9 AM.
Back at home.
Zhang Ye deactivated the Lucky Halo. When he saw how many Reputation Points he had spent, he felt the pinch. He did not know the exact progress of the meeting, nor did he know how the discussion went. In any case, he activated the Lucky Halo (Upgraded) when it was almost 8 AM and kept it on for about an hour. The Upgraded Lucky Halo was very costly, costing 100,000 Reputation Points per second. Even though Zhang Ye had become a big spender now, he still could not afford it. Fortunately, he had only used up a portion of his total Reputation Points at the lucky draw that day, so the rest was still bearable.
Just what was going on?
Who knows!
Never mind, who cares!
Zhang Ye opened the door and came out of his bedroom.
"What are you doing in the house?" his mother asked.
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I'm doing something important."
His father asked, "How's it going?"
Zhang Ye shrugged and said, "I guess we'll find out tonight."
His mother rolled her eyes. "Why are you acting so mysterious? The important thing right now is the revision of the textbooks. Oh yes, didn't your girlfriend previously work in the Ministry of Education? She used to be the vice president of Peking University and was even part of the local Ministry of Education. Ask your girlfriend to help you ask. You have to pay attention to this matter. "
But Zhang Ye said, "Aiya, don't worry about her. Mom, I'll help you make lunch. I'll go to work after lunch." Zhang Ye had nothing better to do anyway, so it was rare for him to help out at home. In fact, it was also to divert his attention so that he wouldn't have to sit there and think about the recompilation of national textbooks.
In the afternoon.
This matter was still being discussed online.
"I think the English textbooks have been finalized."
"Yeah, I heard that the junior high textbooks are a little more difficult."
"The math textbooks haven't been released yet."
"What about the Chinese textbooks?"
"I don't know."
"Actually, even if there's a revision, most of the content will be from the old textbooks, so there won't be much room for revision. There was news about that a while ago."
"Let's see whose essay they'll use."
"If they can show their face, it'll be amazing."
"It's more than amazing. They'll be famous all over the world."
Elsewhere.
Zhang Ye returned to the studio.
He had just stepped in when Elder Qian arrived. "Is this Little Zhang's Studio?"
Little Wang opened the door to receive him. "Yes, you are?"
Zhang Ye quickly came out when he heard them. "Aiyo, Elder Qian, what a rare visitor."
Elder Qian chuckled and said, "I was just passing by and heard that your Studio had just been established, so I came to drop by. Am I welcome?"
"Of course you're welcome." Zhang Ye said to the studio's staff, "This is Elder Qian, a leading figure in the literary world. In the future, if Elder Qian comes to visit when I'm not around, make sure to treat him well."
Little Wang said crisply, "Understood!"
Elder Qian said in amusement, "Kid, don't give me that."
"Let's talk inside." Zhang Ye and Elder Qian went upstairs.
After looking around for a while, Elder Qian suddenly looked at him. "You have a good relationship with Wu Zeqing?"
Old Wu?
Zhang Ye said, "Ah, it's alright."
Elder Qian nodded.
Zhang Ye wondered, "Why do you ask?"
Elder Qian said, "That old leader of yours is quite attentive to you. A friend of mine from the education world talked to me before. He's from Fudan University and is also involved in the textbook reform. Wu Zeqing contacted him a few days ago to ask if he could help you with the revision of the Chinese language textbooks. Back when Wu Zeqing was a leader in the education department, she helped my friend from Fudan quite a bit, so he naturally did not object. Later on, that friend of mine asked me about you and asked me about you. I told him not to believe the rumors and that Little Zhang is a pretty good person. He just acknowledged it and did not say anything else."
Zhang Ye really did not know about it. He said in surprise, "There's such a thing?"
Why didn't this Old Wu tell me about it!
Zhang Ye only found out about the exact date of the revision of the textbooks yesterday. Who could have thought that Old Wu already knew about it? And she had even helped him a lot?
Elder Qian blinked and said, "You didn't ask for Chief Wu's help? Then you should thank her properly. She's really put in a lot of effort for you. It looks like she thinks very highly of you. Although Wu Zeqing has gone to manage the entertainment industry, she still has some connections in the education world. There are quite a few old fellows from Peking University on the revision team. In recent years, Peking University has only had you as the only professor who has connections with Peking University, so they will definitely support you. Together with the support of Fudan University, you should be able to put up a good fight this time, especially with that 'Ode to Young China' essay. "
Zhang Ye chuckled and said, "Then shall I take your blessing?"
Elder Qian said with a sigh, "Kid, you're really going to soar into the sky."
He was indeed going to soar into the sky. But the prerequisite was that Zhang Ye's essay could win the approval of the Chinese language textbooks. Until the very last moment, no one would know the outcome!
Zhang Ye was waiting.
The studio's staff were waiting.
The education world and literary world were waiting.
The media reporters were also looking forward to it.
…
At 7 PM.
The studio's staff had not knocked off yet.
Little Wang said anxiously, "Will you be able to come out today?"
"I don't know." Wu Yi was browsing through the news online. "There's no news at all. The English and Chemistry textbooks have been confirmed, but there's still no news about the Chinese language textbooks."
Ha Qiqi said, "Let's wait a little longer."
"Eh, I've got it!"
"What?"
"Where, where?"
"Look at the news. The Chinese language textbooks have been confirmed!"
Instantly, the studio's staff gathered together. Zhang Ye also quickly came down from upstairs.
"Is Director Zhang here?"
"I'm looking for him!"
"An excerpt from Sun Fang's novel has been nominated?"
"Meng Han's poem has been included in the second semester of middle school textbooks?"
"Who else is there?"
"We're still flipping through it, don't worry!"
"Ah!"
"I saw it!"
"Holy shit! It's Director Zhang! "
"An excerpt from 'Ode to Young China' has been nominated! It's a middle school textbook! "
"Heavens! It's really been nominated! "
"Director Zhang! It's been nominated! It's been nominated! "
"Wait, why is there another one?"
"Holy shit!"
"'Tribute to the White Poplar'?"
"What's that?"
"When did Director Zhang write an essay about 'Tribute to the White Poplar'?"
"I know this one! I've seen it before! It was written by Director Zhang! "
"This, this has been included in the primary school textbooks? We didn't only have one essay nominated, but two of them!? "
'Tribute to the White Poplar'?
Zhang Ye was stunned for a moment before he remembered that this was an essay written by Chenchen during the parent-teacher conference. Chenchen did not know how to write and insisted on Zhang Ye writing it for her. It was this "Tribute to the White Poplar", which was also a famous essay from Zhang Ye's previous world that had been included in the national textbooks! When this essay was released, Zhang Ye had not yet made a name for himself, and because he had published it in a low-key manner, there was not much publicity for it. As a result, the essay was not very famous. Many people did not even know that Zhang Ye had such a work. So when "Tribute to the White Poplar" was included in the national textbooks, Zhang Ye was pleasantly surprised. This was indeed an unexpected gain!
He felt for himself …
Oh, he felt happy for the contradiction!
Instantly, the studio's staff were overjoyed!
"Director Zhang is almighty!"
"This is too awesome!"
"It's going to be included in the national textbooks!"
"There won't be any more changes, right?"
"No, it's already been announced that it's the final edition! It's confirmed! "
"I thought that just having one essay was already a great opportunity, but in the end, we got two? The people from the education world are really giving us face! It looks like Director Zhang did not offend that many people! "
"That's great!"
"The third step of the 'Reach the Summit' plan has been completed!"
"Yeah, I never thought that the third step could be completed!"
"We've even surpassed our expectations and completed the goal!"
Everyone was exclaiming.
Zhang Ye was also quite happy, but he thought to himself, "How could it be because of the people from the education world giving me face? If not for my Lucky Halo, if not for Old Wu's help, not to mention" Tribute to the White Poplar ", even that" Ode to Young China "might not have been selected!"
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