"Your Eminence, it's been a long time."
The moment Xia Liang appeared at Shrek, its senior figures noticed. Yan Shaozhe immediately invited him to Shrek's VIP lounge.
This was Yan Shaozhe and Xia Liang's first formal meeting. They had had minor clashes on several previous occasions, and Yan Shaozhe secretly swore he would not make another mistake this time.
So Yan Shaozhe had prepared thoroughly. He appeared before Xia Liang with a manner as pleasant as a spring breeze.
"Is there something you need, Dean Yan?"
Xia Liang's tone was measured. From the way Yan Shaozhe was acting, it seemed he had something important to discuss.
"There is."
Since Xia Liang had brought it up, Yan Shaozhe picked up the teapot and poured him a cup of tea.
"I believe Shrek and the Spirit Pagoda need a bridge between them so we can communicate and pursue deeper cooperation."
Xia Liang paused at that. He suddenly thought of exchange students. Wasn't the original arrangement between Shrek and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy?
Seeing that Xia Liang was interested, Yan Shaozhe went on to explain a revised version of the exchange-student plan: the Advanced Study Program.
The original plan had indeed been to send students to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, but that plan had now been shelved.
Compared with the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, the Spirit Pagoda was far more important now.
That made applying the Advanced Study Program to the Spirit Pagoda the right choice.
Shrek had held a Sea God Pavilion Meeting not long ago. Nearly every elder had approved the Advanced Study Program, whose purpose was to lay the groundwork for closer cooperation with the Spirit Pagoda in the future.
"What do you think, Your Eminence?"
"The Advanced Study Program does sound