My Life with Narration

Chapter 499 - 490: The Gaze from the Capital

As the case was classified as a suicide and an announcement was made, Jiangcheng University responded quickly the next day, immediately addressing the matter on their official account.

Jiang Maoxue was directly expelled, not just dismissed or suspended, primarily because the case had an extremely negative impact.

If someone like this were to remain at the school, wouldn’t it just tarnish the school’s reputation? To put it bluntly, it could even affect the admissions for the next year.

The professor abused his position to get involved with his student, even concerning the reserved spots for postgraduate recommendation.

While such incidents have occurred at more than one university, with some university professors even delaying graduate students’ graduations to exploit them for free labor—and, of course, there are examples of coercing students into relationships—using reserved postgraduate spots as leverage crosses the line.

Privately, everyone knows what’s going on, but when it’s brought to light, it’s absolutely unacceptable. This is a so-called bottom line.

Clearly, Jiang Maoxue crossed this bottom line, and naturally, he was abandoned, simply put, just don’t get involved.

With this, Jiang Maoxue’s career reputation was utterly ruined, and decades of effort went down the drain.

Moreover, with such a record, he couldn’t even think of teaching at another university. From now on, he is done with this career.

As for Ke Yao, since she also played a role in facilitating the incident, Jiangcheng University penalized her with a serious demerit and publicly announced it, but they did not expel her directly, only placing her on probation.

Naturally, the netizens who enjoying the spectacle were dissatisfied with this outcome, especially concerning Ke Yao, with many people saying she should be expelled.

However, Jiangcheng University handled it relatively promptly. Although it caused an impact, fortunately, it was not too severe. Still, they need to keep a low profile for a while.

As for compensation issues, it would have to go to the prosecutor’s office and then appeal, waiting for the trial results, which undoubtedly isn’t something that can be resolved in the short term.

Fortunately, none of this is a concern for the police, as they have done everything they could. Due to the timely handling, their superior even gave a verbal commendation to their criminal investigation department.

Du Qiang mentioned this to him on WeChat, but he just grimaced. What good is verbal praise? Why not provide something more substantial?

However, regarding his contributions, Old Zhao was quite conscientious, saying he would keep it in mind, and in the future, it might even improve his benefits.

Anyway, this series of operations amazed some of the new recruits at the police station.

On the other hand, Shen Yi was also encountering problems.

It was Monday today, and she had just arrived at the company. With just over a month before the New Year, the company was quite busy, and all departments were becoming more complete, so she had been working regular hours recently.

However, shortly after she sat down today, she received a call from an unfamiliar number.

"Is this Miss Shen Yi?" a man’s voice asked from the phone.

Hearing this, Shen Yi frowned slightly. Although she wasn’t quite sure who it was or what they wanted, she still replied: "Hello, this is she. May I know who’s calling..."

"I am Hu Liangcai, the Deputy General Manager of Capital Huayue Company. Apologies for the sudden intrusion."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi’s mind raced. Receiving calls from unfamiliar numbers was something she was used to because one never knew when there might be a business opportunity or a need for collaboration or supply. Business people, after all, prioritize making money.

With a little thought, she actually figured out who this person might be.

Although she didn’t know Hu Liangcai personally, she certainly knew about Huayue Company, which wasn’t far from her headquarters. Both companies were primarily in the internet industry, and in terms of scale, the opponent might even be a little superior.

Of course, there were differences, mainly in business diversification, where she had an advantage because she also dealt with part of the physical business.

Additionally, the other company was publicly listed, while hers hadn’t gone public for financing. Initially funded by her landlady’s startup capital and later expanded with profits, plus having Wen Nanqing, a little rich lady, providing backing, the company had no financial problems.

Although going public would mean earning more and expanding the enterprise’s scale, there are lots of hassles, so their company remained unlisted.

However, what puzzled her was why the company, which should logically be a competitor, was reaching out to her, and it was the Deputy General Manager no less.

"Oh, it’s President Hu. Hello, how can I help you?" Shen Yi spoke calmly, sounding slightly pleased and very polite.

"It’s like this, I called rather suddenly because there’s a small matter I wish to discuss with Miss Shen, do you happen to know Su Qing, Mr. Su?"

Hearing this, Shen Yi was immediately taken aback. She had considered all possibilities but didn’t expect him to be looking for Su Qing.

"I do know him. May I ask what President Hu needs from him?" Shen Yi replied.

Not knowing what the other party was after, she decided to play it by ear. She didn’t ask how they found her number since once they called, they certainly had some information, having at least done some investigation, otherwise, they wouldn’t have contacted her.

Asking would seem like probing too much, and as a seasoned professional, she knew how to handle such situations.

"In that case, forgive my abruptness, but I’ll get straight to the point. Recently, Mr. Su has been dubbed the ’Stock God’ and can raise a stock significantly with just a word. Though the current market conditions aren’t ideal, otherwise, it could even hit the upper limit. So, I want to get in touch with Mr. Su to see if he could recommend our company’s stock.

Of course, we wouldn’t expect him to do this for nothing. If he can make a video or do a live stream and mention us, we can pay him 5 million. And we wouldn’t let President Shen help us for nothing either; the company currently has a project and would like to collaborate with your esteemed company. What does Miss Shen think?"

Understanding his intention, Shen Yi realized they were eyeing Su Qing’s extraordinary stock recommendation abilities, akin to turning stones into gold.

Similar to how a celebrity spokesperson could boost sales, the five million yuan was essentially a bonus.

In essence, is it difficult? Definitely not. In fact, it’s quite simple; Su Qing would only need to say a few words, and five million would be earned.

Additionally, her side could benefit from a project without getting directly involved, making it virtually risk-free, an excellent opportunity indeed.

However, recalling Su Qing’s reaction yesterday, Shen Yi knew her little man had his own ideas, and even though they were a couple now, she wouldn’t make decisions for him without reason.

Just as Su Qing wouldn’t interfere with her company decisions, she wouldn’t meddle in his ideas, as it was a matter of mutual respect.

"Um... To be honest, President Hu, I need to run this by him. Whether it will work out, I’m not sure," Shen Yi said calmly.

"Understandable, understandable. In that case, I’ll trouble Miss Shen. By the way, if I may ask, what’s the relationship between Miss Shen and Mr. Su?" Hu Liangcai inquired again.

"Why, is President Hu interested?" Shen Yi’s tone became slightly displeased.

"I apologize for my presumptuousness! I’ll wait for Miss Shen’s good news then."

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