Chapter 68: The Schools Are Dumbfounded, The Rise Is Unstoppable
With these developments, Shanhe University's faculty was growing rapidly, becoming stronger by the day. Students who had been accepted to Shanhe University were overjoyed, eagerly anticipating their upcoming campus life.
In Yenching University's principal's office, Yu Tianzhou observed the news on the internet with a deeply troubled expression. The news about an academician joining Shanhe University had already spread far and wide. Internet discussions about Shanhe University's successful recruitment of an academician had been taking place all over.
Yenching University had its own academicians, with more than ten of them, given its status as one of China's premier universities. It was expected that such institutions would have numerous academicians.
However, Shanhe University was a newcomer on the scene, having been established for just a month, yet it managed to recruit an academician.
"This is not only about Academician Lu; it seems that Shanhe University's official website is updating its list of teachers regularly," Xu Yan noted with a wry smile. "It's clear that they don't take Yenching University seriously."
It was foreseeable that, following Lu Jianhua's lead, more applicants would send their resumes to Shanhe University. The teaching staff at Shanhe University was quickly growing, and its quality was gradually improving.
"What's so special about Shanhe University that it's attracting so many applicants?" Yu Tianzhou wondered, still unable to comprehend.
He had recently visited Shanhe University's official website and noticed that the number of teachers had increased to a thousand. The speed at which they were growing was truly remarkable.
"I heard rumors that it may be due to the textbooks compiled by Shanhe University," Xu Yan said cautiously. "But I'm not sure if it's true."
"Textbooks?" Yu Tianzhou was puzzled. He couldn't believe that textbooks alone could generate such widespread interest. He scoffed at the idea that Shanhe University's textbooks could be more impressive than those of established institutions.
Despite being unfazed by the rumors, he couldn't understand how mere textbooks could draw such a crowd of scholars and even an academician to Shanhe University.
Meanwhile, the Forty-Five Schools also noticed the unusual activities on Shanhe University's official website. Shanhe University's teaching staff was rapidly expanding.
The ban they had issued seemed to have backfired as top scholars and professors from leading universities declared their commitment to Shanhe University.
"This is a direct challenge to us! Do they not fear that we will blacklist them?" one official said angrily.
"Blacklist them! It must be done! As long as they're on Shanhe University's official website, Southern University will refuse to accept them!" another exclaimed.
"If we can't ban academicians, then we'll ban others!" someone suggested.
"Let's see if they can teach at Shanhe University forever!" they declared.
The senior officials of these schools were furious, and they collectively decided to blacklist all the teachers from Shanhe University. However, it was common knowledge that Shanhe University was on a swift ascent, and its momentum was unstoppable.
Despite their efforts, Shanhe University was still rapidly gaining recognition and respect. The presence of so many distinguished teachers was helping the university's faculties take shape.
"We can't allow Shanhe University to continue to rise like this. It's undermining our established institutions," one official declared.
"Forty-Five Schools can't compete with a crowdfunded university!" another lamented.
"We need to find other ways to ensure our partner institutions don't supply their top-notch equipment and resources to Shanhe University," a third suggested.
"We're trying to protect our students. Otherwise, after they graduate from Shanhe University, no company in society will hire them," another official added.
In their view, Shanhe University was misleading its students and causing them to lose touch with reality. They felt that the school's founder, Qin Mu, was leading his students astray, harming young domestic talents. The reasons for their boycott were based on their concern for the students who had been entrapped by Shanhe University.