After the results of the high school entrance examination came out, Wang Gang went back to the elite middle school and found a banner hanging at the school gate with his name on it.
He somewhat underestimated his results, which were first in the school and second in the city. Recently, elite schools were making a lot of publicity. It seemed that Wang Gang's ability to take the second place in the city was inseparable from the school's teaching.
"Son, stop looking, our appointment time is coming soon." Jiang Qilong looked at his watch and said to Wang Gang.
"If you have something to do at the company, just leave first. I'll talk to the teacher about further education later." Wang Gang said speechlessly.
"What do you know, kid? Hurry up, I have to meet a dealer this afternoon." Jiang Qilong pulled Wang Gang towards the admissions office.
Today Jiang Qilong came to school with Wang Gang to discuss scholarships with the elite high school admissions office.
Wang Gang's perfect score essay for the high school entrance examination has been published in the newspapers. Together with his second best result in the city, it once surpassed Qian Sanyi, the top scorer in the high school entrance examination.
Jiang Qilong thinks that the negotiation with the school today should go smoothly. He heard that the elite high school gave Qian a scholarship of 500,000 yuan in order to let Qian, the top scorer in the high school entrance examination, attend Sanyi.
My son is second in the rankings no matter what, only one point behind the top scorer, he also wrote a perfect score in the essay, and is the sprint record holder in the middle school sports meeting. No matter how you look at it, he is better than Qian Sanyi.
Jiang Qilong doesn't care about money, but he is motivated by comparison.
What he didn't expect was that the elite high school was only willing to give Wang Gang a scholarship of 100,000 yuan, which was a full 400,000 yuan less than Qian Sanyi.
"Teacher Cui, are you right? One hundred thousand?" Jiang Qilong became anxious on the spot when he heard the school's quotation.
"My son is one point less than Qian Sanyi in the exam. You gave Qian Sanyi 500,000, but only gave my son 100,000? Are you sending me a beggar?"
Director Cui from the admissions office of the elite middle school said awkwardly: "Mr. Jiang, don't get excited. Our school has never given a scholarship of 500,000 yuan to Sanyi students. Don't believe the rumors outside."
Jiang Qilong said with a gloomy face: "Don't try to fool me. My wife, the mahjong player, is a relative of Qian San's family. She said it herself that your school gave half a million yuan as a scholarship in order to admit the top scorer in the high school entrance examination."
Teacher Cui was embarrassed. The scholarship was obviously a secret, but now everyone knew about it!
As the top private high school in Jiangzhou City, Elite Middle School attaches great importance to the quality of its students. This time, in order to attract the top pick Qian Sanyi, it gritted its teeth and spent 500,000 yuan.
However, as the school's budget is tight, it can only cut costs in other areas and only give a scholarship of 100,000 to the second place student.
Teacher Cui originally thought that Jiang Qilong would be easy to talk to. After all, a few days ago he expressed his willingness to spend money to send his son to school.
But after the results of the high school entrance examination came out, everything changed.
Teacher Cui said patiently: "Mr. Jiang, if you have any ideas about the amount of the scholarship, you can raise it and I will discuss it with the principal."
Jiang Qilong said proudly: "In short, my Tianhao's scholarship cannot be less than that money from Sanyi."
Teacher Cui has a big head. Five hundred thousand is not a small amount, and he really can't make the decision on this matter.
"Mr. Jiang, as far as I know, Jiang Tianhao's grades have always been unstable. Before the high school entrance examination, his best grade was ranked outside the top 100 in the school."
Jiang Qilong came up as soon as he heard the fire.
"What do you mean by this? Are you saying that it's all luck that my son did well in the exam this time, or do you think he cheated?"
"No, no, that's not what I meant." Teacher Cui said in a panic.
Jiang Qilong said dissatisfied: "I think your school just dislikes our Tianhao, so he can't learn from him!"
As he spoke, Jiang Qilong pulled Wang Gang to his feet and prepared to leave.
Wang Gang didn't care, he could go to any school, but the elite middle school's approach also made him a little dissatisfied.
There is only one point difference between them, one is given 500,000 yuan, and the other is only given 100,000 yuan. Such unfair treatment, no one would have any thoughts in their hearts!
"Mr. Jiang, please be considerate of our school." Teacher Cui hurriedly stopped Jiang Qilong and Wang Gang and said kindly:
"It is not easy for us to train a good student. The scholarship of 500,000 yuan is indeed beyond the budget. It is difficult to switch to any school."
Jiang Qilong slowly stopped.
The elite middle school is the best private middle school in Jiangzhou. It is very strong and can provide hundreds of thousands of scholarships. It is simply impossible to switch to other schools.
Jiang Qilong also knew very well that he still wanted his son to go to the best school, but he just felt that the school was too unfair to his son, so he got angry.
Seeing that the negotiation was deadlocked, Wang Gang suggested to Teacher Cui: "Teacher, I can accept a scholarship of 100,000, but it is only a scholarship for the first year of high school."
Teacher Cui looked at Wang Gang strangely, wanting to hear what the second-placed student in the high school entrance examination had to say!
"I know that in the first month of admission for new students, a preliminary examination will be held. If I can get first place in the preliminary examination and remain in the top three in my grade during my freshman year of high school, the school will give me another 400,000 scholarship. Do you think this is a good idea?
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Teacher Cui's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he thought Wang Gang's idea was a good one, but he couldn't make the decision himself.
"Mr. Jiang, please sit down for a moment. I will go to the principal to discuss it right away. I will be back in ten minutes at most!"
Teacher Cui first comforted Jiang Qilong and Wang Gang, then immediately rushed to the principal's office and informed the principal of Wang Gang's proposal.
The principal thought for a moment and readily agreed to Wang Gang's request.
"Let Jiang Tianhao enter school first, and when he takes the preliminary exam, we will deliberately make the questions a little more difficult to test his level. If he really does better than Qian Sanyi, half a million yuan is not unacceptable!" said the principal!
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Teacher Cui was confused: "It's just that our admissions office's budget has exceeded too much!"
The principal said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter. Let's not mention that the remaining 400,000 yuan will be paid next year. There is a one-year buffer period. We can also increase the sponsorship fees for other students this year!
This year, many parents of students have contacted me and want to send their children to our school. We can definitely increase the price appropriately."
With the principal's words, Teacher Cui felt at ease and immediately ran back to the admissions office to agree to Wang Gang's request.
But Wang Gang also made another small request.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Teacher Cui, I know that students who live on campus are not allowed to bring mobile phones and laptops, but I really cannot study without computers. Can the school be accommodating?"
Wang Gang chose to live on campus when he entered high school, mainly because Jiang Qilong and Duan Xiaohong were usually busy with work and really couldn't take care of their son.
Originally, Wang Gang thought that the school would definitely agree to his small request, but he did not expect to be flatly rejected by Teacher Cui.
"Student Jiang, the school has school rules. Personal electronic products such as mobile phones and computers are not allowed to be used during school. If you need a computer to study, there are public computers in the library that you can use until ten o'clock in the evening."
"But there are not many computers in the library, and I can't access the Internet, which affects my study," Wang Gang said.
Teacher Cui smiled and said: "The school's computers are completely sufficient for studying. As for the quantity, as long as you apply to the librarian in advance, the school will arrange it.
The school has set these rules for your own good."
Seeing Teacher Cui's insistence, Wang Gang knew that no matter how much he said, it would be useless.
He originally wanted to use a computer to operate stocks and make money to solve the Jiang family's bankruptcy crisis, but now it seems that there is no chance.
Although elite high schools have various problems, they make no concessions when it comes to student learning.
Wang Gang is only sixteen years old in his current body. He is a half-grown child. Sometimes he is very restricted and cannot do many things.
Jiang Qilong thought that Wang Gang wanted a computer to play games, otherwise the computers in the school would be enough for studying.
"You kid, stop worrying about playing in the future and study hard, you know!" Jiang Qilong lectured Wang Gang angrily.
Wang Gang was too lazy to explain and said, "If you are busy in the afternoon, go ahead. I have to go to the classroom to meet my classmates later."
Jiang Qilong looked at his watch, nodded and said: "I will arrange for the driver to pick you up at noon, so don't run around."
After sending Jiang Qilong away, Wang Gang went to the classroom of Grade 3 (1). Today is the last class reunion before graduating from junior high school.
Wang caused a sensation in the class as soon as he arrived. His high school entrance examination results were known to the whole school, and naturally his classmates also knew about it.
Looking at those youthful sixteen-year-old boys and girls, Wang Gang tried his best to blend in and put aside the Jiang family's bankruptcy for the time being.
On the other hand, Deng Xiaoqi's mother, Deng Xinhua, received a call from the introducer and learned that her daughter's sponsorship fee had suddenly increased by 50,000 yuan, and she felt very upset.
"How can the school raise the price on the ground? Didn't we agree on 200,000 yuan before?" Deng Xinhua complained to the introducer.
"Elite middle schools have a tight enrollment quota this year. The top two students in the high school entrance examination this time are all going to elite schools. This has caused many parents to send their children there. In addition, your daughter's high school entrance examination results are really mediocre, so the price has naturally gone up a bit.
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Deng Xinhua said unwillingly: "I won't just give you 250,000 yuan and then raise the price later!"
"No, absolutely not." The introducer promised: "I have taken care of everything. The price is 250,000 yuan. If it goes up again, I will help you pay for it."
Deng Xinhua reluctantly said: "I can give you the money, but can you help my daughter be assigned to a better class?"
"I would be interested if you didn't tell me about this." The introducer smiled and said, "I have made arrangements. When your daughter enters school, she will go to the experimental class and be in the same class as the top scorer in the high school entrance examination."
Deng Xinhua was finally satisfied. She also knew that if you were close to red, you would be red, and if you were close to ink, you would be black. Being with good students would definitely have some influence on your daughter.
"Okay then, I'll send you the money today."
After hanging up the phone, Deng Xinhua found her daughter Deng Xiaoqi looking at her strangely.
"Mom, spending 250,000 yuan to join the elite is too expensive, isn't it?" Deng Xiaoqi actually didn't worry about money, but she was worried about being looked down upon if she couldn't keep up with her studies after entering a key middle school.
"What do you know? Elite is the best school in Jiangzhou. It has strong teachers and is much better than other schools." Deng Xinhua picked up her mobile phone and used online banking to send money to the introducer.
"I'm worried that I won't be able to learn well." Deng Xiaoqi lowered her head and looked at her toes and said.
"It doesn't matter. You can take the art exam in the future and become an art student, as long as your academic performance is not too bad." Deng Xinhua explained after entering the password:
"And many rich people in Jiangzhou put their children into the elite. This is a good network resource, which will be good for your future development. It's only 250,000 yuan, it's worth it!"
Deng Xinhua has her own considerations and doesn’t listen to her daughter’s opinions at all!
Deng Xiaoqi returned to the room gloomily and ignored her mother.
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In the afternoon, when Wang Gang returned home, he found that his parents were not there, probably busy at work, so he turned on the computer and checked the family's property.
Jiang Qilong and Duan Xiaohong went into business in the 1990s, starting from a small restaurant. After more than 20 years of development, they have become prominent businessmen in Jiangzhou.
The Jiang family is mainly engaged in the catering industry. In addition to the three large hotels in the city, the most important industry is the "Jiang Family Kitchen" chain store.
"Jiangjia Kitchen" mainly deals in braised vegetables, with more than 500 branches, most of which are located in Jiangzhou and its surrounding cities. The business model is somewhat similar to Juewei Duck Neck.
In the past, Jiang Tianhao was too young and had no contact with the family business, but through observations over the past few days, Wang Gang discovered some problems with the "Jiang Family Kitchen".
First of all, the braised vegetables sold by Jiangjia Kitchen are relatively expensive. The crispy duck costs 36 yuan per pound, and the sauced pig trotters cost 38 yuan per pound.
Secondly, Jiangjia Kitchen has too many branches and its management is very chaotic. There are many problems in just the dozen or so branches in Jiangzhou, let alone the branches in other provinces.
Finally, there are some problems with the promotion of Jiangjia Kitchen.
Wang Gang discovered that Jiang Qilong had applied for intangible cultural heritage for several kinds of stewed dishes from Jiangjia Kitchen. He spent money to make them famous, but not many people bought them. It was obvious that there was something wrong with the publicity strategy.
Jiangjia Kitchen's famous stewed vegetables are not sold well, and the ones that are sold well are not profitable. What's worse, the cost is too high.
It is now 2014, and housing prices across the country have begun to take off. Jiangjia Kitchen has hundreds of stores across the country, and the annual rent alone is a huge expense, let alone other costs.
In short, Wang Gang can now understand why the Jiang family went bankrupt. According to the way Jiang Qilong and Duan Xiaohong do business, it is simply a miracle that the Jiang family can survive until now.
After analyzing the current situation, Wang Gang felt that the Jiang family later went bankrupt and the problem should lie with "Jiang's Little Chef".
He has the ability to solve the Jiang family's current predicament, but Jiang Qilong may not listen to him.
The reason is simple. Wang Gang's disadvantage lies in his age.
But he still had to work hard and waited for Duan Xiaohong to come home at night.
Duan Xiaohong didn't get home until almost twelve o'clock. Jiang Qilong came back with her, but he was already drunk and couldn't walk unsteadily.
Wang Gang helped Duan Xiaohong help Jiang Qilong to the bed to rest. After finishing his work, Wang Gang pulled Duan Xiaohong to the living room.
"Son, why aren't you asleep yet? Didn't I tell you not to wait for us to come back?" Duan Xiaohong wanted to send Wang Gang back to his room to sleep.
Wang Gang pushed Duan Xiaohong onto the sofa and said with a serious face: "Mom, tell me honestly, are our family going bankrupt?"
Duan Xiaohong was startled and said subconsciously: "What nonsense are you talking about? Our family is doing well, how could it go bankrupt?"
Wang Gang sighed and said: "You still want to lie to me. I heard it outside the study yesterday. You and dad went to the bank to mortgage our house."
Duan Xiaohong said in a panic: "You don't understand business matters. It's normal to get a business loan."
Wang Gang shook his head and said: "Don't hide it from me. Is there something wrong with Jiang's little chef? The capital chain is about to be broken!"
