Chapter 267: Difficult Brothers and Difficulties in the Cold Winter
Those famous people in history who pretended to be crazy after eating food were certainly not because it was delicious, but because they were trying to survive and it was part of the war effort.
So of course Gu Kun can tell clearly that the value of some specific liberal arts majors who kneel down to Oceania, and the value of their existence, the value of constantly publishing papers and clamoring, is to make the people of Oceania believe how pro-foreign the Chinese people are, and maybe they can gain more
Pull in more foreign investment and increase global trade.
That's enough.
Lan Fang has no need in that area, so why would he go to trouble to set up those comedy majors?
Therefore, this thank-you banquet was destined not to satisfy everyone. However, Gu Kun was quite well-educated. He always maintained awe of those science and engineering majors from top prestigious schools that failed to promote them. This would not change. He promised
The special scientific research funds donated will still be donated, but people will be sent to strictly supervise them to ensure that they are used in the majors that Gu Kun is willing to donate.
"Xiao Gu, your temper is getting worse. You are talking to Principal Lu like this, even though I know you are not afraid of offending anyone." After Gu Kun calmed down, Principal Xu from his alma mater walked over with a slightly embarrassed but expectant expression.
Gu Kun smiled and said: "I didn't offend him personally, right? I just talked about the interests. I still admire Principal Lu's professionalism. He has also reached that position and has to fight for it. I have no personal grudges with him.
, I believe he will not hold a grudge and will continue to cooperate with me."
The real world is like this, there is not so much face and grudges.
Especially when the shame is not public, mature rulers will pretend that they have not been embarrassed, and it is impossible to have to fight to the death to separate right and wrong like in fantasy novels.
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The thank-you banquet ended successfully, and a few days later, the name of "Lanfang Jiaotong University" was erected. As a legal person, it was officially registered in Lanfang.
Lanfang immediately started to promote various construction projects. Gu Kun had informed about this matter, so the land allocation had already been completed. The basic land development of three connections and one leveling had also been started in parallel before Gu Kun's side was finalized.
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Although it is to build an elite university with an enrollment of about 1,200 students every year, considering that the number of high school graduates in Lanzhou will reach its peak in three years, Lanzhou Jiaotong University only needs to achieve a school enrollment of 1,200 students per class in 2004.
That’s it.
Moreover, the four grades from freshmen to seniors were filled with more than 1,200 students, and the whole school reached 5,000 students. That was all in 2007. After all, the senior students were still vacant from 2004 to 2006.
This gives Gu Kun enough construction time. The campus buildings do not need to be completed in one step. In September this year, he will first find two ready-made teaching buildings to accommodate 500 students and put together the first batch of classes.
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At that time, we will recruit 200 freshmen from the more than 500 high school graduates in Lanfang this year, and then recruit 200 first-year international students from China. We will also establish an exchange student program with Hujiang Jiaotong University, including Zhu Youran.
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100 sophomore students will be moved to Lanfang Jiaotong University for training. In the future, a joint exchange student diploma from both schools will be issued. (That is, in the first year of the school, there will be 400 freshmen and 100 freshmen.
Second exchange student)
The number of teachers needed in the first year is only 70 or 80, which is very easy to place. University teachers are high-level talents. If they want to obtain Lanzhou nationality, Gu Kun will ask the relevant departments of Lanzhou to give special approval. In the future, these teachers
People can also enjoy Lanfang’s high national welfare.
After finishing all these preparations, it was already mid-April, and Gu Kun felt that it was almost time to return to China.
"I will spend the last few days with you, and then it's time to go back and take charge of the construction of the school, the city's urban construction, and the Zhaoming Palace Museum. Study hard and don't miss me all the time. You can call me every day. You can come back during the summer vacation in July.
There are only two and a half months left, and I can finish the remaining three years at Lanfang, and we can always be together."
In the last few nights before leaving, Gu Kun of course had to work hard to comfort his newlywed wife who had only been married for two months, so that Zhu Youran could endure it.
"I will take care of myself. Business is more important." Zhu Youran is very sensible.
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The next day, when he got up for breakfast, Gu Kun asked his female secretary Saranova to contact the local air traffic control department and apply for a route to see if the Pudong Airport could allocate route and runway resources for Gu Kun's special plane.
Come and pick me up.
When Gu Kun originally bought the "Zhusen" yacht, he also bought those Maybach luxury cars and the Airbus A330 luxury special plane. The A330 was actually delivered earlier than the "Zhussen".
After all, the A330 was already a mature model that Airbus had been selling for seven or eight years. As long as you found a new aircraft that had just come off the production line and did some interior decoration, it could be delivered, and the cycle was naturally short.
It's a pity that Gu Kun relies on the "Zhu Sen" yacht all year round when he goes abroad, but the A330 has been eating dust in the cold palace for almost a year. This is mainly for safety-from the perspective of international law, ships and aircraft are extensions of a country's territory.
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He stayed on his yacht and didn't go ashore. If he went to Norway or Australia, they couldn't do anything to Gu Kun or get on the ship to cause trouble. As for the airplane, after all, it didn't have enough endurance and standby capability. It had to stop when it ran out of fuel, which was inconvenient.
Having lived and ate on the plane for many days in a row, Gu Kun only used special planes when he came to safe and friendly countries.
Of course, it was an accident that he took the yacht when he came this time. Who told him to go on a honeymoon? He could have a private plane to take care of him when he went back.
After contacting Saranova, she reported back with some embarrassment: "Dear, the air traffic control said that it will take two days before they can provide the route and runway. We are too hasty to add them. If you are not satisfied, I will find a way to find resources.
Trust relationship..."
Gu Kun wiped his mouth with a napkin: "No need to be special, just give it a few days, and I will spend more time with Youran. If it is urgent, I will take care of you a few days ago."
After finishing speaking, Gu Kun took a sip of oolong tea and added an instruction: "By the way, I have been idle during this period anyway. Have any business partners approached me? I'll take some time to deal with a few."
Gu Kun knew that as long as he came to the mainland, someone would definitely look for him. Among other things, the Internet business owners who had received his venture capital would definitely want him to come and inspect, and partners such as COSCO and Huahai Oil would definitely
There will also be demand.
It's just that Gu Kun didn't want to deal with it, so he left it to the people around him to deal with. Those matters of inspecting the investment target are actually dispensable. It's just for peace of mind and to better understand the other party's movements. It's nothing more than leaving it alone.
That is, growth and development are a bit wild, without investor constraints.
Gu Kun likes to place things.
"Okay, I'll help you sort it out. In fact, the invitation emails have been piled up these days. I'll prioritize them for you according to their importance." Saranova agreed ably. At first glance, it seemed that the secretary had done a good job.
seedling.
After a while, after Gu Kun had eaten breakfast and changed into formal clothes, Saranova pulled out the list, and Gu Kun browsed through it carefully.
Sure enough, it has been half a year since the Internet bubble burst completely and entered the "absolute winter". Several companies he has invested in are obviously eliminating the bad and keeping the good, adjusting themselves, and completely transitioning into a winter state that reduces the capital burn rate.
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Ali Baba's Ma Feng invited Gu Kun to Ark City to inspect the company's latest situation, and it seemed that he did not rule out the idea of letting Gu Kun add some more money to save for the winter based on the original valuation.
The first invitation was sent a week ago. At that time, Saranova and Gu Kun casually mentioned it, and Gu Kun subconsciously gave instructions on how to reply: Just express "trust and comfort" in the email, and you don't want to meet.
The main reason is that Gu Kun himself doesn't know much about e-commerce entrepreneurship and management. He doesn't want to change history, so just giving Ma Feng confidence is the best choice.
Unexpectedly, after Ma Feng was rejected, he sent another offer a week later, saying that he would come to the headquarters in Hujiang and consider closing the company's business premises and offices here to save money.
At the same time, I would like to "take the initiative to visit investors."
This time, instead of inviting Gu Kun to Fangzhou City, Ma Feng came to Hujiang in person. He didn't need to waste much time on Gu Kun. If he refused, it would seem to hurt the friendship.
Gu Kun also vaguely remembered that when Ali Baba first started his business in history, he did it in Ma Feng's own house in Lakeside Garden, Ark City.
But later, after receiving an investment of 20 million U.S. dollars from Sun Zhengyi, Ma Feng, who was once full of enthusiasm and wanted to become bigger, drifted for a while. Before the cold winter came, he also rented an office space in Hujiang and considered it.
Dual Headquarters even moved its headquarters here, thinking that "to engage in e-commerce, we must do it in a first-tier international metropolis like Shanghai, and there is no future in a small place like Ark City."
But after renting an office here and renovating it, the cold winter came quickly. After two years and finding out that he was not welcome in Hujiang, Ma Feng returned to his hometown in despair. Now in this life, Sun Zhengyi's money has become Gu Kun's.
Money, but it seems to have little impact on the trajectory of history. We still have to go, and we seem to have become more decisive and left earlier.
When Ma Feng comes this time, he should also apologize for the "mistake in the decision-making of the dual headquarters and the waste of money".
After reading Ma Feng's requesting email, Gu Kun continued to scroll down. After combing through it, he found that there was another more urgent need.
It was Boss Bao who had previously invested in Zhonglian Games who wanted to meet and ask Gu Kun to get some money, hoping to buck the trend and start a new project in the cold winter.
"The Internet winter is so fierce. He is a company that makes free board and card games. What new project is he going to start? Damn, he can't be jealous of others making money by making online games that sell point cards. That's all, let's meet him. It's really not possible.
Just bang and bang."
Gu Kun pondered for a moment, but still wanted to give him a chance to meet.
Boss Bao of Zhonglian Games, whom Gu Kun had never met before, was mainly engaged in financial investments. The Zhonglian shares in Gu Kun’s hands were all obtained from HSBC Bank’s mandatory auction when Yingke Digital collapsed in 1999.
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However, Gu Kun also knows a little bit about Boss Bao. He is a native of Donghai Province and studied at Ark University, so he and Ma Feng can be considered fellow villagers. Although Zhonglian Games is registered in Beijing, Boss Bao is in Ark City.
There are still many offices, and it is very convenient to come to Hujiang. Everyone is in the same clique.
"Sarah, I'm going to treat a guest on the 'Zhuson' tomorrow. There won't be many people, just two people."