Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Chapter 135: Chapter 120: The First Day of the President's Class

Time flew, and before long, it was early August.

Chen Pingsheng had registered for the EMBA executive management class as planned.

In Capital City, the highest-ranked economic management institute was naturally Tsinghua University.

Following that were Peking University Guanghua and Renmin Business School.

Below them was the International Business School where he had now enrolled.

It belonged to one of the earlier established EMBA programs in the country and was also a well-known EMBA program domestically.

The curriculum focuses on internationalization and practical application, primarily dedicated to cultivating business leaders with global leadership skills.

Basically, those who enrolled in this course were mid-aged individuals who either owned their businesses or held high executive positions in large companies.

Or, there was another rather special kind of person.

This related to a joke Chen Pingsheng once heard, which went, "If you had a mistress,

and when you broke up with her, she came to you demanding a hefty severance fee,

threatening 'this or that' if you didn't comply."

All you needed to do was enroll her in an executive class, and instead of her asking you for a severance fee, she might even end up giving you something.

Although it was just a joke, it wasn't without basis.

It also demonstrated the value of the EMBA executive class.

Not to mention, they belonged to the group with the highest tuition fees.

Chen Pingsheng's class had about twenty students, and something displeasing occurred.

Wang Yanfeng was also among them, and upon exchanging glances, Old Wang's kid sat as far from him as possible.

Better to not meet at all than to meet and keep as much distance as possible.

Most in the class were middle-aged men, but there were also two particularly striking presences.

One was Tong Zelan, who had exceptionally high academic qualifications and had been named the prettiest girl on campus during her college days.

She now worked as an investment manager at an international investment bank, a place that, needless to say, indicated her family background was very privileged.

For details, references could be made to the daughter and niece of the Lau Family, both of whom joined leading international investment banks.

One went to the well-known Didi, and the other to the larger-scale Uber.

The other lady did not fit the usual mold for a talented woman.

She appeared somewhat aloof upon arrival but also slightly deliberate.

From time to time, she sized up the middle-aged men around her while pretending to not care much.

This was somewhat like the product of a high-end lady's class training.

That is, the type of class that specifically teaches women how to attract wealthy husbands.

These classes teach quite peculiar things, primarily enabling women to cater to the preferences and understand the psychology of executives.

Additionally, they impart a variety of professional skills.

Including English, dancing, and playing musical instruments—these are all basic skills.

Her name was Huang Pujun, a woman who was strong, independent, and never reliant on men.

Chen Pingsheng felt rather helpless; the woman ended up sitting quite close to him.

She had a faint scent of perfume on her.

Only women who frequent nightclubs would wear heavy makeup and strong perfume; in high-end circles, the approach is to leave no trace, to moisturize subtly and silently.

It was about being understated, making you look natural, neither too deliberate nor too contrived.

By contrast, Tong Zelan was completely different.

She had enough personal strength and family background; she didn't need to please anyone.

She just needed to be herself.

"Lei Hao,"

with a Cantonese accent and a slightly plump figure.

Chen Pingsheng stood up to shake his hand.

"My name is He Bijing; I'm from Guangdong, raising pigs."

"I'm Chen Pingsheng, from Capital City. I sell some fruits and incidentally some pork."

"Hey, we can almost be considered colleagues."

He Bijing was in the breeding business, having leased many mountains in Guangdong to build pig farms.

And with the pork prices doing very well in recent years, his income was also quite high.

He Bijing felt that Chen Pingsheng was a bit more relatable than others.

The class of about twenty students all had diverse professions.

Those in the internet sector looked down on those in traditional industries, and those in traditional industries again looked down on those in breeding.

And those in real estate looked down on everyone else.

A bunch of juniors.

Unless you could match their level.

The first day of school consisted mainly of introductions and getting to know each other.

Then, everyone quickly formed their own small circles. Tong Zelan, having come from an international investment bank, had the widest network, and regardless of the circle, everyone wanted to connect with her.

And Wang Yanfeng's Feiying Entertainment became a tempting prospect for many.

Who didn't know the entertainment industry had many beauties?

After people got wealthy, they wanted to try something different, pull together a group of young celebrities to form a dance troupe,

and have a blast late into the night—how exhilarating.

Furthermore, Wang Yanfeng's father was indeed very famous in Guangdong as a real estate tycoon.

Thus, he became the second most significant figure in the class, just after Tong Zelan.

There were two guys in the internet sector doing quite well; even before going public, their valuations had reached several billion.

Their statuses were also tremendously high.

As for Huang Pujun, before settling on a target, she was good at playing both sides.

Lastly, there were those like Chen Pingsheng and He Bijing from traditional industries; neither could be considered industry magnates.

Moreover, with traditional industries declining under the impact of the internet, they almost became the class members with the least connections.

However, it wasn't just the two of them in traditional fields; a few others were as well.

Only, those few were all trying to squeeze into the real estate circle.

The small cliques within the class also thoroughly reflected the commercial circles in society.

Those in traditional fields all wanted to enter real estate; those in real estate sought to expand everywhere,

involving football, hotels, the entertainment industry, and new energy.

Real estate tycoons dabbled in everything.

As for the internet sector, they aimed to overturn everything.