Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 132 You'll take care of me for three years, I'll take care of you for three months

It's still Star Cafe, still under the "STARFUNK" sign.

The only difference was that the person opposite them had changed from a student to a teacher.

Ding Rong, a former senior high school homeroom teacher, is currently on vacation. She doesn't have children yet, so she's quite idle every day, only needing to go back to school twice a week for meetings.

Ding Rong felt rather surprised that a former student had asked her out for coffee alone, especially since the student was Zhai Da, who could be considered a miracle in her short career.

"Would you like something to drink? It's on me."

Zhai Da shook his head and flicked his wrist.

An extra 330ml bottle of Coke, chubby and plump, was handed to his former homeroom teacher.

Ding Rong glanced at the order counter and noticed that the staff seemed used to it.

Zhai Da chatted for a couple of minutes, inquiring about the teacher's physical and mental health, before quickly getting to the point: "Teacher Ding, I've come to recommend a job opportunity to you."

Ding Rong nodded subconsciously: "I understand that I won't go back on my promise. I'll recommend you to my husband's electronics factory tomorrow."

Then she realized something was wrong: "Wait a minute. Didn't you estimate your score to be 450? Why are you looking for a job? Are you trying to save some money over the summer?"

Then, realizing something was amiss, she asked, "You're going to introduce me to a job?"

Ding Rong frowned, beginning to doubt her language comprehension ability.
Wait a minute, I'm a Chinese language teacher!

Zhai Da explained, "You heard me right, it's like this, I plan to run an intensive tutoring class during the summer vacation."

You've been in charge of me for three years, so it's okay if I take care of you for three months, right?

He was already looking forward to what it would be like to test Ding Rong.

What? The papers aren't finished being graded? Why can everyone else finish grading them but you can't? Look for the reasons within yourself!

Okay, just kidding.

Ding Rong was a choice he made after careful consideration. Although this homeroom teacher's teaching level could only be described as adequate, she had an advantage: she had just experienced the senior year of high school and a new round of college entrance examinations.

Therefore, compared to the teachers currently teaching the first and second years of high school, this year's teachers are closer to the "front line," which is a significant advantage. After all, Dongyang doesn't have any famous teachers, so choosing the best among the worst is already quite good.

The teachers that Zhai Da targeted this time were all in similar situations. As for teachers teaching outside of school, this is currently a common practice, not explicitly prohibited, and even quite rampant. It is an extra source of income that most teachers need.

Generally speaking, it's several times the fixed salary at school.

Almost 80% of teachers are doing this, whether it's teaching at an institution, running a small class at home, or having a husband who works in an electronics factory and is too lazy to do it.

By recruiting several qualified teachers, along with him, Lu Wei, and Xiang You, a basic teaching team was set up, and they could begin trial operations and student recruitment.

The process of persuading Ding Rong went smoothly. This former homeroom teacher was mainly driven by curiosity, and didn't care about the money. She even asked Zhai Da if he had enough money so she could lend him some.

Ding Rong was very excited to hear that she could work with the mysterious tutor who had trained Zhai Da to become a "true dragon in the wool spinning industry".

After that, Zhai Da went to many places, some to the teachers' homes, some to coffee shops, and some directly to No. 99 Luochuan Road, inviting a total of six teachers.

The success rate was low, about 50/50, but those that didn't go through were not ruled out, and Zhai Da might come back in the future.

Because it can't be done openly, there's no need to sign any contracts. It all relies on trust and verbal agreements. Once the schedule is arranged, the teachers are informed, and they can come to teach on their own. Payment is settled weekly, and it doesn't even affect their ability to do other tutoring jobs. As long as their bodies can handle it and the teaching quality doesn't decline, that's fine.

In the days that followed, every aspect of Utopia was being perfected at a visible pace.

The venue underwent light renovations, which were handled by Fan Junwei and a few others. This included installing surveillance cameras, providing teaching aids, hanging up a "Utopia Education" sign, and posting some promotional materials.

By the way, at Zhai Da's request, an old-fashioned light bulb was tied to the tree trunk near the teaching building in the yard, and a wire was specially strung up. Theoretically, the light emitted could pass through the windows and cover most of the three-story building, but it was so dim that mosquitoes didn't even bother to fly there at night. I don't know what its purpose was.

They even set aside a classroom and labeled it "Study Habit Cultivation Room," but I don't know what it's for.

Secondly, the basic teaching team has been completed. There are now teachers for all nine subjects: Chinese, mathematics, English, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, politics, and history. Some teachers hold multiple positions, such as Lu Wei, who has to teach both mathematics and physics. Other teachers have multiple teachers for a single subject, such as Ding Rong for Chinese. However, Zhai Da is responsible for providing specialized tutoring in composition.

It's a bit of a makeshift operation, and there's room for improvement, but Utopia doesn't rely solely on the teacher's smooth talk; it has its own core competitiveness.

The course sales package has been finalized. Zhai Da spent some time conducting training and printed enough flyers. The flyer design was sponsored by that lady from Phoenix Media, in exchange for a handwritten autographed letter from Zhai Da later.

In the office room, Zhai Da hung up a laminated copy of the "Business License", which read "Yujia Co., Ltd. of Dongyang County, Qian City".

Wu Yue asked curiously, "Where did this come from?"

Zhai Da said, "I was prepared. I registered before the college entrance examination, which took about a month."

Because we weren't sure which direction to take at the time, we selected all the business scopes we could, and the company name didn't have the "education" suffix.

"Registered capital of 30? Where did you get so much money?" "That's so tacky. This is subscribed capital, and you're a small-scale taxpayer. Just take this number as bragging."

"Does having this mean we can legally conduct education?"

Zhai Da smiled:
"In theory, a 'school operating license' is also required, but when I went to the county to inquire, they told me that only educational training institutions at the city level or above need to apply for it. Moreover, this requirement only started in 04 and is basically only applied to large private full-time schools."

Zhai Da tapped the business license: "So right now, nobody cares if we do this in Dongyang County. As long as we have a business license, it's fine. The same goes for other training institutions, big and small."

As times progress, the management methods for many things gradually change. Before 04, it was one way, and now it is another. Waiting for a "double cut" in the future will be even more difficult.

In short, he was trying his best to comply with all regulations, but unfortunately, this "demon" of his was not subject to any specific rules.

Wu Yue looked out the window. 99 Luochuan Road was almost complete. He sighed, "And now?"

Zhai Da glanced at his phone and saw a message from Phoenix Media informing him that "The Long Road of Lü" had been printed and was ready to go on sale once the college entrance examination results were released and the book jacket was attached.

"Now?"

"Roll up your sleeves and get to work, and wait for the storm to send you soaring into the sky!"

June 20th, two weeks after the college entrance examination, one week after the estimated scores, and three days before the scores are released.

Utopia Education has officially begun enrolling students.

"Junior, are you interested in summer training programs?"

At the entrance of Maofang Middle School, Ao Wen, wearing his long-unused school uniform, blocked the way home from school and handed out flyers.

At other intersections, many people were doing the same thing. The first and second year high school students haven't had their summer vacation yet, and there are still a large number of students at the school every day.

Distributing flyers is not uncommon, but distributing flyers while wearing your own school uniform is really eye-catching.

And he called me "junior"~
After one or two people stopped, more people gradually gathered around out of curiosity.

"A training course run by the senior himself?"

Facing his junior, even though he was not usually very talkative, Ao Wen spoke with more ease and confidence:
"Do you know the real dragon of the wool textile industry? A big shot with an estimated score of 450."

The junior student asked in confusion, "I've heard of a genius who estimates a score of 450, and even has a chance to become the top scorer in the college entrance examination, but isn't his nickname 'Happy Captain'?"

Ao Wen was taken aback: "What 'Happy Captain'? You must have mixed up the cartoons!"

"No, they all say this guy is juggling two of the most beautiful girls from the previous year! I've met Senior Lin before, she's so pretty, I wonder how happy this captain is."

A boy standing nearby chuckled, "You can't imagine how happy the captain is! He knows what the school beauty smells like!"

"Hehehe~"

Ao Wen: Who spread this chicken neck rumor?!
They even have catchy rhymes about it?!
"That's not important. The key point is that a top scorer who scored 450 points will personally teach you how to write essays. You know, because of him, the average essay score for our year has increased by five points. We have professional facilities and professional teachers!"

Several younger students took the flyer and exclaimed in surprise, "You can even tutor us on college application? Free explanation of the 08 regulations!"

Summer training courses are common, but these two are truly unique and hit the nail on the head!

Ao Wen thought to himself that Zhai Da was right: the summer program was the foundation of everything, but these two were the most attractive.

Ao Wen pointed at the flyer and said, "The college application process is mainly for our year, but you also need to plan ahead. Did you see the questions on the flyer? Do you understand the difference between 'Computer Science and Technology' and 'Information and Computing Science'? They'll both be traps!"

The flyer simply and directly lists several common questions about the college entrance examination, application process, and the new regulations of 08, ensuring that parents and students will feel anxious and ready to speak up if they find any missing information.

“Take these flyers home and discuss it with your family. If you’re interested, I’ll add you to a QQ group where there will be more information and bonus courses.”

The same scene also occurred at other intersections near Maofang Middle School, including No. 1 Middle School and No. 3 Middle School.

In later generations, this practice would be called "ground promotion".

Meanwhile, this year's college entrance examination students are also frantically connecting through various QQ groups, and Liu Meng's phone is practically smoking from all the pressing.

In later generations, this practice would be called "community".

Because it grasped the common pain points of users during this period, the customer acquisition efficiency was extremely high. In just one day, it captured more than 300 sales leads through the initial screening.

With the promise of "free benefit classes" as an incentive, some students expressed their willingness to attend the weekend trial class that very day, or rather, their parents were very interested.

So the next morning, eighteen parents, filled with curiosity, arrived at Utopia.

(End of this chapter)