Back to 1997, I became the originator of online literature

Chapter 184: Grand Prize? No place for me?
"You don't plan to do an internship? Do you want to start a business?"

Two days later, Lu Xiangwei heard the news from somewhere. During morning self-study, he called Cao Sheng to the corridor outside the classroom and asked him curiously.

Cao Sheng knew that it must be Song Chao who spread the news.

Because he has only told Song Chao about this matter so far.

He didn't blame Song Chao for telling everyone about it, because more and more companies came to the school to recruit, and if he didn't apply once, the teacher would talk to him sooner or later, and then he would definitely say that he wanted to start a business.

"Yeah, that's right! I just don't know if starting a business counts as an internship?"

Cao Sheng asked back with a smile.

Lu Xiangwei smiled and said, "I don't have the final say on this matter. Let me ask the leader for instructions! Are you sure you want to start a business?"

Cao Sheng nodded.

Lu Xiangwei was a little curious. "What are you going to invest in? I know you have money to invest, but when I go to ask the leader for instructions, the leader may ask you about the direction of your investment. So, can you tell me first?"

Cao Sheng: "Internet technology!"

When he said this, he wanted to laugh. He wondered what Lu Xiangwei's reaction would be when he found out that the Internet technology he was talking about was an Internet cafe after he opened it.
Lu Xiangwei was surprised. "Internet technology? Is it so advanced? Have you thought it through? Do you want to think about it carefully? Can you handle such a high-tech company? Don't lose money!"

Cao Sheng suppressed his smile and said, "Teacher! Do you look down on me?"

Lu Xiangwei waved his hands, "No, no! You're overthinking it! I just think that Internet technology has nothing to do with our profession. I'm afraid there will be risks if you don't understand it."

Cao Sheng: "It's okay! I'll ask professionals to take care of it for me."

Lu Xiangwei seemed to want to say something more, but after hesitating for a moment, he nodded and left.

……

Noon the next day.

When Cao Sheng was eating in the cafeteria, he received a call from Lu Xiangwei, who asked him to go to the department office building, saying that Director Wu wanted to see him and asked him about his entrepreneurship.

So, after lunch, Cao Sheng went to the department office building.

Lu Xiangwei was waiting for him in the office. When he saw him coming, he took him to meet the department head Wu Chengping.

"Xiao Cao! I heard from your counselor that you want to start a business?"

When Wu Chengping saw Cao Sheng, he gestured for Cao Sheng to sit down and began to ask questions.

Cao Sheng hummed and asked casually: "Director, if I start my own business, will it be considered an internship?"

Wu Chengping nodded. "As long as the scale of your business is not too small, the department can count you as an intern. We can also issue you an internship certificate when the time comes. By the way, how much money do you plan to invest in your business? As long as it's not a few thousand yuan, I will count you as an intern."

Cao Sheng glanced at Lu Xiangwei next to him and thought: Didn’t Teacher Lu tell the director that I want to invest in Internet technology?

"The initial investment should be 200,000 or 300,000!"

He gave a rough figure.

Computers are too expensive these days. Although the price has dropped a little in the past two years, it is still very expensive. Add to that the expenses of rent, water, electricity, and employee salaries, he estimates that even if he just opens a small Internet cafe, he will probably have to invest 200,000 or 300,000 yuan.

Otherwise, why didn't the number of Internet cafes increase when the Internet cafe business was so popular around 2000? Was it because other business owners were not jealous? Did they not want to make money?

Of course, it is because the investment in Internet cafes is too huge, and ordinary people simply cannot afford that much money.

"so much?"

Wu Chengping and Lu Xiangwei were both surprised. It was rare for college students to start their own businesses these days, but they did happen, usually by selling pirated discs, boxed lunches, snacks and the like.

Opening a food stall near a school is considered a large investment.

Huizhou Teachers College has never produced a student like Cao Sheng who asks for two or three hundred thousand yuan right away.

Wu Chengping: "Is it true, as your counselor said, that you want to invest in Internet technology?"

Cao Sheng smiled. This time he didn't keep it a secret. "Just barely! I want to open an Internet cafe. If everything goes well, I might open a few more in the next two years. If not, I won't expand."

"Open an Internet cafe?"

Wu Chengping and Lu Xiangwei were surprised again.

Wu Chengping frowned. To people of his age, Internet cafes were not much different from the game halls of previous years.

These are places for young people to spend money and waste their time.

"Are you planning to open it near our school?"

Wu Chengping asked with a frown.

Cao Sheng nodded, "Well, Director, if you are worried about affecting the study of our students, I can drive a little further away."

He is not afraid of not making money if he drives far away.

Although Internet access is expensive these days, almost every Internet cafe is doing very good business, and there are queues during peak hours.

Therefore, he believed that even if the Internet cafe was opened a little far from the school, as long as the Internet fee was 50 cents cheaper than other places, there would be many young people willing to walk a little further and come to his Internet cafe to spend money.

What surprised him was that Wu Chengping frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Forget it! Since you are going to invest so much money, you can open it wherever you want! You don't have to open it in a remote place. Anyway, those who don't want to study hard can think of other things to play with even if there is no Internet cafe. What's more, there are other Internet cafes near our school. Others can make this money, so there is no reason not to let you make it. Okay! That's it! I wish you success in your business!"...

When Cao Sheng was preparing to start a business.

Wu Yong, started serializing "The Warriors Are All in the Line" under the banyan tree.

Original time and space, this book is also an enlightenment work for many online literature readers.

It has a certain influence on many early online writers.

Because this book incorporates traditional alchemy cultivation techniques, as well as traditional culture such as witchcraft, into online literature.

When the protagonist fights, he recites the nine-character mantra from the title of the book and makes different hand seals with his hands. This way of fighting can be regarded as opening up a new way of fighting in online literature.

Readers who read this book for the first time will feel it is very novel.

……

a few days later.

on Monday.

At the weekly meeting under the banyan tree, the newly hired deputy editor-in-chief Liu Yan spoke.

"Mr. Zhu! Dear colleagues! Although I have been in our company for a short time, unlike many of my colleagues who have been here since our company was just established, I, like all of you, hope that our website can develop better!
I think that as the current industry leader, we should show the momentum that a leader should have! Otherwise, although we are the first literature website in China, you should have seen that we have many more competitors in the past two years.

Such as Tianya, Xilu, Hongxiu, Duolaimi, and so on!

These up-and-coming talents are all working hard to surpass us. If we didn’t have the golden brand of Zhongyuan Yidianhui, I’m afraid we would have been surpassed by them…”

At the end of her eloquent speech, she looked at Zhu William who was frowning and silent, "So, I propose that we can hold the 'First Internet Literature Works Award'! I think we are qualified to hold this award. By holding this award, we can announce our status to the industry and further attract authors from all walks of life to publish their works here. I have finished what I have to say, and I will leave it for everyone to discuss."

Before she finished speaking, someone in the conference room muttered, "Is there any suspense about this award? Everyone knows that it will definitely be Mr. Cao who wins the grand prize! Who is still interested in paying attention?"

Liu Yan frowned and looked in the direction of the voice. However, because she had only been in the company for a short time and was not very familiar with everyone's voice, she could not tell who had said that. Wasn't this a sabotage to her?
What surprised her was that Zhu William nodded and spoke first: "There is really no suspense about the first prize. Mr. Cao's current status in the circle and the sales of his works are obvious to all. If this award is not given to him, it will not convince the public. However, there must be suspense about the award! Otherwise, many people may not be interested in paying attention to this award."

After a pause, he continued, "How about this! If everyone feels that it is necessary to hold this award, I suggest that we announce that President Cao is our shareholder and declare that President Cao will not participate in the selection of this award. Or, we can invite President Cao to present the award to the winning work. What do you think?"

As soon as he spoke, the participants began to speak.

Most people agreed to hold this award.

Anyone can see the significance and benefits of holding such an award.

They were originally contestants on the novel website, but now that this award has been held, it is equivalent to jumping from the position of contestant to the position of judge.

It's cool to think about it.

Moreover, holding this kind of award can indeed consolidate the position of their website and can indeed attract other authors in the industry.

The meeting lasted more than two hours.

Finally, everyone agreed to hold this award.

……

When Cao Sheng received Wang Jing's email and learned about this matter, he was a little surprised.

He was not sure whether this award had been held under the banyan tree in the original time and space?

Because at that time he didn't have the habit of reading online literature and didn't know much about the various novel websites on the Internet.

As far as he can remember, he only remembers Qidian and a few other websites that had held annual author conferences.

Therefore, he was not sure whether Under the Banyan Tree's idea of ​​holding such an award was a butterfly effect caused by him, a reborn person?

But, regardless of whether this was a butterfly effect caused by him, he had no interest in participating in this award ceremony.

Good guy!
The award is still in the discussion stage, but you have already excluded Cao from the list. Even so, you still want him to be the award presenter?

Wouldn’t it be nice if I could sleep in a little longer instead of taking the time?
I only have a small stake in your website, so why can't I serialize a few books on your website for free? Should I also support your awards?

The funding for this award should also come from my shareholding income, right?

I spent all my money and effort, but I still don’t get a share of the grand prize?

Don’t go! Don’t go!
Without much hesitation, he replied to the email and asked Wang Jing to convey his meaning - he was too busy to attend.

He recently appeared on CCTV's "Telling the Truth" program. In the recent period of time, there were also a lot of reports about him in the news media. So, he has not lacked exposure in a short period of time.

He really couldn't see any benefit for himself in participating in this grand prize.

What's more, he will be very busy in the next period of time, as he has to prepare for the new book to be published at the end of the year and also set up an Internet cafe.

During this period, his "God's Tomb" must be serialized and cannot be interrupted.

How can I have time to play with them?

(End of this chapter)