I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Kangte Electronics World is the largest electronics market in the High-tech Zone, with a total of six floors.

A group of teenagers came up the central escalator on the first floor.

"...His company is very busy right now, so it's normal that he doesn't have time," one of the girls said.

The girl who spoke was Zhang Yu. The others were You Junjie, Wan Zihao, You Kexin, and others, all of whom were Shen Kang's classmates in high school.

They are talking about Shen Kang right now.

A few of them got together yesterday, and for some reason, someone suggested asking if Shen Kang was coming.

Logically speaking, they wouldn't invite Shen Kang to these kinds of events, like parties or karaoke. After all, everyone knows that Shen Kang grew up in an orphanage. If you ask him to pay, he doesn't have the money; if you invite him, he won't reciprocate. Over time, basically everyone stopped inviting Shen Kang to events, including everyone's graduation banquet.

But that was before.

Everyone in this high school class knows that Anjia Housekeeping, which Shen Kang started during the summer vacation, has grown bigger and bigger and is now a well-known housekeeping company in the entire Yangcheng.

Not to mention, the story of the "Shenkang Racing Team" has been circulating in the class.

If everyone were still in high school, Shen Kang would definitely be a prominent figure in the class. But unfortunately, everyone has graduated and gone their separate ways. At most, they might only mention him in casual conversations.

It was precisely because of this situation that someone suggested at their gathering yesterday whether or not to ask Shen Kang if he would come.

Then, someone immediately called Shen Kang.

Because Shen Kang was studying at university in Yangcheng and hadn't changed his phone number, the call went through. However, Shen Kang politely declined their invitation over the phone, giving a rather absurd reason—he needed to study and didn't have time.

This reason is absurd, but it's still a reason, I suppose.

Today, they were accompanying You Junjie to buy a laptop and also to do some sightseeing, which is why they arrived at Kangte Electronic World at this moment.

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"That's true. After all, he's different from us. He's the boss, so he must have a lot to do," Feng Li added from the side.

Wan Zihao pointed out the flaw in this argument: "He wasn't at the company when he was in school, yet his company was doing quite well. Why is it that the company only gets busy during holidays, as if it can't do without him?"

He stopped there and didn't say anything more.

However, seeing the thoughtful expressions on the faces of the others after hearing this, Wan Zihao was satisfied: clearly, inspired by his words, everyone was already wondering if Shen Kang looked down on them, his old classmates.

Zhang Yu then explained for Shen Kang: "His company has some new developments; they've just launched an electric toothbrush. He's definitely busy with that."

Ji Gang asked, "Zhang Yu, how did you know?"

Zhang Yu said, "The day before yesterday, I just hired someone from Anjia to come and clean my house. The cleaning lady even tried to sell me their own electric toothbrush."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

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The second floor has a large area dedicated to small home appliances, while the third floor sells laptops.

The group came up from the first floor, intending to go around to another escalator to the third floor, but after taking only a few steps, they noticed the scene ahead:

Philip and Oral-Bee's counters were like two wrestling rings, facing each other across a three-meter aisle.

The lights on both sides were turned on at their brightest, and the cold light pressed down, making the smile on the salesperson's face seem frozen.

On Philips' side, the H5351, which was the main product promoted during the Spring Festival, was placed in the very center, and the price tag had been rewritten, with the two numbers "399" in big red.

A newly made display board stood next to it, with blue background and white lettering: European acoustic technology, 31000 times per minute.

The saleswoman was a woman in her thirties, and she was demonstrating the sample product to two young women.

The water in the glass splashed up in fine, high bubbles, and she recited, "Look how fluffy this foam is. You can't get this out with a hand brush."

Over at Oral-Bee, the male sales promoters were even louder.

He simply moved a chair and sat down in front of the counter, holding a sample unit in his hand. He shouted to the passersby, "German-made rotating brush head, three times the cleaning power of sonic cleaning! Three times! Come and touch it yourselves, see how powerful it is when it spins!" As he spoke, he poked the brush head at a denture model, making a clicking sound.

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A middle-aged man stopped in the middle of the aisle, looking left and right.

Philips' salesman immediately waved: "Hey bro, come over here! Today's the best deal, we're throwing in brush heads!"

Oral-Bee wasn't to be outdone: "Come over here, it's German-made, cleaner than sonic!"...

"You mean those electric toothbrushes?" You Kexin pointed to the two stores and asked in a low voice.

Zhang Yu nodded.

The group walked a few more steps and left the two counters.

On the way, they noticed that there were some electric toothbrush shops in the area, but they all sold several different models at one counter.

The only brands with official counters are Philips and Oral-Bee, which I just saw.

It's like two unparalleled swordsmen are dueling, and everyone else is just an "ordinary martial arts practitioner" watching.

Yu Kexin's curiosity was piqued, and she invited everyone to take a look. However, after looking at several counters, they did not see any Anjia electric toothbrushes for sale. If other off-brand electric toothbrushes could be considered "ordinary martial arts practitioners," then Anjia seemed to be even less than a martial arts practitioner.

"They probably only sell through Anjia Housekeeping and not anywhere else," Zhang Yu tried to explain the situation based on her own understanding.

The others nodded thoughtfully.

Wan Zihao then casually remarked, "Isn't it just a lack of distribution channels? Ultimately, whether a product sells well or not depends on the strength of the brand. For example, the business I run has a very strong brand, and it sells very well."

He breathed a sigh of relief—he had been holding it in for almost half a year!

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While in university, Wan Zihao didn't just study; he also went into business. This was mainly because he often saw people discussing Shen Kang and his business in online groups, and he thought, "If Shen Kang can do it, why can't I?"

Some people do business to make money, some do business to contribute to society, but Wan Zihao does business because Shen Kang did it, so he does it too.

As for Wan Zihao's business, it involves selling off assets.

These days, what college student doesn't buy DVDs? They need them for assignments, storing course materials, and copying movies. Wan Zihao gets his stock from Dongguan; it's not the cheap, off-brand stuff from roadside stalls, but "Lianxiang original factory stock."

He spoke very seriously: "My uncle works in an electronics factory in Dongguan, manufacturing goods for Lianxiang. This batch is leftover stock, leaked from the distribution channels. The products come from the same line as the genuine ones, except they don't have labels."

Wan Zihao does have an uncle in Dongguan, and that factory is indeed an electronics factory. As for whether that factory actually manufactures products for Lenovo, Wan Zihao himself is not quite sure.

He remembered that one year during the Lunar New Year, his uncle got drunk and said, "Even someone from Lianxiang came to visit the factory."

That one sentence is enough.

Wan Zihao's Taobao store is called "Lianxiang Storage Technology", and his profile picture is a blurry photo of a Lenovo laptop.

The store description states: "Original factory quality, direct supply from the channel, incomparable to ordinary loose chips on the market."

A buyer asked, "This isn't a genuine LinkInfo CD, is it?" Wan Zihao replied, "It's an original factory cable, not from brand channels. Take it home and use it; it has the same chip as the genuine product."

When asked again, he said, "Don't take pictures if you mind."

Business was so-so, selling a dozen or so orders a month. He didn't make much money, but he gained a reputation. When someone in his class bought a CD, Wan Zihao would give them two. They worked alright; at least they weren't broken.

When asked why it was so cheap, he said, "There's no brand premium." Everyone seemed to understand, but thought he was quite shrewd.

Previously, the team that participated in the innovation and entrepreneurship competition at their school had heard that "there is a distributor of Lianxiang in our school", which is why they approached him, a freshman. That's why Shen Kang saw him at the innovation and entrepreneurship competition.

In any case, Wan Zihao is now a businessman, albeit not a stranger to anyone.

If it were according to his old temper, he would have already been talking about it in the group several months ago. Not only that, but he would have also opened separate chat boxes to talk to each person individually and talked at length about his business.

But it is different now.

Wan Zihao carefully reviewed and studied Shen Kang's "pretentious deeds".

From Shen Kang's deeds, he summarized a pattern—Shen Kang never seemed to deliberately show off; he always showed off intentionally or unintentionally.

Wan Zihao studied this pattern for a long time and finally realized it—this is the legendary "no sword, no email".

The reason why my previous attempts to show off didn't work very well is largely due to this.

Leaving aside other past histories, let's just talk about opening a store and selling properties now. Imagine what would happen if you were still the same as before.

The students are chatting in the group chat:

"I have an 8 AM shift tomorrow, so I'm just showing my face to make myself feel a little better."

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"Who doesn't get up at 8 AM on Tuesdays? Are you the only one with class?"

"I have advanced mathematics tomorrow at 8 AM, it's like going back to high school. The worst part is, this teacher's lectures are even more hypnotic than Mr. Liu's!"

At times like this, if Wan Zihao suddenly posted in the group, "Classmates, I'm a businessman now, please be aware."

Isn't that abrupt? Isn't that awkward? Those people are probably going to yell "I'm going to work at 8 a.m.!" at Wan Zihao right now—even if they don't type it out, they'll probably yell it from behind their computer screens.

"No wonder I always spent so much money and acted so extravagantly before, now I know why!"

Wan Zihao immediately understood.

Then, he also decided to learn this trick of winning with no sword and sending emails, and began to endure, preparing to wait for a suitable opportunity to "casually" say it.

Wan Zihao even wrote the character "忍" (patience) and pasted it on his desk, covering it with transparent tape so it looked like it was framed. He would look at it every day to remind himself.

It's like when poop is at the door, you just cut it off without letting anyone see it.

These days were tough, and Wan Zihao could only encourage himself. Even Lu Xun wrote "early," so his own "endure" put him on the same level as Lu Xun. He had to keep going, not break his resolve, and not hold the other two back.

Yesterday's gathering was actually a great opportunity, and Wan Zihao had been preparing for it for a long time.

There were two opportunities during that time, but Wan Zihao felt they were somewhat forced. Forcing them wouldn't be impossible, but wouldn't all those past six months have been wasted?

Just as Wan Zihao was hesitating, he overheard You Junjie talking about buying a computer today, and then heard several other people say they would go together. He finally decided to wait another day and see if a better opportunity arose. Half a year had already passed; one more day wouldn't make a difference.

Sure enough, his patience paid off, and he finally got what he was waiting for!

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"You still sell things?"

Hearing Wan Zihao's words, You Kexin looked over curiously.

Wan Zihao looked at him with a puzzled expression, as if to say, "You guys don't know?"

Then, as if suddenly realizing something, he slapped his forehead and said, "I don't think I ever mentioned that, did I? Sigh, it's my fault. Once this business gets going, I'm so busy every day that my mind is completely occupied with business matters, and I just forget to mention some things."

"Simply put, I did some business on personal data storage solutions while I was at university."

Yu Junjie asked, "Personal data storage solution? What's that?"

Wan Zihao said, "To put it simply, it's a storage terminal. When you hand in your homework, save course materials, copy review materials, or download movies but don't dare to put them on your computer drive, you need something to store this data. What I make is this: providing users with a portable personal data storage terminal."

"...Sell it off."

You Junjie didn't even know how to complain anymore.

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