At half past nine, more than 3,000 students from the junior and senior sections of Xilan Middle School poured into the playground. Originally, this break was broadcast gymnastics time, but there was something unusual today. The students were curious to find that there were several flag-raising stands on one end of the playground. There was a table with several strangers sitting on it. They looked young, only about twenty, and judging from their clothes, they looked like they were from big cities.
Li Mu, Zhao Ziqiu, the five people in dormitory 606, and Dong Ai were all sitting on the stage. However, except for Liu Nian, the rest of them were counting and handing out money today. Principal Wang Jianshe was responsible for roll call, and those who were called came to the stage. , Liu Nian was responsible for giving the money to them.
Wang Jianshe originally wanted Li Mu to give a simple speech, but Li Mu refused. No one was more suitable than Liu Nian to give a speech at Xilan Middle School, so Li Mu pushed the task to Liu Nian. Liu Nian was shy by nature. He was very reluctant to do it, but Li Mu just said lightly: "You are a role model for your junior students. If you do well in this speech, Xilan Middle School may have more than a dozen or even several students next year." Ten undergraduates, if you give up at this time, not only will you lose your face, but also... "
Before Li Mu finished speaking, Liu Nian gritted his teeth: "I'll do it!"
Reporters from the provincial TV station and the city's TV station also arrived at the scene. The reporters' information channels were relatively smooth. They had already heard about 3321. Now that 3321 came to Xilan to assist students, it was not only big news for them, but also It’s also a great opportunity to promote your spirit.
At nine forty, thousands of students started talking. The familiar gymnastics music on the radio remained silent. Instead, the principal walked up to the flag-raising platform wearing an old suit. There was also a microphone stand in front of him. What's strange is that there are many reporters with guns and cannons surrounding them. Is there any major incident
At the back of the crowd, Chen Kai and Huang Xing stood with their hands clasped behind each other. Both of their expressions were not very good. Huang Xing said with some fear, "Director Chen, why has this matter attracted so many media?"
"I don't know, it's really surprising!" Chen Kai also felt strange. Xilan County is a scar in the city. The city TV station basically does not come to Xilan for any interviews throughout the year, but today not only the city TV station came , even the provincial TV station came, and there were still a lot of reporters who they didn’t know where they came from, which made the two of them feel a lot of pressure.
Huang Xing said with a guilty conscience: "With so many media here, that guy named Li won't sue us in front of the media, right?"
Chen Kai thought for a while and said: "He can't say anything, it's empty talk. Besides, we have always complained about rural primary schools. If he really complains in front of the media, we can reconcile it."
Huang Xing said: "I haven't been interviewed by a TV station yet. If I really face the camera, I'm afraid I won't be able to speak well."
Chen Kai sighed. He had only been interviewed by Xi'an Radio and Television Station a few times. However, because the signal transmission tower of the county radio and television station was old and there was no money to replace it, the coverage rate in the county did not reach 30%, so almost no one watched it.
But look at the media situation in front of me, I can't even compare to a twenty-year-old boy in my lifetime.
Chen Kai said: "Don't talk to Wang Jianshe today about withdrawing donations from students. Wait until the storm passes in a few days."
Huang Xing asked: "How many days will it take to collect the money? Today is the best opportunity to collect the money."
Chen Kai said with a distressed look on his face: "It won't work today. Let's wait for a few days. Then we can collect as much as we can."
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Wang Jianshe had never been nervous when standing in front of thousands of students, but today because there were a large number of reporters present, he felt a little bit frightened. However, he was a soldier who had been on the battlefield, so he quickly adjusted his rhythm.
When the students heard from Wang Jianshe that today it was their admired senior brother Liu Nian who came back to give them a speech and brought the student charity organization 3321 to distribute scholarships to poor senior high school students, the whole playground was boiling.
Wang Jianshe didn't say much and let everyone applaud and invited Liu Nian to give a speech. Liu Nian walked up to the flag-raising platform under the applause of the whole school, stood in front of the microphone, and tried to lower the height of some microphones with trembling hands.
As a former top student of Xilan Middle School, he has spoken on the flag-raising stage more than once. Although a student representative will give a speech every Monday during the flag-raising ceremony, he is the only one in the school who has given a speech on the stage during the three years of high school. No less than ten times.
Standing on the flag-raising platform again, Liu Nian recalled that the first time he took the stage, it was almost the same as now. His legs were weak, his arms were trembling, and even his voice was shaking when he spoke. But today, when he takes the stage again, He is no longer a student at Xilan Middle School, but a freshman at Renmin University. This also makes him constantly remind himself not to be nervous. He wants these juniors to see his transformation after working hard to get into university. Make them envious so that they can be motivated to work hard on the same path.
Amid warm applause, Liu Nian talked unscripted about his life in Xilan Middle School, his efforts to get into college, and his family's efforts to help him go to college. These experiences of his were heard by at least a thousand people in the audience. People feel the same.
Later, Liu Nian talked about his impression of the ancient capital of Yanjing, the richness and variety of the outside world, and how he joined 3321 at school and how he used 3321 to earn his first income in his life.
For more than 20 minutes, Liu Nian became more relaxed and natural as he spoke. The two to three thousand students in the audience were also fascinated. After standing for such a long time, no one felt tired.
Finally, Liu Nian talked about the specific details of this 3321 student aid operation. When he said: "Two hundred and twenty poor students in the third year of high school will receive a scholarship of 1,000 yuan each," the playground was completely boiling.
Liu Nian took the list handed to him by Wang Jianshe and said with red eyes: "Now, the students whose names I called, please come up to the stage to receive the scholarship."
Li Mu and the others were counting the cash of 220,000 yuan in units of 1,000 yuan from behind. One hundred-yuan note was folded in half and sandwiched between nine hundred-yuan notes.
The first student whose name was called by Liu Nian was named Zhang Tiezhu. He ran onto the stage excitedly and stood in front of Liu Nian. Liu Nian turned around and took the one thousand yuan in cash handed over by Hu Zhengdao, and then handed it to Zhang Tiezhu. When Zhang Tiezhu got one thousand yuan in cash, he still couldn't believe it was true.
Liu Nian knew that time was running out, so he called the second person's name.
The money was handed out very quickly on the spot. After their names were called, they went on stage, and they took the cash from Liu Nian's hand. One after another students came on stage. Later, Liu Nian felt that this was still too slow, so he called ten people on stage at a time. , and then call ten after one delivery.
Chen Kai and Huang Xing were heartbroken. They had worked in the Education Committee for so many years, and they had never seen such a large amount of cash. Seeing so much cash flowing out at almost the speed of water, it was normal for them to feel uncomfortable. .
When Liu Nian finished distributing all the bursaries to 220 people, it was almost the end of the third period. Every student who had received the bursaries was excited, and each of them had different ideas. Some people thought After sending the money home, some people thought of using it to buy more teaching aids and set aside tuition fees for the next semester, while others thought of using it for food, drinks and fun.
Li Mu could not guarantee that each of the two hundred and twenty people would use the scholarship money in the right way, and he would not worry about this kind of thing. What he had to do was to give poor students a chance. As for whether the other party would seize it, it was not his decision. Come on, but even if some people cannot improve their academic performance with this thousand yuan, at least it can still help them with food, clothing, housing and transportation.
After the money was distributed, Wang Jianshe, who was very excited, led everyone on the stage to applaud Liu Nian again and encouraged everyone to study hard. Only when they are admitted to college will they have the opportunity to change their own destiny. Students from the first year of junior high school to the third year of high school all listened. Their blood was boiling. Their hopes for the future had always been very general and vague. Liu Nian's speech made their hopes for the future concrete for the first time, which had the effect of lifting the clouds in their heads.
Wang Jianshe wanted to instruct the canteen to prepare a sumptuous meal to entertain Li Mu and his party, but Li Mu refused. When the students of Xilan Middle School dispersed and returned to the classroom for the fourth period, a dozen of them said goodbye to Wang Jianshe and his party. The staff of Xilan Middle School got into the rented Coaster and started on the way back.
On the second day after returning to Yanjing, Yanjing TV Station released a news special "The Sorrow of Student Aid". In half an hour, they reenacted for the audience their reporters following the head of 3321 to Xilan County to help students. The whole process of learning, among which the recording content of Huang Xing, deputy director of Xilan County Education Committee, shocked the whole country!
Although Yanjing TV's domestic ratings are not among the top three satellite TV stations, it is not a problem to be among the top five. More importantly, it is a capital media. This special status makes its content more valued.
That night, there were angry instructions from senior executives of the ministries and commissions. This matter must be thoroughly investigated. Not only should the Xilan County Education Committee be held accountable, but their superior leaders must also be held accountable. Within a few days, the executives' instructions were widely discussed by the media. Reposted: "As an official in the education system, he has not contributed to education, but drags down education for money and discredits the foundation of a century-old plan for education. Such people are poisoning the future generations of the people and the future of the country. They must not be This cancer remains in the education system, and those who raised it are also responsible for the emergence of this cancer!"
Within a week, Huang Xing and Chen Kai left get out of class one after another. In order to protect himself, Huang Xing kicked Chen Kai out and revealed the inside story of Chen Kai's plan to fulfill his dream of owning a car and making a 3321 student loan. The media has been following and reporting on it. Finally, The higher-level Municipal Education Commission, including the Xilan County Education Commission, was also implicated. Two leaders were demoted and one person was warned by the party.
The reputation of 3321 in the country has reached an unprecedented height, and Li Mu knows that no one will dare to think about 3321 again in the future.
(End of chapter)