Interview

Lin Qi's answer made the female teacher hesitate. After all, just now, the Student Union President Anna had slammed her fist on the table in front of the school administration, discussing the issue of Recommended Students.

But looking at Lin Qi's handsome face, the female teacher ultimately decided to risk asking him for help.

"Wait a moment..." she said with a smile, reassuring the student who seemed a little flustered, before turning and entering the conference room.

At this time, Anna was already discussing some activities for new students after the start of the semester with the school's administration. The annual orientation for new students is also one of the most important traditional activities for universities.

On the one hand, this is the best way to promote the school to new students and the community. For example, traditional programs of the Saint and Harmony Society Alliance Colleges invite the President to give a speech. Such activities will bring more attention to the school and make the student group more cohesive.

Of course, this will also make the new students more obedient, after all, we even invited the president.

On the other hand, it is also a kind of competition. There will be this kind of competitive spirit between schools of different levels. Whoever organizes a more impressive welcome event and can surpass other schools in the same region will feel proud.

In fact, there is a series of vested interests at play behind this. For example, when some capitalists need to promote themselves, they would rather spend more money to find well-known universities than to find an unknown university to save money.

In short, the orientation activities are very important, as they relate to student cohesion, pride, and the school's reputation.

After the female teacher returned to her room, she stood by the wall. The Dean of Studies noticed the hesitation on her face first. "Who's outside? What happened?"

The female teacher glanced at the others. Logically speaking, she shouldn't have brought this up. She wasn't the Dean of Studies, and no matter what she did, the school leaders would always back her up.

After all, there needs to be a buffer zone between the school's higher-ups and the Student Union, and she might be blamed for it. But for some reason, she wanted to speak up to help the boy outside the door.

"There's a student outside the door who says he's here for Recommended Students interview..."

Anna's previously calm face quickly turned angry. Another one! Do those people think Saint Secheka is a garbage dump, sending recommendation letters to just anyone?

She turned to look at the Dean of Studies, who glanced at the principals for instructions, then nodded slightly and stood up. "I'll go and refuse him..."

He wore a serious and determined expression, like a jester. "We can't just send anyone to our school. I'll have him try other schools, or I'll call his recommender later and talk to him about it."

Anna then looked away with satisfaction, and the principals breathed a sigh of relief.

The originally pleasant discussion atmosphere has been ruined by this incident, and it will take some time to restore it.

A dozen seconds later, the head of the Dean of Studies returned with a forced, twisted laugh. He didn't go back to where he was supposed to sit down, but instead stood by the door with his head down, just like the female teacher.

"This student's situation is a bit special."

This statement undoubtedly indicated a change in his stance. Anna stood up, intending to see for herself just how special the person outside the door was, when the door opened.

"I apologize for coming in without your permission, but I really have a lot of important things to do this afternoon. I sincerely apologize if I have disturbed you all!" Lin Qi said with an apologetic smile as he pushed open the door and entered.

The principal's expression changed slightly. Compared to female teachers and ordinary people, he paid more attention to the current situation in the Federal. Naturally, he knew that two very special people had been in the limelight during this period: Lin Qi and Truman.

There are supposedly some new developments at Truman's place; he might be getting a promotion.

Leaving aside this gentleman, Lin Qi alone is enough to amaze people.

At a young age, he made a name for himself in Bu Peien, and his ideas and his ideas are impossible to ignore.

Unexpectedly, the person who came this time was Lin Qi.

A mysterious smile appeared on the principal's face. He glanced at the Vice-Principal beside him, who also had an amusing smile on his face.

A few seconds later, Anna recognized Lin Qi. "You're Lin Qi?!" she exclaimed, almost immediately confirming her suspicions. "What are you doing here? Going to school?"

In the girl's view, Lin Qi didn't need to go to school at all. He already had a great personal influence in certain fields, so whether he went to school or not was not very meaningful.

Lin Qi nodded to everyone as a greeting. He looked Anna over and said with a smile, "Learning makes people progress. The history of human development is actually the product of the constant back and forth between exploring and verifying knowledge."

"I'm here to study, of course. What do you think?" He even extended his hand in a gentlemanly manner. "I can tell you know me, Lin Qi!"

It must be said that Lin Qi is a very classy guy with a good appearance and presence, but Anna did not shake hands with him.

Her shaking hands with Lin Qi meant she acknowledged him. She had just gotten angry about this, and if she were to compromise now and waver in her stance, she would become a laughingstock.

The girl thought calmly for a moment, then shook her head. She didn't extend her hand. "Are you Recommended Students?"

It is the right of all ladies to refuse to shake hands with young men. Lin Qi's expression hardly changed. He withdrew his hand, glanced at the girl, did not answer her question, and then walked to the conference table. "Excuse me, which one of you is the principal?"

Anna, feeling ignored, stared intently at Lin Qi; this was the first time she had been deliberately disregarded like this.

The principal, who had been silent all along, looked at Lin Qi and said, "It should be me!"

Lin Qi walked over to him, took out the letter of recommendation, and handed it over. "This is my letter of recommendation. So when can I have the interview?"

Anna, who had been ignored by Lin Qi, calmed down and found a place to sit. She had the right to do so because she was the president of the Student Union and she had the right to review these Recommended Students.

The principal took out a very fine pair of glasses from his pocket. He picked up the envelope, glanced at it, and smiled. Then he showed the envelope to the Vice-Principal and other board members beside him, and then cut it open with a letter cutter.

He did not break the seal on the envelope, in case of any special circumstances. He then read the letter in a very short time and handed it to someone else.

"Anytime is fine, Mr. Lin Qi!" The principal stood up, and the two shook hands. "It was made very clear in the letter. It is our honor that you have chosen our school!"

This statement is not the principal praising Lin Qi or exaggerating excessively. Anyone who can influence the president in some way is a very important person.

They may not be of much value most of the time, but once they have a chance to use their skills, they can determine the changes in a field, an industry, or an entire sector. Not to mention, Lin Qi and Mr. Truman are said to have a very good personal relationship, and with Lin Qi's involvement, they have more ways to promote themselves.

For example, one of the president's key advisors chose Saint Secheka, which has inadvertently enhanced the institution's status and reputation, and attracted more outstanding individuals to come here.

Lin Qi was not the president's aide, but the president relied on Lin Qi's ideas on some issues and even publicly stated that he quoted Lin Qi's views in his speeches.

Apart from having a clear identity and a fixed salary, Lin Qi was almost no different from a staff member, so it didn't matter what the principal thought or what others said.

Wo Delike's letter of recommendation eventually reached Anna's hands. She glanced at the signature on the letter and her expression stiffened.

Wo Delike —not many people in the Federal could resist the name, not even her father or grandfather.

She knew very well that she couldn't change anything at this point. No one would offend Wo Delike for the sake of her "face," and her struggle was destined to be futile.

Lin Qi was shaking hands with the school's leadership, while those who weren't qualified could only watch helplessly from the sidelines. After he had gotten to know the people he was supposed to meet, Lin Qi continued with the question, "When can I have my interview? I have some things to take care of this afternoon."

He reiterated this statement and focused on the important matters that afternoon.

The principal reacted swiftly, unlike his earlier silent, almost demented state when Anna was angry. "Aren't we conducting an interview?" the principal said with a smile, shaking Lin Qi's hand again. "Welcome to Saint Secheka. We were just discussing the new student orientation activities. Mr. Lin Qi, would you be willing to say something as a representative of the new students?"

Lin Qi agreed almost without much thought, seeing it as an opportunity to expand his influence. "Of course, it is my honor to speak on behalf of the new students of Saint Secheka."

"Does the school have a pre-determined speaking direction, or should I prepare my own speech?"

"Do as you please, I was just saying."

The entire management team and Board of Directors members were relaxed. Lin Qi was becoming popular, and to exaggerate a bit, he could already represent a certain ideological trend.

Anna frowned as she watched Lin Qi chatting happily with these guys. She interrupted their conversation, "I reserve my opinion. I have other things to do, so I'll take my leave."

As she stepped out of the conference room, Lin Qi glanced at her retreating figure out of the corner of his eye, then turned back and asked with a smile, "I seem to have made this lady a little..."

He smiled brightly, "Did I do something to offend her?"

Of course, this was just Lin Qi's way of avoiding a possible escalation of the conflict. It was definitely not about holding a grudge. How could someone as magnanimous as Master Lin hold a grudge against a Little Girl?