Chapter 2561: Whistling Down (XIX)

Chapter 2535: Xiao Xiao Down (XIX)

At this time, Schiller didn't know that Raven had left with Killer Croc. Now he had another headache.

Of course, it wasn't the students' studies, because studies always gave him a headache, and he was used to it.

The source of students at Gotham University has improved a lot. In recent years, some young people who pursue new trends have applied for this university out of curiosity about this city. After the concert confirmed that the public security situation in the city has improved, there have been some achievements, but students with mediocre resumes who want to take shortcuts and develop in the big cities on the East Coast have also chosen this university that seems to be ranked high, but in fact there are not many outsiders.

In theory, there is no loophole in this world that no one has taken advantage of. Since people found that Gotham University has good faculty and teaching conditions, and is ranked high, but no one applied because of the special nature of the city, there are many places, and the conditions are very loose, many people have followed suit.

Although this group of people cannot be called high-quality students, most of them are from less developed towns in the Midwest, but they are indeed much better than Gotham local students. At least they are sincerely learning legal knowledge.

In general, Gotham University's College of Arts and Social Sciences is more famous than the College of Science and Engineering. Of course, the School of Law and the School of Medicine are also quite famous, but because they are independent systems, they are not within the scope of discussion.

Schiller is also a well-known admissions signboard of Gotham University. Many people apply for this school for his reputation, intending to study from undergraduate to doctoral, get the title of a disciple of a famous psychologist, and lay the foundation for becoming a psychologist.

The problem is that most people are actually ordinary people. The problem they have to consider is to make a living. Most of them are not talented enough to become psychologists. Being a psychological counselor is already very good. Only the more outstanding ones can open private clinics, otherwise most of them will work in psychological counseling institutions for their entire lives.

Just having the name of Schiller can't give them more advantages when looking for a job, so Schiller has been teaching undergraduates. At most, he can teach more than 70 hours of basic psychology courses a week, because this is the most important course in practical application.

The essays collected today have finally improved. At least five or six essays can be picked out from a class, and there are more than a dozen seriously written essays. It is becoming more and more like a normal university.

Just now, Schiller was in a good mood. He finished the last class in the afternoon and was ready to go to the cafeteria to eat something.

The American tradition is to fool around with lunch and have a rich dinner. It is almost the same in school. At noon, people usually bring their own lunch or buy a sandwich to eat, and only go to the normal faculty cafeteria for dinner.

As soon as Schiller walked into the faculty cafeteria, he saw the professor of the Department of Physical Education sitting by the window waving at him. This professor is the golden sign of the Department of Physical Education of Gotham University. He used to be a star football player. His team won the Super Bowl World Championship. After changing his job as a coach, he also led a team with quite good results during his coaching in Chicago. However, he later obtained a sports education license due to injuries.

In fact, he was also a gold medal coach at Metropolitan University. However, he offended people because of his straightforward temper. He couldn't make it and didn't want to be too far away from home, so he came to Gotham.

He came much later than Schiller, so he was in good time. Since he came, the public security has been getting better. So although he is just an ordinary outsider with a bad temper, he still lives to this day.

Schiller has a good relationship with him, mainly because the Gotham University football team has achieved new highs under his leadership. It has defeated the University of Chicago team before, which is a veteran strong team on the East Coast.

In order to let Gotham University enter the Ivy League, Schiller went to watch football games from time to time. He could understand it after watching it more. The coach thought Schiller was really a football fan. He always enthusiastically introduced the rules and competition system to him, so the two were very familiar with each other.

"What's wrong? Vincent." Schiller sat over and signaled to the waiter that the two of them should share the table. The waiter was about to remind him that there was an empty seat over there, but Schiller waved his hand and indicated that it was not necessary.

After Schiller sat down, he looked around the restaurant. The restaurant was located on the third floor of the exhibition area. There was a floor-to-ceiling window with an entire curved wall, which overlooked the entire stadium and most of the campus. At this time, the women's track and field team was training on the playground.

The restaurant was many times larger than the old-fashioned faculty and staff restaurant. It had two floors, and the international kitchen, which could provide dishes from more than a dozen countries, was spacious, bright, and delicious.

The strong man called Vincent seemed to be in no mood to praise the new cafeteria. He squeezed into a small chair, with his strong arms resting on the dining table. He sighed deeply, as if he didn't know how to start.

"What happened?" Schiller took a sip of water from the water cup and said, "Did you get into any trouble?"

"Ah, that's not the case." Vincent was afraid that Schiller would misunderstand him, so he waved his hand and said, "The East Coast Federation Cup was cancelled, and the sponsorship of the National College Football Game has also dropped to a dangerous level. More importantly, we don't have the money to hold 'paycheck games'."

Schiller frowned. He understood the game format that Vincent mentioned at the end. In simple terms, one university invites another university to play a game, and the invited party has to pay.

In the past, the Gotham University football team was ranked well in the country, but it was not ranked in the East Coast and was a weak team. Many teams liked to invite the Gotham University football team to play games, because they could collect tickets at home, and winning the game could greatly promote their own university and city, which could be said to be a sure win.

At that time, the football team not only did not spend money, but also made money for the school, because an invitational game could earn hundreds of thousands of dollars, which was a sky-high appearance fee in that era. If they were invited twice a year, the entire sports department would have funding.

However, as the team became stronger and stronger, let alone those universities in the inner states, even these old and strong teams on the East Coast did not dare to invite Gotham University. After all, the last time the University of Chicago invited it once, it was beaten 56:42 at its home court, which was a shame.

Gotham University also invited some weak teams from inner states to play games, and also accumulated a lot of fans by virtue of concert publicity. Of course, it also wrote several large checks, with a total expenditure of more than 2 million US dollars.

But at that time, they had generous sponsorship, backed by the Wayne Group, and Roy was willing to invest in all projects that could promote the city. Gotham University can be said to be rich and powerful.

The game effect was also good, with big wins in every game, and many wonderful shots were played, and some young star players were cultivated. Although the ticket sales were average, the publicity effect was achieved.

But things are different now. Vincent complained, "Wayne Group has reduced its investment and sponsorship for all projects outside the group, and the city government no longer gives so much funding. The school's faculty and staff have all had their salaries cut. Even if we have money, how dare we play games with hundreds of thousands of dollars?"

Schiller nodded. He could understand that the school has always been financially inclined to the Sports Institute. On the one hand, other institutes have not invested much, and each has its own sponsorship. On the other hand, the Sports Institute can make money and promote the school. Don't underestimate the appeal of rugby games to young people.

In this era, there are not so many entertainment projects, and electronic games are not particularly popular. Watching football games is the most important entertainment activity for most young people. Even Pamela, who has never been interested in sports, is very knowledgeable about rugby.

Because if you don't know this, no one will take you to the bar, and you can't talk at the party at all. Even if you make a lawn in the yard and the postman who comes to deliver the letter, you have nothing to talk about.

So the Sports Institute has always been relatively wealthy, with a lot of disposable funds, and even so far, they should be the richest college, but the problem is that they can't pay.

Everyone has had their salaries cut by 30% now. If you write a check for hundreds of thousands of dollars to other schools, how can other faculty and staff be happy?

But if you don't invite other teams to play, you won't be able to increase the popularity and earn ticket money. It's not a solution to just sit back and do nothing. In addition, after the economic crisis, the sponsorship of many events has been reduced again and again. Whether it can be held as scheduled is a problem. While maintaining training, it is completely out of pocket. No wonder Vincent is worried.

"Tim told me that we should reduce the food standards." Vincent frowned deeply and said, "But now the children are growing up. In order to prepare for this year's playoffs, the training intensity is very high. If the nutrition can't keep up, it will hurt the body. It's completely gambling with their career life."

"Are there no games recently?" Schiller asked.

Vincent shook his head and said, "There will be no games in the next two months, but if nothing unexpected happens, the playoffs will be held as scheduled, so we can't relax our training."

"It's all about money." Schiller said, "If the school doesn't cut salaries, you can also spend some money to invite other teams to play, and you can also divert the attention of the citizens. At least a victory will make them feel better."

"Who said it wasn't? But the problem is that the school's financial situation is not good, and it's only a matter of time before the salary is cut."

"Who made the decision to cut the salary?" Schiller asked. He usually has too many classes, and he doesn't know much about the school's management system, and he is not familiar with the management staff.

"The directors held a meeting to decide." Vincent said, "I was there at the time, and I wanted to invite you, but you have classes every day, and I know you won't be willing to delay teaching for a meeting, so I didn't invite you."

"Has Gotham University never had a president?" Schiller asked.

"Yes, it should have been decided by the board of directors, but Wayne is the chairman, and there is nothing he can do unless he appoints someone else."

"So now the daily affairs are managed by the government department?"

"Yes, we don't even have an acting principal, and most of the daily affairs are decided by the faculty and staff of the government department." Vincent sighed and said, "It's not that I say bad things about others behind their backs, but most of the teachers in the government department are not professional managers at all. They have big problems with the division and use of funds, and they can't come up with a unified program. The chaos in school management is also one of the reasons for the poor financial situation."

"You think we should have a principal."

"Of course, a wealthy life doesn't require careful budgeting, but since you've decided to live a long and steady life, you need a professional butler, right?"

Schiller fell into deep thought.