Master Wang was "kicked out" of the exam hall in a daze. It felt so unreal. The Grand Master casually drew a circle on the test paper. Does this count as admission?
He has been looking forward to this circle for more than thirty years. He has changed from a boy to an old man, from black hair to white hair. In the blink of an eye, his whole life has passed...
After returning to the hotel where he was staying, Master Wang had not yet recovered from his trance. A knot that he had struggled with all his life suddenly came to fruition, but he still needed some time to calm down.
Fang Yingwu was waiting. When he saw Master Wang carrying the examination basket and walking into the courtyard absentmindedly, he quickly stepped forward to greet him and asked, "How is the situation?"
Master Wang Shu was immersed in the bitterness and mixed emotions. He was very slow to respond to the outside world. His face was expressionless and he didn't reply.
When Fang Yingwu saw this, he was shocked and said to Master Wang in a panic: "How could this happen? Then pack your bags quickly and leave the city!"
"What? Why?" Master Wang came to his senses and asked inexplicably.
Fang Yingwu turned around and said: "Looking at you, it seems that things didn't go well. Are you still waiting to be humiliated by the scholars in their city? Do you really want to apologize to them in public? You should quickly give up the bet and leave.
valid reason!"
Master Wang couldn't laugh or cry, "Who can't say it? The Grand Master has admitted me on the spot." Fang Yingwu breathed a sigh of relief and complained: "You didn't answer just now, which made me think I made a mistake."
Later, Scholar Fang regained his confidence and said confidently: "The Grand Master is a very selfish person. The most instinct of such a person is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. I figured that as long as you do what I say, he has no reason not to admit you."
You are just a student quota."
Teacher Wang always felt that there was something strange there. The academic officer in question should be Fang Yingwu's junior teacher? Fang Yingwu was also very rude in his words.
However, in front of Fang Yingwu, Master Wang suddenly felt that his back was a little straighter. He was now a quasi-scholar, and with his status as an elder, he could probably be on an equal footing with this cheap son-in-law?
Recalling the poor and desolate appearance he had shown in the examination room, Mr. Wang blushed and felt very embarrassed, which was a great loss of dignity for a scholar.
He couldn't help but complain: "Why bother with all this trouble? Why don't you just find another way to communicate with the great master? Why do you have to dress up in such a shabby way and act so ugly that it will make people laugh?"
Fang Yingwu could see that Master Wang was so happy that he didn't know what to say, so he didn't care much. He explained: "Old Taishan, you don't understand! There is also a method to please people, and different methods have different effects. The subtleties are,
It’s unspeakable.”
Master Wang was dissatisfied and asked: "Is there anything mysterious in it that cannot be said?"
Fang Yingwu patiently explained: "To intercede directly would be too naked, and it would still be very awkward psychologically. We are all scholars. But first arouse sympathy and let the great master have a tendency, and then point it out.
That is the best effect, it can be called the finishing touch.”
Master Wang still didn't understand, with an expression on his face that said, "It's not that I don't understand, but you are just making things up."
Fang Yingwu said helplessly: "Then let's tell a story! If a salesman you never knew came to the village and asked you if you want to buy something, what would you think?"
"You don't necessarily have to buy it, it depends on the condition of your home."
"If this salesman often greets you, accompanies you for walks and chats, helps you deliver messages to other villages...and then says that it is not easy for him to support his family, he expects to sell goods and asks you if you want to buy something.
, what do you think?"
Teacher Wang thought for a while and said, "Then I have to buy some."
Fang Yingwu slapped his fan and said, "This is the truth! When you buy something, you don't feel that you are taking care of the salesman's business, but it is a kind of friendship.
It's the same today. First let the Grand Master feel sympathy for you from the bottom of his heart, and this is the difference between him having no impression of you!
At least it will make the price of favors I pay smaller, and the great master has changed from simply taking care of favors to half taking care of favors and half helping you, an old and weak person, thus creating a sense of pleasure in helping others. This is called focusing on user experience!"
Fang Yingwu’s principle is, to put it bluntly, the inspiration caused by various marketing methods...
Master Wang was still half-understanding and refused to admit it, nor did he want to continue talking about it, so he changed the subject and said: "A few days ago, I asked you for help, but you refused. If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place?"
"I just came up with the idea the day before yesterday when I saw you being bullied by the scholars in Fucheng. How could I have had such thoughts before." Fang Yingwu said without hesitation: "Now, through your secret message, the Grand Master already knows that I want to see you.
He, and he also used your admission as a signal to make a relatively positive response. Now we just wait for the opportunity to arise."
"What opportunity? It sounds like I was still taken advantage of by you." Master Wang couldn't help but ask.
Fang Yingwu laughed a few times and said, "Old Taishan, just enjoy your fame as a scholar. There is nothing you need to do next."
A few days later, the rankings for Fucheng and Chun'an County were finally released, and Fang Yingwu accompanied Master Wang to watch them early in the morning.
Although he already knew the result, Master Wang was still excited when he saw his name on the list. He couldn't get tired of being squeezed in the crowd.
Fang Yingwu also took a few glances and saw Zhu Ruiqiang's name on the list. He was surprised but not surprised. It seemed that Mr. Zhu was confident in his bet.
He wandered around the list-reading site, looking for his target. Sure enough, he found Mr. Zhu nearby. For people like his, servants would crowd into the crowd to read the list, and he only had to wait for the results.
Fang Yingwu walked up and asked, "Do you still remember the bet?" Mr. Zhu looked at him unnaturally and said, "Remember."
"Mr. Wang is on the list, but you lose!" Fang Yingwu said, pointing to the list.
Zhu Gongziqiang defended himself and said: "The competition was about the results of the college examination. I was also on the list. How can it be counted as a loser? It can only be counted as a tie."
Fang Yingwu sneered again and again: "What a shameless person! The original bet was that as long as Mr. Wang can be admitted this time, he will win! If you don't make the list, what does it have to do with the bet?"
Teacher Wang who came after hearing the sound couldn't help but glance at Fang Yingwu. It seemed that Fang Yingwu also planned to run away if the bet failed...
In comparison, Mr. Zhu seems to be quite sincere and actually came to see the ranking. Maybe it's because he is from Fucheng and has nowhere to run?
Mr. Zhu was speechless and turned away.
Fang Yingwu then said loudly: "How dare you, the scholars in Fucheng, are such dishonest people! I, Fang Yingwu, have really learned a lot today!"
This is the joint examination results release in Fucheng and Chun'an County. Most of the people who came to see the results were children from the two counties. Those who were present when there was a dispute that day are still here now. Now that the results have been released, naturally there are more people who failed than those who were successful, and they are resentful.
There are also many.
As a result, Fang Yingwu raised his arms and shouted, and the children from the two counties gathered together to yell at each other, with dozens of people blocking the entrance to the examination hall.
But Master Wang was hiding in the corner, looking at his cheap son-in-law who was worried about the chaos in the world, and didn't understand what he wanted to do. He was the one who was bullied that day, and he was the one who made the bet, so how could Fang Yingwu be more excited than him?
Suddenly, the gate of the examination courtyard opened, and dozens of sergeants rushed out, surrounding the children. One of the leaders shouted: "Who dares to make noise outside the examination courtyard? The Grand Master has orders to take the leader and go in to ask questions.
talk!"
When the matter developed to such an extent, Master Wang finally understood that it turned out that he was borrowing flowers to offer to the Buddha... It was really broad daylight, in full view of the public, and he could see the great master without gossiping. (To be continued)
