Chapter 127 Life Forbidden Zone 26
After the award ceremony, the guests who came to watch Jiang Ran gradually dispersed, but the important guests were invited to the next door to attend the celebration party after the ceremony, and Jiang Ran and others were naturally among them.
The atmosphere of the party was much more relaxed, and there was a full range of desserts and drinks. Ren Xiayang and Fu Bo were quickly attracted there.
There was a small stage in the center of the party, on which was performed a niche band invited by the organizer. Although they were not very famous, their musical level was very good. Zeng Pei and Jiang Ran greeted each other and went over there.
Jiang Ran found a sofa to sit down and had just taken a sip of juice when Bi Shengrong sat down opposite her.
"Professor Bi?" Jiang Ran put down his cup. "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Yes," Professor Bi rubbed his nose and pulled out a photo and a pen from his pocket. "Can you sign an autograph for me?"
Jiang Ran looked at him in surprise. Professor Bi's eyes were vague and he seemed embarrassed as well.
Jiang Ran raised the corners of his lips slightly and quickly signed his name on the photo.
When handing the photo back, Jiang Ran asked, "I took this photo on Earth. Did you watch my game?"
"Well," Bi Shengrong explained, "I had a student who was not very good at what he did. He used my previous words to deny what you said about the ancient Earth. Later, someone told me about this, so I went to look it up, and then..."
"Okay, I understand," Jiang Ran said with a smile, "I'm honored to have such a great audience like you."
The signing was done, but Bi Shengrong didn't leave. He sat on the sofa seriously, his fingers constantly stroking his cuffs.
"Is there anything else?" Jiang Ran asked.
Bi Shengrong: "There is indeed one more thing, take a look at this."
Bi Shengrong took out a document and handed it to Jiang Ran carefully. Jiang Ran opened it and saw that it was a letter of appointment from the Federal University.
Bi Shengrong: "I've thought about this a long time ago. Photography is becoming increasingly niche, not because everyone doesn't like it anymore, but because fewer and fewer people know about it. Perhaps we can do more, like the Rossetti Photography Prize, to make it more known. Jiang Ran, you're amazing. Many people have become interested in photography because of you, just like the many people attending the awards ceremony today. But we can do more."
Having said this, Bi Shengrong stopped to drink a sip of tea, giving Jiang Ran some time to think.
After a moment, he continued, "Ever since I saw your first competition, I've applied to the Federal University to open a photography-related course. Now that the fourth competition is over, my application was rejected several times, but it was finally approved. Before the course can be officially finalized, it still needs a qualified teacher."
The letter of appointment was already in black and white in front of him, and Jiang Ran knew of course that the teacher he was talking about was himself.
Before Jiang Ran could speak, Bi Shengrong added, "Of course, this is just an invitation. You have the right to choose, and you are free to refuse. After all, compared to your current popularity, ability, and other conditions, being a teacher is not a good choice. The salary for teachers at the United Nations is not high, but the working hours are quite long, and there are many troublesome and trivial matters that can easily disrupt your schedule."
"You're joking."
Jiang Ran picked up the letter of appointment on the table and said, "Did you choose to organize the Rossetti Photography Award because it would make money and save trouble?"
In late summer and early autumn, shortly after the federal university opened, freshmen who had just entered the institution of higher learning were faced with the task of choosing courses.
"What did you choose?"
"I've chosen Paleo-Earth History, a course taught by Professor Bi Shengrong. It should be quite good."
"No, I heard he takes roll call in all his classes! Any recommendations for electives I can slack off in?"
"There's a light and shadow art and photography section here. It looks pretty simple. I can just use the paddle ball to take some photos, right?"
"What class is this? Who's taking it?"
"Who cares? It's an elective course, so keeping the content simple is most important!"
"Photography isn't that simple, is it? Have you seen 'Back to Earth'? Jiang Ran's photography skills are truly superb."
"Jiang Ran is Jiang Ran, and a course is a course! Could it be that Jiang Ran is the one taking this course?"
It was not until the first elective class when Jiang Ran walked up to the podium in front of the whole class that everyone understood what it meant to have a prophecy come true.
“It’s over…”
Someone murmured quietly: "When I watched 'Back to Earth', Jiang Ran taught Fu Bo and the others a devilish training. Are we going to have to go through the same thing?"
"Help! I took this class just to slack off!"
Although everyone was full of anxiety, when Jiang Ran started speaking, everyone involuntarily quieted down, fearing that they would be caught and set on fire by the newly appointed Jiang Xinguan.
However, to everyone's surprise, throughout the entire class, Jiang Ran only taught them some basic knowledge of light and shadow, and did not make it difficult for them at all. He even assigned very simple homework.
“See this apple?”
Jiang Ran held a bright red apple in one hand and said, "Your homework today is to take a picture of it. After you're done, send the picture to my email. If you take a good picture, I'll give you a reward tomorrow."
"That's all for today's class. get out of class dismissed."
After Jiang Ran left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
They talked to each other for a long time and both felt that this course was not as scary as they had initially thought.
At the beginning of the second class the next day, Jiang Ran displayed a ranking list on the screen. It had the name of every student in the class and the corresponding scores at the end.
The students' sensitivity to rankings was almost ingrained in their bones. Even their fear of Jiang Ran was thrown out of their minds in an instant. They began to whisper and ask what this ranking was.
"Be quiet." Jiang Ran gestured.
"This chart records your scores for last homework. First place goes to Ni Sisi, who scored 49 points. Oh, and I haven't told you yet, but according to my standards, a full score is 100, and a passing score is 60."
"I promised last time there would be rewards for excellent homework. After class, the top three students can come to my office to claim them."
The full score is 100, the passing score is 60, but the first place only got 49 points?
This is too outrageous.
Throughout the entire class, everyone was full of questions and started discussing them as soon as the get out of class was over.
"How many points did you get?"
"I'm only twelve, how about you?"
"Nine points..."
“How outrageous!”
"Exactly! Why is it so low?"
“…”
Yu Le couldn't bear to listen to the noisy discussion any more.
She couldn't help but interrupt everyone: "Didn't you all pay attention in class just now? Teacher Jiang clearly explained the reason for these grades, right?"
After hearing what she said, everyone looked at each other and stopped complaining as fiercely as before.
To be fair, Jiang Ran analyzed almost everyone's homework and gave very detailed reasons for grading, which is almost indisputable for these photography beginners who haven't even started yet.
The reason why everyone started complaining angrily as soon as the get out of class was over was simply because they were all outstanding students who had been admitted to the Federal University, the highest institution of learning in the Federation. They had long been accustomed to being at the top of every course, and it was difficult for them to accept such a horribly low score for a while.
Although everyone stopped complaining, the atmosphere was still tense.
At this moment, three outstanding students who had received awards walked back into the classroom. Everyone immediately approached them curiously, asking, "What did Teacher Jiang give you as rewards?"
Ni Sisi was so excited that she danced with joy and said, "Teacher Jiang signed an autograph for me!"
The others were basically not interested in the autographs and were a little disappointed when they heard it. They thought that the reward was nothing special. Only Yu Le, who also admired Jiang Ran, kept exclaiming in admiration and was very supportive.
Everyone lost interest in the prizes, but out of politeness, they still asked the other two what rewards they got.
The second place winner said, "Teacher Jiang gave me a spot in the interview for the next season of 'Back to Earth'."
Someone immediately exclaimed "Wow!" This prize seemed much more tempting to young people.
The third person said, "Teacher Jiang gave me a year-long mecha maintenance and inspection package from Zeng Pei's studio."
The entire classroom was instantly filled with a series of "Oh my god!" You have to know that the mecha repair and inspection spots at Zeng Pei's studio are incredibly valuable, and even if they are available, they're astronomical. Compared to the previous two prizes, this one is a real bombshell.
Someone asked in confusion: "Why are the prizes better for those with lower rankings?"
Ni Sisi immediately became unhappy: "Isn't the signature good? This was just written by Teacher Jiang! For me! By his own hands!"
The second place winner patted Ni Sisi's shoulder to comfort her and said to everyone, "The prizes are not fixed. Teacher Jiang told us that as long as it is within her ability, we can make any request."
After the words were spoken, almost no one spoke.
For many students who completed their homework casually, this news was a complete shock.
As long as they take a good-looking photo, they don't even need to meet the passing score to make any request to Jiang Ran? Then can they also...
Everyone's minds became active, and when the next homework was assigned, everyone was much more serious.
As everyone took their homework more and more seriously, they soon discovered that the theories Jiang Ran taught in class were actually very practical and could quickly make up for their technical shortcomings.
As their attitudes improve and their skills improve, everyone's homework scores generally maintain an upward trend, which in turn gives them the motivation to learn photography. It can be said to be a positive cycle.
The further we learn, the more people find themselves falling in love with photography. Some even spontaneously recommend this course to their classmates and roommates, strongly suggesting that they take it next semester.
Even when Professor Bi came to Jiang Ran's office for a short visit, he would tease her that she had taken his students away.
Jiang Ran saw all this and was very pleased.
When it came to the midterm exam, Jiang Ran was very generous and gave everyone good scores so that they could enjoy the upcoming vacation. Naturally, the students cheered again.
Jiang Ran's busy work finally came to an end. When she was about to enjoy her vacation, she received a call from Bian Zhao.
Bian Zhao seemed very serious, even forgetting his usual mechanical falsetto, and speaking word by word with his natural voice that had not been trained for a long time.
"Do you still remember the three favors you owe me?"
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