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Chapter 1041 - 566: Over 85% Merchant Settlement Rate (Please Subscribe) _2

Chapter 1041: Chapter 566: Over 85% Merchant Settlement Rate (Please Subscribe) _2

This girl must have been a freshman who participated in military training at the other two stadiums.

"Thank you, Principal Ding."

After clarifying the location of the sunny big lawn, the female student thanked Principal Ding with great excitement.

Indeed, just as her seniors had said, Principal Ding was really handsome and very approachable. Who wouldn’t love such a handsome, young principal?

After informing the female student about the location of the sunny big lawn, Ding Yue continued along the campus avenue towards the Book Ship Library. After passing it, he could take the administrative avenue back to the office in the Administration Building or head directly north to his apartment.

Very soon,

Ding Yue arrived at one of the busiest places in Mist City Arts and Science University on a regular day.

It wasn’t the Book Ship Library.

Nor the Archive Library, and definitely not the stadium.

It was the campus marketplace!

This campus marketplace, comparable to Wan Da Plaza, was bustling with students shopping every day.

Within the marketplace, there were all sorts of vendors, including various snacks, shopping, and entertainment options, just like the pedestrian streets in Mist City, and with such a large scale, the students didn’t need to go to the commercial streets in University Town anymore; they could shop right within the school.

Speaking of which,

After the marketplace was built, it had experienced its fair share of ups and downs during the summer holiday.

Initially, not many vendors were willing to set up shop in Mist City Arts and Science University’s campus marketplace. Later, when the university’s enrollment exceeded fifty thousand and CEO An Yujia personally went to persuade them, one by one,

Eventually, more and more vendors began moving into the campus marketplace of Mist City Arts and Science University.

Ding Yue had seen the data about the vendors in the campus marketplace provided by An Yujia. As of this September during the official start of the school year, the occupancy rate of the vendors had exceeded sixty percent.

But Ding Yue now noticed that the occupancy rate of the vendors in the campus marketplace seemed to be more than just sixty percent?

Walking into the marketplace, at a glance at the first floor, it seemed all the necessary vendors were already there.

Usually, the first floor is filled with various vendors like jewelry, gold, and cosmetics. Ding Yue observed and, well, it was almost indistinguishable from the external marketplaces.

You wouldn’t believe it,

But there were actually quite a few Mist City Arts and Science University student couples shopping at the cosmetics stores, and these vendors seemed to be doing quite well.

This was because Mist City Arts and Science University was a private institution with high tuition fees; those who could afford to attend were generally quite wealthy.

The vendors realized that what Mist City Arts and Science University had claimed was indeed true; the students had considerable purchasing power.

"Miss An?"

While Ding Yue was strolling through the campus marketplace, he unexpectedly spotted An Yujia not far away.

An Yujia’s mature and distinguished presence was instantly recognizable to Ding Yue.

"Principal Ding?"

An Yujia, hearing Principal Ding calling her, turned around and indeed saw Principal Ding, "Principal Ding, what brings you here?"

"I was free today with nothing much to do, so I was just walking around the school and ended up here," Ding Yue replied, then immediately asked, "Miss An, what are you doing here?"

Seeing An Yujia here, she must be busy with work, as she didn’t look like she was shopping or anything.

"Principal Ding, during the National Day Holiday period, quite a few vendors finalized their deals and have started to move in one after another. I’m just discussing the follow-up situations with the marketplace manager."

An Yujia smiled and explained to Principal Ding.

This marketplace, to be precise, was also an asset of Principal Ding, but managed by Feiyue Group, and the marketplace manager was a man in his forties who looked very competent; he must be a good manager, as he was hired by An Yujia.

"Principal Ding, hello."

Mr. Ma, the marketplace manager, smiled as he stepped forward and shook hands with Principal Ding.

Since coming to work at the campus marketplace of Mist City Arts and Science University, this was actually the first time Mr. Ma had met Principal Ding.

"Principal Ding, this is Mr. Ma, the marketplace manager I hired. From now on, your campus marketplace will be managed by Mr. Ma."

Having seen this, An Yujia introduced Principal Ding.

"Hello."

Ding Yue smiled and shook hands with Mr. Ma, then advised, "Do your best."

"Mm-hmm."

Mr. Ma nodded.

Issues like managing a campus megamall were not something Ding Yue would ask about excessively or bothered to enquire; after all, Ding Yue didn’t have that much energy, and having An Yujia take responsibility was enough.

"Miss An, our mall’s occupancy rate isn’t just the sixty percent I saw in the last report, right?"

Ding Yue smiled and asked An Yujia.

"Yes, in September some moved in, and over the National Day Holiday, many more businesses did as well, so now the tenant occupancy rate has surpassed eighty-five percent."

An Yujia responded.

"That’s great, that’s great."

Having an occupancy rate of over eighty-five percent meant that the campus megamall was already fully meeting the students’ needs for shopping, entertainment, and leisure.

Ding Yue briefly toured around and saw Starbucks, various well-known clothing brands, bubble tea brands, and plenty of hotpot and cuisine restaurants, even a Western restaurant was present.

Such comprehensive mall facilities were something students at any university across the country would hardly enjoy within their own school, right?

Many businesses, having only moved in during the National Day Holiday, were still running promotions, and there were quite a few student customers.

Seeing the campus megamall’s success made Ding Yue very pleased.

It not only met the shopping, entertainment, and leisure needs of the students but also earned money, which was incredibly satisfying, and it was also highly convenient for the students. They wouldn’t need to go to University Town’s pedestrian street anymore; they could just enjoy mall-shopping and date friends or girlfriends right within the school.

"Principal Ding."

Just as Ding Yue was about done touring the campus megamall and was about to leave, An Yujia caught up with him.

"Principal Ding, if you are free now, may I report to you the results of the discussions following the Chang’an Group meeting?"

An Yujia didn’t actually go on vacation during the holiday; she had been working constantly, staying in touch with Chang’an Group.

"Hmm, okay, go ahead."

Ding Yue nodded.

Since Ding Yue had some free time doing nothing, he might as well listen to An Yujia’s work report.

"Last time, Principal Ding, you said to ask Chang’an Group to send us an automotive engineering team. After discussions, Chang’an Group agreed, but they want the first batch of graphene batteries we provide them at a price five percent lower."

An Yujia reported.

"That’s not a big issue, I never intended to make money from Chang’an Group."

Ding Yue nodded, indicating his agreement.

What Mist City Arts and Science University needed now was a batch of automotive engineers; with them, they could lay the groundwork for building their own future new energy vehicles.

Principal Ding was very clear about what was more important.

"So, what range of endurance should we set for the graphene batteries we’re providing to Chang’an Group?"

An Yujia asked again.

"What’s the highest endurance for new energy vehicles on the market currently?"

Ding Yue looked at An Yujia, asking.

"It should be 1000 kilometers, but that’s just the most ideal data. In reality, being able to drive over 400 kilometers on a full charge is already quite impressive."

An Yujia thought a moment and replied.

"Then the graphene batteries we provide to Chang’an Group should guarantee at least 800 kilometers of endurance, even 1000 kilometers wouldn’t be a problem, making Chang’an Group’s new energy vehicles competitively strong."

Ding Yue considered for a moment. Since they were using Chang’an Group to create a reputation for Feiyue Group’s graphene batteries, the batteries’ endurance had to significantly outperform other manufacturers.