The capable girl walked alongside Wang Hongjian, introducing herself, "Teacher Wang, I am the chairman's secretary. My name is Luo Qi. The chairman mentioned that you don't need to attend this meeting. I’m really sorry; I got busy and forgot to inform you. Please don’t take it to heart!"
Wang Hongjian was a bit confused. "May I ask, does your chairman know me?"
Luo Qi looked surprised. "Yes, she said you’ve discussed many matters regarding our school, and she thinks your insights are quite valuable!"
Before Wang Hongjian could ask further questions, Luo Qi had already stopped at a door, knocked, and upon receiving a response, pushed the door open with him. "Chairman, Teacher Wang is here!"
Behind the desk, a woman who was reviewing a stack of documents looked up. This time, they were close enough for Teacher Wang to recognize her as the "Sister Liu" he had met last time when Hu Ruoyun brought her to see him.
Liu Ru Yan put down what she was holding, stood up, and extended her hand. "Teacher Wang, it’s nice to see you again!"
Wang Hongjian suddenly realized, "I have poor eyesight; I only recognized your voice. I didn’t expect the chairman to be you!"
Luo Qi poured a glass of water for Wang Hongjian and brought a notebook and pen to sit with him in the reception area.
Liu Ru Yan spoke directly, "Teacher Wang, our school is currently in need of revitalization. You are the only one I know well who is familiar with Annan County and Eight Middle School. Furthermore, after our last discussion, I spoke with several expert educators we invited, and they all agreed that many of your ideas are practical and align closely with the future development direction of Annan New South Demonstration High School. Therefore, we have decided to hire you as our Assistant Principal!"
Wang Hongjian was momentarily taken aback; he had thought all hope was lost. Suddenly, it felt like a hen had transformed into a phoenix!
Was it unexpected? Was it surprising!
In the following day or so, Wang Hongjian transformed from an applicant at Annan Eight Middle School into a key player. He found himself busy inside and outside the school alongside Luo Qi and collaborating with people like Zeng Peiyan, Deng Chaoming, and Jia Mingliang. He even had friendly conversations with the beautiful Chairman Liu. According to reports from “civilian observers,” it seemed that future leaders including the chairman were also listening to his opinions and suggestions.
These individuals were set to become the principal, vice principal, and academic director of Annan New South Demonstration High School! Wasn’t this unbelievable?
Everyone was curious: what role would Wang Hongjian play?
After two days of meetings concluded, a week later the list for the second round of teachers and administrative staff was announced. More than half of the candidates were eliminated; Li Gewei looked over the list repeatedly but couldn’t find his name.
The former Education Committee’s Kwai Director had long been dismissed; he wasn’t familiar with the new director at all. In old Beijing dialect: wasn’t this just “a mess”?
Whether it was Annan County Eight Middle School or Qizhong County, some capable teachers remained unassigned to high schools in the county due to lack of connections or family constraints.
You might wonder why capable teachers couldn’t produce students when the school’s admission rate was so low?
—The admitted students’ starting point was too low; it was genuinely impossible to teach them effectively—like trying to drive a broken tractor; no matter how skilled you are as a driver, you can’t achieve the speed of a BMW or Mercedes.
Another week passed before the final list of hired personnel for Annan New South Demonstration High School was announced: it included less than one-third of the total number from the original four schools. The former principal of Qizhong County, Wu Jingzhong, was also hired as a grade director.
Our Principal Li Gewei was completely “out in the cold,” and there was another piece of news that left him regretting his actions: that Wang Hongjian he had tried so hard to suppress had been officially appointed as Assistant Principal of Annan County New South Demonstration High School.
Subsequently, Jiangbei Daily, Jiangbei Education Times, and Jiangbei Youth Daily published extensive recruitment notices for Jinan City’s Annan County New South Demonstration High School. The notices offered high salaries to compensate for many of the school’s “inherent deficiencies” and showcased high-end talent configurations as endorsements for their “future vision”: former principal of Jiangcheng First High School Deng Chaoming would serve as principal of New South Demonstration High School; former academic director Jia Mingliang from Jiangcheng Experimental High School and former head of basic education at Jiangbei Province’s Education Committee Zeng Peiyan would serve as academic director and instructional director respectively…
Jiang Mingyi, Vice Governor in charge of education in Jiangbei Province, inscribed for Annan New South Demonstration High School: “Start anew and cultivate new talents!” Fu Mingwei, Director of Jiangbei Province’s Education Committee sent congratulatory letters for the establishment of Annan New South Demonstration High School…
The Assistant Principal, Wang Hongjian, who was temporarily in charge of external relations, was so busy that he barely had time to catch his breath. He was overwhelmed with the flood of application letters that he couldn't even manage to open them all...
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