Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 370 Cheng Yi, you've crossed the river and burned the bridge!

In their previous lives, whether it was Alibaba Group, Tencent Group, or even the three major portal websites, their development models were basically the same. As long as they found a promising startup, they would first copy it, then suppress it, and finally wipe out the company with little strength.

Until that year, that month, that day, the red-coated cannon set up its cannon and launched a suicidal attack on the Penguin Group.

Since then, Penguin Group has changed its development strategy.

Tencent Group not only doesn't suppress promising startups, but it also increases its investment, providing both funding and resources. Most importantly, it adopts a hands-off approach to its invested or acquired subsidiaries, assigning only one finance manager to oversee finances and refraining from interfering with their strategies. This has resulted in a wealth of powerful figures within its network, including dozens of well-known and influential figures from companies like JD.com, Pinduoduo, Didi, 58.com, Meituan, Lianjia, Zhihu, Kuaishou, Sogou, and Douyu.

Alibaba Group, on the other hand, does the opposite. Every time Alibaba Group acquires or invests in a company, it sends a middle or senior manager who can't distinguish between their own ability and the strength of the platform to guide the founders who have built the company from scratch, until the founders are driven away and the company is ruined. As a result, Alibaba Group can only have two companies that it can be proud of now: Hema and Ele.me.

Letting go is easier said than done. Without a profound experience, few people can truly do it. Many company leaders don't like to let go; they prefer to be busy with every little thing. As a result, they end up finding that whenever there's a problem, all the employees in the company are just sitting around drinking tea and waiting for the leader to take care of it.

Especially in some small businesses, it is common for employees to chat over tea while leaders conduct business.

These kinds of companies will basically never be able to shake off the word "small" in their entire lives.

If you want to let go, you must first trust.

These days, many people don't even trust their parents, so how can they expect them to trust their employees?

Companies that can be given free rein and trust will either go bankrupt and be liquidated or soar to new heights.

Now, Cheng Yi has learned to let go.

Of course, besides trust, his fundamental reason for choosing to let go was also laziness.

He simply didn't have that much energy. As long as Momo Internet Cafe and Renren Technology remained evergreen, the Momo Group edifice wouldn't collapse.

As for the companies under the group, it doesn't matter if they go bankrupt or close down.

Like Alibaba Group and Tencent Group in their previous lives, many of their subsidiaries went bankrupt every year.

Survival of the fittest is a normal phenomenon.

As long as the red flag at home stays flying, that's fine; as for the colorful flags outside, let them fly if they can, and let them fly if they can't.

"You also invited Rao Yuan and the others?" Cheng Yi asked again.

“Yes, we need to raise our profile, right? We’re planning to hire them as brand ambassadors,” Su Duo said. “The three of them have different styles, which is perfect for representing our three different styles of clothing.”

"How is the endorsement fee calculated?" Cheng Yi asked Su Duo with a smile.

"What endorsement fee?" Su Duo said matter-of-factly, "We're best friends, why would I need to pay an endorsement fee?"

Su Duo is the vice president of Xizi Hanyan and the acting general manager of Momo Celebrity Agency. Cheng Yi is too lazy to care about the affairs of these two branches.

Since the finance department uses a centralized account anyway, let them handle it themselves.

Rao Yuan and her friends' Momo Celebrity Management Company has only been established for a short time and hasn't generated much business yet. In addition, the three of them are in dire need of exposure, so whenever any of the group's branches have any events, they invite Rao Yuan and her friends to help warm up the atmosphere.

As for compensation: 0.

"Boss, let's go, I'll take you to see our flagship store, it'll blow your mind." Su Duo quickly changed the subject, afraid that Cheng Yi would bring up the endorsement fee again.

"Qingyin, let me take you to the Pure Desire Wind area first." Su Duo said as she reached out to take Lin Qingyin's hand.

Cheng Yi gently patted Su Duo's outstretched hand and said, "You just lead the way."

"So stingy," Su Duo muttered under her breath, then turned and walked back into the shop with a helpless expression.

Cheng Yi led Lin Qingyin into the flagship store and found that the store was indeed very stylish. The six areas were all decorated in different styles. The Lolita style area was a pink and tender style, while the CEO style area was a light luxury style with blue and white colors...

At this moment, the wealthy young ladies who had originally come for Rao Yuan and the others had begun trying on the clothes.

"This dress suits my style so well, the design is really great."

"I suit the Lolita style, it's cute and adorable."

"I think my mom would look great in clothes from the CEO/CEO style category. What's the price range for this one?"

When those rich young ladies start trying on clothes, they forget all about their idols.

"The custom-made price for this garment is 6800 yuan. We, Xizi Hanyan, are a high-end custom clothing company. Once you have chosen the style, we will have a dedicated designer take your measurements. The production cycle is one month," the salesperson from the CEO-style area explained politely.

This saleswoman's temperament is a perfect match for the CEO style; just standing there, she's already a model with excellent potential.

To avoid wearing the same clothes as someone else, they all wore Valentino clothing. After all, if the sales staff also wore Xizi Hanyan clothing, the Xizi Hanyan brand would be greatly affected.

Looking at their Valentino outfits, Cheng Yi couldn't help but feel worried for Su Duo.

This girl, isn't she afraid that the Valentino store manager next door will come and beat her up? Her behavior is like asking all the greeters at Hang Lung Plaza to wear Armani. No wonder the Armani flagship store on the second floor would be furious.

However, judging from the enthusiasm at the scene, Su Duo's strategy can be considered a success.

Cheng Yi even suspected that Su Duo deliberately made Rao Yuan and the others arrive late in order to create this opportunity for trying on clothes.

"Qingyin, why don't you go look for some clothes you like?" Su Duo moved closer to Lin Qingyin again.

Lin Qingyin glanced at Cheng Yi first, and only after Cheng Yi nodded did she walk towards the healing area.

The casual clothes in the healing style area were very attractive to Lin Qingyin.

Looking at Lin Qingyin fiddling with clothes in the healing-themed area, Su Duo said casually, "Boss, to be honest, this girl isn't suitable for you."

"Not suitable for me, but suitable for you?" Cheng Yi glared at Su Duo with annoyance.

This girl really has no sense of boundaries. Su Duo shook her head and said, "I like men now."

A look of vigilance immediately flashed in Cheng Yi's eyes.

Su Duo rolled her eyes at Cheng Yi and said, "Don't worry, you're not my type. Although I'm quite eligible, I also have high standards."

"Although you used it, it was really good," Cheng Yi sincerely praised her.

Su Duo crossed her arms and said, "You're missing a decisive woman by your side, the kind who can help you shoulder half the burden. My dad always said that behind every successful man, there must be a strong woman."

"Forget it, I don't want to have the company seal tied to my waist every day." Cheng Yi shook his head.

"What do you mean? What do you mean by tying the official seal to your waist?" Su Duo looked at Cheng Yi with a puzzled expression.

“You’re still young, it’s normal that you don’t understand,” Cheng Yi said. “You don’t need to beat around the bush with me, just get straight to the point, what are you trying to say?”

Su Duo smiled and said, "What I want to say is that my aunt is actually the kind of woman who does things decisively and efficiently. She is also good-looking and brings good fortune to her husband. The fortune teller said that my aunt's future husband will be extremely wealthy. I think my aunt is quite suitable for you. If you are interested, I can arrange a date for you two."

"???" Cheng Yi stared at Su Duo, who was clearly a little crazy, and fell silent.

Sure enough, he still needed to stay away from this woman as much as possible; she wasn't quite right in the head.

“Let me tell you, my aunt is a famous beauty, and there are so many men chasing after her. If she weren’t my aunt, I would have wanted to pursue her myself,” Su Duo emphasized.

"How old is your aunt?" Cheng Yi joked.

“Although she is my aunt, she is about the same age as me, just 23,” Su Duo said. “As the saying goes, ‘A woman three years older than you is a golden brick.’”

“Su Duo, if you’re not good at speaking, try to keep quiet in the future.” Cheng Yi glared at Su Duo and said, “I’ll introduce you to my distant second uncle another day. Although he is my distant second uncle, he is only 26 years old. The fortune teller said that he will be able to wear the imperial robe in another ten years or so.”

"You're talking nonsense. How could there possibly be such a thing as being bestowed a yellow robe now?" Su Duo felt that Cheng Yi was talking nonsense.

After chatting for a while, Su Duo suddenly asked, "Cheng Yi, how much do you know about that guy Sun Baxin?"

"Why are you asking about Lao Ba?" Cheng Yi asked in surprise.

Sun Baxin is the kind of person who is very aloof. After the Momo Building was completed, Cheng Yi originally wanted to arrange two offices for Sun Baxin, but Sun Baxin did not like the conventional work atmosphere. Moreover, after two months of systematic training, Sun Baxin felt that if he treated games as his job, his skills would not only not improve, but he might even develop a sense of aversion.

Left with no other choice, Cheng Yi had to comply with Sun Baxin's decision and set up a dedicated e-sports internet cafe for him with 100 computers. The computers in this e-sports internet cafe were all high-end Pentium 4 computers, and all of them were running the XP system. As for the revenue of the internet cafe, it all belonged to Sun Baxin's e-sports studio, which could guarantee their studio a stable income.

Cheng Yi had only one requirement for Sun Baxin: hone his skills, recruit top players, and wait for real international competitions.

Strictly speaking, Sun Baxin is the biggest contributor to Momo Group. Without Sun Baxin, Momo Internet Cafe would not have become an instant hit, and its development speed would have been at least half a year slower.

Unfortunately, Sun Baxin's personality is not suited to a routine work life.

"I was just asking," Su Duo said. "You've banished him to the cold palace, and now I can't even ask?"

"What are you talking about? When did I ever banish him to the cold palace?" Cheng Yi really wanted to buy a needle and thread and sew Su Duo's mouth shut.

Su Duo snorted, "It's not like he's been banished to the cold palace yet. Even that sycophant Shi Lei is all dressed up in a suit and acting all high and mighty now. Only Sun Baxin is still just a small internet cafe owner."

Su Duo is an e-sports fanatic, which is why she formed the Hong Kong Style team to participate in competitions.

Since the end of the competition, she has maintained a strong interest in Sun Baxin.

These two are indeed very similar, and they also share a common trait: neither of them is very good at talking.

Sun Baxin's mouth and Du Yusheng's eyebrows were once the most hated features in Momo Internet Cafe.

"You often go to his internet cafe?" Cheng Yi asked curiously.

"Of course, I'm an e-sports expert." Su Duo said proudly, "I'm honing my Warcraft III skills with them. To put it bluntly, my Warcraft III level is at least in the top 50 in Jingzhou City."

After Su Duo finished speaking, she looked at Cheng Yi with great dissatisfaction and said, "Cheng Yi, do all successful people like you like to kick someone after they've served their purpose?"

“I’m not kicking him while he’s down. His time hasn’t come yet.” Cheng Yi smiled and said, “When his time comes, you’ll probably have to make an appointment to see him.”

"Tch, all you do is make empty promises," Su Duo said. "Luckily, Sun Baxin isn't driven by ambition. If it were me, I would have..."

"Why did you do this so early?" Cheng Yi asked with a smile as he looked at Su Duo.

"I, I already..." Su Duo stammered for a few seconds, but before she could finish speaking, Rao Yuan and the others appeared on the escalator not far away.

Besides Rao Yuan and the other two, there was another woman who looked ordinary but appeared very shrewd.

Sun Hsiang-lan, a well-known real estate agent in Taiwan.

Cheng Yi had never summoned Sun Xianglan since she joined the company, and this was the first time he had met her.

Sun Xianglan looks quite different from her photos; she's much prettier in the photos than in real life.

Cheng Yi didn't recognize Sun Xianglan, and Sun Xianglan didn't recognize the elusive Cheng Yi either. As soon as she saw Su Duo, she quickly walked over and said, "President Su, I just received the contract. Aren't we just supposed to be brand experience officers? How did we become brand ambassadors?"

"They're all the same." Su Duo smiled slyly.

Sun Xianglan frowned and said, "How can these be the same? A brand experience officer is just a formality, but a spokesperson is completely different. We need to be responsible for your products. If it's a brand experience officer, we can help out for free, but not a spokesperson."

"Why not?" Su Duo said, "Sister Sun, I invited you here, didn't I? Besides, Rao Yuan and the others are my good friends. In addition, we all belong to Momo Group, so why distinguish between yours and mine?"

“The role of brand ambassador involves the reputation of the artist. I can’t set a precedent for this. If I do, won’t all the companies in the group come to us for free endorsements?” Sun Xianglan said. “Especially Momo Internet Cafe. I finally managed to remove Rao Yuan and her team from the role of brand ambassador for Momo Internet Cafe.”

“I didn’t ask you to make the decision,” Su Duo said matter-of-factly. “I’m still the acting general manager of Momo Celebrity Management Company!”

(End of this chapter)