TWWMABMTBH Chapter 27
by VolareRong Ziyan’s words were logical and well-founded, leaving the System with no way to refute them. It could only silently light a candle for Ji Shu in its heart.
Rong Ziyan finally changed his clothes, took a shower, and prepared for bed. He had been busy with his thesis for so long, and he could finally relax. He just wanted to lie down and get a good night’s sleep.
But sometimes, the more you want to sleep, the more things come up.
Rong Ziyan had already changed into his pajamas and was lying down when he unexpectedly received a friend request on his QQ from an unknown account.
The verification message read: “I know your enemy’s weakness.”
Enemy? Weakness? These two keywords were very meaningful.
Rong Ziyan simply and neatly clicked “Accept,” wanting to see what this person had to say.
As expected, the unknown account on the other end was very straightforward and got straight to the point.
“That Rich Second Generation who’s been going against you, the thesis he submitted was written by me.”
Rong Ziyan stared at the line for a moment and immediately understood what he meant.
“So, you were the one who reported the issue with the veterinary thesis at the Agricultural University?”
“Yes! I just want money, but I don’t want to give him my work. A person doesn’t work for their own gain, and they’ll be struck by heaven.” The person said righteously.
“How is it? Did I help you out a lot?”
“Think about it! If it weren’t for me, you’d still be mocked by the whole school. But it’s different now! Your enemy is definitely going to be in trouble this time. So, you have to thank me, right?”
This person was clearly very well-informed about what was happening at the Agricultural University and seemed to know that Rong Ziyan had gathered a group of top students to work on the thesis. But the fact that he kept saying he was helping Rong Ziyan was just bizarre.
“What do you want me to do?” Rong Ziyan asked directly, wanting to know his intentions.
“Let’s work together! That guy is an idiot, he doesn’t understand the cause and effect yet, but when he does, he’ll definitely come after me.”
“He doesn’t like you either, and it’s going to be an endless battle. We’re on the same boat now, so what do you think? Want to join forces?”
It sounded tempting, but seeing the [Conspiracy Value 2000] notification in the System, Rong Ziyan directly replied, “Sorry, I’m not interested!”
Then, he deleted the friend.
The System asked him, “Is it because he’s scheming that you’re not contacting him?”
“No.” Rong Ziyan shook his head, “He’s already breaking the law by ghostwriting essays. He’s not clean himself, and he wants to misuse public power.”
“Public power is meant to protect citizens, not for them to use for their selfish revenge.”
“It’s true that a person doesn’t work for their own gain, and they’ll be struck by heaven has some truth, but harming others for personal gain is truly immoral.”
“Working with this kind of person would only dirty my hands.”
The System instantly understood. “That’s right, this bastard is the reason why so many people lost the chance to submit their papers.”
“Tui! What a bastard.”
So, Rong Ziyan was determined not to cooperate with him, while that person was still very persistent, continuing to send friend requests to Rong Ziyan: “Don’t you have any curiosity about me?”
Rong Ziyan was even more blunt this time: “The things that made me curious, have all been neutered!”
[Rich Second Generation’s Gun’s Anger Value 2000]
System: Hahahaha, that’s right! This month, you’ve neutered forty pigs again!
Rong Ziyan: Don’t talk nonsense, there were also twenty sheep.
Then, he openly blocked the gun, and the world was instantly at peace.
Apart from the occasional tens of anger value points that the gun continued to provide, no one else on QQ contacted Rong Ziyan.
Finally, he could lie down. Rong Ziyan, with the quilt covering him, still felt like there was something he hadn’t done. After thinking for a while, he suddenly remembered that he should check his Gold Coins.
Exactly 700,000. After buying the salted duck egg and salted fish recipes, he still had 300,000 left.
It had been several days since he last did a lottery draw. The System couldn’t help but say to Rong Ziyan, “Thirty draws, thirty draws!”
Rong Ziyan also felt the same way, “Draw! Let’s see if luck is on our side!”
The long-dormant roulette wheel spun wildly like a runaway donkey. At the same time, grey lights began to appear one after another.
System: I have a bad feeling.
Sure enough, the next second, Rong Ziyan received a System notification, “Storage is full, do you want to release to the real world?”
Rong Ziyan: Release.
Then, a flood of salted duck eggs instantly appeared on the bed, surrounding Rong Ziyan.
At the same time, in the middle, facing Rong Ziyan, were three large goose eggs and several salted fish, standing side by side, looking up at the sky, staring at him as if to say, “Little Bro, I’m back again!”
System: …Rong, with this rate of production, I suspect we’ll be selling salted duck eggs and salted fish forever.
Rong Ziyan: Yeah, it’s time to expand our business.
Actually, Rong Ziyan had some plans for his career.
After simply tidying up the salted duck eggs and salted fish and placing them neatly in a corner of the room, Rong Ziyan took out the recipe he had exchanged and took a look.
He found that this recipe was actually the same as the one that could be used in the real world. The key to making it more delicious was that the ratio had to be strictly followed during the production process. The rest was similar to ordinary salted duck eggs and salted fish.
Not to mention the villagers who were used to making them, even a novice like Rong Ziyan could hit the mark every time.
In addition, given the excellent duck egg reserves in the village, Rong Ziyan estimated that after the first batch of salted duck eggs were produced, he would soon be able to reach a quantity that could be sold externally.
The System thought that Rong Ziyan’s idea was feasible, so the biggest problem now was how to sell the delicious salted duck eggs?
Rong Ziyan: E-commerce.
System: ??
Rong Ziyan explained carefully to him.
E-commerce was a new type of marketing method in modern agriculture.
Most of the ways ordinary agricultural products are produced are either directly recovered by manufacturers or sold through farmers’ markets. These two relatively traditional methods were not bad, but for farmers, the profits were indeed very average.
Therefore, some more flexible minds had turned their attention to the Internet.
It was the internet age, QQ, WeChat, Taobao, Weibo, where there were people, there was business.
Not to mention anything else, just consider the live streamers on Taobao. As early as two years ago, they could achieve explosive numbers of nearly 300 million in four hours of sales.
This showed how much potential there was in online sales.
When Rong Ziyan was considering selling salted duck eggs outside the village before, he had researched these things.
The two live streamers he followed had indeed promoted food. They were not very special types, mostly things like hot and sour noodles and snacks, the type of things that are needed on a daily basis.
Of course, consumers paid the price because of the taste, and the other thing was the brand.
Those who could be promoted undoubtedly had their own brand.
Lying in bed, Rong Ziyan carefully planned in his heart, and found that this plan was actually feasible.
However, there were some minor problems in registering the brand.
Rong Ziyan was hesitating whether to register as an individual or as a company.
If he registered as an individual, then he would be the only one profiting from the salted duck eggs. But the application process would be more complicated. Salted duck eggs and salted fish were food products, and it would probably take at least half a year to complete all the procedures, including business licenses.
But it was different if he registered under the name of a company.
Previously, the state had organized a training program for rural entrepreneurs. At that time, Rong Ziyan’s village, led by the village chief, had also jointly applied for a company, mainly to sell green vegetables.
But later, it didn’t develop and was simply shelved. They only had a stall in the county town, and occasionally some acquaintances would come to do business.
So, if they could partner with the village, the application process would be faster, and the trademark registration could be completed sooner.
But the profits would probably be vastly different from going it alone.
System: Then let’s just go it alone!
Rong Ziyan directly denied it: No, let’s work with the village.
“Why?” The System was very confused.
Rong Ziyan asked it a question, “How much do you think a person can accomplish alone? How much energy do they have?”
“Does that have anything to do with us starting our own company?”
“Of course it does!”
“In the future, I want to go back to the research community, but the path of academia is deep and long. Many predecessors may not be able to find the truth they are looking for in their entire lives. So many talented people have to do their best, so how am I different from them?”
“I haven’t studied company management, nor do I have an in-depth understanding of e-commerce marketing models. If I want to do it on my own, I will have to spend a lot of time here.”
“But what if you make money…”
“What if you don’t make money?” Rong Ziyan asked the System patiently, “What do you think the Heavenly Path sent you to me for?”
“To marry a rich and beautiful woman and reach the pinnacle of life?”
Rong Ziyan: “No, what was said was that you would guide me to become a leading expert in this industry.”
“I studied veterinary medicine, and my focus is on animal husbandry.”
The System suddenly realized and seemed to understand Rong Ziyan’s idea.
Rong Ziyan saw that it had figured it out, so he didn’t say anything more.
A person can only handle as much as they are capable of. It was true that he had a cheat, but it didn’t mean he had more time than others.
What’s more, going solo would mean more trouble in the future.
Not to mention anything else, just think about the things in the Beijing circle.
There were many second-generation rich kids like the Rich Second Generation. They may not all have the ability, but as long as they throw out a lot of money, find a reliable partner, and rely on their last name, they can wait for the money to be divided.
But Rong Ziyan was different. He was like a duckweed. Once he became too big, he would inevitably become a target. Just the things that happened at school, his carelessness caused him to be framed by the Rich Second Generation. In the business world, he might not even be able to protect his life.
Therefore, the best way for Rong Ziyan was to join forces with the village. No last name was more reliable than the country. By contributing his technology as a share, he could become a hands-off manager, and live a few more peaceful days.
Money was a good thing, but he had to stay alive to earn it and also to spend it.
What’s more, one should be grateful. He had been in the village for so long, and everyone, from the village chief down to the villagers, had been very good to him. If he could improve everyone’s life, it would be his way of giving back.
But these things could wait until he got up tomorrow to discuss them with the village chief. Also, there was the matter of the Rich Second Generation’s thesis.
Rong Ziyan felt that he should tell his tutor about what he knew in advance. This was not Rong Ziyan telling tales, but the fact that the reporting gun was reaching too far.
It was true that a person would be struck by heaven if they didn’t work for their own gain, but his actions were truly immoral. Some of those affected at the Agricultural University might have completed their theses, but whether they passed or not would be up to fate. As for the others who were blocked and didn’t have time to write their theses, they were truly crying in despair.
Moreover, in the next two months, everyone who was stuck outside the door would have to work hard to submit their papers to provincial journals. It was easy to imagine how high the provincial journals’ threshold would be raised.
What’s more, not all academic directions could be broken down into small directions from the thesis to create new theses. For example, the student in the Agricultural University’s mechanical engineering department, if he hadn’t published a provincial journal article when he was a sophomore, he would have definitely missed the deadline this time.
It had nothing to do with competition, but these people were too excessive!
So, Rong Ziyan took screenshots of the QQ number and the conversation between the two and packaged them together, then sent them to his tutor. After doing all this, Rong Ziyan really went to bed and fell asleep.
The next morning, when Rong Ziyan got up, Ji Shu was still asleep in the opposite room, but what was surprising was that his room door was wide open. As for Ji Shu himself, he was hugging Goosey, curled up by the bed, asleep.
Both the man and the goose were sleeping soundly, with a small tuft of hair sticking up from the top of their heads.
It was a little too silly.
Rong Ziyan shook his head, wanting to help Ji Shu close the door, but then he discovered that the door was deliberately left open by Ji Shu. And to make sure the door wouldn’t close when he was asleep due to the wind, Ji Shu had carefully used a brick from the yard to hold it open.
System: What’s wrong with this person? Isn’t he afraid that someone might suddenly enter the room?
But what Rong Ziyan noticed was the noise in Ji Shu’s room. Ji Shu’s tablet was playing something, and the sound was loud. Rong Ziyan listened carefully and found that it was a very noisy debate show.
This kind of show, which could make someone laugh out loud even when they were drowsy, but Ji Shu was listening to it while he was asleep?
What a strange person.
Rong Ziyan shook his head and simply gave up the idea of helping him close the door. Instead, he quietly left.
Considering that Ji Shu didn’t close the room door, Rong Ziyan made sure to lock the yard gate properly before leaving. The people in the village were simple and honest, and almost none of them were malicious, but it was still necessary to be more careful.
After going out, Rong Ziyan prepared to go to the animal husbandry station. He also brought the three goose eggs he had drawn yesterday, which he would put into the incubator today as well.
At nine o’clock, the couple who owned the snack bar came back from the town and brought breakfast for Rong Ziyan.
At the same time, the tutor who received Rong Ziyan’s message replied to Rong Ziyan. He stated that the matter of the Rich Second Generation’s thesis being reported had been submitted to the school, and as for how it would be handled, they would wait for the school’s final investigation results.
But what was certain was that neither the Rich Second Generation nor the gun would have a good ending.
This matter was temporarily concluded. Rong Ziyan didn’t plan to continue to inquire about it.
But the tutor brought up another matter with Rong Ziyan, “The people who worked with you on the thesis on the campus forum before, they found me and said they wanted your contact information.”
“I think they all like you very much, would you like to make some friends?”
The tutor knew Rong Ziyan. In the past three years of university, apart from a few senior brothers, he didn’t have many friends. This was a very suitable opportunity, and he hoped that Rong Ziyan wouldn’t be so lonely in the future.
“That’s fine too.” Rong Ziyan nodded and gave his WeChat ID to the tutor.
Then, a few seconds after hanging up, Rong Ziyan’s WeChat received a friend request.
Rong Ziyan opened it and saw that it was the workaholic who had followed him to finish his thesis.
After adding him as a friend, he was immediately pulled into a nine-person WeChat group.
Instantly, a row of knowing smileys was sent as a welcome.
System: Host, I have a feeling you’re going to get beaten up?
However, Rong Ziyan clearly didn’t think so. Instead, he took the eight geniuses’ goodwill for granted.
Then, he first greeted the other eight people, then typed in the chat box, “Wanna buy some salted duck eggs, bros? 2.5 yuan each, buy ten get one free.”