NOVEL NEXT Chapter 506: Doomed
Zhou Yuwen's company, though not established for long, can be described as developing at a lightning pace. This office building was originally provided by Baidu for Zhou Yuwen's use at no cost. Initially, only one floor was in use with few employees. But in just half a year, three floors are already packed with busy staff.
The company has grown from a takeout service center to now include a labor company, a cultural company, a planning company, as well as the Qu Campus app development team, a shared bicycle incubation team, and a logistics warehouse construction project in Northern Jiangsu. Sixty full-time employees each perform their duties, along with various part-time workers.
New faces appear in the company every now and then.
Although Xianlin Takeout has been renamed Baidu Takeout and business has spread across major universities, Zhou Yuwen still handles the main operations due to the startup phase and accurate positioning. Baidu Takeout can generate over a hundred million in annual revenue for the company, giving Zhou Yuwen a net income of tens of millions even though his role is more outsourced now.
As for traditional businesses like labor planning, they might seem like they don't earn much, but one must realize that this year marks an Internet boom, and the key to making money during this time is people.
For example, Zhou Yuwen's labor company has already taken on the job of promoting QR codes and payment codes across Jinling. This year, major Internet companies are expanding crazily and don't really care about the authenticity of data but focus on growth points. Some people saw the opportunity and registered accounts recklessly, which may be difficult for others, but Liu Shuo has nothing if not a large pool of people. As long as he initiates it, the promotion task can be easily completed.
This single project alone can bring in over a hundred million in profit annually.
The cultural company doesn't have a clear profit point yet, but Zhou Yuwen has already incubated over a dozen distinctive campus influencers through Qu Campus short videos, including magicians, singers, and special effects editors.
Qu Campus takes the high-end route, distinguishing itself from Kuaishou right from the start.
Zhou Yuwen mentioned in meetings to leverage the advantages of the college student community, so that when people think of Qu Campus, they think of highbrow culture, whereas Kuaishou is considered more lowbrow.
Currently, its development is very successful, and it has already extended beyond the college student community to open up to the general public.
Every project is aligned with the times, and Zhou Yuwen's company's speed of making money is such that it can earn hundreds of millions in a day.
Outsiders who don't know think Zhou Yuwen, a student, is just running a small operation. However, no internal employees don't admire Zhou Yuwen, as they know better than anyone the potential of this company. The company changes dramatically every day, and there are always plenty of people eager to join.
Of course, as the company grows, its recruitment standards are also becoming more stringent. Seeing three newcomers in two days is quite rare.
The entry of these three newcomers sparked intense discussions among some company employees.
These three girls seem to be quite attractive.
Could they all be the boss's mistresses?
"What are you saying? Our boss is young and talented; he doesn't need mistresses."
"That one who came in first is called Li Shiqi; it seems she's the boss's latest girlfriend."
"What? Really? Is your information reliable?"
"No kidding, it's the hot gossip!"
On her first day, Li Shiqi's personal information was thoroughly gossiped about, such as being Zhou Yuwen's high school classmate, not yet graduated from Jinling University, and the boss's new girlfriend.
She became a secretary in the CEO's office right off the bat.
Furthermore, she was personally brought in by Mr. Tao, so she must have a simple background, right?
Then, who is the tall one?
"Jiang Minmin? Never heard of her, but she's quite pretty too."
Coincidentally, joining with Li Shiqi is Minmin, the one who had some disagreements with Qu Jing before, known formally as Jiang Minmin.
No matter what Jiang Minmin thinks, Tao Tian always felt that during her most helpless time, it was Jiang Minmin who stayed by her side. Moreover, Tao Tian wasn't entirely convinced by Qu Jing, so having Jiang Minmin around would be useful in the future.
Compared to Li Shiqi's simple style, Jiang Minmin is clearly more fashionable and mature. On the first day, she wore a black crop top, exposing her slim waist.
Alongside was fitted ankle jeans. Being 170 cm tall and wearing six-centimeter heels, she seemed more like she was there for a fashion show than work.
Because of her attire, people thought she must have an unusual background.
After slightly interacting, one could sense she knew very little, yet Mr. Tao was keen on nurturing her, even inviting her to lunch together, indicating a close relationship and again hinting at her not-so-simple background.
Some people even inquired about who this Jiang Minmin really was.
Like Chen Wan from planning, who remembered Jiang Minmin seemed to be Tao Tian's roommate. But Zhou Yuwen's company was too chaotic, with his closeness to Tao Tian and Qu Jing before, and now another Minmin has appeared.
Who knows what their relationships are, but they assigned her to the cultural company, responsible for selecting models in a certain area.