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Chapter 159 Have you been using Renren (校内网)?

"Wait for the wind to come?"

Shen Zhou repeated it to himself.

Chen Cheng's words, "Wait for the wind to come," revealed to Shen Zhou a magnanimity and composure far beyond his own.

He asked instinctively, "Do you think there's still a chance for things to turn around?"

"Correct."

Chen Cheng nodded decisively and said with a smile, "I think as long as you are patient and persistent, you will definitely be able to wait for a chance to come back to life. A miracle will happen, but the premise is to give the miracle enough time to happen. If you surrender and admit defeat early, even if a miracle comes, it will have nothing to do with you."

Shen Zhou was secretly surprised. If someone else had said these words, he might have felt that the other person was simply indifferent and didn't care.

But after Chen Cheng said those words, he felt that things might actually turn around in the next six months.

At the same time, he also had some expectations for Chen Cheng.

Because he had heard his daughter say that Chen Cheng had turned Su Zishan's disco around in just one week, and even made it the most successful nightclub in Jiangcheng within a month.

This proves that this young man has the ability to create miracles.

Believe in him, have expectations for him, and maybe a miracle will happen.

When Chen Cheng said this, he was indeed detached and confident. This was mainly because he had a clear understanding of the future development, coupled with the composure of a successful man in his forties, which made Shen Zhou feel that he believed in him and at the same time felt somewhat inferior.

So, influenced by Chen Cheng, he became more open-minded and, unusually, smiled as he said, "Since you've said so, Little Chen, I'll try to stay calm and see if I can really wait for the wind to come!"

Chen Cheng nodded and reminded him, "Uncle Shen, since business is not good right now, I suggest you reduce the scale of your business appropriately. Firstly, reduce the inventory of raw materials and spot goods. Secondly, implement performance appraisal in the company to lighten the burden, reduce costs and increase efficiency. At the same time, keep more cash in the company's account, and you will have more initiative. I will also keep an eye out for opportunities for you, Uncle Shen. If there are any good opportunities, I will let you know as soon as possible."

Chen Cheng already has a comprehensive solution to the problems facing Lingzhou Pharmaceuticals.

The first step, getting Shen Zhou to reject Tianyun Pharmaceutical's conditions, has been achieved;
The second step was to have Shen Zhou reduce expenses and keep more cash in the account;
The third step is to have Shen Zhou put all his production lines and funds into Banlangen granules at the right time.
Fourth, constantly remind Shen Zhou not to make a profit from a crisis. Once the market for Banlangen (Isatis root) becomes hot, he must not hoard it.

As long as he produces Banlangen granules during that period, he can sell as many as he has, and sales performance will not be a problem.

This will definitely allow him to make a profit while fulfilling the bet.

At that time, you must not let your mind wander and you must be able to resist temptation.

Earn the money you're entitled to, that's enough.

However, the third and fourth steps will take time. Now it depends on whether Shen Zhou will listen to me and stockpile more ammunition.

After listening to Chen Cheng's explanation, Shen Zhou also felt that Chen Cheng's suggestion was very necessary. Although many drugs were still in production, their sales were indeed declining. Stockpiling and receiving payments were indeed problems. Now, it was time to reduce the burden, cut costs and increase efficiency. Having money left over would definitely give them more initiative. Even if they really needed to use money to repurchase later, having more money left over would reduce the pressure.

So he picked up his glass and said earnestly, "Xiao Chen, I've remembered what you said. I'd like to toast you!"

Seeing that her father's condition seemed to be clearing up, Shen Luning finally breathed a sigh of relief.

These past few days, her father had been pleading and begging at Tianyun Pharmaceuticals, saying all sorts of nice things, which made her feel particularly sad. Now, although things haven't turned around yet, at least her father seems a bit more relaxed, and she can see some fighting spirit written on his face again, which is already a huge improvement.

Looking at Chen Cheng again, she was filled with mixed emotions. She had always been amazed by Chen Cheng's abilities, but now she seemed to have become accustomed to his extraordinary abilities. She even had a faint feeling that perhaps Chen Cheng could really help her company out of its predicament.

With this thought in mind, she felt a surge of gratitude towards Chen Cheng.

Thinking that Chen Cheng himself had acquired a taxi company worth two million, she couldn't help but ask Chen Cheng, "Little brother, how's the situation with your taxi company going?"

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "The warehouse construction is complete. The rest is just like the four words I gave to Uncle Shen earlier: wait for the wind to come."

Although Shen Zhou didn't know much about the taxi industry, this was, after all, a project operated by Chen Cheng, and he was very curious about the details of Chen Cheng's operations.

So, he asked with some curiosity, "Xiao Chen, how do you operate this business?"

Chen Cheng truthfully stated, "It's not really about any specific operation. I just felt that the price of taxi license plates was undervalued, and the panic was a bit excessive. At this point, the price should have already bottomed out, so I wanted to buy on the dip and wait for the price to rebound, similar to buying stocks that have hit their daily limit down."

Shen Zhou said with some doubt, "Whether the price goes up or not should depend on whether a large amount of capital comes in, right? If there is always a price but no market and few transactions, the price will probably be hard to rise."

"Yes."

Chen Cheng agreed wholeheartedly, saying, "Uncle Shen's analysis is spot on. That's why I said I'm also waiting for the right opportunity. Taxi license plates in many big cities have been speculated on by professional speculators, but not in Jiangcheng. If speculators from other places see this market and come in to speculate, wouldn't the price of the license plates go up? They are the opportunity I'm waiting for."

Shen Zhou nodded slightly and pondered, "Buying on dips and waiting for the right opportunity, that's a good idea!"

After talking with Chen Cheng, Shen Zhou's mindset improved a lot.

As the three of them emerged from the restaurant, enjoying the cool October evening breeze, Shen Zhou smiled and remarked, "Starting tomorrow, I'll slow down and stop worrying about so many things. I'll just do as Xiao Chen suggested, hoard cash, and wait for the right opportunity!"

Shen Luning was very pleased and told him, "Dad, you need to rest well these few days. You've been working too hard lately."

“Okay!” Shen Zhou readily agreed, saying, “I’ll sleep in until I naturally wake up tomorrow, and then go to the factory for a meeting to make some arrangements.”

Shen Luning nodded and asked Chen Cheng, "Little brother, are you going to the shop later?"

Chen Cheng smiled and waved his hand: "I'm not going, I need to go back and check the website data."

After saying that, he asked again, "Sister Ning, have you and Sister Shan registered accounts?"

"Registered."

Shen Luning said, "After we registered this morning, we left messages for some old classmates on QQ, but it seems that not many people were online this morning, and no one paid attention to us. I don't know how they are now."

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "I'll go back and check the data later, and I'll also help you promote yourselves among the alumni."

Shen Luning raised an eyebrow and smiled, "If you're not going to the store, then I won't go either. I'll go home and check how many followers there are on Renren.com, and then contact some classmates to help me get more people to join."

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Then you should go back with Uncle Shen. I'm going back to school too."

Shen Luning nodded, said goodbye to Chen Cheng, and Chen Cheng also greeted Shen Zhou politely before hailing a car to return to school.

After Chen Cheng left, Shen Luning and Shen Zhou went to her Toyota Vios. Shen Zhou didn't get in the car right away, but stood outside and lit a cigarette.

Seeing that her father hadn't gotten into the car, Shen Luning opened the car door herself and stood outside waiting for him.

Shen Zhou asked her curiously, "Lu Ning, how much do you think Chen Cheng spent to buy that taxi company?"

Shen Luning said, "Two million."

Shen Zhou nodded and exclaimed, "The younger generation is truly formidable. So young, yet they dare to invest so much money."

Shen Luning smiled and said, "He asked me to help coordinate the vehicle inspection technicians today. It seems he has collected another batch of quotas."

Shen Zhou was about to put the cigarette butt in his mouth when he heard this and stopped. He asked, "Still collecting? Looks like you're really confident! I'll keep an eye on it tomorrow too."

After finishing speaking, he asked curiously, "What were you talking about earlier, the school and the website?"

Shen Luning said, "Chen Cheng made a website called Xiaonei.com, which is specifically for college students to make friends. I registered today and played around with it. It seems quite interesting."

Shen Zhou exclaimed in surprise, "Although I don't understand the internet, I've been hearing a lot of people talking about it in Guangzhou lately. Apparently, there are many internet companies in Guangzhou and neighboring Shenzhen, and they're developing very fast. Some of them have even gone public in the United States!"

Shen Luning nodded and said, "You mean NetEase, right? The company's headquarters are in Guangzhou."

"Yes, let's call it NetEase."

Shen Zhou took a drag of his cigarette, threw the butt on the ground, and sighed, "This Chen Cheng is so capable at such a young age; he might even build a big company!"
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At this very moment, on Jiangda Commercial Street, the five of us from the same dormitory are still busy at work.

When Chen Cheng arrived, the first thing he did was to check the backend. In just the time it takes to eat dinner, the number of registered users had increased from 26,000 as Tang Jiakai had said to 34,000.

Coincidentally, for the vast majority of college students, the peak time for them to go online is from 5:30 pm to 10 pm.

Most college students go online during this time, and spending their lunch break at an internet cafe is somewhat inconvenient.

As of now, Yan Ruoxuan has the most followers on the entire website.

She now has over a thousand followers, 80% of whom are students from Jiangnan University, and 90% of them are male.

In addition, there are eight users from Jiangnan University whose fan count has exceeded 500, and more than a dozen users whose fan count has exceeded 300.

These people all seem to be fiercely competing to attract new users, and their fan base is growing rapidly.

Chen Cheng searched for Shen Luning and Su Zishan's accounts in the background and found that the two had quite a few fans. Shen Luning's number of fans had exceeded two hundred, while Su Zishan's was slightly less, with one hundred and eighty fans.

Moreover, the IP addresses of these people's fans are almost all registered in other places, which quickly spread their social circles to all parts of the country.

Because it was peak season, the number of registered users on the website was growing rapidly. Every user who was recruiting new users was constantly attracting new registered users. After these users became familiar with Renren.com, they would immediately start to spread the word to other classmates and friends.

He only needed to manipulate the backend system for a short time, and the number of registered users increased to 35,000.

A few minutes later, when I refreshed the page again, the number of registered users had increased to 36,000.

Even more incredibly, there were as many as 30,000 online users.

He realized that he seemed to have created a super hit product, even OICQ, the predecessor of QQ, did not develop at such a fast pace when it was first launched.

Just as he was overjoyed by the rapid growth of Renren.com, Lu Youyou suddenly called him.

After the call connected, she asked Chen Cheng, "Chen Cheng, have you been using Renren (the school's online community)?"

(End of this chapter)