Although this is a very euphemistic way of putting it, it essentially means, "What if your brand goes bankrupt?"
It's understandable that the school has this idea. It's a school with such a long history. If the partner goes bankrupt shortly after the classes start, or even before a class of students graduates, the impact would be enormous.
Although Ye Qing wasn't happy about being talked down about, he knew the other party's ideas were for their own benefit, so he wasn't angry.
She had actually considered this question before, so when the other party asked it, Ye Qing wasn't too flustered. "We've thought about this too. Although we hope our brand can remain strong, anything can happen, so no one knows what the future holds. Therefore, if this deal can be finalized, we will clearly state the responsibilities of both parties in the contract at the outset. Also, if the cooperation is successful, we will provide upfront funding for at least two cohorts of students, which is eight years. What do you think?"
Since they were there to discuss cooperation, the principal knew that Qian Yeqing was certainly not lacking in resources. However, the fact that he immediately offered eight years' worth of funds was, frankly, quite extravagant. The school had cooperated with others before, but those partners usually made payments annually or semi-annually.
Therefore, Ye Qing's words were very tempting to the other party, but even if they were tempted, it would not be a wise move to agree immediately, whether from the perspective of duty or business.
Therefore, the other party did not give Ye Qing a definite answer, but only said that they would consider it.
Ye Qing understood, of course.
Having said everything that needed to be said, and with the other party agreeing to consider it, Ye Qing left with Xi Yue.
After Ye Qing got into the car, she noticed that Xi Yue was sitting in the driver's seat and didn't seem to be starting the car, and was also looking at her. Ye Qing asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
While Ye Qing was talking to the other party, Xi Yue remained silent. Now that they had left the school, Xi Yue couldn't hold back any longer. "Ye Qing, although I don't know exactly how much it costs to run such a class for a year, giving them eight years' worth of funding is just too much, isn't it? And eight years' worth of funding isn't a small amount, is it...?"
After hesitating for a moment, Xi Yue asked cautiously, "Can you take it out?"
Ye Qing looked at Xi Yue and said, "I did say that I would give them that much money at once, but I didn't tell them in what form or how it would be given. Besides, we're just talking about our respective positions and ideas now; it's not time to sign the contract yet."
We can discuss the payment details when we sign the contract. Besides, we haven't even started negotiations yet, so there's no need to overthink it. We'll wait until they agree to open classes before we begin formal discussions. Right now, we're just throwing out bait to pique their interest. Since we're trying to get them interested, we need to make our terms as attractive as possible.
Xi Yue is increasingly impressed by Ye Qing's abilities. Only now, as she begins to focus on her own career, does she realize how much she still needs to learn.
Even though Ye Qing said that, Xi Yue still had doubts: "But even if it's like you said, we can discuss the specifics later, eight years' worth of money is still a lot of money."
"It is indeed not a small amount, but as I told you before, I set up a scholarship at the school, and I put almost all the money left by Ye Shuwei back then into it. So many years have passed, and the interest alone is quite a lot. If you deduct the money from it little by little over eight years, it will be about the same. If it's not enough, I'll invest some more myself. All in all, the amount I need to take isn't that much." Ye Qing had already thought things through regarding the money.
Xi Yue said, "But isn't that a scholarship?"
"It's a scholarship, but because it's a special scholarship, the threshold is quite high, and only a limited number of people can receive it each year. So it's alright. Besides, what do you think the Nobel Prize is all about? Nobel has been dead for so long, but the prize is still awarded every year. Where does the money come from? The same principle applies to the scholarships I set up at the school. They are managed by a special organization to make money. So although we give out scholarships every year, we also need to make money."
Ye Qing spoke calmly, but Xi Yue listened in amazement; she had never thought so much about it before.
However, Ye Qing had already started managing her finances several years ago.
Now, under the management of the dedicated administrators hired by Ye Qing, the Qingye Scholarship at Nancheng University has truly achieved the goal of making money from money.
This is why Ye Qing was able to confidently offer to pay for eight years.
"Ye Qing, you..." Xi Yue didn't know how to express her admiration.
However, seeing Xi Yue's hesitant expression, Ye Qing misunderstood, thinking that her mention of Ye Shuwei had aroused Xi Yue's interest. She said, "I didn't mention Ye Shuwei on purpose, I just..."
"Huh?" Xi Yue was slightly taken aback. After understanding what Ye Qing was talking about, Xi Yue shook her head: "It's all fine now."
After saying that, Xi Yue gave a wry smile: "I don't need to be so careful every time I mention Ye Shuwei. The doctor also said before that I need to undergo desensitization training, and I'm pretty much used to it now."
If Xi Yue hadn't given a wry smile at the beginning, Ye Qing might have believed what Xi Yue said—that she was already fine.
Although Ye Qing felt that Xi Yue was somewhat concerned, he could also tell that it wasn't too bad. Since that was the case, Ye Qing naturally wouldn't try to persuade Xi Yue or anything like that; he would just let things take their course.
"Let's go then," Ye Qing reminded Xi Yue to drive.
Then Ye Qing remembered the phone call she received from Huang Fei on her way to school. Huang Fei had arranged to meet her, so Ye Qing gave Xi Yue an address: "Please drop me off here first. I have an appointment with Huang Fei."
Xi Yue naturally had no objections. Ye Qing called Huang Fei and said that he would go over now. If Huang Fei was free, he should also go out when it was time.
Because Huang Fei was in a hurry, he went out immediately after receiving Ye Qing's call.
So when Ye Qing arrived, Huang Fei was already there.
Xi Yue didn't come with Ye Qing this time. After dropping Ye Qing off, she left first. When Huang Fei saw Ye Qing, he was just as anxious as he had been on the phone. He asked Ye Qing directly, "What exactly is going on with Huang Yu? I called him but he didn't answer."
"I don't know the specifics either," Ye Qing said calmly, and it was the truth; he wasn't lying to Huang Fei.
However, because it concerned Huang Yu, Huang Fei became very anxious seeing Ye Qing's unhurried attitude: "But Aunt Zhang said that you..."
Although anxious, Huang Fei remained rational. He realized something halfway through his sentence and stopped talking, looking at Ye Qing with a bit of embarrassment.
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