Reborn: Billionaire in College

Chapter 153: Venture Capitalists Are Waiting in Line

Ning Yongde smiled as he watched Chen Pingjiang sitting opposite him with his legs crossed in an untidy manner, shaking them from time to time.

If it were anyone else, he would probably be too embarrassed to admit his old self, but if the person was Chen Pingjiang, the principal would feel more at ease.

This is a manifestation of not treating yourself as an outsider.

After Chen Pingjiang glanced at the various applications in front of him, he smiled and said, "Principal, is this the reason you called me here?"

Ning Yongde pretended to be stern and asked, "Why, you don't like it?"

"How could that be!" After saying that, Chen Pingjiang picked up his pen and quickly signed his name on the application to join the party and various reports.

Chen Pingjiang, a shrewd man, knew too well what Ning Yongde and Caida were up to, but he didn't point it out.

Anyway, it's a free honor, so why not refuse it? It will be so cool to sign up directly when you go out.

"Your game of grabbing parking spaces is quite popular recently. My granddaughter is also playing it. I heard you are looking for financing?"

Chen Pingjiang nodded and said, "I am currently waiting for a good price. I will sell it to whoever offers the most. Of course, the resources behind it must be sufficient."

"Raising funds means expansion, so there will definitely be a shortage of manpower, right?" Ning Yongde said with a smile, "Leaders from other schools have come to me, hoping to recommend students to intern at Renren.com, and some hope that Renren.com's campus recruitment this year can be held at their school. Of course, if it's difficult to do, forget it."

Different schools treat internships differently. Some universities may provide internship opportunities as part of the curriculum, while other schools may require students to find internship opportunities on their own. During the internship, there will be dedicated teachers responsible for guiding and supervising students' internship work, including team leaders, professional teachers, and external instructors. In addition, there will be a series of management measures and management processes, such as planning management, process management, and communication, to ensure the quality and effectiveness of the internship.

Chen Pingjiang raised his eyebrows: "Oh, summer vacation is coming soon. If you didn't tell me, I would have almost forgotten that I am a student. After summer vacation, the autumn recruitment will follow."

"Principal, how about this? For the autumn recruitment, I will only hold it within our school, and forget about other colleges and universities. But for internship recruitment, Renren and Zhizhen Catering will be open all year round. We will give regular treatment to outstanding interns and admit them in advance."

Chen Pingjiang is a typical example of someone who only wants candy and doesn't want shells.

After all, it will become a trend for large Internet companies to conduct internships before campus recruitment.

More and more Internet companies have explicitly included Internet internship experience in their human resource requirements.

Finding a job is not like opening a blind box. Reducing the sunk costs of both parties when choosing a job is a good way for everyone.

Instead of hiring some fresh graduates who violate the contract, do not meet the job requirements, or fail the probation period through the autumn recruitment, it is better to let them intern first and wait and see. If they are suitable, they will stay, and if they are not, they will leave.

In addition, recruiting interns can snatch outstanding students before the autumn recruitment, while saving costs.

Ning Yongde saw through Chen Pingjiang's thoughts at a glance, smiled and pointed at Chen Pingjiang. "You! Too smart."

When I walked out of the administrative building, a girl with a ponytail came towards me. She saw Chen Pingjiang from a distance and called out sweetly, "Hello, Chairman?"

Chen Pingjiang was completely confused. "Did you call the wrong person?"

"No, I'm a freshman in the Industrial Management Student Union. Don't you remember me? At the beginning of the month, an election was held, and you were elected as the new president of the Industrial Management Student Union with a high vote."

Chen Pingjiang was stunned. This Hao Shaoping was really awesome. He managed to do such a big thing as the student union's election quietly even though the new chairman was not there.

In fact, it was not Hao Shaoping's fault. The company had been busy as dogs recently. How could he dare to disturb Chen Pingjiang for such a matter which seemed so small to him? So he just did it quietly himself.

Of course, no one would object, and no one would dare to object.

In this way, Chen Pingjiang became the youngest president of the college student union in the history of University of Finance and Economics, which is unprecedented, if not the youngest.

The only one who was elected as the student union president in his freshman year.

Chen Pingjiang has now become an unattainable figure in the eyes of teachers and students of the School of Finance.

The school was particularly resourceful and would occasionally play the previous interview with Chen Pingjiang on the TV in the cafeteria.

Even the recent incident of fighting over parking spaces was introduced in an entire page of the school newspaper, and when they saw that the word count was insufficient, they brought up the story of Chen Pingjiang's class.

A teacher said: "Chen Pingjiang is the best student I have ever seen. He always sits in the first row in class, actively asks questions, and does the best homework."

As if by magic, Chen Pingjiang walked into the Industrial Management Class 4 where a finance class was taking place.

Standing in the corridor, I heard the female teacher say in a loud voice: "Students, you must not mistake the difference between VC and PE, because it will be tested in the exam. They are different in form, investment objects, identities, investment time, investment scale and strength. For example, your class leader Chen Pingjiang's Renren.com will be more exposed to VC investment in the first round of financing. Of course, it does not mean that there is no PE, because the scale of Renren.com is already considerable."

Wow, do you use yourself as a case study in class now? And you speak so naturally.

If I walk into the classroom like this now, will it embarrass the teacher and make my classmates think I am showing off?
But if we don't go in, wouldn't that be like walking in fine clothes at night?
After "struggling" for two seconds, Chen Pingjiang still stood at the door of the classroom.

"Report to the teacher, I am late."

The teacher and the entire class of Industrial Management Class 4 looked at Chen Pingjiang as if they had seen a ghost, and they thought they were seeing things. The female teacher laughed and said, "Speak of the devil, and the devil will appear. Come in, Chen Pingjiang."

While looking for a seat, she was greeted with all kinds of delighted looks, and Cong Nini even gave her a subtle wink.

"Brother Chen, I never dreamed that I would meet you in class."

"I agree, but I think he came here just to show off."

"Interview, how did you feel when you heard the compliments at the door just now?"

"Brother Chen, my Renren account number is XXXX, please give me some gold coins to help me get a parking space."

"..."

As soon as Chen Pingjiang sat down, a group of people surrounded him and chattered, not caring that they were still in class.

Unexpectedly, Chen Pingjiang listened very attentively in the remaining half of the class, which made the teacher feel honored.

After class, Chen Pingjiang and several classmates walked to the parking lot in front of the teaching building and waved goodbye.

The volcanic gray Panamera shines brightly under the sunlight.

With the roar of the engine, it gradually faded away.

"Why does it seem like the squad leader changes cars more frequently than he changes girlfriends? Wasn't he using a G-Class some time ago?"

"What you said is all old news. I bought this car almost half a month ago." "King of Understanding" Zhao Shaoyang introduced the car.

"I feel like the distance between me and the class monitor is getting farther and farther."

Cong Nini, who was walking beside him, said: "There is no farthest, only farther."

When students from other majors walked past this group of people, they would stop and look sideways when they heard what they were saying.

………………

Chen Pingjiang sat in the conference room listening to Shu Mang's report.

"Currently, 24 VC/PE investment institutions, including Sequoia, GSR Ventures, Northern Light Ventures, IDG, CDH Investments, DCM, and Tencent, have contacted us, and all of them responded according to what Mr. Chen arranged. Oh, SoftBank also came this morning."

"Individual investors such as former Sohu CEO Victor Koo, Sina COO Lin Xinhe, and former TOM Group CEO Wang Qi have also completed preliminary contacts with us."

After Shu Mang finished speaking, Wan Yuqian immediately took over the conversation: "In recent days, the atmosphere in the company has become more and more impetuous. Everyone has heard that a large number of investment institutions have contacted us, and they have speculated who we will choose and what the company's current valuation is. Some old employees who have options are even losing their minds to work."

Chen Pingjiang sneered, "I'm not in a hurry, so why should they be? If they encounter this kind of thing again, they will be warned the first time and will be given compensation and leave the second time. That's not what they should be concerned about. They should focus on their work instead."

In fact, it is not just the employees in the company who are impetuous. Chen Pingjiang knows clearly that even many of the senior executives present are very impetuous. Many people even wonder why Chen Pingjiang is still sitting on the Diaoyutai and not opening the financing window until now.

Chen Pingjiang looked back at Miao Bingwei, who immediately understood and reported: "The first parking space grabbing competition is already in the warm-up stage, and the players have responded strongly. The first prize car is a Peugeot 206 provided by Dongfeng Peugeot, and it will be online in the next two days."

"Some car manufacturers who had rejected us before have recently contacted me again. Their attitudes are completely different from before. They are more low-key now than they were before." Li Xi has recently felt that his back is three points straighter and he walks with a breeze. He really has the illusion that things have changed over time. The car manufacturers who had not even met us before have made a 360-degree turn in their attitude. "The first advertising fee of some manufacturers has been transferred to the company's designated account."

Hearing this, Chen Pingjiang smiled easily and said, "Did Weng Yingliang, the deputy director of the Communication and Promotion Department of Chery Automobile Sales Company, come to see you?"

He laughed, and Li Xi laughed too: "When I saw that guy again, he regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. I heard that he was scolded by his immediate superior. It was not because of the money, but because he blamed him for not cooperating with him on more car models, but only on the most basic Chery QQ. Because of this, he drank a lot of drugs that day and slept all day."

The meeting room burst into laughter.

Who doesn’t have a feeling of frustration that needs to be vented?

Only Miao Bingwei smiled somewhat awkwardly. At that time, he thought that 200,000 daily active users was an astronomical figure and he would be satisfied with 100,000 daily active users. Who knew that it would be almost ten times as many now.

However, when it was Zhuo Ling and Zou Yu's turn to report, they could no longer laugh.

"Official agencies and the media are currently in a wait-and-see mode. I personally think there are two reasons for this. First, Renren is not big enough and its foundation is still weak; second, it is more entertainment-oriented. We have also contacted brokerage companies and some variety show production teams, but they offered high prices, and we simply cannot afford to hire a few people. Internet celebrities are relatively less demanding, but we have already hired a few of them."

After Zhuo Ling finished speaking, Zou Yu also said: "My situation is slightly better than Lingling's, but although there are some achievements, the problem we face is the same - insufficient funds. Although I don't need to invest so much money in a certain person, the volume is large. Whether calculated by piece or by month, the cost is not a small amount. After all, their own production funds are there, and they can't be fooled by a few words from us just because of an illusory future that uses love to generate electricity."

Chen Pingjiang nodded: "We have the time. Currently, no competitor has set its sights on this field. At best, there is only Sina Blog, which is different from ours. In the early stage, they can spend money. When we have more and more users in the middle stage, they will take the initiative to join us."

When the meeting was over, Chen Pingjiang added, "In the next two days, several groups of interns from various schools in Dongjiang will enter various departments. You should spend more time to guide them. Those who perform well can be converted to full-time employees after graduation."

"Hurray! We are increasingly short of staff these days." The two golden flowers in the content department shouted happily.

(End of this chapter)