The next morning, Lin Chen arrived at the milk tea shop, signed a contract with the owner, and handed over the money and keys.
Then, Lin Chen took out his phone and called Wang Fugui, the brother-in-law of the property manager of Deji Building, who was also the owner of the decoration company.
"Hello, Mr. Lin, your company's renovation is progressing smoothly and will definitely be completed on time."
"Manager Wang, I'm not here to rush the progress. I just bought a shop and want to renovate it. Do you take on this job?"
"Yes, of course I'll take it. Thank you for supporting my business, Mr. Lin. Where is it? I'll be right there."
“There used to be a milk tea shop at the entrance of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. You’ll see it when you come over. I’ll be waiting for you inside.”
A dozen minutes later, a BMW pulled up in front of the milk tea shop, and Wang Fugui and a female designer got out of the car.
"Hello Mr. Lin, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
"It's okay, I'm planning to reopen a bubble tea shop, and the design needs to be more trendy."
"Okay, no problem. I'll arrange for someone to take the measurements right away, and I'll send you the design drawings as soon as possible."
"OK."
After handing the key to Wang Fugui, Lin Chen left.
The female designer asked, puzzled, "Mr. Wang, is it really worth you coming all this way for such an ordinary college student?"
Wang Fugui glared at her: "What do you know? A few days ago, you casually spent ten million to buy an entire floor in the Deji Building. You're telling me you're just an ordinary college student? Let me tell you, make this milk tea shop project a success. If President Lin isn't satisfied, you can pack your bags and get out of here."
"Okay, okay, I understand, Mr. Wang." The female designer wiped the sweat from her forehead and nodded repeatedly.
Lin Chen returned to the startup center and was just about to start coding when his phone rang.
"Hey, Brother Lin, I've arrived in Shanghai. Where is your company? I'd like to come and take a look around."
"Brother Dong, our company is located in the Jiaotong University Entrepreneurship Center," Lin Chen said somewhat awkwardly.
"Okay, I'll be there in a bit."
After hanging up the phone, Liu Qiangdong remarked, "I never imagined that Huasuan.com, a giant in the online shopping industry, would still be holed up in a university's entrepreneurship center."
Seeing that Lin Chen had hung up the phone, Dawei and the other two couldn't wait to surround him.
"Mr. Lin, take a look at our new game, called 'FlyMe2theMoon,' a cute action-puzzle adventure game."
Dawei took out his phone and gave Lin Chen a live demonstration.
Lin Chen took a look and found that the game ran smoothly, had novel gameplay, and clearly appealed to otaku.
"Hmm, not bad, is it ready to go online yet?"
"Okay, we'll upload it to the Apple Store once you approve it, with an initial price of 18 yuan."
Lin Chen thought for a moment and shook his head: "I think it's better to go with the free download and item-based monetization model. You can refer to the stamina mechanism of Fruit Ninja and modify it. The current environment for monetization models in the domestic mobile game market is not mature yet, and the price of 18 yuan will deter many interested people."
The three of them, including Dawei, exchanged a thoughtful glance.
After a few minutes, Cai Haoyu took the lead and said, "I think President Lin is right. We do need to change our thinking."
Hearing Cai Haoyu say this, Dawei and Luo Yuhao nodded in agreement.
Seeing that they agreed, Lin Chen said, "Okay, then you can make some changes and upload it. Once it's officially released, I'll promote it on Huasuan.com."
"Okay, boss."
Half an hour later, Liu Qiangdong walked into Xingchen Technology's office. On the right side of the office, three nerdy guys were laughing at their computer screens, on the left three girls were watching a variety show together, and at the front, a young man was typing away on his keyboard.
Liu Qiangdong took a step back, glanced at the sign hanging outside, confirmed it was Xingchen Technology, and then knocked on the door.
Lin Chen looked up.
"Brother Dong, you're here! Come in and sit down. Anrou, make a cup of coffee."
Lin Chen pushed an office chair over from the side.
Fortunately, Dong Ge wasn't a fussy person. When he first started his business, he had endured all kinds of hardships and didn't care about these details. He sat down and looked at a bunch of incomprehensible code on Lin Chen's computer.
"Brother Lin, are you developing a new feature for Huasuan.com?"
"No, no, this is a mobile phone system. I'm going to work with Lei Jun on making mobile phones."
"Haha, young people are so quick-witted."
Liu Qiangdong took a sip of Nestlé instant coffee and got down to business.
"Brother Lin, you know that JD.com is about to start its New Year's Day promotion. Although JD.com received a large investment this year, its position in the domestic e-commerce field has not changed fundamentally. On the contrary, Taobao has become the e-commerce leader after Double Eleven and Double Twelve, and Amazon's global purchasing service is also thriving. So I'm very anxious. I wonder if you have any solutions? Don't worry, I know the rules."
As he spoke, he took out his phone and transferred five million to Lin Chen in front of him.
Lin Chen thought to himself, "Which bastard is spreading rumors about me? What rules? I didn't know I had such rules."
However, well, since we've already given it, it's not appropriate to take it back now, otherwise, where would Dong Ge put his face?
"Brother Dong, actually, JD.com's most distinctive feature is its logistics. No other online shopping platform has such a mature logistics system as you. It's unique in all of China."
Liu Qiangdong sighed: "I know our logistics are strong, but the three major domestic logistics companies, STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and Yunda Express, are also very strong. We don't have any particularly outstanding strengths."
"Wrong, completely wrong. Although STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and Yunda Express are very strong, they are not affiliated with online shopping platforms. However, JD Logistics is affiliated with JD.com. You can place the goods in advance at various JD Logistics transit stations, and then deliver them after the customer places an order. This will not only deliver the goods faster, but also save on logistics costs. Think about it, would Taobao dare to put the goods in STO Express first?"
"But how do I know which goods should be placed at the transit station in advance?"
Lin Chen grinned: "Brother Dong, leave this to me. I'll make a list of the best-selling products by percentage in each province across the country for you. Just put your products on the list in advance. I can't guarantee 100% accuracy, but I can guarantee 70% or 80% accuracy."
Liu Qiangdong was overjoyed. Covering 70-80% of the country is impressive. Think of how much logistics costs this can save! You don't even need to calculate it to know it's a huge sum of money. Spending five million is definitely worthwhile.
"Brother, you're awesome! We'll have to rely on you. I think it's lunchtime. Come on, I'll treat everyone in your company to lunch."
Upon hearing that she could get a free meal, An Rou immediately stood up.
Lin Chen covered his face and said, "Senior, can't you be a little more dignified? Do I not usually feed you? Besides, we're the hosts, how can we let Brother Dong treat us to a meal?"
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