Coupled with the money earned from Meiyou Mall, Wang Yi's currently available funds exceeded 1 billion yuan!
Buying an office building was no longer a problem!
Of course, if he wanted to earn another 600 million yuan next time, it would probably be next month!
In the next half month, Meiyou's offline revenue would only come from the dozens of new flagship stores opened this month.
The profits from other specialty stores and authorized stores, from this wave of orders, had all been pre-received!
They would only restock once they had sold almost everything, most likely by the end of the month, or early next month!
In the following days, Wang Yi had military training every day.
"33 Days of Lost Love" also began its frantic pre-release promotion!
The main actors flew to major cities for promotion.
A series of promotional activities themed "Graduation Season, Breakup Season" were also held.
Wang Yi also provided a lot of support, heavily promoting it on Meiyou.
Meiyou now had over ten million users and was considered a traffic platform.
In addition, the Qiuyun Garment Factory acquired by Wang Yi was also operating at full capacity!
The hanging production lines added last month had all been debugged, and Qiuyun Garment Factory's production capacity had now reached 100,000 pieces per day.
The second phase factory building was also almost completed, with equipment being installed and debugged.
It was estimated that the second phase factory building could also be put into use early next month.
By then, Qiuyun Garment Factory's production capacity would reach 200,000 pieces per day!
However, Qiuyun Garment Factory was not producing pure desire style summer dresses, but pure desire style autumn wear, skirt suits, and bare-leg tights! Production was kept secret throughout the entire process!
Wang Yi was just waiting for "33 Days of Lost Love" to be released, for the box office to explode, for Ye Xiaohe to become widely popular, and then to quickly launch the pure desire style autumn wear!
By then, the south would continue to sell pure desire style summer dresses, while the north and Meiyou Mall would launch autumn wear, selling them along with summer dresses!
However, by October, summer dress sales in the north would sharply decline, and by then, autumn wear and skirt suits would perfectly take over!
Any unsold summer dress inventory that couldn't be absorbed would simply be transferred to the south for sale.
5:30 PM on September 7th.
Sun Tao and a few others walked over:
"Brother Yi, after the cultural event tonight, let's go back to the dorm and play bomb mode!"
The once unruly Sun Tao had been utterly defeated by Wang Yi's marksmanship.
He followed Wang Yi every day, calling him "great master" repeatedly, and pestering Wang Yi to teach him marksmanship!
But Wang Yi found that Sun Tao had a good brain, but his reaction speed was a bit slow.
Even if he mastered marksmanship, if his hand speed couldn't keep up, he would still easily be defeated.
He could, however, use his intelligence and adopt a sneaky playstyle!
"No, I have something to do and took leave. I'll be back the day after tomorrow."
Sun Tao: "..."
Fu Yanliang: "..."
Fan Junjie: "..."
"Nice, really impressive. Fourteen days of military training, and you took five days off! 6!"
Fan Junjie sighed, utterly speechless.
Comparing people is like asking for death.
"I'm leaving. See you the day after tomorrow."
Wang Yi waved his hand, walking away freely and easily, leaving a trail of envy, jealousy, and hatred.
At the school gate, a Porsche Macan was parked by the roadside.
An eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl sat in the car wearing sunglasses, extremely aloof.
So much so that several boys who wanted to strike up a conversation all hesitated, not daring to approach.
A Porsche, combined with a celebrity-level appearance and aura, her presence was too strong!
However, just as everyone was hesitating, the girl in the car suddenly beamed with joy, quickly opened the door, and got out.
Then she jogged all the way, rushing towards a boy walking out of Beihang, opened her arms, and sweetly said:
"Hug!"
Wang Yi smiled slightly and held Lin Shu in his arms.
Seeing this scene, those boys who wanted to strike up a conversation were collectively dumbfounded.
It wasn't because Lin Shu had a boyfriend, but the strong contrast in Lin Shu before and after was truly shocking! Before Wang Yi arrived, Lin Shu was extremely aloof; the four words 'strangers keep out' were practically written on her face.
As soon as Wang Yi came, Lin Shu instantly turned into a sweetie, ran over with a smile, and actively asked for a hug! This 180-degree contrast confused anyone who saw it.
Coupled with Lin Shu's beauty, everyone felt only envy, jealousy, and hatred!
The two embraced for a long time, completely ignoring the gazes of others.
Lin Shu's parents had dropped her off when school started and only went back two days ago.
Wang Yi had military training activities every evening, and he had taken a few days off for the business opening, so the two hadn't been able to see each other.
Now that he had taken an extra day off, Wang Yi immediately came to find Lin Shu!
A short separation makes for a sweeter reunion.
The two hugged by the roadside for a very long time before finally separating.
"Let's go, we're going home!"
Lin Shu took Wang Yi's hand and walked towards the Porsche.
Ten minutes later, the Porsche entered a villa area, finally stopping in front of a villa.
"Last New Year, when I was admitted to Renmin University of China, my parents bought me this house. If you have time in the future, come visit me often, I get so bored alone!"
Lin Shu pulled Wang Yi's hand and walked into the villa.
"Okay, after military training, when I'm not busy, I'll come find you,"
Wang Yi said, looking around.
The security of the entire villa area was very good, a typical high-end community.
Even if Lin Shu lived alone, there would be no problem.
The Imperial Capital began restricting non-local residents from buying houses in February 2011, requiring five years of social security contributions.
Wang Yi was just barred by this rule.
Otherwise, why would he buy a house in Jeju?
After all, the current average price of houses in the Imperial Capital was only around 20,000 yuan, and in good locations within the few ring roads!
Lin Shu bought it in 2010, at which time there weren't many restrictions for non-local residents.
However, the price of this high-end villa was half again as expensive as ordinary residences; it was already just under 30,000 per square meter last year!
But it didn't matter, Wang Yi could buy it in the company's name.
Coincidentally, with agent orders, there was money in the account, so the office building and house could be bought together!
Or change the office building to an industrial park, which would be more convenient for mobile phone R&D, just add a few hundred million to the budget.
"Xiao Yi, come!"
Lin Shu pulled Wang Yi, showing him around one by one.
The entire villa had three floors above ground, totaling over 500 square meters.
There were also two underground floors and a small courtyard outside.
Lin Jianye spent 15 million yuan to acquire it last year, but in a few years, even 70 million yuan wouldn't buy it!
Lin Shu pulled Wang Yi to the third floor and said excitedly:
"Look, there are balconies in the front and back. The south-facing balcony offers a view of the city lights outside. The north-facing balcony offers a view of the back mountain's scenery. There are little bunnies on the mountain, very cute."
"Yes, the cuter they are, the tastier they are,"
Wang Yi said with a smile.
Lin Shu: "???"
"Slurp, it seems so. Next time, let's eat bunnies."
"Hahaha. Okay,"
Wang Yi agreed.
He thought Lin Shu would say,
"Bunnies are so cute, why eat bunnies?"
But Lin Shu directly said,
"Next time, let's eat bunnies."
Kind but not overly so, very good.
"The third floor is too hot in summer, I always stay on the second floor."
Lin Shu pulled Wang Yi to the second floor:
"There are three south-facing bedrooms, one for my parents, one for us, and one for you as a studio!"
The last time they traveled for a week, the two always stayed in one room, so now they would naturally sleep in one bed!
Lin Shu pushed open the studio door:
"I got you a new computer last week, the specs are pretty good, you can play games on it! I assembled it myself!"
"You can assemble computers?"
Wang Yi was a little surprised.
Lin Shu put her hands on her slender waist and proudly said:
"Of course, I know a lot more."
Wang Yi opened the computer, checked the configuration, and nodded:
"Not bad, not bad, it is indeed the best configuration currently available, all chosen very well."
There was no problem of a small cart pulling a big horse, and plenty of room for upgrades in the coming years!
If one didn't know enough about computers, they wouldn't be able to assemble this set!
"You're so professional at assembling computers? Have you researched it?"
Wang Yi said with a smile.
Lin Shu thought for a moment:
"Not really. When I started university last year, I found that many freshmen didn't have laptops. Whether for research or gaming, they could only go to nearby small internet cafes every day!
Those small internet cafes had poor environments and low configurations, so I invested in a large internet cafe with a better environment and updated machines; the price wasn't much more expensive than the small ones.
To control costs, I bought in bulk and then found a senior from the computer science department to work part-time assembling computers. I slowly learned that way!
Later, I opened several more internet cafes, and then I understood prices and configurations."
"You opened several more internet cafes? Don't tell me the E-Era chain of internet cafes on Xueyuan Road are all yours?"
Wang Yi was a little surprised.
Lin Shu nodded:
"Yes, there are so many schools on Xueyuan Road, to increase competitiveness, I created a chain and opened several more. I not only broke even but also made some money, hehe!"
Wang Yi laughed dumbfounded.
2000-2011 was indeed the glorious era of internet cafes.
But after 2012, as smartphones began to boom, internet cafes started to decline year by year.
However, Lin Shu chose a good location on Xueyuan Road, with Beihang, China University of Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Capital Medical University, University of Science and Technology, China University of Petroleum, and China Agricultural University nearby...
So many universities, so many students, opening internet cafes, and a chain at that, business was incredibly booming.
Ten years later, freshmen might buy laptops upon enrollment.
But in 2011, most freshmen didn't have laptops, only buying them in their sophomore or junior year.
For example, in Wang Yi's dorm, Wang Yi and Sun Tao had new laptops.
Fan Junjie had an old laptop from home, and Fu Yanliang also had a second-hand laptop from his cousin.
Their laptops sometimes lagged when playing CrossFire, and would crash instantly if they tried to play AAA games!
Those without laptops could only go to nearby internet cafes.
Plus, with the chain, the surrounding area was monopolized by Lin Shu!
It would be strange if she didn't make money.
"How much did you earn, Xiao Shu?"
Wang Yi asked curiously.
"Three opened on Xueyuan Road, and there are five more chain stores near other schools. After deducting all costs, each one earned about 600,000 yuan a year, so eight stores earned about five million a year!"
Lin Shu calculated on her fingers:
"But I feel that this year's customer traffic is not as good as last year's. I only raised the price by one yuan per hour, they weren't happy, but I'm a chain, there's nowhere else for them to go, so they have to come."
Wang Yi: "..."
Lin Shu continued:
"I also took the opportunity to launch a large top-up promotion: top up more, get more bonuses, which works out to be similar to the original price, so it's like the price didn't increase! They all topped up large amounts, and then I earned even more, hehe."
Wang Yi: "..."
"A genius, truly a genius!"
First raise the price, then launch a large top-up promotion to lower the price back!
One rise and one fall, the price seemed unchanged, but the number of people topping up greatly increased!
And it was large top-ups.
Top up less, and it was still expensive!
As long as they topped up, they would consume more, and revenue would go up.
Even if they didn't consume, the money wouldn't be refunded, it was all tied up inside.
Even if they eventually asked for a refund, only the principal would be refunded; the bonus money didn't count.
6!
Wang Yi realized he seemed to have underestimated Lin Shu.
He thought Lin Shu was just cute, even a bit naive and sweet.
But now it seemed, this girl was also a treasure!
Earning 5 million yuan a year from internet cafes was truly impressive.
"You don't usually go to the stores?"
Wang Yi asked with a smile.
Lin Shu shook her head:
"No need to go. I found some good-looking senior female students to be internet cafe managers, giving them commissions. With them there, it's enough!"
"..."
Wang Yi:
"Okay, really good. You even know how to use the 'beauty economy'!"
A good-looking internet cafe manager can bring in a lot more customer traffic.
Just like the young ladies at Porsche, those with high attractiveness can facilitate many deals.
A typical beauty economy!
Wang Yi hugged Lin Shu:
"Tell me, how much more do you know that I don't?"
"Huh?"
Lin Shu was startled:
"Not much, I know very, very little."
Lin Shu's serious expression made Wang Yi unable to help but laugh:
"You know how to kiss."
"Oh, I know that one, Xiao Yi taught me!"
Saying so, Lin Shu closed her eyes and offered a sweet kiss.
So much so that Wang Yi, shamelessly, had...
Noticing this change, Lin Shu's cheeks instantly turned crimson, and she immediately fled in a panic:
"I'll go cook, Xiao Yi, wait for me!"
Saying so, Lin Shu fled awkwardly.
Wang Yi laughed dumbfounded, looked at the computer, and found that Lin Shu was still trading stocks!
Wang Yi opened Flush, and it automatically logged into Lin Shu's account.
Looking at the stocks Lin Shu bought, Wang Yi marveled:
"In such a terrible market in 2011, Xiao Shu actually didn't lose money. She's simply a genius!"
Investing in internet cafes, earning over 5 million a year.
Stock trading, making money even in a bear market.
In addition, Wang Yi remembered that Lin Shu also took advantage of the low license plate prices at the time and acquired some Imperial Capital license plates!
In a few years, these license plates would also be very valuable!
In other areas, Lin Shu probably also had interests.
"Could it be that the little rich girl is an investment genius?"
Wang Yi laughed dumbfounded, feeling that his understanding of Lin Shu was still too little.
"She's truly an excellent treasure girl, the meal she cooks herself must also be very delicious, right?"
For a moment, Wang Yi actually felt a sense of anticipation.
An hour later, three dishes and one soup were served.
"Try my baby's cooking."
Wang Yi picked up his chopsticks, took a bite, and his eyes widened.
An accident, this was just an accident!
Subsequently, Wang Yi ate the second dish.
Hmm, it was even more of an accident!
Left with no choice, Wang Yi ate the third dish, scrambled eggs with tomatoes!
"Surely this won't be a disaster too, right?"
"Huh, why is there eggshell inside? And why is it salted!"
For a moment, Wang Yi's expression was complicated.
He had been careless!
To protect Lin Shu, he really wanted to endure and eat it, but it was simply too unappetizing!
"Is it not tasty?"
Lin Shu frowned slightly, also picked up her chopsticks, took a taste:
"Cough cough, it's so bad!"
Wang Yi: "..."
"Xiao Yi, I had another disaster. I'm sorry."
Lin Shu said plaintively, like a child who had done something wrong.
A rich young lady like her, a second-generation rich, where would she have ever cooked?
She just thought Wang Yi was coming and learned on the fly.
As a result, some things look simple, but are...
"It's okay, Xiao Shu, you wait, I'll do it!"
Wang Yi walked into the kitchen and looked at the ingredients.
Then he stir-fried with two woks simultaneously, scrambled eggs with tomatoes on the left, and stir-fried meat with bell peppers on the right.
All were home-style dishes, simple.
Lin Shu also walked over, stood beside him, watched quietly, and learned silently:
"Oh, so just a tiny pinch of salt in the eggs is enough."
"So, adding a bit of rice vinegar makes it taste better."
"Xiao Shu, you can do it, you'll surely make it well tomorrow!"
Lin Shu thought to herself, watching Wang Yi intently.
Soon, the two dishes were ready, and the two ate with great relish.
After dinner, Wang Yi processed work reports, while Lin Shu scrubbed pots and washed dishes.
Until eleven o'clock, the two fell asleep in each other's arms.
Wang Yi's hands were not well-behaved, Lin Shu didn't say anything.
But when he wanted to go further, Lin Shu still resisted tremblingly.
Left with no choice, Wang Yi could only give up.
There's always tomorrow, take it slow.
The next day, when Wang Yi woke up, Lin Shu was no longer beside him on the pillow.
"Up so early?"
Wang Yi walked out and saw Lin Shu stir-frying in the kitchen.
They were the two dishes Wang Yi made yesterday.
"Xiao Yi, you're awake."
Lin Shu said excitedly:
"You go wash up, the dishes will be ready soon, this time it definitely won't be a disaster!"
"Really?"
Wang Yi's expression was complicated.
"Of course!"
Lin Shu was full of confidence.
"Okay, I believe you!"
Wang Yi finished washing up, and the two dishes were placed on the table.
Wang Yi tasted them.
"How is it? Any improvement?"
Lin Shu rested her chin on her hand, full of anticipation.
Wang Yi nodded:
"Delicious, you improved so quickly. You learned it just by watching me do it once!"
"Hehe, mainly because Xiao Yi teaches well!"
Lin Shu completely relaxed:
"I'm not a kitchen black hole!"
"Haha,"
Wang Yi was amused.
Lin Shu's learning talent was truly high.
He cooked once last night, stir-frying two dishes simultaneously, Lin Shu watched once, and could replicate them the next morning!
Although not exactly the same, it was about ninety percent as good, and quite delicious.
Overnight, from a terrible cook whose food was inedible, she became a master of delicious home-style dishes—this learning ability was truly terrifying.
Hmm, I'll teach Lin Shu a few more dishes in the future; I'll have good food to look forward to then.
After the meal, Lin Shu took Wang Yi to Renmin University of China, and the two walked around the Renmin University campus hand in hand.
It was also Wang Yi's first time at Renmin University.
Unexpectedly, Wang Yi suddenly became popular.
On that day, someone posted on Renmin University's Tieba:
"Campus Belle Lin Shu is taken!"
"Who is this guy? He actually took my goddess!"
Immediately causing many admirers to be collectively heartbroken.
A goddess like Lin Shu, in any school, would be campus belle level, and also fair-skinned, rich, and beautiful!
The two played all day before returning home.
That night, Wang Yi opened Weibo, and "33 Days of Lost Love" was trending!
It was going to be released tomorrow, so the crew had to spend money to buy trending topics.
Fortunately, Wang Yi invested an extra one million yuan, otherwise, even the money to buy trending topics would have been a problem.
And the Meiyou APP also provided pop-up advertisements! Even in the two offline Meiyou flagship stores, promotional posters for "33 Days of Lost Love" were plastered everywhere.
Not to mention the posters included in the express deliveries.
All the support he could give, Wang Yi had given.
The movie would be released tomorrow, just waiting for the box office to explode, and Ye Xiaohe to become thoroughly popular!
By then, other brands' autumn wear would already be launched.
Wang Yi launching pure desire style autumn wear and skirt suits at this time seemed a bit late, but it would perfectly leverage Ye Xiaohe's sudden popularity to quickly open up the market!
And the ambitious "Double Hundred Strategy"! 100 Meiyou specialty stores and 100 Meiyou authorized stores would open simultaneously then!
Everything hinged on tomorrow!
Unlike Wang Yi's high spirits, Hu Zixuan was walking on thin ice.
The more Meiyou surged forward, the more the Hallyu Tribe struggled.
He invested thirty million yuan to open up the Southeast market, ran advertisements, developed channels, and finally started to see some improvement, securing many channels and distributors.
As a result, the news that Meiyou's Jeju flagship store's first-day profit exceeded 500,000 yuan, as soon as it hit the trending topics, the distributors and channels he had secured instantly changed allegiance...
Angering Hu Zixuan so much that he ended up in the hospital!
(End of this chapter)
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