Zhang Tianxing discovered one thing: college students are different from businessmen; the former are adept at leveraging public opinion.
What he and Ma Qiang initially considered a trivial matter was, through layers of embellishment, transformed into a friendly sparring match between the Physical Education department and the Materials Science department.
Many informed individuals scoffed, "What sparring? This is practically a massacre."
Did a Physical Education student challenging Materials Science mean a fair contest?
Since ancient times, the tradition of "civilian no first, martial no second" has persisted.
This spirit often arises in universities as well. And so, Zhang Tianxing was reluctantly forced to host and accept the challenge.
There was no other way. If he couldn't refuse, he would treat this as a warm-up.
At this point, Sun Mingfei, the highest-ranking officer and instructor of the military training unit, also heard about the incident.
He couldn't help but laugh and curse, "These brats, looking for trouble when they have nothing to do. They must be too idle."
Young men in the military are full of vigor, and with nowhere to vent, they channel their energy into training.
He hadn't expected that during this university military training, even the students' skill levels would become a point of contention.
However, this was precisely the spirit the military needed.
Wolves travel a thousand miles to eat meat; dogs travel a thousand miles to eat shit.
This world still belongs to those who strive. Sun Mingfei was very satisfied with the reactions of these young instructors during the military training. As soldiers of the new era, they should be like this.
Zhao Hu and Zhang Xiaodong were two soldiers he favored.
Their performance was commendable, always striving to be first in everything. He was pleased with this atmosphere.
However, the students' performance was even more astonishing. He had initially thought these college students were all physically inept and only capable of studying.
Unexpectedly, during this military training, most of them could perform basic movements, making them qualified recruits in the military.
No matter how difficult or tiring the training, they persevered.
Sun Mingfei nodded with satisfaction at the performance of the young people.
He Qingyi, the director of the Academic Affairs Office at Zhonghai University, was also very pleased.
The performance of this cohort of students was gratifying. The university leadership had exerted considerable effort to negotiate this matter with the military leadership.
Their efforts had not been in vain; both sides were quite satisfied with the results this time.
The military benefited from the training of instructors, and both sides were pleased.
Wang Qiang swung his fists and asked Zhang Tianxing, "Third brother, how do you plan to deal with this matter from the Physical Education department?"
"Let it be, I suppose. While I'm generally lazy, if someone comes knocking, I'll still take action," Zhang Tianxing was not the type to be hit without retaliating.
Upon hearing Zhang Tianxing's words, everyone burst into laughter.
They took his words with a grain of salt. Those who could get into Zhonghai University were all intelligent. A person who could make a barbecue restaurant famous nationwide was certainly not a coward or lazy. Ordinary people couldn't achieve that.
Shi Xingxing chuckled, "Third brother, you have to do your best. Although Zhao Siyang from their department has won national rankings, I still have faith in you, since we're in the same dorm."
Shi Xingxing was the youngest but had the sweetest tongue, calling everyone "brother" and possessing high emotional intelligence.
Tan Honghong walked over, "On behalf of us girls, I'm cheering for you. You must strike down their arrogant momentum."
"Do you have so much confidence in us?" Zhang Tianxing asked with a smile.
"To be honest, we don't have confidence in you. But since we're in the same class, our heads can be severed and our blood can flow, but we won't lose face," Zhang Xiaohao said with a simple smile.
"Hey, why did you speak the truth? If you say that, Zhang Tianxing, will you avoid the fight?"
Everyone began to condemn Zhang Xiaohao, saying that at this time, one shouldn't boost the other's morale while dampening their own.
From their observations, Zhang Tianxing's physical fitness seemed to be quite good. The others felt they couldn't reach his level after seeing his running performance.
Physical fitness isn't built in a day or two. Everyone was determined to face the challenge.
Accepting the challenge was one thing, but deliberately losing was another.
Therefore, they all wanted to see Zhang Tianxing's choice. After all, Zhang Tianxing was also a well-known figure among the freshmen, and now he appeared to be a tough individual.
Seeing their expressions, Zhang Tianxing was speechless. Looking at them, he could only make a declaration: "It's okay, leave it all to me."
After all, Zhang Tianxing's body had undergone considerable training.
Whether it was in the kitchen or pushing a three-wheeled cart loaded with cans, every effort paid off.
Indeed, there was no hardship endured in vain, nor any path walked without reason.
Of course, there was also a saying: if you can't bear the hardship of studying, you'll have to bear the hardship of life.
Every morning when he woke up, the first thing he thought about was how to make his day more meaningful.
Everyone knew many principles, but only a minority put them into action.
Most people in their lives cling to what they shouldn't, and abandon what they shouldn't.
This was real life.
But Zhang Tianxing had decided on one thing: he wanted his four years of university to be peaceful. How to achieve peace?
One way was to be low-key and ordinary. As a successful businessman, Zhang Tianxing knew that being low-key wouldn't allow him to forge a path in the business world.
Therefore, he had to strengthen himself, making his classmates look up to him. That way, he would feel more at ease.
It seemed he had to defeat Zhao Siyang.
College students were no match for him, after all, he had experienced the harsh realities of the world.
University life was incredibly easy compared to that. The gap between here and the outside world was vast.
Zhao Siyang privately sought out Zhang Tianxing, saying with a smile,
"President Zhang, I am Zhao Siyang from the Physical Education department. As you know, I will soon be challenging you. What are your thoughts on this?"
"It's not about my thoughts, but yours," Zhang Tianxing said indifferently.
"How about this, President Zhang? I know you're a celebrity and a busy man. I can lose to you, but you'll have to pay a small sum of money. Are you interested in my proposal?"
Hearing Zhao Siyang's words, Zhang Tianxing almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Were young people nowadays so audacious?
You, with your earnest appearance, could come up with such an idea. It was truly beyond his expectations. It seemed your schemes ran deep. That Zhang Dalong would sell you out and still help you count the money.
Seeing Zhang Tianxing's surprised expression, Zhao Siyang smiled. His thinking was simple: the president of the crayfish association was not ordinary. He was rumored to be rich and capable. It was best to befriend such a formidable person.
Having more friends meant more opportunities. There was no need to completely offend Zhang Tianxing. As for Zhang Dalong, he could go to hell.
They were just fair-weather friends. As long as Zhang Tianxing was willing to pay, it wouldn't be a problem to go easy during the match. It all depended on how much Zhang Tianxing was willing to offer.
Money makes the world go round, this was an eternal truth.