Chapter Thirty-Two: Yunbo

"Why does it feel like everyone has such a big problem with Zhou Jingchen?" Yu Qian couldn't make sense of it, scratching her head in confusion.

Ignoring their words of disdain, Yu Qian opened her browser, intent on searching for Zhou Jingchen. With such good looks, there should be at least some information about him on the internet from her previous life.

However.

Yu Qian found nothing related to Zhou Jingchen. Not a single piece of information! Even those with the same name didn't match in age or appearance.

Yu Qian was stunned.

Where did this handsome guy come from? Wasn't it the case in her previous life that even those who were just slightly good-looking became internet celebrities? With such striking features, how could there be no trace of him online?

Unconvinced, Yu Qian scrolled through the search results for a long time, but still found nothing.

[Shallowwater Fish]: "Is Zhou Jingchen some kind of mysterious being? I can't find any information about him!"

Nonsense—he's an IT tycoon, with encrypted information. How could you possibly find anything? Nüwa held back from saying this aloud.

She couldn't reveal such things and give him extra credit!

[Heavenly Emperor]: "If you can't find anything, that means his identity is suspicious. If that's the case, you should stay away from him."

[Shallowwater Fish]: "Why do you all dislike him so much?"

Yu Qian genuinely couldn't understand why.

[Prettiest Sister Chick]: "Stop listening to their nonsense. If you like him, go after him. If something really is wrong, it's not too late to back off. And if he dares bully you, all these idiots will have your back."

Administrator [Heavenly Emperor] has muted [Prettiest Sister Chick] for 24 hours.

[Heavenly Emperor]: "Fox, if you cause trouble again, I'll deal with you myself!"

[Enchanting Jade-Faced Fox]: "My lord, could you at least call out my name directly when you scold someone… I’m a fox too, trembling here."

[Irritated Iron Fan]: "…My lord, sorry, I couldn’t keep her from making a fool of herself. I’ll take her home and teach her a lesson."

With all the banter, the topic shifted from Zhou Jingchen to these silly demons.

Yu Qian was rather frustrated. Not being able to find any information meant that besides his name and the fact that he was from Zhejiang Province, she knew absolutely nothing else about him. In the vast sea of people, without even a photo, how could she find him, let alone get close to him…

She felt a bit deflated.

...

Zhou Jingchen returned to Hangzhou and didn’t begin preparing for the launch event until the development department had completed another round of internal testing.

Yunzhou was a small company. If the marketing wasn’t well executed, not many people would pay attention to the launch, and Yunbo wouldn’t be able to make a splash.

After the first test of WB, Director Jiang named the app Yunbo. Zhou Jingchen didn’t object—whether it was called its original name or Yunbo made no difference to him. What mattered was whether it could be Yunzhou’s first major breakthrough.

After some thought, he decided to contact YiNet, another company based in Hangzhou.

Now, YiNet had secured its place as one of the top three internet companies in Huaguo thanks to its self-developed games. However, it hadn’t yet launched a dedicated social platform for gamers like YiNet Master.

If they could collaborate, using the gamer base to promote Yunbo would be a great strategy.

Once he made up his mind, he reached out to the person in charge at YiNet. Perhaps they were genuinely interested in Yunbo, as they quickly replied with a specific time and place for the meeting.

The meeting was a success—Zhou Jingchen didn’t expect the chairman to attend in person.

The chairman expressed strong interest in the software but requested equity in exchange for a tighter partnership. If there were only a contract, what would happen when it expired?

After some deliberation, Zhou Jingchen countered with a proposal for a mutual exchange of shares.

They eventually reached an agreement: Yunzhou would exchange twenty percent of its shares for five percent of YiNet’s shares, with neither party interfering in the other’s company decisions.

“A tiger father breeds no dog son, young Zhou. If your father knew, he’d be proud of how capable you are.” The chairman patted his shoulder warmly, his round face full of kindness.

“Chairman Ding, did you know my father?” Zhou Jingchen hadn’t heard his father mention any connection with Chairman Ding of YiNet.

“We met a few times by chance. Your father was a straightforward man—I liked his character very much, and I was sorry to hear of his passing.”

“He’s gone, and the past is the past.” After a moment of silence, Zhou Jingchen recalled the sight of his parents covered in blood when he arrived at the hospital.

“Keep it up, young man. I have high hopes for you.” With those words of encouragement, Chairman Ding departed.

With the contract signed, the next step was to adjust Yunbo, making it more compatible with games in certain aspects.

...

“Their requirements are: being able to share screenshots and thoughts directly from the game, and adding a YiNet account as a login option. One week—any issues?” The next day at the meeting, Zhou Jingchen stated their demands plainly.

“No problem.” Director Jiang was confident they could complete the adjustments in a week.

“Next, YiNet will announce the partnership with Yunbo in their game notices. Since we’re still in beta, we’ll give them half the activation codes. Do you think you can distribute the rest yourselves?”

“Yes!” Director Cheng from the planning department was equally confident.

“In addition to promotion, you also need to start preparing for the launch event in two weeks.”

“No problem.”

...

“All right. Planning department, you can start preparing the next project. Director Liu, come to my office after the meeting.”

“Understood.”

“Good. Meeting adjourned.”

Watching Zhou Jingchen leave ahead, Director Liu of the planning department tugged at Assistant Han Zhu beside him. “Assistant Han, is Young President Zhou certain Yunbo will succeed? He’s already starting the next project?”

Director Liu didn’t hold out much hope for Yunbo. He hadn’t been part of its testing—since the company had always done agency work and never developed its own software, he doubted success would come so easily.

“Director Liu, you need to have faith in the company and in Young President Zhou. He plans everything meticulously; nothing is left to chance.” Han Zhu gave Director Liu a meaningful look. Underestimating Young President Zhou would only lead to embarrassment.

When he entered the office, he found Zhou Jingchen reading. After a moment’s hesitation, he spoke up, “Young President Zhou.”

“Mm.” Zhou Jingchen didn’t even lift his eyelids. “The file in front of you—take a look.”

His ambitions for the company were vast. Beyond social software, he had his sights on games and video platforms as well.

As for video platforms, the current technology in Huaguo wasn’t advanced enough, so the next step for the company would be games.

“I’ve already had someone purchase the rights to ‘Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.’ I want a fantasy game with an ancient aesthetic. Can you come up with a good plan for me?” Zhou Jingchen fixed his gaze on Director Liu, his fingertips tapping the desk with a steady rhythm.

For some reason, Director Liu felt nervous. “We’ll do our best.”

“I don’t want your best—I want a guarantee.”

Unable to withstand Zhou Jingchen’s pressure, Director Liu stood up and replied, “Yes, we will do a great job.”

“Good. Go back to work.”

After leaving the office, Director Liu relaxed instantly, realizing his back was drenched in cold sweat. Young President Zhou might be young, but his presence was intimidating.

Han Zhu looked at him with sympathy—yet another one intimidated by Young President Zhou.

But it wasn’t really his fault. The Yunbo project proposal had been completed by Young President Zhou alone, without input from the planning department, and Director Liu had never faced him one-on-one before. In the past two months, every manager and director who had met with Young President Zhou in his office had left shaken.

He truly was formidable—not only full of ideas and technical skill, but also possessing an imposing presence. In just two months, he’d won over everyone in the company.

With the company affairs settled, Zhou Jingchen’s thoughts turned to Yu Qian again. According to the people watching her, she seemed to be busy learning new things, going out early and returning late, always occupied.

He felt a pang of tenderness for his little darling, wanting to take care of her and let her live every day with ease and happiness.

Unfortunately, it was just a wish for now. Yu Qian was still in elementary school, and she wouldn’t agree to let him take care of her anyway.