Guild system

"Hehe, isn't this to come to President Chen's company to learn about the Internet?"

"President Chen? Which President Chen?"

Liu Fangting looked at Chen Yu, appearing as though she was saying, "It couldn't be you."

But even without her words, just judging by everyone's expressions, Liu Fangting's jaw dropped open.

Could Chen Yu be the president of Universal Technology?

No way, right?

He's just a high school student; how could he be so amazing?

However, Director Kang's words once again confirmed to Liu Fangting, "But it's all thanks to Teacher Liu. If it weren't for you, how could we have nurtured such an outstanding student?"

The other directors also nodded in agreement.

This made Liu Fangting even more embarrassed.

She nurtured him?

What did she nurture?

However, in this situation, Liu Fangting could only smile along. She knew that these directors were merely nodding along to spare her from embarrassment.

After the directors left, only Chen Yu and Liu Fangting remained at the entrance.

"Teacher Liu, how about coming in for a drink?"

"I won't go in."

Liu Fangting shook her head and took three deep breaths. She stared at Chen Yu, still feeling extremely shocked inside.

Her original intention today was to visit Chen Yu's home due to his skipping classes. But she didn't expect that the events of today would leave her feeling somewhat befuddled.

She had no idea what she should say next.

Should she advise Chen Yu not to skip classes?

With the director of the Education Bureau present, what could she say? Her words would lack authority.

Or should she just pretend that nothing happened and say goodbye?

No matter what she chose, Liu Fangting felt uncomfortable.

"My head is a bit of a mess. I'll leave first."

Without knowing how to start, Liu Fangting left with these words.

Chen Yu remained calm and said, "Teacher Liu, take care. Feel free to come over for tea if you have time."

"This brat."

With a stagger, Liu Fangting muttered under her breath.

...

The following time went very smoothly. After Chen Yu submitted a series of applications, the favorable policies were approved.

First, the office space—Universal Technology was granted an abandoned factory building in the industrial park.

Additionally, water and electricity were billed at residential rates.

As for the independent fiber-optic connection, the telecommunications department had long prepared it for Universal Technology.

And so, Chen Yu didn't need to invest much effort, and the entire company was moved to the county's industrial park.

"Boss Chen, this place is quite spacious."

"Yes, we can accommodate another two or three hundred people."

"More importantly, we've resolved the staff's accommodation issue; that's a great benefit for our employees."

"Therefore, with such a good working environment, everyone will have to work hard from now on."

Chen Yu was very pleased with the new office space. Not only was the rent affordable, but it also required minimal renovation. A few modifications, a fresh coat of paint on the walls, and it was ready to go.

"By the way, how's the situation with Wang Chang's team?"

After the previous meeting, Chen Yu had sent Wang Chang to Shenzhen to establish a branch for Universal Technology. It had been a week, and he was curious about the progress.

"Boss Chen, Wang Chang called me and said they've already formed the core team."

"That's good."

Chen Yu nodded. "Shenzhen is different from Xinfeng. It's a larger area, and information circulates quickly. If there are any developments in the industry, they can receive it promptly."

This was one of the reasons Chen Yu had sent Wang Chang to Shenzhen in the first place.

Just then, Wang Chang called Chen Yu.

"Hehe, just mentioned you, and here you are calling. How is it over there? Everything going well?"

"The conditions are excellent, Boss Chen. Compared to the headquarters, we feel almost embarrassed to work here."

"Hehe, are you saying our headquarters is shabby? Let me tell you, we've moved to a new office space, and the conditions are great."

"Boss Chen, you moved so quickly. Where did you move to?"

"To the industrial park on this side. The county gave us an abandoned factory building as our office space. Come over sometime and have a look."

"I probably won't be able to return anytime soon, President. I just received some news."

"What news?"

"Sohu made a move."

"Sohu?"

Chen Yu was a bit surprised. In his memory, Sohu primarily operated as a web portal, and he didn't see a significant connection between them.

However, he quickly recalled.

"Sohu acquired 17173, didn't they?"

"Boss Chen, how did you know?"

Wang Chang was taken aback.

She had just received the news herself.

"Sohu and us aren't in the same field. When you mentioned Sohu, it could only be related to the acquisition of 17173. Of course, they could develop it on their own, but that would take up a lot of time."

That was right.

In his past life, Sohu didn't have many notable games, except for a decent one called Dragon Oath. However, they made a significant move by acquiring the game portal, 17173.

With 17173, Sohu gained a foothold in the gaming industry. However, as 5173 became more prominent, 17173 couldn't keep up.

Chen Yu had assumed that 17173 had been wiped out, but he was surprised to learn that Sohu had acquired it once again, and this time, it was an early acquisition.

"Boss Chen, you're truly amazing."

Wang Chang admired him and said, "Boss Chen, this news just came out, and it's not likely to have a significant impact on us in the short term. But 17173 is still one of the top four portals, so we need to act in advance."

At the moment, there were four well-known internet portals in China. Although Sohu had fallen behind in recent years, it was still quite powerful.

Leveraging Sohu's traffic advantage, 17173 was likely to catch up with 5173 quickly.

"Let me think about it."

Wang Chang's suggestion was correct. To eliminate 17173, they needed to suffocate it in its cradle. Although Sohu had acquired 17173, they hadn't made any moves yet, so Chen Yu still had time.

"Wang Chang, initiate an advertising strategy immediately. Start running our ads on major websites, such as Tianya, ChinaRen, various gaming forums, and even the top four portals."

"Running ads on the top four portals will be quite expensive."

"No problem. Go ahead and run them."

"Should we consider running ads on Sohu as well?"

"We can give it a try; it will ruffle their feathers a bit."

"Alright."

Wang Chang hung up the phone and immediately started preparing for advertising negotiations with major websites.

"President Chen, Sohu made a move?"

"Yes, I've instructed Wang Chang to initiate ad partnerships with major websites."

"President Chen, if we spend so much on advertising, we won't be able to sustain it for long."

Zhang Jianming hesitated and said, "Second-tier websites are fine. We have some rapport with them, so we can negotiate lower advertising fees. But the advertising fees on the top four portals are very expensive. If we spend like this, we'll be investing most of our hard-earned cash flow."

"I know. We'll only run ads for a while to catch them off guard. We'll gain some time."

After saying that, Chen Yu called Li Nan over.

"Li Nan, immediately prepare our guild system."

"The guild system?"

Li Nan was somewhat puzzled. "Boss Chen, what is a guild system?"

"It's a space belonging to guilds."

Chen Yu metaphorically explained, "Anyone can create a guild, and every guild can have its space."

"In this space, they can publish guild-related content, share pictures, post advertisements, make threads, recruit new members, and more. It's like a small website, but this site is our subpage. Guilds can use this subpage to display their ads and make presentations."

"So, it's like a guild forum?"

Li Nan pondered for a moment.

"It can be said that, but it has more functions than a forum, and it's more private. Because this is their space, they have their own home here."

"I understand."

As soon as it was described as their home, Li Nan understood what this system was and realized how it would benefit them.