Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 611 The money is burning.

Looking at her like this, Cheng Yi felt both amused and heartbroken.

He also understood why Lin Qingyin did this.

On the one hand, Lin Qingyin and Jiang Yuxi do get along well, and on the other hand, she is a very traditional girl.

How traditional is it?

Ok……

It's so traditional that 'she's willing to be a mistress'.

On the other hand, Lin Shengdong also instigated this.

As Momo Group grew larger and larger, Lin Shengdong's anxiety also grew stronger.

Over the past year, Lin Shengdong has been making more and more frequent trips to Jiang Aiguo's home.

As the saying goes, the emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is.

Lin Shengdong had this concern.

Despite the separation of powers within the Momo Group, the influence of Momo Internet Cafe and Black Panther Security is truly growing.

Zhang Lingyu's status has naturally risen accordingly. She controls more than 50,000 internet cafes and nearly 200,000 employees, while her father, Zhang Gang, controls nearly 50,000 security personnel.

Furthermore, after Momo Group expanded its operations, Zhang Lingyu's sworn brother Zhang Bao's status rose rapidly. He not only took on security services for hundreds of thousands of Shilla Hotels, but also possessed a powerful personal armed force overseas. He married the daughters of two tribal chiefs and became the most powerful son-in-law in Yemen.

It can be said that Zhang Lingyu's future only has two paths.

One option is to become Cheng Yi's wife.

One option is to leave Momo Group.

But now almost all the trends are leaning towards the first one.

If Momo Group were a dynasty, the Zhang family would be an all-powerful and influential clan. Even if they couldn't become empress, they would at least be a concubine.

Cheng Yi can still use the excuse of delaying his schooling.

But what happens after graduation?

He always has to make a choice.

Entrepreneurs do not have a single choice.

Most of them keep the wife at home while having affairs outside.

If you have a high tolerance for the red flag in your home, it's fine, but if you don't, it's a recipe for disaster.

Therefore, Lin Shengdong has been making plans for Lin Qingyin's future.

Lin Shengdong knew perfectly well how Lin Qingyin's mother died; having a jealous wife could have terrifying consequences.

The more assertive Zhang Lingyu was, the more afraid Lin Shengdong became.

Although his Momo self-operated store expanded rapidly, he knew that his achievements were entirely due to the Momo Group.

If Lin Qingyin is ever eliminated, he will definitely be eliminated as well. Who knows, they might even be invited to a day trip on a ferry in Thailand.

Therefore, Jiang Yuxi became Lin Shengdong's long-held hope.

Although Cheng Yi always liked to tease Jiang Yuxi, everyone knew that this childhood sweetheart was someone whose value was unmatched by anyone else.

Even Zhang Lingyu and Lin Qingyin didn't hold the same weight in Cheng Yi's heart as Jiang Yuxi.

Even if these two don't have romantic feelings for each other, their brotherly bond is still strong.

If Jiang Yuxi is bullied in any way, Cheng Yi will definitely take drastic action.

If Lin Qingyin's affection and Jiang Yuxi's righteousness were combined, even a strong woman like Zhang Lingyu would probably not dare to act rashly.

Lin Shengdong spent his entire life scheming and plotting, and he put all his abilities into this.

Cheng Yi saw all of this, but he couldn't do anything to stop it.

Lin Shengdong's inner conflict cannot be resolved with mere words. Moreover, Zhang Lingyu is indeed decisive and has a very strong style of doing things. Even Ma Huateng, the king of social media, felt uneasy when facing Zhang Lingyu.

Within the Momo Group, Zhang Lingyu is arguably the most powerful figure besides Cheng Yi.

He reached out and gently pinched Lin Qingyin's cheek, then simply smiled at her.

Sigh, even Lin Qingyin has learned to be cunning now.

The girl who was once as innocent as a blank sheet of paper will eventually grow up.

Just like the popular internet phrase "Protect your innocence," even God can't keep that promise.

Because everyone changes.

The women around him all wield great power. He would be content if he could just avoid ending up like that gambling king, with his life turning into a soap opera.

"Let's go." Cheng Yi stood up and pulled Lin Qingyin up as well, laughing, "President Jiang is probably outside debating whether or not to make a run for it."

As the two walked out of the screening room, they saw Jiang Yuxi standing not far away next to the poster, looking down as if looking at her phone, but her eyes were darting around, and she looked restless.

Seeing them come out, she immediately put away her phone, pretended to be calm, and greeted them, saying, "You guys are so slow! I've been waiting for ages."

However, the way she avoided Cheng Yi's gaze betrayed the turmoil in her heart.

Jiang Yuxi had expected Cheng Yi to tease her, but Cheng Yi acted as if nothing was wrong and asked, "Where to next? President Jiang, would you like to arrange something?"

"Huh? Me?" Jiang Yuxi was speechless for a moment. She had been so focused on calming herself down that she hadn't thought about what would happen next.

Seeing this, Lin Qingyin quickly took her arm and said with a smile, "A new dessert shop opened on the commercial street. I heard the mango crepes are delicious. Let's go try them?"

"Okay...okay, I like eating that trigger now." Jiang Yuxi nodded quickly, feeling like she had been granted a pardon.

The three walked side by side on the bustling commercial street, bathed in bright sunshine, as if the silent turmoil in the movie theater had never happened.

But some things are ultimately different.

The dessert shop is filled with the sweet aroma of sugar and cream.

The three sat by the window, with delicate mango crepes, tiramisu, and three steaming cups of milk tea in front of them.

Sunlight streamed through the glass windows, creating a warm and relaxing atmosphere.

Jiang Yuxi forked a small piece of crepe and put it in her mouth. The sweet taste made her temporarily forget the embarrassment in the movie theater, and her eyes squinted with satisfaction.

Lin Qingyin ate her tiramisu in small bites, her posture elegant.

Cheng Yi doesn't really like desserts, so he only ordered a cup of original milk tea. While drinking the milk tea, he casually browsed the news on his phone, enjoying this rare moment of leisure.

He watched the news for a while and then received a text message.

Upon opening the message, I found it was from Ma Huateng.

[Mr. Cheng, MSN's built-in TS voice service launched its public beta at 10 AM today, along with a massive subsidy campaign.]

Along with the text message, another MMS message arrived. Upon opening it, Cheng Yi's expression instantly became focused, his previous ease vanishing completely.

He quickly scanned the event details, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Lin Qingyin and Jiang Yuxi, who were standing nearby, also noticed his change, and the two of them stopped 'eating' almost simultaneously.

"What's wrong?" Lin Qingyin asked.

Jiang Yuxi also stopped eating and curiously leaned closer to peek at Cheng Yi's phone screen. As she leaned closer, she asked, "What happened? You look so serious."

Cheng Yi forcefully pressed Jiang Yuxi's head back, turned the phone screen towards them, and said, "Let me show you how big capital can be."

The two girls looked down and saw a multimedia message clearly displayed on the screen:
MSN TeamSpeak voice chat public beta launches! Millions of points up for grabs, plus free game cards!

Activity Rules:

I. Rewards for Registered Users: Log in for the first time and successfully use MSN-TS voice for 10 minutes to instantly receive 30 points (worth 3 yuan)!

II. Daily Online Rewards:
Earn 5 points for accumulating 15 minutes of online time!

Earn 10 points for accumulating 30 minutes of online time!

Earn 15 points for accumulating 60 minutes of online time!

Earn 20 points for accumulating 120 minutes of online time!

III. Daily Check-in Rewards: You can check in by accumulating 60 minutes of online time each day, and you will receive 10 points for a successful check-in!

IV. Consecutive Check-in Rewards:
Sign in for 7 consecutive days and receive an extra 50 points!

Sign in for 15 consecutive days and receive an extra 100 points!

Sign in for 30 consecutive days and receive an extra 150 points!

Points can be redeemed for equivalent game cards on the MSN official website's dedicated page, including game cards for dozens of popular games such as World of Warcraft, Honghuang Chronicles, Fantasy Westward Journey, MU Online, and Legend of Mir. No minimum spend required!

"Wow, that's incredibly extravagant! Do they have money to burn?" Jiang Yuxi had never seen anything like it before, and her tone was full of shock.

Lin Qingyin, who was quite familiar with the internet industry, immediately realized the seriousness of the situation upon seeing this content. A look of worry appeared in her eyes as she asked, "Should we... hack their servers first?"

"We are a legitimate internet company, you can't say things like that anymore," Cheng Yi immediately corrected him seriously.

"Oh." Lin Qingyin pursed her lips and didn't say anything more.

In the past two years, she has also discovered some of Cheng Yi's little hobbies.

When he encounters an opponent of equal strength or weaker than himself, his methods become less than fair.

When faced with an opponent stronger than himself, he becomes particularly serious in his methods.

Jiang Yuxi was quite good at calculating, and she quickly muttered to herself, "Let me calculate how much money they spent."

“一个新用户如果每天能在线120分钟，第一天就能拿30+5+10+15+20+10的奖励，这就是90点券，价值9块钱，第二天及以后可以每天拿到60点券。”

"If we calculate based on 30 days per month, that's 1800 points, which is worth 180 yuan."

"Adding the 30 points for opening an account and the 300 points for consecutive sign-in rewards, you can theoretically get up to 2130 points for free in a month, which is worth 213 yuan in game points!"

When this number was announced, Jiang Yuxi's eyes widened.

She even doubted whether she had miscalculated.

213 yuan.

In 2005, this was almost half a month's living expenses for an average student.

This is absolutely irresistible to gamers, especially student gamers.

"This...this is burning money!" Lin Qingyin's eyes widened in astonishment as she murmured, "How much money will this require?"

“Yeah, with them doing this, what’s the point of having a marketing major? There’s absolutely no need for marketing anymore.” Jiang Yuxi said with dissatisfaction, “Hmph, no wonder my advisor said it’s hard to find a job in our industry.”

"That's the style of giants like Microsoft," Cheng Yi sneered. "They use absolute capital advantage to crush you in a simple and brutal way. They don't care about short-term losses, they only care about market share and user habits. As long as they can snatch users away from UTalk and form a monopoly, there are plenty of ways to make money back later."

Meanwhile, at the end of the commercial street outside the dessert shop's glass window, a team of young sales promoters wearing T-shirts with the MSN logo began their work.

In the Handong University Town, many college students are also doing on-the-ground promotion for MSN, which has been going on for almost a month.

These jobs are offered by college student employment agencies, and most of the people who take the orders are freshmen who have just entered college and are trying to earn some living expenses through part-time work.

The young sales team outside was holding a banner that read, "MSN voice chat, free game points!"

Holding thick flyers, they began promoting their services to passing students, especially boys who looked like gamers.

"Hey kid, wanna check this out? Play games with MSN voice chat and get free game points."

"Want some World of Warcraft game time cards? You can get them for free by just leaving the game running in the voice chat."

"You get 213 yuan every month. You can resell it even if you don't play games. Give it a try. You'll also get a beautiful MSN keychain when you open an account."

Some college students were initially skeptical, but upon hearing the words "free" and "gift cards," they immediately surrounded the group and began asking questions all at once.

The sales staff skillfully guided them on how to download, register, and link their game accounts.

The offline promotion craze was instantly ignited in the commercial street.

If even a prestigious institution like Handong University is like this, then other universities must be the same.

Just then, Wang Yan called.

As soon as the call connected, Wang Yan said anxiously, "President Cheng, Microsoft's MSN voice service is in public beta, and their subsidies are insane! It's insane!"

"Yes, I saw it," Cheng Yi said calmly. "Do you have any countermeasures?"

"President Cheng..." Wang Yan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Could we find an excuse to temporarily remove MSN from the Momo system?"

"Take MSN down?" Cheng Yi was amused and exasperated by Wang Yan's suggestion.

Operating systems are supposed to be open; how could they just be taken down like that? It seems Wang Yan is really anxious.

Cheng Yi said, "Leaving aside whether removing it will cause any monopoly disputes, just considering this matter alone, if we remove MSN, will Microsoft also remove QQ and UT?"

Realizing his mistake, Wang Yan quickly said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Cheng, I was a little anxious just now."

“I understand,” Cheng Yi said. “Let’s try to stabilize the situation first. This is your first battle as the president of MoChat. Just do your best. It’s only the first day. Let things play out for a while. Don’t panic.”

"Okay." Wang Yan was indeed a bit flustered.

Where have domestic internet companies ever seen such a spectacle?
This is equivalent to burning 20 billion US dollars. Who the hell can withstand that?

Cheng Yi hung up the phone, looked at the bustling promotional scene outside the window, and then at the two girls in front of him who looked worried. He couldn't help but smile and reached out to grab the largest mango crepe from Jiang Yuxi's plate.

"It tastes really good." He chewed on the mango crepe, completely ignoring Li Jiang Yuxi's surprised gaze.

"You...you still have the appetite?" Jiang Yuxi looked at him in disbelief.

"Otherwise what?" Cheng Yi said, "Are we supposed to rush out and drive all those sales promoters away? Or beat them up? Since Waters has made his move, we should just go for it."

(End of this chapter)