"Brother Chen, we..."
It's not what you think.
Lu Ye hesitated, and Liu Lei's rebuttal lacked confidence.
Seeing how the two of them became more and more secretive as they explained, Zhou Chen stopped teasing them. If the two of them could be together, it would be a good match.
"Dating is fine, but it shouldn't interfere with work."
Seeing that evening self-study was about to begin, Zhou Chen decided not to be a third wheel and leave the two of them alone.
However, Lu Ye quickly caught up with her and then admitted to his relationship with Liu Lei.
"Brother Chen, I know office romances aren't good. Don't worry, we'll discuss it and decide who leaves the company and only one stays."
Lu Ye made a serious statement.
No matter the company, office employees are not allowed to date, as it is considered to affect their work; this is an unwritten rule in the workplace.
"If you leave, who will do my work? Don't even think about leaving. You two can talk openly and honestly. We'll discuss it again after you get married."
Seeing Lu Ye's serious expression, Zhou Chen smiled and patted Lu Ye's shoulder. He didn't care about these things, nor was he afraid that Lu Ye and Liu Lei would team up to deceive him. Because, in his previous life, Lu Ye had helped him so much that he wouldn't even flinch if he gave Lu Ye all his real exam papers.
He was simply surprised that the two of them got together.
He knew that in his previous life, the two of them had never been together at all. Clearly, his rebirth had completely changed Lu Ye's fate, as well as Liu Lei's fate.
"Brother Chen, thank you, thank you for your trust in us. I will never let you down."
"We will not let this trust down."
Lu Ye was deeply moved. Everything he had today was given to him by Zhou Chen, and he knew this better than anyone else. Even though Zhou Chen had always acted as a hands-off manager, without Zhou Chen, he wouldn't be who he is today.
He was always grateful.
"If anyone's leaving, I'll go."
"The company can't do without you. I'm fine with it. I can find another job."
After Lu Ye returned, Liu Lei spoke earnestly.
“Neither of us can leave. Brother Chen said that he doesn’t object to us dating, and even blesses us, and told me to treat you well.”
“It’s fine in the short term. You can resign when the company gets bigger and there are more employees. We can’t cause trouble for Brother Chen.”
Lu Ye explained.
Liu Lei nodded. "I'll listen to you, but if I can't find a job in the future, you can't look down on me."
"No, I swear, if I ever dislike you, I will..."
Lu Ye raised three fingers.
Liu Lei quickly interrupted, rolled her eyes at Lu Ye, and called him an idiot.
"Hehe..." Lu Ye chuckled sheepishly.
Liu Lei couldn't help but laugh.
Three days later, a new set of past exam papers was released. These papers were created by many teachers, compiled together, and selected through multiple rounds of screening to form a final set of past exam papers.
With the groundwork laid by the previous thirty issues, the sales of the new issue were naturally quite good on the day of sale.
Zhou Chen gained some understanding from feedback received by students at a high school, from online forums of various universities, and from the feedback Lu Ye received.
Their past exam papers are already poised to become number one in the exam paper field.
Continuing to sign contracts with teachers from various universities remains Zhou Chen's commitment, and he also instructed Lu Ye to establish a research team to continue recruiting and expanding the quality of the past exam papers.
Lu Ye is busy again, and with the sales of past exam papers, Liu Lei is also keeping busy, with a lot of statistical work to do every day.
For a while, neither of them had time to date.
The business of selling past exam papers is booming, and the business of stinky tofu is proceeding smoothly. Although it is not extremely popular, the number of franchisees is increasing day by day. Now the total number of franchisees has exceeded one thousand, which means that the franchise fees received have reached tens of millions of yuan.
Pin Chou Fang has franchise stores in major cities across the country, and it is showing signs of spreading throughout the country, becoming a well-known stinky tofu brand.
This industry is not without competition. According to the news brought by Xu Dalong, other stinky tofu shops are also recruiting franchisees to expand their businesses, and in order to attract franchisees, they are deliberately lowering the franchise fees.
Zhou Chen's solution was not to engage in a price war, as that would only create a vicious cycle and make previous franchisees feel resentful.
Therefore, Zhou Chen decided to focus on service quality, requiring all franchisees to wear uniforms, imposing strict hygiene requirements, and making the stinky tofu production process transparent so that consumers could eat with peace of mind.
Sincerity is the ultimate weapon. Pinchoufang will not engage in price wars, but will win over consumers with the quality of its products.
Because of this decision, Xu Dalong had to travel all over the country again, just like Lu Ye, he couldn't have a moment's rest.
Because of the continued expansion of the logistics network, the revenue was reinvested, resulting in Zhou Chen not making any money in the express delivery sector. However, Zhou Chen was not in a hurry. After all, he was still a newcomer in this field, and the competitors were very strong. Being able to expand the logistics network nationwide would already be half the battle won.
Once the project is fully rolled out, that's when he'll truly start making money, and he won't need to continue investing large sums of money.
Zhou Chen hardly had to worry about business matters; he only needed to steer the development direction and make major decisions, leaving the rest to Su Jiajia, Lu Ye, Xu Dalong, and others.
It's worth mentioning that he reinvested the money he earned from his businesses of stinky tofu, exam papers, and games into the stock market, increasing his holdings of Tencent stock. The total amount he has invested has now reached nearly 50 million yuan, making him a major player among retail investors.
This is because the Penguin stock has risen by several percentage points, causing each share to cost more than initially; otherwise, he would have held more shares.
Of course, 50 million is still nothing to Tencent unless Zhou Chen can throw in hundreds of millions to get Tencent's attention.
Zhou Chen is working towards this goal, which is to become the largest shareholder of Tencent.
He's not in a hurry; he'll invest little by little, and eventually he'll become the largest shareholder.
If anyone knew Zhou Chen's idea, even knowing that Zhou Chen currently has multiple businesses, they would still think it was wishful thinking and wouldn't believe that Zhou Chen could succeed. Because a listed company is a listed company. To go from being a retail investor to becoming a major shareholder who can influence Tencent's decisions is like climbing to the sky, or even more difficult than climbing to the sky.
But Zhou Chen just wants to say that just because others can't do it doesn't mean he can't.
Penguin is just a current internet giant, but the future internet will give rise to more giant companies that are even more influential than penguin, going overseas, facing the world, and competing with companies all over the world.
He will eventually master the little penguin.
It's just a matter of time.
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