Most of the outstanding alumni present today are business people.
There is a special reason why the school does this. Well, the school's funds are relatively tight recently.
These days, nothing can be done without money.
The purpose of inviting these outstanding alumni to this gathering, to put it mildly, is to donate to their alma mater.
In fact, every year, outstanding alumni of major prestigious universities donate money to their alma mater.
Take last year as an example. According to statistics, last year, the two universities in Qing Dynasty and Beijing University respectively received more than 4 billion in donations.
And the most powerful university in Shanghai also received more than one billion.
Of course, Modu University of Finance and Economics cannot compare with these top universities, but it is ranked similarly to Modu University of Finance and Economics. Modu University of Technology received more than 60 million in donations last year.
And their Shanghai University of Finance and Economics doesn’t even have 30 million.
The school wants to carry out some construction, but the funds are insufficient, so we hope these outstanding alumni can contribute.
Therefore, when Dean Liu and other school leaders found out that Ye Chen was just the vice president of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, they did not dare to be interested.
At this age, he has already become the vice-president. He is indeed very outstanding.
But how much money can he have and how much can he earn from writing a calligraphy painting? Therefore, they don't expect Ye Chen to donate too much, probably only four or five hundred thousand.
Ye Chen didn't know these old seniors and sisters, so he found a random place to have something to drink.
Other outstanding alumni did not know Ye Chen, and seeing that Ye Chen was so young, they all ignored Ye Chen.
"Waiter, pour me a glass of wine."
Not long after Ye Chen sat down, a potbellied boss came over and handed the wine glass to Ye Chen.
Obviously, seeing that Ye Chen was so young and not yet wearing formal clothes, he subconsciously mistook Ye Chen for a waiter.
Ye Chen poured himself a glass of juice and ignored the potbellied boss.
"Hey, what's your attitude?"
Seeing that Ye Chen didn't pour himself a drink, the fat boss was a little angry.
"How come there is a waiter like you?"
"Sorry, sorry, this gentleman is not our waiter."
At this time, a real waiter came over and explained to the fat boss.
"He's not a waiter?"
After learning that Ye Chen was not a waiter, the fat boss was particularly surprised.
"Then how did he get in?"
The fat boss whispered,
Even though he knew it was his fault just now, he didn't apologize to Ye Chen. He felt that because of his identity, he didn't take Ye Chen seriously at all.
Ye Chen was just about to retaliate.
Bang bang bang!
Suddenly, there was a burst of applause.
Everyone looked forward and saw the president of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics arriving.
"On behalf of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, I would like to welcome all alumni."
The principal stood at the front and said hello very politely.
Bang bang bang.
There was a burst of applause.
After saying some polite words and exchanging pleasantries, the principal got down to business.
Knowing that this gathering was mainly for donations, no one was too surprised. The situation in previous years was not very different from this one, but it was not as straightforward as this time.
"Chairman Bai, you are an old senior, take the lead?"
Someone suggested.
An outstanding alumnus in his fifties was stunned for a while, then took the lead and said:
"My company's business is not doing well this year, so I will donate three million."
After all, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics is not a top-notch university like Qingdao or Beijing. The number of successful people who have graduated from it, as well as their achievements, are far behind those of Qingdao and Beijing.
In previous years, everyone donated several million in a more or less symbolic way. At every alumni meeting, they would donate some, and cumulatively, it was not too small.
"I also donated three million to my alma mater."
"My alma mater has trained me. I am very grateful. I donated five million."
"I will donate six million in supplies."
Other requests are usually for donations of several million, and the largest donation is only eight million.
"I made some money today, so I donated 10 million teaching equipment!"
Someone stepped forward and donated 10 million.
In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on this person.
"I will donate 20 million."
Seeing this, the fat boss next to Ye Chen couldn't help it and said quickly that the person who donated 10 million was his classmate, but the relationship between the two was very bad when they were in school.
Twenty million?!
I'm going!
This is probably the person who has donated the most to Modou University of Finance and Economics in recent years.
Everyone looked at the fat boss in surprise.
The fat boss's face was full of pride. Rather than donating, it was better to say that he was showing off, in order to overwhelm the person who donated 10 million.
Seeing that the fat boss donated 20 million, the alumnus who donated 10 million was particularly angry.
But he was not strong enough and could not donate that much, so he had to lower his head and admit defeat.
Today, the fat boss has made a fortune, his wealth has nearly doubled, and donating 20 million is just a drop in the bucket for him.
In previous years, because he was not worth enough, he was embarrassed to say anything when making donations.
He finally got rich today, so naturally he wanted to show off in front of everyone and regain the lost face.
"Mr. Wei is awesome."
"Lao Wei has become prosperous this year, congratulations."
"Mr. Wei is so grand."
Some alumni who knew the fat boss spoke in admiration.
"Thank you Mr. Wei."
Dean Liu said excitedly just now.
Not only him, but other leaders of the school are also very excited. This year, they may be able to build a new teaching building.
"Special thanks to Boss Wei for his support of teaching at his alma mater."
Even the principal spoke up, thanking the fat boss for Modu University of Finance and Economics.
"It's okay, this is all trivial."
The fat boss waved his hand, enjoying the adulation from everyone and the thanks from the principal, he felt particularly happy.
Today, he has regained the face he once lost and feels proud.
Hahaha.
The fat boss was laughing wildly in his heart.
Just when everyone thought that the fat old man was the outstanding alumni who donated the most this year, a plain voice suddenly came from the side.
Ye Chen spoke:
"I donated a large library to the school."
There is a very special reason why Ye Chen donated a library, which will be of great help to him in the future.
In an instant, everyone suddenly turned their attention from the fat boss to Ye Chen, who was sitting next to him and looked extremely low-key!
You know, the construction price of a large library is extremely high, and the cost will definitely exceed 100 million, or even 200 to 300 million.
Those outstanding alumni and successful people looked at Ye Chen and were extremely surprised. The Outstanding Alumni Reunion has been held for many years, and they had never seen this young man before.
Not only them, but also all the big leaders of the school didn't know Ye Chen.
They all thought they heard wrongly.
Their school has never received such a huge donation.
"Classmate Ye Chen, what did you say?"
Dean Qin, who knew Ye Chen, took a deep breath and asked Ye Chen. He couldn't believe what he heard.
The next second, under the gaze of everyone, Ye Chen slowly stood up.