Chapter 264 Challenge
Yue Ning put down the phone and turned on the TV. If their dog Dahei caught a mouse, it would take the Hong Kong TV station half a day to report it, not to mention this kind of groundless and specious news.
These gossip news in Hong Kong do not pursue the truth, as long as they are explosive and eye-catching.
The TV station also invited a person who is well versed in university admission rules, who said in all seriousness: "Famous universities around the world have special channels for children of celebrities. The Cai family has a long history with HKU, and the Qiao family is also a long-term sponsor of HKU. The Baohua Building Management Company has worked closely with HKU since its inception. Four people in the market development and management team of the Ning Xiaochu project are current students of HKU."
Another photo was displayed on the screen, which was a notice in the window of Hong Kong University for recruiting summer interns for Baohua Building. This professional interpreted the notice as saying "Assist Ning Xiaochu's market development team, sort out the site selection data for the new store in Japan, and provide detailed analytical data for the new store site selection decision."
Switch to the next photo, which is a detailed introduction of the Ning Xiaochu project, in-depth cooperation with HKU, with Professor Wu as the mentor and freshman Yang Zhijie as the leader. The project team will go to Japan for a two-week study tour during the summer vacation.
This person said that in the year that Yue Ning came to Gangcheng to run Baohualou, he developed it from a precarious old Cantonese restaurant into a catering management company that covers three product lines, high, medium and low, and has made progress in parallel, becoming a benchmark enterprise in the industry. This in itself is remarkable.
There is no problem for her to enter HKU to study related majors. It can even be said that it is of great benefit to the school and students. It is a very good opportunity to study with people of the same age who have business vision.
He understood that Yue Ning, as a very talented business person, was busy with his career and could not be compared with the students who were fully focused on preparing for the college entrance examination. He thought that Yue Ning's participation in the college entrance examination was a bit like wanting to... The words were too harsh, so he stopped talking.
He finally mentioned that fortunately Hong Kong has established an Examination Authority. According to future trends, the Examination Authority will gradually intervene in the examinations of the two universities and several higher education colleges, and similar phenomena will be reduced.
Now that the students' scores have not been announced, this kind of public opinion offensive will inevitably force the university to come out and clarify. But what's the drama in the clarification? When the scores are announced, people may still say that she must have known the test questions in advance because she scored such a high score.
Yue Ning picked up the phone and called Cai Zhiyuan: "Brother, are you at the TV station? I'll be there right away."
"OK!"
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An hour later, during the rush hour in the port city, drivers stuck at the tunnel entrance listened to an interview with Yue Ning on Hengtong's radio station.
She said: "Walter Williams, a pioneer in the journalism industry, wrote in the Journalist's Code: 'I believe that journalists only need to write what they believe to be true.' Today, the reporters' pursuit of the truth has come to me. In the past year, Po Wah Building has had in-depth cooperation with many schools in Hong Kong. Under such circumstances, I think it is reasonable for them to raise doubts. But today's doubts put me in a dilemma. Even if I am admitted to HKU with high scores, will everyone suspect that the school leaked the questions to me in advance? I don't want the school to be questioned because of this. I have thought of a way and hope to get everyone's support."
"What is the solution?"
"This year, more than 12,000 people took the college entrance examination in Hong Kong, including more than 8,000 students in school and more than 4,000 self-study students. Most of the self-study students study in tutoring classes, and many students in school also choose tutoring classes. There are a lot of good and bad tutoring classes outside of school, and it is difficult for candidates and parents to distinguish. This year's exam has ended. Usually, after the test scores are announced, various tutoring classes in Hong Kong will start recruiting students. I would like to invite Hong Kong's examination and college entrance examination tutoring classes to participate in a test together."
"What kind of test?"
"Tutoring classes can be registered at HTV this week. After registration, each tutoring class will be divided into two groups. According to the scope and difficulty of the Hong Kong City University Advanced Level Examination, Group A will jointly set English questions, and Group B will send teachers or outstanding students to answer questions with me; Applied Mathematics will be set by Group B, and teachers or students from Group A will answer questions with me. Hengtong TV will broadcast the entire answering process live, allowing candidates from all over Hong Kong and teachers from English secondary schools to judge my true level." Yue Ning paused for a moment, "In addition to proving my own academic level, I am also taking the opportunity to screen the vast number of candidates who need to choose tutoring classes. First, daring to participate at least proves that the institution is confident; second, everyone can also rank according to the test scores, which is killing two birds with one stone."
“Why English and Applied Mathematics?”
Yue Ning laughed on the radio: "Because these two subjects are core subjects, they are the most popular choices whether you are applying for university or college. In addition, mathematics is my strongest subject, and the economics and accounting I chose are related to it; English is my weakest subject, and everyone must be aware of the level of English education in the mainland. I will show you the best and worst subjects. Of course, if you want to choose other subjects, I will cooperate."
"Ningning, is this real gold that is not afraid of fire?"
"Not entirely. Cooperation is cooperation, and examinations are examinations. When I was in the mainland, I took the college entrance examination in 1977. I felt that I did well and thought I would definitely pass. In the end, I did not receive an admission notice. I learned from the side that it was because of family background issues. I was preparing to take the exam again in 1978, but unexpectedly a plague broke out in the sheep flock. Between the college entrance examination and protecting national property, I chose to stay and take care of the sheep flock. Last year, before the exam, my grandfather came, and I came to Gangcheng with him. On the way, we decided to take the college entrance examination here. I have never thought about going to college through other means. It is my promise to my father that I can get into college with my real ability." Yue Ning said this in a very serious tone.
"We expect you to prove your strength."
Yue Ning's voice became playful again: "Don't give up this opportunity, tutoring classes. You can try to give your opponents difficult problems this time, and you can also use this opportunity to show your strength."
"Ningning, they are giving each other difficult questions, but you have to do both difficult questions."
"Remind me what?"
In this relaxed conversation, the interview ended and the host announced the phone number and address of the HTV contact person.
Yue Ning was more talked about in Hong Kong than popular stars. That night, all TV stations reported the news. The next day, Hengtong's newspaper printed a full-page page with the title "Tutoring industry bosses collectively panic! Yue Ning said: You can take any test in English or math, and use your strength to expose the lie of "shortcuts to prestigious schools"".
Early in the morning, Yue Ning and Da Hei were running as usual. The man at the newsstand picked up the newspaper and teased: "Ning Ning, are you better at doing homework than cooking?"
Yue Ning stopped and said, "Uncle, when did I ever say that I'm a good cook? Whether my cooking is good or not is all based on the reputation given by the diners; whether I'm good at doing the test can only be known after I've performed it."
Yue Ning flipped through other newspapers and found that another newspaper had published a full-page special feature on "Educational Equity", listing the students admitted by two universities in Hong Kong through various channels in the past ten years, the so-called "Special Cases" policy.
The "Special Cases" policy is widely used in British and American universities. The proportion of "Special Cases" at Hong Kong City University is relatively low compared to the 40% of famous British and American universities. Under this policy, if a certain amount of donation is made to the school, the admission rate can be increased by four or five times; if one of the applicant's parents is an alumnus of the school, the admission rate is seven times that of students who have no connection with the school.
The low proportion of "Special Cases" in the two universities in Hong Kong and Taipei is purely because the Hong Kong elites prefer to send their children to famous British and American schools, which are essentially no different from famous British and American schools. This shows how difficult it is for children of ordinary people to enter famous schools. Yue Ning has both the background and business performance to prove himself, but he is still willing to take the traditional examination path. When faced with doubts, he is more willing to prove himself in this way, hoping to promote transparency and fairness in Hong Kong education.
Yue Ning bought a newspaper as usual, ran along his daily route and returned home. After taking a shower, he had breakfast with his grandfather. The news from that TV station was playing on TV.
The station has restrained its sarcastic tone and open praise and hidden criticism of yesterday, and instead reported that Yue Ning challenged all counseling institutions in Hong Kong.
The reporter interviewed some heads of tutoring institutions last night. Some of them were very excited and said they had called HTV for consultation; some institutions were cautious.
For powerful institutions, this opportunity is undoubtedly a great advertisement; for unknown institutions, by leveraging Yue Ning's reputation, they can become famous if they win, and it doesn't matter if they lose; but institutions of a certain size are caught in a dilemma, as they are afraid of losing their reputation if they participate, but if they do not participate, their strength will be questioned by parents.
Relevant government officials were also interviewed and expressed their keen attention to this matter. In recent years, Hong Kong has been actively promoting education reform, shifting education from "serving British colonies" to "serving the local area", and realizing universal free junior high school education in 1978. However, regarding educational equity, the relevant departments only mentioned the establishment of an examination bureau, but avoided the "Special Cases" policy.
How could Hong Kong, which has inherited the British and American education systems, be an exception?
After having breakfast, Yue Ning saw that it was already 7:30, so he went downstairs. His driving instructor, Uncle Cai, had been waiting for a long time.
Uncle Choi is an old neighbor in Mong Kok. Several of his colleagues in Po Wah Building learned to drive from him.
Yue Ning has been busy since she came to Gangcheng and has no time to take a driver's license test. Once she gets her license, she can buy a car and drive herself, which will make traveling more convenient.
Uncle Choi took her to the Transport Department to register, arranged a time for the written test, and then went to a designated venue to practice for a while.
Although it was the first time she touched the steering wheel again after a lifetime, she still felt familiar with it, except for the different position of the steering wheel. She was a little uncomfortable at first, but she soon got the hang of it.
Uncle Cai has been a driving instructor for more than ten years, but this is the first time he has seen a student drive the car so smoothly in just half an hour on the first day. He can turn around and park without any difficulty, just like an experienced driver.
The radio was playing a comment from a professional last night, saying that Yue Ning had been so busy this year that she could not compare with students who were fully prepared for the college entrance examination. The host said, "But Yue Ning proposed such a challenge, which proved that she had confidence in herself."
Uncle Cai laughed to himself: Driving is a skill that everyone can learn, and Ningning learned it in no time. What's the big deal?
He asked, "We're going to Happy Valley, which road do we take for the exam?"
Yue Ning drove out of the practice field and headed towards Happy Valley...
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