After the October summary meeting, Renren.com, from top to bottom, put all its effort into a final sprint.
Gao Songbin led the ground promotion team towards the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Dongjiang University after a brief rest.
They had ample time, a full month and a half.
Activities for the remaining half month would be suspended, and team members would focus on reviewing for final exams.
The content department was also busy, commissioning articles everywhere and creating trending topics.
The most challenging was the sales team.
Chen Pingjiang had extremely high demands on them.
To put it plainly, advertising revenue was the lifeline of Renren.com.
How well they attracted advertisers directly determined Renren.com's lifespan.
There were daily progress meetings where Chen Pingjiang led them in daily reviews, summaries, and setting work plans for the next day.
However, Chen Pingjiang also set up a seemingly non-obstacle obstacle for everyone.
Because Renren.com's ad slots were limited, and to ensure user experience, many unsuitable businesses could not be promoted, such as small hotels, which were outright rejected.
This forced the sales team to approach well-known brands or major clients, having to target commercial districts further away from universities and aim for higher order values, which was actually very challenging for a group of newcomers.
"Renren.com has already covered half of Xianlin University Town, and by the end of December, it will cover the entire Xianlin University Town. Everyone, look long-term. There's no need to stare at the small patch of land around Dongcai.
You can try any large chain brand like KFC or McDonald's. We have so many users; use your smart brains to think: which companies and which brands have university students as their target audience?"
Under Chen Pingjiang's encouraging gaze, the entire sales team began brainstorming.
Someone tentatively asked,
"Snacks?"
Chen Pingjiang nodded in satisfaction and snapped his fingers,
"Bingo!"
"Phones!"
"That's right too!"
"Drinks."
"Clothes and shoes."
"Daily necessities, like 7th Heaven?"
...
After their thinking broadened, all sales team members eagerly answered.
Chen Pingjiang's words opened up their minds.
Previously, their focus had always been on the commercial district near Dongcai, attacking optical shops, restaurants, internet cafes, and milk tea shops there daily, not daring to consider many high-end chain enterprises or well-known brands.
This was partly because they were new to sales and felt incapable of closing big deals, and partly because they lacked a clear understanding of Renren.com's formidable power.
After a glance around, Chen Pingjiang pulled out a newspaper, displayed it to everyone, and said emphatically,
"This is the September 2nd edition of 'Modern Express'. Currently, Xianlin University Town has 15 institutions, with over 140,000 faculty and students.
What does 140,000 people mean? Even if only 70% use our Renren.com, that's still 100,000 people!
University students are the main consumers of the future. Holding 100,000 university students in hand, this is your resource. Utilize this resource well, and no one will dare to underestimate you.
When you introduce yourselves, you shouldn't lower your heads lacking confidence, but rather stand tall with your chests out, confidently telling businesses that you are employees of Renren.com. Not cooperating might not be our loss, but it will definitely be theirs!"
Chen Pingjiang's "brainwashing" speech energized everyone!
They then realized that while their sales team was working hard, colleagues in other departments were also making rapid progress, and Renren.com had continuously been growing.
Only then, seeing everyone's excited and enlightened expressions, was Chen Pingjiang satisfied.
After the meeting, Wan Yuqian approached Chen Pingjiang and explained her purpose:
"Online recruitment ads have had some effect, but only among nearby universities. They know about Renren.com and use it, but in terms of recruitment priority, they are ranked lower.
Other uncovered universities, even those in the city proper and Jiangning, cannot see our Renren.com ads at all. I did post recruitment plans on Zhaolian Recruitment and ChinaHR, but the results weren't great because university students don't often browse these websites.
In short, we currently don't have an effective way to reach users at these universities. Even offline methods like posting recruitment ads at various schools can't guarantee that those recruited will be suitable."
Chen Pingjiang saw that Wan Yuqian still had something more to say but hesitated at the end, so he asked,
"Go on, what do you need me to do?"
Wan Yuqian smiled,
"You need to go to the school leaders, have them issue letters of recommendation, and connect with various universities, letting their schools choose people. It will always be more reliable than us choosing people ourselves."
Chen Pingjiang was speechless, rubbing his chin for a while before saying,
"Senior, you think too highly of me. I just got a dozen computers from Dean Kuang and even "kidnapped" a few student union members. If I go again now, I'll probably get beaten to death. Let's wait. The entrepreneurship competition starts in a few days. After I win the gold medal and bring honor to our department, then I'll make requests."
"Speaking of which, how are your preparations for the entrepreneurship competition coming along?"
Chen Pingjiang spread his hands and chuckled,
"I just finished the first slide of the PPT yesterday."
Wan Yuqian was speechless, rolling her eyes to the heavens.
"Doesn't the first slide of a PPT only have the project name and team name? So you've only typed a few words in all these days?"
"I can't help it. I'm busy off my feet every day. Where would I find time to do some damn entrepreneurship competition? I'm just being forced into it,"
Chen Pingjiang complained.
Wan Yuqian didn't listen to him at all and directly exposed him:
"Hmph, no time, yet you have time to date and get a room?"
"Huh?"
Chen Pingjiang was stunned.
"Where did that come from? I warn you, Senior, good relationship or not, if you talk nonsense, I'll sue you for defamation. I'm single!"
"Oh? Really? The night before last, I called you, and a girl answered. Her voice was very pleasant. She said you drank too much. Is that true?"
After speaking, Wan Yuqian blinked her eyes, looking at Chen Pingjiang with amusement.
Chen Pingjiang's originally righteous and stern expression instantly collapsed, becoming as awkward as could be.
Holy crap, that actually happened?
Why didn't Yan Yan tell me about it?
"No, it's not what you think. I just drank too much that day, and she's just my friend,"
Chen Pingjiang said without much conviction.
"Pfft, player!"
Wan Yuqian scoffed at Chen Pingjiang fiercely, then turned and left.
?
Chen Pingjiang was full of question marks, pursed his lips, and as Wan Yuqian turned, he directly mouthed words.
Although he and Yan Yan had a bit of a flirtation, they hadn't officially started a relationship, so what was wrong with saying she was a friend?
How did I become a player?
Besides, even if I was a player, what's it to you? I didn't play you.
Not long after Wan Yuqian left, Chen Pingjiang received a call from Kuang Minghong.
"Dean, do you have any instructions?"
When talking on the phone with Kuang Minghong, Chen Pingjiang's attitude was still very proper.
Besides other things, the man had helped so much, which alone deserved Chen Pingjiang's respectful treatment.
"Xiao Chen, I'm calling to ask you how your preparations for the entrepreneurship competition are going? Have you researched any data, and how is the PPT coming along?"
After hearing this, Chen Pingjiang felt that his Senior had betrayed him.
He had just told her, and she immediately sold him out.
He vowed to get back at her severely later.
"Uh... haha, Dean, I've already started. Don't worry, it won't delay progress."
"Alright, speed it up."
After saying that, Kuang Minghong chatted with Chen Pingjiang for a few more sentences before hanging up.
Chen Pingjiang hung up the phone as well, thought for a moment, and immediately took a taxi out of the company.
Meanwhile, Wan Yuqian saw Chen Pingjiang leave the company and quickly made a call.
"Uncle, you didn't sell me out, did you?"
"No, how could I be that foolish? I just asked him about his progress, but with his intelligence, he probably guessed anyway."
"Then it's fine. If they ask me, I'll just deny it."
"Haha, come to the house for dinner this weekend. Your aunt will make your favorite spicy chicken."
...
The person on the other end of the phone was Kuang Minghong.
Chen Pingjiang would never have guessed that Wan Yuqian and Kuang Minghong were related.
Of course, not only did he not know, but most people at school didn't either.
Wan Yuqian never talked about it outside, often even avoiding the topic.
Shu Mang and Wan Yuqian were both introduced by Kuang Minghong.
Wan Yuqian only came to try Renren.com after failing to decline.
Her personality had been very strong since childhood, afraid that others would say she relied on Kuang Minghong's connections.
She didn't even want to trouble Kuang Minghong to get the department to issue a letter of recommendation to other universities, instead leaving it to Chen Pingjiang to ask himself.
About two hours later, Chen Pingjiang returned to the office, holding a Corgi in his arms, whistling, and with a relaxed expression.
This scene immediately attracted many eyes.
The girls stopped their work, came over with surprised looks, and started petting the puppy.
The adorable little Corgi was only three months old, with standard short legs, a grey body, and pure white limbs and chest.
Perhaps due to the new environment, it was trembling in Chen Pingjiang's arms, whimpering in fear at the sight of a group of "magic wands" reaching towards it.
"Wow, so cute, look at its little short legs."
"It's so adorable, it actually licked me, giggle giggle."
"Boss, let me take care of it. All my puppies at home are trained by me."
"It seems hungry, does anyone have milk or dog food?"
Although Wan Yuqian could sometimes be fierce and feisty, at this moment, her heart was overflowing with girlish affection.
She couldn't stop caressing the little Corgi in Chen Pingjiang's arms and asked curiously,
"Does it have a name?"
"Yes,"
Chen Pingjiang smiled meaningfully,
"Senior."
"Hahahahaha."
Everyone burst into laughter, and Wan Yuqian also laughed,
"You're the junior, and it's the Senior. Are you kidding me, naming it that?"
Chen Pingjiang said with a smirk,
"It's fine, Senior, I think it's great."
Uh...
Suddenly, Wan Yuqian felt something was off.
Normally, Chen Pingjiang called her 'Senior', and now there was a Corgi named 'Senior'.
This...
This guy's heart was so rotten it was breeding maggots, yet Wan Yuqian couldn't retaliate, because technically, all the girls in the room were Chen Pingjiang's seniors.
"No, change the name."
However, the other girls disagreed.
"I think it's perfectly fine, it's so cute. Later, we can dress it in a little suit, and when it walks around the Finance University, freshmen will see it and all shout 'Senior'. Just thinking about that scene is amusing."
Wan Yuqian was speechless, glaring fiercely at Chen Pingjiang.
He definitely knew she was the one who tipped him off, but instead of asking her directly, he bought a dog to subtly mock her.
It must be.
The more Wan Yuqian thought about it, the angrier she got, and she went up and fiercely petted "Senior" a few times.
(End of this chapter)
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