After rebirth, I only date bad girls

Chapter 324 The Useless Penguin (Mentor Liang Can)
Each of these microcosms reflects the power of a single, decisive strike.

Many people you don't usually contact will suddenly send you a WeChat message, exchange a few pleasantries, and then kindly ask, "Hey, could you download a lime app and help me cut some money?"

This kind of forced recruitment has both supporters and objections.

There are already many jokes online that criticize limes.

Liang Can wasn't a good-tempered person, but seeing the number of users skyrocketing every day, he chose to just laugh off any offensive remarks.

"Hilarious! Some losers are really ungrateful. Without me, would your goddess take the initiative to chat with you?" Brother Can chuckled to himself as he read some of the comments in his office.

Regardless of the reason why they contacted you, just tell me whether they contacted you or not.

In a little while, anyone who hasn't downloaded Lime will be in high demand.

Liang Can's phone has been ringing off the hook these past few days, and the staff in charge of business liaison at Qingning APP are even busier than usual.

The market always has the keenest sense of smell; it will move wherever there is money.

Those who are slow to realize the truth will only be treated like韭菜 (a metaphor for being exploited), and then they will go online to buy courses, hoping to take a shortcut to success.

Please, bro, if the person selling you the course could make money using the methods he claims to use, why would he even bother selling the course?
After a month of promotion within the campus business circle, "Cut One Cut" was officially extended to all partner brands on the entire Qingning platform.

These days, Liang Can sits in his office, watching the ever-increasing number of users on his computer screen, as well as the transaction data in the backend.

"President Liang, President Liang!"

Senior student Mu Cheng excitedly pushed open the door and reported some exciting news: "Just now, Qingning's user base surpassed five million!"

Behind Mu Cheng followed a large number of employees, each with an excited expression on their face.

Today it's five million, tomorrow it will be even higher.

The goal of ten million users is no longer an unattainable goal, but a record that will definitely be broken.

If it can break ten million, can it break one hundred million?
Given time, with hundreds of millions of users, Qingning's daily transaction volume will be an extremely terrifying astronomical figure.

Then, Liang Can will truly become a tycoon.

And all of these employees in front of me are loyal followers of the emperor.

"Boss, why aren't you excited at all?" Senior Mu Cheng asked, looking at the calm Liang Can.

Liang Can slowly got up, walked to the window, put his hands in his pockets, and said in a nonchalant tone: "A mere five million users? I had a feeling last month that we would definitely break through that mark. Five million is nothing to be so excited about."

"Come and tell me the good news when we reach 50 million users."

As he spoke, Liang Can turned around, his tone slightly sarcastic: "You guys haven't seen much of the world, have you? Get back to work and close the door behind you."

The excited crowd was filled with awe and respect.

What defines a person who achieves great things? This is what it means to achieve great things!
That composure alone is something that ordinary people like us can't match.

After closing the door, Senior Mu Cheng shook her head and sighed, "Junior is indeed an outstanding person. When he caused a scene in the student council, I knew he would achieve great things sooner or later."

Everyone agreed.

"We were so excited, but the boss didn't seem to feel anything at all!"

"Five million users is still too few; it's not enough to excite the boss."

"Yeah, the boss's reaction just now wasn't as excited as when he went to participate in the lingerie brand's fashion show a while ago."

Before the group had gone far, Liang Can's voice came from the closed office.

"Damn it, I'm awesome!"

"I, Liang Can, am the King of the World!!"

"What a useless penguin! After all these years in e-commerce, it's barely surviving. I can create a miracle with just a casual move!"

"They simply added a suffix to the company name: Penguin Technology (my mentor, Liang Can)."

“Ga ga ga ga!!”

"."

Liang Can was acting arrogantly in his office when the phone rang.

He is the head of the investment department at Tencent.

Upon connecting the call, the CEO first extended his heartfelt congratulations to Liang Can, then conveyed Tencent Technology's care and attention to Liang Can, encouraging him to continue his efforts, avoid arrogance and impetuosity, and to feel free to ask for any help he might need.

Liang Can immediately changed his arrogant attitude and said seriously, "President Lu, my achievements today are inseparable from your company's strong support, and even more so from the insights gained from my heart-to-heart talk with President Ma. It is no exaggeration to say that half of my achievements today are due to that conversation with President Ma."

"Yes, yes, we didn't really discuss any deep business logic that day, but as I said, it was all reflection afterward."

"Yes, yes, that's what you should say to Chairman Ma."

After hanging up the phone, Liang Can raised an eyebrow, feeling no remorse for his fawning attitude just now.

He was indeed excited. Although his previous life's slash was very successful, Liang Can couldn't guarantee that he could replicate that success.

Now it seems the results are remarkable.

This means that Qingning has successfully transformed from a small platform that simply relied on bloggers sharing good products and earning commissions through online and offline promotions into a comprehensive e-commerce platform with a large user base.

The previous model relied too much on influencers, which could easily have led to the rise of larger influencers who could then hinder the smaller user base.

But now, that kind of trouble is gone.

Penguin Technology
As soon as Xiao Ma arrived at work today, he was stopped by the head of the investment department.

"Chairman Ma, good news! I have some great news!"

Pony Ma (Ma Huateng, founder of Tencent) no longer gets involved in day-to-day operations within the group. As the helmsman of this massive business empire, his role is macro-level control and guiding the group's overall development. Everything else is secondary.

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry so early in the morning?"

When Little Ma arrived at the office, he first lit a cigarette to wake himself up in the early morning before slowly asking a question.

The investment department is under the president's jurisdiction. In principle, employees at the level of investment manager should not need to report their daily work to Pony Ma.

Unless, something big happens.

The investment manager couldn't hide his excitement, and was also subtly boasting: "Chairman Ma, guess how many new users Liang Can's Qingning has added this month!"

Little Ma gave the investment manager a strange look.

You want me to guess?

Your status and my position.

Have I been giving you too much attention lately?

Seeing that Pony Ma was expressionless, the investment manager realized he had lost his composure and quickly stood up straight: "Chairman Ma, I have some good news to report to you: Liang Can's Qingning has surpassed one million new users this month!"

"It's not the total number of users, it's the number of new users. The number of new users has exceeded one million!"

"And this number is still climbing, increasing day by day, which is beyond description; it's an explosive growth!"

Little Ma perked up a bit, took a drag of his cigarette, and said, "Now that Liang Can has joined VX Pay, the number of users will definitely increase, but the growth rate..."

Halfway through his sentence, Pony Ma glanced at the investment executive, his meaning clear.

Could he be faking it?

Live streamers often use a large number of bots in their rooms, making it appear as if there are thousands or tens of thousands of viewers, when in reality there may only be a few real people.

The same applies to apps; cases of fraud are nothing new. They aim to make the data look good, but the final financial reports can't lie.

The investment executive immediately replied, "Chairman Ma, I specifically verified that this data is absolutely not fabricated, because Liang Can came up with a brilliant marketing strategy."

After saying that, the investment manager handed the iPad in his hand to Pony Ma.

Little Ma glanced at it.

Cut it?

Billions in subsidies?

Invite new users to register and you can withdraw cash and enjoy free food, drinks, and entertainment.

"The brilliance of this 'cut-off' strategy lies in its precise algorithm. You have to keep recruiting people, constantly forwarding links, and posting on your WeChat Moments for it to be effective."

"Most people don't get this money, but those who do will spread it around, which will create momentum for Qingning and generate a huge influence!"

The investment executive remarked, "The new minds of young people are really effective."

As he spoke, the investment manager didn't forget to flatter him: "I think it must have been your personal visit to Liang Can that greatly encouraged this young man, which enabled him to achieve such outstanding results in such a short period of time!"

A man of Ma's status and position is surrounded by countless sycophants, so he's long been immune to it.

But the next second, the investment manager's words moved him slightly.

“Chairman Ma, I didn’t say that, Liang Can said it.”

Little Ma looked up, somewhat surprised, at the investment manager: "Oh?"

In Xiao Ma's impression, Liang Can was a young man who was neither humble nor arrogant and did not like to flatter. This was also in line with the arrogant and conceited nature of college students.

"He would say something like that?" Little Ma laughed.

The investment manager nodded confidently: "Of course, I spoke with Liang Can on the phone last night, and he said it himself. Chairman Ma, it seems you've tamed another rare gem."

Brother Ma crossed his legs, a cigarette between his fingers, and looked at his subordinate through his glasses.

After a moment, he said calmly, "For us business people, recognizing and utilizing talent is an essential skill."

Upon hearing this, the investment manager knew he had successfully flattered the right person.

Who wouldn't like to be admired by a talented young man, especially someone like Liang Can, who is known for his rebellious personality?

It's the same principle as picking up girls.

The little chili pepper is hard to tame, but once you do, the sense of accomplishment is unparalleled.

"Keep an eye on it. This kind of marketing is very effective, but it also costs money like water."

Little Ma got up to make a cup of tea, and with his back to the investment manager, continued, "Now, many investment institutions will definitely be actively seeking out Liang Can. Your department needs to conduct a rigorous analysis to determine exactly how many shares of Qingning the group should hold to maximize profits."

After taking a sip of tea, Pony Ma turned to the investment manager and smiled slightly, "It seems that the group should shift its focus in the e-commerce sector."

Tencent has always been known for its extravagant investments in e-commerce, most notably in Jin Dong.

His words today signify that he is about to begin providing strong support to Liang Can.

The investment manager asked, "Chairman Ma, should we go and talk to Liang Can again?"

Brother Ma took a sip of tea, pondered for a moment, and then said calmly, "Wait a little longer."

So it seems they don't really care.

Just as the investment manager was about to agree, Pony Ma continued, "I'll go myself then."

Investment manager: "?"

(End of this chapter)