Reborn: Billionaire in College

Chapter 169 We also want to make progress

In Chen Pingjiang's opinion, Cheng Binghao does not have a global strategic vision, but his execution ability is still good, otherwise Sina would not dare to let him be CTO.

The lack of strategic vision means that a very successful Kaixin.com was ruined in his hands. This was certainly due to the attack from WeChat and Weibo, but also because he himself could not find his direction.

Cheng Binghao felt that Chen Pingjiang was bragging. He didn't believe that the business he had worked so hard to build would be handed over to someone else.

"What if I reject Mr. Chen?"

Chen Pingjiang shrugged: "Then we can only work together with Xiaonei.com and Tencent to kill you."

"Hmm." Chen Pingjiang's approach was actually not bad, but Cheng Binghao felt uncomfortable listening to it.

After all, the business world is cruel, and the law of the jungle is never wrong.

Chen Pingjiang flew back to Dongjiang that afternoon.

As he expected, Cheng Binghao was not so easy to tame. He rejected the superior Xiaonei and Tencent, proving that he wanted to make achievements in the social field. Cheng Binghao also did not think Chen Pingjiang could do anything with the genuine kaixin.com domain name.

Although the flapping of a butterfly's wings may slightly advance the process, a person's character cannot be changed.

At the beginning, Cheng Binghao successively rejected the proposals of Fu Zhengjun and Chen Yizhou to invest in the company by using domain names, because he thought that a mere domain name would not make much waves. He later admitted this in his autobiography, saying that he did not do enough on the domain name issue.

Chen Pingjiang didn't want to use the trick of real and fake Kaixin.com unless it was absolutely necessary.

But, the business world is like a battlefield.

Throughout the summer vacation, China's Internet social networking market showed a flourishing situation.

The leader is Renren, which continues to lead the social circle with its authentic parking space grabbing app, "Happy Boys" and an increasingly complete ecosystem.

In just two months, the number of registered users of Renren exceeded 2000 million.

Following closely behind is Xiaonei.

Having raised a huge sum of money, Xiaonei.com is very arrogant, but its biggest problem is that it always follows behind Renren.com. It does whatever Renren.com does without any originality.

Kaixin.com is the worst performing of the three major SNSs, with only 200 million registered users.

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In the blink of an eye, summer vacation is over.

Everyone in dormitory 603 also rushed back, and when they met each other for the first time, they were extremely cordial.

"The dormitory is still comfortable. I can sleep as late as I want, and no one will bother me. I can eat instant noodles if I want, and play games if I want." Zhao Shaoyang stretched. "It's just that the dormitory is too hot, and the school didn't even bother to install air conditioning. At least our dormitory is the most expensive in the country."

Dong Tinghui laughed loudly: "I can say that too. Lao Chen and I teamed up to kill the richest young people under the age of 20 in the country." After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Chen Pingjiang in confusion: "Lao Chen, why did you come back instead of staying in your den of debauchery?"

Chen Pingjiang glared at him and said, "I've sold a few pieces of gold. I'm like an old widower this summer. I go to work, go home and sleep every day."

Zhao Shaoyang's eyes widened in disbelief. "No way? Brother Chen, you have so much money and you are still so young, don't you know how to enjoy it? I've seen rich second-generations in novels and TV shows live extravagantly and spend money like water. When they go to a bar, they always shout, 'I'll pay for everything.'"

Dong Tinghui sneered, "You naive child, listen to Old Chen's pretense, he came back just to smear us. I don't believe it anyway. He is so rich and still works so hard without enjoying himself. What's the point of making money?"

"Do you think I'm the same as you? I'm a person who has gotten rid of vulgar tastes."

"hehe!"

"vomit!"

"..."

Seeing that they didn't believe him, Chen Pingjiang didn't bother to explain.

That is to say, now that Renren has become stable, the catering group has been completely handed over to Ge Mengshi, and the Renren group buying project has not yet started, Chen Pingjiang has time to take a break.

"Tomorrow the new students will be enrolled. Guys, should we go and help the new girls carry their luggage?"

"You are someone who wouldn't even help a fallen soy sauce bottle at home. Are you going to pick up the boxes or look for potential targets? Besides, the parents are right beside them. It's not that easy to do it."

Zhao Shaoyang's eyes rolled around, and he suddenly lit a cigarette for Chen Pingjiang in a flattering manner: "Brother Chen, don't forget that you are the chairman of our Public Relations Student Union. Welcoming new students is your job, right? Bring me with you tomorrow?"

Although Dong Tinghui was eager to try, seeing that Chen Pingjiang didn't say anything, he deliberately said something sarcastic to test Chen Pingjiang's attitude.

"Look at the way you look. Old Chen is the chairman, why would he act like a minion and carry boxes for others? At least he should sit there and register."

Chen Pingjiang laughed and scolded: "You two are almost jumping on my face with your abacus beads. I definitely won't go. If you two have any ideas tomorrow, I will let the student union arrange for you two."

"Thank you, dear brother."

In the evening, Chen Pingjiang arrived at a private club in the city as promised.

The game organized by Lao He.

Liu Cheng, Lv Lizhen's husband, also came. Chen Pingjiang called Wan Qiping from Guoqiang Driving School as well.

When Wan Qiping received Chen Pingjiang's call, he thought he had misheard. He often sighed and lamented that the young man who seemed to be very impressive had reached such a high level in less than a year. They used to play mahjong together, but as Chen Pingjiang's status became higher and higher and he became busier, they had no more interactions.

"Haha, is today a time to recall the good old days and think about the good times?" Wan Qiping joked.

Chen Pingjiang also laughed: "Old Wan, you think too much. To be honest, you are the first noble person I met on my entrepreneurial journey. If you hadn't placed the first advertisement on Renren.com, I don't know if I would be where I am today."

Wan Qiping waved his hand: "We are cooperating with each other. Advertising also brings considerable income to our Guoqiang Driving School. Besides, even without my advertising, don't we still have Liu Cheng's wife, Ms. Lu?"

"Anyway, they are all my benefactors."

The private club that Lao He chose is considered to be relatively high-end in the entire Dongjiang River. It has everything you need for eating, drinking, and entertainment. There is nothing you can't enjoy.

After playing mahjong, it was already twelve o'clock in the evening.

Lao He suggested: "It's getting late, why don't we go take a bath and have some midnight snacks, and then sleep here tonight? The crab roe noodles here are a specialty, and the chef is specially invited from Shanghai. By the way, the health massage is on the sixth floor."

Liu Cheng and Wan Qiping had no objection, and the three of them then looked at Chen Pingjiang.

Although Chen Pingjiang was the youngest, he was already the leader among the group. If Chen Pingjiang shook his head, the game might be over.

Seeing this, Chen Pingjiang teased Wan Qiping with a smile: "Old Wan, you always complain about your wife being so strict when playing mahjong. If I don't go home today, will your wife call you and turn off your phone?"

Wan Qiping snorted nonchalantly: "I usually give in to her. If I don't go back tonight, how can she make trouble?" What Chen Pingjiang didn't know was that Wan Qiping had given his wife a heads-up before going out. When Wan Qiping's wife heard that he was going with Chen Pingjiang, she took the initiative to say that she didn't need to come back if it was too late at night.

Although Wan Qiping's wife had never seen Chen Pingjiang, she had always heard her husband mention this name. In her opinion, the little bit of milk leaking from Chen Pingjiang's fingers was enough for her husband to eat and drink his fill, so how could she object?

In the hot spring pool, several people were taking a bath naked.

Liu Cheng found an opportunity to ask, "Pingjiang, you are well-informed and smart. Can you give me and Lao Wan some advice on whether there are any good projects? Seeing that Lao Wan's Yuanfang Supermarket is getting better day by day, we also want to make progress."

"Why? Aren't your private chef and Lao Wan's driving school doing well? Why did you suddenly want to change careers?"

Wan Qiping shook his head. "It's not a career change. I'm similar to Lao Liu. Usually, there are people in charge of the driving school, so I don't have much to do. I can't just keep hanging around like this. If I do, you and Lao He will leave me far behind, and I won't have any friends anymore."

Rough words are not rough.

It is foreseeable that if Wan Qiping continues to run Guoqiang Driving School peacefully, he will sooner or later leave Chen Pingjiang's circle of friends.

After thinking for a while, Chen Pingjiang said, "If an ordinary person asked this question, I would definitely ignore it. But Lao Wan and Lao Liu are different. You are both my benefactors in the early days of my business. I will give you a project. It's not hard to make a fortune, but it won't be a big problem to make a moderate fortune."

Liu Cheng and Wan Qiping became excited when they heard this. If someone else said this, they would think that the other person was bragging, but when it came out of Chen Pingjiang's mouth, it made people feel particularly trustworthy.

"I know the three of you are all speculating in stocks, just trust me and sell them."

This sentence was like dropping a bombshell, surprising the three people and making them more or less confused.

He Zhiyu frowned and said, "Do you have any inside information? The stock market is doing so well right now."

Liu Cheng also agreed: "Yes, the A-share market is about to reach 6000 points. Many experts are optimistic that it can reach points."

Chen Pingjiang laughed in his heart, is the title of Myanmar A for nothing?
What happened to the stock market from 2007 to 2008?

From October 2007 to September 10, the Shanghai A-share index fell from 2008 points to 9 points, a drop of 6124%. The securities market sentiment was extremely low, a large number of new shares fell below the issue price, and the securities market lost its financing function.

A survey of stock investors conducted in September 2008 may be the largest stock investor survey to date. Among 9 stock investors, only 70% made a profit, 4.34% broke even, and the proportion of those suffering losses reached 3.15%.

其后的2008年10月28日9时55分，沪指探至全年大底1664.93点，那是股市从2007年10月最高点6124点开始狂跌整整一年后，终于落到了底部。

The online jokes made up by stockholders themselves say, "A BMW goes in, a bicycle comes out; a suit goes in, a bikini comes out; a young man goes in, an old man comes out; a rich man goes in, a beggar comes out; Yao Ming goes in, Pan Changjiang comes out; black hair goes in, white hair comes out; a person goes in with a dog on a leash, and comes out being led by the dog..."

It is already the end of August, which means that the A-share market still has one last month of glory.

"There is no inside information. Everything is my personal judgment. Believe it or not. I am fearful when others are greedy and I am greedy when others are fearful. The stock market is too hot now. Too many people embezzle public funds, borrow money to invest in stocks, and sell their houses to invest in stocks, which makes the bubble bigger and bigger. Do you think this is normal? Once the country implements a tight monetary policy and bursts this bubble, the consequences can be imagined. The only difference is when this bubble will burst. It may be tomorrow or next month, but it will definitely not be later than next year."

He Zhiyu and the other two looked at each other, with some fear in their eyes.

I didn't take it seriously at first, but it's scary when I think about it.

Not to mention others, all the available cash in their homes is floating in the stock market.

He Zhiyu was the first to nod: "I will sell all of them tomorrow. Although an expert said so at the beginning, I didn't take it seriously. Now that you mention it, and considering that all the management of our company are speculating in stocks, I believe it a little."

Among all the people present, who trusts Chen Pingjiang's judgment the most is none other than He Zhiyu.

Wan Qiping asked: "Where should the money in the stock market go?"

Chen Pingjiang blinked and smiled, "There are only two reservoirs in the country, the stock market and real estate. When the stock market falls to a point that scares everyone, funds will flow into real estate, continuously pushing up housing and land prices. So, while there are no purchase restrictions, buy as many houses as you can."

(End of this chapter)