Chapter 2297

The cooperative relationship between Haihan and Freefeng in the business field can no longer be simply described as close. At this stage, the two parties can almost be said to have a symbiotic relationship. The success of Freefeng in recent years is inseparable from the rapid rise of Haihan.

Overseas operations are completely dependent on the support provided by Haihan; and the business miracle created by Haihan is also because it opened the market in Ming Dynasty through Fulifeng at the beginning, and obtained various resources needed for development. Even though

Nowadays, the objects and regions where both parties carry out trade activities have developed greatly compared with before, but they are still one of each other's most important partners.

It is precisely because of this special relationship that when Haihan and Furifeng took joint actions, it was not just in the business field. Zheng Zha's intention to come to Guangzhou this time was killed by their joint efforts in the preparation stage.

Haihan and Furifeng didn't even fully understand why the other was so resistant to the Annan people's intentions, but they had the same purpose, so they worked together to thwart Zheng Zha's plan to open the Annan guild hall in Guangzhou.

Had to put it on hold temporarily.

As for the Haihan project, which also opened an operating institution in Guangzhou, the treatment is completely different. Qiongxi Academy is probably the fastest project to be launched in Guangzhou in history. It only took about a month to complete.

A series of preparatory work such as venue, personnel, materials, official procedures and preliminary publicity, etc., this kind of work efficiency is considered to be quite high even in Haihan.

Zhang Jinbao is of course very satisfied with this. The smooth progress of this project was completely beyond his expectation, and most of the problems he was worried about beforehand have not arisen at all. Of course, he also understands that such smooth progress is all due to the services provided by Fulifeng.

Strong support, so we are also working extra hard in the preparatory work to put the Guangzhou branch into operation in a better state.

Zhang Jinbao is very clear about the reason why Li Nai is willing to invest resources to help him succeed. In addition to being optimistic about the development prospects of Qiongxi Academy, there is also his ability to do practical things. From the verbal plan during the first negotiation in Sanya to the subsequent on-site inspection

From Qiongxi Academy's demonstration of the feasibility of the project to his actual actions after coming to Guangzhou, every step Zhang Jinbao took won Li Nai's appreciation and recognition, so he received various resources provided by him.

Three days before the start of the semester, all 300 enrollment places have been filled up, and some students who are far away from the academy have already stayed in inns outside Guangzhou in advance. However, because time is too tight, Zhang Jinbao has no time to give these students

The freshmen were ready to wear uniforms. The opening ceremony would be a little less impressive, which made him slightly regretful.

However, because the number of academy teachers is small, they only need to make clothes for a few newly hired people, so all teacher uniforms have been distributed.

In addition, there are nearly a hundred people who cannot pay the required admission fees because of their poor family background, and cannot go through the admission procedures immediately after registering. Of course, they are not excluded from Qiongxi Academy. They can choose the study abroad program for poor students provided by the academy and move to Danzhou.

During the period of studying at the main campus of the college, all expenses will be borne by the college first, and will be repaid in installments through work-study programs.

If you don’t want to go across the ocean to study in Danzhou, you can also choose to wait for the second phase of the Guangzhou branch’s enrollment expansion. In view of the popularity of the first batch of enrollment, Zhang Jinbao has decided to immediately start construction on the basis of the existing branches.

Build buildings to accommodate more students. After the new student dormitories are built, arrangements can be made for the implementation of the second phase of the enrollment plan.

However, this expansion plan cannot be accomplished overnight, and the increase in the number of students means that the demand for supporting living facilities, teachers, and teaching materials will also increase significantly. These problems will take time to solve.

Zhang Jinbao estimated that it would take about three months to sort out these problems, and this was the approximate time he had previously estimated that the preparation period for the Guangzhou branch would take. However, because the Li family provided a ready-made manor, there was no need for the academy to buy land on its own.

Building a house, so the preparation time is also greatly shortened, and subsequent expansion of enrollment will not be such a bargain.

Of course, with the help of Fulifeng, it may not take as long as three months to expand the student dormitories and supporting living facilities of the branch. However, considering that the living environment of local students is still somewhat different from that of Haihan, Zhang Jinbao

I am still a little worried that some problems that have not been encountered before will arise in the teaching process, and three months is enough for the academy to discover the problems and deal with them. To be on the safe side, wait until there are no major problems after three months before recruiting students.

A group of students.

Li Nai also agreed with this. In addition to the reasons mentioned by Zhang Jinbao, he also needed more time to observe the operation of Qiongxi Academy to decide whether to continue to invest more resources in the academy.

After Li Nai returned to Guangzhou, he had talked with Li Jifeng several times about the joint school project, and his ideas were clearer than at the beginning. If he was initially interested in this project, he just thought that Qiongxi Academy could train students for Fulifeng.

After discussing with his father, he has realized that the role of this project goes beyond that.

Fulifeng's involvement in the cultural and educational industry will not only enhance the Li family's reputation in Guangdong, but will also enhance the industries it operates.

All kinds of high-end stationery, books, etc. currently exported by Haihan to Guangdong are all represented by Fulifeng. If Qiongxi Academy can gain a certain reputation in Guangzhou, it will become a living advertisement with a little publicity and processing.

And the sales of these cultural items that Furifeng represents will inevitably increase accordingly.

Every year, the turnover of various Hai-Han cultural products sold to Ming Dynasty by Furifeng can reach tens of thousands of taels. When the provincial examination competition is held every three years, the sales volume will increase greatly. And the profits of this kind of goods will be greatly increased.

It is quite high, with gross profit at least around 30% to 40%. If Qiongxi Academy’s ability to carry goods can bring sales to a higher level, then the profits brought to Furifeng from the cultural supplies field alone will also be considerable, perhaps as long as two

In three years, the profit will be enough to build another manor similar to the Guangzhou branch.

Therefore, taking out a high-quality manor as a school venue, although the one-time investment for Furifeng is not small, in the long run it will still be a profitable business. And the calculations in this process, Li Nai can start from the beginning.

Li Jifeng didn't see it as clearly as he did.

The time finally came to the opening day of the academy in late October. Furifeng specially prepared a huge motorcade to transport the guests attending the ceremony from Guangzhou City to the location of the academy at the southern foot of Baiyun Mountain. Along with these gentry and celebrities, they set out

In addition to their servants, there were also a large number of people who flocked to the academy to watch the excitement.

For ordinary people, the academy is not actually a place suitable for watching the excitement. However, the newly opened academy seems to be anti-traditional in every aspect. The time of the opening ceremony was announced early in the previous publicity notice.

and location, and encouraged and welcomed people to attend the opening ceremony of the college. It seemed that they were not worried at all that doing so would cause the college to lose its tranquility.

The number of students and their families attending the opening ceremony, plus the college faculty and staff, helpers sent by Fulifeng, and security personnel to maintain order, totaled six to seven hundred people. Fulifeng and the Haihan Office in Guangdong were invited to come forward.

There were hundreds of guests and servants who came to watch the ceremony. Together with the people in the academy, there were more than a thousand people. Even without the crowd, it was already quite lively.

However, the number of people who came to watch the excitement was several times greater than the number of people who participated in the opening ceremony. Many people were very curious about Qiongxi Academy, which has a Haihan background, and wanted to know how Haihan Academy operates and what content it teaches.

, will cultivate so many top-notch people in all walks of life.

Although many local scholars in Guangzhou would not sign up to attend this strange academy, their curiosity was aroused by its early publicity activities. They made appointments to watch the opening ceremony of Qiongxi Academy as a way to see it.

It's an outing.

Zhang Jinbao and Li Nai were of course very busy. They stood at the entrance of the academy to greet the guests, allowing the invited guests to go inside to rest first. When the ceremony started, they went to the venue outside the academy gate to watch the ceremony together.

Most of these invited upper-class people did not come empty-handed, but had prepared various congratulatory gifts, so after accepting the gifts, they had to exchange a few words with each one to show respect.

Zhang Jinbao stood next to Li Nai, listening to him introduce the identity of the visitor, and then thanked him with a smile on his face. After finally catching a glimpse, Zhang Jinbao rubbed his face that had become stiff with laughter, and whispered to Li Nai

Said: "When I opened the academy in Danzhou, I never imagined that it would be as prosperous as it is today! I really want to thank you, Third Young Master, for your support!"

Li Nai smiled and said: "Didn't there not be so many guests present when Qiongxi Academy opened?"

Zhang Jinbao said: "To be honest, that's really far off. If such a scene could have happened back then, I would have woken up laughing several times even if I fell asleep!"

When Zhang Jinbao opened Qiongxi Academy in Danzhou, the conditions were indeed far worse than today. At that time, he had no qualifications to invite celebrities to attend, and no money to hold a grand opening ceremony. He simply set up a table and brought a few

The teacher and the 30 or 40 students he had managed to recruit paid homage to the sages of Confucius and Mencius and then counted.

Today, the Guangzhou branch has started school, and there is a lot of traffic and people outside the academy. Zhang Jinbao had visited Guangzhou Fuxue a few days ago, and the government-run academy was far less lively than his own place.

Although the onlookers could not enter the academy to visit, it was still worth discussing outside to see which celebrities were attending the ceremony.

First of all, almost all the leading figures in the local business community were present. This was obviously to maintain a good relationship with Furifeng. Secondly, several major local families who were friends with the Li family also appeared one after another. The marriage relationships between these local wealthy families were complicated.

But when good things happen, we must be in the same spirit.

Almost all of the famous literati and poets in the local cultural circle were specially picked up by Furifeng's carriage. However, these self-proclaimed celebrities would come out to help foreigners like Qiongxi Academy, which makes people have to guess what Furifeng really is.

How many benefits were given secretly before they were invited to move?

In the government, although big figures like the prefect and tongzhi were not present, they also sent their staff to attend as representatives. These local officials generally take a more cautious attitude towards attending private business activities and will not appear in person to let people know.

Just sending a congratulatory letter from a staff member is already a great honor. Of course, as a thank you, Furifeng will definitely express his gratitude, and the staff who did the errands will also receive corresponding benefits.

However, the officials in charge of local education affairs, such as academic officials, academic officials, tutors, and edicts, arrived one after another. Although Qiongxi Academy has a Haihan background, since it is a school in Guangzhou, in principle it should accept the local

Supervision by the competent authority. Zhang Jinbao had already burned incense for these Bodhisattvas when he went through the formalities before, so he didn't have any resistance to this.

Seeing that the guests had all arrived and the time was almost up, Zhang Jinbao asked the teachers and students of the academy to gather on the pingba outside the gate, and then asked the guests to come out of the temporary lounge in the academy to hold the opening ceremony together.

Zhang Jinbao's original plan for the opening ceremony was very simple, that is, setting out sacrificial incense and candles, placing the Lords of Heaven and Earth, teachers, teachers and sages, and then he and Li Nai would deliver speeches on the theme of encouraging students to learn, and that was almost done.

But Li Nai believes that since so much time has been spent on preparations, it is natural that sufficient efforts should be made. At least a few guests with special status should come out to speak a few words, so that the public can fully realize the strength of Qiongxi Academy.

The special guests Li Nai refers to include, in addition to the academic advisor representing the local government, his father Li Jifeng, and Chen Tianqi, the head of the Haihan Liaison Office in Guangdong Province. Such a lineup of speakers shows that Qiongxi Academy has not only received

Government recognition, as well as support from the private sector and overseas.

Of course Zhang Jinbao would not object to Li Nai's proposal. He was just worried that the influence of Qiongxi College was not enough for these big figures to say some explicit good things for the college during the ceremony. However, Li Nai said that he would coordinate these things.

, Zhang Jinbao just needs to make good time arrangements.

So after the solemn worship ceremony, Zhang Jinbao first invited Master Tixueguan to lecture the students and the academy about to start school. He also knew that Li Nai insisted on letting this master speak. On the one hand,

He was interested in his official status, but on the other hand, the Li family had already paid for his appearance. This money could not be taken away just by showing off, it had to be put to good use.

The academic advisor surnamed Dong is already over seventy years old, and it’s time to retire. However, if he can get such a lucrative job before retirement, he will not let it go easily. Although I heard that the person in charge of Qiongxi Academy

He is from Haihan, but since neither the Chief Envoy nor the Governor's Office has spoken out about this matter, it means that the higher authorities have no intention of resisting Qiongxi Academy, and there is no risk in getting the money into their own pockets.
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