215: Chapter 214 System Upgrade

After pondering for a long time, he had a plan in his mind.

First, there was the matter of the clothing industry.

For Chen Fan, this matter wasn't actually very important, and doing this was just a whim.

However, he still treated this matter seriously. It didn't matter if it succeeded or not; if it failed, he would only lose a few million, which he could completely afford.

If it succeeded, it would just be an extra source of income; if it failed, he would treat it as paying for experience.

Second was his main job, the matter of the game company.

He had previously borrowed 50 million from the company. Although the two-month deadline hadn't arrived yet, Chen Fan planned to pay it back within these next two days.

The company's next game, "archangels sword," would be ready for release in about two months, and the marketing plan before the launch needed to be finalized.

He had the marketing plan for "archangels sword" from his previous life in his mind, but this game wasn't released until 2014 in that life.

The marketing concepts and channels of that time were not exactly the same as in 2011. Some methods were too early for the present; the market hadn't matured, and some channels didn't exist yet.

Therefore, he had to combine the experience from his previous life to re-plan the promotional strategy.

[Ding, upgrade complete.]

Just as Chen Fan was still thinking about the follow-up plans in his mind, the system's notification sound jolted him out of his deep thought.

He hurriedly submerged his consciousness into his mind to check what changes had occurred in the upgraded wealth store.

When he opened the wealth store, he discovered that the interface, which used to refresh twelve items every day—most of which were useless—now only had a single, lonely item left.

The entire store page had become exceptionally simple, like a shelf that had been cleared out, leaving only one item displayed in the most conspicuous position.

Seeing this item, Chen Fan's eyes lit up.

[Programming · Mastery] — 3 million Wealth Points.

After using it, one could master multiple programming languages such as C++, Java, and Python, and reach a level of mastery.

After seeing this skill, Chen Fan decided to buy it.

This skill didn't have much use for him at the moment — he didn't need to write code personally; the company had Zhang Tao and Technical Lead to handle it, so it wouldn't be his turn as the boss to do the work.

But having it was better than not having it; perhaps one day he would use it.

Moreover, although Chen Fan was a student at the School of Management, management-related courses only started in his junior year. Freshman and sophomore years were mostly basic general education courses, one of which was C Language Programming.

However, Chen Fan also noticed a problem. After this upgrade to the wealth store, not only had the items become one, but the refresh time had also changed to one month.

This meant that if he wanted to buy an item, he had to wait a whole month.

He was a bit puzzled — this didn't look like an upgrade; it looked more like a downgrade.

Before, it refreshed twelve items every day; although most were useless, at least there was something to look forward to every day. Now, it was only one per month; if it happened to refresh something useless, he would have waited a whole month in vain.

Could it be that the items refreshed after the upgrade would become better? Chen Fan couldn't figure it out, but he didn't dwell on it. It didn't have much impact on him anyway, as he wasn't in a hurry to buy anything right now.

Thinking of this, he immediately chose to purchase the programming skill.

The next second, a massive stream of information flooded into his mind.

C++ pointers and memory management, Java virtual machine principles, Python decorators and generators, data structures and algorithms, operating systems, network programming, database kernels, design patterns...

The whole process lasted about half a minute, and then everything returned to calm.

After resting for a while, Chen Fan called the finance person to his office.

"Mr. Chen, did you call for me?"

"Sit." Chen Fan pointed to the chair opposite him. After Li Fang sat down, he said straightforwardly, "I plan to pay back the 50 million I borrowed earlier."

She was stunned for a moment and said, "Mr. Chen, the term for that loan was two months. It hasn't expired yet, right?"

"I know." Chen Fan leaned back in his chair, his tone flat. "I'm paying it back early. Please handle the procedures for me and transfer the money back to the company account within today."

Seeing Chen Fan say this, Li Fang didn't hesitate anymore and nodded seriously, "Very well, Mr. Chen. It will be done today."

A while after Li Fang left, the office door was pushed open, and Qiao Linlin walked in wearing high heels.

"You came just in time. Help me buy a bottle of Coke," Chen Fan said without even raising his head.

For some reason, he didn't want tea today; he really wanted an ice-cold Coke. Perhaps it was the two hundred million plus in income that made Chen Fan feel a bit restless.

Thinking about the refreshing feeling of a mouthful of ice-cold Coke going down his throat, Chen Fan couldn't wait to have a sip.

Qiao Linlin stood in front of the desk and blinked, "Pepsi or Coca-Cola?"

"Coke, I guess."

"Iced or not iced?"

"Iced."

"Alright."

Qiao Linlin nodded, then turned and left in her high heels...

A few minutes later, the door was pushed open, and Qiao Linlin walked in holding a bottle of Coca-Cola.

"Boss, here is the Coke you wanted."

Chen Fan took it, unscrewed the cap, and took a gulp.

The icy liquid slid down his throat, the bubbles bursting on the tip of his tongue, and a chill shot from his throat all the way to his stomach, making his whole body feel refreshed.

This sip was truly satisfying. No wonder even Trump had a Coke button installed on his desk in his previous life.

After taking another gulp, he put the Coke bottle on the desk and looked at Qiao Linlin, saying, "You're free these few days. Help me register a company."

Qiao Linlin was stunned for a moment and blinked, "Register a company? What type?"

"A clothing company." Chen Fan leaned back in his chair and tapped his fingers on the desk twice. "I've already thought of the name; it's called Fanti. Help me run the procedures: name verification, capital verification, business license—get the whole set done."

The name Fanti was something Chen Fan had thought of long ago. It didn't have any special meaning; it just sounded like an international brand. If the brand grew big in the future, it would be called "Fanti Apparel," and the English name could be "FANTI"—it wouldn't lose face when going international.

Qiao Linlin nodded, took out her phone from her pocket, opened her memo app, and started taking notes: "Fanti, clothing company. How much is the registered capital? What should I write for the business scope?"

Chen Fan thought for a moment: "Let's go with 5 million for the registered capital, paid in full at once, no installments. Write the business scope more comprehensively — in addition to things related to the clothing industry, add technology transfer, exhibitions and displays, and import/export business. Include everything that can be included so that I don't have to change it later if I want to do something else."

Qiao Linlin's fingers tapped rapidly on the screen, nodding as she took notes. After finishing, she looked up at Chen Fan, the corners of her mouth curling up: "Boss, are you going to enter the clothing industry?"

"Just testing the waters first." Chen Fan picked up the Coke and took another gulp. "After the company is registered, we'll talk about the rest later."

Qiao Linlin didn't ask further and nodded, "Very well, Boss." She turned to walk toward the door, then turned back after two steps, "Oh, right, Boss, what address should we use for the company? Should we use this current address, or rent a separate one?"

Chen Fan pondered for a moment upon hearing this. A clothing company and a game company—two businesses that had nothing to do with each other—it would be better not to put them together.

"Let's rent a new one. Find an office building or a storefront along the street. Two or three hundred square meters is enough. Don't rent one here in the Software Park."