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Chapter 186 I've met many older brothers, but they all call me Big Brother (Seeking monthly votes)
The three-day holiday passed in the blink of an eye.

Chen Yansen was living a very comfortable life when he suddenly received a call from Tang Qingshan as soon as he entered his office.

"Principal Tang, what can I do for you?" Chen Yansen walked to the chair, plopped down, and asked with a smile.

"What Principal Tang? Didn't I tell you to call me Teacher Tang?" Tang Qingshan retorted unhappily.

Ever since Chen Yansen emerged from the virtual college, his reputation has grown increasingly prominent both within and outside the province. Tang Qingshan was especially pleased to learn that Orange Technology would be conducting campus recruitment at Huazhong University of Science and Technology after the New Year.

"Yes, yes, Teacher Tang," Chen Yansen readily agreed, replying with a light laugh.

Generally speaking, the most powerful person a person encounters in their lifetime is usually their university president or a professor or lecturer who keeps a low profile.

The class that college students desperately want to skip would cost at least three to five thousand yuan for someone else in the real world to attend.

Tang Qingshan took good care of Chen Yansen, and Chen Yansen also gave this big shot face. Since the other party wanted to acknowledge a teacher-student relationship, he would not refuse.

"The Hangzhou Young Entrepreneurs Association sent an invitation before the holiday, but the receptionist didn't notice it and it was delayed. The organizers have specially invited you to attend, and the date is set for January 5th."

After exchanging pleasantries, Tang Qingshan got straight to the point.

December 1rd?
That's tomorrow.

Hangzhou Young Entrepreneurs Association?
Chen Yansen pondered to himself, and then heard Tang Qingshan say that the young entrepreneurs invited to participate were mainly from the post-80s and post-90s generations from the United States, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and the mainland.

Among them are outstanding graduates from Ivy League universities, Tsinghua University, Peking University, the University of Hong Kong, and Seoul National University.

To put it bluntly, Tang Qingshan wanted to take this opportunity to have Chen Yansen help the Xuyuan Academy make an appearance at this young entrepreneurs' conference and help him save face.

"Teacher Tang, I'll go pick up the invitation later."

Chen Yansen didn't think too much about it and immediately agreed to Tang Qingshan's request.

The reason why Orange Technology and Pinbei Technology were able to thrive in the virtual city without any trouble from outsiders was because they relied on Tang Qingshan's protection in the early stages and their own strong capabilities in the later stages.

It's good to go out and take a look around, to see if there are any potential projects.

"No need, I'll have someone send it to you."

After hearing Chen Yansen's agreement, Tang Qingshan replied with a light laugh.

An hour later, Su Hao, the newly appointed mentor of the entrepreneurship park, personally delivered an invitation to Chen Yansen's office.

"Teacher Su, what kind of tea would you like?" Chen Yansen stood up and greeted her.

"You're too kind, Chen Chen. I still have work to finish at the business park, so I won't have any more tea. I need to go back."

Su Hao responded carefully, but he still couldn't bring himself to say "President Chen".

While speaking, he kept observing Chen Yansen, thinking to himself: Just like the rumors, tall and handsome, more like a celebrity than an entrepreneur.

He secretly envied Cao Dahua, who had taken a temporary post and was now quite prestigious in Shenzhen's electronics industry. In addition, as the head of the Orange Mobile Phone factory, he had a guaranteed monthly income of 60,000 to 70,000 yuan.

In his view, Cao Dahua was nothing more than an old scoundrel who took advantage of the chaos; what ability could he possibly have?

At most, it was just good luck that they got close to Chen Yansen.

Is something wrong at the startup park?
Chen Yansen chuckled inwardly. After FoxTao moved away, the business park returned to its original state.

Although his influence sparked a wave of entrepreneurial enthusiasm at the School of Virtual Education, these ventures quickly fizzled out after just three months.

Currently, apart from Song Yang's courier station, the business park only has printing shops, digital product stores, milk tea shops, and fruit shops.

Su Hao went back to slack off anyway.

Chen Yansen smiled, didn't point it out, took the invitation from Su Hao, saw the person to the door, and returned to his office.

'2012 Young Entrepreneurs Development Forum: Innovation, Diversity, Win-Win Cooperation; Strengthening Regional Cooperation; Serving Economic Development.'

Chen Yansen glanced at it casually; he had attended countless industry exchange meetings like this in his past life.

Simply put, it's a gathering place for men and women looking to make money.

Men all want to acquire resources, connections, and funding, while women all want to find a rich boyfriend.

If Tang Qingshan hadn't spoken up, this invitation, even if it had been delivered, would have been thrown directly into the trash by Chen Yansen.

"Then bring Lao Gao, Zihao, and Song Yuncheng along."

Chen Yansen made a decision quickly.

Although this kind of occasion is not very useful to him, if he comes across a reliable project, having Gao Weilin and Song Yuncheng present will make it easier to coordinate the subsequent processes.

As for Wang Zihao, he was just an extra.

This kid just doesn't know enough about how gold diggers operate, that's why he got scammed so badly in his past life. It'll be good to broaden his horizons.

Even if you have the ability to make money, if you can't hold onto it, you're still a useless person.

It was 4 p.m. that day.

The four people met at the east gate of the Void Academy, in two cars in total.

Song Yuncheng sat in the driver's seat, with Chen Yansen in the car; it was his Bentley Mulsanne.

Wang Zihao was driving a BMW 750, with Gao Weilin in the passenger seat.

They sped along the road, and by the time the four arrived in Hangzhou, the sky outside the window was already pitch black, with a few stars twinkling in the night.

"If you two are bored, you can take a stroll along the West Lake."

After parking the car on the first floor and completing the check-in procedures, Chen Yansen spoke to Wang Zihao and Gao Weilin.

The two men exchanged a glance and couldn't help but shiver. Two grown men strolling around West Lake in the middle of the night?
just forget it.

Wang Zihao shook his head.

Gao Weilin quickly said that he needed to go back to his room to call his wife and let her know.

Seeing this, Chen Yansen nodded and then they walked towards the room together.

It wasn't until 11 p.m. that Chen Yansen, carrying a bag of clothes, sneaked into Song Yuncheng's room.

"Director Song, I've prepared some small gifts for you."

As soon as Chen Yansen entered the room, he said with a smile.

Song Yuncheng blushed and instantly realized that Chen Yansen's little gift was definitely not something of substance.

When Chen Yansen opened the bag, it indeed contained some strange and unusual clothes and props.

"Boss, can I not wear these?" Song Yuncheng blinked and pleaded softly.

“It’s fine if you don’t wear it.” Chen Yansen was taken aback for a moment, then replied.

Song Yuncheng chuckled, her eyes glistening with tears.

The next morning.

The four men, dressed neatly, drove to the Hangzhou International Conference Center. While the official organizer of the exchange was the Hangzhou Young Entrepreneurs Association, Chen Yansen knew that the Hangzhou government had undoubtedly put in a great deal of effort; otherwise, how could they have chosen the International Conference Center as the venue and invited so many young entrepreneurs from home and abroad?

After getting out of the car, Chen Yansen walked towards the registration area.

Gao Weilin, Song Yuncheng, and Wang Zihao followed closely behind.

"Hello sir, please show me your invitation." The staff at the registration desk greeted him politely.

Wang Zihao, standing behind him, handed over the invitation.

"Chen Yansen, Chairman of Senlian Capital..." Upon seeing this, the staff member's smile widened. He quickly said a few words to his colleague, then put down his work and led the four people towards the conference hall.

Clearly, someone had given specific instructions.

"Mr. Chen, your company is located in the first row. Let me take you there," the staff member said as they walked.

Chen Yansen nodded slightly and followed the other person inside.

After passing through a corridor several tens of meters long, we arrived at a conference hall of over a thousand square meters, which was already filled with people.

"This is?"

"Holy crap! It's Chen Yansen from Orange Technology!"

"The organizers invited him too?"

"This is a real big shot!"

The group that had been flattering Cheng Ou immediately changed their focus and turned their attention to Chen Yansen.

After all, Cheng Ou's Jumei.com was valued at only 2 million US dollars at that time, which was not even comparable to a single hair on Chen Yansen's leg.

Cheng Ou was also sizing up Chen Yansen, who was wearing a light blue suit that fit his body perfectly and was clearly custom-made.

With a height of 1.86 meters, he stands out among the young entrepreneurs, and in terms of appearance, he is even more impressive than Cheng Ou.

In the crowd, a short, thin man pushed up his glasses, his expression showing a hint of admiration.

Zhang Yiming, 28, has just resigned from his position as CEO of 99fang and is planning his fifth startup, but he doesn't yet have a specific idea of ​​what to do.

He attended this exchange meeting primarily to seek funding, and secondly to find projects.

He never expected to see Chen Yansen here.

Although he is nine years older than Chen Yansen, Chen Yansen is considered a leader among young entrepreneurs by many entrepreneurs born in the 80s and 90s.

He had just turned twenty when he amassed a fortune of 10 billion yuan and owned two companies valued at over 10 billion yuan each.

Even 20-year-olds Ma Wenteng and Ma Liyun would find it hard not to feel inferior when they met Chen Yansen.

"Mr. Chen, welcome to Hangzhou. I am Cheng Weixing, the executive director of the Hangzhou University Student Entrepreneurship Alliance."

While the others were still in a daze, a young man wearing black-rimmed glasses and a suit took the initiative to come forward.

Cheng Weixing?
Executive Director of the University Student Entrepreneurship Alliance?
Never heard of it!
He's probably just a minor character.

However, one shouldn't hit a smiling face, so Chen Yansen responded with a smile and exchanged a few simple pleasantries with the other party. Then, guided by the staff, he sat down at his seat.

Cheng Weixing stared intently at Chen Yansen, who was both a staff member and an invited guest at the exchange meeting.

As the CEO of Fancheng Technology, he really wanted to talk to Chen Yansen about his entrepreneurial experience. Although he made his first fortune with "Magic Academy", the subsequent games "Dream City", "Legend of Doomsday" and "Heroes of Water Margin" failed to meet his profit expectations.

Squeezed between Tencent, NetEase, Shanda, Perfect World, and Giant Interactive, Fancheng Technology is having a tough time.

Cheng Weixing increasingly felt that the gaming industry was not easy to navigate. After witnessing Chen Yansen's success, he even considered entering the e-commerce industry and put it into practice by investing 200 million yuan in Mogujie.

However, under the suppression of the new FoxTao, Mogujie still showed no improvement. Although it has developed, it is completely incomparable to the FoxTao of the past.

The conference hadn't even started yet. As soon as Chen Yansen sat down, someone next to him took the initiative to greet him: "Mr. Chen, hello! I'm Wang Shubin from Shangtongda."

Well, yet another young entrepreneur I've never heard of.

Chen Yansen smiled and gave a perfunctory reply, immediately realizing that the exchange was just as he had thought—completely meaningless.

Looking around, apart from Cheng Ou, he had no recollection of anyone else.

Huh?
This person looks somewhat familiar.

Chen Yansen stared at Zhang Yiming, a sense of familiarity welling up inside him.

ByteDance founder?
A future billionaire?
But what does that look of admiration in their eyes mean?
After realizing what was happening, Chen Yansen couldn't help but smile faintly.

"Does Mr. Chen know me?"

After confirming that Chen Yansen was looking at him, Zhang Yiming came over and greeted him.

He had just left 99fang and only had a little over five million yuan in cash. If his new project could get Chen Yansen's support, venture capitalists would definitely give it a second glance.

"No, I just think you look familiar. What's your name?"

Chen Yansen stretched out his hand and made up an excuse on the spot.

"Zhang Yiming, former CEO of 99fang," Zhang Yiming introduced briefly.

Former CEO?

Zhang Yiming is likely currently unemployed and probably preparing for a new project.

After four consecutive failed startups, even though Zhang Yiming considered himself exceptionally capable, he began to question the meaning of life.

Wang Xin, a fellow townsman and former boss, invited him to join Meituan, but Zhang Yiming refused.

He didn't want to be controlled by others; he wanted to try making his own products.

I left 99fang because I had too little equity. The CEO position sounds prestigious, but in reality, I was just an employee.

Chen Yansen nodded in agreement, but didn't say anything else, only that they could chat sometime.

He didn't believe that he could simply throw out tens of millions of dollars and have the other party bow down in worship.

Zhang Yiming is technically skilled and has connections; he can easily come up with several million yuan. His father owns an electronics factory, and the family is well-off.

His repeated rejections of Wang Xin's attempts to win him over reveal that, in private, he is not the unambitious, unassuming engineer he appears to be; his ambition is undoubtedly quite strong.

A leader of a company who lacks goals and ambition will never be able to grow a large or go far.

As Chen Yansen pondered, many of the young entrepreneurs present cast envious glances at Zhang Yiming, including Cheng Weixing from earlier.

They may be big shots in their respective projects, companies, and fields, but the way they looked at Chen Yansen clearly showed a sense of reverence.

Among those present, there were almost no people who could compare with Chen Yansen in terms of wealth and achievements.

Even if there are several outstanding graduates from Ivy League universities and Tsinghua and Peking University who hold positions such as general manager or president of a certain company, in the end, they are just high-level employees.

Despite Chen Yansen's possibly poor educational background, these elites who graduated from Ivy League universities were thinking about how to curry favor with him, get investment from him, or become mid-to-senior level managers at Senlian Capital and Orange Technology.

(End of this chapter)