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

Chapter 180 If you can't protect me, then you can't protect me either.

Chen Cheng never dreamed that Tencent would temporarily suspend the development of QQ Show in order to seize control of the school's foundation.

He was eager to implement the QQ Show system as soon as possible, so during class, he couldn't wait to grab a pen and paper and list out the technical requirements of QQ Show.

The biggest challenge with this is template design.

The design should include a rich variety of materials for the cartoon character's appearance, face shape, facial features, and hairstyle.

But looking back at the first QQ Show, the design was very rudimentary, as if it was designed by a student expelled from a design major.

Besides the character appearance, QQ Show also has a whole bunch of fancy accessories, clothing, props, backgrounds, and cringeworthy slogans, almost all of which have to be purchased with real money.

Almost all the clothing items here cost money, but the only free item seems to be the white T-shirt, which is available in both men's and women's styles.

Chen Cheng even felt that if it weren't for the policy prohibiting going naked, the government might not have been willing to provide free white T-shirts, let alone free underwear.

Designing this whole thing isn't technically difficult; just find a few art and design professionals to get the materials, and you're basically good to go.

The remaining issues are technical.

It's basically just about developing a front-end display area, a mall that can be freely customized, and an internal payment system. That's all it takes.

The most important aspect is whether the designs of those cartoon products are aesthetically pleasing and attractive enough to entice users to spend money on them.

However, Jiangda is not an art school, nor does it have any majors related to fine arts and fashion design, so we have to find someone outside the school who is good at this.

At that moment, a cold and aloof face suddenly flashed through his mind.

Isn't Su Zishan an art student?

He studied fine arts up to the postgraduate level, and it is said that he also went on sketching trips and gathering inspiration all over the country and even the world. He must have a very good foundation in fine arts.

Moreover, this woman has excellent taste in clothing; she might actually be interested in fields like fashion design.

In that case, she should be more than capable of helping design a batch of cartoon characters and costumes.

So Chen Cheng sent her a text message in class, hoping to ask her to help design a batch of cartoon characters and costumes in a comic style.

Su Zishan had studied painting for many years, and since she had just graduated, her skills were still sharp, so this was no challenge for her. She readily agreed.

However, she wasn't sure what kind of image to draw; she needed to meet in person to work out the ideas and find the right feel for it.

Chen Cheng thought that made sense, so he arranged to meet her at Wildness that evening.

Lin Zhenbang and his wife sneaked into Jiangda University early in the morning. They didn't dare to ask the school for information about Chen Cheng, so they could only continue to use the most foolish method: asking everyone they met on campus if they knew a student named Chen Cheng from Fancheng.

However, they hadn't found the right place at all. They spent a whole day asking around near other colleges, but to no avail.

At noon and in the afternoon, the two even went to several cafeterias, but still couldn't find Chen Cheng.

After finishing his afternoon classes, Chen Cheng went to a Sichuan restaurant first.

On the second floor of the Sichuan restaurant, Tang Jiakai revealed to him that the founding team of the Galo Forum had broken up.

Due to a sharp decline in traffic, the Galo Forum has not sold any advertising recently, and the overall activity level of the forum is less than one-fifth of what it used to be, which has frustrated everyone.

Knowing he was no match for Renren.com, Yang Siqi was filled with anger and had nowhere to vent it. So he started complaining that Chen Wei's technical team hadn't kept up with the times and hadn't developed any impressive new features. He tried to manipulate Chen Wei into thinking of something new.

Chen Wei was also full of complaints. Although he didn't know who the owner of Xiaonei.com was, he knew that Xiaonei.com started from the Galo Forum. The advertisement for Xiaonei Printing Shop was posted on the Galo Forum for more than ten days. Wasn't that all decided by Yang Siqi?
Now that the forum's user base has plummeted due to the pressure from Renren.com, Yang Siqi should be held primarily responsible.

Besides, payday had already passed, and he hadn't even received his salary from last month. When he asked Yang Siqi for it, Yang Siqi simply said, "If the forum's traffic doesn't pick up, nobody will get a single penny."

He originally wanted to use the shares to keep Chen Wei hanging, but he didn't expect that Chen Wei was already dissatisfied with him. He said, "You don't want the money, do you? I don't want the money or the shares either. Let's just part ways."

Chen Wei wasn't stupid. The reason he used to listen to Yang Siqi so readily was not only because of his fixed monthly income, but also because of the shares Yang Siqi promised. Next year, Yang Siqi would be a senior in college, and he would most likely sell the forum then. With the number of users on the Galo Forum at the time, selling it for a few hundred thousand yuan wouldn't be a problem, and he could get a share of tens of thousands of yuan.

For the sake of money, he never fell out with Yang Siqi.

But the situation is different now. The Galo Forum has entered a stage of barely surviving. As the number of users in the fishpond continues to grow, the future of the Galo Forum will only become more and more bleak, and the shares will naturally lose their practical value.

So he immediately distanced himself from Yang Siqi, and several other members of the team also took the opportunity to leave.

Tang Jiakai told Chen Cheng, "Chen Wei has very strong R&D capabilities. He's different from me and Xiao Peng. Xiao Peng excels in product development, I excel in security, and he excels in development. If we can bring him in, the speed of developing new products and features will definitely improve significantly." Tang Jiakai didn't hide anything from Xiao Peng, and Xiao Peng frankly said, "In terms of R&D capabilities, Chen Wei is indeed stronger than me. If he can join us, we can work together in the future, and our efficiency will definitely be higher."

Chen Cheng naturally had no objections. He asked the two men, "How likely do you think Chen Wei is to join?"

Tang Jiakai said, "It depends on what kind of treatment you offer him. He's the number two person on the Galo Forum, and his income is higher than everyone else's. Plus, there are stock options promised by Yang Siqi. If we offer him a high enough salary, he should be able to agree."

Chen Cheng nodded and said to the two of them, "In that case, let's improve the organizational structure. We'll add three director positions: a security director, a product director, and a research and development director."

At this point, he looked at the two of them: "Senior Tang will serve as the security director, and Senior Xiao will serve as the product director. If Chen Wei is interested, let him serve as the R&D director. Our director positions have a monthly salary of two thousand yuan, and Chen Wei will receive the same salary if he comes."

When Chen Cheng first talked to Tang Jiakai, he promised a monthly salary of 2,000 yuan, but Xiao Peng and the others only got 1,500 yuan.

With Chen Cheng's adjustment, Xiao Peng was effectively promoted and received a raise.

He felt somewhat unworthy of the salary and rubbed his hands together, saying, "President Chen, I haven't achieved anything yet, so I feel bad about taking such a high salary."

Chen Cheng thought to himself that college students are just naive. If I give you a promotion and a raise, you still feel indebted. But those seasoned veterans in society can't achieve anything, yet they still dream of promotions and raises every day. Those lazy bums in class are even more despicable. If you're blind enough to hire them, they'll try every means to parasitize your company, putting in the work but not putting in any effort. If you want them to leave, they'll even bring up labor laws to bite you back. They won't be satisfied until they've taken a piece of your flesh.

He smiled and said to Xiao Peng, "Senior Xiao, our job levels have changed, so our salaries will definitely have to change too. Otherwise, what's the point of everyone working so hard? Isn't it just to get promoted and get a raise? If you're in this position and earn more, you'll have to put in more effort than before. If I really think you're not suitable, I won't hesitate to replace you."

Xiao Peng nodded and said earnestly, "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, I will do my best."

Tang Jiakai then spoke up: "Then I'll go talk to Chen Wei and see if he's interested. It would be even better if he could bring a few more people over."

"Row."

Chen Cheng readily agreed, "Tang Xuechang will handle this matter."
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In the evening, Chen Cheng had dinner with everyone at a Sichuan restaurant, and then went out to meet Su Zishan at Wilderness.

Just as they were about to leave the school gate, Lin Zhenbang, who had been searching for him until his voice was hoarse, suddenly saw a familiar face walking towards them.

Upon confirming that the person approaching from not far away was indeed Chen Cheng, Lin Zhenbang's eyes widened in fury. He grabbed his wife beside him and excitedly exclaimed, "That kid's here!"

Liu Li quickly pressed on, "Which one is him?"

Lin Zhenbang pointed at Chen Cheng, then strode forward and blocked Chen Cheng's path, gritting his teeth as he said, "Brother Chen, I've been looking for you for ages!"

When Chen Cheng saw him, he frowned and asked, "What do you want with me?"

Before Lin Zhenbang could speak, his wife shouted, "You, surnamed Chen, are you still pretending to be stupid with us?!"

There are usually many people coming and going on the main road of the school in the evening, and when Lin Zhenbang's wife shouted, many people looked over.

Fortunately, Chen Cheng had only been at Jiangda for a short time and was still relatively unknown; otherwise, it might have attracted a lot of gossip.

So Chen Cheng smiled and casually said, "You want to be louder than normal, right? Okay, then please be even louder and call our security guards and school leaders over. Oh, by the way, the Galo Police Station isn't far away, so call the police officers too."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhenbang's wife immediately fell silent.

She knew she was in the wrong, especially since she was on Chen Cheng's turf. If she really attracted the school leaders, she would definitely be in a bad situation.

So she rubbed her throat, lowered her voice a little, but still said with her usual sharp tongue, "You swindled my family out of a company worth millions with just two million, what are you pretending for?!"

"Did I lie to you?"

Chen Cheng sneered, "Two million and forty thousand in acquisition fees, have I ever owed you a single penny? Have I ever cheated you out of anything in the terms of the contract?"

Lin Zhenbang knew he was in the wrong, but he waved his hand impatiently with a scoundrel's look on his face and said, "Stop talking nonsense! Did you know all along that the price of the quota was going to rise, so you cheated me out of the company?"

Chen Cheng was too lazy to waste words with him. He took out his phone and said seriously, "Since you two both say I lied to you, and two million is a big case, why don't we just go to the police and settle this?"

As he spoke, he was about to dial 110 to report the incident.

Lin Zhenbang was shocked that Chen Cheng was actually going to call the police. He quickly pulled his wife aside and said to Chen Cheng, "Brother Chen, I don't want to go too far. I'll give you a day to think it over!"

Liu Li, hands on her hips, threatened, "Kid, don't think we're easy to scare. We're not afraid of you even if you call the police! Do you think the law can protect you?"

Chen Cheng smiled and said dismissively, "If the law can't protect me, it certainly can't protect you either."

(End of this chapter)