Why did you make me reincarnate?

After the two became acquainted, Xu Chaoyang naturally started chatting with Xu Chaoyang.

"By the way, what brings you to Vancouver this time?"

Zhou Jingran's smile faded slightly. "We need to shift our focus here regarding family matters."

"Hmm? How so?"

"Foreign trade," Zhou Jingran explained simply. "Wenzhou is a major city for foreign trade. My family's core projects for the next few years are all located here, so I come here frequently to keep an eye on the progress."

Xu Chaoyang nodded. Foreign trade in this era was indeed a big pie, and everyone wanted a piece of it.

Zhou Jingran hesitated for a moment, then sighed, adopting a casual tone, and said, "However, I have indeed run into some trouble recently."

"What's the trouble?"

Zhou Jingran's tone carried a hint of helplessness, "My family originally planned to acquire the supply chain of an e-commerce platform. This platform went bankrupt due to poor management, but what remained was very valuable, such as its warehouses, supply chain, and logistics system, which were all very well-established..."

"As a result, everything was planned, but just as the acquisition was about to take place, the other party's most important domain name was registered by someone else, and the plan had to be temporarily shelved."

Xu Chaoyang paused slightly in his coffee cup, a strange premonition suddenly forming in his mind.

He looked up, trying to keep his tone calm, "The e-commerce platform your company is going to acquire, wouldn't it be 8848?"

Zhou Jingran was genuinely startled now. "You've heard of it too?"

Xu Chaoyang fell silent. He hadn't just heard of it; the domain name 8848 was currently in his hands.

What a small world! No, it should be, it's so good to be reborn.

Seeing the strange expression on his face, Zhou Jingran frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xu Chaoyang took a deep breath, looked into Zhou Jingran's eyes, and said, "If I told you that the domain name 8848 happens to be in my hands, would you believe me?"

The air was silent for a full three seconds.

Zhou Jingran finally realized what was happening, and his voice rose several octaves.

"What did you say?!"

His actions drew the attention of guests at several nearby tables, and Xu Chaoyang quickly made a shushing gesture.

Zhou Jingran then realized that he had lost his composure and quickly lowered his voice, but he couldn't hide the excitement in his tone.

"Chaoyang, you're not kidding me, you really have the 8848 domain name?"

Xu Chaoyang nodded. "Absolutely true."

Zhou Jingran stared intently at his expression, seemingly trying to determine if he was lying, but Xu Chao remained calm throughout, not appearing to be joking.

"How could you...?"

Zhou Jingran stopped mid-sentence, recalling Xu Chaoyang's previous behavior.

He has extensive knowledge of the internet industry and understands the underlying logic of esports. He can explain the major trends in a field in a casual conversation.

He actually understands e-commerce now?

Zhou Jingran's gaze toward Xu Chaoyang completely changed. Before, he only thought that the other party was a high school student who was good at playing games and was also quite smart. Now it seems that the boy's identity is far more complicated than he imagined.

How could an ordinary person possibly be interested in a project of 8848's caliber?

"What exactly does your family do?" Zhou Jingran couldn't help but ask.

Xu Chaoyang did not answer directly, "I come from an ordinary family. My father works in the neighborhood office."

Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, Zhou Jingran simply asked, "Chaoyang, is your family willing to sell this domain name? Or do you have other considerations for registering 8848?"

Xu Chaoyang sensed the probing in Zhou Jingran's words; he was worried that there might be other groups behind him who were also eyeing the same project.

Xu Chaoyang was happy to let him guess, since he remembered that there were quite a few people vying for 8848, and he had forgotten who it ultimately went to.

However, in this life, he can decide who gets the treasure.

He slowly sipped his coffee, his tone deliberately mysterious, "You're not the only ones eyeing e-commerce platforms."

Zhou Jingran frowned. If Xu Chaoyang really had someone else behind him, then things would be complicated.

But no matter what, the 8848 domain name must be acquired. His family has held many meetings about this, and it is the core of the whole plan.

"Can I take that to mean you intend to make a move?"

Xu Chaoyang did not answer immediately. Of course he was going to make a move. The domain name 8848 seemed very valuable, but it was actually a trap. Whoever got it would become a model for future e-commerce companies.

Yeah, the reversed kind.

"Jingran, may I ask you something? What exactly is your family like...?"

Zhou Jingran understood what he meant and his tone became serious, "My mother is the chairman of Yanjing Lianhua."

Xu Chaoyang almost dropped his coffee cup. Good heavens! He had many guesses about Zhou Jingran, but he never expected him to be the heir of Yanjing Lianhua.

He did have a vague recollection of the executive director of Lianhua, whose name seemed to be Xu Lingyi. In his previous life, he could only admire her from afar, never having the chance to meet her.

If Zhou Jingran is the other party's son, then it's quite fitting that he calls himself "Young Master" on QQ.

This is Lianhua, a leading department store chain that mainly deals in high-end luxury goods and has close ties with international brands such as Chanel and Valentino.

Moreover, with its headquarters in the capital, Yanjing, its influence extends beyond just the economy; it manages both ends of the spectrum.

Moreover, even considering only market capitalization, Lianhua's sales revenue had already exceeded 10 billion yuan in 2001.

What does 10 billion mean in this era?

In his previous life, Xu Chaoyang had been struggling until he was forty years old, and he was still a long way from achieving this goal. Now, the other party's heir was sitting right across from him, and the other party even needed his help.

Xu Chaoyang suppressed the shock in his heart and remained calm on the surface.

Seeing his calm reaction, Zhou Jingran was even more surprised. Most people would have been restless upon hearing his identity, but this young man was so composed.

Zhou Jingran was a little worried, "Chaoyang, if you can transfer the domain name, I guarantee..."

Xu Chaoyang raised his hand to interrupt him, "It's true that I have the domain name, but this is not something you or I can decide. I need to contact the person in charge at Lianhua."

"Yes, you're right." Zhou Jingran also realized that he really couldn't make a decision on this matter casually.

He immediately took out his phone, dialed a number, walked to the side and whispered a few words. When he came back, his expression was one of excitement.

"My mom happened to be here too, and she said if it's convenient for you, we can meet."

"Yes, that's for the best."

Looking at his calm demeanor, Zhou Jingran couldn't help but give him a thumbs up. "You're really something. You're not even a little flustered when you hear you're going to meet my mom."

"Your mother isn't going to eat you, why should I panic?"

Zhou Jingran gave a wry smile, "That's because you haven't met her."

At noon, the two arrived at the top floor of the New Asia Hotel.

Zhou Jingran led Xu Chaoyang out of the elevator. This was an office space reserved for VIPs, with an extremely luxurious decor.

Arriving at the largest wooden door at the end, Zhou Jingran sighed heavily and raised his hand to knock.