Chapter 265 What can be solved with money is not a problem
Ever since Gu Kun mentioned to Principal Xu the donation of US$500 million to his alma mater, Principal Xu has never bothered Gu Kun again about the things that "can't be done" in the process of "outsourcing and jointly running schools".
Can't do it? It doesn't exist.
If you can agree, just agree. If you are unable to agree due to temporary difficulties or do not have the authority to agree, just solve the difficulties, create conditions, and then agree.
It just takes a little time. Some things require Gu Kun to stay in Hujiang for a few more days and socialize in person to show off his muscles.
Fortunately, it is still the winter of the financial crisis and the Internet, so Gu Kun's business is not busy and he is not in a hurry to return to Lanzhou.
He and Zhu Youran had been married for just over a month. Leaving his wife alone after their honeymoon was a bit too much to deal with. So Gu Kun decided to stay in Hujiang for ten days and a half longer.
Think of it as reading to your wife.
Anyway, he hasn't returned to Hujiang for several years to live permanently. After all, he studied here for three years in college, so it feels a bit nostalgic to revisit his hometown.
Zhu Youran didn't know why. She thought that her husband was so doting on her that he would abandon all business matters just to provide her with a convenient environment for her to return to Lanfang to study. He was so moved.
Several times in the dead of night, when the couple was calm and sage, Zhu Youran couldn't help but exhort her with soft words:
"Husband, at worst, I will study here as a sophomore. You see, I always carry at least four female bodyguards with me wherever I go, and at least six when I leave campus. Public security in big cities in China is so good, what do you have?
Not sure?
You have already paid too much for me to go back to China to study next semester. I am really not that pampered person. It would be too extravagant and ostentatious, and I would be embarrassed."
Gu Kun's reaction was of course very tough: "Women don't care about men's affairs. Just think that I'm not here to pamper you, but for the construction of the country."
These words are indeed a bit macho. If you post them on the Internet more than ten years later, you will definitely be warned by someone. However, it is okay to talk between husband and wife. The main reason is that Zhu Youran is six or seven years younger than him. He has been there since she was a girl.
I am used to Gu Kun's domineering attitude and enjoy it very much. I can handle everything and feel very safe.
If a girl just cheats, it's not a fault.
Zhu Youran's eyes were moist, and her tears were shining as she curled up on Gu Kun's shoulder: "I love you so much, I know you really love me, and you're embarrassed to say it. Before, other women were just acting on occasion, all for the sake of their family, country, and world.
It’s a great cause for us, so we should endure the humiliation and bear the burden and make a fool of ourselves with them.”
"Why are you mentioning this again? Didn't you say you didn't care about those things many years ago? If you say it again now, that means your previous indifference is false? In fact, you still care a little?" Gu Kun slapped his wife with vigor.
Two clicks to silence the other party completely.
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Two weeks passed in a blink of an eye, and Principal Xu had managed to help Gu Kun with all the resources he needed to manage, including relationships and outsourcing.
From the education authorities, to the local education authorities, to several colleges and universities involved in the scheduling of teachers, all aspects are almost taken care of.
The calendar quietly turned to April. One day at the end of March, Principal Xu came to give Gu Kun a brief report on the situation, and then asked Gu Kun to hold a donation ceremony to his alma mater that day to ensure that the funds were in place before starting a joint venture.
The opening ceremony of the school.
However, Gu Kun looked at the date set by Principal Xu and saw that it was actually April 1st. It was a bit unceremonious, so he ordered it to be postponed to the next Monday.
"How can such a serious thing be announced on April Fool's Day? Just postpone it for a while, don't worry, the money can't escape you."
Principal Xu was stunned: "April Fool's Day? Oh, you said April 1st. This is not popular in China, so I didn't pay attention."
In China in 2001, old-school and more prudent people would not care about those weird and weird Western niche festivals. It is normal for a virtuous scholar like President Xu not to pay attention.
But since there is no cost in delaying it, let's just take it for good luck.
The two parties rescheduled a date and put it on Monday, April 9th. They also took the opportunity to make other preparations more fully. Gu Kun also said that US$500 million in funds would be raised during this period.
It will be delivered after the ceremony on April 9th.
Gu Kun's experience this time also allowed him to say in advance the famous saying that was enough to be included in "Gu Kun's Quotations":
According to the original historical development, this famous saying should have come from Ma Feng: "Problems that can be solved with money are not problems."
Although the ceremony has not yet begun, Gu Kun's words have already spread in private. Everyone has heard that he used money to pave the way, which has made Lan Fang's education career a lot better.
Subsequently, relevant rumors and rumors spread further from the education world to the industry. Many entrepreneurs who received Gu Kun’s venture capital in the past few years are still in the cold winter. After listening to Gu Kun’s famous sayings and reading Gu Kun’s
The writings are full of mixed feelings and sighs.
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April 9th arrived as scheduled. Early that morning, there were more than 15,000 teachers and students in the undergraduate department of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and two to three thousand teachers and students in the graduate department.
Except for teachers who went on business trips out of town due to necessity, and teachers and students who were really unwell and asked for sick leave, almost all the others were gathered together in the main stadium of the school. When the stadium was full and there was no room left, they were occupied.
Next to the square inside the school gate.
In fact, a playground could only be filled with more than 2,000 people standing in the graduate department. Undergraduate students could only be treated as if they were standing in the square inside the school gate, or they could be greeted along the way.
There are many huge red banners hanging outside the school gate, with golden words such as "Warmly welcome the famous alumnus Mr. Gu Kun to return to the school to donate funds to help run the school", "I wish the Lanzhou International Education Cooperation Project a smooth foundation" and other golden words.
The amount of donation that Gu Kun wants to donate has not been officially announced to the public. It is theoretically kept secret until the moment of the ceremony. Therefore, most ordinary students are unaware of it only through gossip.
Occasionally, some student union cadres who have a good relationship with the teacher and are close friends will go there to show off in advance, but the students may not necessarily believe it. After all, many students do not take the "teacher's thugs" seriously.
"Have you heard? Gu Kun seems to be donating hundreds of millions of dollars."
"I can't say specifically. It's definitely worth more than the luxury car he bought. Otherwise, how could I get it?"
"If that were the case, it would definitely be more than the school's annual funding."
"What are you showing off? Why are you showing off? We'll all know the results soon after they come out. Just wait for half an hour, how fresh it is."
While teachers and students were noisy, the time quietly arrived at 8:50 a.m. The ceremony was scheduled for 9 a.m., so there were still ten minutes left.
It was only then that three luxury cars drove out leisurely at the entrance of the high-end residential complex where Zhu Youran was staying at the main entrance of the school. As usual, two Rolls-Royce gun tool trucks and a double-jointed Gold Maybach.
When he sent Zhu Youran back to school before, Gu Kun kept a low profile and did not choose to drive the double gold Maybach directly into the campus. After all, that was a bit vulgar and a bit suspected of "insulting knowledge with money." At that time, he just drove the Maybach to the school gate.
In that community, Zhu Youran was escorted to school by bodyguards every day.
Therefore, at this moment, it can be regarded as the first time that Gu Kun’s Maybach double model has officially entered the campus of his alma mater.
Some of the teachers and junior students from Jiaotong University went to the port to watch Gu Kun on the first day he came to Hujiang. They had seen Gu Kun's cards before, but most of the teachers and students had not done this before.
Lively, the visual impact they received today was naturally very huge.
"hiss……"
"With a car like this, it wouldn't be surprising to donate hundreds of millions of dollars."
"I thought that gold things would look very earthy and reflective. I didn't expect that this car looks... so smooth, but the reflection is so low-key. How did you do it? It's too grand, and it's completely different from the nouveau riche."
Gu Kun walked straight to the school stadium gracefully. The car stopped next to the seating booth. Gu Kun got out of the car and shook hands with the school leaders and local education authorities. In addition, there were
Some leaders from other well-known local universities involved came to join in the fun, hoping to join in the grand project and contribute a little bit to Gu Kun's joint school-running enterprise (actually they wanted to get a share of the pie)
"Xiao Gu, please come over here. I'll prepare a speech soon." Principal Xu eagerly led Gu Kun to the stage.
Gu Kun nodded: "Absolutely. We don't have so much red tape. Just say a few words. Isn't it just 'I hope my classmates will be determined and my alma mater will be proud of me tomorrow'? So many people have said it and I can't copy it."
copy?"
Principal Xu was slightly embarrassed, but it was hard to persuade him, so he just thought he had money and acted as he pleased.
The ceremony officially began. After President Xu said a few opening remarks, he handed over the floor to Gu Kun: "...Today, let us warmly welcome Mr. Gu Kun, a famous alumnus of our school, to return to his alma mater to visit and donate money. Next, let Mr. Gu Kun speak."
Gu Kun adjusted the angle of the microphone: "I am very happy to have the opportunity to return to my alma mater a few years after graduation. As everyone knows, I am from Lanfang. During my primary education, I did not have much opportunity to receive a good education.
It was my three years at Jiaotong University that transformed me from a navigator with a rough background to a professional with certain qualities in the field of shipbuilding and ocean engineering.
In my later career, what I learned here played an important role in the development of various marine projects in Lanfang Country. It was also what I learned here, especially the knowledge about marine geology, that made me
Lanfang discovered the submarine oil field, which provided the most solid guarantee for other undertakings.
So here today, I officially announce that I will donate US$500 million to my alma mater to contribute to the rapid development of the school's shipbuilding and ocean engineering major, and to lay a friendly foundation for the construction and cooperation of the school's education industry with Lanfang Country.
"
The speech was so vulgar and unwritten that the liberal arts research professors shook their heads secretly, especially the professors from other schools, and they all thought to themselves: Wouldn't you find a more qualified assistant to help you write the speech? It doesn't cost much.
To speak in such a straightforward and straightforward manner can only be explained by the fact that people don't care.
But that’s right, why should the person who gives the money care about etiquette? Isn’t it true that etiquette is always something that only people who ask for money pay attention to?