Online.
At the beginning, many people were still continuing the topic from last night. More and more people joined the ranks of supporting "Ode to Young China". There were also more and more people joining the ranks of denouncing Zhang Ye. It was a heated argument. Then, suddenly, at a certain point in time, the situation changed!
"Ah, ah, ah!"
"My eyes!"
"Quick, take a look at People's Daily!"
"What People's Daily? Why are we looking at it? "
"Isn't that a politically oriented newspaper? Why would the commoners buy it!"
"Let me take a look. Our organization has custom-made copies.... Heavens! My eyes must be blind! What is this? People's Daily has published an excerpt from 'Ode to Young China'! "
"Impossible!"
"F * * k! Is that for real? "
"I'll post a picture. Take a look for yourselves. Why would I lie to you!"
Today's issue of People's Daily's third page photo was posted online. Immediately, those who saw it were shocked!
"This is major news!"
"Too awesome, too awesome!"
"Teacher Zhang Ye has appeared on People's Daily!"
"I knew it. How could such a famous work like 'Ode to Young China' be toppled by a few scoldings! This is definitely something that will be passed down for generations to come! "
Immediately, many people cried out in disbelief!
Elder Qian, Yao Jiancai, Zhao Guozhou, Hu Fei, Xiao Lu, Hou Ge, Hou Di, Wang Xiong, Dong Shanshan, Wang Xiaomei, etc. Many of Zhang Ye's old friends and colleagues Liked and forwarded it on Weibo.
Zhao Guozhou: "Congratulations."
Yao Jiancai: "Bro, well done! Haha! "
Xiao Lu: "Teacher Zhang Ye is so strong!"
Elder Qian: "As long as it's gold, it will shine!"
Dong Shanshan: "Old classmate, I'm happy for you."
As for those who had been denouncing Zhang Ye with righteous indignation, they were silenced. Most of them shut their mouths and quietly went offline. There were still some people who were unwilling to accept it and continued to curse a few more times. However, their voices became fewer and fewer. Finally, there was no more movement! People's Daily had already affirmed Zhang Ye's speech, so it was meaningless for them to continue denouncing it!
......
Noon.
Zhang Ye treated them to a meal.
The cafeteria was on Peking University's campus. Although it was called a cafeteria, it was actually a restaurant. It was quite a high class place. Zhang Ye had already called early to reserve a private room. He did not know how many people would be there, but he did not lack the money. He decided to reserve a private room for 20 people with two tables.
"Teacher Zhang, congratulations."
"Thank you, Teacher Yu."
"Little Zhang, I heard you were on People's Daily?"
"Well, I didn't expect that either. Professor Li, Teacher Yu, you two came at the right time. I was just about to call you two over. Let's have dinner together. I've already made reservations."
"Is it appropriate?"
"I'll be the host. Let's all go."
"Haha, alright, I'll freeload you for a meal."
"It's almost the new year's winter break. Let's have a gathering."
As more and more people gathered, most of them were teachers from the Chinese department. Zhang Ye invited the Dean and Secretary of the department, but Zhen Shuquan and Chang Kaige had not come to work. It seemed like he had gone to the hospital to visit the principal, while the other had gone to the city for a meeting. Since they were not around, there was nothing he could do about it. As for Yan Jiantao and a few other old professors and lecturers who were on good terms with Professor Yan, Zhang Ye did not even invite them. He knew that they were still sulking and would not come, so why would Zhang Ye invite himself to be snubbed? Besides, he had won the battle this time. He had scolded those who deserved to be scolded and slapped those who deserved to be slapped in the face. If he were to invite Yan Jiantao now, it would inevitably give others the feeling that he was a scoundrel intoxicated by success.
Ring, ring, ring.
A phone call came.
Since there was no one around, Zhang Ye picked it up, "Hello?"
"Hello, Zhang Ye." It was a woman's voice, "I'm from People's Daily. As the draft was rushed, we added your speech at the last minute. That's why I didn't have the time to greet you."
Zhang Ye hurriedly said, "It's alright. It's my honor to be on People's Daily. Thank you."
The woman smiled, "It was recommended by your President Wu. After we reviewed it, we felt that it was pretty good, so we decided to add it at the last minute at 3 AM."
"Recommended by President Wu?" Zhang Ye was stunned.
The woman said curiously, "That's right. You didn't know? Oh, it's alright. I'm contacting you to find out how you collect royalties. Do you use the postal service or the bank card? "
Zhang Ye said, "There's no need. I can't wait to be honored. How can I ask for royalties?"
"Give me your bank card account number. This is the rule. We definitely have to go through this process, but the royalties aren't much. It's a total of 23 RMB." The woman said.
Zhang Ye could only say, "Alright, then I'll text you my bank card number."
After hanging up, Zhang Ye sent her the message. To be honest, People's Daily's royalties were ridiculously low. It wasn't the first time Zhang Ye had appeared on the news. For example, the Beijing Times. Although the royalties weren't much, they were still in the hundreds each time. It was normal for the word count to be in the thousands. Zhang Ye's poems and essays had received royalties quite a few times, but this was the first time he had received a two-digit royalty.
But then again, ever since Zhang Ye debuted, he had appeared on almost all the newspapers in the country, be it in the local areas. The only exception was the People's Daily. This was because this newspaper had a political orientation. It did not have an entertainment section. If it were a normal singer or actor, no matter how big of a name they were, they would not have a chance to appear on such a newspaper. It was the same for Zhang Yuanqi, but Zhang Ye had done it. He was already very lucky to be able to appear on People's Daily. Royalties? That was not important. There were tens of millions of people who wanted to appear on this newspaper, even if it wasn't a hundred million. This was something that couldn't be bought with any amount of money. Even if Zhang Ye was given a royalty of 23 RMB, he would still be willing to pay a million RMB!
This was fame!
This was prestige!
This was a golden qualification!
Was Yan Jiantao awesome? Was he qualified? Was his prestige high? But Comrade Old Yan had never appeared on People's Daily before! If not, why would he go back to his office alone after hearing the news in the morning and not come out? This was because the meaning behind it was not ordinary!
"Teacher Zhang, shall we go?"
"Alright, Teacher Su. I'll make another call."
"Alright, then everyone will wait for you downstairs."
"Alright, go downstairs first. I'll be right there."
Su Na came looking for him, but Zhang Ye did not go down with them. Instead, he made a phone call. Du, du, du. The call connected. "Hello, President Wu. I'm Little Zhang."
"Little Zhang." Wu Zeqing said.
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I'll be treating lunch. Most of them are Chinese department teachers. Can you do me the honor?"
Wu Zeqing smiled and said, "Go ahead. I won't be joining in the fun."
"Don't do that. You are the main character. If you don't come, I won't be able to eat." Zhang Ye said, "I heard that my 'Ode to Young China' was recommended to People's Daily by you. For them to use my script, it must be because of you. I have to thank you properly." If it were the other Vice Presidents of Peking University who were in the education industry, they might not have such power, but Wu Zeqing was different. Zhang Ye knew that she was from the government and was involved in politics and administration. Her network was naturally wider than the other Vice Presidents of Peking University.
Wu Zeqing's voice was always so gentle and gentle, "You feel guilty saying that. Hur Hur. You should know better than anyone what your speech represents. It's your literary talent that allowed you to receive the honor. It has nothing to do with me. I only played the role of a recommendation, that's all."
Zhang Ye said, "I've already booked a place. I'm just waiting for you. It's mainly because I don't know if you are in your office. If not, I would have gone over to invite you in person."
"Don't go. I'm not in my office. Alright, you guys go first. I'll go over after I'm done here." Wu Zeqing agreed.
Zhang Ye chuckled and said, "Alright then. We'll wait for you."
… …
At the restaurant.
In a private room on the third floor.
It was next to Peking University's man-made lake and the scenery was excellent.
Just as everyone was seated, the door opened and Wu Zeqing came in.
"President Wu."
"President Wu, you're here."
"Please take the main seat."
Finally, Wu Zeqing was invited to the main seat. Zhang Ye was today's star, so he was invited to the seat beside President Wu. On the other side of Wu Zeqing was the most experienced person here, Professor Zeng.
Zhang Ye raised his cup, "President Wu, let me first toast you with tea in place of wine."
They were all Peking University teachers, so they were not allowed to drink during working hours. It was all tea and other beverages.
Wu Zeqing smiled and said, "You are the star today. I won't steal your limelight."
"I'm indebted to you for recognizing me. If not for you inviting me to teach at Peking University, I would still be stuck at home, unable to find a job. Thank you." Zhang Ye teased himself.
Wu Zeqing clinked her cup with him and said elegantly, "With your literary talent, you won't have to worry no matter where you go. Besides, if you did not come, it would be hard to say if our Chinese department could get first place in the national university evaluation. Now that an excerpt of your speech has been published in People's Daily, I should be the one thanking you for joining us. " After taking a sip of tea, she looked calmly at Zhang Ye, "How about it, Little Zhang? Are you interested in joining Peking University as an official full-time teacher next semester? Focus your work here. You can put aside the entertainment industry for now. "
Not going into the entertainment industry?
Just stay at Peking University and teach?
Zhang Ye exclaimed, "About that …"
Professor Zeng also laughed, "That's right. You are still suitable for the education system. Although you have never taught before, but in the few days that you have been here, your education results are obvious to all!"
Su Na smiled and advised, "The entertainment industry is too messy. The school is much better. Didn't you say on Weibo yesterday that you would dedicate all your life and energy to the most magnificent cause in the world — fighting for the liberation of the education industry? Well said!"
The other teachers also nodded slightly. Zhang Ye's words yesterday had really struck a chord in the hearts of these educators!
Ah?
Did I say that?
Was that what I said?
Zhang Ye coughed, "About that, I can take care of both. I can develop in the entertainment industry, but my teaching job will not be delayed." He quickly changed the topic, "Come, come, come. Let me toast to everyone. Thank you for taking care of me all this while!"
"Come."
"Cheers."
"Let's go."
"Cheers."
This semester was basically over. After he was done here, Zhang Ye still had to go back to his hosting job. Of course, he could not focus on education. His heart was not entirely on this. His goals were much higher than what everyone had guessed. These days, he had been accumulating at Peking University very smoothly. He had gained a lot of popularity and exposure. This was enough for Zhang Ye. The next step for Zhang Ye was to move on!
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