Chapter 187 Necklace

Chapter 187 Necklace

Chapter 187 Necklace
Online promotion is hot and offline marketing has not stopped.

Li Yunfeng has experience in door-to-door sales and is a good hand at it.

We will continue to carry out flash activities of writing websites on the blackboard in the study rooms of major famous universities, and organize activities of real-name registration of websites and giving away notebooks.

The costs of servers, operations, recruitment, etc. added together are all increasing rapidly with the growth of users.

As early as half a year ago, Xu Mingyuan reserved more than 10 million assets and deposited them in the stock market to earn interest rate differentials.

Until now, all the money has been invested in one stock of Kweichow Moutai. Although it is still a bear market and the stock market is performing flat, after the liquor crisis in 04, the rise of Moutai stock has been very impressive.

However, the two or three times increase in value cannot keep up with the speed at which the Internet burns money.

Even if Xu Mingyuan lowered various expenses, given the exponential growth trend of users, the money would be almost burned out in half a year.

Draining his extra pool of funds was something Xu Mingyuan would never accept.

Without the support of Double Eleven, November to December is the off-season for electronic product sales, and the sales peak will not come until January.

The operating model of Sailing Technology is circular investment, continuing to expand production lines and increase fixed assets, and the major shareholders will not withdraw funds from it.

This development model will not end until next year, and Xu Mingyuan is not in a position to change the current agreement and be the first to draw dividends.

As a last resort, Xu Mingyuan silently intercepted part of the advertising fees and invested it on his classmates' website.

During the development stage, in order not to affect the user experience, the advertisements were not promoted in a big way, and only advertising columns were added in inconspicuous locations.

As expected, the advertising effect was very average. It was mainly to satisfy investors, and Xu Mingyuan had the power to make decisions. As long as he didn't go too far, there would be no problem.

In order to reduce promotion costs, online publicity is still Xu Mingyuan's main method.

A topic must be discussed in order to become popular.

In 2004, when parents were terrified of the Internet, although they were not as opposed to university websites for making friends and chatting as they were to games, they did not have a positive view of them either.

What's more, Xu Mingyuan's publicity strategy is to use the method of college students making fun of the school to guide more college students to participate in the topic.

College students are a group of people who like to watch fun and don't mind getting involved. If there is a classmate website where they can specifically complain, everyone will be happy to stir up trouble.

In order to reduce the impact, the propaganda tone has become: Jiangnan University, only a university that can withstand criticism is a good university.

Most of the comments below were in favor, and many posted photos of the award ceremony, with the winning students holding up their diary entries.

One of the comments received the most likes: The award presenter is a professor from Jiangnan University, the whole school agrees, aren't some media outlets meddling too much?
In an era when chicken soup articles are popular, praising the spirit of hard work and perseverance is an unshakable thing.

Comments such as "the cafeteria tastes bad, the shower water temperature is too low, and the heating is not hot enough" will all attract criticism.

But the college students involved don’t think so. If a group of people can live a good life without any worries, who would be willing to suffer?

As the voices of support grew louder, several media outlets came to Jiangnan University for interviews.

The school leaders had to quickly open a new area on the school bulletin board, collect students' suggestions and post them, and accept interviews from the media.

After a lot of repetitive talking, the final theme can be summed up in one sentence: build Jiangnan University with students at the center.

This sentence carries a lot of weight and has brought a lot of reputation to Jiangnan University.

But forcing the school to speak out also brought trouble to Xu Mingyuan.

Dean Li of the Faculty of Arts specifically called him to his office. Although he did not criticize him in any way, he pointed out that if it brought a bad influence to the school and caused damage to its reputation, it would not be a good thing for anyone.

Fortunately, the interests of various departments are different. Zheng Song, the vice president of the School of Science, is relatively young. Seeing the astonishing growth rate of the number of users of Classmate.com, he very much agrees with Xu Mingyuan's approach and also stepped forward to communicate.

Now that things have come to this, the next step is to cool down the heat.

Classmates.com is a social platform and cannot do things that lose sight of the main purpose. How to attract users to stay in the circle of friends is Xu Mingyuan’s core goal.

For nearly a month, Xu Mingyuan was so anxious and worried because of these trivial matters that he was busy every day.

The next few months will still be a period of rapid expansion for Classmates.com, and countless competing products will emerge soon, which will require special attention.

The Internet seems to be low-cost, but it is much more troublesome than Sailing Technology. No one has laid the foundation this time, and Xu Mingyuan needs to make decisions personally at every step.

……

"Teacher Ye, isn't this a gift for you? Why are you coming back?"

Seeing Ye Yining asking him to go back to school just to return the panda figurine she had given him last time, Xu Mingyuan was speechless.

I am a busy man. Every trip takes time, and time is money. I don't want to let others settle the bill, so I didn't explain clearly on the phone and insisted that he come in person.

"Why didn't you say it was made of pure gold? The box is missing. I'll compensate you for whatever amount you paid." Ye Yining said with a frown.

When she saw it was a gift, a thumb-sized ornament, she thought it was just a small gold-plated gadget and kept it next to the pen holder as a decoration.

After being reminded by a colleague, she realized that it was made of pure gold, and now it was difficult for her to accept it.

Her monthly internship salary was just over 400 yuan, so how could she dare to accept valuables from students? Once rumors spread, she would have no chance of getting a permanent job.

"Teacher Ye, it's just a gift. I didn't know it was made of pure gold. How about I change it for you?" Xu Mingyuan said.

"No need. I'll be thankful if you can give me less trouble."

Ye Yining was also speechless and couldn't help but sigh.

The little sun in the office was steaming hot. Ye Yining rolled up her brown sweater, revealing a piece of her fair forearm. She looked a little tired and waved her hand.

"No, no, I won't look for you next time."

Xu Mingyuan gave a dry laugh. He had been very busy recently, and it was somewhat awkward to see Ye Yining again.

His plan last time was very good. He asked Ye Yining to show up, which might add something to her resume. It was a mutually beneficial thing.

Unexpectedly, her good intentions turned out to be counterproductive. Instead of being praised, she was criticized by her superiors, who asked her why she didn't step forward to stop it since she saw the words on the student's sign.
Although it was not a big deal, for Ye Yining, who was still in the internship period and was working in a public institution with strict rules and regulations, even a small matter would lower her leader's evaluation of her.

"Teacher Ye, don't worry. I will definitely support your work in the future. If the school has any requirements, I will try my best to do it."

In the past, Xu Mingyuan ignored her. But since he had established a connection with the School of Science, he no longer paid attention to the School of Arts and mostly responded with a perfunctory attitude.

The College of Arts finally produced a promising student, but has not supported him in finding a job. This has caused Ye Yining a lot of trouble, and Xu Mingyuan feels a little apologetic about this.

"Okay, then go back. Next time when something happens, I'll make sure I can find you."

Ye Yining lay on the table, pressing a circle through her sweater, and twirling the pen between her fingertips boredly.

Xu Mingyuan saw the deep ravine and wanted to remind him, but he still stood up and said goodbye.

When Tao Shuxin has nothing to do and can't see Xu Mingyuan, she will go to the music club to kill time.

The two of them signed up for the music club together. Xu Mingyuan had only been there a few times when he first joined. Today, Ye Yining suddenly called him back from the company. He simply went to the cafeteria to buy two bags of hot drinks and went to the music club's activity room.

The members of the music club are quite complex. Most of the students are learning instruments such as guitar, and only a small number of them are practicing singing. The students who learn instruments are very noisy, and the students who learn singing have cleaned up a small storage room next door to practice their voices.

Hearing the ups and downs of syllables being practiced in the room, Xu Mingyuan knocked on the door and pushed it open.

"Sorry to bother you all. You've all worked hard. Come have a cup of milk tea to moisten your throat."

Xu Mingyuan, who walked in halfway, raised the bags in both hands and greeted his classmates with a smile.

"Hey, there's milk tea. Xu Mingyuan, you're so nice. You always bring milk tea every time you come?"

"Thank you!"

"Hello, where have you been recently? You have to write a report if you want to quit the company!"

Everybody knew him and joked with him.

Xu Mingyuan's recent series of events have also made him somewhat famous in the Academy of Literature.

Although most people have never seen him, they have heard of his name. The students in the music club all know him and know that he has set up a studio and created a classmate network.

Xu Mingyuan was not arrogant. He joked with his classmates for a while, then took Tao Shuxin for a stroll in the corridor.

Tao Shuxin held the milk tea in one hand and sipped it with her little mouth puffed up, looking a little unhappy.

"what happened?"

Xu Mingyuan knew what she was thinking, but he still asked with a smile.

"Oh, it's like we are in a long-distance relationship. It's so hard to see you..." Tao Shuxin complained.

"Didn't we have breakfast together this morning? How can it be called a long-distance relationship?" Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

A new studio was recently established outside the school, and Xu Mingyuan often stays there.

In order to deal with the next competitive product, he is starting to have people develop web games such as Classmate Farm and Parking Space Grabbing, and sometimes he also has to visit Sailing Technology.

In addition to the miscellaneous trivial matters, there have been many dinner parties in the evening recently, so naturally there is no time to hook up with Tao Shuxin.

"How dare you say that? We've been eating breakfast for almost a week!"

Tao Shuxin was a little unhappy. She had happily dragged Xu Mingyuan to join the music club, but in the end she was just sitting here doing nothing and had no fun at all.

"Here, I'll give you a small gift."

Xu Mingyuan took out a golden matte red panda from his pocket.

"Well, you have some conscience... Hey, it looks like it's made of gold? What do you want to buy it for? What if you lose it?"

Tao Shuxin reached out to take it, tapped it gently on the windowsill, and heard a dull sound, confirming that it was gold.

"It doesn't matter if it's lost. It doesn't weigh much."

"Oh, how can I return such an expensive gift you bought me?"

Tao Shuxin's face was full of confusion. She was embarrassed to use the living expenses she had saved to buy herself new clothes, and she was spending it returning the gifts Xu Mingyuan had given her.

"It's a small matter. Just ask your father to return some of my shares to me. That's enough." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"That's between you and my dad. If you want it, just go ask him for it. What can I say?"

It’s not like Tao Shuxin hadn’t said that before, but her father almost got mad when he saw her elbows leaning outward.

"Okay, I'll go talk to your dad and give it to you as a dowry."

"You wish, I haven't agreed yet..."

Tao Shuxin curled up in Xu Mingyuan's arms, twisting the soft flesh around his waist.

Her voice was soft and sweet, and her hands were gentle, which made Xu Mingyuan feel itchy, so he pulled out a thin silver necklace from her chest.

The four-leaf clover pendant scratched her delicate skin, causing Tao Shuxin to shiver. She slapped him with a red face and said coquettishly, "What are you doing?"

"You don't agree, right? Then you can't pay it back with your living expenses. This necklace is platinum and inlaid with diamonds, not glass."

"Ah? Didn't you say silver?" Tao Shuxin said in a daze.

Last time when I celebrated my birthday, I saw that the necklace was exquisitely made and kept asking if it was expensive, but Xu Mingyuan said it was silver and less than a few hundred dollars.

"If I didn't say that, would you accept it?" Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

Platinum and diamonds are both overpriced and have low value retention, but because they looked exquisite, Xu Mingyuan bought them for her as a birthday present.

"Wow! You are trying to trick me!"

After Tao Shuxin finished speaking, she wanted to untie it.
"You've been wearing it for more than half a month, don't take it off."

Xu Mingyuan held her down, pulled her sweater and threw her back in.
Tao Shuxin counted her pocket money and finally sighed. Although her father was rich, she didn't have the nerve to ask for money from him.

"Well, next time you come to my house, look for any valuables in my room and move them away..."

"You are the most valuable one. Why don't you move to my house? My bed is big and I can leave half of the space for you."

"Well~~~Go and dream your dreams..."

As usual, when Xu Mingyuan teased her, Tao Shuxin would have pushed him away long ago, but they hadn't been together for a long time, so she just shook her body and then behaved herself.

Following the sound of footsteps coming up the stairs, the two subconsciously looked towards the stairs.

"Hey, Senior, are you going to teach vocalization today?"

Tao Shuxin took Xu Mingyuan's arm and greeted him.

The people who went upstairs were Su Muqing and a senior schoolmate who was dressed fashionably.

Xu Mingyuan had met her several times at school. Every time they simply said hello and left. After joining the music club, he also learned that she was the president of the club.

Xu Mingyuan didn't have any bad feelings towards her, but he couldn't say he had any good feelings towards her either.

However, after learning from Tao Shuxin that she had been coming to the music club more frequently, he became a little suspicious. Since he couldn't use his own interpersonal relationships, he was blaming Tao Shuxin, right?
"Yes, we have time today. Xu Mingyuan, you are here too. Do you want to join us?"

Su Muqing waved at Xu Mingyuan as if she had just met him.

"Together, together! Of course we have to be together!"

Tao Shuxin agreed on his behalf without even thinking about it.

She also thought that when she had the chance in the future, she would sing a song with Xu Mingyuan on stage. That would definitely be a very romantic scene...

(End of this chapter)