Even after being reborn, you're still in the entertainment industry?

Chapter 39: Living on gigolo, no need to shiver...

Today, Yanjing is not yet full of skyscrapers. Although the city’s appearance is not as good as it will be in the future, it feels more charming.

The air quality is really bad right now. These days, Yanjing still has sandstorms and smog all the time...

In a coffee shop in Yanjing.

Programmer Hong Zhifeng, who had originally taken on a private job to help build a website after being introduced by an acquaintance, said in surprise:

"You want to start a company? And you want to poach me?"

Hong Zhifeng had watched "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties", played Red Alert, and hung out on forums, so he naturally knew that Sheng Yunxuan in front of him was an actor.

Although he is not famous enough, he has recently become quite popular on TV and Internet forums. He is indeed a serious star!

But instead of focusing on your career in the entertainment industry, you want to start a business in the Internet industry?

No, do you really think that the Internet is a place where you can easily make money and anyone can come?
Thinking this in his heart, facing Sheng Yunxuan's invitation, Hong Zhifeng naturally showed a polite and courteous smile, and then said:
"Although I have already resigned, I still want to take a break for a while..."

Sheng Yunxuan leaned forward slightly, looked at him with burning eyes, and said loudly:
"A monthly salary of 10,000 yuan, five insurances and one fund!"

Programmers born in 03 and 04 have a high salary.

The average monthly salary is 3500 yuan. A typical salary of two years into the industry is around yuan. Senior programmers earn to yuan, and supervisors earn yuan...

A salary of 10,000 yuan would still be considered upper-middle level even in twenty years, let alone these days!
Upon hearing this, Hong Zhifeng's movement to stand up suddenly stopped.

While he was still hesitating in his mind, he sat back down subconsciously and looked at Sheng Yunxuan who was sitting in front of him again.

At this time, the sunlight outside the window poured in, casting a halo around Sheng Yunxuan, making him look as dazzling as the scorching sun.

His posture was relaxed and casual, but the sharp aura he exuded was unconcealed.

His eyes are deep and sharp, and just a glance seems to be able to penetrate people's hearts.

When the chin is slightly raised, there is no need to reveal too much expression, and the arrogance and nobility that is engraved in the bones but not annoying is revealed.

With the [Han Family Pride] attribute on his sleeve, Sheng Yunxuan, with his full aura, now extended an invitation to Hong Zhifeng:
"Come and try it with me. The internet is booming, and you and I might be able to ring the bell on Nasdaq in the future!"

It is said that the real succubus is the one who Qin Shi Huang invites you to unify the six kingdoms, the one who Liu Bei asks you to support the Han Dynasty, the one who Zhu Yuanzhang leads you to drive out the Tartars, and the one who Mao... ahem.

But if Huo Qubing invited you to join him in attacking the Huns in the north, conquering the Wolf's Lair, and taking you with him to be a marquis and appointed as prime minister, I believe no one would be able to refuse.

Sheng Yunxuan, who now has the effect of [Han Family Pride], told Hong Zhifeng that they would go to Nasdaq to ring the bell together in the future. What's the difference between this and Huo Qubing taking you to Fenglangjuxu?
At this moment, Hong Zhifeng's heart couldn't help but beat fast when facing Sheng Yunxuan's invitation.

He struggled to stay awake, but in the end he gave up and said hot-headedly:
"Okay, I'll do it with you!"

Sheng Yunxuan smiled slightly, then took out several contracts that he had prepared long ago.

Although Hong Zhifeng's reputation in the industry has been investigated before, it is safer to put everything on paper.

The most important of these contracts was a very strict non-compete agreement, which was made in the hope that Hong Zhifeng, who was in charge of the website's technical development, would be poached in the future...

Only after Hong Zhifeng signed the contract did Sheng Yunxuan put forward his requirements for the website.

Open functions such as user registration and video upload, fix various minor bugs on the website, and at least accommodate tens of thousands of visits per day.

Hong Zhifeng had calmed down a bit by this time and analyzed from a professional technical perspective:
"I might not be able to handle this by myself. I'll need at least two experienced programmers, and the cost of running the website won't be low!"

Sheng Yunxuan nodded and continued:
"The company currently has two million on its books, which should be enough for the initial period!" Hong Zhifeng hesitated for a moment, then said:
"But what about after that? Until the website reaches a certain scale, we'll need to keep investing. I'm afraid two million won't be enough..."

In the early stages of starting a business, it’s all about burning money, not to mention the early days of the Internet, which is an industry that has no suitable profit point.

Wasn't the Internet bubble a few years ago due to this reason?

"You don't have to worry about financial issues, you just need to be responsible for technical matters!" Sheng Yunxuan said directly.

This is two million, which should at least last for more than a year.

Later on, maybe we can even find financing...

After finishing the talk with Hong Zhifeng, Sheng Yunxuan painted some big promises for him, which made him excited and heartbroken when he left.

Just after Hong Zhifeng left, Li Xiaoran, who was wearing a mask at the table next to him, also stood up and sat over.

Looking at Sheng Yunxuan in front of her, whose temperament was completely different from his usual gentle and clear one, but was now stern, proud, sharp, and dazzling, she could not take her eyes away, and there was a strange glint in her eyes.

After a moment, she suddenly asked seriously:
"So which one is the real you?"

Although both have outstanding and dazzling temperaments, one is gentle and noble, as bright and clear as the moon and breeze, making people feel close to her.

One is sharp, cold and proud, with an aura like the scorching sun in the sky that overwhelms everything.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a human being!

In front of Li Xiaoran, Sheng Yunxuan's sharpness was restrained again.

Sheng Yunxuan showed a clear and bright smile and explained:
"It's all me, actually...it's just that in the early stages of a business, a sharp, decisive, and unstoppable leader is more likely to give people the confidence to follow him!"

Li Xiaoran blinked, and instead felt even more curious about Sheng Yunxuan.

She stared at Sheng Yunxuan again and couldn't help muttering:

"I was foolish enough to lend you two million without even getting a good look at you..."

That’s right, the reason why Sheng Yunxuan, who originally had only tens of thousands of yuan left in his pocket, was able to take out two million yuan in one go was all because he borrowed from Li Xiaoran!

Although celebrities make money these days, they don’t make that much.

These two million were probably most of Li Xiaoran's savings over the years, but she lent it all to Sheng Yunxuan, whom she had only known for a few months. She felt that she was crazy just thinking about it.

When Sheng Yunxuan heard Li Xiaoran mumbling to herself, he couldn't help but blink, and then gave his sister a gentle and well-behaved smile.

Eat free rice, don't shiver...

　Some people think that this plot is too taken for granted and that it is not possible to create a website with this amount of money.

　　But this plot is inspired by the development history of Tudou.com!

　　At that time, it was a "short video site" and the videos uploaded were more similar to today's short videos, about five minutes long, and the website operating costs were not high.

　　The major websites started burning money like crazy, and it wasn't until 07 and 08 that they started to become "feature sites" and transformed into film and television websites. In order to improve the user experience, the bandwidth and server costs increased sharply...

　　Although he has the protagonist's halo, this plot is not outrageous. And it's just a side storyline, so if you really don't like it, just skip it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)