The intern taught a top-performing class, and the parents wanted to change the homeroom teacher.

After Li Chong'an understood the whole story, he and Director Pan rushed to the conference room.

At this time, all grade directors, the director of the moral education department, and the vice principals had arrived.

After taking his seat, Li Chong'an got straight to the point, "I just received a notification from my superiors that a parent reported our school's teacher for illegally giving extra lessons. I have already verified the situation with the teacher in question beforehand, and there was no violation. The parent simply mistakenly believed that the teacher was charging for extra lessons."

"But the school's self-inspection still needs to be carried out."

"We will immediately establish a special self-inspection team, with myself as the team leader. Each department will perform its respective duties to ensure that the self-inspection work is carried out effectively."

"A general meeting of all faculty and staff will be held this afternoon to explain relevant policies on teacher ethics, and all teachers will be organized to fill out self-assessment registration forms and sign teacher ethics commitment letters."

"At the same time, we conducted anonymous questionnaires among students and parents, and then arranged for personnel to conduct on-site visits and unannounced investigations..."

Li Chong'an assigned tasks one by one on the stage, and the audience below took notes.

Now that it had nothing to do with Teacher Lu, Li Chong'an felt relieved. He figured the self-examination wouldn't cause any problems. He could take this opportunity to seriously rectify the school's atmosphere and teachers' conduct, and also give his superiors a satisfactory explanation.

……

On the other side, Lu Qian left the principal's office with a somewhat cold expression.

Reporting without evidence.

This could damage a teacher's reputation.

We should deal with this matter properly after the self-inspection is over. Damaging a teacher's reputation can lead to legal consequences.

……

Break between classes.

Zhang Zidong held his phone, repeatedly watching his viral singing video, unable to get enough of it.

The video has been viewed over a million times, and the number of likes is approaching 500,000.

Even he himself couldn't help but wonder if he really sang that well.

"Wow, this is really popular!" Tan Chengyue pulled up a chair and sat down, staring at the screen with envy. "If you started a live stream, you'd be set to take off."

"Of course!" Zhang Zidong chuckled, then boasted, "I've gained over 20,000 followers!"

"There are quite a few singing live streamers. Are you going to take advantage of this popularity and start a live stream?" Tan Chengyue asked.

Zhang Zidong hesitated for a moment and said, "I haven't decided yet, but I've received many private messages inviting me to become a streamer or join a guild."

"Be careful and don't get scammed," Tan Chengyue reminded him.

"Don't worry, I haven't replied to any of them," Zhang Zidong said.

Tan Chengyue sighed, "I wish I could become famous too. Not many people watch my drawing videos."

"If you draw something that fans like, it'll definitely become a hit," Zhang Zidong said with a chuckle.

"It's a bit difficult, but I've been thinking about drawing something else lately. Just drawing anime characters won't make me popular," Tan Chengyue said, shaking his head. "Alright, I'm going to the bathroom. Want to come with me?"

"Let's go, I'll go too." Zhang Zidong turned off his phone screen and went to the bathroom.

After the initial joy, surprise, and elation, he is now feeling a bit nervous and at a loss.

He was particularly tempted by the numerous private messages he received in the background, all about signing contracts and recruiting livestreamers.

Although he didn't reply, he glanced at the copywriting.

The copy describes the various benefits and revenue sharing for live streaming.

They also said that being a streamer is a relaxed job; all you do is sing songs, and if you join a guild, you'll have big streamers to mentor you and help you boost your popularity. You can also take on gigs and commercial orders, and it's easy to make a lot of money.

It's impossible not to be tempted at all.

When browsing videos, you can often see the routes taken by popular internet celebrities.

They became famous through dancing, a catchphrase, and making videos.

After becoming an internet sensation, he earned more money than he could ever spend in a lifetime, driving luxury cars and living in mansions, achieving upward social mobility.

Zhang Zidong was a little confused. Should he seize this fleeting opportunity to become a live streamer, or should he give up on all of this and honestly continue his studies?

I always see posts online saying that if you're in the right place at the right time, even a pig can fly.

Have I found myself in a favorable market trend yet?

……

After lunch, Zhang Zidong returned to the classroom, where there weren't many students yet.

Lu Qian walked over to him and gently patted his shoulder. "Want to go outside and talk?"

Zhang Zidong seemed to realize something, nodded, and followed.

The wind at the end of November was a bit dry and felt cool on my face.

The two stopped at the rostrum on the playground.

"Show me the video, let me hear how you sing." Lu Qian smiled and held out his hand.

Zhang Zidong readily opened his phone and handed it over.

Lu Qian listened attentively to the entire song, a look of amazement and approval flashing in his eyes.

"Not bad, Zidong, you sang very well, you really brought the emotions into it."

"How did you find this feeling?"

I was praised.

Zhang Zidong was a little embarrassed. "On my way home from school yesterday, I kept thinking about what you told me. After I got home and read the novel, I thought of this song and really wanted to sing it."

"I started crying while singing, and only realized it after I finished singing."

Lu Qian nodded. "This song wasn't sung with just your voice, it was sung with your heart. The sincerity and infectiousness of this song is one of the fundamental reasons why your video went viral."

"Very good. People who can sing until they cry are destined to be extraordinary people."

"So what are your thoughts now? You've got quite a few private messages coming in from behind."

Zhang Zidong was silent for a long time before speaking in a daze: "Teacher, I don't know either. When I was in get out of class, I even thought about whether I should do a live stream tonight. Maybe I could become an internet celebrity."

"Have I... um... gone astray?"

He didn't know how to describe himself, so he could only manage to utter these three words, and he became flustered.

Lu Qian patted his head gently, "You've gone astray, your thoughts are perfectly normal. If this had happened to me in high school, my reaction might have been even more intense than yours."

"You were able to listen attentively in class this morning and didn't look at your phone, which is very good."

Zhang Zidong was surprised to receive praise and felt a little embarrassed. "Teacher, should I take this opportunity to do a live stream?"

"Before answering that question, let's talk about something else. What kind of path do you want to take in singing?" Lu Qian asked.

Zhang Zidong thought about it seriously, "At first I just wanted to sing, but now I want to become a famous singer, sing my own songs, and let more people hear what I sing. Like you said, teacher, even if foreigners don't understand it, they'll still think it sounds good!"

"That's what I hope you can do too." Lu Qian's eyes revealed encouragement. "Zidong, remember, the less demanding a job seems, the more demanding it actually is. Making a living from live streaming long-term is much harder than getting into Tsinghua or Peking University."

"Survivor bias. These private messages say you can make money just by singing a few songs and chatting on live stream. If it were that easy, would ordinary people even have a chance?"

Lu Qian did not intend to casually mention this matter.

He wasn't criticizing live streaming while praising learning.

He just wanted to lay out the pros and cons and explain them clearly to Zhang Zidong.

He couldn't keep an eye on Zhang Zidong all the time; the outside world was incredibly alluring to a child whose mind wasn't fully developed.

Fame, viral success, making big money...

Various temptations reached out to Zhang Zidong.

One wrong move and you could easily fall into the abyss and ruin your future.

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