Although it is inevitable to deceive people when starting a business, Lin Yi, Senior Sister and Jianguo are not the kind of personalities who can make things up out of thin air.
So after they were rejected by the person named Pan and temporarily turned to other investors to no avail, members of the team all found that the company was in trouble, and a pessimistic mood inevitably spread.
Of course Lin Yi and the others were aware of it, but they did not take any measures. At this time, a thousand or ten thousand was not as useful as a sum of money in the account, so he and his senior sister still focused on financing.
They would run outside every day during the day, sometimes separately and sometimes together, and then return to school for meetings at night.
After the meeting that day, Lin Yi and his senior sister chatted with Li Jianguo alone for a while as usual, and then prepared to go back to their dormitories. When they walked to the door of the small activity room, they found a figure wandering there.
The lights in the basement were dim at night, but Lin Yi was not panicked when he was with his senior sister. He took a closer look and recognized the figure: "Senior Brother Guo?"
This is Guo Nan, a disciple of Professor Li Feifei. He has been responsible for the website's technology since he was recruited by Lin Yi, so Lin Yi didn't worry too much about it.
He didn't know how long he had been standing at the door, but based on Lin Yi's understanding, this senior brother was definitely not here to eavesdrop, and he had some guesses about his purpose.
"Um...Lin Yi, would it be convenient for me to have a quick chat with you?"
Guo Nan's contribution to the team is not small, but his position is relatively marginalized, so his presence is not strong. In "Trident", he has only had contact with Lin Yi, so he will feel nervous when facing Li Moyan, a beautiful junior sister.
Lin Yi said hello to his senior sister and asked her to go back first, and then he and Guo Nan walked alone in the campus night, and then asked:
"Senior Brother Guo came to see me so late. There must be something wrong, right?"
Guo Nan hesitated before saying: "Lin Yi, although I won't hold your meeting, I know that the company has been in difficulty recently."
"I shouldn't have mentioned it to you at this time, but I really couldn't help it. I only came to you after telling Professor Li."
Lin Yi had already guessed the answer in his heart, and waved his hand nonchalantly: "This is not the first day we have dealt with you, senior brother, so just tell me."
Guo Nan nodded. He had known Lin Yi for a long time and felt that this junior brother was quite a kind person.
"That's right. The end of the term happens to be the recruitment season in the Internet industry. A major company sent me an SP offer, and I have already signed it."
"I thought you invited me at the beginning of the semester, so I thought I should tell you."
Recruitment at major Internet companies is divided into three, six, and nine levels. The most common level is for people who have just met the entry requirements and are known as "cabbage prices."
The so-called SP is special, which refers to preferential treatment that exceeds the price of cabbage. It can also be divided into SSP and even SSSP.
In short, in this industry, truly skilled experts can achieve one price per person and sell hundreds of pounds of meat at a good price.
Juchang's famous "Genius Youth" program offers fresh graduates a sky-high seven-digit annual salary, which is a high-standard SP treatment.
Based on Lin Yi's understanding, it is normal for Senior Brother Guo to receive an SP offer due to his strength, but it is hard to talk about how amazing the special treatment is.
Guo Nan specifically added: "Of course, I didn't delay the work here. The backend has been running well without any problems. When I went out to apply for a job, there were other people watching."
"And I originally wanted to stay with you until I graduate, but the big factory notified me that the project team was short of manpower and asked me to go there early in the name of an internship, so I'm going to Lin'an to report."
"After I told Professor Li, she was very reasonable and agreed to arrange for other senior brothers to take over the matter for me."
Guo Nan mentioned Li Feifei at this time not to put pressure on Lin Yi. He didn't have the foresight yet. He was simply explaining the cause and effect.
Lin Yi calmed down and said, "Senior brother, don't worry too much. I know your character very well. I will only be happy for you if you have a good chance."
Hearing what Lin Yi said made Guo Nan feel a lot better. He is a very honest and honest kind of person.
Although I don't feel that I have any loyalty obligation to Lin Yi or anyone else to share the joys and sorrows, I still feel somewhat guilty for having to leave at such a difficult time.
Although Lin Yi had already expressed his understanding, he continued to explain himself: "I didn't go out to look for a job because the company's situation was not good during this period. In fact, I had already tried it before, but I just got the results recently.
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Lin Yi felt that he seemed to want to comfort himself by saying this, but he did not comfort himself.
Guo Nan then said with some sincerity: "Lin Yi, actually I envy you very much. You are only in your first and second year of college and you dare... to start a business."
"When I was studying this major, I would see on the Internet every day what Bill Gates was saying, and what Steve Jobs was doing. I once longed for such a life, starting from an underground garage and changing the world."
"But, my house doesn't have an underground garage."
"I don't have as much courage as you, and my family doesn't support me taking risks regardless. I will be 26 when I graduate from graduate school next year."
"In fact, we are used to counting the age in vain, but now I like to count the age more and more, as if this can make me younger."
"But even so, I realize that I still have a lot of responsibilities to bear, and I need a stable and considerable income."
Courage?
Lin Yi knew that the choice he made this time was not just based on courage, which was why he was unwilling to criticize others.
He always remembered the sentence in "The Great Gatsby": "When you want to criticize anyone, you have to remember that not everyone has the advantages that you have had."
He would not force anyone on the current situation of the food delivery website. Instead, if things didn't improve yet, he would inform others to make early plans.
So Lin Yi also said to Guo Nan sincerely: "Brother Guo, if I were in your position, I would make the same choice, really."
Guo Nan seemed to take this as encouragement, and then responded: "To be honest, Lin Yi, although I am your senior brother in school, I have always felt that you are much more mature than me since we met."
"I think a little temporary difficulty is nothing. I believe you will succeed, and I look forward to the day when you become the most famous alumnus of JD.com."
Recently, I almost vomited when I was bragging in front of investors every day, so this time Lin Yi didn't say anything big, and just responded calmly: "I hope so."
Then the two of them talked a few words about the handover of his work. He was not the only one who originally sent technical support from Professor Li Feifei, and Lin Yi, who took over, also knew him.
With Guo Nan's sense of responsibility, he will definitely not leave. I believe that the two of them can make a smooth transition, so Lin Yi has nothing to worry about.
When they arrived downstairs in the dormitory, the two waved goodbye. Guo Nan seemed to be a little emotional. After hugging him, he said: "Goodbye in the world."
Although Lin Yi said goodbye, he thought that given the size of the world, the two of them might not have the chance to meet again.
How far is Jianghu Road?
It's always hard to see each other again after a breakup.