The film and television city starts from the courtyard

After reaching a consensus, Zhao Shucheng and his team no longer cared about the plagiarism issue and were mentally prepared for future competition, striving to do their best in everything.

Meanwhile, Sheng Huainan had also received news that their project had indeed encountered a problem with someone else's topic, and that their situation was more serious than Zhao Shucheng's.

Not only were the project topics identical, but the content was also exactly the same, so it must have been leaked by an insider.

Sheng Huainan and his team gathered together and thought it over. Apart from a few members of the team, very few outsiders knew about their competition project. Even the code was typed in the office provided by their father in the Gobi Desert.

Ultimately, they found the only suspect: Xu Riqing, who had once brought snacks to their office. She was the only outsider and the most likely person to leak the secret.

Faced with questioning from the crowd, Xu Riqing admitted that he did not understand this matter and only leaked the project secrets to others with the purpose of showing off.

Zhang Mingrui never expected that the girl he liked would do such a thing. Although Xu Riqing did it unintentionally, Zhang Mingrui took all the blame.

After discussing it, Sheng Huainan and his group decided to confront Zhang Wei, who had plagiarized, and assert that Yongle had instigated Zhang Wei to plagiarize.

However, none of them had direct evidence. In the end, Zhang Wei and the others chose to back down because they were worried that the patents applied for by Sheng Huainan and his group would give them a reputation for academic fraud.

Both teams had the same exam question, but Sheng Huainan and his team went to demand an explanation and successfully persuaded their competitors to back down, while Zhao Shucheng and his team ignored it, which caused quite a stir on campus.

Some people think that Zhao Shucheng and his team are fearless and unafraid of competition, while others think that Zhao Shucheng is afraid to confront others or seek revenge because there are many girls in his team.

Ye Zhanyan and Luo Zhi were somewhat dissatisfied with this, and Ye Zhanyan was even prepared to go directly to someone to demand an explanation.

Zhao Shucheng stopped them, telling them not to care about other people's opinions and that everything would be revealed during the venture capital competition.

"But should we just let others say what they want? We're clearly in the right, so why should we let them spread rumors?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "They can't stop us even if they want to, and besides, we know the truth ourselves. Even if we manage to make them back down, are we going to go and demand explanations from other competitors in the future, or even force them to close down? As long as our products are good and consumers like them, we will ultimately dominate the market."

"Besides, although there are rumors going around, it has also brought us some benefits. More people know about our project, which is like free publicity for us, bringing in more users. There's nothing wrong with that."

Instead of clarifying the plagiarism issue, Zhao Shucheng focused on contacting manufacturers to produce bicycles, preparing to be the first to deploy them in schools. He even planned to launch them across all schools in Shanghai during the venture capital competition, aiming to make a name for himself.

Seeing Zhao Shucheng's composure in the face of danger, Ye Zhanyan became even more infatuated. It was only because Luo Zhi blocked her view that Gu Senxiang was able to see it.

Although both are venture capital projects, Zhao Shucheng and Sheng Huainan have different plans for their projects.

Zhao Shucheng had planned to commercialize the business from the beginning, so everything was done in the most formal company operation model, and he did not rule out the possibility of raising funds during the venture capital competition.

But Sheng Huainan was different. Although Gobi and his father were very optimistic about Sheng Huainan's project and even promised to buy it at a high price if they developed an advanced version, Sheng Huainan was different.

When the rest of Sheng Huainan's team heard about Gobi's offer, some were excited and imagined making a fortune in the future, but Sheng Huainan scoffed at the idea.

His initial intention for this project was to create a public welfare product, donating it free of charge as a gesture of love and a contribution to society. Therefore, it was intended for use in leading settings related to parenting issues.

When the others heard that Sheng Huainan was going to donate the project free of charge, they were all somewhat unable to accept it. After all, this project represented everyone's hard work, and now all their efforts were going to be in vain.

Sheng Huainan never expected that after overcoming so many difficulties, they would now be drowning their sorrows in alcohol because of internal disagreements over his own ideas.

Zheng Wenrui had been keeping an eye on Sheng Huainan, so after learning the news, he told Luo Zhi and Ye Zhanyan, hoping they could help Sheng Huainan.

Ye Zhanyan couldn't quite understand Sheng Huainan's idea after hearing this. After all, the venture capital competition ultimately judged the profitability of the projects. If the projects were donated for free, even if they were excellent, the judges wouldn't give them high scores.

"Is Sheng Huainan out of his mind? Why would he think of donating the project for free?"

Zhao Shucheng happened to be passing by and overheard Ye Zhanyan and Luo Zhi's conversation. He asked, "You're saying that Sheng Huainan is planning to donate the project?"

"Yeah, do you think he has something wrong with his head?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "I don't think so. It's just that he has always had a smooth life and has never encountered any difficulties, so he feels that there is no challenge or surprise in the future. He can see the future at a glance."

"Unfortunately, he oversimplified things. Although he could donate the products to others for free, he didn't think about the subsequent operation of the products."

Luo Zhi asked, "But isn't this a good thing?"

"Maybe so, but he only thought that his starting point was good, without considering that businesses are not charities. Besides, without a team to operate and no one to produce products, even if their project is good, why would public places or businesses use software and bracelets without after-sales service?"

Zhao Shucheng didn't quite understand Sheng Huainan's thinking. After all, he should have been influenced by his father's business from a young age. How could he not understand that without corporate operations, his products would have very little market?

After all, the program he developed requires companies to maintain the backend, invest sufficient funds to produce the corresponding products, and also requires companies to promote it.

Without sufficient promotion, how would other companies know about his product, and why would they adopt it? Furthermore, without a dedicated operating team, if the program encounters problems, would Sheng Huainan and his team have to regroup and work on this project out of pure passion? Perhaps they have enough enthusiasm at the beginning, and that might work for a year or two, but after they graduate, others may not be willing to continue contributing to this project for free. "Yes, Sheng Huainan hasn't considered the future of this project at all. Perhaps he's just treating the venture capital competition as a game, ignoring its original purpose."

Ye Zhanyan thought Zhao Shucheng's words made sense and didn't think Sheng Huainan would achieve a good ranking in the end.

As expected, after the venture capital competition began, although Sheng Huainan's team reunited because of him, he ultimately failed to even make it into the top three.

This was the first time Ye Zhanyan had ever seen Sheng Huainan fail, and not even get a good ranking. Although she had already heard this result from Zhao Shucheng, seeing it in person made her realize that the seemingly perfect Sheng Huainan was not as perfect as she had imagined.

Sheng Huainan hadn't expected his participation to result in this way, especially after seeing Zhao Shucheng and his team win first place and even discuss financing with the companies that came to evaluate the competition. He felt somewhat dejected for a moment.

Zhang Mingrui comforted Sheng Huainan, saying that their idea was good, but they had been falsely accused of plagiarism, which was why their project received a low score from the judges.

Chen Yongle was also somewhat disappointed. He had gone so far as to have people copy Sheng Huainan and Zhao Shucheng's team's products in order to make himself stand out.

Zhao Shucheng's lack of explanation and response led him to believe that Zhao Shucheng was only participating in the game with a playful attitude. Therefore, he did not focus his attention on Zhao Shucheng and his group, but kept a close eye on Sheng Huainan's movements. He even went so far as to tell the judges in advance about Sheng Huainan's plagiarism.

Surprisingly, Zhao Shucheng and his team, whom they had always underestimated, won the first prize. Even when they questioned whether their product was plagiarized, Zhao Shucheng directly produced complete patent certificates, including not only the program but also various other patents, which made the companies present feel that Zhao Shucheng's product had a broad market prospect. They all increased their investment amounts, and some companies even offered several times the price to acquire it.

Instead of making a decision on the spot, Zhao Shucheng exchanged contact information with the companies and arranged a time and place to meet and negotiate financing or acquisition.

Those companies didn't expect Zhao Shucheng to be so calm and composed. If it were any other student, they would have been unable to contain themselves long ago when they saw the prices they were offering.

Looking at Zhao Shucheng's triumphant demeanor and then at the dejected appearance of his team members, Sheng Huainan began to doubt for the first time whether he had really made a mistake.

This product was, after all, their first project in college, so they couldn't just give up like that. So, after returning to school, Sheng Huainan cheered on his roommates in the dormitory.

Zhang Mingrui asked, "Is it possible to start angel round investment next year?"

"Is next year coming soon?"

"If it doesn't work next year, we'll try the year after. Anyway, we're your regular team, we're sticking with you."

Sheng Huainan was naturally very moved, so he stopped talking about making a free donation. However, since they didn't win any prizes, it was unlikely that they would continue to use the office in the Gobi Desert. They could only continue to improve their program in their dormitory.

Zhao Shucheng didn't have such worries. Because the number of bicycles had surged and the number of users had continued to rise, Zhao Shucheng planned to move Gu Senxiang and the others out of the apartment and into an office building. This would give them a better image and make it easier to receive potential investors.

Moreover, the shared bike business generates daily revenue, enough to cover the company's daily expenses even without considering deposits, and without expanding production. Since Zhao Shucheng already had money, he rented the best office building near the school, officially transforming his small workshop into a legitimate enterprise.

Gu Senxiang and Ye Zhanyan were in charge of recruiting new employees. At first, when they saw that the interviewers were a few young girls, they wondered if they had gone to the wrong place. However, when they saw that they were all very serious and organized, they believed that it was true.

Gu Senxiang and his team were facing their first challenge in life. Previously, they had only done recruitment part-time jobs on campus, and since everyone was a classmate, they had room for error. But this time, they were dealing with corporate employees, so they were naturally very cautious.

Zhao Shucheng, however, sat in his office, watching the interview footage on the monitor, selecting employees he thought were suitable, and would arrange for them to be hired after discussing it with Gu Senxiang and the others.

Gu Senxiang and Ye Zhanyan, however, were full of passion. Watching the project they participated in grow from a name to where it is today, although it took their youth and sweat, it is also the most precious thing in their beautiful memories.

A few days later, Zhao Shucheng had completed the company's basic structure and assigned positions to Gu Senxiang, Ye Zhanyan, and Luo Zhi. Although Zhao Shucheng hoped they would take on specific roles directly, they were all students and couldn't work full-time without attending school. So, they were given the title of vice president, but the company's daily operations were actually handled by the newly recruited employees.

After the company got back on track, Zhao Shucheng gradually began to let go and returned to school with Gu Senxiang and the others, only going to the company to learn about the situation on weekends.

Of course, Zhao Shucheng has already contacted the companies that had previously expressed interest in investing. After the shared bikes are installed all over the universities in Shanghai, they will be officially promoted to the whole city, and then the first round of financing will be launched.

Ye Zhanyan asked curiously, "Qi Ming, how much funding can we get for the angel round? We've already invested over a million, so it should be at least several million, right?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Zhan Yan, you underestimate me. If it were just for a few million yuan, I wouldn't need to start financing. I could cover the cost myself."

"Could it be over ten million? With so much money, are we just going to use it all to produce new bicycles or rent servers?"

Zhao Shucheng shook his head and said, "I'm the kind of person who either doesn't do something, or I do it the best. We have a complete set of patents, so our market valuation will be higher. Especially since our next plan is to deploy shared bikes throughout Shanghai, the number of bikes needed will be considerable."

"How much is that?" Gu Senxiang asked curiously.

"For the angel round, my target is 200 million RMB, which is enough to meet our goal of dominating the Shanghai market. If we want to expand nationwide, we will need to start the Series A funding round, which will be settled in US dollars. After conversion, it will be at least several billion RMB to meet the needs of the company's subsequent expansion."

"We never expected this project to be so valuable; it costs so much! We never imagined it would be this worth so much."

Zhao Shucheng smiled upon hearing this and said, "So you all need to be prepared. Each of you will have shares, and after the second and third rounds of financing, you will be worth hundreds of millions, or even billions." (End of Chapter)