20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3501 Fan Fanghong's Request
In Zhao Chang'an's previous life, with the rise and profitability of mobile ringback tones in 02, a dominant wireless communication company began to establish regional-level third-party mobile phone function service departments.

This department then outsources its business again, thereby allowing the market to compete freely.

The initial purpose was to address the issues faced by mobile ringback tones and WAP internet users, and to explore the development of more WAP internet applications in order to generate greater profits and provide greater convenience for users.

The original intention was certainly good: the company makes money while users pay to use more extended features, achieving a so-called win-win situation.

However, those who were clever quickly learned more diverse ways to make money and more ruthless and barbaric methods of plunder.

For example, you could run a quiz on TV, radio, newspapers, or magazines with prizes, like, "What's the next line after 'The bright moonlight shines before my bed'? Call now! A correct answer wins a 100 yuan prize! Don't hesitate, take action now!"

A woman's voice, sweet and coquettish, asking an extremely simple question, and offering a generous reward that seemed within easy reach.

Many people couldn't resist the temptation to call this number, including Zhao Chang'an from his previous life. The call connected instantly, followed by music that never stopped, costing one or two yuan per minute.

You think you're done being scammed and hanging up the phone? You're incredibly naive. They'll send you dozens of prize-winning questions every day, each text message costing a dollar or two, until they drain your phone's credit limit and your service is cut off due to unpaid bills.

They keep feeding you as long as you top up your phone number, forcing you to throw it away. This wireless communication company has a monopoly, so unless you stop using the phone, you have to spend money to buy a new number from them, which makes them money again.

Some say these companies have social responsibility and commitment, but Zhao Chang'an just chuckled. The vast majority of companies are good, but there are always one or two that lack awareness and treat users like pigs and sheep, sharpening their knives and trying every trick in the book to plunder them.

After WiFi became popular in China, this wireless communication company required that only one mobile phone could be connected to a WiFi network. If a second mobile phone was connected, the network would be immediately cut off. Isn't this greedy behavior disgusting?

Moreover, calls are charged for both directions, making them expensive, and the authorities have a condescending attitude and are indifferent to user complaints.

The reason why the government has opened several more wireless communication companies is that a single dominant enterprise is prone to becoming greedy under the premise of monopoly. Its employees enjoy excessive benefits, engage in various forms of rent-seeking and profit transfer, and constantly complain about being poor and losing money, thus affecting the efficient communication of the economy and society.

Since you're saying you're not making money, then let a few more companies enter the market to compete and see if it becomes even less profitable.

Fan Fanghong talks about market economy, the invisible hand, and free competition all the time, but you should know that there are only two wireless signal service providers now.

With only two sluice gates, yet constantly diverting more river water into upstream reservoirs, the market becomes increasingly distorted, ultimately enriching individuals and small groups, severely undermining the global competitiveness of goods and services.

At this moment, the atmosphere at the dinner table inevitably became a little dull, but Fan Fanghong remained calm and composed, showing that she was very confident and strong-willed.

"Wenye, your aunt and I are going back to Yanjing tomorrow. We need you to keep a close eye on the two of them, especially Guangwen. Make sure he doesn't misbehave. If he doesn't listen, just tell me and I'll deal with him."

Chu Daofeng changed the subject, saying to Chu Guangwen, "Don't let your honest act in front of your mother and me fool you. You can judge a book by its cover. I've heard rumors about your friends' behavior. Are they also gossiping about you behind your mother's back?" "Dad, I've always been very honest. As for what those friends say, sometimes they exaggerate and go too far. It's not necessarily true. And even if they are, it doesn't mean I am. I've been honest before, and I'll be even more honest in the future, doing things steadily and being an upright person!"

Chu Guangwen immediately expressed his support. In front of adults and elders, he had always been a docile and honest person. But outside, although he wasn't arrogant and domineering, he wasn't far off.

Many rich kids behave like this: when they enter alleys and courtyards, they tuck their tails between their legs and act like a pure and innocent lion dog.

But once they leave this alley and enter this gate, they immediately reveal their eccentric and willful nature—they take what they want and won't give up until they get it.

Just like Jiang Lai, who is a beauty queen at the Central Academy of Drama, Chu Guangwen, although he has not yet succeeded in getting her, is watching her closely like a dog guarding its food, not allowing anyone to touch her.

From high school to university, he challenged many people for Jiang Lai's sake, especially when Jiang Lai was still in high school in Jiangcheng. When he heard that someone was pursuing her, he insisted on taking a group of his cronies to Jiangcheng to settle the matter.

In the past few years, Chu Guangwen and his friends have made two or three million yuan through various means, but the money came easily and was spent quickly, often leaving them in a state of deficit.

His method of making money was legal and legitimate; he would help people by introducing them to his network of contacts, and in return, they would treat him to meals, drinks, karaoke, massages, and clubs with young models. After the deal was done, he would receive some compensation.

The amount ranges from tens of thousands to as little as ten or twenty thousand.

Then he would party with his friends until he had spent all his money.

However, this matter was not something that could be brought to the table or presented in a respectable manner. Unlike now, when he set up a business in Zhengzhou, he could hire a group of young, beautiful, and obedient female college students who addressed him as "President Chu" for just two thousand yuan a month. With a little over a thousand yuan plus some incentive commissions, he could get that group of young men to run errands for him.

The thrill of wielding power is worlds apart from the shady dealings of being a middleman.

The city of Zhengzhou has issued two recruitment quotas to his company so far, both based on thousands, and each time 80% of the payment was made in one lump sum, ranging from four to five hundred thousand yuan.

Then there's the medical examination fee and job deposit from the unemployed people who flock to the job, which adds up to another two or three hundred thousand.

In Chu Guangwen's eyes, who had never had more than 150,000 yuan before, this was the way a real man should act!
"Guangwen, as the older brother, you should take good care of your younger sister. Wenye, you are still a student and you are managing such a large project. I hope that you and Guangying can encourage each other, make progress together, be polite and respectful, and not deceive each other in secret. Don't be distracted by trivial matters of love and romance when you should be working hard. And you absolutely cannot do anything out of line before you are even married."

Fan Fanghong spoke to Wen Ye with a serious expression, glancing at her husband at the same time: "I've heard about what you said about Guangwen's friends. It's just youthful impetuosity, nothing illegal or disorderly. They'll naturally become more mature once they settle down and start families. Weren't you even more impetuous than them when you were young?"

Chu Daofeng could only manage a wry smile.

(End of this chapter)