The weather is very good today, the sun is shining brightly, and the school anniversary venue is set up on a standard football field. Rows of seats are neatly arranged in designated areas, and there are VIP seats in the middle area near the podium. A red carpet stretches from the parking lot to the event venue, and several live broadcast cameras have been set up along the way.
Li Mo, Chu Li, Lu Ling and Zheng Qiang were sitting in the temporary rest area chatting with Teacher An. Before that, the principal, vice principal, master and the like had come to meet and greet Li Mo.
There were also leaders from the Education Bureau who wanted to come over, but Li Mo declined politely. After all, there were so many alumni invited today, so it didn't matter if they all came to see him.
"Li Mo, why do you suddenly want me to walk the red carpet with you?"
Teacher An had already arranged other work. The school leader had notified her to come over at short notice, and she was waiting to walk the red carpet together.
"More than ten years have passed, and many of the teachers I don't know. If someone greets us, we can't just respond with a silly smile. So we can only ask Teacher An to go out and walk with us on the red carpet." .”
Chu Li continued: "Teacher An, it is all your credit that we are where we are today. Of course, you are a part of walking on the red carpet."
"The squad leader of Chu University is right. When the time comes, Teacher An will still be at the front, just like you were leading the team when various school activities were held back then."
Lu Ling also agreed, and a warm current arose in Teacher An's heart. Because of Li Mo, he was the last one to appear in the finale, but he refused the school's arrangement and wanted to walk on the red carpet with his classmates, and also walked on the red carpet with his head teacher, An.
Although some people in the school don't understand, it's hard to object.
"Li Mo, when will you leave the Magic City?"
Lu Ling asked openly while she was bored before walking on the red carpet.
"If you can't make it today, I'll leave tomorrow. I'll go directly from the Magic City to Jiugong Mountain in Hubei. Salvage work has already begun on King Li Chuang's second treasure-sunken place. The gold and silver were taken over by the state, but the astonishing number of various gold objects , silverware and jade bracelets, etc. still need to be carefully counted and sorted out. Experts and professors with some strength in China are still working in the island country, so I can only spend more time doing the appraisal."
Li Mo looked at Lu Ling and smiled and said: "If you have the opportunity to go to Kyoto or Yandu in the future, remember to contact me, an old classmate. Maybe I will bring some outstanding young talents for you to choose from."
"Just saying this to you, I will often run that way in the future."
While everyone was chatting happily, a teacher knocked on the door and walked in and said, "Teacher An, Professor Li, it's your turn soon, please get ready."
Li Mo and the others got up and followed Teacher An outside. A temporary tent was set up outside, and the guests were high school students. They led everyone onto the red carpet and headed towards the venue. There were many students along the way, wearing ugly school uniforms. They cheered and swayed the flowers in their hands.
"Li Mo, what are you looking at?"
Teacher An asked curiously as he walked.
Li Mo smiled and said softly: "I was wondering how I could bear to wear such an ugly uniform to class every day."
The classmates who walked the red carpet together resonated. They all laughed and then waved to the cheering classmates on both sides. The shots along the way clearly record everything, and they will be recorded in the history of the school in the future.
A group of people finally arrived at the venue. At a glance, Li Mo saw that his seat was in the center of the first row. Accompanying him were the principal and vice-principal, which could be said to have a respected status. As for Lu Ling and Zheng Qiang, their positions are a little further away.
Liu Yingying, who was sitting in the second row, was waving at him mischievously.
"Professor Li, please take a seat." Principal Han, who is in his fifties, was very polite. "I hope Professor Li can represent the invited guests and say a few words to the students later."
Isn't there no such link? Li Mo was a little surprised. Why didn't he communicate with him before letting him go on stage to speak? This was a temporary assignment.
"Principal Han, I don't know what to say. In fact, I'm not good at speaking in this area."
"Hahaha, it's all about teaching and educating people. When it comes to imparting knowledge and solving doubts, Professor Li, just bring out the feeling of class. Just say whatever comes to your mind. I believe everyone here really wants to hear what you have to say. of."
Many thoughts came to Li Mo's mind, and then he nodded slightly and said, "Then I know what to say, Principal Han, you caught me off guard. I hope I won't make a fool of myself later."
In addition to reviewing the history of the school, the anniversary celebration of the alma mater also focused on the outstanding students and outstanding teachers of the past years. After lunch, they watched a cultural performance together in the school auditorium.
This is the general process.
Principal Han spoke eloquently for half an hour before ending. Next, outstanding alumni representatives from all previous years spoke. There were seniors before Li Mo and juniors after him. Li Mo didn't know any of them.
From another perspective, their achievements are not too high. For ordinary people, they are powerful enough and their careers are successful, but for themselves, they cannot reach the level of elegance.
However, as each representative finished speaking, Li Mo looked back at Liu Yingying, who was not far away. Didn't he say that she also wanted to speak on behalf of others?
"Next, Mr. Li Mo, a professor at Peking University and Tsinghua University, the founder of Millennium Collection Group, the founder of Gu Yunxuan Museum, and the third generation disciple of Treasure Hunting Sect, will take the stage to speak."
Suddenly there was thunderous applause from all around, and many students even shouted.
Li Mo stood up, bowed slightly and saluted around him, and then walked to the podium calmly and calmly. He took the host's microphone, glanced around, and waited until the applause and cheers gradually died down before he said: "My name is Li Mo. I hope that on this occasion, the teachers, alumni, and juniors here will only remember My name will do. Although I stand here to speak as a representative, I actually feel very guilty because I can’t represent anyone, I can only represent myself.”
The tabletop burst into laughter.
"Time flies so fast. It has been more than ten years since I left my alma mater and entered the society. I have transformed from a handsome young man in his prime to a mature and handsome man. I never fully realized that it has been ten years since I left my alma mater. Over the years, it was not until yesterday when I saw my former class teacher, Teacher An, and my classmates, that huge changes had taken place in each of them, that I suddenly realized that our youth is really gone."
The entire venue was quiet. Li Mo's speech was completely different from the previous representatives. Everyone else first thanked someone, then thanked their alma mater for how it was, and then recalled what they had been like, etc.
But Li Mo didn't play like that.
"Everyone must be thinking what am I saying? Actually, what I want to say is, fellow students, when you were still studying, you had teachers at school and parents at home. They could hold up the sky for you and protect you. Weatherproof. But once your school enters society, you will find that society is like a big dye vat. How to take the road, where you can go, what roadblocks you will encounter, and whether you can see the end, all of this depends on you. . You will face various choices every day, and every choice will affect how you go in the future."
"Some students have been admitted to top prestigious schools through hard work. Although some students have not entered prestigious schools, they will have a good future because their families have good economic conditions. But this is only a small part. Most students will experience it after entering the society. Various beatings from society. Some people will be discouraged, then give up, and then escape, and then become the most ordinary kind of people among all living beings. But some people will face difficulties and be strong when encountering difficulties. They work a little bit every day and continue to Accumulate and you will succeed sooner or later.”
"Why did I mention the lost youth just now? Because what attitude you have towards study and life at this stage of life will determine what kind of hardships you may face in the next few years. I don't deny that some people If you are lucky, although you are not very good academically, you can be like a fish in water in society, but there are really too few people like that. How can you expect that if you don't work hard now, you will aspire to be that kind of person in the future? "
"What I can tell you is that the more you work hard now, the more and wider the paths you will choose when you enter society in the future. So I sincerely hope that every student can work harder and persevere more during the three years of high school. , give yourself more choices."
There was a burst of warm applause from the audience.
Li Mo signaled everyone to quiet down, and then said: "Actually, what I said was not good, because the teachers have told you five or ten times what I have said. Therefore, I am announcing something here. I will establish An outstanding student growth fund. For those students who can enter key universities, the foundation will bear all their tuition fees for the next four years and make voluntary and selective plans for their future lives. After graduation, under the condition that both parties are equal, the company We will also give priority to the outstanding students who submit their resumes. If any student has a good idea and the courage to try to start a business, the foundation will also provide full support and assistance so that everyone can go higher and have a better life. Thank you. .”
Li Mo bowed and walked towards the audience. After a brief silence, more enthusiastic applause broke out. For those outstanding students, as long as they can maintain their current status, it means that the road to the future is already smooth.
"Professor Li, thank you for your efforts to your alma mater. Thank you very much."
Principal Han and others stood up and shook hands with him. This time, we invited all the distinguished alumni to attend the anniversary celebration with this in mind, hoping that they could do some 'good deeds'. Li Mo satisfied the little ninety-nine in their hearts. With his handwriting, the scale of the newly established Growth Fund for Outstanding Students will not be small.
But from another perspective, Li Mo actually recruited the best students early, which greatly promoted the company's talent reserve. Especially for students who have the courage to start a business, he will give strong support. This is equivalent to angel investment. As long as one of ten investments succeeds, the return will be many times the amount paid.
He would never lose money, but he did it very beautifully.
There are many outstanding entrepreneurs sitting in the audience. They are certainly not short-sighted to achieve their current achievements. After thinking about it for a while, they found that Li Mo's skills were simply too beautiful.
"Principal Han, I heard Teacher An mention that the school's office equipment, computers and the like are a bit old, so I'm going to give another sum of money to my alma mater to renovate and upgrade the software and hardware facilities. .”
"On behalf of all the teachers and students, I would like to thank Professor Li."
The morning event came to an end. The invited guests left first, and then many people gathered around Li Mo and shook hands with him to establish relationships.
Li Mo also smiled in return.
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In the temporary lounge, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Participating in such an event was actually more tiring than holding a half-day meeting in the company. They each drank some tea and rested to relax.
"Li Mo, what are you going to do with the Outstanding Student Foundation?"
Chu Li handed him a bottle of water.
"Let's inject 500 million in funds first. This fund is earmarked for special use. It seems like a lot of effort, but in fact, if it works well, the scale of this fund will only get bigger and bigger, and the outstanding talents gathered around us will continue to be replenished. New blood in the company.”
It was only at this moment that Zheng Qiang took a deep breath and said, "Li Mo, I am truly convinced by you. Your vision is far beyond what I can compare to."
"Mr. Zheng, when your company goes public in the second half of the year, you can also set up some kind of fund. Then it will be bigger and stronger." Lu Ling, who was sitting next to Zheng Qiang, patted his shoulder and encouraged him, " If we don’t compete with Li Mo, if we compete with him, we are asking for trouble.”
"Classmate Lu Ling, you are a bit suspected of fanning the flames." Li Mo looked at her with a smile, "Actually, this foundation is also a very good platform. Anyone who is interested can join in. I have not expressed my refusal to accept anyone. The kindness of people.”
"Platform?" Zheng Qiang muttered a few words, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he woke up the dreamer with just one word. If you join that outstanding student fund platform, you will have in-depth cooperation with Li Mo. To put it bluntly, they will have the same interests in the future. If something happens to him, he will definitely not stand idly by.
"Li Mo, the fund platform I joined you doesn't have much, but I can still come up with 10 million."
For a company that has not yet gone public, ten million dollars is a huge amount of money.
"Welcome to join us."
There were many alumni who reacted the same way as Zheng Qiang. They came to see Li Mo one after another and inquired about the situation of the Outstanding Student Foundation.
Li Mo just came up with it temporarily, so he didn't have a clear and clear idea plan. This matter needs professionals to do it.
Li Mo did not attend the report performance at his alma mater in the afternoon, and it was a bit painful due to the noise. Liu Yingying did not participate either. She seemed to be very tired and sat in the passenger seat with her eyes closed to relax.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
"No, I just want to close my eyes for a while. Xiao Mo, can I go to Hubi with you?"
(End of chapter)
