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  Chapter 162: Not Pig Up Money Is a Loss

  TL: Etude

  In the early m, a cold wind howled outside.

  Jiang Qin, having ged his clothes, rubbed his hands together and stepped out of the dormitory. The campus was desote, the air tinged with a biting cold.

  “Humming a tune, frozen by the cold wind, I’ll build a omorrow,” Jiang Qin mumbled to himself as he walked towards the Entrepreneurship ter. Halfway there, his old Nokia phone began to vibrate incessantly in his pocket.

  Jiang Qiended not to hear it.

  The weather was too cold, and he was relut to take his hands out of his sleeves.

  If the call stopped after ten seds or so, it meant it wasn’t anything urgent. He could just return the call ter from the warmth of the Entrepreneurship ter.

  But the pho vibrating, f Jiang Qin to a.

  “Hello?”

  “Jiang Qin, an update for you. President Zhang will be visiting you shortly,” Lu Guangrong’s voice came through the phone.

  Stamping his feet and walking forward, Jiang Qin replied, “Didn’t he already visit st time? Another visit? There’s o be so courteous. The stuff in my office is suffit for now.”

  “??? What are you talking about? He’s not ing t warmth. He’s leading a study group from four major uies for a tour. It’s more formal than st time and for external purposes. You o take this seriously.”

  Hearing this, Jiang Qin uzzled, “What’s there to learn from my pce?”

  Lu’s voice slowly responded, “After your feature in Lin Youth Daily, the impact has been quite positive. So, they’ve arranged a learning exge. This study group is specifically to learn from your entrepreneurial experience.”

  “Alright, got it. I’ll make sure they leave with more than they came for.”

  Jiang Qin hung up the phoh a cold ugh and tinued into the Entrepreneurship ter.

  He had initially po gather everyone for a meeting to discuss subsequent marketing strategies and increasing new user registrations. However, the arrival of the study group meant postponing this meeting to the afternoon. For the m, he decided to dedicate the time to a thh ing.

  After a round of intensive marketing and unch activities, the staff of Room 208 felt a roller-coaster-like fatigue.

  In simple terms, they had been w too hard in the previous days and were now somewhat out of sorts. Doing some housekeeping now seemed like a good opportunity for a mental reset.

  “President Zhang is visiting agai’s up,” Jiang Qin announced as he entered Room 208 and cpped his hands.

  As he finished speaking, Dong Wenhao grabbed his puter and ran out, and Lu Feiyu stepped oable to unscrew a light bulb. Annoyed, Jiang Qin spat in disgust.

  “Damn it, ’t you guys show some dignity? We’re not setting anyone up this time!”

  “What should we do then?”

  “A collective up. Make the office spotless. Most of the visitors are from other schools. We o stand tall and proud, show off our best and hide our worst.”

  Under Jiang Qin’s dire, everyone ed the offitil it arkling, even moving some green pnts from Room 207 to decorate the er.

  Close to 11 AM, Zhang Baiqihe study group from the four uies in a grand procession.

  Among them, eight who walked in front appeared to be the leading teachers from the other three schools, followed by a dozen students, each carrying their school’s banner.

  “Ladies alemen, students, this is Room 208. Feel free to look around a a feel for the atmosphere,” Zhang Baiqing briefly introduced them, then pulled Jiang Qin aside. “Didn’t you say you wouldn’t do group buying? What’s this about the school’s delivery staff?”

  Uurbed, Jiang Qin responded, “That’s oail, not group buying.”

  “Don’t try to fool me. Do you think I ’t tell just because you ged the name?”

  Jiang Qin chuckled, “Sorry, President Zhang. I admit there was a bit of a gamble in my approach, but so far, the results have been quite good. As long as I don’t mess up, everything should be stable.”

  President Zhang Baiqing responded with a cold smile, “Alright, just make sure you host the study group well today and bring honor to our school, and I won’t bother you.”

  “That’s easy. I’ve prepared a delightful three-piece set for the study group.”

  “?!”

  Jiang Qin gave a signal, and Wei Lann immediately nodded and, along with Wen Jinrui, brought out a stack of items: pany brochures, a photo book of team-building activities, and delicious snacks.

  Iy, outsiders couldn’t really see anything useful when they visited. You couldn’t show them bad data, and even if you did, they might not uand it.

  So, the only things they could really see were the photos, brochures, and enjoy some snacks.

  “Look, they’ve really made an effort, they even have work badges.”

  “It’s quite iing, but why is there a bear climbing a tree ieam-building photos?”

  “That’s not a bear, right?”

  “Seems like a person, but I’m not sure, let’s look again.”

  “hy is this girl so pretty?”

  “She looks so exquisite, definitely photoshopped.”

  After a brief tour, Sun ming, the director of the entrepreneurship office at the Uy of Sce of Teology, and Li Hua, the director of the teacher training college, nodded approvingly and then turo have a deep versation with President Zhang Baiqing.

  “President Zhang, the atmosphere at Room 208 is indeed impressive. However, we’d like to see their normal w state.”

  “Yes, and also take a few photos of them w, for our report.”

  President Zhang Baiqing nodded and called over Jiang Qin, who was sharirepreneurial experiences with female uy students: “Director Sun and Director Li want to see Room 208’s w state. However you usually operate, do it now.”

  Jiang Qin pursed his lips, thinking to himself, “My usual work involves swearing a lot. they really learn from that kind of core business secret?”

  “Let’s have lunch first. It’s a good opportunity for them to experience my new project, okay?”

  “You decide. The main thing is to make a good impression,” President Zhang whispered.

  Nodding, Jiang Qin immediately started promoting his group buyiure to the study group ahe teachers and students from other schools to experiehe thrill of online .

  He had been sidering this since before the study group arrived. When prey es to your doorstep, you have to take a bite.

  The mi of a businessman is such that not pig up money on the road is akin to losing it.

  Iure, group buying would surely ehe four major uies. Since he was getting an early tact, he o leave a deep impression.

  Why?

  Although he had Professor Yan’s letter of introdu, there were no facilitators like Zhang Ming’an in the Uy of Sce of Teology or the Teacher Training College. So, it was still uain how effective Professor Yan’s influence would be.

  In such a situation, it was better to first introduce these in-charge of entrepreneurship from other schools to group buying, creating a natural sense of affinity for future promotions.

  Ten mier, the delivery person Tian Xiangjia rushed in, delivering all the orders from the study group.

  “Delivery this fast to your doorstep?”

  A female student with a ponytail iudy group was amazed.

  “This is actually sidered slow. Normally, it takes three minutes. ime, I will have to severely reprimand them!”

  Jiang Qin replied with a smile, thinking to himself that he had specifically asked Wei Lann to expedite the delivery. Otherwise, how could it be so fast?

  “That’s amazing. If this is introduced to our school, I won’t eveo leave my room to get food?”

  The female student said delightedly, iently ag as a promoter for Jiang Qin, leading the visiting teachers to also express their admiration.

  “Both the Uy of Sce of Teology and the Normal Uy are in our subsequent promotion pns. We will iably he help of all the directors, teachers, and students.”

  Jiang Qin responded with a smile, gng at the school badge of the ponytailed girl. Her name was Yan Lu, a retive of Professor Yan. It seemed the Yans were indeed his lucky charm orepreneurial journey.

  After a simple lunch, Jiang Qin gathered all employees of Room 208 for a meeting. This served not only to demonstrate their w state but also because he indeed had tasks to assign.

  The study group members perked up immediately, finding spots to listen in.

  “Cough…”

  “President Zhang, would you like to say a few words first?”

  President Zhang Baiqing shook his head, gesturing with his hand for Jiang Qin to start.

  Jiang Qin didn’t hold back. He sat in the boss chair and immediately slipped into the role of a cool and charismatic leader.

  “Our first wave of promotional days ehree days ago, and the traffic for roup buying has stabilized. However, the registration numbers are insuffit. Therefore, we are ung a sed round of marketing called the ‘Dorm Stock-Up Festival.'”

  Jiang Qin wrote five characters on the bckboard: “The rule is simple. Every four people form a dormitory team and enjoy a 20% dist on all items. But if you purchase alo’s full price.”

  Su Nai raised her hand, “Boss, what about the six-person dorms and single dorms for iional students at Lin Uy?”

  Jiang Qin shook his head, “We’re not sidering the iional students for now. But if we set the threshold at six people, it would undoubtedly increase the difficulty of f teams. We’ll stick to the lowest threshold.”

  “Didn’t we also offer a 20% dist on our first promotional day? What’s the difference?”

  “There’s no difference for ers, but it’s signifit for the ptform. The first promotion targeted registered users, aiming to let them experience pg an order. The ‘Dorm Stock-Up Festival,’ however, targets uered users. These people are not sensitive to hings and are ued in dists. The only way to attract them is through referrals. The purpose of f teams is actually to have existing users draw in new ones.”

  Su Nai had a moment of realization, “I get it. As long as there’s one group buying user in a dorm, they would pull in the rest of the dorm members for the dist.”

  “You’re really smart, Su Nai.”

  “Am I?” Su Nai leased.

  Jiang Qin nodded, “Before, you never uood the purpose of our activities until they were over. Now, you get it even before the meeting is finished. You’ve indeed grown a lot.”

  Su Nai: “…”

  Meanwhile, at the back of the office, members of the study group couldn’t help but whisper among themselves.

  To be ho, before the meeting, their impression of Room 208 wasn’t much different from other startup projects – nothing particurly outstanding.

  It was just an office that was a bit rger, with more people, and a somerofessional-looking pany handbook.

  But when the meeting actually started, they realized the demeanor of the 208 employees had pletely ged, being incredibly focused.

  And Jiang Qin, who had been all smiles and ughter just moments ago, had transformed in an instant, exuding a sharp and anding presence.

  Such a se wouldn’t be surprising in a regur pany, but seeing it in a uy startup team was intriguing.

  “What do you think, Director Li?”

  “This Jiang Qin, every step he takes has a clear purpose. He doesn’t seem to be just pying around.”

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