Chapter 1106: Chapter 475: Li Shiqi

At this time, even selling Sohu would invite criticism for Zhang Chaoyang, with some feeling sorry for him, saying he was among the first in the country to engage in the internet, and if he hadn’t sold his enterprise, he’d probably be standing alongside the two Ma’s. Others say he got squeezed out.

Of course, Zhou Yuwen doesn’t escape criticism either, with people saying he doesn’t teach young people good things.

Regarding these comments, Zhou Yuwen certainly refrains from commenting. It wasn’t until many years later, when various struggling entrepreneurs faded away, and society entered an overall phase of laying flat, that his speech from that day was re-released, edited into memes on various short video platforms, revealing to everyone that Zhou Yuwen’s way of making money indeed had merit.

He foresaw the future long ago.

In this era, those striving hard are all heavily in debt.

Finally able to return home for a blind date, the thirty-something women are peculiarly selective. Experiences others used to have for 25 yuan at a cheap hotel now cost you three to four hundred thousand yuan to buy out, with regular maintenance expenses to boot.

If I knew what I know now, I would have dated more in college.

Of course, not everyone ignored Zhou Yuwen’s words.

At least a few pretty girls found what Zhou Yuwen said quite interesting.

Originally thinking Zhou Yuwen was a chilly, unapproachable senior, they were surprised to find him so down-to-earth, with witty remarks that made some pretty freshmen cover their mouths, giggling.

Something about what Zhou Yuwen said from the stage definitely gave some girls in the audience a bit of an illusion: that Zhou Yuwen seemed approachable.

Zhou Yuwen encouraged dating more.

What’s wrong with dating him, then?

After Zhou Yuwen’s speech, the audience erupted in warm applause.

Yet, when the school leadership took the stage, they were a bit awkward.

The leader took the microphone and said, “Well, first let’s thank Zhou Yuwen, the alumnus, for his wonderful speech.”

“But you know, everyone loves to lay low and let things slide. However, we still need to strive; we don’t have thirty billion, after all.”

The leader’s playful remarks instantly brought the atmosphere back, eliciting laughter from everyone.

After the freshmen orientation, everyone dispersed.

Zhou Yuwen initially wanted to leave but was stopped by Shen Yu, who asked him to sign.

While Zhou Yuwen was signing, a group of freshmen surrounded him to get his WeChat.

Of course, there were freshmen, but there were also freshmen.

Zhou Yuwen had made it clear that nowadays, it’s hard to strive; if conditions allow, just take it easy. But these people were still in disbelief, wanting Zhou Yuwen to invest.

Of course, Zhou Yuwen wouldn’t invest in these people.

He just wanted to leave quickly.

Actually, the relaxed demeanor Zhou Yuwen displayed on stage really attracted Yin Songyue. Yin Songyue felt that Zhou Yuwen wasn’t as hard to approach, and boldly, she thought of befriending Zhou Yuwen.

Seriously, Yin Songyue had never actively asked a boy for WeChat.

She never even imagined she would, but upon seeing Zhou Yuwen, the idea suddenly came to her mind.

She thought, since other boys can ask her for WeChat, why couldn’t she ask a boy she likes for WeChat?

So she stood at the outer edge of the group surrounding Zhou Yuwen, mustering her courage as she watched him like stars surrounding the moon.

At the end of the day, Yin Songyue was confident. She felt that with her qualities, Zhou Yuwen would surely be willing to associate with her.

The pity was, despite mustering her courage for so long, she just couldn’t take a step forward.

She thought of waiting for a less crowded moment to ask.

Or that she was so pretty, surely Zhou Yuwen would notice her.

But the problem was that Zhou Yuwen was so busy, he had no time to notice her.

So, once again, the two missed each other.

Reaching Zhou Yuwen’s level, life really wasn’t as free and easy as it used to be.

Some things aren’t about not wanting to do them; it’s being pushed by a crowd to do them.

For instance, right after the shared bike project successfully launched in Jinling, a bunch of investors came with money, urging Zhou Yuwen to expand.

Campus Fun launched its short video section this September, focusing on high-quality premium content targeted at college students, initiating multiple quality video subsidy events.

The idea is that as long as creators are whimsical and genuinely talented, they can register with Campus Fun, become video creators, and the hottest videos receive a monthly creation fund reward from one thousand to ten thousand yuan.

Besides that, the property management and security companies officially launched, but didn’t have any clients.

Liu Shuo already set up the security team but couldn’t find clients, so he came to complain to Zhou Yuwen.

Zhou Yuwen’s point was that no matter how much you complain to me, I can’t just create clients for you.

“This kind of thing you have to run by yourself.”

“Hey, bro, aren’t you familiar with Milk Tea Sister?” Liu Shuo asked with a grin.

Surprised, Zhou Yuwen replied, “You even know Milk Tea Sister?”

“Hey, who doesn’t know her?” Liu Shuo bared his teeth.

Zhou Yuwen asked him what he meant.

Liu Shuo told Zhou Yuwen that Milk Tea Girl’s family is into real estate.

“Bro, you’re so close with her, see if she can introduce us to some business?”

Zhou Yuwen thought that Milk Tea Girl’s family indeed did real estate, but the size of their business was limited, and besides, could Zhang Tianze, as a daughter, even have a say?

Speaking of which, Liu Dongqiang and Milk Tea Girl’s engagement party was coming up, and they also invited him.

Originally, Zhou Yuwen didn’t plan to attend, but thinking it over, there would probably be many local Jinling businessmen at their engagement party; would it be beneficial to go?

So Zhou Yuwen agreed with Liu Shuo’s idea, saying he would keep an eye out to help.

Liu Shuo eagerly came over to give Zhou Yuwen a massage.

He even said, “I knew it.”

“My bro is the most capable!”

“Scram! Use those lines on women; afraid of not finding a girlfriend?”

“Hey! Women are nothing but trouble!”

Just as Liu Shuo was buttering up Zhou Yuwen in the office, there was a knock at the door.

Zhou Yuwen called them in.

In came Tang Yurou in professional attire, high heels clicking: “Brother-in-law, someone outside is looking for you. They say they’re a high school classmate named Li Shiqi, quite a pure girl.”

“What’s she doing here?”

It’s not just Zhou Yuwen puzzled; even Liu Shuo was curiously poking his head.

Zhou Yuwen asked Tang Yurou to bring her in.

Zhou Yuwen’s company had more women than men, and mostly they were stylish girls, so the office was full of narrow skirts and high heels, occasionally spotting a few black stockings.

It was the first time the pure girl Li Shiqi came to a place like this, and she was a bit intimidated.

Entering sophomore year, most girls had fundamentally changed from freshman year, learning to wear makeup and dye their hair, dressing more maturely, like Zheng Yanyan and the others, already researching bodycon skirts and off-shoulders.

Yet, sophomore Li Shiqi still retained her goody-two-shoes look.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to dress up, but she genuinely didn’t have much money.

Adding up all her clothes and shoes probably didn’t exceed three hundred yuan; she wore her hair in a ponytail. A girl like her visiting Zhou Yuwen’s company would inevitably feel inferior.

Especially when being led by a rich girl like Tang Yurou.

Tang Yurou had a good figure and knew how to dress, all in branded attire, walking ahead with a sway.

Li Shiqi, watching from behind, thought she could never wear such clothes in her life.

“Brother-in-law, I’ve brought your classmate in.” As she opened the door, Tang Yurou called Zhou Yuwen ‘brother-in-law.’

Zhou Yuwen nodded, saying, “You can leave now.”

So Tang Yurou went out.

“Class Leader, you’re just like in high school, no change! Zhou Yuwen hadn’t even spoken when Liu Shuo couldn’t help but pop out, saying gleefully. He hadn’t seen Li Shiqi for half a year.

Li Shiqi looked at Liu Shuo for a long time, momentarily dazed, unable to resist asking, “Excuse me, you are…?”

“???” Liu Shuo was dumbfounded.

“Really, I’m Liu Shuo! Class Leader, you don’t recognize me!??”