I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 28 Recruiting troops
The title of "National College Entrance Examination Top Scorer" began to spread widely, but that was only after interviews by Jiangkou Province's television station and reports by CCTV.

Scores have been released in various provinces and cities one after another. The name "Zhang An" appeared in major media for the first time. Zhang Da'an also recorded the scene during the news report and then selected a few scenes to make into printed materials.

The footage from CCTV's report is still very convincing these days; anything advertised can become a brand name.

Zhang Da'an didn't want to spend money on advertising, so he took the initiative to leverage CCTV's influence.

However, Zhang Da'an's brief interview with the top scorer in the college entrance examination during news reports still made millions of candidates blush on the spot.

"Hello Zhang An, I've heard from many test takers this year that the questions were very difficult, especially the math ones. What's your personal opinion?"

"It's alright. I personally feel it's mostly basic knowledge points, but there are a lot of variations in the questions. It feels simpler than the more relaxed question types I usually practice."

"So, what was your math score this time?"

"I was lucky and got a perfect score."

"..."

Unlike chatting with top scorers in the college entrance examination from other provinces about their learning experiences or insights, Zhang Da'an specifically practiced his micro-expressions, which conveyed a hint of disdain and mockery, instantly maximizing his hatred level.

Millions of test takers' fists hardened instantly upon seeing this.

But for parents, this is a symbol of power.

By July 1st, when Uncle Zhang held his wedding banquet, "Zhang An Education" had received over 80,000 inquiries. A total of more than 2,700 parents and students from Shazhou City and neighboring cities came directly to register and interview, mostly aiming for undergraduate or key undergraduate programs.

There are also thirty or forty parents who hope their children will retake the college entrance exam to aim for top-tier universities, with universities ranked in the single digits being the target.

It just so happens that Zhang Da'an is redesigning the "Top Scorer Tutoring Class", dividing it into three levels: A, B, and C, and advertising it as "Key University Improvement Class", "Key University Preparation Class", and "Undergraduate Preparation Class".

Two new versions of the teaching and training syllabus have also been revised, with the basic version also serving as the teaching and training syllabus for "Zhang An Education".

Teachers play completely different roles in school teaching, tutoring repeat students, and vocational training. Although they are all teachers, the latter two are more like coaches.

Students are not just students, but also trainees. What they come to learn is not only knowledge, but also test-taking skills.

If schools are like sowing seeds widely and cultivating them traditionally, then "Zhang'an Education" is like meticulous cultivation and scientific management.

Throughout history, elite education has only been accessible to a small number of people.

It's difficult for ordinary people to compete in this field because any kind of "meticulous work" requires investing manpower, resources, and money; you can't do without any of them.

These days, schools are the main body of mass education, and teachers rely on their conscience and responsibility to guide grassroots teenagers and children to acquire knowledge and receive education.

Zhang Da'an's founding of "Zhang An Education" is essentially exacerbating this gap, just like his failure to fill out college application forms after becoming the top scorer in the national college entrance examination. It is a harmful act.

Of course, even if he scored too high, he wouldn't actually take away a spot from a complete stranger. But the core issue is the same: a lack of manners.

While various regions are advocating for quality education, Zhang Da'an simply shrugs off and gives tests wherever they are given.

Poor quality.

Although many insightful people in Shazhou City know that this is wrong, it does not stop them from bringing their children to register. There are even a few parents whose children's high school entrance exam scores are not even high enough for vocational high school, so they go to Teacher Li Jiawen to plead for them, hoping to say a few good words and get them into a class.

Of course, you have to add money.

On June 28th, 29th, and 30th, "Zhang An Education" organized six classes for students retaking the high school entrance exam, totaling 300 students.

The news of pre-collected tuition fees exceeding ten million yuan has not yet spread, but the Education Bureau is already very excited and is accelerating the evolution of "Zhang An Education".

After corporatization, the goal is to ensure that "Zhang An Education" has a private middle school under its name and is qualified to run high school education before the start of the new school year on September 1st.

Normal approval takes some time, but Zhang Da'an, as the top scorer in the national college entrance examination, has his own local customs in Shazhou City. In addition, he announced that he would repeat the year and plans to be the top scorer again next year, so it is reasonable to make an exception for him.

After all, no one else has the ability to collect more than ten million yuan in tuition fees in advance. There are "elite schools" in the surrounding area, and their fees are also ridiculously expensive, but they are still within the normal range of education.

Zhang Da'an did not engage in compulsory education; his business was entirely commercial, simply providing a place for students retaking the high school entrance exam.

That's the rule. It's very difficult for students who are repeating the high school entrance exam to go to public schools; they can only go to private or non-governmental schools.

The "Dongweigang Middle School" sign has now changed its owner and become a for-profit entity.

So everyone in this circle, whether they have a secure job or are just trying to make a living at a school, is thinking about whether they can give "Xindongweigang Middle School" a try.

There aren't many opportunities usually, but this July 1st was different. Zhang Zhengdong's engagement banquet was held in the countryside, and there were at least 800 to 1,000 people who came to congratulate him.

Among them were many "teaching experts" and "top teachers" from various schools. In addition, there were also people from the Social Security Bureau and the Education Bureau who came to deliver the lists and acted as "headhunters".

"Zhang An Education" is expanding, and "Dongweigang Middle School" has been changed to "New Dongweigang Middle School". It will definitely need to recruit more people. Some useful and capable people who have been squeezed out can be sent to Zhang Da'an.

To be honest, when Zhang Da'an asked Uncle Zhang to find a few candidates for vice principal, Uncle Zhang really did his best to help find them, which led to the Social Security Bureau and the Education Bureau coming over to deliver the list.

"Mr. Zhang, this is the vice principal of Shanghu Jiangpu Middle School. He's currently on leave, and the Shanghu Education Bureau hasn't assigned him a new job yet. He's quite capable. Jiangpu Middle School was originally one of the literacy centers along the river. Shanghu City has developed well in recent years, merging schools much earlier than our Shazhou City..."

"This is a Chinese language teacher at Jianggao Changjiang Middle School. Her family has encountered a crisis; her father has fallen seriously ill and urgently needs money. Six hundred yuan a month is simply not enough..."

"And this one, a chemistry teacher at Loucheng No. 2 Middle School, who used to teach the 'rocket class,' is also really short of money now..."

During the meal, Qiu Jianmin, the deputy director of the Education Bureau, although he was approaching sixty, addressed Zhang Da'an as "General Manager Zhang" with great courtesy. He was not pretentious, and the others were even less likely to put on airs. They honestly lined up to toast Zhang Da'an before discussing matters of manpower, material resources, and financial resources.

Seeing this scene, the old man Zhang Qihong was secretly amazed, thinking that his family had finally produced a "ruthless character" who was being flattered by officials. If he wasn't ruthless, what was?
(End of this chapter)