"Yi Zhou? Yi Zhou? Why aren't you answering the phone?"
Qin Yi was soaking in a hot bath when she heard the phone ringing incessantly outside, but no one was picking it up. She felt a bit annoyed and urged Jiang Yizhou to answer the phone.
Jiang Yizhou, coming back to his senses, walked over to the phone and picked up the receiver. "Hello, this is Jiang Yizhou!"
On the other end was a call from a stranger inquiring about the Training Class. Initially, the work location did not have a proper phone line set up, so they had used the number from the flyers distributed earlier. It was quickly changed afterward.
Unexpectedly, someone was still calling about the flyers that had been sent out over a month ago. Jiang Yizhou explained the working hours and provided the classroom's phone number before hanging up.
Since sending Ding Zhengnan off at noon, he had been in a daze. What was going on now?
First, a carrot, then a stick?
This wasn't how it was supposed to go!
If he could read a girl's mind, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation. Maybe she had understood him and wanted to say goodbye, similar to a breakup; however, they had never been together, and she wasn't that open...
Imagining scenarios that favored him, Jiang Yizhou ultimately concluded that perhaps she had let go?
Maybe...?
Just like a fool remains a fool, emotional scars cannot be overcome simply through practice or learning.
It's like being injured; only soldiers who have seen blood are truly soldiers, but the premise is that they don't die after seeing blood just once.
Jiang Yizhou is a heavy bleeder; he is afraid of getting hurt in relationships and wonders why love cannot be like the familial bond shared with blood relatives who live together as a matter of course.
A fool does not change because of a second chance at life; the only change is that it allows him to have better resources in hand, enabling him to avoid many mistakes made as a fool without taking detours.
He remains just a fool.
"What's up? Who called?" Qin Yi came out of the bathroom wearing pajamas and asked about the phone call.
"It's my fault for sending out the flyers. At first, the advertisement had this number! But don't worry, it's already been changed to the work number!" Jiang Yizhou explained.
...
"Yizhou, why are you zoning out again?" Li Yue asked, waking up Jiang Yizhou, who was staring blankly at the computer, looking at him with concern.
"Is there something?" Jiang Yizhou replied calmly without explaining anything.
Li Yue pulled over a chair and sat beside him, asking seriously, "Is something wrong? You've been like this for a while now, not even knowing what you're thinking about. Did Ding Jie leave and take your soul with her?"
The atmosphere in the office suddenly fell silent. Jiang Yizhou remained quiet for a long time, with the sound of the computer fan and students typing outside serving as background noise like rain.
"What are you talking about? I don't have that kind of relationship with Ding Zhengnan," Jiang Yizhou instinctively defended himself.
Even though there isn't that kind of relationship, they are only one layer away from it; is there really a difference?
Li Yue understood clearly that anyone with eyes could see this situation.
"I just, I just suddenly thought of something recently." Seeing Li Yue's disbelieving gaze, Jiang Yizhou explained, "I want to continue what I couldn't finish before!"
What couldn't be continued?
Change!
"You’re not planning to chase after it to America, are you?" Li Yue asked in surprise. "You can't just leave the Training Class to me. The new courses still need to recruit people, and we need to rent the upstairs. You can't just dump everything on me! You might as well give me the Boss position too!"
Jiang Yizhou's face lit up at that moment. Well, the intention wasn't right, but the outcome was quite accurate.
"Li Yue, I officially appoint you as the General Manager of our company, how about double the salary?"
"Are you out of your mind? We're just a sole proprietorship; where's the company?"
"It will be here soon. From now on, this place will be under your management!"
"Dream on!" Li Yue said angrily, slapping the table.
After calming down and no longer joking with Li Yue, Jiang Yizhou began to feel a bit hesitant. The Training Class account only had around sixty to seventy thousand yuan, and it was still increasing, but it was still a drop in the bucket.
"Would it be troublesome if I registered a company?" Jiang Yizhou asked Li Yue across from him.
"Are you really thinking of doing that?" Li Yue hadn't taken his words seriously before; it was clearly just a joke. But now it was different. Jiang Yizhou seemed very calm, showing no signs of impulsiveness.
"Yeah, but I want to register another company to run that software, the Instant Messaging software." Jiang Yizhou shook his head, his eyes filled with determination.
"......" After staring at Jiang Yizhou for a long time, Li Yue finally confirmed that he was serious. Following him, she learned a lot about the Internet. She only had a simple impression of it: high-tech, convenient, and expensive. It really was very costly, not just a little bit.
"Don't worry, I'll leave the Training Class matters to you. I'll only take the profits; I won't take all the money on the books. I need to keep a backup plan. If I burn through all the money and go bankrupt, I still have to come back to this line of work!" Jiang Yizhou had made up his mind; no matter what, he wanted to make a change.
......
Let's do it. The previous name with 'k' did have some misleading associations. This time, Jiang Yizhou directly chose 'qi,' meaning your Instant Messaging. As someone who struggles with naming, he really couldn't think of anything better. If this domain name were in someone else's hands, it would probably cost at least a hundred thousand dollars to buy. Even without the future Tencent, such repetitive double-letter domain names are still quite valuable.
Why not just hoard some domain names? For example, Sina's and the future Baidu's. The latter two probably wouldn't change their company names just because their domain names were registered; they both have special meanings. If Baidu's domain name was snatched by Jiang Yizhou and they changed their name to QianDu because of that, then Jiang Yizhou would just have to accept it.
As for the domain names... should he ask Ding Zhengnan? He didn't really know what that meant, but she was the only person he knew abroad.
Then there was the company registration; he could only find a specialized firm to help register companies. There were so many procedures involved, and his household registration was still in his rural hometown, making it inconvenient to handle things in a big city. The Training Class was registered using Ding Zhengnan's identity.
If he were to handle it himself, he probably wouldn't get it sorted out until next year. Hiring professionals should allow for quick registration.
Next was the company name; let's call it Zhengyi Technology. Jiang Yizhou settled on this name with a hint of guilt and complexity.
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