Chapter 47

It should be one more chapter, can I ask for votes?

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Song Chen had already learned from Zhang Ruoxi that her uncle ran a clothing company. He pondered and said, "You can switch from export to domestic sales! Promote at a low price to clear the inventory! However, if a clothing company follows the OEM wholesale route, although it can make money, it is at the lowest end of the industry chain! The profit is limited. It would be better to learn from Nike and adopt a 'dumbbell structure' virtual business model: outsource the production to clothing factories and send people to monitor quality, entrust the sales to franchisees in various regions, and focus all efforts on product design and market expansion!"

Zhao Yingying's eyes lit up in surprise, "There's such a way!"

Song Chen shook his head with a bitter smile. The people of Dongou were indeed very smart during the reform and opening up, but limited by their narrow horizons, most became true "sweatshop" bosses in textbooks, squeezing every bit of time and wages from their workers to gain profits. Only a few stood out—among these few, a typical example was Zhou Chengjian, the founder of Metersbonwe, who sprinted ahead with this business model! More than a decade later, this brand had become one of the most beloved clothing brands among teenagers.

"Ruoxi always said you were a genius! At first, we didn't believe it, but now we really do! The things you just said, they can't be taught in books!" Zhang Hua smiled, laughed heartily, and patted Song Chen's shoulder, then whispered, "Perhaps, you have already avenged your mother!"

Song Chen shook his head with a bitter smile and said nothing.

Although he wanted to be with Zhang Ruoxi, and her alluring and tender eyes longed for it, for their parents, this was an unacceptable thing! After having a full meal, he chatted with Zhang Hua for a while and then reluctantly left the Zhang family.

In the middle of the night, Zhai Yue called on her mobile phone. Song Chen got the answer he expected. Listening to Zhai Yue, who was completely at a loss and sobbing on the other end of the phone, he sighed deeply, "I will convince her!"

Whether it was because of the woman he had secretly loved in his previous life, or the woman who was full of injuries, or for his own career, Song Chen could not allow Zhai Yan to be in trouble!

Zhai Zheng left the police station unscathed, as Song Chen had predicted—Zhai Kuo and Shen Yun's tearful pleas, whether out of reality or for their daughter's future, forced Zhao Yuan to swallow her anger.

Zhao Yuan moved into the Zhai family. Zhai Zheng was still indignant, but Zhai Yue, who saw everything, witnessed Song Chen's "words" and "predictions" step by step. Her face became paler and more fearful, and she wanted to scream! She called Song Chen every day, asking him to take her away.

Song Chen, while hating her indecisiveness, was also actively looking for opportunities to meet Zhai Yan. However, because of the need to take care of Zhao Yuan, Zhai Yan had not been to work for a while. Song Chen couldn't just run to the Zhai family like a madman and tell Zhai Yan that she was in danger and needed to be taken away.

Considering that Zhai Zheng was busy licking his wounds and would have to act like a "good boy" for a while, and that there was still some time before New Year's Day, Song Chen kept in touch with Zhai Yue while paying attention to the development of his business. Especially in software development, Song Chen almost always inquired about the progress of the software rather than the profits from the computer room.

For this, Song Chen applied for an expensive telecommunications broadband for the company. Just the "He's Modem" for dial-up Internet access cost over a thousand yuan.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, during the rapid development of China's telecommunications industry, due to a lack of funds, users were forced to pay a high initial installation fee. It could be said that the development of China Telecom and later China Mobile was entirely built on the suffering of the people.

Unlike a one-time investment in purchasing a complete set of equipment, in this era of 1997, Song Chen felt the pain of spending money like water for the first time, as he had to pay several hundred yuan more for the initial installation fee! If you add the nearly a thousand yuan per month and tens of thousands per year for dial-up Internet access, which was not yet on a monthly subscription basis, the already cash-strapped Song Chen felt an intense pain. Thus, the evil capitalist Song Chen ultimately revealed his stingy boss face, instructing Qiu Lin and Xu Xiaoying to hang up the dial-up connection when it was not necessary, which of course earned him the white eyes of Qiu Lin, Xu Xiaoying, and other "temporary workers."

Fortunately, the computer room gave him ample confidence.

The computer room's high profits continued, especially after Lu Wei added ten more computers, making the so-called "Chenxing Computer Training" with twenty-six computers even more famous in Dongou University and the surrounding areas. Previously, it was mostly occupied by college students, but now, during off-work hours or weekends, the proportion of white-collar workers increased significantly. Compared to single-player games, they were more obsessed with team-based combat modes, which made Song Chen consider whether to have someone develop a 98 version of DOTA next year.

"Tomorrow is Friday, you have to take me shopping in the evening!"

After the passionate moment, Zhang Ruoxi, caressing her boyfriend's chin that was starting to grow a beard, panted and cooed, "You also have to buy me a gift. I saw a very pretty KIT