These days, all the young children across the city have been a little anxious.
The demand for short-term training at various talent institutions has surged.
There are more tasks than they can handle.
Even the teachers at the short-term training centers have some reflections: "Oh, I just sent away a student who's going to Starry Sky Kindergarten."
They've vaguely heard of Starry Sky Kindergarten before.
It's quite well-known among parents with children of the appropriate age.
But ordinary people haven't paid too much attention to it.
This time, they've felt the appeal of this internet-famous kindergarten.
A single admission interview can drive parents across the city crazy.
"What's so special about what you're doing? I have more than a dozen kids lined up here. This isn't teaching the kids, it's basically putting me to the test."
The training center teachers have never dealt with such young children before.
And the young children's ability to learn is relatively poor.
Some of them can't pick things up, start crying, and she's been grating on her ears all day long to the point of tinnitus.
And the parents booked specific times, hoping to get some extra time to carefully practice their pieces. But there's no time for that, because the next task is already lined up!
Fortunately, it's just 10 days.
After these 10 days, it should be fine.
One of the two training teachers said, "I earned more in these 10 days than in a whole month!" Although it's tiring, it's still quite satisfying.
Online, people's conversations have also shifted to curiosity about this event.
Word has it that during those days of admission interviews, there will be a live broadcast online, and they're all looking forward to it.
Although some people say, "What can little kids perform?"
But they still secretly set alarms to tune in.
Soon, the 10-day period flew by in a flash.
Shen Wei started the live broadcast on her end.
The judges were Shen Wei, Liu Chef, Teacher Tang, art teacher Qi Zhong, music teacher Song Panpan, dance teacher Wu Feng, and calligraphy teacher Wang Pei. Seven of them sat in a row.
It looked quite official.
A huge venue was prepared.
Doctor Lu and Weng Lan, along with a few assistants, were in charge of organizing the order of the children's entry outside.
Doing some coordination work. For this unprecedented admission process, Starry Sky Kindergarten had suspended classes for three days.
Almost all staff were mobilized.
Chef Chen prepared delicious food in the kitchen.
This time, whether selected or not, everyone could come and get a lunchbox.
With so many people, they couldn't do a buffet.
Even just lunchboxes, Chef Chen's dishes were extraordinary.
Chef Chen was almost flipping the ladle hard enough to spark flames.
Several core teachers, Shen's parents, and Gu Qingyan were all helping in the kitchen.
They were the busiest!
Shen Wei and the other judges had it a bit easier.
There were only 100 spots available.
But at least 1,000 people had registered.
So they couldn't be too lenient at the start. On this side, there were 7 judges in total. As long as 6 of them gave satisfactory scores, the applicant could pass directly. The results would be announced on the spot, clear for all to see, with no shady dealings.
The live broadcast started on schedule.
A wave of long-time fans rushed in: "Oh my, it's set up just like an interview venue!"
"Seeing this scene takes me back to my thesis defense days!"
"I was randomly scared to death as a college girl, just watching this live broadcast is making me so nervous!"
"Although I'm still single from the womb, I need to watch this so that when my future baby goes to kindergarten, I can use these interview tricks."
"Learning +1."
"Learning +2"
"Learning +10086."
"Kids really don't have it easy these days. Just to get into a kindergarten requires an interview."
"If Starry Sky Kindergarten didn't do interviews, they'd be able to squeeze in over 1,000 kids."
"1,000 kids is an understatement, I'm afraid there would be 10,000 kids."
"By the way, did you all hear what Doctor Lu said earlier? All the parents who registered their kids can go and get lunchboxes from their place."
"What a great deal! Anyone want to lend me a kid?"
"The comment above opened up a new path of thinking."
"Indeed, they're all talents."
The online chatter was lively and animated.
On Shen Wei's end, the interview process began soon after.
This live broadcast drew not only the fans in the chat, but almost every kindergarten in the city was secretly watching too! "
You could see that every teacher was holding a phone. A quick glance showed they were all watching this live broadcast.
The principals, who rarely woke up early, had all gone to their offices, but surely they were watching this live broadcast too!
It's known that Noble Kindergarten targets the children of high society, but Starry Sky Kindergarten had never publicly recruited students before.
Everyone wanted to take this opportunity to see what their selection criteria were.
In the WeChat groups before, those principals were all in the live broadcast chat, feeling apprehensive.
Noble Kindergarten had taken the lead to liaise with the equestrian facility, paying a deposit of hundreds of thousands to establish a partnership quickly.
As a precaution against Starry Sky Kindergarten snatching their potential students. Once Starry Sky made a move, they'd immediately launch a new round of promotional advertisements.
This was a war without smoke and fire.
The first group of parents to enter now
was an honest-looking middle-aged couple with a little girl.
This interview was indeed nerve-wracking.
The husband couldn't help but tug at his clothes a few times after entering, and the wife's anxious eyes didn't know where to look.
But the little girl's eyes were full of curiosity.
The fans in the live chat couldn't help but comment: "This couple is basically acting out me."
"Being picked first is so much pressure!"
Shen Wei seemed to sense the couple's nervousness and said, "Hello, please briefly introduce yourselves and your child."
The man replied, "My name is Zhang Dazhu, I'm a tile layer. My wife doesn't have a job." He spoke haltingly, his voice slightly trembling.
It was at this moment that the child's clear, bright voice rang out: "My name is Tian Tian, and today, I'm 5 years old!"
Although the couple was dressed very plainly, it was evident that they loved this daughter dearly. The child wore a beautiful little dress and had her hair neatly braided into pigtails.
After the child spoke, Teacher Tang asked, "Has the little one attended school before?"
"No, I haven't."
This child's performance was better than many adults'.
When the parents saw their child doing so well, their faces beamed with pride.
They were then asked to perform any talent they wished.
The child said, "I can mimic sketches. My dad, my mom, and I will perform together."
"Great!" Shen Wei said, leading the applause.
Soon, familiar lines from Spring Festival comedy sketches came pouring out of the little one's mouth.
This kid is really impressive, not intimidated at all. So enthusiastic and lively, a little drama queen, especially endearing!
Compared to the child, the parents seem a bit clumsy.
But they're doing their best to cooperate with her.
After it was over, everyone in the room had a slight smile on their faces.
The little one even courteously bowed and said, "Thank you, teacher!"
The group burst into warm applause.
Then Shen Wei said, "Please give your scores!"
Then everyone held up the cards in their hands, and everyone passed.
Shen Wei said, "Congratulations, a truly auspicious start! You came so early, you must not have eaten much this morning, go to the cafeteria and have some lunchboxes and fruit! Report back here in three days."
Netizens were going crazy.
"I really love this group, a family that can raise such a lively and cheerful child is so lovely."
"Did you see? When she said they passed, the child's mother's eyes turned red. Oh my, it makes me want to cry too, what's going on?"
"Looking at this group, I could tell their family's living conditions aren't that great. But being poor and being neglectful are two different things. The parents were making an effort to cooperate, and the child was clearly nervous but still performed well."
"The baby is amazing, I hereby declare her my twenty-first internet daughter!"
