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

Chapter 155 The Last Window to Grab Chips

The following day, October 8th, the school resumed normal classes.

After washing up, Chen Cheng and his roommate went to the cafeteria. Just as they found an empty seat, a figure that attracted everyone's attention appeared at the cafeteria entrance.

A group of male students from the computer science department were almost all captivated by that figure.

Wang Yifei happened to be facing the doorway. He looked up and exclaimed excitedly, "Old Chen, the squad leader is here! Wow, she's so beautiful!"

As soon as Yan Ruoxuan entered the cafeteria, countless people stared at her intently.

The young students in the computer science department had never seen a girl like this before, and they were all staring at her in disbelief.

Because she was used to having breakfast with Chen Cheng and the others, she looked for Chen Cheng everywhere as soon as she entered the cafeteria. When she saw Chen Cheng, she felt a strange tension and ran over to him quickly.

Chen Cheng patted Su Hexiang, and without saying a word, Su Hexiang moved over with his bowl, giving his seat to Yan Ruoxuan.

Yan Ruoxuan approached and said awkwardly, "I...I'll go get my food first."

Wang Yifei quickly stood up and said, "Please sit down, class monitor. I'll get it for you. What do you want to eat?"

Yan Ruoxuan quickly waved her hand: "I'd better go by myself!"

Chen Cheng patted the seat next to him: "You sit down first, let Yifei help you make the call."

When Yan Ruoxuan saw Chen Cheng speak, she said to Wang Yifei, "Then...then could you please make me a cup of soy milk and a fried dough stick?"

After saying that, she handed him her meal card: "Use my card."

Wang Yifei waved his hand: "Old Chen is here, even if I use his card, I can't use yours. You can sit down."

Having said that, the person turned and went to the window.

Chen Cheng turned to look at Yan Ruoxuan and said with a smile, "Class monitor, your new look is quite striking. All the boys in the cafeteria are staring at you."

Yan Ruoxuan felt a little embarrassed and muttered in a low voice, "I should have known better than to listen to you... I feel uncomfortable being stared at all the time."

Chen Cheng laughed and said, "You'll get used to it."

Just then, two boys walked past their table, and one of them asked the other, "Have you registered for Renren (the school's intranet) yet?"

"No, I only heard about it from my roommate. I haven't had a chance to register yet. I'll go to the internet cafe at noon to register and see."

"Then don't forget to follow me first. If I win the competition, I'll treat you to dinner! Oh, and don't forget to follow a girl named Yan Ruoxuan either. She's so beautiful, and according to her profile, she's from our Computer Science department!"

The two people came up behind Yan Ruoxuan but didn't see her. However, the content of their conversation made Yan Ruoxuan blush, and she lowered her head, too embarrassed to look up.

Chen Cheng smiled. It seemed that Renren.com had become a hot topic at Jiangda University, with students spontaneously exchanging and recommending it. This was an excellent sign.

After the group finished eating, they arrived at the teaching building, and along the way they could always hear many people discussing the school's intranet.

Besides discussing the novelty and fun of the product itself, everyone was also talking about the new user acquisition competition that was about to start at noon today.

The cash reward of 500 to 100 yuan has many people eager to participate.

They weren't worried about Renren's ability to pay out, because the Renren Printing Center was located on the commercial street and offered free photo scanning services. They had invested tens of thousands of yuan, so it was impossible for them to back out on a few thousand yuan in prize money.

As soon as the morning classes ended, Chen Cheng's five roommates rushed to the on-campus printing shop to open for business, while Chen Cheng took Yan Ruoxuan directly to the vehicle management office, which was the closest to Jiangda University, by taxi.

There are three vehicle management offices in Jiangcheng, and all three offices handle vehicle transfer business normally. The current policy for personal taxi quotas is that the quota follows the vehicle; whoever registers the vehicle registers the quota.

Chen Cheng only remembered that the surge in taxi quotas in Jiangcheng began after the holiday, but he had no idea exactly which day.

He didn't know if the people from Wencheng had arrived yet. When he rushed to the vehicle management office, it was already past its opening hours.

Chen Cheng found a scalper outside the vehicle management office, offered him a cigarette, and asked, "Brother, how much did individual taxi registrations sell for this morning?"

The other party took the cigarette and casually said, "Before National Day, it was around 48,000. The vehicle management office was closed for National Day, and the actual transaction price this morning has already dropped to 47,000."

Chen Cheng then asked him, "How were the transactions today?"

The other party replied, "There aren't many transactions. People who want to enter the taxi industry are all waiting and seeing. After all, it's a car worth 40,000 to 50,000 yuan. The policy of replacing cars at the end of the year is stuck here. Most people don't want to buy at this time. They want to wait until the end of the year or next year to buy at a lower price."

At this point, the other person lit a cigarette and calmly pointed out, "If you want to buy a personal quota, it's best not to do it now. If you buy it now, you can earn money for three more months, but you'll only make a few thousand yuan in net profit during those three months. The quota might drop by 10,000 or 20,000 yuan by the end of the year. It's not worth it. It's best to wait and see."

Chen Cheng laughed and said, "It's not that I want to buy one. I'm just a poor student. How can I afford a car? The main thing is that my uncle has had his years of service bought out and he doesn't have a livelihood. So he wants to buy a taxi to drive."

The other party nodded and sighed, "Then we need to be even more cautious. It's best to take another look. Now is definitely not a good time to buy."

As he spoke, he casually chatted, saying, "This morning, a couple from out of town came to inquire, saying they wanted to buy a car to drive around. I advised them that the taxi market in Jiangcheng is not a good place to buy one right now. I don't know what these two out-of-towners were thinking, coming to Jiangcheng to drive a taxi."

Chen Cheng, however, was somewhat wary and asked curiously, "Out-of-towner driving a taxi in Jiangcheng? Where are you from? Are you from a prefecture-level city within the province?"

The other person shook their head and said, "No, they speak Mandarin, but their accent is more southern."

Chen Cheng then asked, "What age group?"

"In his thirties, I guess."

The other person casually remarked, "Your clothes and appearance are quite sophisticated. I wonder why you want to come to Jiangcheng to drive a taxi."

Chen Cheng nodded, starting to make plans in his mind. Judging from the situation, the people from Wencheng should have already arrived.

However, people from Wenzhou are known for their shrewdness in business. They certainly won't just jump in and start making moves. They'll probably find out about the market first, then study the strategies before they begin.

Moreover, Chen Cheng had seen some reports about Wencheng speculators in his previous life. They were not a disorganized group fighting their own battles. On the contrary, they were a closely coordinated team. Their goals, tactics, and timing of buying and selling were all team actions.

Since it's a team effort, they'll start researching the market today, go back and discuss the plan, and get right to work tomorrow morning.

This afternoon might be my last window to grab chips.

So he asked the scalper, "Brother, do you have any drivers who have asked you to help them sell license plates?"

"Yes, I have."

The scalper casually said, "There are several, but nobody's buying them. If your uncle is planning to buy one, I can recommend a cheap one for you."

As he spoke, he pulled a poorly printed business card from his pocket and handed it to Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng smiled and asked him, "Brother, if I buy it now, what's the lowest price you think I can get?"

"Buy now?"

The scalper thought for a moment and said, "There's someone willing to sell for 46,500 yuan, and the car is probably less than 10,000 yuan."

Chen Cheng then asked, "I don't need to pay you a brokerage fee, right?"

"Need not."

The scalper laughed and said, "It's all paid by the buyer. It's only a couple hundred yuan per car. I'm just acting as a middleman."

Chen Cheng nodded and said, "How about this, you help me contact someone who can actually sell for 46,500 yuan and have them come over to complete the transfer before the vehicle management office opens."

The scalper asked in surprise, "Them? What do you mean?"

Chen Cheng said seriously, "I'll buy from anyone who's willing to pay this price; the more the merrier."

"Are you kidding me?"

The scalper frowned at him, his face full of doubt.

A car license plate costs 46,500 yuan, and with the car itself, it's definitely over 50,000 yuan. And this guy actually said the more the better? Isn't that nonsense?

He thought Chen Cheng was joking with him, so he stopped smiling, waved his hand and said, "Alright kid, go find somewhere to eat in the middle of the day, stop talking nonsense with me."

Before Chen Cheng could speak, Yan Ruoxuan, who was standing next to him, became unhappy. She asked indignantly, "How can you speak so rudely? We're not joking with you. Besides, if we successfully introduce you, don't you get a commission?"

Seeing that the pretty girl next to Chen Cheng was angry, the scalper said with a grin, "Little sister, it's not that I'm rude, it's just that this young man is talking too vaguely. One quota costs forty or fifty thousand, and he says 'the more the better.' How much is 'the more'? I'll bring ten people over, can he buy them all? When everyone comes, and he tells me he has no money, won't I be the one who gets scolded?"

Yan Ruoxuan said angrily, "Ten people aren't enough! We need to find at least forty!"

The scalper was stunned for a moment, and after regaining his senses, he said with a wry smile, "You two...you two are just messing with me for no reason?"

Chen Cheng offered him another cigarette and said seriously, "Brother, I'm not joking with you. What you said earlier about my uncle wanting to buy license plates was utter nonsense. I want to buy a batch of license plates to start a taxi business."

The scalpers were all confused, unable to figure out which of Chen Cheng's words was a joke.

Chen Cheng then continued, "You should have heard of Lin Zhenbang of Jietong Taxi, right?"

Huang Niu nodded: "I've heard of it, from Yujiahu. What's up?"

Chen Cheng said, "Did you know that his company was sold a while ago?"

"Yes, I know. It was sold for 2.04 million. After that, I bought a new Accord. Everyone knows that."

Chen Cheng pointed to himself and smiled, "I am the buyer. I am now the new boss of Jietong."

"Hold……"

The scalper immediately became serious.

He remembered a rumor that someone had said the person who bought Jietong Company was a young man under twenty years old.

At the time, people were discussing what kind of young people were so rich, and what kind of young people were so stupid to buy a taxi company at this time.

Unexpectedly, I met the person in question today.

He stared at Chen Cheng, speechless. "You bought Lin Zhenbang's company. Do you know that you lost at least 70,000 to 80,000 yuan when you bought it?"

Chen Cheng laughed and said, "I know, if the price of one car drops by one or two thousand, then forty cars would be seventy or eighty thousand."

The scalper was stunned: "You still want to buy it? Are you crazy?"

Chen Cheng smiled calmly and said, "Nothing else, I'm just optimistic about the taxi market, and I think it can recover."

After saying that, he suggested to the scalper, "How about this, don't do any other business today. Help me contact the car owners you know to come over. I'll wait here this afternoon to transfer the ownership. I'll buy one for every car you call over. Let's buy forty cars to see how it goes. I'll give you a hundred yuan as a commission for each car!"

(End of this chapter)