Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 259: Dimensionality Reduction Attack
Near the "Music Square" of Tonghai University, there is a milk tea shop that has been open for some years.

Xu Chen and a group of roommates were treating each other to milk tea.

People still pay in cash these days, there is no WeChat or Alipay.

After Xu Chen placed his order, he got a handful of coins as change and put them in his pocket, which made a clanging sound. He was really not used to it.

Several people each took a cup of milk tea and expressed their gratitude to "Boss Xu" again.

Xu Chen was a little surprised that Jiao Tianbo also came over.

"Stock Trading Bro" Pei Qian was drinking milk tea, his eyebrows raised, and suddenly said:

"Opening a milk tea shop seems to be quite profitable, and the cost doesn't seem to be high..."

As he spoke, he seemed eager to try.

Xu Chen hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should stop him out of kindness.

In 06, there were many "milk tea" franchise businesses in China.

Over the next ten to twenty years, one or two new brands would emerge every three to five years.

The public and consumers may think that this is a normal iteration of the market.

Few people know that the same group of people may be behind these milk tea brands that are iterated every few years.

It quickly became popular, was quickly promoted nationwide, attracted franchisees nationwide, and then quickly closed down...

Then another brand pops up and becomes popular again...

The cycle repeats over and over again, cutting the "franchise" leeks again and again.

And the people who are manipulating the market behind the scenes always make money.

Xu Chen, who has seen many "capital games", already knows that everything that becomes popular in a short period of time and dies out in a short time is likely to have a deep pit behind it.

If you accidentally step in, you will most likely get chopped by others without even knowing it...

This is also one of the reasons why Xu Chen asked his father to get involved in the industrial and technological industries.

This kind of business, which requires long-term investment and has stable asset and technology accumulation, has the vitality to survive economic cycles for a long time.

It may seem impossible to make "quick money" in the short term, but if you extend the period, the rate of return and stability will become apparent.

In fact, many things make sense.

Do difficult things, do things that require accumulation, do things that delay gratification...

There will be longer-term and more stable returns.

……

Pei Qian looked at the small milk tea shop in front of him, seemingly considering it seriously.

Xu Chen thought about it and decided not to bother him any more.

Respect the fate of others and let go of the desire to help others...

On the other hand, Pei Qian is still studying Buffett and the stock market every day. If he really uses the money and energy he is going to invest in the stock market to open a milk tea shop, he might be able to lose less.

……

Xu Chen was happily drinking milk tea. The cool breeze blowing through the campus was very comfortable.

Jiao Tianbo came over with a cup of milk tea and said:
"Xu Chen, can I ask how the scholarship you received was selected?"

Xu Chen was stunned and felt speechless.

It seems that when I went on stage to receive the award, I was actually regarded as a competitor by this "academic master"?
He really didn't want to argue with Jiao Tianbo, who had a very low emotional intelligence, so he said from the perspective of making the other party feel more comfortable:
"At that time, there was an associate professor in the college who went to our high school to recruit students, and he happened to have a scholarship.

And I just happened to know him before, and he gave me the bonus after chatting for a while...

So in a sense, I was lucky and got in through the back door."

Jiao Tianbo thought about it and seemed to be in a better mood. He said:
“Hmm… that sounds reasonable.

But you won’t get far just by having good luck and knowing a teacher.

Let us encourage each other! "

As he said this, he actually raised the milk tea in his hand, as if he wanted to "clink glasses" with Xu Chen.

"..."

This childish and immature behavior made Xu Chen a little dazed.

But he still smiled kindly, raised the milk tea cup in his hand and clinked it with his:

"Let's encourage each other, let's encourage each other..."

Stroking the hair can indeed block the mouth.

Jiao Tianbo smiled, then turned and walked away.

……

……

We had lunch together in the Xiyuan Canteen at noon, and then went to the South Campus together.

The college welcome meeting in the afternoon starts at one o'clock, and there is no time for rest at noon.

A group of men arrived at the lecture hall in the Small Yellow Building, where a few students were already sitting sparsely.

Xu Chen and a few boys went straight to the back row.

After sitting down, I found that Jiao Tianbo, Huo Dashan and Huang Hao had deliberately sat in the front seats.

It is understandable that Jiao Tianbo is an "activist" in any occasion.

Huo Dashan was probably planning to build relationships with the college leaders and teachers.

As for Huang Hao, he most likely went to take a photo with senior Bai Miao.

……

Xu Chen thought about it and decided to sit quietly in the back seat.

……

After taking a short nap in the uncomfortable chair, I heard music coming from the loud speakers.

When I opened my eyes, I saw that there were already quite a few people sitting in the lecture hall and a promotional video was playing on the big screen.

A group of leaders and teachers were already seated in the first row in the front.

The host was still the "announcer and host" teacher with a good image and temperament from yesterday. He first briefly read out the conference rules.

Keep quiet, silence your cell phone, and don't move around after the start...

After waiting for another two minutes, there was suddenly applause from the front row.

Many students in the front also stood up to watch.

"What happened?" Hong Xiaoqiang was dozing off and asked when he heard the noise.

Chen Wenyi: "It's senior Bai Miao who's here."

Xu Chen did not stand up, but he saw Bai Miao through the gap between the people.

She was wearing the national team's uniform. She smiled and waved to the crowd in the back row, then sat down on one side of the front row.

With her were two other people wearing coach uniforms.

Xu Chen took a special look and found that it was not Xie Bingran’s team coach Cheng Hong.

He thought about it and thought that the two coaches might also be coaches of the Shanghai City team and might not have come from the national team.

Xu Chen stood up slightly again and glanced forward.

"Little fanboy" Huang Hao sat on the far right side of the front row, which was exactly the farthest away from Bai Miao.

It seems a bit difficult for him to get an autograph.

……

The host came on stage and gave a brief opening speech.

Then, according to the usual procedure, the leaders and guests in the front row were introduced.

Almost all the important leaders of the college have arrived, including Dean Lin Ruyang, as well as professors, associate professors, department heads, etc.

The welcome ceremony officially began and Dean Lin Ruyang took the stage to deliver a welcome speech.

Xu Chen looked up and saw that Dean Lin was wearing a Zhongshan suit, and his spirit and temperament still had some sensory associations with a "creative design master". His speech was not long, and the language was relatively straightforward, without too much official jargon, and even mixed in some jokes to liven up the atmosphere, which attracted laughter and applause.

Dean Lin also left a good impression on Xu Chen. Perhaps because he had studied in Europe for several years, his mental outlook and temperament still had some European literary flavor.

There is an obvious contrast between this and the "leadership style" and "dignity" of some domestic college presidents.

Of course, this has nothing to do with good or bad, only whether it is suitable or not.

As the dean of the "School of Creativity and Media", this kind of spirit may be appropriate, but compared with those serious science and engineering colleges, it is obviously inappropriate...

Lin Ruyang expressed warm welcome to the new students.

At the end, I finally talked about some professional things:
“All our creative and media disciplines encourage participation in social practice, and do not encourage pure ‘closed-door learning’.

Therefore, we encourage students to participate in various off-campus internships and practices, competitions and selections...

Next, the heads of each department will get to know the students.

And briefly introduce the competitions and selections that each major can participate in during the four years of university...

These competitions and selections encourage students to actively participate during their four years in college.

Of course, the college also has practical encouragement and reward policies.

If students participate in competitions and win awards outside the school, the college will give corresponding cash rewards.

At the same time, if you win a prize in a professional competition, you can also be exempted from the final exam and receive an A+ in one or two corresponding professional courses.”

……

As soon as he finished speaking, he still sparked heated discussion in the audience.

If you win the award, you can directly get an A+ in one or two courses, which is still very attractive.

During these two days, students also had some discussions, such as the fact that some teachers in the college’s professional courses really hold up grades.

It is said that it is very difficult to get an A in the final exam...

If you win a prize by participating in an off-campus competition, you can get an A+ without taking an exam, which can instantly reduce some academic pressure.

……

But for Xu Chen, this has another layer of attraction.

In addition to final exams or work assessments, professional courses in the college also involve checking in for each class.

If you don't check in enough times, you will fail the course and need to retake it...

Xu Chen also has to take care of his family business, his own company, and Xie Bingran's affairs, so he will inevitably have to take some leave.

This also means that it will most likely affect the number of check-ins for certain professional courses.

But if you can win a prize in an off-campus competition and directly get an A+ grade in your professional courses, you don’t have to worry about “punching in”.

With this in mind, it seems that I still need to find opportunities to participate in those competitions and evaluations.

It is definitely something that achieves twice the result with half the effort and has a very high input-output ratio.

Moreover, the competitions and selections in the advertising department are mostly about advertising works and advertising competitions.

In his previous life, Xu Chen had worked in the advertising industry for several years. He had come into contact with clients of all categories and had won domestic advertising awards...

Dealing with advertising competitions involving college students should be a piece of cake.

The so-called dimensionality reduction attack.

……

Seeing that the students were all interested, Lin Ruyang smiled happily.

He paused, but reminded:

“Everyone should actively participate, but don’t be blindly optimistic.

These competitions and evaluations are aimed at major universities across the country and are quite challenging.

What's more, you are still freshmen and have not yet undergone complete professional course training.

During the freshman and sophomore years, the focus is still on participating in learning.

It is a relatively safe choice to work hard to win awards in your junior and senior years.

Of course we also welcome geniuses.

Heroes emerge from young boys and girls...

I look forward to seeing talented people emerge from all disciplines in your class!"

When Lin Ruyang finished his speech, he still received warm applause.

……

Next, after a brief introduction by the host, the heads of each department took the stage to speak.

Radio and television, advertising, animation, news, photography, visual communication...

Each department head has his or her own characteristics.

Many of them have a strong "artistic temperament", and there are also teachers who look strangely dressed and eccentric.

The teachers from each department spoke very briefly and simply introduced themselves.

Then, as Dean Lin had said before, he briefly mentioned the competitions and appraisals that each major could participate in during the four years of college.

Such as the National Youth Documentary Award, the National College Student Photography Competition, the International College Student Animation Festival, etc.

When the head of the Advertising Department came on stage, Xu Chen and several other students sat up a little straighter, after all, he was their professional teacher.

Ni Zhi is a tall and thin middle-aged male teacher with some gray hair, but he dresses very fashionably and youthfully.

He didn't introduce himself too much, but just said hello briefly and then introduced the competitions that one could participate in during the four years of college in the Advertising Department.

The two most important ones mentioned are the "National College Student Advertising Competition" and the international "OneShow Youth Creativity Award".

Ni Zhi also added:

“These two awards are relatively authoritative and important competitions, and we encourage everyone to actively participate during their four years at university.

There are also some additional competitions, which I will recommend to you later in the course of teaching in the advertising department..."

“Just as Dean Lin said, as freshmen, you don’t need to have too many ambitions, and you should just focus on learning.

Of course, if I sign up for the competition, I will still go all out..."

"The one I'm most anxious to sign up for right now is the National College Student Advertising Competition.

The deadline for submission of works is mid-September.

Interested students can contact their class teacher to obtain relevant competition information and see if they are able to create an entry in the next one or two weeks.

But again, this competition currently mainly encourages juniors and seniors to participate, and freshmen don’t need to have too much competitive intentions…”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard some whispers around him.

Hong Xiaoqiang whispered, "There are still two weeks left before the registration and submission of works. I guess there is no chance for me to participate."

Chen Wenyi: "Yes, we haven't even started our professional courses yet, and we don't even know what advertising is or how to make it..."

Pei Qian: "Just study it first. Even if you have never worked on an advertisement, you must have seen one on TV. Just try it!"

Chen Wenyi: “But we don’t even know how to use the production software, how to do graphic design, how to make videos, etc.

There are still two weeks left, so I think we should just forget it."

……

Xu Chen thought about it and decided that two weeks was more than enough for him.

On the creative level, as an advertiser with many years of experience, I can really say that I have achieved a dimensionality reduction attack.

As for advertising production, we can actually seek external assistance from professional designer Sun Amy.

Sun Amy is now very happy being coaxed by Xu Chen.

In addition to the compensation she received for making the logos for Morningwind Technology and Morningwind Ice Power, Xu Chen also gave her a lot of encouragement and recognition of "emotional value."

This makes Sun Amy very willing to work with Xu Chen on the project.

Of course, this was Xu Chen's plan and arrangement...

(End of this chapter)