"We'll have a chance another day, but tomorrow is definitely not possible. I have to be on stage for the freshman assembly early tomorrow morning."
Chen Pingjiang rejected this rather tempting offer.
After finding a high-class Western restaurant for dinner in the evening, they returned to the dormitory.
As soon as they arrived at the dormitory, they heard Zhao Shaoyang, Dong Tinghui, and a few others sighing on their beds.
Chen Pingjiang sat on a stool with a smile and asked,
"Have you model workers met any pretty girls today?"
"Damn, this job is not for humans. The most exaggerated girl I met today brought four suitcases of all sizes, like she was moving house. What's especially funny is that she also brought a half-human-sized doll. In her words, she's not used to sleeping without hugging it,"
Dong Tinghui complained.
Zhao Shaoyang agreed deeply:
"I only picked up two junior girls today, and before I could make a move, their parents interrupted me. Later, those bastards from the student union deliberately made me go help boys carry luggage. I worked myself to death and didn't even get a bottle of mineral water."
"They're all just so-so. I should have listened to your advice, Brother Chen. I wasted a whole day running around for nothing."
Chen Pingjiang pointed to Wang Lei, who was engrossed in reading a novel.
"Listen to advice and eat your fill. Look at your Brother Lei, what woman does he need? Isn't it comfortable to lie in the dormitory on such a hot day?"
As Chen Pingjiang finished speaking, Wang Lei looked up, a hint of indifference in his dull eyes.
"Brother Chen, I also want to be in a relationship, but I know my limits. I'm not worthy."
"With a monthly living expense of only six hundred, which isn't even enough to rent novels online each month, if I were to date, I wouldn't have money to eat."
"How good it is now; I can read novels when I want, go online when I want. I'm free and easy by myself."
Wang Lei's argument stunned everyone.
They didn't expect this guy to be so clear-headed.
However, Zhao Shaoyang wouldn't listen:
"Tomorrow they're having military training, so I'll wander around each class. While the junior girls have just entered university, it's the easiest time to make a move."
Chen Pingjiang cursed with a laugh,
"If you could put even one-tenth of your effort into your studies instead of chasing girls, you wouldn't have failed everything. In any other school, you might have already been held back a year, and then you'd be classmates with these freshmen."
Early the next morning, Chen Pingjiang received the speech draft from the Youth League Committee.
The length of it genuinely startled Chen Pingjiang; it would take ten minutes to read all those words.
He suddenly felt a bit of sympathy for these freshmen.
At 8 AM, the freshman assembly and military training mobilization meeting began.
After several high-ranking leaders finished their speeches, it was Chen Pingjiang's turn.
"Next, we have Mr. Chen Pingjiang, Chairman of Renren.com, National Outstanding University Student, Top Ten Campus Youth, Outstanding Entrepreneur of Dongjiang City, and President of the Industrial and Business Management Student Union, to speak. Let's give him a warm round of applause."
Clap clap clap!
The applause was thunderous, much more enthusiastic than when the previous leaders had spoken.
No wonder.
Many freshmen originally applied to the University of Finance and Economics because of Chen Pingjiang.
Other freshmen who didn't know him had heard more or less about his "deeds" in the past two days.
Even the least informed, hearing that string of titles at the beginning, couldn't help but be astonished.
"Wow, Senior Chen himself is even more handsome than in his photos."
"Most importantly, he's also incredibly rich. If only I could be his girlfriend."
"Sister, wake up, wake up. With Senior Chen's qualifications, who knows how many girls would flock to him if he just waved his hand."
"..."
Fortunately, Chen Pingjiang had no intention of making things difficult for these freshmen.
The previous leaders had rambled on and on, and many freshmen were wilted from the sun.
He made deletions to the original speech draft, removing some empty and formulaic phrases.
Even with that, people were still getting quite sunburnt.
........
After two leisurely days, Chen Pingjiang once again immersed himself in intense work.
After Ge Mengshi took over Zhizhen Catering, it underwent earth-shattering changes in just a few months.
After Renren.com successfully raised capital, the catering group no longer needed to constantly receive transfusions from Renren.com and could finally focus on its own development.
"Currently, Miaochá has basically covered commercial districts of all sizes within Dongjiang City, and its brand upgrade is initially complete."
"The number of Xiao Chen Barbecue shops has also increased to fifteen. Riding this market trend, the profits are quite substantial."
"Taiyi Sauerkraut Fish has completed dish development, and the renovation of the Xinjiekou main store is nearing its end. It can begin trial operations within a week."
"..."
At the Zhizhen Catering board meeting, Ge Mengshi was giving her report.
Also attending the meeting were Zhu Yuanlan, brand manager of Xiao Chen Barbecue; Qin Suqin, brand manager of Miaochá and Ge Mengshi's former colleague; and Nan Xinzhi, who is responsible for the Taiyi Sauerkraut Fish project.
All women!
Chen Pingjiang felt like he had fallen into a den of women.
However, it had to be admitted that both Qin Suqin and Nan Xinzhi had excellent work capabilities; otherwise, Ge Mengshi wouldn't have dared to put them in their current positions.
"The next plan is for Miaochá to gradually enter the national market."
Chen Pingjiang nodded,
"Is there anything you need my help with?"
Ge Mengshi smiled and said,
"I just happen to need your opinion. I've looked into your marketing strategies when Miaochá first launched, and I found them very useful. 'The first cup of milk tea in spring'—that idea is excellent.
Now that Miaochá is entering the national market, we must complete our national store rollout before competitors like 'Yidiandian.' However, Miaochá's influence isn't quite enough yet. I hope to use a marketing hot topic event to boost Miaochá's popularity, and then begin the first round of financing."
To put it bluntly, Miaochá's online reputation isn't strong enough yet.
In this era, information exchange wasn't sufficient, and food delivery hadn't emerged yet.
Miaochá would face sales problems when entering the national market.
Popular in Dongjiang, but not necessarily popular in other cities.
For a milk tea business, you really have to make it an internet-famous brand to have potential.
Otherwise, once it falls into a price war with competitors, it will only be held back.
Back then, when the first Xicha store opened in Shenzhen, it drew huge crowds, with queues stretching for hundreds of meters.
This was excellent publicity and marketing.
Many passersby who had never tried it, after seeing the news, at least remembered the Xicha brand.
But in reality?
Chen Pingjiang felt that Xicha's taste was actually quite ordinary.
To be honest, Cha Yan Yue Se was not bad.
"I can mobilize Renren.com's resources to fully assist Miaochá in its national strategy; that's not a problem. Series A financing is also not a problem. Introducing some strategic partners can further enhance overall competitiveness, but there's no need to bring in VC investment institutions like internet companies do. Personally, I think resource exchange might be better."
Miaochá's brand manager, Qin Suqin, looked about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, dressed very fashionably.
It was said that her two children were already in elementary school, making her a true fashionably hot mom.
"For the first batch, we plan to achieve first-level coverage in the commercial districts of major cities within the province."
(End of Chapter)