1987 My Era

Chapter 458, It's Over, It's Broken

As it turned out, Li Heng was not wrong about the person.

In just over ten days, Li Ran had actually built a preliminary framework for the New Future Tutorial School.

Not only are the staff and venue complete, but also the necessary equipment such as tables, chairs, benches, blackboards, telephones, etc. are all ready.

Honestly speaking, even if Li Heng did it himself, he probably wouldn't be that efficient.

The site is located on the edge of the Second Ring Road and next to the Third Ring Road. She rented a primary school. The school was rebuilt, and the teachers and students moved to the new school, leaving the old campus empty, with more than 700 sets of relatively old desks and chairs.

Li Heng inspected the playground and found that many places were overgrown with weeds, which were about as tall as a person. The overall situation was rather simple, but it had a large space, a good location and convenient transportation.

Surprisingly, it was relatively quiet around here.

Li Heng climbed to the roof and looked around. He found that there were residential areas all around. He asked her, "How did you find this place?"

Li Ran replied: "My mother's classmates told me. They are all in the education industry and are generally aware of any developments in the industry."

Li Heng asked: "Why haven't all these tables, chairs and benches been moved away?"

Li Ran replied: "They have financial grants, so they look down on it. I asked a carpenter to take a look. These tables and chairs can still be used after repair. We have just set up our stall, so we should save as much as possible.

The third floor is used as the office space for our cram school, and the landline phone in the principal's office is ready-made, which saves me a lot of trouble."

Seeing that he was listening carefully, she continued, "I've calculated that more than 700 sets of tables and chairs should be enough. If the enrollment exceeds expectations in the future, we can ask a carpenter to build new ones. This thing is simple and doesn't cost much anyway."

Li Heng agreed and asked, "How much is the rent?"

Li Ran said: "It's 1600 per month. I originally only wanted to pay half a year's rent, but the school asked me to pay for a full year at once. I thought about it and thought it was not a bad thing, so I paid for a year."

Li Heng was most concerned about the teaching qualifications. "Have you got the teaching qualifications approved?"

Li Ran said: "It is under review. It has been approved initially, but the follow-up is not so fast. But Professor Sun said that the money is in place and there will be no problem. We can run the teaching while waiting."

At this point, she said, "By the way, big boss, I have a suggestion."

Hearing the name "big boss", Li Heng rolled his eyes, and then she said, "You go ahead."

Li Ran said: "I have inquired about this. Although the national policy encourages teaching qualifications like this, it is impossible to get it if you don't have the right connections. It is not something that can be done with just 8 yuan. This time, Professor Sun helped a lot.

I suggest giving him a nominal position as vice president and a monthly salary. This will not only help him deal with the inspections from above, but also be a way of repaying the favor. It will also be a backup plan. If there is any problem in the future, Professor Sun can be asked to find out the situation."

Li Heng readily agreed.

The venue equipment has taken shape, and the two then talked about the teaching content and teachers.

Li Heng handed the textbooks he compiled and some textbooks he bought from the bookstore to Li Ran and Yang Yingwen. "This is the core secret of our cram school. I only listed the outline for some parts. After the teaching and research group is established, I will ask them to complete it. I will compile the subsequent textbooks when I return to Shanghai and give them to you when the time comes."

Li Ran flipped through it but couldn't make any sense of it.

Yang Yingwen read it carefully and was immediately impressed by Li Heng. "Li Heng, you are really a versatile person. You know all these. You are really amazing!"

It was rare to hear the old rag praising him like this, Li Heng felt a little flattered, and said with a cheerful smile: "I have said it before, don't fight a battle without preparation, do you think I have been eating dry food for the past six months?"

Later he said, "Now everything is ready, except for the teachers. At 1pm, ask all the teachers to come over, and I will interview them personally."

Yang Yingwen agreed.

Li Ran said, "I'll ask some laborers to come over and pull out the weeds and clean the classrooms."

Li Heng nodded: "Go ahead."

After Yang Yingwen and Li Ran left, Li Heng and Chen Zijin were the only ones left in the huge primary school.

Chen Zijin walked around the elementary school and praised, "Li Ran is really capable. He actually accomplished it in such a short time."

"Yes, as expected of a wanderer, he is decisive and efficient." Li Heng replied.

After a while, Li Ran came back with about 20 laborers, all of whom were nearby residents, both men and women. When they heard that they could get 20 yuan for pulling weeds and cleaning, they all rushed to come.

As there were too many people, Li Ran had no choice but to personally select 20 residents who looked honest and tall.

In less than 4 hours, the primary school had a brand new look. Not only were all the weeds on the playground removed, but also the leaves and dust were swept away. Not to mention the classrooms. Although the walls and desks and chairs were old, they were spotless.

At around one o'clock in the afternoon, Yang Yingwen arrived with a group of teachers.

Li Ran also brought an accountant and a logistics person to run errands.

Li Heng first asked the accountant some questions, then thought he was okay, so he kept him for the time being.

As for logistics, his name is Liu Jingye, he is probably in his early 40s, an honest man who has three daughters, one son and elderly parents to take care of at home. He is very eager for this job that pays 3 yuan a month and is very cautious when answering.

After a while of chatting, Li Heng asked him: "Is your home far from the school?"

Liu Jingye replied: "Not far, I live nearby."

Li Heng asked: "I'll give you another 30 yuan a month as a subsidy, and let you work part-time as a school security guard, like guarding the school gate, etc. What do you think?"

Liu Jingye happily agreed to the offer, as it was a large sum of 30 yuan. "Don't worry, boss. I will bring my bedding to school and keep an eye on it. I guarantee nothing will be lost."

Li Heng smiled and said okay.

With accounting and logistics taken care of, the next most important thing is the teacher interview.

Unexpectedly, Yang Yingwen invited 14 teachers, six men and eight women, including two foreign women.

It seems that the salary of 28 yuan per class is quite attractive, Li Heng thought so, and then under the gaze of everyone, he sat down in the center of the first row of the classroom.

Li Ran introduced to everyone at this time: "Dear teachers, let me introduce you, this is the big boss of our school, Li Heng.

If you have watched the Spring Festival Gala, you may recognize him. "

Of the 14 teachers, 9 did recognize him.

For no reason, due to his celebrity status after appearing on the Spring Festival Gala, his credibility among the teachers soared, and they all gained some confidence in the "New Future" cram school.

Blonde Ella caught Li Heng and looked at him for a while, then asked Yang Yingwen privately: "The boss looks like a rich man, does he have a girlfriend?"

Yang Yingwen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, thinking that Li Heng, who looked like a good-looking man, was too attractive to women. "Yes, the one wearing brown clothes by the window is him."

Ella looked at Chen Zijin, and the fire in her eyes suddenly went out. "She's so beautiful. How's your relationship?"

Yang Yingwen said: "We have a very good relationship and have been dating for six or seven years."

Well, hearing this, the fire in Ella's eyes went out.

After Li Heng sat down, Li Ran arranged for the teachers to introduce themselves one by one.

There are six male teachers. One is from Beihang University, one is from Beijing Normal University, one is from Agricultural University, and the remaining three are from technical secondary schools and key high schools.

In addition to the two foreigners, there are six other female teachers. One is a translator who works part-time this time; a teacher from Renmin University, a teacher from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, a teacher from Beijing Institute of Technology, and the other two are from technical secondary schools and key high schools.

After everyone finished introducing themselves, Li Heng was afraid that there was not enough time, so he didn't say too much and went straight to the point: "Dear teachers, let's start the trial lecture now. Each person will have 15 minutes. Please follow the order of your self-introductions just now. Male teachers, please go first."

As he spoke, Li Heng glanced at the names just written on the paper and read the name at the top: "Teacher He Wen."

He Wen is from Beihang University. He is about 37 or 38 years old. He wears glasses and is very gentle. Surprisingly, his lectures are very lively and have a very personal style.

After 15 minutes, Li Heng drew a circle behind his name.

Li Ran, who was standing next to him, looked at the circle on the paper and was confused. Was He Wen hired? Was he eliminated? Or was the decision still pending?

Li Heng did not explain anything and called out the next name: "Teacher Li Zhong."

This teacher is old, probably over 45. I thought his classes would be rather dull, but unexpectedly they were quite good. After the trial lecture, Li Heng drew a triangle behind his name.

There was a circle and then a triangle. Li Ran was dumbfounded.

In the following interview, since it was related to his own entrepreneurial future and wallet, Li Heng listened very carefully and gave comprehensive scores to the teachers from various angles.

There were 14 teachers, each giving a 15-minute trial lecture without a break, and it still took more than five hours to finish.

There were twelve teachers, 6 men and 6 women. After careful consideration, Li Heng kept 5 male teachers and 5 female teachers, and only eliminated one man and one woman.

It's considered an excess, as we recruited one more person than expected.

But there's nothing he can do. The trial lecture was really good and Li Heng was quite satisfied. Considering that he would have to continue recruiting people to expand the scale in the future, he might as well keep one more person now.

Of the two foreigners, he only kept Ella. The other one was just there to make up the numbers, and her lectures were rather empty, so he decisively cut her out.

After the three eliminated teachers left, Li Heng called a formal meeting of the remaining 11 teachers, instilled some inspirational words into them using the success theories of later generations, and painted a huge picture for them.

Teachers, and most of them are university teachers, are good at encouraging students, but they were still successfully fooled by Li Heng.

However, he did not just boast about his strength with his mouth, but used money to pave the way, giving each person a red envelope as a gift, which contained 100 yuan.

Not only that, he also gave each teacher 600 yuan as an advance salary to show his strength and give them peace of mind. The purpose is to tell everyone present: Follow me, Li Heng, and work hard, and you won't have to worry about not getting paid in the future.

What is this called?
This is called building initial trust with money.

Otherwise, we are all adults and have families. No matter how much you brag, it will be useless.

Money is the courage of a hero and money is a panacea.

Money! Only money is the real benefit that can make people trust you.

He is not afraid that others will run away with the money. It's just 600 yuan. If you want to run away, just run away. You will regret it later.

As expected, the teachers who received the money looked at Li Heng with a different look in their eyes. At this moment, they felt relieved, thinking that the young man in front of them was not just acting rashly, but really wanted to do something big.

The effect of the money was great, better than bragging for an hour. No matter what Li Heng said next, everyone listened attentively and attentively.

After pondering for a while, Li Heng assigned He Wen, Li Zhong and six other teachers from prestigious universities to the teaching and research group, asking them to improve the course content as soon as possible before recruiting students. According to previous statements, members of the teaching and research group will receive an additional 6 yuan per month.

This is a huge sum of money. This subsidy alone is much higher than their monthly salary. Who wouldn't be envious? Who wouldn't be jealous?

If the scale expands in the future and the textbooks sell well, will there be dividends?
All of a sudden, teaching and research became a hot topic.

Li Heng said that as long as they are willing to work hard, everyone will have the opportunity to join the teaching and research group. There will be an assessment every term, and those who pass will be allowed to join.

After everything was settled, everyone discussed and decided to set the enrollment date as September 9th. On that day, the New Future English Tuition School would have a free trial class.

The free trial class consists of three short lessons, each lasting 15 minutes, covering three topics:

In the first class, Mr. He Wen talked about the process of studying abroad. He had failed three times in applying to study abroad and had a lot of experience.

In the second class, foreign teacher Ella talked about the culture, customs and local conditions of Britain, Europe and the United States.

In the third class, Ms. Zhao Li from Renmin University talked about how to learn English well, how to get high scores in English, and how to cope with TOEFL and other exams.

Li Heng carefully considered the choice of 15 minutes for each class, because if the class time was too long, the students would get annoyed, but if the class time was too short, the effect would not be achieved.

After the trial class, the enrollment activity will follow, and you can get a 95% discount if you pay to register on the spot.

For example, for an intensive course, if you get a 400% discount on a price of 20 yuan, you can save yuan, which is half a month's salary for an ordinary worker. It is estimated that this can tempt many people.

With the effect of money, everyone at the meeting spoke enthusiastically, and worked together to come up with many good ideas.

For example, the recruitment advertisement: New Future English School, helping you realize your dream of studying abroad.

For example, other advertisements: New Future, Hello Teacher! Good English! Good Service!
At the meeting, teachers said that they would put down their work and come to school to help spontaneously during this period.

After 7 o'clock in the evening, Li Heng paid for everyone to have a meal at a restaurant outside. It was a lively party and they drank and ate for more than an hour before leaving.

After sending all the teachers away, Li Heng said to Li Ran and Yang Yingwen, "I have already told you how to proceed with the recruitment advertisement, so don't be stingy with your money.

We need to put advertisements on TV, in newspapers and on the Internet. We need to give it a try. Whether the cram school can survive in the future depends on the next ten days or so.”

Li Ran patted his chest and said, "News and publicity are close to my main business, you can rest assured."

Li Heng nodded and said, "I will leave the capital tomorrow. I will come again when I am free. If I am not free, you can always call me if you have any questions."

Now that all the roads are paved, Li Ran is more confident.

Li Heng finally instructed: "Interaction in the trial class is very important. You should hire a few people in advance to give them the questions that people who are going abroad are most concerned about. When they raise their hands at the meeting, you can answer them one by one."

Li Heng had already written down these questions and answers and handed them over to Li Ran, and they were responsible for the specific operations.

Li Ran agreed.

Li Heng reached out and held Chen Zijin's hand, and said to Li Ran and Yang Yingwen, "That's it, Zijin and I will leave first, and contact us if you have anything."

"Eh."

Li Ran and Yang Yingwen had no plans to leave tonight, so they stayed at the elementary school. Because the coming days were very busy, they were too lazy to travel back and forth.

On the way back, Chen Zijin kept staring at him.

Li Heng was puzzled. "Wife, what's wrong?"

Chen Zijin said with emotion: "I was wondering, how do you know so much?"

Li Heng held her hand and said, "How can I be your man if I don't know anything?"

Chen Zijin smiled and leaned her head on his shoulder. The two of them talked about personal matters and finally arrived at the courtyard before dark.

As soon as the two entered the room, Tian Run'e said to Li Heng, "Manzai, your classmate Sun Manning and Teacher Yu called you this afternoon. Please call them back."

Li Heng handed Zijin to his mother, strode into the house and started making a phone call.

The first call was to Teacher Yu.

The phone goes through as soon as it rings.

Teacher Yu asked over there: "Li Heng, the instrumental album is ready, when will you return to Shanghai?"

Li Heng calculated the date and said, "I will come the day after tomorrow. Teacher, please buy me three plane tickets from Changshi to Shanghai."

When she heard that they were coming from Changsha to Shanghai, Yu Shuheng immediately guessed who the three people were and agreed immediately.

Then he asked, "Has Zhou Shihe come to school?"

Yu Shuheng glanced at the receiver and asked with a half-smile, "Why? After leaving Shanghai, you met three beautiful women in a row, and now you miss Zhou Shihe again?"

"Teacher, stop making trouble. After all, he is also a participant in the album recording. I am respecting him." Li Heng said.

Yu Shuheng glanced through the window at Zhou Shihe in the attic across the street. "She's here early. She's only been home for a week."

"Okay, I'll fly back to Chang City tomorrow morning. Please help me get a plane ticket, teacher." He said shamelessly.

"Ah."

Knowing that he had other women around him, Yu Shuheng didn't say much to him. She just briefly talked about the business and hung up the phone.

The second call was to Sun Manning.

After the call was connected, Li Heng asked, "Comrade Manning, when did you return from Dongting Lake?"

Sun Manning said: "The day before yesterday afternoon, Mai Sui came to Shaoxing. When will you come back? We are still waiting for you to go back to Shanghai together."

Li Heng said, "I'll be there tomorrow."

"Okay, then hurry up. The food we've been waiting for is getting cold. By the way, is there anyone with you now?" Sun Manning asked.

Li Heng glanced at Chen Zijin who came in through the door: "Zijin is here."

Sun Manning glanced at the wheat ears beside her and said with a smile: "Then let your wife answer the phone. I haven't talked to her for a long time."

Li Heng smiled and handed the receiver to Chen Zijin: "Manning is looking for you."

"it is good."

Seeing Zijin chatting with Manning, Li Heng didn't listen. He went to take a shower first, and then started packing his luggage. He had to leave tomorrow morning. It was his habit to prepare things in advance to avoid being in a hurry.

That night, Li Heng and Chen Zijin had a fierce battle on the bed. Although they were tired from the frequent battles, they enjoyed it very much and did not rest until very late.

Li Heng stroked her smooth back with his right hand and asked proudly in her ear: "Have you finished eating?"

"Yeah, I'm full." Chen Zijin's face was flushed, like a blooming peach blossom. She squinted her eyes and curled up in his arms, as obedient as a cat.

After making love, Chen Zijin, who was reluctant to let him leave, barely slept all night and kept chatting with him.

The two of them had a tacit understanding and neither of them mentioned visiting the Chen family.

Li Heng didn't mention it because he had a knot in his heart and didn't want to go.

Chen Zijin didn't mention it because she knew her mother still had a lot of opinions about him, and she also knew that he didn't want to go to the Chen family, and the two of them were not getting along, so she simply pretended not to know and ignored it.

The next day, as soon as it was light, Li Heng got up and rushed to the airport.

Before they parted at the airport, he ignored the presence of his family and Chen Xiaomi, pulled Zijin into his arms and hugged her tightly for a long time, then let go and said, "I'm leaving, I'll come to see you during the National Day holiday."

"Okay, be careful on the road." Chen Zijin looked at him reluctantly, and his eyes became moist unconsciously.

Li Lan came over, held her shoulder with her right hand and said, "Don't look, everyone is leaving. Let's go to the cake shop with my second sister."

ps: The laptop keyboard is broken.

Change first and then change.

(End of this chapter)