Chapter 323 - 283: Fudan University Open Class

Chapter 323: Chapter 283: Fudan University Open Class

Xiaodong?

Wang Feng’s heart leaped into his throat again.

That form of address implied something far more than a simple acquaintance.

He subconsciously glanced at Li Dong.

Li Dong sat there, his expression unchanged.

He was no longer thinking about his uncle’s business taking off.

He began to reply seriously.

"What Senior Wang Feng said is quite right. There are no issues."

At this point, he glanced at Wang Feng, then smiled and added a sentence.

"This time, you’re very well-prepared. It’s pretty good."

Hearing this "pretty good" from Li Dong, Wang Feng only grew more nervous.

’Li Dong is calling me out.’

’Please, please, don’t bring up the last interview now.’

He had genuinely prepared seriously this time.

He didn’t want his performance in the last interview to affect today’s conversation.

Li Yang, for his part, was naturally very satisfied after hearing Li Dong’s words.

He spoke to Wang Feng again.

"Xiaowang, your line of thinking here is very clear."

After speaking, he raised his eyes and looked toward Li Dong again.

The meaning in that glance was obvious.

’What do you think of this person?’

Wang Feng saw it too.

’Li Dong holds a very high position in President Li’s esteem.’

His heart sank.

’I’m screwed.’

Before the million instances of ’I’m screwed’ had even finished racing through his mind...

Li Dong spoke in a relaxed tone.

"Uncle, you can just make the decision."

When these words reached Wang Feng’s ears,

he froze for a moment.

Then, he abruptly realized something.

’Uncle?’

’President Li is Li Dong’s uncle?’

He had originally thought he was having this meal with "President Li + some East God he had just met."

So it wasn’t a matter of East God having a high status; he could genuinely decide whether Wang Feng stayed or left.

Fortunately, though, East God didn’t kick him while he was down.

Wang Feng let out a long sigh of relief in his heart.

Li Yang nodded.

"Alright then."

He said to Wang Feng.

"Xiaowang, that’ll be all for today."

"Go ahead and get in touch with the HR department at our factory."

"Submit your materials first, and we’ll schedule another one or two meetings later to discuss the details."

Wang Feng nodded quickly.

"Yes, of course, President Li."

"I’ll get my materials organized as soon as I get back."

"Thank you for giving me this opportunity today."

He paused, then turned toward Li Dong.

"East God, thank you too."

Li Dong smiled, holding his cup.

"Hey, Senior Wang Feng, what are you thanking me for?"

"All you have to do is not make any mistakes yourself."

As soon as these words were spoken, Wang Feng froze for a moment.

Then he came back to his senses.

He raised his head, looked at Li Dong, and nodded.

"I won’t make any mistakes from now on."

He answered with great seriousness.

Hearing this, Li Dong said nothing more, just nodded.

Wang Feng stood up.

"Well, President Li, I won’t disturb your meal any longer."

"I’ll be going now."

Li Yang waved his hand.

"Alright, you can go."

Wang Feng made his way out of the cafeteria.

The moment he stepped out the main door, he couldn’t help but smile to himself.

’It seems... I was just being too nervous before.’

This nineteen-year-old East God...

...wasn’t as petty as he had thought.

That sentence of his just now, "All you have to do is not make any mistakes yourself," wasn’t actually about holding the last interview against him at all.

He didn’t even mention it.

The person who was truly hung up on that whole affair...

...was Wang Feng himself.

As he thought about it, he suddenly felt...

’If Fu Chen really did produce results on Li Dong’s team...’

’Maybe he’d get more than just a second author credit.’

...

「On Li Dong’s side.」

Only after Wang Feng left did Li Yang slowly ask,

"Xiaodong, are you familiar with this Wang Feng?"

Li Dong shook his head.

"We’re just acquaintances."

Li Yang let out an "Oh."

He didn’t press the matter.

He’d been out making his way in the world since before he even finished middle school.

His academic credentials were truly not high.

But he had scraped and clawed his way through the world for over twenty years.

There was no kind of person he hadn’t seen.

He had taken in the sheer nervousness in Wang Feng’s eyes when he looked at Li Dong.

There was clearly some history between the two of them.

But Li Dong didn’t bring it up.

He had only praised his professionalism, neither recommending nor rejecting him.

That could only prove one thing.

Wang Feng himself had no major problems, but there were minor ones.

Li Yang now had a clear idea.

’This Wang Feng, at most, I’ll have him work in a technical role.’

’In the future, I shouldn’t let him touch any management positions.’

He smiled at Li Dong again.

"Alright, your uncle knows what to do about this."

"Keep eating."

Li Dong chuckled.

"Uncle, this is what I like about you. I don’t have to say a thing, and you already understand everything perfectly."

Li Yang raised a hand and gave him another light smack on the head.

"Cut the smart talk."

...

After the two finished their meal, Li Dong didn’t stay much longer.

Huaxuan had arranged accommodations for him.

He returned to the hotel, threw himself onto the large bed, and spaced out for a while.

Then he took out his phone, found Lu Mingyuan’s number, and dialed it.

The phone only rang twice before it was answered.

"Hello?"

Li Dong got straight to the point.

"Professor Lu, Huaxuan has accepted."

There was no sound from the other end.

Li Dong didn’t waste any more words and continued.

"Next up is the matter of collecting the payment."

"I’ll give you the phone number of the contact person on their end. You can just contact him directly."

"As for the specific amount and the procedures, I won’t be involved."

After speaking, he waited a second.

There was still not a single sound from the other end.

Li Dong said, "Hello?"

"Professor Lu?"

Only then did Lu Mingyuan’s stuttering voice come through.

"You’re saying... Huaxuan... accepted?"

"That’s right."

Silence from the other end for several more seconds.

Then, Professor Lu suddenly choked out a sentence.