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Chapter 107 0104 [Secretly Undertook a Big One]

A slightly chubby girl stood up and asked, "Chen Guiliang, can you tell us about your entrepreneurial journey?"

Chen Guiliang remembered this female classmate; her surname seemed to be Liang. She was the secretary of the Youth League branch in the Yuanpei Class and the top scorer in the liberal arts college entrance examination in a certain province.

Chen Guiliang had forgotten his exact name.

“Yeah, tell me more, you’re the only one in the class with experience,” another boy chimed in.

"Tell me, tell me quickly!"

More and more people are urging us to hurry.

Everyone was too unfamiliar with the other groups' classmates; apart from the class officers, most people only knew Chen Guiliang. There wasn't much to talk about today, but the fact that one classmate started a company was more of a topic of conversation.

"Tell me about it," Chen Guiliang's counselor, Long Xiang, finally spoke.

Chen Guiliang smiled and said, "Then I'll give you a brief overview."

“I’m a country boy, and I’ve never seen much money before. I received a reward of tens of thousands of yuan when I got into Peking University, and I also earned some royalties from writing. Since I had this money sitting idle, I wondered if I could start a business.”

"It just so happens that I really enjoy reading 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' and I was thinking of turning the characters into a card game. But I don't have any experience running a company, so I asked my senior classmates for advice, including my counselor, Senior Brother Long."

"So I mustered up my courage and went to Peking University Science Park to give it a try, and I actually passed the incubator project review."

The Youth League branch secretary, Liang Yuting, then asked, "What are the Peking University Science Park and incubator projects?"

The other students also perked up their ears, their focus being on professors, courses, and clubs; this was the first time they had ever heard of Peking University having a science park.

Chen Guiliang explained, “Peking University Science Park was established 12 years ago and is operated by Peking University Science Park Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Peking University. Until 2000, it was still in its initial stage, mainly focusing on infrastructure construction. For example, the Pacific Building next door was developed with the participation of Peking University Science Park Co., Ltd.”

"Wow!"

A gasp of surprise rang out. They often saw the Pacific Building, but they never expected that Peking University Science Park also had shares in it.

Chen Guiliang continued, "Three years ago, Peking University Science Park was designated as a 'National University Science Park,' and with the accumulation of the previous nine years, the funds became more abundant. So, two years ago, an incubator company was established to specifically support entrepreneurial projects by Peking University faculty, students, alumni, and overseas returnees in Beijing."

“In the past two years, there has been a lot of infrastructure construction, and many facilities are about to be completed. I’m lucky because those buildings are almost finished. The science park has shifted its focus to incubating projects. The support has become greater, and there are more places available for science park residents, so the review process is much easier than before.”

"I prepared a business plan first, and after the project was approved, the science park helped me obtain various licenses. Of course, I also had to pay a certain handling fee."

"I don't recommend that everyone start a business now. First, you should focus on learning, and second, I myself am not confident, and you could easily lose everything if you're not careful."

Another guy asked, "Is your project just selling these card games?"

Chen Guiliang knew this person; it was Zeng Changgao, the class monitor for the science stream. He had an insanely good memory, and Jiang Junlai chose 20 courses just to compete with him.

Chen Guiliang said, "Physical card games are just the first step. Next, I will launch corresponding online games. We are currently working on it, and we will invite people to voice the game characters next week."

"If the game is promoted well, I also plan to organize an offline university card game competition. I'll start by organizing major universities in Beijing, and then gradually expand it nationwide. It would be even better if every university had a club related to Three Kingdoms Kill."

Upon hearing this, everyone admired him even more.

These plans are far more ambitious than simply selling cards; no wonder they became incubation projects at Peking University Science Park.

Putting everything else aside, just consider establishing Three Kingdoms Kill clubs in major universities in Beijing and organizing offline competitions for these universities. If this plan could be realized, Chen Guiliang would definitely become a celebrity, and would be sought after by students at any university in Beijing.

The students in the Yuanpei Class found it hard to imagine how much Chen Guiliang could earn; their more direct feeling was how famous Chen Guiliang would be in various universities.

Some people even fantasize that if they were that famous, finding a girlfriend would be a piece of cake.
The 14 third-year student counselors remained silent, communicating with each other through eye contact and facial expressions. They were completely awestruck by this series of plans!

Of course, the plan sounds great, but whether it can be realized is another matter.

Everything is based on the premise that the Three Kingdoms Kill game will become popular.

So, will the Three Kingdoms Kill game become popular?
"Chen Guiliang, why don't you teach everyone how to play? We can chat while we play," said the senior counselor of Group Seven.

The Yuanpei Class was gathered in an open space by Weiming Lake. Many people sat directly on the ground, while those who were more particular simply placed a book under their bottoms.

The senior students gathered around, and Chen Guiliang immediately explained the basic rules.

After he finished speaking, he asked the counselors to gather around him while he went to his bicycle to get a second set of equipment.

So, the 16 students split into two groups and played the card game "Three Kingdoms Kill," while the rest watched and chatted. When more students couldn't squeeze in, they broke up into smaller groups to chat about all sorts of random topics.

After playing just a few rounds, both the players and the viewers thought that Three Kingdoms Kill would become popular.

Because they're already addicted!
"Chen Guiliang, where can I buy these cards?" One of the boys couldn't wait for the turn to play and wanted to go and buy another set.

Chen Guiliang smiled and said, "They have them at the nearby convenience stores, 30 yuan a set."

The boy casually picked up a bicycle, and who knows which classmate from the Yuanpei class it belonged to, and sped off into the distance, disappearing from sight.

"Not bad, Mr. Chen, you've already got business so quickly," a girl joked, giving Chen Guiliang the nickname "Mr. Chen."

Chen Guiliang said, "It's all thanks to the help of my classmates."

Deng Chen from the dorm across the hall exclaimed, "You're the most awesome person in the whole class right now. You've become a big boss without even realizing it. I heard from Yunfan that you've even become Professor Yuan's apprentice."

"Who is Professor Yuan?" a science student asked.

Yunfan explained: "The dean of the Peking University Institute of Chinese Studies."

"I rely on!"

Several boys nearby swore, while the girls gasped in surprise.

Damn it, putting aside his business dealings, why does the professor like him so much?
Chen Guiliang said, "It's all a rumor. I'm not some novice disciple. I just sometimes ask Professor Yuan for advice."

The senior counselor from Group Nine asked, "Did you ask her for advice?"

"I'll go next week." Chen Guiliang needed to organize his materials. Going there empty-handed would be pointless and wouldn't leave a lasting impression on Professor Yuan.

"Then you'd better hurry."

"Yes, don't miss this great opportunity. As long as you get along well with Professor Yuan, getting a place in graduate school is definitely not a problem!"

“I’ve attended Professor Yuan’s classes before, and he loves Tao Yuanming’s poems the most. You can write poetry, right? Write one that’s similar in style to Tao Yuanming’s and take it to Professor Yuan for his critique. It doesn’t need to be very good, just something that will make the old man happy.”

"..."

The senior students all offered Chen Guiliang advice.

Chen Guiliang was open to advice and would accept whatever anyone said, whether he would actually follow it was another matter.

Today's Yuanpei Class reunion was a very successful one for Chen Guiliang.

The counselor and the entire class remembered him thoroughly and were deeply impressed by him.

I returned to my dorm in the evening and continued writing, trying to write as much as possible about "Those Things of the Ming Dynasty".

During the weekend, Chen Guiliang went to promote the game "Three Kingdoms Kill" again, and went straight to the Renmin University campus in the south—near Tsinghua University, where Senior Sister Ao was running with two classmates.

Monday arrived in the blink of an eye, and Chen Guiliang learned by checking the school's timetable that Professor Yuan was teaching another course.

After finishing his class, he immediately rushed out of the classroom, pedaled his bicycle furiously, and just then saw Professor Yuan walking out of the science building.

"Professor Yuan!" Chen Guiliang rushed over and shouted.

Professor Yuan had already forgotten about him, and simply nodded and smiled as if a student was greeting him.

Chen Guiliang said, "I am Chen Guiliang from the 04 Yuanpei Class. When you gave the lecture last time, you said that if I had any questions, I could go to your office to ask you."

Professor Yuan then remembered: "Oh, it's you. Let's go together."

Chen Guiliang patted the back seat of the bicycle and joked, "How about I give you a ride?"

Professor Yuan was taken aback, then burst into laughter: "Well, it's been a long time since I've ridden a bicycle either."

Chen Guiliang: “…”

The students who had just finished listening to Professor Yuan's lecture were now mostly walking out of the science building. They looked at him as if they had seen a ghost, watching Professor Yuan get on a bicycle and be ridden away by a student.

what's the situation?
Aren't you afraid of hurting the old man?

As Chen Guiliang rode his bicycle past, he attracted many stares. Not only students, but even many teachers were stunned on the spot.

"just in front."

"Okay, hold on tight, I'll pull over right away."

Professor Yuan carefully got out of the car and watched Chen Guiliang lock the five locks one by one. He couldn't help but ask, "Are you afraid of being robbed?"

Chen Guiliang said dejectedly, "Don't even mention it. After listening to your lecture last time, I went out of the science building and found that my bicycle had vanished."

"That's my fault," Professor Yuan said with a smile.

An old man and a young man walked into the office.

Professor Yuan was about to refill his teacup when Chen Guiliang took out a paper and said, "Professor Yuan, please sit down and read the paper. I'll take care of refilling the water."

Professor Yuan did not refuse, sat down in the chair, put on his glasses, and looked at the paper.

This paper concerns the errors in the annotations of the "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng". It was previously published in "Mengya" magazine, but not as a paper.

Now, Chen Guiliang has changed it to a thesis format and has also found more books in the Peking University Library as evidence.

The paper's title became more euphemistic, using the word "discussion" instead of directly stating that the textbook was wrong.

Of course, there was no English part either, as Chen Guiliang was too lazy to waste his energy on it.

Professor Yuan's expression turned serious after reading only the abstract, and he began to carefully flip through the pages.

He happens to be the lead editor of the next edition of the People's Education Press high school Chinese textbook!
Moreover, he had already "taken office" in January of last year.

However, Professor Yuan didn't have the time or energy for that, so he was merely a figurehead. The executive editors were two other people, and the entire writing team consisted of more than ten people from major universities across the country.

After refilling the teacup with water, Chen Guiliang stood quietly to the side.

Finally, Professor Yuan looked up and said, "Chen Guiliang, right?"

“Yes,” Chen Guiliang replied.

Professor Yuan praised, "Having a questioning spirit is excellent; you should continue to maintain it. I will forward this paper to the editorial team of the new curriculum standard high school Chinese textbook. If all goes well, the new textbook will be adopted next year."

"Then I'll take my leave now," Chen Guiliang said with a bow.

Professor Yuan said, "Here's my phone number. You don't need to come to the teaching building to wait for me next time."

Chen Guiliang saved the phone number and left.

Professor Yuan picked up his pen and wrote his evaluation on Chen Guiliang's paper: "The data is detailed and the arguments are sufficient, which can be used as a reference for the writing team."

That's the end of it; no one will tell anyone else.

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