章 14: Meeting Zhou Zilin
The Imperial Hotel is one of the largest establishments in Jiangbei and is mostly used by the rich who visit the city for business.
But that alone is not enough to keep such a huge place running.
It'd not be wrong to say that this place had held so many important business meetings, than even the city council.
Apart from the suitable location that was not too far away from the CBD, this place could be said to be neutral ground making it the best place to seal deals or negotiate.
The service was also great, making it a must-visit place for those with money.
But Lu Fan did not care much about this, he had seen true luxury and he could only say that they tried.
He had come earlier than the appointed time because he received a call from President Zhou. He could tell from his tone that he was excited but he decided to wait patiently.
Someone like President Zhou was a busy man, if all he was going to do was accept his previous proposition, he would have done it over the phone or asked him to go see him at the university.
The moment he arrived, he found an old uncle waiting anxiously by the door. He had already seen his photo and recognized him immediately.
"President Zhou, what are you doing outside so early in the morning? Did you rest well?"
"Who needs rest?"
The moment their eyes met, their cunning showed. It was as if they had a tacit understanding.
Lu Fan might be young, but his time in the Lu family was not wasted. Plus, this was his second round playing this game called Life, he had a few tricks up his sleeve.
He knew that whoever brought the subject up first would lose.
"Hahaha… I admire you even more now. Your age and looks are too different, what is the secret?"
"A good wife."
Aria looked at the two who were talking like they had known each other for decades and could not help but be amazed.
But something about their smiles made her uncomfortable. It was the smile only men know.
"hehehe… You are a very interesting young man. My name is Zhou Zilin, President of Jiangbei University."
"My name is Lu Fan. President Zhou, I have seen your work and now that I have met you, I admire you even more."
"What a glib tongue, use it on the lady over there."
"Oh, right. This is my assistant Aria."
Lu Fan was busy guarding against this old fox, he forgot to introduce her.
"Hello, President Zhou."
"Hello."
Seeing that Zhou Zilin was starting to lose patience, Lu Fan decided to guide the man inside.
"Aria, go bring us some good tea."
"Certainly."
Lu Fan signaled and the old man led him inside. They went to a private room and then sat and started asking for more information subtly.
Zhou Zilin did not expect Mr. Lu to be this young. He knew that he was young, but not this young. And from how he handled himself, Zhou Zilin knew he had met a tough opponent.
There were things that money alone could not buy. If Lu Fan was one of those young people who thought that money was all one needed, that would have been easier.
Benefits were fleeting, but favors could go on for generations.
And he knew that if he wanted to get something out of Lu Fan today, he had to drown himself in favors.
Aria came into the room with a set and found a very strange and tense atmosphere. She skillfully served the tea and moved half a meter behind Lu Fan.
"Mr. Lu, the board has already approved of your proposal and we are ready to start at any time. We cannot sell the land to you, but you can use the facility as your own. We just want a place to conduct advanced experiments."
"Don't worry so much President Zhou. I am also a student of Jiangbei University. It is my duty to contribute so let's not talk about ownership. I will donate a billion yuan and all I want is to have the whole of the top floor to myself. Of course, I will pay rent of 10 billion yuan, how is it?"
"This…"
Even Zhou Zilin was having a hard time following Lu Fan's thought. Most people would only spend so much if there was profit to be earned.
In truth, 10 billion yuan was not that much money. With the things he had in mind, it was not enough. But taking so much just for rent? Anybody with eyes would see that there was something fishy going on here.
"President Zhou, you don't have to worry. I don't plan to do anything illegal. All I ask for is that the rules be bent a little."
Lu Fan waved and Aria handed Zhou Zilin a document. After reading it a few times, he started doubting reality.
He looked at Lu Fan strangely and could not help but start considering.
"As you can see, there are no illegal things. If I ask for something against the education code, you can refuse straight away and nothing will change."
Aria put another document on the table. It was a contract she had come up with after seeing Lu Fan's absurd requests.
"Are… are you sure this is what you want?"
He had to ask this.
People were having a hard time dealing with one major and this guy wanted to do five? What made it even stranger was that he did not want to be tied to attendance and regular tests, only sitting for major exams.
There were ways to accomplish this, but if he used such methods on five majors at the same time, he might be put under investigation for corruption.
He was not that dirty, but any dirty laundry was still dirty.
"Yes. Don't worry so much, you can pull the pin on this whole thing anytime if you see that the results are not up to standard."
"Ok, but before that, there is something we need to discuss."
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