Rebirth: I have Monopoly System

All eyes turned to the door. Wu Yun knew the dorm’s resident oddball had arrived.

Li Shiming, nicknamed Tang Taizong. However, Li Shiming had an effeminate appearance and a soft voice. At first, Wu Yun and the other two thought some kind of outlier had infiltrated their dorm, but a single heroic act changed their minds.

Li Shiming was a typical Rongcheng native—a true local, in fact. Word was his family owned several properties from demolition and resettlement compensation. He was laid-back, knew how to enjoy life, and was always surrounded by an endless supply of skincare products and novel gadgets.

Wu Yun was already used to Li Shiming, but Liu Yongheng and Pang Guang had never seen anyone like him. They both shuddered in unison, suddenly worried about their future living situation.

Li Shiming was long used to such looks and said with a smile, "Hello, everyone! I’m Li Shiming. My hobby is... men! Oh! Wait, no. My gender is male! My hobby is women!"

Li Shiming’s joke made Liu Yongheng and Pang Guang breathe a sigh of relief.

Afterward, Wu Yun chatted in the dorm for a while. After exchanging contact info and creating a dorm group chat, he said goodbye to the three of them, saying he had to see Wen Meng off.

As soon as Wu Yun and Wen Meng left, Li Shiming immediately sidled up to Liu Yongheng and asked, "Was that beautiful girl Wu Yun’s girlfriend?"

"Yeah, and she’s a junior! A total goddess!" Liu Yongheng was a little envious of Wu Yun. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Li Shiming patted Liu Yongheng’s shoulder and said, "Don’t worry! My Rongcheng might not have much else, but it’s got a ton of beautiful women. Later, I’ll take you guys out to experience the local culture!"

「...」

Capital City. The OFO Little Yellow Car office. It was called an office, but it was really just a renovated residential apartment.

Dai Wei looked at the document in front of him and spoke resolutely. "Everyone, Little Red Car is expanding too fast! There may only be ten thousand of their bikes in the Capital City now, but we have no idea how many more tens of thousands they’ll pour into this market."

Dai Wei continued, "Ah Ling, when can our bikes come off the production line?"

Ling Fei gave a wry smile. "Ah Wei, our purchasing price is too low. The big factories are asking for a lot, and the small factories have limited capacity. We’ve only managed to produce two thousand bikes in the last few days. We won’t hit twenty thousand until the middle of the month."

Dai Wei had taken the 10 million from their angel round financing, and after setting aside a necessary one million, he used the rest to sign contracts with bicycle factories.

To seize the market as quickly as possible and make the most of their limited funds, each Little Yellow Car cost only about 300 yuan to make, far less than a Little Red Car. This was also one of the reasons for the Little Yellow Car’s high attrition rate in its previous life.

But in the race to capture the market, Little Yellow Car couldn’t afford to worry about such things. The most important thing was to be able to compete with Little Red Car as soon as possible!

"That’s enough. We’ll deploy this first batch of bikes to the universities. Plus, our deposit is only 199 yuan, much lower than Little Red Car’s. I’m confident that the Capital City’s market will be ours sooner or later! We have to get ahead of Little Red Car!"

Dai Wei felt a pressing sense of urgency. ’If we don’t go online now, capturing the market later will be much more difficult!’

But he couldn’t show these thoughts to the others; it would be a huge blow to morale.

Dai Wei smiled and encouraged his team members, "We still have a chance. The bike-sharing market is huge; it’s impossible for a single company to monopolize it. We’ve secured ten million in angel investment, which gives us the opportunity to expand aggressively. As long as we can show some results, we can start our Series A funding round!"

"Everyone, there are so many provincial capitals and second and third-tier cities across the country! A huge cake is just waiting for us to carve it up! The Capital City will be our launchpad. Let’s do this together!"

「...」

Wu Yun and Wen Meng left the dormitory building, retracing their steps back to the parking spot.

"It looks like that roommate of yours, Liu Yongheng, comes from quite a background!" Wen Meng was very knowledgeable about luxury fashion. Besides, she had seen those same clothes before when Wu Yun had gone shopping with her.

"He’s from Jin Province, what do you think? Come on, after lunch, I’ll take you back first. I’ll probably have dinner with them tonight, so I’ll be staying in the dorm and won’t be coming back, okay?"

The Big Black Bull drove off in style under the gazes of many students.

After lunch, Wu Yun took a nap at home, then drove to the Nescafe Decoration Company.

Yesterday, Wesley had contacted Wu Yun, asking him to come to the company to look at three initial design drafts when he had time, and to discuss the renovation quote.

Wu Yun’s appointment with Wesley was for two-thirty this afternoon.

Half an hour later, Wu Yun arrived at the entrance of the Nescafe Company right on time.

The receptionist saw a customer arrive and stood up to greet him. "Hello, welcome to Nescafe Decoration. How may I help you?"

"I have an appointment with Wesley to review some designs," Wu Yun said.

Just as Wu Yun finished speaking, Wesley’s voice came from the side. "Mr. Wu, you’re here! Please, follow me to the conference room. We’ll use the projector to show you the villa designs."

The receptionist perked up. ’I didn’t expect this young man to be such a major client.’ She brought a glass of plain water and placed it on the conference table in front of Wu Yun.

The curtains in the conference room were already drawn. The light was a little dim to get the best effect from the projector.

Including Wesley, there were four people in the conference room. Two of them were the female assistants he had met before, and there was also a middle-aged man whose role he didn’t know.

"Mr. Wu, let’s first look at the PowerPoint. It contains the sketches, design notes, and a detailed cost breakdown for three different versions. As for the renderings, we will show them after we’ve presented each design."

"Mr. Wu, please take a look. This is the layout plan for the three floors of your villa."

"As per your request for a gym and a private theater, we’ve remodeled the basement level."

"We’ve planned out the basement’s main hall. It will accommodate fitness equipment and punching bags, so we’ve designated the largest open area for it. We’ve included a floor-to-ceiling mirror on one wall, and combined with the high ceilings, it won’t feel oppressive when you’re working out."

Then, Wesley brought up the rendering for the gym.

"Mr. Wu, regarding the lighting issue you mentioned, we’ve designed all the basement windows to be floor-to-ceiling. This will also require trimming the tree branches near the villa and removing any unnecessary trees."

"In addition to maximizing natural light, we’ve also incorporated the warm-toned lighting design typically found in luxury gyms. This not only increases the indoor brightness but also does a better job of highlighting your muscle definition."

"Next, let’s talk about the private theater. It’s located in what was previously the largest bedroom in the basement. Since that room has no windows for natural light, it wasn’t very suitable as a bedroom."

"We will use the most advanced film projection equipment on the market, supporting both 3D and 2D playback. We’ve also made a few other modifications and added some equipment so that with a few adjustments, it can be converted into a large game room. Paired with a great sound system, it will be an absolute feast for the eyes and ears!"