Chen Pingjiang arrived at Yan Yan's house again, carrying a pile of gifts of various sizes.
As soon as he entered, he expertly changed his shoes and made tea, greeting Li Yuhua while blowing an air kiss to Yan Yan.
Chen Pingjiang truly wasn't afraid of death.
Behind Yan Liming's back, his lips kept twitching, making Yan Yan's face flush.
Fearing Yan Liming would see, he quickly lowered his head.
However, what Chen Pingjiang didn't expect was that his every move was exposed on the display window's glass, reflecting into Yan Liming's eyes.
Instantly, Yan Liming's old face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
This kid really doesn't treat himself as an outsider.
"You're here, that's fine, but why bring so many things? Take them all back later. And that tea of yours looks very expensive, take it back for your father to drink."
Yan Liming said with a stern face.
Chen Pingjiang immediately saw that his future father-in-law was likely upset.
He quickly looked embarrassed and said,
"Uncle Yan, you're practically telling me to leave. I can't possibly come empty-handed every time, can I? People would say I'm clueless. Besides, there's quite a bit here for Aunt Li; you can't refuse it on her behalf."
Yan Liming was truly defeated by this scamp.
If it were anyone else, they'd probably be embarrassed and nervous after his "hints," but Chen Pingjiang was completely different.
"I can't win against you, but are you really that idle, kid? You have such a big company to manage from top to bottom. I heard you went to Korea recently to negotiate a new game agency? Young man, career comes first, don't get too caught up in romance."
Yan Liming advised earnestly.
However, no sooner had he finished speaking than Li Yuhua, who was coming out of the kitchen with dishes, heard it and looked displeased:
"Xiao Chen, don't listen to your Uncle Yan. He's probably had some fake liquor and is talking nonsense. Treat this as your own home, come over to play whenever you're free."
On the other side, Yan Yan was also expressing dissatisfaction, biting her lip and pulling Chen Pingjiang to the dining table, making a clear distinction between them and Yan Liming.
Yan Liming was dumbfounded.
He hadn't expected Chen Pingjiang's influence in this household to be so great.
Both the adults and the younger ones were turning their elbows outwards, which left Yan Liming feeling uneasy again.
Is it really that serious?
All I did was see this kid teasing my precious daughter and give him a warning, right?
Chen Pingjiang, however, showed no displeasure, still grinning playfully:
"Uncle Yan, I'm here to bring you political achievements. If you chase me away, don't regret it later."
Yan Liming raised an eyebrow upon hearing this:
"What political achievements?"
"Didn't I ask you last time if Wujiang District has any preferential policies for investment-seeking enterprises? I'm not kidding, I plan to acquire a piece of land in Wujiang District and invest 100 million to establish an internet data center, and later, I even want to move Renrenwang's headquarters there."
After Chen Pingjiang finished speaking, Yan Liming's body suddenly went limp.
Who could resist such a sugar-coated bullet?
Just the data center with a 100 million investment is already a big deal, let alone Renrenwang's headquarters moving to Wujiang District.
This would be a genuine and significant achievement in attracting investment.
Although he was in charge of the Disciplinary Committee, it didn't hinder his progress.
Yan Liming's gaze towards Chen Pingjiang became a little complex.
This kid just aims for people's weaknesses.
He knew very well that Renrenwang's scale was not small in Dongjiang City, especially as an internet company, which was scarce in Dongjiang.
Such a high-quality enterprise was a key target for governments at all levels in attracting investment.
No matter which district government Chen Pingjiang approached with the same conditions, he would be warmly received.
"Uh, Xiao Chen, why did you think of our Wujiang District? Wujiang's geographical advantage can't compare to those districts in the city center. I'm afraid you'll regret it once you go there."
Chen Pingjiang smiled and shook his head:
"Where in the city center is there still space for us to build headquarters and data centers? The expansion of the entire Dongjiang City is inevitable. Haven't areas like Jiangning already developed?"
Yan Liming nodded, acknowledging Chen Pingjiang's statement.
After thinking for a moment, he added,
"Actually, you could totally go through official channels to talk to the district government; they definitely wouldn't refuse."
"I don't have many acquaintances there, so I wanted to try and work through Uncle Yan's connections."
Yan Liming wasn't stupid; he knew Chen Pingjiang had placed the ladder right next to his leg, and he could gain significant political achievements with just a small step.
In reality, at Chen Pingjiang's level, Yan Liming's rank couldn't offer much help; he could only bask in Chen Pingjiang's glory.
As for Chen Pingjiang, Wujiang District had a decent geographical advantage; it wasn't in the city center but also not remote.
From a future perspective, it had great development potential.
Taking advantage of the current cheap land prices, he could acquire a plot and build several buildings, ensuring a profit.
"Come to work tomorrow, wait for my news."
After a moment, Yan Liming made up his mind and said.
This matter was a win-win for both Wujiang District and himself personally.
He just felt a little embarrassed about being so blatantly "bought over."
Forget it.
In the future, if he sees Chen Pingjiang "flirting" with his daughter again, he'll just pretend not to see it, turning a blind eye.
After dinner that evening, they went for a walk after leaving the Yan family's house.
Yan Yan said somewhat apologetically,
"Don't take what my dad said earlier to heart. He's not usually like that, he's actually a pretty good person. My mom said he was just jealous."
Chen Pingjiang smiled when he heard this,
"I didn't take it to heart. Besides, it's not the first time I've dealt with your dad."
"That's good."
No sooner had Yan Yan finished speaking than she gasped,
"Hey, what are you doing!"
She was directly pulled by Chen Pingjiang into a dark grove in the residential area.
About twenty minutes later, the two emerged one after the other.
Chen Pingjiang walked ahead, hands in his pockets, looking serious and expressionless.
Yan Yan, on the other hand, was flushed and hurriedly adjusting her clothes.
.........
At the regular Monday meeting.
Chen Pingjiang looked at the report submitted by the data department and frowned:
"Over the past week, Renren Grab a Parking Spot's daily active users have somewhat declined, and registered users have also decreased?"
"Yes,"
Miao Bingwei nodded,
"On one hand, Renrenwang currently has over 40 million registered users, having passed its explosive growth period. On the other hand, Renren Grab a Parking Spot has been online for over four months, and the market is slowly becoming saturated.
QQ Grab a Parking Spot, Xiaoneiwang Grab a Parking Spot, and Kaixinwang's 'Friend Sale' are also siphoning off our users to varying degrees."
Miao Bingwei didn't mention the remaining reasons, but Chen Pingjiang knew them too.
For example, many players simultaneously registered multiple alt accounts, accelerating the acquisition of gold resources and causing an even greater inflation of funds in the game.
As more and more people "maxed out," the technical department had to implement version updates.
Due to version updates, various complex gameplay mechanics began to appear, which in turn made a simple game difficult to pick up or caused it to lose its original appeal.
This is actually the same situation faced by most online games.
Taking "World of Warcraft" as an example, it has existed for over twenty years, from an initial level of 45 to 120, and then back to 60.
If the version isn't updated, people will get tired of it and naturally go AFK.
However, with continuous version updates, while it slows down the rate of player loss, it also makes the game more complex, discouraging new players.
This is two sides of the same coin, irreconcilable.
"It doesn't matter, we still have a trump card up our sleeve, we'll just play it when the time comes."
Chen Pingjiang seemed very relaxed:
"In the last two months, speed up version updates, forcing Xiaoneiwang and QQ to follow suit and tying up their energy. Two months later, we'll release Renren Farm."
Grab a Parking Spot itself was just a trial run; the real killer app was still "Steal Vegetables."
The SNS social networking market was also turbulent during this period.
Renrenwang, relying on the popularity of the legitimate Renren Grab a Parking Spot and the entry of "Super Boy," still firmly held the top position.
Furthermore, after Zou Yu and Zhuo Ling's work achievements became prominent, its market share continued to grow steadily.
More and more first and second-tier celebrities, media organizations, government agencies, and well-known influencers joined, building an impregnable moat.
Coupled with the many experts in various vertical fields incubated by Renrenwang, the website's reputation was further boosted.
Craft bloggers, patriotic video bloggers, music bloggers, travel experts... all received traffic support from Renrenwang to some extent.
Xiaoneiwang was not to be outdone; it also followed Renrenwang's trajectory, inviting celebrities, influencers, various institutional media to join, and internally cultivating its own stars.
It also seized this opportunity to transition from campus to society.
There were even rumors circulating that Chen Yizhou felt the name "Xiaoneiwang" was no longer appropriate as its user base gradually changed, and he intended to rename it.
Tencent, through its efforts, successfully secured Cheng Binghao, investing 10 million US dollars into Kaixinwang, labeling it as a "Tencent affiliate."
Chen Pingjiang was not surprised by the alliance between Kaixinwang and Tencent.
These two were essentially the bottom two in SNS social platforms, needing to huddle together for warmth to even qualify to compete with the "top two."
Just when everyone thought the SNS websites were settling down.
A post emerged from Renrenwang's car enthusiast section, quickly going viral, not only dominating Renrenwang's internal trending topics but also rapidly spreading throughout the entire internet circle.
"A Chery owner from Haidong Province, claiming to be a PhD student, posted dozens of car photos on Renrenwang, taken with his wife during a road trip, having his wife pose as a 'car model'.
As a result, his wife's personal information and license plate number were revealed, and she was poached by a BMW owner!"
The Chery owner stated:
"I've been studying since I was supposed to, and now I'm a PhD student still hoping for the 800 yuan monthly school stipend to live on. I bought the cheapest car, married the most practical wife, and use a mid-to-low-end DSLR; this is the tough life of PhD students.
I want to say that a car's worth isn't in its quality, but in the emotions between people and the car. This 'black egg' has witnessed all the ups and downs, the quarrels between me and my wife."
Soon after, the opposing side also appeared on Renrenwang, stating,
"This is true love, not poaching."
The Chery owner vowed,
"I will definitely switch to a G-Wagen within five years and get back everything that belongs to me."
The entire Renrenwang was flooded!
All sorts of discussion posts filled every page.
"Tech Post: The poached woman's height is definitely no more than 1.6 meters."
"Is it easy? Regarding the Chery owner, the BMW owner, and the female lead, commemorating our dead love."
"Women can't resist temptation, poor men shouldn't marry beautiful wives."
"..."
Among them were numerous netizen comments, and even more curious onlookers fiercely poured into Renrenwang.
Ah Q Faction:
"Chery owner, think about it from another perspective: you also slept with the BMW owner's partner for so many years, so you didn't lose out."
Rational Faction:
"There's strong reason to suspect this is a publicity stunt coordinated by two car manufacturers."
Sober-minded Faction:
"We should strive for self-improvement!"
"Fellow car enthusiasts, this is a bloody lesson! Remember to mosaic your wives when showing them off from now on!"
"The milk tea uplifted by the 'diaosi' ultimately had a straw inserted by the 'tuhao'."
"Why show off anything but your wife~~~~"
(End of Chapter)