Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!

Chapter 145: Chapter 125 Identity of the QQ Tycoon_2

Under normal circumstances, they wouldn’t discuss much in front of him.

But today, since they had run into the owner of the shop, it was a perfect opportunity to have a chat.

The two school leaders had noticed the doll machine shop some time ago.

They couldn’t help it; the business was booming. It was hard not to pay attention whenever they walked by.

At first, however, they didn’t know it was opened by a student from their school.

It wasn’t until Dean Zhang came across Chen Jieyu’s social media post by chance.

Chen Jieyu became a school counselor, remember all the gossip about her getting the position through backdoor influence?

It was simple; Dean Zhang’s wife was Chen Jieyu’s graduate adviser.

They happened to bump into each other at school and got talking.

The School of Information encouraged its students to start online businesses. The major that Cheng Zhu was studying was even considered a specialty of national importance.

Now, we live in the age of big data.

The School of Information still held a good status within the school.

But when it came down to it, it seemed like in recent years, no student had really made a mark online.

How should I put it? A lot of students from the School of Information, especially some of the boys, you tell them to start a business online, and they come up with a very simple idea:

— Make games! Make games! Make games!

These days, if you tell a bunch of guys to open a shop, their first choice would likely be… to open an internet cafe.

In recent years, internet cafes have been popping up like mushrooms after rain in every city, many of them owned by young people.

Anyway, it all revolves around gaming entrepreneurship!

In fact, many male computer science students think about working for game companies after graduation.

So, if they had the means to start an online business, the idea of developing games would naturally arise.

After all, gaming can bring high returns with a little investment!

But how many could actually make it happen?

In the end, it often turned into the school providing them with free venues and various forms of support. Initially, the students might work hard, but it would eventually devolve into them just hanging out in a room, playing games together.

Director Li and Dean Zhang were well acquainted; he privately complained more than once about the School of Information’s students.

But funnily enough, even though Dean Zhang felt that these whippersnappers from his school were lackluster in starting online businesses, out of the blue came a guy who, instead of starting an online business, opened a doll machine shop outside the school gates, which was quite a novelty.

And would you believe it, the place really caused a stir!

Fortunately, Cheng Zhu never let pass any chance to show off.

He had previously told Jieyu, while they were chatting under the men’s dormitory, that the money to open his shop had been earned by him online during the summer holiday.

So, Jieyu told Dean Zhang everything she knew.

“Oh? Are you saying that this freshman from our School of Information made his first bucket of gold online before even starting school?” Dean Zhang immediately took an interest.

He was even curious how a high school graduate managed to make enough money online over the short summer break to open a shop outside campus.

He estimated that renting two shops outside school to set up the business, plus the cost of machines and dolls, would definitely involve an investment of around 200,000 RMB.

What could a just-legal student be doing online to make that much money in such a short time?

Jieyu thought back but truly had no idea what Cheng Zhu did online.

She had gone to persuade Cheng Zhu to become a class committee member, only to be flatly rejected.

Of course, this counselor, whose demeanor combined the intellectual charm of a language teacher, the fashion sense of an English teacher, and the sternness of a math teacher, couldn’t possibly imagine that this 18-year-old made his fortune by selling QQ items!

While others his age hadn’t even held a girl’s hand, he was already creating value for the masses’ happiness, leading the charge in the more risqué aspects!

Jieyu admitted she wasn’t very clear on the details but still profusely praised the doll machine shop and mentioned that its popularity was also inseparable from the internet.

Her statement hit the nail on the head; a trendy shop like “Youu Come to Play” indeed heavily relied on internet advertising.

These praises were just up the alley of the Information School’s Dean!

“Little Chen, what you are saying makes sense. Physical and online businesses can be combined, right!” he nodded in agreement.

Here he was today, having run into Director Li, and they had talked about Cheng Zhu and “Youu Come to Play”.

“This shop is opened by a freshman from your School of Information? And it’s run by a guy?” Director Li was also surprised.

He’d been quite curious about this shop, as he knew of a small video game arcade that had closed outside the school.

So the two hit it off and decided to check out the shop.

However, while Director Li wanted to study the shop, Dean Zhang was more interested in Cheng Zhu himself.

Now, they had met him.

But how should I put it? Looking at Cheng Zhu’s appearance and aura, it didn’t really associate with a doll machine shop.

With his looks and demeanor, you’d think he was more suited to run a slot machine shop, not a doll machine shop…

Dean Zhang, though appearing as a cheerful balding gentleman, was actually quite approachable. When giving speeches at the beginning of the school year, he would even humorously joke about computer science guys.

He spoke up at that moment: “Cheng Zhu, this is Director Li, who is in charge of the school’s entrepreneurship base. We just happened to pass by and thought we’d take a look at your doll machine shop, which has been quite famous lately.”

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhu promptly said, “Dean, Director, shall I give you a tour inside?”

The two nodded, followed Cheng Zhu for a look around, but did not stay long.

The shop’s clientele was mainly young girls. There was even a little sister energetically dancing on the dance machine!

A doddering old man and a sober middle-aged man wandering around inside, almost like they were inspecting the place, would indeed affect other people’s enjoyment.

When the three stepped outside, Director Li said, “Cheng Zhu, I’m quite interested in your business strategy. Could you share your thoughts?”

Cheng Zhu, not one to keep secrets, succinctly explained the success secrets of “Youu Come to Play.”

It sounded simple, but the actual implementation was not that easy.

After chatting for a few minutes, Dean Zhang, as the head of the School of Information, changed the subject to the question he was most curious about.

“Cheng Zhu, your counselor told me that you earned the capital to open this shop yourself, and you made it through online entrepreneurship during your summer holiday, right?” he asked.

Cheng Zhu nodded, then felt a slight foreboding.

Sure enough, this balding, smiling gentleman asked a very delicate and taboo question:

“Could you tell us what exactly you did over the summer?”