Those Years When I Was Forced to Top the Forbes List

Chapter 223 University Self-operated
After the group had ample funds, things went smoothly, and Chen Xuebing's standard of living began to decline sharply.

Many of the projects that were previously planned have started to be launched.

Meetings that go on non-stop.

Gu'an Labor Service Company acquired two companies at the same time: Debon Green Building Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. and Licheng Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

Having obtained Class II construction qualifications and real estate development and property management qualifications, the company is preparing to apply for a name change to "Guan Construction Co., Ltd."

Yu Chunyin proposed to simply merge the labor service company into the group as a branch, inject 3000 million yuan of capital, and merge them into "Guan Construction Group" in one step.

After much deliberation, Chen Xuebing checked the land bidding and auction information released by Chongqing and then called Huang's secretary to inquire about a plot of land of approximately 35,000 square meters.

Asking questions is actually making demands.

The size of the plot immediately made Huang understand his meaning, and he quickly received a positive response.

Then Chen Xuebing directly injected 80 million yuan into the engineering company and registered for the municipal government's land auction in mid-April.

On the other hand, after Singularity Technology paid Marvell's Shanghai R&D Center 30 million yuan for tape-out and 43 million yuan (5 million US dollars) in deposit, the design for the compatibility of the CPU chip with the Singularity UI system and the development of the touch chip officially began.

Meanwhile, Lin Bin received a remittance of US$100 million from Hong Kong and traveled to Lugano in southern Switzerland to find the IDIAP research institute, which possessed multi-touch digital service desk technology.

Singularity paid 100 million RMB for this $900 million.

I exchanged 100 million, and it cost me almost 100 million in transaction fees.

In addition, under Chen Xuebing's instructions, Qidian Network Company was established in the SEG Plaza in Huaqiangbei and was preparing to recruit in a big way. After Lin Bin learned of this, he told them not to recruit a large number of people. He knew several full-stack engineers who had both front-end and back-end capabilities. If anyone was willing to come, they could organize the recruitment of the most needed talents.

More than 8200 million is gone.

There's no sign of a CPU or touch chip yet, and Singularity Technology has already spent nearly 100 million yuan on this phone.

In one of his phone calls, Lin Bin said that Chen Xuebing is definitely the most ruthless boss in China's mobile phone industry today. He makes no profit, spends money without batting an eye, and is even more extravagant than American companies.

Chen Xuebing asked him if he could create a Chinese-made mobile phone that would lead the world trend by simply smashing things like that.

Lin Bin said that's far from the truth. The definition of domestic production is more than 50% localization. If you don't count chips, screens, batteries, and structural components, they all have to be domestically produced. And to lead the world, you need to spend 100 million every day and persist for ten years. Maybe then.

Or perhaps you could spend no money and wait for twenty years.

Lin Bin's words were meant to advise him not to rush things and to leave everything to time.

Chen Xuebing laughed and hung up the phone.

Then he muttered under his breath, "That was damn accurate."

But I'm only fighting for these ten years.

At the beginning of April, as the resources Chen Xuebing had raised entered the stock market one by one, the entire A-share market finally bid farewell to the hesitant nature of March and ushered in a decent surge.

Starting from 1298 points, it will attempt to break through to 1400 points.

Daily transaction volume exceeded 200 billion, four times that of the same period last year.

During this period, there were frequent meetings, and everyone in the group saw that the chairman always had a smile on his face. They also knew that the stock market had risen, but no one knew exactly how much money he had made.

On the 16th, Chen Xuebing's Audi A6 passed by the Yuzhong District Government and then headed to Chongqing Jiaotong University.

No, it's Chongqing Jiaotong University.

In February 2006, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, Chongqing Jiaotong College was renamed Chongqing Jiaotong University. Chongqing Jiaotong University was officially upgraded, but the students were still on holiday at the time.

This afternoon, the official ceremony for awarding doctoral degree-granting status was held, marking the completion of the fundamental leap from a second-tier university to a first-tier university.

In the car, Chen Xuebing held the phone to his ear without saying a word, and District Chief Hong next to him was also quiet.

After a long silence, he finally uttered a sentence:
"Add one million."

Chongqing Land and Resources Bureau.

A land auction.

There was no grand scale, nor the kind of scene from TV dramas or novels where every price increase would cause several people in the audience to stand up in shock.

There was only a small room of less than 30 square meters. A TV was mounted on the wall displaying land information, and each person below had a small table and a wooden stool.

The female auctioneer's voice was so dull it sounded like she didn't want to go to work at all, but the numbers she called out seemed to be added up as cheaply as Happy Beans.

"Number 8, 563 million."

"Number 2, 564 million."

"Number 14, 565 million."

Raising a paddle without calling out a price implies a potential increase of 100 million.

Five hundred and eighty-eight million!

Someone called out a lucky number and then turned to look at the others.

The auctioneer's eyes finally lit up: "Okay, number 8, five hundred and eighty-eight million. Anyone else want to bid?"

"The first time, number 8, 588 million."

"A Second Chance"

"The Third Chance"

"when!"

"make a deal!"

“恭喜重庆越洋房地产公司，拿下江北城B19-3、B19-4，B19-5、B20-1宗地！”

"The following is the auction for plot B20-2, which is 35570 square meters. The starting price is 5100 million, and the increment is 50."

"This is the last piece of land. Anyone want to try their luck at 5100 million?"

The atmosphere was eerie.

This plot of land is right next to Yueyang, a core plot in Jiangbeizui. The previous plot had an average price of just over 2000, while the current average price is 1433, yet no one has made a bid.

Of the 14 companies in the room, only four actually participated in the auction; the rest were just there to bid as a formality.

Apart from Gu An, the other three companies were informed beforehand.

“5200 million.” Finally, a female voice rang out.

A voice from the back immediately raised the price: "6000 million."

This voice did not originate from the four companies, but from a Chongqing State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission company, representing the bottom line of leader Huang's mind.

Ren Ying was a little nervous as she held her phone until she heard a voice on the other end.

"Add one million."

Ren Ying raised her paddle again, bidding 61 million.

Continuing from the back row, it's 62 million.

The auctioneer called out a new bid, and Ren Ying listened intently to the phone call.

Chen Xuebing didn't want to raise the price slowly anymore: "Let's say 6800 million, it's more auspicious."

Ren Ying quickly raised her paddle: "6800 million!"

Those in the back row who heard this stopped holding up their signs.

Once, twice, three times, the deal was done.

The auction has ended.

Upon hearing the sound of the gavel falling, Chen Xuebing instructed, "Please thank Mr. Tu from Yueyang for me; this land was given to us by Yueyang."

Ren Ying hung up the phone, stood up, walked to the table of buyer number 8, and extended her hand to a young man.

"Thank you, Mr. Tu."

"Haha, not at all. I heard from the leaders that you're planning to build a super-large supermarket. Well, thanks to you, our Yueyang Plaza can build a hotel, office buildings, and serviced apartments! Let's cooperate and make this area bigger and better!"

Ren Ying smiled and nodded: "Looking forward to cooperating."

Inside the car. District Chief Hong said only after Chen Xuebing hung up the phone:

“Yueyang Group has some strength. When I went to Shanghai, I saw the Yueyang Plaza under construction on Nanjing West Road. The planning is very grand. If you buy this piece of land next to them, you don’t have to worry about the flow of people.”

Chen Xuebing just grinned and didn't say anything.

That's not what he's after, of course.

Jiangbeizui holds a similar position in Chongqing to Lujiazui in Shanghai, situated at the heart of the two rivers and four banks; its bustling location is evident even from a map.

The demolition in this area started relatively late, only in 2002, but the development will be very rapid. Large-scale construction began in 05. The plot is next to the Qianmen Bridge, which was built in 09 and crosses the Jialing River. It faces Jiefangbei across the river and is adjacent to Hongyadong. The scenery is amazing. Pangdonglai has its own attraction to people, so there is no need to worry about the flow of people.

However, what he really wanted was to cross the ocean.

The Shanghai Yueyang Plaza was built well, but because both Shanghai and Chongqing planned Yueyang Plaza at the same time, the Chongqing Yueyang Plaza took six years to start construction after acquiring the land, and ten years to become an unfinished project due to lack of funds. In the end, it was sold.

If the supermarket opens next to them, they won't need a surface parking lot, and it will be very conspicuous.

While land prices in Chongqing haven't risen much, the commercial value of Jiangbeizui is very high. Yueyang has reserved this land for him. By the time the supermarket is completed and its commercial value is realized, the company should have enough money to look for an opportunity to repurchase it.

Who wouldn't want to do business next to a company that attracts the most customers?

The land plot that Yueyang acquired this time is nearly 30 square meters, which is more than enough to build a commercial plaza, and it might even be able to spare some space for a headquarters building.

The arrival at the school was met with an exceptionally enthusiastic reception.

President Tang, who was transferred from Chongqing Jiaotong University two years ago, was originally the deputy director of the Highway Bureau, which was half a rank lower than District Chief Hong. District Chief Hong came to congratulate him in person, and the university leaders warmly welcomed him in front of the conference hall.

There's also Chen Xuebing.

Chen Xuebing, this student, has truly given the school too many unexpected surprises.

Following the extensive media coverage of the signing of the contract with BOE, Dean Zhou of the School of Humanities, who had been paying close attention to Chen Xuebing, quickly reported the matter, which was a major shock to the school's leadership.

Didn't they say that a small construction boss transformed into a rising star in the financial world?
What's going on? They've suddenly changed their tune again.

They've already partnered with provincial capitals? An investment of 8 million yuan, and they even received praise from key provincial leaders?
Chen Xuebing, as a special student who had achieved some success in business, was originally scheduled to speak as one of the student representatives of the alumni association. In addition, another student representative with excellent grades who stayed on to teach at the school was also arranged to speak with him.

Now that's a problem, how do we arrange them?
How about we put us after the school's main leaders in the queue?

Soon, Dean Zhou submitted a series of news reports.

Changzheng Capital raised 3.68 million yuan in Shanghai.

Guan Group secured a 7.5 million yuan loan from a syndicate led by the China Development Bank.

Goodness, our school has never produced alumni who have run such a large business!
In the end, Dean Xu called Chen Xuebing to discuss it, and Chen Xuebing humbly said that he would only speak as a representative of the students.

The school immediately arranged for another representative who was supposed to speak to stay on campus, leaving only one representative.

When shaking hands with Chen Xuebing, Principal Tang expressed his warm concern:

"How is the cooperation with Hefei going?"

"It'll be soon. The funds will be in place soon, and we'll start building the factory at the end of the month."

Chen Xuebing said confidently.

With the addition of Cai Zhijian and Lu Xiaochun, he no longer needs to personally handle fundraising.

Xinhua Insurance's fundraising has been in talks for quite some time, and initially encountered some problems.

Their investment management department had originally planned to cooperate with several funds to enter the stock market. Changzheng Capital offered good terms in all aspects, and Cai and Lu's experience was also respectable, so Xinhua Insurance was quite satisfied.

Everything was almost settled, but the investment decision management committee meeting was still delayed. The person in charge of the negotiations hinted to Cai Zhijian that the committee members might have some objections. So, after some discussion, they realized that these days, you still have to give a token of appreciation when getting things done. After all, the fundraising channels of securities firms and banks also have considerable costs. The difference of 4.32 million yuan after the Shanghai fundraising would still cost about 1500 million yuan if raised through the channels of banks and securities firms. Chen Xuebing wasn't being stubborn; he just didn't want to handle these matters personally. So, he asked Cai Zhijian to personally go to their headquarters with 300 million yuan as a token of appreciation and smooth things over.

The investment review meeting and the investment decision meeting have already been held, and the funds may arrive at any time.

It is estimated that the funds will be transferred to BOE's account in the next few days. Hefei has already made contact, and as long as the money from Changzheng arrives, the money from Hefei will also go into the additional share issuance financing account, and a short-term loan will be arranged for BOE to lay the foundation. The factory construction period will not be delayed due to the time of BOE's bank loan.

Upon hearing that the event was completed, Principal Tang was even more delighted: "Cultivating virtue and pursuing excellence, connecting the world through communication—the 'communication' in our school motto refers not only to the transportation major but also to integration and communication. When the former principal first proposed this slogan, he hoped that our Chongqing Jiaotong University students would go out into the world. You are an outstanding student, and you have achieved it! You have not only gone out of Chongqing but also out of the industry, contributing to our country's semiconductor industry. Good, very good!"

Chen Xuebing smiled modestly and said, "We are still in the stage of climbing uphill and overcoming difficulties. The spirit of the school guides the students, and we will make up for our shortcomings with diligence and live up to expectations."

These words perfectly captured the essence of today's glorious moment, and the leaders were all very pleased.

Vice Principal Liang, who was among the first to meet Chen Xuebing, had the most expressive face.

"Xiao Chen, it's only been a year, right? You've improved so fast."

"Hehe, eight months. That was right after the start of the semester. I was working at the construction site in Gonghe Village. Later, Dean Xu said that you planned to meet me and let me join the alumni association, but I never got to meet you. Today, I have something to ask of you, so I must bother you."

Now that his status is different, Chen Xuebing no longer needs to be polite with Principal Liang; he can just get straight to the point.

"Oh? You said."

The two walked to the side and started talking privately.

“I’m currently preparing for a four- to five-story building of 70,000 to 80,000 square meters. I want to do a non-linear design for the exterior and also make the interior decoration a bit more innovative, but I don’t have any relevant talent. The School of Architecture and Planning is under your supervision. I was wondering if our company could cooperate with the School of Architecture and Planning to design this building? We will pay the design fee according to industry standards.”

The smallest plot of land in Jiangbeizui is 35,500 square meters, which exceeds his budget. Now that he has it, 50,000 square meters of building area is definitely too small. In his previous life, the Pangdonglai Angel City had a building area of ​​70,000 square meters, including the underground parking lot. He plans to build an even larger one.

This also allowed us to establish a cooperative relationship with the school and share talent.

"Um, this..." Principal Liang hesitated for a moment, "You are one of our outstanding students. Your company needs our help. We can make a draft, and have an experienced teacher help us revise the design. No problem. But it's not appropriate to charge a fee."

These days, schools are still relatively pure; if students want to donate, the school will gladly accept, but if they come to the school with projects they want to do business with, that's a different story.
Let me address one key issue.

Who will collect the money?

The nature of this problem is problematic.

Chen Xuebing smiled slightly; he never fought a battle unprepared.

"We want to maintain a long-term partnership with the school, so it's definitely not feasible to not charge fees. As for your concerns, they are not really a problem."

After he finished speaking, he took out a document and handed it to Liang Naixing.

Opinions of the Ministry of Education on Establishing University Asset Management Companies in the Process of Industrial Planning and Development of Universities

More than a dozen articles on the methods and regulations for establishing university asset management companies.

Liang Naixing quickly flipped through the pages, somewhat surprised.

"this is"

Chen Xuebing nodded and smiled in affirmation.

"Starting in January this year, universities across the country can legally open companies. However, many people think this is just a way to store off-campus assets, but few realize that it is a tool for the transformation and industrialization of scientific and technological achievements. It can not only generate profits, but also stimulate the vitality of universities in project research. The policy support is already in place. It just depends on whether universities dare to be the first to take the plunge and pave a way for universities to operate their own businesses."

Before coming, he thought about it for a long time. Directly poaching people is too barbaric for a university. It is neither fair nor economical. He would spend more than 100,000 to 200,000 yuan a year to support an expert with a high salary. It would be better to gradually benefit the school through a series of projects, transform the school, and set up a company to allocate superior resources to cooperate with him, making it his own professional technical outsourcing team, and deeply binding them together in some way.

He doesn't manage the salaries of the technical staff, but he can flexibly control the school's resources.

Too big a university wouldn't do this, nor would it need to; they have countless funds. Too small a university wouldn't be of interest to Chen Xuebing. Chongqing Jiaotong University, on the other hand, is just right.

Everyone in the company thought his talk about developing Gu'an Construction was just for show; this time, he was serious.

"Well, this matter probably needs to be discussed at a meeting," Liang Naixing said thoughtfully.

Chen Xuebing naturally knew the importance of taking things slowly, and waved his hand, saying:
“It’s alright, there’s no rush, and there’s no need to set up a company just for this little thing. I’ve joined the alumni association, so I’ll donate to a special project fund and put this money in there. The school can use the fund to reward the faculty and staff who participated in the design, and any surplus can be used to improve the welfare of the faculty and staff! Let’s set the design fee at 50 yuan per square meter.”

“This is not good, this is not good.” Liang Naixing was not too sensitive to the price of 50 yuan per square meter at first, but then he suddenly remembered the scale of construction that Chen Xuebing had mentioned, and his brows furrowed.

"50 yuan per square meter. How many square meters?"

"Seventy to eighty thousand, which is 350 million to 400 million in design fees."

Liang Naixing was stunned: "So many?"

The school received less than 80 million in subsidies last year!

Chen Xuebing smiled and spread his hands: "It seems that Principal Liang has never done business before. The standard design fee is generally 3% higher than the construction cost. The construction cost for us is close to 3000 yuan per square meter. The market standard design fee is more than 90 yuan. 50 yuan is not high."

As he spoke, he glanced around the campus and said leisurely, "A university with thousands of professors is a treasure trove. We also have some large-scale development projects coming up, and the design and planning costs will be quite high."

Liang Naixing took a deep breath.

"Come to my office in a bit, let's talk!"

(End of this chapter)