CHAPTER 390: CHAPTER 390: KNOWS HOW TO MAKE MONEY

Just as Ji You let out a sigh of relief and hadn’t even taken a second breath, Sheng Qingyan covered her mouth, snickering, and said: "There’s another situation, oh, where you get punished without exception, oh. Your behavior indeed hints at intentional property damage, oh. If any one of us reports you, oh, you’d be fined at least 5000 credit points, oh."

Ji You: "!!!"

Ji You took a deep breath and immediately looked at the others with a flattering expression: "You guys... would not be so cruel, would you?"

Chu Jiaojiao waved her hand grandly: "Don’t worry, Ji You."

Yue Qiguang dismissed with a gesture: "Daddy’s not interested."

Yue Qiyuan shook his head: "Neither am I interested."

Shen Changqing chuckled lightly: "Ayan is just trying to scare you, don’t mind her."

As soon as Sheng Qingyan heard this, she wasn’t happy, "How can you spoil people’s fun, Aqing? Someone was hoping to snag another opportunity to thank for a meal of hot pot..."

When Shen Changqing heard this, he turned back to Ji You and smiled: "Ji You, there is still a supplementary condition I forgot to tell you about just now. When you slapped the table earlier, Ayan was recording a video. If he provides the video to the school, the school will definitely fine you."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You glared fiercely at Sheng Qingyan and cursed: "Sneaky! Even if I get fined, I will not be threatened by you. If you’re smart, delete that video."

Sheng Qingyan’s face showed resistance: "I don’t wanna! I just don’t wanna..."

Ji You bared her teeth: "Just you wait."

Sheng Qingyan shuddered all over, feeling as if she had accidentally provoked a fierce beast. But as the universe’s number one Little Cutie, she wouldn’t admit she was scared. Thus, she stiffened her neck and refused to back down.

...

After this interlude, they quickly arrived at the auditorium. The few of them got out of the Floating Car and were startled by the scene in front of them. Ji You tilted her head: "What’s going on?"

Around the perimeter of the auditorium, a sea of heads could be seen.

And there they were, rows and rows of people lining up in an orderly fashion.

Chu Jiaojiao touched her chin and pronounced with some seriousness: "They should be students queuing up to enter the venue."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You cursed: "Isn’t that obvious?"

Aren’t the people queuing at the entrance of the auditorium just waiting to get in?

Chu Jiaojiao spread her hands, "Then I really don’t know what’s happening."

Shen Changqing interjected, "Maybe there are too many people, and in order to maintain order, they were asked to queue up for entry."

That sounded reasonable.

Looking at the crowded crowd and the long line, Ji You pointed to the entrance and said, "We are now considered insiders, so we shouldn’t need to queue up, let’s go."

The entire auditorium of the Material Department had been rented out by Ji You today.

So, of course, she counted as an insider.

Having said that, Ji You led Chu Jiaojiao and the others straight to the entrance. At this point, their actions were spotted by students maintaining order. Someone immediately came forward and said: "Could the few of you up front please come over and line up to buy tickets?"

Ji You turned around: "Huh?"

Queue up — that she understood.

Buy tickets — what was that about?

As Ji You turned around, she faced the student who had just spoken. Unfortunately, it was Jiang Tong, the student who helped Ji You test the material data that morning.

Once Jiang Tong saw Ji You, her face turned slightly red, and she quickly said: "Oh, it’s Ji You. If it’s you guys, then never mind."

Ji You charged up to Jiang Tong in a flash, asking anxiously: "Jiang Tong, what did you mean by buying tickets just now?"

Hearing this, Jiang Tong’s expression turned a bit uneasy. She spoke softly: "It means to buy tickets."

Ji You: "???"

She recognized every single word in that sentence, but when put together, why couldn’t she understand?

Buy tickets?

Meaning that students must buy tickets to enter?

Confused, Ji You went to the makeshift ticket booth and instantly understood. Indeed, it was as Ji You had thought. Students had to buy tickets to enter, 5 credit points each.

Those unwilling to spend money, sorry, entry refused.

The key point was that all these students seemed not only willing but also eager to queue up to buy tickets, making the ticket line oddly impressive!

Ji You: "..."

Her expensively rented auditorium was now selling tickets to the public?

Where was the money going?

Who would end up with the money?

For a moment, Ji You’s head was spinning, and it took her a long time to comprehend the conversion relationship involved.

At that moment —

Professor Ye Hong, Professor Jiang Yulan, and Director Wang of the Academic Affairs Office came walking over. Seeing these three, the students all politely greeted: "Hello to the professors, hello Director Wang."

Professor Ye Hong merely nodded.

Professor Jiang Yulan nodded while smiling softly, saying: "Hello."

Director Wang, hands behind his back, nodded to the students: "Hello, students. Today is a rare opportunity; make sure to learn well."

The students: "Yes."

The trio quickly entered the auditorium.

Ji You’s gaze followed the three, focusing on Director Wang. Clenching her teeth, she asked Jiang Tong: "Jiang Tong, tell me truthfully, was it Director Wang who ordered the tickets to be sold for entry?"

"This..."

Jiang Tong hesitated in her tone but after a brief thought, nodded and said: "It was Director Wang who ordered it. But there was a reason: the two professors were going to jointly discuss a new way of processing material, and all students of the Material Department were excited upon hearing it, eager to participate. The auditorium has limited seating, and everyone was fighting for seats, reserving seats for others, almost causing disorder here. Cheng Jing, the person in charge, reported the situation to Director Wang."

After a pause, she continued: "So Director Wang set the rule for buying tickets."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You gritted her teeth: "Well, 5 credit points for one seat, 50,000 seats, that’s 250,000 credit points. Director Wang really knows how to make a profit." The word "profit" was uttered through clenched teeth.

Hearing that, Jiang Tong’s cheeks flushed because Director Wang had mentioned giving a small reward to the students maintaining order; each could get 10 credit points, making her feel embarrassed.

Jiang Tong explained in a low voice: "It’s just that to enter the auditorium, you need to buy tickets. If you don’t want to spend money, you can watch the free live broadcast on the Star Network. Our school’s official Star Network website will be broadcasting it live. Watching the holographic broadcast gives you the same experience as being there in person; there’s no difference. It’s just — those who are here in person might feel the atmosphere more acutely, and if they are lucky, they might be able to ask the professors questions on the spot and get immediate answers."

So —

That was also why, despite being able to watch for free on the Star Network, still many were willing to spend money to buy tickets to enter.