Zhang Ye did not feel complacent after reciting his poem. On the contrary, he appeared very impersonal. It was as if he had done a trivial thing and did not treat it seriously, “Alright then, time for the last question.”
At this moment, nearly the entire class raised their hands!
“Me! Me! Me!’
“Call me!”
Zhang Ye causally picked a person, “This person.”
It was an underclassman. He gave off an obedient vibe as he stood up excitedly, “Teacher Zhang, what I want to ask is…Uh, actually I do not know if I should ask this.”
Zhang Ye said in amusement, “You can ask anything. There are no taboo questions in my class.”
The underclassman grit his teeth and bolstered his courage to say, “Then, I have seen all your programs. We have also heard about you on the news, and I do not believe that I’m the only one who is curious about your legendary experiences. You have cursed your unit, been put in reprimand, derided the SARFT, and even saved a fan. Many people evaluate you in different ways, but I especially want to know, what’s your evaluation of yourself? What sort of person do you think you are?”
This question was very standard, but was also very difficult to answer.
Zhang Ye thought for a second before gently laughing. Seeing how all the students were watching him with unblinking eyes, he could not help but use the words from his world’s ‘In Memory of Norman Bethune’ on himself. It was shameless boasting, yet subtle in every way, “My evaluation of myself is — ‘a noble-minded person, a pure person, a man of moral integrity, and above vulgar interests. A man who is of value to the people.’ Just that.”
A pure person?
Above vulgar interests?
Chang Kaige pondered deeply over it. The other teachers from the department also nodded their heads secretly. These words were a bit too boastful when used to describe oneself, but it was well said!
This Zhang Ye’s eloquence was excellent!
Zhang Ye clapped his hands, “Alright, that will be all for today. We shall meet again tomorrow. As for the specific syllabus, I will let everyone know in our next class. I hope that we will have a joyful time together.”
Immediately, roaring applause sounded out!
Some clapped! Some whistled!
The students were already greatly anticipating the lessons from this new teacher and were also extremely excited for what they would learn tomorrow!
It was too interesting!
This new teacher was a little different from all the other Peking University teachers!