Chapter 33

The morning news program "Oriental Horizon" brought the name Jia Hongjian and his audacious act of knowingly buying fake goods into the public eye. Some people took his story as a topic for casual conversation, some saw him as a new business opportunity, and others viewed him as a dangerous threat.

Not only "Oriental Horizon," but the front page of the "Consumer News" that morning also featured a report with Jia Hongjian as the main subject—“Knowingly Buying Fakes: Exploiting Loopholes or Smart?”

In the report, journalist Liu Min described Jia Hongjian's process of purchasing counterfeit Sony calculators in a seemingly fair and neutral manner. He then raised a question: Is Jia Hongjian's deliberate act of buying fake goods for speculative purposes illegal? Is it good or bad?

To address this question, Liu Min conducted interviews and debates with several legal experts, business executives, and government officials. Some of these people compared Jia Hongjian to the hooligans who deliberately caused trouble in teahouses during the pre-liberation era to drive away customers and commit fraud. Others saw him as a cunning and calculating young man who made money by exploiting loopholes that harmed others. Some believed Jia Hongjian was a new form of consumer in the new era...

Regardless of how these experts commented on Jia Hongjian, Liu Min wrote at the end of the article, "No matter what kind of person Jia Hongjian is, the Ziyun Mall, which knowingly sold fake goods and acted arrogantly, must be dealt with seriously!"

Jia Hongjian was unaware of how the old minds in society were thinking about him at this moment. He, who was rapidly becoming known to the whole society, was now idly waiting for the opening ceremony on the playground. Normally, such an opening ceremony should be held on September 1st, but to avoid disrupting the next day's classes, the school decided to hold it on the last day of August, which was the registration day.

At the same time, the vice-principal of the experimental school, Zhou Zewei, and his colleague Su Ping were walking towards the podium in front of the playground. "Su Ping, the person mentioned on this morning's 'Oriental Horizon,' isn't that your son?" Zhou Zewei and Su Ping had been colleagues for over a decade, so he naturally knew what her son's name was.

"Hehe, who else could it be? Since he's the son of the Jia family, he must be like his father. If the father is so troublesome, how can the son be a well-behaved baby..." Su Ping said with a helpless smile.

"Haha, that's true. Your husband was a legendary figure back then, daring to write a book criticizing the Gang of Four in that era. That kind of courage is not something ordinary people have. But don't worry, as long as your son is in our school, we will definitely ensure that he is not affected by the public opinion and provide him with a stable environment."

"A stable environment? We'll see. I'm afraid he won't be able to stay in a stable environment. If he gets bored, he might start causing trouble, and then he might bring trouble to the school..." Su Ping said with some concern.

"Your son, Jia Hongjian? Impossible! I tell you, with your husband's bloodline, how could he produce a troublemaker? Your husband is so upright, and isn't Jia Hongjian also fighting against fakes with a sense of justice?" By this point, Zhou Zewei had already reached the podium. Without waiting for Su Ping to respond, he directly went up to the podium and began addressing the students.

He cleared his throat and looked at the over 2,000 students below for a while before smiling and saying, "First, welcome to the new students who have joined our experimental school this year. Secondly, you probably think I'm going to give a long and boring speech, right? How boring would that be? Apart from the new students, everyone else is an old acquaintance. Hey, Lu Yue from Class 2, Grade 2, stand up straight and stop talking to Wang Rui next to you, did you hear me?"

When Jia Jingxing heard this, he was truly shocked! He had never seen a principal speak like this before! Even though he was a vice-principal, he was still a principal, right? In other schools, principals always gave long and boring speeches at the beginning of the school year. But a principal managing over 2,000 students could recognize a student talking in the crowd at a glance? Had this principal ever taught Lu Yue before?

Jia Hongjian, standing next to him, knew what his nephew was thinking. When he first entered the experimental school in his previous life, he was also stunned by Zhou Zewei's appearance! At that time, he also wondered if Zhou Zewei had ever taught Lu Yue, but later he realized that Zhou Zewei was a genius! This vice-principal with a particularly interesting way of speaking could actually remember the faces and names of all 2,000 students in the school!

What shocked Jia Hongjian the most during his time at the alma mater was not just this. Zhou Zewei could also remember the recent academic performance of any student he encountered! So when he met a student by chance, he could occasionally encourage or criticize them...

This ability truly stunned Jia Hongjian for three whole years! Imagine, a principal who not only remembers your name but also your grades—how would that make a student feel? It would make them feel that the principal knows everything and can do anything, completely intimidating them.

After scolding Lu Yue, Zhou Zewei continued, "I originally planned to just say a few words, but this morning I watched TV and suddenly realized that one of our new Grade 1 students appeared on CCTV. A few days ago, he went to the Ziyun Mall on Tianlu Road, knowingly bought a fake Sony calculator, and demanded compensation... Now, let's invite Jia Hongjian to come up and share his thoughts. What do you think, Jia Hongjian? Are you willing to come up and speak to your classmates?"

Jia Hongjian was taken aback for a moment. He didn't expect that his actions in this new life would cause a butterfly effect! Zhou Zewei, who had never paid attention to him in his previous life, was now unexpectedly calling him up to speak without any preparation. What should he say?

However, with all the students looking at him, he couldn't back down at this moment. He walked calmly to the podium, organizing his impromptu speech in his head as he went. What he didn't notice was that at this moment, the ice queen Zhou Rihan was looking at him for the first time. Although she still had no expression, this was already a groundbreaking moment for her.

It took him about a minute to reach the podium. Jia Hongjian stood in front of the microphone, slowly scanning the entire school with a calm and composed expression. After a long pause, he said, "Thank you, Principal Zhou, for calling on me. I'll share my thoughts here. The reason I knowingly bought fakes and demanded compensation was to conduct an experiment."

He paused for a moment, then unexpectedly jumped to another topic, "I always believed that everyone in the world is born equal. I saw the adults around me either riding bicycles or taking buses to work, regardless of whether their family conditions were a bit better or a bit worse. This environment made me feel that the world was equal, and people were basically the same. However, later, something happened that surprised me. A relative of a friend of a friend of mine went to university, and I won't mention the name of the university here."

After organizing his thoughts, he continued, "What did this relative of a friend of a friend see at the university? He saw that while he was pedaling his bicycle to class every day, someone in the neighboring dormitory building was driving a 500,000 RMB imported BMW as a means of transportation... The person driving the car was the same age as my friend's friend's relative. The distance from the dormitory to the classroom was only 5 minutes by bicycle, but the parent bought a BMW for their child to use... 500,000 RMB! Do you know how my friend's friend's relative felt at that time?"

Jia Hongjian paused for a moment before continuing, "He felt that this phenomenon was wrong. Why did he only have 50 RMB for living expenses each month, while the other person could drive a BMW and have 10,000 RMB for living expenses each month? He felt that his entire worldview, life view, and values were greatly impacted. He even had the impulse to take a key and scratch the BMW car at midnight! Of course, he didn't do it, but from that moment on, he began to understand why people need to study hard."

As he spoke, the junior high school students and above began to think. Meanwhile, Zhou Zewei, Su Ping, and the others on the podium looked at him with surprise.

"The reason he understood why people need to study hard is not to make money or to buy a 500,000 RMB BMW," Jia Hongjian smiled, as if recalling something, "The reason to study hard is to prove that we are better than those who rely on their families. Why should they be able to live better in every aspect just because their families are rich? When we ride bicycles, they drive BMWs. When we work hard to pick up our girlfriends after work, they can use their BMWs to pick up their girlfriends in style. When we worry about money, they can spend it lavishly. Even though their overall qualities are not as good as ours, why do they live better?"

Jia Hongjian sighed, "I believe that students who can enter the experimental school are not content with mediocrity. You don't want to find out in the future that you are only slightly smarter than those rich second-generation but are inferior to them in every other way, do you? You don't even want to find out that you are not even smarter than them, do you? We must strive to be able to proudly say that our contributions to the country and society are greater than theirs. If we can participate in the 'Two Bombs, One Satellite' project, would you still feel inferior to the rich second-generation?"

Suddenly, thunderous applause broke out from the audience. Yes, the students below were all excellent learners. Some of them didn't know why they needed to study hard and were only driven by a competitive spirit to avoid being outdone by others. Some were motivated by their parents to study hard to find good jobs, good girlfriends, and form good families with good children. But no one had ever explained it as deeply as Jia Hongjian. No one had ever used a harsh reality to explain the role of studying in their lives. Even Zhou Rihan, the ice queen, furrowed her brow in thought, moved by his words.

"Finally, let me tie it back to why I knowingly bought fakes. I believe that there should be more than just studying hard to find confidence in the face of the rich second-generation. If you are smart and resourceful enough, there are various ways to carve out a new world for yourself in society. The standard for being smart and resourceful enough is to believe in yourself, to be confident, and at the same time, to be humble. If you can understand this, you can try to carve out your own new world in society, just like me."

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