Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 86 - 80 New Book Release, Gradually Warming Affections_2
After mulling it over for a moment, Li Yuan still gave a positive response. His writing skills might not have been the best, but having been through the baptism of the future explosion of web literature, he felt qualified to mentor some budding writers and offer advice in 2008, the dawn of the genre.
"Starry Sky, I’m willing to participate."
Starry Sky was thrilled that Li Yuan was willing to join. As this year’s breakout new writer, getting Li Yuan to give a lecture was a significant accomplishment for him. "Xia Hua, that’s great," he said, "I’ll inform you when the specific schedule is arranged."
"Okay, sounds good."
After dealing with the book publishing and matters related to Yuandian Web, Li Yuan began to prepare for his company’s recruitment drive. Previously, military training had left him with no time to recruit staff. Now that it was over, he could finally put entrepreneurship and recruitment on his agenda.
He was very satisfied with his current life. With six houses bought outright and over eighteen million in cash, he could live without a worry in the world. Still, a person should always have dreams. Moreover, with his current wealth, he was considered middle-income at best in a city like Modu. Perhaps his status as a Great Writer afforded him some social standing, but it was a minuscule amount.
To reach the heights of my dreams is still a world away.
Li Yuan opened forums like Tieba and university networks, looking at their current models and pondering the idea of establishing his own website to attract traffic.
In the future era where traffic is king, capturing an early share of the market means limitless possibilities. Owning traffic means owning wealth. And now is the best time to capture users. The website I want to build will naturally be a comprehensive one, starting with college forums to target the main internet-using demographic. With over 2,000 universities and more than 40,000,000 teachers and students nationwide, college students are not only the main consumer force but also the core demographic for online shopping and internet surfing. It’s safe to say that as long as I can capture this huge demographic, the future possibilities are limitless.
Li Yuan searched for the forums of this era. The Internet industry was booming, with platforms like Qiandu Tieba, university networks, and Old Wave Weibo vying for attention. For now, most college forums were gathered on Qiandu Tieba, which was in its most glorious era. Famous future platforms like Zhihu, Xiaohongshu, and Hupu Sports either hadn’t launched yet or were just starting up.
Having used these sites in my past life, I know their business models and am confident I can develop my own website swiftly. Aside from websites, making games is also a very lucrative business. Small games and browser games, in particular, can bring in money fast. What’s lacking now isn’t technology, but creativity.
Li Yuan opened his laptop and reflected on the business ideas he had noted down. Some required focused attention, while others could be developed simultaneously. For instance, establishing a website and a game studio could be tackled simultaneously.
First, I need to find a headhunting company to handle recruitment.
Li Yuan contacted a headhunting firm that would become well-known in the future and roughly outlined the positions and salaries he was offering.
"Mr. Li, what are your requirements, and what kind of talent are you looking to recruit?"
"Mainly in the computer field: game design, programming, web development, animation design, and so on. As for the number, I’m looking for around twenty people. Relevant work experience is preferred. Applicants must have at least a bachelor’s degree, with graduates from 985/211 universities given priority. The salary will be 8,000 yuan per month plus performance bonuses, and the workplace is in Modu."
"Mr. Li, the salary you’re offering is very competitive. We will definitely find excellent candidates for you. The process of posting the announcement and completing the initial screening will take about a week..."
"Hmm, that’s fine. There’s no rush, but please try to find genuine talent, preferably graduates from prestigious universities. Send me the résumés of suitable candidates after your initial screening."
"No problem, Mr. Li. Our company is well-respected for its capabilities. I believe our cooperation will be very pleasant." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
"I’ll look forward to it."
After hanging up with the headhunting company, Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
In 2008, some familiar recruitment websites already existed, but it was still tough to attract real talent through them. Online recruitment wasn’t as developed as it would be in the future. In this era, real talent was mostly found through on-campus corporate recruitment or poached by headhunting firms.
Headhunting companies specialized in this field. While they might not unearth a true genius, the candidates they found would certainly be of a higher caliber than anyone he could find on his own.
As he thought about discovering talent, Li Yuan suddenly remembered Daxia University’s computer science department. He wondered if he might, by chance, come across some of his own upperclassmen.
Just the thought of it is quite amusing.
If only I could find the founders of Mihoyo and recruit them to my team. I’d just need to provide the platform and some ideas, and the company would take off. We could easily reach a market value in the tens of billions and achieve true financial freedom.
Li Yuan only entertained the thought for a moment. Although Mihoyo had immense potential, he knew nothing about its founders. He longed to play the part of a master talent scout, but he simply had no way to find these hidden geniuses.
He fantasized about the future for a while before diving back into his writing. With an income of tens of thousands a day, he could afford a large flat in Modu every month—a prospect he couldn’t possibly give up on.
