novelraw Chapter 106 : Welcome to Join
Chapter 106 : Welcome to Join
Chapter 106: Welcome to Join
The atmosphere was a bit silent.
Zhou Honghai's expression was a little awkward.
He didn't expect Chen Fan to be so direct, coming straight out and naming the other party's failure.
There was no room for any subtlety.
Looking at this old classmate of his, Zhou Honghai was a little worried.
Because he was very clear about this brother's character, although he looked honest and sincere, his temperament was exceptionally stubborn and obstinate, the type that wouldn't turn back once he set his mind on something.
As expected, after being silent for a while, Han Zijun slowly shook his head.
"Sorry, I cannot accept your judgment."
"What makes you think I will definitely fail?"
"Were the three major portals created out of thin air?"
"If they can grow to their current size, I believe we can do it too."
Chen Fan smiled and put down the teacup in his hand, slowly opening his mouth.
"I determined that you would fail based on three reasons."
"First, you missed the best window of opportunity."
"The best time for entrepreneurship in portal websites has passed, and the domestic market has already been divided by Xinlang, Wangyi, and Souhu."
"These three are the three pillars, dividing all the users. They will not allow a fourth player to come in and grab market share."
"Second, to create a portal website, you need a large amount of capital and technical personnel."
"You can look at the number of employees of the three major portals."
"Okay, let's put aside these factors, and assume your website is created and successfully promoted."
"Then third, I can assure you that the three major portals will join hands to strangle you. They will not allow another competitor of the same type in the market."
"It's the same thing, the three major portals are already well-established, and it's too difficult for you to grab market share from them."
Han Zijun remained silent, his head lowered, looking at the teacup on the table, not knowing what he was thinking.
Zhou Honghai was worried that his old friend would be discouraged, and quickly smiled and spoke up to ease the awkwardness.
"Old Han, don't think too much about it for now, after all, we're just discussing it, and everyone can express their opinion."
Chen Fan nodded.
"That's right. This is just my personal opinion, and it's possible that I'm wrong in my judgment."
Han Zijun suddenly raised his head.
"Then... are you interested in investing?"
Chen Fan remained silent for two seconds, then slowly shook his head.
"Senior Brother, I'm sorry."
"If it were other projects that I find interesting, I would invest."
"But you want to do a portal website, and I don't see any prospect... so I can only apologize."
Han Zijun smiled.
"It's okay, I came with the mindset of just giving it a try."
"Although I didn't secure the investment, at least I met the legendary internet prodigy, and your reputation in those major internet companies is not weak at all."
Chen Fan smiled, "Please keep it confidential for me, Senior Brother, as I still want to quietly finish my four years of university."
Han Zijun laughed.
"Rest assured. I'll keep it confidential."
"We'll all be in Yunhai in the future, and even though I'll graduate this year, I'll still be starting a business in Yunhai, so I hope we'll have opportunities to cooperate in the future."
Chen Fan nodded.
"Definitely."
Chen Fan knew that the other party was not convinced by him and still decided to try the portal website.
He sighed inwardly while also feeling a bit of admiration.
Indeed, the hearts of technicians are proud and will not easily change their minds with a few words.
The three of them drank two pots of tea in total, and when they left, Chen Fan took the initiative to pay the bill.
After going out, Han Zijun took the initiative to shake hands with Chen Fan.
"Although I didn't get the investment, it wasn't a wasted trip since I got to meet Junior Brother Chen."
"Let's keep in touch in the future."
Chen Fan smiled and nodded.
"I'll have to seek guidance from Senior Brother often when we're both in Yunhai."
"Haha, sure, sure."
Seeing Han Zijun leave, Chen Fan was a bit surprised that Zhou Honghai didn't follow and leave together.
Zhou Honghai smiled awkwardly.
"I'm sorry this time, I didn't ask for your opinion before bringing Old Han here."
Chen Fan smiled and shook his head, "I actually quite enjoy exchanging ideas with technical talents like Senior Brother Han."
"Don't mind him, that's just his personality."
"Although stubborn, he's very technically skilled. He even won a major award for the programs he made in school back then."
Seeing that Chen Fan really didn't mean to blame him, Zhou Honghai finally let out a slight sigh of relief.
"Anyway, no problem, shall we walk around together?"
Chen Fan had basically guessed Zhou Honghai's thoughts, so he took the initiative to extend the invitation.
"Sure."
Since this place was still some distance from the university city, Chen Fan directly led him towards the Starry Sky Internet Cafe on this street.
"What do you think of Senior Brother Han's startup project?"
Chen Fan suddenly asked, catching Zhou Honghai off guard. After a moment, he shook his head with a wry smile.
"I don't look upon it favorably. To be honest, I tried to dissuade him last night, but he still insists on his own idea."
"So have you decided to start a business with Senior Brother Han?"
"This..."
Zhou Honghai hesitated for a moment.
"I haven't decided yet, I told Old Han I'm still considering it."
Chen Fan understood.
Zhou Honghai didn't look favorably upon the other party's project, so he wasn't too willing to waste time in this team.
The two of them arrived at the Starry Sky Internet Cafe together.
As soon as they entered the lobby, Zhou Honghai was stunned.
His curious gaze surveyed the overly luxurious decor of this lobby.
"This... this is an internet cafe?"
Everything in front of him completely overturned his definition of an internet cafe.
With this environment, it was even better than some KTVs.
Chen Fan smiled, leading him to the second floor, standing in the hallway overlooking the entire lobby.
Zhou Honghai stared for a long while, and in addition to his shock, he turned his head curiously towards Chen Fan.
"Could this place..."
Chen Fan nodded.
"That's right. This internet cafe is the first one I opened."
Zhou Honghai was dumbfounded.
"Didn't you say in the university city..."
"That's the second one I opened."
Chen Fan smiled.
"The one in the university city has an even larger area and more computers than this one."
"Brother Honghai, you've seen it yourself, these are the two stores I've opened so far."
"This store already has a manager, but we haven't decided on a candidate for the First Encounter Internet Cafe in the university city."
"How about it? Are you interested?"
Without waiting for the other party to speak, Chen Fan added another sentence.
"If you're willing to come, I'll give you a monthly salary of three thousand plus social insurance and housing fund."
Zhou Honghai stared at Chen Fan for two seconds, then suddenly took a deep breath.
"I've decided to accept your invitation."
Chen Fan smiled and joked: "Not joining Senior Brother Han's startup team?"
Zhou Honghai shook his head.
"I don't look favorably upon their startup project."
Chen Fan smiled.
"So you have that much faith in me?"
However, Zhou Honghai was exceptionally serious.
"Just based on the fact that you went from having nothing to selling a website for five million, and opening these two promising internet cafes in three months, I trust you."
"I hope I can learn something by following you."
Chen Fan took the initiative to extend his hand.
"Welcome aboard."
Zhou Honghai smiled and extended his hand.
"I'll have to call you Boss from now on."
"Boss, please guide me."