Reborn in 2014: A One-Man Tycoon

The conditions offered by Shanghai University are quite attractive.

In addition to the usual generous scholarships.

They also promised to waive all of Meng Chuan's expenses during his school years.

They even provide private dormitories.

What's most exciting is the chance to directly enter Professor Zuo Silan's "Yuanpei Genius Experimental Class".

This "Yuanpei Genius Experimental Class" never actively recruits students from outside the program.

Many people are completely unaware that the School of Economics at Shanghai University has such a mysterious class.

All class members were carefully selected by Professor Zuo Silan from across the country.

They are all top geniuses who have been designated to directly pursue doctoral degrees.

Every student who gets into this class is an exceptional individual.

Those who successfully graduate from here become the backbone of the industry.

The educational resources available to this class are more abundant than one might imagine.

Students have the opportunity to participate in numerous national and even international academic summits.

All research projects can be given priority for participation.

Moreover, as long as students have their own research projects, they can receive funding support as soon as they submit them.

There's absolutely no need to worry about attracting projects or finding funding.

However, faced with these generous conditions that all students dream of, Meng Chuan hesitated.

"If you go straight to a PhD program, wouldn't that mean it takes many years to complete?"

In Meng Chuan's view, reading is no longer his primary choice.

The purpose of studying, to put it simply, is to find a better job and earn more wealth in the future.

But Meng Chuan didn't need to look for a job at all, and he wasn't short of money.

For him, reading was more about making up for past regrets.

If you choose to pursue a direct PhD, your undergraduate studies will take at least four years.

A doctoral program also takes at least four years.

In total, it took eight years.

If things don't go smoothly, it might take ten years to graduate.

Meng Chuan didn't want to waste so much time on reading.

Of course, if students all over the world knew about his thoughts, they would probably scold him mercilessly.

I've never seen anyone so Versailles-like.

"Actually, there is no fixed requirement for the graduation year of the 'Yuanpei Genius Experimental Class'."

Alice didn't understand why Meng Chuan would have such a seemingly absurd idea.

But she still patiently explained it to him:

"As long as you are good enough, complete the required credits, publish papers in sufficient quantity and quality, and participate in enough research projects, academic conferences, or lectures, you can apply for early graduation."

"That's pretty much it."

Meng Chuan breathed a sigh of relief.

With his photographic memory, passing the credit exam shouldn't be difficult even if he relies on rote memorization.

As for research projects, academic conferences, and papers, although you can't just rely on rote memorization, he has money!

As the saying goes, money can make the world go round.

It shouldn't be difficult to throw money at it and launch a few research projects.

Based on his foresight regarding the economy over the next decade.

He can easily pontificate at academic conferences.

After all, he had talked about a lot of things during his interview on Wu Xiaobo Channel in Beijing.

As for academic papers, who says that you have to write them yourself?

Thinking about it this way, Meng Chuan was actually a little tempted.

"Meng Chuan, our School of Economics at Shanghai University has many beautiful girls. You should really consider it."

Seeing Meng Chuan deep in thought, Alice decided to give it her all.

This statement seems like a joke.

But in reality, many "animals" don't secretly inquire about how many beautiful girls a school has before applying to it.

Moreover, Alice's words were quite convincing.

Economics involves a great deal of data analysis, theoretical research, and written expression.

These tasks often require meticulousness, patience, and strong communication skills.

Girls usually have an advantage in this regard.

Therefore, economics departments in most universities generally have more female students than male students.

However, the major involved in the "Yuanpei Genius Experimental Class" is not ordinary economics.

Most of the students who get into this class are geniuses in economics research.

Whether the actual situation is as Alice described, only Alice herself knows.

Meng Chuan was unaware of this.

Of course, Meng Chuan wasn't particularly concerned.

She's just a woman.

It would be better if it were natural.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t have it.

Too many women will only slow down the speed at which you draw your sword.

Therefore, upon hearing Alice's slightly playful remark, Meng Chuan simply smiled:

"No matter how pretty a girl is, can she compare to you, Alice-senpai? With you here, that's enough."

Meng Chuan's statement was meant as a joke, and there was nothing wrong with it.

However, the woman dressed as a bodyguard who had been silent beside Alice immediately reprimanded her in broken Mandarin:

"How dare you! How dare you defile Miss Alice!"

The woman in black spoke arrogantly, her eyes filled with warning.

"Natasha, don't be rude."

Alice quickly stopped him, then looked apologetically at Meng Chuan, wanting to explain.

However, Meng Chuan did not give her a chance.

"who are you?"

Meng Chuan didn't back down, staring directly at Natasha with an icy tone.

Meng Chuan has always been someone who responds better to gentle persuasion than force.

If you speak kindly and politely, Meng Chuan will be happy to greet you with a smile.

On Chinese soil, I was warned by a foreign woman with such a disdainful attitude.

Who gave you the courage?

“Meng Chuan, I’m sorry, she’s my bodyguard. But her Chinese isn’t very good, so she might not understand that we’re joking.”

Alice said to Natasha with dissatisfaction:

"Natasha, please apologize to Meng Chuan. He is my friend, and we were just having a normal chat."

Natasha was clearly still unconvinced.

"Miss, he was just lucky. He happened to catch that wave of oil price opportunities. I think..."

Natasha hadn't finished speaking.

Alice frowned and scolded:

"Natasha, please be mindful of your place!"

With this angry rebuke, an invisible, powerful aura emanated from Alice.

That's the kind of aura that only those in positions of power possess.

This kind of momentum is indescribable.

You can only truly feel it when you're there in person.

Meng Chuan had already suspected that Alice's identity was not simple.

In retrospect, he may have underestimated her background.

And Alice was enraged.

Natasha dared not argue any further.

He stood up, picked up his wine glass, and said to Meng Chuan:

"I'm sorry, I apologize to you."

With that, he tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.

However, it's clear that Natasha's apology was not willing.

She looked down on Meng Chuan from the bottom of her heart, but she was only doing so because of the pressure from Alice.

Meng Chuan glanced at Natasha but did not raise his glass.

Instead, he asked a calm, indirect question:

"You say my investment in crude oil futures was due to good luck, but out of so many people in the world, why was I the only one who was lucky?"

"One success does not prove ability. Miss Alice was a genius investor on Wall Street when she was eighteen. She made a fortune from several investments."

Natasha retorted, unconvinced.

"You probably mean to say you made a fortune, right? Your Chinese definitely needs improvement."

Meng Chuan smiled.

“My Chinese is indeed not good, but Miss Alice is more capable than you.”

Natasha clearly idolizes Alice.

"You don't even know me, so what makes you think she's better than me?"

Meng Chuan looked at Natasha with great interest.

"Ms. Alice invested in Bitcoin in 2012 when it was only $10. When Bitcoin rose to $1000 last year, Ms. Alice's investment had increased 100 times."

Natasha explained.

Then, looking at Meng Chuan with some disdain, he said:

"You're a high school student, you probably haven't even heard of Bitcoin, have you?"