My "academic genius" persona is so convincing!

Chapter 48 Pick the most expensive one for the design!

"First place! This is first place! Even if it's a tie for first place, it's still a perfect score and first place!"

Zhou Wen barged in, his expression excited.

Upon seeing the two, she paused slightly, then regained her excitement, "Principal Fang, did you see? The results are out!"

"I saw it. Isn't he communicating with Xiaolin?"

Principal Fang smiled.

"The competition doesn't seem too difficult for Xue Lin. Should we add a few more competitions for him?"

Principal Fang spoke with a smile.

Even she was extremely shocked, but in front of others, she automatically returned to her calm and collected state.

This is the basic quality of a leader.

"No, I don't recommend doing that. The college entrance exam is in just over two months. The child should prioritize the exam."

Zhou Wen spoke earnestly.

Principal Fang nodded in agreement.

"Alright then, the college entrance exam is the priority, but the first place winner should also be rewarded."

Principal Fang spoke.

Immediately afterwards, he took out two stacks of things wrapped in newspaper from the bag next to him.

"This is cash, 100,000 yuan. If you think it's too conspicuous, I can transfer it to your account, but I think cash is better?"

Xue Lin was slightly speechless.

One hundred thousand yuan.

Taking cash out would be too conspicuous.

"Aunt Fang, please transfer the money to my card."

"That's good, not bad. Keep up the good work, young man. If you get the top score in the college entrance exam, I'll apply to the school for a one million yuan reward!"

Xue Lin's eyes lit up. This is great! I'm motivated!

As the saying goes, it's better to just give money than to pour out your heart.

That's the allure of money.

One million is enough for him to do a lot of things.

"Thank you, Aunt Fang."

"Okay, keep it up!"

Xue Lin quickly came out and found it somewhat amusing to hear the two of them getting more and more excited as they discussed things inside.

However, he didn't think much of it.

I went straight back to the classroom.

……

"Xue Lin?"

"Is it that boy?" Chen Yumo looked at the grades and nodded slightly, with an expression that said she had expected it. "I knew it. How could I be wrong about someone? Especially when it comes to academics, this Xue Lin seems to have some talent."

As for her second place in the second mock exam, she didn't even think about it.

In fact, I've never even seen it.

Who would care about second place after winning first place?

Isn't that a problem?

"Senior year of high school? Then they probably aren't competition students either, just like me, brought in to make up the numbers?"

"That's interesting. I wonder if we'll see him in the college entrance exam?"

The feeling of excitement upon seeing something you're looking for.

After all, it feels like meeting a worthy opponent.

"Then I'd better study hard."

……

"Xiao Lin, I've found a few projects for you. Take a look when the time comes."

On the phone, Chen Hui's voice said, "If you're not satisfied with these projects, then I'll look for other ones."

"Once you are satisfied, I will sign the contract in the name of the Architectural Design and Research Institute of Jinling University. Once the bidding application is approved, it will take about a month to complete the process."

"Okay, I'll take a look first."

Xue Lin nodded.

Then he hung up the phone.

Handling these bids is quite simple.

To put it bluntly, China is still a society based on personal connections.

In most cases, there are predetermined factors involved in bidding.

Only those companies that truly have no partners will choose to conduct open bidding.

Most of the time, it's just going through the motions; there aren't any particularly strict procedures or standards.

Given Jinling University's national standing and provincial influence, securing several major provincial projects should be relatively easy.

Of course, this refers to parallel worlds.

Xue Lin didn't think much of it.

They quickly browsed through the projects.

"We need to find a project that can become a landmark building."

He felt that spending one or two hundred million yuan to design a landmark was worthwhile.

However, these projects are still too small.

"Then just pick one randomly," Xue Lin said.

He doesn't have much fame now, and many projects won't consider him. Moreover, although he uses the qualifications of the Jinling University Design Institute, most people still know that he designed it.

This is impossible to explain clearly.

After all, there are still some special agreements after the project contract is signed.

Chen Hui is so eager to recruit talent and so keen to enhance Jinling University's influence in the architecture industry.

Those who find him must be of good quality.

These are all the limits that Chen Hui can currently achieve.

"Pick the expensive one."

Xue Lin spoke.

They directly selected the most expensive one.

You get what you pay for with this stuff.

Moreover, minimalism is not Brutalism, nor is it the style of exposed reinforced concrete.

The materials needed for the renovation are no cheaper than those for a normal renovation!

It might even be more expensive.

"Jinling Art Museum"

"That's it!"

"A budget of 80 million is about right; it's enough to make it a small landmark."

Truly large landmark buildings cost billions, or even more.

But there's nothing I can do; I'm broke right now.

So, we have no choice but to settle for second best.

……

Soon, Chen Hui also saw the message sent by Xue Lin.

I was slightly surprised.

"You chose the most expensive one?"

"An 80 million project, going for minimalism?"

Chen Hui paused for a moment.

The quotes for these projects are indeed quite substantial, but can minimalism really be adapted to large-scale engineering projects?

It's still an 80 million project.

If you win the bid, you will have to pay a penalty if you fail to produce a design proposal within 45 days.

He paused for a moment, then told Xue Lin all of this.

"You're applying for a month, right? By then, I'll probably be taking the college entrance exam soon, so there really isn't much time."

"However, it's only an 80 million project. I'll do part of it before the college entrance exam, and then after the exam, I can work overtime for 45 days, which should be about right."

Chen Hui, "..."

He felt like he was really going to go crazy with this guy.

"But it's also possible that I finished it before the college entrance exam."

"So what are you going to do for the college entrance exam?"

He asked almost instinctively.

But soon after he finished speaking, he realized that he probably didn't need to worry about it.

He ranked second in the province, and his progress was incredibly rapid; his learning talent is practically unquestionable.

The upper limit of such a person lies in what level they want to reach.

"Okay, this one will do!"

"This is the pioneering work of minimalism, you have to be careful."

"Once your design is complete, we will definitely build it as soon as possible. At that time, the term 'minimalism' will be definitively written into architectural history!"

"Okay, don't worry about that." Xue Lin replied with a smile.

Chen Hui nodded as well.

Hang up.

Trust those you employ; besides, Xue Lin is someone who can create miracles.