Although both classes of the architecture department followed Su Shuochi and Sheng Shiwu to the cafeteria,
only about ten people genuinely wanted to work with Su Shuochi. These ten fell into two categories.
The first group came from wealthy families. They were worldly, forward-thinking, had their own life goals, and wanted to be trendsetters of the era.
The second group came from families so poor they could barely afford to eat, having to save up their university living stipends to send back home.
They had heard that if they followed Su Shuochi, they would earn a salary while still in university. This was a godsend that could solve their immediate financial problems.
As for the other students, whose families were neither rich nor poor, they felt no pressure to find employment and planned to just go with the flow, waiting for the state to assign them jobs after graduation.
