Starting from a Fake University
Chapter 1671 - 879: Increase Investment in Schools Again_2

Chapter 1671: Chapter 879: Increase Investment in Schools Again_2

"How much force?"

An Yujia frowned and asked.

An Yujia knew that all the financial investment in Mist City Arts and Science University, besides the annual tuition fees collected, came from the profits earned by the Feiyue Group. In reality, the tuition fees collected by Mist City Arts and Science University were insufficient to cover the university’s expenses in various aspects throughout the year.

After all, Mist City Arts and Science University now had more and more excellent faculties and departments, and the research funding was extremely high. Coupled with the university’s daily maintenance and operation, the financial consumption was akin to running water.

Even though Mist City Arts and Science University could collect a significant amount of tuition each year, because it was a private institution, the tuition fees were naturally much higher compared to public universities.

However, Mist City Arts and Science University’s scholarships and various prize disbursements for outstanding students were also calculated in terms of "billions".

Therefore, most of Mist City Arts and Science University’s funding source was actually from the profits generated by the Feiyue Group.

An Yujia understood this all too well.

It seemed that Principal Ding’s intention was to use more of the profits generated by the Feiyue Group to better develop various faculties and departments at Mist City Arts and Science University.

After all, Mist City Arts and Science University had around thirty faculties and hundreds of majors.

"Miss An, we now have some top-tier flagship faculties and departments at Mist City Arts and Science University, as well as some with excellent development potential, but there are many more that I think need more funding to develop. Any discipline is a core existence in every industry, and every faculty and department are interconnected, so I thought about it and decided that the remaining faculties and departments should also be developed vigorously. They should have the same support as the Mechanical and Computer Departments, so a lot of money is needed."

Ding Yue explained in detail, "You, Miss An, should be well aware of the operations and profits of the Feiyue Group. Under the condition of ensuring normal cash flow, leaving a sum as an emergency reserve fund, how much more can be given to the school each year?"

In previous years, whenever a faculty or department needed educational and research funds, requests were directly made, and Ding Yue would provide them. Although this allowed for the development of some faculties and departments that Ding Yue wanted to see grow, there were also many faculties and departments that Ding Yue could not immediately notice.

For example, the current Environmental Academy and Botany major, if it were not for Feiyue Construction Company wanting to win the new capital construction project in the Pharaoh Kingdom, perhaps Ding Yue wouldn’t have the energy to pay attention to them in the next few years.

Hence, Ding Yue planned to make a comprehensive investment this time, putting more funding into all faculties and departments of his Mist City Arts and Science University, even including newly established faculties and departments.

"I estimate that approximately three hundred billion to five hundred billion yuan per year can be invested into the school’s various research, teaching, and operations."

An Yujia thought for a moment and replied.

Since no specific data was available now, An Yujia could only estimate, but it was likely to be quite accurate.

Three hundred billion to five hundred billion yuan!

This was an incredibly high amount of funding. Elite universities like Qinghua University and Yancheng University might not necessarily have between three hundred billion and five hundred billion yuan annually.

This was Ding Yue’s confidence.

His Feiyue Group had an annual revenue starting from at least one trillion yuan. After accounting for the operating costs and an emergency fund that Ding Yue mentioned earlier, the remaining money could all be invested into his Mist City Arts and Science University.

Ding Yue had that kind of boldness.

To Ding Yue, money was just paper and numbers. Putting it into Mist City Arts and Science University could accelerate its development, potentially leading to a technology explosion. Perhaps the fourth technological revolution would be sparked by his university, creating a wave leading into the future.

"Then convert it into a proportion."

Ding Yue thought for a moment and then said to An Yujia, "Each year, no matter how much money our Feiyue Group earns, we will invest it according to this proportion into Mist City Arts and Science University’s teaching and research funds."

"Mm, alright, Principal Ding, I will take care of this. In fact, as long as the funding is sufficient, Mist City Arts and Science University’s development will follow a fast and stable path."

An Yujia greatly admired Principal Ding for having such charisma, investing a large portion of his company’s earnings into higher education. The most crucial point was, if many projects did not work out, the loss would be real.

However, An Yujia believed.

Given Mist City Arts and Science University’s excellent development prospects, as long as there was a willingness to invest significantly, the returns would surely be high because Mist City Arts and Science University was like an ocean of knowledge where various disciplines converged. Perhaps many future Nobel Prize winners would emerge here.

"Principal Ding, I think increasing investment in Mist City Arts and Science University is indeed a wise choice. However, I still have a question. Our most pressing concern recently is whether Feiyue Construction Company can secure the construction project of the Pharaoh Kingdom’s new capital. We have already been unable to cooperate with Xia Country Construction Engineering Bureau, so what should we do next?"

An Yujia remained somewhat troubled by recent matters.

As long as Mist City Arts and Science University remained on the right general path for the future, An Yujia felt there would be no major issues. But in terms of immediate concerns, she couldn’t think of a better solution.

Though Feiyue Construction Company was very capable, what did it have to compete with Xia Country Construction Engineering Bureau, Keweite, BuYige, and American Bridge?

"Wait."

Ding Yue said calmly to An Yujia.

He hadn’t told An Yujia about the black technology research being conducted by the Environmental Academy and Botany major, so she was unaware of this card up his sleeve.

"But there’s not much time left before the first public tender from the Pharaoh Kingdom."

An Yujia said worriedly.

Ding Yue was aware of this as well.

It was even possible that when the Pharaoh Kingdom held the first public tender, the various black technologies from his Mist City Arts and Science University’s Environmental Academy and Botany major might not have been fully developed.

But that didn’t matter.

If they hadn’t been developed yet, couldn’t they still pitch the idea?

Time issues could be cleverly played. Before the Environmental Academy and Botany major of Mist City Arts and Science University finished developing their black technologies, they could use this "hook" to try to secure the new capital construction project from the Pharaoh Kingdom, or at least gain more time even if they couldn’t win the project immediately.

For the first tender, Ding Yue intended to tell the Pharaoh Kingdom that Mist City Arts and Science University and Feiyue Group possessed black technologies capable of improving the environment, which could help them build an oasis city.

This would likely cause the Pharaoh Kingdom to hesitate, allowing the first public tender to be postponed, giving more time for Mist City Arts and Science University.

"Miss An, don’t worry. See, I’m not worried. There will always be a way. I have an ultimate weapon," Ding Yue smiled and said to An Yujia.

"Ultimate weapon?"

An Yujia froze upon hearing this.

"Yes."

Ding Yue didn’t hide anything from An Yujia and was prepared to inform her about the black technology being developed by the Environmental Academy and Botany major.

"Principal Ding... Is there something I don’t know?"

An Yujia asked curiously.

"In terms of urban planning and construction, our Feiyue Construction Company has strengths comparable to Xia Country Construction Engineering Bureau, American Bridge, and Keweite Construction Company. So how do we compete with them?"

Ding Yue, smiling, said, "At this time, we need to think outside the box. Miss An, think about what the Pharaoh’s new capital needs the most. Is it a modern city? Not only that. Their new capital is being constructed in the desert."

"An oasis city?"

An Yujia’s mind raced and she immediately responded.