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As the year approached its end, Li Yue, as usual, got up early, walked out of her narrow rented room, looked at the snowflakes flying in the sky outside, took a deep breath, and headed towards the Training Class.
Due to the upcoming Spring Festival, the number of students was quite low. Last week, students had already been notified that the Training Class would be closed for two weeks during the Spring Festival. Some employees had also left early, and there were only four or five days left until closing.
However, as a newly appointed shareholder and person in charge, she arrived on time every day to handle her work.
"Sister Li, you're here!" Mao Ya, whom she had hired to oversee and repair the machines, greeted her cheerfully. Having worked for a while in a computer store run by relatives, Mao Ya had repaired a few machines for her, which led to her being hired. She also lived here to keep an eye on things.
After all, there were dozens of computers; even accounting for depreciation, they were worth at least two hundred thousand yuan.
"Yes," Li Yue replied with a slight smile as she looked at Mao Ya. Suddenly remembering something, she asked, "By the way, Ya, you haven't mentioned anything about going home. Are you staying here for the New Year?"
Mao Ya straightforwardly replied with a grin, "My family is short on money. I want to earn more. Sister Li, if I stay here during the New Year, can I get a little extra pay?"
Li Yue raised her hand and ruffled Mao Ya's hair. "Money, money, money! You just think about money. How about I give you triple pay for overtime? I'll also give you some allowances. How does that sound?"
The girl playfully dodged Li Yue's hand while half-smiling and half-pouting. "Sister Li, stop ruffling my hair! Is that really true?"
She still wore a simple ponytail; at her age, she should be studying on campus.
After sending off the cheerful Mao Ya, Li Yue began to contemplate future matters. She started to understand why Jiang Yizhou wanted to leave this place to start some internet enterprise. The Training Class had been running for a while now, especially in a place like Beijing where the internet was quite developed.
The competition here was still quite fierce. Although Jiang Yizhou initially chose a somewhat remote location with no competitors around it, after she took over and rented the fourth floor to expand the Training Class, it felt like there was little room left for further expansion.
In contrast to their earlier debates about winning or losing, it seemed that Jiang Yizhou had a broader vision; in other words, he didn't believe that two non-professionals could make this venture big and strong.
Li Yue also realized this point; she was not proficient in this area of expertise, such as introducing a complete certification training system or creating a chain enterprise model.
However, the only issue was Jiang Yizhou's attitude. Originally, according to his wishes, it was enough to just keep it running, or simply sell it off to recoup funds and split the money.
Split the money and part ways, split the money and part ways, split the money and part ways.
Jiang Yizhou would most likely choose to split the money and part ways, as he had no intention of managing this place at all. He had only been here twice, and both times were just to take care of his own matters. It was clear that he regarded this place as a burden and was unwilling to invest effort into its management.
Li Yue herself was quite practical; she did not really want to give up just like that, but she could not find any way to continue developing. She could only maintain the status quo, but she did not want to remain in that state indefinitely.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yizhou was busy hosting Zhang Xiaolong, a talent who had just arrived in the capital.
"How is it? Are you disappointed?" Jiang Yizhou led Zhang Xiaolong on a tour of the company. Aside from being vibrant and energetic, there was really nothing commendable about it. The cohesion of a team is not that simple, especially for a development team; they were barely coming together under Jiang Yizhou's leadership.
Zhang Xiaolong's usually silent face rarely showed an awkward expression as he instinctively nodded. It was indeed somewhat unexpected; he had thought that a company capable of attracting venture capital would be highly efficient and have an appealing system. However, it seemed that it was nothing special after all.
Jiang Yizhou did not mind much; he believed that entrepreneurship is all about making gradual progress. Especially for someone like him who started with just one person and one computer, lacking even a core team, such phenomena were no longer surprising. Everything takes time to improve.
However, with only 1 million dollars in venture capital, most of which was allocated to the U.S., this place felt neglected. To be able to create a complete framework by now, Jiang Yizhou already considered it a significant achievement!
Pulling Zhang Xiaolong into the office, the two sat down facing each other. Jiang Yizhou looked calmly at the somewhat uneasy Zhang Xiaolong. "Actually, do you know what I had here four months ago?"
He extended one finger. "There was only me. During my time working at Jinshan, I developed this product. Excitedly, I resigned with plans to seek investment to get this product running. But in the end, I couldn't find any investors and eventually gave up. I used my savings and friends' support to open a Computer Training Class."
Zhang Xiaolong listened intently while also contemplating the deeper meaning behind Jiang Yizhou's experiences.
"Do you know how profitable it is to open a Training Class? I recouped one-third of my investment in the first month, and by the second month, I started making a profit. At that time, I suddenly felt that this didn't seem meaningful, which was about four months ago."
Jiang Yizhou stood up from his chair and looked out the glass window, continuing, "At that time, I had some money in hand, and I thought about trying to run it myself. The more I thought about it, the more excited I became. In the end, my friend who partnered with me to open the Training Class thought I was crazy for not making good money and instead burning cash for fun!"
"And then?" After a long pause without hearing Jiang Yizhou continue, Zhang Xiaolong asked. He began to sense what Jiang Yizhou meant.
Jiang Yizhou turned around and sat back down in his office chair, his face filled with confident radiance. "Then I told my friend that I wanted to give it a try. We contacted people from the Telecommunications Bureau and secured free lines for the first two months with a plan. I also reached out to former colleagues to join me in starting this venture.
Next, I rented a space of several dozen square meters, got a few computers, gathered eight people, and launched the operation. After more than a month, as you know, it became popular, attracted venture capital, and look where we are now!"
Noticing that Zhang Xiaolong seemed thoughtful, Jiang Yizhou seized the moment. "What I want to tell you is that I started from just one person and developed this large company to its current state. I am confident that I can become the next Yahoo or another success! And you, would you be willing to help me achieve this dream?"
Jiang Yizhou spoke at length with the intention of persuading this talent to join him. Did he exaggerate? Not at all.
"Okay, I understand," Zhang Xiaolong finally said, feeling inspired by him. It wasn't necessarily Jiang Yizhou's charisma; it was simply undeniable facts.
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