Chapter 250

Mu Youyu was thinking how to speak so as to make her second older brother sound more impressive.

Before she could organize her words, Jiang Liangjin interjected: "Their data has Nan Feng firmly in first place, we're behind by nearly ten thousand; Xi Ge always excels at striking after the opponent moves, so the presentation will probably spring a surprise."

Mu Youyu nodded, her tone confident: "Even a surprise won't help; the championship is definitely ours."

She lifted her chin, her tone spoiled and indulgent: "Besides, even if my second older brother wins, he wouldn't let me lose."

Nan Feng Team actually has two older brothers.

Mu Xi dotes on her, and Song Lujing treats her like a real younger sister, spoiling her; they wouldn't really quibble with her.

And there's Lin Ning's senior Ye…

The two of them didn't know how things were progressing; Lin Ning told her that she and Ye Zeli had agreed not to win too big, to hold back their strength.

I heard Ye Zeli later just pretended to be a teammate.

Even though he's sharp-eyed, he deliberately pretends to be clueless and offers irrelevant suggestions.

The team's only member who initially took the project seriously, Lin Yu, jumped in anger, chasing after him every day to argue.

After just a few days it got even more absurd; the team's sole 'grind king', Lin Yu, I don't know if he made some bet with Ye Yin.

In the final week, he simply gave up and stopped his own project.

Instead, it forced the originally laid-back Mu Xi and Song Lujing, who just wanted to coast, to be unable to completely slack off.

Jiang Liangjin also understands this principle.

Gu Xingnan had already looked into the situation.

Yu Ci: "On teammates' abilities."

Leng Anzhi, who thought they would quietly make a fortune, fell silent.

Just then, Song Zeyi on stage cleared his throat and announced loudly: "The final defense of the Blue Lin and Nan Feng schools' entrepreneurship competition is now officially underway!"

According to the pre-draw order, each team goes on stage with all members participating, limited to six minutes; after the defense, judges will score immediately and the final rankings will be announced on the spot!

As his words fell, the auditorium fell silent instantly.

Students from Blue Lin and Nan Feng straightened their backs, their gazes locking onto the stage in unison, and the atmosphere instantly grew tense.

The draw order had long been posted on the screens on either side of the auditorium.

The first team was scheduled third, with Nan Feng Team right after them, set to go fourth.

The first two teams were respectively the team led by Blue Lin's Bai Yun, and a girls' team from Nan Feng.

Mu Youyu knew this order had been chosen by Mu Xin, and she wanted to draw two teams to compare with her own.

Within seconds, the Zhixing team's four members went on stage; Bai Yun held up a donation certificate and declared righteously: "Although we have no profit, we have leveraged a million in public‑welfare traffic, prompting over ten companies to add donations—doesn't that count as another kind of success?"

Class A's students were already used to it.

Her persona had long since collapsed.

As he spoke, Xia Chao yi cooperatively played that aid video, trimmed down to just a few dozen seconds.

Leng Yueyou realized what was happening.

Wait, wasn't it said we wouldn't count the donations?

Before she could speak, Mo Song hurriedly steered back to the main topic, outlining the original plan.

The judges exchanged smiles and gave a surprisingly high score; the Blue Lin students below burst into applause.

In contrast, the Nan Feng girls' team, having just finished presenting their project, was left speechless by the judges' questions.

The judges' scores were mediocre, and the audience listened without interest; many were secretly waiting for Mu Youyu's and Mu Xi's teams to appear.

Soon it was the first team's turn.

Yu Ci was the first to stand, full of vigor, still wanting to pull the three of them and wave his hands for effect, but Gu Xingnan grabbed him by the collar and said, "Let's go, let's go."

Leng Anzhi raised an eyebrow and said, "Good luck."

Mu Youyu smiled and took Jiang Liangjin's hand.

The four walked onto the stage side by side.

As the lights fell on them, the audience below burst into cheers, the Blue Lin students' shouts being especially loud.

"Go, first team!"

"Yue Shu, go go go! Young Master Jiang will surely win!"

"Sister Yu, go!"

The four took their places, and Mu Youyu naturally assumed leadership, clearly introducing the project: "Good day, judges; we are Blue Lin's first team, our project consists of three parts…"

After she finished, she glanced at the audience below.

Alright, friends are all sitting in the front row; it's going to be another day that makes me want to laugh.

Mu Youyu gave a subtle glance to the person beside her, without changing her expression.

Jiang Liangjin first politely nodded to the judges' bench, then Gu Xingnan projected the previously prepared project PPT onto the big screen.

Jiang Liangjin's voice was clear, calm, and steady, with a moderate pace: "…Throughout, there were zero violations, and final revenue exceeded seventeen million."

As soon as he said that, the audience below erupted in murmurs.

Before, we only knew the first team had good results; I didn't expect it to be this impressive.

Someone on the judges' panel nodded; Mu Xin sat in the chief judge's seat on the far right, watching her sister on stage smiling broadly, her eyes full of indulgence.

Mu Youyu's logic was tight; she added a few more sentences, leaving no loophole.

Gu Xingnan handled the questions.

Yu Ci, seeing the atmosphere was right, stepped forward and actually began winking and making faces at the judges below.

Mu Xin: "……"

It was only when Gu Xingnan pulled him back that he stopped.

The four had clear division of labor, worked in seamless coordination, and the six minutes were used up exactly.

The score ranked first in the school.

Lan Lin students began cheering.

The four stepped down one after another, the stage lights lit up again, and Nan Feng Team One's four walked onto the stage.

Mu Xi wore a simple black shirt, posture upright, eyes cold.

Song Lujing had a smile at the corner of his mouth.

Ye Zeli lowered his eyes lazily.

Lin Yu looked like he hadn't woken up.

The four had distinct auras; as soon as they went on stage, the Nan Feng students below screamed repeatedly.

「Xi ge is so handsome! Jing ge, go for it! 」

「Nan Feng Team One, charge! 」

「Ye Shao, go for it! 」

Mu Xi spoke first, voice clear and cold, without extra pleasantries: "Nan Feng Team One, four people, activate forty thousand gold, final revenue sixteen million nine hundred ninety-one thousand six hundred sixty-six point six six."

It had both fractional and whole parts.

It was just shy of the first team by nearly ten thousand, neither more nor less, just right.

The crowd below instantly understood: this wasn't just a slight difference; it was clearly deliberate suppression of the score!

Lin Ning, who had arrived late, hearing this, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This deliberate act might be different from other deliberate statements.

During the defense, Ye Zeli was sparing with words throughout, only answering the judges' questions with two brief sentences, his tone perfunctory—clearly not putting in effort.

Lin Yu went even further, outright slacking; when the judges asked about his section, he looked at Mu Xi and Song Lujing and said, "It's not my responsibility; ask them specifically."

Han Mo was responsible.

Mu Xi glanced at him without changing expression—very good.

Mu Xin, who wanted to give them a high score, had no recourse.

What the heck?

Forget it; anyway, his word is final.

Fortunately, Mu Xi and Song Lujing were still somewhat reliable at the critical moment, explaining the project's context clearly, barely lasting six minutes, so naturally their score was slightly inferior to the first team's.

Although the Nan Feng students below felt regret, they all smiled knowingly; everyone knew the outcome of these two teams had been decided from the start.

The four stepped down one after another.

Subsequent teams continued their defenses; Luo Yi's sure-to-win team, relying on precise online e-commerce operations, also broke ten million in revenue, remarkably impressive, eliciting rounds of applause.

Lin Ning's team, on the other hand, unexpectedly secured second place for Nan Feng.

When the four went on stage, Yu Anyao still winked and made faces at Mu Youyu, looking playful, prompting Mu Youyu to wave her hand.

After all teams finished their defenses came the award ceremony, the focus of everyone's attention.

Mu Xin, as the chief judge, personally went on stage to award the two champion teams.

He first handed the 500,000 prize check to Mu Youyu, then picked up the gold medal and gently placed it around her neck, whispering, "Congratulations, my treasure, truly deserved."

Song Lujing, standing nearby, raised an eyebrow: "Xin bao, don't play favorites."

Jiang Liangjin reminded: "You should call him Manager Mu now."

Mu Xin said nothing.

Song Lujing shrugged and didn't mind.