He returned from studying abroad and was introduced by his family to the private Nankai University as a lecturer. It has been two years, but he has never received the title of "professor". Looking at Liang Sicheng who returned to China in the same year, Lin Huiyin and his wife had already received it.
He holds the position of professor at Northeastern University, but he is still a lecturer. How does this make him feel happy?
Nankai University is a private school. In order to run the school, the president Zhang Boling has to go south to raise funds personally. Therefore, the salary of the school is generally biased towards professors. The salary of ordinary lecturers is relatively low, only a dozen silver dollars a month. It is better to come from abroad.
The students who come back and work in government departments are far worse than those who work as compradors for foreigners.
With a low salary, he can't live a decent life. When gathering with his classmates, he can't hold his head high, and famous ladies won't look at him seriously. He doesn't even have the confidence to ask a girlfriend to support Boss Mei.
"When will this day end?" Chen Zhiyuan lay on his desk and shook his head.
"Teacher Chen, I heard that our School of Liberal Arts has just hired a visiting professor." A teacher at the desk next to him gossiped.
"Visiting professor?" Other teachers in the office also raised their heads.
Their teachers are basically lecturers and teaching assistants. Several of them share an office, and some of them who are not married also share a dormitory.
But those professors are different. They all have their own independent offices, which are very comfortably decorated.
"Not just any famous person?" A young lecturer wearing glasses hesitated.
The many masters in the Republic of China were generally limited to literature. Probably because there were many scholarly families, some talented people would become masters after a few years of further study. If any poems or novels were published, they could become professors.
"I heard that he is not a famous person, but it seems that he was personally hired by Principal Zhang. The school attaches great importance to him and has opened a public course for him, allowing all students in the school to take it as electives." The teacher frowned and thought for a while, then said.
: "By the way, it is said that he is very young."
"Specialized open courses? All students in the school take elective courses." Several young lecturers instantly became jealous.
In order to expand the sources of enrollment and attract excellent lecturers, Zhang Boling took great pains in arranging coursework. If there are excellent lecturers to teach, special open courses will be set up that all students in the school can take.
"Who is this big shot? Is it Mr. Tagore who has settled in China?"
"Maybe Mr. Lu Xun left Shanghai and came to Beijing."
"Didn't you say he was a young man? How old is Mr. Lu Xun?"
"Which young person is so famous in the literary world these days? I can't think of one."
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"Young professor? How is that possible?" Chen Zhiyuan sneered in his heart.
At that time, Mr. Liang Shuming was hired as a professor at Peking University at the age of only 24. He was the youngest professor in Chinese history. However, this gentleman was discovered by Cai Yuanpei himself.
Who would not want to go to Tsinghua University and Peking University, and who would want to go to the private Nankai University to become a great figure at a young age?
At this moment, the door suddenly opened, and the dean of the School of Liberal Arts invited a young man into the office with a smile.
"Everyone, let me introduce to you that this is the newly hired 'visiting professor' of our School of Liberal Arts, Feng Ziheng, Professor Feng." The dean, who is already in his forties or fifties, has a chrysanthemum smile on his old face.
"Professor Feng was an overseas Chinese in the United States. He came to China because of the economic crisis. Now he has been specially hired by our private Nankai University. It is an honor for our private Nankai University School of Liberal Arts..."
The teachers in the office looked at Feng Zhou behind the dean in stunned silence.
"No, this guy is twenty years old? I'm afraid he hasn't gone to college yet, right?"
All the teachers looked shocked.
Mr. Liang Shuming was twenty-four when he became a professor, and Liu Chong was twenty-six. The latter was from Nankai, but he went to Tsinghua in the blink of an eye.
But he is already an adult after all.
Where is the boy in front of me?
Not even 20 years old, everyone present didn’t know him and hadn’t even heard his name.
"Teacher Chen, from today on, you will be Professor Feng's teaching assistant. I will hand over Professor Feng to you, and you will be responsible for taking Professor Feng to familiarize himself with our various environments in Nankai. Do you understand?" the dean said with a straight face.
"Ah? Okay, okay." Chen Zhiyuan responded blankly, feeling deeply jealous in his heart.
After the vice president left, only many teachers and Feng Zhou were left in the office.
Of course, Feng Ziheng is Feng Zhou. For the sake of purity, he gave himself the word "Ziheng", taking the allusion of "There is no boat in the wild to cross the river".
Chen Zhiyuan was very enthusiastic. After introducing everyone to Feng Zhou, he said, "Professor Feng, how about I take you to see your office."
After the two people left, there was a sudden sigh in the office.
"Look at this person, he became a professor before he was twenty. This person is so competitive with others, it's so irritating!"
"Huh, to be a visiting professor at such a young age, I think I got in through connections." One person said angrily.
"Have you not heard? This is a special appointment from Principal Zhang. Don't you believe in Principal Zhang's character?"
Someone retorted.
Zhang Boling single-handedly founded the private Nankai University and promoted it step by step. It has a very high image in the minds of teachers and students.
Everyone can doubt themselves, but never doubt Principal Zhang.
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At this time, Feng Zhou, accompanied by Chen Zhiyuan, had arrived in his office.
Chen Zhiyuan looked at this office and felt very jealous.
Feng Zhou's office is only a dozen square meters, and the decoration is just neat, but it can't stand up to being an independent office.
This is a symbol of status and fame.
There are only a dozen people in the whole school who have this kind of treatment.
"Professor Feng, let me tell you first that you have one elective open class every week, and I will notify you of the location in advance. Other than that, the school does not have any restrictions on your activities..." Chen Zhiyuan read the content,
On the one hand, I felt angry.
"Why, why? What ability does this kid have? Why does Principal Zhang favor him so much?"
There is one elective course per week and no other responsibilities. Mr. Lu Xun must be treated like this.
"By the way, Professor Feng, your first class will start next Monday in Room 1 of the School of Liberal Arts at two o'clock in the afternoon."
"Okay, I know."
Feng Zhou stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking downstairs, feeling filled with emotions in his heart.
During the Republic of China, educated people were so popular!
He originally planned to be admitted to Nankai University, but seeing the popularity of "Harry Potter" made him change his mind.
Perhaps things are rare and valuable. At this time, universities are hiring professors with no restrictions on age or diploma. As long as they have real talent and practical knowledge, they can serve as professors.
For example, Liu Bannong was hired by Cai Yuanpei as a professor of law at Peking University without graduating from technical secondary school.
Liang Shuming graduated from junior high school. With your spiritual attainments in philosophy, you became a professor at Peking University at the age of twenty-four.
In addition, there are Shen Congwen, Jin Kemu, Qi Baishi, etc., all of whom have similar legendary experiences.
He contacted Principal Zhang Boling through two channels: the bank and the Beijing-Tianjin Times. He showed his sincerity and works, and naturally gained Principal Zhang's approval.
You must know that as an educator, Zhang Boling has been working to raise funds for Nankai University all his life. Every day he is either at the donation site or on the way to the donation site.
Feng Zhou donated 50,000 silver dollars at a time, which was more than many celebrities, and there was "Harry Potter" touted by the British. Naturally, Zhang Boling would not reject this kind of talent.
As for his first class, of course he didn't talk about anything else.