America's Greatest Villain: I Defeat Magic with Magic

Chapter 134 Off-Campus Activities

When Chen Yuan and Hoshino Mina arrived at the lecture hall, they saw Kevin waving at them.

"Why are you all so slow?"

Kevin pushed the Corolla's keys in front of Chen Yuan, his eyes filled with suspicion.

After all, the V8 Audi RS7 is much faster than the Corolla, so the boss should have arrived long ago.

"There were some minor hiccups on the way, but they've been resolved."

Chen Yuan said casually, while Hoshino Mina, standing beside him, changed the subject: "This class is 'Biotechnology Translation and Society,' but Dr. Koberg has been arrested by the IRS. Who will be teaching it in his place?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a middle-aged woman slowly walked to the podium in the classroom.

Chen Yuan was familiar with this person; she was Professor Linda Walker, the executive vice dean of the School of Life Sciences, whom he had met at the recent infringement hearing.

Professor Walker was also a driving force behind the "Spark Project," so it was only natural for her to take Dr. Berg's place in teaching.

As soon as Professor Walker stood at the podium, he immediately said, "Dr. Berg has encountered some personal health issues and needs to rest for a while. Therefore, the next class..."

I will take your place.

As soon as he finished speaking, a murmur arose in the classroom.

After all, Dr. Berger's "Spark Program" and the $5 performance evaluation criteria had caused everyone a lot of trouble, and everyone hoped that with Dr. Berger's departure, the "Spark Program" would be canceled.

However, contrary to expectations, Professor Walker seemed to have guessed what the students were thinking and immediately said, "Although Dr. Berg has left, his proposed 'Life Science Commercialization Assessment,' also known as the Spark Program, will continue, and the $5 commercial profit conversion will still be used as the final assessment standard."

These words immediately drew sighs from the students in the audience.

Professor Walker, however, seemed completely oblivious to the noise and turned on the projector.

Soon, a concise and powerful title appeared on the big screen: "USC School of Life Sciences Spring Lakeside Social Day".

Kevin muttered the title on the screen: "Holy crap, a spring outing?"

Even Arthur, who was focused on reading a theory book, was visibly startled and subconsciously looked towards the podium.

The students didn't have to wait long, as Professor Walker quickly explained: "As you all know, several student projects in the School of Life Sciences have experienced some unfortunate setbacks in the past few weeks."

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, many people knew that Professor Walker was referring to Adrian's project.

After all, he not only raised more than three million US dollars from 100 wealthy second-generation students in the School of Life Sciences, but also built a team of dozens of people and even recruited five top students from the School of Life Sciences.

However, with Adrian's arrest and the change of ownership of LBX Biotechnology, the academic alliance he had built vanished.

This will inevitably lead to confusion and fear among the students who originally planned to follow Adrian to achieve the $5 profit target in one game.

Professor Walker continued, "The university is deeply concerned about this and has begun a comprehensive review of multiple aspects, including student entrepreneurship, project management, and regulations for the use of on-campus resources."

The expressions on the faces of many students in the audience became subtle.

Those who originally belonged to Adrian's team, as well as those who purchased "early partner" slots, all had stiff expressions.

However, Professor Walker did not delve deeper into this topic, but instead changed the subject directly: "But in any case, the school does not want students to lose their normal learning, social and life rhythm that should belong to the university stage because of these disturbances."

"Especially you third-year students, you have been under too much pressure this semester that students shouldn't have to bear."

"After discussions between the college and the Student Affairs Office, we have decided to organize an off-campus spring activity for third-year students in the School of Life Sciences this weekend, allowing everyone to temporarily escape the lab, classroom, and those frustrating startup targets, and relax for a few days."

The moment these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the audience changed immediately.

The students, who had initially been somewhat curious and tentative, finally began to show genuine interest.

After all, for these third-year students who were almost driven to a nervous breakdown by the "Spark Project," "relaxing for a few days" was already very tempting.

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Vice Dean Walker continued to announce the details with satisfaction: "The event will be held at a lakeside campsite that the school has a long-term partnership with, about an hour and a half's drive away. There will be a bus service on the day of the event, and the college will cover all transportation and basic activity costs."

"The event takes place from Friday afternoon to Sunday evening, and the activities mainly consist of free socializing and light outdoor recreation, including lakeside picnics, campsite barbecues, music events, frisbee, water sports experiences, and an evening bonfire party."

When the words "bonfire party" were mentioned, some girls in the lecture hall even started to chuckle softly.

The boys in the front row, who are usually quite active, were already exchanging glances, clearly indicating that they were thinking about more than just "relaxing".

Vice Dean Walker had clearly anticipated this reaction, so he tapped the podium lightly again and added in a calm tone, "In addition, to liven up the atmosphere, the school's football team and cheerleading squad will be invited to the event for new season promotion and social interaction. The Sinclair Family Sponsorship Fund will provide partial funding support for the event."

This caused an uproar throughout the classroom.

If the "lakeside barbecue" and "bonfire party" mentioned earlier only made people feel relaxed and expectant, then the words "football team" and "cheerleading team" instantly transformed what was originally an ordinary spring outing into a real American-style campus party.

Many students who had previously shown no interest in the college's announcement suddenly had their eyes light up.

Beautiful lakes and mountains, bonfire parties, and hot cheerleading girls.

If you're lucky, you might even experience a romantic trip.

Compared to the students around him who were caught up in the frenzy, Chen Yuan seemed uninterested.

After all, the new Deep Blue Biotechnology Company had just been established, and Arthur's research had only just begun to get on track. He had no interest in participating in any college spring outings.

Anyway, these team-building activities are definitely voluntary in college, so it doesn't matter whether you go or not.

However, my phone suddenly beeped. It was a message from Vivian: "You're going to participate in this event too."

Chen Yuan frowned and immediately replied, "Why?"

"Because as a board member of the foundation, I have to be present to supervise."

Chen Yuan was speechless. This rich heiress really had the nerve to order people around.

Just as he was about to firmly refuse, Vivian sent another message: "You only need to be responsible for the participants' meals. The school will pay you at normal commercial rates, and some media will be invited to the event. This is a great opportunity to promote Rongdingge's healthy cuisine and boost DeepBlue Technology's brand."

Vivian's words, smack of capitalist greed, instantly and completely changed Chen Yuan's antagonistic thoughts.

If there's money to be made, why not go?

You should know that DeepBlue Biotechnology has a debt of 330 million.

Based on past experience, at least half of the third-year students in the School of Life Sciences would participate in such an event, plus the rugby team, which would have at least 200 people. With so many people's food for two or three days, they could easily make tens of thousands of dollars in net profit.

Moreover, behind this seemingly relaxed spring outing lies a lot worth fighting for.

If this trip goes well, it won't be as simple as just selling a few servings of fried chicken.

Chen Yuan quickly replied, "No problem!"