Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!
Chapter 457 - 373: Perhaps, Have You Heard?

Chapter 457: Chapter 373: Perhaps, Have You Heard?

"No! I did spend money!" — Mo Tea.

Brother Xiong looked at his phone, the ringing in his ears growing more severe.

He couldn’t help but violently shake his head and swallow his saliva to combat the tinnitus.

We at Mo Tea spent so much money, only to buy the ninth spot on the trending searches.

How the fuck are you in the fifth spot on trending!

Or rather, how could you be in the fifth spot!

Despite it being winter, Zhou Jianxiong had already started to break out in a cold sweat.

Money! We spent so much money today!

And when Youu Tea’s trend jumped ahead of Mo Tea’s, it meant our marketing impact was greatly reduced!

It could even have the effect of making a bridal dress for someone else.

As a major figure in the traditional bubble tea industry, Brother Xiong now didn’t even dare to check Youu Tea’s trending topic, let alone his own Mo Tea’s.

Because of Youu Tea’s presence in the fifth spot on trending, he could guess that the comments on Mo Tea’s ninth trending entry would feature some netizens helpfully pointing out — plagiarism.

Black sugar milk tea, that was Youu Tea’s original creation!

"No wonder, no wonder he commented: ’Looking forward to Monday.’"

"So was what you were looking forward to the announcement of this financing news?"

Zhou Jianxiong’s tinnitus grew louder, making him feel bothered and frenzied.

"So, you commenting under the official Weibo account wasn’t at all about the big picture we thought it was!"

"It’s the same as telling us... just wait and see on Monday!"

"This madman, who would directly use the official account to comment like this! An official account openly entering the fray?"

In his mind, he pictured Cheng Zhu’s face with its naturally raised eyebrows and a rascally look.

He recalled the scene where he threw the Mo Tea’s black sugar milk into the trash directly.

This person seemed, from inside out, not the sort to be easygoing, nor someone with a so-called "big picture" mindset.

"What was I thinking to have even considered not to judge a book by its cover?"

Just a few days ago, Zhou Jianxiong had thought to himself: Are young people of today this broad-minded?

Yet today, Zhou Jianxiong was thinking: Are young people of today this crazy!

After taking a deep breath, he clicked on the trending entry about Youu Tea.

As he read the news content, his heart sank, and he murmured to himself:

"Pulin Capital?"

"Yue Dongyi?"

"Valued at 800 million yuan?"

Keep in mind that the money from financing is meant to be spent.

He didn’t dare to imagine what kind of shock it would bring to the whole bubble tea industry if Youu Tea, with its current momentum, went on a mad expansion with one billion yuan in 2015.

A change is coming...

A reshuffling is imminent...

In fact, since Youu Tea’s internet-famous traits were just too strong, many big names from the traditional bubble tea industry had been keeping a quiet eye on it.

Especially since Mo Tea took the lead in copying and then selling nationwide, it’s safe to say the entire traditional bubble tea industry was watching Youu Tea, watching this young man named Cheng Zhu!

But luckily, the brand was still in its infancy.

Moreover, for some unknown reason, the founder didn’t entertain franchising and even rejected super franchisers.

Just a single-store brand, no matter how great it did, surely couldn’t pose any threat to us!

But now... he has one billion yuan!

This piece of news was essentially declaring to the entire traditional bubble tea industry: I, am going to start expanding!

This first-year university student was forging a brand new business model.

Nobody knew, with more and more stores opening, what kind of impact it would bring.

And the most speechless part was, everyone used to think this kid, despite his prodigious talents, would be limited by his age, like in experience, like in life knowledge...

But now, there you go, a first-year student’s bubble tea shop successfully financed one billion yuan!

Such a publicity coup!

Just this fact alone was shocking enough to stun the nation!

In reality, it’s this kind of eye-catching headline that deserved to soar on Weibo’s trending searches, for its traffic could be even more explosive than the term [Youu Tea Financed One Billion]!

And Cheng Zhu, when he was at Hu Yan’s house on Saturday, had already contacted several marketing accounts. He had already made plans and arrangements.

At that time, Cheng Zhu, due to some unique personal reasons, was... alarmingly calm!

These marketing accounts would start to exploit this aspect by the afternoon!

Tomorrow and the day after, there would be new angles to sensationalize.

Just because he was so young, just because he was only in his first year, Cheng Zhu could become an overnight sensation! Youu Tea could make a triumphant breakthrough!

More and more netizens would start to wonder: "What kind of bubble tea shop did this first-year student create to secure a hundred million investment from a venture capitalist?"

"What kind of magic does this Youu Tea have?"

As for the plagiarist Mo Tea, you can pray to gods for whatever effect your ten million yuan in marketing funds can bring.

The words "looking forward to Monday" are probably going to haunt Brother Xiong’s dreams for a while.

At this moment, Zhou Jianxiong, reading the news released by Sina Finance, finally rested his gaze on the photograph at the bottom.

He was all too familiar with the image, having seen it on the LED screens at Star City and inside Youu Tea’s store.

The accompanying picture was that line of text on the screen:

"Youu Tea, shaping China’s new beverage force."

Creating a new force, huh?

It has become one already!

...

Inside room 309 at the Technology University,

Cheng Zhu, holding his phone, burst out in excitement in the dorm.

"Damn! I hit the jackpot! Haha!" he exclaimed with utter excitement.

They had no classes that morning, and in an instant, the attention of the three sworn brothers in the room was captured.

"A jackpot? Brother Zhu, did you buy lottery tickets?" Dong Dong asked first.

What sort of person was Brother Zhu to them?

Could it be that something capable of exciting him so much was some super jackpot?

Damn, why is life so unfair? He’s already making good money, and now he hits the jackpot?

The three sworn brothers moved in unison, dragging their chairs to Cheng Zhu’s side, all staring at the phone in his hand.

"Huh? A Weibo giveaway?"

"We won a... voucher for Mo Tea’s Black Sugar Rich Milk?" They were even more confused.

Damn, Brother Zhu, you own a bubble tea shop!

Wake up!

Could it really be... that real business warfare is about the boss personally taking the field, shearing the rival’s wool?

At that moment, Dong Dong and Liu Feng still hadn’t grasped the key point, but the usually silent and aloof fatty Zheng Qingfeng couldn’t help but say, "Brother Zhu, is this Youu Tea’s account?"

"Yes," Cheng Zhu said with a smile. "Any problem?"

Dong Dong and Liu Feng finally realized, giving each other a look, what kind of sneaky play was this?

Nowadays, Weibo giveaways were all the rage, with people casually winning Apple phones or tens of thousands of yuan.

Even some marketing accounts specialized in gaining traffic through giveaways.

Some hot giveaway Weibo posts could have up to hundreds of thousands or even over a million reposts and comments!

So, the three sworn brothers were clear — the routine of a Weibo giveaway usually requires you to repost or comment.

But what was Brother Zhu doing?

He was actually using his own Youu Tea official Weibo to enter the giveaway!

And he won a prize that is a rip-off of his own roasted black sugar boba – Black Sugar Rich Milk!

This was just too brilliant!

"Brother Zhu, don’t tell me you were passionately ranting in the comments, calling them plagiarizing dogs, and then you won?" Dong Dong found the thought thrilling.

If that were true, it would be incredibly amusing.

The drama would be dialed up to eleven!

However, it’s a bit unbecoming for an official account to directly engage in such a skirmish, as it could lead to mockery.

The atmosphere in 2015 was different from later years.

Why did many official accounts dare to get directly involved in confrontations after a few years?

Because everyone found it entertaining and amusing.

"That, no, I didn’t curse at anyone. Don’t you know my quality?" Cheng Zhu responded.

The three: "..."

We know perfectly well your straightforward nature; that’s why we thought you could have started a tirade.

"Brother Zhu, then what did you comment?" Dong Dong was dying of curiosity.

"I just commented: ’Looking forward to Monday.’"

"Huh?"

"Huh nothing!" Cheng Zhu stood up, ready to leave the dorm. "I’m busy with things and can’t be bothered to explain to you guys. Just open up Weibo on your phones, and you’ll understand."

"By the way, Donger, I need to warn you, if someone comes to talk to you guys in the next few days, asking questions, don’t you dare blab about me."

Having said that, he picked up his jacket and phone, and left the dorm.

The three sworn brothers looked at each other, and then Dong Dong took out his phone and opened Weibo. His attention was quickly captured by the entry at the fifth spot on the trending list.

Next moment, an enormous cry of shock erupted from room 309, startling the adjacent and opposite dorms.

"What’s going on? Why so much excitement? Did someone get a pentakill?"

Dong Dong jumped up and rushed to the dorm door.

At that time, Cheng Zhu was walking while putting on his coat, just reaching the stairwell.

"Brother Zhu!!!" Dong Dong shouted from the dorm door with a lung-busting yell.

His shout scared almost the entire floor.

Neighboring dorms like Zhou Kang’s, wearing thick pajamas, poked their heads out to gossip.

What’s going on? Is Donger attracted to the girl he likes, taken away by Brother Zhu?

All they heard was Dong Dong shouting towards Cheng Zhu at the stairwell: "Brother Zhu! Did Youu Tea really secure financing of a billion? Did you pull in an investment of a billion?"

The people in the nearby rooms: A billion? Did he say a billion?

Holy shit, one billion?

The entire floor erupted in commotion, Dong Dong’s voice carrying far, causing pandemonium throughout the male dormitories!

A mass of students began to crane their necks into the corridor, much like a pack of dogs poking their heads out.

One billion! For first-year students, this number is just too staggering, it could even shatter one’s worldview!

Sensational, the news was just too sensational!

However, from start to finish, Cheng Zhu never once looked back at his roommates.

He had been putting on his coat as he walked, and now it was properly on.

He turned his back on Dong Dong and the others, casually raised his hand, gave a few gentle waves, and then disappeared with a swag into the stairwell, heading downstairs on his own.

Cheng Zhu left Technology University without clear reason.

But the enormous reaction he had triggered in the school continued, unstoppable and bound to continue.

The story was too legendary, it was news that could shake the nation!

Today, whether in dorms, in the cafeteria, or in classrooms... many people in conversations started their discussions with a few uniform words to reflect just how sensational this event was:

"Did you hear about it?"

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