So what if I only have a junior college degree? It won't stop me from marrying the bureau chief

"You... what nonsense are you talking about..."

Jiang Wan hurriedly took a half step back, creating a dangerous distance between them.

"Let's wait until you can actually meet that condition, you bastard!"

After uttering these harsh words, Jiang Wan turned around and ran towards the girls' dormitory without looking back.

She didn't dare stop until she reached the stairwell, where she leaned against the wall, panting heavily.

Standing under the shade of the tree, Lin Mu watched the fleeing figure, and the smile on his lips grew wider and wider.

In high spirits, Lin Mu turned around and strolled slowly back to the girls' dormitory.

Beside the flower bed, Wang Zixing was standing under the scorching sun, holding a cake and flowers, sweating profusely.

"Brother Lin... I can't take it anymore... I'm going to get heatstroke..."

Seeing Lin Mu approaching, Wang Zixing couldn't stop wailing.

"Look at you, so pathetic. You've only been standing for ten minutes."

Lin Mu shook his head in disgust, then looked up at the building.

He cleared his throat, cupped his hands in a megaphone shape, and shouted upwards.

"Jiang Luming! If you don't come down soon, this idiot will die of heatstroke downstairs! Then I'll have to ask Wanza for reimbursement of his medical expenses and emotional distress!"

That shout was full of energy and caused quite a stir downstairs in the dormitory building, with many girls sticking their heads out to see what was going on.

……

Upstairs, room 502.

Jiang Wan had just run up to the fifth floor and hadn't even had time to drink some water to calm her racing heart when she heard a deafening roar coming from downstairs.

"That bastard! What's wrong with him now?!"

Jiang Wan was so embarrassed that she almost crushed the bottle of mineral water in her hand.

"Oh my! That idiot Wang Zixing is still standing down there!"

Fang Leyao jumped off the bed and grabbed Jiang Luming, who was still pretending to be an ostrich.

"Luming, that's enough! He's standing there in the sun, holding a cake. If you don't come down, he's going to melt!"

"That's right, Lu Ming."

Su Mo also spoke softly.

"Regarding what happened yesterday, Wang Zixing was also a victim. He was also tricked by Senior Lin. Go down and listen to his explanation."

"I...I..."

Jiang Luming bit her lip. After being persuaded by her roommates, she blushed, tidied her hair, and ran downstairs in her slippers.

Two minutes later.

When she saw Jiang Luming finally appear, Wang Zixing almost burst into tears on the spot and quickly handed him the cake and baby's breath.

As for how this bickering couple finally got forgiveness after all the back-and-forth and the signing of unequal treaties, Lin Mu was too lazy to care.

He hailed a taxi and headed straight for the temporary office off-campus.

Now, it's time to get down to business.

……

It was 4 p.m. in a private room of a teahouse outside the south gate of Linda University.

All eight members of the "Eight Immortals" were present and sat around a large tea table.

Everyone's face was beaming with barely suppressed excitement, because the "battle" this morning had thoroughly demonstrated their prowess, and the number of cards issued in the afternoon had more than doubled.

Lin Mu sat in the main seat, not in a hurry to celebrate, but took out a whiteboard from his backpack and picked up a marker.

"Brothers, you've all worked hard these past two weeks."

Lin Mu tapped the whiteboard, and the private room instantly fell silent.

"By noon today, we have sold over 8,000 campus cards in the university town. With the commission from the driving school, our net profit is about 150,000 yuan."

Upon hearing this number, everyone except Lu Chengzhou gasped in shock.

"but……"

Lin Mu changed the subject.

"This 150,000 is just start-up capital. If our vision is limited to selling phone cards, we'll only ever be small-time speculators at best."

Lu Chengzhou sat up straight.

"Brother Lin, you spent 20,000 yuan sponsoring that freshman welcome party, do you have other plans?"

"clever."

Lin Mu nodded, turned around and wrote four large characters on the whiteboard.

[University Town Privilege Alliance]

"In 2009, the university town didn't lack students; it lacked resource integration."

Lin Mu turned around.

"For the next two weeks, I want you to put aside all your sales work, take our 150,000 yuan principal and the official sponsorship of Linda University, and negotiate with all the internet cafes, KTVs, large restaurants, billiard halls, and even barbershops around the university town!"

"Tell them that at the Linda University welcome party in two weeks, there will be a massive lucky draw and promotional event covering more than 10,000 students across the entire university. We're going to issue a 'Linda Privilege Black Card,' and all cardholders will receive a 20% discount at participating merchants!"

"Merchants don't need to pay a single penny in franchise fees; they just need to offer discounts, and we'll directly channel the customer traffic of over 10,000 students into their stores!"

Upon hearing this, the people in the private room exchanged glances.

"Brother Lin, is this... will this work?"

Zihan swallowed hard.

Will the merchants listen to us?

"They have no choice but to listen."

A smile appeared on Lin Mu's lips.

"We control the official welcome party resources of Linyi University and the consumer boom period when freshmen first enter the university. If the first business doesn't agree, we'll go to their competitor across the street. Once one business tastes the benefits, the other businesses will beg us to join, even if they have to beg on their knees."

"Then how do we make money?"

Lu Chengzhou asked the core question incisively.

"Good question."

Lin Mu drew two heavy lines under the "Privilege Black Card" on the whiteboard.

"We're going to sell this card. One card covers all the discounts on food, drinks, and entertainment in the university town. Do you think fifty yuan a card is expensive?"

The group exchanged glances, then their eyes lit up instantly.

What do college students care about most? Face and value for money! Fifty yuan is enough to cover two all-nighters at an internet cafe or a barbecue meal—who wouldn't buy it?!

"Linyi University, along with two other nearby universities, has a total of nearly 40,000 students."

Lin Mu threw down the marker and braced his hands on the table.

"Even if only 20,000 people buy it, after deducting the card production cost, that's a full million in net profit!"

"My goal is to get that million yuan into our pockets before the National Day holiday on October 1st!"

As Lin Mu finished speaking, the air in the private room seemed to ignite.

……

It was 11 p.m. that night.

After finishing an intense meeting, Lin Mu returned home, took a shower, and lay down on the bed.

The phone on the table vibrated; it was a QQ message.

Qian Chu Ba Wang: [Bro, help! I did four math tests today, I feel like I've ascended to heaven! (crying) (crying)]

Lin Mu chuckled softly.

Like a dragon in flight, turning into a worm in the forest: [Hang in there, sis! No pain, no gain!]