Going home for the Chinese New Year with a year-end bonus of 100 million

Xiaoya rested her chin on her hand, her eyes somewhat unfocused:

"Five hundred thousand... If I had five hundred thousand, what would I do?"

She said it casually, but Yang Fan understood the meaning behind her words.

"Xiaoya, is there anything you want to do?" he asked.

Xiaoya paused for a moment, then shook her head:

"I... I haven't really decided yet. I'm doing fine helping out at the store right now."

"But you can't help out at the shop forever." Yang Fan looked at her earnestly.

"You're a junior, you have a long future ahead of you. If there's anything you want to do, you can start planning now."

Xiaoya fell silent.

Lin Xiaoyu also lowered her head, unconsciously wiping the table with her hands.

Wang Xiuying looked at the two girls and sighed softly:

"Xiaoya, Xiaoyu, you are still young, you should think about the future."

"You can't always be helping out at the store; it's hindering your own development."

"Mom, I don't think it's a delay," Xiaoya said immediately.

"The main problem is that I haven't figured out what I can do yet. If I do something rashly, I might lose money. I'll definitely talk to my brother about it once I've thought it through."

Xiaoyu nodded in agreement: "Me too. I'm not very confident right now, so let's not try it rashly."

After listening, Yang Fan nodded and didn't try to persuade him further. He then said:

"Okay! Let me know when you've thought it through. I'm always ready to invest in you."

……

At nine o'clock in the evening, the last table of guests left.

After the family finished cleaning up the shop, they sat together to drink tea and chat.

Zhou Yao was still excitedly talking about her billiards hall plans:

"I plan to register the company next Monday. I've already thought of a name: 'Star Glory Billiards Club'!"

"That sounds great!" Xiaoya said. "If you need a logo designed, contact me, and I'll give you a 20% discount!"

"Of course I have to ask you!" Zhou Yao said with a smile, "Why let the good stuff go to outsiders!"

Lin Xiaoyu said softly, "Yaoyao, when you open your business, I'll help you take promotional photos. Although my skills aren't great yet, I can learn."

"That's great!" Zhou Yao grasped Lin Xiaoyu's hand. "Sister Xiaoyu, with your help, I'm sure I can do even better!"

Yang Fan felt gratified seeing the three girls supporting each other.

The following week passed by in a blur.

Zhou Yao is indeed a woman of action.

At 9 a.m. on Monday, she sent a WeChat message saying that she had already gone to the business registration bureau to queue up, and in the afternoon she sent a screenshot showing that the company name had been pre-approved.

"Star Shine Culture Communication Co., Ltd." operates in areas including billiards club management, sports event planning, and catering services.

On Tuesday, she took Yang Fan to the renovation company.

Three renovation companies submitted their plans and quotes, and Yang Fan helped her choose the one with the best value for money.

On the day the contract was signed, Zhou Yao was as excited as a child: "Big brother, we start work next Monday! The construction period is forty-five days!"

On Wednesday, she visited the billiards equipment market in the provincial capital again, and after comparing prices from several vendors, she selected a mid-to-high-end billiards table.

"The boss agreed to a group purchase price: twenty tables plus equipment, totaling 330,000, which is 20,000 less than the budget!"

Looking at the various photos, quotations, and draft contracts she sent on WeChat, Yang Fan couldn't help but marvel at the girl's astonishing execution ability.

The system's "superb execution" score of 8.5 seems to be conservative.

"..."

In mid-May, the atmosphere of early summer had already quietly permeated the university town.

On the second floor of the hot pot restaurant, the air conditioner was humming softly.

Several documents were spread out on the table—Zhou Yao's billiard hall renovation progress report and Chen Mo's team's AI model training log.

Yang Fan rubbed his temples and glanced at the calendar on the wall.

In just half a month, the "Spark" College Student Entrepreneurship Competition will officially launch.

My phone vibrated; it was a message from Lin Qingyue.

[Qingyue]: "The final draft of the entrepreneurship competition plan has been finalized. When are you free to take a look?"

[Qingyue]: "In addition, the registration is more popular than expected, with more than eighty projects submitting preliminary information."

Yang Fan glanced at the time; it was three o'clock in the afternoon.

Yang Fan: "I'm free now. Shall I come to the school to find you?"

[Qingyue]: "Okay. I'll wait for you in my office."

Twenty minutes later, Yang Fan's car stopped downstairs at the administration building.

Go upstairs, knock on the door, and push the door open.

Lin Qingyue wore a light gray business suit today, with her long hair pulled back, revealing her slender neck.

She was looking down at the documents when she heard the sound, so she looked up and a smile flashed in her eyes.

"They're here."

"Hmm." Yang Fan sat down opposite her. "More than eighty people signed up? So fast?"

"Yes, I didn't expect that either." Lin Qingyue handed over a stack of registration forms.

"It seems that people are more enthusiastic about starting a business than I imagined."

Yang Fan flipped through the registration form.

The projects are diverse – some are campus secondhand trading platforms, some are online tutor matching services, some are local life services, and a few are smart hardware.

"Has the initial screening been completed?" he asked.

"We've done a preliminary screening and eliminated some obviously unreliable ones," Lin Qingyue said. "Now we have about sixty projects left."

She paused, then added, "However... the quality varies."

"Some ideas are good, but the teams aren't good enough; some teams are good, but the project positioning is problematic."

Yang Fan nodded: "That's normal. The biggest problem for college students starting businesses is often their lack of ability to implement their ideas."

"That's why your fund is so important." Lin Qingyue looked at him:

"Financial support, along with some guidance, can help them avoid many detours."

She took a folder out of the drawer: "This contains the detailed process and scoring criteria for the competition. Take a look."

Yang Fan took it and carefully flipped through it.

The competition consists of three rounds: the preliminary round is a written material review, the semi-final round is a live presentation, and the final round is a public Q&A session.

The judging panel consisted of university professors, as well as entrepreneurs and investors invited from outside the university—the cost of which was covered by Yang Fan's foundation.

The prize money is very attractive: first prize is 200,000 yuan, second prize is 100,000 yuan, and third prize is 50,000 yuan.

More importantly, winning projects can directly receive investment offers from the "Spark Incubation Fund".

"Isn't the prize money too high?" Yang Fan asked. "Two hundred thousand is not a small amount for college students."

"That's exactly the kind of appeal we need," Lin Qingyue said. "Only with substantial rewards can we unleash everyone's potential. And..."

She smiled and said, "With you, my big spender, backing me up, what's two hundred thousand?"

Yang Fan laughed too: "You're quite the strategist."

"It's a win-win situation, isn't it?" Lin Qingyue blinked.

"By the way, the dates for the semi-finals and finals have been set: the second and fourth weekends of June. Is your schedule okay?"

"No problem," Yang Fan said. "I'll definitely be there."

"Regarding the judges..." Lin Qingyue hesitated for a moment, "I'd like to ask you to be the head judge for the semi-finals and finals, is that alright?"

Yang Fan was somewhat surprised: "Me? Is that appropriate? I'm not some well-known investor."

"You've invested in several student projects, and they've all been quite successful. That's the best qualification you can have," Lin Qingyue said earnestly.

"Moreover, you represent a fund, a major investor."

"If you are the chief judge, everyone will take this competition more seriously."