You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 244: Practicality
Qin Shaoyan was stunned when he saw Liu Mingzu calling him. Liu Mingzu had never contacted him since their last conversation.

Last night on New Year’s Eve, I just sent out New Year’s greetings text messages as usual, and didn’t say anything else.

Qin Shaoyan had to entertain too many people yesterday, so he forgot about Liu Mingzu.

The sudden call to myself today couldn’t be just to wish me a happy new year.

Qin Shaoyan answered the phone while thinking, "Hello, Mr. Liu."

"Happy New Year, Mr. Qin. I wish you a happy new year." Liu Mingzu said with a smile, and then said auspicious words as usual, and finally said carefully, "I hope I didn't disturb your rest?"

"No, it's the New Year holiday, and it's a rare opportunity for me to relax." Qin Shaoyan said casually.

"That's good. Mr. Qin, as a big boss like you, you really need to take a rest. I'm not criticizing you, but you just don't take care of your health." Liu Mingzu sighed.

"..." Qin Shaoyan was a little overwhelmed. Why was this son of a coal boss so abstract?

Look at other rich second generations, they either drive around in sports cars or spend their money drinking and hooking up with girls, but when it comes to Liu Mingzu, the style is completely different.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Liu. I'm young and in good health, so it's okay." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Mr. Liu cares about me so much, I'm a little flattered."

"Of course I have to care more about Mr. Qin. I'm counting on Mr. Qin to help me get rich." Liu Mingzu said jokingly, "When will Mr. Qin find time to meet with me after the New Year? Let's continue to talk about what happened last time."

"Last time?!" Qin Shaoyan pretended to hesitate for a moment, then said perfunctorily, "Okay, okay, I'll remember it. When I get back to work after the New Year, I'll ask my secretary to notify you of the specific time."

"Thank you, Mr. Qin." Liu Mingzu was overjoyed.

Qin Shaoyan asked casually, "Your company is looking for financing, right? How is the funding situation?"

"It's almost done." Liu Mingzu said confidently, "Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing. I will consult with Mr. Qin for more advice after we meet."

"That's good." Qin Shaoyan said perfunctorily, "I wish Mr. Liu good luck in his career."

Liu Mingzu said a few more auspicious words and then hung up the phone. He turned his head to look at his father Liu Yuanrui who was sitting on the sofa opposite him and said respectfully, "Dad, I have already made an appointment."

Liu Yuanrui said calmly, "Did Qin Shaoyan tell you the specific time?"

"No." Liu Mingzu quickly replied, "He only said that he would ask his secretary to notify me after the New Year, but he didn't say a specific date."

Liu Yuanrui nodded, "That's right."

"This Qin Shaoyan is obviously perfunctory. As the CEO of such a big company, how can he have the time to see you?"

"Look at what he said just now. He didn't even remember what we talked about before."

"You, in my eyes, are too low-ranking. You are not qualified to discuss cooperation with me. I, Qin Shaoyan, don't have the time to bother with you."

Liu Mingzu quickly asked: "Dad, what should I do?"

"Wait." Liu Yuanrui put down the bowl in his hand.

"What are we waiting for?" Liu Mingzu asked in confusion, "How long do we have to wait?"

"Humph, you're still a college student." Liu Yuanrui glared, "You look smart but you're too young. You need to keep calm."

"If you stick with me now, you'll be in hot water. You have to wait for your chance, until you can prove that you are useful."

Liu Mingzu frowned, "Should we keep waiting? What if there is no good opportunity?"

"If there is no opportunity, then create one!" Liu Yuanrui instructed his adopted son with a look of disappointment, "You have to read his expression, understand his personality and preferences, and also understand what he is doing recently and whether he has encountered any difficulties."

"This is just like chasing a woman. You look for any opportunity to please her and stick to her."

"Everyone has weaknesses and soft spots. You have to know where the opponent's weak spots are so that you can prescribe the right medicine."

"After all, Qin Shaoyan is still a businessman. He is easier to deal with than those people in the administrative agencies."

Liu Mingzu quickly showed an expression of humility and said, "I understand, Dad."

Liu Yuanrui picked up the bowl and drank a few more mouthfuls of millet porridge, then said with a straight face, "Go and prepare it."

"Okay, Dad." Liu Mingzu said respectfully, then stood up and left.

Liu Yuanrui couldn't help feeling emotional as he watched his adopted son walking away.

Although he had several women, the next generation only had two daughters and two sons. Except Liu Mingzu, the other three were all good-for-nothings.

The daughter is okay, in that she is incompetent and stupid at best, but she is a relatively well-behaved person. The remaining son is a complete hopeless person who stirs up trouble all day long and never does anything serious.

After looking around, only Liu Mingzu's son seems promising. Although he lacks experience, this is not a problem.

The most important thing is that he has a smart mind and can build a career. If he is carefully trained, he can become a good successor.

But the most unfortunate thing is that he is an illegitimate child, and his wife is not an easy person to deal with. How could she agree to hand over such a large family business to an outsider? Not killing this bastard in her eyes was already giving face to Liu Yuanrui.

Liu Yuanrui sighed. If it weren't for his father-in-law's connections, he wouldn't have had the administrative connections and wouldn't have been able to take over the coal mine.

Although the old man had retired a long time ago, he was still alive and still had some face. Liu Yuanrui could not fall out with his father-in-law's family.

But the other son was a complete loser, and he squandered the family business within a few years.

That was what Liu Yuanrui had worked hard for half his life, how could he bear to just throw it into the water?

So, as a human being, you should always have three burrows.

……

Qin Shaoyan worked quickly in front of the computer and wrote an article in a very fluent manner. He then spent a long time carefully revising it.

After the final draft was finalized, Qin Shaoyan harassed Xiong Jiajia again, "Hey, Brother Xiong."

"You idiot!" Xiong Jiajia was obviously still in a bad mood after waking up, and roared, "Can you please be quiet on New Year's Day?"

"Oh, Brother Xiong, you haven't gotten up yet." Qin Shaoyan was a little surprised.

"Nonsense, it's only nine o'clock now." Xiong Jiajia said unhappily, "I played mahjong all night and went to bed at five in the morning."

"Then go back to sleep." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Nothing to worry about."

"Get lost, I'm not going to sleep anymore." Xiong Jiajia wiped his face in frustration, "Hurry up and tell me what's going on, I have to go out soon."

"Don't you have a few girls who specialize in subtitles?" Qin Shaoyan asked, "Tell them to translate an article for me."

"Are you crazy?!" Xiong Jiajia was speechless. "It's only the first day of the new year, and you're already asking people to work. I realize how cruel you are after becoming a boss."

"Uh, what are you saying?" Qin Shaoyan argued, "Am I not anxious?"

"You can't ask people to work for you on New Year's Day even if you're in a hurry, right?" Xiong Jiajia mocked, "Be a decent person."

"I'll pay more!" Qin Shaoyan shouted. "Even if you pay more, they won't work. Who doesn't want to rest on New Year's Day?" Xiong Jiajia snorted, "You think they are all like you."

"Don't waste time. Give me their phone numbers. What if they are willing to work overtime?" Qin Shaoyan said simply.

"Wait." Xiong Jiajia said as he got up and walked to the side to turn on the computer. "Go to QQ and I'll add you to our group. If you have anything to say, you can talk to the group."

Qin Shaoyan also logged into QQ and soon received a notification to join the group.

After entering the group, Qin Shaoyan spoke directly, "I have an urgent job. I need to translate an article with about 800 words into English. Is there anyone willing to do it?"

The group was silent, as if no one was online.

Qin Shaoyan sent another message, "Those who are willing to work will receive 3,000 yuan in overtime pay."

A series of messages immediately popped up in the group, "I'll do it!"

"Boss, I have passed the CET-8 exam!"

"Boss, I've done translation proofreading!"

"Boss, choose me, choose me. I am fluent in three foreign languages!"

Looking at the active speeches in the group, Xiong Jiajia was dumbfounded and cursed: "These people really want to make money without caring about their lives."

Qin Shaoyan quickly selected one, sent the article he wrote, and reminded him of the details.

Motivated by overtime pay, the female translator completed the work at an extremely fast speed. After the boss inspected the work, she said "Thank you, boss" and left the office happily.

Qin Shaoyan turned around and said to Xiong Jiajia, "After a few days when you go back to work, ask people to post messages on the campus network, Tianya, Baidu Tieba and other social networking sites."

"I'll tell you the specific content of the message tonight. Just make it into a unified copy so you can just copy and paste it for convenience."

Xiong Jiajia rolled her eyes and said, "Uncle Qin, are you still human? You arranged a job for me during the Chinese New Year."

"I'm sorry, Brother Xiong." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Don't you like cats? I'll give you a few in a few days."

"I like cat girls." Xiong Jiajia snorted coldly.

Qin Shaoyan didn't take it seriously. He posted the newly translated article on a newly registered Facebook account and then sent an email to Fred.

The email pasted the account that posted the article, asking Fred to direct traffic to this account and also to guide the water army account to collect data.

Everything is ready, all that's left is to let the bullets fly for a while.

Qin Shaoyan began to relax and prepared to take his parents around, but there weren't many places to go.

Many places are closed during the Chinese New Year, and the infrastructure is not perfect at this time, so many tourist attractions are not convenient.

Qin Shaoyan was relaxed, but the venture capitalists couldn't sleep.

Although Xiong Xiaoge told Xu Xin to stay calm and Qin Shaoyan was just bluffing, everyone should not panic.

That being said, Xiong Xiaoge was not idle at all.

He first contacted the United States and asked someone to inquire about YouTube, focusing on whether Google had any acquisition plans.

Xiong Xiaoge then called Zhou Dao in his hometown and asked him, "Qin Shaoyan said that someone from YouTube would come over to have a meeting with him in a few days. Did you know about this?"

"I don't know." Zhou Dao looked confused. "Boss Xiong, I've been watching the campus network, but I haven't heard any news."

"It's okay, I'm not blaming you." Xiong Xiaoge sighed, "If Qin Shaoyan wants to hide something, there are countless ways to do it."

After listening to this, Zhou Dao thought for a moment and asked cautiously, "Boss Xiong, I've been working at the campus network for so many days, and I've seen them lay off employees, but the video website is expanding its staff."

"I don't think this action looks like he's going to sell the video website. Is Qin Shaoyan bluffing?"

Xiong Xiaoge hesitated for two seconds and said, "It's very likely that he is bluffing, but we have to be careful that he really wants to sell the video website."

Zhou Dao frowned. "The video website was doing well, and he has made a lot of big moves recently, and bought a lot of copyrights. Suddenly he said he wanted to sell it. What's the purpose?"

"Qin Shaoyan is a person who cannot be judged by common sense." Xiong Xiaoge thought for a while, "I have to trouble you to come back early, so that Qin Shaoyan won't cause any trouble again."

Zhou Dao thought about it for a while, "Then I'll stay at home until the fifth day, and return to Beijing on the sixth day."

Xiong Xiaoge nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zhou."

After finishing the call with Zhou Dao, Xiong Xiaoge thought for a moment and called Zheng Nan again.

"Mr. Zheng, Qin Shaoyan said that people from YouTube are coming to discuss the acquisition of Qvod. What do you think?"

Zheng Nan said decisively: "This must be Qin Shaoyan bluffing, we don't need to pay attention to him."

Xiong Xiaoge nodded, "I thought so too."

"But we can't be careless." Xiong Xiaoge changed the subject, "We still have to be on guard against him."

Zheng Nan said confidently: "Don't worry, Mr. Xiong, I have asked my friends in the United States to inquire about it, and there should be results soon."

"Let's take a step back and say that even if it's true, so what? If we don't agree to sell it, his acquisition will not be successful."

Xiong Xiaoge let out a long sigh and reminded, "Remember to notify me if there is any news from the United States."

"Boss Xiong, just rest assured." Zheng Nan said with a smile, "Celebrate the New Year with peace of mind."

That being said, Xiong Xiaoge has never felt at ease since receiving Qin Shaoyan's call.

Qin Shaoyan, this guy, is doing evil.
……

The third grade.

Qin Shaoyan, who had just eaten and drunk his fill, sat on the sofa, thinking about the venture capitalists. When he was thinking deeply, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Qin Shaoyan stood up and looked through the peephole, and found that it was Zhang Pingyi. He hurriedly opened the door.

"Master Zhang, you..." Qin Shaoyan looked at the other party in surprise.

Zhang Pingyi was exhausted at this time, with luggage on his shoulders, and walked in with his head down, "Let me have a drink of water."

Qin Shaoyan immediately poured him a cup of hot water and unloaded his luggage. "Why are you back?"

"I was worried at home, so I packed up and headed back home on the second day of the Chinese New Year." Zhang Pingyi let out a long sigh, "I finally bought a plane ticket back to Beijing."

"You don't have to leave on the second day of the New Year. Why don't you stay at home for a few more days?" Qin Shaoyan said in surprise. It can be seen that Zhang Pingyi had a hard time on the journey back.

"When I'm at home, I think about the company's server and I feel uneasy." Zhang Pingyi said with a serious face, "My home signal is not good. Instead of squatting on the top of the mountain waiting for your call every day, I might as well come back directly."

(End of this chapter)