Chapter 336 - The university rankings are out! (2/2)

Chang Kaige and Zhen Shuquan wore their most serious faces.

The old Professor Yan Jiantao’s attention fell on the projection right in front of the office’s wall.

This ranking was obviously something that all of the Chinese department’s teachers cared a lot about. It did not only affect their salaries and bonuses, but also their reputation and pride!

Suddenly, an intern teacher who was controlling the computer had a look of shock, “It’s out! The results are out!”

Chang Kaige immediately asked, “What are they?”

“Let me put up the result!” The intern teacher quickly controlled without looking at the other department’s rankings or overall rankings and only focused on the Chinese departments ranking.

The projector flashed!

The national university rankings results were up!

1: Peking University Chinese department.

2: Nanjing University Chinese department.

3: Beijing Normal University Chinese department.

4: Fudan University Chinese department.

5: Tsinghua University Chinese department.

With the results shown, the whole office broke out in celebration!

“Alright! Great! Awesome!” Chang Kaige continuously slapped his thigh!

“First! We are really first!” Professor Wu cheered!

“What a fright! Hahaha!” Zhen Shuquan roared with laughter.

Su Na asked in a stunned manner, “I didn’t read that wrongly, right? Is it really us? It’s really us?”

An elderly professor, who was about to retire, trembled and said in an excited manner, “It’s been two years! After two years! Our Peking University’s Chinese department has finally regained our face!”

Zhang Ye was also very happy. He had a sense of belonging here. He also thought highly of the honor!

Zhen Shuquan immediately gave a phone call to Wu Zeqing using his cellphone. “President Wu! Good news. The results are out. Our Chinese department is first in the country!”

President Wu laughed and said, “I saw it too.”

Zhen Shuquan said, “It’s all thanks to your leaders.h.i.+p.”

President Wu smiled. “It’s all thanks to Teacher Little Zhang for us to be able to be first.”

“Yes, we know.” Zhen Shuquan said, “But it’s also thanks to your great foresight in inviting Teacher Little Zhang here to teach.”

Yan Jiantao overheard Secretary Zhen’s words, but disagreed. He did not think that this was Zhang Ye’s credit. It was the collective hard work of all the teachers. Zhang Ye was just a newcomer, how much contribution would he have had? To him, this ranking probably did not take into consideration Zhang Ye’s lectures.

But all of the other Chinese department’s lecturers knew. Zhang Ye contributions were great and if it were not for his last ditch efforts, their Chinese department ranking might have turned out very differently!

Within Peking University’s campus, the cheers came one after another!

“Our Mathematics department is first again!”

“F**k! Why is our Peking University’s Foreign language department’s ranking so low?”

“Aiyo, f**k again! The Engineering departments have been dominated by Tsinghua University again!”

On this night, almost of all the teachers from the inst.i.tutes of higher learning were looking at the results of this a.s.sessment. Because the Chinese department was a large department, very popular, and of very high standing, many of them had placed their attention to it. When they saw it, it almost came as a surprise to them!

Tsinghua University’s Chinese department, which had been tipped for a good placing, fell to 5th spot, revealing their inadequacies. Whereas, the favorite for this year, Nanjing University’s Chinese department was in second place. The Chinese department top ranking went to Peking University’s Chinese department. Once again, this aged, older, big brother has gotten first place again!

A lot of netizens were not convinced. They were obviously students from the other inst.i.tutions!

“Unfair!”

“What kind of a.s.sessment was this!”

“Our Nanjing University in second place?”

“How can Peking University’s Chinese department come in at first place! There’s a conspiracy!”

“Forget it, what conspiracy? It’s because Peking University has Zhang Ye with them!”

“Oh, right! I forgot about Zhang Ye. No wonder they could get first against all odds. So it’s due to ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’! What the heck! It’s still unfair. If Zhang Ye came to our Nanjing University instead, we would have gotten first too!”

“That’s right! If Zhang Ye did not go to Peking University! They could not possibly win against our Nanjing University’s Chinese department!”

“Just complaining won’t work. Did you guys at Nanjing University invite Zhang Ye? The truth is that Peking University took a risk and made the right bet. Anyone can talk on hindsight, but the truth will always be that he who dares, wins! That Peking University could rank first this year was well deserved, at least they dared to use Zhang Ye and dared to take that risk! This was something that no ordinary inst.i.tution would dare to do!”

“Oh, so Peking University’s Chinese department won on that boldness!”

“President Wu, who went over from the Education Bureau, really has great foresight. She used her people too well! Amazing!”

“Hur Hur Hur, in my opinion, Zhang Ye is still the greatest one. Just him alone overturned the adversity of Peking University!”

Finally, a hardcore fan of Zhang Ye stood up and said domineeringly, “When Teacher Zhang Ye was at the radio station or television station, his new programs always broke history’s records. He always created new records and miracles! Now even when he goes to a university as a lecturer, he is still the same! Those who gain Zhang Ye, rule the world!”

“What a big boast!”

“Zhang Ye’s not that powerful.”

“Haha, the main thing is that Peking University’s Chinese department has very good foundations!”

“Yes, I agree to that saying of the foundation of Peking University is very good. Of course, we cannot deny Teacher Zhang Ye’s contributions too. Actually, everyone’s standards are about the same, anyone could have gotten first, but with Zhang Ye adding on a little more firepower, the balance was tipped in Peking University’s favor. To be fair, a person like Teacher Zhang Ye is really outstanding. He can write and he can scold. This time, his fame will rise again. A person like that will not starve no matter where you put him. I’m increasingly bullish about Teacher Zhang Ye’s future developments. Peking University having him as a lecturer is only going to make them even stronger!”

There were many university students discussing about it and even a lot of university teachers and members of the education world. All of them had their comments about Zhang Ye and it was largely positive!

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