In China, Peking University (Peking University) is the dream of millions of students to reach the pinnacle of education and is a symbol of intelligence and effort. The university entrance exam (Gaokao) is also the biggest gamble of life for many people. However, for Toan Huyen Vu, it is an opportunity to get rich.
The 22-year-old from Guangdong province (southern China) turned the entrance exam to that prestigious school into a tool to serve a carefully calculated strategy: retake the exam many times, get high scores and receive bonuses.
Without going to college, without working, without a degree, this young man chose an unusual path: Using his transcript to sign "secret contracts" with private high schools in the cities of Hanh Thuy (Hebei province) or Zhanjiang and Huazhou (Guangdong province) to exchange points for money.
Every time he achieved top scores and was accepted into Peking University, Huyen Vu would change his location, taking with him the title of "best student" or "top scorer" of that school, receiving a generous amount of cash.
Toan Huyen Vu revealed that in total, for 3 consecutive years, Vu retook the exam, passed with the top score, signed contracts with schools and earned a total of 2.3 million NDT (about 8.4 billion VND), according to Baidu . This is a number that would startle any parent or student.
Revealing the business chain behind
Quan Xuan Wu first passed the entrance exam to Peking University when he was only 18 years old. His whole family held a party to celebrate, and everyone thought he would enroll right away. But after receiving the acceptance letter, Wu suddenly refused, saying, “What good is a scholarship of tens of thousands of yuan?”
Soon after, Xuan Wu transferred to a private school in Zhanjiang Town (Guangdong) and signed a contract: If he passed Tsinghua or Peking University, he would be awarded 500,000 yuan (about 1.8 billion VND). A year later, Wu passed Peking University again. Although the school provided him with a private dormitory with full facilities, he only stayed there for 1 month and then quit.
The third time, Vu chose another school in Hoa Chau district (Guangdong) and received 1 million NDT (more than 3.6 billion VND) when he was admitted to Peking University again.
According to Chinese media, Quan Xuan Wu did nothing illegal and completely complied with the re-examination regulations of the Chinese Ministry of Education : There is no limit on the number of times he takes the exam and there is no age requirement. That means that a person who has graduated a long time ago, whether he has attended or is currently in college or has a career, still has the right to retake the exam to be admitted to any school. The fact that he passed the entrance exam to Peking University three times and refused to enroll is legal, according to current regulations.
However, the incident also raises the question: Is the exam considered the fairest gradually becoming a profit-making tool for those who know how to "play the cards right"?
At the same time, the incident revealed a "business chain" that is quietly operating behind the Chinese education system: Private high schools compete to recruit students with high scores, not for teaching and training but to promote their brand, attract parents and increase student numbers.
As soon as a student is admitted to Peking University or Tsinghua University, the school will immediately hang banners, release promotional videos , raise tuition fees, and brand itself as a “training ground for academic geniuses” or “a ground for producing academic geniuses.” Excellent students become the “brand faces” for schools to market to during each fierce admissions season.
In that ecosystem, each university entrance exam becomes a business and transcripts are converted into cash.
Many people criticized Toan Huyen Vu for being arrogant and disdainful of education. “Retaking the exam is a waste of youth”, “Not getting into Peking University is denying your future”.
But Vu calmly replied: “After studying at Peking University for 4 years, I still had to look for a job and work hard all day for others. Now I have money, a house, a car, I can do whatever I want.”
Not only does Toan Huyen Vu not need to “apply for a job”, he also opened a company specializing in consulting on choosing schools, preparing for exams and hunting for scholarships for high school students. Each consulting package costs about 5,000 NDT (about 18.2 million VND) and customers are always bustling.
After the story went viral, Vu also received a series of messages from students who wanted advice. He started a free livestream, sharing his experience in choosing a city to study for the exam, and how to create an effective study plan to achieve high scores.
“The gaokao is not the destination but just a stepping stone. The important thing is to understand the rules (how the examination and admission system works) and turn it into an advantage,” Vu said in a broadcast.
Currently, at the age of 25, Toan Huyen Vu shares that he is living in a coastal apartment in Zhuhai city, enjoying an independent life, having enough money and continuing to develop his educational projects.
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/3-lan-do-truong-top-1-roi-bo-nam-sinh-kiem-loi-8-4-ty-dong-tu-ky-thi-dai-hoc-2428093.html
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