raknovel Chapter 32 Upper-Level Design
Chapter 32 Upper-Level Design
"Class monitor, you don't have classes today, what are you going to do later?" Chen Che asked casually.
"Let's go to the library."
"Oh, studying, is that right?" Chen Che wasn't surprised.
"No, isn't class time enough for studying? There's no need to take up extra time outside of class," Chen Sui said matter-of-factly.
"...I don't understand, a slacker like me can't comprehend it." Chen Che silently complained in his heart.
"The main reason is that I have a lot of free time now. When I was in high school, I could only focus on studying. Now I want to learn about the things that interest me."
"for example?"
"Hmm..." Chen Sui thought for a moment and said, "I think the law is quite interesting."
Chen Che couldn't help but smile after hearing this; so the seed had been planted so early on.
Although law is a humanities major, many science and engineering professions also require taking exams on industry regulations when obtaining certifications, such as the first and second level construction engineer exams.
"It's not really useful for us to learn this," Chen Che said deliberately.
"How could that be?" Chen Sui shook her head. "Knowledge is never useless. The more you learn, the more you will benefit in the future. You never know when you might need it."
Just then, a Buick slowly drove past. Chen Che looked and saw that it was his counselor, Teacher Zhu. What a coincidence!
Chen Che greeted Chen Sui and walked ahead, following behind the car. When he saw Teacher Zhu get out of the car, he immediately went to greet her.
"Teacher Zhu!"
Zhu Jingdong turned his head and saw Chen Che approaching.
I didn't really want to see him. Apart from routine administrative and student affairs, he was the first person to give me a big assignment. It took me quite a bit of time to report to the school and leaders.
"Chen Che, what are you doing here?"
"I just finished my morning run, and I'm here now."
"Oh, that's good," Zhu Jingdong said politely, nodding. "It's good, keep up the good habits."
"Okay, teacher."
Just as he was about to go upstairs, Chen Che took out his phone, opened a webpage, and handed it to him.
"Teacher, could you please take a look at this?"
Zhu Jingdong browsed through it carefully and found it was a notice about student entrepreneurship on the school's official website. The gist of it was that college students who aspire to start their own businesses can apply for a free space and a startup fund provided by the school, which is essentially an interest-free loan.
"What, you've gotten over your emotional trauma and are ready to start a business?" Zhu Jingdong chuckled and teased.
Chen Che stroked his chin: "I have some ideas."
"I just wanted to ask you, do you know if this notice has been implemented?"
"Hmm..." Zhu Jingdong did not give an answer immediately. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was indeed such a thing. It was not just empty talk. The school committee had even specifically asked if they had received any applications from students.
She took out her phone and checked the chat history. After confirming that everything was correct, she nodded to Chen Che: "Yes."
"Teacher, I'd like to apply, is that alright?"
"Of course, the school's policies in this regard are designed for you, but what are you planning to do?"
Chen Che briefly explained the "French Fries at 10 PM" that he and Xu Zhen were promoting and operating, and took out his phone to demonstrate it. Zhu Jingdong listened to the gist of it and gave an ambiguous response.
"Well, you'll need a business plan for the application itself, so please prepare one first, and then we'll see what happens next, okay?"
Having said that, Chen Che nodded and watched Zhu Jingdong go upstairs.
I understand what Teacher Zhu means.
It's not that the matter itself is impractical, but rather that the other party needs to feel that this is not a trivial matter, and that you have the potential to make it happen.
Entrepreneurship is an activity where opportunities and risks go hand in hand, and it is certainly something to be proud of to have a successful entrepreneurial team emerge from a school.
Besides bringing glory to themselves, it also brings honor to the college and school, and even serves as capital for the school to report to the city and province.
However, this also has a prerequisite: a successful team or organization. The word "entrepreneurship" seems to be more closely associated with failure, with success being the exception.
So it's impossible for you to gather a few people, say you need money and space, and the school will unconditionally approve it for you.
Now, the most basic step, if you want to convince the school, is to produce a business plan that proves this possibility.
This condition is not excessive; in fact, it could be considered quite generous.
After all, in the capital market, it's rare to find an investor who will buy your business plan or PowerPoint presentation just because of it.
Not everyone wants to suffocate for their dreams.
Moreover, the first hurdle to overcome is Zhu Jingdong's level, which represents the academy level.
If even the colleges can't approve it, then it's not even worth discussing at the university level.
Very reasonable.
So when Ma Xuzhen asked him to go to an internet cafe to play games this time, Chen Che refused without even thinking about it.
"I will absolutely not participate in such a self-degrading thing," Chen Che said firmly.
Ma Xu: "?"
Didn't you drag me there every day before the long holiday?
He's changed so much after taking a long vacation; I'm afraid he's been possessed by some reborn good student.
It seems I should go to Mirror Lake and burn some incense, praying that the senior students from the Engineering Department won't choose me.
Chen Che went to the library, opened his laptop and Word to start writing a document.
Currently, thanks to their efforts, they have covered almost all the male dormitories in the school. For some buildings that lack student agents, the two of them have mobilized many students who want to earn money through part-time jobs and students from impoverished families.
It's relatively more difficult for girls' dormitories, since they can't go in directly to distribute flyers. They can only post flyers on the bulletin board outside, but there are very few people responding.
This task definitely needs to be pushed forward, but there's no use rushing it; let's take it slowly.
In terms of warehousing, if a dedicated space can be obtained on campus to store goods, it will be more than just a warehouse; it will be more like a distribution center.
With a wider variety of sourcing channels and product categories, student agents can save a lot of time traveling around.
Moreover, they don't need to change their original practice of stockpiling goods in their dormitories; in fact, the pressure of buying and selling goods can be reduced.
In summary, it's a "large warehouse plus micro warehouse" model that increases both speed and efficiency.
The engineering college is naturally the main base. As long as the pilot program is successful in the engineering college, it can be promoted to other universities immediately. The first one will definitely be the neighboring Jinling Auditing College.
Then there's the entire city of Jinling, breaking out of the remote corner of Jiangbei and expanding into the city. Even Xianlin is a university town with such a high density that if they could just take over that market, it would be like picking up money from a sack.
Of course, this is only what's visible. With such a large user base, the platform has great potential to develop new businesses and monetize traffic.
They raise a few million in the angel round to spend, then raise tens of millions more in the next round as the scale expands. After several rounds, when the company goes public, the shareholders sell their shares and cash out, with the return on investment calculated in multiples. This is how the primary market tells its stories.
This vibrant scene, where everything thrives, is right before our eyes.