They printed six copies of the proposal. The exterior elevation diagrams went into rigid document folders, and Cui Wanqiu also stuck a printed exterior wall drawing on the cover.
They split into two teams to visit four schools.
Wang Xiaoliang took Cui Wanqiu to the art academy and a comprehensive university, while Xie Hui took Yi Jiahui to the other two.
Huang Xueli had been absolutely right.
Wang Xiaoliang had braced himself for a lot of talking, but as soon as the words "corporate funding," "student participation," "social practice," and "city landmark" came out, the deputy director across from him changed his expression. Without another word, he picked up the landline and made an internal call.
In less than ten minutes, the student council president arrived.
He was a tall, thin young man with glasses. He shook hands first when he came in, then opened the proposal and looked up after reading for less than three minutes.
"Roughly how many contestants will there be? When will the prize money be paid? Will the judges be professionals?"
Wang Xiaoliang paused.
This student was even more eager than he was.
Cui Wanqiu picked up the conversation, going through the prize tiers, entry requirements, and submission methods one by one. The student council president listened while writing in the blank spaces of the proposal, then asked about the timeline.
In under forty minutes, they had settled the broad framework.
Leaving the Administration Building, Cui Wanqiu walked beside Wang Xiaoliang. "That went almost too smoothly, didn't it? So we just wait from here?"
Wang Xiaoliang hadn't expected it either. Huang Xueli's remark had gotten right to the heart of it-with a company backing it, students got a platform and the school got results. None of the three parties lost out, so who would turn