Chapter Eighteen: A Conversation with Principal Zou

  The next morning, Su Jin called Boss Huang to explain the internet cafe situation. Although Boss Huang felt that Su Jin's sudden decision to open an internet cafe was a bit unprofessional, he still decided to cover for him. However, Boss Huang kindly reminded him to pay attention to recent policy changes, it seemed that Boss Huang had already received news that internet cafes were going to be cracked down on!

  For this, Su Jin had long been prepared. He planned to wait until the internet cafe was suppressed and most of them closed down, then fill in the market gap by entering the market. As for whether he would be suppressed himself, Su Jin felt no pressure at all. After all, Su Hangfeng was a deputy mayor, wasn't it? Could he not even protect his own internet cafe? Besides, he had already made a comprehensive plan for this and perhaps in the end, it would turn into one of Su Hangfeng's political achievements.

  Since it's still a while before the internet cafe crackdown, Su Jin wasn't in a hurry and let Su Yun go ahead with selecting a location, decorating, purchasing computers, and when everything was almost ready, he estimated that his own internet cafe would also be opening soon!

  After sending Su Yun away, Su Jin slowly arrived at school. Now, Su Jin's feeling towards Shang School is getting better and better. Perhaps it's the feeling of a change in mindset, he now thinks that coming to school when there's nothing else to do is also a rare form of entertainment!

  "Su Jin, you're here. The Writing Club is almost set up. I've already submitted the application to the school and it's been approved. They even agreed to let us use the classroom of Class 5 of '96 as our activity room. As for members, I spread the word that you're the president, and a bunch of classmates joined - over a hundred people, mostly your fans, but also some who genuinely like writing. I decided we'll have our first activity class this Wednesday afternoon! However, there's something that just came up - Principal Zou, who's in charge of school clubs, wants to meet you. If you're free, go see him after class." Liu Mei walked over and said to Su Jin as soon as she arrived at the classroom.

  "Really! Haha, Liu Xiaohua is indeed Liu Xiaohua, and it's actually settled so quickly, no problem, I'll go see Principal Zou in a bit!" Su Jin said with an excited face. These two days have been really good, Qian Ling has finished the website, and Liu Mei has also set up the writing club! Now it's time for him to make his big move!

  The annual expenses of the business school are not too high, but also not too low. They definitely do not reach the level of a top-tier university, and there is still some gap even compared to ordinary high schools. However, with the addition of students' tuition fees every year, it's not a small amount!

  So, although the teacher's office environment is not good, the principal's office environment is still very good! Principal Zou is not the actual principal, he is just the vice principal, but according to Huaxia's common sense, you still call him Principal Zou!

  Principal Zou was only in his thirties, and being able to hold the position of vice principal at this age indicated that he had a remarkable connection. Although it was just a vocational school, it still showed that he had an impressive background. In fact, this was indeed the case, and he had never concealed these connections before. However, who exactly his connections were is hard to say clearly.

  But he worked hard at school, and everyone was waiting for Principal Li to retire, then he would take over as principal! Principal Li is only two years away from retirement, and Principal Zou is the only principal in his 30s in the ancient city, with a bright future ahead of him!

  This can be seen from the fact that he is in charge of club work, commercial schools are not comparable to No. 1 Middle School, and the clubs in No. 1 Middle School are just for show, to cope with inspections, whoever is assigned to manage club work is basically saying they have been marginalized and can retire! But business school needs many clubs to disperse students' abundant energy, prevent them from fighting, dating, smoking, drinking... In short, in this social residual containment facility, the club has a crucial position, and the vice president in charge of managing club work naturally becomes the first vice president!

  When Su Jin walked into Principal Zou's office, Principal Zou was idly playing on the computer. In fact, even as the first vice principal of Shang School, there wasn't much for him to do. Club work was important, but each club had its own person in charge, and situations that required his presence were rare. In reality, although Shang School was looked down upon by First Middle School as a place where inferior students went, from another perspective, Shang School also had reason to look down on First Middle School. This was because Shang School's students mostly came into contact with society earlier, and the school was very willing to provide such opportunities. For example, the management of clubs and their operations were mostly handled by students, which invisibly trained their organizational and managerial abilities. There were also some external activities, like the annual school anniversary celebrations, which increased students' experience in interacting with the outside world. If First Middle School's students were flowers living in a greenhouse, then Shang School's students were small grasses that had experienced wind and rain on the outside. The Shang School students who came into contact with society too early were far from being as innocent as First Middle School's students. They had a clearer understanding of this society, so from this perspective, it was hard to say which school's students were more excellent!

  "Principal Zou, you wanted me!" Su Jin knocked on the door and walked into the office.

  "Ah, it's Su Jin! Come on in!" Principal Zou said warmly as soon as he saw Su Jin. With over two thousand students at Shang School, Principal Zou couldn't possibly know every single one of them, but someone like Su Jin, a prominent figure, was an exception.

  "Thank you, Principal Zhou!" Su Jin sat respectfully on the sofa beside him. Although he could have looked down on Principal Zhou with his reputation and background, why bother? He wasn't a childish kid after all. As a student, showing respect to the principal was only normal. What he did wouldn't lose face!

  "Ah, come have some tea!" Principal Zou was very pleased with Su Zhan's attitude. He had thought that this young and famous boy would be a bit arrogant, after all, he was young and proud! He personally poured a cup of tea for Su Zhan and handed it over to him.

  "The principal is too polite, and the students are surprised!" Su Jin hurriedly stood up, took the tea with both hands, thanked him repeatedly, and then sat down.

  Principal Zou smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Nothing, no need to be polite! By the way, Su Zhen, I heard you formed a club!"

  "Damn it, you knew that already!" Su Jing cursed in his heart, but immediately said: "Yes, Principal, I've established a writing club!"

  "En, writing club, this is a good thing, can exercise students' writing ability, which is very helpful for improving students' grades!" Principal Zou first expressed his affirmation, and then said: "Then do you have any specific ideas?"

  "Well, actually, the biggest idea I had when setting up this club was to organize classmates who like writing in school, so that we can learn from each other and make progress together. Do you know what specific activities are planned?" Su Jin asked somewhat puzzledly.

  Principal Zou smiled and said, "Su Jin, we all know that you've written a book called 'The First Intimate Contact', right? I've read it, and it's well-written, with fresh material and rich emotions! My idea is that since you're now setting up a writing club, can't you cultivate another writer from among the members? That's also the purpose of your writing club!"

  "Damn it, so that's how it is!" Su Jing cursed in his heart. He finally understood why he was called here today. There were as many clubs in school as there were hairs on a cow, and if each club had its own president, the principal would have no time for anything else. Even if he was special, at most he would just be here to listen to the principal's lecture, so why would they be so polite to him? He had even been moved to tears for half a day earlier!

  But Su Jin couldn't help but secretly admire Principal Zou, who was indeed a political elite. Most politicians would use their power to force or entice others to do things that harm the public interest for the sake of their own achievements.

  But this idea of his can be said to have achieved three things at once! Firstly, although Su was famous for writing books, because he had just entered the business school, most people would think that this was a foundation laid while reading in middle school and had nothing to do with the business school. If he could cultivate a student who could write books in the business school, then the reputation of the business school would be thoroughly established! People would say that this is because the business school's talent cultivation system is good!

  Secondly, Su Jing's reputation will further soar, and people's understanding of him will rise from a student with some writing talent to a master who can cultivate writing talents. Don't underestimate this upgrade - a student with some writing talent may be loved by others, but their future achievements are limited to being an author at most. However, a master who can cultivate writing talents is different; even if they don't do well in the future, opening a tutoring class can still bring in a lot of money! The difference between the two is clear at a glance!

  Thirdly, as the vice president in charge of school management and student union work, Zhou is also a direct supporter of Su Jin. Naturally, he can also gain enough political capital, which will add to his qualifications for taking over as principal in the future. His biggest disadvantage is that he is too young, and youth is equivalent to lack of experience in politics, which cannot be compensated for. The only way is to use more ability to make up for it, and how to prove his strong ability? Of course, it is necessary to achieve this through various political achievements. If it were a key middle school, the manifestation of political achievements would be more reflected in academic performance. Unfortunately, it is difficult to improve this aspect in a vocational school. The best way is still to manage student unions. If he can cultivate several talents recognized by society, that would also be a significant achievement!

  It can be said that in this proposal, the school, Su Jin, and he himself all benefited, which would encourage all three parties to work hard to make it happen. For Su Jin, as long as he had the ability, he would definitely try his best! Let him do it subjectively, rather than being forced or tempted to do so, and the chances of success would naturally increase greatly. Just this idea alone would demonstrate Principal Zou's exceptional abilities!

  "Principal, even if you don't assign this task to me, I will still do it. Discovering a classmate who can write is something I've always wanted to do, and this way we can explore various writing techniques more thoroughly. I'll start working on it right away. However, writing also requires a certain amount of talent, especially when it comes to producing books that are recognized by society and the people. It's not just about effort, but also about natural ability, so it may be difficult to achieve in a short period of time!" Su Jin said candidly.

  "I'm sure it's not easy, or else there would be writers all over the place! Do your best, don't rush! Is there anything you need help with in the club?" Principal Zou asked with a smile.

  Looking at Principal Zou's smile, Su Jin suddenly had a thought and said: "Nothing else is important, but I hope that Teacher Li Bing can be our advisor!"

  "Li Bing? If I'm not mistaken, isn't he a marketing teacher? What does that have to do with writing?" Principal Zou asked in confusion.

  "Haha, for books nowadays, writing well is one aspect, but to really make a big sale, you can't leave out promotion and marketing. And Teacher Li is an expert in this area. Moreover, if we can really use marketing methods to make a book a bestseller, isn't that more in line with the nature of our business school?" Su Jin said with a smile.

  Principal Zou thought for a moment and said: "That makes some sense, so be it. Later, I will arrange for Li Bing to be your instructor."

  "That's really thanks to Principal!" Su Jin said excitedly.

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