I Really Didn't Mean to Make Money

Chapter 282: Professor Yuan

Since they’re all Rescue Stations, it only makes sense to help out where we can. Once the Pet Park is completed, we can even coordinate with Rescue Stations in other cities.

We could take in some of the stray cats and dogs they’ve adopted, which would help ease their burden.

But if we want to take in more strays, the Pet Park will need to keep expanding.

Right now, the Pet Park is following a steady development plan—an additional round of investment every two months, currently capped at five million yuan.

“Alright!”

Song Xia nodded and left the office.

She couldn’t help but marvel—President Chen was just too kind. He donated half a million to the Rescue Station without a second thought.

………

Jiang City,

Jiangcheng Agricultural University.

Li Shen and Wu Yu stood at the university gate, glanced around, and then walked inside.

Using the information they had, they found an office.

Li Shen knocked gently on the door.

“Come in!”

Hearing the voice from inside, the two of them pushed the door open and entered.

“Professor Yuan, hello, I’m Li Shen. We spoke on the phone earlier.”

Li Shen looked respectfully at the slightly aged man sitting behind the desk.

This was none other than Yuan Chenghua, a well-known professor at the Agricultural University, with extensive knowledge in agriculture. He had improved many crops and significantly boosted yields. He was someone worth respecting.

“Ah, it’s you. Please, have a seat.”

Yuan Chenghua looked at the two young men, got up, poured two glasses of water, and handed them over.

“I only have plain water here, hope you don’t mind.”

“You’re too kind, Professor Yuan. Plain water is healthy—we don’t mind at all.”

Li Shen quickly smiled, took the glass with both hands, and took a small sip.

Yuan Chenghua studied the two of them for a moment, then sat down across from them without further small talk.

“I more or less understood what you said over the phone. As for compensation or fame, I’m not concerned. What I want to know is—can your Boring Short Video live streaming platform really be used to promote agricultural knowledge?”

When he first got the call yesterday, he thought it was just another spam call. But after a brief conversation, he got a general idea of what they were proposing.

If live streaming could really be used to spread agricultural knowledge, it might actually be a worthwhile endeavor.

So he agreed to meet them in person.

“Generally speaking, yes, live streaming can be used to promote agricultural knowledge. But it depends on the platform. If you try to do it on today’s popular live streaming platforms, it probably won’t be very effective.”

“But Boring Short Video is different. We don’t allow any borderline dance clips, silly pranks, or other meaningless content. Our platform is dedicated to spreading knowledge—real, useful knowledge.”

“So the users we attract are people who genuinely want to learn. On that basis, agricultural knowledge is much more likely to reach those who are actually interested.”

“For example, if a farmer’s fruit trees get sick, he could come into your live stream and ask for advice, and get a solution.”

“Of course, I’ll be honest—our platform is still new, and the user base isn’t very large yet. So the reach of live streaming at this stage won’t be ideal. But don’t worry, Professor Yuan, we’re working hard to grow our user base.”

“……”

Li Shen laid out both the strengths and weaknesses of Boring Short Video clearly. The professor was someone worthy of respect, and he didn’t want to hide anything.

Yuan Chenghua nodded slowly as he listened. After their phone call yesterday, he had asked one of his students to download the app.

He had checked out the live streams himself, and they were indeed as described.

All the content was educational.

He saw streams explaining textbook knowledge, breaking down subjects for middle school students, and even noticed that there were viewers tuning in.

Sometimes, viewers would ask questions, and the streamers would answer them one by one.

If something couldn’t be explained clearly in text, they would connect via video call to explain—very responsible.

There were also streams teaching cooking, sharing legal knowledge…

Using this platform to spread basic agricultural knowledge—like pest control, fertilization, and so on—seemed like a very good idea.

As for popularity?

He was a professor, after all—he had some influence.

If this could really help spread agricultural knowledge, it would be a major contribution to the field. He didn’t mind lending a hand.

After thinking it over, he looked up at the two young men across from him.

“If I want to start live streaming, what do I need to do?”

“Professor Yuan, here’s what we’re thinking. Promoting agricultural knowledge can’t fall on your shoulders alone—it would be too much.”

“We’d like to invite your students to join the live streaming effort as well. You would take on a supervisory role, to ensure that the knowledge being shared is accurate.”

“Of course, we’ll be offering compensation for participating in the live streams.”

Li Shen spoke slowly and clearly. He and Wu Yu had already worked out this plan before coming here.

“You two have really thought this through.”

Yuan Chenghua looked at them and smiled, clearly pleased.

It was obvious these two genuinely wanted to promote agricultural knowledge. And that line—“to ensure the knowledge being shared is accurate”—showed that the platform took its educational mission seriously.

That gave him even more trust and confidence in them.

“But as long as we can spread agricultural knowledge, I’m not concerned about compensation.”

“Professor Yuan, the compensation is something you and your students deserve. We absolutely intend to pay. And your students—they need to make a living too.”

Li Shen shook his head with a smile. Maybe Professor Yuan didn’t care about money.

But his students were a different story. Sure, some people study purely out of patriotism and dedication.

But most people?

They do it for a living. If they’re asked to live stream without getting paid, maybe they wouldn’t dare complain with Professor Yuan overseeing them.

But the quality and effectiveness of the knowledge being shared would definitely suffer.

This could also affect the reputation of their Boring Short Video platform.

“Alright, then we’ll go with your plan. I’ll talk to the students. Once I know how many are willing to do live streaming, I’ll get back in touch with you.”

Professor Yuan didn’t haggle over the payment and agreed right away.

“Then we’ll wait for your update, Professor Yuan.”

Li Shen stood up and said respectfully, a bit surprised at how smoothly everything had gone.

After leaving Agricultural University,

Wu Yu, walking beside him, asked,

“Where are we headed next?” 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Hearing that, Li Shen pulled out his phone, opened his notes app, and glanced at the list.

“We still need some fun and engaging live streams. Next, I’m meeting with a magician. After that, there’s a zookeeper, a fisherman…”

“It’s going to take us a few days to lock in all these people.”