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"Junior, what you said makes a lot of sense." You Yi's attitude towards Lu Yuan had clearly improved a lot, but he wasn't entirely optimistic. Instead, he changed the subject and raised a more practical question, "Hypothetically, how can we be sure you're capable after we team up?"

This is actually a two-way selection process. Their thinking is the same as Lu Yuan's: they want to find capable teammates and absolutely do not welcome those "big shots" who just want to hang around and get points.

Lu Yuan smiled calmly, his eyes revealing a maturity beyond his years: "Senior, although I am a freshman, if we end up forming a team, I will be the captain."

"What?"

Both of them were taken aback, and the little bit of goodwill they had felt towards Lu Yuansheng immediately dissipated.

He could be the captain, but he couldn't say it so confidently and openly at this time.

After all, they had only just met and hadn't even figured out each other's grades in their major courses.

You think you can just become the team leader like that?

Doesn't this mean that the senior students' abilities, knowledge, and experience are inferior to yours?

This is no different from provocation and can easily arouse the rebellious mentality of young people.

Before they could react, Lu Yuan added, "You want to know my strength, right? I believe that after you see it, you'll definitely want me to be the captain."

"So arrogant?" Youyi was the first to show his dissatisfaction, his brows furrowed.

Lu Yuan smiled and waved his hand, took out his phone, opened a video, and handed it to the two senior students.

The two were puzzled, but they still went over to take a look.

The two looked on in astonishment, their eyes widening as they tried to ask something, but they didn't know where to begin.

Lu Yuan felt the time was right, so he explained, "This is a clothing store I opened in my hometown during the summer vacation. It operates on a fast-fashion model. The main strategy is to collect data through trial sales, quickly adjust the inventory ratio, and strike while the iron is hot to make a quick profit."

The two senior students obviously didn't understand the specific operational strategies, but Lu Yuan explained them clearly and logically. In addition, there were video evidence, including screenshots of the store's booming business, promotional strategies, and even a record of an interview with Jiangcheng TV.

These are all Lu Yuan's trump cards, which he has now made very valuable, and he has naturally kept them all on his phone for future use.

The fact that he was "interviewed by a TV station" alone is enough to prove that Lu Yuan is not just talking the talk.

Neither You Yi nor Hu Xingyu would have dared to dream of receiving such an honor at their age.

Moreover, Lu Yuan did indeed make money running a clothing store. His ability to break through in the mature clothing industry is enough to prove his business acumen.

In addition, he personally persuaded a boss to invest 500,000 yuan in start-up capital for him.

This boss is, of course, Lin Kai.

Lu Yuan put away his phone, looked at the two senior students, and said calmly but powerfully, "As the captain, I will naturally take on the responsibilities of a captain. I will lead you to victory and help you make money. I can't guarantee that our idea will definitely make it into the provincial competition, but at least it is feasible. Perhaps, winning the school competition championship is not out of the question."

The air was still for a few seconds.

Hu Xingyu adjusted his glasses and asked with interest, "Junior, are you planning to continue running the clothing store?"

Lu Yuan shook his head, but after thinking about it, he nodded.

This left the senior students extremely puzzled: "What does it mean to shake your head and nod at the same time?"

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "It's like this, my family owns a garment factory, and I also run a clothing store. I guess I'll never be able to leave this industry. Everything I do is actually paving the way for my clothing brand. So, I don't plan to get into clothing directly right now, but my ultimate goal is still to get into clothing."

"Could you... explain it a little more clearly?"

The senior students were completely confused by Lu Yuan's words.

This is exactly the effect Lu Yuan wanted.

One key to establishing authority is knowing how to "intimidate" people. You can make certain things sound profound and mysterious, giving the listener the illusion that "this guy seems really awesome."

Once the listener has this thought, they have already implicitly placed themselves in a lower position, thus making the speaker's words more persuasive.

Even if some of what they say doesn't sound very plausible, the listener will likely think about it more carefully, automatically ignore the problem, and even help to justify it.

Lu Yuan certainly wasn't lying to them, after all, he really wanted to start a business.

Seeing that his senior was intimidated, he finally revealed the whole story: "Actually, my project is very simple. I want to create a dating-themed website."

"What is that?!"

The senior student was so shocked that he stood up.

It's not that Lu Yuan's proposed dating-themed website is particularly amazing, but rather that Lu Yuan has gone too far in his thinking.

They assumed that if Lu Yuan wasn't directly involved in the clothing business, he was probably planning to do something related to clothing, such as developing new fabrics or processes, or creating new clothing promotion strategies or sales models.

To my utter surprise, it turned out to be a dating-themed website.

What the hell does this have to do with running a clothing brand?!

"Junior, you're kidding, right?" Hu Xingyu smiled wryly. It was true that Lu Yuan was capable, but he couldn't rule out the possibility that he was just making fun of people.

"I'm not joking," Lu Yuan said solemnly, without a trace of joking.

This left the senior students completely baffled: "Junior, we really don't understand, what does running a dating-themed website have to do with clothing?"

"Yes, of course, and it's very important."

How do you know?

With Lu Yuan's confident and assertive words, the senior students had no choice but to believe him.

Lu Yuan explained earnestly, "In the coming year, I'm going to launch a couples' clothing brand, which naturally requires the support of a romance-themed website. To put it simply, I want to use this romance-themed website to build my target consumer group and convert traffic into sales."

"Wait, wait..." The senior students couldn't take it anymore and quickly called for a halt. "Junior, aren't you being a bit naive? How could a dating-themed website possibly be a money-making project? Do you have any data or case studies to support your claim?"

"Well... not yet." Lu Yuan paused, then readily admitted, "However, we can practice and collect data while drafting a proposal for the competition. Anyway, the competition lasts for six months, so we have plenty of time to prepare."

Lu Yuan knew that in the next few years, romance would be the most popular theme. Movies, television shows, and novels all heavily relied on romance, and even many products used romance as a selling point to increase their value and sales.

This has also given rise to many rituals related to love, which is an inevitable trend in social development.

What Lu Yuan wants to grasp is this social trend.

He was a reincarnated individual who knew the trends for the next few years, but his seniors didn't. In their eyes, it sounded far too uncertain, and they had no confidence in it whatsoever.

Lu Yuan looked at them, his tone calm yet carrying an undeniable determination: "Senior, I've always been a decisive person; if I have an idea, I'll do it immediately. I'm definitely going to create this dating-themed website. I also want to gain more exposure by participating in the competition, and perhaps even attract investors. If you want to cooperate with me and become original shareholders of this project, I warmly welcome you; if you're really not interested, I won't force you. Of course, if I fail in the end, you don't need to laugh at me; and if I succeed, you'll probably have very little chance to join halfway through."

At this point, Lu Yuan had already gotten up to leave.

Currently, it seems that the two senior students do lack confidence.

With this kind of mentality, even if you get them to join you, they may not go all out, and it will be difficult for them to achieve great things.

Rather than doing that, it's better to stop there and let them think about it themselves.

People can be found again; Lu Yuan only valued the two senior students' competition experience.