Women Only Slow Down My Entrepreneurial Speed

A Santana 2000 was parked in the open space in front of the building.

Yang Feifei, the campus belle of the Tourism Vocational School, was sitting in the passenger seat listening to music and playing Snake on her phone.

Hearing footsteps, Yang Feifei looked up, pouted, and complained coquettishly, "Hubby, you're finally down. You said you'd pick up my friend today to hang out, and now we're running late. She wants to eat Western food for lunch."

Tao Chenggang got into the driver's seat. "Call your friend and tell her we'll hang out another day. Be good, I have important business to attend to today."

"No, no, you can't go back on your word."

Yang Feifei pulled Tao Chenggang's hand and acted spoiled. She had finally found a young and rich boyfriend, so of course, she wanted to show him off to her friends.

Chen Guiliang opened the car door, got into the back seat, and watched the show silently.

Tao Chenggang was now completely focused on building his career; he had no time to waste on a young girl.

The more his girlfriend acted spoiled, the more annoyed he felt, and he couldn't help but raise his voice and scold, "Listen to me!"

Yang Feifei was startled and didn't dare to cause any more trouble. She pouted and started sulking.

"Brother Gang, wait a minute, wait a minute!"

Yang Yuhui chased after them, panting.

Tao Chenggang asked, "What are you doing here? Someone needs to stay and watch the studio."

Yang Yuhui squeezed into the car and sat in the back with Chen Guiliang. "I've arranged everything, the studio won't have any problems."

Tao Chenggang didn't bother to argue with him further. He started the car and asked Chen Guiliang, "Which bank did you open an account with?"

Chen Guiliang said, "Construction Bank."

In less than ten minutes, the Santana stopped in front of a Construction Bank.

Yang Feifei was originally sulking and didn't get out of the car, but seeing that Tao Chenggang completely ignored her, she quickly followed him into the bank lobby.

From beginning to end, she only glanced at Chen Guiliang.

Hmph, his clothes are old and worn, he looks like a poor guy at first glance, and he's not handsome either.

Yang Yuhui didn't rush to ask questions, he just ran into the bank lobby to join the fun.

Yang Feifei followed Tao Chenggang and waited in line at the counter window, only to hear her boyfriend say, "Transfer fifty thousand into this card."

Transfer fifty thousand?

Yang Feifei glanced at her boyfriend, then turned to look at Chen Guiliang.

Why transfer fifty thousand to him? He didn't look like he was doing business.

Could he be a poor relative of the Tao family who came to borrow money?

Yang Feifei was unhappy. The total amount Tao Chenggang had spent on her was only a little over a thousand yuan.

Female students from vocational schools in small cities didn't cost much to hook up with.

Campus belles were the same!

Tao Chenggang returned the bank card to Chen Guiliang. "Little brother, you can check it at the ATM."

"No need."

Chen Guiliang glanced at the transfer slip.

Yang Yuhui muttered to himself, "Holy crap, he really transferred the money."

Tao Chengang looked at his watch. "It's getting late, I'll take you guys to eat. We can talk while we eat."

The more Yang Feifei thought about it, the angrier she got. "Hubby, didn't you say you'd accompany me to eat Western food? Why are there two more third wheels?"

Tao Chenggang frowned tightly, hesitated for a moment, then took out his wallet and said, "Take a thousand yuan and leave, consider it our breakup fee."

"You're breaking up with me for him?" Yang Feifei couldn't believe it.

"Get out!"

Tao Chenggang shouted.

Yang Feifei snatched the thousand yuan and said angrily, "Hmph, break up then break up."

She didn't lose out. In just one month, she had made Tao Chenggang spend over a thousand yuan and received a thousand yuan breakup fee.

Calculated based on the local average wage, the purchasing power of over 2000 yuan at this time was equivalent to over 10,000 yuan twenty years later!

Chen Guiliang smiled and said, "Just like that?"

Tao Chenggang said, "When you're doing something big, it's best not to have women around. Besides, she disrespected my friends, saying you two were third wheels."

He's a ruthless person, I wish him success.

Yang Yuhui, on the other hand, was a bit depressed and said to Tao Chenggang, "Brother Gang, you said you'd ask your girlfriend to introduce me to a female student. Now you've broken up, where am I going to find a girlfriend?"

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. If you have money, are you afraid of not having a girlfriend?" Tao Chenggang comforted him.

Yang Yuhui pouted.

Tao Chenggang drove them to a small restaurant and said to Chen Guiliang, "This place has good food, I used to eat here often when I was in high school. It's just that the name isn't very pleasant."

"Toilet Rabbit, right? I know, it's quite famous."

Chen Guiliang wasn't lying.

This restaurant was indeed quite famous. More than ten years later, it became a popular spot for internet celebrities, but the taste wasn't quite as authentic anymore.

Tao Chenggang said, "The main reason for this meal today is to chat with my younger brother."

Chen Guiliang smiled and said, "I'll tell you everything I know. Consider it after-sales service."

The deal was done, and they were no longer secretly competing. They both felt they could deepen their friendship with each other.

Having more friends was always a good thing.

Yang Yuhui had already pricked up his ears, wanting to know what exactly could sell for 100,000 yuan.

Tao Chenggang called for a case of beer, enthusiastically poured a glass for Chen Guiliang, and then poured one for Yang Yuhui as well. "Little brother, you're young and promising. When I was your age, I didn't know anything except how to fight."

Chen Guiliang said, "I've heard my uncle mention Manager Tao's glorious deeds, like picking up a knife to fight for a friend in high school."

"Brother Gang fought in school to stick up for me. I'll never forget it," Yang Yuhui said emotionally.

Tao Chenggang waved his hands repeatedly. "That was a joke from my youth. Let's not bring it up anymore. In a society ruled by law, we should all be law-abiding citizens."

A plate of cold dishes was brought over, and the three of them clinked glasses and drank casually.

After chatting for a few minutes, Tao Chenggang's phone rang.

He excused himself and answered the call. "Uh-huh... uh-huh... uh-huh, I'm talking business. Find a place to eat yourself."

After Tao Chenggang hung up the phone, Chen Guiliang casually asked, "Does Manager Tao have other plans?"

Tao Chenggang explained, "It's my sister. She just finished browsing at Xinhua Bookstore. She's a schoolmate of yours from No. 2 Middle School, and she's only in her first year of high school this year."

"What a coincidence," Chen Guiliang said, not realizing the situation.

Tao Chenggang poured wine for Chen Guiliang. "Little brother said what was written on the paper wasn't detailed enough. You have to explain it to your older brother properly."

Chen Guiliang said, "The core concept of free-to-play games is nothing more than regular players providing the crowd and paying players providing the money. So, you need to achieve a balance, where you keep regular players around while also making paying players willing to spend money. The two can also interact, making regular players feel like they're getting a good deal, while maximizing the emotional value for paying players..."

"Wait a moment."

Tao Chengang stood up and shouted, "Boss, can I borrow your paper and pen!"

Under Yang Yuhui's shocked gaze, Tao Chenggang, like a diligent elementary school student, leaned over the dining table and took notes seriously.

"To keep regular players online, you need to design a reasonable quest system. Especially daily fixed quests. After regular players complete them themselves, they can also help wealthy players with their quests and earn more in-game resources from them. And wealthy players, by spending money to direct regular players and being flattered by them, can also gain psychological satisfaction."

"Absolutely do not sell equipment directly like in private servers. If you do that, regular players will be unhappy, and paying players won't get long-term satisfaction. If you're going to sell something, sell items, or materials for upgrading equipment."

"You can also set up a check-in system. Daily check-ins reward money or items, and continuous check-ins for a certain number of days reward rare items. This can increase player retention and online rates..."

Speaking of this, Chen Guiliang thought for a moment. He might as well see it through.

There was no point in hiding anything; it was something that would become useless after it expired anyway.

He might as well improve his favorability and earn some goodwill for the upcoming private server collaboration.

"Without spending a single cent, there's ultimately no sunk cost, and regular players can just quit whenever they want. You can set up charging membership levels. Spending 10 yuan can make you a basic VIP. Display this VIP title to players as a kind of title in the game, which can provide a small amount of title attributes. As long as they charge once, they might charge countless times..."

"Players can earn money daily by checking in or doing quests, which can lead to inflation. Two currency systems should be set up: one system is regular gold coins, which can only buy certain limited items. The other system is ingots, which are given through charging or special events, and can buy all items except equipment..."

"Don't sell equipment directly, but you can sell equipment blueprints. With blueprints, you also need various materials to craft the equipment. In the process of collecting materials, paying players will have more interaction with regular players..."

"You can also create different levels of chests that drop during events or when fighting monsters. Keys for wooden, black iron, and bronze chests can be obtained without charging. But keys for diamond, gold, and silver chests must be obtained by charging, and opening them will yield good items. This gameplay is more exciting, just like buying a lottery ticket. Opening chests can get players hooked..."

"Let's talk about guilds and national wars..."

The more Tao Chenggang listened, the more excited he became. This was all top-tier stuff. He felt like he was about to become a billionaire.

Yang Yuhui was dumbfounded. "Damn it, he's got a whole routine for scamming people."

Tao Chenggang asked, "Potato, what do you think about making a game like this?"

"It'll definitely be popular," Yang Yuhui said decisively. "Those kids in my studio, when they first came, it wasn't for the salary. They wanted to play games for free more than anything. I know exactly what they're thinking. If a free game came out, it could drive these young kids crazy."

Tao Chenggang laughed heartily.

After finishing his notes, Tao Chenggang carefully put them away, patted his chest, and raised his glass. "Little brother, I'll toast you. If this game dies halfway, it's my bad luck. If I'm lucky enough to make money, I'll definitely thank you handsomely then! No matter how big my company gets, you're always welcome to visit. If you come to visit, I'll accompany you the whole time. If you come to work, I'll definitely give you a satisfactory position!"

Tao Chenggang was truly impressed and was convinced that Chen Guiliang was a rare genius.

Such a genius would definitely accomplish great things in the future.

Even if they couldn't start a business together, they should still build a good relationship. Who knows when it might come in handy.

Tao Chenggang's thinking was very clear.

"No problem."

Chen Guiliang raised his glass to clink, his smile becoming even brighter. "Manager Tao, let's talk about another business deal."

This was Chen Guiliang's real goal.

He wasn't satisfied with the 50,000 yuan.

"Another business deal?" Tao Chenggang looked astonished.

Chen Guiliang said, "Developing a game is very expensive. I want to help Manager Tao make his startup funds more abundant."

Tao Chenggang didn't say a word, just stared at Chen Guiliang.

This high school student, who had just met him and said he would give him a fortune, ended up making him pay for a few pieces of paper.

Now he was saying he would help him make his startup funds more abundant, probably wanting him to pay another sum of money!

He had been led by the nose from beginning to end.

Where did this monster come from?