"Let’s give a warm round of applause to welcome Zhou Wang, a graduate of the 24th class of Cai University Law School, one of the top ten outstanding young people in Jing City, shareholder and supervisor of the well-known domestic MCN organization Wuyou Media, a young entrepreneur, billionaire, and independent investor..."
As soon as Ni Hong finished speaking, the LED banner above the lecture hall lit up, with a line of big words flashing—
[Warmly welcome the renowned young entrepreneur Mr. Zhou Wang back to his alma mater]
Although Zhou Wang said not to hang banners, he didn’t say not to light up the LED screen, did he? Ni Hong secretly gave herself a thumbs-up for her cleverness.
After Ni Hong’s words fell, there was a brief silence in the lecture hall, followed by a rapid uproar and screams.
"It’s really Zhou Wang!"
"Oh my God, I’m going to meet my idol..."
"No, why are you guys so excited? Who is Zhou Wang?"
"Damn, dude, don’t you usually scroll through short videos? Even if you don’t, don’t you also visit forums and message boards? All the pinned posts are discussing Zhou Wang!"
"..."
The discussions in the lecture hall were endless. Some people were confused, but most people’s expressions changed because of that name.
This was already the group that received cutting-edge information the fastest, and most importantly... Zhou Wang was from Cai University.
Not to mention that Zhou Wang had already caused a sensation online, even if he had only become famous in a very niche field, once he was noticed by a Cai University student, it would quickly spread through the campus media.
Therefore, in any other university, Zhou Wang, who had just "debuted," couldn’t possibly be this famous, but within Cai University, he was already a hot topic...
In the back row, when the name Zhou Wang was mentioned, among the dozen or so graduates, others might still be puzzled, but Lu Chen was startled and suddenly stood up.
Who the hell came?
After listening clearly to the discussion, Lu Chen knew he hadn’t misheard, and his face turned incredibly grim.
Zhou Wang...
How could it be him...
There was no love or hate without reason in the world.
The main reason he didn’t like Zhou Wang initially was actually because he had once pursued the school’s belle of the 20th class, Ding Yi, but was straightforwardly rejected.
Almost no one knew about this, but Zhou Wang was there at the time.
Lu Chen, who always prided himself as a prodigy, felt humiliated in front of Zhou Wang, even though Zhou Wang hadn’t shown anything back then... Plus, due to the ambiguous relationship between Zhou Wang and Ding Yi, Lu Chen naturally held a grudge against Zhou Wang.
Small frictions on the basketball court were commonplace, until the time a fight broke out, Lu Chen had even invited the security office teacher for a meal and had a chat with the academic office...
So Zhou Wang got penalized, in which Lu Chen indeed played a nasty role.
Originally, after graduation, the name "Zhou Wang" almost faded from his memory... an inconspicuous small character, not worth remembering.
But recently, Zhou Wang suddenly became a shareholder of Wuyou Media and a young billionaire worth over hundreds of millions...
Compared to anyone else, Lu Chen was the most bewildered one because he knew Zhou Wang’s family background well and knew that Zhou Wang was in debt while in university, and he was puzzled—
Damn it, how did this trick happen?
Lu Chen couldn’t figure it out, but it didn’t stop him from choosing to ignore it. Unexpectedly, the day still came.
Turning his head and seeing Wang Qiaobin’s mocking expression, Lu Chen suddenly understood something, and his face turned even uglier.
So that’s how it was!
With Zhou Wang’s current influence, stripping away his speaking opportunity was not that difficult, just as he had once exerted a small influence in that matter.
This was Zhou Wang’s slap in return from afar.
The difference was that their levels were entirely different. Lu Chen had merely used personal relationships and familiar teachers to say hello, while with Zhou Wang, even using his toes, Lu Chen could understand Zhou Wang’s current status in the eyes of the school leadership...
"Lu Chen, now do you understand who the real joke is?"
Wang Qiaobin chuckled, imitating his previous action, patted his shoulder, and then sat down by himself, leaving Lu Chen standing there with a grim and changing expression.
...
When Zhou Wang, dressed in a well-fitted suit, walked onto the podium, the lecture hall erupted with enthusiastic applause and screams, and the school leaders on the stage also clapped warmly, showing Zhou Wang kind smiles.
How does a university demonstrate its comprehensive strength?
Campus environment, faculty strength, hardware facilities, world rankings... there could be many metrics to measure.
But the value of its graduates was undoubtedly the most crucial.
That represented a university’s heritage and reputation, as well as an indelible memory point.
Taking Harvard University and Bill Gates as an example, Bill Gates is certainly more famous than Harvard University, so some people who didn’t know about Harvard will learn a little more about Bill Gates and find out that he famously dropped out of Harvard, thus realizing just how amazing Harvard is...
As the saying goes, "Tomorrow the school will be proud of me," an impressive graduate is definitely going to be extensively publicized and even commemorated with statues or buildings by their alma mater.
How Zhou Wang made his fortune, no one knew yet. Perhaps netizens wanted to dig deeper, but for the leaders of Cai University, the process was entirely unimportant.
He was a billionaire, a banner Cai University could raise high, a brilliant stroke amidst the educational achievements of the school, which was already enough.