After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 330 Alliance with Wu against Cao
This morning.

Zhou Haoran and Qiao Suiqing dressed in casual clothes and planned to go to Hongxing Community to look at apartments.

Pick a good spot.

This is the third welfare housing community built by Hongxingtai. With housing reform about to be implemented, this is destined to be the last welfare housing allocation in Hongxingtai.

Dongfang Lang contacted Zhou Haoran, saying he had something to discuss.

I might as well invite him along.

Upon hearing that the two were going to look at houses, Dongfang Lang congratulated them, saying, "Sister Suiqing, I wish you both a long and happy marriage!"

"Thank you." Qiao Suiqing treated these few rascals in the alley like younger brothers, and spoke without any politeness, asking, "How many girlfriends do you have now?"

"Three? I've been too busy lately to date."

Dongfang Lang spoke with absolute confidence.

This nearly made Qiao Suiqing furious. He snapped, "You should be faithful in your affections! Treat that girl well!"

"Men..."

Dongfang Lang's manner of speaking was indeed a clear imitation of Zhou Haoran's.

He not only learned the good points, but he also learned the bad points.

Qiao Suiqing said unhappily, "You are different from Haoran. He is in society, while you are on campus. On campus, you should focus on dating and have a truly pure relationship. Once you graduate and enter society, all sorts of interests will be intertwined, and it will be impossible for you to have a pure and untainted relationship."

"Oh."

Dongfang Lang blinked, thinking it made a lot of sense.

Qiao Suiqing really acted like an older sister, advising, "If you want to learn from Haoran, wait until after graduation. As long as you have money, you can pick any beautiful woman you want. Don't rush. You should focus on your studies in university. Once you've passed this period, it will be hard to have this kind of experience again."

This is indeed the biggest difference between campus and society.

On campus, love is the cure, invincible, and one can regard fame and fortune as dirt.

In society, love is poison.

Fame and fortune are the ultimate weapons that ensure success.

Even Zhou Haoran had to admit that his interactions with these beautiful women, with whom he had good relationships, were always driven by the desire for fame and fortune. Especially with experienced women like Aunt Wan, the word "love" was never mentioned.

They both knew perfectly well that they were not together for that reason at all.

The only exception.

That's Qiao Suiqing.

She took Zhou Haoran in when he had nothing, and even gave him her hard-earned savings. However, her initial motivation wasn't love, but rather a sibling-like bond.

"China is still too conservative in this regard. The purest attraction between thirteen or fourteen-year-old boys and girls is in their early thirties. By university, things often change. I don't believe his three girlfriends weren't attracted to fame and fortune at all. Ultimately, it comes down to having a career!"

Zhou Haoran took Qiao Suiqing's hand and walked to Hongxing Residential Area.

"Yes, the reason I came to see you this time is to talk about our careers."

Dongfang Lang followed along eagerly.

"Go ahead."

Zhou Haoran never took the business he learned in college seriously. He didn't care whether Zhou Haoran made money or lost money, even if Zhou Haoran tried his hand at it.

Dongfang Lang said seriously, "During this time running the coffee shop, I've had a deeper and deeper feeling. Doing business isn't just about making money; you should find meaning. Or rather, only meaningful businesses can make big money!"

"Oh?" Zhou Haoran understood immediately and said with a smile, "Your coffee shop has made a lot of money, hasn't it?"

Dongfang Lang nodded. "We sell the cheapest coffee in the whole school, so that every student can afford it. We can sell at least three to five hundred cups a day and make a net profit of several hundred. One store can earn ten thousand a month. If we open more stores, the profit will be very high."

Zhou Haoran said, "Two yuan for coffee is actually quite expensive. You think it's a good deal because coffee shops outside are too expensive. When you have time, take a trip to the capital and experience the prices there."

People in the harbor can see the capital as the countryside.

It mainly comes from material life.

Decades ago, when most places couldn't even afford coarse food, the harbor still had plenty of rice and flour, garden villas, and many families even secretly kept servants.

Even in the 1990s, its unique characteristics remained.

This is a place that is in line with international standards.

There are numerous foreign companies and a large number of foreigners. The area is fashionable and trendy, and offers a wide variety of expensive and luxurious foreign goods. The average income is several times higher than in other places, and it's common for white-collar workers in foreign companies to earn several thousand yuan a month.

In twenty or thirty years, the national economy will have developed significantly.

The seaport is almost indistinguishable from other major cities.

The uniqueness disappears.

However, the social atmosphere of that sense of superiority has been passed down, which is difficult for people to understand.

Dongfang Lang, at present, has this kind of superior thinking to some extent.

It's as if he made a huge sacrifice and a huge contribution by selling coffee for two yuan a cup!

However, this is not necessarily all a bad thing.

Only by placing oneself in a higher position to view all beings can one make more challenging decisions and take actions that ordinary people would not dare to take in order to ensure a higher position for oneself.

Dongfang Lang laughed and said, "Yes, I was just thinking of going to the capital too!"

"what?"

"I want to talk business with Lenovo, or Founder Group!"

"What?"

Zhou Haoran was genuinely surprised. Dongfang Lang said in a deep voice, "I've made up my mind. I'm not going to do those small, miscellaneous businesses anymore, like selling books or clothes. I want to solve the most pressing problems facing college students today. That's the most meaningful thing to do."

"computer?"

Zhou Haoran immediately understood what he meant.

Dongfang Lang said, "Yes, computers are too expensive now, college students simply can't afford them. At first I thought it was because the computers themselves were expensive, but a few days ago I met Qiao Hai, and he said that in Zhongbo Software's business, if customers don't have computers, they will also assemble computers to sell, providing bundled services of hardware and software sales. He told me that hardware is just as profitable as software."

Zhou Haoran had never thought of it from this perspective before. "So computers are very cheap?"

“It’s not that expensive at all!” Dongfang Lang seemed to have thought about it repeatedly. “Even a low-end computer now costs nearly 10,000 yuan. A high-performance one, like the 586, might cost 20,000 or 30,000 yuan. Qiao Hai once told me that the computer itself isn’t that expensive; it’s the distribution costs that are too high.”

Zhou Haoran said, "The high price of computers is due to both the scarcity of technology and the scarcity of the market. In terms of technology, it's not actually that scarce. You can buy parts from abroad and assemble them domestically. More than a dozen computer manufacturers in China do this. Who does it well and who doesn't mainly comes down to the market."

"Layer upon layer of distributors and retailers have swallowed up all the profits!"

Dongfang Lang is no longer satisfied with small businesses.

I want to do something big on campus.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "You want to contact the manufacturers directly, buy wholesale, and then sell to college students at low prices?"

"How about it?"

Dongfang Lang is very driven.

Zhou Haoran said, "Go ahead and do it, see how far you can go! I'll give you a maximum of 50 yuan, let's see if you can make this happen."

Qiao Suiqing was somewhat flustered.

He thought to himself that Dongfang Lang was dreaming.

And then we ran into the lawless Zhou Haoran, who immediately asked for 50 yuan. Does our family's money grow on trees?
Qiao Suiqing said worriedly, "Dongfang, you're just a college student. If you want to visit Lenovo or Founder, will they even let you see them?"

Dongfang Lang smiled and said, "Why not give it a try!"

Zhou Haoran casually said, "Let him mess around! Let's see how long he can keep this up! Anyway, it's only 50 at most. If he squanders it all and achieves nothing, he can just settle down and work a regular job."

Deep down, I actually agreed with this idea.

Going to Lenovo and Founder is the right choice!
Last year, during the competition for the top sales position at his company, intern Guo Xiangdi secured a large order from Great Wall Computers. At that time, Zhou Haoran received accurate market information.

Lenovo has not yet unified the entire country.

We are currently in a period of division between the North and the South.

In the north, Lenovo reigns supreme.

The south is the territory of the Great Wall.

The port is in the south, and the main domestic computer brand in the market here is Great Wall.

Dongfang Lang's decision not to choose Great Wall, but instead to choose Lenovo or Founder in the north, formed a classic business model of starting from scratch and making money out of thin air—the alliance with Wu against Cao.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei wandered around all his life, suffering defeat after defeat, without even a territory, and was on the verge of being wiped out.

Cao Cao attacked from the north, intending to launch the Battle of Red Cliffs.

They wiped out Liu Biao of Jingzhou right away.

Liu Bei had the opportunity to cooperate with the powerful Eastern Wu, "allying with Wu against Cao", and directly borrowed the land of Jingzhou, thus gaining the foundation to become a regional hegemon.

Without Cao Cao, Liu Bei wouldn't have been qualified to even approach the Sun family of Eastern Wu, let alone borrow Jingzhou.

It all depends on whether Dongfang Lang has Liu Bei's abilities.

“Go and write a business plan.” Zhou Haoran was worried that he lacked experience and planned to give him some simple pointers. “Let me take a look at it and we can analyze it.”

"it is good!"

Dongfang Lang was full of ambition.

……

Qiao Nuo brought over the judge invitation letter issued by the organizing committee.

Stamp and sign.

The invitee was Jiang Minsi, a Chinese language teacher at Yude High School in Yangguan County, Haigang City.

"Here! Take this and use it to pick up girls!"

Qiao Nuo put her hands on her hips and slammed the invitation on the desk.

Zhou Haoran looked up and said with amusement, "How did you know I was picking up girls?"

Qiao Nuo grinned and said, "That's what my senior sister said. She said you're a clever little devil and wouldn't help for nothing. There's either something to gain or something to take advantage of. What could a high school teacher possibly gain? It must be something to take advantage of!"

“I’m not that opportunistic!” Zhou Haoran felt he had been slandered. “She was my high school teacher, and I just wanted to help her.”

"A pretty female teacher, right?"

Jono's eyes seemed to speak volumes.

"Forget it!" Zhou Haoran waved his hand, giving up the struggle. "Go and call the sales manager over. Have him report to me on the recent sales progress. The performance is just too poor."

"Should I have him come and report to you?"

Jono hesitated for a moment.

They're the sales manager, and you're the deputy manager.

Zhou Haoran said, "Let him come over! This Liu Zebin is simply outrageous. I heard he's brought in several people with connections? This is utterly absurd!"

(End of this chapter)