Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 264 From Executor to Manager

Evening, campus.

Sunshine, grass, and breeze.

Several class committee members were sitting on the lawn, discussing arrangements for the "Autumn Outing".

But there were only Xu Chen and three other girls at the scene; the deputy monitor Huo Dashan was not there.

The location for the autumn outing was finally determined to be Chongming Island.

Open meadows, dense forests, streams and lakes, camping and barbecue.

Xu Chen had never been there in his previous life, but it sounded really good.

Huo Dashan, as the person in charge of the venue and transportation, will go out to inspect the venue this afternoon. He will also book tickets and arrange buses...

Class monitor Min Siyi presided over the discussion and the arrangements for the autumn outing were being discussed.

Xu Chen went to buy some soda water and juice and placed them on the lawn.

"Thank you!" Several girls took the drinks and were still polite.

The atmosphere was relaxed and casual, but the discussions were also lively.

How to arrange the overall activities, what food and props need to be purchased, on-site social activities, etc.

In fact, it’s not complicated, just an ordinary class outing.

Xu Chen was drinking a can of soda water while listening to the discussions and even arguments, and he found it very interesting.

In terms of mentality, he really looks like an uncle, watching three childish little girls chattering.

Class monitor Min Siyi and life committee member Huang Qiqi were the most active and discussed the detailed implementation.

Su Rong, the cultural and arts committee member, was a little quiet and would only say a few words when discussing social activities.

After listening for a while, Xu Chen couldn't help but interrupt with a joke:

"In this case, our class committee members will become the babysitters of the whole class..."

Huang Qiqi: "Ah? We are the organizers of the event."

Min Siyi thought for a moment and said, "Xu Chen, what do you mean?"

Xu Chen took a sip of soda water, but quickly thought about how to start the conversation and how to communicate with these girls in a more appropriate, quick and effective way.

There were indeed some problems in their discussion just now, and it was obvious that they lacked experience in organizing events.

After all, they are still students who have just graduated from high school. Even if they have good grades and high IQ and EQ, they still lack social practice.

Xu Chen mainly didn't want to waste too much time on this trivial matter. According to the way the girls were discussing it now, it would take a lot of effort and be thankless.

In the discussion among several girls, basically all the execution work related to the autumn outing was put on the class committee.

In his previous life, Xu Chen had worked as a supervisor in a large company, managing more than twenty people.

What's more, management in the workplace is much more complicated than that of this group of college students.

After just listening to a few discussions, I realized that there was a problem with the underlying organization of the event.

……

Xu Chen thought about it and decided to be more direct. He said:
"I think the activity is for the whole class...

Our class committee members are organizers and coordinators of activities, not tour guides, nannies or waiters.

For the current plan, all the execution is done by the class committee, and other students just need to participate like tourists when the time comes.

Other students may not feel involved...

Since it is a collective activity for the whole class, we should still give full play to everyone's autonomy and sense of participation.

The core function of the class committee is to set rules and coordinate core resources...

As for the other implementation details, let the students work together to figure it out.”

The three girls looked at each other and were all stunned.

"That... makes a lot of sense..."

"Yeah, we're not babysitters or tour guides, so there's no need for us to do all the work."

"We work so hard, but our classmates don't feel involved and may not feel happy..."

……

Seeing that the three of them agreed, Xu Chen adhered to the principle of saving time, ending the meeting quickly and promoting execution, and used language that was easy to understand and accept to explain the core idea:

"Didn't the monitor just say that we should divide the class into four groups?

I think this arrangement is very good. Each group has a team leader who is responsible for internal organization.

The class committee will be responsible for overall coordination...

For example, for social activities, you can directly formulate the rules and let each group come up with a program in any format you want. Who knows, there may be some hidden talents in the class.

Su Rong doesn't have to work too hard to arrange too much.

But maybe you need to plan one or two group activities, such as voting, evaluation, rewards and punishments for the four programs.

Or maybe we can arrange a tug-of-war competition or something like that, or some collective activity will be enough."

Su Rong blinked, as if she suddenly understood something.

She suddenly felt grateful. In fact, she had been worrying about the program and arrangements for the social activities for the past two days and was almost worried to death.

The idea discussed previously was for Su Rong to directly plan several programs and then recruit students to perform...

Xu Chen was also speechless when he heard this. These young girls who had just graduated from high school really had no experience in organizing activities or social practice, and they liked to keep everything to themselves.

Su Rong took out a small notebook and quickly made a few notes.

But now it seems that changing the thinking as Xu Chen said is the correct way to go!
This means you change from an “executor” to a “manager”!

Su Rong was writing in the notebook, and seemed to be stunned again. She quickly looked at Xu Chen and whispered:

"Thank you, Xu Chen..."

Xu Chen just smiled gently.

Min Siyi and Huang Qiqi looked at each other and smiled.

"Xu Chen's ideas are indeed much better!" Min Siyi said with a smile.

Huang Qiqi also showed excitement:

"Yes! In that case, our purchasing can be divided into four groups!
I was just worried, just purchasing the barbecue food for the whole class is a big job!"

Xu Chen: “We have to be divided into four groups.

Each group is responsible for purchasing barbecue food for its own group. Another important reason is that it is difficult to satisfy everyone. How can we know what the whole class likes to eat? They come from all over the country and have different tastes.

There are fewer people in the group, so it’s easier to discuss things, right?
We are mainly responsible for the collective purchase of mineral water and beverages, as well as some snacks such as potato chips during social activities.

Then there are some disposable tableware, wet wipes, chopsticks, etc.”

He glanced at Su Rong again and continued:
"Props for social activities, such as balloons, colored paper, tug-of-war ropes, etc.

Su Rong, you can also make a request list, and Huang Qiqi and I will help you with it. We are responsible for purchasing, so you don’t have to bother with it separately.”

Su Rong looked at Xu Chen, showing a hint of gratitude again:

"OK……"

……

Under Xu Chen's "indirect hosting", the discussion of the event quickly came up with a complete planning and implementation plan.

It might have taken several more rounds of discussion, but now it seems that the class committee has already discussed most of it.

Just divide the work into different groups and act separately.

Class monitor Min Siyi said:

“I compiled a document in the evening and sent it to the class group.

And tomorrow I happen to have a professional class in college, so I’ll sync it up with everyone.

If there are opinions and discussions, we can also resolve them in advance.”

Everyone nodded and felt relieved instantly.

Min Siyi looked at Xu Chen with a smile:

"Xu Chen, do you have any other comments or additions?"

Xu Chen was distracted, turned around and said with a smile:
"I don't have any, this arrangement is fine!"

Min Siyi: "So, it's right to let you join the class committee!"

She paused, then continued:

"Psychological counselor, can I make an appointment to talk with you?"

Xu Chen: “???!”

……

……

In the evening, several people went to the cafeteria to have lunch together.

The three girls were talking and laughing, and Xu Chen just laughed along, occasionally agreeing with them, naturally and casually.

Huang Qiqi looked at Xu Chen and suddenly said:
"Xu Chen, it's nice to have dinner with you."

Xu Chen was stunned: "What kind of words are you talking about?"

Huang Qiqi: "If Huo Dashan were to have dinner with us, he would talk nonstop the entire time! We wouldn't be able to get a word in..."

Xu Chen smiled. It seemed that Huo Dashan was trying a little too hard to show his emotional intelligence.

He couldn't help but think, among the three girls in front of him, is there any one that Huo Dashan likes?

……

……

In the evening, Xu Chen went to the library.

It's not just wandering around aimlessly, but with a clear purpose.

The seventh floor is for humanities and social sciences, and there are books related to advertising.

Xu Chen looked around the bookshelf and found a book titled "Creativity and Innovative Thinking".

The author is the dean of the College of Humanities at a university in Beijing, and is also a leading professor of advertising in China.

He also has another identity, the chairman of the judges of the "National College Student Advertising Competition".

Xu Chen came to borrow his book, naturally in order to submit an entry for the competition.

He is the chairman of the jury, so we should cater to his preferences and create a work in the style of the chairman of the jury.

Of course, we also need to study the tone and preferences of this chairman.

As someone who has worked in the advertising industry, Xu Chen naturally surpasses all the college students in terms of professionalism in advertising creation.

But we still need to study the judges' temperament, after all, the final selection is entirely decided by "people"...

Unlike real advertising companies, which do projects based on user research and market data, they make judgments from a relatively "market" perspective.

According to Xu Chen's experience of participating in similar activities in his previous life, a "chairman of the judges" like this can even have the final say.

At least one or two important awards can be awarded based on personal authority.

Of course, you need to study it carefully.

……

Regarding the National College Student Advertising Competition, the college encourages freshmen to participate, but the main focus is still on "participation in learning."

Just as the department head said earlier, this kind of national college competition is mainly for juniors and seniors to participate, and freshmen are not required to participate.

However, Xu Chen discovered that his classmates were actually "working hard secretly" and studying this competition silently.

It seems that these students look very casual, but they are actually still very "curvy".

I think it makes sense.

Anyone who is able to get into a 985 prestigious university is not a self-indulgent person. At least they all have a hard-working and competitive side.

"Academic masters" like Jiao Tianbo are naturally researching and preparing for the competition in a high-profile manner, as if they are going to win the first prize and shock universities across the country.

The others looked relatively casual, but they were obviously working hard.

Perhaps the general mentality is that submitting an article is just a matter of effort, and college students have more free time...

Give it a try, just in case you win a prize.

However, the challenges facing these freshmen are still huge. After all, they have only taken professional courses for a few days, and the so-called "creation" of advertising works is mostly based on intuition and guesswork.

Xu Chen hasn't started working on any specific ideas yet, but he first put forward a request to Sun Amy.

Amy Sun gladly accepted:
"I'm not busy with company projects at this time, so Teacher Xu Chen can contact me anytime!"

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(End of this chapter)