Chapter 1197
Chapter 1197: Zhang Ye gives his first lesson at his alma mater!
Translator: Legge Editor: Legge
On this day.
Early in the morning.
After several days had passed, calm returned to the entertainment industry. There was no news that could be talked about forever. Even an incident of celebrities taking part in a gang fight would blow over after some time. Other things were always happening that would catch the attention of the media and citizens as they moved on to whatever was more interesting. This was what the entertainment industry was all about.
After the news had quieted.
It was peaceful once more online.
However, it was not as quiet in Zhang Ye's house. More accurately, Zhang Ye's mother had been so excited in the past two days she couldn't calm down at all.
His mother kept pacing around the house and would often bring something up out of the blue. Recently, her behavior had been incomprehensible. "Old Zhang, are there any beauty salons nearby?"
His father asked, "Why?"
His mother said, "I want to get a makeover and some beauty care, of course. When the day comes for our son to get married, I don't want to look old and haggard. It wouldn't look good at all, so I have to start preparing now."
His father said, "You look good just the way you are."
Zhang Ye had already gotten out of bed. He said annoyed, "Mom, you've been fussing over this for two days already."
"But I'm really excited!" His mother still couldn't shake off the excitement she was experiencing. "I have to say, an important executive like Little Wu taking a fancy to you, you must really be blessed, you lucky fool. By the way, what time does she get off work today? Would she like to come over for dinner? Try to ask her over again. You really have to work on solidifying your relationship with her so that she won't slip away from you, understand? Little Wu is so beautiful and gentle. She's willing to cook for you and is an important executive as well. You mustn't let her get away!"
His father rolled his eyes. "You've invited her to our place eight times over the past few days, so can't you give her a break for a day or two? You ask her to come over for lunch and dinner every day; do you really think she has nothing better to do? Aren't you being too enthusiastic? You might just end up causing issues if you scare Little Wu away."
His mother stared at him. "I'm just happy to have Little Wu around. What can you do about it!"
Ever since Zhang Ye brought Old Wu home, his mother had felt really happy about everything. She was obviously overjoyed and approved of her prospective daughter-in-law.
"This won't do! I have to make a call!"
"To who, Mom?"
"To the neighbors."
"Aiya, didn't I tell you to keep it a secret?"
"Then I'll give your grandma a call."
"Just don't say anything, alright? If you do, everyone will find out."
"Then just let them find out."
"Old Wu has a special status and I'm from the entertainment circle, so let's wait until we're married before announcing it."
So his mother continued to pace around the house. Every now and then, she would look at her phone or sit down and stomp her feet. "Aiyo, keeping this a secret is killing me!"
Zhang Ye and his father gave each other a look and laughed helplessly. His mother had no other fault other than being a loudmouth and braggart. Now that she was not allowed to speak about his relationship, she had a horrible time trying to hide it.
Then, Zhang Ye's cell phone rang.
Media College was calling.
Su Hongyan said: "Little Zhang, have you left your house yet?"
Zhang Ye said: "I'll be leaving soon."
"Don't forget about today's lesson. We're all waiting for you."
"Don't worry, Teacher Su, I won't forget." Zhang Ye hung up and told his parents, "Mom, keep keeping it secret. Dad, I'm off to give a lesson at school."
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Later that morning.
Media College.
There was still an hour to go, but the lecture hall was already packed to the brim. A distance away, a lot of people were still making their way over here in a hurry!
"Fuck, the class is full?"
"Look at the time."
"What'd you expect? Don't forget that Zhang Ye will be giving this lesson!"
"And I thought that I got here early. There aren't any seats left."
"Just find a random spot. I'll attend this class even if I have to stand!"
"Yeah, we can't miss out on our alum giving a lesson!"
"Fangzi, over here! I've reserved a seat for you!"
"Ah, Qiqi, you're great! I love you so much!"
"Just buy me a meal after this! Fucking hell, I've been here since 6 AM to get these seats for us!"
"Damn! You really gave it your all!"
Strictly speaking, it was still not the official start of the school semester. The freshmen were still going through orientation and would only complete it by this afternoon, so the quickest that they could start their lessons proper would be tomorrow. However, the school had specially arranged for Zhang Ye to give this class a talk as they had a deeper intent. Looking at this turnout, other than the freshmen students, even the sophomore and junior broadcasting majors were trying to squeeze into the lecture hall for the class. Further, there were also many students from other departments who came to take part in the ruckus.
This was where Zhang Ye stood out from the other teachers.
He was extremely popular.
He had huge appeal.
And everyone liked him very much.
Outside, Zhang Ye arrived and was humming a little ditty.
Su Hongyan, who had spotted him from a distance away, said with a smile, "Feeling good?"
Zhang Ye said happily, "Haha! Good morning, Teacher Su."
Now that Old Wu had officially been introduced to his parents and having gained their approval of her, their wedding was imminent. So how could he not be happy? He was bursting with joy.
The dean of the Broadcasting Department smiled and said, "Professor Zhang, you have an important mission on your hands today."
Zhang Ye nodded. "I understand."
The dean said, "I suppose it isn't necessary for me to mention how important the freshmen's first class is. The school made many considerations before handing this class to you, so we're sure that you would be up to the task. Basically, this is just going to be an initiation class, so there's no need to cover any professional knowledge or topics like that. You just need to help usher the freshmen into university life and spark their interest in our Broadcasting Department, so it would be great if the lesson is a little more fun. You don't have to give a long talk or speech since students these days have a different way of thinking. They no longer fall for the traditional methods."
Zhang Ye said, "Alright."
The dean patted him. "Then I'll leave this to you."
Su Hongyan reminded Zhang Ye, "Hur hur, do well, we'll be listening to your lecture as well."
Zhang Ye said, "Whoa, that's a lot of pressure on me."
One of the department's associate professors laughed. "Motivation comes from pressure."
After chatting for a bit and getting to know many of the other teachers and professors of the Broadcasting Department, Zhang Ye looked at his watch before striding into the lecture hall.
The dean smiled and said, "Come, let's go in and listen together."
Su Hongyan and the others proceeded in behind him.
Many sets of eyes were now focused on the lectern!
"Alum!"
"Teacher Zhang!"
"Professor Zhang!"
"Wow, he's so handsome!"
"I couldn't see him clearly at the Welcoming Ceremony because I was sitting too far away. I can finally have a closer look this time!"
"Who says that Teacher Zhang is only average looking? I think he's handsome!"
"Right! But more importantly, he's got a really good stage presence!"
Applause thundered!
Many of the freshmen were screaming!
Zhang Ye stood on the podium calmly and adjusted the microphone. Then he smiled. "Hello, everyone. I'm your teacher for your first class of the semester and my name is Zhang Ye."
Applause sounded again!
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "First of all, I would like to congratulate all of you for standing out amongst so many candidates in the National College Entrance Exam and getting accepted into the top department for broadcasting in the country. I would also like to thank everyone here for choosing to come here, for choosing to attend Media College. Around eight years ago, I was sitting here like all of you right now, watching as my teacher gave me my first lesson in university. I could never have expected that, eight years later, I would have the honor of standing here and doing the same." He spread his hands. "In fact, I did not prepare any lecture material for today. I don't have any notes with me, as you can all see. For this first lesson, I just hope to have a good talk with all of you. So there's no need to address me as 'Teacher Zhang' or 'Professor Zhang.' Just call me 'Alum' or 'Old Zhang;' I'm fine with either of those."
All of the freshmen laughed.
"Sure, Old Zhang!"
"Hahaha!"
Zhang Ye looked below and said, "I would first like to ask a question. Why did you all choose to enter the broadcasting major?"
Immediately, countless hands shot up.
Zhang Ye pointed at a girl. "You there, tell me."
The girl stood up excitedly. "Alum, I chose to study broadcasting because of you. My dream is to become an outstanding host like you in the future!"
Zhang Ye laughed and said, "Your answer doesn't sound like you mean it. I think that even if someone else were standing here, you would say the same thing."
Everyone laughed!
The girl was tickled as well!
Zhang Ye picked another person.
A male freshman stood up. "The reason why I chose to study broadcasting is that I like the profession. I think it's really cool."
Zhang Ye asked a few more people and all of them had similar answers. They just liked it.
Zhang Ye asked again, "Then what do you guys think is the most important aspect required for one to do well in the field of broadcasting?"
"Adaptability?"
"I think it's being a good talker!"
"Good looks?"
"Wit has to be the most important thing!"
The answers they gave were slightly more varied this time.
Zhang Ye looked over them. "Every one of you gave different answers to that question, but my opinion is rather different from yours. I feel that the most important aspect in broadcasting is something that all of you have neglected to mention, language. Not just any foreign language, but our very own Chinese language!"
The students in the audience were taken aback!
The Chinese language?
Mandarin? But who wouldn't have a grasp of that?
Su Hongyan looked at the stage curiously.
Zhang Ye smile and pointed into the crowd. "I can see doubt on many of your faces. Everyone here knows how to speak, and by that, I mean that they know how to speak in Mandarin, of course. Otherwise, you wouldn't have passed the Media College Entrance Exam and be sitting here right now. My guess is that all of you are thinking about how to improve your English and pass the CET-4 1 so that you can all graduate from university. That must be the most important thing on everyone's minds, right?"
Quite a few people nodded.
Zhang Ye said, "Actually, I've never been in favor of English being taught as a core subject, and disagree even more about how we have to gain a Band-4 accreditation to be able to graduate from university. As a broadcasting professional, this is simply a penny wise, pound foolish mindset. It is downright misleading!"
The audience burst into an uproar!
Misleading?
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