Chou was only one of 11 shareholders at first, but in 1996 he upped his stake to 35 % and decided to get personally involved in the running of the school. He and his partners eventually spent more than RMB20 million to acquire 13 hectares of land, build the administrative and classroom buildings, construct lab facilities, dormitories, and cafeterias, and outfit the structures with all the necessary equipment.
最初他只是十一位股東之一，九六年拿下百分之三十五股份，決定自己經營校務，從取得校地，到興建教學樓、實驗樓、行政樓、宿舍餐廳，添購教學設施等，佔地二十多畝的校地陸續花了二千多萬人民幣。