Can following the rules be called rebirth?

Chapter 157, Section 155: Moving
The next weekday morning, Zhou Mingyuan received a notification from the school.

Decisions made at the top level are often implemented without fail in the first instance.

The same principle applies to universities.

So before he even had a chance to go to the classroom, Shen Yunrong had already called him to the college building and told him about the new schedule for the morning.

— Heading to Nanhu Industrial Park.

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"Director Kong is here too?"

"Yes, Director Kong went to the Nanhu Industrial Park early this morning. He really cares about you."

As they walked out of the college building, Shen Yunrong and Zhou Mingyuan walked side by side toward the industrial park.

"Of course, it's not just Director Kong from our college. Since you took office, many school leaders have remembered your name, especially our Principal Han, who is said to have high praise for you."

Throughout the journey, Shen Yunrong spent most of her time talking about the aftermath of the last reporting event.

Entrepreneurship exhibits a very pronounced Matthew effect.

The strong will always get stronger. Once they occupy the best ecological niche, they will only form a huge snowball and gradually roll down.

Just like Zhou Mingyuan, who successfully launched his Jieyou Media campaign, the school authorities became completely one of their own.

The legendary 500,000 yuan startup support fund is actually just one part of the supporting incentive policies.

At the same time, the supporting administrative resources allow him to contact university leaders anytime, anywhere.

His dedicated mentor provided him with a convenient channel for policy consultation.

More importantly, in order to support the rapid development of Jieyou Media, the school specially allocated a huge office space in a newly built industrial park near the Nanhu campus, which is positioned as an industry-university-research integration zone, for Jieyou Media to use free of charge for one year.

That's right.

The original purpose of Nanhu Industrial Park was to provide convenience for several universities in the surrounding area.

Therefore, whether it is Nanhu University, Jiangcheng University of Finance and Economics, or other surrounding universities, the school leaders all have a portion of the land use rights.

For Zhou Mingyuan, getting free office space was an unexpected surprise.

"Director Kong!"

The two walked to the vicinity of Nanhu Industrial Park. After walking quite a distance, Zhou Mingyuan noticed Director Kong Hetong standing at the entrance.

He immediately stood on tiptoe and waved to greet them with a smile.

"Xiao Zhou is here? Come quick, let me show you around the park."

Zhou Mingyuan was enthusiastic, but Kong Hetong was even more enthusiastic.

He pointed with his left hand to indicate the direction, and led his prized students and colleagues deeper into the Nanhu Industrial Park.

Ever since Zhou Mingyuan became famous overnight during his presentation, the news that the law school had produced an entrepreneurial star spread rapidly among the faculty and staff.

At first, Kong Hetong was very remorseful.

She was the first to discover Zhou Mingyuan's extraordinary talent and even specially approved a storefront for him as an office space. How did her mentor become Shen Yunrong?
But he quickly figured out the underlying principle.

Yes, that's normal.

Shen Yunrong was a well-known gentle beauty in the courtyard. Even without dressing up, she had an alluring charm that was hard to ignore.

Coincidentally, she was also Zhou Mingyuan's counselor. The older woman appeared in front of him every few days. What did he have to compare with her?
No comparison.

It has absolutely no competitive advantage.

Kong Hetong, whose mind was full of strange thoughts, suddenly felt relieved.

"Xiao Zhou, look, this is the area for industry-university cooperation between Jiangcheng University of Finance and Economics, and that's the area for Jiangcheng Vocational College."

Kong Hetong, with a bright smile, introduced the place to Zhou Mingyuan as they walked.

"This is Zone D, which is the area in the park reserved for independent entrepreneurs. It has nothing to do with universities."

"After all, the park can't offer all preferential policies to universities; it also needs to collect rent and make money."

The group walked across Zone D of the Nanhu Industrial Park, passing by Mingli Legal Consulting Company unnoticed.

In fact, many of the supporting facilities in the Nanhu Industrial Park are still being gradually improved at this stage.

The area was surrounded by lush greenery, quiet and beautiful. It hadn't yet developed into the crowded, overcrowded place it would become a few years later.

"Xiao Zhou, look, this is the area our school is responsible for. You can choose an office location from among these buildings."

Finally arriving at their destination, Kong Hetong stopped and drew a circle around several nearby office buildings with his finger.

"Huh? Director Kong, does this mean I can choose whatever I want?"

Zhou Mingyuan looked around and gazed at the sign for Area C of the Nanhu Industrial Park, feeling somewhat flattered for the first time.

This place.
It's much larger than my own Mingli Company.

In contrast, Zone C of the industrial park is located at the innermost part, and is relatively quiet and empty.

The office environment was surprisingly good, the workstations were decent, and most importantly, the space was large!
All other shortcomings are insignificant compared to this.

This space can be used as a meeting room, and the upstairs area can be converted into a private live-streaming studio. Wow, you can even fit a big bed in there.
As Zhou Mingyuan walked, his eyes grew brighter and brighter, and he couldn't help but start making plans in his mind.

"You can choose. There are only a few of you anyway, so you won't take up much space."

Kong Hetong nodded with a smile.

Since the principal has spoken, and it's only free for a year anyway, we should naturally satisfy his request to choose a good location.

"We've hired quite a few people recently, so it's okay if we need a few more, right?"

Zhou Mingyuan understood immediately, and after feeling the warmth of the school as a "father figure," he immediately took advantage of the situation.

"You can rest assured about things that the top leader is concerned about!"

Kong Hetong grinned and waved his hand, saying...

In his memory, the storefront he casually granted to Zhou Mingyuan was enough to make Jieyou Media thrive and operate very smoothly.

Even if we hire more people and expand in a short period of time, the number of people won't increase much.

We'll handle everything within our authority; it's just a matter of adding a few rooms.

"Then I'll choose Building 3 in Zone C. What do you think, Director Kong?"

Zhou Mingyuan walked around the site and pointed to the largest eight-story office building not far away.

"No problem, send me the office layout later."

Kong Hetong blinked and asked.

"Well, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to talk to the school leaders about this when you get back."

Zhou Mingyuan crossed his arms, looking very satisfied.

"What are we communicating about?"

Kong Hetong asked curiously.

"The one-year free trial period has expired. Can we get priority renewal from the school?"

Zhou Mingyuan moved closer to Director Kong, his face full of sincerity.

"Priority renewal?"

Kong Hetong was taken aback: "There's no precedent for this. I'll go back and ask."

"From my perspective, if Jieyou Media operates well, it should be possible."

After thinking for a moment, he added another sentence.

"Thank you, Director Kong."

Zhou Mingyuan was extremely polite.

"Contract renewal is for next year. Do you have any other requests?"

Kong Hetong pointed to the building, indicating that he should choose quickly.

"Didn't you just say that if the top leader pays attention, everything can be resolved?"

After going around in circles, Zhou Mingyuan finally revealed his true purpose.

"I want this building, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)