Starting with the Broken-Winged Frost Butterfly: Beast Taming

The night is vast and boundless.

Zhu Ran confirmed the paper was complete several times, then clicked send and sent it to Professor Tang via email.

Before he could even stand up and stretch,

Professor Tang actually sent back an email with two documents attached.

"What is this?"

Download the document and browse it carefully.

The title of the first article was, in fact, "Letter of Intent Regarding the Purchase of the 'Little Tiger' Evolution Formula."

Zhu Ran's brows furrowed slightly.

This is nothing new; the vast majority of evolution formulas have commercial value, the only difference being how much value they have.

The world is never short of shrewd businessmen.

For them, an adorable pet that attracts countless viewers upon its first appearance would certainly be valuable if it could be mass-bred.

"It's one thing for outside businessmen to flock to it, but the 'Business Department of Chung-Chu University' has actually attracted the involvement of an official platform?"

Zhu Ran was quite moved.

As he finished browsing through the entire document, his furrowed brows slowly relaxed.

You've misunderstood.

The entire text uses no harsh language, but rather explains the pros and cons from the student's perspective.

Advantage: The Department of Business at Chung-Tu University will not be stingy with funds and will buy out the property in one go according to market value, while retaining Zhu Ran's authorship rights and not depriving him of his right to use this to challenge evolutionary scientists in the future.

The problem is that if students sell the products themselves, many risks cannot be controlled. On the contrary, with the backing of Zhongdu University and the law professors, Zhu Ran has no worries about future troubles.

"From this perspective, it's hard not to be tempted."

"However, the valuation of three million is actually a bit low."

"Even though they're both mature, C-grade, Little Tiger should be comparable to a camera chicken, right? The individual price can't be less than 120,000, and the formula must be worth at least 3 million, right?"

Zhu Ran couldn't help but let his imagination run wild.

Of course, even if it's a low amount, three million is enough for him to resolve Xuexi and the first life contract issue in one go.

But Zhu Ran always remembered that Professor Tang sent two documents.

"Hmm? The title of the second document is actually 'University Student Entrepreneurship Support Program'..."

This time, Zhu Ran's reading speed slowed down significantly.

In the original concept of Chung-Du University, students who could produce a unique formula for a C-grade mature body before graduation were considered "special talents".

For special talents who start businesses based on the formula, they can enjoy both "college student entrepreneurship subsidies" and "hospital funding support".

"The university student entrepreneurship subsidy is provided by Chixia City. Surprisingly, someone in my situation can apply for the maximum amount, a total of 300,000 yuan in free start-up funds..."

Zhu Ran felt a moment of dry mouth and throat.

He saw it very clearly: it was free of charge, not low-interest or interest-free.

As long as you take this route, the 300,000 is practically free.

"The Business Investment Department of Chung-Du University offers various forms of financial support, including low-interest options and... capital injections?"

Zhu Ran noticed that Professor Tang had added special annotations under several sentences.

"For example, in establishing a breeding and raising base for formulated pets, the hospital initially invested 100 million yuan, which only accounts for 20% of the project's profit sharing. At the same time, it provided assistance from the legal department, support from the procurement department, and support from the construction department..."

Zhu Ran's gaze froze slightly.

Although he had never started a business, he was well aware of the principle that "it's good to have a big tree to lean on."

100 million, 20% project dividends, that's not important.

Importantly, when he embarked on this path, Chung-Du University became his partner and his biggest supporter!

Zhu Ran stood up and paced back and forth.

"If I get three million, I can easily squander it and fall back into poverty."

"But by starting a business, I can gain both social status and a continuous stream of wealth."

Whether Zhu Ran is willing to admit it or not.

His subconscious is now leaning towards Option Two.

"And there's error reversal."

"Broken-winged Frost Butterfly, Little Cute Tiger, and then nothing more?"

"I don't need to cultivate step by step. As long as I reverse the wrong form, my mental power will surge."

"If, like Little Tiger, one unlocks the correct formula after a complete reversal, aren't you afraid of being targeted because you're all alone? But with Zhongdu University behind you, most of that worry can be eliminated..."

Zhu Ran was completely smitten.

After repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, he tried sending a new email to Professor Tang to inquire about the details of the entrepreneurship support program.

"This is Director Li's phone number from the Business Investment Department. Contact him tomorrow; I've already spoken to him."

Professor Tang's reply was only one sentence.

Zhu Ran was somewhat excited, and even after taking a cold shower, she still couldn't calm down.

"tomorrow."

"I have a feeling that tomorrow will be a turning point in my life!"

Zhu Ran downed a bottle of ice water.

Feel the coolness reach your stomach and intestines.

Suddenly, I remembered my three-headed pet beast.

"Splash!"

Push open the kitchen door.

An animated film was still playing on the screen.

The little tiger remained in the same sitting position as it had been a few hours earlier, obediently sitting without moving.

Little Butterfly, however, was frequently distracted, her gaze wandering back and forth. Hearing the noise behind her, she immediately turned around, flapped her wings, and flew towards Zhu Ran.

"Is Zhu back?"

"Wow, your little tiger is so well-behaved! I've fallen asleep several times while watching it, but it can watch 20 or 30 episodes without getting sleepy or tired. It's really amazing."

"Didn't Senior Zhu mention that this is a mental-type pet? Mental-type pets generally have good composure... Waaah, I like it even more now! Who wouldn't want to sleep with a cute little tiger in their blankets?"

The live stream lasted for five hours.

When Zhu Ran returned, there were still more than 3,000 people watching online, which surprised even him.

Looking at the donations, the total has exceeded ten thousand yuan. The key is that he didn't do anything; he earned it while lying down. This money is just too good to pass the time...

"Thank you all for your support. Would you like to continue watching Shizuka sleep, or would you like to end this now?"

Zhu Ran bowed on camera and frankly presented his choice.

As expected, the comments section was flooded with "Continue".

Zhu Ran did the math in his mind. He didn't recommend Meiyan Xiangji to work for more than twelve hours straight, but if it was six or seven o'clock the next morning, that would be around the time he would get up, so the timing was just right.

"Shizuka, come back to my room with me."

"Dou Ding, watch your camera angle. My room is cluttered, so don't expose my privacy."

A short while later.

Zhu Ran cleared away some of the messy items and threw them into the storage room.

Then, a small nest was set up next to his bed.

Finally, we found the best spot for the beauty camera chicken to simultaneously capture Xuexi entering the refrigerator and Jingxiang curling up in a ball.

He himself perfectly avoided being photographed, no matter how bad his sleeping posture was.

Goodnight, Xuexi.

Goodnight, Shizuka.

"Work hard, little one."

Zhu Ran pulled the covers up and fell into a deep sleep.

……

I woke up the next day.

Help the beauty rooster apply machine oil for lubrication and maintenance, then put it into the sealing card.

Zhu Ran dialed Director Li's number.

"Beep beep beep—"

The call connected, and upon learning that it was Zhu, the student who had become an overnight sensation the previous day, Director Li smiled and said warmly:

"How about we talk in my office?"