I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Chapter 153 Junior Girl's Friendships and Anime Fans

After finishing their business and chatting idly with Yan Junbai for a while, Shen Kang left the dean's office and went to Shi Jian's room.

This is a standard room in the welfare home, about 10 square meters, simply decorated, with a bed and a table. The only difference is that this room only has one bed; it's a single room.

Many bedrooms in the welfare home were bunk beds, two people per room. This was the layout when the welfare home was crowded and rooms were scarce. Later, some children were adopted, and others, like Li Xiangjun, moved out after growing up. As the number of people gradually decreased, more rooms became available, and some rooms were converted into single rooms.

When Shen Kang entered, Shi Jian was sitting at the table in the room, looking at the computer.

"Brother Jian." Shen Kang greeted him and came to Shi Jian's side. He glanced at the computer screen and saw that Shi Jian was submitting his resume on 58.com. So he told Shi Jian again about the "Sunshine Project" that he had told the dean, and also mentioned the salary and benefits.

"—When I first started as a reviewer, I earned 1700 yuan a month. I didn't have specific work hours requirements; my main job was to ensure that the product information on my spare website was legitimate and free of any legal risks. For example, you could review it at 8 a.m., then again at 11 a.m., and so on, until you went to bed. The rest of the time, you could do your own thing—eat, do laundry, or even play games, it didn't matter. I just needed you to complete your task and review the product information on the website properly."

"At this stage, there aren't many files on my Xianyu.com, so the review process is quite easy. I estimate your total working hours per day will be less than 4 hours. Later, as the number of users on Xianyu.com increases, we'll expand and implement a formal shift system. If you do well, you might even become a team leader in the review group, managing several people, and your salary and benefits will increase—"

Shi Jian listened silently, feeling a little uneasy. After Shen Kang finished speaking, he smiled and said, "Shen Kang, if you pity me, you don't need to. I can still find a job."

According to Shen Kang, he doesn't need to go to the company; he can just stay home every day. He can even play games during work hours and earns 1700 a month, which is only 100 less than when he was working in the bag factory. However, his work is much easier. When he was working in the bag factory, he worked non-stop for 10 hours a day. So what is this if not pitying him?

Shen Kang looked pained. "Brother Jian, did you hear what I said? You don't actually get a single day off every month, you have to work every single day. Am I pitying you? I even feel like I've been exploiting you a bit too much. Actually, I have my own reasons—"

He then brought out the same business strategy he had previously shared with Yan Junbai and repeated it to Shi Jian, concluding, "Brother Jian, if you don't want me to exploit you, then I'll have to find another reviewer. Actually, my Xianyu.com currently has one reviewer, and I pay her 1800 yuan a month, which is basically the current market rate. If you don't want to do it, then finding someone else will cost me an extra 100 yuan a month."

"Besides, that employee isn't very serious about his work and is too playful, so I'm not comfortable with him. Brother Jian, you're more serious and responsible, so I'm more at ease with you doing this."

Finally, Shen Kang shrugged and said, "Look, you're perfectly capable of handling this review anyway. Why should I find someone less responsible than you who earns more? Am I out of my mind?"

Thankfully, Ye Jintong wasn't here, otherwise she probably would have angrily questioned him about how his internship salary had suddenly jumped from 1200 to 1800. And what did he mean by not taking things seriously? Although there was definitely some selfishness involved...

Of course, Shi Jian was unaware of these things.

After listening to Shen Kang's explanation, he found it quite reasonable. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "But I don't really understand this kind of review process you're talking about. I've never done it before—"

Upon hearing this, Shen Kang knew that the matter was basically settled, so he grabbed Shi Jian's wheelchair and pushed him aside temporarily to make room in front of the computer. "It's very simple. I'll explain it to you, and you'll understand."

Shen Kang walked to the computer, opened the Xianyu.com website, explained the functions of each page to Shi Jian, then operated it, logged into the backend, and used his highest-level account to create an auditor account for Shi Jian. He then entered the auditor account and demonstrated the auditing function.

"These product information items are sorted by time. Your workload will be quite large the first time, as you will need to review them all to check for any violations. After that, it will be much easier; you only need to look at the items after the ones you reviewed last time."

"Specific violations involve information that infringes on laws and regulations. For example, the simplest violation is pornography. Someone posting something like 'Looking for female college students, 500 yuan per session' is a violation."

Shi Jian, who wasn't very old himself, couldn't help but ask curiously after hearing Shen Kang's words: "You said before that the people using your website are all college students from your school. College students doing this kind of thing?"

Shi Jian had never been to university. In his mind, university students had a bright future, so why would they do such a thing?

Upon hearing this, Shen Kang perked up and enthusiastically began to explain: "That's because you haven't been to our university, Brother Jian. Once, when I was on my way to class, I went to the restroom and saw these 'girls dating' ads on the wall of the squat toilets in that teaching building, and also those 'looking for big, strong guys' ads—"

Shi Jian listened intently, feeling his eyes were opened, and he became even more curious: "Did you call and ask? Is that female student's dating service really run by college students?"

Shen Kang said with a straight face, "I definitely didn't call to ask! I'm not interested in that kind of thing. I reckon those guys in the bathroom might be fake. Maybe if I make a call, the woman who comes in could be my mother. But there are college students who do it, but they mostly go to more reputable clubs. There are some who do it alone, but it's rare. It depends on luck."

Shi Jian looked at him suspiciously: "Why do I feel like we know each other so well?"

Shen Kangqian chuckled, "I heard some things from a friend, but I don't know if they're true or not."

Shi Jian then asked, "You college students have such promising futures, how come anyone would do this?"

Shen Kang then recounted what he had heard from his friend: "Consumerism is becoming increasingly prevalent, and a competitive spirit is emerging among some female college students. Some want to buy a phone costing several thousand yuan, some want to buy a handbag, and some want to buy a designer outfit. Their families don't provide enough money? What do they do? They take this quick-money-making route. At first, there's definitely a psychological burden, but once they get their first chance, it all falls into place naturally—"

As they were talking, Shen Kang suddenly realized and slapped his forehead. Wasn't he talking to Shi Jian about work?

How did we end up talking about all this nonsense?

Sure enough, humans can't live without gossip, and even they themselves have been led astray.

Shen Kang quickly returned to the main topic and continued to browse through the auditor's backend, explaining his work to Shi Jian, and even pointing out a few product information examples.

Shen Kang stopped when he clicked on one of the product listings, his brows furrowing slightly.

This product information is quite strange. It's just selling a notebook, and the product description says "One notebook, 27961".

The price of this notebook is 37.

What kind of notebook can sell for 37 yuan?

Shen Kang decided not to explain further and instead searched for keywords in the backend. He discovered that there were more than one similar notebook for sale; there were seven or eight on the entire Xianyu website. The product descriptions for each notebook were similar in format, all ending with a five-digit number, though the numbers were mostly different, though some were the same.

Moreover, half of the products were listed after October 1st.

Xianyu.com primarily targets students from Yangke University of Science and Technology, and most transactions are conducted offline. Now that the holidays have started, most students have gone home, and transaction information on Xianyu.com has dropped significantly. However, listings for notebooks have actually been appearing frequently during the holidays.

There's a problem.

Shen Kang checked the historical data again and found that there were already several similar transaction records on Xianyu.com.

He then checked the chat history of these accounts: Xianyu.com has a built-in simple chat page, allowing users to chat with sellers in real-time and negotiate prices when they find a product they like. Of course, if the seller is offline at the time, it becomes a message, and the seller will reply when they see it.

In these chat logs, Shen Kang saw these keywords: "Does it include explicit content?", "What art style?", "NTR?"

Shen Kang even noticed that among the accounts in these transaction logs, there was one with the ID "Savior Li Luo".

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Sister, you could at least change your phone number!

Shen Kang silently put down the mouse in his hand, took out his phone, found Ye Jintong's phone number, and called her.

After Ye Jintong's voice came from the other end of the phone, he said, "Little Ye, I just discovered that there are some listings for buying and selling notebooks on our Xianyu website, all marked with mysterious 5-digit numbers. I looked through the chat history, and these notebooks don't seem to be simple. I also found an ID called 'Savior Li Luo.' Do you want to explain this to me?"

There was a moment of silence on Ye Jintong's end, then she suddenly burst out with an angry shout: "Who's so shameless as to register my ID!"

Shen Kang chuckled. "Do you think I'm an idiot?"

Seeing that his scheme had been exposed, Ye Jintong had no room for denial and finally had to confess: "It's like this—"

Through Ye Jintong's narration, Shen Kang finally understood what had happened:

It turns out that Ye Jintong was a user of an anime forum called S0G. After becoming an censor for Xianyu.com, Ye Jintong began to promote the convenience of Xianyu.com on the forum and encouraged users who traded merchandise on the forum to trade on Xianyu.com.

Those who buy and sell notebooks online during their spare time are users who came from the S0G anime forum.

As for the notebooks, just as Shen Kang had suspected, they were simply notebooks. The five-digit number at the end was a code, corresponding to different meanings. Ye Jintong even posted a thread on the SOG anime forum explaining what each number meant.

In addition, users from Xianyu.com also come to the SOG anime forum and trade some legitimate merchandise there.

These users come from all over the country and cannot conduct offline transactions, so they use the "cash on delivery" service offered by several courier companies to complete their transactions. After sending the package, they choose cash on delivery. After the buyer receives the goods, they pay the courier, and after settlement, the seller goes to the courier point to collect the money.

Because Xianyu.com was indeed quite convenient, Ye Jintong actually got a few people to use it. Furthermore, because of the "doujinshi code" trading system that Ye Jintong developed, her post was quite popular on the SOG anime forum, remaining consistently high. This even turned Ye Jintong, who was originally relatively unknown, into a rising star on the forum, making her very excited.

After listening, Shen Kang sighed with some emotion: This Ye Jintong seems to be quite talented.

After finishing her story over the phone, Ye Jintong asked somewhat nervously, "Boss, you're not thinking of firing me, are you?"

Through these actions, she has become a rising star on the S0G anime forum. At Xianyu.com, as the sole moderator with considerable power, she has truly tasted the sweetness of being a privileged user. Therefore, she genuinely doesn't want to leave Xianyu.com now.

Why would I fire you?

Shen Kang's words relieved Ye Jintong, and she quickly asked again, "Then what about the transaction of those notebooks—"

Shen Kang remained calm. "I've told you repeatedly before that our Xianyu.com is a legal and compliant website. This kind of thing is, in principle, not allowed. If we find anyone selling these kinds of erotic comics, we'll take decisive action against them!"

Ye Jintong, sitting in her bedroom covered with various anime pictures, felt a pang of pain after hearing Shen Kang's words.

Just as she was about to say a few more words of persuasion, a sudden thought flashed through her mind, and Shen Kang's words from earlier also flashed through her mind again: "In principle," it is not allowed to exist; if you find someone selling this kind of "erotic book," deal with them.

Ye Jintong seemed to understand something, realizing that what she needed to do next was to further evolve that "book code," to the point where even her boss, Shen Kang, couldn't detect anything amiss when he accessed the backend chat logs.

Meanwhile, Shen Kang said to Ye Jintong on the other end of the phone, "But you also need to be prepared. After the National Day holiday, I will have a new plan, and you will be transferred to another position. Just like I told you before, you can try working in operations first."

He felt that Ye Jintong's talent was wasted on the review position; operations seemed to suit her better.

"what?"

Ye Jintong snapped out of her reverie, looking quite reluctant: "What about the review process?"

Shen Kang said, "I've hired new auditors, so you don't need to worry about that."

On the other end of the phone, Ye Jintong was about to complain, hoping Shen Kang would keep her in the review position—she loved her job! But suddenly a thought flashed through her mind, her eyes lit up, and she changed her mind, though her tone was still full of regret: "Okay—"

After hanging up the phone, Shen Kang didn't speak to Shi Jian for a moment, but thought about it: After Ye Jintong's job transfer, she could still do the work of attracting new users to the S0G Anime Forum and bring people from there to Xianyu.com. These anime fans are great; the circulation of related merchandise is a large category of second-hand trading, and Xianyu.com would welcome them very much.

Besides, Shen Kang is a long-time anime and manga fan! — After all, he used to really like "Havoc in Heaven."

Well, Xianyu.com has an obligation to give its fellow enthusiasts and anime fans a home.

However, this means that the online payment function of Xianyu.com needs to be developed ahead of schedule.

In Shen Kang's original plan, Xianyu.com would initially rely on the natural advantages of the campus environment to conduct offline transactions. Online payment functionality would only be implemented after Xianyu.com had gained a certain level of popularity.

However, given Ye Jintong's sudden surprise, the online payment function could be implemented now; it was going to be done sooner or later anyway.

After thinking for a while, Shen Kang continued speaking to Shi Jian: "Just like I did earlier, if you find something wrong but can't see anything from the page, you can check the chat history in the backend. Then, you have several options: warning, banning product information, and in more serious cases, directly banning the account—"

As Shi Jian watched and listened, he gradually understood the job's content and realized that he was indeed capable of handling it. Coupled with what Shen Kang had said earlier, he finally stopped refusing and agreed to take the job.

"If you have any questions later, or if it's anything related to work, feel free to contact me anytime."

After finalizing the decision on Shi Jian, Shen Kang said a few more words and then left.

When they got to the front yard, they found He Qiuzhu and Li Mei playing in a corner. The college students who came to volunteer were also busy with their own things. One of the girls was talking to Yin Mingyang, and they seemed to be having a lively conversation.

Shen Kang thought to himself, "Old Yin is quite something."

When Shen Kang came over, Yin Mingyang introduced her to them. Only then did Shen Kang realize that the girl's name was Huang Jing, and she was also from Qianlin National University, the same school as Yin Mingyang.

Besides Huang Jing, the college students who volunteered at the welfare home were also members of the Warm Sunshine Society of Qianlin National University. Today's activity was organized by the society before National Day.

However, they didn't chat for long. These people from the Warm Sunshine Society had arrived in the morning, and it was almost time for them to leave.

After they left, Yin Mingyang suddenly asked, "Old Shen, what do you think of Huang Jing?"

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