Past 9.
Class was over.
Zhang Ye was about to leave with President Wu and the department dean, but just as he stepped off the podium, he was surrounded by students!
"Teacher Zhang!"
"Can I have your autograph!?"
"Take a picture with me! I'm a fan of yours! "
"Teacher Zhang Ye, I have a literary question that I would like to consult you on. Do you have time after class? Can I treat you to lunch this afternoon? "
"I would like to consult you too!"
"I also have a major literary question!"
More than half of the students had left, but many of them still had classes. The remaining students were very enthusiastic. There were both men and women, but most of them were female. They surrounded Zhang Ye and asked him all sorts of questions. Zhang Ye was finally at his wit's end. Although he said that it would not happen again, he still gave autographs to a few students who had requests. He did not agree to take a picture with them. This was a university campus, and President Wu and the rest had not gone far. It was not appropriate to take a picture with them.
Wu Zeqing walked out of the classroom in her high heels. She smiled faintly, "Let's go. We won't wait for Little Zhang."
Chang Kaige looked back and shook his head helplessly, "Why did they even ask for autographs? This bunch of students, and that Teacher Little Zhang. Hai."
Professor Zeng laughed, "This means that Teacher Zhang is very popular. He can mingle well with the students."
Chang Kaige gave a wry smile. When President Wu walked far away, he glanced at Professor Zeng, "Old Zeng, why do I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen?"
Professor Zeng said, "Letting Zhang Ye teach might be the school's first attempt."
Another department's teacher said, "It's already messed up. He just met the students for the first time, and class hasn't even started, but Teacher Little Zhang is already openly questioning the education world's textbook review? When the class officially starts tomorrow, who knows what kind of earth-shattering things he will say. I'm also worried that once Zhang Ye comes, our Peking University's Chinese department will no longer be peaceful. Everyone in the industry knows that he dares to say anything with that mouth of his! "
They left as they discussed.
Over here.
After Zhang Ye dealt with the enthusiastic students, he found an excuse to leave. However, when he walked out of the classroom, he realized that someone was following him. Oh? Wasn't this the girl who asked the first question? He had seen her at the breakfast stall before.
Stopping in his tracks, Zhang Ye smiled and said, "What's the matter?"
Yao Mi greeted him with a cheeky smile. "Uncle Zhang."
Zhang Ye sweated a little and said, "How did I become an uncle? If you want to call me, you should call me Brother Zhang. I'm only a few years older than you. I'm not that old. "
Yao Mi chuckled and said, "But the seniority is here. You and my dad call each other brothers, so I can't just call you Big Brother. I have to call you Uncle."
Zhang Ye felt that this girl, who was not very pretty, looked very familiar, "Who is your dad?"
Yao Mi said casually, "My dad is Yao Jiancai."
"Heyo!" Zhang Ye was suddenly enlightened, "I was wondering why your eyes looked like a friend! So it's Old Yao's child. He mentioned you to me before, but he didn't mention that you had entered Peking University. Alright, Old Yao really hid it well. I never expected him to have such a smart daughter. What's your name? "
Yao Mi said, "I'm Yao Mi."
Zhang Ye asked, "What year are you?"
Yao Mi said, "Second year this year."
Zhang Ye said, "That's right. If there's anything, you can look for me."
Yao Mi said, "Hehe, then I'll have to trouble Uncle Zhang with my credits."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I'm new here, so I don't even know how the exam will be. I can't make the decision on this, but listen to my class well. I can guarantee that you will get the credits for this course."
"That's good." Yao Mi said.
As he spoke, Zhang Ye thought of something important, "Just nice, I also wanted to have a chat with the students in our class. What did your former Professor Wang teach in 'Appreciation of the Classics'?"
Yao Mi thought seriously, "It's just some famous works, like the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Journey to the West, and some other classics. They are mainly domestic works. Appreciation of foreign works is another course, taught by other teachers. Oh, but those were lectures given by Professor Wang a few years ago. This year, Professor Wang has only given us two classes. He talked a little about the Three Kingdoms and a little about Water Margin, but nothing else."
Zhang Ye roughly understood, "Then what do you want to listen to?"
Yao Mi giggled, "Isn't your specialty the Three Kingdoms?"
"Other than the Three Kingdoms? You don't have to care if I'm good at it or not. Just tell me, what is the mainstream opinion of all of you and the other students? Which famous work are you interested in? "Zhang Ye asked.
"About that …" Yao Mi licked her lips, "The one I'm most interested in is definitely 'Dream of the Red Chamber'."
Zhang Ye said in surprise, "Oh? Is that what everyone thinks? "
Yao Mi said, "At least I am. I like 'Dream of the Red Chamber' too much. The love story in it is too beautiful. Besides, not many people talk about 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. Even Professor Wang has not talked about it before. I heard from a few seniors who have taken this course that Professor Wang, after teaching 'Appreciation of the Classics' for so many years, would at most briefly mention the achievements of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', but never go into detail. When someone asks about 'Dream of the Red Chamber', Professor Wang would just brush it off, as if he was unwilling to talk about this famous work."
Zhang Ye blinked, "Is that so? Alright, I got it."
"You really want to talk about 'Dream of the Red Chamber'? That's great! "Yao Mi really wanted to hear it.
Zhang Ye smiled, "Not necessarily. I'll go back and think about it. I'll also prepare for it. Alright, quickly go back and prepare for your other classes. I'm leaving."
Yao Mi waved her hands, "Go on with your work. Goodbye, Uncle Zhang."
… …
Downstairs.
Outside the Chinese department's campus.
Zhang Ye was preparing to go home. Tomorrow was the first day of classes. He had not even decided on what to teach, so he naturally had to go back and prepare.
Beside a small garden.
A middle-aged man was smoking. When he saw Zhang Ye, he called out to him, "Teacher Little Zhang."
Zhang Ye looked over curiously. He looked familiar. He looked like one of the teachers who had been sitting in the first row with President Wu, "Hey, hello."
"Want a cigarette?" Professor Zeng handed over a cigarette.
Zhang Ye took it and lit it himself, "I just came. I'm still … You are?"
Professor Zeng chuckled, "My surname is Zeng. I teach History. You can just call me Old Zeng."
Zhang Ye smiled, "I wouldn't dare call you Old Zeng. Hello, Professor Zeng. Did you come over for a smoke when you don't have any classes?"
"No, I was waiting for you." Professor Zeng smiled, "We interacted on Weibo before. Have you forgotten?"
Zhang Ye was stunned. Then, he smacked himself in the head, "I remember. Heh! So it's you. Back when my 'Analysis of the Three Kingdoms' was first broadcast, many people doubted me. Thank you for your support. " Zhang Ye naturally had an impression of the person who had helped him. This was the Peking University History professor who had been verified on Weibo. He had personally posted on Weibo to support Zhang Ye, affirming the historical authenticity of "Zhang Ye's Analysis of the Three Kingdoms". Because of Professor Zeng's authoritative words, many people had dispelled their doubts. Zhang Ye had always wanted to thank him.
Professor Zeng took a puff of his cigarette, "Back then, I already said that with your knowledge of history, you are more than qualified to teach in a university. Indeed, it looks like I'm not the only one who thinks so. President Wu also thinks highly of you."
Zhang Ye said, "Thank you for your kindness, everyone."
Professor Zeng asked curiously, "I heard that President Wu only found you in the past two days. You will be teaching tomorrow, and it might be ten consecutive days of lectures. Are you ready?"
Zhang Ye leaned against the flower bed, "I have a general idea. I was just about to go home to prepare. I might even need to go to the library. Time is rather tight."
"What will it be about?" Professor Zeng asked.
Zhang Ye said, "Let's talk about 'Dream of the Red Chamber' first."
Hearing this, Professor Zeng was stunned, "You want to talk about 'Dream of the Red Chamber'?"
Zhang Ye wondered, "It should be. The students seem to want to hear it. Besides, Professor Wang had never talked about it before. I'm taking over Professor Wang's class, so I want to talk about something new."
Professor Zeng laughed, "You sure have guts."
Zhang Ye did not understand, "What do you mean guts? 'Dream of the Red Chamber' can't be talked about? "
It's not like it's a banned book! 'Dream of the Red Chamber' can't be talked about? It's not like it's f * * king 'Jin Ping Mei'!
Professor Zeng extinguished his cigarette and threw it into the trash can, "Do you really not know or are you pretending, Teacher Little Zhang? It's not that 'Dream of the Red Chamber' can't be talked about, but very few people dare to talk about it. It's too difficult. Do you think Professor Wang is the only one who doesn't want to talk about it? Look at those programs on television. How many experts dare to talk about 'Dream of the Red Chamber'? As for the other universities, their tone is basically the same. From what I know, not a single university's literature lecturer dares to talk about 'Dream of the Red Chamber' in detail to their students. Everyone tries to avoid it. Even if they talk about it, they only talk about a small part of it. Some of the details, or even some of the main plot, are skimmed over. No one dares to analyze it in detail, so gradually, there are no experts or professors who dare to touch it. "
Ah?
Why not?
What's wrong with this book?
Zhang Ye really did not understand. In his world, "Dream of the Red Chamber" was the best of the Four Great Classical Novels. There were countless people who talked about it. The most famous one was "Liu Xinwu Reveals the Secrets of the Red Chamber". There was another one that Liu Xinwu talked about on "Lecture Room", "The True Stories After the Eightieth Chapter of the Red Chamber". This had caused quite a stir in his world. The ratings were comparable to "Yi Zhong Tian's Analysis of the Three Kingdoms".
Professor Zeng looked at him and said, "Teacher Little Zhang, don't take the risk. I'm not doubting your literary standards, but 'Dream of the Red Chamber' can't be taught in detail. If you do, there will definitely be problems and people will question you. Well, I teach history, so I don't know much about classical literature. So I can't explain too much to you. You will know once you go back and check. My suggestion is for you to talk about the Three Kingdoms. This is your forte, so it would be a pity to lose it. I believe that President Wu invited you to put out the fire because of your understanding of the Three Kingdoms and your humorous way of lecturing. "
Zhang Ye threw up his hands and said, "I've already talked about the Three Kingdoms at Beijing Television Station. I want to express it completely, so I don't plan on repeating it."
Professor Zeng said helplessly, "Your way of thinking isn't right. Teaching students is a repetitive process. I've been teaching for so many years, but every time I bring a new student, I will repeat my previous lectures and theories. This is something that will never fade. Teacher Little Zhang, you really have to listen to my suggestion. Even if you don't talk about the Three Kingdoms, don't touch the pit of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'!"
He still did not understand!
Was "Dream of the Red Chamber" that scary?
"Make sure to remember. Alright, I still have a thesis to rush. I'll be leaving." Professor Zeng strolled away.
Zhang Ye's curiosity was piqued. I refuse to believe in heresy. He immediately returned home and prepared to investigate this world's Redology research!
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