Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 199 "Invitation"

Huaxia, Beidu, "Wudaokou Vocational and Technical College".

As a secondary college of Tsinghua University, the Academy of Fine Arts has its own independent campus.

In front of two beautifully green lawns, there is a driveway passing through. A teaching building with a full glass exterior wall and an exhibition hall with a light brown exterior wall are connected together to form the beautiful main building.

Speaking of Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts, there was a rumor that was very popular on the Internet for a while, and even on a certain variety show, a guest openly declared:

"Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts and Tsinghua University are not the same thing. Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts is not a famous school."

It's a similar statement. It's not terribly wrong, but it's almost the same as nonsense, and it falls into the category of "degrading for the sake of degrading."

First of all, Tsinghua University is a formal secondary college of Tsinghua University, at the same level as the colleges of civil engineering, water conservancy, architecture, information science, etc. They are all part of Tsinghua University and are not independent entities.

Secondly, the predecessor of Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts was the China Academy of Arts and Crafts. Before it was merged into Tsinghua University in 1999, it was already one of the 12 key art colleges identified by the Ministry of Culture.

What was the status of arts and crafts at that time?

Let me put it this way, given the international influence and world ranking of the School of Arts and Crafts at that time, its incorporation into Tsinghua University was considered "marrying down" in the eyes of many people.

For this reason, many graduates of Tsinghua University insisted that they graduated from "Institute of Fine Arts" at that time, and were unwilling to say that they graduated from "Tsinghua University"...

Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts only recruits about 240 people in China every year, and the ratio of applicants to admissions is about 2%. This does not include the elimination rate of more than 50% in the second test. Those who can enter are basically the top scorers in the art track of each province.

At this time, a group of people came out from the teaching building covered with blue glass, talking and laughing.

Although it was still summer vacation, some Tsinghua freshmen who had come to check in early happened to pass by. After seeing this group of people, they couldn't help but look back frequently, feeling excited and amazed in their hearts.

"Are all the seniors from the Academy of Fine Arts so beautiful? Damn, I must come here more often in the future!"

What attracted passers-by to stop and look were two girls in the group who had completely different temperaments but both had top-notch looks.

A girl who was slightly forward and chatting with a middle-aged woman wearing glasses next to her, about 1 meters tall, carrying a mint green Hermès Minikelly II bag in one hand, had a decent smile and walked calmly.

A light green Chanel-style chiffon shirt paired with a snow-white pearl skirt. Her mixed-race facial features are bright, pure and charming, like an angel walking out in the dark night, and even the sun cannot obscure her brilliance.

Two steps behind her was a girl with her head slightly lowered and a blank expression. Even though she was wearing flat shoes, her height was not inferior to the several men following behind her.

An extremely simple thin black trench coat, and long curly hair that was barely decorated. The wind-blown hair hit her flawless face. Her cold facial features exuded an air of fairy that was out of tune with the surroundings...

Just like what Professor Gong Meizhen, Vice President of Qingmei, who was talking to Ding Yi at the time, exclaimed:

"What a beautiful figure in a painting!"

"Aunt Gong, there's really no need to send me off. I've already asked the driver to pick us up."

Ding Yi stopped, turned around, held Gong Meizhen's hand affectionately, and said with a smile.

"Alas, Yi Yi, today's time is really unfortunate, otherwise I would have kept you for dinner..."

Gong Meizhen held Ding Yi's hand and said with emotion: "Time flies. I haven't seen you for four or five years since your mother followed your father to work in Yunnan Province. I remember when I went to your house for dinner, you were still a young girl. In the blink of an eye, you have grown into a beautiful lady!"

"Hehe, Aunt Gong, you haven't aged at all. You even look better. I'm so envious. I should have studied art!"

"Nonsense, I'm almost 50, how can I not have aged..."

Gong Meizhen said something annoyed, but she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.

After chatting and laughing for a few more words, Gong Meizhen took the initiative to hold the hand of Jiang Mo, who had been standing quietly, and said:

"Jiang Mo, the painting you made on the spot is very good. It has a strong artistic atmosphere and a style that is lacking in the current market. Several of our professors have given it high praise. Go back and prepare well. There will be an interview next week. As long as you pass the interview, you can be admitted..."

"Okay, thank you, Dean."

Jiang Mo nodded, and only then did he reveal a hint of a smile.

After Gong Meizhen and several college staff members left, only Jiang Mo and Ding Yi were left at the scene.

While waiting for the driver to drive the car over, Ding Yi tilted his head and looked at Jiang Mo, grinning.

"Sister Jiang, you will definitely have no problem with the interview, so we can celebrate in advance. It means that you have been admitted to the graduate school of both the China Conservatory of Music and Tsinghua University of Fine Arts, two of the top art schools in China!"

"It's because of your help...otherwise it wouldn't be that simple."

Jiang Mo shook her head. Although she was a little dull sometimes, she didn’t know nothing.

"That's because you have real ability. No matter how strong your connections are, the university still has to consider its own reputation!"

Ding Yi smiled and asked, "By the way, the Huaxia Conservatory of Music will start classes at the end of the month. Are you going to live on campus or..."

"He... wants me to buy a house directly."

Jiang Mo said after hesitating for a moment.

"But in such a hurry, you don't know where to buy a house, and you will have to run back and forth in the future... Well, how about I provide you with a place to live?"

Ding Yi said with a grin.

"What kind of accommodation?"

Jiang Mo was stunned.

"It's a courtyard house, very nice to live in, do you want to go?"

"Uh... is it far from school?"

"Hey, Senior Sister, you are questioning my ability. Since I brought it up, it means that its location must be very suitable for you!"

Ding Yi pretended to be dissatisfied and said something. When Jiang Mo showed an embarrassed expression, she smiled again, "Senior Sister, I was just kidding you... Here, let me show you!"

As he spoke, Ding Yi took out his cell phone, took Jiang Mo's arm, and opened the map.

"Look, the Huaxia Conservatory of Music is on the West Second Ring Road, right? Qingmei is next to the North Fourth Ring Road, and this courtyard I'm talking about is right next to Houhai. Take a closer look, isn't it just not far from both schools... It's like a hypotenuse triangle!"

"It really is……"

After Jiang Mo saw it, he was a little moved and couldn't help asking, "Then what is this courtyard house..."

"It's my family's house. Currently, only my grandma and grandpa live there. But don't worry, the courtyard is very big and has a cross-courtyard, so if you don't want to, you will basically not run into my grandma and them. Besides, maybe I will live there too..."

Ding Yi smiled and said, "Besides, you don't have to feel any psychological burden. I'm not letting you live here for free. I'm going to ask Zhou Wang for rent and living expenses, according to the market price... No, I'm going to charge him more than the market price and rip him off!"

Looking at Ding Yi's naughty smile, Jiang Mo smiled too, but couldn't say anything to refuse.

Although Jiang Mo, who had completely given herself to Zhou Wang in the detention center, no longer had any psychological burden about spending Zhou Wang's money, she would of course be willing to do so if she could save some money for Zhou Wang...

After all, she also knew how expensive the housing prices in Beidu were, which were completely not on the same level as Mingcheng.

……

"Three hundred thousand a month's rent? Holy shit, are you robbing me?"

When Zhou Wang saw the message from Ding Yi, he was so surprised that he spat out the fishbone in his mouth and couldn't help but send a voice message directly.

Ding Yi: “Humph!”

Ding Yi: “Siheyuan Panorama.jpg”

Zhou Wang: "It's this kind of courtyard... Then it's okay, I'm a clown."

Zhou Wang took a look at the picture of the courtyard house with three entrances that Ding Yi had sent him, plus the amazing geographical location, and immediately realized that he was narrow-minded.

Because he had only heard of some top-notch apartments in Shanghai and Beijing, with the highest monthly rent being more than 100,000 yuan, so when he saw Ding Yi asking for 300,000 yuan, he felt that Ding Yi was teasing him.

If it was a siheyuan, even if Zhou Wang had no idea, he probably knew that the top-grade siheyuan could only be described as "in short supply".

The monthly rent for the apartment Ding Yi sent me was 300,000 yuan. It was hard to say whether he had given me a discount...

As for Ding Yi's arrangement, Zhou Wang thought about it and it was indeed not bad. It would be difficult for Jiang Mo to buy a house by herself. He didn't have time to go to Beidu now. Besides, if he lived in a courtyard house, the comfort would definitely be much better than most buildings...

In short, Ding Yi was very thoughtful and Zhou Wang couldn't find any reason to refuse.

Assuming Ding Yi himself wants to stay in Beidu for a long time, there is someone who can take care of the senior... It's perfect no matter how you look at it.

So after Zhou Wang thought about it, he didn't say much. After asking Ding Yi for the account number, he directly contacted Xu Wenxi and asked her to transfer 5 million yuan from the city commercial bank.

"I'll prepay one year's rent first, and the rest will be for the senior's food expenses. I'll give her living expenses separately... In addition, ahem, I may have to trouble you with one more thing."

Zhou Wang felt a little embarrassed when he said this. After all, it seemed that he had troubled Ding Yi too much...

They were all trying to benefit Jiang Mo, which made Zhou Wang feel a little weird. Was Ding Yi too generous, or did she really just treat him as a close friend?
He also had to trouble Ding Yi to ask Ding Yi to help his senior get a Beidu license plate.

The car can be shipped over or bought there, but none of this matters. The most important thing about getting a license plate in Beijing is to get a quota, otherwise it will be useless no matter how hard you try.

Originally, Zhou Wang didn't think of looking for Ding Yi again, but as it stands now, Ding Yi really has this ability.

To be honest, before today, Zhou Wang didn't even know that Ding Yi grew up in Beidu. After all, when she was at Caiyun University, she never mentioned this. Everyone only knew that she came from a wealthy family...

Even Young Master Zhang and his people don't really know Ding Yi well.

After the case was solved, Zhou Wang said how could the locals have such fair skin. Even the senior schoolmates who were already considered very fair could not compare to that...

The kind that is so white that it glows.

Anyway, he already owed enough favors because of his senior, so Zhou Wang didn’t care about having one more.

"Okay, I'll help Senior Sister Jiang with it, just prepare the car~"

What made Zhou Wang slightly relieved was that Ding Yi agreed very readily, and he didn't even joke with Zhou Wang about what he should do...

After putting down his phone, Zhou Wang was finally able to eat well.

They had lunch in the room, which was a simple meal delivered by the Sands Hall. Although it was called a simple meal, it contained three dishes and a soup, which was definitely enough for Zhou Wang to eat alone.

Probably because I drank some wine last night, the light dishes tasted particularly delicious at this time.

Especially the bowl of "Song Sao Fish Soup", Zhou Wang rarely took the bowl and emptied it directly without leaving a drop.

The fish in the fish soup is delicious, and the fish soup is fragrant without any fishy smell. It is so refreshing that it deserves a five-star rating.

"Have you really eaten?"

After putting down his bowl and chopsticks and wiping his mouth, Zhou Wang asked Biaozi who was sitting next to him.

Biaozi, with his back straight, bowed slightly and said with a smile: "Yes, Mr. Zhou, don't worry, I will not wrong myself when it comes to food."

"Okay, let's go... Oh, by the way, if we go there at this time, will the company be on break?"

Zhou Wang was about to get up when he suddenly remembered something.

"That's okay. Mr. Zhang said he has already turned down other things for today. You can come over anytime. He's waiting for you."

Biaozi responded immediately. "OK."

Zhou Wang nodded and stood up. At last, he glanced at Xiao An who was standing beside him and said, "You don't seem to be in a good condition today. Don't you really need to take a rest? It's enough for me to have Biaozi with me."

Xiao An, who was wearing a well-fitting suit and had a beautiful and mature temperament, blushed slightly when she heard this. She knew that Zhou Wang was talking about the fact that she had been distracted more than once.

"It's okay, Mr. Zhou. I've adjusted myself."

Xiao An quickly shook his head.

Zhou Wang didn't say anything more. He greeted the two of them and left the ambassador's three-bedroom residence together.

Sitting in the back seat of the Mercedes-Benz S500L with Xiao An, Zhou Wang took out a pack of cigarettes and threw it directly to Biaozi in the passenger seat.

Biaozi, who had not taken it seriously at first, took a look at it, was shocked and quickly refused, saying: "Mr. Zhou, this is Fuchun Villa, it's too expensive, I can't take it..."

At the current market price, this pack of cigarettes costs six or seven thousand yuan, and smoking one cigarette will cost several hundred yuan. Even though Biaozi has seen a lot of the world with Zhang Shihao, he still feels that he cannot afford such wealth.

"Take it. This thing is said to be able to be sold at such a high price, but isn't it essentially a consumable item? If you don't trade it, it's just an ordinary cigarette. Don't think too much about it..."

Zhou Wang just smiled.

"Then I will take advantage of Mr. Zhou's kindness today and enjoy myself for once..."

Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Biaozi had to accept it after a chuckle. However, he didn't put the cigarette away. Instead, he tore off the packaging and gave Mr. Zhou a cigarette.

After taking a few puffs and removing the psychological factors, Zhou Wang felt that it was just like that...

After all, smokers are brand-conscious, and everyone thinks that their brand is the best, regardless of how much it costs.

On the way, Zhou Wang was tapping his knees and thinking about something when he suddenly received a text message from a local number in Hangzhou:
"Hello, Mr. Zhou, could you please call me back? I can't get through to you... I'm one of BSK's shareholders, my name is Luo Meiling."

BSK shareholders?
Zhou Wang was startled and glanced at the system interface, only to find that the progress of the real interaction had been completed more than an hour ago, and he had actually obtained 22.6% of BSK's shares.

At Yunshangyun Law Firm, the acquisition contracts that were being carried out simultaneously in several cities have been signed. Zhou Wang has actually become a shareholder of BSK, but the industrial and commercial registration of the holding company behind BSK has not yet been changed.

Zhou Wang called back the number that sent the text message.

Soon, the call was connected, and a mature woman's voice came from the other end, sounding quite intellectual: "Hello, is this Mr. Zhou Wangzhou?"

"It's me, but there's no need to use honorifics between us, right, Mr. Luo?"

Zhou Wang said with a smile.

"Well, Mr. Zhou, it seems that the rumors are true. You really look very young!"

Luo Meiling said with a chuckle.

"I'm more curious, where did this rumor come from?"

"Haha, there was a rumor this morning, but no one believed it at first. It wasn't until we, the original shareholders, received the news from the selling shareholders two hours ago that we were surprised... Mr. Zhou is really amazing. He quietly bought out the shares of so many people at a premium, and we didn't even get any news before."

Luo Meiling said half tentatively and half jokingly, "Our shareholder group is already boiling with excitement. Oh, by the way, if it's convenient for Mr. Zhou, please add me on WeChat later. I'll add you to the group as well."

"Of course I have to join the group. I also want to meet all the shareholders. Judging from BSK's business performance, they are probably all great people!"

Zhou Wang said with a smile, but did not respond to Luo Meiling's test.

Luo Meiling probably knew that she couldn't get any useful information from the question, so she quickly stopped dwelling on the topic and just explained her purpose:
"BSK currently has few shareholders in Hangzhou. If Mr. Zhou is free, I will treat you to a meal tonight. How about we go out for a simple meal together?"

"But I've already made an appointment with Mr. Zhang from Wuyou Media today, so I'm afraid I won't have time tonight..."

Zhou Wang said with a little apology.

"Mr. Zhou, you can rest assured about this. I have already asked Mr. Zhang for you in advance. He said he doesn't mind me treating you on his behalf. Mr. Zhou, you may not know that Mr. Zhang is also a shareholder of BSK."

Luo Meiling immediately explained with a smile.

Zhou Wang certainly knew that Zhang Shihao was also one of BSK's shareholders. He pretended not to know just now because he was not sure about the relationship between Zhang Shihao and Luo Meiling, so at this moment he hurriedly smiled and pretended to understand:
"I see. Then I will naturally let you two make arrangements."

"Okay, then Mr. Zhou...see you tonight."

Luo Meiling chuckled and then hung up the phone.

Soon after the call was hung up, Zhou Wang received a friend request on WeChat, and it was from Luo Meiling.

After passing, he curiously clicked on the other person's profile picture and took a look. It should be the real person, a young and mature woman with a certain appearance. Although her age could not be seen due to the beauty filter and photo editing, her foundation must be very good...

The other party sent an invitation to join the group chat, but Zhou Wang did not rush to click to agree.

After entering, he would have to exchange pleasantries with everyone, but he was too lazy to do that now...

……

The headquarters of Hangzhou Wuyou Media is located in a 19-story building on the east side of the river bank.

There are big logos of "Wuyou Media" and "Hangzhou E-commerce Live Streaming Base" at the entrance, and 80% of the entire building is occupied by Wuyou Media.

In fact, this building can basically be regarded as the headquarters of Wuyou Media.

The Mercedes-Benz S500L slowly stopped by the roadside. Xiao Biao quickly got out of the passenger seat and helped Zhou Wang open the door.

Zhou Wang looked at the building in front of him. Although this place was not remote, the surrounding environment was still relatively quiet.

He felt somewhat emotional.

So far, if Dianwang Club is not counted, the system has helped him acquire shares in four companies. Among these four companies, Wuyou Media has the smallest share, only 10%, but it is the first company he will personally contact...

Significance.

It can only be said that Zhou Wang's schedule is very strict. If he had come one or two days later, he would have missed the 30-day deadline, and the [Zhazhi Gift Pack] would have become invalid.

Xiao Biao and Xiao An didn't know what Zhou Wang was sighing about, but they just waited quietly until Zhou Wang started to move. Xiao An followed behind, while Xiao Biao took two quick steps and came to the front to lead the way.

Passing through the electric glass door on the first floor, you will arrive at the bright but extremely stylish first floor lobby. In the lobby, the most eye-catching thing is a photo wall with built-in lights.

There are dozens of headshots of people on it, and if you look closely, you can see that they are all contracted artists under Wuyou Media.

Little Wolf and Dog Couple, Liu Genghong, Sister Duoyu...

While Zhou Wang was watching, accompanied by the sound of high heels tapping, a plump woman in a black dress with a curvy figure walked over quickly and greeted Xiao Biao first.

"Brother Biao, it was Mr. Zhang who asked me to come..."

Xiao Biao reacted and quickly introduced with a smile: "Taozi, this is Mr. Zhou, and he is also the distinguished guest who will visit the company today..."

Facing Zhou Wang's surprised eyes, Xiao Biao hurried to Zhou Wang's side and explained in a low voice: "Mr. Zhou, because you said in advance that you don't need a grand welcome ceremony, Mr. Zhang has specially arranged a guide. She can take you all the way up, and it will also be convenient for you to have an objective understanding of the company's current situation..."

Zhou Wang suddenly realized what Zhang Shihao meant.

On the surface, Wuyou has only one natural person shareholder, Zhang Shihao. But as the largest MCN company in the industry, could it be a game for the "lone ranger"?
This is of course unrealistic.

Even if you use your toes to guess, you can tell that Zhang Shihao has countless "entrusted shareholding" agreements in his hands, as well as various cross-holdings and indirect shareholdings.

To put it another way, many shareholders who hold shares behind the scenes are actually unwilling to disclose their identities.

There may be various reasons for this, so I won’t go into detail…

Therefore, since they had not discussed it in depth yet, Zhang Shihao was not sure what Zhou Wang thought, so he took the most conservative approach and did not hastily publicize Zhou Wang's status as a shareholder...

Especially after Zhou Wang took the initiative to transfer his shares to "Wang Zhou Culture", Zhou Wang's name could no longer be seen at least in Wuyou Media's industrial and commercial registration information.

This is also the reason why Mr. Zhang only calls Zhou Wang a "distinguished guest" to ordinary people.

Finding a guide to take Zhou Wang on a tour of the company, and this was a real tour without any advance arrangements, which was another clever move by Zhang Shihao. This represented his confidence and calmness...

"can."

Seeing Zhou Wang nod, Biaozi called "Taozi" who was waiting on the side to come forward.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou. My name is 'No Peach Flavor'. You can just call me Peach. Next, I will take you on a tour of the headquarters of Wuyou Media!"

A slim woman in a black dress came up with a smile and greeted Zhou Wang in a lively and polite manner.

Her eyes were bright, and there was something else hidden in them.

Most of the internet celebrities signed by Wuyou are not in the company all year round. Don’t Eat Peach Flavor is one of the outliers because she lives near the company.

In addition, she has a lively personality and speaks Mandarin very well, so this is actually not the first time she has received other visitors on behalf of Mr. Zhang.

When she received the instructions from Mr. Zhang this morning, she thought it was just another ordinary reception. After all, it seemed that Mr. Zhang himself did not intend to show up.

It was not until he was waiting in the lobby just now and saw Zhou Wang appear that "No Peach Flavor" noticed something different.

Mainly because of Biaozi's existence...

Because Biaozi rarely shows up in the company, he is usually only responsible for helping Mr. Zhang deal with personal affairs, so most people don't know that Biaozi is Mr. Zhang's confidant. But Bu Chi Taoziwei happened to have met Biaozi several times and knew his status in Mr. Zhang's eyes.

So, how could the identity of this man in front of him, who is wearing a well-fitting suit, is extremely handsome, and has an invincible temperament, and can make Biaozi lead the way respectfully in front of him, be simple?
So from this moment on, I have been secretly preparing to "not eat anything with peach flavor".

It never hurts to be more cautious...

Zhou Wang didn't know what she was thinking, but he felt that this beautiful woman, who looked to be between 25 and 30 years old, had a very friendly smile and was born with the makings of a good guide.

He smiled and asked: "The name you told me should be a certain audio ID, so you are also an internet celebrity?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhou, I am also a contracted artist of Wuyou Media, but I am just an insignificant little character!"

"I don't eat peach flavor," he laughed.

"Mr. Zhou, don't listen to her nonsense. She also has six million fans on Tik Tok..."

Xiao Biao exposed her with a smile.

"Oh?"

Zhou Wang was slightly surprised. He had indeed never watched the other person's videos. He was just thinking that with such appearance, there was no way she could be just a small internet celebrity...

Unexpectedly, the opponent turned out to be on the same level as Hua Suisui and Endme.

"Really not, Mr. Zhou, if you can't climb up that wall, you're just a little Karami in our company, hehe..."

Taozi pointed at the internet celebrity wall and smiled.

“It’s also a way of understanding.”

Zhou Wang smiled knowingly and then extended his hand, "Come, lead the way. I have longed to see the inside of the famous Wuyou Media..."

(End of this chapter)