I am not just a tycoon

At 11 p.m., in the executive suite of the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

Shen Yuan had just dried his wet hair and then lay on the large bed, ready to operate the System's draw.

The sensible Liew Menglu did not stay here tonight; if Shen Yuan didn't tell her in advance, she would sleep in her own small apartment when alone.

The considerate Meng Lu had even prepared several sets of Shen Yuan's usual clothing and casual shoes in the wardrobe, along with the gym attire he would wear the next day.

It must be said, Caretaker Liew really has done her job meticulously.

Well done!

Tomorrow, I'll reward her with a few small goals.

Then, Shen Yuan awakened the system panel and summoned the "Perfect Life Grand Draw."

[Host currently has 2 draw chances available, would you like to proceed with the draw now?]

[Yes or No]

Shen Yuan chose "Yes."

Immediately, a huge gift box appeared on the panel and then began to spin non-stop until Shen Yuan's eyes were almost dazzled. The speed of the gift box gradually slowed down and a string of text popped up.

[Congratulations host, you have won: One 500 sqm retail space in Yunqi Yayuan]

[Please visit the Yunqi Yayuan marketing center within a week to claim it]n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Wow!

It's a retail property!

Shen Yuan had not heard of this neighbourhood before, so he immediately took out his phone and started to search.

According to online information, Yunqi Yayuan is one of the highest-end residential properties in Star City, with phase one already sold out and currently selling phase two.

This neighbourhood is high-end, selling large flat units with sizes of 268 sqm, 468 sqm, and 666 sqm.

And what the System had awarded was a retail space belonging to this neighbourhood.

Given that the houses in Yunqi Yayuan always sell well, this retail space would clearly not be cheap—System, you're awesome!

With this retail space, he had another source of income. Even if he didn't open a store himself, playing landlord was pretty sweet!

Shen Yuan continued, clicking for another draw. The gift box was again a blur of dizzying spins, and this time, the prize was a voucher.

[Congratulations host, you have acquired: Gym panel attribute points modification*2]

Gym attribute modification?

Doesn't that mean I can modify body fat or weight? This way, the fitness task could be directly completed.

System, how much can I modify?

Shen Yuan silently asked in his mind.

[Only 2 points can be modified]

Shen Yuan rolled his eyes helplessly.

System, you're really stingy!

Would a few more points kill you?

Shen Yuan cursed under his breath and then summoned out the fitness panel to check it.

Height: 182CM

Weight: 70.6KG

Health Points: 70

BMI: 20.8

Body Fat: 19.5%

...

Shen Yuan did not hesitate and chose to add the attribute modifications to his weight.

For someone with a lean build like his, it was actually quite difficult to gain weight. When Shen Yuan was younger, he was even thinner, and both Old Shen and Li Hongjuan had tried to get Shen Yuan to gain weight, but no matter how much he ate, his weight would only increase by 1–2KG and he could never get any heavier.

So over the past three days, even after having a lot of carbohydrates, Shen Yuan's weight had only increased by 0.6KG.

[Modifying values for the host, weight increase by 2KG, modification progress at 1%.2%.3%...]

It seemed that the weight modification would take some time; it should be completed by the time he woke up from sleep.

From this reward, Shen Yuan also deduced a pattern, not only did the Feel-good Index value increase trigger rewards, but reaching a certain number of Feel-good Index NPCs also triggered rewards.

It seems like he needs to keep expanding the team.

Although he had already gathered the starting lineup, Huihui, Nana, Lulu, Xiaoxiao, Changchang, only the first three could participate in games, the remaining two were still in training and unable to compete.

As we all know, a basketball team needs at least 15-20 players to meet the coach's rotation requirements.

Why so many?

Because the basic starting lineup and substitute lineup alone account for 10 people, plus you have to consider injuries and rest among various other sudden factors.

So at least 15, 20 would be best.

Shen Yuan silently calculated in his mind about expanding the team and unwittingly started feeling sleepy.

He had been busy all day long, tomorrow he had to work out and memorize his textbook, besides finding time to pick up his car, so he scrolled through his phone for a while and then fell into a deep sleep.....

...

The next day, Shen Yuan completed his daily fitness plan as usual with the help of Coach Liew.

In the afternoon, Shen Yuan planned to go to Lih Xiao's house to memorize textbooks, but Lih Xiao said they shouldn't meet for the time being, wanting some solitude. Shen Yuan actually had a backup plan, which involved intentionally not taking the "Fundamentals of Management" textbook he had marked up the night before so he could use picking up the textbook as an excuse to visit.

However, these little tricks no longer fooled Lih Xiao. She deliberately placed the textbook at the gatehouse at the entrance to the residential complex, telling Shen Yuan to pick it up himself.

So ultimately, Shen Yuan was unsuccessful.

Taking advantage of the free afternoon, Shen Yuan accompanied Chen Na to pick up her white Maserati MC20.

On the third day, Shen Yuan continued his workout plan and in the afternoon, he picked up his silver Mercedes G63. With the G-Class in his possession, the Land Rover Defender was left parked in the underground garage of the Grand Hyatt, gathering dust.

On the fourth day, aside from his fitness check-in, Shen Yuan also completed a timed task in Business Administration using a learning card and successfully acquired all the knowledge for the Xiangjiang EMBA.

During these days, Fu Yingzi was also methodically implementing Shen Yuan's publicity plans.

First, it was exposed that the investor was a student from the business school, and then it came out that he was from the International Trade department.

With these two pieces of information released, the attention towards this matter increased significantly, though most students still maintained a skeptical attitude.

Then, Shen Yuan had Fu Yingzi expose that he drove a Benz G-Class.

With this piece of information, the students who loved surfing the internet at the school crazily pounded their keyboards and started commenting.

"We don't have anyone in International Trade who drives a Benz G-Class, poster. If you're going to spread rumors, at least do some homework?"

"Forget about International Trade, I've been in the Business School for 2 years and haven't seen anyone driving a Benz G-Class. Stop bullshitting."

"Forget your Business School, across the whole International campus, I haven't seen any student driving a Benz G-Class. Are you making up stories without any drafts, poster?"

"Car newbie here, not too sure, what car is a Benz G-Class? Could someone impressive explain a bit?"

"You noobs, stop always troubling us big shots. No repeat of this, please! Both the Benz G63 and G500 are called a Benz G-Class. A G500 is about 2 million landed, and a G63 is about 3 million."

"Holy shit, that's expensive!"

"Take this as a joke, guys. After all, there's no cost to spreading rumors."

"....."

As the frenzy intensified, the school's social media was also bombarded with criticism. Now and then, Shen Yuan would scroll through the comments to check them. Seeing how people were bashing his personal secretary, he felt quite bad for her, not knowing what Fu Yingzi herself felt after seeing these comments.

That Friday afternoon, probably because the weather was too hot, the keyboard warriors were particularly irritable, and the comments section was exceptionally vicious. At that moment, Shen Yuan felt it was about time, so he drove his Benz G-Class to the school.

...

Meanwhile, at the door of the small auditorium on the International campus, a large group of students was pouring out.

Today was a small promotional event held by several companies at the International Business School which aside from companies, invited juniors and seniors from the school.

The companies aimed to achieve two goals through these promotional events: firstly, to recruit and secondly, to advertise and promote.

Of course, the companies coming to the International Business School to hold promotional events weren't major corporations or state-owned enterprises but generally local small and medium-sized enterprises from Star City.

At this time, Tian Yuping and Kwan Yongzhen were among a few girls chattering around a refined and cultured young man, all of them were talking and laughing.

Behind them were Huang Haibao, Cao Shunjin, and Li Zhanpeng, although their expressions were more or less scornful and resistant.

"Senior, I heard your family owns a company. Why come back to attend such promotional events?"

Tian Yuping, standing by the man's side, looked up at him admiringly.

"To learn from other companies' management experiences and promotional strategies. After all, managing a company can't stick to old ways; it must progress with time," he said.

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The young man known as senior, Jian Dongliang, seemed very self-satisfied as he watched the cluster of girls surrounding him, a sense of superiority rising in his heart.

"Senior, if I can't find an internship, could I come work at your family's company?"

Tian Yuping's eyes sparkled.

This senior, Jian Dongliang, was a year ahead of them and came from a family that owned a company, reportedly making millions in revenue each year.

She had known this senior since her freshman year when he was an officer in the student council, and she had even applied to be in the same department as him.

Unfortunately, at that time, Jian Dongliang had a girlfriend, so she never had a chance.

A couple of days ago, she clicked on Jian Dongliang's social media profile and found that all the content about his girlfriend was deleted, clearly indicating they had broken up. Seeing him at the promotional event today, she immediately gathered her friends around Jian Dongliang.

In this era, finding someone both handsome and rich wasn't easy; he was a much better catch than someone ugly like Huang Haibao.

Hearing Tian Yuping's query, Jian Dongliang smiled and said, "Junior Tian, if you're interested later, you can submit your resume. With me speaking for you, there shouldn't be a big problem."

"Really? Thank you, senior!"

Tian Yuping said gleefully.

Meanwhile, Kwan Yongzhen, not to be outdone, noticed the watch on Jian Dongliang's wrist and couldn't help but comment, "Senior, what kind of watch are you wearing? It looks really expensive."

"Oh, this." Jian Dongliang raised his wrist and said, "This is an Omega Seamaster. It's actually not that expensive, just around 50,000."

Kwan Yongzhen's jaw dropped in an 'O' shape: "50,000 and that's not expensive? Senior, you really are modest!"

Jian Dongliang, pleased with Kwan Yongzhen's astonishment, responded, "It's just a watch, not worth mentioning."

"Then your car must also be quite expensive, right?"

Tian Yuping asked again.

Jian Dongliang replied cheerfully, "Nothing much really, just an A6, costs about 400,000 when it's new."

"....."

Huang Haibao, following behind, listened to the conversation in front, and couldn't help but sneer, "Bastard. Clearly, his family owns a company and he doesn't need a job, yet he fucking comes here to show off and pick up chicks!"

"And he even talks about 'learning from other companies' management experiences and promotional strategies.' Such a fucking blowhard!"

Huang Haibao's face showed disdain. Just because the guy had some money? What was so great about that?

What annoyed him most was that this bastard senior was flirting with the girls from their class, including Tian Yuping.

The memory of being conned out of 1,800 by Tian Yuping was still vivid in his mind, and seeing Tian Yuping acting all desperate made Huang Haibao feel even more disgusted.

Cao Shunjin also felt uncomfortable. An A6 and an Omega, and those were worth bragging about?

In their dorm, Old Third had a Land Rover Defender. Did you know that?

He also invested 10 million in a startup hub. Can you compete with that?

The key thing about Old Third was that he didn't like to show off. Even with all the harsh comments online, he hadn't come out to claim his identity.

Fucking guy really could bear it!

If it were him, he would have shown off already.

Li Zhanpeng at the very back was even more displeased. In Class 2, besides Shen Yuan, he was the most qualified to show off. Now, with a strange guy talking up their class girls, could he bear it?

But he couldn't help it, his 3-Series was a notch below an A6—there's a gap in the tangible power that he couldn't bridge.

He subconsciously thought of Shen Yuan. If that guy were here, he would definitely have shut this bastard down.

Although he also disliked Shen Yuan, at least he was from the same class, and their fronts should be united, right?

...