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Chapter 360 I'm Taking Online Classes on TV? (Seeking Monthly Tickets!!!)
Zhou Yue treated this preliminary selection as just an ordinary trial class, and it wasn't difficult for him at all.

Just like giving a normal lecture, giving a lecture is not that difficult.

He didn't prepare many pictures or PowerPoint presentations; he just talked as soon as he arrived.

But the lesson was suddenly stopped halfway through.

A middle-aged man said excitedly, "Teacher Zhou, right? You don't need to say anything more. You've been accepted. Come here next Tuesday to record the program. Please prepare a speech first, and then we'll review it."

"I'm sorry, I don't think I've had time to prepare a speech. How did you like my lecture? I didn't prepare for today either. If it's alright, then there's no problem."

"Didn't you prepare your lesson?"

The middle-aged man was even more astonished.

It's hard to imagine that a lesson can be taught like this without preparation.

Dean Chen smiled and said, "This is our Dean of the School of Architecture, Professor Zhou. If you haven't heard of Professor Zhou, you can look him up online."

Dean Chen simply showed him his webpage introduction.

The resume above left the middle-aged man utterly astonished.

"An academician of the Imperial Academy of Sciences?"

They both took a deep breath. He had indeed never seen Professor Zhou's resume, since it was a science subject, and he was more interested in the humanities.

"Professor Zhou has just won the New Century Top 100 Books Award in the humanities."

"He compiled a dictionary of ancient characters, so I would say that Professor Zhou is quite proficient in the humanities."

He fell silent. This was more than just expertise; those who could occupy a place in the top 100 books in the humanities were all industry elites and titans. It was just that he didn't know much about these things.

After all, the full name of literature is Chinese language and literature.

It is divided into two aspects: Chinese language and literature. He is obviously more concerned about literature. As for the content of Chinese language, he is not indifferent to it, but he pays less attention to it.

Therefore, this creates the suspicion of overlooking hidden gems. However, in reality, literary masters in the Chinese language are of little use to their program.

The middle-aged man took a deep breath. “Welcome to our program. Teacher Zhou, you can choose your own topic and just give it to me. You don’t need to have too many drafts.”

"If you need any pictures, you can send them to us directly."

Zhou Yue nodded. "Okay, then it'll be a pleasure working together."

……

"Brother Yue, you're doing something unproductive again. I see you going to the School of Literature every other day."

Now that summer vacation has started and the college is in session, there's a lot going on, so he directly transferred Lin Ning back. Even the vice dean of the college isn't as capable as the doctoral students under his supervision.

Moreover, the person in front of him was the general manager of his comic book company. It was already quite lenient of him to transfer him to the design institute to pay off his debts.

It was like giving him a break, since being busy with design-related matters every day is much simpler than keeping an entire college and a huge company on his mind.

"What do you mean by neglecting my duties? I have a TV show to do in a few days."

"What program?"

"A Hundred Schools of Thought Lectured".

"Holy crap, is this for real? But isn't that show only for big names in literature or history?"

"And what will Brother Yue talk about? Ancient scripts?"

"Talking about art, art history, and architectural history."

Lin Ning fell silent. "Brother Yue, if you talk like that, will the ordinary audience understand? Just like when you give lectures?"

"Yup!"

"But you usually teach college students who already have a lot of foundational knowledge, and the students you teach are all quite outstanding. Even the worst student you teach can get into Ningbo University."

"Do you think ordinary people can understand your lectures? The audience is completely different. They usually talk about history and literature. If you suddenly talk about art history, it might drag the program down."

"First of all, there is no such thing as a good or bad student. What would be the worst student?"

"In addition, they have already covered most of the literature, history and philosophy, including literature and history. From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to modern times, which period has not been discussed by many people? We should talk about it from the side, rather than focusing only on literature, history and philosophy."

Zhou Yue explained it to him very seriously.

Lin Ning remained somewhat dismissive.

Indeed.

The program's audience is mostly middle-aged or elderly people, since there are very few young people who are interested in history.

so.

If you talk about architecture and art to this audience, it might not be as effective as you might imagine.

Because ordinary people simply find it difficult to understand these arts, and find it difficult to focus their attention on communicating or telling these stories, because there is simply no fertile ground for it.

You can attend lectures on literature and history from time to time, which can help you gain some life experience. After all, we can learn from history to understand the rise and fall of dynasties.

Most people basically just listen to it as a story; there's no real appreciation of art or anything like that.

Zhou Yue was aware of the difficulties involved, so he said he would try to be as straightforward as possible and tell the knowledge as a story.

You have to make these things interesting, otherwise you might not be able to capture the hearts of your audience.

"Alright, I understand your suggestion. I'll think about it some more."

"Is such that."

Lin Ning nodded.

After all, it's quite difficult to make something interesting to talk about.

Their architectural theories are basically all the same. Zhou Yue's lectures have a large audience, probably because he is handsome and his knowledge is very extensive.

However, there is a limit to the audience; it's basically limited to college students.

University students have a relatively high level of education, so they are able to accept and appreciate the charm of his lectures.

However, television is aimed at ordinary viewers and the general public's aesthetic sense. The general public's aesthetic sense requires something very down-to-earth, that is, the lower-tier market. Their architectural theories, even courses like architectural history which are more humanities-oriented, still have a certain threshold for the general public's aesthetic sense.

Some things can't be accomplished simply by speaking well; you need a large enough audience.

That's what happens when something is too sophisticated for the masses.

After all, ordinary people don't have the patience to listen to you talk about these things. Even if you talk about them in a very interesting way, it's still relatively interesting. For many people, it may not be as inspiring as history or similar things.

You might as well use that time to listen to crosstalk.

……

on Tuesday.

Zhou Yue arrived at the TV station to record the program as scheduled. He didn't need any drafts or anything like that; he had never written a draft in his life.

"Can we begin, Teacher Zhou?"

The director read the title many times before nodding in approval, finding it rather vague. It was about the past and present of ancient architecture.

Zhou Yue started his story directly from the origins of ancient architecture.

The story goes that the ancestor of carpenters needed his wife to help him saw wood, which was time-consuming, laborious, and prone to injury. So his wife invented an iron clamp that could hold the other end of the wood in place, thus saving a lot of trouble.

The director below immediately brightened up upon hearing this.

This is exactly the architectural history he needs!

Although it's about art history, it's not highbrow and inaccessible; it caters to the broader market, making it feel like listening to a story.

However, stories are always few and far between.

Zhou Yue then introduced the basic principles of those buildings.

However, even some of the content in architecture studies didn't seem boring to them at all.

"It's a sure thing! As expected of a foreign academician of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, his lecturing ability is truly top-notch!"

A teacher's ability to give lectures is a standard for evaluation, but not all teachers are good at lecturing.

Moreover, the lessons also need to be interesting, which can eliminate a large number of teachers.

To even transform dry, tedious knowledge into a popular art requires even greater scholarship.

Furthermore, the teacher themselves needs to find these things interesting, meaning they need to be able to explain dry material clearly.

The class ended quickly.

They were happy to call the lecture a class.

Because this is essentially a history of architecture class, yet it provides them with an immense amount of knowledge.

There's some content about architecture, and some about architects. The history of architects is also part of the history of architecture. The two complement each other and are essentially the same. Plus, there are some interesting little stories interspersed throughout.

"Thank you, Teacher Zhou. It's really not easy for you to dedicate such a passionate lesson to us."

As for the audience below, they were also quite captivated by the performance.

There is no doubt that today's class was a completely new experience for them.

There are many new things, or rather, new feelings.

This is the kind of classroom that deserves to be admired!
They genuinely felt they learned a lot of valuable things in this lesson.

The fee for a series of films is 120,000 yuan, which can cover six performances.

Zhou Yue did not refuse, and he did not leave out anything he was supposed to say.

Therefore, he deserves this money.

……

The show aired soon after, a momentous occasion for the production team, as it marked their first foray into genres beyond literature, history, and philosophy. If this initial foray proved successful, they might then explore other historical aspects in the future.

It's perfectly normal to find experts from other fields, such as those who talk about military affairs. Basically, any humanities course offered in universities can be used to discuss these topics.

And I should be able to explain it very well.

Several people were constantly watching the backstage data, which represented the success or failure of the show. For them, this was a crucial and decisive factor, and they couldn't afford to ignore it.

Even if the transformation fails, they will continue to look for other alternatives. However, the course on architectural history must be completed. They don't care about external evaluations because the reputation of their program has always been there. Even if they lose some viewers, they can rebuild the program.

When it comes to trying new things, there will be successes and failures. Although they are focused on success, success is not always possible. Lady Luck will not always be on your side, so they are prepared for failure, even though they feel that the quality of this episode is relatively high.

18?

He was stunned when he first saw the number.

Is it possible to reach eighteen right at the beginning?
These ratings absolutely blow out all other programs.

Keep in mind that the Spring Festival Gala only has around 30 views!
In other words, the percentage of viewers who tune in to your show within the same time period is already quite good, since viewers have many choices.

Their show guarantees a minimum of 15%, because the reputation they've built up over the years is very important.

Over the years, so many episodes have been produced, and so many outstanding scholars have been cultivated, all of whom have become very famous.

They had a minimum target of 15%, but they didn't expect it to reach 18% so early on.

As the show aired, this number continued to rise.

"Stable!"

Only then did the middle-aged man breathe a sigh of relief.

However, when it reached a certain peak, the middle-aged man was stunned. Then, everyone backstage went wild!

"25!"

"It's amazing that it could reach 25. Even at the peak of the show, it was only 25."

finally.

The number stopped at twenty-seven, then began to slowly decline, eventually fluctuating to twenty-six.

This made the director feel that it was somewhat unreal.

He managed to launch this program despite strong opposition.

After all, he can't control everything on this show.

However, it is possible to achieve this.

This is already a remarkable achievement for him.

The show peaked at 25, but this lecture somehow managed to stay at 26.

This proves that a lot of people watched it!
They probably didn't even expect it themselves.

After Zhou Yue was invited, the short video platform exploded.

"Holy crap, is this for real? They invited Professor Zhou?"

"What will Teacher Zhou teach? Will he teach history?"

"Architectural history? Isn't this a top-rated course at Ningbo University? I even searched for it online and watched all of it. Professor Zhou's teaching level is truly beyond doubt; it's already reached a very high level!"

"I'm going to college on TV, right?"

"I never expected that Professor Zhou, an engineering student, would be able to appear on such a program. It truly shows how diverse and talented people can be!"

"It's settled, I'll definitely go check it out!"

The production team probably didn't realize that a large portion of their audience was in the undergraduate to doctoral stage.

These people have basically watched Zhou Yue's classes on short video platforms, or seen him in person.

Then, at this point in time, it exploded!
This phenomenon, where a short video platform becomes popular and then airs on television, is probably unique.

(End of this chapter)