Reborn in 08, Public Enemy of Competitors

The news spread quickly, and soon almost all the teachers in the School of Information and Electronics knew about it.

Immediately afterwards, Dean Zhao also received the news.

"Old Fan, you're so inconsiderate! Such a big thing happened in the business park, why didn't you tell me?"

Dean Zhao made a phone call to Fan Jin, who was trading stocks at the time.

"Old Zhao, what did you say?!"

"What big thing could happen in a startup park? How come I don't know anything about it?"

Fan Jin looked bewildered. Looking back, apart from an arrogant rich kid, the business park was calm and uneventful.

"you do not know?"

Dean Zhao raised his voice by half an octave, "We have a student in our college named Shen Mo who posted recruitment notices at the entrance of the college and the entrepreneurship park, looking to hire more than a dozen part-time college students. Now the news has spread online..."

"What! That kid is actually hiring?"

Fan Jin paused in his teacup, almost spilling the tea.

"Old Fan, it seems you're not taking the work at the startup park seriously."

Dean Zhao joked, "I need to talk to the principal. The school spent so much money on the entrepreneurship park precisely to help students incubate their projects. Now that we've finally produced a student willing to get things done, how can you, the director, be completely unaware?"

"Hey, hey, stop it! We've known each other for so many years, do you have to be so serious?"

Fan Jin said, "When Shen Mo came to apply for the venue, I approved it immediately and even gave him an extra room."

"Having a venue alone isn't enough, is it?"

"As the person in charge of the startup park, you should at least offer some support!"

"Look at Hangzhou Normal University, they produced a Jack Ma, and now the whole province is envious. When will Zhejiang University of Science and Technology be able to produce one?"

After learning a little about Shen Mo, Dean Zhao felt a glimmer of anticipation.

If you happen to win the top prize on a scratch-off lottery ticket, you'll feel incredibly proud when you go to meetings in the future.

Fan Jin was speechless and secretly lamented his predicament. He had neither money nor resources, so how could he provide support?

My mind raced for a moment, and I suddenly remembered the office equipment piled up in the warehouse. An idea came to me instantly.

After hanging up the phone, staring at the green stock market quotes on the screen, Fan Jin muttered something under his breath.

"This kid's really got some nerve. I'd like to see how he manages to cause trouble..."

………………

Just as Fan Jin was telling the students to move the dusty desks and chairs, Shen Mo and his group were doing a thorough cleaning of the student activity center.

The broken tables and chairs in rooms 308 and 310 were all moved outside, and only the few usable ones were left behind.

The cleaning work was only completed when the sun began to set.

Yuan Hua plopped down on the freshly wiped-clean chair and wiped away his sweat.

"I'm exhausted, I really want to go back to the internet cafe!"

"Were you a network cable in your past life? You love surfing the internet so much!"

Lu Wenbin pulled out two bottles from a box of mineral water that had been opened.

One of the bottles was tossed to Qin Feng, who was shirtless and drenched in sweat.

Qin Feng caught it with one hand, unscrewed the cap, and poured it into his mouth: "Where's Brother Mo?"

"Of course, I'm going to return the things next door."

Lu Wenbin and Yuan Hua exchanged a glance, then immediately tiptoed and stealthily approached the back door of room 306.

Shen Mo put the bucket and broom back in the corner and dusted off his hands.

"Thanks, I'll leave your things here."

"good!"

Du Manqing sat in front of the electric sewing machine, without looking up, wearing sleeves, holding a half-sewn floral dress in her hand.

Step on the pedal, and the sewing machine makes a "clack-clack-clack" sound, with the needle jumping up and down rapidly.

"It seems like the Taobao store is doing well."

Shen Mo glanced out of the corner of his eye and noticed that Ye Xiao and Huang Jiajia were looking in their direction, seemingly casually.

"Yes, thanks to your great suggestion!"

Du Manqing said with a smile, "I asked my senior to take a set of photos, and as soon as I posted them, people immediately started buying fairy dresses and floral dresses."

Shen Mo pressed further, "How are the sales?"

"Two fairy dresses were sold, and eight of the floral dresses you suggested were sold."

A hint of barely concealed smugness flashed in Du Manqing's eyes.

Shen Mo raised an eyebrow. "Eight items?"

"Yes, I didn't expect floral dresses to sell so well. I only made 10 before, thinking it would be enough to sell for a while."

Du Manqing said apologetically, "I need to hurry up and restock, otherwise I would have come over and helped you clean up, but I really can't leave."

"fine."

Just as Shen Mo was about to speak, Ye Xiao suddenly interjected, "Hey, Manqing said you were going to start a company, and Jiajia and I didn't believe it at first. We didn't expect you to actually do it!"

As he spoke, his eyes showed a newfound respect.

Shen Mo casually made up a story: "I need to save money to get married."

Ye Xiao teased, "Starting to save up so early, just how precious of a wife are you planning to marry?"

Du Manqing paused for a moment while pressing the pedal, and glanced over without making a sound.

Shen Mo smiled without saying a word. He couldn't very well say it depended on how many wives he married, could he? The more wives he married, the more money he would need.

Huang Jiajia muttered to herself, "It's just a website, is it that profitable?"

"It's really profitable."

Ye Xiao turned her head. "Didn't you see the job posting downstairs? Shen Mo is hiring quite a few people."

Huang Jiajia became increasingly unsure of herself, but still retorted defiantly, "So what if they hire people... it's still just a makeshift operation..."

Lu Wenbin, who was hiding at the back door, heard this and was about to go in to argue, but Yuan Hua grabbed him and covered his mouth.

The meaning in his eyes couldn't be clearer: don't act impulsively, let's see what Brother Mo has to say!

Shen Mo tilted his head back, took a sip of water, and said, "Which company didn't start as a makeshift operation? Back when Alibaba was in Lakeside Garden, Jack Ma and eighteen others were crammed into one apartment. Wasn't that a makeshift operation?"

With a determined look in his eyes and a resolute tone, he said, "So, regardless of whether it's a makeshift stage or not, let's first assemble the team and turn the makeshift stage into a real performance."

"Yes, daring to take the first step means you've already won more than half the battle."

Du Manqing had a sudden thought: "When you're out in the world, the most important thing is to 'go out.' If you don't go out, you'll never know how far you can go."

Huang Jiajia watched them sing in unison, a doubles performance, and for a moment she was unable to refute them.

Ye Xiao nudged Huang Jiajia with his elbow and cleverly changed the subject: "How much initial investment do you need for this whole operation?"

"Not much, but I'm so poor now I have to sell myself."

Shen Mo glanced at Du Manqing with amusement.

Du Manqing felt the gaze, buried her head, fiddled with the fabric, and pretended not to see or hear anything.

Ye Xiao was very experienced in dealing with this kind of joke, and casually took out his wallet.

"How much would you pay for her? Let me see if we can scrape together some money?"

"Haha, sorry you're late."

Shen Mo shrugged and burst into laughter.

Du Manqing stepped on the sewing machine, making a "clack-clack-clack" sound, faster than before, as if she was trying to cover something up.

In this delicate atmosphere, a commotion arose in the corridor.

"Place the tables and chairs at the entrances of rooms 308 and 310. Handle them gently and don't break them!"

Shen Mo felt the voice sounded very familiar, so he walked to the door and looked outside.

Fan Jin was directing several boys, each carrying an office desk and chair, as they walked over in a grand procession.

"Xiao Shen, you've come at the perfect time!"

Fan Jin waved with a smile, "I heard your company is hiring, so I specially got you a few sets of desks and chairs. You'll definitely need them during your interviews."

Shen Mo looked on with suspicion. Why was this guy suddenly being so kind?

Before, they were indifferent to me, but now they're as enthusiastic as if they've become a completely different person.

He couldn't understand it, and Huang Jiajia was even more confused. Her mouth was agape. "What's going on? What's going on?"

Ye Xiao was equally shocked. How could a teacher personally deliver desks and chairs to someone's door?

Du Manqing glanced at the back of the person surrounded by people, a slight smile playing on her lips, and continued operating the sewing machine.

The "da da da" sound was much lighter than before, like humming a cheerful tune.