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Chapter 133 Zhu Jingdong's Ambition

Zhu Jingdong didn't have time to go to the street-facing window to attract passersby; he was busy making milk tea, and Shen Kang even helped him.

Two more tables of guests arrived in study room 302.

When they entered, they, like the previous table of guests, did not order milk tea. However, after sitting down, perhaps influenced by Ouyang Yu's table, some people also ordered milk tea, so the two of them were busy making milk tea.

After the milk tea for all the guests was prepared and delivered, Shen Kang and Zhu Jingdong finally took a short break.

Zhu Jingdong showed no signs of fatigue; on the contrary, he was quite excited. "Boss, things are going really well today! When I delivered the milk tea earlier, I overheard several people talking about our milk tea, and they all said it was great! At this rate, it might not be long before we've taken over all of Wonka Milk Tea's business!"

He's becoming increasingly confident, as if he can already see that scene unfolding before him:

When Wonka Milk Tea closed down, Bi Xiangyu stood forlornly at the entrance of the now-defunct shop, just like his cousin had when he left Yang University of Science and Technology.

Wearing a trench coat, he coldly walked up to Bi Xiangyu and said sternly, "Bi Xiangyu, I've waited a year for this opportunity. I want to prove myself, not to show off, but simply to tell people that I will get back what I've lost!"

Shen Kang interrupted his fantasy: "You should prepare yourself mentally. I don't think we can possibly drive Wonka Milk Tea out of Yangko University of Science and Technology."

From his interactions over the past few days, he had already figured out why Zhu Jingdong was so enthusiastic about his work and that Zhu Jingdong was there for revenge.

"Huh?" Zhu Jingdong was taken aback by Shen Kang's words and quickly asked, "Why? Boss, aren't we doing really well right now? And everyone's reviews are great. They all say we taste better than Wonka Milk Tea, and I agree!"

Shen Kang said, "If having better taste would necessarily eliminate all the bad-tasting options, then everyone would be eating lobster, steak, and hairy crab, and no one would be eating eggs or pork. Jing Dong, you need to understand that university students are price-sensitive. Given the current living expenses of Yangke University students, our milk tea is too expensive. Many students are destined to give up on us because of the price and choose Wonka Milk Tea instead."

As he spoke, Shen Kang even interacted with Yang Yunhan at the opposite counter: "Little Yang!"

Yang Yunhan looked up and asked, "What is it, boss?"

Shen Kang asked, "If it were you, between Wonka Milk Tea and Misty Rain Tea, which would you choose?"

Yang Yunhan said confidently, "I won't choose any of them! With this money, I'd rather add a few more chicken legs to my meal."

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"You're not playing by the rules," Shen Kang said, slightly annoyed. He then asked, "What if you really crave milk tea, and you absolutely have to choose one?"

Yang Yunhan thought for a moment, "Then let's choose Yanyu Chaji, since it's healthier."

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Shen Kang thought Yang Yunhan would choose Wonka milk tea and even wanted to demonstrate it on the spot, but he failed unexpectedly.

Then he turned to Zhu Jingdong, pointed at Yang Yunhan across from him, and said, "Look, she's a typical example of getting rich and arrogant. It's also because I paid her too much. If it were before, she would definitely have chosen Wonka Milk Tea."

When Yang Yunhan heard Shen Kang talking badly about her, she threw a crumpled piece of paper at him and hit him on the back.

Shen Kang didn't argue with her and continued to say to Zhu Jingdong, "Anyway, you need to understand that our positioning is different from Wonka's, so it's impossible for us to steal all of Wonka's customers. It's like the analogy I just used: those who can eat steak are definitely a minority, while those who can eat eggs are the majority."

Zhu Jingdong nodded, looking very disappointed: his biggest wish was to defeat Wonka Milk Tea and drive her out of Yangke University, but according to Shen Kang, their Yanyu Tea Princess could never do that.

Does that mean I won't be able to say "I've waited a year" to Bi Xiangyu?

Seeing his state, Shen Kang didn't want him to lose his enthusiasm for work, so he started to offer him rosy promises and give him pep talks: "Jingdong, can't you aim a little higher? Although we can't drive the Wonka Milk Tea from Yang University of Science and Technology out right now, we can go outside the school and chase them down."

"The people outside the school are much wealthier than most students. We could potentially drive Wonka Milk Tea out of business in those areas. If we do well, we can open a chain, opening stores wherever Wonka is, chasing after them and beating them up. We might not be able to shut them all down, but we could surely take down dozens or even hundreds of stores, right?"

"What's the point of just focusing on Yang-Tech University? If you're going to do something, do something big, target the whole Wonka area!"

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Zhu Jingdong was dumbfounded.

He hadn't expected Boss Shen to be so audacious, actually aiming to take on the entire Wonka store! But upon closer inspection—it was actually way more exciting than taking on just one Wonka store!

Another image flashed through Zhu Jingdong's mind:

On the map, rows of Wonka Milk Tea shops stood brightly lit. Suddenly, rows of Misty Rain Tea shops sprang up like mushrooms after rain, sticking up next to the Wonka Milk Tea shops, and then the lights of the Wonka Milk Tea shops went out, fading into darkness.

The Wonka Milk Tea shop at Yangko University of Science and Technology is still open, but business has declined significantly, leaving Bi Xiangyu looking worried.

Wearing a trench coat, he coldly walked up to Bi Xiangyu, coldly showing him the map, and said sternly, "See? Because you ignorantly angered me back then, the entire Wonka has been implicated. This is my wrath! I've waited a year for this opportunity—"

After reciting his lines, he turned and walked away with a flourish.

Hundreds of Wonka Milk Tea store owners from all over the country appeared in the sky, chattering angrily at Bi Xiangyu, cursing and scolding him for provoking that terrible Zhu Jingdong.

Bi Xiangyu collapsed to his knees, reaching out to his own retreating figure, and cried out in anguish, "No! I am a sinner, I am a sinner! ————"

As Zhu Jingdong thought about it, he couldn't help but smile.

So exciting!

Once he came to his senses, Zhu Jingdong was full of energy again, even more so than before.

Shen Kang was also very satisfied, thinking that this was another good employee. Boosting their morale was more effective than giving them money, and he really hoped there would be more employees like this.

Just then, Guo Pinyan led Liu Jing over from the coffee shop next door.

Shen Kang didn't inform anyone that Yanyu Tea House was opening today, but Guo Pinyan's coffee shop was right next door. When he came over, he naturally saw that a new milk tea window had opened in Study Room 302. After looking around the coffee shop, he came over.

Standing in front of the milk tea stall, looking it over, Guo Pinyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Guo Pinyan heard about the breakdown in negotiations between Shen Kang and Wonka Milk Tea from Shen Kang. However, just a few days later, Shen Kang started making milk tea in his 302 study room. This made Guo Pinyan glad that he had paid the "protection fee," otherwise, it seemed that Old Shen would really start his own coffee business.

"Old Shen," Guo Pinyan greeted.

Shen Kang also greeted them.

"Why does your milk tea stall only sell one type of milk tea?" Guo Pinyan asked, pointing to the menu.

"It's like a trial operation. We'll create one product first, and then gradually add new ones," Shen Kang explained.

Guo Pinyan nodded and said, "Then give me two cups of your milk tea."

Shen Kang then asked Zhu Jingdong to do it, and was about to chat with Guo Pinyan when Liu Jing spoke up first, smiling and saying, "Old Shen, do you sell those free trial vouchers for your 302 study room? I'd like to buy some."

Before Shen Kang could speak, Guo Pinyan interjected, "What, you want to stock up too?"

Liu Jing linked her arm with his and said, "Everyone in our dorm is stockpiling. I've seen the price keep going up. Buying now means making a profit, it's free money! Why not stockpile?"

Shen Kang realized it too. "You all knew about the trial vouchers? Old Guo, you knew too?"

"Look at what you're saying. What's our relationship? How could I not care about your affairs?" Guo Pinyan started with a nice remark, then told the truth: "It was my roommates who were talking about your trial vouchers. When I heard it was related to you, I asked around and found out they were all hoarding them."

Shen Kang then asked, "Did you stockpile any?"

Guo Pinyan nodded, "It's something I can do on the side. But collecting coupons is quite troublesome, and I'm too lazy to really put myself into it. I'll just play around with it and don't plan to do it for more than a few days. After all, it costs five yuan to collect one coupon now. I've calculated that, based on the Supreme Latte, the maximum price of your trial coupon is only six yuan and fifty cents, so there's not much room for appreciation, and I can't play around with it for long."

Although Shen Kang has been focused on milk tea these past few days, he still sells his products online in his spare time every night, so he knows the current price of the experience coupons: buy them for 5 yuan and sell them for 5.5 yuan.

The emergence of Xianyu.com has continuously compressed the arbitrage space in the middle, leaving only 5 cents. This is because many people are hoarding goods and have not yet sold them, and Shen Kang, a major player, is also deliberately creating gaps and demand; otherwise, the arbitrage space would be even smaller.

People who are still collecting trial vouchers are basically looking forward to the future, which is also the mainstream approach right now.

"Not necessarily that there's much room for appreciation."

After listening to Guo Pinyan's words, Shen Kang said this.

Guo Pinyan's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Shen Kang: "Old Shen, what do you mean by this?"

Shen Kang chuckled, "It's just my own guess, and it might not come true, so I won't say anything more, lest I make a mistake and mislead you, which would be bad."

At the same time, he also thought to himself that even Qin Zhen and Liu Jing were starting to speculate on trial vouchers, so it seemed that they were preparing to end the business.

After all, he just wanted to know the true psychological value of the experience vouchers among students. But if everyone started speculating on the experience vouchers, then the product would be distorted and become a purely financial product, unable to reflect the true value of the experience vouchers.