I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

After making the call, Shen Kang headed towards his dormitory.

Night had fallen, and the streetlights throughout the campus lit up, casting a warm, yellow glow.

There were quite a few students on the road. Some were carrying several takeout lunchboxes back to their dorms to feed their adopted sons, some were just woken up and were full of energy, ready to go out for an all-night internet session, some were couples walking side by side, affectionately cuddling, and some were two grown men pulling and tugging at each other...

"Um?"

Shen Kang's gaze lingered on the two burly men who were pulling and tugging at each other, and he slowed his pace.

Of the two men, the one pulling at the other was Wang Pan.

He said, "Why hasn't Wang Pan made any progress in his dating activities after all this time? Could it be that this guy is gay?"

Shen Kang subconsciously thought so, but after taking another look, he realized that it shouldn't be that—Wang Pan and that strange boy weren't in that kind of resentful, tug-of-war situation, but rather seemed to have some kind of dispute.

Shen Kang took a few steps in that direction.

The boy being pulled by Wang Pan initially seemed to want to ignore him and leave. However, after being pulled by Wang Pan, he eventually stopped.

The unfamiliar boy's name is Tian Hao. He is a sophomore and the vice minister of the external relations department of the student union.

Seeing that Tian Hao had stopped, Wang Pan finally let go of his clothes. "Minister Tian, ​​I've asked the others. Everyone else was allocated between five hundred and one thousand in sponsorship targets for this autumn sports meet. Why am I the only one with five thousand?"

The autumn sports meet is about to begin, and the student union has started soliciting sponsorships. Their external relations department is naturally responsible for this.

Each member of the External Relations Department was also assigned their own performance targets.

The so-called "members" are actually the basic members, the foot soldiers, of the external relations department. As long as you join any department of the student union, you are automatically a "member". Adding the title of "member" is just to make it sound better, and at the same time to indicate your current identity - you are here to do things.

Wang Pan, a new member who had just joined the External Relations Department of the Student Union, naturally became a member and was assigned a performance target of five thousand yuan.

Wang Pan had been in the student union for a while and had learned about some past sponsorship data. He felt that the number was not right, so he went to ask other members of the external relations department.

You wouldn't believe it until you asked: the other staff members had varying performance targets, some a few hundred, some a thousand, but they were all basically in the range of five hundred to a thousand. Only he, as a staff member, had a sponsorship performance target of five thousand yuan.

This is why Wang Pan is now looking for Tian Hao—Tian Hao informed him and assigned him performance targets.

Upon hearing Wang Pan's question, Tian Hao flicked off the clothes that Wang Pan had just tugged at before slowly and deliberately speaking.

"We do this for a reason, of course."

"For you new members of the External Relations Department who haven't yet participated in large-scale events, we specifically spoke with people to understand your capabilities. Didn't we speak with you before?"

Wang Pan nodded honestly.

Tian Hao did talk to him before.

Seeing Wang Pan nod in agreement, Tian Hao continued, "From what we understand, everyone speaks highly of you and has cited many examples of your past achievements. After discussion, we unanimously agree that you are very capable and have great potential, making you a key candidate for development. That's why we've given you more responsibilities."

Wang Pan opened his mouth, as if to say, "I was just bragging!"

Even after joining the External Relations Department, Pan Ge's tendency to boast and create a persona remained unchanged. He "unintentionally" talked a lot about himself to the new friends he had just met in the External Relations Department.

Including but not limited to the following:

When I was in high school, I didn't study and hung out in society. But luckily, I turned over a new leaf and made up for it in one semester. I eventually got into Yangko University of Science and Technology.

After entering university, a high school classmate approached me, asking for advice on how to become class monitor. With a simple trick, I successfully helped him become class monitor. The reason? Simply because I understood people's hearts.

I, Wang Pan, just wanted to be a simple college student and live out my four years of college in an ordinary way. But unfortunately, another high school classmate from another school contacted me and said that he opened a milk tea shop, but the business was dismal. He asked me what to do.

After conducting an on-site investigation, I found the crux of the problem and gave him a suggestion: abandon the old model of "vegetable fat powder, flavoring, and tea powder" and switch to making real milk and real tea drinks. I also changed the name of his milk tea shop to "Tea Xiaoxue".

After this change, his milk tea shop was instantly revived, and business boomed. Not long after, a similar milk tea shop using the real milk and real tea model appeared at Yangko University of Science and Technology. It just goes to show how kindred spirits are…

Against the backdrop of these experiences, Wang Panjue had roughly shaped himself into a wise and worldly-wise man with extensive connections and omnipotent abilities within the External Relations Department.

But now it seems like he's shot himself in the foot?

Wang Pan really wanted to be honest and say that all his experiences were just bragging. But after opening his mouth, he still couldn't say it.

Tian Hao continued, "Special talents like you naturally deserve special training. With such a significant achievement, it will be easier for us to promote you exceptionally in the future. For example, it's not impossible to promote you to vice minister in the second semester of your freshman year."

As he spoke, he patted Wang Pan on the shoulder with encouraging eyes, "Go for it! We believe in you! Our External Relations Department hasn't had a president for several years, maybe you'll be the first one in a few years!"

Wang Pan wanted to cry but had no tears.

If he were under no pressure, he would naturally be very happy to receive such attention from his superiors. But with such immense pressure weighing on him, he was truly in a bind.

It's all my fault for overestimating my abilities, which led my superiors to misjudge me...

Wang Pan was unaware that while Tian Hao outwardly appeared to think highly of him, his true thoughts were entirely different.

Tian Hao never believed Wang Pan's boasts.

The reason they put so much pressure on Wang Pan was entirely because of Song Qingru.

Previously, in the student union, Song Qingru, the head of the life department, and another person were vying for the position of vice president of the student union; there was no position for the head of the external relations department.

Therefore, the head of the External Relations Department gave Song Qingru, who was a potential future vice president or even president, face and accepted Wang Pan, who had brought Song Qingru, into the External Relations Department.

However, an unexpected event occurred this month: Song Qingru's competitor withdrew from the competition because of some personal reasons, indicating that he was no longer interested in the student council.

With that person's departure, the Minister of External Relations suddenly had an opportunity, and thus the Minister of External Relations and Song Qingru, the Minister of the Life Department, suddenly became competitors.

So the head of the external relations department got a plan and decided to stir up trouble with Wang Pan, whom Song Qingru had introduced. This led to the "special training of key talents" incident.

"actually……"

Wang Pan finally opened his mouth, wanting to tell the truth, but he still hesitated.

Just then, Wang Pan caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed Shen Kang.

This gave Wang Pan a sudden inspiration, and he quickly called out to Shen Kang to come over.

When Shen Kang arrived, the two were already nearing the end of their conversation, so he only heard what Tian Hao said afterward.

From those words, one can only tell that the External Relations Department of the Student Union attaches great importance to Wang Pan.

However, looking at Wang Pan's expression and their actions just now, this emphasis seemed a bit strange, which made Shen Kang have some doubts.

Just then, Wang Pan beckoned him over, and Shen Kang walked over to the two of them.

Wang Pan briefly explained the "special talent cultivation event" and concluded by saying, "...Actually, I am quite grateful to the ministers for their high regard for me. However, I feel that I shouldn't seek special treatment; I should just treat them as they should be treated."

After saying that, he gave Shen Kang several meaningful glances, "Old Shen, what do you say?"

Wang Pan was deeply impressed by Shen Kang's "face-saving ability" during his student council interview—this kid didn't even need to say a word, and the other party, a dignified head of the life department, had arranged everything in a very considerate manner.

Tian Hao is also a member of the student union, so maybe he'll give Lao Shen some face?

Shen Kang also saw through Wang Pan's intentions, and couldn't help but laugh and cry. He thought to himself, "Brother Pan thinks too highly of me. I don't even know the name of the person in front of me. How could the other party possibly give me face?"

As expected, Tian Hao glanced at the boy who had suddenly appeared, made sure he didn't recognize him, then stopped looking and continued to smile at Wang Pan: "Different talents should be given different training methods. This is the scientific way of teaching according to aptitude. Don't refuse. We all believe in you and have high hopes for you."

"No, Minister Tian, ​​why don't you take another look at him?" Wang Pan hurriedly pulled Shen Kang's face in front of Tian Hao, afraid that the light was too dim and the other party hadn't seen this person with the Face Fruit ability clearly.

Tian Hao glanced at it again: "I saw it. This classmate is quite handsome, a real heartthrob."

Shen Kang thought the boy in front of him was quite nice. "You have excellent taste, classmate."...

After chatting for a while, Tian Hao realized that Wang Pan seemed to want to use this suddenly appearing boy to make him retract his decision.

This made Tian Hao sneer inwardly, thinking that Wang Pan's brain was indeed not quite right. Before, he bragged about those obviously fake claims, really treating everyone like fools. Now, he's just randomly pulling in some Tom, Dick, or Harry, as if he can make Tian Hao take back his decision.

I have no idea how this kind of freak got into Yang University of Science and Technology; all I can say is that it's a miracle.

After saying a few more words, Tian Hao stopped paying attention to Wang Pan and turned to leave.

After entering the dormitory management station and arriving at the dormitory building, Tian Hao did not go upstairs immediately. Instead, he first called the head of the external relations department and told him about Wang Pan's visit to him that day.

"...He wanted me to restore his performance indicators to normal, but I shut him down with my words."

Upon hearing the result, the head of the external relations department on the other end of the phone smiled with satisfaction, "Well done."

Tian Hao was also somewhat pleased with his official tone earlier, and he also mentioned that Wang Pan had casually pulled up a random cat or dog from the roadside and tried to make him retract his order.

The two of them then mocked Wang Pan again, and the matter was settled and forgotten.

In their minds, Wang Pan's abilities were limited to this; the next step was to use this as an excuse to smear Song Qingru and diminish her reputation.

This one

Watching Tian Hao's departing figure, Wang Pan felt like crying but had no tears.

Finally, he turned to look at Shen Kang, sized him up and down, and sighed, "Old Shen, I thought he would give you face."

"Do you think I'm some kind of money? Do you think everyone has to give me face?"

Shen Kang grumbled, somewhat amused, "What were you guys talking about just now?"

Wang Pan hesitated for a moment, but still revealed the "Special Talent Key Training Program".

After saying that, she added, "It's not that I'm worried about not completing the task; it's just five thousand yuan. It's just that I originally just wanted to be a simple college student. They've made me stand out so much, putting me out of the loop, which goes against my original intention."

Shen Kang thought to himself, "You're really something. It's been over two months, everyone knows each other by now, right? But you're still putting on an act."

But she didn't expose it. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Did they assign you a sponsor?"

Shen Kang also had some understanding of how university student unions operate.

According to the steps of the External Relations Department, for tasks that assign performance targets to subordinates, some sponsors are also designated for them to contact, provide past plans, and send people to assist, which greatly reduces the difficulty of attracting sponsorships.

Wang Pan shook his head. "No."

"They didn't offer any solutions or send anyone to assist?"

"no."

Good heavens, this is complete laissez-faire, offering absolutely no help. Shen Kang thought to himself.

However, this method also has its advantages.

Shen Kang asked, "So what they mean is, as long as you can get a sponsorship of five thousand yuan, it doesn't matter where you get it from, right?"

Wang Pan recalled for a moment, then nodded, "That's the meaning."

Shen Kang then asked, "So, after the sponsors invest money, where can they play GG?"

Wang Pan couldn't answer immediately. "The materials are all in the dormitory. There are detailed instructions on them."

He wasn't stupid; having heard Shen Kang's explanation so far, he had guessed some of the clues. This made Wang Pan's eyes light up. "Old Shen, are you planning to sponsor me?"

That bastard Lao Shen keeps opening store after store, and nobody knows just how rich he really is.

Wang Pan hadn't thought of asking Shen Kang for help before because he was too embarrassed to ask, but if Shen Kang came to him on his own, he would definitely not be polite.

Shen Kang did not answer immediately, remaining noncommittal: "Let's see what specific returns you can offer first."

"As long as you're interested." Wang Pan immediately perked up and quickly pulled Shen Kang back to the dormitory.

When they arrived at the dormitory, Feng Moquan and Jin Chao were both there.

Seeing that Wang Pan had returned at this unusual time, Jin Chao was taken aback for a moment, and then subconsciously got up, wanting to return the seat and computer to Wang Pan.

Wang Pan was obviously not in the mood to go online at this moment, so he waved his hand and told him to continue playing.

Wang Pan himself immediately took out the materials that the external relations department had given him from his drawer and showed them to Shen Kang. The materials included various GG positions and their corresponding price ranges.

The two leaned against Shen Kang's desk. Shen Kang picked up the documents and started reading them. After browsing through them, he had a basic understanding and began to ponder.

What Yangbei Forum did before was a crude land grab, acquiring several universities in the Beilu District, including Yangbei University of Science and Technology, and then just sitting back and doing nothing, without holding any further activities to develop the market in a more refined way.

What Beiming Community snatched from Yangbei Forum was basically just this group of original "forum users" from Yangbei University of Science and Technology.

However, based on the current backend data of Beiming Community and the actual number of students at Yangko University of Science and Technology, there is still a large untapped population at Yangko University of Science and Technology.

Moreover, their "If You Are the One" event is about to launch.

By promoting this activity, we can further develop a larger user base at Yangko University of Science and Technology and encourage more students to use the Beiming Community, which is commonly known as "making the pie bigger".

The autumn sports meet can be a great opportunity for promotion.

After thinking it through, Shen Kang made his decision.

He put down the documents in his hand and looked at Wang Pan: "I see this says your total sponsorship target for this time is 15,000. Do you know how much the others have secured so far?"

Wang Pan shook his head. "I don't know."

"Do you have their contact information?"

"have."

"Contact them now and see if you can find out the amount of sponsorship each person has agreed to."

If Wang Pan wants to achieve his performance targets this time, Shen Kang is currently his only hope.

Now that Lao Shen is his benefactor, Wang Pan naturally restrained himself a bit and wasn't as pretentious as usual. He obediently followed Shen Kang's instructions and called all the officers one by one to inquire about their situation.

Shen Kang would write down each number he learned.

After making inquiries, the figure was tallied up—the total amount of sponsorships that the other officers in the External Relations Department had secured was 2,600.

Wang Pan had been on the phone for a while and had been watching from the sidelines for a long time. He had already figured out what was going on and couldn't help but ask, "Old Shen, you're not planning to single-handedly secure all the sponsorships for our external relations department, are you?"

Shen Kang nodded and admitted directly, "It's only 15,000, I think it's quite a good deal."

"..."

Wang Pan remained silent, but felt deeply distressed: Only 15,000? He wished he could say something as casual as that bastard Lao Shen!

But the reality is, he was just tormented by the five thousand yuan sponsorship and was at his wit's end.

In comparison, Wang Pan felt even worse.

Although Shen Kang wanted to take all the sponsorships by himself, the student council had its own system, and he couldn't just take them all as he pleased.

So Shen Kang called Song Qingru again—this was his only high-level connection in the student union of Yangke University.

After the call connected, Shen Kang immediately asked Song Qingru if she was free to chat.

While he was being questioned, he could also hear a lot of laughing and joking coming from the other end of the receiver, as if there were quite a few people around.

"Now? I have something to attend to..."

Song Qingru hesitated for a moment on the other end of the phone, but immediately changed the subject, "Are you free now? If you are, you can come to my place."

Shen Kang thought about it and realized it was all the same, so he agreed, "Okay."

Song Qingru then told him the location, and Shen Kang went out to go there.

The address Song Qingru gave was on the third floor of the first canteen.

It's similar to the faculty cafeteria at Qianmin University, both serving stir-fries featuring local specialties. However, unlike the faculty cafeteria at Qianmin University, the third floor of the first cafeteria doesn't have any restrictions on customers; anyone can come and dine there.

It's just that the third floor of the first canteen is more expensive than fast food, so students at Yang-Tech University don't usually go there. They only go on special occasions like birthdays and parties.

Shen Kang went to the first canteen, went up to the third floor, and after a short walk inside, he saw Song Qingru.

She was sitting at a round table with six or seven other people.

Song Qingru had been waiting for Shen Kang to come over. As soon as she saw Shen Kang, she stood up and walked towards him.

She's having dinner with some people from the student union right now, including the vice president and department heads, which is why she told Shen Kang she was busy when he called.

However, Song Qingru quickly changed her mind and realized that this was an opportunity.

She admired Shen Kang and had always wanted to recruit him into the student council. Especially after seeing him eating with his cousin in the cafeteria, she felt even more sorry for him and wanted to bring him into the student council even more—joining the student council would be a prestigious position for someone like Shen Kang. From a practical standpoint, it would be a plus when he graduates and looks for a job.

Song Qingru had called Shen Kang several times, trying to arrange a meeting to persuade him to join the student council, but Shen Kang declined each time with various excuses about being "busy".

Today, Song Qingru happened to be having dinner here with some student council members, and Shen Kang happened to call her, which was unusual for him, wanting to talk about something. She felt this was an opportunity...

Upon seeing Song Qingru approach and then lead a boy over, the men and women at the table all stopped talking and looked at the boy.

Then they exchanged a glance—it seemed this was the boy.

After receiving a phone call, Song Qingru suddenly told them something. She said she wanted to recruit a very capable boy into the student council, but he kept avoiding it. Today, he finally contacted her, and she asked everyone to help her persuade him to join the student council. Regardless of whether it works out or not, she promised to treat everyone present to another meal next time.

Upon hearing this, everyone at the table immediately cheered: Who could be so eager for Song Qingru to recruit into the student council? And it was a boy! A beauty like Song Qingru has a natural advantage over boys, yet she's never succeeded, and he's been avoiding her all along?

So people started asking, and some even jokingly asked Song Qingru if she really wanted to recruit someone into the student council, or if she wanted to recruit a boyfriend.

Song Qingru then briefly recounted the events of the day the new students registered.

Upon hearing this, everyone imagined the scene and burst into laughter, forming a first impression of the boy—he certainly seemed capable.

Song Qingru also provided more information, saying that the boy's family was not well-off, and everyone could help him out by talking about the financial benefits of joining the student council, but they should be careful not to hurt his self-esteem.

It was after these instructions that the boy Song Qingru mentioned arrived.

……

Song Qingru then led Shen Kang to the table and introduced him to everyone with a smile: "This is my friend, Shen Kang, a freshman this year. This is Shang Anzhi, the vice president of our student union..."

After Song Qingru gave an introduction, she led Shen Kang to sit down, and arranged for him to sit next to her.

Shen Kang was somewhat surprised, not expecting Song Qingru and her student council to have a dinner party, but he didn't show it on his face and just sat down.

The other people at the table were also sizing up Shen Kang.

They were all high-ranking members of the student council. When other students knew their identities, they weren't exactly overly respectful in their presence, but they were still somewhat awkward. However, this freshman named Shen Kang was very composed, showing absolutely no awkwardness, which was indeed quite different.

After sitting down, Song Qingru did not ask Shen Kang why he had come to see her. Instead, as she had expected, she began to talk about the benefits of joining the student council again, intentionally or unintentionally.

The others at the table had already received her instructions, and they all chimed in with their own words to help her out. Two girls even had a playful smile on their faces—whether Song Qingru really wanted to find someone talented for their student life department, or if she had other plans and was interested in this boy, they were willing to lend a hand.

If we could have both, that would be even better; it might become a legendary tale in the future.

These two girls weren't the only ones thinking this way. Two boys were also whispering: "Do you really believe Song Qingru just thinks he's talented and wants to recruit him into the student council?" "Bullshit. I reckon she's probably interested in him too." "I think so too. That guy's really lucky."...

This group of people were all close to Song Qingru in the student council and knew about her family situation, knowing that her family was quite well-off.

With her good looks, comfortable family background, and ability to be the head of the student life department, and even a potential future student council president, Song Qingru is arguably the most dazzling girl in the student council, and many people have their eyes on her.

And now, she seems to have some special feelings for this boy who is said to come from a poor family... This inevitably makes some of the boys at the table envious, thinking that this kid named Shen Kang is really lucky.

Faced with this unexpected barrage of persuasion, Shen Kang quickly spoke up, "Minister Song, actually, I came here today with something important to discuss with you. I wanted to ask if the student council would allow me to sponsor the entire autumn sports meet?"

"Sponsorship? All-inclusive?"

Upon hearing Shen Kang's words, Song Qingru was taken aback, then said, "That would cost fifteen thousand..."

She wanted to ask, "Where did you get 15,000?" but out of consideration for Shen Kang's pride, she didn't say it. She also wanted to ask, "What do you, a college student, need sponsorship for?"

Seeing her like this, Shen Kang seemed unaware of his situation and asked in confusion, "Didn't Ouyang Yu tell you about me?"