I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 116 They're All Trying Hard
On the day of "Dragon Raises Its Head," while Zhang Da'an was attending a meeting and receiving an award in Jiangning, the nanny was also busy at home giving medical checkups to the two newly arrived nannies.

I was supposed to have arrived much earlier, but Teacher Li Jiawen slightly extended the domestic service skills training time, so it was delayed until after the New Year or even the first month of the lunar calendar.

Because Zhang Da'an had to travel around to places like Shazhou, Mazhou, Jiangning, and Luzhou, he couldn't handle all the trivial matters himself. So the city specially formed a "hotel butler service team" from the Foreign Trade Hotel.

"Hotel butler" is a hotel service, but it didn't exist in Shazhou City before. Even if there were similar services, they were provided by special reception units like resorts.

Having seen things before, the Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Hotel temporarily set up a special service team for Zhang Da'an. The team was responsible for cleaning and preparing meals and transportation around the clock at his residences in Luzhou and Jiangning.

As for Shazhou and Mazhou, since they are close by, Shi Yelu, the nanny, can handle them all by herself. She is diligent and quick to learn. Every day, she first cleans the house in the countryside before taking a bus to clean the villa that Zhang Da'an bought in the city.

The original schedule was for two other nannies, but when Teacher Li Jiawei saw those two nannies, she almost fainted.

One is a naturally white-skinned melon, the other is born with the divine body of a jackfruit...

Although she didn't have any other unusual thoughts, she really wanted to lend a hand.

What exactly does it feel like? Otherwise, I can't sleep.

After all, I've never had it, never even imagined it...

Teacher Li Jiawen can only hope that "Little Xi Shi" will work harder. With the large amount of nutrition supplemented over the past period, the results are already visible. Now, when she looks down, she can't see her toes. All that's missing is a thicker, warmer coat.

After the "Dragon Raises Its Head" ceremony, Li Jiawen firmly believed that "Little Xi Shi" could also raise her head...

With unlimited potential and ample nutrition, this is our final push before the growth plates close, striving to grow bigger and stronger and create a brilliant future.

The reason why Teacher Li is so insecure now, feeling like she might overshadow "Little Xi Shi," is entirely because the two newcomers are also quite good-looking.

Zhang Da'an has only seen the resume so far, but he also thinks that even a passport photo can't hide how beautiful she is.

However, Big Head didn't follow Little Head's lead; he was busy making the "Qingyun Production Line" for Uncle Zhang, and he didn't care about losing a little money to achieve "big and beautiful freedom."

However, "Little Xi Shi" is quite clever, subtly putting on an air of "I came first, you came later," which is indeed the case in the contract. Shi Yelu is now the leader of the nanny team.

Of course, she is also the captain of the maid squad.

Wearing a Russian maid outfit is quite convenient for doing housework.

That evening, "Little Xi Shi" secretly called Zhang Da'an and mentioned that the other two nannies at home had also arrived.

"boss……"

Shi Yelu held the landline receiver and greeted them quietly.

"I heard that two of your subordinates reported for duty today?"

"Boss, that girl named Wang Douyan looks like she's stuffed two pineapples inside her clothes..."

"Hahahahahaha..."

Hearing the nanny's description, Zhang Da'an immediately laughed and comforted her, "You're not doing badly now either. Maybe you can even harvest two pomelos next month."

"It doesn't resemble a pomelo at all..."

Looking down, Shi Yelu felt disappointed, but the owner was quite satisfied with the shape of the watermelon, which resembled the "Early Spring Red Jade" variety.

However, it only looks like that when there are no constraints.

"Boss, that girl named Wang Douyan has such beautiful eyes, like ice-cold water buckets, so clear and bright. They seem to speak..."

"It seems you really like this Wang Douyan."

“Apart from her unpleasant name, I feel she’s better than me in every way.”

"You don't like her name? You country bumpkin, you don't know anything. Douyan is another name for wild goose. The person who named her must be knowledgeable and have very good wishes for her."

"Ah? Is that so?"

Shi Yelu was completely flustered. She instinctively massaged her breasts with one hand to promote blood circulation and stimulate breast development.

It's all about technology.

If it's a skill, you have to practice it a lot.

So the scene was quite strange: the nanny was moving one hand while talking on the phone with Zhang Da'an, which felt a bit inappropriate for children.

"Therefore, we should read more books."

"I can't concentrate on my studies..."

"If you can't accept it, just let it go. There's no need to force yourself."

"I'm also thinking of studying hard so that I can help my boss solve more problems in the future."

"Forget it, you only have one task: breast augmentation. When your size is right, your task is complete."

"Don't worry, boss, I was getting a massage when I called you. Hard work pays off; now when I wear a cashmere sweater, you can't even see my toes when I look down. I'll try to make sure you can't see them when I'm not wearing one."

"You can't see it when you're not wearing it; it's called a sculpture. Humans have flesh on their bodies, not reinforced concrete. What are you thinking?"

"I mean I will try my best."

"Good."

Zhang Da'an on the other end of the phone kept laughing; that's what made this nanny so interesting.

Quite fun.

And it will be great in the future, and fun too.

As for her current battle of wits with the other two new nannies, that's just the young girl overthinking things.

With even the nanny working so hard, Zhang Da'an wondered how his own employees could possibly slack off.

Do you even want to keep your job?!
As a result, Yu Chide, who was conducting a laboratory trial production of "bursting juice gummies," had to return to Taihu University of Light Industry during the start of the school year.

No other meaning, we still need to poach talent.

Some promising graduate students aren't just there for the degree; Zhang Da'an plans to establish a joint laboratory with Taihu University of Light Industry.

He doesn't need to borrow the title of a top researcher at the university; he has no shortage of funding and resources. What he lacks are top-notch researchers in the R&D department, especially the best of the best.

It's usually not easy to get involved, but Yuchi De, who drives an Audi A6 back to his old workplace to poach people, is someone who has some influence.

The main issue is compensation. Zhang Da'an is in Jiangning. After tomorrow's meeting with Wudu University, he will discuss the compensation of researchers with several other universities.

Housing, commuting, children's education, old-age welfare, and social insurance are the five main categories.

These days, very few people advocate "not getting married." Even researchers who don't have money have to find a partner, because if you don't have a partner, it's a hurdle to get promoted.

Having a house is the second hurdle to overcome before getting married.

It's not like housing only became a decisive factor in deciding whether to get married years later; this has always been the situation. It's just that public opinion these days isn't functionally out of control. In terms of effort, the employees of Zhang Da'an's companies are far more hardworking than the nanny.

"Mr. Zhang, I heard from people in the provincial government that the Shazhou City Education Investment Company is going to be restructured?"

After the delegation from Wudu arrived, they exchanged pleasantries with Zhang Da'an before the meeting began.

They have a good relationship, after all, Wu Dushi also has a stake in the existing Shazhou City Education Investment Company, although it hasn't been long and Zhang Da'an reduced his shareholding.

Of course, Shazhou City has also reduced its shareholding ratio. Last year, there were no new individual shareholders; they were all investment companies from prefecture-level cities along the river.

Originally, Yangtai was supposed to take 12%, but in the end, they only got 5%, and 7% was taken by Jiangning.

I don't know what was discussed inside, but anyway, no one had any objections.

The Lunar New Year has just ended, and only three days into the second month of the lunar calendar, Zhang Da'an has suddenly made such a big fuss. Based on the high probability that he will collect more than 300 million in tuition fees this year, after deducting miscellaneous expenses, there is absolutely no problem with him collecting 100 million in pure cash.

Therefore, the Youth Development Foundation of Jiangkou Province mobilized all the publicity tools of its affiliated units, basically making a small boast every three days and a big boast every five days.

In the "Hope Primary School" public welfare project, Zhang Da'an and "Zhang An Education" have both created many firsts.

Previously, a single transaction would only amount to a few hundred thousand, but with Zhang Da'an's "Super Elementary School Project," it's unlikely anyone will ever break the record again.

Even getting close is impossible.

Given the current economic development trend, it's highly unlikely that so many departments will be taking joint action in three to five years.

Improving grades depends on the stage. Improving them at this stage is a high-quality achievement, but ten years later they will be unremarkable because they will be taken for granted.

Everyone knows that Zhang Da'an is wealthy and powerful, so the province is working quickly. After several rounds of consultations with multiple departments, data statistics were also collected with several local partners.

So they're preparing to reorganize the original Shazhou City Education Investment Company. The application has already been submitted, and it will probably take more than a year for approval. There are a lot of things waiting in line. This little bit of work in Jiangkou Province is actually nothing.

During this period, it is necessary to take the higher-ups to inspect and investigate the specific preparations and development status. After approval, there is a review and vote, followed by public announcement. It is normal for a series of hard steps to take one, two, or three years.

In addition, Zhang Da'an has been arguing with people for more than two years. If he continues to argue for another six months, someone will definitely get disgusted. So it wouldn't be surprising if it drags on for two and a half years.

Wherever there are people, there is a world of its own.

Reasonable.

However, the preparations in Jiangkou Province will not be affected; the level will remain unchanged, only the scale will continue to grow and strengthen.

The province's idea is simple: in the future, the focus should still be on joint development with "Zhang An Education," and they should avoid doing anything unnecessary.

Local brother units should jointly supervise and supervise each other; and jointly promote and encourage each other.

In short, those pitfalls from previous "gilding" practices are now closed for this year, but we can't do that next year!
Those who benefited from this arrangement were naturally the two people who came last year as vice presidents. One was from Wudu City, and the other was from Huaiyin City, who was responsible for ensuring the upgrading of the city's normal school. Each of them had their own strengths.

They were all very polite, and I had a very pleasant time working with Qiu Jianmin and Zhang Zhengdong. In a few more months, the two of them will have their own real places to go.

However, his resume at the Shazhou City Education Investment Company will be quite impressive.

Most corporate executives may never manage a "large-scale enterprise" in their entire lives, but they actually made it happen.

Regardless of the truth, well... this is the truth.

"Hasn't the restructuring already been discussed?"

"Well, I just wanted to ask about the specific direction of our cooperation. If we're still working together with General Manager Zhang, since we're both from Wudu City, then we definitely want to cooperate more deeply..."

"..."

Zhang Da'an thought that swimming across the Yangtze River to Chongzhou city would be faster than driving to Wudu city. What kind of nonsense is this, that everyone here is from Wudu?
However, when it comes to working together, it's all about attitude. If someone's attitude is sincere, then they're a friend.

We're all buddies.

"As you know, I rarely participate in the management of the education investment company; it's mostly Mr. Qiu who's in charge. I'm just benefiting a little from the preferential policies of the government."

"..."

Young people should be full of energy, not like seasoned old fogies... that won't do!

After exchanging pleasantries, we waited for the meeting to begin.

Wudu University doesn't engage in empty talk; we can cooperate comprehensively in the field of mathematics. As long as Coach Zhang is willing to spend the money, we can discuss any model he wants.

Although Wudu University has never lacked funding, in 4698, even with ample funds, it was still not enough to cover its expenses.

At this time, apart from high-precision and cutting-edge research, a considerable portion of the scientific research investment is used to catch up on previous work.

Let alone big-spending universities like Jiangning University and Jiangning Institute of Technology, even local second-tier universities wouldn't be able to afford a billion yuan a year. They only have a few hundred million or tens of millions of yuan a year now, but that's only because they don't have money, not because they don't have projects that require funding.

Without funding, there will be no output; without output, there will be no results; and without results, there will be no funding...

The vicious cycle of local universities depends entirely on the local city's finances. So Wudu University and Taihu Light Industry University are considered to be in a slightly better position, but not by much. Their funding gaps are basically over 2 billion yuan. Even if Zhang Da'an filled all his current assets, it would still be less than half of that.

Therefore, for legitimate "university-enterprise cooperation projects," universities in relatively economically developed cities are obviously more enthusiastic because they have already tasted the benefits.

If it were another company, such as "Zhang'an Foods," Wudu University would be left helpless, unable to translate the results of its mathematics program into any meaningful output.

It is the complete opposite of Taihu University of Light Industry.

After the meeting agenda was completed, the university representatives sat down to listen to the general details of the cooperation.

The main issues are the division of intellectual property rights and the treatment of university researchers.

Different universities have different ideas. For example, Jiangning University only wants research results, not patent rights; while Jiangning Institute of Technology wants to jointly establish a joint venture intellectual property management company; Jiangning University of Chemical Technology wants to contract all materials-related commissioned experimental tasks...

They all have unique skills, so their needs differ.

Zhang Da'an had anticipated this, so he immediately threw out a trump card.

"Regarding the compensation for researchers, my idea is to refer to the conditions of the senior executives in my R&D positions. I won't talk about large or small apartments, just a uniform size of over 100 square meters. I'm too lazy to dwell on whether it's big or small; each party can conduct its own internal assessment."

"As for housing, when I came here, the leaders of Jiangning City talked to me and offered very generous terms, granting me special permission to develop some high-quality plots of land for housing benefits for scientific researchers."

"They're all in the city center, not the eastern part of the city."

"However, a plot of land will also be allocated in the East District for long-term apartments for researchers."

"The housing in the city center will be directly transferred to the researchers after multiple evaluations and approval from the relevant departments in Jiangning City. The long-term apartments in the Chengdong District are my investment, to be used as staff dormitories. This way, there's no need to worry about which apartment type is better or which has a larger usable area."

“The size of the house is not used to distinguish contributions and job rank. Project output is linked to project dividends, job rank is linked to job rank salary, bonuses, allowances, and of course, there is also the standard for commuter car.”

"Take the head of the product development department at the candy factory under 'Zhang'an Foods' as an example. An Audi A6 is a good choice for the company car. Of course, if you insist on choosing a Passat, that's fine too. The principle is that the car used can only be compatible with lower-priced vehicles..."

These words were like throwing down a royal flush in a card game; Zhang Da'an's arrogance and barbarity were truly astonishing.

I've never seen anything so simple and crude. It has absolutely no technical skill involved; it's just relying on youth and high energy.

(End of this chapter)