Officially running

Inserting the USB drive, Chen Yu transferred 3,000 yuan to Wang Chang's account.

"Sis, didn't you say it would take a month? Why is it half a month early this time?"

"Stop talking about it. I was stimulated."

"Stimulated? Is it because of that student you mentioned last time, the one working on instant messaging?"

"Yes, recently Sina invested another 300,000 in their project."

"300,000? I thought it was 3 million. What's the use of this small amount of money?"

Instant messaging, unlike other projects, even if it was the 3 million Chen Yu mentioned, might not be that useful.

"Hehe, Little Brother, 300,000 is still not much. It's like you only invested 10,000."

"It was 13,000. I just gave each of you a 500-yuan bonus, alright?"

"My goodness, you're quite the calculator."

Wang Chang laughed and cried, "Okay, let's say it's 13,000. Why do you look down on their 300,000?"

"Why should I care about their 300,000? I wouldn't even care about 3 million."

"So, do you think our 5173 can compete with their instant messaging?"

"The product types are different, so they can't be compared. However, if we're talking about prospects, 5173 is definitely better than instant messaging."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, I'm sure and firm about it."

Chen Yu was extremely confident.

As a reborn genius, why would he start with instant messaging instead of 5173? This already explains the situation.

Of course, he couldn't tell Wang Chang this.

"Since you're so confident, then I'll feel reassured."

"Reassured about what?"

"Well, I didn't create the website, even though I don't have much to do with it now. But in the end, I made it. Besides, I don't treat the website as just my academic project. What if 5173 goes bankrupt? I'd be devastated."

"Bankrupt? No, that's impossible. Maybe it will go public by some chance."

"Go public?"

"Yes."

Chen Yu nodded and then said, "Sis, I'll tell you this secret, but you mustn't tell anyone else. I still have some original shares. We're family, so I'll cut you a deal. 100,000 yuan per share. Want to buy one?"

"100,000 yuan per share? How many shares are there in total?"

"100 shares."

"With 100,000 yuan, you can have a 1% stake. Tempted, right?"

"Tempted, my foot."

Wang Chang was almost about to burst into laughter.

Going public.

With original shares.

Selling one share for 1 million yuan. This kid was practically trying to scam her.

"Sigh, I'm offering you such a great opportunity, and you don't appreciate it. Well, forget it. A few years from now, don't regret it and say I didn't take care of you."

"Get lost, stop trying to deceive your Sister."

"Alright, let's drop this matter for now. By the way, Sis, now that the website is done, you guys have to be responsible for maintaining it, okay?"

"What's this? You only mentioned making the website, not maintaining it."

"Logically speaking, when you buy a computer, it comes with a warranty. How come making a website doesn't include maintenance?"

"Get out of here."

"Sigh, alright, I'll bleed a bit. I'll cover the maintenance fee."

"That's more like it."

"But, Little Brother, while we'll handle the maintenance, you should also keep up with the later development of the website."

"That's not a problem."

Afterward, Chen Yu and Wang Chang discussed the specific maintenance costs. Well, after Chen Yu's bout of crying poverty, they settled on 3,000 yuan per month, 500 yuan each for the six of them.

"Wow, there goes another 3,000 yuan."

"Money's flowing like water."

"Alright, let's get the website online now."

Chen Yu didn't have much money, and he couldn't afford to wait. After Wang Chang had built the website, Chen Yu obtained the highest administrator privileges. Regardless of the late hour, Chen Yu rushed to the internet cafe.

At this time, Zhang Jianming was also at the internet cafe. Not just him, Wang Pangzi was there too.

"Hey, Brother Pang, can't sleep at this hour?"

Chen Yu greeted everyone as he walked upstairs.

"I can't sleep, so I came to the workshop to take a look. Ah, I've got a headache."

While talking, Wang Pangzi asked, "Chen Li, how much gold do we have left?"

"One billion."

"We still have that much? Haven't we sold it?"

"We've been selling it in the channel all along, but besides some regular customers from big guilds, a lot of individual players don't buy."

"They're afraid of getting scammed?"

"No choice, they're afraid of being duped."

"These guys, our workshop has such a good reputation, and they're still afraid of being duped."

Wang Pangzi complained.

In fact, it wasn't just in-game currency; the workshop had been doing well recently and had acquired some good equipment. However, many of these valuable items were stored in the warehouse and hadn't been sold yet.

Of course, this problem had arisen before. It's not like you can sell everything as soon as it drops. But now that the game had been running for a while, both in-game currency and equipment had been steadily decreasing in value.

In the past, if you put something in your warehouse for a few days, it might even increase in price. But now, if you leave something in your warehouse for a day, its price drops by a day.

For example, with in-game currency, 1 million used to sell for 600 yuan, and at its peak, it could fetch 800 yuan. Now, it can only sell for less than 400 yuan, and sometimes as low as 300 yuan.

Furthermore, there were some annoying scammers who advertised prices as low as 100 yuan, seriously disrupting the market.

When the workshop was smaller, it was fine, and everyone was happy to make some money.

With so many people in the workshop and all this equipment and gold stored in the warehouse, they were steadily losing value day by day.

"Brother Pang, should we lower the prices and run a promotion?" Chen Li suggested.

Chen Yu chuckled when he heard that. "Chen Li, you've got a bright future, even learning to lower prices for promotions now."

"Brother Yu, don't tease me. I just got my hands on a Judgment Blade, and I was thinking of selling it. If people hear a high price, they won't buy it."

"It's not about the price being high," Chen Yu shook his head. "It's still the same issue as before—people don't trust us, they're afraid of being scammed."

"What if we arrange private deals with them?"

"That's too troublesome," Chen Yu declined.

"In-game, they're afraid of being scammed; offline, it's a hassle. How are we supposed to trade then?"

"There's a way."

What was Chen Yu here for if not for this?

"Come on, guys, I'm going to introduce you to an awesome website."

He clapped his hands and, at the computer nearby, entered the URL for 5173.

"What's this?" Wang Pangzi asked, leaning in.

"This website is called 5173.com. To put it simply, it's a site for trading equipment."

"Oh, I see."

"This website can guarantee the safety of transactions for both buyers and sellers. In the future, we can list our equipment and gold here for trading."

"I'll take a look..."

Wang Pangzi's eyes lit up. This website was tailor-made for them. "Hey, which company owns this website?"

"Well, I don't know."

"What if it's a scam?"

"No way. Look at the website's design, graphics, and layout. It's absolutely high-end and top-notch. I'm not just saying this, but this website looks better than Teacher Ma's Alibaba. In my opinion, creating a website like this would cost at least hundreds of thousands. With such an impressive website, do you think it's a scam?"

"You make a good point. Maybe we should give it a try."

"Alright, let's give it a shot."

Since they didn't have any other means of selling, they unanimously agreed to give this new website a try.