Rebirth in 2011: Starting as an Advertising Genius

"A college freshman starting a business?"

"Many people have applied for that office, like Guo Wei's project. Several of them are from the student union and know a lot of resources outside the school. They take on some pottery crafts, which is perfect for them. I heard that a boss has already placed an order for 3000 yuan worth of goods!"

"This guy I have here, Chen Ming, works in animation. They need that office to create some of their work!"

Inside the Student Affairs Office,

Several teachers took turns securing offices in the entrepreneurship center for their students.

There is a clear trend: although everyone is competing with each other, after Huang Xiaoqian joined, everyone's focus shifted to her.

Where are there college freshmen starting businesses?

Moreover, it's April now, graduation season is approaching, and many third-year students want to apply for office space so they can dedicate themselves full-time to entrepreneurship during this graduation period. If they succeed, their school will also gain prestige.

Although the Academy of Arts and Crafts is only a vocational college, in a place like Suzhou where universities are already scarce,

Their school really does cover quite a few companies like Google.

Basically, if you're in Suzhou and know any companies like GG, branding companies, or event companies, you'll find that many of them are graduates of this school.

Therefore, Huang Xiaoqian came to compete for the best office location on behalf of the freshmen, which made the sophomores and juniors very unhappy.

Huang Xiaoqian wasn't worried at all, even though these people were constantly making fun of her.

It even felt like watching a clown.

She calmly took out a stack of papers and handed them to an older male teacher who was sitting guarding the office.

Hu Chaoyang took it with a hint of doubt, then glanced at it and his expression changed.

What Huang Xiaoqian handed over was actually a contract?

He had no reason to question the authenticity of the contract; after all, he didn't believe a counselor would help a student fabricate something just to secure an office.

Bilibili?

Hu Chaoyang knew about this website; their art school was already quite avant-garde.

The contract signed with Bilibili, 90000?

Hu Chaoyang was quite surprised that a freshman had taken on three video jobs, each worth 30,000 yuan.

This money seems pretty easy to make!

In comparison, other entrepreneurial projects are like playing house, yielding very little.

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At the Entrepreneurship Center.

Today, the Student Affairs Office will select and announce the allocation of offices in the Entrepreneurship Center. Some teams that applied for offices are already here waiting.

Some students gathered in small groups to discuss, while others were making final revisions to their materials on their laptops. Several third-year students sat upright with serious expressions, as if awaiting their fate.

At this time, besides Chen Jianghe, there were many other people at the startup center, including Chen Wanting and Guo Wei, whom he knew.

These two seem really affectionate lately.

Chen Jianghe found a corner to sit down and idly scrolled through his phone.

"Chen Jianghe, are you really going to start a business?"

A mocking voice came from above.

Chen Jianghe looked up and saw Chen Wanting and Guo Wei standing in front of him, arm in arm. Chen Wanting was wearing a floral dress and light makeup today, and she did look much more refined than in high school. Guo Wei, on the other hand, was wearing a black hoodie with the student union logo on it, and his hair was styled with hair gel, giving off an air of "I'm a senior, I'm very prestigious."

"Hmm, just came to take a look." Chen Jianghe said calmly, his gaze lingering on the two of them for less than a second before he looked away and continued looking at his phone.

Chen Wanting was slightly stung by his nonchalant attitude, and her expression changed slightly.

She had originally wanted to see Chen Jianghe show that "deep regret" expression when he saw her, or at least be embarrassed and uncomfortable.

But the way this man—no, this boy—looked at her was like looking at an old classmate he wasn't very close to, so polite it made her uncomfortable.

"You actually applied for an office?" Guo Wei chimed in, his tone laced with obvious superiority. "But do you know the application requirements? You need a real project, the ability to implement it, and market potential. What do you have, a freshman?"

He was a little more polite last time, but this time he directly exposed his arrogance. Perhaps it was because he thought about how his girlfriend had been pursued by this man before, and that competitive hormone was unconsciously released.

Chen Jianghe put down his phone and looked up at Guo Wei.

"You have?"

"Of course," Guo Wei puffed out his chest. "We do custom ceramics, and we've already received orders from three coffee shops in Suzhou, totaling over three thousand yuan. Our clients include the owner of 'Man Coffee.' Do you know Man Coffee? It's the hottest internet-famous coffee shop in Suzhou."

When he said "three thousand dollars," he emphasized it, as if he were saying three million dollars.

Chen Jianghe smiled slightly but didn't say anything.

In Chen Wanting's eyes, this expression turned into a "guilty smile".

A surge of pleasure welled up inside her. She pulled Guo Wei to sit down on the chair next to Chen Jianghe and deliberately raised her voice so that the surrounding teams could hear her.

"Chen Jianghe, I'm doing this for your own good." Chen Wanting's tone was like lecturing an ignorant younger brother. "In your freshman year, you should be focusing on your studies, joining clubs, and making more connections. Starting a business isn't something you can just do because you want to. Look at Guo Wei, he's a sophomore, and he's been working in the student union for almost two years. Look at all the connections he's built up! And you? Who do you even know?"

Chen Jianghe remained silent, his gaze fixed on the phone screen, which was actually locked.

He was counting.

Let's see how many more unpleasant things this woman can say.

"And do you know how many people are vying for this office?" Chen Wanting continued, getting more and more excited. "I heard that some of the seniors are running animation studios and are already taking on freelance work, earning over ten thousand yuan a month. There's also a graphic designer who does visual identity design for several companies in the park. Do you think you, a freshman who hasn't even attended many of your major courses, have any chance of competing with them?"

Guo Wei chimed in, "Wan Ting is right. These offices in the startup center are, frankly, for people with real ability. We at least have a three-thousand-yuan order; what do you have?"

The two of them sang in unison, like they were performing a clown act.

People from the surrounding teams began to whisper among themselves, their eyes darting back and forth over Chen Jianghe. Some felt sympathy, some gloated, and others were simply there to watch the spectacle.

Chen Jianghe finally made a move.

He put his phone in his pocket, stood up, and looked down at Guo Wei and Chen Wanting, who were sitting in the chairs.

"Are you done talking?"

Chen Wanting was taken aback.

"Sit down and wait for the results after you've finished speaking." Chen Jianghe's tone was completely emotionless, as if he were talking to two disobedient elementary school students. "The results aren't out yet. It would be embarrassing if you started celebrating now and didn't get elected."

"you--"

"And another thing," Chen Jianghe interrupted her, his gaze falling on Chen Wanting's face, "You say I don't know anyone? I certainly don't know the owner of Maan Coffee. But the people I do know are probably beyond your reach."

After saying that, he turned and walked to the other side of the hall, found a more distant corner to sit down, and took out his phone again.

This time, he was actually looking at something—a message that Huang Xiaoqian had just sent.

[Huang Xiaoqian: I've already shown the contract to Teacher Hu, and he was stunned! Hahaha, you didn't see his expression!]

[Huang Xiaoqian: But those second- and third-year counselors didn't look too happy. They kept saying things like "it's impossible for a first-year student to say that."]

[Huang Xiaoqian: Don't worry, I've got this office for you.]

Waiting at the startup center!

Chen Jianghe looked at the screen, and a genuine smile finally appeared on his lips.

It's not that I'm proud, but I think this counselor is really quite adorable.

Especially that last sentence; even through the screen, Chen Jianghe could feel the strong arrogance in her words.

On the other side, Chen Wanting turned pale with anger at Chen Jianghe's words, "You probably can't reach it either."

"What does he mean? Who does he know? Who could he possibly know?" she whispered to Guo Wei, her voice filled with suppressed anger.

Guo Wei's expression was also not good.

He'd been involved in the student union for two years, and his biggest concern was "face." Chen Jianghe's comment just now, "Let's start celebrating now, in case we don't get elected," was practically a public slap in the face for him.

"Ignore him." Guo Wei gritted his teeth. "Let's wait for the results and see how he tries to pretend. What projects can a freshman possibly have? He's probably just here to make up the numbers."

"Yes, let's wait for the results and see if he still dares to talk back," Chen Wanting chimed in.

She had known Chen Jianghe for three years and knew him very well.

That boy in high school who would only fan her and buy her milk was just a simp...

Therefore, his composure at this moment

It must be an act.