With all the family members gathered together, even though there might be mutual accusations or complaints, sometimes leading to heated discussions, it always ends up being the warmest scene. In the f...Chapter Thirty-One: Dare to Discuss

Su Cen received the advertising fees and only had two office rooms left for Fan Luo to use. His spirits lifted, and his morale rose significantly. This was a victory worth celebrating.

Everyone was very excited. Li Jin hadn't quit his school job yet, but it was evident that he intended to take up Wang Mingyuan's offer of the deputy manager position which Su Cen had also promised him. Currently, he was energetically instructing several new employees on editing, planning, and securing advertising slots.

Lin Guangdong, however, frowned. "It’s not very wise. They invested three thousand discount coupons; there needs to be a return rate. If it doesn’t meet our expected results, we will have problems!"

The current distribution channels for the magazine had serious issues. As a regional publication, it absolutely couldn't rely on newsstands for sales. A massive distribution network was essential to ensure that these magazines could reach over ten universities in Chengdu and influence nearly 300 thousand college students.

Su Cen silently praised Lin Guangdong's potential. He didn’t get arrogant or reckless; their ability to secure advertising space already demonstrated that the magazine’s direction was gradually being accepted by others. However, they still needed to address subsequent logistical issues without getting carried away over temporary gains or losses. After experiencing an emotional setback, Lin Guangdong had become more prudent.

"Relying solely on us and a few other people to unite all the student unions of major universities, using their organizations for campus integration marketing is far from enough. We need sponsorship to quickly raise our profile. Let’s start with Chengdu University as our first campaign; it will be holding an intercollegiate singing contest soon. We can sponsor this event under the name 'Boluo Campus' and collaborate with the student union to have their members distribute the initial magazines, allowing us to see results from the very beginning!"

Su Cen’s plan was mature; every school's student organization needed external sponsorship for activities. However, in this era, apart from some consumer goods companies interested in entering campus markets, few companies were willing to generously fund a single school activity. After all, the campus market was virtually unexplored at present, and Su Cen had seized this opportunity.

Upon learning about Su Cen's overall plan, Lin Guangdong couldn’t help but commend him and called all company employees together to discuss it further. Among the newly recruited five employees was a female named Jiang Ming who used to be vice-chairperson for internal activities at Chengdu University's student union. She joined Boluo Media in its early stages of entrepreneurship through Li Jin’s introduction, and her decision to leave a well-known company offering accounting opportunities for this position surprised many people.

Regarding this matter, Jiang Ming simply smiled faintly and said, "To you guys, entering a good company means no worries about basic needs, but even after striving hard for most of your life, you might only reach middle management. However, being part of the growth journey of an emerging company makes me one of its pioneers, which is far more fulfilling. I was attracted by your recruitment advertisement."

The job advertisement was written by Su Cen: "Hand in hand today, an empire tomorrow."

Jiang Ming is an ambitious woman, and also a discerning one.

The organizer of the Yongda Campus Singer Contest from the school's student council met Fang Lin Guang. Their aim was to negotiate for more sponsorship fees, which would be easier dealing with students rather than cunning businessmen outside. When Pineapple Media offered three ten-thousand yuan as sponsorship fee, the members of the student council appeared very excited.

After all, it had been a long time since they received such generous funding. A single student club might only have up to one thousand yuan for an entire year's activities, and while the student council usually had more funds than this, their sponsorship fees would rarely exceed five to ten thousand yuan, which was already quite significant.

The Yongda Student Council felt that the negotiations were very successful and agreed to name the campus consumption magazine "Pineapple Campus" for promotional purposes. They also promised to establish a long-term cooperative relationship and ensure the free distribution of the magazine across the entire school by dormitory units within half a year. Su Cen's eyes shone, thinking that spending three ten-thousand yuan was not a waste at all. The manpower he could mobilize and the distribution speed within the next six months would save him significant expenses.

College students starting businesses would become a mainstream topic in society over the coming years under high pressure for survival. Su Cen didn't know what impact his current actions might have or how many people it would influence, but he knew that he had no choice but to take his first step towards achieving greatness in a city with potential national reach, where elevated expressways hadn't yet been built and the subway lines weren't open, with construction beyond the second ring road resembling rural outskirts.

Today's partnership for tomorrow's empire

Su Cen felt that writing such an advertisement indeed showed some ambition of his own.

The passage of time was silent and unnoticeable. Not every day at the 27th Middle School was memorable or exciting, beyond a few topics that people would recall with amusement years later. Apart from borrowing a cherished female classmate's eraser which had yet to be returned, there weren't many lasting impressions left by sweltering summer days and lush green foliage.

Most of the days were simply repetitive and uneventful.

The dining hall was bustling with several groups of people. However, it seemed that their group was the liveliest, especially since both Sun Man and Tang Wu were present. It wasn't odd for many to join them at a single table. With so many birds in the forest, 27th Middle School naturally had no shortage of individuals who would boldly offer themselves up. Many took this chance to join their large group by virtue of being friends with Sun Man or familiar classmates of Tang Wu.

Among these people were class officers, school children, or main players on sports teams and in clubs. With so many joining them, there weren't enough seats for everyone, but each person could contribute something to the conversation. Only Su Cen seemed rather unfamiliar to most, judging from some of the looks directed his way, as if they wished he would vacate Tang Wu's side and free up space.

Some guys, with their big wallets, even call for a table of stir-fried dishes to show off their generosity. This is the highest standard in the school cafeteria. Inviting so many people to eat could probably max out an ordinary student's meal card.

In fact, this kind of thing isn't new. For Sun Man, it wasn't difficult to find someone who would treat her generously.

Sun Man used chopsticks cautiously to pick up the Mapo Tofu and put it in a small bowl. She smiled at several boys around her who were itching to do the same because of her action: "I love eating Mapo Tofu, Tang Wu, you should try it. It's very tender and flavorful." Sun Man was particularly attentive towards Tang Wu for two reasons: one, to mend their relationship; two, she naturally felt superior when both herself and Tang Wu were being pampered by the boys.

Tang Wu ate a few bites of beef. The school stir-fried dishes were generally served to teachers and tasted very good. She looked up at Su Can and said, "You should try it too. It's really delicious."

Su Can felt warm inside, knowing that Tang Wu wouldn't offer to pick food for him in front of so many people, but her expression of care towards him was already quite comforting.

As expected, Zhou Shuai and the rest of the guys were suspiciously staring at Su Can. Why would Tang Wu show such kindness toward him

Su Can had appeared on the Exposure Weekly before, albeit as a criticized figure. Many people found it amusing back then but soon forgot about it. In an era without human flesh searches, people are forgetful too; few could recall Su Can's appearance, at most finding him familiar.

The current group consisted of top-tier school figures. Though they weren't likely to become enemies with Su Can for this reason, being suspiciously watched by the crowd wasn't a pleasant feeling either.

Sun Man said, "Hey, you haven’t been introduced yet! Do you know who he is The article 'Recalling Forest' was written by him. He's now the ace of Chao Hua Society!"

Only then did everyone realize it. Although Su Can’s appearance made them forget where they had seen him before, recent articles from the Chao Hua Society were in focus recently. Some openly showed admiration while others, though saying “good” and "very good," thought highly of themselves despite initially being impressed by the article.

Li Qingyang inserted himself into the group at this moment, glanced at the food on the table and smiled, "Looks like you're eating well! By the way, Sun Man, I'll deliver the TV station report to you later."

Sun Man glanced at him coldly and said, "Reporting No need, I’ve already written my own report."

Tang Wu only looked at him once before focusing solely on the food in front of her. The girls nearby clearly showed their disinterest towards Li Qingyang; everyone had heard that he had a drastic personality change due to jealousy over Cao Huashe’s Memory Forest article, even going so far as to verbally abuse others.

While眾人對蘇燦還存有幾分警惕，麵對此時的李清揚，他們多少覺得蘇燦順眼一些。男生們很難接受一個內心虛偽、心機重重的人物，更何況此人之前以口才和外表博得了眾女生的喜愛。

Seeing the cold and indifferent attitudes of everyone, especially Sun Man and Tang Wu towards him, Li Qingyang’s expression fell, looking very unpleasant. The next moment, he forced a smile onto his face, but everyone could hear the unfriendly tone in his voice as he said, "Alright then, forget it if you don’t want to." Classmate Su Cen, someone is looking for you at that table over there, can you come and talk about something"

Everyone turned their gaze towards where Li Qingyang was pointing, their expressions changing drastically. Some girls gave Su Cen hints to refuse.

The plot continues to develop, although it's a bit slower now, but since there’s still an update today, everyone just bear with it for now.

I won’t mention specific update times next time.

Just give you a rough idea and ensure that I don't keep you waiting too long.

We’ll continue developing the story, gradually building up the framework for what’s to come, aiming for more enjoyable content soon.

Acknowledging gratitude to "Judicial Office's Fourth Giant. Meat Bun Beating Dog. Take Advantage and Run", "Flying Mouse"d her lips in a smile, as if she had returned to how she was before studying abroad.However, Ye Huishang's casual hooking of Wang Weiwei's arm caused Lin Luoran and Lin Zhoushu to involuntarily frown....