Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 239 You and I are both NPCs
Zhou Wang is coming too?
Wang Qiaobin was stunned for just a second, then suddenly came to his senses.

Damn, yeah, I’m stupid!

How could outstanding graduates return to school without seeing Zhou Wang...

Once upon a time, Wang Qiaobin felt sorry for Zhou Wang.

This junior fellow student was sensible, a good person and knew his limits. Unfortunately, it seemed that some misfortune happened to his family and he was punished, so he disappeared from his social circle.

When Wang Qiaobin graduated, he invited all his alumni to a dinner party, but Zhou Wang didn't come.

The last time we met was two months ago at his home club.

At that time, Wang Qiaobin was just marveling at Zhou Wang's earth-shaking changes. A month later, he realized... he had marveled too early.

He could no longer understand Zhou Wang.

He quietly became a shareholder of Wuyou Media and was on the same level as Master Zhang's second uncle. In fact, even Master Zhang's circle was a bit difficult for Wang Qiaobin to squeeze in.

He is like a marginal "tool man" in that circle. Everyone can have fun together occasionally, and if there is any need for entertainment, they can find him. As for becoming good friends... it's impossible.

Wang Qiaobin didn't think there was anything wrong with this, he just sighed occasionally that now he couldn't call Zhou Wang casually like before.

...Even after Zhou Wang changed his number to that awesome "189 nines", he still told him about it.

Perhaps it was based on the above subconsciousness that Wang Qiaobin did not associate today's activities with Zhou Wang at all.

It’s not that Zhou Wang is not qualified, it’s that... this activity seems a little unqualified.

As a legitimate billionaire, young entrepreneur, and typical representative of grassroots counterattack, if Zhou Wang wants to attend, there must be a lot of fanfare, or at least an event at the level of a school anniversary.

Moreover, Wang Qiaobin was not even sure whether Zhou Wang was in Yunnan Province.

It was not until this beautiful teacher named Ni spoke that Wang Qiaobin realized that he seemed to have fallen into some kind of misconception.

But he couldn't figure out what the problem was for a moment.

"Is Zhou Wang really coming?"

Wang Qiaobin's eyes lit up, and then he spoke cautiously: "Teacher Ni, what do you want me to help you with..."

"Student Wang, let's go over there and talk."

Ni Hong looked around, probably because she was worried about the crowds, so she took Wang Qiaobin to a corner of the garden. After the surroundings were relatively quiet, she spoke carefully:
"It's like this. Actually, there is a dinner party after today's exchange activity. The school leaders have given me the task of inviting Zhou Wang to attend no matter what. But so far, Zhou Wang has not given me an accurate answer. I can feel that he is not very enthusiastic about participating, so..."

They are all adults, and although Teacher Ni's words were rather subtle, Wang Qiaobin, who is also very knowledgeable about the ways of the world, naturally understood them immediately.

"Teacher Ni, do you want me to help mediate so that Zhou Wang can attend the dinner as much as possible?"

"Yes, that's what I mean. Secretary Chen will also be present at that time, so..."

Ni Hong nodded with a slightly wry smile on her lips, showing the tremendous psychological pressure she was under.

Secretary Chen?
Wang Qiaobin was stunned for a moment, then he was shocked.

There is only one Secretary Chen in Caida University, and he is the real top leader of Caida University, Secretary XX Chen Gengyun. Currently, the president of Caida University is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, but in fact, all matters involving management, big or small, are the responsibility of Secretary Chen.

The top leader of a key university can no longer be simply defined by the label of "president", because it is hard to tell when he or she will move to another position and sit at the podium on TV.

For at least four years in college, Wang Qiaobin never saw the other person again except for the opening ceremony and graduation ceremony.

And now, according to what Mr. Ni said, Chen Gengyun not only has to attend the dinner, but also... it is most likely because of Zhou Wang.

Brother Gou’s lineup is really full!

"I understand, Teacher Ni. I can only say that I will try my best. As for whether I can influence Zhou Wang's thoughts, I can't guarantee that."

"Yeah, maybe Zhou Wang doesn't like formal things. We had prepared banners and the like, but he refused. So I'm not sure what Zhou Wang likes, so I asked Wang about it... Of course, no matter what the result is, I will accept Wang's kindness."

Ni Hong smiled slightly, her icy temperament melted a little, and then she said apologetically: "I may have embarrassed Wang a little just now. I apologize to you. I was inconsiderate and did not design the process of the activity well. The main reason was that the time was too short, so I did not think about some details repeatedly. I'm sorry!"

Wang Qiaobin was stunned for a moment, then realized that Ni Hong was talking about the part where he just introduced himself.

"It's okay, it's just a little bit of wind and frost..."

Wang Qiaobin waved his hand at first, then he thought of something and asked tentatively: "Teacher Ni, I want to ask, I will receive an invitation letter for this exchange activity, is it you..."

Ni Hong knew what Wang Qiaobin wanted to ask. After thinking about it, she said frankly, "I sent the invitation letter to Wang on purpose. Firstly, because of the tight schedule, the number of outstanding local alumni that I could contact was limited. Secondly, it was indeed because of the relationship between Wang and Zhou..."

"The school hopes that this event can be held as successfully as possible. I think Wang's contribution today will be appreciated by his alma mater."

After Ni Hong finished speaking, she left first and continued to carry out the activity process, leaving Wang Qiaobin alone standing there in a daze.

He subconsciously took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, but did not light it. At a certain moment, Wang Qiaobin suddenly took the cigarette down, with a look of realization and a little excitement on his face.

Damn it, I know!
Wang Qiaobin finally figured out what was wrong with him before.

Inferring from what Ni Hong said, Wang Qiaobin discovered a fact that seemed absurd but was very likely to be the truth:

Today's so-called "Outstanding Graduates Returning to School Presentation Event" was most likely held specifically for Zhou Wang...

In other words, maybe there was no such activity at all, and everything was just a result of the core event of "Zhou Wang's return to school".

what is this?
After figuring it out, Wang Qiaobin's mood suddenly became extremely complicated, and the expression on his face was neither funny nor sad.

So they... are just "making up the numbers"?

Wang Qiaobin put the cigarette back in his mouth. At this time, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, another person hurried into the garden and said casually as he walked: "Wang Qiaobin, can you lend me a light?"

When Wang Qiaobin saw the person coming, his eyes looked a little strange.

But Lu Chen didn't care at all, or rather, he felt that Wang Qiaobin had reasons to dislike him.

In fact, Lu Chen came to find Wang Qiaobin on purpose, just to see his embarrassed look again...

So facing Wang Qiaobin's strange eyes, Lu Chen just laughed and said, "No way, I just played a joke on you in public, you don't have to be so petty, right? We have all graduated, let the past be the past, right, Brother B!"

This was not the first time they targeted each other, and they both knew each other well. Wang Qiaobin could naturally hear Lu Chen's "hypocrisy".

If it was ten minutes ago, Wang Qiaobin might have gotten so carried away that he might even quit this crappy exchange activity, but now...

Wang Qiaobin's mentality has changed completely.

"Oh, a lighter, huh? Here."

Wang Qiaobin chuckled, took out a lighter from his pocket, and stuffed it directly into Lu Chen's hand. He also patted his shoulder and said, "Lu Chen, this lighter is for you. It has our store's phone number on it. You can make an appointment anytime you want!"

Having said that, Wang Qiaobin walked away humming a song, leaving Lu Chen confused.

When did this old guy become so generous?

Can you just laugh it off with yourself?
And he didn't know if it was Lu Chen's illusion, but he always felt that the way Wang Qiaobin looked at him just now was the same as looking at Ruizhi...

No, why should he?

"baffling!"

Lu Chen sneered, thinking that Wang Qiaobin was pretending not to care. He didn't care either, lit a cigarette, and then took out the speech that he had specially spent a lot of money to have someone write, and read it silently again.

……

At 63: in the afternoon, Miao Ying drove the Mercedes-Benz G slowly into the old campus of Caida University.

The Youth League Committee teacher who was previously responsible for planning the event process had consulted Zhou Wang for his opinion through Jiang Qingkui. Naturally, Zhou Wang didn't think twice and said that he would rather set the venue at the old campus.

Nothing else, just close to the ear.

The original plan was to arrive at Caida at 2 o'clock.

But after talking to Wang Qiaobin on the phone, he encountered a traffic jam on the road.

Zhou Wang originally just wanted to change his posture and lie down for a while, but because the fragrance emanating from Jiang Qingkui was so pleasant, he actually fell asleep in a daze.

When I opened my eyes again, I was already on the campus of Cai University.

Jiang Qingkui pulled at the tiny wrinkles on her flesh-colored stockings, smoothed the hem of her skirt, and then slowly picked up her vibrating cell phone.

"Mr. Zhou, that teacher Ni called again."

After taking a look at the caller ID, Jiang Qingkui said to Zhou Wang.

"We are late, right... Say sorry to her."

Zhou Wang rolled down the car window, and with the wind blowing in, his mind gradually became clearer. He responded and said.

"I've already told her, but Teacher Ni shouldn't be worried about your being late..."

"Is she afraid that I won't come?"

Zhou Wang was stunned for a moment, then realized something and couldn't help but laugh.

Jiang Qingkui smiled and immediately picked up the phone, "Hello, Teacher Ni... um, we've come in... OK, we should be able to find it, you don't have to come out."

After hanging up the phone, under Zhou Wang's guidance, the car drove all the way to the large lecture hall of the old campus. Here, on the roadside, Teacher Ni who was on the phone was holding her cell phone and looking at it. Next to her, there was a figure that Zhou Wang was very familiar with.

"This teacher Ni is quite pretty..."

After Jiang Qingkui saw Ni Hong's appearance clearly, he was slightly surprised, then turned his head and glanced at Zhou Wang.

She is beautiful, why are you looking at me?
Zhou Wang was very unhappy, but he couldn't get angry. However, to be honest, this Teacher Ni... was indeed good-looking.

The white shirt is paired with high-waisted suit pants and high heels, making her look slim and long-legged. Her long, slightly curly hair is loose and her face is oval. In terms of temperament, Zhou Wangyuan calls her "Little Jiang Mo".

Yes, that cold eyebrow and serious temperament gave Zhou Wang a familiar feeling.

However, despite his coldness, the other party was more capable than Jiang Mo.

Zhou Wang didn't have much impression of Teacher Ni when he was in school, but he vaguely heard some boys mention her, saying that "an icy beauty has come to the Youth League Committee."

As for the person next to her, it was naturally Zhou Wang's old acquaintance, Brother B. The car pulled over to the side, and Teacher Ni, with a smile on his face, was about to come over to help open the car door, but Zhou Wang had already gotten out of the car.

Although Zhou Wang's identity today was a "guest", it was obviously a bit too much to ask his former teacher to help him open the car door.

"Hello, Teacher Ni, I'm Zhou Wang."

Zhou Wang smiled and extended his hand to Ni Hong.

Ni Hong was stunned for a moment. Although she had seen Zhou Wang's photo and searched for his performance at the Night of No Talent out of curiosity, when she saw him in person, Ni Hong could only say one thing... Zhou Wang was younger and more dignified than in the video.

Ni Hong held Zhou Wang's cool, sweat-free hands together, and she did so with great effort, smiling, "Hello, Mr. Zhou. I am Ni Hong from the Youth League Committee of our school. Welcome back to your alma mater."

"I'm sorry, I was late because of the traffic jam. The activities were all planned. I wonder if I caused you any trouble..."

Zhou Wang apologized sincerely.

"No, no, there is still plenty of time for today's presentation... Then, President Zhou, why don't you follow me first? Principal Bai, Dean Qin, Professor Wang and others are already waiting in the small conference room."

After Ni Hong shook hands with Jiang Qingkui again, she said to Zhou Wang.

The Principal Bai that Ni Hong mentioned is the current Vice President of Caida University, Bai Lisheng. It was after his several invitations that Zhou Wang agreed to participate in the homecoming activities. As for Dean Qin, he is the Dean of Caida Law School and has taught Zhou Wang the required course of civil law. Professor Wang is naturally Jiang Mo’s former graduate advisor Wang Hongying, and is also an acquaintance of Zhou Wang now.

"How can I let the leaders wait for me? I am so guilty. Teacher Ni, please lead the way quickly..."

Zhou Wang said flattered.

As they started to move forward, Zhou Wang finally had the chance to greet Wang Qiaobin who was standing beside him.

"Zhou Wang, you are really awesome now..."

Before meeting Zhou Wang, Wang Qiaobin felt that he still had a lot to say, but after holding it in for a long time, he could only utter this one sentence.

Especially when he heard that even the vice-president was waiting for Zhou Wang, Wang Qiaobin was filled with emotion.

In the previous exchange activities, these leaders did not show up...

"Brother B, let's not brag about each other's business, you're not that bad!"

Zhou Wang just smiled.

Seeing that Zhou Wang's attitude was no different from before, Wang Qiaobin relaxed a lot. He laughed and said, "That's true."

After seeing Zhou Wang, Wang Qiaobin went to the venue first. Zhou Wang and Jiang Qingkui, led by Ni Hong, came to a small meeting room next to the large lecture hall. As expected, there were already four or five people drinking tea and waiting here. When they saw Ni Hong and Zhou Wang come in, they all stood up.

"Haha, classmate Zhou Wang, President Zhou, I've been looking forward to seeing you for so long that you're finally here..."

Even without Ni Hong's introduction, Zhou Wang instantly understood the identity of the middle-aged man who came towards him with a big smile. He quickly took two steps forward and stretched out his hand to shake hands with the other party.

"I'm sorry, Principal Bai. Normally, I should have gone back to my alma mater the first time you called me, but I just couldn't spare the time..."

"I understand. With Mr. Zhou's current wealth and status, it's thoughtful of him to take the time to come back and visit!"

After greeting Bai Lisheng, Zhou Wang quickly shook hands and greeted everyone else one by one. His attitude was quite respectful, but also mixed with some harmless jokes.

"Dean Qin, you are still as charming as ever. I feel ashamed now that I think about it. I even skipped your class back then..."

"Professor Wang, nice to see you again. Thank you for sending me the book. I benefited a lot from reading it!"

In addition to Dean Qin and Professor Wang, also present were the Secretary-General of the Alumni Association, the Deputy Director of the Academic Affairs Office and other figures.

Zhou Wang’s counselor is a fellow doctoral student from the same college. He recently went on a field trip with his supervisor and is not at school. In fact, even if he were there, he might not come to participate, after all, Zhou Wang is not really familiar with him.

"Mr. Zhou, I have long heard of your name..."

Compared with a few school leaders who were still somewhat reserved, the Secretary-General of the Alumni Association and Director Wang of the Academic Affairs Office were much more enthusiastic.

"Director Wang, long time no see."

When Zhou Wang shook hands with Director Wang, a hint of regret flashed in his eyes.

Director Wang was a little puzzled, because as far as he could remember, he had never dealt with Zhou Wang.

But that didn't stop Director Wang from smiling and saying, "I was able to leave a deep impression on President Zhou, which means my work is still somewhat effective..."

"That's true."

After some greetings, the formalities were completed. At this time, Ni Hong came close to Principal Bai and whispered something.

Bai Lisheng looked at his watch, raised his head and said to Zhou Wang, "Mr. Zhou, it's almost time. How about we finish the promotional activities first and then talk slowly later?"

"Okay, I'm fine."

As the group walked out, Ni Hong quietly pulled Zhou Wang's clothes. Zhou Wang understood and slowed down his pace.

Ni Hong walked to Zhou Wang's side and handed him a form while whispering, "Mr. Zhou, take a look. This is the order of the speeches. According to your request, we have arranged three other outstanding graduates to speak on stage. Currently, you are the last one... Do you think there is any problem?"

Zhou Wang took it and took a look at it. He was about to return it to Ni Hong, but he saw a familiar name.

Zhou Wang was a little surprised, "Did this Lu Chen graduate from the School of Economics?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhou, do you know him?"

Ni Hong smiled and nodded.

Zhou Wang didn't comment, but just glanced at his watch and asked casually, "The original start time of the event was 2:30, right?"

"Yes……"

Ni Hong was a little confused.

"It's almost three o'clock now. Isn't it too crowded to arrange for four more people to speak?"

"what……"

Ni Hong was stunned for a moment, then she seemed to have thought of something. Her brain started to work frantically, and she asked tentatively: "Mr. Zhou, what do you think... should we shorten the time for the first student to speak? Well, I think there are already two science students speaking, and the other one is a girl. Otherwise, how about this student Lu Chen not speaking?"

"Of course I will cooperate with the school's arrangements unconditionally. Teacher Ni, please make whatever arrangements you think are appropriate."

Zhou Wang smiled when he heard this.

Ni Hong immediately knew that Zhou Wang was satisfied with this arrangement. She smiled bitterly in her heart. Zhou Wang, at this age, actually understood the art of language so well...

But Ni Hong changed her mind and realized that otherwise he wouldn't have become a billionaire at this age, so she felt relieved.

……

Large lecture hall.

Including some senior students from the main campus and some student union staff, there were now more than two hundred people sitting bustling in the auditorium.

However, the atmosphere in the classroom was a little impetuous at this time, and many students showed impatient expressions.

They signed in one after another before 2:10, but it was already close to 3:00 and the presentation had not started yet. If it weren't for Ni Hong's stern words and the expectation of possible credit rewards, some of them would have quietly left long ago.

What puzzled them the most was that the seniors who were going to give speeches had already been waiting in the back, so what were they waiting for?

Lu Chen, Zhang Xiu'e and other graduates who were going to speak on stage were actually also very confused, but they had to be more patient after all.

Especially Lu Chen, as the first one to go on stage, he must have the best mentality, because the discount is a kind of recognition of him by the school.

He had also observed that today's event was of considerable scale, but the specifications seemed a bit makeshift. At least among the graduates present... there was not a single capable fighter.

At this time, Wang Qiaobin, who had been away for a while, walked in from the back door.

Lu Chen, who had memorized the manuscript by heart, relaxed at this moment and said with a smile: "Brother B, you haven't left yet!"

"Ok?"

"Oh, I just told them that you should have...left early. After all, you are busier than us!"

Lu Chen said with a smile, and several graduates nearby couldn't help but smile.

Wang Qiaobin naturally knew that his original words would not be good, but Wang Qiaobin didn't care about this at all. He just smiled in agreement and sat down in his seat.

Lu Chen suddenly felt bored. Is Wang Qiaobin so easy-going now?

At this time, a group of people walked in from the front door of the classroom. They were Principal Bai, Dean Qin and others.

The ordinary students just breathed a sigh of relief when they saw them, because the leaders finally came, but the group of invited graduates were stunned...

Oh my god, are the standards so high today?
How come they didn't know anything beforehand...

In the absence of the principal and the secretary, Executive Vice President Bai Lisheng was equivalent to the biggest boss of Caida. They all thought in advance that the Youth League Committee was in charge of this event, but who would have thought that Bai Lisheng would actually show up.

As the leaders entered, reporters from the school newspaper, provincial television station and other media also came in.

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, then became even more excited. It seemed as if this stage was specially prepared for him!
According to the procedure, Ni Hong, who hosted the briefing, first briefly introduced the leaders present, and then Principal Bai made a brief speech. At this time, Lu Chen's face had already turned red, and his blood could not help but accelerate...

Because he will be the next one to come on stage.

After Bai Lisheng finished speaking, Ni Hong held the microphone and said with a smile:

"Next, let us warmly applaud and invite our first outstanding graduate representative today, Zhang Xiu'e, who is currently studying for a master's degree at Peking University, to come to the stage to speak!"

"?"

Lu Chen, who was about to stand up, suddenly froze in his smile, and for a moment he wondered if he had heard it wrong.

At this time, Wang Qiaobin on the side tried to hold back, but he couldn't suppress his laughter in the end. He didn't care about the occasion and burst into laughter.

Looking at Lu Chen who was looking around in confusion, Wang Qiaobin almost laughed to the point of tears——

Brother, keep pretending, why don’t you pretend anymore?
You think you are a child of destiny, but in fact, you are just like me, an NPC who cooperates with the performance...

(End of this chapter)