Chapter 39: Discussing Cooperation

Yi Min never expected his first date in college would actually be with the dorm auntie; Fu Yiming and Song Fei both tried their hardest to hold back their laughter, their faces turning beet red.

Only Qian Jiale couldn't stand it, saying indignantly: "Brother Yang has already said that class activities must be attended by everyone; Deng Yidi really has no sense of collective spirit."

Yang Tianxing knew full well that Deng Yidi's family situation was quite good, and some of the rules and regulations that could restrict Liu Jiaoyue might not necessarily be effective against Deng Yidi.

Before class ended, Deng Yidi had specifically checked Yang Tianxing's seat number; the implication was likely that if it were Yang Tianxing beside her, she would go watch the movie, but if it were any other boy in the class, she would only be able to watch the movie with the dorm auntie—it just so happened that Yi Min ran into it this time.

"This kind of person despises the collective; we won't include her in our activities from now on."

Yang Tianxing patted Yi Min on the head to comfort him: "I've long advised you that romance isn't as good as playing games. Is the ocean of knowledge not vast enough, or is the world of games not exciting enough? If that's not enough, playing cards is fine too; why must you go and fall in love?"

Yi Min still had sad tears on his face, but now he raised his head unconvinced: "Brother Yang, you're too wild; you don't understand what love is at all."

"Fine, fine, fine, I don't understand."

Yang Tianxing didn't argue, saying: "Then let's go to the internet cafe for CS tomorrow; I'll call old Fu and Song Fei to keep you company."

In college, comforting a boy who has suffered a heartbreak is nothing more than cigarettes, alcohol, and games; the effect is actually not very significant, because after calming down, it will still be very painful.

"I'm not going!"

Yi Min firmly rejected this suggestion; he gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Tomorrow I'm going to the library to finish this year's coursework in two months, then sign up for an English cram school, and strive to get a 60 or above on the IELTS next year—I'm going to study abroad!"

These impassioned words even shocked the two old hands, Fu Yiming and Song Fei; they didn't expect that a man could summon such great motivation after a heartbreak.

Yang Tianxing smiled, thinking to himself that being young is truly great—daring to brag about anything.

Actually, setting aside this incident Yi Min encountered, this movie activity for the Public Management Class 2 was still very effective; it broke through that layer of window paper, and at least the sense of restraint and distance between the boys and girls in the class would be much smaller.

The next morning, Yang Tianxing was sleeping in bed when Yi Min walked over and pushed him.

"Brother Yang, it's getting late; get up quickly and let's go online."

Yang Tianxing opened his eyes groggily and muttered: "Didn't you say you were going to the library?"

"Today is Saturday; the library might be closed."

Yi Min said while waking up Fu Yiming and Song Fei.

Yang Tianxing nodded, then suddenly felt something was wrong—how could a college library be closed on the weekend? Yi Min was just finding a high-sounding excuse for himself to go online.

"Son of a bitch, why didn't you say the school closed down while you were at it?"

Yang Tianxing cursed; he also happened to need to go out to handle some business, so after the few of them packed up, they headed straight for Hejiaying.

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The three internet-addicted youths, Fu Yiming, Song Fei, and Yi Min, naturally went for CS-Dust II again, while Yang Tianxing went directly to find Zhang Liye, the general manager of the Shentong Company Chang'an branch.

A few days ago, while organizing documents at the Youth League Committee, Yang Tianxing had unexpectedly discovered an important bargaining chip.

The branch office here was still busy and chaotic as usual; Yang Tianxing walked to the second-floor office with ease and familiarity, knocked on the door, and greeted: "Manager Zhang."

He didn't expect Zhang Liye to have a guest; judging by his age and attire, he also seemed to be a college student, and he also looked up to size up Yang Tianxing.

Zhang Liye was somewhat surprised, then said directly to that college student: "Wang Jundong, this is the freshman who wants to replace you as the general agent for the University of Finance and Economics."

"What a coincidence?!"

Yang Tianxing was also stunned; he didn't expect that enemies would meet on a narrow road and actually run into each other here. Of course, Zhang Liye was also a bad egg; he introduced them like this nine times out of ten because he wanted to watch the show.

"Junior Yang, I know you."

Wang Jundong spoke first; he was tall and thin, wearing glasses, and looked somewhat quiet, saying meaningfully: "My dorm is adjacent to Zhou Yang's."

Once he said that, Yang Tianxing understood; the commotion on the day Zhou Yang was beaten was not small, and there were many students watching, so Wang Jundong must have seen Yang Tianxing that day.

Yang Tianxing didn't want to go around in circles with this mysterious attitude; his development plan was very clear—from the Student Union to the express delivery general agency, to put it bluntly, they were all stepping stones, but they were indispensable.

"So it's Senior Wang; then we are acquaintances now. There's no need for polite talk between acquaintances; I'm here to talk to Manager Zhang about cooperation matters, so you should step aside."

Yang Tianxing said bluntly.

Wang Jundong's expression turned ugly instantly; this junior's style was too aggressive, exactly as the rumors said.

Zhang Liye had originally wanted to "sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight," but he didn't expect Yang Tianxing to come in and hit someone with a club right away. He had been in the Chang'an University Town for so long, and the college students he met, regardless of their abilities, at least spoke in a refined manner; there was no one like Yang Tianxing who didn't play by the rules.

People have a tendency to sympathize with the weak; seeing Wang Jundong's face turn red and unable to say a word, Zhang Liye chimed in: "This week, Xiao Wang managed to collect 70 packages a day, and the business volume has reached a new high. Yang Tianxing, if you don't have the capacity to collect 100, don't bother talking."

Yang Tianxing smiled: "Our school has nearly 6,000 students on the Chang'an campus; is Manager Zhang really satisfied with a collection volume of 70 a day?"

Zhang Liye choked; 70 might be on the low side relative to the overall base, but Shentong's main business was not currently on college campuses, so he hadn't taken it to heart.

At this time, Wang Jundong finally reacted and said sarcastically: "What good way does Junior Yang have to reach 100?"

Yang Tianxing didn't care about the emotions in Wang Jundong's words; he was the one who provoked others first, so it was normal for others to retort.

He said calmly: "I am currently a class monitor and the deputy minister of the department's liaison department; does Senior Wang have any position in the school?"

Wang Jundong said disdainfully: "Those are useless."

Yang Tianxing smiled: "Who says they're useless? At the very least, I can carry out better publicity in the class and the department, and this is a kind of advantage."

"I have applied for a college student entrepreneurship support project at the school's Youth League Committee; once it starts, it is very likely to monopolize the entire express delivery business of the Finance Institute. Senior Wang, do you have this kind of advantage?"

Wang Jundong didn't believe it and said contemptuously: "Bragging."

Yang Tianxing couldn't be bothered to explain to him, instead looking at Zhang Liye and saying: "Since I've come here, how could it be fake? It just depends on whether Manager Zhang is willing to spare five minutes to listen to my ideas."

Zhang Liye had originally intended to watch the show, but he didn't expect Yang Tianxing to throw out a bombshell: "College student entrepreneurship support project." This name sounded very high-end; he felt that listening wouldn't affect anything, so he said to Wang Jundong: "Xiao Wang, you go back first; we'll be in touch."

Wang Jundong didn't expect Zhang Liye to actually believe it, but he had no way to refute it because he didn't know anyone in the Youth League Committee.

Watching Wang Jundong's helpless back as he went downstairs, Yang Tianxing said: "Actually, Senior Wang's ability is quite good; when the time comes, he can be responsible for the Finance Institute's business."

Zhang Liye was just about to light a cigarette; hearing this, he put down his lighter and asked: "And you?"

"Since I've brought such a project to talk to Manager Zhang, of course I can't just be responsible for one school. At the very least, I must use one point to lead the whole area; the business of these five nearby campuses—Foreign Studies University, Finance Institute, Normal University, University of Political Science and Law, and University of Posts and Telecommunications—must all be contracted to me."