Seeing Zhao Xuan silent, Xu Mingda also felt it wasn't good, and quickly explained:
"Little Brother Zhao, school starts tomorrow, we really couldn't arrange it for anyone else. But since it's Boss Wang, Principal Wenxuan also has to show some respect! Right?"
"Right, then I'll trouble Chairman Xu. Another day, I'll host and we'll have a good drink."
"Little Brother Zhao, you're too polite. When the time comes, I'll be the host, and you invite Boss Wang!"
Xu Mingda said with a smile.
Zhao Xuan understood what the other party meant, this was an intentional move to befriend Wang Yi!
"No problem, but it might take some time, Boss Wang is also starting school soon!"
"Yes, Boss Wang got into Beihang, and he's only a freshman! He's truly accomplished at a young age!"
Xu Mingda exclaimed with emotion:
"No worries, whenever Boss Wang is free, Little Brother, just call me, and I'll be there right away!"
Wang Yi, at a young age, founded Meiyou and made it a star enterprise in Jizhou.
Xu Mingda had long wanted to befriend such a prodigy!
Unfortunately, he hadn't had the chance before, but now that he'd helped with the admission, it was a good opportunity to get acquainted!
"It's nothing, it's nothing."
After hanging up, Zhao Xuan immediately called Wang Yi back:
"Boss Wang, I found a major shareholder of Wenxuan School, and the matter is settled! I'll send you Chairman Xu's contact information, and you just send him your cousin's student ID number!"
"Thank you, Manager Zhao, I'm very grateful."
Wang Yi beamed with joy, not expecting it to be so smooth!
Zhao Xuan, however, was a bit embarrassed:
"Well...actually, I didn't help much. After all, Wenxuan Middle School starts tomorrow, and originally, they said it couldn't be done. The moment I mentioned he was your cousin, they immediately changed their tune and said it was no problem..."
"..."
Wang Yi didn't know what to say.
In Jizhou, his name was actually that effective?
"Regardless, I still have to thank Manager Zhao. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even be able to connect with them!"
"Boss Wang, you're too polite. This matter only succeeded because of your reputation. If it were my own younger brother, it couldn't be done the day before school starts!"
Zhao Xuan said with a smile:
"However, Chairman Xu would like to invite you to a meal, what do you think..."
Wang Yi understood what the other party meant and readily agreed:
"No problem, Chairman Xu helped me so much, I should thank him anyway. Coincidentally, Meiyou's first flagship store opens on the 1st, and I need to return to Jizhou, so let's make it noon on the 2nd. Let's have a meal together at the Imperial Palace Hotel, my treat!"
"Alright, Boss Wang."
Zhao Xuan sent Xu Mingda's contact information to Wang Yi.
Wang Yi looked at Wang Qingxiang:
"Uncle, it's settled. Give me Xiyuan's student ID number."
"That fast!"
"Alright, alright, please wait a moment!"
Uncle was incredibly excited and quickly stood up, but Aunt pressed him back down:
"You sit and drink with Xiao Yi, I'll go look for it!"
After getting the student ID number, Wang Yi sent it to Xu Mingda and made a call:
"Chairman Xu, I am Wang Yi from Meiyou Technology. Thank you so much for my cousin's admission."
Xu Mingda laughed heartily:
"CEO Wang, you're too polite, it's just a small favor. How about this, I'll send the student ID number to the principal, and your cousin can just come directly to Wenxuan School tomorrow!"
"Alright, thank you, thank you. Tuesday noon, Imperial Palace Hotel, my treat. I hope Chairman Xu will honor us with his presence!"
"Boss Wang, you're too polite, I'll definitely be there, definitely."
Xu Mingda was ecstatic; this connection was finally made!
Modern society is a society built on connections and favors.
For a top private high school like Wenxuan, with an annual tuition of fifteen thousand, students have to fight tooth and nail with their grades, or even get in through a lottery.
If grades aren't sufficient, even with connections, one would have to pay hundreds of thousands in "tea money" to get it done.
Only with extremely strong connections could direct placement be arranged!
For example, connections with the principal, or with a school board member, who could refuse?
Wang Qingxiang looked dazed:
"Xiao Yi, getting into Wenxuan Middle School is so difficult, we didn't even dare to dream about it, and you just made a phone call and... it's done?"
Wang Yi nodded:
"It's done. He can just enroll directly tomorrow."
"This..."
Uncle and Aunt exchanged glances, both utterly astonished.
It wasn't that they didn't want to send their child to Wenxuan, but the threshold was too high, making it impossible to get in.
Including Wang Yi, he had never even considered Wenxuan before.
In Qingyun County, even a family with tens of millions in assets like Wu Kai's couldn't arrange it, simply because the grades were too poor.
Only those with hundreds of millions in assets, like Lin Shu or Chu Chuanjun, could easily arrange it.
Of course, Lin Shu was an academic ace, getting into Wenxuan through independent admissions, and was guaranteed admission to Renmin University through the college entrance exam!
As for Wang Yi, when he was in junior high year three, he was still a child and didn't even know about independent admissions!
It wasn't until some classmates had finished their exams and started talking about it that he heard...
In the end, although Wang Yi's middle school entrance exam score surpassed the provincial experimental school's cutoff, because he only applied to County No. 1 Middle School, he could only get into its experimental class...
At that time, the middle school entrance exams were "apply first, then test."
One can only say that the information gap had a huge, huge impact.
Xu Mingda then called Principal Chu Xinping:
"Old Chu, there's something you need to help me with, arrange someone..."
Chu Xinping had a headache:
"Old Xu, what were you thinking? Everything's already allocated, school starts tomorrow, and student records are frozen! How can I arrange it if you ask me to? I really can't arrange it!"
"My friend's younger brother!"
"Even your own brother wouldn't work, student records are frozen!"
Chu Xinping decisively shook his head; this matter was too difficult to handle.
Xu Mingda's expression darkened:
"I don't care, Old Chu, it's Boss Wang of Meiyou Technology's cousin. Even if you can't arrange it, you have to arrange it! No room for discussion!"
Damn it, I've already bragged about it, and you're telling me no?
I'm a major shareholder, I've invested so much money, and you won't show me respect?
"Boss Wang of Meiyou Technology!"
Chu Xinping, who had originally intended to refuse, frowned:
"The one who made the news in our city?"
"Nonsense, it's Boss Wang, who created a miracle in just one summer!"
Xu Mingda snapped.
"Oh, you should have said so earlier. Since it's Boss Wang, then it should be manageable."
Chu Xinping's tone shifted:
"How about this, I'll see if the student record can still be moved. If not, we'll arrange a transfer, and let him study here as a temporary student first! Then transfer the student record in his second year of high school!"
Xu Mingda: "..."
'Damn it, what a familiar scene!'
'If I hadn't mentioned Boss Wang, you wouldn't have handled this for me, would you?'
'Alright, Old Chu, I'll remember this. Next time we drink, if I don't drink you under the table, I'm not a Xu!'
Xu Mingda nodded:
"Okay, then the class and the temporary study fee..."
"Since he's Boss Wang's cousin, it'll definitely be free. As for the class, let's put him in Aerospace Class One!"
Chu Xinping said with a smile:
"Brother Xu, how do you know Boss Wang? If there's a chance, introduce me!"
Xu Mingda: "..."
This guy is just like me...
Xu Mingda thought for a moment:
"I'll send you the student ID number, arrange it as soon as possible. On the 2nd at noon, Boss Wang will be at the Imperial Palace Hotel, let's go together!"
"Alright, alright. Haha."
Soon, Wang Yi received a message from Xu Mingda:
"Boss Wang, the matter is settled. He's been arranged into Wenxuan Middle School Grade 11 Class 1, Aerospace Experimental Class! He can enroll directly tomorrow! However, since student records are already frozen, he'll study as a temporary student in first year high school, and his student record will be transferred next year!"
Wang Yi smiled slightly and forwarded the message to Uncle:
"It's settled, Class One, Aerospace Class! Send Xiyuan to enroll tomorrow!"
"Alright, thank you, Xiao Yi. Thank you."
Uncle was very moved.
Aunt also thanked him repeatedly.
"Uncle, Aunt, don't be strangers, we're family!"
Wang Yi waved his hand, completely unconcerned.
Just because Uncle thought of him and helped him resolve the hidden danger of Third Uncle, Wang Yi would help Uncle's family through thick and thin!
He was a person who repaid kindness and sought revenge for wrongs, never ambiguous.
Afterwards, Uncle returned to the room, took out a bank card, and handed it to Wang Yi:
"Xiao Yi, I also know that for these kinds of things, you have to use connections and also spend money. There's one hundred thousand in here, I don't know if it's enough, if not, consider it my debt to you, I'll definitely repay it all!"
Wang Qingxiang felt that one hundred thousand was well worth it to get his son into Wenxuan.
What's more, it was the Aerospace Class!
County No. 1 Middle School's first-tier university admission rate was 20%, and it hadn't produced a Tsinghua or Peking University student in seven or eight years.
Wenxuan Middle School's first-tier university admission rate was 85%, producing many Tsinghua and Peking University students each year, and countless students guaranteed admission to Project 985 universities!
The gap between ordinary schools and top prestigious schools was indeed that large.
More importantly, in schools like Wenxuan, most students didn't even need to take the college entrance examination, they were directly admitted!
Only those who were unsatisfied with direct admission to a top 9 university and insisted on aiming for Tsinghua or Peking University would take the college entrance examination.
This kind of opportunity couldn't be bought by others even for three hundred thousand!
Wang Yi waved his hand:
"Uncle, you're treating me like a stranger. This really didn't cost any money, it was settled with one phone call, you don't need to do this."
"No, that won't do. Even if it didn't cost money, it still used your connections, you must accept it!"
Wang Yi sighed:
"Uncle, we don't need to be so polite. You keep the money, and make sure to cultivate Xiyuan well, try your best to aim for a Project 985 prestigious university!"
"I... alright!"
Seeing that Wang Yi absolutely refused to accept it, Wang Qingxiang had no choice but to agree.
Aunt, however, was a little worried:
"Xiao Yi, if Xiyuan goes to Wenxuan, will he be able to keep up?"
Wang Yi waved his hand:
"The middle school entrance exam is 570 points, and Xiyuan scored 510 even in a 'trash' middle school in the county town, which shows he has excellent learning ability. When he goes to Wenxuan, he won't fall behind. Besides, pressure creates motivation!"
"Yes, with such a good opportunity, Xiyuan must work hard!"
Uncle said with a smile.
Wang Yi sighed inwardly:
"In his previous life, if Xiyuan hadn't gone astray at County No. 1 Middle School, he could have gotten into a first-tier university. Now that he's going to Wenxuan, a Project 211 university is not a big problem, and with effort, a Project 985 university is also possible! Of course, most likely, he'll be directly admitted."
One of Wang Yi's junior high classmates, who got into the provincial experimental school through independent admissions, received four acceptance letters half a year before the college entrance examination: Renmin University, Zhejiang University, Jiaotong University, and Nankai University.
Choosing one out of four, there was no need to take the college entrance examination at all!
For his cousin, Wang Yi had paved the way; the outcome depended on him.
The next morning, Wang Yi arrived at the Meiyou Building and met Zhou Dongdong.
At this moment, Zhou Dongdong was doing her makeup, wearing Meiyou's unreleased new innocent yet alluring style dress, Star-001!
The first Meiyou celebrity-inspired item, priced at 999!
Admittedly, Zhou Dongdong's figure wasn't particularly curvaceous, but the charm of this dress was that it suited all body types!
Even on Zhou Dongdong, it looked outstanding!
Zhou Dongdong waved her hand, signaling the makeup artist to stop, then stood up and walked towards Wang Yi, extending her hand with a smile:
"Boss Wang, you're so talented, this dress suits me perfectly, it's practically tailor-made for me!"
Wang Yi said with a smile:
"Exactly, it was tailor-made for you! Haha!"
There was no other way, Zhou Dongdong couldn't carry other innocent yet alluring style dresses.
Only this innocent yet alluring fairy dress, which suited all body types, was right for her.
"And this innocent yet alluring makeup also suits me very well, thank you, thank you so much!"
Looking at her refreshed self in the mirror, Zhou Dongdong was incredibly excited.
After hearing Xu Cui's words, she had only intended to try out for the Meiyou Celebrity Division, but to her surprise, it was so successful!
"You're too polite, this is what our Meiyou Celebrity Division should do."
"Oh right, Boss Wang, are you also going to report to Beihang soon?"
"Yes, I need to report today."
"Then let's go together. After I finish my makeup, I also need to report to Beijing Film Academy, which is just diagonally opposite your school!"
Zhou Dongdong said with a smile.
Only then did Wang Yi realize that Zhou Dongdong was also born in '92 and was also reporting this year!
"Alright, then I'll catch a ride!"
"Then wait for me, I'll finish my makeup as quickly as possible!"
Zhou Dongdong beamed.
"Okay, no rush."
Wang Yi said indifferently.
Wang Yi didn't have much interest in Zhou Dongdong.
But if he could get in touch with Beijing Film Academy through her and meet some promising talents, that wouldn't be bad.
Now that the Meiyou brand was established, Wang Yi would have to promote other brands later.
For example, games didn't need to be under the Meiyou name; it would be better to use other brands.
As for phones, new brands would definitely need to be promoted.
Spreading them out like this, if needed, some businesses could be separately listed for financing!
With new brands, new spokespersons would be needed.
If he got familiar with Beijing Film Academy in advance, it would undoubtedly be much more convenient.
As for Lin Shu, she would only return to school tomorrow, and her parents would be accompanying her.
Wang Yi definitely didn't want to see her parents at this time, after all, he had just eloped with their precious daughter; if he met them, chances were it wouldn't end well.
It was better to let time dilute everything, let Uncle Lin calm down, there would be plenty of time in the future.
Afterwards, Wang Yi went to the IT and gaming departments to check on their progress.
However, the busiest department right now was the newly established marketing department, which was also the brick-and-mortar store department.
The Meiyou E-commerce Department was responsible for Meiyou Mall and online flagship stores, while the marketing department was responsible for offline flagship stores and specialty stores.
The first flagship store was opening the day after tomorrow, and the marketing department was swamped.
Fortunately, Chen Chuanqing had recruited several professional talents who were currently training the employees!
As for the flagship store manager, it was Yu Qiuyan, a key figure from Hallyu Tribe.
When Chen Chuanqing went to recruit her, he thought it would be a bit difficult, as Yu Qiuyan was very capable, and several brands were trying to poach her!
Unexpectedly, the moment Chen Chuanqing made an offer, Yu Qiuyan readily agreed and immediately jumped ship!
One can only say that Hallyu Tribe was declining day by day, even its middle and senior management were looking for new opportunities.
Meanwhile, Meiyou was thriving, making it the ideal career move for many talents!
Furthermore, Yu Qiuyan also brought some competent employees and channel resources.
She played a huge role in enabling the rapid opening of two flagship stores.
Even the manager of Flagship Store 002 was recommended by her and was quite capable.
Poaching one key talent brought an entire team!
No wonder everyone liked to poach people; the efficiency was simply too high!
For example, Xiaomi's camera performance used to be very poor.
But ever since acquiring Meitu phones' algorithm team, Xiaomi phones' camera performance quickly rose to the top tier.
And the previous Xiaomi routers were also very poor.
But ever since poaching Phicomm's team, Xiaomi routers instantly made a comeback and also became a top-tier product!
Before leaving, Wang Yi approached Song Sining:
"Meiyou is entrusted to you, Student Song."
Song Sining pouted:
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of Meiyou for you!"
"Alright, I'll reward you with a hug."
Wang Yi opened his arms.
Song Sining gently hugged him, holding Wang Yi tightly:
"When you get to school, remember to take care of yourself."
"Don't worry, I'm not a child. You also take care of your health, don't always work overtime, hire a few more assistants, and delegate tasks to them! You just need to oversee the overall situation."
Wang Yi instructed.
"Mhm."
Song Sining nodded.
Afterwards, Wang Yi pulled his suitcase, got into Zhou Dongdong's Alphard, and headed straight for the Imperial Capital.
Taking the high-speed rail would be a bit faster, but if you factor in the time to get to the high-speed rail station, waiting time, and transfer time, it would actually be about the same.
It was better to just take the nanny van directly to the Imperial Capital.
It had to be said that celebrity commute vehicles were very comfortable, spacious, and came with massage functions.
Wang Yi and Zhou Dongdong sat together, chatting.
"Boss Wang, why aren't you studying fashion design?"
"I'm not particularly interested in that major."
Wang Yi said honestly.
"But those beautiful innocent yet alluring style dresses from Meiyou are all designed by you, you clearly have a lot of talent in this area!"
Wang Yi waved his hand:
"Actually, I have talent in many fields, but I can only choose one major, right?"
Zhou Dongdong fell silent: "..."
If someone else said that, she would think it was too pretentious.
But for Wang Yi to say it, she felt it was very reasonable.
Wang Yi was not only highly accomplished in fashion design, but also very proficient in entrepreneurship, business, and corporate management!
One can only say that truly excellent people are excellent in all aspects!
"Boss Wang..."
"Just call me Wang Yi. Rounding up, we're essentially classmates from neighboring schools!"
"Okay."
Zhou Dongdong nodded:
"Wang Yi, what are your plans next? Can you take leave for military training?"
"You guys at Beijing Film Academy also have military training?"
Wang Yi was a little surprised.
"We also have military training, it's killing me."
Zhou Dongdong sighed.
Wang Yi also had a headache:
"Beihang also has military training, and it comes with credits. Even if I take leave this year and don't do military training, I'll have to do it again with the freshmen next year or the year after!"
"That's terrible, so even taking leave won't let you escape it."
"Yeah, I'll see how it goes, take a few days off when I can, and then just get through military training."
Wang Yi had a plan.
Since there was no escaping it, when something came up, he'd just take a few days off and train a few days less.
"That's also a method."
Zhou Dongdong made a mental note:
"I'll also wing it like that!"
"You learn pretty fast."
"Right? Hahaha."
Zhou Dongdong laughed carelessly.
Four hours later, Zhou Dongdong first dropped Wang Yi off at Beihang.
"Thanks, I'll treat you to a meal another day."
Wang Yi got out of the car, and the driver quickly took out his suitcase.
"Okay, I'll be waiting."
Zhou Dongdong kept waving at Wang Yi.
Wang Yi waved back and walked towards Beihang.
He walked away freely, but the students passing by all exploded in chatter:
"Look, who's that person? Doesn't he look like a celebrity!"
"Doesn't look like? He clearly IS!"
"It's Zhou Dongdong! The one who starred in Under the Hawthorn Tree!"
"Holy cow, what's that kid's standing? A celebrity actually personally drove him to school!"
"A celebrity personally drove him to school, that's awesome, my bro!"
"By the way, what's his relationship with Zhou Dongdong? Could it be..."
"Who cares what their relationship is, to be driven by a celebrity, he's truly impressive!"
(End of this chapter)
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