Volume 1: Student Life Chapter 28 Cooperating with the School
Li Dabao was waiting at the office door, looking around .
He was supposed to check on his class during morning self-study, but in the end he didn't have time.
There was no way. The principal had already gotten up early and was waiting in the office to take people over.
Seeing Chen Zhou approaching, Li Dabao's eyes lit up, as if he was looking through those black-framed glasses.
Originally, he and the principal had agreed to give the essay "Inside and Outside" a score of 59, and then have it published in the newspaper through Xu Linfeng, the editor of the Wanjiang Metropolis Daily.
We hope this will change the school’s long-standing image and alter some teachers’ incorrect attitudes toward education.
Unexpectedly, the development of things was far beyond imagination.
It’s not that I didn’t expect the online condemnation, but I didn’t expect that someone would post this essay online in advance and cause such a huge social impact, even extending to the discussion of the education system.
What was even more unexpected was that although I thought it would cause some trouble to Chen Zhou, this guy actually wrote an article and cursed him back online.
This temper is not bad. It's worth giving him 59 points!
However, Chen Zhou's article alone is far from enough.
The school must also take some measures.
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Following Li Dabao and Wang Xuehui, Chen Zhou came to the principal's office.
Li Dabao reached out and knocked on the door.
The door opened immediately, and the person who opened the door was none other than Xu Linfeng, the editor of Wanjiang Metropolis Daily.
He called Principal Zhu early in the morning and then rushed over.
In the morning phone call, Principal Zhu told him that Maochang High School now planned to use their Wanjiang Metropolitan Daily as an outlet to refute this public opinion and hoped that they would support it.
Xu Linfeng immediately expressed that he would definitely help the school.
After hanging up the phone with Principal Zhu, he immediately reported the matter to the newspaper's Chief Editor Lin.
After repeated considerations and searching the Internet for the whole story, Chief Editor Lin finally decided to fully support Maochang High School.
So, Xu Linfeng rushed over.
"Da Biao, Xuehui, how do you think this problem should be solved?" When Principal Zhu asked this question, his eyes were observing Chen Zhou.
Li Dabiao said: "Principal, if this matter is handled well, it may not be a bad thing. Our school's image has always been too old-fashioned, and the impression it leaves on society is not very good. If this incident can change the school's inherent image, just as Chen Zhou said, it will make society realize the fundamental nature of Maochang High School education, which is the best."
Wang Xuehui agreed: "Principal, Da Biao is right. If this matter is handled well, it will greatly enhance the image of the school."
Principal Zhu nodded after hearing this, and then asked, "Then how do you think we should deal with it?"
Li Dabiao and Wang Xuehui looked at each other, and it was Li Dabiao who spoke first: "Principal, in my opinion, the biggest contradiction in this matter is the contradiction between the content of the composition and the image of the school. If the composition is fine, then our image is the problem. So, Principal, I think we can show our Maochang High School to the society and give them the most intuitive feeling."
Wang Xuehui added: "Principal, the best way is to let the public experience our school's academic style for themselves."
Principal Zhu glanced at the two of them, then looked at Xu Linfeng.
Xu Linfeng understood and immediately said, "This is a relatively feasible thing. We already have a rebuttal article. Although Chen Zhou's writing is not mature yet, he has expressed his understanding from a student's perspective, which is enough. What is lacking now is how to show our style of study to the society. I have a suggestion. The most direct and intuitive way is to shoot a short film to record the study and life in school."
"Will it affect students' studies?" asked Principal Zhu.
Xu Linfeng was slightly stunned, then said: "Just need Chen Zhou to cooperate a little and talk about his feelings. The rest are just filming the students' daily lives, which will not affect their studies."
Principal Zhu looked at Chen Zhou and asked, "Student Chen Zhou, are you willing to help the school?"
Chen Zhou looked at the soulful principal of Maochang High School, nodded, and said, "Principal, don't worry, this matter started because of me, I will fully cooperate with the school's arrangements."
The few of them finalized the matter, and Chen Zhou actively cooperated with the school to shoot the short film.
There were no written lines, so he had to improvise entirely on his own.
This is Xu Linfeng’s requirement, this is the most realistic way.
However, it didn't take Chen Zhou too much time and the shooting was completed quickly.
Chen Zhou watched the short film and thought it was okay. He was quite handsome and his words made sense...
After parting with Xu Linfeng, Chen Zhou returned to the class.
Chen Zhou glanced at the time. It was already 10 a.m. He felt so sad. Where did the time go?
When Chen Haining saw Chen Zhou coming back, he immediately came up to him and asked, "How's it going, Brother Chen? Is there anything wrong with Lao Wang looking for you? He won't fire you, will he?"
Chen Zhou replied: "Don't worry, the school is ready to take measures to deal with these public opinions. And of course they won't expel me. What are you thinking..."
"That's good. So what measures is the school going to take?" Chen Haining asked.
Zhang Yifan and Li Xiang also came over.
Chen Zhou glanced at them and said, "The school has commissioned news media to film daily life on campus to show the public the most realistic Maochang High School."
After hearing Chen Zhou's words, several people nodded. Li Xiang suddenly asked, "Then why did they call you over?"
Chen Zhou replied: "I'm going to be the male lead and shoot a short film. I have to tell them that I wrote the essay, but I'm not in a relationship..."
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Although the classmates who paid attention to this news last night cast strange looks at him from time to time, Chen Zhou was not affected.
Although I feel a little helpless, I can only ignore these gazes.
Besides, Chen Zhou has now reached a united front with the school, and I believe the school will handle it well.
After school in the morning, Chen Zhou stayed in his seat because he hadn't fully understood some of the explanations in the fourth math class.
"What's wrong? Are you still worried about the composition?"
When most people had left, Yang Yiyi noticed that Chen Zhou was still frowning and thinking, so she walked over.
Yang Yiyi naturally heard the conversation between Chen Haining and the others. Moreover, Huang Jiayi called her early this morning and asked her to help look after Chen Zhou in case Chen Zhou had any emotional problems...
Chen Zhou looked up and saw that it was Yang Yiyi. He smiled and said, "It's not that. It's just some questions in class that I don't understand."
Yang Yiyi took a look at Chen Zhou's draft paper, walked over to sit next to him, took the draft paper, picked up the pen, and explained to Chen Zhou while writing.
What Yang Yiyi wrote was more detailed than what Wang Xuehui explained in class. She told Chen Zhou in detail what she was thinking at each step and how she got to that step.
