72: Chapter 71 Business Booming, Concerns

Lin Feng slept like the dead, sleeping for a full 24 hours before waking up.

His alcohol tolerance was decent, but he usually just drank beer.

Now that his circumstances were better, and he was dining with Wang Jun, he had opened two bottles of Wuliangye.

"Come on, lie back properly. I'll feed you some porridge."

Tian Xue carried a bowl of white porridge with some pickles on top.

She sat sideways on the edge of the bed, scooped up a small spoonful of porridge, blew on it, and placed it into Lin Feng's mouth.

"It smells so good."

Lin Feng smacked his lips, feeling very comfortable.

Having not eaten for 24 hours, his stomach was completely empty.

He was truly uncomfortable.

"If you can't handle your liquor, why did you drink so much?"

"I couldn't help it, it was for business."

"Aren't you something? Now that you have money and status, you're starting to socialize. Next time, are you going to go to a KTV and find someone to drink with you?"

Tian Xue complained irritably and fed another spoonful of porridge into Lin Feng's mouth.

"I was dining with Wang Jun. He's a second-generation rich kid, the crown prince of Wansheng Group. I had to entertain him properly."

"You, you should drink less in the future. I really didn't expect that Wang Jun would be your roommate."

"Teacher Tian, with such a big shot, how could I not entertain him well?"

Tian Xue rolled her eyes at Lin Feng in a charmingly annoyed way and said crossly, "You treat my place like a hotel, coming over here to eat and stay for free."

"Didn't your 'relative' come visit? That's fine, we'll run the red light."

Lin Feng stood up, intending to take off his pants, which scared Tian Xue so much that she ran out of the bedroom like a flash.

"Tch, I've already taken my pants off, why did you run away?"

Lin Feng deliberately raised his voice and shouted, scaring Tian Xue into silence; she was afraid Lin Feng would really 'run the red light.'

Five minutes later, Lin Feng walked out of the bedroom and saw a plastic container on the table with some porridge residue inside, which surprised him.

"Teacher Tian, you didn't cook this porridge yourself?"

"Cook it myself? I'm helping you wash clothes and taking care of you while you sleep, where would I find the time?"

"But I have to say, I used your website's errand service. It cost 10 yuan and they bought it for me in half an hour."

Lin Feng's eyes lit up. Tian Xue was actually using the errand service; it seemed the promotion was going well.

He opened the laptop on the table, logged into the website, and entered the administrator backend.

When he saw the number of daily errand orders in the backend, he thought he had misread it.

He rubbed his eyes, looked again, and gasped in shock.

On the first day of launch, there were 2,000 daily errand orders. With an average errand price of 20 yuan and a 40% commission, that's 8 yuan per order, totaling 16,000 yuan.

The number of food delivery orders was even more exaggerated, reaching 15,000 yesterday. At 2 yuan per order, that's a revenue of 30,000, almost double that of last week.

This industry really is highly profitable, capitalizing on human laziness, and one can make money just like that.

Opening his bank account, Lin Feng started grinning like an idiot. In just half a month, his account balance had increased by about 480,000.

This speed of earning money is unique in universities in 2010; you definitely won't find a second person doing this.

Next, after another half month, with Tian Xue's stock account, his own stock account, plus the leveraged account from Liu Yan, his assets will reach around 6 million.

This isn't fixed assets, but liquid capital.

"Ring, ring..."

The phone on the table rang. Lin Feng picked it up, took a look, and answered it impatiently.

"Hello."

"Boss, the errand business is booming. Currently, the order volume is expanding rapidly by 20% every day."

"However, the second-hand goods trading is not performing very well right now, and the transaction volume is not high."

"Take it slow, no rush."

Second-hand trading has a certain delay; after all, the cycle and process involved are more complex than food delivery.

"But boss, there's some good news."

"Go ahead."

"Our food delivery website's homepage has a few reserved advertising slots, and some large companies want to advertise with us."

Here it comes; this is the commercial value derived from traffic.

"Which companies?"

"JD, Taobao, and other companies are all looking to advertise with us. Additionally, in food and beverage, there's Burger King, Golden Arches, and KFC."

"We won't take ads from e-commerce companies, no matter how big they are. For the rest, the highest bidder gets them."

"Why?"

"Don't ask too much; just doing it this way is right."

"Alright, I'll listen to you, boss."

"Young man, work hard; the day for a raise is not far off."

"Thank you, boss."

Hanging up the phone, Lin Feng was so excited he couldn't sit still.

Someone had come asking for ad space; this meant his business already had a certain level of popularity and had entered the vision of certain people.

As for why he wouldn't take e-commerce ads, that group of people was too formidable.

He was afraid they would figure out some tricks and target him; then he'd be finished.

Currently, he did not have the ability to resist capital.

"Lin Feng, what's wrong? You look so happy."

"Someone came asking for ad space on my website."

"Really? I didn't expect it to reach this step so quickly."

"I also spent money; I invested quite a bit in promotion this time."

"Lin Feng, do you really want to hold that rare earth stock until the end of the year?"

"Yes, not a single bit less. Listen to me, you won't go wrong."

Tian Xue placed the cut watermelon in front of Lin Feng and sat beside him without saying a word.

He picked up a piece of watermelon and devoured it.

He ate three pieces in one go before letting out a satisfied burp.

"Teacher Tian, what's wrong? Why aren't you eating?"

"I'm a bit worried about you."

"Worried about me? Worried about what? Afraid I won't have time to accompany you in the future? Or afraid that I'll get married and abandon you?"

"Neither..."

Lin Feng felt Tian Xue was a bit strange. He wiped his hands and asked, "Then what are you worried about?"

"I'm afraid you'll offend people and someone will take revenge on you."

Lin Feng paused, a bit surprised she would have such thoughts.

But upon careful reflection, what Tian Xue was worried about didn't seem unreasonable.

As a business grows larger, connections and social circles increase. Some will become your friends, and naturally, some will become hostile toward you.

You have to realize that as one's status continuously rises and wealth increases, the people one comes into contact with will also be of a higher level.

If those people with connections to the heavens want to plot against you, it's really hard to defend against.

"Teacher Tian, don't worry, nothing will happen. I'll be careful."

"You just be careful yourself, especially with people from families like Wang Jun's. There are too many interests involved; be careful about your safety if you get too close to him."

Wang Jun...

A figure appeared in Lin Feng's mind.

He didn't know why, but he unexpectedly thought of Wang Jiancheng.

"Alright, don't be nervous. I was just guessing randomly. After all, it's a society ruled by law. Are you staying for dinner tonight?"

"Since your 'relative' is here, why would I stay? I'm leaving, I'll come another day."

"You brat, you're really heartless."

At 4 PM, after leaving Tian Xue's house, Lin Feng went to check on the apartment he had bought upstairs before leaving Jinhe New Village.

As a result, just as he arrived at his own doorstep, his expression changed slightly.

The key inserted into the keyhole didn't stop, it turned, the door opened, and he went home.