That night,
The news that most of Zhou Chen's brand businesses had been ordered by government departments to temporarily cease operations spread throughout the internet.
This sparked widespread discussion.
Some people believe that since there's no smoke without fire, Zhou Chen's businesses must have had inherent problems, so closing them down was the right thing to do. They argue that the regulatory authorities did the right thing and should strengthen their oversight of Zhou Chen's businesses.
There were dissenting and sarcastic voices, but there were also netizens who supported Zhou Chen and stood by him, believing that this was a form of suppression and targeting of college student entrepreneurs. Otherwise, it would be impossible for all the attention to be directed at Zhou Chen's business. Some astute individuals even analyzed that this might be a business war, with competitors in the same industry creating trouble for Zhou Chen.
Two opposing voices are arguing fiercely online, with even Zhou Chen's Weibo comment section being overwhelmed and turned into a battleground.
Before going to sleep, Zhou Chen received calls from Sun Liancheng and Sun Wanying, asking if he needed any help and that they could use their connections to inquire with government departments.
Zhou Chen refused, saying he could handle it.
The next day
When I went to class in the large lecture hall with my three roommates, we ran into classmates from the same department, and many people stared at us.
I'm curious about the veracity of the rumors circulating online.
Zhou Chen only replied with one sentence: "I don't believe rumors, and I don't spread rumors." But this answer clearly did not satisfy the curious students.
Seeing that people were still bringing up the matter, Wang Rui, Zhang Hao, and Li Wei spoke up and chased away all the curious people to prevent them from bothering them.
In fact, the three of them were aware of the problems Zhou Chen's businesses were facing and wanted to help, but they didn't have any good solutions.
"Brother Chen, just say the word and we'll do it without hesitation."
After sitting down, Wang Rui spoke earnestly, which also represented the attitude of Wang Hao and Li Wei.
"Brother Chen, I can ask Xu Yao for help."
Li Wei's face was serious; he genuinely wanted to help. He knew that he owed his success to Zhou Chen's assistance. If Zhou Chen hadn't given him that brilliant idea to develop game cheats, he would still be struggling to make ends meet and improve his family's living standards. Now that Zhou Chen's company was in trouble, he was willing to humble himself and ask for help for Zhou Chen's sake.
Zhou Chen looked at the three people in the dormitory and felt a little touched, but he didn't want them to get involved, especially Li Wei. If he went to ask Xu Yao for help, it would only make him look worse to Xu Yao.
“I appreciate your kindness, brothers. Don’t worry about me. The closure is only temporary. As long as I’m operating legally and compliantly, it’s a pipe dream for anyone to try to prevent me from doing business this way. Trust the country and trust the law.”
Zhou Chen politely declined the three men's offers.
Seeing this, Wang Rui and the other two realized that Zhou Chen wasn't frowning, which put them at ease.
When I went to the cafeteria for lunch...
I ran into two acquaintances in succession.
One of them is Yang Meng, who is talking with her roommate about Zhou Chen's business closing down, wondering if Zhou Chen will go bankrupt.
No sooner had she finished speaking than she ran into Zhou Chen, the person in question, making the situation extremely awkward.
Yang Meng glanced at Wang Rui, feeling embarrassed and her expression became incredibly complicated. Without saying a word, she grabbed her two roommates and fled.
Clearly, Yang Meng deeply regrets missing out on Wang Rui, a potential star.
Regarding Yang Meng's later attempt to reconcile with Wang Rui, Zhou Chen heard about it from Wang Rui and felt that Wang Rui did the right thing. A good horse doesn't turn back to eat the grass it already grazed, and besides, that grass might not even be any good grass.
As for the other acquaintance, who is somewhat related to Yang Meng, she is Yang Meng's former roommate, classmate, and best friend, Zhang Xiaoxiao.
It is reported that Zhang Xiaoxiao has broken up with Xiang Nan and later found a student union president, but the relationship lasted even shorter. Her current boyfriend is also a student union president in a department and is Zhang Xiaoxiao's third boyfriend in college.
When Zhou Chen first heard Wang Rui mention this, he was reminded of a TV series, namely Nie Feng's mother, who was practically a standard character for a strong person.
Zhang Xiaoxiao's choice of boyfriends is entirely focused on the student council president, much like Nie Feng's mother.
In short, Zhang Xiaoxiao is now the standard candidate for student council president.
Originally, Zhou Chen treated this "green tea" girl as a joke, but he didn't expect that when he bumped into her this time, Zhang Xiaoxiao would take the initiative to provoke him, making sarcastic remarks about his business dealings and speaking loudly, trying to embarrass him on purpose.
However, before he could retaliate, Wang Rui and Zhang Hao were both displeased and simultaneously uttered the phrase that was typical of strong people.
Zhang Xiaoxiao didn't understand at first, until Wang Rui deliberately mentioned that her two previous boyfriends were both student council presidents, and that she had now found another student council president as a boyfriend. Only then did she realize what it meant, and Zhang Xiaoxiao was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
"These days, there are all kinds of people. Some people even put their faces up to be slapped. Don't you think she's shameless?"
Wang Rui laughed heartily, watching Zhang Xiaoxiao leave as if she were a clown.
"Yeah, some people, instead of being decent people, just like to act like scoundrels," Zhang Hao echoed in a deep voice. Come to think of it, he should thank Zhang Xiaoxiao for her initial disapproval; otherwise, Zhang Xiaoxiao would have been a stain on his life, and he certainly didn't want to have a typical girlfriend.
In fact, at Yenching University, there are very few people like Zhang Xiaoxiao who ridicule Zhou Chen's business; the vast majority of people still hope that Zhou Chen can overcome his difficulties.
after all,
We're all students at Yenching University. Zhou Chen is doing better and better, and as an alumnus, I'm proud of him.
If you're lucky, you might even benefit from Zhou Chen's influence. Besides, Zhou Chen has so many businesses; what if you could work for one of his companies in the future?
Only a very small number of people with mental problems would constantly wish for others to be unhappy.
The entrance to Yenching University.
A stylish black sedan, after being registered, drove into the campus.
Wherever he went, he attracted the attention of many students.
"Brother Kun, a lot of people are watching us and envying us."
"Of course, this is a BMW, worth hundreds of thousands. Even though there are many wealthy people in Yanjing, not many can afford it. You would never see these students normally."
"How does our car compare to Zhou Chen's SUV?"
"Of course it's better than his car. Every single part in this car is miles better than his beat-up car."
Although Zhao Kun didn't know the price of Zhou Chen's car, he felt that the car he had now was definitely not bad, at least on par with Zhou Chen's car.
"In that case, great! Brother Kun, let's drive to the entrance of their department and wait for him to show up so we can give him a good humiliation."
Zhou Ling immediately perked up. Today, in order to mock Zhou Chen, they went to great lengths, sparing no expense to rent this luxury car.
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