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

Chapter 226 A Good Opportunity Must Be Seized
Chen Cheng booked a high-end restaurant in the city center and arrived early to wait. At 6 p.m., Liu Shiyu and Ding Ning arrived together.

Ding Ning maintained her sporty style, wearing a tracksuit and running shoes. Liu Shiyu, on the other hand, was a bit bolder than when she was in school. She wore a loose beige sweater on top and a dark gray wool midi skirt with black tights on the bottom. Although her legs weren't as long as Ding Ning's, they were thin, straight, and extremely well-proportioned.

Upon meeting, Ding Ning couldn't help but exclaim to Chen Cheng, "Chen Cheng, I went online for a while this afternoon, and people said your Renren.com now has over ten million users?"

Chen Cheng nodded with a smile: "Yes, the number of registered users has just exceeded ten million."

Ding Ning exclaimed incredulously, "This is too fast... I've only been gone for a short time, and you've already created a website with tens of millions of users..."

Chen Cheng said, "The current situation on the internet is that there are many netizens but few products. When something new comes out, everyone rushes to try it out. It's good to start a business during this period of opportunity. But once the products become more diverse and the competition becomes fierce, it won't be so easy to start a business."

Ding Ning said sincerely, "I really admire you! There are quite a few students at Jiangda who are starting businesses, but even if you add them all up, they can't compare to your campus network."

Chen Cheng said with a smile, "Senior, please don't flatter me. Today is mainly to send off Teacher Liu."

Liu Shiyu chuckled and said, "I've already completed the resignation procedures, so please don't call me Teacher Liu anymore. I don't like being a teacher at all."

Chen Cheng nodded and said, "Then call me 'sister'. When Sister Shiyu becomes the principal cellist of the Philharmonic Orchestra, I'll have face to brag about it to people."

Liu Shiyu said with a wry smile, "Being the chief is not that easy. You basically have no chance without ten or eight years of hard work."

Chen Cheng handed her the menu and said with a smile, "Sister Shiyu is so young, she has plenty of time to gain experience. Whenever she doesn't want to be the chief anymore, she can switch careers to become a singer and she'll definitely become an instant hit."

Liu Shiyu smiled but didn't say anything. Ding Ning, however, asked curiously, "Chen Cheng, where did you find all the songs on your Renren website? I've never heard them before, and I can't find them online. It seems like there are only some snippets on Renren."

Chen Cheng glanced at Liu Shiyu and saw that Liu Shiyu was deliberately looking down and flipping through the menu, so he casually said, "Those songs were all commissioned by a musician I asked. He is a low-key person and is only willing to give some snippets, and he doesn't want to leave his name."

"Pity."

Ding Ning remarked, "If these songs were released, every single one of them would definitely be a hit."

After saying that, she suddenly remembered "Mice Love Rice" and said, "By the way, 'Mice Love Rice' is also a good song. It's the kind that sounds so-so at first, but gets better and better the more you listen to it. This song is so popular now! Wow, on our way back, there were kids singing this song on the train. Is this one exclusive to Renren.com? Where did you find it?"

Chen Cheng laughed and said, "What a coincidence! I just happened to know a guy who graduated from Jiangcheng Conservatory of Music. He wrote this song last year but hasn't published it yet, so I bought it for 100,000 yuan."

"You're really amazing."

Ding Ning exclaimed in amazement, "To be able to spend 100,000 yuan to buy it, you must have guessed long ago that this song would be a hit. You have a keen eye!"

Chen Cheng smiled modestly, then looked at Ding Ning's side and said, "We're mainly here to see Shiyu off, so let's not keep talking about my stuff. We can have a good chat in private later, and I'll give you a detailed introduction. You should also think carefully about whether you want to join the Renren team."

Liu Shiyu asked curiously, "You want to invite Ding Ning to join Renren?"

"correct."

Chen Cheng said, "Renren.com has obvious shortcomings now. Apart from me, the rest are all tech guys. No one is dedicated to the operation of the website. Such a large social platform not only needs to pay attention to the needs of the platform users, but also needs to guide and cater to the needs of users. It really needs a dedicated operations department to be responsible. I think that Senior Ding is studying media, so she must have the insight. Therefore, I want her to be in charge of this part of the work."

Liu Shiyu immediately looked at Ding Ning and said seriously, "Ding Ning, agree to it, right now, without any hesitation. This is a great opportunity to directly enter a future top 500 company in the country and become one of the first founding employees!"

Ding Ning was taken aback by Liu Shiyu's words.

She's been training and competing outside lately, and since she doesn't have a phone, she's been quite isolated and knows very little about Renren.com. Only today, after returning, did she take the time to go to an internet cafe to study it properly. To support Chen Cheng's career, she even subscribed to Renren.com at the internet cafe.

However, although she also thought Renren.com was doing a great job, she was still very surprised when Liu Shiyu suddenly said that Renren.com would become one of the top 500 companies in the country in the future.

Liu Shiyu is a worldly person. If she is so optimistic about Xiaonei.com, then Xiaonei.com must have a bright future.

However, Liu Shiyu was unaware of the development potential of internet companies. If Xiaonei.com was done well, becoming one of the top 500 companies in China or even the world would not be difficult.

Ding Ning hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't have much work experience, and I have to train every day. I'm afraid I won't do well, and I'm also afraid I won't have enough energy."

Chen Cheng said, "Senior, you should attend classes and train as usual. Our operations work mainly involves using your brain, not wasting time. As long as you dedicate some time and energy to the work, that's enough."

Liu Shiyu also said, "Finding a good job means you might never have to worry for the rest of your life. You must seize this opportunity. Join Renren.com at twenty, Renren.com goes public at thirty, and you can retire and enjoy financial freedom at forty!"

Ding Ning laughed and said, "If that's the case, then I really need to make the most of it."

Chen Cheng said solemnly, "Come on, senior! I'll plan out the stock options for core employees later, with both long-term and short-term options, and I'll make sure you get full protection!" Ding Ning also became serious and said, "I'll give it a try first. If I can handle it, I'll officially join Renren.com. If I can't handle it, I won't just sit in the position without doing anything."

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Our School of Journalism and Communication has so many talented people. Senior sister can find some suitable classmates around her to come over. The salary will definitely not be lower than that of fresh graduates. After the company is registered and the operation and management are standardized, we will sign formal labor contracts with everyone, and insurance and housing provident fund will also be arranged."

Liu Shiyu jokingly said, half-jokingly, "President Chen, why don't you see what I can do on Renren.com? If I don't want to work in the orchestra anymore, I'll come back to Jiangcheng and come to you."

Chen Cheng laughed and said, "That's too easy. Sister Shiyu is a musical prodigy and her aesthetic sense is unparalleled. If you ever really want to join Xiaonei.com, I'll entrust you with the visual aesthetics of the entire Xiaonei product line. If you ever start a music website, I'll also entrust Xiaonei Music to you."

Liu Shiyu said happily, "I really mean it! If I can't make it here anymore, I'll come back to you for help."

Liu Shiyu felt strange. Before going to Yanjing to audition for the Philharmonic Orchestra, all she thought about every day was escaping Jiangcheng as soon as possible. But now that she was about to head north, she suddenly felt a little reluctant to leave.

However, she also knew that she had no chance to regret it now. Her parents had only accepted her leaving Jiangda University because she had passed the interview. If she were to suddenly say that she should stay, they probably wouldn't be able to handle it.

In any case, we should go to Yanjing first.

After dinner, Chen Cheng hailed a taxi, and the three of them went back to school together.

Liu Shiyu's home was not far from the school. Since she was about to leave, Chen Cheng no longer had any concerns about protecting her privacy. So, he had the driver drop her off at the entrance of her residential area before returning to the school with Ding Ning.

On the way back, Chen Cheng suggested taking her to see the startup base on the second floor of the Sichuan restaurant. Ding Ning was surprised that Chen Cheng had placed the office of Xiaonei.com on campus, and even rented a place in the commercial street.

She said with some heartache, "Why spend your own money to rent a place for such a good project? If you tell the school leaders about the project, they will definitely approve free office space for you tomorrow."

Chen Cheng laughed and said, "I don't want to take advantage of the school. The advantage is too small, and I'm too lazy to take it."

Jiangnan University has its own university-run enterprises, which are only so-so, and it has also supported some student entrepreneurship, such as Yang Siqi's Galo Forum, but these are also only so-so.

Taking the school's free venue can save some money, but it inevitably brings all sorts of troubles. Today it's an inspection, tomorrow it's an interview, and you'll feel embarrassed to refuse. But you don't have that much free time.

When Ding Ning heard him say that the price was too low, she understood. Saving money on office space wouldn't cost much. It might be a big expense for a startup team, but it was definitely nothing to Chen Cheng. With such a large membership base on Renren.com, how could he care about such a small amount of money?

When the two arrived at the second floor of the Sichuan restaurant, everyone was still busy at work.

When Chen Cheng arrived with Ding Ning, the most beautiful girl in the School of Journalism and Communication, the group of people who had been relaxed instantly became restless. They all looked tense and serious, which made Chen Cheng unable to help but chuckle.

Ding Ning, unaware of their usual demeanor, couldn't help but whisper to Chen Cheng, "Everyone is so dedicated to their work!"

"Yes."

Chen Cheng smiled to himself, thinking to himself, "What's there to be so invested in?" He looked down and realized that even in November, everyone was still shuffling from their dorm rooms to work in plastic slippers. It wasn't cold yet, so they could keep the windows open for ventilation, and the room didn't smell bad. He wondered what it would smell like when a bunch of people were huddled inside in winter.

When Chen Wei, the technical lead, saw him arrive, he said to him, "Mr. Chen, the development of the chat function is going quite smoothly, but the product team has a concern. They are wondering if users will be resistant to storing users' chat history on the server."

Xiao Peng, who was in charge of the product, leaned over and said, "President Chen, it's like this. Saving chat logs on the server is definitely a good feature, but we also need to think about special cases. For example, if someone who has a partner is flirting with someone of the opposite sex on our school's intranet, wouldn't it be awkward if their partner suddenly checked the chat logs?"

Chen Cheng nodded: "That makes sense. Let's add two more features. One is who roams and who doesn't, which users can choose themselves. The default is that no one roams. If you need to roam someone's records, you can activate that friend's records separately. Of course, you should also allow people to activate them in batches."

Xiao Peng agreed, saying, "That's no problem. How about the second function?"

Chen Cheng said, "We'll add a separate password for viewing chat history. Anyone who wants to access the roaming chat history will have to enter this password to confirm. This will actually save us data usage. When a user logs in on a different machine, we won't sync the chat history immediately. We'll sync it for them when they need it."

"good idea."

Xiao Peng and Chen Wei both thought it was a very reliable plan, achieving multiple benefits in one fell swoop.

So Chen Wei said, "Then let's adjust it in this direction!"

After saying that, the two of them returned to their posts.

Ding Ning was surprised. She hadn't expected that a group of college students could be so efficient in their work and communication. There were no cumbersome procedures. Problems between the two departments were raised on the spot, and solutions and directions were determined immediately. Then, without a single wasted word, everyone immediately threw themselves into their work. She suddenly felt a strong sense of anticipation for this team.

(End of this chapter)