2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 344 Settlement, Farm Launched. (Bonus Chapter)

Tan Jincheng's speed surprised not only Tao Qinian but also Gu Qingqing.

From the fork in the road to the county seat, it takes about 20 minutes by car, and then from the county seat to home, it takes another half hour by car.

This is what Gu Qingqing learned from Tan Lihua.

It took nearly an hour to drive there, and when Tan Jincheng arrived home, they had only been separated for less than an hour and a half!
They finished talking in less than half an hour?

Did the talks break down?

Seeing the worried look on Gu Qingqing's face, Tan Jincheng gave her a reassuring look: "It's okay, everything is normal, don't worry."

"Really?"

Although Gu Qingqing is not involved in the operation of Flash Technology, it is impossible for her not to care about Flash's major projects, especially something as big as building a factory.

"of course it's true."

"Then why are you back so soon?"

"We're not going to discuss any specific details, we're just confirming a cooperation method. What's the point of staying there and talking nonsense? Besides, I'm taking you back to my hometown, I can't leave you here alone forever."

This reason sounds absurd, not something an entrepreneur would do, but that's really what Tan Jincheng thought.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Tan Lihua was also a little surprised. Wasn't he supposed to be going to the county? How come he came back so quickly?

After Tan Jincheng explained, Tan Lihua was stunned: "So you're going to build a factory in Wangjiang?"

"It shouldn't be called building a factory anymore, it should be called an industrial park. A supporting industrial park should also be built. Don't let this get out."

Since Tan Jincheng hadn't returned, Gu Qingqing felt somewhat uncomfortable facing a bunch of relatives who didn't speak her language and whose words she couldn't understand at all. So, she played with Jin Yue in Tan Jincheng's room instead.

The only family members who knew Tan Jincheng's true purpose for returning were his parents, which is why Tan Jincheng asked Tan Lihua not to reveal it.

It's just a preliminary agreement at this point; no specific details have been discussed. There are still six or seven days left until the end of the National Day holiday. If the news spreads too quickly, it might cause trouble.

As for Tao Qinian and Nie Yunlai, Tan Jincheng believed that they wouldn't be so clueless as to cause him trouble.

In this light, spending less than half an hour in Tao Qinian's office had its advantages, creating a situation that was difficult to discern or explain.

Tan Lihua nodded solemnly, looking both nervous and excited.

Seeing this, Tan Jincheng smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous. Let's go out and have some fun."

After saying that, he picked up Jin Yue. Not only was Gu Qingqing a little uncomfortable, but Jin Yue was also a little uncomfortable.

The relatives might have some reservations in front of Gu Qingqing, but they were very enthusiastic towards Jin Yue. Their enthusiasm was so great that it almost startled her. Another thing was that Jin Yue had forgotten how to speak her hometown dialect.

She was taken to Beicang when she was just old enough to remember things and learn to speak. The education system in Beicang was already promoting Mandarin, and Tan Jincheng usually taught her to speak in Mandarin.

In addition, Gu Qingqing also speaks Mandarin, which means that Zhang Suzhi rarely speaks Yicheng dialect when she is at Beicang's house.

With her brother back and in his arms, Jin Yue was less nervous. There were many people in the main room, all relatives, chatting idly. When they saw Tan Jincheng come out, they couldn't help but look at him.

"Why are you looking at me?" Tan Jincheng said to everyone with a smile.

Tan Licheng, who was closest to Tan Jincheng, shouted at the top of his lungs, "Where have you been? Everyone's waiting for you to come back so they can give your wife a red envelope!"

"I have some business to attend to in the county. A high-ranking official from the county might be coming to our house in a couple of days. Don't go running around aimlessly. You can also get to know him when he comes. There might be some benefits."

The establishment of the industrial park in the county has brought about significant chain reactions, especially for Tanjiacun Village and Tan Jincheng's immediate family.

In the future, whatever policies and benefits the county has, they will definitely favor the villages. We may not be able to get the full amount of subsidies, but at least we can get more than other villages.

It's clear from the fact that Tao Qinian arranged for Nie Yunlai to be his liaison that he was well-prepared for this trip. In his office, Tao Qinian told Nie Yunlai that he would come to Xinba Township for inspection during the National Day holiday.

The reason, of course, was to visit the masses during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, but Tan Jincheng understood what he meant.

Tan Jincheng's words immediately silenced the chatter inside the room.

It was only at this moment that the relatives truly realized Tan Jincheng's difference. Nothing is more powerful than power; the highest official they had ever seen was the town mayor.

But Tan Jincheng went to the county and returned in less than two hours, yet he brought them back this news.

Is this the influence of this nephew?
"Should we prepare anything?"

"No need to prepare anything, just stay at home. It's impossible to visit every household, but I guess they'll come to my place."

Uncle Tan Liye looked around the main room and said leisurely, "Then your house needs some repairs."

Tan Jincheng couldn't help but laugh. The house was built in 1997. Although it was less than 10 years old, according to his father, the price of steel and cement was particularly high that year. After the foundation was laid, they found that the budget had been seriously exceeded because the two-story building was built in a rather simple manner, and the second floor had not yet been renovated.

The main problem is that the walls are too thin and there are no insulation measures, so it's really too cold when we come back to live here in winter.

Tan Jincheng laughed and said, "It really needs to be repaired. Why don't you two, the eldest and the third, and the son-in-law keep an eye on it for me if you have time?"

The second eldest son and his son-in-law are bricklayers, and the third eldest son is a painter. These days, neither of these are considered good jobs, and the wages are not high.

More than a decade later, they were still in demand, but by then they were old and had missed out on the entire era. Fortunately, they had raised their descendants, which was some consolation. Tan Jincheng couldn't help them much, as his own education and understanding were limited.

After Tan Lihua returned from Beicang, he asked them if they had any thoughts about working in the factory, but they didn't want to do such restrictive work, so there was nothing he could do.

Let them be. In their past lives, although they weren't rich, they weren't short of money either. They knew how to be content, and their lives were already pretty good.
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Beicang, October 1st.

The sign for the Financial Building has been taken down, and the original logo has been replaced by the four large characters of Flash Group, shining brightly under the sun.

Passersby would occasionally look up at the new sign on the rooftop.

While Tan Jincheng was discussing building a house in his hometown, construction workers could be seen coming and going from time to time downstairs at the Financial Building.

Zhu Chengying was quite efficient; after the sign was replaced, she immediately began vacating the premises from the tenants.

The rent was refunded, plus some compensation, so everyone was quite cooperative.

Some small companies with short lease terms and who have already found new office locations have started moving during the National Day holiday.

The remaining companies are also confirmed to be completely vacated by the end of the year.

As for the decoration, Tan Jincheng didn't have too many requirements. The Financial Building was newly built, unlike the Financial Building that was later ruined by internet celebrities and fraudulent companies.

Tan Jincheng didn't care about style or anything like that. He just needed to renovate his own office and the offices of his partners like Zhang Xupeng, make some simple modifications to the other departments, and add some office supplies so that he could officially move in.

On New Year's Day 2007, along with the official start of production at the Beicang factory, the headquarters staff of Flash Group were also able to officially move in.

Some people are already enjoying their vacation, while others are still working.

The employees of Orange Technology at the headquarters of Flash Group are a prime example. They did not take a break during the National Day holiday. As of now, the number of registered users of Kaixin.com has exceeded 500 million.

Both in terms of registered users and daily active users, it far surpasses its competitor, Xiaonei.com.

This frustrated Wang Xin greatly. Both of them copied Facebook, so why was it that others were able to do it better than him?

Tan Jincheng and Wang Xin have little interaction, and Renren.com is no match for Kaixin.com. Kaixin.com's next goal is to surpass QQ Zone, and its target has always been QQ Zone.

Among similar products, QQ Space has QQ traffic, while Kaixin.com has MSN traffic, plus ubiquitous link sharing, so in terms of traffic, it is no less than QQ Space.

"How are you preparing?"

Cheng Hao was somewhat nervous. The number of users had exceeded 500 million, and through the two mini-games, Friends Trading and Parking Space Battle, users had accumulated a certain amount of game currency.

To achieve the breakthrough from 500 million to 1000 million users, Kaixin.com chose the Happy Farm mini-game, which it had already prepared beforehand.

Happy Farm and Kaixin.com were developed at the same time, but they were kept under wraps and not released until now. Judging from the results of internal testing, this game is indeed addictive.

I just don't know if the scenario the boss described will actually happen.

"I'm ready," Gu Yanning said, slightly nervously.

The Kaixin.com project has been proven successful by the market, and the future development of Orange Technology will now be handed over to their project team.

"Okay, run the ads, stress test the server, and get ready to go live."

Embedding Flash games into social networking sites is still an innovation these days, and it has explored a new way for social networking sites to make money. This is why Kaixin001 has attracted so much attention from venture capital firms.

Happy Farm, on the other hand, allows you to harvest crops in just a few minutes. You can switch web pages and complete a game while slacking off at work or doing homework.

Short videos in the PC era make the most of fragmented time for entertainment while also being social!

Tan Jincheng had high hopes for Kaixin.com and Kaixin Farm. Game development costs were low, and a few programmers could easily imitate one, so he decided to create early-stage barriers to protection through trademarks.

Tan Jincheng had already registered a variety of trademarks containing the word "happy," such as "Happy Farm" and "Happy Ranch."

This tactic was learned from internet companies.

Tan Jincheng had considered all the possible protection methods in the early stages; the rest depended on the capabilities of the game development team and the marketing department.

2006年10月1日10:01分，开心农场正式上线。

"Let's steal some vegetables together!"

Come to Kaixin001, play Happy Farm, and realize your dream of becoming a farmer!

On the first day of National Day in 2006, a deluge of advertisements were launched on the internet and on buses and subways in major cities. It was during the National Day holiday that Kaixin.com appeared on a large scale outside the internet for the first time.

Stepping offline, the highly recognizable website name has made more Chinese people aware of this website that has recently become a viral sensation online.

Kuang Ping, a partner at Qiming Venture Partners responsible for investments in information technology, had mixed feelings after seeing a large number of Kaixin001 advertisements on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

"This is bad, the valuation of 1 million is no longer sustainable."

Well, this National Day holiday is ruined. Time to go back to work.

Thank you everyone for your monthly votes, here's an extra chapter today.

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