Chapter 740 - 759: I’m Also One of the Bosses
Chapter 740: Chapter 759: I’m Also One of the Bosses
The student was full of praise for the company.
This piqued Dean Zhu’s curiosity. "You seem to really like this company?"
"I do. That’s why I’d really like for the company to seize this opportunity."
The young woman’s gentle tone was quite disarming, and Dean Zhu couldn’t help but add, "It’s not that what you’re proposing is a huge issue, and I believe you. But the promises made by outside corporations can change in the blink of an eye."
"You’re still young; you don’t always understand the double-edged sword that comes with financial interests. I’ll look into this company over the next couple of days and get back to you as soon as I can. But you should also prepare a Plan B and be ready for the possibility of rejection," the old professor advised in the patient tone of an elder.
Qiuqiu let out a soft "oh," then asked, "Are you worried the company’s leadership might not be trustworthy—that they might say one thing and do another? Like promising not to run a marketing campaign but ending up causing a huge stir anyway?"
"Exactly, Qiuqiu. That’s precisely what I mean."
Qiuqiu drew out another long "Ohhh...". "I see." After a moment, she lowered her voice and said to the dean in a somewhat playful tone, "In that case, Professor, I don’t think I’ll need a Plan B."
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Before Dean Zhu could voice his confusion, Qiuqiu whispered, "I’ll let you in on a little secret, Professor. Besides being one of the company’s streamers, I’m also its owner."
"I know you dislike corporate interests getting involved, which is why I’m being direct with you from the outset. It’s not entirely for the sake of a charitable donation—we do have our own interests in mind. But we absolutely will not cause any trouble."
"Also, while we do hope to grow and become more well-known, and we do have ambitions to compete and become an industry leader, a large part of our motivation is a genuine desire to do public good."
’Qian Xingxing and she were both bosses, but neither of them was particularly concerned about money.’
’One was a big boss who spent money like water, and the other was a small boss who figured that spending money to help people was a pretty good use for it.’
’A pair of spendthrift presidents, confirmed.’
"In any case, I am now confidentially, in my capacity as the owner, asking if you could please tell us the specific location."
"..."
Dean Zhu paused, taking in this rapid series of revelations.
’Do all young people these days juggle so many roles?’
’Jumping back and forth between the Mecha Department and the Spirit Healing Department, all while dancing on the line between employee and owner... and from the looks of it, handling it all with ease.’
"Alright, I’ll take a proper look." Since it was his student’s company, he could move the timeline up. "I’ll give you an answer tomorrow."
"Thank you, Dean Zhu!"
"It’s not a done deal yet."
"I still have to thank you. Thank you, Dean Zhu, for giving our company this chance."
After exchanging a few more words, Dean Zhu told Jiang Qiuqiu to get some rest. Qiuqiu still needed to brief her team on the conference call, so she said goodbye to the dean.
The moment she rejoined the call, the other three couldn’t help but ask how it went.
Qiuqiu summarized the important parts of her conversation with the dean. "It should be fine," she concluded.
"Xiao Wan was just worried that you’d have a hard time, Qiuqiu. I didn’t expect you to be so incredible!"
"I really didn’t expect that..." Wanxing’s tone was full of admiration. "Qiuqiu always shows us through her actions that sincerity is the only way to build genuine trust when dealing with people."
"Alright, that’s settled then, and you’ve sorted out the next steps. It’s getting late—after nine. Qiuqiu, you have class tomorrow, don’t you? You should get some rest."
"Okay. I’ll message you all after the dean gets back to me."
"Sounds good."
With work settled, Jiang Qiuqiu gathered her hair behind her and opened the bathroom door.
The moment she poked her head out, she noticed the smell of crab was gone. She glanced at the table and saw that everything had been tidied up. The insulated container she had opened earlier was now closed and resting neatly on the tabletop.
Liu Tingting was the first to stand up. She trotted over to Qiuqiu’s side. "Qiuqiu, are you off your call!?"
"Let’s hurry up and eat the crab! We’re starving!"
"Why didn’t you start without me?" As she spoke, Qiuqiu was already taking the noodles and crab out of the insulated container again.
Her roommate waved a dismissive hand. "What are you talking about? It’s food for four people. It’d be weird for just the three of us to eat it."
"Alright..."
’But it’s already past nine.’
’I’m going to get fat eating this late.’
"If I get fat, I get fat," Liu Tingting giggled. "When I think about my tummy rolls being made of delicious food, it makes them seem cute."
"..."
Jiang Qiuqiu winced. "That’s a bit much."
The room filled with a cheerful mix of the young women’s lighthearted laughter and the aroma of delicious food.