"Ruan Ruan, a friend of mine from another school is going to start a tutoring center. Do you think it would be a good idea for me to be a tutor there?" Wen Ruan was resting in her dormitory after lunch when Zhao Xiaoyan suddenly pushed open the door and asked.
Everyone else in the dormitory was gone; only Wen Ruan was there.
She planned to go to the department during her afternoon work hours. Professor Lin had asked her to come see him in the afternoon during class, but Wen Ruan didn't know what it was about.
Upon hearing Zhao Xiaoyan's question, Wen Ruan thought about it carefully for a while and felt that it was a feasible thing. Since the resumption of the college entrance examination, a wave of respect for knowledge and talent has swept the country.
Parents' desire for their sons to succeed and their daughters to achieve great things has reached unprecedented levels. The emergence of college entrance examination tutoring classes has undoubtedly hit the nail on the head regarding parents' desires and has great potential for development.
Wen Ruan then recalled how, after her college entrance exam, Song Yan had someone photocopy her notes and give them to the children of relatives and neighbors for reference, and the frenzy of the parents in the compound and the steel factory's staff quarters...
Even people outside the compound and steel mill, upon hearing about this, wanted to borrow Wen Ruan's notes from those who had them, but the parents were reluctant to part with them.
Some people contacted Wen Ruan, wanting to buy her "Top Scholar's Notes" for profit, but Wen Ruan politely declined, considering Song Yan and his father's public office status.
These things undoubtedly prove that college entrance exam tutoring classes have a very promising future. Moreover, there is still a month left before the college entrance exam. If they can seize this opportunity and help a few students improve their grades and get into university, their tutoring class will instantly become famous and their future will be limitless.
After Wen Ruan carefully analyzed her thoughts with Zhao Xiaoyan, they finally came to the conclusion that this matter could be done, and should be done well!
Zhao Xiaoyan's Tsinghua University background is an excellent stepping stone. Even without considering her technical expertise as an investment, as one of the first veteran teachers to join, she certainly has a promising future.
Putting aside the distant future, just looking at the present, offering her a high salary of three yuan per class for ten lessons a week would solve her immediate financial difficulties...
However, there is one thing to note: besides working part-time as a tutor, you must not neglect your studies. The professors in charge of international relations are known throughout the school for their strictness. You cannot put the cart before the horse and end up failing your courses, Wen Ruan advised.
Zhao Xiaoyan had a plan in mind, nodded in agreement, and after making her decision, turned around and went out to contact the friend from another school.
Seeing that it was almost time, Wen Ruan prepared to go to Professor Lin Qingyou's office, but she was a little uneasy, not knowing what he wanted to see her about.
"Knock knock knock." Wen Ruan knocked on the office door.
"Enter."
"Professor Lin..." Before Wen Ruan could continue to greet him, Lin Qingyou waved his hand, indicating that she should wait a moment.
There were other people in the office. Wen Ruan looked at the person and felt that he looked familiar. She guessed he was also a teacher at the school.
"Old Lin, there's at most another month before art delegations from various countries arrive in Beijing one after another. Has your department made any recommendations yet?" She asked anxiously, standing in front of Professor Lin's desk.
She ignored Wen Ruan's presence, muttering to herself and complaining incessantly, as if the matter was indeed quite troublesome.
"I don't know what the leaders at the higher levels and the school are thinking. These students have only been enrolled for less than half a year. Can they handle such a big task? There aren't many truly usable people among the senior students. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is short-staffed, and we can't find teaching positions in universities. So we have to recruit from all over the country. This is a major event that can affect our country's image!"
"How can we just hand it over to those kids who just came in!"
Lin Qingyou didn't say anything, but instead glanced at Wen Ruan, who was standing awkwardly to the side, and gestured for her to come forward.
"Comrade Wen, please introduce yourself," Lin Qingyou said casually.
Not only was the female professor baffled, but even Wen Ruan didn't quite understand his meaning. However, she could only follow his instructions and introduce herself to the female professor: "Hello, teacher, I am Wen Ruan, a freshman in International Relations..."
Before Wen Ruan could finish speaking, Lin Qingyou interrupted her, saying, "Get to the point... talk about your strengths, your expertise, and your past achievements!" His tone was encouraging.
Thinking back to what the female professor had just said, Wen Ruan understood Professor Lin's meaning and gradually became more confident.
He began, "Wen Ruan, an international relations major, was the top scorer in the national college entrance examination in 1977. She is fluent in English, German, and French, has published articles in newspapers multiple times, and currently has a novel published and selling well. She assisted the Beijing Steel Plant in purchasing equipment from German businessmen and helped translate and compile operation manuals and maintenance guides..."
As Wen Ruan spoke, not only the female professor, but even Lin Qingyou sat up straight as he listened.
As our diplomatic efforts continue to advance, exchanges between countries are becoming more frequent. In the coming period, art delegations from the Soviet Union and France will arrive in Beijing one after another to carry out art exchanges.
What worries us is that while the selection of various professional artists has been completed and the programs have been rehearsed and perfected, there is still a shortage of diplomatic personnel, or rather, translators, who are needed for coordination.
The higher authorities found it difficult to allocate a large number of personnel, so the pressure fell on the major universities in Beijing.
However, due to the awkward timing, as it coincides with the start of the semester and June is approaching, when another batch of new college students will be enrolled, the teaching staff of universities is severely insufficient, making it even more difficult to allocate personnel.
After coordination among various parties, Professor Lin Qingyou from Tsinghua University was appointed as the team leader, leading ten students selected from various universities in Beijing to ensure the success of this exchange mission.
Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, Lin Qingyou studied in Paris, France, and stayed there for many years. After completing his studies, he resolutely decided to return to China and was determined to cultivate talents for the country's diplomatic cause. Although he suffered some persecution due to the impact of the previous ten years, his determination remained unchanged. After being exonerated, he was invited by Tsinghua University to serve as the director of the teaching and research office again and continue to cultivate talents for the country.
Upon learning of the task assigned by his superiors, Lin Qingyou took it very seriously. As the team leader, he had two nomination slots, and after other universities submitted their nominations, they would conduct a centralized selection process.
Lin Qingyou had two recommendation slots. One was reserved for the Department of Foreign Languages, and the other was intended for the Department of International Relations. The female professor standing next to her was Li Jinyue, the head of the teaching and research office of the Department of Foreign Languages.
Both of them went through all the student information in their respective departments and examined many students. When Lin Qingyou looked at the college entrance examination results, he knew that Wen Ruan was the top scorer in the college entrance examination, but he did not expect that she would get a perfect score in English.
This instantly strengthened his resolve, leading him to directly transfer his spot, bypassing students from sophomores to seniors, to Wen Ruan, a freshman.
And that was also the reason he called Wen Ruan to his office...
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