I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Shen Kang shared his thoughts with his colleagues and "judge" Zheng Changhao.

"I prefer the middle way, so I think it's not good to either avoid the limelight and rush to expand our territory, or to open a store directly in Yangshang."

As he spoke, Shen Kang pointed to the ground beneath his feet, "Adhering to the doctrine of the mean, let's compromise and open a shop right here at Yangshi Normal School. It just so happens that Lao Zheng also has a shop here, so let's have a friendly match, learn from each other, and improve together."

After speaking, Shen Kang looked around and asked, "What do you all think?"

Yin Zhiqian glanced at Zheng Changhao, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Shen Kang waved his hand, "Hey, you guys, Lao Zheng isn't an outsider, Lao Yin, just say what you want to say."

Yin Zhiqian, who is over 1.9 meters tall, shrank back upon hearing this, looking as if he had suddenly shrunk by 10 centimeters. He gave a dry laugh and said, "I really have nothing to say."

Shen Kang said meaningfully, "That's definitely a possibility."

Having spent a long time with Shen Kang, Yin Zhiqian glanced at Shen Kang, thought for a moment, and then actually said, "Boss, why not expand our territory first?"

Shen Kang replied, "This is what I think. If we try to avoid direct confrontation and expand our territory first, we'll inevitably have to fight Old Zheng in the end. I reckon that will be at least a few months from now."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Zheng Changhao: "Old Zheng, this is your first time opening a physical store, you must be unfamiliar with it, right? How to decorate, where to purchase the goods, how to formulate the store's rules and regulations, how to manage the staff, staffing, and so on—you have to figure all these things out from scratch, right?"

"..."

Damn it, what do I have to do with this?

Zheng Changhao cursed inwardly.

After a moment's thought, he replied vaguely, "It's alright. I've done it before, so I'm somewhat familiar with it."

He's just talking nonsense.

In fact, this was Zheng Changhao's first time doing this kind of offline store business, but he was now an enemy of Shen Kang and always felt that Shen Kang was digging a pit for him, so he naturally couldn't admit it truthfully.

Hearing Zheng Changhao's words, Shen Kang laughed, "A little? That means we're not familiar with each other. Let's just pretend Lao Zheng isn't familiar. Lao Zheng is very familiar with online business, but he's completely clueless about offline business. He's basically a cripple!"

After saying that, he explained to Zheng Changhao, "Old Zheng, this is just a metaphor, you understand? It doesn't really mean you're disabled."

"..."

Jung Chang-ho felt incredibly frustrated, but he still managed a forced smile. "I understand."

Seeing this, Ye Jintong began to suppress her laughter again.

Shen Kang continued, "Old Zheng is currently in a limbo. But if we temporarily avoid direct confrontation and focus on expanding our territory, we're also giving him room to grow. In these few months, he'll learn from all the pitfalls he'll encounter. Old Zheng is very smart, and I believe that while learning from these mistakes, he'll also continuously learn and improve. In this way, after a few months, his weakness in offline business will be overcome."

At this point, Shen Kang slapped his thigh and sighed, "We'll be in big trouble then. Old Zheng won't be a cripple anymore; he'll be a fully-fledged Old Zheng! That's much harder to deal with than a cripple."

"But what if we confronted the enemy head-on from the start? The situation would be different."

"At that time, Lao Zheng was still a cripple. As for us, after so much time operating offline stores, we've learned from all the mistakes we've made and are very experienced. We're not crippled; we're healthy, normal people."

"Old Zheng, that cripple, will only reveal his weakness when he stumbles in his offline business. If we confront him head-on from the start, engaging him in close combat, we can seize his weakness immediately. We, the healthy people with both legs, can then jump up and kick his crippled leg, breaking it!"

"Pfft!"

Ye Jintong couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing. She quickly covered her mouth and mumbled, "Sorry, I was thinking about something happy."

Shen Kang was very displeased. "Let's get down to business. What nonsense are you thinking about? What happy news? Did your wife give birth?"

"Uh-huh."

Ye Jintong nodded repeatedly, but immediately realized he didn't have a wife, and quickly said, "No, no, it's my dog ​​that gave birth."

Shen Kang understood then, "That's definitely something to be happy about. I'll prepare a red envelope and send it to your dog later, as a token of my appreciation..."

Zheng Changhao stood aside and watched, thinking to himself that Shen Kang and his men were all a bit crazy.

While inwardly complaining, his heart also tightened.

Zheng Changhao was surprised that Shen Kang would actually discuss these business secrets in front of him. He even revealed the strategic analysis in detail.

Most importantly, Zheng Changhao felt that Shen Kang's words made a lot of sense.

Just as Shen Kang said, this was his first time running a physical store, and he had no experience. He might run into some pitfalls.

If Shen Kang's offline stores were to engage in close combat with him, he could seize these opportunities and perhaps even break his own crippled leg!

After hearing what Shen Kang said, Yin Zhiqian suddenly understood and was convinced.

Once the theory of the limp was put forward, Shen Kang didn't need to say anything more; he already understood—it was about close-quarters combat, not giving Zheng Changhao time to develop, and directly attacking Zheng Changhao's limp!

"I'm fine now."

Yin Zhiqian spoke up.

Then, he glanced at Jung Chang-ho with some concern: The boss's strategy is a good strategy, but is it a bit inappropriate to say it in front of Jung Chang-ho?

However, since Zheng Changhao was right there, it wasn't appropriate for him to ask. He should go back and tell Shen Kang instead.

Seeing that Yin Zhiqian was alright, Shen Kang, who was chatting with Ye Jintong, casually asked, "Jintong, are you alright?"

Ye Jintong shook her head, "No problem."

She shared the same idea as Yin Zhiqian; Shen Kang's theory about the limp had also convinced her.

Shen Kang then looked at Ji Chunfu, "Chunfu, what about you? Do you have any problems?"

Ji Chunfu really had a question: "If we're going to engage in close combat from the start, why not just drive straight to Yangshang?"

Shen Kang spat, "Do you even need to ask? Yangshang is Lao Zheng's stronghold, the school protects him. If we go directly to Yangshang, aren't we just asking for death? Do you think Yangshang will just stand by and watch an outsider like us go to their school and bully their star student?"

"It's like, if Lao Zheng dared to open a shop at Yangko University of Science and Technology now and beat us up, do you think President Liu and Dean Qian would let Lao Zheng get away with it? It's the same principle."

Ji Chunfu thought about it and realized that was indeed the case, so there was no problem.

Seeing that the three generals had no objections to his strategic decision, Shen Kang turned his head and looked at Zheng Changhao with a smile.

There's another "judge" here.

"Old Zheng, what do you think of my strategy? If there's anything lacking, please feel free to point it out. I'm absolutely eager to learn."

Jung Chang-ho felt like he'd been screwed over.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

A competitor, right in front of me, revealed a plan to deal with me, and then humbly asked for my advice...

No matter how I think about it, it feels awkward.

But they acted all so magnanimous, even putting Zheng Changhao on their laps.

How should I reply...?

After thinking for a moment, Zheng Changhao said, "Student Shen..."

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Kang interrupted him, "Hey, we're all so familiar with each other, calling me 'Classmate Shen' is too formal. Lao Zheng, you can just call me Lao Shen. Or you can call me Brother Shen. Don't let my freshman year fool you, I started school late and repeated a year, so I'm actually 23 this year. Calling me Brother Shen won't be a problem."

Yin Zhiqian turned his head to look to the left, Ye Jintong turned his head to look to the right, and Ji Chunfu looked up at the sky.

Zheng Changhao cursed inwardly again, forced a smile, and said, "Then I'll call you Old Shen. Old Shen, your strategy has a fatal flaw."

"Oh?"

Shen Kang became interested.

Then he said to Yin Zhiqian and the other two, "See, see, I told you so! Two heads are better than one. For things like this, we need to bring in more professionals to make things as perfect as possible."

"Mmm, mmm."

The three nodded perfunctorily.

After suppressing their laughter for a while, the three of them calmed down, straightened their heads, and looked at Shen Kang and Zheng Changhao.

Shen Kang also looked at Zheng Changhao, "What flaw? I'm all ears."

Jung Chang-ho stated bluntly: "Your strategy is based on the premise that I am a cripple..."

At this point, Jung Chang-ho paused for a moment.

Why did I end up going along with what this kid said?

Yin Zhiqian turned his head to look to the left, Ye Jintong turned his head to look to the right, and Ji Chunfu looked up at the sky.

"Fine, I've already said it." Thinking this, Jung Chang-ho continued, "Under the condition of a cripple. But what if I'm not a cripple? Wouldn't you be out of luck then?"

Shen Kang looked at him, a smile playing on his lips, "Oh? Aren't you one?"

Zheng Changhao also looked at Shen Kang, a smile playing on his lips, and asked, "Guess?"

Shen Kang laughed heartily, "I won't guess. If you say it's not, then it's not, that's a good thing."

Jung Chang-ho asked, "So, are you still planning to open a shop here?"

Shen Kang said, "Hey, Lao Zheng, you still don't understand me. I don't have any other flaws, just one thing—laziness. I'm too lazy to think about it anymore, it's too tiring, so I'll just keep the shop here. It's nice to be your neighbor; it would be quite lonely to go somewhere else."

Jung Chang-ho laughed even more heartily, "What a coincidence, that's what I was thinking too. It's nice to be your neighbor; I can come over and chat with you when I'm free."...

After talking for a while, Zheng Changhao said he had something to do and left first.

Yin Zhiqian stood on tiptoe, staring at Zheng Changhao's departing figure.

He was already tall, over 1.9 meters, and when he stood on tiptoe, he looked even taller, making him quite eye-catching on the commercial street.

"What's wrong, Lao Yin? Are you still a little reluctant to leave?" Shen Kang teased.

Yin Zhiqian, on the other hand, had been standing on tiptoe, gazing intently until Zheng Changhao's figure completely disappeared from sight. Only then did he finally turn his gaze to Shen Kang and ask, "Boss, I think it's true, he's gone. So what do we do next?"

Shen Kang said, "What do you mean, how do I do it? Didn't I already say? Do it right here at Yangshi Normal School."

"what?"

Yin Zhiqian was taken aback.

He had indeed been convinced by Shen Kang's "kick the cripple" theory and truly believed that Shen Kang was going to open a shop at Yangshi Normal School.

However, Yin Zhiqian had spent more time with Shen Kang and understood their boss better, so he finally realized: the boss was such a shrewd person, the kind who would even scoop out a spoonful of manure from a passing manure truck to taste its saltiness, would he really be so generous as to tell their competitors the real strategic plan so clearly?

This doesn't seem like the boss's style at all!

Then Yin Zhiqian realized—the boss was using a scheme within a scheme! On the surface, he was telling Zheng Changhao about their Beiming Community's strategic plan, but in reality, he was throwing out a smokescreen.

But now that Zheng Changhao has left, Shen Kang is still saying, "Just stay at Yangshi Normal School."

"Are you serious?" Yin Zhiqian couldn't help but ask.

"Of course it's true," Shen Kang said. "I'm known for my sharp tongue and unwavering honesty. How could I possibly lie?"

Ye Jintong rolled her eyes and said, "I saw it when I came over earlier; there aren't many empty shops here. They're all already open. If we really want to open a shop near Yangshi Normal University, we'll have to find some shop owners and talk to them about transferring ownership."

"really."

As Shen Kang spoke, he turned around and looked at the shop behind him.

He noticed the shop behind him when he came over.

The shop's signboard was the most complex he had ever seen in his life.

Other shops usually have signs that say "Milk Tea Shop" or "Chicken Pot." The more elaborate ones just add some pictures or something in addition to the shop name.

But this store is different.

This is what the shop's sign looks like:

巨大历史机遇

Huaxia, a restaurant themed around spreading family culture, believes that home is the foundation, and the essence of home is home itself, where the taste of happiness is absolutely superb.

A group of people, a lifetime dedicated to spreading the essence of family culture, enjoying its deliciousness, promoting it as a business opportunity, and passing it down as a cultural legacy.

Home is the foundation + shared understanding + products + storefront + service + replicable cultural business model

It serves as a social benchmark and example, and possesses two key elements that contribute to its vitality as a permanent resident.

New situation, new business, new direction, new model, new opportunities, new choices, new life.

For those seeking employment, entrepreneurship, or investment: Direction is more important than effort, and the platform is more crucial than ability.

……

You read that right, all this content has been crammed into a single signboard.

With so much information crammed onto a single sign, you can imagine how densely packed it would be. Someone with trypophobia would probably have a breakdown on the spot.

However, the shop owner still retained some logic and knew to enlarge the key words and phrases – “Home is the foundation” and “Huge historical opportunity”.

Shen Kang looked up at the shop's signboard, his eyes filled with appreciation and joy.

Seeing this, Yin Zhiqian and the others also turned around and, like Shen Kang, looked up at the sign above.

"..."