June 2001, H University.
The senior students had been interning in various places, but now that graduation is approaching, they have all returned to school.
Many freshmen still look a bit immature and are indistinguishable from high school students, but seniors... are completely different from them.
Right now, some freshmen in the school are looking on with envy at the senior students who have returned to school.
The female students are all so beautiful! The male students are all so mature!
Several girls were sitting in a pavilion, discussing a senior student who was passing by.
"That senior looks so capable!"
Compared to the senior students, the boys in our class are especially immature!
"Some of the senior students are so handsome!"
...
As we were talking, a car slowly drove in from outside the school.
As we entered the 21st century, there were more and more types of cars on the market, more and more people were buying cars, and people began to recognize several well-known brands.
The brand of this car is well-known.
A girl saw the car and said, "I've seen this car before. It's a new model, imported, and costs five or six hundred thousand."
Those around the girl gasped upon hearing this.
A car that costs 500,000 to 600,000? That's way too expensive!
The car drove slowly and eventually stopped in a parking space near them. Then, the passenger side door opened, and a boy wearing a beige casual T-shirt slowly got out of the car.
This boy had rosy lips and white teeth, and looked very sunny. He looked to be at most twenty years old. Standing next to some of the older boys in his class, he would definitely be mistaken for a little brother.
Hmm, maybe it really is a little brother?
This little boy is so handsome!
Noticing the gazes of several girls, the young man turned his head and gave them a gentle smile.
The girls blushed immediately.
At that moment, someone else got out of the driver's seat. This time, it was a young man who looked to be about twenty-four or twenty-five years old.
He was very tall with strong facial features and was exceptionally handsome. The simple white short-sleeved shirt and black trousers made him look particularly elegant.
He didn't look at the girls, but said to the boy who got off the bus first, "Let's go."
But the girls' faces turned even redder.
Is this person a senior from their school?
I heard that some senior students at their school have already started their own businesses and companies. Could it be him?
Was he... bringing his younger brother to the graduation ceremony? After the two left, several girls immediately started discussing it.
At this moment, a girl who had been sitting on the other side of the pavilion and had been reading a book without saying anything said, "That's not the older brother bringing the younger brother to the graduation ceremony, it's the younger brother bringing the older brother to the graduation ceremony."
"What?" the girls asked, puzzled.
The man said, "The one wearing the beige T-shirt is our senior, a fourth-year student."
The girls who were chatting together were taken aback: "He's a senior?"
“Yes! He’s a senior now!” The girl put her book away. “Speaking of which, he was really famous in his freshman and sophomore years. He was very active on campus. But then, for some reason, we gradually lost touch with him… But a lot of people know him. His parents are both professors at our school.”
"Wow!" Several girls exclaimed in surprise.
"His family must be quite wealthy. I'm a junior in college, and when I was a freshman and he was a sophomore, I always saw him driving in and out... I don't know why he suddenly became so low-key later." The girl left after saying that.
The remaining girls started chattering and discussing again.
A handsome and rich senior always attracts attention; it's a mystery why they hadn't heard of him before.
Wearing a beige T-shirt, Guan Baiyu walked forward with Shi Zhen, saying as they went, "Brother, you can't smile at other people, lest you attract unwanted attention!"
Shi Zhen was a little confused: "I didn't laugh..." He didn't laugh! If he remembered correctly, it was Guan Baiyu who was laughing at those girls just now, right?
"You didn't smile, and I was afraid you'd get jealous, so I'm giving you a heads-up," Guan Baiyu said with a smile. "Also, why don't you get jealous when I smile at other people?"
Shi Zhen paused for a moment before saying, "Then I'll be jealous... Don't smile at other people."
Guan Baiyu nodded seriously: "Okay."
Shi Zhen looked at Guan Baiyu with a hint of helplessness.
The two chatted and laughed as they walked toward Mu Tian's office.
Mu Tian was writing in her office when she saw them. She immediately stood up, moved two chairs for them to sit on, and then went to make tea.
Guan Baiyu quickly brewed the tea: "Mom, let me do it."
Mu Tian let him make tea, then went to talk to Shi Zhen, asking him how his business was going in Changxi City.
Shi Zhen then mentioned some of the things he had invested in, including a commercial plaza that was now the liveliest place in the entire Changxi City.
Back in 1998, Shi Zhen started a major project, which was the largest commercial plaza in the entire Changxi City.
Many wealthy people in Changxi City have invested in this commercial plaza. Originally, Shi Zhen wouldn't have been eligible, but the Shao Baitong incident boosted his reputation.
He eventually got the chance to get involved.
The most profitable sector during this period was neither real estate nor the internet.
At that time, neither of these had yet been developed.
Right now... people have just gotten rich, their pent-up consumer desires have been unleashed, and without online shopping or anything like that, prices are dropping even lower...
Opening a supermarket or store is extremely profitable right now.
Further up the chain... making beverages and other products to sell also makes money.
Shi Zhen recalls that for the next few years, the richest person in Changxi City was someone who owned a supermarket.
And now, he owns shares in the newly opened, largest supermarket in Changxi City.
His shares weren't many, but they made him a lot of money, even more than the company he had worked so hard to build.
Now, their supermarket has bought some buses specifically for this purpose, and they go to various towns, such as Anshan Town, to pick up people.
Residents of the town can take this bus for free to the commercial plaza in Changxi City, and then, with their supermarket receipts, they can take the bus back to the town for free.
It is precisely these measures that make the supermarket so crowded every day.
The KFC next to the supermarket, the first one in Changxi City, goes without saying, there are always very long queues every day.
In short, the thing young people in Changxi City like to do most right now is go to supermarkets and shopping malls.
Mu Tian said, "After the summer vacation, your uncle and I will go to Changxi City for a few days to experience it."
“Changxi City is definitely not as lively as the provincial capital,” Shi Zhen laughed.
They chatted for a while, and then it was time for Guan Baiyu to attend the graduation ceremony.
When Guan Baiyu first entered university, he was quite active and did a lot of things during his freshman year.
From the initial print shop to the later internet cafe, from local forums to mini-games, it's all been amazing.
But starting from his sophomore year, Guan Baiyu became more low-key.
That time he was in a "car accident" scared Shi Zhen, and after that, he wanted to spend more time with Shi Zhen.
During his sophomore year, he opened two more internet cafes, built up a forum and a mini-game website, and also took on advertising to keep his game company afloat.
Then he started delegating a lot of work to others and keeping a low profile.
Of course, his low profile doesn't mean he does nothing.
After learning from Shi Zhen which companies would grow in the future, he took the opportunity to invest in some of them.
Unfortunately, not all companies are short of funds, and he didn't have enough funds on hand either, so he didn't invest in that many companies.
Such an investment will not bring him immediate returns; it's like a bottomless pit, swallowing up his funds.
In the end... even though he had earned nearly five million through various channels over the past three years, he now had almost no money left.
In contrast, Liang Qinxuan, who spent his dividends as soon as he received them, was much more extravagant than him. Sometimes when he didn't have money to invest, he would borrow from Liang Qinxuan.
Liang Qinxuan couldn't very well refuse to lend him the money, since Liang Qinxuan's share of the profits came from Huaguang and the internet cafe, so it all had to do with him.
Of course, Liang Qinxuan wouldn't lose out either; he would pay it back with interest.
After keeping a low profile for two years, Guan Baiyu, who even went to Shizhen Company for his senior year internship, was no longer the center of attention when he arrived at the place where his class was located.
Some of the students in their class found very good jobs, and those students undoubtedly received more attention from their classmates.
However, many people greeted Guan Baiyu and asked where he would work in the future.
Guan Baiyu said, "I will return to Changxi City."
The students were all a little confused: "Guan Baiyu, what are you going back for? It's just a small place..."
All of his classmates will stay in the provincial capital or go to bigger cities. Although Guan Baiyu has resigned from his student council position and hasn't been very active in the past two years, his grades are still good. The fact that he's going back to a small county town...
"Back to Changxi City? Guan Baiyu, you won't be unable to find a job, will you?" Cai Huidong suddenly asked.
Guan Baiyu looked at his cousin, who seemed... quite spirited.
Cai Huidong did not do well in his freshman year, and even failed some courses.
But later, Guan Baiyu almost never left the school except for attending classes, and he even started to reduce his presence... so he became smug again.
After graduating this time, he found a pretty good job and was extremely proud of himself.
However, his job was only considered decent; among the jobs his classmates had found, it was below average. Most importantly… it was the kind of job where there was little chance of advancement once you got in. Guan Baiyu ignored him.
But Cai Huidong kept rambling on and on.
Finally, someone couldn't hold back any longer. A boy in the class said, "Guan Baiyu started his own business. I'm going to work for his company after I graduate."
Cai Huidong's expression froze.
Guan Baiyu laughed when he saw this.
Someone else asked, "Guan Baiyu, the car you drove to school today looks expensive. Is it yours?"
“It’s not mine, it’s my brother’s,” Guan Baiyu said.
How much will it cost?
"Five hundred thousand." Guan Baiyu smiled. Shi Zhen didn't seem to particularly like cars.
It should be said that apart from him, Shi Zhen didn't really like anyone else.
So Shi Zhen had been driving his old car, but this year, as many business owners in Changxi City changed their cars, they said Shi Zhen's car was too bad... so Shi Zhen followed the trend and changed his car.
Otherwise, you'll feel out of place.
Moreover, to expand a business, sometimes a storefront is needed.
However... Shi Zhen's car is still the cheapest among all the cars bought by the bosses.
"Guan Baiyu, your brother is so rich!"
"Guan Baiyu, what kind of company do you run? I didn't know about it before."
"Guan Baiyu..."
...
Guan Baiyu suddenly became the focus of attention again.
Standing not far away, Shi Zhen saw Guan Baiyu's radiant appearance and felt both proud and bittersweet.
Guan Baiyu is truly outstanding, but for his sake, I am willing to stay in Changxi City.
He could actually... come to the provincial capital to develop his career.
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