In name only: The land of Handong, I shall rule its fate.

Pan Lin appeared tough, but in reality, she was helpless.

Her teacher is about to retire.

I really can't help her any more, especially with things that only offend people.

"Dear students, you already know why you're here. That's right, the second season of 'Be Arrogant, College Students!' is about to start filming, and this season is different from the first."

Inside the town's main auditorium.

Wu Chunlin stood on the platform with the microphone and spoke eloquently. He even seemed uncomfortable speaking while seated, so he left his seat and walked to the front of the stage.

"This season, we selected the best of the best from the participants of the first season, choosing four groups of 400 outstanding representatives. As our opponents, we selected you from outstanding talents from 55 other key universities across the country."

Wu Chunlin looked at the lucky ones, pointed his finger, and said, "You will form your own teams, four groups of one hundred people each, eighty official members and twenty reserve members. You will compete against each other in pairs, and one out of every two groups will be selected. At this stage, your only opponent is each other."

"but…"

"Unlike the first season, the challenges for each group are different, but the goal for all eight groups here is the same: Daoshan Town, where you are standing."

"Now I'll explain the rules of the game to you. Season 2, 'Go, College Students!' is a 100% real-life simulation, and the theme is..."

"Develop Daoshan Town!"

"Daoshan is a rocky, impoverished town in Handong. Due to ecological protection restrictions, it cannot be developed on a large scale and mainly relies on Taoist tourism, tea, and agriculture. There is almost no large-scale industry, the finances are weak, and it depends on tourism and transfer payments. The economic level of the local residents is quite low."

"What you need to do is to use your own knowledge and integrate the strength of the team to develop Daoshan Town."

Wu Chunlin suddenly raised his voice, "The entire theme is divided into ten rings."

"The first hurdle: a baseline survey of the ecology and industry of the entire Daoshan area."

The program's tasks are as follows:

In accordance with this year's township ecological standards, we completed the survey of the red line of the Daoshan forest, the sampling of soil and water quality in tea gardens, the inventory of business formats in Taoist scenic areas, and the statistics of rural farmland and idle homesteads.

This includes, but is not limited to, establishing ecological site records, verifying tea garden planting density, compiling statistics on outdated business formats in scenic areas, and sorting out town-level fiscal revenue and expenditure ledgers.

The core challenge lies in ensuring that you accurately distinguish between "adjustable areas" and "absolutely ecologically prohibited areas," as data deviations will render all subsequent plans invalid due to violations.

You need to conduct a comprehensive survey of mountain foothills, tea plantations, and villages in areas inaccessible by vehicle, carrying heavy-duty sampling equipment, records, and forms, working in shifts day and night to process the raw data.

Remember to strictly adhere to the ecological red line without any relaxation!

This round of challenges will produce the "Original Baseline Report on Ecology, Industry and Finance of Daoshan Township for This Year". This will be the sole basis for all subsequent challenges. Data errors will be permanently stored. Even if problems are discovered later, you will not be able to change them and can only continue to extrapolate from the incorrect data.

Therefore, please double-check your data reports before submitting them to ensure accuracy.

"The second challenge: accurate diagnosis of business model shortcomings and ecological risks."

The program's tasks are as follows:

Based on the raw data from the first stage, we identified the three core pain points of Daoshan this year:

1. Taoist scenic areas: Limited business model, focusing solely on sightseeing with no lasting impact, resulting in extreme differences in visitor numbers between peak and off-peak seasons;

2. Tea industry: small-scale farming, lack of standardized processing, extremely low premiums, and waste of ecological resources;

3. Agriculture: Specialty crops such as grapes and mulberries are not grown on a large scale, lack branding, and are disconnected from sales.

At the same time, we will investigate hidden ecological risks such as forest fire prevention, soil erosion in tea gardens, and overcrowding in scenic areas, and conduct risk classification and rating.

You need to conduct on-site re-inspections of high-risk locations, visit individual tea farmers and merchants in scenic areas, conduct intensive interviews, verify records, and even work through the night to compile a risk list.

We must remember not to adopt a one-size-fits-all approach in pursuit of economic development; we must take into account three key aspects: the ecological environment, the feelings of local residents, and economic development.

This round of checks will generate a "List of Industrial Shortcomings and Ecological Risks to be Rectified in Daoshan Town This Year," which, once submitted, cannot be modified.

"The third challenge: developing three differentiated development plans based on zero industry and low budget."

The program's tasks are as follows:

Strictly adhering to the overarching premise of "no large-scale development, no industry, and weak finances," three feasible light-development plans were formulated:

Direction A: Prioritize ecological optimization, minimize changes, and eliminate risks;

Direction B: Prioritize the improvement of cultural tourism, optimize Taoist study tours, health and wellness, and folk customs, and lightly renovate scenic spots;

Direction C: Prioritize increasing agricultural income, standardize tea gardens, brand specialty agricultural products, and pilot the under-forest economy;

The directions provided are merely for your reference in completing the challenge; there is no need to avoid discussing them. Furthermore, if you have better ideas that are within the bounds of compliance and legality, you are welcome to submit them as well.

However, for the sake of your grades, I advise you to communicate with the review panel beforehand and discuss the feasibility of your plan.

The difficulty in this round lies in the need to complete cost calculations, passenger flow forecasts, agricultural production increase calculations, and ecological impact assessments. All of these are basic undergraduate calculations, but the data volume is huge and complex, making them extremely prone to errors.

You need to conduct closed-door, high-intensity, desk-based simulations, perform massive data calculations, layout schemes, parameter verification, and iterative modifications.

Remember not to waste time striving for perfection; there is rarely a perfect solution in this world.

This round of challenges will produce a "Feasibility Plan for Light Industry Upgrading and Development in Daoshan Township," which will directly determine the direction for subsequent implementation.

The rules are the same; once submitted, it cannot be modified.

Wu Chunlin didn't give anyone time to react, and rattled off a long list of rules, "That's all for the first three rounds."

"You may have some areas you are good at, and you may have no experience with them, but you are a team. So before you take action, I want to add another rule: official team members must personally participate in at least two of the projects, and substitute team members must participate in at least one project, and it must be a substantial and effective participation."

"Of course you are a team."

"I hope that each of you will participate 100%."

joke!

Do you really think these twenty substitutes are substitutes? They're all drudges, all of them should join in and do the work.

Do you think I've brought this here just to watch the show...?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

The transportation, accommodation, and meal expenses reimbursed by the finance department of Handong were all paid in real money.

Substitute?

It's just a way to fool those old folks, and of course, it's also a way to fool these students. Otherwise, what if some people don't participate because of the pressure?

But now that he's here, Wu Chunlin is in charge, hehehe!

"The first three rounds are your first test."

Wu Chunlin suppressed a smile and continued, "The judging panel will score you based on your work. The first round is out of 40, the second round is out of 30, and the third round is out of 30. Of course, all scores are out of 100 for easy calculation. You will compete in pairs, and four out of eight will advance to the next round."

"The losing team..."

"rest assured!"

"Your journey will not end. You will be taken over by the winners as assistants to complete the non-core tasks they assign you."

"In short... cow and horse!"