Rebirth of a Top Student's Handbook

Thinking of this, Zhuang Xian's eyes darkened.

Seeing this, Gu Ze softened his tone and said, "I don't mean to preach. I just think that a good company needs to win people's hearts."

Gu Ze's words were tactful, but it was precisely this simple sentence that instantly struck Zhuang Xian's heart.

Winning hearts and minds?

Compared to Zhou Min, wasn't he simply outmaneuvered by the hearts of the people?

What was clearly a normal business battle was seen by others as an evil capitalist bullying the future flowers of the nation.

Although no one said it explicitly, Zhuang Xian could sense their subtle resistance to Zhongchuang Elite from their attitudes.

Is it because their company entered the industry later?

But which industry in the world isn't like that?

Once a business opportunity arises, numerous companies will flock to it. Then it becomes a time for these companies to compete for market share based on their individual strengths.

Zhuang and Xian did not feel that their actions were in any way out of line.

It's quite common for a successful business model to be imitated by others.

However, just because Huachuang Future was created by a group of students, the company's actions have been maliciously interpreted in various ways.

Of course, I originally intended to use my strong capital and professional management to defeat Huachuang Future and seize the market.

But isn't it a bit much to interpret all one's actions as capitalist plunder?

Which leading company in any industry didn't start this way?

Now, just because the other party is a group of students, does that make me a villain?

In this situation, everything you do is wrong, so how can you win people's hearts?

Thinking about this, Zhuang Xian couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

If he hadn't interfered so much and had just let Feng Pinling and Zhou Min face off, would he have avoided this awkward situation?

However, if that were the case, Zhongchuang Elite might not exist anymore.

......

Unable to bear seeing his cousin being ignored, Yu Cheng interrupted when Zhuang Xian remained silent, saying, "Winning hearts and minds? That's difficult now!"

Although his main business is in the entertainment industry, he has always been very interested in the internet and high-tech industries.

He wanted to invest in Zhou Min's online education platform when it first appeared.

Unfortunately, he couldn't find a suitable opportunity, and later he heard that Future Education didn't accept investment at all, so he had to give up with regret.

In Yu Cheng's view, Zhou Min and his students were very clever. They started with free educational resources, which not only brought them huge website traffic but also won them public support.

A company that wins the hearts of the people is basically invincible, as long as its product quality isn't too bad.

In this situation, it's too arrogant for the banker and player to still want to enter the game and compete with them for market share.

If there was still some hope, now, with the deep integration of intellectual property rights and online education, the banker and player are basically doomed to lose.

Yu Cheng and Shen Ye had already figured this out, and the two of them had repeatedly urged Zhuang Xian to give up in the group chat.

Unfortunately, the arrogant Zhuang Xian didn't listen at all, and even felt that he was being looked down upon by the two of them, so he intensified his attacks.

This is also one of the reasons why he and Shen Ye cannot empathize with Zhuang Xian's current predicament.

Compared to Yu Cheng's gloating, Shen Ye was much more calm.

Seeing Zhuang Xian remain silent, Shen Ye gently advised, "Actually, there is a way. Stay quiet for a while, wait for the public opinion to pass, then change the company's name. Keep a low profile, and profitability shouldn't be a problem."

All three of them read the news about Huachuang Future today, and also roughly read through the online discussions.

In Shen Ye's view, Zhongchuang Elite's reputation among ordinary people has now been ruined.

Instead of spending energy continuing to run this company and building the Zhongchuang Elite brand, it would be better to just change the brand and start over!

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Xian replied without hesitation, "Impossible. My company can only be the industry leader."

Zhuang Xian has his own pride deep down; he started his business not just for profit.

For families like theirs, fame is more important than profit.

If you can't become an industry leader, then you might as well not run the company at all.

Seeing that Zhuang Xian was still stubborn even at this point, Gu Ze lost the will to persuade him.

"Alright then, I'll give you a heads-up beforehand. As you all know, my mother-in-law has always liked Zhou Min. She saw yesterday's news, and from what I could tell, she might invest in Zhou Min later."

Gu Ze's words made Zhuang Xian gasp for breath.

Although the Gu family has always been involved in military and political affairs and does not get involved in business, they do not have much money.

But Gu's mother was different. She was Yu Cheng's aunt, a daughter of the Yu family who had married out. Her dowry was still unmatched in their circle.

If Gu's mother sponsors Zhou Min, then I...

Zhuang Xian thought for a moment, then his expression relaxed.

"It's alright, we're happy to hear that your aunt is interested."

Although Gu's mother was very wealthy, the Gu family's social status and background limited her from doing many things.

Therefore, if Gu's mother gets involved, she will bring Zhou Min funds, but she will also bring many constraints.

For example, the issue of predicting exam questions before the exam was taken lightly by the public and the media because Zhou Min and her group of students had no background or connections.

If Zhou Min and her group have powerful connections, then in this business war, am I still the ugly villainous capitalist?

Moreover, even if I really lose, with Gu's mother involved, I won't be so embarrassed.