Looking at the reverent president, Gao Shu curled up the corners of his mouth to reveal a mocking smile, but it was soon restrained. "I don't drink tea," he said solemnly.
The fat president took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped off the sweat beads on his forehead, saying, "Please sit down then."
He had no idea why someone from the Twirling Rain Company came to the institute to find him.
Gao Shu was a consultant of the Public Relations Department of the Twirling Rain Company. Though the name of the department and his position sounded ordinary, he was actually in charge of handling the emergency affairs of the company and had a high authority. The reason why he had appeared in this ordinary academy was naturally because something very serious had happened.
He had no intention of sitting down, but asked the president, "Was it you who decided the quota for the exchange students at the University of Stargate?"
The fat president was taken aback, wondering what this matter had to do with the Twirling Rain Company. "Yes," he said with an obsequious smile.
Gao Shu knew from his expression that he knew nothing, so he asked, "Why didn't you take the first place in yesterday's test?"
Upon hearing this, the fat president was a bit alarmed, asking, "There must be a reason, but it's not convenient to tell you … Consultant Gao, what do you want?"
Gao Shu thought expressionlessly, "What do I want? To kill you, of course. "
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Everything started from a few days ago.
Gao Shu suddenly received a notice from the CEO's office, asking him to report to the office immediately.
He went to the top floor of the headquarters building with a mixture of alertness and expectation. Without any delay, he saw the CEO, whom he had seldom seen before.
The CEO didn't say anything and directly placed a project application in front of him.
He thought it was not an ordinary project application, so he read it carefully, but he didn't find anything wrong with it. All the procedures were normal. Well … it was a bit too fast. Those department heads of the company were usually busy playing basketball and listening to operas; when did they become so diligent?
When he saw the last few sentences and the signature on the last page, he finally understood the real content of the test.
"My father-in-law is striving for the welfare of the populace of the Federation. I haven't seen him for two years. What do you think he means by doing this?"
Upon hearing the CEO's direct question, Gao Shu answered after thinking for a long time, "The CEO hasn't been concerned about the specific business for many years. The few sentences of his instructions seemed concrete, but they were actually quite vague. This project must be done well, but we can't let too many people know about it, not even the author. "
The CEO looked at him appreciatively and said, "That's what I mean."
Regardless of the relationship between the silver-haired girl named Zong Lizi and the chairman of the board, it was inconvenient for them to ask about it, and they didn't dare investigate it. However, it didn't stop them from coming up with countless stories in their minds. The silver-haired girl's parents had both died, and she had lived in a neighborhood in the lower class since her childhood. This story could be quite interesting.
The CEO quickly made a decision. No matter how badly written the book, "The Path Toward Heaven," was, they had to buy it. However, they had to do it properly so that the other party wouldn't find out.
The project would still be carried out by the studio, and the Public Relations Department where Gao Shu worked would quietly obtain the copyright of the book without arousing any suspicion from the other party.
How could he convince a young lady to sell her copyright?
Of course, it was easiest to throw money at them.
But if the chairman wanted to give money to the little girl, he had to go through so many twists and turns. As his son-in-law and subordinates, how could they dare to give it directly?
Gao Shu was good at this kind of thing. When he learned that the little girl wanted to obtain the quota of exchange students at the University of Stargate, he was prepared to approach her in this way.
After the testing apparatus at the New Era Institute broke down, he asked someone to sponsor a new one, in order to ensure that the grading test wouldn't be delayed.
As he was about to add a quota of exchange students to the New Era Institute the night before, he suddenly received the news that the little girl had obtained it by herself.
Gao Shu felt surprised, delighted, and taken for granted. He called the University of Stargate and reserved the quota of exchange students for next year.
Unexpectedly, the latest news at noon was that … the little girl had failed to be selected!
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Gao Shu was certain that the chairman wouldn't say anything if he couldn't handle the matter well, but the CEO would fly to the Main Planet to ask for forgiveness. What would happen to him then?
Looking at the fat president, Gao Shu forced himself to calm down and said, "President, please change the name list. I'll reward you handsomely."
The president had given the quota of exchange students to someone else because he had been asked to do so. "The name list has already been submitted. I have no choice," he said awkwardly.
Gao Shu said expressionlessly, "I've asked my friends in the Education Ministry to stop the name list. You can check it out. It's not too late to change it."
The expression on the president's face changed slightly. He turned on the computer and asked, "What do you mean?"
"The company hopes that the student Zong Lizi can get the quota," said Gao Shu expressionlessly.
Jing Jiu said such tough words expressionlessly. The president felt humiliated, saying angrily, "He is an exchange student of the University of Stargate! No matter how formidable your Twirling Rain is, it's impossible for you to control her! Do you think this is something your family can decide alone? "
"Our company is the biggest sponsor of the University of Stargate. But what you said is right. This is not something our family can decide alone. The military, the government, and the Science Academy can also decide."
Gao Shu leaned forward slightly and continued while staring into his eyes, "But don't forget that this is something we can decide, not something you lowly rats can decide!"
The president had gradually come back to his senses, his breathing growing more rapid.
Gao Shu said to him expressionlessly, "If you don't want this institute to have no quota for exchange students from next year onward, and if you don't want your children to have no chance of going to the University, you can choose not to accept my suggestion."
The president took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off his face and neck carelessly, saying in a hoarse voice, "Please … please wait for me a moment."
Having said that, he rushed out of the president's office as quickly as he could. Looking at the figure on the lawn disappearing into the distance, he waved the wet handkerchief with all his might, yelling, "Student Zong! Please wait a moment! "
Zong Lizi had almost reached the patch of forest by then. She would be able to descend the cliff along the stone steps or jump off the cliff after passing through the forest.
Hearing the voice behind her, she spun her head around and saw the scene. She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows in disgust, but also curiosity.
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The black market and the night market sounded similar, but they were in fact two completely different concepts.
However, the night market was actually a part of the black market in the underground neighborhood.
It was still the same barbecue stall, and the customers ordered the best steaks and vegetables. The only difference was that the alcohol was the rice wine with a low alcohol content, but it wasn't cheap either. The eggplant was the first to be served.
Zong Lizi didn't know that the boss was worried that she would get drunk again and miss the taste of the most expensive eggplant that had just been roasted. "Thank you," she said after staring at Jing Jiu for a long time.
"Thank you," she said after staring at Jing Jiu for a long time.
"I don't know what's going on either. The Twirling Rain Company read the book you wrote, and they came to the institute. The president said that it was considered a social achievement and could be rewarded with extra points. As such, he gave the quota of exchange students back to me."
She continued in a low voice after looking around, "In fact, I know that the Twirling Rain Company must have exerted pressure on him."
Jing Jiu uttered "hmm". He didn't know until yesterday that the approval and signature of the chairman of the board of directors he had impersonated had caused so many troubles.
"But I don't understand why they did it. It's the Twirling Rain Company! Is it because of the copyright of the game? "
Zong Lizi tore the eggplant in half with the tip of her chopsticks and took a bite. "I didn't agree with them," she said indistinctly.
"Why?" asked Jing Jiu.
Feeling baffled, Zong Lizi said, "It's you who wrote the book, so I have to listen to you. But the price they offered is really good."
"Agreeing to it means they are trying to please you," said Jing Jiu.
Zong Lizi was baffled, asking, "Why do they want to please me?"
Jing Jiu said, "The book is written very well, but you don't believe it."
After some thought, Zong Lizi still thought this reasoning was unreliable. She didn't want to think about it further. She raised the rice wine in her cup and said generously, "All in all, thank you very much. I'll drink three cups in a row!"
Jing Jiu thought that she would be drunk after three cups based on her drinking capacity, but he didn't bother to persuade her otherwise.
The boss of the barbecue stall came over with a plate of roasted mushrooms in his hands. He happened to see Zong Lizi drinking the wine. He turned around slowly and looked at Jing Jiu expressionlessly.
Jing Jiu stared at him expressionlessly, indicating that it had nothing to do with him.
Soon, Zong Lizi had drunk three cups of rice wine. She behaved much better than the other day. Though her face was slightly red and her eyes looked a bit bewildered, she didn't collapse.
Jing Jiu was certain that she was not completely drunk. "No need to thank me," he said again patiently. "I'm just making use of you."
Zong Lizi waved her hand after eating a skewer of pork tendon, saying, "I know, I know. It's meaningless to talk about it all the time."
Having said that, she picked up a cup of rice wine and poured it into her stomach, and then slammed it on the table with a thud.
The Cultivation methods in this world were truly useless; one could even get drunk after drinking the wine.
Thinking of this, Jing Jiu got up and walked to the other side of the table. He put her on his shoulder, and then looked at the boss of the barbecue stall expressionlessly.
The boss of the barbecue stall nodded expressionlessly.
Jing Jiu turned around expressionlessly and walked toward the other end of the dark street.
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