Financial freedom starts with smiling at life

When President Tang returned to attend his alma mater's centennial celebration, he was not as glamorous as before, and the treatment he received was much less than before. The school leaders and all the teachers and students were eager to support Jiang Beicheng.

I'm sure I feel terrible about it.

Money is a small matter to these billionaires.

Often, what people care about most is saving face.

He went on stage and jokingly called Jiang Beicheng a "top-tier internet celebrity entrepreneur".

This statement is very profound.

Besides targeting Jiangbei City, it's also a dig at the school.

Don't forget, before President Jiang, an alumnus, returned, who was the one who saved face for Jiangnan University during each anniversary celebration?
This is clearly an expression of dissatisfaction.

However, these old foxes are very particular about their speech. They use a joking tone and cite other entrepreneurs as examples of internet celebrities, making it sound more like they are livening up the atmosphere, which is a kind of banter among alumni.

The students present didn't notice anything amiss and assumed that President Tang and Jiang Shen were close friends and were simply joking around at the school anniversary celebration to add to the festive atmosphere.

Moreover, it's not wrong to call President Jiang a "top-tier internet celebrity entrepreneur," as he does indeed have a huge following.

However, the school leaders, the alumni present today, and even the city leaders all understood the unspoken meaning in Mr. Tang's words.

The use of the term "internet celebrity" to describe President Jiang, especially in such a formal setting, carries a hint of deliberate mockery.

However, before the leaders from all sides could delve into Mr. Tang's words, he brought the check onto the stage and called up two school leaders.

When the 100 million appeared in everyone's sight, there was nothing but amazement and cheers.

No one bothered to analyze his jokes about Jiangbei City anymore.

The little trick worked.

While taking a group photo with the school leaders, President Tang's gaze once again turned to Jiangbei City.

A smug smile appeared on his face.

He felt that today he had demonstrated the level of a renowned alumnus.

They weren't afraid of Jiang Beicheng going on stage to donate money and slapping him in the face.

Firstly, Jiang Beicheng, an alumnus who paid for his MBA, doesn't have a deep connection with the school or much financial dealings with it, so he's certain Jiang Beicheng won't donate too much money.

Secondly, even if Jiang Beicheng donated more than him to save face, he said before donating that he was "throwing a brick to attract jade," so the teachers, students, and even the media present would not overanalyze his joke about Jiang Beicheng today.

The old fox is cunning and scheming.

Jiang Beicheng smiled as well.

Do you think this will give you a way out?

You've already shown off all that, what am I, as an alumnus representative, supposed to do up there?
Playing word games?
That level of skill is really not up to par.

It cannot be denied that Mr. Tang's performance was highly recognized by all teachers and students.

After donating the money, he stepped down from the stage, receiving continuous applause.

"Next, please welcome Mr. Jiang Beicheng, a representative of Jiangnan University alumni and a renowned entrepreneur, to the stage..."

The host gave an enthusiastic introduction.

Jiang Beicheng buttoned up his suit jacket, stood up to receive the deafening applause, smiled and waved to the teachers and students present, and walked onto the stage.

As soon as he stepped onto the stage, before his mouth even touched the microphone, Mr. Tang immediately became nervous.

He felt that Jiang Beicheng had glanced at him intentionally just now.

I had a bad feeling.

Jiang Beichen reached out and pulled on the microphone on the podium, jokingly saying, "When the host introduced me just now, why didn't he add the title that President Tang gave me?"

The host was stunned.

It was impossible to discern Jiang Beicheng's current emotions.

After speaking to the host, he turned back to look at President Tang, still with a smile on his face. "It's clear that President Tang also wants to participate in building an entrepreneur's personal brand."

Maybe they're already doing it, but haven't succeeded yet, so they came back to school today to piggyback on my bandwidth.

The entire stadium erupted in laughter.

The students understood it to mean that Jiang Shen has a lot of online traffic, and President Tang wanted to become famous, so he went on stage to tease Jiang Shen and ride on Jiang Shen's popularity.

However, Mr. Tang's face had already darkened. Despite his embarrassment, he didn't forget to applaud along with the alumni leaders around him.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Beicheng would retaliate with self-deprecation.

A very sophisticated method.

With his comment about "riding the wave of attention," Mr. Tang is definitely going to be trending on social media today.

Moreover, nine times out of ten, more people will criticize him, feeling that it's impolite of him to make fun of Jiang Shen in this kind of setting.

Jiang Beicheng's response was interpreted by netizens as a direct attack on Tang Zong's account's comment section.

Business accounts may also be affected.

Before Jiang Beicheng could even respond with his first sentence, President Tang frantically started sending messages in the group, instructing the new media operations team to disable the comment section.

He didn't realize that this was just the beginning.

"Mr. Tang, you might have really hit the jackpot today," Jiang Beichen continued with a smile. "I hope you can handle this windfall."

The alumni next to President Tang clapped and laughed, and after laughing, they patted President Tang's thigh and said, "Why did you go and provoke him?"
Didn't you see we all gave way?

Mr. Tang did not respond.

The school leaders understood Jiang Beicheng's meaning, just as they had just understood the meaning behind President Tang's words. They simply read the literal meaning, smiled along, and remained impartial and offered no comment.

"Class, wait a minute, let me find my speech notes."

Jiang Beichen suddenly reached into his pocket.

He took out his phone and read aloud: "Respected leaders, teachers, alumni, and students:

Today, with immense excitement and gratitude, we gather on this beautiful campus that holds so many memories of our youth to celebrate the centenary of our alma mater. It is a profound honor and awe for me to stand here as a representative of the alumni.

Looking back over the past century, our alma mater has come a long way through hardships and trials, passing on its legacy from generation to generation.

Generation after generation of teachers, with the spirit of selfless dedication, have cultivated pillars of society for the country.

They are dedicated to their duties and work diligently, sowing the seeds of wisdom in our hearts and nourishing our growth with the sweet rain of responsibility.

On behalf of all alumni, please allow me to extend my warmest congratulations on the centennial of our alma mater! I also extend my highest respect and heartfelt gratitude to all the past leaders who have devoted themselves to the development of our alma mater and to all the hardworking teachers!
...When Jiang Beichen read along with the phone, the tens of thousands of people in the venue were completely stunned.

Is Jiang Shen reading a manuscript?

Jiang Shen wasn't speaking extemporaneously!

No, no, no, does someone like Jiang Shen need to write a speech before giving a presentation?
This draft is so badly written.

It's just like a high school essay.

No one believed that Jiang Beicheng was serious when he read the script aloud.

At this moment, Jiang Beicheng suddenly stopped, looked up and said, "That's it. There are still several hundred words left. I'm not going to read any more."

What do you all think of this article?
Does it sound familiar? "

All eyes turned to President Tang once again.

Isn't this the text format of President Tang's speech just now?
The on-site cameraman was the most mischievous, pointing the remote sensing camera directly at Mr. Tang to film him.

Mr. Tang's expression was projected onto the stadium's big screen.

The teachers and students couldn't help but laugh again.

I feel like President Tang is finished.

This also confirmed his suspicion that Jiang Shen was indeed not good at reading from a script.

Mr. Tang forced a smile as he faced the camera.

He dared not show any micro-expression, otherwise he would lose face completely at his alma mater's centennial celebration today.

Jiang Beichen suddenly picked up his phone and laughed, "I used Huawei's AI software, Xiaoyi, to search for an article before going on stage."

It has to be said that Huawei's AI big data model is quite powerful, and its writing skills are already comparable to those of a president's secretary who is worth billions.

Mr. Ren happens to be here today, learning from outstanding colleagues.

Mr. Ren smiled and applauded in response to Jiang Beicheng.

Jiang Beicheng's eloquence is truly admirable.

He said that President Tang's speech was only at the level of AI, which was a huge insult to an entrepreneur worth billions.

The students at the scene burst out laughing.

Jiang's comparative method is too malicious.

"Hahahaha, Jiang Shen is so humorous."

"The River God doesn't give people a way to survive."

"Could it be that Mr. Tang's secretary also had his articles written by AI?"

"Is it possible that Mr. Tang wrote it himself using AI?"

"I have a feeling that Mr. Tang's 100 million yuan was all for nothing."

"President Tang, we've been pretending for ten years now, let Jiang Shen do it this time, why are you doing this to yourself?"

"..."

Laughter filled the stadium, and even the mayor couldn't help but turn around and glance at President Tang.

I couldn't help but smile to myself.

Mr. Tang: Should I go to the restroom?

Tonight has become the biggest joke ever.

You throw away a hundred million, and this is what you get in return?
Jiang Beicheng: "Thank you very much, President Tang, for your cash donation of 100 million yuan."

The fact that Mr. Tang was able to donate 100 million yuan in cash to his alma mater and return to participate in the school's anniversary celebration for ten consecutive years is enough to demonstrate his love for his alma mater.

It's clear that Mr. Tang has remained true to his original aspirations in both his business and philanthropic endeavors.

This statement shifted the focus of all the teachers and students, who then applauded President Tang.

However, what President Tang felt was that Jiang Beicheng had stabbed his heart again.

Who needs your praise or compliments?
He just finished being sarcastic, and now he's playing the good guy again?
They've put on an act again, and even managed to cultivate a good reputation.

Jiang Beicheng didn't waste any more energy on President Tang. If he said another few words, he probably wouldn't dare to go back to his alma mater for the next school anniversary celebration.

Our alma mater has lost a "nouveau riche".

Seeing how generous he was, I decided to go ahead with the selection.

Then his gaze fell on Academician Zhang, the president of Wuhan University, and he smiled, saying, "We alumni are definitely going to be exhausted when we come back to the university for the anniversary celebration."

In Mr. Tang's words, we should at least give a token gesture.

If I don't convey enough meaning, I feel like I'm not qualified to stand on the podium.

I wonder when this trend started?

The venue gradually quieted down.

Many students guessed that Jiangbei City was referring to Wuhan University and Lei Jun.

The alumni in the front row, the school leaders from other universities... almost all understood what Jiang Beicheng meant.

Facing the camera, Academician Zhang raised an eyebrow and waved with a smile.

Pretending not to understand Jiang Beicheng's meaning, he greeted his classmates.

My heart was already pounding with anxiety.

I mean, why go through so many procedures just to donate money? It's a disgrace to you, Mr. Jiang, the cash king of China.

However, Jiang Beicheng's words made Academician Zhang even more certain of his previous conjecture that he would not donate too much money to Jiangnan University.

Jiang Beicheng's criticism of this phenomenon gives the most direct impression that he is making excuses for himself.

Mr. Tang's 100 million yuan did have an effect, helping to secure Jiangbei City.

This put him, the alumnus who bought the degree, in a difficult position.

The fact that Lei Jun has been donating money to Wuhan University every year is the best way to save face.

However, he never expected that Jiang Beicheng's actions would be even more outrageous than Lei Jun's. (End of Chapter)