Chapter 213: Lost Thirty-Nine Thousand

Jiang Liangjin glanced over and added, "We can also add some co-branded items, like collaborating with a recently popular anime IP to attract more people."

The 3D handicraft painting that Mu Youyu is mainly responsible for has no audience restrictions; Gu Xingnan wrote on the form, "Suitable for all ages and genders."

She curled the corners of her mouth and smiled, speaking with a hint of pride: "Co-branded? Are you talking about my comic?"

Jiang Liangjin nodded, then shook his head, "But it seems to slightly violate the rules."

It must be a business activity starting from scratch.

Her comic had already gained some fame; using an existing IP would be somewhat taking advantage of a loophole.

Mu Youyu naturally knew this as well; she had only mentioned it casually, and upon hearing it, she tugged at the corner of her mouth and didn't dwell on the topic further.

The four gathered together, discussing enthusiastically; the people around them looked on, their eyes full of envy and admiration.

Someone couldn't help but whisper, "The first team, no wonder it's Young Master Jiang and Miss Mu, plus Young Master Gu and Young Master Yu!"

"That's right, we're sure to beat Nan Feng next door."

"Great, great, this time we've won back a round."

"That's right, before Young Master Jiang and his group rarely participated in this kind of competition, but next door Nan Feng had Young Master Xi and Young Master Jing and their crew holding it down, so we simply couldn't compete."

"When Goddess Mu takes action, she'll definitely win!"

"Right now, facing Nan Feng is like a battle of immortals; we just need to sit back and watch the show."

The murmurs drifted faintly into the four's ears, but they paid no attention, simply walking toward Class A.

As soon as they entered, Luo Yi happened to be handing out forms, one each; Mu Youyu glanced at hers—it was exactly the one they had just seen on the bulletin board.

Luo Yi is the head of the External Liaison Department, mainly responsible for external campus collaborations; she still knows this.

Although the two had previously had a minor disagreement, Luo Yi later apologized to her, and Mu Youyu forgave her since she hadn't done anything over the top.

They went from being strangers to being able to chat.

Mu Youyu took the form, looked up and smiled at her, then casually asked, "Yi Yi, do you know which team projects are more famous over at Nan Feng?"

Luo Yi had just come from handling competition matters at Nan Feng; this form was also obtained from there, and she had indeed gathered some information.

Upon hearing that, she casually put the paper down, "Of course, of course! I hadn't heard of any notable figures from the first year, so I went to the second and third year departments and heard that Young Master Xi and his group still hadn't decided on a project—I don't know if they truly haven't or are just saying that to me; he's your brother, you should know."

"Why would they say it deliberately just for her to hear?"

When she and her girlfriends went over, there were quite a few people, drawing a lot of attention.

They surely noticed; maybe they deliberately gave her useless information to confuse her line of sight.

Mu Youyu heard that, nodded thoughtfully, "That really sounds like something my second older brother would do—'Second older brother hasn't told me, so I don't know.'"

"It's fine!"

Luo Yi pondered for a moment, then continued, "Then there are the four campus belles, Lin Ning and her group; I heard they're going the design route and just lost thirty-nine thousand. When I went over, Lin Ning happened to be mocking Ye Yin, saying they should reassign duties, and now they're still arguing over who gets to manage the remaining one thousand dollars."

When she went over, Lin Ning wanted to handle the accounts, but Ye Yin said she was good at math and wanted to take charge, and the two almost started arguing.

The other two were just watching the spectacle.

Mu Youyu didn't expect that, as soon as the competition started, this group would already have lost money.

The competition's startup fund was only ten thousand per person, so a four-person team had at most forty thousand; Lin Ning and her group had basically lost their entire stake right at the start—how could they continue?

Yu Ci said, "No way, they've already lost money? Young Master Xi and his group still haven't decided? Then victory would practically be in our grasp!"

As soon as he said that, the few classmates nearby who were pricking up their ears for gossip couldn't help but laugh, and the classroom atmosphere instantly lightened.

Gu Xingnan glanced at Yu Ci helplessly, wearing a helpless expression, "Don't get too excited too early; even if Lin Ning's team isn't our opponent, we should pay attention to Young Master Xi—he excels at striking back after the opponent moves."

Jiang Liangjin chimed in, "Who knows, maybe they're hiding some big move."

After all, they've grown up together since childhood, known each other for so long, he still has a decent understanding of Mu Xi.

Looking aloof and seemingly indifferent to winning or losing, in reality he's more competitive than anyone, never fights unprepared; in this business competition, he certainly won't be unprepared.