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Chapter 1461 - 774: The Fully Loaded Mist City Arts and Science University (Please Subscribe)_2

Chapter 1461: Chapter 774: The Fully Loaded Mist City Arts and Science University (Please Subscribe)_2

It seems like it’s only been a year or two since the last expansion was completed.

Unexpectedly, it’s already time for my Mist City Arts and Science University to undergo a second round of expansion.

To be precise, it’s more like building a new campus. If we talk about expansion, Ding Yue has a rough understanding that it might be difficult to expand the current campus by double using the surrounding land.

It might be better to establish a new campus elsewhere. Forming a large Mist City Arts and Science University with two campuses seems to be a good choice.

However, as to how exactly to make this decision, Ding Yue still wants to hear the opinions of other department leaders of Mist City Arts and Science University, as well as the deans of various colleges.

About half an hour later, leaders from various departments and deans from different colleges of Mist City Arts and Science University had gradually gathered in the conference room of the Administration Building.

Conference Room No. 1 is generally the place where Mist City Arts and Science University holds important meetings. It’s quite spacious and can accommodate many people. The university’s leadership and deans of the various colleges are all waiting here for Principal Ding’s arrival.

"Director Chen, do you know why Principal Ding called us over here?"

"No idea, maybe it’s about this year’s new students."

"Since all the deans are here, it must be something about new students."

"Right, right, right, in the past years, after enrolling new students, Principal Ding always holds a meeting, right?"

"But why do I feel like today’s meeting isn’t about that?"

"Is Director Qi here? We could ask Director Qi."

"Director Qi seems not to be around here."

Everyone was guessing why Principal Ding suddenly called them in for a meeting today, as there was no prior notification. However, this was not unusual for them, as it was common to have sudden meetings like this.

Over in the principal’s office.

Ding Yue was discussing the main topic of this meeting with Huang Youjie and Xu Bin who had just arrived.

"Yue, what’s the urgent matter for calling this meeting all of a sudden?"

"Yeah, Yue, I saw that the deans of all the colleges seem to be here, and the heads of other departments too."

Xu Bin and Huang Youjie both looked rather puzzled.

"It’s a long story,"

Ding Yue shrugged and said with a smile, "To sum it up in one sentence, it is about ’building the campus’."

"Huh?"

Huang Youjie was taken aback, then immediately asked, "Another campus expansion? Didn’t we just recently expand this campus?"

"Yes."

Ding Yue nodded and said, "But old Huang, haven’t you noticed that ever since this year’s batch of students joined, our Mist City Arts and Science University seems to have almost reached full capacity?"

"Oh, that’s true. Every shop, every place... there are really a lot of people. I didn’t expect to see so many. How many new students did our Mist City Arts and Science University recruit this year? Fifty or sixty thousand? Or seventy to eighty thousand?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Youjie suddenly realized and asked again.

"I think it’s more than that."

Xu Bin analyzed and said, "During the freshman registration the other day, looking at the crowd, I think it was almost a hundred thousand, wasn’t it?"

"No, no, no."

Ding Yue shook his head and told the two, "You both guessed wrong, it’s not fifty or sixty thousand, not seventy or eighty thousand, and not nearly a hundred thousand, but it has already exceeded a hundred thousand. This year, our Mist City Arts and Science University has a total of one hundred and ten thousand new students enrolled."

"Holy shit, a hundred and ten thousand people!"

Huang Youjie exclaimed.

"A hundred and ten thousand, so together with the previous eighty thousand or so, isn’t that almost two hundred thousand people?" Xu Bin also exclaimed, "No wonder the school felt much more crowded compared to last semester, but it’s indeed more lively and filled with the spirit of youth, especially those beautiful university girls..."

"Shut your mouth!"

Huang Youjie and Ding Yue instantly glared at Xu Bin.

Xu Bin was taken aback for a moment, then muttered, "Well, aren’t you shameless, just saying whatever you like!"

The three of them immediately burst into laughter.

"Alright, let’s get down to business. Although our Mist City Arts and Science University campus can currently accommodate nearly 200,000 students, we’ve only been at full capacity for four cohorts, and the number is surely going to increase in the future, not to mention graduate students. Therefore, it’s urgent that we establish another campus."

Ding Yue said seriously to Huang Youjie and Xu Bin beside him.

"Yue, did you just say to build another campus? Not to expand the existing one?"

Huang Youjie asked in surprise.

"Expansion is not out of the question, but we still need to have a meeting to discuss and then make a decision. That’s why I called you here."

As Ding Yue walked toward the meeting room, he asked.

Very quickly.

Ding Yue, accompanied by Huang Youjie, Xu Bin, and Director Qi Chunsheng, arrived at the meeting room.

"Hello, Principal Ding."

The heads of various departments and chiefs of the faculties greeted Principal Ding as soon as they saw him.

"Please have a seat. The reason I’ve called everyone in today is to have a meeting and discuss a matter." Ding Yue appeared very approachable; these were his capable subordinates, so there was no need for a domineering attitude.

The heads of Mist City Arts and Science University’s various departments and the chiefs of the faculties had been selected through several years of experience and had stayed on. Those department heads and faculty chiefs who were not up to scratch had been dismissed by Ding Yue. Now, every person here was a valuable asset to Ding Yue and Mist City Arts and Science University.

Indeed, it was because of their presence that Mist City Arts and Science University was able to operate normally day by day.

The smooth operation of Mist City Arts and Science University was undoubtedly the foundation of all of Ding Yue’s industries.

As with previous meetings, everyone listened attentively and seriously to Principal Ding’s speech.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this year our Mist City Arts and Science University enrolled 110,000 new students. Including the existing students, our numbers are close to reaching 200,000. That’s not a small figure. Everyone here has played a crucial role in providing a conducive learning environment for these 200,000 students. Thank you all for your hard work," said Ding Yue, first acknowledging the number of students at Mist City Arts and Science University and then expressing gratitude for everyone’s efforts.

He then continued, "However, our campus is almost at full capacity, meaning that although it’s sufficient for now, it will no longer be able to accommodate the load of the new intake next year. It will either be at full capacity or overburdened by then, which is obviously unacceptable."

"Principal Ding, does this mean we have to expand the campus again?" asked Chen Ping, the head of the Architecture Faculty.

Expanding the campus was something the Architecture Faculty was undoubtedly in charge of, just as they were for the last expansion. Now, Mist City Arts and Science University’s Architecture Faculty and Feiyue Group’s Feiyue Construction Company were closely linked. If there were to be an expansion, Principal Ding would certainly use Feiyue Construction Company to carry it out, as there’s an old saying: "Keep the benefits in-house."

"Yes."

Ding Yue nodded and replied.

"But Principal Ding, the current situation of the land around Mist City Arts and Science University doesn’t seem favorable for expansion," Director Chen Ping reminded.

"Oh?"

Ding Yue frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Principal Ding, when we last expanded, we basically used up the land on both the east and west sides. Now, as everyone knows, there are mountains to the west and University Town to the east; it’s definitely impossible to expand into University Town," reported Director Chen Ping immediately.

"If we can’t expand to the east and west, then it’s either the north or south. The north side is also difficult to expand to at the moment, and on the south side, a residential area has already been developed, making expansion there quite improbable," Director Chen Ping continued.

A couple of years ago, the surroundings of Mist City Arts and Science University were quite barren.

But over the past two years, University Town has also expanded significantly. Aside from the mountains, the land to the south, which could be used for expansion, had already been taken by real estate developers for residential development.

"Then..."

After thinking for a moment, Ding Yue said, "If expansion is not feasible, what about finding a new location to establish another campus?"