The film and television city starts from the courtyard

As the two were chatting, Lu Qianran arrived at the school, and Xie Qiao and Zhao Shucheng went to pick her up.

Seeing Zhao Shucheng there, Lu Qianran asked curiously, "Why is he here too?"

"He came back to see his grandma and spent a couple of days with me."

Lu Qianran asked, "Who is that?"

"Who is it?"

"Your little boat boy, didn't you study hard for him, even stealing light from a hole in the wall, just so you could get into the same university? Did you confess your feelings? Did you confess your feelings?"

"I'm not ready yet."

"My dear aunt, you're so close to the water that you get the moon first. The moon is practically hanging on your forehead, why don't you move your arms a little?"

"Oh dear, school just started and I'm busy too. Besides, Xiao Chuan Ge has a lot on his plate, and I don't want to bother him."

Lu Qianran knew that Xie Qiao was afraid of being rejected, so she didn't bring up the matter of confessing her feelings again, and instead asked Xie Qiao which club she planned to join.

"I don't know either. There are so many different kinds, I don't know which one to choose."

"Oh, what are you thinking about? Of course you should choose the English Club. After all, your little brother is in the English Club, so you'll have more opportunities to spend time alone with him."

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "I think your opinion is unreliable. After all, Xie Qiao's English is so bad. At most, she can teach me with flashcards. As for the English club, you can forget about it."

"Yes, my English is not good."

Lu Qianran said, "That's perfect, you can help Xiao Chuan Ge improve together."

Xie Qiao found it increasingly reasonable, so she immediately signed up for the English club.

Lu Qianran looked at Zhao Shucheng and asked, "By the way, Qin Chuan, when are you going back to Canada?"

"I haven't thought about it yet."

Xie Qiao said, "It would be great if you were studying in the capital too."

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "Then forget it. I'm going back to China to start a business, so I don't want to continue studying."

"You're not going to study anymore? That makes sense, your grades are so bad, you won't get into a good university. But you've only just turned 18, what kind of business can you start?"

"Don't worry about that, you'll find out when the time comes."

Lu Qianran suddenly said, "By the way, I should go now. Aren't you coming?"

When Zhao Shucheng saw Lu Qianran looking at him, he smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll give you this once, but only once."

As Lu Qianran and Zhao Shucheng were walking on the road, a sports car suddenly drove by and splashed them with water.

"How did you drive?"

As the car window rolled down, Yang Cheng and Wang Ying were revealed inside.

Yang Cheng said, "I'm sorry!"

When Lu Qianran saw that it was Yang Cheng, she was not angry at all, but instead took the initiative to make friends with Yang Cheng.

Before Wang Ying could even say goodbye to Zhao Shucheng, Yang Cheng drove away.

Zhao Shucheng couldn't stand it anymore and said, "No, Lu Qianran, what's wrong with you? Nobody drives like this in Beijing. Why are you acting like you're going to apologize?"

"What do you know? He's Yang Cheng. I'm leaving now!"

Zhao Shucheng watched Lu Qianran's retreating figure and shook his head helplessly. It seemed that she had been influenced by others at the film academy and had become somewhat materialistic.

Back at his hotel, Zhao Shucheng began organizing his materials and preparing for his entrepreneurial endeavors. He genuinely didn't want to pursue further studies abroad, especially since the domestic economy was booming and he wanted to get started early to capitalize on this trend.

Zhao Shucheng's idea for the business is actually quite simple. Although it's not a pancake stall, it's still a part of the daily life: a milk tea shop.

Now is the perfect time to open a milk tea shop. Those Taiwanese tea companies have only recently entered the mainland market and are still in a niche market. It will be some time before they expand into the greater Chinese market.

Although Zhao Shucheng had never run a shop before, he had tasted many flavors of milk tea. With his culinary skills, making a similar taste was not a problem. He could even further research and develop more milk tea and tea drinks that suited the tastes of both the North and South.

This market is huge, and the initial investment is small, the cost is low, the threshold is low, and the return is quick, so it is the best choice for Zhao Shucheng to start a business without using system rewards.

Even if Zhao Shucheng can't afford to rent a shop right now, it's no problem. He can start a business with a food truck. It's easy to operate, and Zhao Shucheng can earn his first pot of gold.

Once Zhao Shucheng has accumulated enough capital over a period of time, he can rent a storefront, hire employees, and then refine the formula to implement a chain operation.

Of course, Zhao Shucheng had already chosen his first business location: outside the school gate. A cup of milk tea costing two or three yuan was not a big financial burden for students, and it could even become a must-have for couples on dates.

Of course, Zhao Shucheng's milk tea shop initially focused on bubble tea, which is currently the most popular choice in southern China. Once the company reaches a certain size, it can expand into other areas, such as red fruit tea, matcha, or even more options.

Once he had an idea, he immediately began looking for suppliers in the Beijing area and purchasing channels for food trucks, planning to set up a stall at the university gate in a couple of days.

At this moment, Xie Qiao had returned to the dormitory and was chatting with her roommates about choosing a club.

They each made different choices. Xu Lin, being a fan of anime and manga, naturally chose the anime club.

Xiao Qianxi, who came from the countryside, knew nothing and initially thought that joining a club would interfere with her studies. While she was struggling with this decision, her senior directly pulled her into the drama club.

As for Wang Ying, she had already finished eating with Yang Cheng and returned by now.

"You're back, Miss. Have you packed up?" Xu Lin asked.

"no!"

"They've all signed up for that club, what did you sign up for?"

"I didn't want to join any clubs before, but now I want to join the Psychology Research Club."

"why?"

Wang Ying said, "Let's study the thought process behind people who talk a lot of nonsense." "Talking a lot of nonsense just means they're idle, what's there to study about that?"

Everyone else couldn't help but laugh when they heard Xu Lin's words, because what he said, though crude, made a valid point.

At this moment, Yang Cheng sent a message to Wang Ying, asking which club she had joined.

Wang Ying naturally couldn't tell Yang Cheng, so she fabricated the story of the Mountain Green Society to prevent Yang Cheng from continuing to harass Xiao Qianxi.

Wang Ying changed the subject, saying that she had met Xie Qiao's boyfriend on the street.

Xie Qiao naturally denied it outright, saying that she and Zhao Shucheng were just childhood friends.

“He really is my childhood friend, my childhood friend, Wang Ying definitely knows that.”

"I really don't know, after all, I don't have any childhood friends who traveled all the way back to China to attend the opening ceremony."

Seeing Xie Qiao looking like she was about to go crazy, Xiao Qianxi quickly told her about the test tomorrow, urging everyone else to study hard so they wouldn't have time to think about her childhood friend and boyfriend.

Zhao Shucheng's first entrepreneurial venture went smoothly. Although it was his first time making milk tea, it was a piece of cake for him, given his culinary skills.

So Zhao Shucheng's milk tea truck quickly gained fame at the school gate, and people lined up to buy milk tea one after another, which allowed Zhao Shucheng to earn his first sum of money, finally enough to pay for his hotel accommodation.

The business was doing so well, something Zhao Shucheng hadn't anticipated. But thinking about it, it's understandable, considering Zhao Shucheng chose a location near a nationally renowned university. While some students there might come from less affluent families, their ability to get into this university is already a testament to their talent, especially with the added incentives from their high school and provincial/municipal awards, which have already helped them escape poverty.

Moreover, Zhao Shucheng's prices are not high, only two or three yuan, which is the price of a normal beverage, so everyone can afford it.

Of course, Zhao Shucheng won't always offer such low prices. This is just the most basic bubble tea. When expanding to other projects later, different price ranges will be offered based on different choices in order to maximize profits.

When Wang Ying passed by the school gate, she saw Zhao Shucheng's food cart. At first, she was curious about what was making so many people line up. When she saw that it was Zhao Shucheng, she was even more surprised.

She offered to help Zhao Shucheng with the cashier's checkout and asked, "Qin Chuan, you really came to our school to start a business?"

"Of course, would I lie to you? Look how good my business is right now."

Wang Ying looked at the long line of people still waiting, nodded, and said, "Business is indeed good, but you're working so hard, eating and sleeping outdoors, making money must be incredibly difficult."

Wang Ying was already very tired after just helping Zhao Shucheng with the cash register for a while. Judging from Zhao Shucheng's appearance, he might have to do this all day, which would be even more tiring.
"Making money is never easy. I'm just starting out in the business, so I need to do everything myself, and I don't have the money to rent a shop. Given the current business situation, I think I can rent a shop near the school soon, then I can hire employees and free up my hands."

"But your costs are quite high, will you be able to cover the rent?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "It's impossible to just use the current product. However, this is only the most basic version. We can add other flavors or fruit pulp later. The enhanced version will naturally be priced higher than it is now. You get what you pay for."

"It seems you really did have this planned in advance. Then I wish Mr. Qin a speedy fortune."

"Sure, sure. By the way, you don't need to stay here to help me. You must have something to do, right? Take these milk teas with you and let Xie Qiao and the others try them. If they like them, they can come here often."

"I think the others are just incidental, Xie Qiao is your main focus, right?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Seeing through things but not saying anything means we can still be good friends."

Xie Qiao actually went for a club interview. She chose to sign up for the English club because of He Xiaozhou, but just as Zhao Shucheng had said before, her English level was good enough for the written test, but she was naturally rejected in the interview.

She was very frustrated, never expecting that she would miss her chance to get closer to He Xiaozhou.

Just as she was about to call Zhao Shucheng, she ran into Wang Ying, who was returning from off-campus. Seeing the milk tea Wang Ying was carrying, she asked curiously, "Wang Ying, what's this?"

"Here, Qiaoqiao, this is for you. Your childhood friend specially prepared this for you!"

After Xie Qiao took the milk tea, she looked at it and said, "This must be the milk tea that's been all the rage at school these past few days. Why didn't Qin Chuan bring it to me himself?"

"He's Boss Qin now, and he made this milk tea. He's very busy right now and doesn't have time to bring it to you."

Xie Qiao looked at Wang Ying in surprise and asked, "You're saying Qin Chuan made this?"

"Yes, he's your childhood friend. Shouldn't you be the first to know about his startup?"

Xie Qiao was stunned for a moment, then said, "He did mention wanting to start a business. I initially thought he was joking, but who knew he'd actually mean it?"

"Then it seems you really don't understand Qin Chuan. He's not just serious, he's already made a detailed plan. Maybe he'll be a millionaire before we even graduate."

"Besides, he's a multi-millionaire. But come to think of it, if his parents hadn't sent him abroad, he would be a multi-millionaire heir now."

After being interrupted by Wang Ying, Xie Qiao's previous disappointment did indeed ease a lot.

Knowing that Zhao Shucheng was very busy, she couldn't go to him about her worries and could only silently deal with them herself.

Zhao Shucheng was unaware of Xie Qiao's situation. If he had known, he would probably have felt a bit regretful. After all, what a great opportunity! Xie Qiao was going through a rough patch. If he had seized the chance, he might not have needed to pursue her later; he could have won her over directly.

Even if Zhao Shucheng knew that Wang Ying had ruined his plans, he wouldn't be angry. After all, if he were to get together with Xie Qiao now, the entire plot would be thrown into chaos, and Zhao Shucheng might even leave this world much earlier.

Zhao Shucheng hadn't had his fill of exploring this world yet, so naturally he didn't want to leave so soon. Besides, there were still many things in this world worth exploring.

For example, it's already September 2001, and only a few days have passed since that world-shaking event. Zhao Shucheng really wants to know if the story will still unfold in different worlds.

As Zhao Shucheng had predicted, the Twin Towers collapsed.

Just as Zhao Shucheng was watching the commotion with a smile, he received a call from his sister.

Zhao Shucheng didn't want to answer at first, but thinking that so much had happened, she might have something urgent, so he finally did.

"Qin Chuan, how much longer are you going to stay in Beijing? You need to buy a plane ticket back to Canada as soon as possible. Go back immediately and also help keep my trip to Shanghai a secret from my parents."

"Sister, your brother is busy starting a business in China right now. He has no intention of continuing his studies abroad, nor does he want to work for a minimum wage, most of which is used to pay off his boss's debts."

"If you don't come back, how am I supposed to explain this to Mom and Dad?"

"There's nothing wrong with saying that. I just said that I saw such a big thing happening abroad and was worried about war breaking out, so I couldn't wait to return to China to preserve the Qin family line. If they want to see me, they can just call me."

Without waiting for Qin Qian to say anything more, Zhao Shucheng hung up the phone and went to make milk tea for his customer. (End of Chapter)