I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Shen Kang stood on the street, staring at the address posted on the Yangbei Forum for a while:

These are two adjacent storefronts.

Shen Kang had visited Yangcheng Normal School before. He remembered that when he came, one of the two shops was empty, and the other had a shop open.

Now, the previously vacant shop is already occupied by workers. The shop that was originally open has been almost completely emptied, and it seems that Zheng Changhao has indeed rented it to open a physical store for Yangbei Forum.

Where did Lao Zheng get the money? Did he sell his house?

As Shen Kang watched, he pondered to himself.

He had conducted a private investigation into Jung Chang-ho's situation.

Because Zheng Changhao was a prominent figure in Yangshang, it wasn't difficult to obtain some information from him. Therefore, based on the information Shen Kang had, it wasn't hard to deduce that Zheng Changhao was short of cash.

This is probably why Jung Chang-ho has never copied the Beiming Community.

Now, however, they've started to replicate it. After thinking it over, only Jung Chang-ho has made up his mind to sell his house and do it himself.

Old Zheng still has some guts, Shen Kang was somewhat surprised.

Yin Zhiqian looked at the two houses and said, "Based on his one-to-one replication of the website strategy, the offline stores should be the same as ours. One store will be a laundry room, and the other will be a board game social store. If he's going to copy it even more thoroughly, he'll also put a milk tea corner in the board game social store."

Judging from Yoon Ji-kyum's tone, he was furious about Jung Chang-ho's blatant plagiarism.

Shen Kang didn't seem to care much and even comforted him, saying, "That's how business is. Having unique ideas is of course the best, but if you don't, it's normal for people to copy each other. As long as you can make it work, you're successful..."

After chatting for a while, Yin Zhiqian looked at the two shops in front of him and suggested, "Boss, when we expand in the Beilu University Town, should we avoid Yangshang University and Yangshi Normal University first, and open shops at other schools?"

As the Beiming Community has developed to this point, it is impossible for it to remain confined within Yangke University forever; it must expand outwards.

As Beiming Community expands outwards, its offline stores will naturally follow suit.

"Anyway, there are more than just the three of us in the North Lu University City. He started here, so we'll open shops at other schools first, and we'll all expand our territory together."

Yin Zhiqian explained his thoughts: "In the end, we'll each occupy half the territory, and then we'll fight it out. If we can win, that's great. Even if we can't, we can still divide the land and rule separately, so we won't end up with nothing."

Shen Kang thought to himself that Lao Yin's personality was indeed the more prudent type.

He didn't immediately comment on Yin Zhiqian's idea, but instead asked Ye Jintong and Ji Chunfu what they thought.

Ye Jintong thought for a moment and said, "I think Lao Yin makes sense. If we open a shop somewhere else first, even if we can't compete, we won't end up with nothing."

Ji Chunfu said, "In my opinion, we should just open a shop in Yangshang. We should start the war directly from their stronghold, making the first battle the decisive one, and crush them in one fell swoop!"

Shen Kang glanced at Ji Chunfu a couple more times.

You know what, Chunfu usually looks honest and quiet, but he's actually the most radical of the three.

After the three of them had shared their thoughts, Shen Kang prepared to express his own.

But at that moment, Shen Kang caught a glimpse of someone out of the corner of his eye.

Turning my head slightly, I saw Zheng Changhao walking towards me...

Zheng Changhao came to check on the store's condition.

When he got here, he found that Shen Kang was also there, standing in front of the two shops he had rented.

What's going on? Did he see my new announcement on the Yangbei forum and come to check it out? Or is he also planning to open a shop near Yangbei Normal University? After all, I've seen him there before...

After thinking for a moment, Zheng Changhao decided not to go to the store anymore. He turned slightly and walked directly towards Shen Kang and his group, arriving in front of Shen Kang.

"Student Shen, what a coincidence, you're visiting Yangshi Normal School?" Zheng Changhao greeted him with a big smile.

Shen Kang smiled warmly, "It is quite a coincidence. But we didn't come here to play. We saw the announcement you posted on the Yangbei Forum. I'm quite fond of your two mysterious offline stores, so we came to see if we could figure out what they're up to."

Shen Kang's honesty surprised Zheng Changhao, who then asked, "Did you figure it out?"

Shen Kang shook his head. "No. But since you're already here, why don't you just tell me what your two shops are for?"

"..." Zheng Changhao was a little nervous.

Shen Kang's words gave him a clear sense of foolishness, as if to say, "Enemy, great, you've arrived. Tell me how you plan to deal with me."

After thinking for a moment, Jung Chang-ho gave a forced smile and said, "Actually, I haven't figured out what I'm going to do with these two stores myself."

He felt that it was good to let Shen Kang continue to guess.

Shen Kang might guess that his two shops, like those in the Bei Ming system, were laundromats and board game/social cafes. But if that were the case, why wouldn't he admit it and instead make Shen Kang guess? This way, Shen Kang would continue to guess. Was this the art of war—to appear real when it's deceptive, and deceptive when it's real—and was he actually opening something else entirely? So what kind of shops was he really going to open? But perhaps, he really was just opening a laundromat and a board game/social cafe? ...

Shen Kang will keep guessing, which will consume a lot of his energy. With this shift in balance, his own side will naturally be able to develop better.

Zheng Changhao thought to himself.

Shen Kang, however, seemed to believe him and stopped asking questions, saying, "Oh, you haven't thought it through yet? Then take your time to think about it." It was as if his previous question was just a casual remark and he didn't care at all.

"..."

Jung Chang-ho paused for a moment, feeling a little awkward, before breaking the silence, "By the way, what were you guys talking about?"

Shen Kang said, "We were talking about the future development plans of our Beiming Community. Isn't it true that your Yangbei Forum is also going to open a physical store? We were just thinking about how we should expand our store in Beilu University Town."

At this point, Shen Kang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he clapped his hands as if he had discovered a new continent. "Perfect timing! We're having some disagreements and are discussing it right now. Old Zheng, you're in the same industry, why don't you listen in and give us your opinions on how best to expand our business?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

Everyone present fell silent.

Shen Kang now has a feeling of Uncle Da from "Fight Back to School" appearing like a divine soldier descending from the sky, arrogantly running out with a box of banknotes, wanting to burn the banknotes to threaten the enemy, but then realizing that he didn't bring a lighter, he naturally asks the enemy for a light with clear eyes.

"Brother Dafei, can I borrow a light?"—that's the kind of feeling it is.

Yin Zhiqian was speechless: "No, boss, we're discussing our business expansion strategy, and you're letting our competitors sit in? And you want them to give us their opinions?"

Ji Chunfu, with an honest expression, remained silent, but inwardly he was screaming: Yes, yes, that's it! Directly to the face! So domineering! This battle is exhilarating!

Zheng Changhao silently wondered, what kind of scheme was Shen Kang up to?

He had just been thinking of setting a trap for Shen Kang, making Shen Kang suspicious. But unexpectedly, the next second, it was his turn to be suspicious.

After thinking for a moment, Jung Chang-ho smiled and said, "Isn't that a bad idea? After all, we're still competitors."

He sensed something was wrong.

"Hi."

Shen Kang was very magnanimous. "The competition is just a business relationship. Even though our websites are competing, and I've taken you to court, Lao Zheng, I still consider you a good friend in private."

"..."

Jung Chang-ho's eyelids twitched. "You sued me in court?"

Shen Kang nodded. "Yes. It's just about the GG contract, right? We couldn't reach an agreement, so we had to go through the legal process and sued you in court. The summons should be coming soon. But this is just a business matter. Privately, I still consider you a good friend, Lao Zheng. Public matters are public matters, and private matters are private matters. We need to keep them separate."

"..."

Yin Zhiqian and the others thought about all the saddest things they had ever experienced, trying hard to suppress their laughter.

Zheng Changhao took a deep breath, silently looked at Shen Kang for a while, and then forced a smile.

If he were to swear now, it would seem incredibly rude of him.

"Indeed, public and private matters should be kept separate... Okay. Shen Kang, if you don't mind, then I'll listen in for a bit," Zheng Changhao said, sounding somewhat reluctant.

Seeing this, Shen Kang didn't bother looking for another place and started talking to Ye Jintong and the others right there on the street.

Before speaking, he specifically introduced Yoon Ji-kyum and Ye Jin-tong's ideas to Jung Chang-ho.

"The two of them,"

Shen Kang gestured to Yin Zhiqian and Ye Jintong, "That's the idea. Let our Beiming Community avoid Yangshang and Yangshi Normal Schools for now, and instead expand our territory to other schools in Beilu University City..."

Shen Kang explained Yin Zhiqian's idea in detail, without changing it at all.

This surprised Yin Zhiqian, Ye Jintong, and the others: "No, boss, you really told Zheng Changhao these things? We thought you were up to something!"

Zheng Changhao thought to himself, "This move seems pretty clever." He had originally intended to eliminate Shen Kang after securing the investment. But if Shen Kang actually did this, it might end up being a "division of the country" situation, allowing the kid to survive.

"...and then there was his idea."

Shen Kang pointed at Ji Chunfu and also expressed Ji Chunfu's idea of ​​"going straight to Yangshang and fighting them head-on".

After listening, Zheng Changhao glanced at Ji Chunfu a couple more times, thinking, "What kind of idiot is this? His first stop is Yangcheng Business School? If I don't kill him, I'm not Zheng Changhao. Does he really think our Yangcheng Business School is a pushover?"

This is also why Zheng Changhao didn't dare to open his first store directly at Yang University of Science and Technology; that would be suicidal.

After introducing the two current approaches, Shen Kang also spoke about his own.

"It's mine in the end."