Driving through the streets of the city, the gentleman in the immaculate suit played the radio station with the music hits of the day, every hour was the latest news, and he could just hear the announcer announcing his visit today to the Shanghai College of Science.Dr. Ling could not believe that the news had leaked to the media because he told the Markenti team that his visit to the faculty would be without media presence.Now there will already be fanfare at the faculty and students will not be able to relax and present their project concepts in a personal presentation in front of the audience and the jury.He will preside over the jury that decided to select 10 candidates for the competition for innovative student solutions in 2024.Before getting out of the limousine, he arranged his wavy hair over his forehead, put on his round glasses, and in the mirror he already noticed journalists and TV cameras approaching him..He sighed heavily, now there is no point in chasing them away, he smiled and answered several questions from journalists."Mr. Ling, how come you arrived without a driver?", one reporter remarked.Ling had to keep it to himself that it was a tactic to avoid the reporters who were always crowded around his chauffeured limousine so he just waved."Look, I just wanted to see how our students feel who drive their own cars to college every day because there is a big traffic jam in the city in the morning if they travel by subway, but the city streets are also crowded and we need to have a lot of patience and luck to arrive on time and don't miss lectures. It was the same when I was a student at this faculty, we need new innovative solutions to overcome city congestion, don't we?"The reporter agreed and let Dr. Ling go up the faculty stairs.The doctor of science who earned his degree at this very faculty would never have dreamed that he would be the owner of the biggest bank in the city in the future, but miracles happen not only in fairy tales and books, but also in real life. Because fate favored him to achieve success quickly, he decided to give a chance to others to climb the ladder of success, because he knew more than well that without the right investors, even this city would not have grown into such a beautiful metropolis today."Good afternoon Mr. Ling,The hall for the competition is already open and we can start when you arrive, " the director of the faculty greeted him.He handed Dr. Ling a folder with the names of the projects and candidates, which were as many as 30 shortlisted by the faculty."These are the best students with innovations and we need to choose the winners today.In the second phase of the competition, the chosen ones will make a video presentation of the model, that's why we want this competition to bring innovative solutions that can be applied in everyday life."
As soon as he arrived in the auditorium, the audience of students greeted him with applause, and when he sat at the head of the jury, he was invited to give a speech. Doctor Ling did not like to give long speeches, he was more of a closed type of person who did not talk much, but he knew that that's part of the life of an alpha banker, so he stood up and bowed to the audience with dignity.
"Dear Director,Dear students and jury members,It is a great honor for me to be able to participate as a jury in this competition at your faculty, where I was also a student. We grew up in peace, almost all children in the countries around us do not know about war, because our country has always pursued a peaceful policy and we taught our children to value peace and freedom more than anything else, but my parents remember the hard days of war, hunger and powerlessness in the face of a stronger enemy occupier, that's why I was always taught about peace, to respect others and work diligently to ensure that the world is ruled by peace and good neighborly relations. In my life, I opted for science and research, but circumstances wanted me to swim in banking waters, I still did not give up on science and I want to help other students to realize themselves and apply their innovations in practice, and my bank will help them and invest financial funds in projects for the welfare of our country and for peace."
