Chapter 46: I Dare to Dream of a Billion (Please Follow for Updates)

The next evening, Chen Yansen saw Meng Jie onto the bus.

"Stay good at school, and when your big sister returns, I'll bring you beef soup, 'Great Rescue' pastry, and thousand-layer tofu rolls with fried dough sticks..."

Meng Jie sat in her seat, eyelids lowered, a trace of reluctance in her expression, chattering on.

"How about you don't go after all?"

Chen Yansen smiled faintly, pulled her head against him, and said softly.

"That won't do! My mom misses me terribly. It's only five days; I'll come back early."

Meng Jie nuzzled against his chest, speaking in a gentle, soft voice.

Her original short hair had already grown to her shoulders; compared to two months ago, she had become even more exquisite and beautiful.

Chen Yansen secretly thought it a pity; he had planned to advance to third base, or even home plate, with Meng Jie during the National Day holiday, but his mother-in-law missed her daughter too much and ruined his plan.

By the time he returned to the school, the sky had darkened.

When he walked up to the second floor of the Entrepreneurship Park, he saw a dense crowd and couldn't help but pause in surprise; without thinking much, he squeezed in.

"Principal, that is Chen Yansen!"

Guo Dongchen, standing beside the crowd, pointed at Chen Yansen and introduced him.

The principal?

Chen Yansen reacted extremely quickly, immediately putting on a warm, enthusiastic smile, took a few quick steps to the principal's side, and spoke with steady composure:

"Principal Tang, hello. Welcome to inspect the Entrepreneurship Park, Room 206. Without your strong support, how could our project have progressed so smoothly..."

Tang Qingshan was in his fifties, with a three-seven-parted hairstyle, of medium build, and bore a resemblance to the actor Tang Guoqiang.

Seeing that Chen Yansen spoke thoroughly and understood worldly wisdom, he patted Chen Yansen's shoulder and said, "Student Chen, I heard your startup project is doing very well. What experience do you have? Tell it to the teachers here."

After hearing this, Chen Yansen's gaze swept quickly over the crowd. The few people beside Tang Qingshan, judging by their mere aura, did not seem like ordinary teachers; they were probably the deans of the School of Business, the School of Liberal Arts, and the School of Information Engineering.

He would not be foolish enough to boast about himself; instead, he said modestly, "Principal, I am only a freshman. What experience could I possibly have? The meager achievements we have made are entirely due to Director Cao's careful guidance, the deans' key cultivation, and the outstanding seniors cultivated by each school..."

If other young people said these words, even if they could say them, they would not be as fluent and natural as Chen Yansen.

Tang Qingshan's expression froze; he felt somewhat amused and helpless in his heart.

No wonder this boy, having enrolled for only one month, could get a group of junior and senior students to work for him. Being able to pay salaries was one aspect; knowing how to conduct oneself was another.

Just this watertight rhetoric would take an ordinary person three to five years to learn.

Cao Dahua, in the corner, hearing Chen Yansen mention his name, unconsciously straightened his back and thought: This boy is sensible; the office desk and water dispenser I gave him were not wasted.

"Talk about your project."

Tang Qingshan waved his hand, cutting off Chen Yansen's praise; he knew clearly in his heart that his help to Chen Yansen was merely having spoken a word to Cao Dahua.

The other party building the website was entirely due to their own ability!

"Alright, Principal!" Chen Yansen nodded, his expression becoming serious and earnest. He led the crowd into Room 206, where a 60-inch screen was placed by the window.

On it was only a string of rolling numbers: 57,483!

"Principal, our project is a new type of e-commerce format, relying on major B2C platforms for survival. Users jump to Taobao, Jingdong, or Gome through our links..."

"In principle, we are an advertising platform. We sell traffic to e-commerce platforms and then distribute a portion of the revenue to users, achieving a win-win. In modern advertising marketing, this model is called CPS..."

Chen Yansen spoke eloquently, explaining as he talked, showing not the slightest trace of stage fright or nervousness.

"What are these numbers?"

Tang Qingshan pointed at the numbers on the screen and asked curiously.

"These are the website's actual registered user count. I estimate that in three days, they will double again. According to the original promotion plan, I intend to reach a DAU standard of 100,000 by the end of the year, with monthly revenue breaking through 10 million."

Chen Yansen answered in a flat tone, as if speaking of something trivial.

Whether Tang Qingshan believed it or not did not matter; as an entrepreneur, one must dare to paint big pictures for others, regardless of whether the other party is an employee or an investor.

The effect was immediate!

Even Zhang Wenbo and Xiang Pengfei and others exchanged glances, re-evaluating the importance of Senhai in their respective career plans in their hearts.

Once Senhai developed, as long as they grew along with the project, they could at least become supervisors or managers.

100,000 DAU!

Monthly revenue of 10 million!

Tang Qingshan's brow furrowed slightly; the picture Chen Yansen painted was quite attractive.

If he could say it and do it, it would mean that Xucheng College had achieved significant results in student startup projects, which would be very persuasive when reporting upward.

"Student Chen, your project is incubated by the Entrepreneurship Park. As a teacher, I will naturally provide you with some necessary help. What do you lack most right now?"

Tang Qingshan smiled and said gently.

Of course, they lacked money!

Chen Yansen thought this in his heart, but he knew clearly he could not mention money directly. Since the other party asked casually, he could only respond casually and grab some tangible benefits.

"Principal, our project just went live. There is a lot of work, and we really cannot find time to attend some elective courses..."

Chen Yansen thought for a moment and spoke haltingly.

The meaning in his words was very clear: Principal, I want a 'privilege' to skip class with a pass in the future.

"Teacher Guo, go back later and tell the teachers in the School of Liberal Arts to relax the attendance requirements for Chen Yansen appropriately. He is starting a business; this also counts as a form of learning."

Seeing that this was only a small request, Tang Qingshan agreed immediately.

"Thank you, Principal, for your understanding!" Chen Yansen replied with a light smile, then had Zhang Wenbo and Xiang Pengfei briefly outline the development process, taking the opportunity to make themselves familiar to the dean of the School of Information Engineering.

As they were leaving, Tang Qingshan instructed Cao Dahua: "Teacher Cao, submit a research report to me after the holiday."

Clearly, he intended to establish Senhai as a typical example of student entrepreneurship at Xucheng College, so that when he went out to meet with principals from the province in the future, he would have something to boast about.

After seeing off this group of great figures, Chen Yansen let out a long sigh, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

"Brother Sen, can we really achieve 10 million in monthly revenue by the end of the year?" Zhang Wenbo, an honest man, could not suppress his curiosity and asked persistently.

"10 million? That's nothing! I dare even dream of 1 billion!"

Chen Yansen grinned, then turned to Song Yuncheng and said, "Get me an ice cream bar, now!"

Seeing her not moving, Chen Yansen curled his lip and threatened with a wicked grin, "Keep glaring at me and I'll dock your pay, believe it or not?"

Dealing with Song Yuncheng, that money-grubber, this trick never failed.

"Yes, yes, yes, Boss Chen!" Song Yuncheng ducked her head, got up helplessly, and obediently headed for the fridge.

The others chuckled, assuming Chen Yansen was bluffing — to them, ten million was already an astronomical figure, let alone a billion.

Because tomorrow was the National Day holiday, Chen Yansen discussed it with Zhang Wenbo and Xiang Pengfei, asking each of their teams to send one person to stay behind and handle any emergencies.

At 7 p. m., Chen Yansen glanced at his watch. Seeing them still sitting at their desks, eyes glued to the screen, he said, "Go home, all of you! The voting event still has two days left — staring at it won't help."

"Sen-ge, we just want to see if today's orders can break a thousand!" Zhuang Rui replied with a smile.

"How many short?" Chen Yansen walked over and sat beside Zhuang Rui, his gaze falling on his screen. The backend showed 837 orders for the day, total sales of 26,365.5 yuan, and the average order value barely clearing 30 yuan.

The best-selling item was a men's short-sleeve T-shirt priced at 9.9 yuan — thanks to free shipping in coastal regions, it sold 183 pieces in a single day.

"Estimated gross profit: 6,318 yuan. Hmm, not bad." Chen Yansen smiled and tossed off a casual remark.

"Sen-ge, but our event's prize pool is already 220,000 yuan." Zhang Wenbo asked weakly.

"Wenbo, you can't do the math that way. You have to look at how those 220,000 yuan brought us over sixty thousand new customers. And when the time comes, 99% of the winners won't meet the cash-out threshold — they'll either give up or have to place another order." Chen Yansen explained slowly.

"Exactly, Wenbo! Sen-ge and I calculated it — at the current gross margin, the actual outlay for this event will probably be less than thirty thousand yuan."

Zhuang Rui added.

"Awesome!" Zhang Wenbo gave a thumbs-up in praise.

"You guys carry on, I'm going back to catch some sleep." Chen Yansen yawned, got up, and headed out.

The voting event had worked far better than expected, so last night he had stayed at the computer, ticking off over a thousand products from different categories and pushing them to the front end in one click.

Rewriting titles and swapping out images was also a huge job — he worked straight through until the sky was just beginning to lighten, then only dozed off for a little while.

Looks like as soon as the holiday ends, he'll have to hire a few editors right away.

Girls from the Literature Department would be perfect — pick a few with good looks and nice figures, and those tech guys like Zhang Wenbo would probably work even harder.

Chen Yansen got back to room 0418 and slept straight through to 9:30 p. m. His stomach growling with hunger, he reluctantly went downstairs to find food.

The campus was empty — he ran into barely a handful of students along the way, and in the cafeteria only one jianbing stall was still open.

Chen Yansen had no other choice, but he wasn't picky. With a multigrain pancake in hand, he ate as he wandered aimlessly around campus.

Passing the startup park, he noticed the second floor lights were on.

"Probably Wenbo and Pengfei's crew."

Chen Yansen didn't think much of it and headed up the stairs, only to find room 208 pitch dark — there was still one person in room 206.

"Hey, why haven't you left? Trying to cheat me out of overtime pay again?"

Chen Yansen crept closer and teased in a low voice.

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