Rebirth: Starting with Capturing the Goddess Mentor

Chapter 11 Registering a Company
After leaving Sister Jin's place, Chen Yan took a taxi back to school.

The company should be established after the National Day holiday. As business expands, it needs the backing of a legitimate company to grow the business and prepare for subsequent financing.

Thinking this, Chen Yan went directly to Jiang Zhixin's office. It was only 4 o'clock, and she should still be at school.

Arriving at the counselor's office, Chen Yan found the door open and walked straight in.

Jiang Zhixin wore a simple white T-shirt with a high puff at the chest, paired with straight-leg jeans and canvas shoes, exuding youthful vitality.

Seeing Chen Yan come in, he put down the Candy Crush game he was playing: "Don't you have class this afternoon? What are you doing here?"

"Um, Professor Jiang, I'd like to register a company. I heard the school offers support in this area, so I'd like to inquire about it."

"Start a company? You're not kidding, are you? What kind of company do you want to start?" Jiang Zhixin crossed her arms and looked at him with suspicion.

"In the field of human resources, I want to create a part-time job platform for college students."

"On the platform, certified businesses can freely post part-time job information, and users can freely choose the part-time jobs that suit them."

Chen Yan said with a serious expression.

Jiang Zhixin looked at Chen Yan's serious expression, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

This kid is actually quite pleasing to the eye when he's serious...

"Well... the school does provide considerable support for college student entrepreneurship. For one thing, as long as the project is good, office space is provided free of charge, and you can also apply for a reduction in water and electricity fees."

"However, you must first submit a project proposal, and only after the school's entrepreneurship guidance office approves it can you apply for office space."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan immediately patted his chest and guaranteed:

"That's easy. I'll make one when I get home tonight and send it to you tomorrow. I'll write your name as the project supervisor, okay?"

Student entrepreneurship project proposals don't need to be too rigorous. As long as they are passable and have room for imagination, the school will generally approve them.

The premise is that you can't start by saying you want to open a bubble tea shop, coffee shop, or clothing store—these are the three most foolish entrepreneurial projects...

"Okay, keep it up. No matter what the outcome, at least you can learn something from this experience, which will be of great help when you enter society in the future."

Jiang Zhixin never imagined that this freshman could achieve anything.

But at least the starting point was good; having this idea and putting it into practice already puts you ahead of the vast majority of your peers.

"Hehe, if I succeed, will Teacher Jiang give me any reward?"

Chen Yan's gaze lingered on the bulge in Jiang Zhixin's white T-shirt, a mischievous grin spreading across his face.

"If you really succeed, I'll also benefit from it, and I can promise you something within my power."

In order not to dampen Chen Yan's enthusiasm, Jiang Zhixin ignored his blatant gaze and gave him another reason to work hard.

Earning only a few thousand yuan a month, yet still worrying so much about the students, what a great counselor for the new century!
"You said it yourself, and I recorded it. You can't go back on your word later."

Chen Yan took out his phone, which was recording, and said.

"..."

Who records their student's conversation before they enter the office?

After returning to his dormitory, Chen Yan first asked in the 150-person part-time job group for tomorrow if anyone needed to ask for leave or had any other questions.

Only after receiving a positive response that everything was normal did I begin writing the project proposal.

Writing project proposals in university was no challenge for Chen Yan. After all, he had started two businesses in his previous life and received funding both times, so writing them was a piece of cake for him.

Before the dormitory lights went out, Chen Yan finished the 4000-word project plan and sent it to Jiang Zhixin.

The next morning.

The sky was overcast as if a light rain had just fallen, with a few raindrops clinging to the treetops, barely hanging on.

Chen Yan had already gotten up and finished washing up.

Today I'm going to supervise the work of 150 part-time workers and then take photos to send to Sister Jin.

Actually, it wasn't Jin Jie who wanted these photos; it was mainly because Jin Jie's clients needed to see them to feel at ease.

Oh, see? My advertising expenses weren't wasted. Look how many people are handing me flyers and promoting my business!
So Chen Yan skipped class again today. Fortunately, university professors don't usually take attendance, otherwise he probably wouldn't even get a zero for participation at the end of the semester.

150 part-time workers gathered today at various subway entrances and other high-traffic areas in Hangzhou to hand out flyers, mainly to promote a local decoration company.

Chen Yan looked at the locations sent in the part-time job group and secretly went to check them out one by one. Some of the part-time job participants were more responsible. When they saw someone around 30 years old who had been working for a few years, they would politely hand them a flyer: "Hello, are you interested in Shengdudu Decoration?"

Where there is black, there is white; where there is good, there is bad.

Some part-time jobs involve playing on your phone or gathering in two or three groups to smoke and chat, while others simply throw a stack of flyers into the trash can.

When Chen Yan sees this situation, he will go up and identify himself, and deduct wages or even fire those who have an improper attitude.

what?
You disagree with the deduction of money, and you want to file a complaint or call the police?

Then I can only show the video of you throwing away the flyer to your uncle and see who is in the wrong.
Chen Yan didn't intend to keep the deducted wages for himself; instead, he gave extra bonuses to the classmates who worked diligently.

They also post these messages on their WeChat Moments in real time to make their public image appear more "conscientious" and "warm."

Sure enough, after receiving their prize money, those students smiled even more broadly and worked even harder...

In fact, Chen Yan could have easily turned a blind eye, since he had already received the money and the effectiveness of the publicity was none of his business.

But in reality, every company is not stupid; they all calculate the return on investment.

For example, if today, Shengdudu Decoration Company finds that after distributing flyers all day, only 10 people have added the company's contact information to inquire about decoration services.

So what is the total promotion cost per customer?

Can profits cover costs?
If not, then the distribution will probably have to stop tomorrow.

Therefore, Chen Yan focuses on both quantity and quality, believing that only by building a good reputation can the business last.

At 3 p.m., Chen Yan received a WeChat message from Jiang Zhixin, saying that the project proposal had been submitted and that he should wait patiently, and that he would receive a reply within a month if things went smoothly.

One month?
Chen Yan didn't reply. Instead, he went to a convenience store, bought two packs of He Tianxia instant noodles, put them in a black plastic bag, and took a taxi to school.

Jack Ma once said: What is fairness in this world? How can you compare the fairness of a child who grew up in the countryside to that of Bill Gates' child?
If the teacher at the entrepreneurship guidance office is your relative, you might be able to submit your materials and get them stamped the moment afterward.

In short, he can't take the school's grounds away, so it doesn't matter who he gives them to. Naturally, he'll give them to whoever he's on good terms with first.

Chen Yan followed the signs to the entrepreneurship guidance office.

There was only one person sitting inside, around 35 years old, wearing an executive jacket and half-rimmed glasses.

Chen Yan glanced at the nameplate on his desk: Lai Zhihong.

As soon as Chen Yan entered, he politely said, "Professor Lai, I am Chen Yan from Class 4 of Economics and Management. I plan to start my own business in college and would like to ask for your guidance and valuable advice. This is just a small token of my appreciation, please don't mind."

Lai Zhihong glanced at Chen Yan with surprise, took the bag and saw that it contained two He Tianxia teas. He then quietly opened the drawer and hid the tea inside.

"Um... Chen Yan, right? Do you have a detailed project plan?"

Seeing that Lai Zhihong accepted it, Chen Yan knew that the matter was probably settled, and said, "Our counselor sent it to you not long ago."

"Oh, I see. Let me look for it."

After saying that, Lai Zhihong picked up a pile of materials in the corner of the table and started flipping through them. He quickly found Chen Yan's proposal.

"Your project is quite interesting, more innovative than many of your classmates' ideas, but the school can only provide you with office space and utilities; there's probably nothing else they can do to help you."

While flipping through the project proposal, Lai Zhihong said, "Not to mention the subsequent promotion costs, just making an app must cost a lot of money."

Lai Zhihong, as expected of a teacher in the entrepreneurship guidance office, could tell at a glance that the project's funding requirements were considerable, exceeding the affordability of ordinary college students or ordinary families.

"Teacher Lai, it's enough that you provide office space and utilities are all covered. I can handle everything else myself."

Seeing Chen Yan's confident demeanor, Lai Zhihong didn't say anything more. He opened the bottom drawer, took out the official seal, and stamped it on the approval opinion column.

"There are still a few empty shops along the street on campus. Once you've chosen one, take this to your counselor and have her take you to the logistics department to get the keys."

Originally, the school could only allocate one venue as needed, but with the added benefits of the two sides and the world, Lai Zhihong directly let Chen Yan choose a storefront he liked.

Within one's own power, doing what one can is probably what it means to be sensible in human relationships.

Chen Yan accepted the project proposal stamped with the red seal and planned to treat Lai Zhihong to a meal to express his gratitude.

Lai Zhihong waved his hand and refused, saying that it was just his duty.

And just like that, the company's location was officially secured.

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(End of this chapter)