The distinguished alumni present today are mostly business people.

The school did this for a specific reason, well... the school's finances have been tight recently.

These days, everything depends on money.

The purpose of inviting these distinguished alumni to this gathering, to put it more politely, is to donate to our alma mater.

In fact, every year, outstanding alumni of major universities donate money to their alma mater.

Take last year for example. According to statistics, Tsinghua University and Peking University each received more than 4 billion yuan in donations last year.

The most prestigious university in Shanghai also received over a billion yuan.

Of course, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics cannot be compared with these top universities, but Shanghai University of Technology, which is ranked similarly to Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, received more than 60 million yuan in donations last year.

Their Shanghai University of Finance and Economics doesn't even have 30 million.

The school wants to undertake some construction projects, but lacks sufficient funds. They hope these outstanding alumni can contribute their efforts.

Therefore, when Dean Liu and other school leaders learned that Ye Chen was only the vice president of the Huaxia Calligraphers Association, they all lost interest.

To be a vice president at such a young age is truly remarkable.

But how much money does he have? How much can he earn from writing a piece of calligraphy? Therefore, they don't expect Ye Chen to donate too much; he'll probably only donate four or five hundred thousand.

Ye Chen didn't know any of these senior students, so he just randomly found a place to have a drink.

The other distinguished alumni did not recognize Ye Chen, and seeing how young he was, they all ignored him.

"Waiter, please pour me a glass of wine."

Ye Chen had barely sat down when a portly CEO came over and handed him a wine glass.

Clearly, seeing that Ye Chen was so young and not wearing a suit, he subconsciously mistook Ye Chen for a waiter.

Ye Chen poured himself a glass of juice and ignored the pot-bellied CEO.

"Hey, what's with your attitude?"

Seeing that Ye Chen hadn't poured him any wine, the fat boss got a little angry.

"How can there be a waiter like you?"

"Excuse me, excuse me, this gentleman is not one of our waiters."

At this moment, a real waiter came over and explained to the fat boss.

"He's not a waiter?"

The fat boss was extremely surprised when he learned that Ye Chen was not a waiter.

"How did he get in?"

The chubby boss muttered to himself.

Even though he knew he was in the wrong, he didn't apologize to Ye Chen. He felt that given his status, he didn't take Ye Chen seriously at all.

Ye Chen was just about to retort.

Clap clap clap!

Suddenly, a round of applause rang out.

Everyone looked ahead and saw the president of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics arrive.

"On behalf of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, I welcome all alumni."

The principal stood at the front and greeted everyone very politely.

Clap clap clap.

A round of applause followed.

After exchanging some pleasantries and pleasantries, the principal got down to business.

When they learned that the main purpose of the gathering was to raise funds, no one was too surprised. The situation in previous years was not much different from this year, just not as straightforward.

"Chairman Bai, you're the senior alumnus, why don't you set an example?"

Someone made a suggestion.

A distinguished alumnus, around fifty years old, paused for a moment, then spoke first:

"My company's business isn't doing well this year, so I'll donate three million."

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics is not a top-tier university like Tsinghua or Peking University. The number of successful people it produces, as well as their achievements, are far less than those of Tsinghua and Peking University.

In previous years, everyone would donate a few million yuan as a symbolic gesture. They would also donate some at each alumni reunion, and the total amount accumulated was not small.

"I also donated three million to my alma mater."

“I am extremely grateful to my alma mater for nurturing me, and I am donating five million.”

"I donated six million worth of supplies."

Other donations typically amount to several million, with the largest being no more than eight million.

"I made some money today, and I'm donating ten million yuan worth of teaching equipment!"

Someone stepped forward and donated ten million.

In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on this person.

"I will donate 20 million."

Seeing this, the chubby CEO next to Ye Chen couldn't help but speak up. The person who donated ten million was his classmate, but the two had a bad relationship when they were in school.

Twenty million?!

Wow!

This person is probably the one who has donated the most to Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in recent years.

Everyone looked at the fat boss in surprise.

The fat boss looked smug; it was less of a donation and more of a boast, an attempt to outdo the person who donated ten million.

Upon seeing that the chubby CEO had donated 20 million, the alumnus who had donated 10 million was particularly furious.

But he didn't have the means to donate that much, so he had to admit defeat.

Today, the chubby boss has made his fortune, his wealth has nearly doubled, and donating 20 million is just a drop in the ocean for him.

In previous years, he was too embarrassed to donate money because he wasn't wealthy enough.

Now that he's finally become rich, he naturally wants to show off in front of everyone and regain the face he lost.

"Mr. Wei is amazing."

"Old Wei has made a fortune this year, congratulations."

"Mr. Wei is so generous."

Some alumni who knew the chubby CEO exclaimed in admiration.

"Thank you, Mr. Wei."

Dean Liu said excitedly just now.

Not only him, but the other school leaders were also extremely excited. This year, they might be able to build a new teaching building.

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