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âPrincipal Zhao, youâre much more experienced than me, and your connections are better than mine. Itâs more appropriate to write your name on it.â
âDonât say that. Iâm just a little older than you. In terms of networking, Iâm definitely not as good as you,â Zhao Qi said.
âYouâre the director of Longxin Research Institute, so you must know better people than me. Besides, the things those two students created is all software related. Youâll definitely be more useful than me if you were to be assigned as the supervisor.â
âAlright, itâs not a big deal. When will I need to sign it?â
âLetâs do it now. Those two students are also in school. Iâll call them over.â
âSure.â
Zhao Qi returned to his desk and called his secretary, Zhou Gengzhe, to explain the matter.
About half an hour later, there was a knock on the office door.
âCome in.â
The door was pushed open and two boys, one tall and one short, walked in.
âHello, Principal.â
After greeting him, the two of them glanced at Lin Yi, but they were unfamiliar with this person and had no impression of him.
Because they were graduate students of the university, they had left to start a business a year ago. They had only returned to school now, so they did not know that a figure like Lin Yi had appeared in the university.
âTeacher Lin, this is them. The tall one is called Zhang Bo, and the short one is called Mao Jinlong.â
After the introduction, Zhao Qi turned around and looked at Zhang Bo and Mao Jinlong.
âThe person in front of you is our schoolâs vice-principal, Lin Yi.â
âVice principal?â
Both of them were very surprised to learn of Lin Yiâs identity.
In their impression, anyone who could become a vice principal had to be at least a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties.
They had never thought that such a young person would become the vice principal of the university. How many backdoors did he have to use?
âHello, Principal Lin.â The two of them nodded in greeting.
âDidnât you want me to sign the application for the entrepreneurship fund? After thinking about it, I felt that it was more suitable for Principal Lin to sign it, so I asked him to come.â
âAh?!â
Both of them looked a little reluctant.
They wanted Zhao Qi to sign it not only because he was the principal of the university.
It was because of his connections throughout the education system.
If in the future they found a potential investor and the investor saw that the supervisor was Zhao Qi, the former would likely give Zhao Qi some face and the negotiation would be smoother.
This was their main goal.
However, if the instructor was replaced by the person in front of him, what was the point of all this?
âAlright, donât just stand there. Bring the application over. Iâll get Principal Lin to stamp it and sign it.â
The two of them hesitated for a while and did not hand over the application.
âWhat are you two doing? Do you want him to sign or not?â Zhao Qi said with a straight face.
âPrincipal Zhao, we want you to sign it.â
âMe?â
Zhang Bo nodded. âThis entrepreneurship fund is very important to us, so we have to find someone important to sign it. If we canât get investments in the future, our project will go bankrupt. This matter canât be taken lightly.â
âYou two brats, what are you talking about?!â Zhao Qi slammed the table.
âDo you know how much effort I spent to get Principal Lin to sign it? Do you know how precious Principal Linâs time is?!â
âPrincipal Zhao, I know that his time is precious, so thereâs no need for him to sign. Itâs better for you to do it.â
Zhao Qiâs expression was ugly as he tried to explain to Lin Yi,
âTeacher Lin, donât be angry. Iâll talk to them properly.â
âThereâs no need. Since Iâm not qualified, you can do it.â
âYouâre the president of Longxin Research Institute. If youâre not qualified, who is?â
âPrincipal Lin is president of Longxin Research Institute?â
Obviously, Zhang Bo and Mao Jinlong were both aware of Longxin Research Institute and knew how reputable this place was.
âWhat else? Why else would I ask Principal Lin to come over?â
âWell â¦â
The two of them looked very awkward.
If they had known that Lin Yi had such an identity, they would have asked him to sign it back then.
He worked in this circle, so his words would definitely carry more weight.
âPrincipal Lin, Iâm sorry. Weâre young and irrational. Please donât hold it against us.â
âAlright, no need to apologize. I have a good relationship with Principal Zhao, so you donât have to worry about this,â Lin Yi said.
âHow much investment do you want to apply for?â
â500,000â¦â
âGo to Lingyun Group and find someone called He Yuanyuan. Tell her that I asked you to come and ask for 500,000 yuan from her. This matter will be settled then.â
âLingyun Group?!â Zhang Bo and Mao Jinlong were stunned.
âThatâs the new big company in Zhonghai. Itâs said that their two buildings alone are worth 18 billion yuan. In their eyes, the two of us are nothing.â
âJust mention my name. Someone will definitely cater to you.â
âReally?â
âLingyun Group is my company. Who would dare to reject you?â
âHuh?â
Hearing this news, even Zhao Qi was stunned.
âTeacher Lin, is Lingyun Group really yours?â
âYeah,â Lin Yi said matter-of-factly, âItâs just that I didnât publicize this news, so not many people know.â
Zhao Qi wiped the sweat from his forehead.
âTeacher Lin, youâve really impressed us.â
âItâs not a big deal. Donât worry about it.â
Seeing Lin Yiâs calm expression, Zhang Bo and Mao Jinlong were shocked.
In terms of age, Principal Lin was about the same age as him.
However, not only was he the president of Longxin Research Institute, but he was also the behind-the-scenes boss of Lingyun Group.
Compared to them, who had only developed a small software, they were worlds apart.
The most infuriating thing was that they had looked down on him just now.
What a f*cking idiot!
âWhy arenât you thanking Principal Lin? What are you standing there for?â Zhao Qi said.
âThank you, Principal Lin. Thank you, Principal Lin.â
âIf you want to thank someone, thank Principal Zhao. I am doing this for him.â
âYes, yes, yes. Thank you, Principal Zhao.â
âAlright, this matter has been resolved perfectly. You guys can leave first. Principal Lin and I have other things to discuss.â
âYes, yes, yes, Principal Zhao. Weâll take our leave first.â
The two of them walked out of the office excitedly. Zhao Qi looked at Lin Yi and said,
âTeacher Lin, look at this mess. It looks as if Iâm the one asking you for money. I really didnât know that Lingyun Group was your company.â
âWhat are you talking about? Iâm the vice-principal of the university. Itâs only natural for me to do something for the university. Besides, 500,000 yuan isnât a lot. Iâll earn this amount in the blink of an eye.â
Zhao Qi chuckled and revealed an expression that all men understood.
âTeacher Lin, since weâre done with this matter, I still have something to tell you.â
âTell me.â
âThereâs a school welcoming ceremony at three in the afternoon. Youâre an important leader of the school. Since youâre here today, letâs attend it together.â