Chapter 36: The School's Support (2)

  Su Jian sighed secretly in his heart, he was very clear that the government of later generations indeed treated the Internet like this, using the major websites on the Internet at that time to simultaneously suppress these propaganda societies' dark sides! In the absence of upload channels and profit, such things quickly fell into decline.

  "Haha, it seems that your writing club still has a significant impact!" Li Yuming said noncommittally.

  Su Jian smiled faintly, and his childish face looked confident, as if everything was under control. Looking at Li Yuming, he said: "What we talked about earlier were just some nonsense, some grand theories that people use to cover their faces at specific moments, but are actually discarded in the toilet and ignored in daily life. Now I want to really talk about us, about this school, and about the students in this school!"

  "Really?" Li Yuming was taken aback, seemingly surprised yet also somewhat expectant. He looked at Su Zhan with a questioning gaze that also held anticipation and said calmly, "Then go ahead and talk about the real issues concerning us, this school, and its students!"

  Su Jin looked at Li Yuming with a sincere gaze and said earnestly, "Principal, I know you are a principal who truly cares about students and considers their well-being. This is why I have always respected you! I want to be frank and ask, what do you think the future holds for our school's graduates? Where can they develop themselves?"

  Li Yuming took a deep breath and said faintly: "In theory, as long as one works hard, society will ultimately give him returns!"

  "Haha, you said it yourself, this is just theoretical! In reality, there are countless cases where someone puts in a huge amount of effort but gets no return!" Su Jin said with a mocking tone and a hint of sarcasm.

  "This is the current state of society! No one can change it! Do you have any good ideas?" Li Yuming's age had long passed the time when he would get angry over a few words, and instead asked with interest.

  "I certainly can't, but I can give them a chance, an opportunity to achieve something through their own efforts. For one person to be successful, there are two things: one is to work hard oneself, and the other is to have opportunities! Compared to one's own efforts, opportunities are even more important. Because effort can be controlled by oneself, but opportunities are not always available, right?" Su Zhan asked excitedly.

  "What opportunity are you referring to?"

  "For now, it's true, but trust me, this is just the beginning. This will be an industry that will grow and expand, but when it really takes off, it won't be as easy to succeed as it is now. Just like any other field, pioneers always have the right to reap some benefits." Su Jin said with a passionate tone.

  Li Yuming picked up the teacup in his hand, took a light sip, closed his eyes, and seemed to have fallen asleep.

  Su Jiner hummed coldly and ignored Li Yuming. He stood up, sank into his own thoughts, and continued: "This is for the students, for this school, I think the emergence of the writing club is a hundred benefits and no harm! Yes, now there are some negative comments about our school in the newspaper, saying that our school has abandoned its purity and taken the path of commercialization, saying that our students are money-worshipping and so on. But does this have any impact on our school? The reason why the newspaper published these comments is simply because we offended some people's interests, nothing more!

  They didn't say anything bad about vocational schools before, just because it was meaningless. Are vocational schools really that good? I don't think so! In fact, we all know that the current vocational schools are not as glorious as they were 20 years ago. Going to high school and taking the college entrance exam is the right path for a student. Most students who come to vocational schools are poor students or those who perform poorly in academics and cannot make it in regular high schools. They come to school with the goal of learning a skill, finding a job in society, and making a living. Whether parents or students care about academic performance is not important; what matters most is having a real skill! There's some worship of money, some commercialization, letting students know early on about the cruelty of society, experiencing market rules - what's wrong with that? Isn't this exactly what vocational schools should be teaching students?!

  If we can enable students to achieve certain accomplishments in school, gain an advantage for their future social life, and even earn money on their own while still in school, I think more parents and students will thank us! Now the whole country is shouting for education reform, but nobody knows where to start or how to do it. But isn't the purpose of reform to let students leave behind their ivory tower lives, truly integrate into society, adapt to society, and genuinely improve student quality? From this perspective, we can say that we are pioneers in education reform!

  Li Yuming finally opened his eyes, looking at Su Zhen with interest and smiled: "Oh? What benefits can that bring to this old man like me? I'm now just looking forward to a peaceful life after retirement in two days!"

  Su Jin looked at Li Yuming's expression and was overjoyed in his heart. He estimated that Li Yuming had already agreed, otherwise he wouldn't be speaking in this tone. Su Jin excitedly said: "Of course there are benefits! If it were some other mediocre principal, they would just muddle along until the end of their days, but who are you? You are a renowned educator with students all over the world, truly putting students at heart, and genuinely imparting knowledge to them. You are a modern-day master teacher, an engineer of human souls! An old steed in its stable still has ambitions that stretch for a thousand miles. A hero's spirit remains unyielding even in old age. Precisely because you have reached this age, you should truly do something and leave something behind, so as not to waste your life! If this matter is successful, as the pioneer and achiever of our country's education reform, you will surely be remembered for generations to come, and your name will be revered forever! Isn't that a good thing?"

  Li Yuming was already moved, and Su Jin was even more flattering, picking only good words to say, almost blowing Li Yuming into the sky!

  Li Yuming looked at Su Jin's hopeful and eager eyes, suddenly bursting into loud laughter! He said: "This is a loss for you with this mouth of yours, speaking logic is actually one set after another, I couldn't even get a word in edgewise! Nor do I know who you learned from, but Xing Feng's silent and taciturn personality doesn't have as many words as you!"

  "Hmm!" Su Jin chuckled dryly and then asked tentatively: "What did you mean, Master?"

  "You've said it to this extent, if I still don't agree, I'm afraid I'll be a national sinner who is conservative, guilty of great evil and going against the tide of the times!" Li Yuming joked.

  "So you agreed?"

  "Alright!" Li Yuming nodded and said.

  "It's really great!" Su Jin suddenly exclaimed excitedly, although he had expected it, but actually hearing Li Yuming say so. Su Jin was still excited and couldn't control himself! It was just too difficult to achieve!

  Under the current system of China, under the current atmosphere, it is extremely difficult for a school to support students in creating online fantasy works! Many people don't even dare to think about it! Because this is simply a pie-in-the-sky thing!

  In fact, this kind of thing is unthinkable in a traditional high school! It's only possible in this vocational school, which is not valued by society, and coincides with the country's upcoming education reform.

  And this was also the reason why Su Jin refused to return to Yizhong and insisted on studying at Shangxue! Only here did he have a chance to realize his dreams! Li Yuming's prestige in school was unmatched, and even in the entire ancient city's cultural circle, except for a few big shots like Wang Xing, no one dared to provoke him! With his support, not only would no one in Shangxue dare to speak ill of the Writing Society again, but also throughout the ancient city, anyone who wanted to give the Writing Society trouble would have to weigh their own strength first and wouldn't dare act rashly again!

  Su Jin knew that from this moment on, he would truly enter the fast lane of career development and rapidly advance towards his own future and dreams!