Trillionaire's Slice of Life

On the stage, Chu Mo looked around the hall; wherever his gaze landed, that place immediately fell silent.

When the entire hall had once again returned to order, Chu Mo's gaze settled back on the delicate-looking girl in the front row. His voice was gentle and full of encouragement as he said:

"You, student, for now, are the top-ranked student at Normal University in terms of overall evaluation, and you are the most hopeful candidate to earn the one billion RMB entrepreneurship fund. However, I want to give you a heads-up, this one billion RMB is not so easy to obtain."

It's an entrepreneurship fund to support your venture, not for your personal enjoyment.

To think of claiming this billion, your overall score needs to remain at the top, which is only the most basic requirement.

Additionally, you are a senior this year. In the remaining time of less than a year, you must gain experience in society, you must experience life, find a project to embark on.

It's best to be involved in the research, development, production, and service of high-tech products. You must possess a strong ability to explore markets and a high level of management skills, and also maintain a continuous spirit of innovation, among other things, all of which you need to improve in the coming year."

Chu Mo's voice paused slightly, then he gestured with a slight wave of his hand for the girl in front to sit down.

The entire venue fell silent, and amidst this suppressed excitement, Chu Mo suddenly raised his voice, his tone uplifting as he said:

"Who ranks second in the overall evaluation?"

Following Chu Mo's words, everyone's gaze in the hall shifted to a corner of the last row. Following the direction of their gazes, a girl immediately caught sight with her radiant smile and stunning appearance.

A glimmer of intrigue flashed in Chu Mo's eyes. When the girl in the back stood up, he said in an even tone:

"What's your name?"

"Tang Tang."

With a crisp and cool reply, Chu Mo nodded and said with a slightly solemn voice:

"Congratulations, those ranked from second to eleventh will receive an entrepreneurship fund of ten million RMB."

Agitated discussions erupted once more around the room, and many envious gazes turned toward the girl in the corner.

As the buzzing settled down, Chu Mo on the stage subtly shook his head and said in a calm voice:

"It's a bit of a pity. I heard that you only fell short by 0.5 points compared to the first place."

Just by 0.5 points, your overall score could have been tied with the first place, and in that case, you would split the one billion RMB entrepreneurship fund, fifty million RMB each.

If you could raise your score by one point, you would surpass that girl just now, becoming the top-ranked student. Although it's just one rank difference between first and second place, the difference in entrepreneurship funding is a full ten times.

How big is the difference between ten million and one billion? As a simple comparison, ten million RMB in the most bustling part of Magic City could maybe buy an outright apartment of about eighty to ninety square meters, while a billion RMB could buy a luxurious villa.

And to make another comparison, the chairman of a company worth hundreds of millions would receive the respect of countless people in society, while the chairman of a company worth ten million would probably flaunt only within their own company and be unrecognized outside of it.

So, Miss Tang Tang, what should you do in the upcoming year? Do I need to teach you?"

The girl at the back, with her glowing starry eyes, took a deep breath and responded with determination:

"I understand what to do."

No need for further words at this point; they would be superfluous.

Chu Mo gestured gently for her to sit down, and then said in a calm voice:

"Who is ranked twelfth in the overall evaluation?"

Upon hearing this, a tall and handsome boy stood upright.

Chu Mo nodded slightly towards him and said sincerely:

"Congratulations, those ranked from twelfth to one hundred and twelfth position, those one hundred individuals, will each receive an entrepreneurship fund of one million RMB."

As his words fell, he realized the tall young man in front of him didn't show much joy on his face. Chu Mo, with a smile in his eyes, casually said:

"What's the matter, you don't seem too happy about getting one million RMB in entrepreneurship funds."

The tall male student had an extroverted personality and, despite being watched by school leaders and over a thousand students, he didn't show the slightest bit of stage fright; instead, he said calmly,

"I find the one million a bit displeasing to the eye."

Chu Mo's lips curled up slightly as he glanced out of the corner of his eye to see Principal Yang also smiling. He nodded slightly and said:

"Indeed, between the eleventh and twelfth ranks, just one position, there's also a tenfold difference. If it were a hundred million or even ten million, it could still make some waves in Magic City. But your one million in entrepreneurship funds really isn't enough to look at."

"I believe if you spent some of the time you use to chase girls, play games, or even go to the bathroom on studying, breaking into the top eleven would still be within reach."

Chu Mo's voice carried a hint of mirth, but the young man was deadly serious as he said,

"No need for all that trouble, I'll just uninstall Hao Fang when I get back. If I don't break into the top eleven, I won't take the one million in entrepreneurship funds."

The tall young man spoke with a solemn and forceful voice, his entire being radiating an unwillingness to lose.

Chu Mo's face showed even more amusement, and he spoke with a bit more gravity,

"Since that's the case, Principal Yang and I will bear witness. If your comprehensive score next year makes it into the top eleven, I'll take the initiative to award you fifty million RMB in entrepreneurship funds. If you can't break into the top eleven, or even maintain your current twelfth position, then you'll lose that one million as well. Do you dare to take that bet?"

"What's there to fear?"

As the tall young man finished his statement, Chu Mo immediately said,

"A gentleman's agreement."

"Can't be retracted even by a team of horses."

With the bet established, Chu Mo suddenly shifted his gaze to the very front row, where the representatives of the top ten ranked students were sitting.

His eyes swept over the ten individuals in front of him, his voice taking on a playful tone,

"You ten should be careful. I believe that our classmate from before, for the sake of fifty million in entrepreneurship funds, will break into the top eleven, even if it costs him his life. Naturally, that means one of you ten will definitely be kicked out. As for who that will be, let's wait and see a year from now."

Pulling his gaze back from the ten solemn faces in front, Chu Mo scanned the audience, his voice booming,

"As for the rest, naturally that would be the students ranked from one hundred and thirteenth to one thousand one hundred and thirteenth. Congratulations, each of you will receive one hundred thousand RMB in entrepreneurship funds.

For you, I'd rather not say too much; I'll just leave you with this:

'Where there is a so-called genius, I have simply spent the time others use to drink coffee working.'

With that, let's give the time to this elderly gentleman beside me, Mr. Frederic."

As Chu Mo sat back upright gently, the entire venue immediately erupted into a thunderous applause.

At the back of the auditorium, Tang Tang, with her sparkling starry eyes, slightly curved up her lips and said,

"As expected, Senior Chu always ends up serving us a bowl of chicken soup." Read latest chapters at My Virtual Library Empire

The short-haired girl next to her clapped furiously, excitement in her eyes as she said crisply,

"Tang Tang, Senior Chu was just asking for your name. Look, out of so many people, he specifically asked for yours. Isn't the meaning clear enough?

If you ask me, you might as well just snag Senior Chu directly. Why bother striving for entrepreneurship funds? Isn't it better to be the boss's wife?"

Hearing this, Tang Tang, the school beauty of Normal University with twice the popularity of Liang Bing on the school's online forum, slightly curved the corner of her mouth. The girl with bright starry eyes nodded gently, her voice sounding like heavenly music,

"Sure."