Ancestral Wealth Inheritance System

Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Please Come to Harvard as a Professor

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As Yanjing University and Qingbei University successively released their announcements, other schools were not willing to be outdone. Virtually every 211 and 985 university in the nation sent invitations to Fang Jueyu.

But that wasn’t the end of it. Besides those prestigious schools, other universities also joined in on the frenzy, hoping to piggyback some publicity. After all, with the new college entrance exams approaching, it was time to start competing for students, and what better time to advertise their own universities?

It seemed like inviting Fang Jueyu had become a nationwide trend in higher education. If you didn’t send him an invitation, you weren’t keeping up with the trend.

As for Jiangnan University, they confidently fired back with a message that Fang Jueyu was their own outstanding student. Even if it was just nominally, he should be listed under Jiangnan University. Other schools could just take a number and queue behind!

Being the center of the commotion, Fang Jueyu could only smile wryly at what looked like a farcical battle for his favor. How had he suddenly become the most sought-after prize of universities across the nation?

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Meanwhile, inside the headquarters of Weibo, a group of workers was enthusiastically discussing today’s hot topics. Compared to the trivialities of the entertainment industry, these academic affairs seemed much more interesting and grandiose.

While a single entertainment star could indeed have a lot of followers and maintain a certain level of buzz, how many celebrities could a university produce, and what was their indirect influence? The influence of any school could not be underestimated.

With hundreds of universities simultaneously posting such announcements, how could they not attract widespread attention?

“Hahaha, ever since Dean Fang became famous, our company’s profits have been steadily increasing.”

“Yeah, the ad space has been fully booked lately. This year’s revenue is projected to be at least 30% higher than last year.”

“Do you think we should give Dean Fang more titles? I think the title of ‘Dean of Dawn Mental Hospital’ doesn’t quite fit him anymore.”

“How would you write it? Fang Jueyu, Dean of Dawn Mental Hospital, Number One in the World Cyber Security Competition, World’s Richest Man, our nation’s famed biologist, medical scientist, mathematician, astronomer, physicist….”

“Hahaha, that’s way too long, way too long! There’s only a tiny spot for a Weibo verification. If we write all that, it won’t fit at all!”

“Hahaha, I agree. I think it’s time we change the layout of our homepage. What if Dean Fang gets dissatisfied one day and decides to buy us out?”

“Wouldn’t that be great? Given his capabilities, if we work under him, our income would rise by several levels!”

“Exactly, exactly! You’re right, hahaha!”

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“Hey! Stop fooling around and come see this, another big thing just happened!” Just as the employees were having a ball, the staff responsible for Weibo verification started shouting.

“What happened? Is there more gossip?”

“Come on, let’s go check it out!”

“Look! Just now, several famous foreign universities have registered for our Weibo accounts!”

“Really?” Everyone gathered around curiously. They knew almost every university in Huaxia had an official Weibo, but this platform was mainly popular here. Overseas, platforms like Facebook and YouTube had more prominence.

“Check it out, ten minutes after Yanjing University’s official statement hit the hot searches, Cambridge University, the University of California, Yale University, Oxford University, and MIT have all registered official Weibo accounts.”

“Ding!” At that very moment, another university’s application notification popped up.

“Whoa, even Harvard has come to apply for official verification, what’s going on?”

“I get it, they’re here to poach our talent in Huaxia!”

“What the hell, is Dean Fang really that in demand now? Universities ranked among the world’s top have jumped out, is this going to be a battle of a hundred schools?”

“No way! We absolutely can’t let a talent like Dean Fang be poached by other universities. We can’t just watch him go off to MIT or Harvard to become a professor. Such talent must remain in Huaxia.”

“What can we do? We’re just a bunch of employees. If they have all the required documentation, can we really deny them verification?”

“Yeah, true enough!”

“Come on, what are you afraid of? Do you think someone like Dean Fang could easily be poached?” An employee chuckled, “What does someone like Dean Fang lack?”

Everyone was momentarily stunned, indeed. These universities might come wooing with money and favorable policies, but do those really have any appeal to Fang Jueyu? They really didn’t! It’d be more tempting to promise to send him a few beauties instead.

With that realization, everyone dropped their guard. As long as Fang Jueyu wanted to stay in Huaxia, no offer could sway him.

From his previous actions during the currency exchange war when he assisted the nation, it was clear he was a patriotic person. No way could he be lured away by such trivial conditions.

Quickly, all the universities’ verifications were approved. The old employees handed the remaining work over to some new recruits and interns, then dragged their chairs in front of a computer.

MIT: Dear Mr. Fang Jueyu, our school sincerely invites you to be a visiting professor. We are also willing to help resolve any citizenship issues, and within two years, guarantee you a member position in the United States National Academy of Sciences, plus provide high-end housing and vehicles. We hope you’ll consider carefully and await your reply! @Fang Jueyu.

“It’s starting, it’s starting!” The employees shouted enthusiastically.

What was initially just a godly battle between Huaxia’s universities had now gained the involvement of foreign universities, making this battle for talent even more chaotic.

Yale University, Stanford University, Oxford University, and others also issued invitations in succession, offering increasingly generous conditions. They seemed to understand that Fang Jueyu was not interested in money, so none of them mentioned it, focusing the offers on policy incentives.

“Only Harvard hasn’t spoken yet!” Though there were many rankings of world universities with Harvard not always at the top, to Huaxia people, Harvard University was the most well-known. Just how sincere could they be?

Finally, under the watchful eyes of many, Harvard University posted an official message, though their approach was completely different from other schools.

Harvard University Official: Mr. Fang Jueyu, we’re begging you, please come to Harvard to be a professor! @Fang Jueyu.

“Hahaha! What talent! This official Weibo must be a spy from netizens infiltrating Harvard University, right?”

“So humble, hahaha, this tone is just like a little brother!”

“Hey, you’re a world-class higher education institution, have some backbone, hahaha!”

Maybe they understood the tastes of Huaxia people because this announcement had an unexpectedly great effect and even topped the trending list!

UC’s president looked at this message and nodded with satisfaction: “Hmm, a real talent. Help me find out whose idea this was and give them an offer. If they’re willing, they can start as the director of the advertising department tomorrow!”

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