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Alongside the data ranking competition among Weibo's four top-tier galas, the June graduation season, filled with farewells and aspirations, also kicked off.

Jinling University, a prestigious university in Jiangnan with a century of history, is holding a grand graduation ceremony today.

As one of the most legendary alumni in Jinling University's more than 100-year history, Li Feng also gave his alma mater face by turning down most of his complicated business meetings and making a low-key appearance at the graduation ceremony.

Walking through the lobby of the Jinan University History Museum, among the long list of "Distinguished Alumni" names, those who ranked ahead of Li Feng were almost all pillars of the nation who had entered the cabinet to govern.

In the fields of private economy and modern technology, Li Feng's name has long been prominent.

After the newly appointed president of Jinling University delivered a passionate speech, he invited Li Feng to the stage to give a speech amidst thunderous applause from thousands of students.

After straightening his suit, Li Feng, standing under the spotlight, already seemed quite at ease in such a grand setting.

Sometimes, when Li Feng thinks back on it, he can't help but feel a little self-deprecating:

Is it inevitable that men will become fond of lecturing and giving unsolicited advice in public once they reach middle age?

This wasn't just him; Pony Ma from Deepsea City and Jack Ma from West Lake also went through this phase in their early years.

Among them, Jack Ma, who was an English teacher, was the most prominent, and at one point became the one who appeared most frequently on various forums among the "Two Mas and One Li".

In comparison, Li Feng is quite restrained and low-key. Apart from national strategic-level technology press conferences, he rarely gives lectures. Today, he is simply there to support his alma mater.

On the podium, Li Feng was radiant and spoke with great confidence.

He spoke at length about the grand blueprint of technological self-reliance, the ideals and struggles of contemporary youth, and his words were full of heartfelt praise for the good policies of the Party and the country, as well as for this magnificent era.

As he got more excited, his domineering presence in the business world almost caused him to go off-script once again.

Fortunately, recalling the trouble caused by his careless words that year, Li Feng has matured and restrained his urge to confide in others.

At the end of his speech, Li Feng also announced a mathematics competition wholly funded by Haofeng as a closing statement:

"To repay my alma mater for its nurturing, I hereby announce that Haofeng Group will jointly establish the annual Haofeng Global Mathematics and Algorithm Elite Competition with Jinling University, with an initial prize pool of 30 million RMB."

"Led entirely by the Department of Mathematics at Jinling University, we are issuing a global call for talented young scholars!"

Amidst thunderous cheers from the audience, Li Feng nodded slightly, concluding his speech.

The subsequent speech by "outstanding graduate representatives" was another reason why Li Feng came to Jinling University to show his support today—

Zhang Xinyu graduated with her master's degree today.

Yes, although she is almost a year behind Liu Yifei and Yang Mi, who are already pursuing their doctorates at the University of Hong Kong, in terms of academic progress.

But for a woman from humble beginnings who started with a junior college degree, being able to obtain a formal full-time master's degree from Jinan University at this age is already a remarkable transformation.

On the podium, Zhang Xinyu, dressed in an academic gown and wearing a square cap, appeared deeply moved as she faced the thousands of teachers and students below.

His voice choked up several times as he spoke emotionally:

"...In my life, the person I am most grateful to is the one who pulled me out of the mire during my darkest hour."

"Without him, I, Zhang Xinyu, would never be standing here today."

Although Zhang Xinyu did not mention any names in her speech from beginning to end.

However, anyone who is interested can easily find out by simply checking the publicly available resumes:

The outstanding female graduate student who shone brightly on the stage was none other than Chairman Li, who sat in the first row of VIP seats and was his first chief secretary when he started his business.

However, in order to take into account the impact.

While the graduation ceremony was underway, Haofeng Group's public relations department and ByteDance's technical team had already joined forces to implement rather strict control over online public opinion:

On that day, on all mainstream social media platforms and search engines in China, all posts and entries that simultaneously involved keywords such as "Li Feng, secretary, Jin Da master's degree, Hao Feng's housekeeper" were all identified as sensitive words by the system and subjected to silent traffic restrictions.

On Weibo, any account that dares to exploit the situation and try to steer the relationship towards a romantic scandal will be permanently banned within a very short period of time.

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The graduation ceremony had just ended when Li Feng, surrounded by bodyguards, got into a private car and headed to Xuzhou.

It is said that Huaxin has just overcome a technical challenge.

Zhang Xinyu, the main focus of today's discussion, showed no resentment whatsoever on her delicate face when Li Feng failed to deliver on his promise to give her a graduation reward.

She is unlike most women.

The reason Zhang Xinyu has been able to stand by Li Feng's side for so many years is that she is always the one who knows her place best.

He returned to his villa in Jinling.

With a single phone call, Zhang Xinyu invited the two side dishes she had originally prepared for Li Feng, Chen Duling and Tian Xiwei, to her home.

Zhang Xinyu has increasingly valued and trusted Chen Duling over the years.

There's no other reason than that Chen Duling was a top student with an engineering background.

Not only does she have a pure and clean appearance, but most importantly, she can provide Zhang Xinyu with reliable intellectual support in her academic planning.

As for Tian Xiwei standing to the side, in Zhang Xinyu's eyes, she was at most just an extra with a good figure.

"Sister Zhang, congratulations on successfully obtaining your master's degree."

With a serious expression, Chen Duling took out a detailed report that he had prepared in advance, and thoughtfully made a long-term academic plan for the eldest sister:

"Both your previous bachelor's degree and this master's degree were in business administration."

"If you want to continue your studies in a doctoral program, you should choose this specific area, following the conventional academic path."

"However, according to the latest academic review trends from the Ministry of Education and major universities, the difficulty of graduating with a management doctorate in business administration has become extremely high in recent years."

"Not only is the average graduation rate abroad less than 30%, but even the graduation rate of top universities in China is a dismal 37%. No matter how you look at it, choosing this direction to pursue a doctoral degree is too risky."

At this point, Chen Duling said earnestly:

"While the PhD in Education at the University of Hong Kong, chosen by Liu Yifei and Yang Mi, has an extremely high entry threshold in name, in reality, some of the University of Hong Kong's advanced special grant programs, if backed by a strong foundation, have a graduation rate of over 95%." "Although the graduation rate for ordinary programs is as low as 19%, these two clearly belong to the former category."

Hearing this, Tian Xiwei, who was already somewhat of a big-breasted and brainless woman, couldn't help but interject:

"Well... Sister Zhang, since the University of Hong Kong has such a high graduation rate of 95% for its PhD in Education, why don't you choose to study education too?"

"Since the boss is so rich, he can just donate another foundation to the University of Hong Kong, and the deal will be a sure thing, right?"

In Tian Xiwei's limited understanding, since there was a 95% pass rate, there was naturally no reason not to choose it.

However, as soon as she uttered these rude and foolish words, Zhang Xinyu's eyes darkened.

Before Zhang Xinyu could reprimand her for her shortsightedness and overstepping of bounds, Chen Duling quickly spoke up to help Tian Xiwei out of the predicament:

"Xiaotian, things aren't as simple as you think."

Chen Duling subtly turned to the side, giving Tian Xiwei a stern warning look, before explaining clearly to Zhang Xinyu:

"Sister Zhang, you absolutely must not follow the trend and go to HKU."

"The media storm caused by Ms. Yang Mi's enrollment at the beginning of the year has been suppressed, but its negative impact still exists in Hong Kong's academic circles."

"Moreover, the only doctoral supervisor at the University of Hong Kong who can be considered a leading figure in the field of education is Professor Liu Liwei."

"She is already supervising Liu Yifei and Yang Mi at the same time. If you join in now, it will not only look bad in the eyes of the public, but also a doctoral supervisor's energy and academic resources are limited. She cannot possibly help three students graduate early at the same time."

Listening to Chen Duling's meticulous analysis of the pros and cons, Zhang Xinyu took it all in.

She hadn't taken the silly Tian Xiwei seriously in the first place, but seeing Chen Duling being so considerate, she was naturally happy to give him face.

"So, according to you... how should I choose my path to a doctorate?"