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Chapter 201 - 181: Enrollment Plan for 2021 (Third Update) _1

Chapter 201: Chapter 181: Enrollment Plan for 2021 (Third Update) _1

June 16th.

Early morning.

Like any other day, Ding Yue woke up, went to the second cafeteria for breakfast, and then returned to his office in the Administration Building.

"Good morning, Principal Ding."

Just as he entered the office, he was startled by the sudden greeting from Wen Ruohan.

"You’re here this early?"

Ding Yue glanced at the time. It was just a bit past eight in the morning.

Even for a secretary.

The usual time to start work should be after nine in the morning.

Wen Ruohan seemed really motivated.

"I woke up early and didn’t have anything else to do after breakfast, so I came here. Do you have any instructions, Principal Ding? Would you like a milk tea? If you want, I’ll go buy it right now."

Asked Wen Ruohan proactively.

"No, it’s way too early for that, and I’ve just had breakfast." Ding Yue shook his head and declined.

He then sat down at his desk, turned on his computer, and asked: "By the way, how’s the progress of uploading the food documentary ’A Bite of Xia Country’ on Bilibili that I asked you to coordinate with the Film and Television School and the Propaganda Department?"

The task he handed over to her yesterday was the most important one in the last few days.

After all, the filming team of the Film and Television Academy seriously made ’A Bite of Xia Country’ this time, trying it out to see the response. From this, they could basically infer whether this food documentary would be popular or not.

"Hm, Principal Ding, didn’t you check the views?" Wen Ruohan blinked her sparkling eyes and asked.

"No."

"Principal Ding, I checked the views for our university’s ’A Bite of Xia Country’ on Bilibili early this morning and it’s already over 2 million!"

Wen Ruohan said excitedly.

"2 million views?"

Ding Yue was somewhat surprised.

You should know that on Bilibili, 2 million views are quite a lot.

Because the number of views on Bilibili won’t be inflated like on Penguin Video, if a video gets over a million views, it could be considered as getting some traction.

If a video exceeds ten million views, then it’s undoubtedly popular on Bilibili. If it reaches tens of millions of views, it would be unimaginable and it could probably become hot beyond Bilibili’s circle.

There are many popular remix videos on Bilibili that can get over ten million views.

However, Ding Yue heard that recently, a single-player game called "Black Myth: Wukong" was hot on Bilibili. Within two days, its views exceeded 20 million.

"Yes, yes, it already has more than 2 million views now, and there are also a lot of likes, coins, and favorites, and many comments in the comment area."

Wen Ruohan nodded rapidly, excitedly saying: "Hehehe, with this food documentary from our school’s Film and Television Academy, we’ve made a good start, right? It’s quite well-liked."

Upon hearing this, Ding Yue didn’t answer, but instead took out his phone, opened Bilibili, and checked the first episode of the official video of Mist City Arts and Science University’s ’A Bite of Xia Country’.

Views: 2.413 million!

Likes: 34,000!

Coins: 53,000!

Favorites: 11,000!

Bullets: 16,478!

Comments: 5,743!

Looking at these numbers, Ding Yue knew it was doing pretty well.

Dri-dri-dri!

Just as Ding Yue was checking Bilibili, there came a new message on Whatsapp.

It was sent by his sister Ding Xiaoyou.

Ding Xiaoyou: Harumph ╭(╯^╰)╮(hands on hips), Ding Yue, why did Mist City Arts and Science University post a food video late in the night? I felt so hungry while watching it that I ate loads of snacks. This morning when I weighed myself, I actually gained half a kilo! You’re a jerk, Ding Yue!!!

Seeing this Whatsapp message sent by his sister Ding Xiaoyou, Ding Yue couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

Because Ding Yue saw his sister Ding Xiaoyou’s comment in the Bilibili video’s comment section, saying she pulled out a lot of snacks while watching the video.

The likes for this comment by his sister Ding Xiaoyou were pretty high.

Combining the message Ding Xiaoyou had just sent him through Whatsapp, Ding Yue couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

"Principal Ding, what are you laughing at?"

Wen Ruohan, the secretary by his side, asked curiously.

"Hahaha, it’s nothing, it’s nothing. Our school’s food documentary ’A Bite of Xia Country’ is quite popular, isn’t it? It’s time to start seriously putting together a promotion plan."

As Ding Yue muttered, he sent a Whatsapp message to his sister: "Is your scale broken? How could it only be half a kilo heavier? It should be at least three kilos heavier!"

Ding Xiaoyou: Ding Yue! Go away!!! (Angry emoji)

"Hahahaha!"

Ding Yue sent a voice message of him laughing loudly, then put his phone on the desk, turned on Bilibili on his computer, and checked the comments of the first episode of ’A Bite of Xia Country’ to see how the netizens evaluated this food documentary.

[6034 comments]——

In the blink of an eye, the comment section had surpassed six thousand comments.

"I couldn’t help my curiosity and decided to watch this documentary after all, even though everyone kept saying don’t watch, it’s toxic!"

"This is just too cruel. Posting a video at midnight is like releasing a toxin in the middle of the night, I was starving."

"This documentary is not bad at all."

"I’ve watched it three times already, when is the second episode coming out? @Mist City Arts and Science University"

"Hurry and update, seriously, I can’t wait to watch the second, third, fourth, fifth, and countless more episodes."

"Honestly, this food documentary is of high quality, I can’t believe it was filmed by teachers and students of the Film and Television Academy of Mist City Arts and Science University."

"A meticulously produced food documentary, thumbs up!"

"I’m starving, I’m going to get breakfast now, you guys continue!"

"I made a cup of instant noodles yesterday, then watched ’A Bite of Xia Country’, the noodles in my hand instantly became more fragrant."

Ding Yue read numerous comments in the comment section, almost all of which were positive, it was hard to find any negative feedback.

Indeed.

When Ding Yue watched it yesterday, he couldn’t find any significant flaws in it.

Being an audience member of ’A Bite of China’ on earth in his previous life, even after watching ’A Bite of Xia Country’ produced by the team of his own school’s Film and Television Academy, he was quite impressed.

Therefore, the positive feedback from netizens was within Ding Yue’s expectation.

While Ding Yue was reading the comments, Director Qi Chunsheng of the Academic Affairs Department entered his office.

"Is Principal Ding busy?"

Upon seeing this, Qi Chunsheng prepared to wait until Principal Ding had time before approaching him for a work report.

"Not at all, do you need something, Director Qi?" Ding Yue shook his head, closed the Bilibili webpage on his computer.

Now that he had gathered enough information, he knew that the food documentary ’A Bite of Xia Country’ produced by the Film and Television Academy had been well received after its trial run on Bilibili.

So, they can continue production and participate in the National Documentary Contest with the finished work after August.

They could even try collaborating with the provincial television station or the NTS, bringing the food documentary ’A Bite of Xia Country’ to a higher broadcasting platform.

If successful, it would be truly remarkable.

"Principal Ding, our Academic Affairs Department has finalized the 2021 admission brochure and I have brought it for you to review."

Qi Chunsheng came up and handed a brochure to Ding Yue.

Ding Yue took a look. The brochure was quite similar to the ones he had seen before, listing the achievements of Mist City Arts and Science University from the previous academic year.

Then it mentioned the various majors offered by Mist City Arts and Science University and the newly added ones.

Lastly, it welcomed prospective students to apply to Mist City Arts and Science University, and also invited students who failed the college entrance examination to realize their university dreams at Mist City Arts and Science University.

This is only Mist City Arts and Science University’s second year since its establishment.

So, based on planning from the Academic Affairs Department, students who failed the college entrance examinations are still able to achieve their university dreams at Mist City Arts and Science University this year.

They just have to pay the tuition fee.

Meanwhile, some of the majors offered by Mist City Arts and Science University have adjusted their tuition fees based on their own circumstances.

"The college entrance examination students will be receiving their scores soon and then applying for college, right? How many students do we expect to admit this year?"

Ding Yue turned to Qi Chunsheng and asked.

"If we rely on the college entrance examination applications, we may not admit many students, but if we count on self-recruitment, we will certainly have more students than last year."

Qi Chunsheng explained.

Ding Yue understood what Qi Chunsheng meant.

He meant that if they relied on traditional admission through the college entrance examination, they might not attract many applicants since Mist City Arts and Science University is a private university and a new school at that.

Therefore, it depended greatly on how many students with good academic performance who could pass the college entrance examination they could attract to apply.

This highly depended on how attractive Mist City Arts and Science University appeared to these college-entrance-examination-passing students.

These students are undoubtedly more suited for cultivation than those who failed, as they have a better academic foundation.

The main source of new students for the 2021 academic year at Mist City Arts and Science University is actually via self-recruitment.

That is to say, as a private university, Mist City Arts and Science University welcomes students who failed the college entrance examination to come and study, regardless of their scores.

Just like the batch of over nine thousand six hundred students from last year.

"I see. Since our school’s foundation is still not strong, few people would choose our school when filling out the college entrance examination application. So this year, we should mainly focus on self-recruitment."

Ding Yue agreed with Qi Chunsheng’s statement.

"All right, Principal Ding, don’t worry, I have everything under control when it comes to attracting students. I will handle the preparation carefully." As the head of the Academic Affairs Department, Qi Chunsheng is responsible for organizing the Admissions Office to carry out the 2021 enrollment plan.

Since the topic of this year’s recruitment had been discussed, naturally the thing Ding Yue cared the most about now, was the ongoing expansion project of the campus.

He had visited the construction site once before.

The new library was mostly finished, and the remaining work was mainly the interior and exterior decoration.

Next was the dormitory building.

This was the most critical point.

Because without sufficient dormitory buildings, even if they admitted more students this year, those students would have nowhere to stay....