After Becoming Financially Free, They Offered Their Loyalty - Chapter 139

Chapter 139: The 5 Golden Flowers Are in Position

TL: YYang

June 13th, Tuesday afternoon.

Today, the Foreign Economics College welcomed two happy events.

The first was the investment signing ceremony between Shen Yuan and the school. To show its solemnity, the school specially set up a venue in the small auditorium and invited reporters from Star City TV and Nansheng University TV to take photos and conduct interviews.

In fact, the agreement had been signed before. The school’s signing ceremony was just a formality.

Of course, Shen Yuan would not miss such an opportunity to appear on TV.

Although Star City TV and the university TV station were both small TV stations, they still had some viewers.

For this signing ceremony, Shen Yuan finally had the opportunity to wear the single-breasted POLO shirt and business casual pants that Liu Menglu had prepared for him.

Compared to his usual attire, it was less casual and more mature and steady.

There were quite a few people in the venue, about 50 people, basically all school leaders and outstanding student representatives, including the members of the previous entrepreneurial base project team.

So Teacher Li Xiao was also among them. Looking at Shen Yuan’s rather mature attire today, Li Xiao was a little dazed.

He usually wore black, white, and gray with casual shoes. It was the first time she had seen him dressed so formally.

But Shen Yuan had a good figure and was tall, which formed a sharp contrast with the pot-bellied school leaders next to him.

“Teacher Li, your class is amazing. You have a student who is both rich and handsome,” the female teacher next to Li Xiao whispered to her.

“Yeah.”

Li Xiao stared intently at the shining Shen Yuan on the stage, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

“I heard that many girls in the school have a crush on him. Does he have a girlfriend?” the female teacher continued to gossip.

Female teachers were also women, and gossiping was a woman’s nature, especially about things that everyone was concerned about.

Li Xiao suddenly blushed a little and thought for a moment. “Probably… probably not.”

“Huh? Why are you blushing?”

The female teacher noticed something.

“Am I?” Li Xiao said, a little flustered.

“You still say you’re not.”

The female teacher hummed with ill intentions. “You don’t have a crush on your student, do you?”

“Of course not. Don’t talk nonsense,” Li Xiao continued to argue.

“Hmph, you still say you don’t. The way you look at him is about to draw silk.”

After the female teacher finished speaking, she leaned closer to her ear and said with a wicked smile, “Actually, you two are a good match. There’s nothing wrong with a teacher-student relationship.”

“Oh, why are you saying these things?”

Li Xiao was even more embarrassed, her face turning beet red. Fortunately, everyone’s attention was on the stage, and few people noticed her embarrassment. Otherwise, she would have wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

Under the red giant poster truss, Shen Yuan shook hands warmly with Vice Principal Xu Shoutai. Then the two of them held up the 10 million yuan sponsorship plaque.

The reporter from the school radio station and the reporters from the two TV stations captured this moment and took photos as video materials.

Shen Yuan had already transferred the 10 million yuan investment fund to the school this morning. However, according to the previous agreement, every expenditure of this money required Shen Yuan’s signature and approval.

So instead of transferring it bit by bit, it was better to transfer it all at once. This way, he could get the system’s mysterious property reward faster.

He was very much looking forward to this reward.

After the signing ceremony was completed, Vice Principal Xu Shoutai said to Shen Yuan with a smile, “Student Shen, thank you for your generosity.”

“Principal Xu, you’re too kind. This is what I should do as a student of the Foreign Economics College. After all, I also grew up here,” Shen Yuan replied with a smile.

Xu Shoutai exchanged a few pleasantries with Shen Yuan, then patted him on the shoulder as encouragement. “Besides this project, the school has other projects to promote in the future. If it’s suitable, I hope you will continue to cooperate with the school.”

“If the project is suitable, I will naturally consider it.”

“Haha, good, good. The Foreign Economics College has produced such an outstanding student like you. This is the light of our college.”

The two of them spoke a few more sentences before parting. Shen Yuan couldn’t help but complain in his heart.

‘It seems this Vice Principal Xu is already laying the groundwork. But is my wool so easy to pull?’

‘If it weren’t for the system’s prestige mission and the campus beauties of the Foreign Economics College, I wouldn’t have invested in the entrepreneurial base.’

Xu Shoutai didn’t stay in the small auditorium for long. He knew that Shen Yuan’s potential had yet to be tapped. After returning to his office, he called the Youth League Committee secretary, Kong Zongping, to his office.

“Does this Shen Yuan have any status at the moment?”

Kong Zongping shook his head. “No, he’s only responsible for the entrepreneurial base.”

Xu Shoutai thought for a moment. “This kind of student should be set as a benchmark. Nominate him for this year’s school’s Three-Good Student award. Also, nominate him as a candidate for the school’s Top Ten University Students.”

Kong Zongping hesitated for a moment.

Xu Shoutai asked, “Is there any inconvenience?”

Kong Zongping was blunt. “His grades are very poor. He has basically not attended any classes this semester and will definitely fail.”

“This is not a big problem.”

Xu Shoutai said nonchalantly, “The selection criteria for these two awards are not only based on grades. Ability is equally important. Especially this kind of student can not only have an impact within the school, but also play a role in the competition among universities.”

Kong Zongping immediately understood. “Understood. I’ll go back and implement it.”

When Shen Yuan walked out of the small auditorium and was about to go to the activity room, the female reporter from Star City TV chased after him.

“Student Shen, wait a minute!”

Shen Yuan turned his head and saw that it was a tall female reporter.

“Hello, what can I do for you?”

Shen Yuan sized her up. The female reporter in front of him had fair skin, delicate features, and wore silver-framed glasses. She looked to be about 23 or 24 years old.

She was wearing a white shirt, and a work badge hung on her full chest.

“I’m Zhan Yani, an intern reporter from Star City TV. We’re doing a special interview with outstanding university students in Star City at the end of the month, and we’d like to invite you to participate. Are you interested?”

Zhan Yani briefly introduced her identity and purpose. Shen Yuan thought for a moment, neither agreeing nor refusing. “Let’s exchange contact information first. I’ll see then.”

“Okay, okay, I’ll scan you.”

The moment she scanned the QR code, Shen Yuan’s peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of Teacher Li Xiao walking out of the auditorium.

‘Oh no, I forgot she was still here. It would be bad if she misunderstood that I have something going on with this female reporter.’

After adding her, Shen Yuan squeezed out a distant but polite smile. “Alright, I’ll be going then.”

“Student Shen, are you free for dinner tonight?” Zhan Yani asked again.

“Sorry, I have something to do tonight.”

Shen Yuan deliberately raised his voice when he said this, probably to a level that Li Xiao could hear. Then he pretended not to see Li Xiao and walked away.

Zhan Yani was slightly disappointed, but at least she had gotten his contact information.

“Teacher Li, this student of yours doesn’t seem to be a player. Such a beautiful female reporter asked him out for dinner, and he didn’t go,” the female teacher said with a smile, linking arms with Li Xiao.

Li Xiao smiled without saying a word.

Just now, when she saw Shen Yuan adding the female reporter’s WeChat, she was a little displeased. But when she saw him reject the other party’s invitation, her mood instantly cleared up like the clouds parting.

After finishing the first matter, Shen Yuan rushed to the activity room to handle the second matter, which was to sign the entrepreneurial agreement with the shortlisted students.

After yesterday’s final review exam, the list of students shortlisted for the entrepreneurial base had been officially announced.

There were a total of 5 girls and 2 boys. The 2 boys were Yan Song and Mo Zhenwang.

The 5 girls were Lu Xinyue, a senior majoring in Japanese; Shi Zhixuan, who danced folk dance; Peng Yarou, a 175cm tall flight attendant major with long legs; Aisha, a freshman from Xinjiang Province; and Qiao Lei, a cosplay enthusiast.

Over the past two days, after consulting with his little secretary Fu Yingzi and little accountant Long Jinghan, the equity distribution ratio had been determined.

This distribution ratio was divided into three steps.

1. When the project just started, the investor Shen Yuan would hold 70%, and the founder, the corresponding student, would hold 30%.

2. After the investor Shen Yuan recouped his investment, he would transfer 20% of the shares to the student at the project’s valuation price.

3. When the investor Shen Yuan’s profit reached 5 times the investment amount, he would transfer another 20% of the shares to the student at the project’s valuation price. The final equity ratio would be 70% for the student and 30% for the investor.

Shen Yuan and his two secretaries had also considered this thoroughly. His main purpose in investing in this entrepreneurial base was to expand his influence and prestige at the school, not to make a lot of money from it.

Furthermore, this equity distribution was also to motivate the entrepreneurial students.

Of course, in terms of pure book revenue, let alone the profit reaching 5 times the investment amount, it might be difficult for them to even recoup the investment.

So, if they wanted to get the full 70% of the shares, they would probably have to put in some effort.

In addition, Shen Yuan had the system’s three-fold revenue rebate, so he didn’t have to worry about losing too much.

In short, let them do the work, and he would enjoy the fruits of their labor.

Most importantly, by harvesting these 5 golden flowers and accumulating influence and prestige, it was like killing two birds with one stone.

In the activity room, Shen Yuan first signed agreements with Yan Song and Mo Zhenwang. These two guys, one with a fried food shop and the other with a fruit shop, didn’t require a large investment, both around 200,000 yuan.

Over the past two days, Shen Yuan had Long Jinghan do market research and recalculate the costs. In the end, he gave Yan Song an investment of 185,000 yuan and Mo Zhenwang an investment of 157,000 yuan.

When signing the agreement, Yan Song’s eyelids twitched when he saw that the investment amount was lower than what he had reported in his proposal, but he didn’t dare to say anything. After all, the money they had reported had a buffer in it.

Moreover, the storefronts provided by the school were rent-free for the first year.

Shen Yuan also gave them a requirement: when choosing part-time students, they must choose students from poor families who were both academically excellent and morally upright.

Yan Song and Mo Zhenwang took note of this and then left the activity room.

And Shen Yuan still had to meet with Lu Xinyue, the senior majoring in Japanese.

At this time, in dormitory 503.

“Old Huang, Old Cao, I still don’t get it. Why was my project rejected? But Yan Song’s project was approved,” Ye Zhiyang said with some indignation.

“What was your project?” Huang Haibao asked.

“A lingerie shop. There are so many couples at the Foreign Economics College. This market is huge.”

Huang Haibao snorted with contempt after hearing this. “Are you out of your mind? Opening a lingerie shop at school? Let’s not even talk about whether the school will allow it. Even if it opens, who would dare to go in?”

“Why wouldn’t they dare? We’re all adults. Can’t we be open about this kind of thing?” Ye Zhiyang still insisted on his idea.

Huang Haibao was a little disdainful and too lazy to argue with him. Cao Shunjin, who was sitting on the bed reading a novel, spoke up at this time:

“Actually, it has little to do with your project. To be shortlisted for Old Third’s entrepreneurial base, it depends on gender.”

“If Shen Yuan only wants girls, then why were Yan Song and another guy shortlisted?” Ye Zhiyang couldn’t figure it out.

“Are you stupid? They’re obviously just there to make up the numbers. Otherwise, if the first batch of students to receive entrepreneurial subsidies were all girls, how would it look?” Huang Haibao complained.

“If that’s the case, then why can’t I be the one to make up the numbers?” Ye Zhiyang asked again, a soul-searching question.

Huang Haibao and Cao Shunjin sighed helplessly. Ye Zhiyang was really hopeless. No wonder Old Third didn’t like him.

Did he have no self-awareness at all?