novelraw Chapter 105 : You Are Destined to Fail
Chapter 105 : You Are Destined to Fail
Chapter 105: You Are Destined to Fail
Chen Fan met Zhou Honghai for the second time.
This time, the chosen location was a tea house across from Yunhai University.
And this time, it was just the two of them meeting, without bringing Su Ruochu.
Sitting in his seat, he checked the time and saw that it was still five minutes before their scheduled meeting.
Chen Fan was curious about what Zhou Honghai wanted to talk to him about.
Why did he specifically instruct not to bring Ruochu along?
Could it be because he wanted to agree to Chen Fan's previous condition and become the manager of the First Encounter internet cafe?
As he was thinking, someone entered the shop.
"Old Zhou!"
Chen Fan raised his hand to wave.
He was somewhat surprised to find that Zhou Honghai did not come alone.
There was also a young man wearing black-framed glasses beside him.
This made Chen Fan a bit surprised.
He didn't understand what Zhou Honghai's intention was.
"Sorry, I'm not late, am I?"
As soon as Zhou Honghai arrived, he apologized with a smile, his tone clearly much warmer than when they met yesterday.
"No, no."
Chen Fan motioned for them to take a seat.
"What would you like to drink?"
"Anything is fine."
Chen Fan nodded and called over a server.
"Please bring us a pot of Dahongpao tea, and some small sweet pastries."
"Yes, sir."
Zhou Honghai felt a bit embarrassed.
"I chose the location, so I should be the one treating."
Chen Fan smiled and shook his head.
"You're too polite..."
Seeing Chen Fan's gaze shift towards the other person, Zhou Honghai quickly introduced him with a smile.
"Oh, let me introduce you two."
"This is Han Zijun, my college roommate and old classmate. Old Han, this is Chen Fan who I told you about."
Hearing Zhou Honghai's introduction, Chen Fan understood.
So the young man in front of him, who looked like a typical bookworm, was the old classmate Zhou Honghai mentioned who was planning to start a business.
Chen Fan looked Han Zijun up and down. His glasses lenses were very thick, at least 800 degrees. He had a pronounced side-parted hairstyle and, perhaps for this meeting, he was even wearing a plaid shirt.
A typical tech nerd.
As Chen Fan was sizing him up, Han Zijun was also sizing up Chen Fan.
Too young.
Even though he had some mental preparation beforehand, Han Zijun was still shocked when he saw Chen Fan.
At the same time, he felt a sense of admiration.
He had studied computer technology for so many years, yet he still couldn't match the talents of a student who wasn't even in a computer-related major.
Chen Fan smiled and took the initiative to extend his hand.
"Hello, Senior Brother."
Han Zijun was taken aback for a moment, then smiled.
He thought to himself that this kid was indeed quite savvy.
Knowing that Han Zijun was a graduate student at Yunhai University, Chen Fan directly addressed him as "Senior Brother."
It immediately brought the two of them closer.
Han Zijun smiled and shook Chen Fan's hand. "I've heard a lot about Junior Brother Chen."
Seeing Chen Fan's puzzled expression, Zhou Honghai explained with an awkward smile.
"Last night at dinner with Old Han, he brought up a recent hot news story about Wanwang acquiring a website called Yuming.com for five million yuan..."
Chen Fan's expression froze, and he immediately understood.
So that's what this was about.
During the summer vacation, he had built Yuming.com at Zhou Honghai's computer school, and he hadn't kept it a secret at the time. Zhou Honghai knew about it.
It seemed that these two had come to find him because of this.
As if afraid that Chen Fan might get angry, Zhou Honghai quickly apologized.
"It's my fault. At the time, I didn't know about this news, and I casually mentioned that you had built a website at my place."
Seeing that Chen Fan didn't seem angry, Zhou Honghai tentatively asked, "Chen Fan, the website that Wanwang acquired couldn't have been the one you built, could it?"
Chen Fan nodded.
"That's right."
Zhou Honghai and Han Zijun exchanged a glance.
Although they had already expected it, when their guess was confirmed, the two of them still found it hard to contain their excitement and enthusiasm.
Chen Fan poured tea for them from the teapot.
"I didn't plan to publicize this matter, because I'm still a student, so I wanted to keep a low profile."
Zhou Honghai immediately nodded with a smile.
"I understand. Don't worry, only Old Han and I know about this. I definitely won't tell a third person."
Chen Fan nodded.
"Old Zhou, did you call me here today...just to confirm this?"
Zhou Honghai smiled bitterly, "Of course not."
"Actually, Old Han wanted to meet you today."
After Zhou Honghai briefly explained, Chen Fan understood.
It turned out that this group of people wanted to start a business, but they still needed some startup capital.
After learning that Chen Fan's website had just been sold for five million yuan, Han Zijun had set his sights on Chen Fan.
Chen Fan sized up Han Zijun.
To be honest, he didn't dislike Han Zijun's behavior.
On the contrary, he even admired it somewhat.
For ordinary people starting a business without capital or connections, it's natural to seize every fleeting opportunity.
In his previous life, when Chen Fan first started his business, he also encountered many setbacks and hardships.
He understood Han Zijun's situation.
So Chen Fan didn't reject him outright, but instead asked with a smile, "May I ask what industry Senior Brother is planning to start a business in?"
Han Zijun was very straightforward.
"I studied computer science, so naturally, it would be an internet company."
"What specific area did Senior Brother plan to do?"
This time, Han Zijun hesitated for a moment.
"I want to do a portal website."
After saying that, he stared at Chen Fan motionlessly, as if he cared a lot about what Chen Fan would say next.
However, there wasn't much change in Chen Fan's expression, which remained very calm.
"Why does Senior Brother want to do a portal website?"
This time, Han Zijun didn't hesitate, as if he had already thought about this answer many times in his mind.
"I feel that the domestic internet is just starting, and it's an undeveloped blue ocean."
"But no matter which aspect we enter, a portal website is unavoidable, and I've determined that among the domestic internet companies, only the three major portals have the potential to grow and become strong."
Chen Fan nodded slightly, playing with the tea cup in his hands.
One could only say that Han Zijun's judgment wasn't wrong, but his perspective was clearly limited by the current era.
He couldn't foresee at all what would happen to the domestic internet in the next ten or twenty years.
Chen Fan organized his thoughts in his mind.
"But there are already three major portals in the domestic market."
Han Zijun was very confident, "If there are three, it's possible to have a fourth."
"And with the future rapid development of the internet, the number of domestic netizens will only keep increasing. I believe that even if there's one more portal website, it's not impossible."
Chen Fan smiled.
"How do you plan to survive under the siege of the three major portal websites?"
Zhou Honghai's heart stirred.
They had discussed this question last night, but at the time, no one had much confidence.
Han Zijun was silent for two seconds before finally speaking word by word.
"I believe that human will prevails."
Chen Fan smiled.
"I admire Senior Brother's spirit of daring to take risks and forge ahead, but..."
"I don't recommend that you enter the portal website field."
Han Zijun's expression froze.
"Why?"
"The reason is very simple."
Chen Fan raised his tea cup and took a sip.
"Because no matter how good your website is, it can't be better than the three major portals."
"This attempt...you are destined to fail."