At the awards ceremony, Ning Yongde enthusiastically handed Chen Pingjiang a certificate and a trophy, and kindly offered a few words of encouragement.
"After your company moves into the entrepreneurship park, I will take some time to visit."
Chen Pingjiang immediately welcomed the leader's inspection.
Leaders from other departments and representatives from companies all cast expectant glances at Chen Pingjiang.
Admittedly, in the eyes of these people, Chen Pingjiang's Renrenwang is currently still a small-scale operation, and might even perish at the hands of competitors.
But this doesn't diminish their favor towards Chen Pingjiang and their optimism about the Renrenwang project.
Thus, Chen Pingjiang could be considered to have registered on the radar of the university-level leaders at the University of Finance and Economics.
Chen Pingjiang actually wanted to succeed in entrepreneurship without any help, but isn't it better to have many people helping to carry the sedan chair?
In this society, resources themselves are a kind of commercial value.
He wasn't so high-minded as to reject all assistance.
Such people only exist in novels, not in reality.
Chen Pingjiang was busy with various photo opportunities, and the photographer gave him ample exposure.
It was said that news of the upcoming entrepreneurship competition would be uploaded to the school's official website, and the campus radio station would even conduct a special interview with him.
Chen Pingjiang could be considered to have stepped from behind the scenes to the forefront.
Zhu Guangtong, as the mentor, and Kuang Minghong, the Vice Dean of the School of Business, always had smiles on their faces and were very satisfied.
The other contestants were also convinced by the results, as it was a complete and utter crushing defeat by pure strength, so strong that you couldn't even entertain a thought of resistance.
Ning Yongde said in front of Kuang Minghong and the director of the student affairs department:
"The Renrenwang project is entering the fast lane, and the university should provide due support. It should be promoted as a model, and built into a typical advanced case of entrepreneurship for our University of Finance and Economics students.
Speaking of which, your work still has flaws. Participating in the entrepreneurship competition is certainly expected, but I heard that Renrenwang's office is still off-campus, which undoubtedly greatly increases the cost of entrepreneurship."
Kuang Minghong quickly said:
"Principal, our School of Industrial Management has allocated nearly twenty computers to Renrenwang, but we are a bit powerless when it comes to the venue. Mentor Zhu Guangtong specifically submitted an application, but it was rejected."
Ma Xingjia, the director of the student affairs department, was immediately dumbfounded, not understanding why.
He blinked, looking at Kuang Minghong, thinking,
'Why are you backstabbing me?'
"Uh, this matter wasn't handled by me, it was Bai Zhaolun who was responsible. I'll ask about it when I get back."
Ma Xingjia quickly distanced himself from the situation, but in his heart, he cursed Kuang Minghong and Bai Zhaolun to death.
Ning Yongde gave the two a meaningful gaze for a few seconds, then smiled and left.
As soon as he left, Ma Xingjia quickly turned around and asked:
"Old Kuang, what's the situation?"
"Didn't you say you'd go back and ask Bai Zhaolun? You'll know once you ask."
Kuang Minghong said and then left as well.
Normally, someone like Kuang Minghong wouldn't do something like backstabbing; he must have been truly furious.
Not just because of Renrenwang, but also because his own reputation was undermined, making him a laughingstock to his subordinates.
With Chen Pingjiang winning the entrepreneurship competition, the most thrilled person was Kuang Minghong, who felt the satisfaction of avenging a great wrong.
At this moment, Chen Pingjiang had returned to Renrenwang, holding the trophy and certificate.
With his right hand in his pocket, he strode in with an air of arrogant confidence, and even deliberately coughed twice upon entering the office.
The staff, who were working, immediately gathered around when they saw Chen Pingjiang holding the trophy.
"Boss, you're amazing, you said you'd get the gold award, and you really did."
"Let me see the certificate!"
Chen Pingjiang smiled and said to Shu Mang:
"Find a display cabinet and put it in there."
Shu Mang smiled with pursed lips.
Wan Yuqian rolled her eyes,
"Look at this guy showing off."
"Also, get the keys to the entrepreneurship park office in the next couple of days. A few people go and set up the place, and once it's set up, we'll move in."
This was even better news than Chen Pingjiang winning the entrepreneurship competition's gold award.
Everyone was truly tired of staying here.
"Long live the boss!"
"Finally moving, I'm tired of fighting for the toilet every day."
"Exactly, the air circulation is also poor, and sometimes the toilet isn't flushed cleanly, leaving an odor in the office area."
The office location was a top priority.
After resolving it, Chen Pingjiang also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Where's Senior Brother? Senior Sister, have you seen him?"
Chen Pingjiang searched for a long time but couldn't see the Corgi.
Wan Yuqian was utterly exasperated, and gnashed her teeth, saying:
"In the meeting room!"
"Oh!"
"Wow, that was fast."
Zhuo Ling from the content department exclaimed, pointing at the computer screen at this moment:
"It hasn't been long since it ended, and there's already a post exposing you, Boss."
Everyone quickly gathered to look.
"Shocking: The Mysterious Man Behind Renrenwang is Actually Him?"
Chen Pingjiang saw the title and immediately called it professional, saying it was a shame this guy didn't work for UC, as the 'shocking' style was already out.
The author of the post was clearly a contestant from the entrepreneurship competition, and dug up everything about Chen Pingjiang, not only detailing the entrepreneurship competition, but also revealing Chen Pingjiang's identity.
Fortunately, no photos were posted.
This post was only uploaded ten minutes ago, yet it already had many replies.
"Wow, I almost thought I was reading a novel. A freshman founded two companies?"
"I already knew that, one of my classmates works there."
"Strongly urge the junior to lower the price of your family's grilled fish."
"+1, and he won the gold award again. Isn't it reasonable to give everyone at the University of Finance and Economics some Renrenbi?"
"This junior has preferential mating rights at the University of Finance and Economics."
"Holy cow, your University of Finance and Economics has such an awesome person?"
"Why are there no photos? Is he handsome in person, is he tall?"
"..."
Zhuo Ling turned her head to look at Chen Pingjiang, and asked:
"Should we delete it? What if there are any extremist comments, that wouldn't look good, right?"
Chen Pingjiang waved his hand indifferently:
"Just give it the cold shoulder. The buzz will die down after a while. Users have freedom of speech on the website, and besides, the radio station will be doing a special interview with me later."
The tree desires calm, but the wind won't cease.
Such matters cannot be stopped by simply deleting a post.
His identity being exposed was only a matter of time.
Of course, Chen Pingjiang had never deliberately hidden it from start to finish.
He knew very well that this entrepreneurship competition was actually just an exchange of interests with the university.
Renrenwang needed resources from the university, and the university also needed Renrenwang as a model.
He was happy to cooperate, these were the rules.
And being a bit high-profile during Renrenwang's initial stage was only good, not bad, because this was inherently a hot topic, and could bring traffic to Renrenwang.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Pingjiang still said:
"If you encounter anyone being sarcastic or swearing at me, write down their IDs, and ban them all for three days."
Hmm, purifying the internet, starting with me.
The internet has never been a lawless place!
The few employees from the content department looked at each other in surprise, then burst into laughter.
The boss is truly ruthless.
He said he didn't care verbally, but ended up using his power.
Who can contend with him? They just hoped that the banned users wouldn't blame them.
The plot of this book is currently following the outline and also following the timeline.
It's impossible to immediately write about the website going public and becoming the richest person; that would be too monotonous.
It would be finished in a million words, and it would be boring for you to read.
Many side plots cannot be abandoned, such as the romance line, the classmate line, etc., only then will the plot be richer.
Showing off is indispensable in urban novels, and I have worked hard to write with a sense of realism.
Finally, I humbly beg for subscriptions, please don't just 'collect' it anymore.
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