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Chapter 84 Water Pollution Incident

On May 5, Lu Changge returned to school.

On the day he came back, he did not go to Zuo Shuya's place.

Things were just as Zuo Shuya had thought before. Lu Changge actually lacked some reasons to go there now.

She even regretted her original proposal to recruit people, but now that things have come to this, there is nothing she can do.

However, they will still go to the rented garage together to check today's orders and discuss how to solve some of the customers' questions.

This is also because of her superior appearance. Many people kept in touch after buying the course. There is a term called user stickiness, which is probably what it means.

Many people urged her to release more video courses and offered their support through consumption.

Zuo Shuya is an adult woman. She can clearly tell what netizens are thinking, but she can't refuse the proposal of teaching online.

This was the second time I mentioned it to Lu Changge.

She believes that online courses are different from offline courses, at least there is no need to meet in person.

But Lu Changge still disagreed. He said, "We can sell these things for the price of a book. But if you want to offer a course, how much will it cost?"

A few hundred? That won't suffice, because there aren't that many people taking the course. Even if you have 500 students, and each student pays 500 yuan, that's only 25 yuan, which is not much different from our current monthly revenue.

If you charge per class or per month, the tuition for these 500 people would be several thousand or even tens of thousands. You're selling this stuff for tens of thousands of yuan?"

A few thousand yuan can cover a college student's living expenses for a year.

So Lu Changge shook his head. He was not a person with very glorious or noble morals, but he did not want to be a person who cheated others.

Zuo Shuya felt differently. "But after actual communication, I found that our stuff can really help people. Why not offer a course and go deeper?"

It should be because everyone has different positions. Lu Changge already has several million, and if the stock price continues to rise, it is possible that he will have tens of millions.

But even if Zuo Shuya earned money, it was only tens of thousands a month, and she needed the money badly.

It is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong.

Thinking of this, Lu Changge was silent for a moment.

This is a classic dilemma entrepreneurs face on their entrepreneurial journey. You have a certain level of persistence, but you also want some quick cash. Do you stick to your goals and values, or give in to the money?

There is no right or wrong in choice itself.

If you succeed, everything is right; if you fail, everything is wrong.

If Lu Changge missed this wave of quick money and his career was mediocre afterwards, people would say he was stupid.

But if he just doesn't earn this money and eventually becomes very successful, then people will say that he has principles.

Everything is judged by the results. This is the worst and best thing about our society.

"Why?" Zuo Shuya saw that he was silent, and her attitude and tone softened. "You have to tell me a reason, right?"

"I have my reasons. I don't want to deceive those who trust us and pay for it. I've said repeatedly that a hundred yuan is just a book, but a few thousand yuan changes the nature of the book. Some people may not be able to save a few thousand yuan even after working for several months."

"Okay, I get it." Zuo Shuya didn't insist any further. "I'm just expressing my opinion. If you disagree, that's fine. There's no need for us to get so worked up about it."

"It's okay, I'm not angry, it's just... forget it, it's nothing."

He originally wanted to say that he could use this opportunity to see if Zuo Shuya would do it secretly behind his back.

This is not a test of human nature, but simply a test of whether a person has the most basic honesty.

"It's almost time. Hui Chuankun should be here soon. Do you want to go home or come sit with me?"

Lu Changge was not in the mood for that.

"I'll go back."

Zuo Shuya was slightly disappointed, but she didn't force it. May passed peacefully. But not in Dormitory 5, as Qin Jun left for the recording session for the six regional championship competitions.

Li Ming and Cheng Yongyi accompanied him.

Lu Changge was absent this time.

This program will be broadcast in the next few days. In fact, the preparations had already started. They went there during the Labor Day holiday, but he was accompanying Secretary Yin in his hometown at that time, so there was a conflict in schedule.

The result was told to him immediately. Qin Jun was eliminated in the first round of the 50 to 10 competition. However, the competition system was very complicated and there was a resurrection match later. In the end, he managed to pass.

However, in the regional 10-to-1 match, he failed to maintain his previous momentum.

The road to debut ended here.

Some people say it’s because they didn’t spend money, maybe that’s the case.

Lu Changge didn't do anything else, just asked Qin Jun if he could contact the players from other regions, especially those who entered the national finals.

Chen Chusheng has been confirmed to be in the Xi'an competition area. Lu Changge has seen it on TV. This one is too far away and he can't go there for the time being.

But doesn’t our own division also have a champion?
Qin Jun did not disappoint him in the end. The champion of the Jinling division was named Zhang Yuan.

Lu Changge had no idea how famous this guy was, but he was quite impressed by one of his songs, the one where he sang "Thank you for the special invitation to witness your love."

The song should be called "Guest".

That’s enough. People get to know each other through introductions.

Qin Jun can contact Zhang Yuan, and Zhang Yuan can get to know Chen Chusheng when he goes to the finals.

So Lu Changge discussed with Qin Jun and decided to find a time to ask if they could spend some money to invite Chen Chusheng to record an advertisement.

Of course, he is not promoting his Taobao store. Excessive exposure is not necessarily a good thing, as it will attract a lot of imitators.

Instead, he wanted to promote his other entrepreneurial projects.

Lu Changge had the idea of opening a swimming pool before. He remembered that the swimming pool in Huaishui County Theme Park was extremely popular. In 2008, the ticket price was 50 yuan per ticket, and it received hundreds of people every day. It made hundreds of thousands of yuan in one summer vacation.

What's more, he can swim and exercise, which is great.

One night at the end of May, Zuo Shuya suddenly called. Her tone was a little nervous, and she said hurriedly, "Changge, turn on the faucet and see."

"What's wrong?" He happened to be taking a shit in the squat toilet in the dormitory. The faucet was outside, and he had to stick his butt over there, which made him a little unhappy.

"Open it quickly. Why do I feel like the water is weird today?"

"strange?"

He tilted his head, clamped the phone, and really stuck his butt out to turn on the faucet.

As soon as he opened it, his expression changed. "Why does the water smell bad?"

Yes, there was a distinctly unpleasant odor in the water.

"Really? I put it in the kitchen and the bathroom, and the water in both places is like this. I thought there was something dirty in my pipes, but then my neighbor knocked on my door and asked about it, saying that she had the same problem. I immediately realized something was wrong, so I called you."

Lu Changge frowned, his thoughts drifting far away, and at a certain moment he suddenly remembered!

May 2007! Isn’t this the blue algae water pollution incident?!

What a mistake! How could I have forgotten about this?
Lu Changge, who had reacted quickly, wiped his butt and said to the phone, "Shuya, I'm going downstairs now. Come find me and we'll go out to buy some water together!"

Zuo Shuya didn't know the details, but she knew from Lu Changge's tone that it was a big deal. Without saying anything, she immediately said, "I'll go now."

This incident caused quite a sensation at the time and was even featured on Focus Interviews. The reason was very simple: an outbreak of blue algae occurred at the source of tap water. The fundamental reason was that in recent years, in order to fill their stomachs and develop the economy first, the environment was sacrificed. There was nothing we could do about it.

But damaging the environment has its price. You never know when it might explode, and this time it happened. Fortunately, our government handled the crisis very quickly and efficiently. Water supply was restored in just seven or eight days.

But if this kind of thing really happens to me... think about it, not having clean water to drink may be okay for a day or two, but who would be willing to try it for a week?
(End of this chapter)