Chapter 0276: Searching for the Wings of the Sky

Chen Tianqiao's执行力 far exceeded Zhao Fusheng's imagination. Just when he thought the other party would wait a few more days before acting, Chen Tianqiao's younger brother, Chen Danian, arrived in Ninghai on the morning of January 4th with a lawyer.

After glancing at the agreement they had drafted, Zhao Fusheng smiled and signed his name on it.

Meanwhile, Chen Tianqiao transferred three hundred thousand yuan into Zhao Fusheng's account.

"I hope we have a pleasant cooperation." Chen Tianqiao looked at Zhao Fusheng with a smile.

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "Of course, after all, we both hope to make money."

Since they were partners, it was fine to speak in materialistic terms. Moreover, Zhao Fusheng felt that although Chen Tianqiao was not a qualified business partner, he was at least a qualified businessman.

"My younger brother is also a tech guy. How about letting him join your team?" Chen Tianqiao said to Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng smiled, naturally understanding Chen Tianqiao's intention—it was nothing more than leaving one of his own people behind.

"No need to go to that trouble. Starting tomorrow, the website's servers will be handed over to you." Zhao Fusheng said calmly, "Sold is sold. We'll just withdraw."

Chen Tianqiao rubbed his hands: "That's too kind. We haven't reached five hundred thousand users yet..."

Zhao Fusheng shrugged: "It's now four hundred and thirty thousand, growing by a little over ten thousand users per day."

The implication was clear: you, Chen Tianqiao, should stop putting on an act; I can't be bothered to play along.

It was no exaggeration to say that if he hadn't known who Chen Shoufu was, Zhao Fusheng would have been too lazy to waste words with him, because from a long-term perspective, he was actually setting the other party up.

It's just that this trap was dug a bit deep.

Moreover, in Zhao Fusheng's view, this wasn't really a trap. After all, it was a mutually beneficial arrangement where both sides gained. How could that be called a trap?

We should be helping each other.

Wang Zhen and Dong Guoxiang naturally had no objections. The Chen brothers were no longer big bosses either; having finally managed to buy a virtual community, they certainly wouldn't let it fall into someone else's hands.

After seeing the Chen brothers off, Wang Zhen said to Zhao Fusheng, "If we give them the server, then our side..."

He was, of course, referring to the matter of wo123.

Zhao Fusheng gave him a strange look. "We sold MyHome, not wo123. Naturally, we can't hand it over to them."

Wang Zhen shook his head. "I know that. What I mean is, if we follow your reasoning, do we still have to keep advertising for them?"

Zhao Fusheng laughed. "What are you thinking? The website is ours. Of course we can advertise. But now that we've sold them the site, do you think I'd advertise for free without getting paid?"

"Huh?"

Wang Zhen was taken aback, then frowned. After all, the reason MyHome's user growth had been so fast was largely due to the navigation page's promotion. If they removed the ad, it would be impossible to maintain the current growth rate of ten thousand new users per day.

Zhao Fusheng sighed. This guy was really too honest.

"Look," Zhao Fusheng said with a smile to Wang Zhen, "before he secures his first round of venture capital, wo123 will still help with advertising. Why? Because it's part of after-sales service—we need to keep the customer satisfied. But once the venture capital money comes in and we get our investment, why should we keep serving them? That's no longer our responsibility."

Indeed, Zhao Fusheng's thinking was that simple, and he also knew that Chen Tianqiao wouldn't pass up such a promotional opportunity.

"Alright, don't overthink it. Just sort out the data and hand over what needs to be handed over," Zhao Fusheng said to Wang Zhen and Dong Guoxiang.

The next day, when Chen Tianqiao came with his brother, he didn't stand on ceremony. He said to Zhao Fusheng, "We haven't reached five hundred thousand users yet, but at this rate, it should happen in a few days. I'll leave Da Nian here; you help him with some data matters. I'm going back to Shanghai to contact investment firms. There should be news within a week."

By now, his tone toward Zhao Fusheng was no longer so polite. After all, the deposit had been paid, and the two had shifted from buyer-seller to debtor-creditor. In other words, Zhao Fusheng's status was no longer as important.

Zhao Fusheng nodded, unbothered by the change in attitude, and let Chen Tianqiao leave.

Chen Danian was quite different from Chen Tianqiao—he was the kind of talent who really understood technology. After chatting with Wang Zhen and Dong Guoxiang for a while, he quickly grasped the situation of the website.

But he still noticed the issue of MyHome's advertisement on wo123.

"Xiao Zhao, how long have you been advertising on this navigation page?" Chen Danian asked Zhao Fusheng curiously.

Zhao Fusheng glanced at him. "Until the end of the month."

"Oh, in that case, could you give me the contact information of the person in charge of that website?" Chen Danian asked, feigning innocence.

Zhao Fusheng chuckled, shook his head, and said nothing.

Chen Danian smiled awkwardly, a bit embarrassed, and dropped the subject.

The following days returned to calm. Zhao Fusheng and Wang Zhen simply gave Dong Guoxiang a vacation, and the two of them moved the wo123 server and everything else back to the dormitory early. As for Wang Zhen and Dong Chenxi's belongings, they had already been packed up.

After waiting another week, just before the final exams, MyHome's registered users officially broke through five hundred thousand.

Chen Danian left Ninghai satisfied, and news came from Chen Tianqiao that he had convinced a senior executive at Huaxia Net to agree to invest one point five million US dollars in MyHome.

"That's it?"

Watching Chen Danian get into the car, Wang Zhen looked at Zhao Fusheng and asked in surprise.

Zhao Fusheng smiled. "What did you think, it would be hard?"

"No, I mean, we're just waiting to collect the money like this?" Wang Zhen clearly didn't understand yet.

Zhao Fusheng nodded. "Just wait. Probably in a few days, Chen Tianqiao's money should arrive."

The reason he was so certain was that the contract stipulated that within one week after registered users reached five hundred thousand, Chen Tianqiao's money had to arrive; otherwise, it would be treated as a breach of contract, and Zhao Fusheng had the right to find a new buyer without refunding the deposit.

And for Chen Tianqiao, even if he had to sell everything, he wouldn't allow that situation to occur.

Fortunately, his relationship with Huaxia Net was good. Four days after Chen Danian returned to Shanghai, Huaxia Net confirmed that the ownership of MyHome belonged to the Chen brothers, and after handling the matter specially, the initial investment of five hundred thousand US dollars arrived.

Chen Tianqiao didn't waste any words either; he quickly transferred the portion due to Zhao Fusheng into Zhao Fusheng's account.

At that time, Zhao Fusheng had just finished his final exams and was hiding in the dormitory with Wang Zhen, studying the matter of wo123.

"Mr. Zhao, from now on, we're even," Chen Tianqiao said to Zhao Fusheng with a smile.

Clearly, he didn't have a very good impression of Zhao Fusheng.

After all, this young man had been meticulous in every step, never letting him gain any advantage from the start. And for someone like Chen Tianqiao, not gaining an advantage was equivalent to losing out.

Zhao Fusheng smiled slightly. "We've already transferred the backend admin account and password. Now your brother is handling the website maintenance. Since the money has arrived, we're naturally even."

Zhao Fusheng was usually quite patient with people who could bring him wealth.

In his view, the other party was his cash cow, and being a bit nicer to a client was no problem.

Hearing Zhao Fusheng's words, Chen Tianqiao laughed coldly. "I hope Mr. Zhao won't regret this. After all, this website has excellent development prospects. I believe that once its user count breaks one million, it will be a huge leap."

He actually hadn't told Zhao Fusheng something: Huaxia Net had promised that if MyHome's users could break one million, their investment would be five million US dollars, not three million.

In the view of Huaxia Net's senior management, a virtual community encompassing one-eighth of the country's internet users undoubtedly had enormous potential.

Zhao Fusheng smiled lightly. Although he didn't know about this, he understood that Chen Tianqiao must be feeling smug now, since in his eyes, the one who had given up a great opportunity and handed it over was Zhao Fusheng himself.

"Mr. Chen, since the website has been officially handed over, I need to inform you that the advertising contract between MyHome and the wo123 navigation page is also about to terminate. If your website wishes to continue advertising on the wo123 navigation page, feel free to contact me."

Zhao Fusheng's smiling words made Chen Tianqiao pause. A phrase suddenly flashed through his mind: Look up, heaven spares no one...