NOVPUBSeeing that the principal of the sports university had officially extended an invitation, Wu Bin had no choice but to decide to visit the place.
After all, it was just a casual tour, and if it wasn’t fun, he could just find an excuse to leave.
After the bus arrived in Magic City, led by Chen Xiang, the group went directly to the sports university.
What surprised Wu Bin was that the principal of the sports university, Huang Yan, was already waiting at the school gate with a group of faculty and staff, early on.
As soon as Wu Bin got off the bus, Huang Yan and the others immediately came up to greet him.
"Ah, Wu Bin, welcome, welcome!"
"I’ve been looking forward to this day so much, and finally, we’ve waited for you to come. Welcome to our sports university for a visit. This must be Miss He Bingbing, right? Miss He, welcome, welcome."
As soon as Huang Yan started speaking, his manner and tone immediately made Wu Bin understand why he could become good friends with Xu Wenyao.
Huang Yan chatted with Wu Bin for a bit, then quickly positioned himself in front of He Bingbing, always ensuring he got plenty of camera time.
Just by looking at Huang Yan’s positioning, one could only say it was professional, incredibly professional!
Most people are quite confused about where the camera can capture and from which angles.
This means that without professional guidance, the subjects often end up out of frame or fill the screen awkwardly, resulting in a poor visual experience for viewers in the live broadcast.
But this was not a problem for Huang Yan.
Huang Yan, as if he had received professional training, maintained his presence within the frame while touring the sports university with Wu Bin and others. He ensured that his upper body was fully in the shot, while also making sure the rest of the frame showcased the scenic views of the campus.
The netizens in the live stream also noticed this and began discussing it.
"I don’t know if I should say this, but this principal is truly professional. I’ve been a photographer for over a decade, and I’ve never seen a principal with such professional positioning. It’s like he’s got the art of positioning for the camera etched into his bones."
"These school leaders have to deal with a lot of interviews every week, of course. Don’t underestimate them. It’s just practice makes perfect. There’s nothing to be surprised about."
"I feel like every principal has their own unique skill, just like our school’s principal has one. He can change his clothes within three minutes, and it’s to the standard of a brisk uniform change, faster than a professional firefighter. I can only say it’s astounding."
"What unique skill? It’s just driven by necessity. If it weren’t for publicity, I believe this Principal Huang wouldn’t be so professional."
As the netizens continued their discussion, Huang Yan had already led Wu Bin and the others all the way to the entrance of the gymnasium.
Huang Yan asked with a smile, "What do you think, Wu Bin? Our sports university’s scenery isn’t worse than your agriculture university, is it?"
Wu Bin nodded and said, "The scenery is indeed nice, but Principal Huang, I noticed that there are a lot of small iron nails or something in the grass on the campus. What are they for, to deter rats?"
The "iron nails" Wu Bin mentioned were actually more like the iron caltrops used in ancient times to prevent cavalry charges.
What Wu Bin couldn’t comprehend was how such a thing could end up on the lawn?
Huang Yan oh’ed, very calm, and said, "Those nails are specially made by our school and meant to be thrown onto the lawn. For many years, we had young people who just loved to walk on the lawn, decimating it to the point it couldn’t grow properly, leaving it barren."
"You see, a university without any greenery, just barren everywhere, wouldn’t that look terrible? So once, when I was at a party with your principal, I brought up this issue, and these nails were his suggestion."
"And you know what, it worked pretty well. Ever since we placed those nails, our school’s lawn started growing back quickly, and now it’s lush and green – looks great." 𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
Wu Bin: ...
Is this even okay?
No wonder Wu Bin felt this approach was so familiar when he first saw the nails; it turned out to be none other than Xu Wenyao’s doing!
The netizens in the live streaming room also started discussing.
"Whoa, putting Iron Caltrops in the lawn is hardcore. In the past, that was a treatment only cavalry could enjoy."
"Hold on, is the principal serious? Isn’t he afraid of accidents happening by putting these in the lawn? If a student accidentally falls in, won’t the school have to pay a fortune?"
"Haven’t you seen the caution tape around the lawn? Plus, there’s a disclaimer next to the lawn. If someone still falls in, I think it’s highly likely the school won’t pay, and even if they do, it won’t be easy to get that compensation; the school isn’t stupid."
"I’ve worked in university administration before, and I can understand why the principal would do this. The lawns might seem common and everywhere, but to keep them in decent condition requires dedicated maintenance. Different varieties have different resilience, but if the lawn is constantly trampled, it’s going to die."
"Even the green belts in the middle of the roads get protective barriers if they’re trampled too much by people, let alone the lawns in a school. Plus, here’s a fun fact: the grass used on soccer fields is even more expensive. If you bought carpet with the amount it costs for soccer field turf, the school could use that carpet for a lifetime."
Seeing these messages in the live stream, He Bingbing was somewhat stunned.
When she was in university, she too liked to walk on the lawn because she felt it was a way to get close to nature.
Only now did she realize the amount of destruction her footsteps caused to the lawn and, for the first time, learned how expensive these lawns are!
Following this, the netizens began to give various examples to prove that some of the most common things in life are more expensive than one might imagine.
For instance, if you knock down a road median barrier in a car accident, you have to pay for it, twelve hundred per meter.
Streetlights, road signs, even those standalone traffic lights in the middle of intersections.
Those seemingly mundane things, even a bit tacky, became shockingly expensive once the compensation price was revealed by the netizens, and that’s when He Bingbing realized their true cost.
No wonder Huang Yan, for the sake of the school’s green environment, resorted to using Iron Caltrops, even if a student accidentally fell in. Whether or not they’d have to pay, a lawsuit would be the first step.
Even if the lawsuit were lost, the money the school would have to pay would still be less than buying new lawn every year.
One could only say that as a principal, Huang Yan was a true master of planning, truly adept at pinching pennies.
