Chapter 370

Damn it, this isn't following the rules.

Li Ye stretched out his long legs, ready to storm the stage and beat someone up.

To be maliciously looked down upon by someone and not even realize it—he had really lost face today.

"Don't, don't, let's not get heated."

Old Song finally seized the opportunity to block the space between the clearly furious Li Ye and the training class teacher.

"We're all our own people here; this is just a case of the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple! Top Scholar, you sit down first, sit down."

Old Song flashed a mouthful of yellow teeth at Li Ye, forcefully pulling and dragging him until he sat back in his seat, then bowed his body to invite Wen Leyu and Fu Yiruo to sit as well.

But Wen Leyu and Fu Yiruo had already gone over to sit by Jiang Xiao's side.

After the three of them sat down, Old Song pointed to the teacher on the stage and smiled: "This is my business partner, Mr. Ai.

Mr. Ai is very familiar with the situation over at the Lighthouse, and has already helped many people obtain visas to go abroad; he is a man of great ability."

Then Old Song pointed at Li Ye and introduced him to Mr. Ai: "This student, Li, is my fellow townsman and a top student from the Economics Department at Jing University. He also has great ability in economics."

"Yes, yes! But computer science seems very hard to learn."

"This is my classmate, William Henry Gates III. He was admitted to the world-class Harvard University,

which makes him extremely proud."

Teacher Ai turned around and wrote a name on the blackboard that surprised Li Ye—williamhenrygates.

"Oh, one hundred million US dollars? That much money?"

"If anyone says the Lighthouse is paved with gold, they are definitely talking nonsense. If that were really the case, gold would have long since become worthless.

But it is true that the Lighthouse is paved with opportunities. Every single opportunity can make an ordinary person rich overnight and become a person above others."

"That won't be necessary; I can learn to ride a bicycle in two days."

Is this guy running a training class? Or is he in a pyramid scheme?

Teacher Ai, whose eyes had been flickering just a moment ago, regained his confidence.

But now... Li Ye was younger than them.

"Let's not talk about how far behind the mainland's Jing University is in world rankings. I'll just tell you this: even at the academic peak of the Lighthouse, the status of a university student doesn't represent anything."

"But later he discovered that going to university was actually useless, so he dropped out. But do you know what happened to him after he dropped out?"

A bunch of bumpkins who have never seen money—was I wrong to call you country bumpkins?

"He founded his own computer company and became his own boss. Just this year, his company's revenue reached one hundred million US dollars."

"What great ability does a Jing University student have?"

Mr. Ai tugged at his tie again, lifted his chin, and said: "This fact proves that the conditions that lead to a person's success do not lie in what academic qualifications they have, but in the social environment."

The reason Li Ye was surprised was that Bill Gates wasn't very famous at this time! How did Teacher Ai know about this person?

It would be two years before Bill Gates became the world's youngest billionaire, a record later broken by Zuckerberg.

"How much RMB does one hundred million US dollars convert to! Is money in the Lighthouse really that easy to earn?"

Teacher Ai on the stage transformed into a success guru, rambling on and on, describing the Lighthouse country as a "windfall" that could make even a pig fly. As long as you could slip over there, you could just pick up money with a sack.

Teacher Ai looked at the students below the stage, who were indeed stirred up by his words, especially that "Student Li" who had looked cold just a moment ago, who also revealed an expression of surprise.

"The Lighthouse is full of computers; what's hard to learn? If I give you a bicycle, won't you learn to ride it in three days?"

Li Ye felt both embarrassed and impressed listening to this; with this level of skill, it would be a real pity not to work in a pyramid scheme.

But the rest of the training class students, except for Wen Leyu and Fu Yiruo, were listening with red eyes. Even Jiang Xiao seemed thoughtful, as if somewhat moved.

Li Ye turned his head to look at Old Song, hoping to catch something in his eyes, but Old Song had his back turned and didn't give Li Ye a chance.

"This Student Li, please listen carefully and don't look around. If you feel my class is boring, you can leave now; don't affect the others."

"Did I affect the others?"

Watching Teacher Ai on the stage accuse him for no reason, Li Ye was very puzzled.

Who exactly gave you the courage to provoke me?

Teacher Ai nodded at Li Ye and said: "Yes, you affected the others. We are not just an English training class here; we also teach the skills that allow people to gain a foothold after arriving at the Lighthouse. I see you have no interest in this either..."

"Please wait a moment."

Li Ye smiled and interrupted Teacher Ai, saying: "Since you said I affected the others, then I'll affect them a bit more!"

Li Ye pointed to the name on the blackboard and said: "The Bill Gates you just mentioned is no ordinary person. He started teaching himself computers in elementary school, and by the time he was in middle school, he had already earned tens of thousands of dollars through his computer knowledge.

Moreover, he didn't drop out of Harvard because he thought university was useless, but because of several reasons, such as failing several subjects and being required by the school to repeat a year.

In addition, he was somewhat lopsided in his studies; his English class didn't meet graduation requirements, his physical education class was also very poor, and he wasn't good at dealing with people, always getting cheated out of money..."

Li Ye rattled off a series of gossip, successfully "affecting" the other students and stealing the spotlight from Teacher Ai.

Teacher Ai looked at Li Ye in surprise, and only after a long while did he say: "Student Li, you can eat food indiscriminately, but you can't speak indiscriminately. Everything you said... is not true."

Li Ye said calmly: "True or not, Harvard University has records, doesn't it?"

"But even if what you said is true, it just goes to prove that a person who isn't good at studying can also succeed."

Teacher Ai realized this and said to Li Ye: "If someone like Gates, who isn't good at studying and isn't good at communicating with people, can succeed, then who can deny the superior environment of the Lighthouse?"

"Because he could rely on his father."

Li Ye sneered and said: "After Gates founded his own company, the first order was from his father's law firm, and the second was from IBM. I don't need to tell you about the relationship between Gates' mother and IBM, do I?"

Li Ye glanced at Teacher Ai and said calmly: "And if you want to talk about success, why not talk about Wang An, who graduated with a master's degree from Harvard? Why insist on talking about Bill Gates, who dropped out of Harvard?"

"In the current computer industry in the Lighthouse, Wang An's company is much stronger than Gates' Microsoft, and Wang An is also of Chinese descent..."

Teacher Ai was stunned again. He really couldn't imagine that a kid from the mainland would know so much about the Lighthouse.

The Li Ye in front of him was too different from the mainlanders he had been in contact with these days. If he had known, he wouldn't have provoked him.

But now, if he let Li Ye "affect" the students in the class, this lucrative business would be ruined.

A moment later, Mr. Ai said coldly: "Student Li, I don't know where you heard some news, but you only know one thing and not the other. I can tell you very clearly that Wang An offended IBM, and in the end, he could only end up bankrupt..."

"But Gates' Microsoft is different. He established a good cooperative relationship with IBM. Gates' sales this year are only one hundred million, but in the future, it will be five hundred million, one billion..."

"This is what it means to be a wise person who knows the times. If you climb a high branch, you can become a phoenix. And for us, going to the Lighthouse is climbing a high branch."

As Teacher Ai spoke, the students in the training class finally began to show signs of division.

Many people showed expressions of frustration.

Teacher Ai didn't understand mainlanders very well; he was too blunt and too shameless.

When mainlanders go out to earn big money, they must say it's because of their own ability, not because of climbing some high branch.

"Hey, hey, hey, everyone look at your watches, it's time for class to end! We should take a break."

Old Song intervened in time, stopping Teacher Ai from continuing his bewitchment, and then gave Li Ye a look, asking him to go out.

The two went out of the classroom, and Old Song nodded and bowed, apologizing with a smile: "Top Scholar, I'm just doing a small business with someone. If you have any anger, take it out on me, okay? Don't lower yourself to the level of that Teacher Ai."

"Also, I heard there's some Carlsberg Auction House overseas. I also want to learn foreign languages and take the business of the Top Scholar Building overseas..."

Li Ye tilted his head and said with a smile: "Old Song! If you think you're earning too little, I'll raise your share."

"If you really want to learn foreign languages, I'll find you a work-study student for one-on-one tutoring. They'll teach you until you learn it. Why do you insist on getting involved with someone who has forgotten their ancestors?"

Old Song smacked his lips and said: "I was just greedy for a moment! I invested my own capital. Top Scholar, please let me recoup my losses, please show mercy..."

Old Song meant that he had invested his own money and hoped Li Ye wouldn't stir up trouble.

But Li Ye sneered and said: "Tell me, Old Song, what kind of setup is this? If you dare to play tricks on me again, believe it or not, I'll hammer you to death right now, you son of a bitch?"

"Speak, who are you trying to scam?"

(End of chapter)

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