"Of course! The capital has five districts and ten counties. We went to the Education Bureau and they all subscribed. The staff called all the high schools, and none of them refused."
And knowing that the top scorer would be setting the questions for the first round, I could hear the urgency in his voice on the phone. He was even short 300 copies, and had subscribed to study newspapers for the other three subjects as well.
"Hehe, Hao Dan, you're really something! Why did you decide to go to the Education Bureau?"
“My uncle works in the Education Bureau, but he doesn’t like to get involved, so I didn’t say anything. But time was too tight, so Liu Jiefang and I went directly to him, showed him the newspaper, and he immediately decided to help.”
"Okay, have you notified the newspaper to reprint it?"
“I told my mom that I printed an extra 2,000 copies, and the other three subjects also had 3,000 copies each.”
"Hao Dan, you can solve problems independently from now on. That's great! I'll praise you in today's meeting."
The two beautiful girls were chatting and laughing excitedly, attracting the attention of many people.
“Vice Chairman, all the money for the newspapers will be delivered to the high schools today, along with a deposit.”
Zhang Hongmei patted Hao Dan on the shoulder, her face full of a relieved smile. This little girl is wonderful.
"However, the others responsible for the perimeter will have to wait."
"It's okay. We'll discuss this in the meeting today. Think about how you should say it."
"Okay, I understand." The two parted ways and returned to their respective classrooms.
As soon as Zhang Hongmei sat down in the classroom, Wei Huaqiang came over. "Class monitor, the study newspapers were all snatched up before we even saw a glimpse of them."
"It's alright. We'll print more today, and by the day after tomorrow at the latest, all five copies will arrive together."
"Can I borrow your bicycle for lunch today? I need to go to the post office to call our school. I can't miss such a good opportunity."
"Sure, the key is with Liu Jiefang, he's a sophomore."
“I’ve seen him, so I’ll go find him.”
Liang Yongmin saw Wei Huaqiang rush out.
"Class is about to start, what's he doing?"
"Going to get the bicycle keys."
"I heard that none of the people on the periphery got the study newspaper?"
"Yes, Hao Dan sold a thousand copies in one go through the Education Bureau. This long-term project was a good choice."
"Hehe, I think it should be the title of top scholar."
"Whatever it is, it's in our best interest."
Wei Hua rushed in like a whirlwind, just in time to arrive on time.
At noon, Liu Jingze brought the food from the cafeteria and handed it to Zhang Hongmei. "Hongmei, please save fifty copies of the newspaper for each department. Wang Jingchang and I can go to Haishi together."
"Okay, but I don't think it's very realistic. It's too far away, and even if we find a printing factory there, it's still the students from the Capital University who set the questions. But we can give it a try, maybe we can publish a book in the future, that would be great."
"Yes, it's too far, but publishing a book is definitely possible. We can let them see the learning newspaper first, so that when the book is actually published, they won't need to worry about sales channels."
"Um."
The two ate and chatted, while the other four listened intently.
"Brother Jingze, are you going to Haishi?" Zheng Wenhui couldn't help but ask.
"Um."
Can I come along?
"I'm leaving this week, you have to go to school."
"Don't you have to go to school?"
Liu Jingze then fell silent.
"Are you going to see your second grandfather? Can I take some time off to go see him too?"
Liu Jingze kept his head down and didn't say anything, but his refusal was all too obvious.
Zheng Wenhui stopped talking and ate with her head down. When she got home, she told her grandparents that she wanted to go to Haishi too.
Zhang Hongmei didn't care about them at all. She left quickly after finishing her meal; the meeting at noon was only half an hour long. It was just to share good news and motivate everyone.
When I arrived at the office, all the team members and the person in charge of the study newspaper were there, and everyone had an excited and satisfied smile on their face.
Zhang Hongmei sat in her seat with a smile, and all eyes were on her.
"Today is not a meeting, but rather a chance for everyone to share the fruits of our first step in victory."
The editors were very excited; tomorrow would be their moment of fame and fortune.
"Everyone, please feel free to speak your mind. Senior Yu, you should still write things down. Maybe everyone can come up with some fresh ideas."
There weren't any good ideas, but everything was guaranteed, and they even submitted the draft of the second issue of the study report. Their enthusiasm was unprecedented.
Zhang Hongmei took the Chinese textbook and read it from beginning to end.
"Senior Tao, I think it's better than the first session. I can also give you an idea: we can look at the exam papers from various places and analyze the teachers' question-setting trends. This will be more effective."
"You can do that?" Cheng Guangxu was genuinely shocked.
"Sure, what's the purpose of publishing this learning newspaper?"
"To give students more practice problems."
"Then what is the purpose of practice?"
"To be able to get into my ideal school and contribute to the country in the future."
"That's right. The ultimate goal is to pass the exam, so what's wrong with analyzing the test papers? Isn't the most fundamental thing to get good grades?"
"But doesn't this raise suspicion of cheating?"
"How could that be? Let me use you as an example. If I give you exercises, you do the ones you know how to do, and for the ones you don't know, you need to think about them, look them up, and ask for help. Isn't that a better and more efficient way to learn? How could that be cheating?"
Not only Cheng Guangxu, but several other people were also deep in thought.
Cheng Guangxu suddenly realized, "That's right, that's how it should be. I understand, Vice Chairman, how are you so smart?"
"I'm not that smart, just a little bit smarter than you."
Everyone burst into laughter after hearing Zhang Hongmei's words.
Zhang Hongmei straightened her expression and said, "I have another idea. We could publish a book. You can consider it when you have time. If it works out, we'll stick to the old rules."
Publishing a book allows us to expand nationwide, instead of being limited to a small area.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then fell into deep thought. Publishing a book is usually a national matter; there was no precedent for an individual doing so.
"Alright, meeting adjourned. Everyone, please sign the meeting minutes today."
What was supposed to be a half-hour gathering took forty minutes to end.
Seeing Wei Huaqiang outside the door, he handed the key to Zhang Hongmei and said, "Squad leader, I'm back. And it's good news."
Zhang Hongmei realized that it was inappropriate to always pick up the newspapers after the first period in the afternoon, as it disrupted everyone's studies.
"Hao Dan, could you find someone to help you get the newspaper every day? I'm worried it might interfere with your studies. Our most important task right now is studying. We can't afford to lose sight of the bigger picture."
"Let me think about it. We need to find someone who is responsible and someone we can trust."
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