"...Success certainly requires opportunity, but hard work always shortens the time you wait. Dear fellow students, I sincerely wish you can be the one who seizes the opportunity. I am Zhou Wang, thank you all!"
Amidst the enthusiastic applause and screams, Zhou Wang said after answering the last question.
With that, the presentation concluded, but someone remembered Zhou Wang’s initial promise, and a male student shouted, "Mr. Zhou, what was the small gift you mentioned?"
"I thought you’d be too shy to ask, but it seems everyone here is pretty bold..."
Zhou Wang joked again, causing a burst of laughter, then he said seriously, "Since I mentioned it, of course there has to be a gift. It’s not anything expensive, just a game activation code for everyone present."
Everyone was initially surprised, then a male student realized and shouted excitedly, "Is it an activation code for ’Black Myth: Wu Kong’?"
Zhou Wang smiled and said, "That’s right, I thought about it, and perhaps it’s the most appropriate present for everyone here. Of course, if you don’t have a suitable computer, that’s not my problem."
"Wow, Mr. Zhou is so generous!"
"I was just about to stretch this month’s living expenses to buy one, hahaha, Mr. Zhou is awesome..."
"That silly Huang Chao thought this event was boring. If he knew he could get a free activation code for ’Black Myth,’ he would regret it to death!"
"Ah, I was just going to give one to the guy...best friend, the senior saved me money!"
As one of the hottest domestic AAA games recently, even those who weren’t into gaming had more or less heard of it. Especially for students, Zhou Wang’s gift was perfectly timed.
The regular version activation code is worth 268 yuan, which is not much for working adults, but for students, it’s not pocket change.
With around two hundred people in the audience, Zhou Wang’s gift spree cost him about fifty to sixty thousand yuan, which is no big deal...
"Of course, I know there are some who don’t play games, or already bought one, so there’s a second option: a JD voucher worth the same 268 yuan, usable for all categories without threshold. I have already entrusted the school committee to distribute the gifts. Those who want the voucher just need to let them know when the time comes..."
Zhou Wang added another sentence, leading to cheers from everyone.
The presentation event officially ended, and the participating students were still discussing eagerly as they boarded the bus back, led by another teacher from the committee.
Some lucky ones managed to get a photo with Zhou Wang and his autograph, posting them on their social media immediately, making others envious.
Meanwhile, Principal Bai and others accompanied Zhou Wang as they strolled around campus.
Though they called it a tour, it was more of a leisurely walk.
Interestingly, neither Bai Lisheng nor Zhou Wang brought up the past disciplinary incident.
However, after the event, Director Wang from the education department quietly disappeared without saying a word, God knows where he went.
Under the green ginkgo trees, Bai Lisheng and Zhou Wang walked slightly ahead, followed by Jiang Qingkui and Ni Hong, and trailing them were Dean Qin, Professor Wang, and others, with Wang Qiaobin blending in.
Thanks to his family’s background, Wang Qiaobin handled these situations with ease, chatting and laughing with Dean Qin and others without a trace of nerves. Otherwise, a younger person might have been embarrassed.
"Mr. Zhou, these scenes should still be quite familiar to you, right? After all, you only left a little over two months ago."
Bai Lisheng chuckled, offering Zhou Wang a cigarette, even attempting to light it for him, but Zhou Wang declined.
"The scenery hasn’t changed, but my mindset has."
Zhou Wang responded with a smile.
"Mr. Zhou has gone from adversity to prosperity, with rich experiences. ’Seeing mountains that aren’t mountains, seeing mountains that are mountains again.’ What takes us decades to grasp, Mr. Zhou has probably realized earlier, so his mindset is naturally different."
Bai Lisheng said with a touch of admiration and then laughed, "I heard Mr. Zhou went back to his high school alma mater recently. Comparing the two, are there any different feelings?"
Zhou Wang glanced at Bai Lisheng and laughed heartily, "Naturally, the university campus feels more intimate to me. After all, this is where my life transformed. I am always grateful for Cai University’s nurturing..."
The student newspaper reporter following them quickly jotted down: "Strolling the campus together, reminiscing past times, Vice Principal Bai Lisheng praised Zhou Wang as a quintessential example of a young person overcoming adversity through hard work, while Zhou Wang expressed that his four years at Cai University benefitted him greatly, and his later success is inseparable from the comprehensive education provided by his alma mater..."
"Mr. Zhou’s generosity is amazing! I couldn’t believe it when I saw the news—someone donating an eight-figure sum to a high school. From this perspective, being Mr. Zhou’s alma mater is a blessing!"
Zhou Wang simply smiled, not immediately responding, while Bai Lisheng paused briefly before continuing, "Actually, inviting Mr. Zhou back to school today is also because there’s something we need to discuss face-to-face with Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Wang asked curiously.
"Mr. Zhou was just elected as one of ’Jing City’s Top Ten Outstanding Youth.’ Perhaps you haven’t kept up, but soon, the selection for ’Yunan Province’s Top Ten Outstanding Youth’ will begin."