NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 226: Ill Start Working for You Right After This Lunch!
Chapter 226: Ill Start Working for You Right After This Lunch!
“…”
Mei Yue was stunned to hear Mei Fang’s earnest job offer, realizing that he actually wanted her to work for him. She didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
“So, in the end, you guys were just fooling me with empty promises? Seriously.”
“We’re not fooling you, Sister Yue Yue! We’re genuinely inviting you to help us start a company…”
Seeing Xia Yuan’s sincere expression, Mei Yue thought they had no reason to lie to her. “Let me think… You said you want to start a company and want me to be the financial manager… Oh, are you planning to start an entertainment company? But the entertainment industry is very complicated, and I don’t know much about it. Even if you ask me, I can’t help.”
“It’s not about singing; it’s about something else. Sister Yue Yue, you often browse C Site, right? I saw you have the C Site app on your phone.”
“Yes, I do. Why?”
“Do you know who the webmaster of C Site is?”
“I’m not sure… I just know people call her ‘Ojou-sama’ or something”
Mei Yue, curious, rested her chin on her hand and looked at the trio. “That’s a website with tens of thousands of members, only second to A Site (AcFun) in the country. You can’t seriously tell me that you guys created C Site, right?”“…”
Mei Fang, Xia Yuan, and Lin Youxi all pursed their lips, not wanting to answer immediately, which made Mei Yue a bit anxious.
“Hey, this joke is going too far…”
Mei Yue quickly pulled out her phone and looked up information about the webmaster of C Site.
“Ojou-sama’s username…【Mountain Has Lush Forest】 (Shan You Lin Xi)… Shan You Lin Xi… You Lin Xi… Lin You Xi?!”
Mei Yue’s gaze fell on Lin Youxi. “Are you the ‘Ojou-sama’ of C Site?”
“It’s not exactly like that… I just used that account to post some updates, especially in the early days.”
Lin Youxi, leaning on Mei Fang’s shoulder and holding his arm, introduced her partner to Mei Yue in a sweet and dependent manner. “It was mostly Ah Fang who interacted with people on the forum and handled a lot of the initial work when the site was created.”
“C Site was established in 2009 or 2010, right? How old were you guys then…? You were so impressive, and yet your family had no idea.”
“We were just doing it for fun back then; we didn’t expect it to become a success.”
Finding out that her little cousin and his childhood sweethearts were behind the well-known internet platform felt like something out of a fictional novel. If she’d known her cousin was so capable, why would she be working outside?
Mei Yue was a bit lost.
“But from what I know, making money with a video site like that is tough. Your families didn’t help you, right? So how did you manage to fund and maintain the site?”
“Well…”
Xia Yuan explained, “It was mainly Ah Fang making games to support the site, and I also lent him a bit of money initially.”
“What? Besides running the site, you also made games?”
So, Mei Fang briefly introduced the games they had developed to Mei Yue. Although she didn’t play games often and hadn’t heard of some of the later ones, she had definitely played Flappy Bird.
“Wow, I can’t believe that you guys are the ones behind that super popular game Flappy Bird that went viral a while back! What the heck? Not only do you run a website, but you also make games and sing? How many more secrets are you three hiding from me? I’m about to lose my mind… Unbelievable!”
Mei Yue kept patting her chest to calm herself down. Xia Yuan quickly handed her a glass of water to help her relax.
After calming down a bit, Mei Yue asked more about their current ventures. She learned that they had handled many things in an orderly manner, including registering copyrights for songs and domain names in advance, obtaining game licenses, and keeping simple financial records.
“Sigh… If it weren’t for the fact that you can’t start a company before you’re 18, you three wouldn’t have even thought of asking me, your big sister, for help, right?”
“It’s not like that, Sister Yue Yue. We still need someone excellent like you to help manage the finances. Handling bills, expenditures, and tax optimization is still quite complex for us.”
“So, in name, you’re asking for my help, but it’s not just about being the financial manager, is it? Now if I join, I’d be the only adult on the team. Do you want me to be the legal representative and prepare all the company documents? And also help recruit employees and do the boss’ job?”
“Mainly the financial part. We can handle the rest among the three of us. The most troublesome part now is C Site.”
“Although C Site is a large site, it’s not that complicated to manage. The current workflow can still support its size. But to further develop and even surpass A Site, we need to actively seek funding.”
While C Site was thriving, A Site still held its top position in the ACGN community due to its less strict registration system and wider user base.
A significant factor in A Site’s success was the capital investment. As early as 2010, the well-known card game company Biangfeng Network, which was also riding high on the success of the online game San Guo Sha Online(Legend of the Three Kingdoms Online), acquired A Site from its founder, Xilin. The key figure behind this was Chen Shaojie, who later used A Site’s traffic to create the leading streaming platform, DouYu.[1]
Bianfeng was a subsidiary of the gaming giant Shanda Interactive Entertainment, backed by substantial capital. Compared to A Site, C Site was still a niche player.
To survive in the fiercely competitive capital market, C Site needed a more professional team and stronger financial backing. Funding had become an urgent necessity, and establishing a corporate entity was crucial for that.
In fact, some major investors had already begun to show interest in C Site. However, without a corporate entity and corresponding legal and financial support, securing funding remained an unattainable goal. Investors might even think that acquiring C Site would be a more attractive option for Mei Fang and his team.
The highest offer Mei Fang had received so far was 8 million yuan (est. $1.1m). This is double the initial selling price of A Site back in 2010, when its founder sold it for only 4 million (est. $558k) due to unsustainable high bandwidth costs.
Upon hearing these astronomical numbers, which shouldn’t be coming from the mouths of these kids, Mei Yue couldn’t help but gasp in surprise.
“If it were other kids, their achievements would have been widely known by now. But you all have been so low-key…”
“If it had been exposed too early and our families had found out, our parents would definitely have been nothing but opposed to it since the business hadn’t taken off yet,” Mei Fang said with a smile. “It’s more interesting to reveal it after we’ve succeeded. Besides, school wouldn’t be fun if we exposed it too soon…”
“W-what?! Are you saying that C Site can be sold for 8 million right now?” Xia Yuan was equally shocked after hearing this from Mei Fang. “I only found out today. Have you and Youxi been hiding this from me?”
“No, I didn’t tell anyone,” Mei Fang shook his head. “You never asked, so why would I be hiding it from you? And now that you know the price, are you thinking of selling C Site for the money?”
“Not really… I wouldn’t support selling it anyway. I just think…”
Xia Yuan glanced at Lin Youxi, who seemed unusually calm. “Youxi, you seem to have known about this for a while. Didn’t Ah Fang tell you? You look pretty composed for someone who just found out this number.”
Lin Youxi wiped her mouth with a napkin and explained, “I’m more interested in researching website technology than in how much money we can make or sell it for. Ah Fang has always been handling the finances, and he’s done a good job…”
She then patted Mei Fang’s shoulder and smiled at the other two, “From the beginning, Ah Fang told me to just focus on my work without worry, so I only need to trust Ah Fang.”
“…”
Wow… this imposing aura, just like she’s the official girlfriend!
Seeing Lin Youxi’s flirtatious behavior, Mei Yue couldn’t help but feel a little worried for Xia Yuan, who was chuckling beside her.
Sigh… I really can’t figure it out…
How did Yuan Yuan, with her limited skills, manage to make Xiaofangzi her boyfriend?
I saw them kissing on New Year’s Day, so they weren’t just sneaking around, were they?
“I roughly understand the situation now. I’m definitely willing to help, but I’m not sure if I’m capable of handling all the work. I don’t want your business to fail because of me. So, I’ll prepare the preliminary work for starting the company, but there’s still a lot to do. Just thinking about it gives me a headache.”
Mei Yue scratched her head and then looked at Mei Fang, “Xiaofangzi, you said you’d pay me a monthly salary of 20,000 (est. $2.7k). You weren’t kidding, right?”
“Nope, 20,000 it is,” Mei Fang confirmed, despite Xia Yuan’s pained expression.
“Okay, I’ll start working for you right after this lunch!”
Clearly, Mei Yue was very enthusiastic about starting the company. She intended to treat the company as her own home.
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