I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 27 was a huge hit.
"Zhengdong, what was your son's answer? Which university did he apply to?"

He said he would repeat a year of high school.

"..."

Deputy Director Qiu Jianmin felt he had seen a lot in his life, having served in the military and worked in government offices. Now that he was about to retire, he was about to witness a middle school top scorer become a college entrance exam top scorer a year later, and even a national top scorer.

But now this top scorer says he wants to repeat a year of high school.

no……

What knowledge do I have? I've never seen anything like this.

"Retaking the exam?!?"

The elderly women in the bureau, who loved to gossip, immediately became excited and started chattering incessantly. In fact, their clamor depended on the situation.

If it's not something from the bureau, then we can chat for a bit longer about sunflower seeds and peanuts.

If it's a matter within the bureau, they keep their mouths shut so tightly it's like they're operating at the highest level.

"Section Chief Zhang, that's over 700 points! If he scores just eleven more, it'll be a perfect score! Why does he need to repeat a year? He could go to any school! If my child could get that score, I'd be willing to be his maid."

"..."

Zhang Zhengdong also looked troubled. "His parents passed away early, and he's always been the one to make his own decisions since he was little. Once he's made up his mind, nothing can change it."

In fact, Zhang Zhengdong shared the same thought as the older women in his workplace: how wonderful it would be if this were his son.

Unfortunately not.

"With such a score, it's such a pity that he has to repeat a year."

"Hey, Section Chief Zhang, has your nephew said where he'd like to repeat a year of high school?"

He said he was just repeating a year for fun, and that he would become the top scorer again next year, and then repeat a year again.

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Divine gold.

It made my brain drop to the ground.

The old women stopped arguing and were speechless for a long time. After a while, someone had a flash of inspiration and said to Zhang Zhengdong with a smile, "Hey, Section Chief Zhang, let's not talk about your nephew's plans yet. This matter is good for you."

"Huh? This is a good thing for me? What a load of rubbish! I feel like I've let my cousin down."

"That's not how it's said, that's not how it's said, Section Chief Zhang, look."

A young woman in the office started arguing, "Your nephew is the top scorer in the national college entrance examination this year, he's incredibly famous, so his 'Zhang An Education' company is definitely going to expand. Besides the guidance center, it's probably the biggest company there, right?"

"It seems to be the largest private ...

"Yes, yes, he used the top scorer in the high school entrance exam to advertise his tutoring service last year, which was registered under the name of Dongweigang Middle School. This year, Dongweigang Middle School is going to be shut down, so if he buys the nameplate, it's like a private middle school. And it'll be completely private."

"Is this new company a complete integration with the private education sector?"

"Hey, Section Chief Zhang, your nephew has also registered with the labor market this year. He's going to hold a recruitment fair at the gymnasium soon. How many classes will he be recruiting?" "Yes, Section Chief Zhang, do you have any inside information?"

"..."

I was fine when I came to work, but when I left... I couldn't go back.

Not only the bureau chiefs, but also people from the city invited him to dinner, as well as the principals of several high schools, three of whom were deputy bureau chiefs concurrently serving as principals. In addition, there were comrades from neighboring Jiyang City and Shanghu City.

I heard that tomorrow, comrades from two or three districts and counties under the jurisdiction of Chongzhou City, across the Yangtze River, will come to exchange experiences.

It was during the meal that Zhang Zhengdong felt immense pressure.

The Industry and Commerce Bureau hopes that "Zhang An Education" will move to the city center, or if it wants to set up a company, it can find a place to register in the city. The Industry and Commerce Bureau can help choose a two- or three-story building with a courtyard and independent parking space without any problem.

The bank side is simple; we hope "Zhang An Education" will receive more loans and deposits.

Some banks needed deposits, some banks needed loans, and in short, several bank managers came, the kind who were related to Wuxing Village.

The vice mayor in charge of education didn't care. He wasn't displeased that Zhang Da'an didn't fill out his college application, but he was quite pleased that Zhang Da'an planned to repeat a year and become the top scorer again next year.

Of course, while drinking, they also discussed how much Zhang Da'an's expanded business had expanded.

The astonishing achievements of the three "top scorer tutoring classes" last year greatly shocked the parents of junior high school students in Shazhou City.

This month, it wasn't just parents from Shazhou City who came to register; the number of parents from the entire Wudu City, at least Shanghu and Loucheng, who came to inquire about and register increased considerably.

To this end, "Zhang An Education" also sent people to set up two enrollment and interview points in Shanghu and Loucheng respectively. They rented single rooms on the second floor, but installed internet cables for multimedia.

The middle school entrance exam retake is ultimately limited to a small scale, only within the greater Wudu city area. The college entrance exam retake is a completely different concept. Zhang Da'an is the top scorer in the national college entrance exam, so theoretically he can advertise nationwide.

In fact, Zhang Da'an was indeed preparing for this, and was already planning to establish an advertising company, a brokerage company, and a publishing company.

However, there is no prospect of a publishing company yet, because Zhang Da'an plans to directly buy the shell of a publishing company owned by the Shazhou City Printing Factory. The chairman of this company went to work on a sewing machine five years ago, so the company has stopped operating and has become a valuable asset that the printing factory is no longer willing to start.

Even though operations have stalled, these assets remain valuable because they still hold a number of book numbers.

Even after more than ten years, the book number will still be worth 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. Then there are the educational supplementary books. They can be sold directly, but it would be best to include them in the "Suggested Procurement Catalog of Extracurricular Tutoring Books". No matter what level of catalog it is, even if it is only a county-level catalog like Shazhou City, it is not a small amount.

Each of the ten middle schools will have 800 sets, resulting in a stable shipment of 8,000 sets. The price of each set is rarely lower than 30 yuan. Given Zhang Da'an's current status in middle school entrance exam tutoring, he can easily sell a set for 200 to 300 yuan.

However, Zhang Da'an did not plan to produce high-end goods for the school's procurement; a set would be priced at around twenty yuan.

Even at this price point, 8,000 units would still be a stable 160,000.

This income is as stable as a rock. In theory, as long as Zhang Da'an doesn't ruin his reputation, his "Top Scholar Tutoring Class" will produce high school entrance exam results every year, enough to live off until he dies.

If we guarantee at least one Shazhou City, and if we're lucky enough that the Education Bureau helps us secure district and county middle schools within the Wudu metropolitan area, then it won't be 160,000, but rather three to ten.

Therefore, from an economic perspective, the city cannot turn a blind eye to this; it will definitely cooperate with this rare "unicorn" company in the education industry.

Making a quick buck is a given, but helping others is also part of the job and cannot be taken lightly.

Uncle Zhang hadn't yet grasped his nephew's extraordinary abilities. Only after receiving a warm welcome from the city leaders did he truly understand why ancient families always hoped for a "prodigy" or a "talented individual" to emerge from their ranks.

To be honest, with this at home, you don't need to put in much effort to make progress!

(End of this chapter)