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Chapter 1058 Federal School

The next morning, not long after Zhang Zhong woke up, he received a call from England before he had breakfast.

"Hello, Miss LeBlanc."

Zhang Zhong had saved LeBlanc's number before, so there was a caller ID.

However, Zhang Zhong was a little surprised by LeBlanc's call at this time.

In fact, he has very little communication with LeBlanc, the type who can't talk on the phone a few times a year.

Zhang Chong still remembered that the last time he had a phone call was probably three months ago. That time LeBlanc called him to discuss sponsorship for Shizhong Academy.

"Pz, didn't you disturb your sweet dreams?" LeBlanc said with a smile on the other end of the phone.

"No, I've been awake for a while, I don't know why Miss LeBlanc is calling me at this time?"

"Do you have to have something to call you? Aren't we friends?"

"Then Miss LeBlanc's phone call was purely to catch up with old friends?" Zhang Chong asked.

"I heard you were in Paris?"

"Well, I've been here for a few days." Their visit to Paris was open and transparent, and LeBlanc knew that Zhang Chong was not surprised at all.

"Then why don't you contact me, London is so close to Paris, maybe I should go and see you."

"It's not convenient this time because of business."

"Hey, forget it, I'm also a busy person, I really don't have time to see you. I'm calling you this time to ask if you can come to Oxford to give a speech."

Zhang Zhong smiled, and LeBlanc finally expressed his intention.

As for why LeBlanc invited himself to Oxford, it is not difficult to understand, because LeBlanc himself came out of Oxford. Zhang Zhong had already obtained information about LeBlanc and LeBlanc when the LeBlanc Group sponsored Shizhong College before. over again.

Probably because of seeing the news last night, LeBlanc came up with this idea.

Zhang Zhong said with a smile, "Is this necessary? Oxford University is well-known outside the world, so I am one of them."

"To be honest, I don't care if you go to Oxford to give a lecture. Anyway, I'm in the Netherlands now, and I can't go back to listen. But since the students in Cambridge want you to give a lecture, then I think this is very necessary." Le Fran said.

It turned out that it was out of anger. Zhang Zhong didn't expect that LeBlanc, as a strong business woman, had been away from school for so many years, and she would still think about Oxford and Cambridge.

The two schools, Oxford and Cambridge, have a long history.

The so-called one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. The two schools are the most famous schools in the UK, so naturally they are not convinced by each other.

It is not uncommon to see students from the two schools hurting each other.

Of course, this kind of mutual loss is actually a respect for the opponent, and the other schools and the two schools also look down on them.

It's not so much bullshit, it's better to say it's bullshit, both sides lose back and forth, and finally found that not only did they not win or lose, but their reputation grew louder and louder.

In other words, they are simply flirting with each other. Everyone knows where each other's strengths are, and they also know where their own weaknesses are. There may be differences in academic philosophy, but they are definitely top-notch in the industry.

So he was a bit surprised to see LeBlanc childishly asking him to speak at Oxford.

"Not this time, because I'm not alone in the group."

"Then bring them all, I will provide the funding, and there will be additional bonuses."

"Do you think they are short of money? We are visiting France this time, not Europe, so a sudden change in the itinerary will not be good. The speech at Oxford is temporarily unavailable, but when I go to London to sign the sale, maybe I can .”

"The students were all on vacation at that time."

"Is there no one in Oxford when the school is on holiday?"

"That's definitely not... If that's the case, let's talk about it when you sign a book. Have you ever been to Oxford? If you haven't been, then you won't be disappointed when you go next time. The scenery of Oxford It’s not comparable to Cambridge.”

"But as far as I know, there are more tourists going to Cambridge every year."

LeBlanc argued, “That’s because Cambridge’s commercial development is too much. As a school, such commercial development will dilute the academic atmosphere of the school. Only in Oxford can you feel a more authentic British university style.”

There are many differences between Cambridge and Oxford both academically and in terms of campus scenery. It can be said that the data of certain years can be compared academically, but the scenery is really a matter of opinion.

But when LeBlanc mentioned the scenery of Oxford, Zhang Zhong remembered one thing.

On Earth, the most famous Oxford University attraction for young people should be the dining hall of Christ Church College, because this dining hall is the location of the "Harry Potter" movie.

In the "Harry Potter" movie, the cafeteria is a relatively important and impressive place. When many people think of the movie, the first image that may come to mind is the Hogwarts students together in the cafeteria The scene of eating.

"The canteen of your school, Christ Church College, is pretty good."

Zhang Zhong said so nonchalantly, LeBlanc was a little confused about what he meant, "Their cafeteria is really good, but I haven't been there a few times because I'm not a student of Christ Church. You are interested in the cafeteria What? Then you can go to our keble college, our cafeteria is better than theirs."

"Are you from Keble College?" Zhang Zhong was a little surprised, because Keble College is more friendly to the people than other colleges, and has less aristocratic atmosphere. He didn't expect LeBlanc to go to this college.

Of course, such things as aristocratic aura are in the past, but now it seems to be completely different, and the cost of Keble College seems to be even higher.

Another reason for Zhang Zhong's surprise is that the original filming location of "Harry Potter" was actually Keble College, but the college was unwilling to take down the paintings in the cafeteria at that time, so the negotiation failed.

"Your Keble Academy seems to be particularly strong in sports."

"You know that."

The colleges at Oxford University are somewhat different from those in China.

Take Zhang Zhong as an example. When he was studying at Jiangyang University, he was in the School of Computer Science, and the School of Computer Science must be full of computer majors.

The college of Oxford University is different. The college is more like a smaller school with higher autonomy, taking charge of its own finances, managing students' basic necessities of life, and cooperating with the teaching departments of various majors of the university to manage students' teaching. .

From a certain level, this is a college, and the colleges in Jiangyang University and other colleges are actually more like teaching departments with specializations.

Someone previously described the federal system in the United States as a bit like the relationship between property and owners. Each state is an owner, and the federal government is the property.

The same is true for Oxford, where the school also acts as a property among many colleges.

In other words, it is also apt to give Oxford the name of a Commonwealth school.

This model will give students a stronger sense of belonging to their respective colleges, because each college has its own teaching philosophy. Even if the teaching department arranges the same courses and students learn the same professional knowledge, the final result will be great. Not the same.

When students come out to work, many companies not only know that they are from Oxford University, but also know the college they belong to, which shows the importance of the college.

In addition to differences in teaching philosophy, colleges have the biggest difference in finance.

Rich colleges will arrange more scholarships and better living conditions for students, while schools without money can either save a little, or they can only pick a little from students.

(End of this chapter)