This meal was bland and tasteless.
Cong Nini was still dizzy when she came out, the pressure Yan Yan put on her was so great that she couldn't even think of resisting.
Especially that dignified and poised aura deep in her bones, she looked like a woman who could grace any hall.
Cong Nini felt ashamed of herself.
After saying goodbye, Chen Pingjiang drove Yan Yan back to school.
Yan Yan stared at Chen Pingjiang's profile for a long time.
Chen Pingjiang asked in puzzlement,
"Do I have flowers on my face? Why are you staring at me like that?"
"That girl likes you, right? I can tell."
Chen Pingjiang wanted to laugh internally.
Yan Yan looked cool and aloof on the outside, but he didn't expect her to have such a keen perception.
"Isn't it normal for people to like me? I'm tall, handsome, and talented."
Yan Yan didn't pick up on Chen Pingjiang's risqué joke and actually nodded in agreement.
Chen Pingjiang whistled cheerfully as he returned to Innovation Park 202, feeling good after defusing the time bomb that was Cong Nini.
But soon his expression turned strange.
Cong Nini sent a text message:
"Since you already have a girlfriend, I presume you wouldn't mind having another one, right? Don't worry, I won't compete with your official girlfriend for anything. Just spend time with me when you're free."
Chen Pingjiang looked at the text message with an amused expression.
Indeed, she lived up to her name, Queen of the Sea Nini.
Her thought process was different from everyone else's.
Knowing she's a mistress, yet speaking so elegantly and unconventionally.
But am I such a shallow man?
Chen Pingjiang's phone rang.
It was Principal Ning Yongde.
"Leader, any instructions?"
Chen Pingjiang answered the phone with a smile.
On the other end of the line, Ning Yongde's equally hearty laugh came through:
"After the selection for the campus entrepreneurship competition of various universities in Dongjiang before the New Year, leaders from other schools showed great interest in Renrenwang.
They plan to arrange for winning project teams from their respective school entrepreneurship competitions to visit Renrenwang for learning and observation after the New Year. I wonder if it's convenient for you?"
Chen Pingjiang wanted to say it wasn't convenient, but he didn't have the guts.
"I represent Renrenwang in extending a warm welcome."
"Then it'll be the day after tomorrow morning."
When Chen Pingjiang brought this up to Wan Yuqian, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry:
"Our station manager meeting is also scheduled for the day after tomorrow. Isn't that a coincidence?"
"If it's a coincidence, then it's a coincidence. Station managers are also part of Renrenwang. Both groups can be welcomed together, and the big cleanup only needs to be done once."
Renrenwang adopted two completely different employment models in Xianlin University Town and Jiangning University Town.
Full-time employees responsible for market promotion and advertising sales in Xianlin University Town were paid by Renrenwang.
Whereas in Jiangning University Town, due to management challenges, a subcontracting model was largely adopted.
Station managers were equivalent to contractors, responsible for recruiting people to promote Renrenwang and handle advertising sales.
...
7 AM, outside Jiangning University Town Communication University.
Qiao Zirang waited there early with his backpack and camera.
Renrenwang had specially arranged shuttle buses to pick up people from various schools in Jiangning University Town and bring them all back to the Finance University Innovation Park.
From Jiangning to Xianlin, it almost spanned the entire Dongjiang City.
It would be very troublesome without a dedicated vehicle.
Qiao Zirang had never been to Renrenwang headquarters before, and he was full of anticipation for this station manager meeting.
Before long, a Yutong bus pulled up, with "Renrenwang Special Vehicle" pasted on its windshield.
After getting on the bus, Qiao Zirang saw that there were already more than ten people inside, probably station managers from other schools, he mused.
After finding a seat, Qiao Zirang greeted a student with glasses next to him:
"Hello, I'm Qiao Zirang, the Renrenwang station manager from Communication University."
"Qin Shaofei, from Donghang."
Science and engineering students were accustomed to being straightforward, and Qiao Zirang was still a bit unaccustomed to it.
After chatting for a couple of sentences, Qiao Zirang felt sleepy.
He had woken up too early that morning, so now was a good time to catch up on sleep.
...
All Renrenwang employees started a big cleanup early in the morning, arranged by Wan Yuqian.
Someone complained:
"Are we being dragged out so early just to mop floors and wipe windows?"
Gao Songbin glared at the person:
"Keep your voice down, if Senior Sister Wan hears you, see how she'll deal with you."
People's names precede their shadows.
Towards their boss Chen Pingjiang, everyone felt more admiration and respect, but towards Wan Yuqian, there was fear.
Soon, Wan Yuqian walked in wearing a set of commuter clothes, exuding the aura of a sophisticated white-collar lady.
"Everyone, speed up. The station managers from various schools will be here in an hour, and the inspection teams from other schools are also on their way."
"Finally, check if the souvenirs are all ready. Better to have more than less."
After half a year of experience working at Renrenwang, Wan Yuqian grew rapidly.
Administrative work was quite a training.
Pushing open Chen Pingjiang's office door, she saw Chen Pingjiang ungracefully crossing his legs, engrossed in playing Minesweeper.
Wan Yuqian shook her head helplessly:
"Still playing? People are almost here."
Chen Pingjiang turned to look at her, then continued playing:
"Almost here doesn't mean they're here yet, does it? I can't stand downstairs and greet every group. Don't worry, the principal will first meet with the teacher-student inspection teams from various schools, and then they'll come together. We just need to greet them at the entrance then."
Sometimes, superficial work is also very important.
Red carpets were laid all the way from the entrance of the Innovation Park to 202, and several welcoming banners were hung.
The interior was also spotlessly clean, with various temporarily purchased green plants lining the way.
Seeing Wan Yuqian about to leave, Chen Pingjiang called her back:
"Senior Sister, you're more familiar with the station managers. You should receive them. I'll accompany Principal Ning."
Wan Yuqian nodded.
She had personally interviewed every one of these station managers.
At 9 AM, the Renrenwang special vehicle drove into the Finance University campus and headed straight for the Innovation Park.
"Damn, two university towns in one city are actually so far apart, I almost fell asleep."
"First time coming to Finance University, the campus environment is much better than ours."
Even though they were all Renrenwang station managers, there was a hierarchy of disdain among these dozen or so people.
985 university students looked down on 211, 211 looked down on first-tier undergraduate, first-tier looked down on second-tier, and vocational colleges were at the bottom.
Entering the second floor, the Renrenwang brand name and LOGO immediately caught their eye.
Led by Wan Yuqian, the student station managers took a cursory tour of Renrenwang headquarters.
Each person also received souvenirs.
A mug with the Renrenwang LOGO, a backpack, a pictorial album, and a few T-shirts.
At the same time, Chen Pingjiang also received the visiting groups from various schools.
Each school's visiting group typically consisted of three people: one faculty advisor and two award-winning students from the entrepreneurship competition.
Renrenwang was currently a unique presence among universities throughout Dongjiang, outperforming other university entrepreneurship projects, and everyone was curious about it.
Ning Yongde accompanied them, and Chen Pingjiang, as the introducer, presented some of the honors Renrenwang had achieved since its establishment.
Finally, everyone arrived at the large common conference room in the Innovation Park.
Chen Pingjiang approached Ning Yongde and asked,
"Principal, why don't you say a few words first?"
Ning Yongde waved his hand, saying,
"This is your main stage. We are all visitors, just pretend we're not here."
Chen Pingjiang nodded, then convened the station manager meeting together with the heads of various departments and the university station managers.
"The station managers present are all elites from your respective universities, and they are also the backbone of Renrenwang. At this station manager meeting, we need to arrange the subsequent campus image ambassador program."
"The general background of this event is to further tap into Dongjiang university users and enhance Renrenwang's positive image."
"We will conduct initial selections in each school through recommendations or self-nominations, after which more than thirty image ambassadors will enter the final stage."
"In the preliminary stage, we need to do a good job of publicity, so that teachers and students of all schools understand this event and actively participate."
Chen Pingjiang spoke eloquently, and everyone around him took notes.
"Old Ning, this student of yours is extraordinary. I heard he's only a freshman. This kind of composure and maturity is something many people can't learn in a lifetime,"
Said Song Zida, vice principal of the Polytechnic University.
"Not only that, look at how clear and logical he is when chairing a meeting, unlike many people who just spout a lot of empty rhetoric and never get to the point."
"Yes, their event this time is very large-scale, capable of covering all universities in Dongjiang. The organizational and coordination work is not easy."
Ning Yongde was all smiles, accepting all compliments.
Praising Chen Pingjiang also made him look good, as Chen Pingjiang, Renrenwang, and Finance University were now highly intertwined.
Some student representatives sitting around were even more astonished.
Compared to Renrenwang, their own entrepreneurial ventures seemed like small-time operations, not presentable.
During the tour of the office area, dozens of people were systematically advancing their work, a scale and maturity that already qualified as a complete small to medium-sized company.
"We all won gold awards in the entrepreneurship competition, but why are we so far behind them? It's said that Renrenwang users have exceeded 200,000, doesn't that mean all universities in Dongjiang are using it?"
"I also use Renrenwang usually, not just universities in Dongjiang, even some students from universities in other provinces are using it."
"A senior of mine who graduated received Renrenwang flyers at work. I heard they've already started entering office buildings in the financial district."
"Can't compare, really can't compare. Now I find it so hard to recruit someone. Off-campus personnel don't look down on it, and on-campus personnel always feel their skill level isn't enough."
"..."
The Campus Image Ambassador event was proposed last year, but Chen Pingjiang kept it on hold.
The timing wasn't ideal back then; Renrenwang hadn't fully spread, and even if an event were held, its impact would be limited.
Now that Renrenwang has initially covered all universities within Dongjiang, it's time to attract everyone's attention through an event to increase user stickiness and retention.
It also marks the final battle within university campuses.
After this battle, with Dongjiang universities thoroughly solidified as the strong rear base, Renrenwang will move into the broader society.
After the visiting activities concluded, Ning Yongde chatted with other university heads.
"Old Lu, I see your school's students are a bit discouraged, crestfallen,"
Song Zida, principal of the Polytechnic University, teased with a smile.
The person called Old Lu was a teacher representative from the Post and Telecommunications Institute.
He shook his head and smiled helplessly,
"I'll comfort them when we get back, but your students aren't doing much better."
Ning Yongde sighed,
"Indeed. Many of them think entrepreneurship is very simple. Only when they truly start doing it do they realize how difficult it is. It's not something that can be achieved by just writing a business plan, making a PPT, and presenting it on stage.
To be honest, our school hasn't helped Chen Pingjiang much. Renrenwang mainly relies on himself. Besides that, he also runs a catering company, which is said to be doing very well."
"He's an anomaly. I've never seen a child like him, so adept at human relations and business management. There's none of that initial unfamiliarity and naivety that other entrepreneurs have; he seems to know exactly what his next step should be."
Song Zida nodded, his gaze towards Ning Yongde somewhat envious:
"Now the state and ministries attach great importance to student entrepreneurship. Old Ning, you're lucky to have found such a good talent. When Renrenwang grows bigger, people will mention that its founder came from Dongjiang University of Finance and Economics. What great publicity that would be!"
Old Lu from Post and Telecommunications University smiled and said,
"If Chen Pingjiang plans to pursue graduate studies in the future, our Post and Telecommunications can offer him direct admission."
Ning Yongde rolled his eyes, about to speak, when other school leaders immediately joked with a smile,
"Old Lu, your abacus is really loud. How high can Renrenwang reach in four years? Not to mention whether Finance University would let him go, do you think Tsinghua, Peking University, or even Dongda wouldn't throw olive branches? He might not even be interested in your school."
"Haha, just a joke, to liven up the atmosphere."
Ning Yongde forced a smile, thinking to himself that he didn't find the joke funny at all.
Fortunately, Chen Pingjiang is only a freshman.
Now is not the time to consider direct admission to graduate school.
All the school leaders present were shrewd.
If Chen Pingjiang truly wanted to choose a university for graduate studies, wouldn't they fight tooth and nail to get him?
A self-made entrepreneurial star is the best publicity for one's university.
Who knows, there might even be future donations involved?
On the return journey, Song Zida, principal of the Polytechnic University, and two students from the Polytechnic University shared a car.
"How was it? Any thoughts after the visit?"
Song Zida asked with a smile.
"They feel very professional. It's hard to imagine Chen Pingjiang is only a freshman."
"Hehe, our recruitment, finance, and HR are all a mess, and project progress is sometimes not smooth. I'm very curious how Chen Pingjiang solved these problems when Renrenwang was founded."
Song Zida pondered for a moment and then said,
"Actually, you can find all these things online. Every company is pretty much the same. The difference is that if you only observe, you won't learn anything. In this regard, the school can't help you much; you have to rely on yourselves.
You don't need to compare yourselves to Chen Pingjiang. You just need to be yourselves. There aren't many people like him in the whole country.
Someone who can build such a vast empire from scratch must have extraordinary qualities, not only experience of failure but also sufficient life experience, calm, cool-headedness, and a strong inner core."
"Many of these things are related to time, the founder's personality, and charisma. You can read all the books you want, but you won't learn them. So, you don't need to compare yourself to him, just do your own things step by step."
(End of chapter)
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