I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Ji Feiyan was quite fast; she wrote out the steps for the advertorial that very evening and showed them to Shen Kang online.

Shen Kang then added Tang Yongming and Ji Feiyan to a group chat, where the three of them discussed the advertorial. Based on the discussion, Ji Feiyan made revisions in real time, and the content and steps of the advertorial were finalized that very night.

Of course, Ji Feiyan also needs to go to Tang Yongming's bookstore and take some photos according to the steps of their soft advertisement before the soft advertisement can be completely completed.

So the next day, Shen Kang arranged to meet the two of them in person and introduced them to each other.

The job was quite simple; once the two connected, Shen Kang was no longer needed.

Shen Kang picked up his phone and checked the time, realizing that there was still some time before his appointment with Tao Yinchu—he had arranged to visit Anjia Technology with Tao Yinchu today.

After thinking it over, Shen Kang simply got on his bicycle and rode towards Yangcheng Teachers College.

He planned to use this time to familiarize himself with the addresses and conditions inside Yangcheng Normal College, and see how to build the offline stores if the Beiming Group were to come over.

He has now conquered and defended Yangon University of Science and Technology.

The Beiming Community obviously cannot remain at Yangke University forever; it needs to continuously expand outwards. Therefore, the next step of expansion can already begin—Yangcheng Teachers College is the next target chosen by Shen Kang.

As for the specific methods of expansion, Shen Kang currently plans to follow the model of Yang University of Science and Technology, combining offline and online approaches to create a closed-loop system for expansion.

After riding his bike around Yangcheng Teachers' College for a couple of times, Shen Kang noticed that there were a lot of female students there. Having many female students was a good thing; his data showed that women made up the majority of customers in places like the laundry room and the bubble tea shop.

However, during these two rounds of wandering, Shen Kang discovered something—Yangcheng Normal College had its own washing machines.

Like Yangcheng Teachers College in later years, Yangcheng University of Science and Technology provided laundry services by placing self-service washing machines at the dormitory management station.

However, according to Shen Kang's memories from his previous life, Yangke University of Science and Technology would not be established for another three years, while Yangcheng Teachers College would already be established now.

"So, is it still necessary to build a laundry room at Yangcheng Teachers College?"

After staking out several dormitory management stations and asking around, Shen Kang made a preliminary decision—the laundry room should still be built.

According to his preliminary investigation, although Yangcheng Teachers College already has self-service laundry facilities, they may not have done a good job in the initial investigation, and the number of washing machines is somewhat insufficient.

Several students questioned by Shen Kang said that using these self-service washing machines was like going to the women's restroom at a popular tourist attraction during the holidays—they all had to queue.

In addition, some girls reported that they had seen girls even washing their shoes in the washing machine, which made them feel uncomfortable.

Besides these, there are several other issues with the response.

Considering these issues, Shen Kang felt that opening a laundry room at Yangcheng Teachers College was feasible, but the strategy needed to be adjusted; it couldn't be like Yangcheng University of Science and Technology where students could just relax and eat.

That covers the laundry room. As for the study room and milk tea shop, Shen Kang's initial conclusion after wandering around for a couple of rounds is that they could also be set up there.

However, it's not clear from this brief stroll where the most suitable locations for these shops would be; a more thorough investigation is needed. It would be great if I knew someone familiar with the area at Yangcheng Teachers' College, but unfortunately, I don't…

After surveying the area twice, Shen Kang checked the time and, seeing it was about time, called Tao Yinchu to prepare to go over.

Tao Yinchu, however, displayed his usual sycophantic style.

Upon hearing Shen Kang casually mention that he had cycled here that day, Tao Yinchu repeatedly said that it must have been too tiring for President Shen to come by bicycle, and that he would drive to pick him up. Shen Kang said not to bother with that, but Tao Yinchu insisted, saying that President Shen was the only backbone of the An family system, and that while anyone else could have an accident, President Shen's health could not be compromised!

Shen Kang didn't know how his body could break down just from riding a bicycle.

However, he knew that Tao Yinchu might feel a little insecure and want to perform better since he hadn't seen him for so long. So he didn't insist any longer and rode his bicycle directly to the south gate of Yangcheng Teachers College, where Tao Yinchu would come to pick him up.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Kang went to a piece of land not far from the South Gate, parked his car, and squatted down by the roadside, watching the passersby with a bored expression, waiting for Tao Yinchu to come over.

Across the street, in front of a coffee shop, there are several outdoor tables.

Each table also has a parasol, and there are also green plants providing shade, creating a nice atmosphere.

This kind of place is usually frequented by couples on dates, but at this moment, two boys were sitting face to face at one of the tables.

One of them was Zheng Changhao. Opposite Zheng Changhao was a tall, strong boy with an arrogant look on his face.

Jung Chang-ho was talking to the boy about something, and at the end, he said, "...I'll still need Song-ge's help a lot when the time comes."

Zheng Changhao and the boy were talking about the second-hand textbook recycling platform.

After returning from the city-level competition, Zheng Changhao became increasingly convinced that this C2B2C model of a second-hand textbook recycling platform had potential, and most importantly, it was asset-light!

As for a website, needless to say, Zheng Changhao has plenty of people on hand to build one.

A warehouse? That wouldn't cost any money. He can use one room in the startup base as a warehouse, and he can also apply for another room from the school. Finally, there's his house in Ningpingyuan, which has many rooms; he can convert two of them into warehouses.

These are all warehouses that cost no money.

Finally, there are the employees.

This is the only place where money will be spent, but according to Zheng Changhao's calculations, these delivery drivers are just doing simple receiving and sending work, requiring no professional skills, so it can be very cheap. If students are used, it will be even cheaper, costing very little.

Compared to renting physical stores and buying equipment, this model has much lighter assets and can be launched without the need for him to make the difficult decision of selling property.

Therefore, Jung Chang-ho immediately began to work on this matter.

Of course, we're still in the preparation stage. Ideally, this model should be launched at the end of the semester, when we can acquire the used textbooks from that semester. The time before then can be used for preparation; there's no need to rush into opening.

After listening to Zheng Changhao's words, Song Ge patted his chest and said, "No problem. It's a piece of cake, brothers! I'll try my best to find someone to compile the textbook version information for each grade and major..."

Zheng Changhao only realized after actually trying it out that a second-hand textbook recycling platform couldn't be implemented simply by having a model; there were many details involved. For example, textbooks for some majors are constantly changing, and even for the same major, textbooks from different schools may differ, and so on.

Therefore, if he wants to start with several schools competing simultaneously and gain an early advantage, he must integrate the information from each school.

People like Brother Song are essential.

"Brother Song is so generous!"

When Zheng Changhao heard that Song Ge had taken care of everything, he sighed in admiration and picked up his coffee. "There's no alcohol right now, so I'll toast you with coffee instead."

Song was very happy and downed the drink in one gulp. He was secretly pleased: Zheng Changhao is a big shot, and even someone like him gives him face by calling him "Brother Song" repeatedly. He really has respect.

Zheng Changhao was also very happy: This Brother Song is a bit simple-minded. As long as you give him enough face, he will really help you and won't even take money! That's great.

After finishing his coffee, Song Ge asked curiously, "Haozi, aren't you in the forum business? What's with all this secondhand teaching materials? Are you quitting the forum?"

Mentioning the forum, Zheng Changhao's eyelids twitched, and he chuckled dryly, "Sure. But a person can't only do one kind of business, right? So I started doing another one: teaching materials..." As he was speaking, he suddenly caught sight of something out of the corner of his eye. Looking closer, he was astonished to find that he wasn't mistaken; it really was Shen Kang, squatting on the roadside across the street!

It was only because some green plants at the entrance of the coffee shop were blocking his view that Shen Kang, who was across the street, did not see him.

Zheng Changhao's expression was a bit strange. Song Ge noticed this and followed his gaze to the other side of the street, where he saw Shen Kang. He couldn't help but ask, "Who's that? Your friend?"

"no."

Zheng Changhao withdrew his gaze, intending to find a casual topic to move on from the matter, when suddenly an idea struck him.

He quickly reconsidered the idea, thinking it over again, and wondered if it might work. Then he sighed, "Brother Song, didn't you ask me why I suddenly wanted to get into the used textbook business? It's because forums aren't doing well. That person..."

Zheng Changhao pointed to Shen Kang across the street.

"They also created a forum and started competing with me for market share. This is the first time I've seen business done so dirtyly..."

Zheng Changhao began to recount some of the business battles between the Beiming Community and Yangbei Forum, but unlike the actual events, he fabricated some dirty and disgusting methods used by Shen Kang, while Zheng Changhao himself was portrayed as an innocent and pure white flower in his narration.

Finally, due to Shen Kang's disgusting methods, his Yangbei Forum lost the market at Yangke University and retreated to other markets. This is why Zheng Changhao came up with the idea of ​​starting a second-hand textbook business—he wanted to find a way out.