You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 295 Milk Tea is So Sweet
Although Qin Shaoyan's inspection today was indeed a spur-of-the-moment decision, his conversation with Zhou Yuan was intentional.

Just then Zhou Yuan came running over by himself, and Qin Shaoyan took this opportunity to say a few words to Zhou Yuan.

Qin Shaoyan had known Zhou Yuan for a short time and was not familiar with his character and personality, so he had no idea how far he could go.

Saying these few words is just a precautionary measure to intimidate this department manager who is considered to be the company's top official.

Procurement and field sales are departments with high incidence of corruption, and these people in the field sales travel all over the country, so the cost of supervision is very high.

For companies in the expansion period, they will turn a blind eye to such matters. As long as it is not too excessive and the other party's performance is taken into consideration, they will generally not pursue it immediately.

Of course, it is not uncommon to settle scores after the event.

The rapid expansion leads to chaotic management and the lack of effective regulatory mechanisms in private enterprises. It is common for the bold ones to take advantage of this opportunity to make huge profits.

Even if Zhou Yuan has no problems, there must be something shady under his command.

And these people will try their best to drag Zhou Yuan into the water.

After all, if you don't take it, how can our people take it?

Zhou Yuan is not a well-tested cadre, so it is highly likely that he will succumb to temptation and be dragged into the water.

Don't use money and power to test cadres.

Human nature cannot stand the test.

If the campus funds had not come from Xiong Xiaoge and Sequoia, Qin Shaoyan himself would not have dared to guarantee whether they would not be misappropriated.

He didn't take it because the risk and the reward were not proportional and it was completely unnecessary.

The reason why Qin Shaoyan gave Zhou Yuan these instructions was that, on the one hand, he really valued talents and hoped to grow him up and make him a capable general.

On the other hand, it was to warn him not to let his subordinates get too complacent and delay important tasks because of their greed for money.

Qin Shaoyan didn't care how much money they took, it wasn't his money anyway.

What he cares about is that you have to do the job if you get the money, and if you don't do the job well, he still wants the money.

Then don't blame Mr. Qin for being cruel and sending you behind bars to reflect on your life.

"Zhou Yuan," Young Master Qin said earnestly, "After a while, the company will assign you a deputy."

"This deputy is not a military supervisor. He is specifically responsible for the online game operations. I hope you can cooperate sincerely to make the local marketing department bigger and stronger."

"Online game operation?" Zhou Yuan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood something.

Mr. Qin is a gold medal producer in the gaming industry. He has won two "Golden Keyboard" awards and also has a dedicated gaming company.

Nowadays, Internet companies like NetEase, Sohu, Sina, and Penguin are all making money from online games.

Of course, President Qin would not let go of such a money-making tool. Wouldn't that be a waste of President Qin's talent?

There have always been rumors that the company is planning to set up an online game operations department, and everyone is particularly jealous.

Everyone knows that President Qin is particularly concerned about the gaming business. Anyone who has anything to do with gaming is considered a legitimate son.

Zhou Yuan never expected that such a big piece of cake would fall on his head.

Letting the person in charge of network operations be his deputy means that this key department will be under his control in the future.

"Boss Qin." Zhou Yuan was a little terrified. "I don't understand online game operations. I'm afraid I can't manage it well."

"It's okay, I understand." Qin Shaoyan said lightly, "I will personally guide their work, you just need to do a good job of management and cooperation."

"Starting from the second half of the year, your work focus will be on the promotion of online game operations."

"In addition to recruiting some experienced online game operators, you should also recruit some people who are familiar with the Internet cafe business."

"From now on, your main target should be Internet cafes in second- and third-tier cities. No matter if they have a license or not, whether they are large or small, or even illegal Internet cafes, don't let them go."

Zhou Yuan nodded vigorously, "I understand, President Qin."

"I will select capable people to conduct a thorough investigation of these Internet cafes."

Qin Shaoyan smiled and patted his shoulder vigorously, "Do a good job!"

……

The breeze blows through the branches, and the swaying buds bring a fresh fragrance of spring.

In the quiet campus, Liu Yuanyuan held a book in one hand and dragged his friend with the other, jogging quickly.

"Yuanyuan, slow down. I can't keep up." Beads of sweat appeared on Mingyue's forehead, and her slender legs could not keep up with her friend's pace.

"If we're any later, they will be sold out. We have to hurry!" Liu Yuanyuan said breathlessly while running.

"Milk tea is available every day, there's no need to rush." ​​Mingyue was very surprised. She didn't understand why Liu Yuanyuan was so impatient. Was it necessary to work so hard for a cup of milk tea?
"The milk tea is so popular that we can't sell enough every day." Liu Yuanyuan ran without slowing down. "We didn't get to drink it yesterday because we got off get out of class late. When I went there, it was sold out."

"Oh." Mingyue was pulled and jogged all the way, and finally arrived at the entrance of the college student station. She saw a long queue from afar.

"Oh my." Liu Yuanyuan screamed, dragging Mingyue to get into the team, "We finally caught up today."

Mingyue was a little puzzled, "Is this milk tea delicious?"

"Of course it tastes good!" Liu Yuanyuan showed an exaggerated expression, "This is the best drink I have ever had."

"You can buy one and try it and you will know."

Mingyue glanced at the sign at the door, which read "Two Yuan per Cup". She was a little surprised, thinking it was so expensive.

Mingyue gave a restrained smile, "I'm not used to drinking it."

"It's normal to feel uncomfortable at first. You'll be fine after drinking it a few more times." Liu Yuanyuan smiled innocently, "You don't know how happy it is to drink a cup of milk tea."

"It's only two dollars a cup, which is quite cheap."

"No, buy it yourself." Mingyue smiled awkwardly.

"There's an event today." Liu Yuanyuan began to coax her friend and said, "Good Mingyue, this drink today is my treat. I can't drink two cups by myself."

Mingyue hesitated for a moment. She didn't like owing favors to her friends.

Although she was a little curious about what milk tea tasted like, the frugal habits she had developed over the years made her instinctively resist these extra expenses, and she usually tried to save wherever possible.

"No, I'm not used to that. I don't like it too sweet."

"Forget it, I'll go by myself. Just hold the book for me." Liu Yuanyuan handed the book to Mingyue and nimbly slipped into the crowd.

Mingyue was standing by with a book in her arms, staring blankly at the crowded university student station.

There is a huge roll-up poster hanging at the entrance of the station, with a variety of milk teas displayed on it.

"Sweet date benefits!"

“Milk tea, sweeten your other half!”

"The mountains and rivers are romantic, and milk tea and him are your ideals on earth."

"Couple package 99 yuan: two cups of milk tea + two movie tickets + exquisite small gift!"

Dating is so expensive.

Mingyue smiled. To her, milk tea and love were both luxuries.

Now she has to devote all her energy to making money, so she has no time to enjoy romance.

Not only do I have to pay off my student loan, but I also have to save money for my grandma's medical treatment.

The stubborn grandma kept saying that she was fine, but Mingyue knew that her grandma's health was getting worse and worse, and she just didn't want to trouble herself.

When Mingyue was in a trance, she suddenly saw a familiar figure.

He was tall, wearing jeans and an ordinary gray coat.

She recalled the first time they met, when he stood under the shade of the tree and gave her that warm and gentle smile.

And that pure white T-shirt is the perfect size and very comfortable to wear.

At this moment, he was standing at the entrance of the university student station, staring at the milk tea counter in a daze, as if he was struggling with something.

Hey, does he want milk tea?

Mingyue thought about it and immediately squeezed into the crowd and shouted to her best friend, "Yuanyuan, give me a drink too."

He pulled out a whitish cloth wallet from his pocket. There was a Hello Kitty embroidered on the red and white plaid, and it looked as if it had been sewn there himself.

"Here, have a cup of bubble tea."

Mingyue took out two coins from her wallet and handed them over.

"Mingyue, let's buy the couple's package. The second cup is half price, so we can save a dollar together." Liu Yuanyuan's eyes sparkled. "Huh? Is that so?" Mingyue was a little surprised, "Then let's buy the couple's package."

"Can the gift card be mine?" Liu Yuanyuan asked expectantly.

"Well, take it." Mingyue agreed readily.

After Liu Yuanyuan received it, he excitedly rushed over and kissed Mingyue fiercely, "Thank you Yueyue."

He turned around and shouted to the waiter who was making milk tea, "Couple's set meal, thank you. Give me the light blue card, yes, the one that says go left and go right!"

The clerk stared at the two beautiful women crowded in front of the counter for a moment, then quickly responded, "Couple meal, two cups of bubble milk tea! More or less sugar?"

"Just be normal." Liu Yuanyuan urged, "Give me the card first."

Two cups of hot milk tea were placed on the counter. Mingyue immediately picked up one, turned around and ran out of the crowd.

She glanced around in panic and found that the familiar figure was still standing there. She felt relieved and ran over quickly.

"Hey, honest and upright young man!"

Mingyue waved at the other party with a smile and shouted loudly.

Qin Shaoyan was startled and turned around to find that it was Mingyue. "Mingyue? Why are you here?"

"I'm here to see my friend. She's studying for a master's degree here." Mingyue looked at Qin Shaoyan with a smile, "Why are you here too?"

"Oh, the company has an event here, I came to take a look." Qin Shaoyan looked at Mingyue and smiled at her, "What a coincidence."

"Yeah, what a coincidence." Mingyue took out the cup of warm milk tea from behind and handed it over, "Here, we are destined to meet today, so I'll treat you to some milk tea."

Qin Shaoyan looked at the milk tea in Mingyue's hand with great surprise.

"You'll buy me milk tea?"

"Yes." Mingyue smiled, "You gave me a T-shirt last time, this time I'll treat you to milk tea, it's a gift in return."

Qin Shaoyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "The T-shirt was given as a gift from the company event, so it can't be considered as a gift from me."

"That's perfect. This cup of milk tea was offered to me by a friend. I'm just offering my appreciation." Mingyue shook the milk tea in her hand.

Qin Shaoyan laughed dumbly, "Your friend treated you, it would be inappropriate for me to drink."

"It's okay, I just drank a cup, you can help me drink this one." Mingyue took advantage of Qin Shaoyan's confusion and stuffed the milk tea into his hands.

Holding a hot cup of milk tea in his hand, Qin Shaoyan looked at Mingyue with suspicion. With his understanding of Mingyue, he could easily see through her lies.

“Is this milk tea sweet?”

Mingyue nodded without thinking, "Sweet."

"Really? I don't believe it." Qin Shaoyan stared at Mingyue.

"It's true." Mingyue quickly added, "I just drank it, it's very sweet."

Qin Shaoyan smiled slightly. Mingyue was still the same as in his memory, liking to twirl her fingers when she lied.

In his memory, milk tea was almost a luxury for Mingyue.

Especially during the period right after graduation, she was short of money and probably had not yet developed a taste for drinking milk tea.

Mingyue felt a little uneasy when Qin Shaoyan looked at her, and hurriedly urged him, "Drink quickly."

Qin Shaoyan inserted the straw into the cup and put it in front of Mingyue, "Take a sip."

"Ah?!" Mingyue was a little panicked.

"Take a sip first and let me see." Qin Shaoyan urged, commanding in an unquestionable tone, "Hurry up."

Mingyue carefully held the straw and took a sip.

The warm milk tea poured into my mouth, and the sweet taste filled my taste buds.

So sweet.

This was Mingyue’s first reaction.

Qin Shaoyan took back the milk tea, opened his mouth and took a big sip, then he felt a warm current spreading out from his body, and even the cough that had not healed for many days felt much better.

Mingyue stared blankly at Qin Shaoyan as he drank most of the cup in a few gulps, and then she reacted.

That was the straw I used, and he just drank it straight away...

A blush appeared on Mingyue's face and she felt her cheeks burning.

Qin Shaoyan didn't feel awkward at all, he drank with gusto and asked casually: "Why haven't you been online on QQ recently? Are you busy at work? You don't even have time to send me a message."

"I'm sorry." Mingyue explained quickly, "We have a lot of outsourced work in the past two months, and our company has also taken on a big project."

"You're still in the animation company. There's no future in animation." Qin Shaoyan joked, "Why don't you switch to the gaming industry? There's a shortage of people there and the salary is higher."

"Huh." Mingyue was a little surprised, "Really?"

Before Mingyue could ask for details, Liu Yuanyuan jumped up and down in the distance and shouted, "Yueyue!"

"Sorry, my friend is calling me, I have to go." Mingyue looked a little flustered and wanted to leave.

"Wait a minute, do you have a cell phone right now?"

"Oh, I have a pager." Mingyue took out the famous pager and shook it.

"Then save my phone number." Qin Shaoyan also took out the phone sponsored by Xiong Jiajia, and the two exchanged numbers.

Mingyue turned around and ran away, leaving Qin Shaoyan sucking on his milk tea straw.

"Yueyue, what are you doing?" Liu Yuanyuan looked at Mingyue suspiciously.

"No, I didn't do anything." Mingyue was a little embarrassed, "Shall we go quickly?"

"No." Liu Yuanyuan looked curious, "Where's your cup of milk tea?"

"I drank."

"Where's the cup?"

"Throw it away."

"I don't believe it!" Liu Yuanyuan laughed, "How could you finish such a big cup so quickly? Did you secretly give it to your lover without telling me?"

"No, no." Mingyue's face was a little hot, and she defended, "We are just ordinary friends."

"Ah?!" Liu Yuanyuan didn't expect Mingyue to confess after a casual question, "You really have a boyfriend! You're so good, Yueyue, damn it, you actually kept it a secret from me!"

"Tell me quickly, who is that guy? Do I know him? Is he handsome?!"

"Really not!" Mingyue still refused to admit, "We are just friends!"

"I don't believe it! Yueyue, you actually learned to lie!" Liu Yuanyuan shouted, "Damn love, it really makes people degenerate!"

The two of them started running, laughing.

……

night.

In a second bedroom of about ten square meters, Mingyue was bending over a small table, writing something in a small notebook.

This is the house she shares with her colleagues. The small second bedroom costs 800 yuan per month, which is her biggest monthly expense.

Although the house is old, it is not far from the subway station and only takes a few minutes to walk.

Mingyue was very satisfied with this place and she kept the small room very clean.

A single bed, an old wardrobe, a small desk and a paint-chipped chair are all the furniture in the room.

Mingyue carefully recorded today's expenses in a small notebook. This was her habit.

Transportation, breakfast, dinner, water, electricity, gas...

Keep detailed accounts every day and control your spending.

On the last line, she wrote: Milk tea, 1.5 yuan.

As for the expense items, she originally wanted to write "treating guests", but she quickly crossed it out and wrote carefully: personal expenses.

After writing, Mingyue suddenly smiled. The milk tea was so sweet.

(End of this chapter)