Since they are reborn, they must be supported by the school beauties.

Chapter 147 Try to comfort her
At this time, the number of registered users on Renren.com had exceeded four thousand.

Moreover, the growth rate is accelerating.

Currently, the number of users is growing explosively, while the growth in the number of activated users is slow due to the limited speed of queuing and scanning. However, the number of registered users is increasing rapidly because everyone is constantly recommending it to their friends.

What surprised Chen Cheng even more was that out of the four thousand registered users, more than three thousand six hundred were online.

What concept?
90% of users are playing it!

The current Renren.com is like a newly opened world in the midst of chaos. Every user is busy expanding their territory on it, and no one is willing to log off.

Chen Cheng was overjoyed, and his next thought was to quickly continue expanding the server scale.

Historically, the ratio of registered users to online users has been increasing.

A forum may have 100,000 registered users, but among these people, some play very little, some hardly ever play, and some play at irregular times. So even during peak periods, the number of people online at the same time may only be a few thousand.

However, the retention rate of Renren.com is so high. People search for friends, follow each other, post statuses, leave messages for each other, and send roses. Every little action is an interaction with friends, which is much more interesting than simply chatting.

Therefore, this resulted in the number of users online far exceeding Chen Cheng's expectations.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the website has just been launched.

Now that Chen Cheng is flush with cash, he doesn't need to be stingy and upgrade the server and bandwidth bit by bit. He just makes a call to the agent and asks them to triple his bandwidth, and the agent does it immediately.

Bandwidth upgrades are very flexible; they can be done in units as low as "days".

Take Chen Cheng's current bandwidth plan as an example. The monthly fee is six thousand yuan. If he calls today to request a threefold increase, he doesn't have to immediately send over eighteen thousand yuan. Instead, he can choose to upgrade for one day first and then adjust the plan based on the situation tomorrow.

Many large websites, shopping and video platforms also adjust their bandwidth flexibly. When Singles' Day is approaching, shopping websites will temporarily increase bandwidth. When a hit drama is about to be released, video platforms will also temporarily adjust bandwidth. When a holiday is approaching, hotel booking platforms will also temporarily adjust bandwidth, focusing on flexibility and minimizing waste.

Chen Cheng upgraded his bandwidth, which normally costs 200 yuan a day, so even three times that would only cost 600 yuan.

He is considered a fairly large client of this agency, so he has this much credit limit.

The other party told him on the phone, "Manager Chen, I've upgraded your bandwidth first. If it's convenient for you tomorrow, you can come here to pay."

Chen Cheng thought to himself, "Without online payment now, it would be too much trouble to keep running back and forth like this. I've also checked out this company. The scale of their server hosting is pretty good, and they have some strength. The risk of them running away with my money is not high."

So he asked them, "How about I pre-deposit some money with you? That way it will be easier to make adjustments later. I can adjust it whenever I need to, and you can just compile the bill for me."

"Pre-save?"

The other party asked with some curiosity, "How much do you plan to deposit in advance?"

Chen Cheng thought for a moment and said, "100,000, but you have to give me a discount."

The other party was also somewhat surprised. Nowadays, the annual server rental and bandwidth fees for many small websites are only a few thousand yuan, while larger ones cost more than ten thousand yuan. Chen Cheng's current server and bandwidth fees have exceeded ten thousand yuan a month, making him a major client.

For a major client like him, it would be good enough if he didn't ask for payment terms. But Chen Cheng not only didn't want payment terms, he also wanted to prepay 100,000 yuan, which was truly unprecedented.

The other party immediately said, "Manager Chen, please wait a moment. I'll talk to my supervisor. He's the one who has to make the final decision on the discount."

"it is good."

Chen Cheng instructed him: "Tell your boss to assign me a dedicated contact person. I might need your help 24/7, and you need to be able to respond immediately!"

The other party smiled and said, "That's easy, Manager Chen. Several of my colleagues and I take turns being on standby in the server room 24 hours a day. Whether you need to add servers or upgrade bandwidth, just contact me anytime. We have several backup servers here, ready to be deployed whenever needed."

With someone on duty and dedicated personnel available 24/7, Chen Cheng's risk of server and bandwidth problems has been greatly reduced.

Soon, the other party called back and said to Chen Cheng, "Manager Chen, our boss said that if you can deposit 100,000, it can be used as a discount of 110,000. Also, 24-hour support is no problem."

"it is good."

Chen Cheng didn't haggle and readily said, "Tell your boss I'll make time to go over there tomorrow."

At this time, the number of users on the campus network continued to surge, and the queue outside the campus printing shop never seemed to end.

The guys in the dorm were already busy to the point of exhaustion, and Chen Cheng wasn't idle either. Since someone among the four of them needed to rest, smoke, or go to the bathroom, Chen Cheng took on the role of the free agent, constantly taking turns.

Yan Ruoxuan also wanted to help, but there were no extra scanners available on site, so she could only act as a mascot and provide emotional support to everyone.

Around 7 o'clock, just as the group finished eating, Su Zishan called Chen Cheng and asked him, "Manager Chen, are you coming to the store today?"

Chen Cheng said, "Sister Shan, I can't go today. I've been too busy these past few days."

Su Zishan said, "Lu Ning came. She said she was in a bad mood and wanted to find someone to drink with. She was quite disappointed when she heard you didn't come. Why don't you come over when you have some free time?"

Chen Cheng hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with Sister Ning?"

Su Zishan said, "There was a problem with the family business. She and her father stayed in Guangzhou for seven days during the National Day holiday. She just got back today and came to the store as soon as she got off the plane."

Chen Cheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Wait for me. I'll settle things here and then go over. I'll be there in a bit."

Su Zishan couldn't help but complain, "I asked you to come, but you didn't. Shen Luning was in a bad mood, but you arrived right away..."

Chen Cheng quickly protested, "Sister Shan, didn't you just tell me to make time to go? I'm just showing you my concern, okay?"

Su Zishan's voice was somewhat dissatisfied as she muttered, "Alright, I see you see right through me. Hurry up and comfort your sister Ning. We've been waiting for you."

Helpless, Chen Cheng hung up the phone and said to his roommates, "Brothers, keep up the good work until ten o'clock. I'll take the class monitor to the dormitory first, and then go to Wilderness."

Although everyone worked hard, Chen Cheng not only gave everyone a monthly salary of 1,000 yuan, but also provided them with meals, fruit, and even cigarettes. So everyone was full of energy and no one complained.

Seeing that Chen Cheng wanted to go to Wilderness, everyone was very understanding and told him to go ahead, leaving things to them. After a busy day, everyone was very familiar with the procedures, and Chen Cheng trusted them, so he called to Yan Ruoxuan, "Come on, I'll take you back to your dorm."

Without waiting for her reply, he picked up her suitcase and walked out.

Yan Ruoxuan followed him and asked cautiously, "Are you going to the disco again tonight?"

"Correct."

Chen Cheng said, "I haven't shown up much these past few days, so I'm going to take a look."

Yan Ruoxuan then asked, "What about the two million?"

Chen Cheng said, "Tomorrow, let's go to the vehicle management office together and check out the current situation."

"it is good."

Yan Ruoxuan nodded: "Then it's settled. We'll leave after class tomorrow morning."

"OK!"
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Chen Cheng dropped Yan Ruoxuan off at her dormitory building and then hurried off to Wildness.

Although today is the last day of the National Day holiday, the business at Wilderness is still booming.

After Chen Cheng arrived, Su Zishan received the message. She came out of her office, pulled him aside as soon as she saw him, and whispered, "Lu Ning is drinking in the office. Go in and try to calm her down. Don't tell her that I sent you."

"it is good."

Chen Cheng nodded and asked her, "Are you coming along?"

Su Zishan rolled her eyes at him: "I'm not going. I'll give you two some time alone. Aren't you the one who cares most about your sister Lu Ning?"

"Look what you said."

Chen Cheng became glib: "I care about both of you, you're both my good sisters."

"Pooh!"

Su Zishan said disdainfully, "She's your older sister, I'm your boss."

Chen Cheng asked with a smile, "Is there anything else you need, boss?"

"Gone."

Su Zishan earnestly instructed him, "I'll go in in twenty minutes. Make sure you appease Lu Ning, you hear me? I've tried for a long time, but I haven't succeeded."

Chen Cheng was somewhat surprised: "Is it that serious? What exactly happened?"

Su Zishan shook her head: "I don't know either. It's just something about their company. I asked her, but she wouldn't say."

"Okay, I see."

Chen Cheng nodded: "Leave it to me."

After saying that, he walked towards his office.

At this moment, Shen Luning was sitting alone on the sofa in the office, with several Budweiser beer bottles in front of her. Her intelligent and beautiful face was flushed, but also looked a little haggard and worried.

Seeing someone come in, she turned her head and glanced at Chen Cheng, clearly surprised: "When did my brother arrive?"

"Just arrived."

Chen Cheng said, "I've been busy lately and haven't had much time. I only just had time to come and take a look."

After saying that, he asked, feigning curiosity, "Why are you drinking here alone, Sister Ning?"

Shen Luning sat up straight, pushed up her glasses, and said somewhat awkwardly, "I... am a little tired, and I want to have a couple of beers to relax."

Chen Cheng nodded and asked her, "Would you like me to have a couple of drinks with you?"

Shen Luning said with some delight, "Great! I couldn't be happier."

Chen Cheng sat down opposite her, opened a bottle of beer, clinked bottles with hers, took a sip, and then casually asked, "By the way, Sister Ning, when did you get back? I heard you were away on a business trip again?"

Shen Luning nodded: "I just arrived in Jiangcheng this afternoon. How about you? Have you been back for a few days?"

"I returned on the 4th."

Chen Cheng responded, then clinked glasses with her again, took a couple of sips, and asked, "By the way, Sister Ning, why do you always go to Guangzhou on business trips?"

Shen Luning gave a wry smile and said, "Our company's investors are in Guangzhou, and we've been in contact with them recently."

Chen Cheng knew exactly what was going on.

When Su Zishan mentioned that her family's business was in trouble, Chen Cheng guessed that it might be due to a performance-based agreement with investors that was unlikely to be fulfilled. Now, after hearing Shen Luning's words, he became even more certain of his thoughts.

Generally speaking, once you've taken money from investors, as long as you haven't handed over control of the finances, the investors will only ask you for two things.

Either you do a great job, or he still wants to invest;
Either you did something wrong, or he wants to get you.

So Chen Cheng asked her directly, "What are you talking about with the investors? Is it because the performance-based agreement can't be completed?"

(End of this chapter)