Rebirth begins with picking up a cold and aloof school beauty

Luo Fei was about to leave when his mother called him back as soon as he reached the front yard of the villa.

"Luo Fei, where are you rushing off to?" Gao Meng asked with concern.

Luo Fei said, "Mom, I'm going to an internet cafe."

Gao Meng immediately retorted, displeased, "All you do all day is fight or play games. Can't you be a little more respectable?"

Luo Fei explained, "Mom, I'm not going to the internet cafe to play games, I'm going to see my buddy Chen Zhou."

"Xiaoyu told me that Chen Zhou will be finishing up our company's official website soon."

"What did you say? It's going to be finished so quickly?" Gao Meng asked in surprise.

Luo Fei nodded and said, "That's right, Xiaoyu said that's what Brother Zhou said."

Gao Meng thought for a moment, then shook his head, looking incredulous. "How is that possible? That's too fast!"

"You just finished coordinating with Chen Zhou yesterday afternoon!"

Luo Fei said, "That's right."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Gao Meng waved her hands repeatedly, resolutely refusing to believe it.

Although she was a novice, after deciding to create her own company website, she consulted some companies and industry professionals and gained some basic understanding of website development.

As they say, developing a website takes about a month, and even with extra money for expedited service, it still takes half a month.

How could Chen Zhou possibly handle it in less than 24 hours?

Gao Meng added, "He wouldn't have just thrown together a website to get by and scam money, would he? My standards are very high!"

Even though Luo Fei was a big fan of Chen Zhou, he still found it incredible.

He made an "uh" sound, "Mom, Zhou is definitely not that kind of person! But I don't know the specifics."

As he spoke, Luo Fei grabbed his mother's wrist and said, "Mom, let's go together. You'll see for yourself."

Gao Meng also wanted to see who this legendary Chen Zhou really was.

She nodded and readily agreed.

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It was a little after 1 p.m. in a private room at Feiyu Internet Cafe.

Chen Zhou uploaded the file to the virtual host via FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and bound it to the domain name of "Lanhai Real Estate".

Then, I did a simple test.

"Everything's done!" Chen Zhou snapped his fingers, looking relaxed.

At this moment, Luo Fei entered the private room and called out, "Brother Zhou."

Chen Zhou turned around, smiled, and said, "Luo Fei, you're here. I just had some good news to tell you."

Luo Fei said, "Brother Zhou, I know the good news you're going to tell me. I've heard it all from Xiaoyu. You're almost done with our company's official website, right?"

Chen Zhou waved his finger gracefully and smugly, about to answer.

Another middle-aged woman walked into the private room, followed by Xiaoyu, the internet cafe manager. Xiaoyu whispered a few words in Gao Meng's ear.

Gao Meng stared at Chen Zhou's young and handsome face, and after sizing him up, said, "You're Chen Zhou?"

Luo Fei quickly introduced, "Brother Zhou, this is my mom."

Chen Zhou stood up and said politely, "Hello, Mr. Gao."

Luo Fei asked in confusion, "How do you know my mother's surname is Gao? Do you know my mother?"

Chen Zhou said, "Among the information on Lanhai Real Estate's senior executives that you gave me, there is a picture of President Gao's dashing and heroic figure."

Luo Fei suddenly realized, and Gao Meng smiled slightly, extending her hand and saying, "Just call me Auntie."

Chen Zhou shook hands with her and said bluntly, "Aunt Gao, you've come at the right time. The official website for Lanhai Real Estate is ready. Please take a look."

"Is it done?" Luo Fei and Xiao Yu asked in unison, both surprised!

Gao Meng's pupils dilated slightly!

Didn't you say it was almost done? How come it suddenly says it's already done?

"Let me show you first." Chen Zhou didn't beat around the bush and started operating.

At this moment, Gao Meng was shocked, but her heart was soon filled with doubt.

A website that would take others half a month to set up, Chen Zhou finished in less than a day? That doesn't make any sense!

This Chen Zhou was probably just going through the motions.

The website he created is definitely a substandard website!

Gao Meng was determined, and she had already decided that when the time came to turn against him, she would not show any mercy.

But to her utter surprise, under Chen Zhou's manipulation, the browser page quickly displayed an official website for a company called "Lanhai Real Estate".

Gao Meng took a closer look and found that both the overall picture and the details were exquisite.

Xiaoyu exclaimed, "Wow! These pictures are so exquisite!"

Luo Fei pointed to the computer screen and said, "These pictures and background designs are great! The aesthetic sense is absolutely top-notch!"

"The website layout is also very clear and aesthetically pleasing!"

"Brother Zhou, you're amazing!"

Luo Feichong and Chen Zhou gave each other a thumbs up, their faces full of admiration.

Gao Meng was also very satisfied with this, but she thought to herself, "My corporate website has a budget of 20,000 yuan, so just having beautiful pictures and a good layout isn't enough."

Gao Meng asked, "How are the functions of this website?"

Chen Zhou replied, "Aunt Gao, let me introduce you to them one by one."

"First, there are the basic functions such as 'website homepage, product introduction, senior management team, and news release editing,' which are all static. In addition, I also added dynamic and advanced functions to LanHai Real Estate, such as 'image carousel, page switching, webpage video playback, and third-party redirection'..."

Chen Zhou wields a sword from more than a decade in the future, and slays his current clients.

The effect is immediate.

Gao Meng, Luo Fei, and Xiao Yu were all astonished!

To their utter surprise, Chen Zhou actually completed the development of Lanhai Real Estate's corporate website in less than 24 hours!

Moreover, Chen Zhou didn't just do a perfunctory job to get by; he genuinely created a website with beautiful graphics, full functionality, fast loading speed, and a simple backend.

Many well-known companies' official websites are probably only at this level now.

Gao Meng remained silent, recalling the quotes from those website development companies.

To create a website like the one in front of you would cost at least 100,000 yuan, and even then, you might not be able to achieve such excellence.

Bandits! Absolutely bandits!

Gao Meng cursed under her breath, but at the same time, her gaze toward Chen Zhou held more approval and admiration.

Chen Zhou asked with a smile, "Aunt Gao, are you satisfied?"

Gao Meng nodded in agreement, "Not bad, quite good."

Luo Fei exclaimed excitedly, "What do you mean 'not bad'? Mom, my brother Zhou is awesome!"

Chen Zhou: "…………" There's really no need to explode like this.

"I'm satisfied." Chen Zhou smiled, opened the backpack on the seat, and took out an exercise book.

Chen Zhou handed it to Gao Meng and said, "Aunt Gao, please take another look at this."

Gao Meng took the workbook, looking completely bewildered. "I'm not the eldest sister, why are you giving me this?"

She opened it and saw the words "Fruit Ninja Project Proposal" written at the top of the title page.

Gao Meng glanced at it quickly and immediately understood.

So this was the project Chen Zhou wanted to attract 20 yuan in investment for—a game.

Gao Meng smiled and said, "Chen Zhou, you've really broadened my horizons and increased my knowledge today."

"At seventeen or eighteen years old, still in your final year of high school, you already possess such remarkable computer skills and have entrepreneurial aspirations. That's incredible!"

Gao Meng sincerely praised Chen Zhou.

A thought even began to sprout in my mind—this is how a child should be born!

Chen Zhou said, "Thank you for your kind words, Aunt Gao. You flatter me. I wonder if you would be interested in investing in my project?"

Gao Meng smiled slightly, thinking that the gameplay introduction of this game was similar to the mini-games on 4399.

What's so fun about a casual game that's just for killing time?

Moreover, there is no shortage of similar competing products online.

Chen Zhou is indeed very skilled in computers, but he may not be an excellent product developer. Just like the best bricklayer may not be able to develop a good real estate product.

Gao Mengdao said, "To be honest, I have no interest in investing in games."

Chen Zhou: "?"

Seeing this, Luo Fei snatched the proposal, glanced at it, and said, "A game? Brother Zhou, you're making a game?"

Chen Zhou said, "Yes, this game has a very promising future!"

Chen Zhou added, "Aunt Gao, please believe me too, this 'Fruit Ninja' game will definitely be a huge hit!"

Gao Meng frowned, hesitating. Luo Fei interjected, "Brother Zhou, I thought you were going to make a competitive game, or a game like Dungeon Fighter Online (DNF) with dungeon crawling. Why did you make a casual game?"

"To be honest, I don't have a high opinion of this kind of game, and I'm not interested in it either," Luo Fei said frankly.

Xiaoyu muttered softly from the side, "I just like playing casual games."

Luo Fei continued reading the proposal, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "And... this isn't a web game, is it?!"

"This is... a mobile game!" Luo Fei exclaimed, utterly bewildered. "Can you even play this kind of game on a mobile phone?"

Chen Zhou said, "That's why I said this game is bound to be a huge hit."

"The future will definitely be the era of smartphones and mobile internet!"

"Everyone will own a smartphone, and everyone can play all sorts of apps on their smartphones, including this 'Fruit Ninja' mobile game that I designed..."

Chen Zhou explained the trends of the times to Gao Meng and Luo Fei, and also gave a detailed introduction to his products, core competitiveness, future potential, and so on.

After a long while, Gao Meng remained unmoved; she couldn't understand anything she had never seen before.

Because Chen Zhou said that Fruit Ninja's revenue could exceed ten million yuan per month in the future, she had the impression that Chen Zhou was "technically excellent, but commercially naive".

Luo Fei has the quick receptiveness of a young person to new things.

However, due to his lack of knowledge, he was unable to fully grasp Chen Zhou's true meaning.

However, as brothers, Luo Fei decided to try to persuade his mother.

Luo Fei said, "Mom, I think this project is worth investing in. 20 yuan isn't much for you, but what if it works out?"

Gao Meng glanced at her son and thought to herself, "What do you know?"

Things are different now!

We are currently in a financial crisis, and the real estate market remains sluggish; even price reductions are not enough to sell our properties!

The family business is supported by bank loans!

However, after weighing the pros and cons, Gao Meng still decided to try a new business.

What if it really works out as Luo Fei said?

Gao Mengdao said, "Chen Zhou, I'm investing in your project!"

Chen Zhou's eyes lit up, and he clasped his hands together in gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Aunt Gao!"

But then Gao Meng said, "I'll put in 20 yuan, taking a 50% stake, how about that?"

Chen Zhou's smile froze. He let out an "uh" and shook his head. "Aunt Gao, I only need 20 yuan in start-up capital. You only need to provide this 20 yuan. You don't need to worry about anything else."

"I can offer you 10% of the shares," Chen Zhou said earnestly.

Gao Meng firmly disagreed, "20, only 10%? That means you haven't even started doing anything, and the game is already valued at 200 million?"

Luo Fei also felt the price was too high, saying, "Brother Zhou, many popular 4399 mini-games probably don't even generate 200 million in revenue in a year."

Chen Zhou said, "I've said it before, this game's monthly revenue is more than 200 million!"

"It's not impossible to even make a net profit of two million in the first month after launch!" Chen Zhou said with great certainty.

Gao Meng simply couldn't understand Chen Zhou's inexplicable self-confidence.

Luo Fei and Xiao Yu also felt that Chen Zhou's imagination was too idealistic. Two million yuan was enough for five or six ordinary families to each buy a house in Guangdu District of Chengdu.

After much deliberation, Gao Meng finally conceded, "How about this? I'll offer an extra 10, making it 30 in total. I want 34% of the shares. This is my utmost sincerity, Chen Zhou, and it also reflects my trust in you!"

"Trust voted with money!" Gao Meng said sincerely.

Chen Zhou: "…………"

Now Chen Zhou knew that the two sides really couldn't reach an agreement.

Firstly, Chen Zhou had already planned to give up at most 15% of the shares, and at worst, he would earn the start-up capital himself.

Secondly, the other party's demand for 34% of the shares means that Chen Zhou cannot own 67% or more of the shares.

Therefore, they cannot have absolute controlling rights!

Chen Zhou absolutely cannot accept this!

In his previous life, Chen Zhou had already lost the company he founded with his own hands. In this life, he is determined to firmly grasp the absolute controlling stake in the company in his own hands!

Chen Zhou smiled with relief and said, "Aunt Gao, I'm sorry for your suggestion."

"However, even if the deal falls through, we can still be on good terms. If you ever need my help in the future, feel free to come to me anytime."

"I've been up since last night, I'm so tired, I need to go home and get some sleep."

Chen Zhou bowed and took his leave.

Gao Meng was stunned. She didn't expect Chen Zhou to refuse her investment. Did this kid think I wanted too many shares?

Ha...ambitions soaring to the heavens, yet fate as fragile as paper!

Well, once you hit a wall in the future, you'll realize that the business world isn't as simple as you think.

Gao Mengdao said, "Luo Fei, give the remaining payment for the website to Chen Zhou."

At the same time, Gao Meng, a little defiant, said, "Chen Zhou, I wish you success!"

Chen Zhou smiled, extremely confident, and said, "I definitely will!"

After receiving the final payment of 15,000 yuan, Chen Zhou went to a bank he passed by and deposited the money. He then checked the balance in his card after the deposit.

19000 yuan.

Including the cash on hand, it's only 20,000 yuan.

Twenty thousand yuan... can't even build a basic game development team of three to five people.

I need to take on some more website development jobs to raise enough start-up capital.

Making your first pot of gold is incredibly difficult!

"This is too difficult!!"

Chen Zhou looked up at the sky and sighed deeply.

He was frustrated. Why don't people believe in the trend of smartphones and mobile internet these days?

If someone could give me 20 yuan right now, and let me live in a villa, drive a luxury car, and marry my dream girl, I would be willing!