Chapter 48: Looking for Zhong Yi to discuss cooperation
"Mom, hubby, are we going too far for treating Dad like this?"
When Nan Li saw her father leaving and feeling lonely, she couldn't bear it. After all, her father was so old and still sick.
"Excessive, where is it too much?"
Zhao Na looked disdainful: "Isn't it too much for him to do what he did to us back then? He has to bear the consequences for his own fault. He cannot blame others."
Zhou Chen winked at Nan Li and told her to stop talking. As a person involved, it was absolutely impossible for Zhao Na to forgive Nan Jianlong.
"I'm not full just now, I'm going to reheat the food."
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Nan Jianlong returned home in despair. Cai Juying, who was looking forward to seeing her, immediately asked: "How is it? What did Lili and the others say?"
It was she who encouraged Nan Jianlong to find Nan Li and Zhou Chen, just to get them to help Tian Yulan for Nan Jianlong's sake.
Nan Jianlong raised his head and glanced at Cai Juying: "Let them solve their own affairs. I, an old man, am no longer of any use."
After saying that, he fell down on the bed with his head down. Cai Juying saw that he was in a bad state and hurriedly followed him.
"What's wrong with you? Why do you look so ugly?"
"fine."
Cai Juying stretched out her hand and touched Nan Jianlong's head, and suddenly said in shock: "You have a fever, how can you be fine? What's wrong? How can you have a fever when you are fine?"
When he went out at noon, Nan Jianlong was in good condition. How come he suddenly had a fever after only two hours?
"I'm fine, I'll be fine after just taking a rest."
Although his daughter didn't say anything harsh today, her attitude made him feel very uncomfortable. Even his son-in-law, who had always been submissive to him, also changed his attitude.
Such a change caught him off guard and found it difficult to accept it. He was so distraught that he kept thinking wildly on the way back, which made him confused and developed a fever unknowingly.
"Did Lili and the others refuse? How could she do this? Lan Lan managed to get the position of manager with great difficulty. If she doesn't help this time, Lan Lan's job will be lost. How will she live?"
As she said that, Cai Juying shed tears of grievance: "We haven't treated them badly in these years, have we? Every time we come here, we always provide them with delicious food and drinks. Last time Ziyou refused to help, how can we still do it?"
I understand, but this time it’s about Lanlan’s work and future, and it’s just a matter of one sentence, why isn’t Lili willing to help?”
Nan Jianlong was already feeling uncomfortable. Hearing Cai Juying keep talking, he felt his head was buzzing but he couldn't hear anything.
"Okay, stop talking and let me be quiet for a while."
Cai Juying wanted to talk again, but seeing Nan Jianlong's uncomfortable look, she finally did not continue to pester.
"I understand. You need to rest first. I'll get you some medicine to boil and take when you wake up."
Although she was very unhappy, she did not dare to force Nan Jianlong. She had little education, but she knew very well that Nan Jianlong was her support now.
"Um."
Nan Jianlong responded in a daze, then closed his eyes to rest.
Today is Saturday. Originally, Tian Yulan didn't have to go to work, but because tomorrow is the shopping mall's anniversary, she has to work on the weekend.
Just after what happened last night, Tian Yulan was in extremely bad spirits, the matter of the home visit to the store was still unresolved, and Wei Nuan's materials were still far away.
For this reason, Tian Yulan was very busy, looking for someone to change the brand, but at this time she couldn't find a big home textile brand that could compete with Wei Nuan, and the boss also called her one after another to urge her.
, which made Tian Yulan even more exhausted mentally and physically.
Tian Yulan, who had not rested well, was exhausted and was under great pressure because she was worried about her job security. This woman with an extremely strong temper suddenly fainted while working, scaring the mall employees half to death. Hurry up
Sent her to the hospital.
Zhou Chen naturally didn't know what happened to Tian Yulan. He was having dinner with Zhong Yi at the hotel.
"Zhong Yi, what happened at school last time made you laugh."
After pouring a glass of wine for Zhong Yi and the two of them finished it, Zhou Chen talked about what happened at school last time.
Zhong Yi said: "What are you laughing at? To be honest, I'm in a worse situation than you. That Tian Yulan made me lose my job. When it was time for me to choose, she came to me again and made me miserable. To be honest,
I really don’t want to talk to her anymore, but there’s nothing I can do about it, whoever has the ability can find the backstage.”
"But what I can't figure out is, senior brother, isn't she related to you? Why did she still fight against you and even make such an ugly scene? Why?"
He had heard Zhou Chen say before that Tian Yulan had some relationship with their family. Although the relationship was complicated, it would not lead to a fight in front of the school.
"She is really not a real relative to our family. She, forget it, is very complicated anyway. You just need to know that she has no relationship with us now, and she will not have any relationship with us in the future."
Thinking of Tian Yulan made him sad, Zhou Chen didn't want to mention it more, but directly stated his purpose this time.
"Zhong Yi, I came to see you this time. I have something to discuss with you. But before I talk, I want to ask, how are you doing in choosing numbers?"
Zhong Yi frowned slightly: "Brother, given our relationship, I'll tell you straight away. Selections is indeed a big-name tutoring institution, and I teach a gold medal class. But because I just came here not long ago, I haven't achieved results yet.
, the salary is not high, and there are many rules for student selection. It stipulates that students cannot enroll students after class. Although the treatment is better than that of Fengfan Primary School, the pressure is greater and the burden is heavier."
The selection is indeed a big-name cram school in their area, and the tuition is high. However, Zhong Yi has just arrived and his qualifications are still relatively low. Even if he takes a gold medal class, the salary is still the same for the time being. It is not enough compared to the previous ones, but more than enough.
It's just that compared to schools, the pressure in cram schools is very huge, because people come to cram schools just to improve their grades. As a teacher, you have to find every way and think hard to improve the students' grades.
And these students are not like in school, where they cannot be beaten or scolded.
So after this period of time, Zhong Yi felt that he was physically tired and mentally tired even more.
Hearing this, Zhou Chen suddenly asked: "Have you ever thought about opening a cram school by yourself?"
"Open your own cram school?"
Zhong Yi shook his head, "Brother, you are not in this industry and don't understand the situation. It is not that easy to open a cram school. If I were still working at Fengfan Primary School, I could still take care of students, but now I
I have been expelled, and the parents of those students will never trust me again. I have no connections or funds, so I can’t recruit students, I can’t afford to rent a good location, and I can’t open it at all.”
"Then if you can recruit students and have enough funds, can you have the confidence to teach students well and open cram schools?" Zhou Chen asked.
Zhong Yi paused while holding the wine glass, "Brother, what do you mean?"
Zhou Chen nodded and said: "You are right, I have this idea."
Zhong Yi looked at Zhou Chen in disbelief, "No, senior brother, aren't you an architect? How can you think of doing such a thing?"
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "Zhong Yi, you may not know yet, but I have resigned."
"Brother, you resigned? Why? Your job is so good and decent, why did you resign?"
Zhong Yi really couldn't understand it. He knew that Zhou Chen's job was as an architectural designer, and he was quite famous. He could earn at least tens of thousands of yuan a month. With such a good job, he really couldn't figure out why Zhou Chen would resign.
If it were him, he definitely wouldn't do that.
"No matter how good your job is, you are still working for others, and what you see is only the superficial scenery. In fact, it is not as good as you think."
Zhou Chen shook his head: "The reason why I resigned was because I wanted to do something on my own. Recently, because of Huanhuan's grades, I focused on my children's studies and other aspects, and found that children nowadays are under a lot of pressure to study and study.
Corresponding to this, is the birth of various cram schools.”
Zhong Yi: "Brother, do you want to start a cram school business?"
"Brother, I'm really not a junior brother. It's really not that easy to start a cram school. If you just do it on a small scale and recruit a few dozen students, it will be far inferior to your previous job. But if you want to
To grow bigger is even more of a problem. Networking, students, funds, good teachers, and good management are all really indispensable."
"For a big-name cram school like Select Numbers, the teachers and rent fees alone are already very scary. If they cannot recruit enough students, it will be a loss-making business; and there are countless cram schools now. If you want to grow bigger, it is not a one-stop shop.
An easy thing.”
Zhong Yi, who has always wanted to make money, has also opened cram schools before, but that was entirely because he was a substitute teacher in the school, so parents sent students there, and the school teachers did not worry about student resources at all.
But the problem is that it is a cram school from scratch, and Zhou Chen is not yet a professional in this field and has no qualifications. If he wants to start a cram school, it will be even more difficult.
"Of course I know that this is not an easy task, so I came to you. I want you to work with me. We are a partnership. I will pay and you will contribute. Nan Li and I have been here for many years, more or less.
You have some connections, so you can recruit some students in the early stage. But if you want to retain students, the most important thing is the quality of teaching. I think you have this ability."
"Zhong Yi, think about it, working for others, no matter how good you are, you are still working for others. Others will always make big money and you will make small money. If we cooperate and I give you shares, you will no longer be a worker.
, but the boss, what you are doing is starting a business, it may be difficult in the early stage, but it will definitely have a better future than working all the time."
"We work together?"
Zhou Chen's words made Zhong Yi's face change drastically, and his heart was even more moved. The main reason was that he was no longer a migrant worker, but a boss, which made him feel uneasy.
He comes from a small city, and what he wants most is to take root in this city. His girlfriend Zhang Xueer's family is well off, and they have a good relationship, but in fact Zhang Xueer's family is opposed to it.
The reason for their opposition was simple. Zhang Xueer's parents felt that he was from a small city, had no money and no house, and was not worthy of their daughter.
Zhong Yi knew this, so he wanted to make money desperately, but he also knew very well that with his ability, it would probably take decades to earn enough money to buy a house.
But how could Zhang Xueer wait for decades?
Zhang Xueer was naive and didn't quite understand the truth, but he understood it, so after Zhou Chen's words came out, his heart moved instantly.
He used to envy Zhou Chen because his senior brother came from the same place as him, but he was able to marry a local girl from a well-off family, and he also had a decent job and a wealthy living environment.
In his opinion, Zhou Chen is his role model and the goal he strives for.
"Brother, are you serious?"
Zhou Chen said: "Of course I'm serious. I have carefully calculated it. If we start preparations now, we will be just in time for the summer cram school in more than a month. At that time, there is the most shortage of students. We can have fewer students in the early stage.
We charge some fees and spread our reputation bit by bit. As long as parents can see the improvement of their children, they will be our invisible advertisements."
"I am a parent myself, so I know very well about the communication power of parents. The core of a cram school is the teacher. You must find a reliable teacher. Zhong Yi, I believe in your ability. I will use you as the basis for recruitment when the time comes.
With a few teachers, we can form the basic framework."
"And we can not only provide offline cram schools, but when we become famous, we can also provide online cram schools."
Zhou Chen has watched the TV series, so he is very aware of Zhong Yi's strength. Zhong Yi is definitely a capable teacher. He can raise Huanhuan, who doesn't like studying, from the bottom to the top ten in the class in one summer vacation. This is amazing
This is not something ordinary teachers can do.
At the same time, he also knows that next year, a catastrophe will break out across the country, and students will not be able to go to school, and online cram schools will become very popular.
Among the businesses Zhou Chen is considering, opening cram schools is one that he values more.
As for management, he also has a goal. If nothing else happens, it may be difficult for Nan Li to be promoted to the director. At that time, he will directly persuade Nan Li to resign and let her manage the affairs of the cram school. Nan Li has been doing this for many years.
The management is pretty clear in this regard.
Moreover, Nan Li is in the sales field and has a good network of contacts in the sales field. Enrolling students in cram schools is actually similar to sales in that it is a kind of sales promotion.
With Nan Li's ability, if he goes all out, he will definitely be able to recruit a lot of students.
As for applying for various certificates for formal cram schools, as long as all the procedures are normal, you can find someone, have a trust relationship, and at most spend some money, there should be no big problem with the certificates.
Therefore, in Zhou Chen's view, excellent teachers are the most important thing. For a young man like Zhong Yi who is capable and hardworking, as long as he is given a certain amount of shares, I believe Zhong Yi will seriously consider it.
Of course, opening cram schools is not the only business that Zhou Chen thinks of. If it really doesn't work, he has a backup plan. However, in his opinion, cram schools are the fastest-growing business, and they are engaged in
in education aspect.
Zhong Yi took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Brother, this matter is really important to me. I need to seriously consider it."
Zhou Chen smiled understandingly and said: "Of course, of course, such a big thing must be seriously considered. You can also discuss it with your girlfriend. In fact, to be honest, I also want to recruit your girlfriend, Teacher Zhang, because I think
Teacher Zhang is very approachable and a very good teacher. If she can join, she can play a big role in providing students with psychological counseling and other aspects."
These are his sincere words. Although Zhang Xueer has a bit of a virgin personality, this kind of character also has great benefits, that is, it is easy to get along with the students. When students are faced with heavy learning pressure, Zhang Xueer's sincere enlightenment can play a big role.
Very useful.
Academic performance is very important, but students' mental health is also very important. There is a lot of pressure in cram schools. If there is a suitable teacher who can enlighten students' psychology, it is also of great significance to teaching.
Zhong Yi smiled bitterly and said: "It's probably impossible for Xue'er. She's a bit too idealistic. She only wants to teach and educate people. It's definitely impossible for her to come to a cram school and become a teacher."
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "How will you know if you don't try? The cram school also teaches and educates people, but I advise Teacher Zhang not to be in a hurry. I want to wait for you to make a decision first. You go back and think about it carefully. This time I really
I’m not kidding you, I have even prepared several million in start-up capital for the cram school.”
"How many millions of start-up capital?"
Zhong Yi was really shocked. He had never seen so much money in his life. Does it cost so much to open a cram school?
Zhou Chen patted his shoulder and said: "I tell you this not to put pressure on you, but to let you see my determination and to reassure you. But I will not force you, no matter what you do in the end
Such a decision will not affect the relationship between the two of us."
Zhong Yi solemnly replied: "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely consider it seriously."
He was a little excited before, but now he is even more excited.
In his opinion, since Zhou Chen has prepared millions of funds, it will definitely not be a small matter. If it can really be launched, even if he only obtains a small amount of shares, it will definitely be better than what he had in a tutoring institution.