The next day, Huasuan.com also issued an announcement, stating that Huasuan.com would continue to subsidize return shipping costs, even if the return was to an overseas destination. That's Huasuan.com for you.
The announcement was met with widespread praise online.
"Ahhh, Huasuan.com is really something, I'm going to cry."
"This is so generous! They even subsidize international shipping costs. What a treasure this company is! Not only does it save me money on my shopping, but it also makes returning items hassle-free. I'm going to recommend it to everyone I know!"
"Amway +1!"
On that day, Huasuan.com's registered users reached a new high of 110 million. Although Huasuan.com's revenue is not high now, the entire capital market is very optimistic about Huasuan.com, and its valuation has been rising again and again. Some experts on Weibo even gave an astronomical figure of 5 billion US dollars.
With Amazon China launching various advertisements, Christmas Day finally arrived.
After getting off work, Lin Chen took Su Xiaowan with him and drove off to find Shen Yue and Fatty.
Lin Chen led the three of them to the villa hot pot restaurant located in the center of Xintiandi.
Welcome!
"I booked a private room beforehand. My surname is Lin."
"Alright, please come in, four distinguished guests."
After taking her seat, Shen Yue looked around curiously: "Lin Chen, this hot pot restaurant is decorated quite nicely. Is it a private kitchen?"
"It must be a specialty. I heard about it from a friend who said the food was pretty good, so I came to try it."
The friend Lin Chen mentioned was Zhang Xuhao. Zhang Xuhao was a native of Shanghai, and his family was a wealthy local. It was said that his grandfather was a famous button tycoon in Shanghai.
Zhang Xuhao kept saying he would treat Lin Chen to a meal, but seeing Lin Chen getting richer and richer, he gradually became withdrawn. Treating Lin Chen to Nestlé instant coffee was like a knife to his heart.
Upon opening the menu, the fat man exclaimed in surprise, "Soup base 1288???"
Shen Yue and Su Xiaowan quickly opened the menu and took a look. They both gasped in shock. The cheapest soup base was 88 yuan, and the regular mala tang base was 128 yuan. You should know that in 2009, a meal at Haidilao for four people would only cost around 200 yuan.
The group continued looking at the menu: a Wagyu beef for 1188 and a beef tongue for 528. The fat man swallowed hard.
"Brother Chen, you're not going to make me stay here to wash the dishes later, are you? I feel like I'd have to wash them for a year to make enough for just one hot pot meal."
"Eat without worry. You worked so hard to help Huasuan.com acquire its first batch of customers, so I have to reward you."
"Hehe, I didn't expect Huasuan.com to take off so quickly. In just two months, almost everyone in our school is using it."
After ordering, Lin Chen took advantage of the time before the food arrived to run out and get his Christmas presents.
"Come on, let's give out the gifts. Miss, this is a scarf for you. Xiao Wan, this is a down jacket for you. Fatty, this is a Nintendo game console for you."
"Wow! Brother Chen, this is awesome! I've always wanted to buy this handheld console."
Shen Yue also took out her gift and handed it to Lin Chen: "Lin Chen, this is for you. Merry Christmas."
"What? Could it really be a guinea pig?"
"Hey, hey, hey, you can take it apart when you get back."
"All right."
Su Xiaowan also took out a small box: "Lin Chen, Merry Christmas."
"Thank you, Xiaowan."
The fat man patted himself down and said, "Brother Chen, I didn't prepare anything, so I can only offer myself to you."
"Fatty, stop talking. Don't ruin my appetite."
Lin Chen laughed and said, "Fatty, why are we being so polite? By the way, our company's new office is under renovation and will be officially open for use in mid-January. You can all come and pick an office then."
"Haha, Lin Chen, can I dissect a lab rat at the company?"
"Miss Shen is now prohibited from entering the company!"
"You dare!"
The four of them enjoyed a hot pot meal together. After dinner, they strolled around the mall, which was filled with Christmas atmosphere. Around 10 p.m., Lin Chen drove them all back to school safely.
At the Jiaotong University Entrepreneurship Center, although the boss was unreliable, An Rou still informed everyone that those with partners should go on dates, and those without partners could voluntarily choose to stay and work overtime. She would apply for overtime pay for everyone. After all, the joint promotion between Huasuan.com and Amazon China was not over yet. If the traffic surged on the last day and caused the website to crash, that would be truly welcome. So, someone still needed to work overtime to deal with any emergencies.
As a result, wow, the whole company was full of single people, and everyone stayed to work overtime.
“Anrou, why do you need overtime pay? The boss gave everyone over 10,000 yuan in Christmas gifts. Isn’t that much better than overtime pay?”
"Yes, I mentioned it in the dorm group chat, and my roommates were so envious they almost cried."
After Lin Chen escorted Su Xiaowan back to her dormitory, he passed by the Entrepreneurship Center and noticed that the lights in Xingchen Technology's office were still on.
"An Rou must be working overtime again. I'll go scare her."
Lin Chen took the bag he bought for An Rou out of the trunk of the car, and then the dog sneaked up to the door of Xingchen Technology's office, gripped the doorknob, and pushed it hard.
“Tear it down! Anrou, uh…”
Everyone at Xingchen Technology looked up at their idiot boss.
Liu Xiaoxiao looked at the bag in Lin Chen's hand and asked, "Boss, who is this gift for?"
Lin Chen handed the bag to An Rou: "Ahem, I thought it was just An Rou here, I didn't expect you guys to be here, hahaha..."
"Anrou, quickly see what gift the boss bought for you?"
"Yeah, yeah, the boss is so biased, he only buys for you."
An Rou blushed and shyly took the gift out of the bag. When she opened it, she found it was a bag.
Liu Xiaoxiao exclaimed in surprise, "Wow! It's the latest Chanel CF series this year!"
Dawei and his two nerdy friends also gathered around.
"Boss, you're so generous! What about our gifts?"
"Yes, where are our gifts?"
Lin Chen said shyly, "Is my sincerest Christmas blessing enough?"
“(ˉ▽￣～) Tch~~”
An Rou checked the price of the bag on her computer and was immediately shocked. She asked nervously, "Boss, this is too expensive. I can't accept it."
Lin Chen waved his hand: "This amount of money is nothing to your boss. As the vice president of Xingchen Technology, I should have some presence when I go out."
Liu Xiaoxiao chuckled and said, "Yes, An Rou, just keep it. Our company is valued at five billion US dollars, the boss doesn't need this little bit of money."
Lin Chen sighed: "If I ever run out of money, I'll just cut back on my meager wages. I won't starve, don't worry."
"Oh no, boss, how could you do this? I'm going back to General Manager Zhang."
"Haha, just kidding. You're our company's mascot. I wouldn't let you go hungry, even if I could let someone else go hungry."
As he spoke, Lin Chen sat down and turned on his computer to look at the data.
"Wow, Amazon is having a great night, with lots of orders."
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