Xu Renshan initiated a live video call with the people who claimed to come from scholarly families.
I was rejected by several people.
But in the end, one person accepted.
When he came up, Xu Renshan asked him to introduce himself, but the man did not answer him obediently according to Xu Renshan's template.
[My surname is Guan, and I won't tell you my given name. As for my family background, let me put it this way: my family has been officials for generations, and one of my ancestors was a high-ranking official. Everyone in my family graduated from prestigious universities, including myself. In terms of age, I should be more than ten years older than you. I listened to what you were saying earlier, and it was somewhat interesting at first, but what you said later exposed your ignorance. To be honest, you are still too young, and there are many things you don't understand. The reason I accepted your call was because I didn't want you to continue misleading students under the guise of a so-called teacher.]
This netizen surnamed Guan immediately labeled Xu Renshan as someone who misleads and corrupts young people.
His calm tone carried a clear disdain, which made many netizens who liked Xu Renshan restless.
[Who do you think you are? You don't even dare to say your name, yet you dare to accuse our Teacher Xu of misleading students?]
[I'm speechless. I just checked your account, and there are no works at all. You come in claiming your family has been officials for generations. What proof do you have?]
[Yeah, you need to prove yourself. Don't just spout off about who you are. I could say I'm the provincial governor, would you believe me?]
[I am the First Emperor, send me money!]
...
Some people didn't believe it, but others thought that this person's words were somewhat insightful.
[This guy's voice sounds so steady; even if his family isn't government officials, they must be wealthy.]
[I also think this guy has a great attitude; so many people are criticizing him, but he hasn't even reacted.]
...
Netizens have split into several camps.
One side supports Xu Renshan, thinking the netizen is just bragging; another side thinks the netizen is telling the truth because he is calm enough; and some bystanders remain neutral, just wanting to see what happens.
Seeing the netizens arguing, Xu Renshan smiled and then asked the netizen surnamed Guan, "I'll assume your background is real. You just said that what I said was wrong and that I misled people. What evidence do you have?"
The netizen surnamed Guan said, "What you are saying now is misleading people. Truly knowledgeable people don't need to do everything themselves. For example, if a detective novelist wants to write a murder plot, does he have to kill someone himself?"
Xu Renshan chuckled; "No need."
Guan: "Then that solves it, doesn't it? You're contradicting yourself, aren't you?"
Xu: "How can you expect me to refute my own words? You're the one misleading everyone."
Guan: "Do you think I'm misleading you? Wasn't the example I just gave acceptable?"
Xu: "The example you gave is untenable."
Guan: "Hehe, ridiculous. How is it untenable? You just said that people who only read books are useless. In my example, the detective novelist couldn't kill people himself, so the murder plot he devised must have come from books. Is my reasoning correct?"
Xu: "That's right, very reasonable."
Guan: "See, you've already admitted it."
Xu: "He's not wrong, but you are."
The netizen surnamed Guan sneered: "I was wrong? Heh, are you out of your mind? You don't even understand what I'm saying?"
Xu: "You don't understand what I'm saying. The murder scene written by that novelist is just a fictional plot at best. Do you think it's based on real events?"
Guan: "Why isn't it true? I've read reports that someone once imitated a plot from a novel to commit murder, and even succeeded."
Xu: "No, no, no, you completely misunderstood me. What you just said about imitation is based on having examples before. If there are examples for him to imitate, then he is just copying, not creating. So he is still using the method of the person who actually had this experience."
The netizen surnamed Guan paused for a moment, then said, "As I just said, the person who wrote the murder plot didn't have the experience of killing someone."
Xu: "That means the murderer helped the novelist put this method into practice, so it still needs to be put into practice."
Guan: "Hehe, look at you, you're contradicting yourself again. Now you're admitting that what I said is true."
Xu: "How am I admitting it? I clearly affirmed that the practice was correct. The inventor used more than 1,000 materials before inventing the light bulb. If he didn't practice and only wrote down the first material, do you think that's true?"
Guan: "You are sophistry. Scholars learn from the experiences of their predecessors in books. Reading widely is what makes one learned."
Xu: "You've only learned from the experience accumulated by your predecessors, but blindly followed it without verifying it. What kind of learning is that? There's a term called 'armchair strategist,' have you ever learned that?"
The netizen surnamed Guan became somewhat emotional; "You're really good at sophistry."
Xu: "So-called sophistry means violating the laws and rules of logic. Knowledge comes from practice, and this can withstand any scrutiny. Great knowledge is the result of the latter constantly overturning the former. For example, the geocentric theory believed in in ancient times was later changed to the heliocentric theory. In the process of overturning, continuous practice is required. Practice plus thinking is the essence of knowledge. People who study books by rote only learn to think and forget to practice. Lacking one of the two is crippling. So what's wrong with me saying that these people are stupid loudspeakers?"
This remark left the netizen surnamed Guan speechless; he simply snorted and hung up the call.
Xu Renshan's victory brought cheers from his supporters.
At this point, the number of viewers in the live stream had exceeded 5 million, directly topping the popularity chart for the 5-7 PM time slot.
Despite such a high number of online viewers, there was no link displayed in the live stream, and not even a single advertisement.
This made Wu Yuanyuan extremely anxious.
"Mr. Chen, hurry up and have him put up the link. If he does, we'll definitely break 100 million today."
Chen Zhe squinted at Xu Renshan, who didn't give him any signal at all and was just chatting casually.
He ultimately decided against it.
Half an hour later, Xu Renshan ended the live stream and went backstage.
The three-hour live stream generated over 61 million yuan in sales.
He kept his promise and achieved sales of over 60 million yuan in less than half a day.
Chen Zhe smiled and shook hands with him; "Teacher Xu, you are really amazing. You are the best at controlling the rhythm I have ever met."
Chen Zhe wasn't flattering him; these were his true feelings. Xu Renshan stirred up the emotions of the viewers in the live stream with just a few words. He didn't shout or yell at all, and the content he shared was full of positive energy.
Xu Renshan grasped Chen Zhe's hand; "President Chen, I kept my promise to you. Can you grant me one request?"
"Hmm? So, Teacher Xu came here because she needs something from me?"
Chen Zhe asked.
"Of course, may I have the honor of discussing this in your office?"
"Okay, please!"
...
In the office, Chen Zhe was quite shocked after hearing Xu Renshan's request.
Originally, it was thought that Xu Renshan would ask for a high salary after the success of this live broadcast, but unexpectedly, the other party only had one request.
Xu Renshan is a teacher at Donghai Vocational School. His students are currently facing employment problems, so he came here hoping that Chen Zhe could help his students solve this problem.
He asked somewhat uncertainly, "Professor Xu, do you mean you want me to help your students find jobs?"
Xu Renshan nodded; "Yes."
Chen Zhe laughed heartily; "No problem, have them come over. I guarantee you'll be satisfied with the salary. By the way, how many of you are there? I'll have Manager Wu come over later to arrange things for you directly."
"2000."
"Um, 2000... Holy crap?! What??? Say that again?!"
Chen Zhe thought that Xu Renshan was only talking about a few students. Even if the number was a dozen or so, it wouldn't be a problem. But 2,000? Did this guy include all the graduates of their school?
Hearing that there were indeed 2,000 people, Chen Zhe was unsettled. Where could the company possibly fit 2,000 people? Even if you included the companies from Silin Group and Linglong Chamber of Commerce, it wouldn't be that many. And even if it could, job placement would be a major problem. To be honest, they really didn't value the qualifications of graduates from Donghai Vocational School. As for a dozen or so people, Chen Zhe could use his connections to get them in; that wouldn't be a big problem.
However, arranging for 2,000 people directly impacts the company's fundamental structure. Each person has a specific role, and to accommodate these 2,000 people, another 2,000 people must be freed up. If they are not freed up, additional positions will be created, which is an expense and also puts a lot of pressure on the company.
Chen Zhe frowned; "Teacher Xu, you're making things difficult for me."
Xu Renshan nodded; "This is indeed a difficult matter, which is why I asked to come to your office to talk."
Chen Zhe gave a wry smile; "Even if you went to bed with me to talk about something this big, you still wouldn't be able to discuss it properly, Teacher Xu. This request isn't realistic. How about we talk about salary?"
Xu Renshan shook his head; "I promised the principal that I would help these people find good jobs. Right now, the best-developed business in Donghai is Linglong Chamber of Commerce, which is you, so I want to put all the students here."
Chen Zhe scratched his head; "But you've given me way too many. Even I can't decide that."
Chen Zhe really couldn't make the decision; he had Hu Ling behind him, and he definitely needed to discuss such a big matter with her.
Hearing that Chen Zhe couldn't make a decision, Xu Renshan was somewhat disappointed. He sighed and stood up. "In that case, I won't trouble Mr. Chen any further. I'll think of another way."
Seeing him about to leave, Chen Zhe couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Xu, you'll probably come to work, right?"
Xu Renshan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head; "My goal is to help these students find good jobs. I personally aspire to be a teacher, and I'm not suited to be a broadcaster."
Obviously, if this matter cannot be resolved, it will be very difficult to bring Xu Renshan over. If Xu Renshan cannot be won over now, then after he leaves here, other companies will definitely try to win him over, because he has become famous today, and it will probably be even more difficult to negotiate terms then.
Chen Zhe didn't want to let this talented person slip away. He gritted his teeth and stood up. "Give me a day, and I'll give you an answer tomorrow."
Xu Renshan's eyes lit up; "Okay, then I'll wait for President Chen's call."
After thanking Chen Zhe, he turned and left.
...
That evening, Chen Zhe returned to his apartment and told Hu Ling about it. Hu Ling frowned as well.
“I watched the live stream too. That kid is indeed a talent. It’s a bit of a waste to let him go, but 2,000 people… it’s hard to manage.”
Chen Zhe nodded. It was very difficult to arrange; if it were easy, he would have agreed long ago.
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