Restart life

Chapter 121 0118 [Xie Saobang is here] (Bonus chapter for Alliance Leader Immortal Qitian)
Hangzhou Dianzi University, Xiasha Campus.

This campus was only opened last year, after a full three years of construction.

While Chen Guiliang was skipping classes like crazy, Xie Yang was also skipping classes every day at Hangzhou Dianzi University—this kid might have failed even more courses than Chen Guiliang!
Xie Yang's life has been completely changed.

He had absolutely no interest in accounting and spent all his time going to Tao Chenggang's "Bailian Network Technology Company." While working part-time at the company, he also learned programming from experts.

Tao Chenggang's company happens to be located in Xiasha.

This is not a coincidence, but rather because Xiasha is located in a very remote area.

Office rents are lowest in Xiasha, which is why Tao Chenggang moved his company there. Land is also easiest to acquire there, which is why Hangzhou Dianzi University built its new campus there.

"Damn, Xie Yang, you skipped class again!" his roommate exclaimed.

Xie Yang hopped on his bicycle: "Help me with roll call."

"What a load of crap, I got caught last week and Professor Zhang gave me a good scolding."

"Then whatever."

"You'll definitely fail if you keep doing this."

"we'll talk about it then."

Riding his bicycle at breakneck speed out of the campus, Xie Yang headed straight for Tao Chenggang's company.

The Xiasha Economic Development Zone is still in its early stages of development, with very few commercial and catering facilities. It is also far from the main urban area, making commuting very inconvenient.

To attract businesses, office rents are less than one-third of those in the main urban area, and the "three-year exemption and two-year half-reduction" preferential policy is easy to apply for.

"Brother Gang!"

"Xiao Xie, so early? I'm not trying to criticize you, but you should focus on your studies in your first year of college."

"I don't want to learn accounting, but it's perfect to come here and learn programming from the experts."

"Well, whatever you want."

The expert Xie Yang mentioned is also one of the company's shareholders.

As Tao Chenggang continued to sell internet cafes and reinvest the money into the company, he eventually became the sole shareholder. This business was burning through cash rapidly, and Tao Chenggang could only hold on for another seven or eight months at most.

"Good morning, Master."

"Coming."

Xie Yang is already able to perform some simple programming tasks.

For a while, this kid practically lived at the company because he didn't have his own computer and used the company computer to practice at night. He'd sleep until noon, then get up and continue doing odd jobs at the company, completely ignoring school.

Not only will you fail the course, you might even have to repeat the year!

Seeing how obsessed he was, Tao Chenggang simply gave him a workstation.

After turning on his computer and logging into QQ, Xie Yang stretched his neck, ready to get to work.

There was a QQ message, and Chen Guiliang's avatar was flashing.

Xie Yang clicked on it and saw: "Hey Xie, I've set up two companies. Feel free to check them out. Here's the website. Registration on Renren.com requires an invitation code. Here's the invitation code."

Xie Yang copied the URL and, out of curiosity, entered the school's intranet.

He first registered an account using an invitation code, selected a region and school, and found that he couldn't find any classmates to add as friends in his school.

He was the first Hangzhou Dianzi University user on the school's intranet!
Looking at the homepage of Renren.com, the most popular event is the campus beauty pageant. You can click on the event page to view the details.

There's also a bold, highlighted line of information on the homepage—an advertisement for the game "Three Kingdoms Kill".

After clicking, you'll find a detailed introduction to the game "Three Kingdoms Kill" and can also be redirected to the official website to download the game.

Just as Xie Yang was downloading the card game "Three Kingdoms Kill," Yang Yuhui walked up behind him and joked, "Slacking off, huh?"

Yang Yuhui has also come to Hangzhou.

Tao Chenggang's internet cafes, game studios, and even the game "Legend of the Abyss" have all been sold to raise funds.

"It's a game made by Chen Guiliang," Xie Yang said, pointing to the download page.

Yang Yuhui exclaimed in surprise, "He's making games too? And they're already online?"

Xie Yang said, "It's still in the public beta testing phase."

Yang Yuhui called out into the distance, "Brother Gang, come here for a second!"

Tao Chenggang walked over and asked, "What is it?"

"Chen Guiliang's game is now online," Yang Yuhui said.

"So fast? Is it another private server for Legend of Mir?" Tao Chenggang asked.

Xie Yang switched back to the Renren homepage: "He started two companies, one for campus social networking and the other for online games."

Tao Chenggang hunched over the computer, carefully examining the screen with the mouse, and finally exclaimed, "No wonder he refused to work with me; he had his own plan."

Yang Yuhui said, "Isn't a website like Renren.com very valuable?"

"I don't know, but I guess some venture capitalists would like it." Tao Chenggang was unaware of this.

The dot-com bubble burst in 2000 and lasted until the end of 2002, resulting in the collapse of 90% of internet companies worldwide.

In 2003, which was last year, the internet industry began to recover, but capital remained cautious.

In August 2004, Google went public and raised $16.7 billion. This landmark event boosted market confidence, and capital became more active again in the second half of the year.

This wave of internet investment won't reach China until next year.

At that time, investment companies from all over the world will be waving US dollars in search of targets in China. At first, they are relatively rational, but gradually they will become crazy. A large number of Chinese companies will be severely overvalued, and venture capital firms will be throwing money away like fools.

Chen Guiliang is about to catch up with a good time.

Tao Chenggang is in a similar situation. As long as he can hold out until next summer, it will be very easy for him to attract investment.

Xie Yang continued downloading games and browsing the school's intranet, while the others returned to their workstations to get back to work.

After downloading the game "Three Kingdoms Kill" and completing the tutorial, Xie Yang started playing. He was working part-time here, earning only 500 yuan a month, and no one would bother him if he played the game a little longer.

As he played, his interest waned. Xie Yang threw down the mouse, leaned back in his chair, and felt that this was pointless.

His academic performance, in particular, was a complete mess.

After thinking it over until noon, Xie Yang approached Tao Chenggang and said, "Brother Gang, I don't want to do this anymore."

Tao Chenggang laughed and said, "You should have gone back to school a long time ago."

"I want to take a break from school and go to Beijing to find Chen Guiliang," Xie Yang said.

"Are you sure?" Tao Chenggang asked.

Xie Yang nodded and said, "I'm sure. I'm really not interested in accounting. I wanted to change my major two months ago. The school said I could, but there are restrictions. I can't switch to computer science. I don't want to study this anymore, but I can't explain it to my family. I might as well take a year off and think about it later."

"Okay, come back and visit when you have time." Tao Chenggang patted him on the shoulder.

Xie Yang said, "Thank you very much, Brother Gang, for taking care of me over the past six months."

The leave of absence procedure went smoothly; the reason given was an urgent family matter that needed to be addressed.

At that time, universities were not strict about this.

Like Sister Furong, who dropped out of school midway, went back to repeat her senior year of high school hoping to get into Tsinghua or Peking University, but ended up in a car accident during the college entrance exam and had to go back to university to continue her studies.

12 month 16 day.

Xie Yang dragged his tattered suitcase out of the Beijing Railway Station.

On his way to Peking University, he took the wrong bus and it was already dark when he arrived at the south gate of Peking University.

Xie Yang found a roadside phone booth, inserted a 201 phone card, and wanted to call Chen Guiliang—Chen Guiliang had sent Xie Yang his new mobile phone number via QQ when school started.

"Grass!"

Xie Yang cursed out in anger, and the phone screen displayed "Invalid card".

In some regions, 201 phone cards can be used to make calls from other locations, but the one Xie Yang has cannot.

He wanted to find a public phone or a phone booth, but after searching around, he couldn't find one.

As the weather grew colder, Xie Yang wandered aimlessly through the streets, unsure of where to go or what to do.

He made an appointment with Chen Guiliang to call each other when he arrived at Peking University, and they would meet outside the South Gate.

Xie Yang asked for directions again and walked to the south gate. He didn't dare to look at the gatekeeper and tried his best to walk into the campus with a calm expression.

Fortunately, this wasn't after 2008, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to get in at all.

“It’s snowing! It’s snowing!”

Suddenly, the freshmen from the south cheered one after another.

The first snow of the winter in Beijing has finally fallen, as if welcoming Xie Yang's arrival.

Xie Yang stopped a student: "Excuse me, do you have a phone card? I can borrow it to make a call, and I can pay you."

The student thought for a moment, then instead of taking out a SIM card, pulled out his phone directly: "Okay. You're here to call a friend?"

“Yes, I’m looking for a high school classmate,” Xie Yang took the phone. “His name is Chen Guiliang, do you know him?”

The student immediately laughed: "Of course we know each other, we even showered together in the public bathroom. He lives in building 36, and I live in building 37. We often bump into each other when we're getting hot water or showering. Don't give me any money, just go to building 36 and wait for him after you finish the call."

"How do I get to the 36th floor?" Xie Yang asked.

The student said, "I'll take you there; it's only a few hundred meters away."

Once the call connected, Xie Yang said, "Master Chen, I'm at Peking University... um, a kind classmate is taking me to the 36th floor."

Xie Yang handed the phone back to the other person: "Is Chen Guiliang very famous at Peking University?"

"He's incredibly famous," the student said. "Especially after the campus beauty pageant and the launch of the card game 'Three Kingdoms Kill,' who at Peking University doesn't know him?"

Xie Yang thought to himself: "Chen Daxia is indeed Chen Daxia. He did well at No. 2 High School, and he's doing well at Peking University now. Why didn't I listen to advice in my senior year of high school? If I had studied harder back then, I could have gotten into a better university."

I passed several dormitories along the way, and students were cheering in the open spaces in front of the buildings as the snow fell.

Actually, the snowfall was very light.

Outside the 36th floor, many students were jumping and skipping around.

"Wu Meng!"

Xie Yang didn't see Chen Guiliang, but he recognized Wu Meng at a glance.

She was standing next to a row of bicycles with a roommate from the south, reaching out to catch the snowflakes falling from the sky.

Wu Meng looked at Xie Yang in confusion, thinking she was seeing things, then exclaimed with delight, "Weren't you in Hangzhou? What are you doing at Peking University?"

Xie Yang laughed and said, "I couldn't make it here, so I came to stay with my old classmate."

"Does Master Chen know about this?" Wu Meng asked.

Xie Yang said, "I just called him, and he said he's coming right away."

Wu Meng asked again, "Have you eaten?"

"I ate." Xie Yang hadn't actually eaten, but to be honest would have made him look quite pathetic.

Wu Meng asked, "Are you planning to join Master Chen's company?"

Xie Yang nodded: "I'll go in and do odd jobs first, and learn something along the way. I don't know anything right now."

"Jingle Bell……"

The bicycle bell rang, and Chen Guiliang rode over at breakneck speed: "Didn't you say you'd arrive during the day?"

Xie Yang was a little embarrassed: "I got on the wrong bus. The traffic in Beijing is quite complicated."

“Let’s go, I’ll take you to eat,” Chen Guiliang said to Wu Meng. “Let’s go together, it’s a good opportunity for old classmates to get together.”

Wu Meng said, "Okay, I'm not full either."

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(Something came up, so this chapter is late.)
(End of this chapter)