I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

After the two people from Beiming.com left, Zhang Hongwei sat back down at the counter and looked at the computer.

The two users he messaged to request a gig replied, asking about the type of gig he requested and the price, clearly indicating their willingness to take the gig.

However, Zhang Hongwei did not reply. Instead, he sat and thought for a long time before finally letting out a long sigh and closing the window.

He wanted to privately communicate with these users via Google Play (GG) just to save money; his ultimate goal was to get the GG widely known and attract customers. But if Beiming.com cut off or even banned his GG connection, wouldn't it be the same as not communicating at all? The money would be wasted.

The risk is too great; it's not worth the risk.

If you really want to play GG, it seems you can't skimp on this small intermediary fee; you'll have to go through this Beiming website to play GG.

The next day, Zhang Hongwei asked his father to fill in at the convenience store for a while, while he went to Yang University of Science and Technology to inquire about specific matters related to GG.

When they arrived at the startup base, they ran into the noodle shop owner at the entrance. Both of them were a little embarrassed, but they didn't say much and went up together.

Lin Mian received the two in room 212.

While Lin Mian was receiving the two GG businessmen, Shen Kang was in the corner of room 211 next door, pulling Ye Jintong and Ji Chunfu aside to prepare for a meeting to discuss the new changes to the public welfare zone.

Since there were still a few people working in room 211, and business was being discussed in room 212 next door, the three of them slipped away to a corner of the room so as not to disturb their colleagues who were working.

That recliner, which no one knows who brought it over, was just sitting there.

"Today's meeting is to discuss the new changes to the public welfare section..."

As Shen Kang spoke, he subtly quickened his pace, intending to rush over there as soon as possible and seize the right to sit on that recliner.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Ye Jintong and Ji Chunfu were also quickening their pace without making a sound.

This startled Shen Kang, who quickly quickened his pace and stretched out his hands to block the two behind him.

Upon seeing this, Ye Jintong and Ji Chunfu stopped pretending and started running, one pulling Shen Kang's hand and the other pressing on his chest.

"Xiao Ye, why are you holding my hand?!"

"I'll give you a massage, boss."...

After a struggle among the three, Shen Kang finally prevailed, lying down on the recliner first. He gripped the armrests, panting and sneering at the two men.

That's all; the hem of my clothes is just slightly dirty.

Ye Jintong and Ji Chunfu were also panting. Seeing this, they had no choice but to pull up a stool and sit down in front of Shen Kang.

Shen Kang's heavy breathing subsided, and he lay comfortably on the recliner, rocking back and forth. "Tell me," he said, "who brought this recliner here? It's really wearing us down. I know I can't let this person off easily!"

Ye Jintong took out her notebook and pen, preparing for the meeting, and casually said, "Who knows? Anyway, it just happened overnight, and suddenly there's a recliner here. It's pretty amazing."

Ji Chunfu also took out his notebook and pen, and said only one word: "A gift from nature."

Shen Kang lay back in his deck chair, rocking back and forth, and nodded. "Thank you for nature's bounty..."

Seeing him lounging there so contentedly made Ye Jintong irritated. She tapped her notebook. "Boss, weren't we here for a meeting?"

Shen Kang cleared his throat, stopped arguing with them, and got to the point: "Well, let's get down to business." As he spoke, he remained lying in the chair, not sitting up.

Seeing his expression, Ye Jintong couldn't help but say, "Boss, why don't you sit up?"

Shen Kang remained calm: "This chair is poorly constructed. If I sit up, I have to exert a lot of effort to maintain my balance, which makes me easily distracted. It's better to lie down so I can concentrate better."

Then he immediately changed the subject: "Yesterday I asked Xiaoye to choose someone from among the people in the Singles Association to work with her. Since Xiaoye chose you, Chunfu, you will be in charge of the cooperation matters of the public welfare zone in Beiming Community from now on."

Ji Chunfu responded.

Shen Kang said, "Then let's officially begin this meeting now—regarding the new changes to the Xianyu.com public welfare section."

Before discussing this new change, let's review the current state of the charity section...

Shen Kang briefly explained the current situation of the public welfare section:

After the charity section was launched on Xianyu.com, there was only one product listing, which was the product listing of Nuanyang Society.

If you wish to donate items, you can only contact Nuanyang Society through this product information.

Apart from the Nuanyangshe account, all other accounts are currently unable to post product information in this charity section.

"...Under this model, some students from Yang-Tsing University of Science and Technology want to donate things, but are blocked by the courier fee threshold, so this situation needs to be changed."

Shen Kang said, "I plan to launch a 'cross-school one-on-one donation' campaign. Once the campaign starts, I will remove the account restrictions, and everyone can post product information in the charity section."

"Students from Yang-Tsai University can post product information here, explaining what they want to donate."

"Students from Chien Min University can contact the person who donated the item after seeing information about a product they like. The student from Yang University of Science and Technology can then send the item to them, and the student will then deliver the donated item to the Warm Sun Society offline..."

Ye Jintong listened and took notes. Hearing this, she couldn't help but interrupt Shen Kang: "No, boss. Originally, the chain of operations in the public welfare zone was like this: Yangke University students—Warm Sun Society."

"By doing it this way, you've added another person in the middle, turning it into a structure like 'Yangke University Students - Qianmin University Students - Warm Sunshine Society,' making it even more complicated. Adding another part increases the cost. Didn't you want to lower the barrier to entry? How come the barrier is higher instead?"

Shen Kang nodded and said, "Indeed, there's an extra part. But I haven't finished yet."

"For users who post product information in the public welfare section, in addition to the usual displayed items such as title, product content, and contact information, we will also force us to display their gender."

"Only users who have linked their Beiming Prepaid Card can post product information in the public welfare zone. At the same time, we will also forcefully display their gender in the product information they post in the public welfare zone based on the information on their Beiming Prepaid Card."

"Xiao Ye, make sure to highlight this clause so all students planning to use the public service section know this. Also, Chun Fu, make sure to remember this too, and try to spread the word throughout the Beiming Community so everyone knows that if they post product information in the public service section, they will be forced to display their real gender..."

Shen Kang was giving instructions.

Ye Jintong interrupted him again, "Forced gender display? Cross-school one-on-one donations? Boss, are you trying to create a social scene?"

Shen Kang paused for a moment, "Hmm, social networking + charity, do you think it's a good idea?"

Ye Jintong began to ponder.

Ji Chunfu's eyes lit up, and he spoke first: "I think it has potential!"

Then Ji Chunfu gave an example of a friend: "When the charity section was first launched, I had a friend who also thought about donating some things, but after contacting them, he found out that he would have to pay for the mailing himself, so my friend changed his mind."

"But if there's a girl at Qianmin University who could connect with my friend, based on my understanding of him, he'd probably be willing to pay the shipping fee to donate the items!..."

Who knows, this might be the start of a beautiful love story?

Ji Chunfu thought of the post he had seen on the Beiming Community titled "My Second-hand Partner".

Xu Mengting is still writing secretly as Shen Kang requested, so Ji Chunfu, who is also a member of the Singles Association, doesn't know that it was written by Xu Mengting. As he reads it, he even thinks it's real and longs for that kind of love.

Now that Shen Kang has proposed a cross-school one-on-one donation plan, he immediately connected with it, making him look forward to it.

Upon hearing Ji Chunfu's words, Ye Jintong glanced at him and said, "You really are quite sexually repressed."

Ji Chunfu remained calm and said, "He's a friend of mine."

Yip Kam Tong: "Mmm."...

After exchanging a few words, Ye Jintong asked Shen Kang, "It sounds alright, but why did we add this part? Are we just going to say it's social + charity?"

Shen Kang shook his head, "You could say that because students are so enthusiastic and dedicated to public service, the Warm Sunshine Society is severely understaffed. Therefore, we have opened up a one-on-one program in the hope that more students can join us and contribute to the cause of public service."

"Anyway, only we and Nuanyang Society know the data, so we can say whatever we want."

"..."

Ye Jintong couldn't help but exclaim, "Boss, you really know how to talk nonsense!"

After finishing the meeting with Ye Jintong and the others, Shen Kang left 211.

Not long after, he appeared near Xiaodong Street and entered Xiaodong Street with a man.

The man following behind Shen Kang was in his thirties, with a robust build, a solid appearance, and a somewhat composed demeanor.

His name is Song Jianxiong. He originally worked for Shentong Express. When Anjia Household Services was building a rice cooker delivery system, Kang Zhengyang, following Shen Kang's instructions, began poaching logistics-related talent and came to him, recruiting him from Shentong.

The current logistics model of Anjia Rice Cooker in Yangcheng, which combines large and small warehouses, was established under the direction of Tao Yinchu and specifically managed by Song Jianxiong.

Today, Song Jianxiong came to Yangke University after receiving instructions from his boss, Shen Kang.

"Next, I will have some logistics needs, specifically cargo transportation needs, from Yangke University in Beilu District to Qianmin University in High-tech Zone."

As Shen Kang walked and talked, he arrived at the door of study room 302.

He paused, pointed inside, and said, "Look at this place. Is the current layout adequate for these logistical needs? Or do we need to expand it, or find another location?"

Song Jianxiong looked into study room 302, taking in the entire layout. He didn't immediately answer Shen Kang's question, but instead asked, "Boss, how much stock do you handle each day?"

Shen Kang thought for a moment, finding it difficult to estimate, so he explained the situation to Song Jianxiong: "We haven't started yet, and I'm not entirely sure myself. Could you help me assess it? Here's the situation."

"I created a secondhand website, and now I've added a charity section to it..."

Shen Kang explained the public welfare section of Xianyu.com and the cooperation with Qianmin University Nuanyang Society.

"...Some students were discouraged from donating to charity because of the shipping cost, so I came up with a solution..."

He then shared his idea with Song Jianxiong.

"...If we follow this method, I reckon that some students will cross the 'shipping fee threshold' and be willing to pay some of the shipping fee themselves to donate things for charity. But since it's for charity, it's best to minimize the cost for everyone."

"So, I was thinking, could we handle the logistics ourselves and try to reduce the delivery costs as much as possible? We've already established a logistics system for the smart rice cookers in Yangcheng, and we also have service stations and networks in Beilu District. Adding a logistics point here at Yangke University would just mean one more trip for our employees each day. What do you think?"

After listening, Song Jianxiong thought for a moment and said, "If we follow the model you described, boss, then we'll specialize in same-city delivery. It's not even just same-city delivery; it'll be dedicated to 'point-to-point' same-city delivery. This model is very simple, and with Anjia's current logistics system, it's indeed easy to implement."

"Based on the website you described, boss, it's still a charitable donation, so the amount shouldn't be large."

Actually, what Song Jianxiong meant was "very small." But since the boss seemed quite interested in this charity project, he didn't want to disturb him.

"Therefore, I feel that the current space in this store is more than enough."

Upon hearing this, Shen Kang simply led Song Jianxiong into study room 302 and asked him to make a plan on the spot.

Song Jianxiong then found a spot on the spot to demonstrate, while simultaneously stating his anticipated daily delivery volume.

After giving his description, Shen Kang nodded and led Song Jianxiong out of the 302 study room, continuing their stroll along Xiaodong Street.

Song Jianxiong was thinking about what happened in study room 302 earlier: the staff there all called Shen Kang "Boss." It seemed their An family's big boss couldn't stay idle even while studying; he'd managed to create quite a bit. But in Song Jianxiong's opinion, compared to the An family's business, these things were just small fry… right?

Suddenly, Song Jianxiong thought of something and began to think carefully about what Shen Kang had just mentioned: the public welfare zone, same-city point-to-point logistics delivery, and the second-hand trading platform Xianyu.com...

At this point, Shen Kang also asked Song Jianxiong what price this same-city point-to-point express delivery could be reduced to based on this model.

Song Jianxiong paused his thoughts and answered the question: "Currently, other companies in the same industry, taking Shentong Express as an example, generally charge their first-weight rate of seven to nine yuan for same-city express delivery. For large customers, they can reduce it to five to seven yuan for the first-weight rate."

"Because what we are doing now is a 'point-to-point model,' which is relatively easy, and it is also a public welfare project, so the timeliness requirement is not high, which can further reduce costs. In addition, we already have an existing supporting system, so there is no need for new construction costs."

After thinking for a moment, Song Jianxiong said, "I estimate that if we were to do it, we could reduce the initial weight to three or four pieces, or even lower."

Shen Kang was quite satisfied with this, "It would be better if it were even lower."

Then he led Song Jianxiong forward for a stroll.

Song Jianxiong resumed his previous thoughts and finally couldn't help but ask, "Boss, will you expand this Xianyu.com service to other schools?"

Shen Kang didn't even turn his head. "Of course we should expand if we can."

Song Jianxiong fell silent, his mind racing with thoughts, growing increasingly excited as he pondered. In the end, only one thought remained: charity is good, especially charity through secondhand trading websites like this—do it, do more of it!