Chapter 163: Making China a First-Class World Power (Part 3/4)

“Mr. Tang, I know you are one of the top mathematicians in the world. You have achieved great success in mathematics! If all your research could be transformed into productive forces, it would definitely greatly boost technological advancement. You can leave Li Feng Network to me! I will do my utmost to run it well,” Ma Huateng made a solemn promise.

“That’s good! If you have any questions, call me anytime! I won’t disturb your work anymore!” Tang Feng said as he stood up.

“When are you free? I’d like to invite you to dinner,” Ma Huateng asked.

“I’m afraid I won’t be free anytime soon! Let’s talk about it when I’m less busy,” Tang Feng answered.

“Okay! Let me know when you’re available!” Ma Huateng agreed.

Then, Tang Feng said goodbye and left the office.

“Boss!” The employees surrounded Tang Feng as soon as he came out.

“What are you all doing?” Tang Feng was startled by their actions.

“We want your autograph!” the employees answered in unison.

“Where do you want me to sign?” Tang Feng asked.

The employees brought items for him to sign.

Tang Feng obliged them all.

Ma Huateng stood by, his eyes filled with envy.

At that moment, Tang Feng was like a star!

Everyone was circling around him!

After finishing the autographs, Tang Feng waved goodbye to everyone and left.

The employees were overjoyed with their autographed items.

Soon, Tang Feng arrived at the newly established Jianbao(Pick Treasure) Network Company.

The employees became excited upon seeing Tang Feng.

Most of these employees were graduates from Jingcheng University.

For them, Tang Feng was an idol.

“Where’s President Zhu?” Tang Feng asked one of the employees.

“President Zhu is in a meeting. Do you need me to inform him?” the employee answered.

“No need,” Tang Feng waved his hand, saying, “I’ll wait here for a while.”

“Mr. Tang, do you have time now?” an employee asked cautiously.

“Yes! What’s up?” Tang Feng asked.

“A few of us would like to take a photo with you,” the employee answered.

“Sure! Come sit over here!” Tang Feng invited everyone.

Immediately, everyone sat down beside Tang Feng.

After the photo, Tang Feng started chatting with everyone.

“How do you find the company?” Tang Feng asked with a smile.

“It’s great! Although the company is not very large, the working atmosphere is really good!”

“Being a startup, the scale won’t be large at the beginning. However, I believe it won’t take long for the company to expand as the number of users increases. I hope you all can seize this opportunity and grow with the company. You are all veterans of the company, and as the number of employees increases, you will also be promoted to the management team,” Tang Feng earnestly advised everyone.

“Mr. Tang, the shopping website the company is currently testing is running smoothly, and President Zhu asked us to keep giving feedback! But after using it for several days, we really have no complaints! Compared to Yiwugo, our company’s shopping website is just too good!”

“Not only is the page layout simple, but it’s also very convenient to use! The loading speed is also very fast! Of course, this might also be related to the small number of users at the moment.”

“When I was developing this shopping website, I made a lot of optimizations. The user experience is definitely much better than Yiwugo. When the website officially opens to the public, the company will also add a lot of servers to ensure the user experience remains unchanged,” Tang Feng said with a slight smile.

“Wouldn’t that make the company’s operating costs very high?”

“Indeed, it will be high! But for the sake of the users’ experience, even if the costs are high, it’s acceptable.”

“Mr. Tang, I heard that the shopping website set up by the company will always be free?”

“That’s right! All transaction fees are free! That means, neither merchants nor users need to pay any transaction fees,” Tang Feng answered.

“But then, where will the company’s profit come from?” everyone’s curiosity was piqued.

“I can’t say for now. Anyway, the salary definitely won’t be for charity work, otherwise, with so many expenses, even a family with a mountain of gold couldn’t withstand such squandering,” Tang Feng mysteriously replied.

This naturally made everyone even more curious.

Of course, since Tang Feng was unwilling to disclose more, they naturally couldn’t continue to inquire.

At this moment, Zhu Zihang came over to Tang Feng.

“Boss, when did you get here?” Zhu Zihang greeted him eagerly upon seeing Tang Feng.

“I just got here not long ago. I heard you were in a meeting, so I waited here for a while,” Tang Feng answered.

“When I’m in a meeting, you can just come in! It would be good for you to hear what we’re discussing and give some feedback,” Zhu Zihang said.

“Is that really okay?” Tang Feng appeared hesitant.

“There’s nothing wrong with it! You won’t be disturbing us,” Zhu Zihang responded.

“Alright! Next time I come and you’re in a meeting, I’ll just come in,” Tang Feng agreed.

“Let’s go to the office and sit for a while!” Zhu Zihang invited.

The two sat down in the office.

“How did it go? Did you visit the bank?” Tang Feng asked with a smile.

“I went to one! But the bank president was in a meeting, so a vice president met with me! After understanding my purpose, he seemed not very interested! However, he didn’t reject us outright! He said he would report to the president after the meeting and contact us later!” Zhu Zihang replied.

“Did he say when he would contact you?” Tang Feng continued to ask.

“No!” Zhu Zihang shook his head, saying, “I guess it would be at least until the afternoon.”

“The afternoon? That’s impossible! Getting a reply within a week would already be quite good!”

“Boss! The bank’s work efficiency can’t be that slow, right?” Zhu Zihang was somewhat incredulous.

“The main thing is that they didn’t take it seriously! Getting a reply within a week only proves that they still remember the matter! It’s even possible that they forgot about it shortly after you left!”

“What should we do? Should I call and ask again?”

“No need!” Tang Feng shook his head, saying, “You can continue visiting the next bank! Try to find those that are slightly smaller; otherwise, they might not be very interested!”

“But if we choose smaller banks, the lack of branches might be a drawback! The online shopping users will definitely find it very inconvenient!” Zhu Zihang worried.

“Every choice has its pros and cons! You can’t have both the fish and the bear’s paw! You want to cooperate with big banks, but the big banks don’t want to cooperate with you! So, you have to settle for the next best thing! Try to cooperate with some smaller banks first! These banks usually have branches in each province’s capital and other important cities. For most users, this should be enough to meet their needs. Of course, I believe that as our online shopping scale grows, more banks will be willing to cooperate with us! By then, the difficulties we’re facing now will vanish without a trace,” Tang Feng comforted.

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