Chapter 72: Final Exam……Strange Classmate

It's not surprising that Li Mingyang's thoughts went awry so quickly; mainly he casually flipped through the exam content.

Just by looking at the table of contents, Li Mingyang already had a detailed understanding of what would be tested this semester, let alone his current level.

Even when school had just begun, he, who had self-studied for over a month during the break, could easily handle it.

After a casual glance, he naturally lost interest and once again focused his thoughts on researching and applying battery technology.

Originally, Li Mingyang's idea was to silently figure out battery technology, then seize a suitable opportunity to announce it.

He hoped to attract some investment, directly start his own company, and then rely on steady funds from selling batteries.

His research in his field of interest could also proceed more smoothly, at least basically he wouldn't have to worry about funding.

Although the 500,000 research grant from Harbin Institute of Technology each year sounds substantial, in fact, as soon as it's related to scientific research, that amount is

No matter the field, it blatantly writes two big characters: burning money!

Moreover, aerospace research is a bottomless‑pit specialty; securing a stable funding source ASAP is also crucial for Li Mingyang.

After all, he's insignificant and young; if he can't raise enough funds, his future research in this area could be difficult.

Even if his teacher values him highly, the teacher still has his own research projects to attend to.

Unless he acts like a model student, doing whatever the teacher does, he won't have any of his own ideas.

Otherwise, Li Mingyang will ultimately be troubled by funding issues for a long time.

However, Li Mingyang's thoughts have shifted; he doesn't plan to be a model student, but he feels that simply presenting the battery technology like this would be too hasty.

Making it seem as if his battery technology lacks substance.

And from ancient times to now, for any product, to sell it at a high price, one cannot escape the two words 'hype'.

First, hype the product itself; second, hype the product's origin.

Take, for example, a piece of calligraphy: regardless of its quality, if it comes from a poor scholar's hand, it's worth at most one wen.

But if it comes from a high‑ranking official or even the emperor's handwriting, it can be called a priceless treasure.

At least its value would increase by thousands of times, even tens of thousands or more.

After careful consideration, Li Mingyang prepares to tackle both fronts; first, he must hype his battery technology.

Just like, a few years later, Old Ma on the other side of the ocean, regardless of whether it's the new‑energy vehicles he produces or his so‑called space exploration company.

No matter what achievements they made, regardless of whether they're truly far ahead, at least they've managed to hype up their reputation.

Then they can naturally take the company public and rake in money in the stock market.

Of course, we don't deny that they indeed have some ability in those areas, but the strength they actually use falls far short of what they boast.

But no matter what, this is undoubtedly a quite successful business marketing, right?

So Li Mingyang also prepares to copy this model, preparing to hype his high‑energy battery technology and his genius persona.

And this technology in his hand contains many things, which is just right for Li Mingyang to start from this aspect.

Just like the idea that flashed in his mind earlier, if he, as a freshman, were to consecutively publish many papers in international top‑tier journals.

Moreover, they're not filler; they're solid substance, even occupying the front‑page headlines.

If he achieves that, his reputation will naturally spread; then he can also proceed to apply the technology contained in those papers.

Then his high‑energy battery technology will naturally attract attention from the whole country, even the whole world.

By that time, regardless of how he wants to proceed—whether selling outright or acquiring equity through technology—

or by using these technologies to attract investment to set up a new company; no matter what he does, at that point his initiative will be much greater.

After all, his battery technology is truly far ahead, and with such great fame, surely no investor would foolishly reject this future golden‑egg‑laying hen.

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You are……?

The next day, according to the notice in the class group, Li Mingyang successfully arrived at his class's exam hall.

Although Li Mingyang doesn't follow the regular curriculum, and even the teacher is directly promoted to Academician big shot Wang Qiang.

But Li Mingyang's school registration is still that of an ordinary freshman; he still needs to have his own class.

Regarding exams, he naturally also has to act together with his class.

However, as soon as Li Mingyang entered the classroom, he immediately attracted many surprised looks.

In university exams there aren't as many complications as in high school; originally there aren't many people in a specialty, so basically it's just one class of classmates taking the exam in one classroom.

And Li Mingyang's sudden arrival, for those classmates who have become familiar after a semester of interaction, is absolutely a stranger.

When he sat down at his seat, the guy next to him couldn't help asking this.

Me? I think we should be considered classmates, except that I have a bit of a special reason, so I haven't come to class this semester.