Chapter 306: This Bait is Too Tempting
Song Chu was still very confident in her third brother’s abilities.
She asked with some curiosity, “Do you have a particular university in mind that you want to apply to?”
Song Lao San said without hesitation, “I want to apply to Kyoto Normal University. If not, then I’d like to apply to the Provincial Capital Normal University. I still want to continue working in education.”
He felt that besides being a teacher, he didn’t know what other profession to pursue, and he actually quite liked this profession.
Song Chu nodded. “As long as you perform normally, you have a good chance of getting into Kyoto Normal University.”
Although there would be many people taking the college entrance examination this year, most of them had put down their textbooks for a long time, and two months of review time was still very tight.
That’s why it was as difficult as crossing a single-plank bridge.
But her third brother’s foundation in knowledge was very solid. With the difficulty of this year’s exam questions, he actually had a chance of getting into Hua University and Kyoto University.
However, she also knew her third brother’s personality, and continuing to work in education was indeed better.
She believed that the prerequisite for doing well in an industry was to truly like one’s profession, which made it more meaningful and brought personal happiness.
Song Lao San chuckled, “I think so too.”
“Third Brother, have you ever thought about earning some money before the college entrance examination?” Song Chu said.
Song Lao Si’s ears perked up at the mention of earning money, and he spoke up first, “How can we earn money? I’m interested!”
Song Chu pushed his head away, “You stay out of this for now.”
Song Lao San was a “Phoenix Man” （a man from a rural background who marries a woman from a more privileged urban family）. He used to feel inferior in front of his wife’s family, and he didn’t have much of a presence at school.
But ever since his younger sister became more and more capable, he was praised wherever he went, so whether it was in his wife’s family or at his work unit, he unconsciously straightened his back.
A man who wanted to get ahead naturally wanted to make something of himself.
“How can we earn money?” he asked curiously.
Song Chu said, “You can compile a set of college entrance examination review materials for each subject based on the junior high and high school textbooks. It will definitely be in high demand. Not only will you earn money, but you will also gain fame.”
In the future, educational institutions would be so profitable, with various review materials flourishing, but none of that existed yet.
While the market was still blank, her third brother could take the lead.
“Compile a set of college entrance examination review materials for each subject?” Song Lao San was surprised. “Wouldn’t that create a lot of competitors for myself?”
Song Chu knew he hadn’t thought it through yet. “Third Brother, while you are compiling the materials, you can also consolidate your own review. And you can divide them into easy, medium, and difficult question types and analysis. If you can solve all the questions in the materials yourself, are you still afraid that others will defeat you by reading your review materials?”
Song Lao San thought about it, and it made sense. Perhaps because he had been in contact with his younger sister a lot in the past year and was greatly influenced by her, he had become much more confident.
“I’m not afraid,” he shook his head.
Song Chu smiled and said, “That’s it then. I actually think that having competition is more interesting, as it highlights the outstanding individuals.”
“Third Brother, there are no college entrance examination review materials in the whole country yet. If you make them, many candidates will buy them, and these people will know your name.”
She continued to encourage him, “Do you really just want to be an unknown teacher in a small county town? Don’t you want to be the founder of a future educational institution, famous far and wide?”
Hearing this, Song Lao San suddenly felt his blood boil. He swallowed hard and after a while, he said truthfully, “Of course, I do.”
“The market in this area is blank now. You have the opportunity to do it and become the founder.”
“With the resumption of the college entrance examination, the higher-ups are paying more and more attention to education. As long as you work hard and diligently, I believe you will definitely have the opportunity and succeed.”
Before Song Lao San could answer, Song San Sao couldn’t help but get excited first.
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She pinched Song Lao San, “Of course you should do such a good thing. If Chu Chu says there’s an opportunity and it will succeed, then it definitely will.”
Now she was Song Chu’s little fan and believed her words implicitly.
Song Lao Si also took the opportunity to say, “That’s right, Third Brother. Such a good opportunity is right in front of you. If you don’t cherish it, you will definitely regret it in the future.”
“If I knew how to compile college entrance examination review materials, I would start tomorrow.” When the time comes to use the book, one regrets having read too little!
He found that his younger sister was a marketing genius. It would be a pity if she didn’t go into sales. She had even made him feel excited and his blood boil.
He felt that anyone with ambition would definitely not be able to resist the bait that his sister had thrown out. It was too tempting!
Song Lao San was speechless. These two were rushing to say what he wanted to say, and they were even blaming him.
“Little Sister, I’m willing to give it a try,” he said with a smile, his hands tightly gripping the hem of his clothes, showing that he was not at all calm inside.
Could he really do it? He actually didn’t know.
But he was willing to trust his little sister and create an opportunity for himself. If he succeeded, just thinking about it made him feel so excited and thrilled that he might faint.
Then he changed the subject and said helplessly, “But I’m not good at doing business. I don’t know if I can sell the materials after I compile them.”
He had no confidence in this.
Song Lao Si’s eyes lit up, “You’re not good at it, but I am!”
He immediately put his arm around Song Lao San’s shoulder. “Third Brother, how about this? You are responsible for compiling the materials, and I am responsible for copying and selling them. After deducting the costs, how about we split the profits 70/30, you get 70% and I get 30%?”
He used to run errands for business, but he didn’t get any money from the deals he made, so he gradually lost his passion.
Now, when he thought that he could have a share of the profits from selling the materials, he felt his lost passion returning.
Song Lao San thought this was a good idea, but he still looked at Song Chu and asked, “Little Sister, what do you think?”
Song Chu said truthfully, “I think it’s great. I was actually thinking the same thing.”
This was also a good opportunity to train Fourth Brother in doing business, letting him experience the benefits and sense of accomplishment of earning money for himself.
“The timing is also just right. By the time he and I return from Kyoto after discussing business, your materials should be almost ready.”
Song Lao Si jumped up with joy, “Little Sister, you are so great. You are my lucky star.”
He was sure that if his second brother were here today, he would definitely be sour.
Song Chu looked at him with exasperation and smiled, “You need to be more composed. This is just the beginning.”
Song Lao Si rubbed his hands together and sat down, chuckling foolishly, “Okay, I’ll listen to you, Little Sister. I’ll be more composed.”
After saying that, he really did restrain his outward excitement.
Song Chu was still very satisfied with him on this point. To become a great businessman, one needed to have the ability to control one’s emotions and expressions.
His Fourth Brother had already taken the first step, which was very good.
Then she looked at Song Lao San and said, “Third Brother, I suggest you invite some colleagues who have a good relationship with you, have good character, and are good at different subjects to do this together.”
