I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Shen Kang spoke fluently and at length.

Mu Gang listened attentively.

Yin Zhiqian, Ye Jintong, and Ji Chunfu, who were not far away, watched this scene and then looked at each other.

Ji Chunfu lowered his head slightly and said in a low voice, "No wonder he's the boss; he can chat with anyone."

Ji Chunfu had just chatted with that middle-aged man for a while and found that the man was difficult to communicate with, speaking incoherently and completely immersed in his own world.

In any case, Ji Chunfu had no way to communicate with that person.

Yin Zhiqian nodded silently, "I suspect the boss could chat with a mad dog."

Ye Jintong immediately spoke up: "Don't doubt it, it's true! I once saw it with my own eyes; the boss was talking to a dog for a long time downstairs in the startup complex."...

Meanwhile, Shen Kang was still outputting his output.

Mu Gang listened attentively, looking at Shen Kang in front of him with great excitement.

This is absolutely amazing!

There are too many mediocre people in this world. My business model is so good, but no one has ever appreciated it. Only this small business owner in front of me has truly seen the amazing aspects of my business model.

This young boss not only saw it, but also integrated it and innovated upon it!

Genius, genius!

Mu Gang now felt as if he were Liu Bei, who had finally met Zhuge Liang, and wished he could hold the hand of the young boss in front of him and talk with him for three days and three nights about the importance of family.

Mu Gang found Shen Kang's words increasingly agreeable, finding them perfectly reasonable no matter how he listened.

Naturally, this also includes some of the things Shen Kang said next.

"...Since we're going to rely on online channels to get the first wave of traffic, the size of the physical stores doesn't really matter. What's more important is the size of the 'online store,' which is the traffic entry point."

At this point, Shen Kang slapped his thigh again, "Isn't this another coincidence? My website is about to expand. My website is Jia Shi Ben's online store, and now that it's expanding, it's increasing Jia Shi Ben's traffic sources!"

For some reason, as they talked, Jia Shi Ben ended up being bound together with the Bei Ming Community, becoming a community of shared interests.

Mu Gang, however, thought it made perfect sense and nodded in agreement.

Mu Gang even had a sudden inspiration and said, "If your website wants to expand, you'll need physical stores, right?"

Shen Kang exclaimed in amazement, "Brother, that's amazing! You figured that out?"

Mu Gang smiled smugly, "Just a simple deduction."

Shen Kang replied, "Indeed, just as you reasoned, my website needs to expand, and it does need physical stores. Although it sounds a bit strange that an online website needs to expand by opening physical stores, it's one of my unique business models. It's not as amazing as your 'Home' business model, but it still has its unique aspects."

Mu Gang waved his hands repeatedly, "You're too modest, you're the most talented young person I've ever seen. Your business model must have something unique about it. Although I haven't seen it, I can imagine that it's not just a little bit, but a lot."

"Brother, you flatter me."

Shen Kang offered a compliment and finally revealed his final solution.

"So, we can do it this way—renovate this store, set aside a small area for Jia Shi Ben, and use the rest for me as the physical store for my website."

"With this physical store, my website will grow further and the number of users will increase. At that time, these additional users will bring more traffic to Jia Shi Ben."

"This is like giving Jia Shiben wings, allowing Jia Shiben to run faster!"

After explaining the plan, Shen Kang also described the future to Mu Gang.

"With your excellent business model, 'Home is Ben,' coupled with the promotion from my website, our combined strength will surely lead to 'Home is Ben's' rapid rise! Most importantly, the family culture promoted by 'Home is Ben' aligns with the mainstream values ​​advocated by our country and has significant social implications. CCTV is very likely to come and interview and promote us!"

Mu Gang's eyes lit up as he listened, imagining the CCTV interview he would have, and he kept praising, "Great, great, great!"

He firmly believed that his home had enormous commercial value.

Now that this small business owner is helping out, it's quite reasonable for CCTV to come and interview them.

Mu Xin, standing to the side, quietly took a step back, distancing herself from the two of them.

She had thought the boy who called himself Shen Kang was quite normal, but now it seemed that he was even crazier than her father.

According to him, CCTV was even coming to interview him. What kind of hysteria patient is he?

……

Yangcheng Business School, downstairs in the entrepreneurship base

Zheng Changhao walked silently from a distance, went up to the third floor, but didn't even go to check 305. He went straight to the door of 306, took out his key, opened the door, and went inside.

After grabbing a drink, Jung Chang-ho sat down on a sofa, lost in thought, taking sips of his beverage every now and then.

About ten minutes later, a figure appeared at the door of room 306.

It's Lan Qin.

"What do you need me for?" Lan Qin walked over and sat down on the sofa in front of Zheng Changhao, asking this question.

Zheng Changhao called Lan Qin on his way back, saying he had something important to tell her and asked her to come to the startup base. That's why Lan Qin rushed over.

Upon seeing Lan Qin enter, Zheng Changhao did not immediately answer her. Instead, he stood up, walked to the door of room 306, locked the door, and then returned to sit down.

After glancing at Lan Qin in front of him, Zheng Changhao finally spoke: "I just went to Yangcheng Normal School to check on the shop's situation, and I happened to see Shen Kang there too..."

Lan Qin was initially a little impatient: she was playing outside when Zheng Changhao called her over.

But as he listened, the impatience on his face disappeared.

After Zheng Changhao finished speaking, Lan Qin pondered for a moment. Then she said, "There's a problem."

Jung Chang-ho nodded. "Saying these things to my face is definitely problematic, but he won't admit it. What he said makes a lot of sense."

Lan Qin didn't say anything.

She instinctively felt that Shen Kang was plotting something, but she couldn't immediately figure out what it was. Finally, she simply threw the question back at Zheng Changhao, "So what are you thinking?"

Zheng Changhao picked up his drink, took a sip, put it down, and said, "Eight words: openly repair the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang pass."

"Didn't he want to fight me hand-to-hand at Yangshi Normal University? Then we'll slowly renovate our shop there, making it look like we're ready to fight back if you want to, but in reality, the shop at Yangshi Normal University is just a front. We don't actually open a shop there; we'll find another school to open a shop in private."

Lan Qin understood: Zheng Changhao wanted to use the fake store at Yangshi Normal University to keep Shen Kang there, while he himself would temporarily avoid the limelight and develop his strength elsewhere.

Lan Qin raised the question: "What if he comes after us again?"

Zheng Changhao said, "By the time he finds out, his shop near Yangshi Normal University will already be open, and he may not have the money to go and open another shop there."

Lan Qin asked again, "That's your guess too. If he still had money, would he still be chasing after you to open a shop? Keep running?"

Jung Chang-ho sighed helplessly, "Then what do you suggest we do?"

This move is the only one he can think of right now.

Lan Qin fell silent.

After thinking for a while, he stood up and said, "Think about it again, and I'll go find someone to help me think of something."

……

After leaving the startup base, Lan Qin went straight out of Yangcheng Business School and back to her hotel room. She took out her laptop, created a new document, and began to write down the current competitive situation between Yangbei Forum and Beiming Community, only changing the specific names to pseudonyms.

In addition, I also wrote down the situation that Zheng Changhao just mentioned.

This work took more than an hour.

After finishing everything, Lan Qin took out her phone and started searching through her contacts.

For a kid from an ordinary family like Zheng Changhao to start a business, he can only rely on himself. If he encounters a cunning and ruthless person like Shen Kang, he can only find a way out on his own. He's fighting a completely lonely battle with a very low margin for error. But Lan Qin is different.

A rich second-generation like Lan Qin has a lot of connections to leverage, which gives her a much higher margin for error.

So, who should we contact...?

After scrolling through her contacts for a while, Lan Qin finally selected one of the numbers and dialed it.

……

Zhijiang Province, capital city Yunchuan City, Zhijiang University

Since the merger of the four schools into the new Zhijiang University in 98, Zhijiang University has consistently ranked among the top five universities in the country.

The school's resources are naturally quite strong, and it frequently invites various celebrities and outstanding alumni to give lectures.

There is a lecture today at the Qiushi Lecture Hall.

On the stage, a banner was hung, displaying the title of today's lecture: "The Power of Beauty: A Panoramic View of Innovation and Career Development in the Beauty Industry."

The audience was filled with students, both men and women—those who could get into Zhijiang University were considered the cream of the crop. Even students from Yangshuo University, let alone Yangshuo University, were far inferior in terms of college entrance exam scores and job prospects.

"...From extracting natural plant active ingredients in the laboratory to designers creating stunning makeup color schemes, and then to the brand team planning touching marketing campaigns, every step is full of challenges and creativity! Today, the beauty industry is quietly undergoing an upgrade, with natural, environmentally friendly, and personalized products becoming the new trends..."

The person on the stage is giving a speech.

He was a man who looked to be in his thirties, quite handsome, and was Du Ruowei, the general manager of Ya Yun Cosmetics and a distinguished alumnus of Zhijiang University.

In the audience, on the left side towards the back, a boy with a buzz cut listened for a while, then looked around and saw that the venue was not only packed, but there were also many students standing in the aisles, making it quite popular.

This puzzled the buzz-cut guy, who couldn't help but whisper to the curly-haired guy next to him, "What's going on? Even if executives from Fortune 500 companies came to give a lecture, there wouldn't be this many people. What's wrong with everyone today?"