Around 7 AM, a box truck drove into Dongjiang Institute of Sport campus, and the Student Union members quickly began installation.
These promotional materials were comprehensive, including banners, roll-up stands, and brochures.
At 8 AM, Renrenwang officially launched.
At the same time, Chen Pingjiang divided Li Xi and others into two groups, bringing part-timers recruited from two schools to begin promotion activities.
Materials included tote bags, mouse pads, notebooks, keychains, and of course, mostly flyers; otherwise, the cost would be unmanageable.
Qi Ruijie specifically called Chen Pingjiang to invite him to the opening ceremony, but Chen Pingjiang found an excuse to decline, as he needed to stay in the office today to monitor registration data.
As the promotion continued, real users gradually began to flood the website, but the effect was not yet significant in the morning.
To Miao Bingwei, who built Renrenwang from scratch, it was like his own child.
He was the most nervous at this moment, checking every now and then to see if the data had increased and by how much.
Chen Pingjiang found it amusing and comforted him:
"With so many offline promotions coinciding with the Sports Institute's sports meet, and real money invested, the data certainly won't be bad. What I'm worried about is whether users will stay once they arrive."
Miao Bingwei looked at the backend, then looked up and said,
"I think our website's first problem has appeared. Many users have entered the site and started browsing posts to get familiar with it, but very few are registering; most are just visitors."
"That means users haven't yet thought about interacting, which is indeed a bit troublesome for a social networking site. We still need to get them involved to boost the website's activity,"
Chen Pingjiang said.
"We've already simplified the registration process to the extreme; we need to approach this from other angles."
After thinking for a moment, Chen Pingjiang called Li Xi:
"Stop what you're doing now, don't follow and film the promotional activities anymore. Go to the Sports Institute's sports meet to photograph athletes and beauties."
He hung up and continued speaking to Wen Yan:
"You start editing posts and keep coordinating with Li Xi. The first post should be about the Sports Institute's campus belle to spark heated discussion. The second post should be about popular events such as the 100-meter dash, picking strong contenders for champions and runners-up, to create topics."
Wen Yan nodded:
"Understood, Boss."
Chen Pingjiang continued to ponder, tapping his fingers rhythmically on the desk:
"Set up a daily check-in system, combined with the website's coin system we made before. Users get coins for checking in, posting, and replying. Coins can be used to buy avatars, decorations, and certain specific items.
Also, set up an experience point system to match different titles, such as Apprentice, Expert, etc. Unlock achievements after triggering certain conditions, gaining titles and honors. When the number of followers reaches a thousand, users can set up for their own followers."
Miao Bingwei nodded:
"The check-in system is easy to implement and can go online tomorrow. We've already launched many avatars, decorations, and items. We can develop some more low-priced ones to help users achieve their first small goal.
However, the experience point system, title system, and even the achievement system are more complex. To speed things up, we'll need to hire people. I think we should recruit some computer science students from your school."
"That's easy. I can make a few calls later and summon a bunch,"
Chen Pingjiang had dealt with the computer association before, so getting them to bring a few executive members and department heads was a piece of cake.
Miao Bingwei continued:
"Also, if posting and replying are linked to experience points, it might lead to a lot of meaningless spam posts, severely affecting the website's content ecosystem."
Chen Pingjiang had considered this issue and waved his hand dismissively:
"In the early stages, I'd welcome more spam like that to boost user activity. Afterwards, we'll put effort into supervision. Once it's mature enough, we'll deduct experience points or even ban accounts for spam posts."
A few idioms instantly popped into Miao Bingwei's mind: heartless betrayal, burning bridges after crossing, pulling...
Miao Bingwei also thought of two tricks:
"Add an invitation link to let users invite other users. Additionally, for users who browse for a long time but are slow to register, launch a pop-up registration prompt box detailing our member benefits."
"I suggest launching a pop-up in the form of a spinning wheel, with website coins, experience points, and decorations as prizes. This type of pop-up has a significantly higher retention rate than regular pop-ups."
A brainstorm erupted in the small meeting room.
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"Bang bang bang."
"Hello, Dean Kuang introduced me for an interview."
Chen Pingjiang and the others turned around to see a plainly dressed girl, just over 1.6 meters tall, standing at the door looking a bit flustered.
"Okay, let's talk in the meeting room,"
Chen Pingjiang said, leading her into the meeting room.
He hadn't expected Kuang Minghong to be so efficient.
He had only called him yesterday asking for help introducing students studying financial management and human resource management, and today someone was already here.
He should treat old Kuang to a meal later; maintaining relationships was important.
Shu Mang stared blankly at the surprisingly young man in front of her.
Yesterday, she received a call from her counselor saying a catering company was looking for people and had recommended her.
She was quite happy at the time.
Both Industrial Management and Financial Management belonged to the School of Industrial Management.
Chen Pingjiang glanced at her resume and felt Shu Mang was very suitable.
A senior facing an internship, and her academic performance was good.
Xiao Chen BBQ was too small to attract any decent accountants.
He would have liked an expert who had studied in a place like Tilanqiao, but they would have to be willing to work for him.
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Chen Pingjiang. Xiao Chen BBQ is my business. We currently have two stores, the Dongcai Main Store and the Tiyuan Branch. A third store at the Normal University is also being renovated."
Shu Mang looked surprised.
Xiao Chen BBQ had been very popular at Dongcai for the past month.
She hadn't expected the boss to be such a young student, and he was about to open a third store.
Looking at it this way, interning here wouldn't be bad, even if it meant not going to a big company.
Chen Pingjiang continued,
"Currently, Xiao Chen BBQ's financial work is very unregulated. After you join, you'll first need to register a catering management company, open basic and general accounts, be responsible for corporate tax filing, audit the accounts of each store, prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements, and also manage company invoices, sales revenue collection, payment, custody, and accounting."
Shu Mang was completely stunned,
"B-Boss. Accountants and cashiers should be separate positions to avoid conflicts of interest, held by different people. What you're doing violates the 'Accounting Law,' and from a company management perspective, it poses serious financial risks. You're even putting human nature to the test."
Chen Pingjiang smiled.
This Shu Mang was good; she dared to speak her mind.
He spread his hands helplessly:
"You understand the principle, and so do I. But right now, it's a small business. It's not ideal to hire a separate cashier just to sit around the office every day. You'll handle both roles for now. I'll adjust things once the business expands. And since you're all students from Dongcai, I trust you, and I trust Dean Kuang's judgment."
With things explained to this extent, Shu Mang could only nod.
She hadn't expected this internship to be introduced by an Associate Dean.
"Oh, for a while, you'll be working here. This is the office of Renrenwang, another company under my name. You'll also need to register that company incidentally, but there's not much work here for now,"
Chen Pingjiang said in a gentle tone, afraid of scaring her off.
Shu Mang was almost in tears, feeling like she had fallen into a well-baited trap:
"Boss, you're treating me like a donkey from the production team!"
Chen Pingjiang brazenly said,
"Xuejie, don't think that way. What can you learn by interning at those big companies for a few months? But here, you'll single-handedly manage the accounting work of two companies, wielding financial power.
Later, I'll even assign you some assistants. You'll be a proper financial director. When you graduate and go for job interviews, they'll look at your resume and go, 'Wow, so young and already so much work experience!' Won't they be scrambling to hire you?"
"That sounds pretty good, doesn't it?"
Shu Mang blinked her clear, big eyes twice.
(End of chapter)
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