I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 60 Explosive Interview

After the math exam, Zhang Da'an used his own answers as a reference and checked them against the students one by one.

Before the exam, Zhang Da'an gave his students some mental preparation. He said that the college entrance exam math papers in recent years have not been easy and that there are likely to be all sorts of strange questions. He said that an average score of over 80 points would be considered passing.

Even with mental preparation, many people still cried after the 2017 college entrance examination math paper became more intense. However, after checking the answers, Zhang Da'an was quite satisfied.

"Don't feel like you bombed the exam. None of our students scored below 110, which basically guarantees a place in a decent second-tier university. Whether we can even get into a top-tier university is another story. The level of Port-au-Prince High School is roughly above the national average. They also checked the scores of some of their students, and the average score was around 47 or 48, which is about the national average. Our provincial average is less than double that, around 80. Based on this level, we're almost guaranteed to be in the top 50,000 in the province. Whether we can get into the top 40,000 is uncertain and depends on how others perform."

"But don't panic. The difficulty of this year's math exam will put too much pressure on the vast majority of test takers. As a result, many people will be overwhelmed by the English, physics, and chemistry exams that follow."

Zhang Da'an was not trying to comfort him; he had repeatedly said similar things over the past year.

The total score in the college entrance examination is not a national competition, but a provincial competition. The overall psychological pressure and emotions of candidates within the province are actually quite similar.

So, those who have undergone collective psychological training and emotional counseling at "Zhang An Education" are better than others.

"No way, Brother An, you're a liberal arts major..."

"You still know I'm a humanities major and not a psychiatrist?"

"Hahahahahaha..."

After the laughter subsided, Zhang Da'an raised his hand to quiet the laughter, then continued, "The English exam format will be more varied in the next few years, but the difficulty won't increase. So, feel free to do your best on English tomorrow. An average score of 137 or 138 would be great. As long as you don't fail English, you can easily handle the physics, chemistry, and biology questions. A total score of over 600 is a sure thing for getting into a top university."

Actually, Zhang Da'an told a small lie at this point. In reality, because this year, apart from English, the intensity of the humanities and science subjects was increased. With a total score of 710, someone with 520 points could choose any school in the province.

The cutoff score for first-tier universities is just over 500, and for liberal arts students it's even lower, below 500.

Next year will see a particularly large number of students retaking the college entrance exam, as tens of thousands of students failed this year.

So even if the comprehensive exam is not included, and only the total score of Chinese, Mathematics, and English is considered, all students of "Zhang An Education" can go to university.

They didn't know how strong they were, which was a little Easter egg planted by Zhang Da'an.

When the students from "Zhang An Education" went to the exam hall the next day to take the English exam, they discovered that the strangers in the same exam hall the day before were all in extremely low spirits.

One candidate, who was in one of the two exam rooms, was so nervous that he experienced auditory hallucinations and tinnitus, which directly resulted in him receiving a zero score on the English listening test.

This exam can be considered as a "test-taking experience" for the students. It was these little episodes that made them vaguely feel... am I a bit too strong?

While the students were still doubting whether they were too good, Zhang Da'an, who was being interviewed outside the examination hall, was bragging wildly to a reporter from the provincial education channel.

"Zhang An, we know you were the top science student last year. Why did you choose humanities this year? And how did you feel about the exam?" "I chose humanities because I wanted to study Chinese language and literature or something. Last year I chose science, and I was uncertain about my future, feeling very lost. It wasn't until I filled out my college application that I realized I didn't actually like science; I liked humanities. So this year I retook the exam and chose humanities. As I said, I liked humanities, so I did very well. I think I got close to full marks in Chinese, math, and English. After finishing the humanities comprehensive exam, I think my total score will be around 700."

"..."

The reporter's smile gradually faded as Zhang Da'an's arrogant demeanor became more pronounced, and the microphone in his hand trembled. He felt that today's interview task was a bit challenging.

"When we came here, we heard that you said last year that you wanted to be the top scorer in the liberal arts exam. So, is this score... this score that you predicted enough?"

"Of course it's enough. This year's exam was very difficult, and the level of question design was very low. It's quite difficult to filter out candidates in the middle range, but it's very clear for candidates in the top range. I estimate that there won't be a single 600-point score in the humanities this year. I'm 100 points above the passing mark, so I'm guaranteed to be the top scorer."

"..."

The young female reporter felt like she was listening to gibberish. She felt like she wasn't hearing Chinese. Even though it was Mandarin and she understood the words, when put together, it made her feel like she had a reading or speaking disorder.
"Zhang An is as confident as ever."

"be honest."

"..."

The female reporter originally thought the interview wouldn't be broadcast on television, but she never expected that it would be shown on the provincial education channel that very evening.

Ask why?
The new sponsor for this channel's new segment is "Zhang An Health," a local company in Jiangning City.

The interview caused a huge stir after it was released. On the day of the humanities exam, various local TV stations broadcast it, and print media of all sizes discussed and reflected on it.

"Contemporary geniuses talk about the college entrance exam," "A student from Wudu City says this year's college entrance exam questions were of very low quality," "A student from Shazhou City says this year's exam was very difficult and of very low quality," "Last year's top science student vows to become the top arts student this year"...

Anyway, it was absolutely explosive.

High schools and educational institutions of all sizes both loved and hated Zhang Da'an's outrageous remarks.

The reason for the lack of persuasion from teachers to students is because so many students failed the exam this year. But now that last year's top science student is saying the same thing, it makes sense. Besides, they even said that a score of around 500 is enough to get into a top-tier university.

It's simple to hate him. The effect of Zhang Da'an's interview was better than running countless advertisements. Even if you worked at CCTV for a year, you wouldn't achieve much.

On that day, there were hundreds of thousands of inquiries. Those who could find "Zhang An Education" could call directly, and those who couldn't would inquire at other institutions.

During the inquiry process, they directly lured away the parents of a student who was about to be accepted by the agency.

Only among those in the same profession is there such blatant hatred.

However, the Shazhou City Education Bureau is quite pleased. Although it's uncertain whether Zhang Da'an is truly a shoo-in for the top liberal arts student, the education investment company's payments at the end of this year... will definitely be substantial!
(End of this chapter)