Starting from a Fake University-Chapter 35 - To Forge Iron One Must Be Strong Please Save and Recommend_1
35: Chapter 35: To Forge Iron, One Must Be Strong (Please Save and Recommend)_1
35: Chapter 35: To Forge Iron, One Must Be Strong (Please Save and Recommend)_1
The students, numbering in the nine thousand six hundreds and over a hundred military training instructors, quickly devoured the five thousand pounds of watermelons.
In this hot weather, no amount of watermelon could possibly be enough!
The leftover watermelon rinds were packed into black garbage bags and taken away by the school’s sanitation workers.
After the students finished their watermelons, Head Instructor Chen Yan blew her whistle.
“Quick, quick, quick, assemble!”
The military training continued.
The staff from the propaganda department took the photos and videos they had shot back for editing, wrote up propaganda copy, and then gave the completed copy to Principal Ding Yue for final review.
Ding Yue sat in front of the computer in his office, carefully reviewing the propaganda copy produced by the department.
The copy was well-written.
As expected from the professional staff of the propaganda department.
“Principal Ding, you didn’t see it, our students were so happy eating the watermelons.”
After Huang Youjie had finished his tasks on the drill field, he headed straight to Ding Yue’s office.
“You’ve worked hard, Huang.”
“Are we going to launch a promotion now?
There’s not a single university in the country that treats its students as well as we do, right?”
Huang Youjie spoke with pride.
The school’s most precious assets are its students—this was a basic policy proposed by Ding Yue.
Only by letting students feel the benefits of the school can they feel a sense of belonging.
“Mm, leave it to the propaganda department,” Ding Yue agreed with a nod.
“Yue, look, there’s already a Twitter discussion, and it’s gaining heat, though it hasn’t made the trending list yet.”
Huang Youjie picked up his phone and moved next to Ding Yue.
“That fast?”
Ding Yue leaned over to glance at the content on Huang Youjie’s phone screen.
The general topic was about a student from Mist City Arts and Science University named Liu Yuhao, who had live-streamed himself eating watermelon on Twitter.
Then it spread from Twitter, forming related topics on other platforms.
Liu Yuhao?
Ding Yue felt the name was somewhat familiar, as if he had heard or seen it somewhere?
“But there’s a popular comment saying our school is showboating?
We’re actually providing watermelons for the students to eat, how could this be considered showboating?”
After scanning the comments under the topic, Huang Youjie expressed his indignation.
“It’s normal, there are fault-finders everywhere.” Ding Yue was calm.
Huang Youjie, somewhat hot-tempered, couldn’t bear it when he saw people saying that the school was showing off: “Yue, this can’t work.
We cannot let these people take the lead, or the innocent netizens will actually believe this watermelon feast was a show.”
“That’s true, but this issue is easy to solve.”
Ding Yue already had a solution.
Moreover.
Providing free fresh watermelons to the students participating in military training is inherently benefiting them.
Those who are saying that Mist City Arts and Science University is showboating, will probably think that this was the only time the school gave its students free watermelon.
I’m sorry.
Not only today.
From today until the end of military training, Mist City Arts and Science University will provide 5000 pounds of watermelon every day to the students in training.
If this could also be construed as showboating, Ding Yue would really have nothing to say.
So Ding Yue slightly modified the copy sent by the propaganda department, adding “offering free watermelon to students every day during military training” into the copy.
He then sent the edited copy to Director Liu from the propaganda department through office software, instructing him: “Use this copy I’ve modified a bit and publish it with pictures on all platforms to quell online suspicion of showboating.”
Director Liu: Got it!
I’ll handle it immediately!
No more than five minutes later, the official accounts of Mist City Arts and Science University, with the operation of the propaganda department, posted pictures, videos, and other promotional materials on platforms like Twitter, TikTok, and Bilibili.
Netizens who saw the content posted by the official accounts of Mist City Arts and Science University, expressed great envy for the university’s military training.
“At first, I thought the school was showboating, I didn’t expect they would serve watermelons every day, incredible!”
“From setting up new majors based on interests and hobbies, to having beautiful military training instructors, and now today’s free watermelons, I have to say that Mist City Arts and Science University spares no effort in treating its students well.
It’s really good!”
“Mist City Arts and Science University has completely overturned my understanding of private universities.”
“Exactly, before I often heard about private universities charging random fees and managing poorly.
Mist City Arts and Science University is truly a breath of fresh air among private universities.”
“You can tell that this university really cares for its students.”
“I don’t understand the people who say they’re showboating, it’s said that the watermelons are provided to students for free.”
“Exactly, doesn’t buying that many watermelons cost money?
And they provide them for free every day, how could that be considered showboating?”
Gradually, many netizens also developed a positive impression of Mist City Arts and Science University.
Sitting in the principal’s office, Ding Yue constantly received notifications of gaining Popularity Value in his mind.
So far, Ding Yue has accumulated many popularity points, and the school’s positive publicity has also been put on the right track.
In the future, the propaganda department will just have to occasionally promote the advantages of Mist City Arts and Science University along the same lines.
Then Ding Yue can simply sit back and let the Popularity Values roll in.
But the most pressing issue for Ding Yue now is how to upgrade the school.
After the upgrade, Ding Yue will be able to unlock more items in the system store using the Reputation points.
For instance, Ding Yue plans to enhance his own background and will need to use quite a few items from the system store for that purpose.
The reason Ding Yue wants to enhance his background, is because if Mist City Arts and Science University wants to become stronger and stand among the world top-tier universities, he as the president, should not be incompetent.
Just being a student who failed the College Entrance Examination, if this came up in the future, even Ding Yue himself would feel embarrassed.
Therefore.
Once the military training ends and classes officially kick off at Mist City Arts and Science University, Ding Yue plans to choose a major or majors to study.
With the help of system store items, Ding Yue believes that he should be able to make great progress in a few years, right?
At the same time, Huang and Bin should also boost their own background.
If not, as school managers, they would definitely be criticized in the future.
“Huang.”
Ding Yue made up his mind and was ready to ask Huang Youjie what he wanted to study.
“Eh, Yue, what is it?”
Huang Youjie was looking at his phone; hearing Ding Yue’s call, he puts away his phone, lifts his head to look at Ding Yue and asks.
“Although we are the school leaders, we should also improve ourselves.
We should raise our education level, don’t you think so?”
Ding Yue speaks earnestly to Huang Youjie.
He must convince him today.
“Mmm…
Yue you’re right, otherwise when our Mist City Arts and Science University grows, others will look at me, the vice-chancellor…
No, no, I cannot disgrace you.”
Oh, really.
Huang seems to have understood rather quickly.
“Okay, later I’ll have the academic affairs office register us…”
