1987 My Era

Chapter 487: National Idol, Becoming Rich Overnight

At the podium, Li Ran first gave a 10-minute opening speech, mainly introducing the situation and teaching staff of the New Future Tutorial School.

As a former journalist for a major newspaper, she was very adept at handling such matters. Her speech was not dull at all. Instead, it was very lively and humorous as she mixed in current affairs from time to time. There were bursts of laughter from the audience every once in a while.

After the opening remarks, Li Ran made a "hushing" sound with his index finger, and when the crowd of more than 8000 people quieted down, he asked, "I guess everyone has heard of the name Li Heng, right?"

Someone in the audience asked loudly: "Is it the legendary musician reported on the news broadcast?"

Li Ran nodded: "Yes, that's the one. Have you heard of him?"

Another person said: "Not only have I listened to it, I also bought his instrumental album and listen to it for half an hour every day before going to bed."

Li Ran gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "This legendary musician is here today. Do you want to hear him play a piece of music?"

"Ah?" Upon hearing this, there was a burst of "ah" sounds. The 8000 people suddenly lost their composure and looked in different directions, but they didn't see a single shadow.

Not finding it, someone anxiously asked: "Where is it?"

Li Ran took the lead in clapping and said in a bewitching tone: "As long as everyone's applause is enthusiastic enough, he will appear."

The people below were skeptical, but they still followed suit and applauded. However, the effect was not ideal. The applause was sparse and not very uniform from the front to the back.

However, the moment Li Heng walked out of the classroom with his erhu, the turning point came immediately.

When someone shouted "Wow! It's really Li Heng! He's been on the Spring Festival Gala, I recognize him", the atmosphere suddenly changed, and the people in the front stretched their necks, looking forward to it.

The other half of the people at the back were even more decisive. They all stood up, their faces flushed with excitement, just to get a glimpse of Li Heng's true face.

Those days were different from later times. There were no mobile phones or the Internet, and it was extremely difficult to meet a big star. Moreover, Li Heng was extremely popular at that time. Moreover, he was officially reported by the official media as a "legendary musician", which had a great influence. He became a national idol almost overnight.

"It's really Li Heng! It's really Li Heng!" A girl in the front row hugged her best friend excitedly, and this emotion instantly infected the people around her.

Looking at Li Heng, who was polite and had a strong artistic temperament on the stage, there was a very brief silence at the scene, and then applause suddenly broke out from all directions, resounding through the sky in an instant, almost lifting up the entire primary school.

So enthusiastic!

Everyone is so excited!

I was promised a trial class, but I didn’t expect to meet the “music genius” publicly certified by Master Wu Yili.

When it comes to musical genius, this is it.

A few days ago, the piano master Wu Yili attended a dinner party. A reporter couldn't help but ask: "Teacher Wu, the newly rising Li Heng recently released a pure music album. Have you heard it?"

Wu Yili smiled and nodded: "Yes, a friend drove the album to my house and strongly recommended it to me."

The reporter curiously asked: "After listening to it, how do you feel? What is your comment?"

Wu Yili thought for a moment and said seriously, "Evaluation? There are mostly praises in the newspapers, but I think that is far from enough. This may be the first world-class musician from China to go global. I have great respect for him."

The reporter was surprised. He did not expect that Mr. Wu would praise it so highly. He asked again: "There are 10 songs in the instrumental album. Which one do you like best?"

Wu Yili said sincerely: "Every one of his songs is beautiful to listen to. Every one of them is an immortal classic. I listen to them over and over again."

This interview report was very short, but after the news came out, it quickly set off a new round of public opinion storm, and hundreds of media outlets and newspapers across the country reprinted it as soon as possible.

Some media even asked Wu Yili to verify whether the news content was true.

Unexpectedly, Wu Yili gave Li Heng another advertisement: "This morning, the first thing I did when I got up was to drink morning tea and listen to Li Heng's instrumental music. I feel that this is what life should be like."

Listen! Listen!
Wu Yili, a big shot in the music industry who is in her sixties, has almost become a fan girl. Li Heng has become famous again, and his popularity has directly reached a new level. He is the most popular person at the moment and has become an idol for many young people.

How could such an awesome person come to attend the trial class today?
How can you not be excited when you call everyone?
Their palms turned red from clapping, but it was still not enough to express their excitement!
Amid the warm cheers, Li Heng smiled, waved to everyone, and then said briefly into the microphone:

"Hello everyone, I'm Li Heng. Today I'm going to play a song for you called "The Street Where the Wind Lives". I hope you like it."

In this fanatical atmosphere, he doesn't need to say much, and if he says more, it will make him look less impressive. In marketing, mystery is the most exciting.

Just a few words, the audience was in an uproar again, cheering and applauding. Those who knew it thought it was a trial class; those who didn't thought it was a music concert.

After everyone sat in silence for about 20 seconds to build up their emotions, Li Heng plucked the strings with his right hand. Immediately, beautiful notes came out and blew into everyone's ears like the wind.

In an instant, more than 8000 people fell silent.

Eleven teachers appeared on the right side of the podium and looked at the big boss with curiosity.

Yu Shuheng glanced at the scene, then glanced at Li Ran and Yang Yingwen, and finally his gaze fell on Li Heng. An inexplicable emotion flashed across his eyes.

The more she looked at this little boy, the more she loved him and the more she wanted to get him.

But as she watched, Yu Shuheng seemed to have figured out something from Li Heng's expression: Who is this little boy thinking about?
Are you thinking of Zhou Shihe?

In the past, "The Street Where the Wind Lives" was completed by Li Heng and Zhou Shihe in collaboration. Every time they played this piece, the two of them couldn't help but make eye contact and establish a resonance of the soul.

Yu Shuheng secretly watched all of this.

But she didn't expect that the little boy would fall into that state when he was playing alone today, which made her frown.

As her eyes moved around him, Yu Shuheng understood: the little boy probably hasn't realized this yet, or he has been suppressing his feelings for Zhou Shihe. If one day the quantitative change leads to a qualitative change, and if it accumulates to a certain level and he wakes up and pursues Zhou Shihe desperately, that will be the most difficult time for him.

As her thoughts turned, the audience was greeted with waves of thunderous applause again. Yu Shuheng came to her senses and realized that the song had just ended.

Li Ran took over the scene again and asked everyone, "Does it sound good?"

The audience shouted from the bottom of their hearts: "It sounds good!"

Li Ran said: "It's a pity that today's sound equipment is not complete, otherwise the effect would be better. But do you know who he is?"

Are the people in the audience confused?
Isn’t he Li Heng?

Who else could it be?

At this time, the No. 1 support stepped forward and asked, "Who is it?"

Li Ran smiled and explained to everyone: "Mr. Li Heng is the founder of this school and our boss."

"what?"

"What?" "Li Heng is the boss of New Future School?"

In the blink of an eye, there was a commotion below, and everyone was whispering to each other, all in disbelief?

Some people said, "You are a boss at such a young age?"

Someone said passionately: "Don't listen, okay? I'll go back and tell my bestie that I'm studying English at an idol school."

After letting the audience speak freely for a few minutes, Li Ran made up a story and said:

The reason why Mr. Li founded this New Future cram school is that one of his friends failed three times in his attempts to study abroad because he did not pass the English test. He suddenly felt that he should do something?
Mr. Li said that society is now in an unprecedented period of great change and great opportunities. Our generation of young people should not be confused about the future, but should be full of hope and vigor..."

Li Ran talked freely and praised Li Heng whenever he saw him, creating an image for him of a three-good young man who is patriotic, loves life, and has lofty ideals and goals.

Li Heng was speechless. This girl was too good at boasting. She was almost as good as her second sister.

However, seeing that the effect was good on the spot, he was relieved and didn't care about it. He thought to himself: If my love life goes bad in the future, how should I deal with it? Where should I hide?
Later, he thought, why hide! As long as he is strong enough to be admired by the world, then everything will be fine. Even if he doesn't explain anything, there will be great scholars who will defend him.

strength!

Everything is about strength! He is now extremely eager for strength.

After Li Ran’s inspirational speech, the trial class entered the first topic, with Professor He Wen from Beihang University introducing the process of studying abroad.

Even in the Internet age where information is easily accessible, it is still a very cumbersome task to go online to check every detail of going abroad, what materials to prepare, what procedures to follow, what qualifications are required, etc.

Teacher He Wen had applied to study abroad three times. Each time, he was on the verge of success but failed at the last moment. He is very experienced. He spoke with a powerful tone and did his best to work without any exaggeration. He instantly aroused everyone's interest.

In order to let everyone empathize, Mr. He Wen also talked about why he wanted to go abroad in the past. The reason was that his wife went abroad for 5 years and has not returned yet. He integrated his longing for his wife into the process of going abroad, and his speech was so sincere that people cried.

Looking at the unpretentious teacher He Wen on the stage, Li Heng secretly sighed for him. He hasn't been back for 5 years. His wife is probably dazzled by the colorful world outside. It is unknown whether she will come back in the future.

It's not that he has ulterior motives and thinks human nature is bad. It's just the reality of this era. Some people go abroad, find new relationships in a foreign country, and never come back.

He Wen had put in a lot of effort in advance, and the 15-minute course was vivid and impressive. When he finished speaking and bowed to leave the stage, the audience gave sincere applause to this sincere man.

The second topic is where foreign teacher Ella tells everyone about Western culture and customs.

Ella has a good image, with blonde hair, blue eyes and a tall figure. She attracts all male attention as soon as she appears.

What's the saying? Scarcity makes things valuable. Plus, most of the people who came to the event wanted to go abroad, and they had the idea that "the moon is rounder abroad than at home." As a result, Ella's foreign image has a natural aura. Even if she farted, someone would probably say it smelled good.

As expected of someone who had worked at the British Foreign Office, Ella knew how to arouse everyone's curiosity. Not only did she put on heavy sexy makeup and wear revealing yet not revealing clothes, she also spoke on the stage, twisted her body, and used all kinds of gestures. In the middle, she interacted boldly and enthusiastically with several boys and girls. She spoke the whole thing in English, and the atmosphere on the scene was lively and never quiet.

Li Heng nodded secretly. It was not bad. The contrast between the passion of foreigners and the rationality of our domestic teachers was not a bad thing. Diversity could keep students interested.

After 15 minutes, we will start the third topic, which is also the most important topic of today: how to learn English well and how to cope with the TOEFL test?

Teacher Zhao Li from Renmin University was well prepared. Li Ran also put in some thought and prepared several questions to be asked from the audience.

The two of them sang in unison, making everyone fall into their rhythm?
For example, one of them asked the question that everyone wanted to ask: "Teacher Zhao, do you have any tips for the TOEFL test?"

Teacher Zhao Li nodded with a smile: "Of course, if you don't have any skills in learning English, it's hard to learn it well just by rote memorization.

We have a special teaching and research group at New Future School who has studied all the test questions over the years, and have made an in-depth summary of both multiple-choice questions and test questions. We have compiled a brand new textbook that is in line with reality and can meet everyone's needs. This is not available on the market. Even if you don't know English, as long as you study the textbook carefully, you will have no problem with the TOEFL test..."

Zhao Li has been teaching for more than 10 years and knows how to deal with students. Below are some examples of how to answer multiple-choice questions.
For example, if there are three longs and one short, choose the shortest; if there are three shorts and one long, choose the longest; if they are different in length, choose B; if they are uneven, choose D; if they are the same length, choose A; if they are the same short, choose C, and so on.

To be honest, this set of exam formulas has been used to death in later generations, and many teachers who set exam papers have also taken precautions against it. But in the 80s, this often worked inadvertently. When you really don't know the answer to a question, answering the multiple-choice questions based on this formula may be a miraculous effect.

Although there was a bit of misleading in this, the people listening to the lecture became unusually serious. They all took out paper and pen and wrote down the formula in their notebooks.

It is said that a boring speech can take years, but a successful trial class goes by very quickly.

Look, more than an hour and a half has passed in the blink of an eye.

Calculating the time, Li Ran decisively interrupted today's trial class at the climax when everyone was listening in fascination, picked up the microphone and spoke on the stage:

“Dear students, many of them called us to consult New Future and said they were very hesitant and confused. They even developed a fear of the TOEFL test due to repeated failures.

I want to say that your perception is correct. Competition in the world is so cruel and life is so difficult. We understand your hesitation and fear.

It is said that one minute on stage is the result of ten years of hard work off stage. When you come to our New Future School, we are not only responsible for teaching, but also for guiding; not only imparting knowledge, but also shaping dreams.

Now, there are two roads in front of you. One road is to retreat, which is doomed to failure; the other road is full of thorns and suffering, but the road ahead is bright. Everyone has the right to choose. You can choose to live in mediocrity and quit comfortably, or you can choose to join our New Future School. We will teach you with our heart, and you can learn with confidence. Let’s move forward together and build a better future together…”

Li Ran talked a lot and was full of enthusiasm. He spent another five or six minutes instilling a wave of spiritual excitement in everyone.

The effect is really good! As soon as the trial class ended, everyone rushed to the registration point as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Almost in an instant, the six registration points were surrounded by crowds, and 6 teachers enthusiastically joined the ranks of consulting, registering, and collecting registration fees.

Afraid that the teachers would be too busy, Li Lan and security guard Liu Jingye walked over and volunteered to help.

Seeing this scene, Yang Yingwen was overjoyed and took the microphone to guide everyone: "Don't be anxious! Don't crowd! The registration point for the intensive class is on the left, the advanced class for studying abroad is in the middle, and the future class is on the right. You can register according to your needs."

The intensive course costs 400 yuan, the advanced version for studying abroad costs 880 yuan. The future course provides a one-stop service and costs 1288 yuan.

Li Heng was surprised to find that the intensive class and the future class had the longest queues. A quick glance showed that there were at least 800 people in each class.

In particular, the Future Class, which charges a fee of 1288 yuan, had the most people surrounding it, with definitely more than 1200 people at the two registration points.

On the contrary, the advanced version of studying abroad in the middle was relatively deserted, with an estimated four to five hundred people queuing.

Li Heng walked around and listened everywhere. After a long while, he quietly said to Teacher Yu in a corner: "Teacher, my imagination is still not enough. There are still many rich people in Beijing who are willing to spend money."

Glancing at the crowd, Yu Shuheng smiled slightly, "In the eyes of these people, going abroad means success, and means being able to live a life of luxury abroad. This is an investment, but also a gamble. Of course, they are willing to spend money. Even if the money in their pockets is scraped together, they will not save money at this time. I have to say, little boy, you have a sharp eye. You have found a way to make money that others have not found. It looks like you will make a lot of money today, and you may even make millions in net profit."

Ps: Update first and then modify.

Another thing: Let me talk about the update. I checked the backend and found that I have updated more than 178000 words so far this month, which is not much compared to the previous months. But this month I mainly adjusted my daily routine to lower my blood pressure.

Next month, I will try to restore the previous update volume. I feel that I write too little every day. What I write is boring, and you probably don’t enjoy it very much. I will try to work harder. Thank you for your support.

(End of this chapter)