I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 15 Comrade Zhang Jinxi, the "Little Cannon"
The "Top Scholar Tutoring Class" has been operating quite well. Although the Education Bureau has come to inspect it a few times, they haven't found any major problems. In fact, "Zhang An Education" has even gained points in terms of teaching facilities and safety environment.

Normally, it's not possible to repeat the third year of junior high school in a public school. However, there are traditional methods in the countryside. Among the 150 students, nearly one-third had medical records signed by doctors last year.

In this situation, it is reasonable for them to continue their nine-year compulsory education in a public school.

Of course, this is on the premise that everything is taken care of. Getting a doctor's signature at a township health center is not a simple matter of just making a few requests.

So from this perspective, the families of Zhang Da'an's students are considered "rich or noble" in rural towns and villages, albeit in a poorer sense.

A family that can afford to pay 30,000 yuan for their child's education upfront cannot be considered an ordinary family, even in the context of a rapidly developing economy twenty years from now.

"As for this year's English exam, I estimate it won't deviate from the syllabus. There are only two grammar points: conditional adverbial clauses and relative clauses. You can go through the others briefly, but the main focus of your training will be on these two. Starting tomorrow, we'll work on the 'Top Scorer's Practice Questions' and do an internal simulation. Okay, that's all for now. If there's anything I didn't explain clearly, you can ask me later, or you can write it on a question card and I'll answer it then."

The podium was large, but there were seats. Zhang Da'an usually didn't need to write much on the whiteboard when lecturing while seated; he mainly used the projector.

The period of intensive blackboard teaching is over. The next five months will focus on multimedia courses. Of course, some major problems will still be taught on the blackboard, such as geometric sequences and geometry in mathematics; Archimedes' principle in physics; and solubility problems in chemistry. These are all questions that are constantly being tested and are worth more than ten points each. Without practice, we cannot afford to skip these questions.

Most people couldn't handle this level of intensity, but Zhang Da'an recorded his lectures simultaneously from day one, so even though a considerable number of students couldn't keep up at first, they could watch the videos repeatedly and practice repeatedly, which greatly shortened their progress.

This is unimaginable in a normal middle school, but at "Zhang An Education," videotapes and transcribed CDs are all archived in a categorized manner.

As soon as this year's college entrance examination results are released, we will cooperate with the newspaper in Shazhou City to publish audio-visual products and teaching aids.

Audio-visual products can be sold four times: first, on cassette tapes; second, on videotapes; third, on CDs; and fourth, on VCDs. Selling them nationwide is definitely not feasible, but making a fortune in the areas surrounding Shazhou City shouldn't be a problem.

Especially now that the relationship with the Shazhou City Printing Factory is quite good, the teaching materials Zhang Da'an uses at "Zhang'an Education" are all high-end products, and you can tell at a glance that they are not just for show.

The reason for this thankless effort is still to establish a "high-end" brand image.

Could the paper used by the top scorer be ordinary A4 paper?

Furthermore, these students who are repeating the high school entrance exam are very likely to still be his clients three years later. Since Zhang Da'an has chosen this profession, he will definitely cultivate and develop it further.

If they're already charging 30,000 this year, and they're still charging 30,000 three years from now, are they even human?!
It's not easy for these nouveau riche bosses to make a fortune. They've only just been given a second chance at life, and they can't live with themselves if they don't take more than they deserve.

However, the local business owners had no objections. Zhang Da'an's work intensity over the past six months was evident to all. In their eyes, Zhang Da'an was practically an iron man. They admired him for earning this much money, unlike the money they could earn.

It wasn't just the parents who felt this way; the teachers from Dongweigang Middle School who came to work as part-time teaching assistants also admired him greatly.

They used to be a little embarrassed and ate at the cafeteria of Dongweigang Middle School, but now they've all loosened up and are openly enjoying their meals at "Zhang An Education." Zhang Da'an pays them a modest fee of 1,500 yuan a month, but compared to their monthly salary of 700-800 yuan at Dongweigang Middle School, which wasn't even guaranteed, it's quite generous.

Another point is that they don't need to teach classes. They wanted to earn the tuition fees, but after seeing Zhang Da'an's workload, they gave up directly, saying that this money is not something humans can earn.

"Tsk tsk, another full-day medical class, it's terrifying."

"Anyway, this is the first time in my life I've ever seen a real iron man. How can he keep up? His energy is just too much. Just a couple of days ago, he still had the energy to give an interview and even went to oversee the construction site in the North District. Seriously... even machines need some lubrication, right? I can't stand on the podium for half a day without feeling like my back is going to break into eighteen pieces."

At the "Zhang An Education" restaurant, the part-time teachers had nothing to say except to marvel at Zhang Da'an as a superhuman robot.

I've never seen anyone play like this before.

Among all public service industries, doctors, teachers, and police officers are the most hardworking. Unlike doctors and police officers who also have to withstand high pressure, the teaching profession is said to be "white-collar," but if a teacher is truly a master teacher, a day's work is no different from heavy physical labor.

All renowned teachers must be in good health.

When the classes started last summer, Zhang Da'an's teaching materials were not very comprehensive. He continued to supplement and practice every month. Thanks to the assistance of advanced tools such as multimedia, he was able to make a smooth transition.

In the beginning, they relied solely on physical strength and energy to get through the challenges. The teachers at Dongweigang Middle School were unable to handle the teaching and training tasks and could only serve as teaching assistants.

As Zhang Da'an collected more classroom videos, and since the test preparation was cyclical, it became easier as time went on. However, even at the current intensity, if a slightly older teacher were to teach all subjects, their voice would become hoarse within a day, and they would be unable to speak normally after three days. After more than a week, they would almost certainly suffer permanent damage.

Even those unsophisticated business owners who knew nothing about teaching could see that Zhang Da'an was as tough as iron and as strong as steel, let alone the teachers of Dongweigang Middle School.

While he might talk about it during the meal, his admiration for the scene was genuine.

They had no envy or jealousy whatsoever for Zhang Da'an making this money. As the saying goes, "If you're so good, then you do it," but if they did, they really wouldn't be good enough and would likely die young.

Rumors circulated outside that teachers from Dongweigang Middle School had also become involved in the teaching. In reality, those within the school knew their own situation. Once the school gates were closed, they gave Zhang Da'an the nickname "Zhang Jinxi".

Some elderly men nearing retirement called Zhang Da'an a "comrade of steel" with an iron will.

Because the student cafeteria and the faculty cafeteria are combined, some mischievous students started calling him "Little Steel Comrade," which eventually evolved into the more abstract nickname "Little Steel Cannon."

Even the female students agreed with this nickname, after all, Teacher Zhang, the top scorer in the high school entrance exam, was indeed impressive.

(End of this chapter)