincial competitions and made it into four provincial teams, yet he has already greatly increased the reputation of No. 3 Middle School!"

"If he wins four more national first prizes in the national finals, and even makes it into the national team for the fourth round of competitions, he can compete in international competitions!"

"The more awards he wins, the more prestigious No. 3 Middle School will become! And the parents will be even more envious!"

"If this continues, many outstanding students may choose to apply to No. 3 High School instead of No. 2 High School for the second half of the year's high school admissions..."

"Then let's..."

"Hurry up! Before Jiang Chen gets his first-place finish in the national college entrance examination, let's vigorously promote our school's college entrance examination results from last year, and show that our first- and second-tier university admission rates far exceed those of No. 3 Middle School!"

"At the same time, we should also educate parents that competitions heavily rely on talent. Students who can gain admission through competitions are extremely rare, one in ten thousand, and their success is impossible to replicate!"

"Therefore, when your child applies to high school, it's best to prioritize our No. 2 High School, which has a higher college entrance rate!"

"Furthermore, we need to increase investment in the competition classes; we absolutely must produce a provincial first-prize winner next year!"

"yes!"

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