Chapter 587: The Struggle
Chapter 587: The Struggle
"Amazing! Of course, she’s amazing!"
The factory manager continued, "At last year’s Autumn Trade Fair, a translator created a sales miracle. She worked for several factories simultaneously, breaking their sales targets and earning a fortune for the country..."
His words were interrupted by another voice, "Oh, I know who you’re talking about! I’ve heard of her! It was her! I also heard that she worked for a food factory, and they landed a multi-million-dollar order!"
Yet another person jumped in, "I know! I’ve heard of her too. They say she worked for a textile factory, and they met their city-set sales target in just three days..."
"Then there was the plastic factory. I heard their target was ten million, but they ended up surpassing it by twenty million..."
"And there was a shipyard..."
"I heard her husband was in charge of the shipyard, but he’s just as amazing. He even helped the machine tool factory secure a big deal..."
...
Everyone chimed in, discussing the matter.
"I wonder if she’ll be working for other factories this year. If our factory could hire her as a translator, we wouldn’t have to worry about missing our targets."
"But she’s the team leader now. She probably can’t work as a translator for other factories, right?"
"Why not? As a team leader, she should be helping even more factories with their translations."
This remark prompted a few quick thinkers to immediately pack up their notes and rush out to find Jiang Xia.
One person ran out, and another saw and followed suit.
Soon, several people were racing to find Jiang Xia, afraid of being left behind.
Every year, the factories had specific sales targets to meet, and these targets kept increasing. This year, they were even higher, with an additional few million!
But achieving those extra few million was no easy feat. The pressure was immense!
If they could get Jiang Xia to work as a translator for their factory, that pressure would be significantly reduced.
And if they could exceed their targets, wouldn’t that open up opportunities for promotions and raises?
So several factory managers couldn’t wait to go out and find her.
However, Jiang Xia was already being invited to the office by Elder He and President Yan for a cup of tea.
Moreover, the next training session had already started, and they couldn’t leave.
But no one was in a hurry. They knew they would see Jiang Xia again the next day.
Some factory managers decided to wait at the school gate early the next morning to invite her to their factories first.
Others planned to find the president of Beijing University and Elder He after class to ask for Jiang Xia’s contact information and visit her that very evening.
President’s Office, Beijing University
President Yan extended a sincere invitation, "Comrade Xia, are you interested in joining our faculty? I sincerely invite you to teach in our Foreign Language Department and Economics Department!"
The president of Beijing University had listened to Jiang Xia’s class for over half an hour outside the classroom and was immediately impressed by her abilities.
Before coming, he had thought Jiang Xia might not be able to handle the class.
After all, there were many older, experienced individuals who might not be willing to listen to a young woman.
But when they arrived at the classroom, everyone was already listening attentively.
And they were listening with great focus.
Even when several of them stood outside the window, no one noticed.
President Yan had even checked his watch at the time.
It was 8:10, and the class had started at 8:00. So, Jiang Xia had only taken a few minutes to get everyone to sit and listen attentively, and within a few more minutes, she had everyone completely engrossed.
How impressive! To captivate a room in just ten minutes?
Curious, he listened for a few more moments.
But after just a few sentences, he found himself rooted to the spot, listening to the entire class without realizing it.
Passersby, seeing the group standing there listening to the lecture, couldn’t help but stop and listen for a while. One by one, they were rooted to the spot, captivated.
A class this engaging, so vivid and captivating, was something you couldn’t miss!
This was true talent!
Upon hearing this, the president of Q University immediately protested, "Old Yan, Xia Xia is a professor in our Foreign Language Department at Q University. Forget it! We agreed on this yesterday, didn’t we, Comrade Xia Xia?"
President Zhou had been invited by Elder He to evaluate Jiang Xia’s abilities.
And he was thoroughly impressed!
Comrade Jiang Xia seemed born to be a professor and a teacher!
President Yan retorted, "Don’t kid yourself! You only invited Elder He to check on Comrade Xia Xia’s abilities because you didn’t trust her, right? Don’t think I don’t know!"
President Zhou, of course, wouldn’t admit it.
"Don’t talk nonsense! When have I ever doubted Comrade Xia Xia’s abilities? I suggested she be interviewed yesterday! Now she’s passed the interview, and our university officially offers her a position as a full professor in the Foreign Language Department, with the corresponding salary."
President Yan was enraged by President Zhou’s audacity. He turned to Jiang Xia, "Comrade Xia Xia, come teach at our university! Our salary and benefits are better than those at Q University, and we can provide you with a faculty apartment!"
President Zhou countered, "Comrade Xia Xia, our university also offers faculty apartments, and they are independent courtyards. You have three children to take care of, don’t you? Living in a school-provided courtyard will make it easier for you to take care of your children and focus on your own studies and teaching. Our Foreign Language Department at Q University is relatively new, unlike the one at Beijing University, which has many more subjects, courses, and students. You’d be very busy at Beijing University, making it hard to take care of your children. Our university won’t be that busy—"
President Yan interrupted, "Don’t talk nonsense! Our Foreign Language Department has a strong faculty, so Comrade Xia Xia won’t be too busy! Your school doesn’t have enough teachers, so how can it not be busy? Comrade Xia Xia, our school also offers faculty apartments..."
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The two presidents were so eager to have Jiang Xia join their respective schools that they argued heatedly, their faces flushed with excitement.
Jiang Xia glanced at her watch. She still had another class to teach. She left a stack of documents and said to Elder He, "Elder He, this is the material I prepared last night. Please have it printed and distributed to the students tomorrow."
Then, she turned to the two presidents, "Presidents, I’m very sorry, but I need to go teach my next class. I’ll take my leave now."
She stood up, bowed slightly, and hurried off.
President Zhou and President Yan were taken aback for a moment.
President Zhou stopped arguing and quickly stood up, "I need to get back to the school too!"
He hurried away, planning to talk to Jiang Xia privately after her class, determined to convince her to join Q University as a Foreign Language professor.
President Yan turned to Elder He, "Elder He, why did you introduce teachers to Old Zhou and not to our school?"
Elder He replied, "Old Zhou said his school needed a Foreign Language professor! He approached me for help, not the other way around."
President Yan insisted, "I don’t care. What kind of relationship do we have? We’ve known each other for years! If you can help him, you can’t not help me. Now I’m asking for your help. If Comrade Xia Xia teaches at Q University, she should also teach at Beijing University. Our Foreign Language Department at Beijing University has many more students than Q University’s! Comrade Xia Xia can cultivate more talent at Beijing University than at Q University. You can’t play favorites!"
Elder He was speechless.
Who had he wronged to deserve this?
(End of Chapter)
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