Time flies so fast, and in a blink of an eye, March is ushered in when the birds are flying and the grass is growing.
Lu Yang was sitting in the office of Haifeng Building, looking out the window at the branches that were already full of green.
In front of the computer screen are work reports sent by various employees.
Chen Wei led the team to East China for more than a month, and the results were extremely brilliant.
With the openness of Renren and the presence of various news media, universities and companies have also begun to settle in.
The actual number of registered users of Renren has soared to 1.5 million, the number of web page visits has increased to 6 million, and it is not far away from breaking through 2 million users.
From last fall to this spring, Renren broke into the Internet camp as a dark horse and gradually emerged from the encirclement.
Anyone who has worked on the Internet knows that it is difficult to break through from 0 to 10,000 new users.
Once you have these 10,000 users, it is very fast to break through to 100,000 users.
Especially for users after 100,000, breaking through 1 million is even more overwhelming!
The price paid for rapid development is that funds are spent very quickly.
The three million interest-free loan approved by the school some time ago was burned by Lu Yang in an advertisement on CCTV.
The funds on the company's books are already less than 600,000.
This makes Sister Gao Huixia, who is in charge of finance, worried every day.
Mr. Lu doesn't know how to save money on money. If the company goes bankrupt one day, she may not get her salary back.
Gao Huixia regretted from time to time that she listened to Chen Wei's suggestion and stayed at Renren, because the big factory's salary and benefits were stable.
Renren’s game revenue has now reached around 300,000 yuan per month, and together with its advertising and promotion expenses, its monthly profit has reached around 500,000 yuan.
Even so, Lu Yang's crazy money-burning model couldn't be resisted.
The Entertainment Department established by Renren contacted many entertainment agencies and used money to forcefully bind those celebrities.
For every update posted by these celebrities, the company will pay corresponding compensation.
Driven by the star model, countless fans began to register on Renren, setting off a new wave of star-chasing on Renren.
Lu Yang leaned on the chair and lit a cigarette.
He spent almost 4 million this spring and gained 500,000 new users every month. He is very satisfied with the results.
Breaking through from 1.5 million users to 3 million users can be achieved within this summer vacation if we go quickly!
He plans to let Renren exceed 5 million users by the end of the year!
By that time, the road ahead will be easier.
He can sell Renren to cash out and gain financial freedom, or he can continue to operate and expand his business territory.
At this time, Lu Yong knocked on the door and came in.
Now Lu Yong has gradually become Lu Yang's secretary, responsible for the company's daily and trivial affairs.
"Lu Yang, an investment manager called and wants to talk to you."
Since Renren emerged in the Internet circle, investment managers and capital have successively tried to contact Lu Yang.
Most of them are niche capital, and Lu Yang sometimes loses interest after chatting for a few words.
Either the valuation given by the other party is very low, or their motives are impure.
For example, after putting Renren on the market, we would evacuate after cutting the leeks.
Renren was run by Lu Yang. He definitely hopes that Renren will go further and further, rather than end up unfinished.
Lu Yang asked: "What is the background of the other party?"
Lu Yong replied: "I am from Longteng Capital and want to talk to you about financing!"
Lu Yang hesitated for a moment and agreed: "Then make an appointment next weekend and I'll meet them!"
I’ve heard of Longteng Capital before, and it still has some strength.
Lu Yong responded and came down.
As Renren's turnover increases, Lu Yong's vision becomes higher and higher.
Even if Lu Yang told him one day that he had made millions, he would not be as shocked as before.
Lu Yang suddenly said: "Brother Yong, I have my birthday this week, and I have something I want you to help me with."
Lu Yong's eyes lit up: "I'll book a big box for you, and then call all your relatives and friends over, right?"
Lu Yang held up his forehead: "No, we need to keep a low profile. The most important thing is that Xu Xiaoxiao and Gu Xiaowan cannot meet."
Lu Yong suddenly realized that he was worried about this matter.
Lu Yang said: "Now Gu Xiaowan and Xu Xiaoxiao both want to celebrate their birthday with me. I need your help in cooperating with me on this matter."
Lu Yong: "How to cooperate?"
Lu Yang told Lu Yong his plan.
He had dinner with Xu Xiaoxiao at noon, and maybe went shopping. At four o'clock in the afternoon, he asked Lu Yong to call him and tell him that there was something going on at the company.
Lu Yang will celebrate his birthday with Gu Xiaowan after four o'clock, and as Lu Yang's childhood friend, Meng Xiaopeng will also come over then.
This meant that Lu Yang had to deal with two waves of people that day.
Lu Yong nodded: "It's four o'clock in the afternoon, right."
Lu Yang: "Yes, it must be at four o'clock, because my mobile phone may be muted, and if there is a deviation, I will not be able to receive calls."
Lu Yong clearly remembered everything Lu Yang told him.
I don't know why, but it feels like a spy movie.
"Lu Yang, have you ever thought about what they would do if they knew about this?"
"I haven't thought about it."
Not only Lu Yong asked him this question, Meng Xiaopeng, Chen Wei, and Chen Siyu also asked similar topics.
Things didn't really develop to that point, so Lu Yang didn't know the answer.
At present, apart from Lu Yang and his own people, there are two enemies who know this secret. One is Chen Siyu, and the other is Zhang Zixu, who is pursuing Gu Xiaowan.
Last time about Gu Xiaowan's incident, Lu Yang managed to resolve the crisis without any danger.
Gu Xiaowan should not believe Zhang Zixu again, unless Zhang Zixu has real evidence, such as using a camera to capture intimate photos of him and Xu Xiaoxiao.
Lu Yang knew that he was being watched, so he usually kept a low profile.
On campus, I went on a date with Xu Xiaoxiao to a corner of the playground, and the surrounding restaurants also tried to avoid places where they could interact.
After talking about this, Lu Yong went to do other things.
At the same time, Lu Yang updated a news on Renren:
On March 25th, my first album will be released together with Nut Technology’s third-generation MP3 product!
Now forward the comment and like it, and one lucky user will be given a free MP3 every day!
Tip: Recruiting new users may increase the success rate of the lottery.
In this era, Internet users were exposed to this simple and exciting lottery model for the first time, and countless people began to repost it like crazy.
Reposting, commenting and attracting new users are all done with just a few clicks.
Who would pass up such a free prostitution opportunity?
That night, this post was promoted by Fan Pingchuan and successfully topped the list of hot searches.
As expected, classmate Lu Yang did not break his promise and announced on the spot that one lucky fan had given away an MP3 product!
Congratulations to @qingwufeiyang user for winning a Nut MP3. The only official lottery tool of Renren.com @人人彩票平台 will supervise this lottery and the results will be fair and effective.
As Qingwu Feiyang user won the prize, a burst of noisy cheers broke out in a certain family!
Of course, some people question the authenticity of Lu Yang's lottery.
However, these questioning voices were directly silenced by Fan Pingchuan.
The reason for the ban is: false information. If you continue to publish malicious remarks, you will face a 48-hour ban!
Lu Yang saw that his number of comments and retweets both exceeded 10,000, which meant that his songs and lottery model were still very influential.
Let’s build up the popularity of Nut Technology first, and then hold a press conference to build a fan base. This is also Lu Yang’s first step!
There are only two steps to making a product: tell the brand story well and do brand marketing well.