In his previous life, Lin Yifeng was tricked by his first love into going abroad, missing the period of rapid development in his homeland.
He finally managed to amass a fortune of hundreds of...
score!
These days, college entrance exam scores aren't low by today's standards, but the problem is that there aren't the mature tutoring systems and training institutions that we'll have in the future.
Take Zhongzhou Province as an example. Thirty years from now, it will indeed be a province with a very high number of college entrance examinations, with extremely high score requirements.
At that time, you would need at least 498 points to get into a top university, and that would be an agricultural university.
For example, the admission scores for liberal arts and foreign languages are lower, but they still need to be 464 and 455 respectively. This does not exclude the possibility of competing for places with top students from other cities in the province.
Bai Yejin was a good student, especially in the humanities. If her family hadn't been struggling financially, she might have gone to high school and then university.
Despite her carefree and easygoing nature, Zhou Xuelan is actually quite strong in science and has a remarkable talent for foreign languages. She could probably easily get into a university with minimal effort.
Both of them were unable to advance further in their careers simply because their family circumstances did not allow them to.
On the contrary, Lin Yifeng's achievements are evident to all.
Although Lin Yifeng's grades in school weren't at the bottom, they weren't far off either. If you asked him to take the college entrance exam, it would be a question whether he could even pass the foreign language exam.
Miscalculation...
Lin Yifeng stared intently at the two of them.
"It's a minor issue. At worst, I'll sponsor a school and exchange the spot for another student."
After saying this, Bai Yejin and Zhou Xuelan's eyes became even sharper.
Zhou Xuelan continued to argue relentlessly.
"Something's happened!"
"One of Makino City's Top Ten Outstanding Youths entered university by spending a lot of money."
"Xiao Jin, do you think this news story has any potential?"
Bai Yejin covered her mouth and chuckled.
"I feel like the newspaper's sales are going to increase a lot, and my son Yifeng might even get on TV."
Lin Yifeng's heart skipped a beat.
He never imagined that one day this "title" would become his biggest stumbling block.
If such news were to be unearthed, he would likely have made the front page during his university years.
Not to mention that many people in Makino City are hoping for its collapse.
Although the concept of "985" and "211" doesn't exist these days, getting into a regular undergraduate university is still no easy feat.
It seems that things are about to fall through.
Bai Yejin also comforted Lin Yifeng.
"Even if I could take the exam, I wouldn't necessarily take it."
"This school can't be without people."
"I can take the exam next year or the year after."
Zhou Xuelan nodded.
Actually, the two of them had considered this matter privately a long time ago.
Neither of them regretted coming to Stone Village to teach with Lin Yifeng, but they also wondered what they would have chosen in the future if they hadn't met Lin Yifeng.
Bai Yejin, on the other hand, was relatively calm. She wanted to work hard in the place she was assigned to and give her family an explanation.
Zhou Xuelan, with her strong personality, was different. If Lin Yifeng hadn't asked her to be his secretary, she would most likely have taken the college entrance exam after graduation and worked part-time at the university to change her life through her own abilities.
Seeing that Lin Yifeng didn't speak, Zhou Xuelan also packed her things, preparing to make room for the young couple.
Seeing Zhou Xuelan's skillful movements, Bai Yejin blushed and walked over to complain softly.
But Lin Yifeng sat in the chair, staring at the flickering candlelight in the room, and began to think seriously.
A moment later, before Zhou Xuelan picked up her pillow and bedding to leave, Lin Yifeng suddenly asked a question.
"Since I'm not good at studying."
"How about I just start a university?"
The room fell into a deathly silence.
Zhou Xuelan and Bai Yejin stood frozen by the bedside, as if they had heard some terrifying news.
When the two of them came to their senses, they looked at Lin Yifeng's serious expression and swallowed hard.
"Boss, did you take the wrong medicine today?"
"Start a university? Is that even possible?"
The two made no attempt to hide their doubts.
Lin Yifeng shook his head.
"It's alright, go and rest first."
After Zhou Xuelan left, Lin Yifeng and Bai Yejin lay on the bed, still thinking about the topic they had just discussed.
In the latter half of the night, Bai Yejin lay on Lin Yifeng's chest and probed again.
"Brother, are you really going to start a university?"
"Can this thing be opened by itself?"
"Will it cost a lot of money?"
Lin Yifeng nodded.
Private universities are indeed very rare these days.
The most important thing is that once you get into university, you're guaranteed a job, which is a benefit only public universities offer.
Once graduates of public universities leave campus, they are guaranteed "iron rice bowls" (guaranteed jobs) by various departments, which means household registration, welfare, housing allocation, and lifelong security.
Private universities cannot provide these services, making it almost impossible for them to attract outstanding recent graduates or excellent in-service teachers.
This alone is enough to suffocate the living space of many private universities.
Not to mention, in the eyes of the public these days, a "good university" is equivalent to a public university, and only children who have no future would go to a private university.
Private universities have extremely low social status and recognition.
Lin Yifeng's desire to open a university is definitely not just a matter of money.
To be fair, the money he has and the connections he has within the Makino City circle are enough for him to open two luxurious universities.
The most important issues are still welfare, whether it can attract students and teachers, and whether it can be integrated into the education system to award diplomas.
In 1993, the vast majority of private colleges and universities were not qualified to issue nationally recognized academic diplomas.
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