After that, Li Dong chatted with a few seniors for a while. He listened to a few words of flattery and flattered others as well.
Then, he got to know some representatives from the other academies through the introduction of a vice-principal.
The few big shots from the provincial party committee were not here, and Li Dong was not afraid of others, so everyone chatted to their heart's content.
But all the way until 9: 40 PM, Li Dong still did not see any traces of Chen Lang.
Huang Zhigao, who had just finished chatting with others, turned around and saw Li Dong staring at the entrance. He thought for a moment and walked over, asking, "Waiting for someone?"
Li Dong smiled and shook his head, "No, I just didn't see Minister Zhang and Secretary Wu. Are they coming this time?"
Huang Zhigao nodded and said, "I've already made an appointment. They will come during the celebration. But there are still 20 minutes left, so it's normal to not see them. "
These big shots from the provincial party committee would definitely not come early, so it was normal for them to be stuck at the time. Li Dong was not too surprised.
Huang Zhigao continued, "Are you waiting for Chen Lang?"
Li Dong smiled and said, "Why do you think so?"
Huang Zhigao also laughed, shook his head and said, "You're still pretending. You people who are involved in business are really not happy. Previously, Chen Lang said that he wanted to meet you. I don't believe that you don't want to chat with him."
When Li Dong heard that, he was surprised and said, "Director, you know Director Chen?"
"Sigh, I'm a little sad when you say that."
Huang Zhigao pretended to be disappointed and said, "Looks like I'm not qualified as a director. You students don't even know how to care for me."
Li Dong immediately laughed. After Huang Zhigao finished his joke, he returned to the topic at hand, "I'm also one of the graduates who majored in international trade in the class of '86. At that time, there were a total of 14 guys in the international trade class, and eight of them shared a dormitory. Do you understand now?"
Li Dong quickly nodded, but he was still a little surprised in his heart.
Huang Zhigao was obviously saying that he and Chen Lang were roommates, and Li Dong did not know anything about it previously.
Moreover, he did not notice Huang Zhigao when he was investigating the graduates of the class of '86. It seemed that he had been too careless.
Knowing that Huang Zhigao and Chen Lang knew each other, Li Dong didn't play dumb. He asked, "Dean, will Mr. Chen come today?"
Huang Zhigao smiled and said, "He's here. This guy had something to do two days ago, so he drove here before 6 o 'clock in the morning. He should be here by now."
Speaking of Chen Lang, Huang Zhigao sighed and said, "That kid is doing better than me now. I haven't seen him for a few years. The last time we talked on the phone was because of you. Otherwise, we wouldn't have contacted each other for more than half a year."
"Me?"
"Yes, it's you!"
Huang Zhigao hesitated for a moment, but he still said, "From what I heard from Chen Lang, it should be that China Resources is more optimistic about the Jiangbei market. You have also seen their recent proposal, mainly to annex …"
Without waiting for Huang Zhigao to finish, Li Dong somewhat understood what he meant.
Huang Zhigao was, after all, the dean of the School of Economics and Management. He was not a layman in the economic field.
Since he had said so, it meant that Chen Lang should have vaguely expressed this proposal. Thinking of this, Li Dong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said, "Dean, do you mean that Mr. Chen wants to acquire Far away?"
Huang Zhigao coughed lightly and said, "Probably. I'm not sure about the specifics. Chen Lang will probably talk to you later. Both of you are elites in the retail industry. Actually, as Chen Lang's classmate and your teacher, I hope that both of you can develop together and create your own businesses. However, I don't know much about the business world. No matter what, I still hope that both of you can find a win-win path. "
Huang Zhigao actually understood that what he said was nonsense. If China Resources wanted to enter Jiangbei, then the conflict with Far away would be unavoidable.
Similarly, if Far away wanted to leave Jiangbei, they would have to face China Resources sooner or later. Both parties were destined to be competitors.
Two tigers cannot share one mountain. The market was only so big.
If Far away was just a small enterprise, it would be fine. Or if Li Dong didn't have any ambition, it would be fine. China Resources Resources could also tolerate it.
However, Li Dong was so young. Far away had developed so quickly. Even a fool would not think that Li Dong didn't have ambition.
China Resources was now advocating a merger and acquisition strategy, and the main person was Chen Lang.
Now, Chen Lang wanted to talk to Li Dong about the merger and acquisition. Once they could acquire Far away, China Resources Resources' East China plan could almost come to an end.
As for Time Resources, they had Su Guo anyway. Actually, China Resources Resources was not too enthusiastic about the merger and acquisition.
Otherwise, after Wumart failed, China Resources Resources would not have given up the idea of acquiring Time Resources.
After understanding Chen Lang's intention, not only was Li Dong not worried, but he was also looking forward to the meeting.
While everyone was waiting, the celebration time was getting closer.
At 9: 50, ten minutes before the celebration, a middle-aged man hurried in.
Many people's eyes lit up. Huang Zhigao, who was next to Li Dong, was the same. He first said to Li Dong in a low voice, "Chen Lang is here!"
Then, he greeted Chen Lang with a smile and said loudly, "Boss Chen, you are finally here!"
Chen Lang was also smiling and kept greeting everyone. In the end, he opened his arms and hugged Huang Zhigao. He said with a smile, "Old classmate, I'm sorry. There was a traffic jam on the way. Fortunately, I didn't miss the time."
"It's okay. The principal and the others will be here soon. Let's go and welcome them together."
"Of course, of course."
Chen Lang hurriedly smiled. Of course, it was not the principal who welcomed them, but the two senior students whom the principal had received.
At any time, there was always a hierarchy.
These vice-principals and deans were here to receive the officials and businessmen. Naturally, the principal and the secretary had to welcome the two senior officials of the provincial party committee.
After all, Jiangbei University was located in Jiangbei. Although it was not under the direct control of Jiangbei, Jiangbei gave Jiangbei University a lot of funds every year.
Jiangbei University dominated the academic world in Jiangbei for many years because of the graduates on the stage. For more than thirty years, almost every member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee had graduates from Jiangbei University. This was the main reason why Jiangbei University was still so far ahead of other universities in the past 80 years.
Academics, scientific research, and experiments all needed the support of money.
Without the continuous funding from the Jiangbei government, Jiangbei University could only rely on the small amount of funds from the Ministry of Education.
As it was almost time, everyone did not have time to exchange pleasantries. As soon as Director Huang said this, everyone responded and walked out in groups of two or three.
Although Li Dong saw Chen Lang and Chen Lang saw Li Dong, they did not have time to talk. The two of them nodded and walked out with a few seniors from the School of Economics and Management.
…
The scale of Jiangbei University's celebration this time was not small.
Originally, the leaders of Jiangbei University wanted to hold the celebration in the auditorium. Later, because there were too many people, the venue of the celebration was changed to the big sports field.
The total number of students in the fourth year of Jiangbei University, including the faculty, masters, and doctorates, was more than 30,000.
Of course, not all of these 30,000 people could attend the celebration. In the end, the students and faculty who were qualified to enter the sports field to watch the ceremony added up to more than 4,000 people.
Including the guests who came to watch the ceremony, the total number of people was more than 5,000.
When Li Dong and the others went to welcome the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee, the students and faculty under the stage were also in their positions.
This time, there were many people from the International Trade Department in 2004. There were about 20 people, led by Fang Qingfei. Everyone sat in the front seats on the right side of the sports field.
When Li Dong and the others came out from the backstage to welcome the people, many sharp-eyed students saw Li Dong in the crowd.
Seeing Li Dong walking together with those successful seniors, and his temperament and behavior were not inferior at all, the crowd could not help but sigh.
Zhang Hao poked Meng Qiping, who was dozing off next to him, and asked in a low voice, "Fatty, is Brother Dong going to give a speech later?"
Meng Qiping was originally not qualified to come, but this guy directly went to Fang Qingfei and said that Li Dong was his buddy. If he was not allowed to come in, he would make trouble. In the end, Fang Qingfei had no choice but to let him take a place.
However, the students entered the sports field early. Meng Qiping waited for almost half an hour, but did not see anyone, so he sat down and dozed off.
When Zhang Hao poked him, Meng Qiping opened his eyes.
Hearing Zhang Hao's question, Meng Qiping immediately said proudly, "Of course! Don't you know who Brother Dong is? He is the richest man in Jiangbei! It's just a school ceremony. If Brother Dong can give a speech on the stage, the school will make a fortune. When this semester is over, our school will definitely welcome a peak. Many top students in the college entrance examination will be eager to come to our school! "
Everyone admitted that they could not compare with Li Dong's achievements, but what the fatty said still made many people frown.
"No matter how great Li Dong is, it has nothing to do with you, fatty. Do you need to show off here?"
Li Tie had given up the idea of competing with Li Dong, but he just could not stand Meng Qiping's behavior. After the fatty finished speaking, Li Tie said with a dark face, "Fatty, lower your voice!"
Meng Qiping said indifferently, "Am I loud? I'm used to it. Recently, when I entertain customers, people can't hear me if I lower my voice. "
Li Tie knew that he was showing off, so he suppressed his anger and said, "This is the school's 80th anniversary celebration. If you are loud and people hear you, we will lose face!"
Meng Qiping also disliked Li Tie. He snorted and said, "What's there to lose? What's there to lose? Besides, Brother Dong is also on the stage. I'm supporting him. "
Li Tie said angrily, "You are supporting Li Dong? Don't you have any shame? Is it fun to suck up to him all the time? One moment, he is the richest man in Jiangbei, and the next moment, he is the school's honor. Do you think that without Li Dong, Jiangbei University can't continue? "
Meng Qiping felt embarrassed by his words. He retorted with a red face, "What did I suck up to? What does it have to do with you that I have a good relationship with Brother Dong? "
"You haven't sucked up to him? Is Li Dong the richest man in Jiangbei? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at? "
"Your jealousy is acting up, isn't it? Does it matter whether he is the richest man in Jiangbei or not? Brother Dong has a net worth of billions, and he earned another billion a few days ago. You can't earn that much in a day in your whole life. What's the point of being jealous? Even if Brother Dong isn't the richest man in Jiangbei, he is still better than you! "
"Fatty …"
"Enough!"
Fang Qingfei, who had just come from the front to patrol, shouted. She frowned and glanced at the two of them.
Then she looked at Li Tie and said, "Li Tie! Li Dong is the honor of our class, and also the honor of our school. There are some things that should be left unsaid! "
After scolding Li Tie, Fang Qingfei looked at Meng Qiping and said angrily, "Meng Qiping, stop it! There are leaders from the province coming today. If you continue to make trouble, believe it or not, I will ask Li Dong to deal with you later! "
Meng Qiping mumbled and said embarrassedly, "I didn't say anything."
"Shut up!"
"Fine, I'll shut up. I'm too lazy to say anything."
…
Li Dong did not see or hear the argument below the stage.
After accompanying the crowd to receive the principal and the others, everyone returned to the rostrum.
Li Dong walked at the back. He touched Huang Zhigao lightly and said in a low voice, "Dean, I'd better not go to the rostrum. I'm the student representative. I'd better sit in our class."
Huang Zhigao heard him and said immediately, "Don't. I've already arranged a seat for you. The nameplate has also been written. If you leave now, won't there be an empty seat? It won't look good later. "
Li Dong thought about it and nodded without saying anything.
Since everything had been arranged, there was no need to be unreasonable now.
Moreover, Li Dong did not want to go down either. If he were to sit below and watch these people talk, Li Dong would feel a little inferior.
He was no longer a nobody. Among the guests here today, other than those from the government, there were only a few who had a higher status than him. Even Chen Lang did not dare to say that he was higher than Li Dong.
No matter how powerful he was, no matter how capable he was, to put it bluntly, he was just an employee.
Li Dong was different. He was Far away's boss.
Moreover, Far away had a foothold in Jiangbei. Li Dong was the number one tycoon in Jiangbei. He had a natural advantage in this area. Speaking of which, Chen Lang should be inferior to him.
After a while, everyone walked up to the rostrum.
Li Dong glanced at the seating arrangement on the rostrum. The rostrum was not big to begin with. Naturally, it was impossible for everyone to sit on it.
Therefore, there were only about twenty seats arranged. Other than some of the leaders of Jiangzhou University, there were still seventeen to eighteen seats left.
The two from the provincial party committee and some other department-level officials took up seven to eight seats. There were also some guests with more important statuses. In the end, there were only five to six empty seats left.
Li Dong saw his name and Chen Lang's name.
Li Dong was not familiar with the others. However, Chen Jianhao, the department-level director of the Industry and Commerce Bureau, was not among them. Even Huang Zhigao, the dean, was not among them.
This time, Li Dong felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. He was a young man. Even if he was rich, if he were to sit on the rostrum, he would seem a little arrogant.
Previously, he had been polite and did not refuse, but that was because he thought that most people would be able to sit on it, and he would not be conspicuous if he sat on it.
However, the situation was different now. Huang Zhigao, Chen Jianhao, and the rest were not around. Even Chen Lang's seat was slightly more remote than his. It would not be appropriate for him to sit there.
Li Dong didn't take his seat for a long time. He said to the vice-principal beside him, "Principal Liu, I think I'd better leave. This is a little inappropriate."
Principal Liu hurriedly tried to persuade Li Dong, but Li Dong insisted.
At this moment, Minister Zhang, who had been chatting with Secretary Wu, suddenly said, "Junior Brother Li Dong, sit down. Today, it's not a matter of status, it's the same on and off the stage. But you'll have to go on stage to speak on behalf of the students, so it'll be more convenient on stage. "
Hearing Minister Zhang's words, Secretary Wu, who was next to him, also chuckled and said, "Junior Li, since the arrangements have been made, there's no need to be polite. The celebration is about to begin, and everyone is still waiting. "
Since the two of them had spoken, the others naturally wouldn't have any objections.
Li Dong did not expect that the two of them would talk to him and even address him as junior. He was immediately overwhelmed by the favor and said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony. Thank you, Seniors, for helping me out of my predicament."
Everyone chuckled, and the time pointed to ten o 'clock.
At the sound of ten o 'clock, the melody of the national anthem immediately resounded through the entire campus.
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