What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 50 Smart Bones and Public Apology ( words, monthly ticket requested)

On the last day of July, work at Guiai.com’s Shanghai headquarters came to an end.

In fact, Guiai.com has not specified where its headquarters is, but since Yu Xing is in Shanghai, Jinling, which currently has a larger team and revenue scale, has become the first branch.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Yu Xing paid the wages to a resigned team leader and found a food stall to entertain the third in command and the heartbroken Song Yufeng.

Zhong Zhiling originally advocated selling this reporter, but seeing that he was taciturn, which was completely different from the cheerful and talkative person he met last time, he felt a little pity for this spineless person.

"Come on, Brother Feng, thank you for your help." Zhong Zhiling poured the beer, "Life will get better."

Song Yufeng only took a sip of wine and said with a look of despair: "Your life will get better. I have no job, no girlfriend, no future, no savings, nothing at all."

Zhong Zhiling finished his beer, and felt even more sympathetic: "Brother Feng, you didn't save any money either?"

"Yeah, I have 120,000 yuan in my card." Song Yufeng shook his head, "It's not enough for anything."

Zhong Zhiling, who started his own business with a lot of debt, suddenly put away all his sympathy and commented, "Who told you to collect our travel expenses? Who told you not to refuse Ying Jiadong's inquiry?"

Song Yufeng couldn't answer. Sometimes he felt that he had done nothing wrong, and sometimes he felt that he was indeed wrong.

"Okay, Zhiling." Yu Xing frowned, took a big sip of cold beer and said to Song Yufeng, "To be honest, I think the idea I proposed in the evening is worth doing. Since it's hard for you to find a job with a clean record, why not use this clean record to start a career."

Song Yufeng asked with a smile: "Me? I want to do a clean career? What can I do?"

Yu Xing said the information he just heard: "Take the 120,000 yuan in your card."

Song Yufeng sighed and said, "Boss Yu, do you really want me to die? That's my last money. Using it to start a business is like throwing a stone into the water. You might not even hear a sound."

"Hey, Brother Feng, I'm serious. Anyway, as long as you have a little fame, people will think you are very stubborn. If you set up a website like this, you will be sued as you said. Every time you are sued, you will build it again. Every time you build it, you will be more stubborn, and the website will become more famous." Yu Xing said after thinking.

Song Yufeng sneered, "Then what? How do you make money? Are you planning to blackmail a big company?"

Yu Xing shook his head and said, "No, no, no, that would be inferior. If you can attract a large number of employees from large and medium-sized factories to move in, as long as you can build up a scale, the money will come naturally from advertising fees, membership fees, or recruitment business, and your business will be established. What do you call this? This is called making money while standing firm."

Song Yufeng now gets a headache whenever he hears the word "hard bones". In the evening, he received a call from his parents, asking about recent problems. He didn't know who passed the news to the elderly.

He gulped down two gulps of wine, pressed the glass on the table, watched the bubbles inside it grow and die, and swore: "Whoever wants to be a tough guy can do it! From now on, I will be my softie! Do you know what it means to be in harmony with the world? Mr. Yu, what you said is so good, just do it if you want to! Don't nag me anymore!"

Yu Xing shrugged, thinking that he was really kind-hearted.

He shook his head and raised his glass: "Okay, I'm just chatting, don't take it to heart."

Song Yufeng was in a bad mood, but he still controlled his drinking and didn't want to make the same mistake again.

However, he became more and more depressed and less willing to talk, especially when listening to the two college students' passionate discussion about entrepreneurship, he became even more worried.

When he returned home that night, Song Yufeng lay alone on his bed and suddenly felt sad.

My girlfriend has left.

Didn't we agree to stay in this city? Why did we go back to our hometown so resolutely?

There was no sound of television, no melody of music, no one talking, only the vague city noise coming from outside the window.

Song Yufeng thought about everything he had lost and burst into tears.

No more! Really no more!
He was crying when the cell phone on the bedside table suddenly rang.

Song Yufeng immediately reached out to grab it, thinking that his girlfriend Yin Baoyi had changed her mind, but he didn't expect that the phone number displayed on it was Kong Huilin, the Penguin reporter who had interviewed him before.

Kong Hye-lin has been a reporter even shorter than I have. Last time she said it was only about half a year.

Song Yufeng answered the phone and said hello.

"Brother Feng, your voice seems to be wrong?" Kong Huilin felt a little strange.

Song Yufeng covered it up and said, "I have a stuffy nose. I've been under a lot of pressure recently. You know, well, I left NetEase, and this made a lot of people unhappy."

Kong Huilin immediately said: "Yes, this must be very stressful, so I really admire you and Brother Feng's toughness."

Song Yufeng coughed, and it seemed as if even the tears in his eyes automatically returned.

He said modestly: "I just did some insignificant little things. Many people can do it as long as you reach a certain point that touches you."

"Brother Feng, I've been in Shencheng recently. Um, tomorrow night, are you free tomorrow night?" Kong Huilin's voice was a little light and a little shy, "I want to treat you to a meal."

Song Yufeng perked up and said slowly, "Tomorrow...Okay, I'll treat you tomorrow, as a courtesy to the host."

Kong Huilin smiled and said, "Will it delay your work? Do you need to settle down your job now? Will you still be a reporter?"

Song Yufeng's mind flashed with Xiao Kong's pretty face and fair skin, and he blurted out, "Oh, maybe I won't be a boss anymore. I am considering starting a business and spreading more light to more places."

Kong Huilin was surprised and admired: "Really? Brother Feng, I believe in you, you will definitely succeed. I think if someone like you can't succeed, it must be a tragedy for our society."

Song Yufeng took a piece of paper and wiped the tears from his face. He suddenly felt less sad. The soft bones that had been determined to be in harmony with the world finally hardened on their own. He laughed out loud, "Haha, Huilin, can I call you that? The market is very objective. It will not give you success or failure based on your character, but I do have some practical entrepreneurial ideas."

He thought about what he heard at the dinner table tonight, and thought of a movie he had seen, and asked with a smile: "Hui Lin, have you seen "The Shawshank Redemption"?

Kong Huilin replied: "Of course I have seen it. Some birds cannot be caged. Every feather of theirs shines with the glory of freedom. Brother Feng, I think you are such a bird whose feathers shine with the glory of freedom. "

"You really flatter me." Song Yufeng said modestly, and then said, "But I'm not bragging. I have been tough since I was a child. What I want to say is, 'The way to salvation lies in it.'"

He said in a deep voice: "The key to my entrepreneurial success lies in the hard bones."

The city lights gradually dimmed and the night gradually became quiet, but the phone call lasted for a long, long time.

……

On the first day of August, Yu Xing had just arrived at the office and was drinking porridge when he saw a shadow blocking his vision.

He looked up and saw that it was Song Ruan Gu who was feeling sad yesterday.

"Don't bother me about love affairs, brother. I'm very busy today. I have to go to the mall to set up a stall." Yu Xing lowered his head to drink his porridge again and said, "Your recording has been destroyed, don't worry."

Song Yufeng sat down and said with a smile: "Hey, Mr. Yu, look at what you said. I'm not worried about the recording. It's not that you forced me to speak. It's purely my own fault. I thought about it yesterday, and I deserve these lessons."

Yu Xing raised his eyebrows. He went out after masturbating? He became a saint?

"I tossed and turned last night, thinking about my future. I don't think what you said yesterday was just a casual remark." Song Yufeng said seriously, "Do you think there is really a future for me to set up the anonymous workplace community you mentioned?"

Yu Xing waved his hand and did not answer immediately. He quickly finished the porridge and buns, then threw the rest into the trash can and said firmly, "There is definitely no future."

Song Yufeng was stunned: "Ah?"

"Do you have any entrepreneurial experience? Do you know what pitfalls you might encounter?" Yu Xing asked.

Song Yufeng was a little unconvinced: "You don't have much experience. Weren't you still a college student before you did this? And you studied medicine!"

Yu Xing nodded: "Indeed, let me put it this way, can you handle the pressure? The pressure from your own heart and the pressure from the outside company, including any lawsuits you can think of."

If you say something else, I can still argue about it.

You know yourself best.

Song Yufeng can't stand pressure. He is the kind of person who needs to be pushed and pressured before he can move.

"Then what community and anonymous thing did you tell me yesterday..." Song Yufeng asked.

"Yes, this is indeed possible, the route is possible, but there will definitely be various setbacks in the process." Yu Xing said calmly, "Brother Feng, it's like this, look up at those big companies, Sina, NetEase, Sohu, Penguin, Baidu, Alibaba... They have now spread to many industries. If you want to make a name for yourself now, you can only do vertical segmented things."

"Just like what I'm doing now, it's also vertical segmentation. It's hard for us to compete with big companies in terms of resources and money."

“So, I think my suggestion is fine.”

"If you want to do it, wait until I go bankrupt, and then we'll see if we can do it. Don't be impatient, don't be impatient."

Yu Xing was not in a hurry because the goods he had were not sold yet.

Song Yufeng was really anxious: "What should I do now?"

"Look, you're anxious again." Yu Xing wondered, "Yesterday you were determined to be a coward, but today you changed your mind and wanted to make money while standing. With your wavering mind, at least, you are not suitable for starting a business at this stage. Think about it, what kind of qualities should an entrepreneur have?"

Song Yufeng really thought about it, and it was easy for him to think of the college student in front of him. He was patient like a wolf, sneaky like a tiger, cunning like a fox, decisive like an eagle, and changeable like a dog...

The excitement I had when I came here early in the morning was dashed, and hesitation returned to my mind.

Song Yufeng said depressedly: "Wait until you go bankrupt, how many hundreds of years will it take?"

Yu Xing couldn't help but laugh and said, "Okay, you said something pleasing. When Guiai.com is on the right track, we will have a chance to cooperate if you think things through." Song Yufeng frowned, but felt that these words were very sincere.

More haste less speed.

Yu Xing looked at this person's expression and still felt strange: "You suddenly realized it overnight? Don't you want to be a spineless person? Don't you want to be like dust in the light?"

Song Yufeng waved his hand: "That was just a spur of the moment, Mr. Yu, you may not know who I am. I am not afraid of power in my bones."

Yu Xing didn't understand this change, but regardless of whether this person was afraid of power or not, he thought for a moment and said, "The director of NetEase communicated with me again last night. We plan to meet at NetEase on Saturday to officially settle the matter. Will you come with me?"

Song Yufeng had already refused once yesterday.

He still wanted to refuse, but when he looked up and met Yu Xing's ambiguous eyes, he suddenly understood the meaning of this sentence.

If you want to make money standing still, want to be a tough guy, want to learn about business strategies, then there must be some expression.

Song Yufeng suddenly realized that this was probably his way of surrendering himself.

He uttered one word: "Go."

Yu Xing was a little surprised, and asked tentatively: "Can the Internet Conference help me think of a better solution?"

Song Yufeng thought about it and agreed: "Okay, I have a teacher who is the deputy editor-in-chief of a newspaper, I will look for him."

Yu Xing continued to ask: "Well, Brother Feng, I plan to let Jiayuan.com, Zhenai.com, and Baihe.com hear my voice. I am ready to lure them with benefits. Can you find the media to interview me? After I accept NetEase's apology and respond to the negative articles on the Internet, I plan to announce that Guiai.com's revenue target this year is to reach 10 million. It would be best if I could be packaged as a rising star."

Song Yufeng listened to this request, scratched his head and rubbed his face: "Well, well, I'm afraid I have to pay again. I can try."

Yu Xing then said, "Brother Feng, you can actually start building your website now. Take out the 12 yuan from your card first."

Song Yufeng stood up and warned, "Boss Yu, don't go too far! I have a bottom line! I won't touch my 12 yuan at all!"

Yu Xing shrugged: "Just a joke."

He said sincerely, "Thank you, Brother Feng. Well, what I said just now about building a website is also true. I have already thought of a name for you. It can be called 'Those Things'. If you are sued and blocked, you can build a new one and call it 'Just Those Things', 'Also Those Things', 'Just These Things', etc. Every time you are blocked, you will become more powerful."

Song Yufeng opened his mouth unconsciously: "Ah? Are you mentally prepared to be sued and blocked?"

"I just think that if we really do it, without resources and connections, we will definitely be blocked a few more times, but this is not a bad thing." Yu Xing smiled and said, "Brother Feng, if you have nowhere to go during this period, then come to Guiai Internet Cafe and help us with media work."

Song Yufeng did not agree immediately, but took a breath and said, "I'll think about it."

Yu Xing snapped his fingers: "No problem."

Although I don't know why cartilage has to become hard, it is a good thing for Guiai.com.

Before Yu Xing could wait for any movement from the dating and marriage brands, he had to create some noise himself. Announcing the revenue target would undoubtedly alert the snake, but what he wanted was for the snake to come out of the grass.

Similarly, the Internet conference to be held in Jinling next month is also an occasion where exposure is likely to occur.

The past few days have proven that traffic is indeed money.

Under the scorching sun, the daily work on the first day of August still proceeds in sweat.

Yu Xing was indeed very busy that day. On the one hand, he listened to reports on the social stall-setting conditions in various places, and on the other hand, he dealt with the mall security guards and urban management officers who came to drive people away from time to time. The latter were not so easy to deal with even under the name of "social survey of college students".

The difficulty of college students participating in activities on campus and in society is completely different.

Similarly, the difficulty of converting customers is not at the same level.

Overall, the conversion rate of campus customers is roughly 10%, which means we can get 100 orders out of 10 couples, while the conversion rate of social customers is less than 2% in a day.

The questions asked by social customers are similar to those asked by campus customers, so the answers given by Yu Xing and others will naturally not be biased. However, the attitude of the former after hearing the answers is mostly noncommittal, and their interest in paying is even lower.

Yu Xing only managed to get the two orders after making various guarantees and citing the Hong Kong company's registered capital of 1000 million.

After work in the evening, Yu Xing heard similar sentiments from his team leader.

"This is too difficult, they look at me like I'm looking at a thief!"

"Brother Xing, it's hard to serve this kind of social client!"

"If we rely on online orders like this, we'll starve to death!"

Although today is just an isolated case on the first day, if it continues like this in the future, 10%/2%=5, it means that the order volume of Guiai.com from campus to society will drop sharply to a level that cannot support the existing employees and operating costs.

Yu Xing had figured it out in his mind, but he couldn't let his employees down, so he just smiled and consoled them, "Our brand hasn't been established yet, but it will get better slowly."

When we got back to the office, Zhong Zhiling, who had also led people out to set up stalls today, was already sitting inside with a serious look on his face. The first thing he said when he saw his senior was, "We really have to sell. This trend of expansion is not good."

Yu Xing was not too depressed, and said with emotion: "So, the difficulties in August were expected. This is nothing more than another verification."

Zhong Zhiling shook his head: "Brother Xing, you are sober."

"It's not that I'm awake." Yu Xing said, "It's just that we shouldn't be so optimistic about things. We should always keep a layer of hope in our hearts."

He threw a cigarette to the third in command and said with a smile, "Think of something happy. Go accept NetEase's apology in a few days, and then we can increase the traffic of the online store. If Song Yufeng succeeds, we can also do an interview with him and use the revenue to attract the attention of marriage and dating brands. Then the matter will be almost done, and we can sell it at a bargain price at most."

Zhong Zhiling lit a cigarette, took a puff, and felt a little more cheerful after a day of depression.

The social progress of Guiai.com has not improved over time, or it has only improved slightly.

From Tuesday to Friday, in four days, based on the performance summary of five cities, the conversion rate of the social customer group is about 3%. Some employees have higher rates, some have lower rates, but it can't be much higher, and the lowest can be as low as 0.

By nine o'clock on Saturday morning, the new director Zhuo Shiming was waiting at the company's gate, ready to apologize to the competitors in a legitimate manner as required.

He didn't want to do this, but after communicating with Yu Xing again and again, he couldn't get any concessions. Finally, he made a decision. The sooner he said it, the easier it would be.

At 8:55, two vans arrived downstairs of NetEase’s Shanghai branch.

The door of the van was opened horizontally, and a young man in a white T-shirt jumped out first. Then a group of young people came out of the two cars, laughing and joking as if they were here to have fun.

"Hello, I'm Yu Xing, you must be Director Zhuo."

The young man glanced left and right, aimed at his target, stepped forward to shake hands and introduce himself.

Zhuo Shiming shook his hands with an unpleasant look on his face and whispered, "Boss Yu, what are you doing? Why are they all holding up their phones? Let's go upstairs and talk."

"Hey, I'm not going to apologize." Yu Xing said loudly, "I'm not afraid of being photographed, otherwise how can I be aboveboard? Come on, I'm ready."

Zhuo Shiming felt the natural pressure of the filming and said unhappily, "Boss Yu, there's no need to make such a scene, right? We should just be gentle, kind, respectful, frugal and modest in life."

"Director Zhuo said that people should be gentle, kind, respectful, frugal and modest." Yu Xing let go of his hand, turned around to face the various mobile phones and the smiling college students, and also raised his voice to the camera of the reporter at a distance, "But I have to say that morality is first to restrain oneself, so restrain yourself first."

"Secondly..."

He turned around and faced Director Zhuo Shiming again, saying with a smile: "Secondly, just take care of yourself and don't bother me!"

Yu Xing paused and kept his voice down: "Finally, can you start apologizing?"

Zhuo Shiming looked at the aggressiveness of the young man in front of him and got a glimpse of the college student's demeanor.

He was stunned for several seconds, nodded repeatedly, and said seriously: "On behalf of NetEase, I would like to apologize to Guiai.com for the behavior of its 'NetEase Dating' department. Mr. Yu, I'm sorry."

The sooner you apologize, the sooner it ends. What else can you do after you apologize?
Yu Xing took the initiative to stretch out his right hand and shook it vigorously.

After shaking hands, Zhuo Shiming tried to pull his hand away but was held tightly.

"I'm sorry." Yu Xing said this politely, but in a low voice. Then he smiled and raised his voice, "I accept NetEase's apology. I hope that after this incident, Guiai.com can move forward and strive for the goal of 1000 million annual revenue!"

Mobile phones around were recording this scene, and reporters not far away also took pictures of the handshake and declaration under the NetEase logo.

The employees from NetEase all had sullen faces, and Director Zhuo Shiming had a stiff expression, while the college students from Guiai.com were extremely relaxed and diverse, and Yu Xing himself had a bright smile.

The two clearly defined sides of the picture form a sharp contrast.

Zhuo Shiming originally thought that this was an ruthless and unreasonable way of dealing with things by college students, but when he heard the word "I'm sorry", it was as if a basin of cold water was poured down his head. Is this a normal college student?

If this were a normal college student, I would immediately eat the two Fujianese people alive!

"You can let go now." Zhuo Shiming reminded in a calm voice.

Yu Xing let go of his hand, ignoring the NetEase director's mood, and turned to face his employees. He raised his right hand high, raised an index finger, and announced the goal loudly again with a resolute look:
"Ten million!!"

This is the revenue target declared by Guiai.com, and it is also the bait that Yu Xing threw to the three traditional marriage and dating brands downstairs of NetEase.

(End of this chapter)