"You brat, why didn't you tell me you were going to be on TV?!"
"If I hadn't heard it from someone else..."
“Master, I was just worried about disturbing your rest. Besides, it was only on a city-level radio station, not CCTV, so…”
Zhou Chen suddenly received a call from Xu Laoqi and responded with a smile.
Xu Laoqi on the other end of the phone was speechless for a moment. Good heavens, is the city-level TV station really that small?
While it certainly can't compare to CCTV, it's still a very large television station, you know.
You're getting cocky, kid.
Despite his inner grumbling, Xu Laoqi was still incredibly happy and proud that Zhou Chen had appeared on television. Now, all the workers in the construction site dormitory were talking about this big news of Zhou Chen appearing on TV. Everyone envied him for having such a talented apprentice as Zhou Chen and praised him for his discerning eye.
After chatting with Xu Laoqi for a while, Zhou Chen took the initiative to call Wu Yingjie, whose line had just been busy.
Wu Yingjie praised his performance in the interview, especially some of the things Zhou Chen said, and gave Zhou Chen a lot of compliments.
I had just exchanged a few words with Wu Yingjie when Lu Guoliang called again.
So, right after finishing the call with Wu Yingjie, I dialed Lu Guoliang's number. Lu Guoliang's meaning was similar to Wu Yingjie's; he also praised Wu Yingjie's performance in the interview.
To Zhou Chen's surprise, in addition to Lu Guoliang and Wu Yingjie, he also received a call from the principal praising him.
Because Zhou Chen specifically promoted No. 1 High School during the interview, the principal was very happy. In particular, the principal repeatedly mentioned the sentence that he was once proud of No. 1 High School and that he would make No. 1 High School proud of him in the future, which left a deep impression on him.
Besides the principal, teachers, and Zhou Chen, I also received calls from Li Kaile and several other classmates, as well as a large number of text messages, all of which were related to the television interview.
It wasn't until after 10 p.m. that it finally became completely quiet.
My phone also ran out of battery.
"Today must be a sleepless night for some people."
Zhou Chen smiled slightly, thinking of those three ungrateful wretches. He knew that their expressions would be quite interesting when they saw him on TV.
Unfortunately, I couldn't witness it in person.
Inside the school dormitory,
The news that Zhou Chen was interviewed and appeared on the city's television station naturally spread throughout the dormitory as many people discussed it.
The roommates, oblivious to everyone else, chatted about Zhou Chen.
He ignored Zhou Na's feelings.
Zhou Na's mood was naturally not very good. It turned out that the teacher had told her to watch the city TV channel so that people would pay attention to Zhou Chen's interview.
Listening to my roommates talk about Zhou Chen's performance during the interview, I felt she was very natural and not at all nervous. In particular, some of the things she said left a deep impression on everyone.
For example, regarding the significance of reading, Zhou Chen believes it is to establish a moral compass for heaven and earth, to establish a destiny for the people, to continue the lost learning of the past sages, and to usher in an era of peace for all generations.
For example, how to balance studying and sports? Zhou Chen responded that only children make choices when faced with a choice between fish and bear's paw; adults don't make choices, they want everything and so on.
Even if Zhou Na didn't see the interview program, based on her roommates' conversations, she could imagine that Zhou Chen left an impression of being idealistic, goal-oriented, humorous, and not boring.
Without a doubt, Zhou Chen's performance was excellent.
He won first place in both sports competitions.
His academic performance improved dramatically from outside the top 200 to within the top ten in just a few months.
Some even started their own businesses, like selling stinky tofu.
Even if Zhou Na is unwilling to admit it, she has to acknowledge that Zhou Chen has accomplished many things that high school students find difficult to do, and he has many shining qualities.
And the only thing she could boast about was her first-place ranking in the entire school.
If she loses this first place and Zhou Chen takes it away, she will no longer be able to be proud in front of Zhou Chen.
Zhou Na became increasingly determined. She was determined not to let Zhou Chen surpass her in the only subject where she could beat him: academics. She not only wanted to maintain her first place in the whole school, but also strive to become the first in all other high schools.
She needs to work harder, even harder.
Compared to Zhou Na, who was under immense pressure, Zhou Ling, who learned from Sun Tingting and several other classmates that Zhou Chen had appeared on television, was filled with jealousy.
Just because he represented the city and won two first places, he gets interviewed. Zhou Chen isn't a world champion, so why does he deserve this treatment?
However,
No matter how unhappy or indignant Zhou Ling was, she couldn't change anything.
After the TV report, not just the whole country, but the whole city probably knows Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen has become a celebrity.
"Wait... perhaps this isn't necessarily a bad thing!"
Suddenly,
Zhou Ling's eyes darted around, and she suddenly realized that Zhou Chen's appearance on television was actually a good thing for her. The interview mentioned that Zhou Chen had started a business selling stinky tofu, and now that the stinky tofu shop had closed down, the rumors about it were rampant. This would allow more people to know that Zhou Chen's stinky tofu was no good, and that her business was a shady business. In this way, Zhou Chen's reputation would be ruined.
Even more serious, due to the egregious impact, they will be removed from the school team.
Most importantly, she didn't even need to do this; the people in Fanjia County who saw the interview program would spread the word, making Zhou Chen's bad reputation spread wider and wider.
"Zhou Chen, do you think you're something special just because you're on TV? You want us three siblings to be envious and jealous, but you've overlooked one thing. After the TV station reports on your stinky tofu, it will only push you into the abyss and ruin your reputation."
Zhou Ling said to herself.
She's not angry at all now, because the TV interview will help her ruin Zhou Chen, which is a windfall.
She believed that Zhou Chen was unaware of this at the moment and was probably immersed in pride and joy.
Zhou Ling guessed correctly. Zhou Chen was indeed proud of himself and in a great mood. However, what brought this to fruition was not just the broadcast of the program, but the news he received from the city the next morning.
It turns out that after yesterday's interview program aired, it caught the attention of a high-ranking leader who wanted the TV station to do a more detailed report on Zhou Chen, presenting it in the form of a documentary.
Zhou Chen knew his opportunity had come, so he reported that his stinky tofu business had been forced to close down and was unable to operate due to unfounded rumors.
The city leaders were furious when they heard this, believing it was a smear campaign against Fengcheng, and said they would help him resolve the malicious rumors.
With the city's support, Zhou Chen was naturally in a good mood. His stinky tofu was fine, all the ingredients met safety standards, and with the city's endorsement and certification, who would dare to question it?
The problem of rumors is easily solved.
His stinky tofu business can reopen.
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