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

Chapter 199 Persuading her to start a business together

Liu Shiyu's song "In My Song" gave Chen Cheng a huge boost in confidence.

He even thought that although he had put forward a lot of songs, and each song had a different style and inclination, there was no need to release them all at once.

In the first phase, we'll only give everyone one song, "You Exist in My Song," to get everyone's attention and brainwashed by it. We'll make snippets of this song go viral across the country, generating enough buzz and attention before releasing the second one.

Just as he was pondering the pace of development, Liu Shiyu called and immediately asked him, "Hey Chen Cheng, did you listen to the document I sent you?"

"I've heard it!"

Chen Cheng spoke earnestly in the exaggerated tone of later generations: "It's really good! Really, it's really, really good!"

Liu Shiyu asked with a smile, "Really? I recorded it using the microphone on my headphones, so the sound quality is much worse."

"It's already very good."

Chen Cheng said with great certainty, "I just put the song on the test page to get a feel for it. As soon as the page opened, the music started playing immediately. It felt just right!"

Hearing the praise and affirmation, Liu Shiyu said happily, "I'm glad you're satisfied. I contacted a friend who works at a music academy. She said she could help me get in touch with them. I can borrow their school's recording studio after get off work, and I can go there to record tomorrow night."

Chen Cheng asked her, "Do you have a sound engineer at the recording studio?"

Liu Shiyu laughed and said, "We don't need a recording engineer. The accompaniment is already prepared. We'll only record our vocals in the studio. The main thing is to use the noise-free environment of the recording studio and the high-fidelity condenser microphone. I can operate the equipment myself."

Then she continued, "You want to keep it a secret, and I don't want to make a fuss either. Let's just go over and secretly record the song, and then bring the tape back after we're done."

"That's great."

Chen Cheng said, "I thought there was a recording engineer involved, and I was thinking of signing a confidentiality agreement with the recording engineer, otherwise if the song becomes popular, he will go around saying that he recorded the song, which will cause trouble."

Liu Shiyu smiled and said, "I think the same thing as you, which is why I asked my friend for help."

Chen Cheng praised, "It has to be you, Teacher Liu! You're incredibly reliable!"

Liu Shiyu giggled and said, "Thank you for the compliment. How about we have dinner together tomorrow night? We can go straight over after dinner."

"Okay."

Chen Cheng readily agreed, saying, "Then let's eat outside the school so that people won't see us and gossip."

Liu Shiyu said, "Then let's go to the music academy. I know that area well, and there's a really good Cantonese restaurant there."

"Row!"
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The following day, lured by the money, the software company's sales staff quickly helped Chen Cheng contact internet cafes in the province with which he had previously cooperated.

When he told these business owners about the agency arrangements for the school's internal currency, they all agreed to become agents without hesitation.

The main reason was Chen Cheng's high level of sincerity. The internet cafe owner didn't have to spend a penny; he could just open a backend and start making money immediately. Moreover, it was a deal where payment was made after the sale. No one had any reason to refuse such a good deal.

Moreover, although no one knows how well Xiaonei Coin will sell, at least one thing is clear to internet cafe owners: Xiaonei.com is very popular right now, and young people love playing it. With such a large market, Xiaonei Coin will likely be very popular as well.

For internet cafe owners, they will seize any opportunity to make money. If the sales of Xiaonei Coins reach 10,000 yuan a month, they will earn 1,500 yuan, which is already quite considerable. This is because the monthly salary of an internet cafe manager in Jiangcheng is only 400 to 500 yuan, and the salary of an internet cafe manager in a prefecture-level city may only be 300 to 400 yuan. If Xiaonei Coins can earn more than 1,000 yuan, it can cover the salaries of several internet cafe managers, which is like picking up free money.

As a result, the first batch of internet cafe owners in the province quickly completed their business registration and obtained their own business accounts.

Chen Cheng also simultaneously released an official message on the school's intranet, announcing that he would be recruiting internet cafe merchants for cooperation nationwide, but he did not reveal the specific nature of the cooperation in this official message.

He felt that with hundreds of cities and hundreds of thousands of internet cafes across the country, it would be impossible for him to talk to each and every one of them if tens of thousands of potential partners came up at once.

Therefore, it's better not to write the details too specifically. This way, you can filter out some less proactive businesses and reduce your workload significantly.

Those merchants who don't understand what kind of cooperation is needed but are still willing to reach out to others are definitely more proactive than others, and the success rate of negotiating cooperation with them will be higher.

At noon, Chen Cheng posted an internal message on the official account. The message was only sent to users whose registered location and login IP were outside the province and within the mainland. He didn't know if those internet cafe owners used Renren, but in his impression, internet cafe managers were all young people. Young people follow trends, and even if they hadn't been to university, they might use Renren for its electronic photo album function.

In the afternoon, his inbox began to receive emails from internet cafe owners who had come across the investment information and were interested in learning more. They sent him information such as the city where their internet cafes were located, their specific addresses, and their business licenses.

After checking the general information, Chen Cheng replied to their email, detailing the specific cooperation model.

To quickly open up the market, Chen Cheng reserved a credit line of 1,000 yuan for all partners. Everyone can try it out first without spending a penny. You can keep the money after selling 1,000 yuan worth of goods. However, if you want more credit, you must pay the settlement fee of 1,000 yuan, which is 850 yuan, and then unlock another 1,000 yuan credit line.

If you feel that sales are good and settling accounts with a limit of 1,000 is too troublesome, and you want to pre-order a larger limit, then you'll have to pay first.

For example, if you want a credit line of 10,000 yuan, you need to pay 8,500 yuan first.

The internet cafe owners who received the message all thought this model was great. They figured it was free money, and there was no cost involved. So they all agreed to cooperate, and some even started asking how to sign a contract.

Chen Cheng hasn't registered a company yet, so he doesn't plan to sign a contract with them. Since he's willing to give them a 1,000 yuan credit limit, he doesn't care whether they break the contract or not. As for whether they want to buy a large amount of campus currency in the future, they don't need to worry about him breaching the contract, because the credit limit is directly available to them online, and they can sell it slowly.

In any case, these businesses were just testing the waters in the early stages, and it was impossible for them to invest real money right away.

At six o'clock, Chen Cheng left the school and took a taxi to Jiangcheng Conservatory of Music.

Near the music academy, he found the Cantonese restaurant that Liu Shiyu had mentioned. As soon as he entered, he saw Liu Shiyu sitting by the window waving at him.

Chen Cheng sat down opposite her and asked, "How long have you been here, Teacher Liu?"

Liu Shiyu said, "I just arrived too."

After saying that, she pushed the menu towards him: "Take a look and see what you want to eat."

Chen Cheng laughed and said, "Whatever, just keep an eye on things since Teacher Liu has been here."

Liu Shiyu didn't refuse and casually ordered a few dishes. After the waiter left, she said to Chen Cheng, "The accompaniment for 'The Best Arrangement' is also out. My classmate just sent it to me this afternoon, and I copied it down and brought it with me."

Chen Cheng nodded: "That's great, we can record both songs in one go."

Liu Shiyu said, "I want to speed things up a bit more, so I'll ask them to help me find some more musicians to work on it, and get the instrumentals for all your songs done as soon as possible."

Chen Cheng said, "Tell me how much it costs, and I'll pay for it."

"Come on."

Liu Shiyu said earnestly, "I've already taken advantage of you by letting me sing so many good songs, so why should you pay for this little bit of money?"

Chen Cheng knew she was definitely not short of money, so he didn't stand on ceremony with her and simply asked, "Has Teacher Liu resigned yet?"

"mentioned."

Liu Shiyu said, "In principle, there is no problem. The school hopes that I can wait until the welcome party is over before leaving, because I may still need to do the program selection and training for the welcome party."

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "The welcome party must be the biggest event of the year for the school. It seems that the school leaders attach great importance to it."

"Correct."

Liu Shiyu asked him, "Why don't you sign up for a show? Just pick any original song and sing it, and you'll definitely win over thousands of girls at Jiangda University."

Chen Cheng waved his hand: "Teacher, don't tease me. All my original songs are for Renren.com. In the future, each song will directly or indirectly create a lot of commercial value. How can I just sing them at the freshman welcome party? Besides, I still have to sing those male-oriented songs. If I sing them at the freshman welcome party this time, people on Renren.com will immediately recognize the songs I sing."

"Makes sense."

Liu Shiyu nodded understandingly and said, "After I finish the welcome party, I'll have to prepare to resign and head north. If you need me to record any more songs in the future, you can write down the sheet music and lyrics and send them to me."

Chen Cheng said self-deprecatingly, "I can only play the piano, but I can't write sheet music. When I have a new song, I'll come to Yanjing to find you."

"That's great!"

Liu Shiyu said happily, "You are welcome to come visit me in Yanjing anytime you have time."

Chen Cheng suddenly thought of Ding Ning, who had been missing for several days, and couldn't help but ask, "By the way, Teacher Liu, has Senior Ding Ning contacted you recently?"

"got engaged."

Liu Shiyu said, "They called me twice, but they mainly asked about you."

"ask me?"

Chen Cheng asked in confusion, "Then why didn't she just call me directly?"

Liu Shiyu laughed and said, "She was asking me how my piano lessons were going lately, and whether I had caused her any trouble. I told her I was doing very well, and she was very happy."

Chen Cheng nodded. Ding Ning had always taken good care of him and was definitely a kind-hearted person.

So he asked Liu Shiyu, "Did your senior tell you when she's coming back?"

Liu Shiyu said, "She's still a long way off. There's the National College Volleyball Championship at the end of the month. Jiangda has been fourth or fifth for the past few years, and this time they're aiming for a medal. So we rented a training base in another city for them to train in a closed environment. Occasionally, they're taken out to play friendly matches with a few universities outside the province to get back into form. They probably won't be back until after the competition."

Chen Cheng recalled that in his previous life, Ding Ning's women's volleyball team seemed to have won a bronze medal. However, that was the only time that Jiangda Women's Volleyball Team won a medal. In the following years, as the older players graduated and left the team, their strength declined year by year.

In his opinion, although Ding Ning loves volleyball, she is not yet at the level to play professionally. Rather than playing all the way to her senior year of college, he should persuade her to start a business with him sooner!
The senior's talent in internet marketing is unmatched by most people. If she hadn't been so willful in her past life and insisted on leaving her job to return to her hometown, the company might have reached even greater heights and might not have been much worse than those top companies.

(End of this chapter)