Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 390 The Person with the Strongest Heart
"Okay, I'll come back and ask again at the end of the month." Jiang Yuxi said with a grin, "Cheng Yi, if I get 72, I'll treat you to dinner."

"Remember to make an appointment in advance." Cheng Yi's reply made Jiang Yuxi so angry that she left the office without looking back.

Strictly speaking, Jiang Yuxi's suggestion was feasible, which shows that she had thought it through. However, it involved too many people and would seriously affect the interests of Ji Yubing and his group.

Ji Yubing and Lin Shengjie's business has just started to take off. If he suddenly does something like this, the two of them will definitely have objections. They might even think that Cheng Yi is kicking them while they're down.

Ji Yubing and Lin Shengjie's Xiaonei.com Industrial Company did not develop quickly, which was the fundamental reason why Cheng Yi was unwilling to get involved. In fact, when they offered Xiaonei.com Technology a 10% stake, Cheng Yi did not want it.

The business of Xiaonei.com Industrial Company seems promising, but in reality, it's riddled with problems.

Every university has a complex web of relationships, and failing to properly cultivate relationships in any one of them can make things extremely difficult.

Ji Yubing and Lin Shengjie had been traveling for more than half a year, and both of them had lost a lot of weight.

In order to expand their business as quickly as possible, the two even recruited a group of subordinates who were good drinkers. They would drink at one school and then go to another school to drink, discussing business while drinking.

Cheng Yi dislikes this kind of business that relies purely on relationships, as it lacks control and can disappear at any time.

However, Xiaonei.com Technology only holds 10% of the shares in Xiaonei.com Industrial Company. Strictly speaking, Xiaonei.com Industrial Company is not a true third-tier company for them, which greatly reduces the risk of Xiaonei.com Technology.

Ji Yubing and Lin Shengjie are the kind of people who work very hard. At present, the development direction of Handong University Industrial Group has been fully aligned with the campus network industrial company. It can be said that they really provide money, manpower, and connections as needed.

Cheng Yi only set up a computer lab in each university, while Ji Yubing and Lin Shengjie invested nearly 400 million yuan to set up a beverage shop and a billiards hall next to the computer lab in each university.

What do college students do when they get thirsty while surfing the internet? Buy a drink. What if they run out of free time? Go to the pool hall for a few rounds.

It must be said that Ji Yubing and Lin Shengjie, as top economics students, are quite knowledgeable about market preferences. Their shops did not affect the interests of the core shops on campus, and the categories they chose had been tested by the market.

They opened eight different types of shops near the computer lab at Handong University, including a dry cleaner, a beverage shop, a coffee shop, and a billiards hall. Ultimately, the beverage shop and the billiards hall were the most profitable.

The beverage shop and the billiards hall together bring them more than a thousand yuan in income every day.

This income may seem small, but what if we multiply it by 1225? Based on this trend, they could recoup their 400 million investment in a year at most, and then it would be pure profit.

However, this income is also influenced by the popularity of the campus beauties and hunks during the event period. The actual income will only be known after the event ends.

The milk tea shop and the billiards hall were just Ji Yubing's initial projects. He deliberately chose two shops that would least infringe on the interests of those with connections on campus. Once they had established themselves, they would open a supermarket, which was recognized as the number one money-making business on campus.

If their supermarket hadn't even opened yet, and Cheng Yi's computer room had already started a live stream of same-day delivery of supermarket goods, Ji Yubing and Lin Shengjie would probably have jumped for joy.

Composing himself, Cheng Yi began to carefully plan the rules for the preliminary rounds.

He considered many options, but he rejected them all, including the plan he had prepared a month ago.

Plans are inherently subject to change, and if you can't keep up with the times, you have to be prepared to face risks.

A total of 2450 people passed the preliminary selection.

Cheng Yi's first consideration was how to make good use of the 2450-person "simp" group and then push the "simp economy" to its highest value.

The daily sponsorship fee is nearly 2000 million yuan. In September, Shengda paid more than 400 million yuan to Xiaonei.com Technology. But this is far from enough. First, the game Legend has not yet taken off in colleges and universities. Second, Xiaonei.com does not have enough users. There are more than 9 million college students, but only more than 4 million registered users.

Clearly, more than half of the people did not actually participate in the activity.

Therefore, the planning of the qualifiers must focus on activating the other half of the team.

You get 10 points for checking in on the school's online platform, and 10 points can be redeemed for 1 hour of free internet access. These 600 million people don't even care about free internet access. These people are either model students, laid-back, or hardcore gamers.

Cheng Yi guessed that the latter was more likely.

Currently, universities outside of Handong Province have not implemented a dormitory internet shutdown policy, so many students with computers simply do not go to the computer lab to access the internet. In particular, students who are addicted to online games will rush to level up as soon as they get off school, and they don't even have time to eat.

School beauties and school hunks? What do they have to do with him/her? Even if they wanted to sleep with him/her, they would have to wait until he/she had leveled up.

As for the computer room...

The internet speed is okay, but the distance is too far, so they're too lazy to go.

Cheng Yi thought of one plan after another, but none of them suited his taste.

I thought about it for three days.

"Still no good!" Cheng Yi crumpled up his new idea into a ball and threw it far away.

The crumpled papers he threw in the office in just three days are enough to sell for a few cents as scrap metal.

He lay somewhat dejectedly in the executive chair, his mind constantly replaying the marketing strategies from his previous life.

But there has never been a strategy that can make people addicted to online games put down their games and look up at the world.

Because the only thing that can attract these young online gamers is the online game itself.

However, Renren.com is not an online game. Although there are some small games on Renren.com, they are not very useful.

"Let's go for a walk, my brain is practically mush." ​​Cheng Yi stood up and rubbed his forehead.

As soon as I stepped out of the company building, a group of reporters surrounded me.

The conflict between the Beijing Daily and these media outlets is now nearing its end, with both sides merely going through the motions. They exchange insults, but this kind of tasteless verbal sparring clearly no longer satisfies the needs of these media outlets.

They need to find a bigger climax to reactivate the audience who were almost forgetting about the event.

It can be said that the battle between the Beijing Daily and Renren.com significantly boosted the sales of many print media outlets, as it represented the first real clash between traditional and internet media.

"President Cheng, the Beijing Daily says you objectify women. Is that true?"

"President Cheng, the Beijing Daily..."

As the reporters followed Cheng Yi, they bombarded him with one pointed question after another. The few security personnel around Cheng Yi couldn't do their best to protect him, but because they were facing reporters with their cameras and microphones, the security personnel all put on a very good show of their attitude.

"Mr. Cheng, I heard that you were a simp in high school, is that true?" At this moment, a young reporter's question made Cheng Yi stop in his tracks.

Licking the dog...

This term also became popular during the clash between the Beijing Daily and Renren.com. It was initially coined by Cao Zhengze's online trolls to mock the Beijing Daily's supporters, and later adopted by the arguing fans of the school's most attractive students, who used it to accuse and insult each other of being sycophants. Cheng Yi looked at the young reporter and asked, "Which newspaper are you from?"

“I’m a reporter from Southern Weekly,” the young reporter said immediately.

“Southern Weekly?” Cheng Yi frowned slightly.

There's really no need for this kind of small newspaper to hype it up. If this young reporter came from a major newspaper, Cheng Yi would definitely arrange a mixed doubles match for him.

The young reporter shoved the microphone to Cheng Yi's mouth again and asked, "Mr. Cheng, you seem to be having a big reaction. Did you really act like a sycophant before?"

Cheng Yi smiled and shook his head, saying, "How could I have ever been a simp? Look at my demeanor, do I look like someone who has ever been a simp?"

The young reporter quietly looked at Cheng Yi, nodded without much social grace, and said, "He looks like him."

Cheng Yi patted the young reporter on the shoulder and asked, "Have you ever been beaten up since you became a reporter?"

"No." The young reporter shook his head and said arrogantly, "I studied Sanda for three years, and I've always been the one beating others."

Cheng Yi was genuinely amused by the young reporter. Just as he was about to speak, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

Isn't this a great template?
If we can just find a way to make those online gamers angry, wouldn't that solve the problem?

His thinking has really gone astray.

He was always thinking about how to attract those online game teenagers, completely ignoring the fact that the best way to attract them was through insult.

If you give your boss three gifts, he might not remember you. But if you point your finger at him and berate him, he'll remember you for life.

"I've got an idea!" Cheng Yi thought of a feasible plan and was overjoyed. He then took off running.

Seeing Cheng Yi run off with his security personnel, a smug look appeared on the young reporter's face. He said, "He's smart enough to know what's good for him. My three years of Sanda training haven't been for nothing..."

After shaking off the reporters, Cheng Yi quickly got into a GL8 minivan parked by the roadside and said to Lin Yongxing, who was in the driver's seat, "To the Handong University Entrepreneurship Base."

"it is good."

Before long, Lin Yongxing drove to the entrepreneurship base of Handong University.

Today is October 3rd, the third day of the seven-day university holiday. The preliminary rounds will officially begin after the holiday ends.

Cheng Yi arrived at the computer labs at Handong University, where all four labs were still packed with people.

This short holiday is not long, so many students from remote areas chose to stay at school. After all, it takes two days and two nights to get back from some places by train, and another two days and two nights to get back. So only three days of the seven-day holiday are left.

Instead of commuting back and forth, it's better to stay comfortably at school.

Upon entering the first computer room, Cheng Yi saw the person he was looking for.

Duan Liang.

At this moment, Duan Liang was leading everyone in leveling up.

Upon seeing Cheng Yi enter, Duan Liang immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile, "Brother Yi, what brings you here?"

"I've come to see you," Cheng Yi said with a smile. "There's something I need your help with."

"You want my help?" Duan Liang was clearly taken aback.

He can still help Cheng Yi? Cheng Yi is the CEO of Renren.com, and I heard his net worth is over 100 million.

Duan Liang said somewhat embarrassedly, "Brother Yi, just let me know if you need anything."

"Come on, let's talk in the car," Cheng Yi invited.

Duan Liang followed Cheng Yi into the van, and then heard Cheng Yi say, "Duan Liang, I heard you were chosen as the campus heartthrob by our Handong University."

Duan Liang said somewhat embarrassedly, "That's all thanks to the brothers for their kindness."

Although Duan Liang spoke very modestly, one could clearly sense a hint of pride in his tone.

He was indeed very proud; he was the number one heartthrob at Handong University.

Since he became the school's most popular guy, even the goddess he used to fawn over has started to flirt with him.

But he's a tough guy and would never go back to an old flame. Besides, with his current status at the university, he's already got plenty of opportunities to date, so why would he want to go back to an old flame?

Cheng Yi's expression was somewhat serious as he said, "We've known each other for a long time, so I won't beat around the bush. I need a campus beauty or campus hunk to help me make some shocking statements. Once these statements are made, they are likely to bring a lot of criticism, so the person who needs to make these statements must have a strong heart."

"Isn't this me?" Duan Liang laughed. "Brother Yi, I'll say it again, just tell me what to do."

“Okay.” Cheng Yi knew Duan Liang’s temperament.

Duan Liang is persistent, strong-willed, and has great perseverance, making him the best candidate to do this job.

Back then, Duan Liang chased after his Mulan on foot for most of the school. Most people would have given up after running less than 200 meters.

Cheng Yi said, "I'll contact Handong TV tomorrow. They'll invite representatives of the school's most beautiful and handsome students to do an interview program for the preliminary round. You'll be the school's most handsome student representative, and then..."

Cheng Yi quickly explained what he needed to say to Duan Liang. After listening, Duan Liang's eyes widened, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Brother Yi, after I say all this, will I become the public enemy of online game players?"

Cheng Yi laughed and said, "You're bound to become a public enemy, so you need to have a strong heart."

After a moment's thought, Duan Liang nodded emphatically and said, "No problem, I'll do it!"

"Alright." Cheng Yi laughed, "I won't let you help me for nothing. Once this is done, I'll give you a Dragon Slayer sword."

"What?" Duan Liangteng stood up abruptly, but he forgot that he was sitting in the car. He bumped his head on the roof, and the pain brought tears to his eyes.

He didn't even bother to wipe away his tears, and said in a trembling voice, "Brother Yi, you're not joking with me, are you?"

"I'm not kidding you," Cheng Yi laughed. "If you help me accomplish this, you'll be the first owner of the Dragon Slayer Sword in your district!"

(End of this chapter)