Chapter 776: Pretending to Be Forceful Even in Small Things

The college entrance examination is just around the corner. In addition to the increased competition among major schools, there is another feature, that is, there are more meetings.

Meetings in the Ministry of Education, regional meetings, inter-school exchange meetings...

Whenever this time, Lao Bai was a little sullen.

Because at this time of year, the rankings of universities all over the world also come down, and the topics discussed by everyone are inseparable from this ranking.

"Old Gao, your ranking this year is not bad, you have risen by two places!"

"Oh, no, no, no, no, no, your overall strength has increased, but your academic level has declined. You have to work harder, but you, Old Chen, are on the rise!"

"Where is it, we have won the award. We have several projects that have achieved results, so we have risen a few rankings by luck... On the other hand, Lao Li's international cooperation has gained a lot of points. Although the rankings have not risen, they have gained a lot. It's affordable! I'm afraid it will skyrocket like a rocket next year..."

At this time, Lao Bai would sit silently in the corner and recite the three-character scripture handed down from his ancestors silently: "Ma Gobi!"

Internationally, there are four major lists in the education sector, the Times Higher Education Ranking, QS Ranking, Shanghai Jiaotong University ARWU Ranking, and USNEWS Global University Ranking.

The four major lists each have rankings for comprehensive strength, scientific research strength, and professional strength.

Among the four rankings, the QS ranking is more recognized in China. In fact, the QS ranking is the most unreliable of the four rankings. academic, but employment.

On the contrary, Chinese people believe that the list is made by the Chinese themselves. The Shanghai Jiaotong University ARWU ranking is the most unreliable, and it is the most outstanding, authoritative, objective, and internationally influential ranking among the four lists.

Because of different emphases and evaluation systems, the four major lists are different every year, and each school often chooses the one with the best performance as the ranking announced to the public.

If test scores mean everything to students, rankings mean almost everything to most schools.

This is especially true in the domestic atmosphere where rankings are very important, and people like to rank and compete.

After the four major rankings were announced one after another, Lao Bai put on his reading glasses and counted down from the first place in terms of overall strength.

Counting and counting, Lao Bai's heart sank to the bottom.

Same as before, in the four rankings, Qingyang University couldn't squeeze in the rankings at all, even if it was relaxed to the top500.

Because in the academic rankings of Shanghai Jiaotong University ARWU, which is completely academically focused, schools like Peking University can only be ranked around 250!

Sometimes Lao Bai has to struggle, why are there so many universities in the world? Why is every university so awesome?

In China, there are countless rankings that are not authoritative at all, all kinds of head-scratching and interest-related rankings, which belong to the rankings for entertainment behind closed doors.

But there are no four major rankings, so we can only find the sense of presence from these rankings. After these rankings were released, Laobai searched the box and found the reading glasses, but no matter which ranking, Qingyang University could not enter the top5 of Chinese universities. , and even in several rankings, they all ranked outside the top ten.

Lao Bai felt his heart thump...

No, why is this happening?

This year, Qingyang University can be said to have made a lot of achievements, why is there no ranking at all.

For several days in a row, Lao Bai was like a cyclone with a tropical storm and low pressure. Wherever he went, the air pressure was lowered by a few points.

When Director Zhao, the deans of several departments and others saw him wanting to report something several times, they silently moved away when they saw his long face that could scare the British actor Juan Fu to death.

For this reason, Director Zhao helped Lao Bai to evade several meetings, but there was a meeting at the headmaster's level in the ministry that he couldn't evade, no matter how bad the mood was, Lao Bai had to attend.

After thinking about it, Lao Bai couldn't just go naked like this, he had to find some fig leaf anyway.

Others have Thames on the left, QS on the right, Shanghai Jiaotong University on the waist, and usnews on the back. It can be said that they are armed to the teeth.

He has nothing, not even a piece of cloth, and going to a meeting, won't people laugh to death?

So Laobai called Nan Ming: "Nan Ming, I heard that Beijing University has a huge overseas donation, and it is very hot now."

Nan Ming's seven-apertured exquisite heart, that is Wen Xiange's understanding of elegance, immediately understood that Lao Bai was asking him: "Nan Ming, when will the donation promised to me be in place?"

"Don't worry, you are indispensable." Nan Ming said, "The money is still overseas, and it needs some procedures to transfer it from the United States."

127 million US dollars is not just a transfer.

Moreover, this money is the income of the Redface company in the United States. To transfer the money from the United States to China, there are more processes in the middle, not to mention the huge tax in the middle.

So Nan Ming is considering using another method.

"I plan to set up a charitable foundation in the United States. This money will be used as the foundation's first fund, which can avoid high taxes, and then find a way to transfer it to China. You have to wait. "Nan Ming said.

Lao Bai's eyes widened: "So much trouble? Can't you hurry up?"

Your old man and I are going to a meeting naked today, won't you give me some amulets?

"Hurry up? It's okay. Tens of millions of dollars will be deducted in taxes. Anyway, this money belongs to Qingyang University. If you are willing to lose tens of millions of dollars, I can transfer the money quickly. Come to China." Nan Ming said.

"Don't! Don't!" Lao Bai lost his hurry immediately after hearing this.

For tens of millions, don't wait a few days, even if it is a few years, you can afford it!

"Just try to hurry up..." Lao Bai said.

Well, for the benefits of tens of millions, such things as losing face... just throw it away.

There are many more important things than losing face.

What if everything you did before was useless?

What if, after so much publicity, it ends up being nothing but a hit?

Moreover, Lao Bai also knows intellectually that the changes in Qingyang University have only been in half a year, how can they be so quick and immediate.

Significant changes can only be seen after at least the improvement of the new class of students.

After "how·we·do", the prestige of Cheongyang University has greatly increased, but there is no way to confirm how much effect it has.

Everything will not be known until after the college entrance examination and after the candidates fill in their volunteers.

Lao Bai took the high-speed train to the capital, put on a peaked cap to hide his ugliness, hurried into the venue with his head down, found a corner and sat down.

When he came in, he saw Sheng Bowen, the vice president of Peking University, who was probably attending the meeting in place of the president of Peking University. He was talking about his latest large donation: "More than ten million US dollars, this is such a big donation. The largest overseas donation received in two years is almost 100 million RMB, which is a major event that can be recorded in the history of education..."

Lao Bai curled his lips, what is more than ten million dollars? Just pretend to be a bit of a trifle, wait for my brother to get more than 100 million, I will scare you to death!

As soon as he sat down, a familiar principal came over and said, "Principal Bai, it's a pity to rank this time."

"Alas..." Lao Bai sighed, and said in his heart, "What should come will come, why don't you open which pot and which pot to carry?"

He forced a smile and said: "Oh, yes, I know now that Qingyang University is still far from a world-class university, whether it is hardware or software, there is too much difference, and we have to continue to work hard... ..."

"Ah?" The headmaster was taken aback for a moment, turned around and left, and said in his heart as he walked, "Hmph, pretending to be aggressive in a little matter, what are you pretending to be? What are you pretending to be?"

"What's wrong?" Lao Bai stared, as if something was wrong?