Chapter 14: Embarking Towards the Four Provinces' Junction
However, the difficulty can also be imagined.
In essence, it's almost impossible.
Even academicians are not naive.
Even if offered a yearly salary of 100 million, they wouldn't come to such a newly established university.
"The next step is to outline the teacher recruitment requirements for each department..."
Immediately after that, Qin Mu continued announcing the teacher recruitment requirements in front of the camera.
Compared to the positions of deans, the requirements for teachers were indeed much lower. They only needed to possess a doctoral degree in various subjects, have two years of experience working at top universities at home and abroad, exhibit experience in managing scientific research projects, and demonstrate certain academic achievements.
Well, at least it wasn't as extreme as the dean positions.
Hours later, on Weibo, a hot search titled "Shanhe University Recruitment Announcement" once again stirred up the internet.
It left many netizens dumbfounded.
"Wow, aren't these recruitment requirements excessively high? Asking for doctoral degrees for teachers?"
"What exactly does Shanhe University intend to achieve? Do they really want to establish a world-class, super first-class university?"
"Judging by the current situation, it seems to be the case. A university where only academicians can become deans!"
"I bet there's absolutely no academician who would hold Shanhe University in high regard. Their recruitment announcement is purely sensational!"
In utter astonishment, netizens across the country regarded Qin Mu's recruitment announcement as a joke. They found it impossible to attract applicants. To them, it was inconceivable that even doctoral students would consider joining the "unknown" Shanhe University.
The university was founded with good intentions, but the task of building a top-tier university from scratch seemed almost impossible.
That night, in a rented house in Jinling.
"Three hundred million."
After the broadcast, Qin Mu checked his bank account balance and found that it had reached 300 million.
While donations continued to trickle in every few minutes, the rate of increase had considerably slowed down.
Clearly, almost everyone within the vicinity of Shanhe University had already contributed funds.
The remaining population, however, seemed to have no faith in the university's prospects.
"Three hundred million should be enough for the land on the market," Qin Mu muttered to himself.
He began to calculate.
Typically, universities occupied an area of about 800 acres.
One acre equals 666 square meters.
The land in less developed regions generally costs 500 yuan per square meter.
Qin Mu intended to place Shanhe University at the junction of the four provinces.
In that area, it was not highly developed, and land prices were affordable.
With 300 million yuan, he should be able to secure the necessary land.
"Now, it's time to buy a plane ticket," Qin Mu decided.
Late at night, in Yucheng, at the police station.
"Officer Li, Qin Mu heard something. He just bought a plane ticket to Jincheng for tomorrow!" a report came in.
Upon hearing this, Li Qi rushed to the monitoring room.
On the screens were images from cameras placed around Qin Mu's rental house, providing comprehensive surveillance coverage.
"The fraud syndicate behind him is finally revealing itself!" Li Qi exclaimed, clenching his fists with excitement.
They had been waiting for this day.
Finally, Qin Mu couldn't hold back any longer.
Indeed, all his actions were merely a facade.
How could someone possibly establish a university out of thin air?
"Director Li, his flight is scheduled for ten o'clock tomorrow morning. Should we contact the airport and apprehend him?" his deputy inquired.
After considering the matter, Li Qi shook his head and said, "No, we'll cast a long line to catch big fish."
"I want to see who he's meeting!"
"Maintain close surveillance on his activities. The frontline personnel will follow me, and we're prepared to head to Jincheng. Let's act now!"
While the opportunity to arrest Qin Mu was present, there was currently insufficient evidence. Additionally, Qin Mu had yet to abscond with the money. It was better to follow him secretly, trace the leads, and expose the extensive fraud syndicate behind him.
Li Qi had a premonition.
This could very well turn out to be the largest fraud case in the country over the past two decades.
Subsequently, he hastily mobilized the frontline personnel, booked air tickets urgently, and prepared to travel to the junction of the four provinces.
The next day, Qin Mu flew to Jincheng and then took a bus.
He traversed winding mountain roads and crossed several sections of the Yellow River, ultimately arriving at the junction of the four provinces in the afternoon.
He reached a small county named Lincheng.
This county was surrounded by mountains and intersected by the Yellow River, making it the junction of the four provinces.
Subsequently, he took a taxi and started a live broadcast while exploring the mountainous terrain in search of a suitable site for the university.
However, after wandering around until nighttime, he hadn't found a suitable flat area.
The terrain at the junction of the four provinces was exceedingly complex, filled with endless mountains, one after the other. If he intended to build a university here, he would need to level the mountains, which was far from feasible.
"Is the host really planning to establish a university here? It might be better to reconsider. The terrain here is completely unsuitable for a university," the audience commented.
"I watched the entire afternoon's live broadcast, and it's just mountains and more mountains. Can you really build a university here?"
"Principal, why don't you consider another location? Shanghai seems like a good choice."
"Come on, this is Shanhe University, a university in the four provinces of Shanhe. It wouldn't make sense to establish it in another province."
The barrage was filled with messages trying to persuade Qin Mu to reconsider.
Feeling discouraged, Qin Mu stopped his exploration and started the live broadcast again.
"The anchor doesn't really want to build a university here, does he? Give up, the terrain here is impossible to build a school at all."
"I watched the live broadcast all afternoon, and people were almost dizzy. There is nothing but a mountain or a mountain. Can this be used as a school?"
"Principal, why don't we change places? I think Shanghai is pretty good."
"Come on, this is Shanhe University, a university in the four provinces of Shanhe, built in other provinces?"
The barrage continued with messages of persuasion and disappointment.
In the studio, the audience couldn't bear to watch any longer, and they tried to convince Qin Mu to change his plans.