"Haha, I just said it casually and offered some suggestions. Please don't mind it, Principal Zhang."

After hearing what Fan Haitian said, Principal Zhang suddenly felt unhappy.

He thought, this was not just a casual remark, it was clearly intentional. If he said he minded, it would make Yanjing University look petty.

So, Principal Zhang suppressed his anger and said with a smile, "Principal Fan, you are too polite. You are giving us valuable suggestions for Yanjing University. Why should I mind? Besides, I also attended your school's 80th anniversary celebration not long ago. It was really well organized, not as old-fashioned as ours."

After hearing this, Fan Haitian muttered to himself: This old fox, is it necessary to emphasize the 80th anniversary of their school so much? Isn't he just trying to say that Huayuan University was founded a short time ago and its foundation is not as good as Yanjing University?
However, he still maintained a kind smile on his face.

"Principal Zhang is right. Our school is not comparable to other schools."

"Of course. Our Yanjing University and Huayuan University are the two top universities in Yanjing. The whole Yanjing knows about them." Principal Zhang said with a smile, looking amiable.

However, as soon as these words came out, Fan Haitian's face turned a little ugly.

One of the best? The whole Yanjing knows about it? Isn't this just a hint that Huayuan University is the second?
Although Fan Haitian was unhappy in his heart, he still managed to maintain a fake smile. After all, this was at someone else's school anniversary ceremony, and if he got angry, it would be a loss of face for Huayuan.

"Principal Zhang, it's almost time. Is the ceremony about to begin?" Fan Haitian asked.

"Yes, yes, yes. I was so happy chatting with Principal Fan that I almost forgot about the important things. I will notify them to prepare for the ceremony." Principal Zhang said, and immediately ordered the student union members to prepare for the school anniversary ceremony.

On the side, Fan Haitian looked at the smile on Principal Zhang's face and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

Let Yanjing University be proud for a while. The school anniversary ceremony is nothing more than the same old routine, and the most eye-catching and anticipated part is undoubtedly the last part when outstanding alumni take the stage.

For a school, especially a well-known one like theirs, the school is their trademark while students are in school; and after students graduate, their achievements in turn become the school's trademark.

Therefore, when a school produces outstanding graduates, the entire school will benefit, and even recruiting students will become easier.

Coincidentally, one of their Huayuan University's graduates became very famous this year, becoming the head of a well-known enterprise in Yanjing City and even making national news.

For a time, Huayuan University also benefited a lot from this. This year's enrollment was smoother than in previous years, and they even snatched two city-level college entrance examination champions from Yanjing University.

This made him feel very proud in front of Yanjing University.

Moreover, in order to give back to his alma mater, the graduate donated 30 million yuan to Huayuan University on its 80th anniversary last month, and even gave the excuse of thanking his alma mater for his cultivation.

Not only that, other outstanding alumni also donated a large sum of money under his leadership, totaling over 100 million yuan.

This has made Fan Haitian proud until now. He came to attend the anniversary ceremony of Yanjing University today to see how much the graduates of Yanjing University can donate.

If he can't beat Hua Yuan at that time, then he will have another opportunity to mock them back.

However, he had already expected in his heart that Yanjing University would definitely not be able to defeat Huayuan this time.

The process of the school anniversary ceremony is similar, and Yanjing University is no exception. As the curtain of the celebration slowly opened, President Zhang Bo, as the leader of the school, first took the stage to deliver an opening speech.

He stood in the center of the stage, holding a carefully prepared speech, and began his speech calmly and orderly. President Zhang is already familiar with such occasions, after all, he has presided over many school anniversary ceremonies. But this time, after all, it is the centenary of Yanjing University, and its significance is extraordinary.

Zhang Bo's voice was deep and solemn, and was clearly transmitted to every corner of the auditorium through the speakers. "First of all, I would like to thank you all for coming to the centenary celebration of Yanjing University. Time flies, and Yanjing University has gone through a century of glorious history..."

Jiang Chen sat in the front row, listening to Principal Zhang's somewhat clichéd speech, and couldn't help yawning. He didn't expect that even if he sat in the area for outstanding alumni, the school anniversary ceremony would still be boring. He secretly regretted not sitting with Fu Jian and the others. Now sitting in the front row, he didn't even dare to take a nap.

Jiang Chen took a deep breath and tried to keep himself awake. Huang Cen beside him couldn't help but whisper to Jiang Chen: "When I came back for the school anniversary two years ago, Principal Zhang's speech was exactly the same as this time, except for the change in the school's founding year. Can't there be some novelty?"

"Maybe they think it's not necessary to make such an effort." Jiang Chen responded calmly. He knew that this kind of speech was more of a formality, and few people would actually listen to the content.

A few minutes later, Principal Zhang's opening remarks finally ended. The audience immediately burst into warm applause, which was completely different from the previous dull atmosphere.

Then, President Zhang announced loudly: "As we all know, Yanjing University has trained countless outstanding students over the years. On this day of the centenary celebration, many outstanding graduates have returned to their alma mater and brought us precious gifts to express their gratitude for the school's training. Here, I would like to express my deep gratitude. Next, please allow me to invite these outstanding alumni to come to the stage to give speeches one by one."

He first mentioned Chen Su, an outstanding graduate of Class 07. As Principal Zhang finished speaking, a middle-aged man in a suit and tie who was sitting not far from Jiang Chen strode onto the stage, took the microphone and began his speech.

After listening to a few words from the audience, Jiang Chen suddenly thought about whether he should also bring the gift he prepared for the school anniversary. It would be too embarrassing if he came on stage empty-handed.

So Jiang Chen quietly stood up and left his seat as inconspicuously as possible. Huang Cen saw this and hurriedly asked in a low voice: "Junior, where are you going? Later, all of us outstanding alumni will go on stage one by one."

"I'll go get some things and be back soon." After saying that, Jiang Chen left his seat and walked quickly towards the side door.

Huang Cen looked at Jiang Chen's back and shook his head helplessly. He thought, aren't the gifts usually donated to schools directly donated in the form of funds or equipment? Do we need to go back and get this kind of thing?
But on second thought, Jiang Chen is still a student, he probably won't spend money directly like them. Alas, after being away from school for a long time, people become vulgar.

There were many people present, and few noticed Jiang Chen's departure. On the stage, the invited outstanding alumni continued to express their gratitude to their alma mater and share their experiences after entering the society. The content of these speeches was actually similar.

After graduation, Chen Su mainly engaged in the sales of electronic equipment, and his company was also quite large. After the speech, he smiled and said to the teachers and alumni in the audience: "I feel very honored to be invited back to my alma mater to attend the centennial celebration. At the same time, I also prepared 100 multimedia teaching all-in-one machines for my alma mater, hoping to contribute to the construction of my alma mater."

As soon as Chen Su finished speaking, there was a round of warm applause from the audience. Principal Zhang also showed a satisfied smile on his face. He didn't actually ask the students to prepare any gifts, but the school's multimedia teaching equipment had indeed been used for many years, and it would be great if it could be replaced with new ones.

Principal Zhang stood up and shook hands with Chen Su, who had just walked down from the stage, and said gratefully: "I'm sorry for letting you spend money this time. You don't need to donate these things when you come back to school in the future." Principal Zhang was speaking from the heart. He wanted to invite these graduated students to come back every year. If he had to let them spend money every time, he would be embarrassed to invite them again in the future.

Chen Su smiled and said sincerely, "Principal Zhang, you are too polite. Thanks to the training you gave me back then, I have achieved what I have today. This donation is just a token of my appreciation. It's nothing."

"Then I would like to thank you on behalf of the school, but you really don't have to do that in the future." Principal Zhang expressed his gratitude again.

"Principal Zhang, you are too polite." After exchanging a few words with Principal Zhang, Chen Su returned to her seat.

Principal Zhang sat back in his seat with a smile. Seeing this, Fan Haitian, who was standing by, forced a smile and said, "Principal Zhang, your school's outstanding alumni are really thoughtful."

"No, no, I didn't expect that these students would prepare such generous gifts for the school when they came back. It really cost them a lot of money." Principal Zhang waved his hands, with a trace of helplessness on his face.

However, Fan Haitian secretly despised him in his heart. He said nice things, but in fact, he must be very happy. It was just a hundred multimedia devices, which cost at most a million yuan. Compared with the gifts given by alumni at the last anniversary celebration of their school, it was nothing.

Fan Haitian curled his lips and said casually, "Yes, these kids are too polite nowadays. Not long ago, when our school celebrated its anniversary, a student who graduated only a few years ago donated 30 million yuan in one go. You should know him, the one called Li Qian, who has been on the news several times this year. I told him not to spend so much money, but he said that he was the boss of a well-known domestic company anyway, and 30 million yuan was nothing, not to mention that he was contributing to his alma mater."

Hearing Fan Haitian's words, Principal Zhang felt uncomfortable. There were always various comparisons between the two schools, and Huayuan University was often at a disadvantage. So sometimes when they met and talked, Fan Haitian was always sarcastic.

After hearing what Fan Haitian said, Principal Zhang understood what he meant after a brief thought. Wasn't he just showing off that Huayuan University had a well-known alumnus who donated 30 million to the school?

Is it necessary to be so proud? Their Yanjing University is a century-old prestigious school, so they don't need 30 million! Although he thought so in his heart, looking at Fan Haitian's superior look, Principal Zhang couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

He finally ignored Fan Haitian and continued to watch several outstanding alumni coming on stage. However, he was surprised that when he turned around and looked at the seats for outstanding alumni, he did not see Jiang Chen. He couldn't help but mutter in his heart: Where did Jiang Chen go? Didn't he specially invite Jiang Chen to participate as an outstanding alumni? Why haven't I seen Jiang Chen yet?
Just as Principal Zhang was beginning to become suspicious, Fan Haitian's voice echoed in his ears again.

"Principal Zhang, this student on the stage, I remember he was the provincial champion in the 13 grade, right? He has graduated for more than five years, how come he only managed to get the position of company director?"

"Hey, if he had chosen Huayuan, his achievements today would definitely be more than this."

Fan Haitian shook his head as he spoke, looking regretful.

……

Hearing this, Zhang Bo couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Would I have achieved great success if I had gone to Huayuan?

Isn't it obvious that the faculty of Yanjing University is not as good as that of Huayuan?
snort!
Everyone knows that in this regard, Yanjing University is firmly ahead of Huayuan.

Isn’t it because I didn’t compete with them and didn’t get this provincial science champion?
Why be so sarcastic and even imply that the student is just a company director!

What Zhang Bo couldn't stand the most was this kind of mockery and smearing of their school's students, so he immediately refuted.

"You can't say that. There is a difference between a director and a director. The company this student works for is one of the top 100 in the world. Being a director in such a company is better than being the boss of an ordinary small company."

……

"Oh, Principal Zhang, I was just joking, why did you take it so seriously?"

Fan Haitian looked at Zhang Bo with a smile, as if to say, I was just joking, and if you take it seriously, you're being too serious.

This made Zhang Bo very angry.

This guy Fan is getting better and better at being sarcastic and cunning.

What? Since our school’s academic performance can’t compare to that of Yanjing University, we can only resort to these little tricks!
Today is the school's centenary anniversary, and there are so many leaders from neighboring schools around. Zhang Bo didn't want to argue with him, so he smiled perfunctorily and ignored him.

However, he didn't want to make a fuss, but the other party didn't intend to let him go.

After all, since they couldn't compete in other aspects, Fan Haitian could only seize the opportunity of the school anniversary to suppress Yanjing University.

……

As the speeches by outstanding alumni were about to end, Fan Haitian started to find fault again.

He heard that the funds and items donated by the outstanding alumni of Yanjing University for this school anniversary were simply insignificant compared to the gifts they gave to Huayuan University last time.

The equipment and funds together only cost 20 million.

Fan Haitian finally found something to show off, and naturally couldn't help feeling proud.

"Principal Zhang, these outstanding alumni of your school are indeed considered social elites, but I just can't find any particularly outstanding ones."

"Just like Li Qian from our school, there is no other school like him in Yanjing, and he is well-known throughout the country." (End of this chapter)

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