On TV, Xu Yiyang was still translating for Thomas Lauter meticulously, while Shen Lele was already dumbfounded.
She really couldn't understand, when did Xu Yiyang's English become so good
On the side, Shen Lele's mother couldn't help but sigh: "This child's spoken English is so good! The pronunciation is similar to the spoken English taught by my foreign teacher in college."
"Moreover, the on-site translator can translate so quickly and immediately without thinking. This child's vocabulary must be amazing..."
Shen Lele's mother was a top student at the University of Political Science and Law in the early years, and later became a civil servant in the political and legal system of Yingzhou. She is currently the president of the Criminal Division of the Municipal Intermediate Court.
Although she is not an English major, her English scores have always been good.
Shen Lele's English test scores are among the best in the city, and this is inseparable from her mother's tutoring.
However, when Shen Lele's mother raised Shen Lele, she also focused on exam-oriented education. The reason why she didn't start with oral English was because her own oral English was relatively weak and she could not get rid of her Yingzhou accent.
Shen Lele looked at Xu Yiyang on the TV and said with a complicated expression: "Mom, he is my deskmate."
"Really?" Shen Lele's mother looked surprised: "I never heard you say you have such a powerful deskmate!"
Immediately, she said: "Then you should ask someone for advice on how to practice speaking English. I don't have much language talent. I can't get rid of the influence of our Yingzhou accent when I speak Mandarin or English. I don't think you can. I have this problem and I have to work hard to overcome it, otherwise when I go to college in the future, if I don’t speak Mandarin well, I will be laughed at.”
"Oh well… "
Shen Lele felt particularly complicated.
She naturally knew that she had problems with speaking, but for so many years, she had always been the target of pursuit and advice from her classmates in her studies. When had she ever asked her classmates for advice
What made Shen Lele even more embarrassed was that she suddenly remembered that she had lent her English tutoring materials to Xu Yiyang yesterday to let him review his English...
Now that I think about it, it’s really embarrassing!
…
After the evening news in Yingzhou was broadcast, Xu Yiyang's home phone was immediately buzzed with calls.
Some colleagues and friends of Xu Yiyang's parents saw the TV program and called to express surprise and congratulations.
There were also classmates and childhood friends of Xu Yiyang. They called and lamented that Xu Yiyang had been hiding too deeply. Although his English was obviously so good, he never showed up.
Xu Yiyang could only deal with it on the phone, because there were many people among them, and he couldn't remember them clearly.
In middle school, Xu Yiyang was introverted, and his family conditions were relatively poor, so deep down, he actually still had low self-esteem.
He was busy studying every day at school and had little pocket money to go out and play with others in his spare time, so he basically never made any friends or fell in love. His life was monotonous and depressing.
Because of this, the friendship between him and these classmates is actually relatively shallow.
A few years later, he and his middle school classmates basically only had contact with each other at class reunions and when they got married.
As for the rest of the time, everyone is not in the same circle at all.
After dealing with a lot of phone calls to him, Xu Yiyang had a rough idea of the influence of news.
It is estimated that one-third of the people in Yingzhou City will have seen this news tonight.
This also means that he has become famous in Yingzhou!
At any time, being famous is a precursor to making money.
I dare not say that if you make money, you will definitely become famous, but if you become famous, you will definitely make money.
Celebrities are a true reflection of this.
In addition, there is a more direct example, which is the various Internet celebrities later.
Once people who make chicken soup for the soul and inspirational teaching become famous, they can sell books, sell courses, and collect membership fees. The best ones can easily earn hundreds of millions a year;
Once people who make teardown videos and hardware reviews become famous, they will receive advertising and sealing fees from various manufacturers;
Once a person who teaches and tries out beauty products becomes famous, he can generate tens of millions or more in sales by just applying a lipstick in the live broadcast room.
This is the monetization ability of popularity.
Xu Yiyang also hopes that after he becomes famous, his English speaking training class will become popular throughout Yingzhou.
He planned to accompany Thomas Lauter and his wife to visit Yingzhou and Wangjiadu tomorrow, and then start preparing flyers and posters to post in various densely populated communities in Yingzhou.
At the same time, he can't wait to see how many students his current fame can convert.
…
Early the next morning, Xu Yiyang rode his bicycle to the Education Bureau first.
After Director Cai assured him that he would accompany Thomas Lauter and his wife, he arranged for him to be the driver of the Education Bureau's car.
Xu Yiyang took the driver to the guest house to pick up Thomas Lauter and his wife.
He first took the couple around the city and introduced them to some of Yingzhou's history and landscape. After lunch, he accompanied them on a trip to the former Wangjiadu.
Wangjiadu is in Xiaguan Town. The national highway is narrow and bad these days. Although it is only twenty or thirty kilometers away, it almost passed in one afternoon, including the tour and taking photos.
Xu Yiyang sent the Lauter couple back to the guest house before dark. Thomas Lauter shook hands with him and said: "Xu, thank you very much for the past two days. We will return to Yanjing early tomorrow morning. Next time we come to Yingzhou, Hope to see you again!”
Xu Yiyang said seriously: "Mr. Lauter, we will definitely meet again."
Thomas Lauter's wife hugged Xu Yiyang gently and said with a smile: "Xu, thank you so much this time. I hope we have a chance to see you again!"
Xu Yiyang smiled and said: "Mrs. Lauter, I believe we will meet again!"
After being polite, Xu Yiyang said goodbye to the two of them.
Before leaving, Thomas Lauter gave him an email address to keep in touch with him.
However, Xu Yiyang was busy studying when he was in high school and had not yet started to contact the Internet, so he could not exchange email addresses with him, so he promised to write to him as soon as possible after registering his email address.
After leaving the guest house, Xu Yiyang went back to the Education Bureau to pick up his bicycle. He was not in a hurry to go home, but hurried to Yingzhou No. 1 Middle School.
He had to go to school and find the Master Zhang that Principal Lin mentioned. First, he could get the key to the electronic classroom, and then find a printing agency to print out a batch of enrollment advertisements.
It was already dark at this time, and the campus of No. 1 Middle School was silent.
The senior high school students are already on vacation after taking exams in the afternoon. The school has been completely closed. There are only security guards and a few school employees who live on campus.
Xu Yiyang entered the school and went directly to the laboratory building.
The iron gate of the laboratory building was closed tightly. After he patted the door a few times, an old man wrapped in a military coat came out of the reception room inside.
The old man turned on the lights in the hall, looked at Xu Yiyang, and said happily: "Oh, you are the young man who appeared on TV, right?!"
Xu Yiyang smiled and said: "It's me, are you Master Zhang
"It's me, it's me." The old man nodded with a smile, took out a bunch of keys from his waist, and opened the door.
Xu Yiyang said: "Master Zhang, Principal Lin asked me to come to you to get the key."
The old man smiled and said: "The leader has told me, and the keys have been prepared for you."
With that said, he took out a bunch of keys from his pocket, handed them to Xu Yiyang, and said: "The big one is for the door of the laboratory building, and the small one is for the electronic classroom. You keep it."
Xu Yiyang was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Master Zhang."
The old man smiled and said, "Why are you so polite? This time you have gained a lot of respect for us. I think what you said in foreign language is better than what a foreigner said!"
"Thank you for the award." Xu Yiyang smiled modestly and said, "Master Zhang, let me go to the audio-visual classroom to take a look first. You can be busy and I won't disturb you."
"Okay, go ahead and come to me if you need anything."
(End of chapter)