After Becoming Financially Free, They Offered Their Loyalty - Chapter 66

Chapter 66: Does He Have That Kind of Capability?

TL: YYang

In the school office building, Li Xiao went to the office of Lu Zhaojiang, the deputy secretary of the Youth League Committee, to report on her work.

The function of the Youth League Committee varied in different schools, and its power could be large or small, but its position at the Foreign Economics College was relatively important.

Logistics management, enrollment work, and even the allocation of resources all fell under the jurisdiction of the Youth League Committee.

Therefore, the project of establishing a startup incubator naturally fell on the shoulders of the Youth League Committee.

“Are you saying that this student named Shen Yuan wants to invest in the startup incubator?”

“Yes.”

Li Xiao had just briefly explained the situation.

The Foreign Economics College startup incubator project was led by a vice president. The preparatory team consisted of 5 people. The team leader was Secretary Kong of the Youth League Committee, the deputy team leader was Deputy Secretary Lu Zhaojiang, and the team members were Li Xiao and two other female teachers.

Secretary Kong was basically only in charge of the general direction. All major and minor matters were promoted by the deputy team leader, Lu Zhaojiang, while the three team members below were responsible for the specific implementation.

However, Li Xiao was quite disgusted with this Lu Zhaojiang.

Lu Zhaojiang was about 40 years old, wore a pair of silver-rimmed glasses, and was probably lacking in exercise, so his figure was a bit chubby. When he sat down, he had several rolls of fat on his stomach.

This greasy middle-aged man often used the excuse of promoting the project to ask her out for dinner. When meeting with investors, he even wanted to ask her to drink and smile.

Li Xiao found opportunities to refuse every time, but every time she refused, the work pressure on her would increase. This was Lu Zhaojiang using his authority to pressure her.

“Does he have the capability?”

“Have you verified his assets?”

Hearing that a student wanted to invest in a startup incubator, Lu Zhaojiang’s first reaction was definitely disbelief. Although some students at the Foreign Economics College did have good family backgrounds, this was a project worth several million.

Even if some students’ families had this financial strength, it was ultimately their parents’ money, and the students themselves certainly couldn’t make the final decision.

Li Xiao explained, “I didn’t believe it at first either, but I saw his bank card balance. I saw 10 million.”

“How much did you say?”

Lu Zhaojiang suspected he had misheard.

“10 million.”

“10 million???”

Lu Zhaojiang gasped.

Amazing!

He hadn’t expected the school to have such a big benefactor.

“But are you sure this money isn’t his parents’? Does he have the right to dispose of it himself?”

Lu Zhaojiang wanted to confirm again.

Li Xiao nodded. “This is his own money, and he can dispose of it himself.”

“That’s great!”

Lu Zhaojiang reacted, and waves of joy surged in his heart. “In that case, we don’t need to cooperate with third-party companies anymore.”

The startup incubator project had been in preparation for more than a month, and due to financial difficulties, the progress was basically zero.

The school’s subsidy funds were limited, so they could only seek external cooperation. But such a large investment was not easy to negotiate, not to mention that external companies also looked at profits, and the conditions offered by the school were negligible to them.

But now that a student was willing to invest, the difficulty no longer existed.

“How about this? You ask this Shen Yuan to come to my office. I want to hear his report in person.”

Lu Zhaojiang’s brows involuntarily relaxed a bit, and he silently made his own calculations. Since it was a personal investment, and he was a student at the school, the initiative must be firmly in his hands.

Students at school had no social experience and should be relatively easy to talk to.

Li Xiao’s willow-like brows furrowed. “Although Shen Yuan is a student, he is now an investor. Shouldn’t we…”

“Just do as you’re told!”

Lu Zhaojiang interrupted her rudely. As the deputy secretary of the Youth League Committee of the Foreign Economics College, he was very annoyed when someone below him questioned his decisions.

Li Xiao sighed slightly in her heart and could only take out her phone to call Shen Yuan.

“Shen Yuan.”

“I’m here with Secretary Lu of the Youth League Committee. I told him about your intention to invest in the startup incubator, and he wants to hear your report in person. When do you have time to come to Secretary Lu’s office?”

In dormitory 503, Shen Yuan pressed the mute button and asked, “Is Secretary Lu of the Youth League Committee a full secretary or a deputy?”

“Lu Zhaojiang, right? He’s the deputy. The full one is Old Kong.”

Cao Shunjin was reading a novel in bed and replied casually.

“Oh.”

Shen Yuan raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself, ‘Has Lu Zhaojiang not figured out the situation? I’m the investor now, and he wants me to report in person?’

Although his identity was also a student at the school, one thing was one thing. He was now an investor, and the school should show the attitude of an investor.

Being constrained by others was not Shen Yuan’s character. He didn’t like to be passive, and besides, if he gave in this time, he would be even more manipulated by Lu Zhaojiang next time.

But Shen Yuan didn’t want to make things difficult for Counselor Li Xiao either. After all, she was the messenger. So Shen Yuan turned on the sound and said, “Counselor, please turn on the speaker. I’ll have a few words with Secretary Lu.”

“Okay.”

Li Xiao turned on the speaker and handed it to the desk.

“Hello, Secretary Lu, can you hear me?”

“Hello, Shen Yuan, I can hear you.”

“I’ve been quite busy recently. I still have several investment projects to evaluate. Let’s make an appointment when we have time. I’ll have Teacher Li Xiao leave you my number.”

“Hey, Shen Yuan…”

Lu Zhaojiang was about to take over the conversation and ask what he meant by having several investment projects to evaluate, but the phone had already been hung up.

“This??”

Lu Zhaojiang was caught off guard, and his face suddenly looked bad.

He had originally wanted to test Shen Yuan with his identity as a school leader, but he hadn’t expected Shen Yuan to not give him a chance to speak at all.

Which of those student cadres didn’t bow and greet him when they saw him? Why was this Shen Yuan so disrespectful to his teachers?

So what if he had a little stinking money!

When Li Xiao saw Lu Zhaojiang’s crestfallen expression, she couldn’t help but be happy. Just now, she had been a little worried that Shen Yuan would suffer at the hands of an old fox like Lu Zhaojiang.

But now it seemed that she had clearly underestimated this student. He had a good grasp of what to say. Not only did he state that he had other investment projects, but he also left his number, not making it too final.

Considering the progress of the project, Lu Zhaojiang could only put aside his stereotype of students and re-evaluate this Shen Yuan. He straightened his expression and asked, “This Shen Yuan, is he doing some business on his own?”

Li Xiao shook her head. “I’m not sure about the specifics. I haven’t seen him much recently either.”

Lu Zhaojiang was hit by a blow from Shen Yuan, so he vented his anger on Li Xiao, saying seriously, “He’s your own student. Haven’t you grasped these situations?”

“These are the student’s private matters. I have no right to inquire.”

Li Xiao didn’t indulge him. Anyway, she had already offended Lu Zhaojiang several times, so she wasn’t afraid of offending him one more time.

Lu Zhaojiang glanced at Li Xiao coldly, then silently calculated again in his heart.

The startup incubator project was now urgent. There had been no progress for so long, and Secretary Kong would definitely hold him responsible.

Since this Shen Yuan had this investment strength, it was fine for him, as a school leader, to lower his stance a bit. If he invested his money elsewhere, he would really regret it.

After Lu Zhaojiang thought it through, he asked again, “Do you think you can ask him out for a meal?”

Li Xiao thought for a moment and said, “I have to ask. It’s not certain.”

“Then go ask. The time and place can be decided by him. The meal expenses will be covered by the team’s funds.”

“Okay.”

In dormitory 503, Shen Yuan received a message from Counselor Li Xiao on WeChat, saying that Lu Zhaojiang wanted to treat him to a meal to discuss the investment details and see when it was convenient.

However, he didn’t reply immediately. He would let this Lu Zhaojiang hang for a while.

Although Shen Yuan was still a university student, he was not a novice in business matters. He used to help out at the travel agency during winter and summer vacations, and Old Shen would occasionally impart some experience.

Business negotiations depended on who had more weight in their chips, and whoever had it would have the upper hand.

Shen Yuan’s chip was the 10 million exclusive investment fund, and the school needed this money very much. With this money, they could build the startup incubator, so the balance of the negotiation was clearly on Shen Yuan’s side.

Under this favorable situation, Shen Yuan could achieve his goal. He wanted to obtain complete autonomy over the startup incubator without interference from the school.

Who to invest in and how much to invest would all be decided by him.

Moreover, this Lu Zhaojiang was just a deputy secretary. The final decision would definitely not be made by him, so there was no need to be too polite to him.

As Shen Yuan thought this, his WeChat rang again. It was a message from Fang Minhui.

“Shen Yuan, what are you doing? Do you have time to go for a walk on the sports field?”

A walk?

Shen Yuan was a little puzzled. Didn’t Fang Minhui usually ask him for a cold drink?

It was also strange. Ever since her first experience, Fang Minhui had slowly shown her talent for automatic transmission, while Chen Na’s learning progress was relatively slow, and she needed Shen Yuan to step on the clutch every time.

Shen Yuan replied to her, “I thought you would ask me for a cold drink.”

“No, my relative is here…”

Shen Yuan suddenly understood. No wonder Fang Minhui hadn’t looked for him these past two days.

But Fang Minhui quickly added, “If you want, that place is also okay.”

Seeing this message, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yuan’s mouth.

“…”