novelraw Chapter 213 : Internet Thief
Chapter 213 : Internet Thief
Chapter 213: Internet Thief
"Boss!"
"Boss..."
Feng Pojun called out nervously twice, pulling Chen Fan out of his daze.
Looking at the brand-new white house in front of him, Chen Fan took a deep breath, knowing he had lost his composure.
However, he didn't explain it to Feng Pojun, but instead checked inside and outside the house by himself.
Ding Dian was a pretty good designer, completing the renovation task exactly according to his requirements without any flaws.
Chen Fan sat alone on the knitted sofa, imagining the time he would spend here having meals with Su Ruochu.
Then he walked alone to the balcony, looking up at the distance.
His expression became dazed again.
"Old Feng, do you have any cigarettes?"
"Yes."
Feng Pojun hurriedly took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it over, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"It's not good cigarettes, Boss. Shall I go downstairs and buy you a pack?"
"It's alright, I'm not picky about cigarettes."
Chen Fan smiled as he took the cigarettes, took one out and sniffed it under his nose.
Old Feng immediately took out a lighter to help light it.
Chen Fan took a puff but didn't continue, instead staring blankly into the distance, a bit lost in thought.
Feng Pojun also noticed that the boss had something on his mind.
And it seemed to be related to a woman.
However, Feng Pojun was a bit curious, how old was the boss?
What kind of heart-wrenching love could an eighteen or nineteen-year-old kid have?
Although he was puzzled in his heart, Old Feng would not actively gossip. He was diligent and responsible, standing aside. Unless the boss asked a question, he would not take the initiative to speak or overstep his bounds.
This time, Chen Fan was in a daze for five or six minutes. When he came back to his senses, the cigarette in his hand had already burned out.
"Sorry, I was lost in thought."
Chen Fan returned the cigarette to Old Feng and asked, "Did you prepare the things I asked you to earlier?"
"I've prepared everything in advance and put them in the storage room downstairs."
Chen Fan nodded, then said, "Help me with one more thing."
After speaking, he stretched out his hand, "Do you see that building over there?"
"That's... Yunhai Second Building?"
Ever since coming to Yunhai City, Feng Pojun had been actively learning about the environment and landmarks of Yunhai, in order to be able to help Chen Fan one day.
So he immediately recognized the building Chen Fan was pointing at as the second shopping mall in Yunhai City.
An old building.
Chen Fan nodded, "Find some time to ask how much it would cost to book their rooftop display screen to show a few words."
Feng Pojun was stunned for a moment, analyzing, "Boss, this might... not be easy. The Second Building is a state-owned enterprise?"
Chen Fan smiled, "It's been contracted out to individuals long ago."
"Besides, in this day and age, who wouldn't be interested in making money?"
"Just go and ask. As long as their asking price isn't ridiculously high, go ahead and book it for me."
Feng Pojun nodded, then asked, "Boss, which day do you want to book?"
"July 12th evening, from 8 pm to 10 pm."
To avoid any unforeseen accidents, Chen Fan directly booked two hours, as an extra precaution.
...
Back at school, Chen Fan returned to the faculty apartment alone.
The house was the same, but it felt a bit empty.
He was the only one living here now.
Looking up at the loft, Chen Fan hesitated for a moment before stepping up.
This was the first time he had come up here alone.
The loft was now empty, all of Wen Wan's clothes and shoes had been cleared out.
However, the bedding and mattress were kept.
This woman was very thoughtful, before leaving, she had even cleaned up the place.
Clean and tidy, just like her.
Chen Fan walked over and sat on the bed, silently.
To be honest, he didn't have any extra thoughts about Wen Wan.
It's just that during the time they co-rented, he had witnessed this woman's tenacity and strength firsthand.
Such a woman should not have left in a gloomy manner after being hurt by rumors and gossip.
Chen Fan rubbed his face, no longer dwelling on that matter.
Those who left had gone, and those who remained had to keep striving.
Back in the study, Chen Fan had become accustomed to this room and this bed.
Even though the house now belonged to him, he still had no intention of moving back to the master bedroom.
The antivirus software's program code portion had been handed over to Liang Shichu and others for research.
Next, Chen Fan had to start over.
He needed to develop a new website navigation in the shortest time possible, benchmarking against hao123.
To put it bluntly, this thing had no technical content, simply couldn't be simpler. Hao123 was already at the forefront, and for Chen Fan to surpass them, he still had a long way to go.
In his previous life, Baidu acquired hao123 in April 2004.
Now it was June 2001, he had at least three more years of time.
These three-plus years would mainly be used to promote his website navigation and compete with hao123 for traffic.
Not only did he need to win against them, but he also had to leave them far behind. Otherwise, Baidu would not have the desire to acquire his product.
Speaking of this, another classic domestic mega-acquisition case flashed through Chen Fan's mind.
In his previous life, Alibaba had acquired UC Browser with a whopping $6 billion in 2014.
That's nearly 300 billion yuan.
Since he remembered it, 300 billion was absolutely something Chen Fan couldn't miss.
Chen Fan recalled that UC Browser went online in 2004.
Its founder was He Xiaopeng, yes, the same boss and founder of the Xiaopeng Motors.
It would be perfect if, after selling the website navigation to Baidu, he could then go head-to-head with this tycoon and snatch away the throne of the number one mobile browser from them.
Chen Fan suddenly felt like an internet thief, gradually pocketing wealth by taking advantage of his foreknowledge of the future.
Heh heh, just thinking about it was thrilling.
However, it was still a bit early to think about these things now.
He should probably wait until the current mobile products have iterated and can access the internet before considering further.
...
Ever since Wen Wan left, the school had found a teacher in his fifties to substitute.
The number of students coming to class was far less than half of before.
Moreover, the old teacher's lecture content was so dull that it made people drowsy just listening to it.
Chen Fan insisted on staying until the end of class before leaving, but he probably wouldn't come anymore after this.
Li Na had come to Yunhai.
It was Su Ruochu who called to inform Chen Fan.
He had been busy writing code these past few days, nearly driving himself mad.
In fact, as soon as Guo Shuai was imprisoned, Chen Fan had Su Ruochu pass the message to Li Na.
It's just that Li Na hadn't come over until now.
What surprised Chen Fan was why she had suddenly come this time.
Borrowing Ma Xiaoshuai's little BMW, Chen Fan drove with Su Ruochu to pick up Li Na from the station.
On the way, Chen Fan asked Li Na why she had suddenly come.
Su Ruochu shook her head, saying she didn't know either, only that she had suddenly received a call from her.
"Is she going to visit Guo Shuai?"
Su Ruochu thought for a moment before discussing with Chen Fan, "Let's just receive her normally first. As long as she doesn't bring it up herself, we won't mention it."
"Good idea. As expected from my wife."
Chen Fan noticed Su Ruochu curiously examining the car, so he couldn't help but smile and ask her.
"What do you think of this car?"
Su Ruochu commented, "Ma Xiaoshuai's family is quite wealthy. This car costs around 700,000 or 800,000 after all fees and taxes."
"My mom initially had her eyes on this model, but my dad didn't agree, so they gave up on it."
Chen Fan smiled, "It's not that exaggerated. I heard from Xiaoshuai that this car was acquired by his dad from a used car dealer friend. After driving it for a while, Ma Xiaoshuai's dad gave it to him when he got into university."
"But compared to you, you're the real little wealthy lady, able to afford this car."
Su Ruochu pouted, "Didn't I tell you? This car is too expensive, and our family can't afford it."
Suddenly, Chen Fan felt a spark in his heart and tentatively asked, "Wife, how about we buy a car too?"