novelraw Chapter 104 : I Know This Person
Chapter 104 : I Know This Person
Chapter 104: I Know This Person
"Old Zhou, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Zhou Honghai's startled expression, a group of classmates all looked over curiously.
Zhou Honghai was dazed for a moment, then quickly shook his head.
"Nothing, nothing, just a bit drunk."
"Geez, you gave me a fright."
"But you're not doing well, man. It's been so many years since graduation, yet your alcohol tolerance is still worse than in college."
Zhou Honghai didn't get angry, just waving his hand with a smile.
"Getting old, you know."
"Oh, shut up."
After that, Zhou Honghai didn't participate in the conversation anymore, but his mind was already in turmoil, like the raging tide.
Yuming.com... Chen Fan... five million...
A few words kept flashing back and forth in Zhou Honghai's mind.
He remembered that the website Chen Fan founded was called Yuming.com.
And that website was for buying and selling domain names.
Was it a coincidence?
Zhou Honghai shook his head, there's no such coincidence.
Moreover, Chen Fan had mentioned to him at noon that he had opened an internet cafe.
Now that he thought about it, he should have noticed the oddity then.
Because during the summer vacation, Chen Fan was still a poor kid, having to come to his place to use the free computers.
In just two or three months, Chen Fan had opened an internet cafe.
One should know that opening an internet cafe is not like the computer technology school he went to.
It requires a large sum of money.
Where did Chen Fan get so much money?
At noon, Zhou Honghai didn't think too much about it, but now he had the answer.
If Yuming.com really sold for five million, then Chen Fan would indeed have the ability to open an internet cafe.
At this moment, Zhou Honghai's heart was a mix of various emotions.
Until now, he still clearly remembered the summer when Su Ruochu first brought Chen Fan to his shop.
He asked Chen Fan what he was using the computer for.
The other calmly replied, "I want to build a website."
Thinking back now, could it be that Chen Fan had already prepared to sell the website at that time?
If that was really the case, Zhou Honghai had to admit, this kid was too terrifying.
Especially in terms of commercial sense for the internet.
Absolutely top-notch.
Even after finishing dinner, the group of friends still couldn't figure out the reason.
In the end, Han Zijun gritted his teeth and insisted on making a portal website.
Since the first entrepreneurial fund was brought in by Han Zijun, if a company was really established, Han Zijun would be everyone's boss.
Now that the boss had made up his mind, the other classmates, even if they had objections, could only agree.
After the banquet, Zhou Honghai and Han Zijun took a car back to Yunhai University together.
The two strolled around the campus like ordinary college students, reminiscing about some of their experiences from their university days.
When they reached the Xiangsi Lake on campus, they randomly found a set of steps and sat down.
Coincidentally, they both made the same action, each reaching into their pockets for cigarettes.
Their eyes met, and they were both taken aback.
"When did you learn to smoke?"
Zhou Honghai was a bit surprised because in his mind, Han Zijun had always been an honest, low-key IT nerd.
During their time in university, he had never seen him smoke.
Han Zijun smiled and took out a cigarette, putting it in his mouth.
"Since you have your own cigarettes, I won't give you any."
After lighting up and taking a deep puff, Han Zijun answered the previous question.
"I learned during my first year of graduate school."
"At that time, I felt a lot of pressure and wasn't really adapting well, so smoking helped relieve the anxiety."
Zhou Honghai nodded, indicating he understood.
"Old Han, are you really going to start a business with a portal website?"
Han Zijun turned to look at him.
"You don't think it's promising?"
Zhou Honghai hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"To be honest, I don't think it's very promising."
However, Han Zijun just smiled and shook his head.
"I understand your concerns, but have you overlooked one point? Although there are already three major portals in China, they may not be able to take up the entire market."
"Moreover, the number of internet users in China will continue to grow rapidly in the future. As long as we seize the opportunity, there is still a chance of success."
Zhou Honghai knew this good friend of his very well.
Although a tech guy, he was extremely stubborn and few people could change his mind once it was made up.
Seeing that Zhou Honghai didn't speak, Han Zijun smiled again.
"Actually, there's another reason. Our three major portals in China all got listed on NASDAQ this year."
"I believe that if I can start the third or fourth portal website, I might be able to ring the bell at NASDAQ in the future too."
Zhou Honghai smiled awkwardly.
"Do you have enough startup capital now?"
"Not enough!" Han Zijun was very direct, "I only have around a hundred thousand in my hands right now."
"To really create a portal website, this hundred thousand probably can't even make a splash."
"So at the next meeting, I want to tell everyone that if anyone is willing to invest money, I can let them have shares and become a co-founder and shareholder of the company."
"How about it, Old Zhou? Interested in buying some shares?"
Zhou Honghai shook his head with a wry smile.
"I'll pass. As I told you before, after all these busy years, I haven't managed to save up any savings."
"Then will you come work at my new company?"
Zhou Honghai hesitated.
If it was before, he would have nodded in agreement without any hesitation.
But after learning Chen Fan's secret, Zhou Honghai suddenly hesitated.
He recalled the invitation Chen Fan had extended to him at noon.
He was really too curious about Chen Fan now.
If he accepted Chen Fan's invitation, would that mean he would have more opportunities to interact with Chen Fan in the future?
Thinking it through, Zhou Honghai smiled at his friend.
"Can you give me some time to consider it?"
"No problem."
Zhou Honghai hesitated for a moment, but still spoke up.
"Old Han, do you still remember the founder of Yuming.com that you mentioned during the dinner?"
Han Zijun was taken aback, "What about it?"
Zhou Honghai smiled wryly, "I think I know that person."
"What are you talking about?"
Han Zijun suddenly stood up.
"I'm telling the truth."
Zhou Honghai smiled bitterly, "This person is actually from our hometown of Luocheng."
"During the summer vacation, he suddenly came to my shop and said he wanted to use the computer to build a website..."
"Are you telling the truth?"
After listening to Zhou Honghai's introduction, Han Zijun was stunned.
There could actually be such a coincidence in this world.
Zhou Honghai nodded, "Not only is it true, I even had lunch with him again today."
"But you were right about one thing."
"This kid is not only a college student, he's also a freshman who just entered university."
Han Zijun looked dazed, "He's also a student at Yunhai University?"
"No, wait..."
Han Zijun looked at his friend in disbelief, as if he had suddenly thought of something.
"Based on what you just said, doesn't that mean he had already completed the creation of this website during the summer vacation after graduating from high school?"
Zhou Honghai nodded with a wry smile.
"Correct."
"At that time, he was in my shop almost every day. I even gave him several suggestions..."
Han Zijun became more and more excited as he listened, suddenly pacing back and forth excitedly for two rounds.
"That's great."
"Really great."
"Old Zhou, can you help me arrange a meeting with him?"
Zhou Honghai looked puzzled, "You want to meet him? That shouldn't be difficult..."
Han Zijun asked excitedly, "He just made five million. Do you think he might be interested in investing in my startup?"
"It would be even better if he could buy shares and become a partner."