The profit from campus cards was significant, but the senior students who acted as agents at university towns all tacitly fixed the price at 150 yuan. Previously, someone definitely considered earning a little less by setting the price at 140 or 130 to make a bit more than others.
However, it proved that such behavior was akin to digging one's own grave. Not only could one not sustain it for long, but it would also invite malicious suppression from peers. Although Zhou Yuwen was only a freshman, having been reborn, he had more life experiences than others. Thus, he tacitly followed this unspoken rule. Zhou Yuwen could offer free data and recruit agents at a low price, but he absolutely could not let low-priced campus cards enter the market, which was also a form of respect for his fellow competitors.
In fact, when Li Shiqi told Zhou Yuwen yesterday that the price was set at 145, he felt it was inappropriate. But considering Li Shiqi was just doing a part-time job and wouldn't continue it forever, and that she only recruited twenty or thirty people, Zhou Yuwen didn't say anything.
What Zhou Yuwen overlooked was that Li Shiqi was not only recruiting users at Nan Da but was targeting the whole university town. Since the town was filled with various universities of different standards, and because of her attractiveness, Li Shiqi managed to attract some vocational college students wanting to get a card.
This jeopardized the interests of those college agents.
Furthermore, Li Shiqi's attractiveness indeed spurred jealousy.
The conflict started like this: in a vocational college with a five-year program in the university town, a student saw his roommates running to the engineering college's gate to get their cards, mentioning there was a beauty there.
The student decided to join in the fun; he definitely wouldn't get a card from Li Shiqi as his girlfriend's sworn brother was a campus card agent. If his girlfriend found out, she would definitely create a scene.
Unfortunately, just as the student arrived, his girlfriend found out.
To her, Li Shiqi was not only stealing her brother's business but also trying to entice her boyfriend with her looks.
Jinling University?
Who knew if it was real or not, perhaps just some lady of the night running a business!
In 2013, ghost light culture was still prevalent, and this vocational college, where students left home to live in dormitories at a junior high school age, had a slightly poorer educational environment.
It could be said that the school's focus was not on studying but on growing physically.
The girl was even underage, slim and lanky, with a head of dyed blond hair, calling over a group of four or five chummy friends, colorful and of both genders, riding motorized scooters.
The girl's boyfriend, seeing his girlfriend arrive, was startled and tried to run.
But how could he outrun her? He was quickly pulled back by the girl.
The main issue was that Li Shiqi had no social experience. As she saw the users she recruited knew the girl because she, too, was there to get a card.
She went over with a smile and asked, "Hey fellow, are you here to get a card too?"
As she spoke, she handed the girl a flyer and patiently explained, "We have a group discount today, offering an extra 10g of data."
The girl, her blond hair contrasting with Li Shiqi's shorter stature and naturally uncomparable beauty, looked at the smiling Li Shiqi, feeling an inexplicable surge of anger. However, recognizing this was the entrance of a university, with many people coming and going, she knew to suppress her anger and asked, "So getting a card here is just 145?"
Seeing that the other side had about four or five people, although their dressing was a bit odd, Li Shiqi thought that a university is a place of diversity. She had just helped some other dyed-hair folks get their cards; although they dyed their hair, they were not bad in nature.
Li Shiqi, aiming to secure the business of these four or five people, smiled and blinked, "Yes, it's 145 here, and if there are more of you, I can apply for a larger discount for you."
"Why does everyone else sell for 150, and you sell for 140? Are you cheaper than others?" the blond-haired girl blurted out.
"?" Li Shiqi, used to living among a highly educated crowd, was momentarily taken aback by this brash remark.
"I'm asking you, are you cheaper than others? Are you?" the blond-haired girl looked fierce as she persisted with the question and kept poking Li Shiqi's chest forcefully.
Li Shiqi was poked and continuously retreated.
"I don't understand what you mean. If you don't want to get the card, forget it. I'm busy and won't stay with you guys," Li Shiqi said with a cold expression, without saying anything further and turned to leave.
Just as she turned around, she was blocked by two people who had come with the girl.
Looking at Li Shiqi, who seemed like a good student, the girl with dyed yellow hair was clearly displeased: "Did I say you could leave?"
"Who gave you the right to steal my brother's business?"
It was noon, and although there were people at the school gate, there weren't many. Moreover, Li Shiqi was somewhat far from the school gate by then, so a few people surrounding her didn't attract much attention.
Fortunately, one of Liu Shuo's classmates noticed something unusual over there and came over to inform Liu Shuo.
Liu Shuo then found Zhou Yuwen.
By then, there was already a scuffle at Li Shiqi's location.
The girl with dyed yellow hair said, "You wanted to get a card, right?"
"Come, I'll take you to get the card. Stop talking here," she said, trying to pull Li Shiqi away.
Li Shiqi, of course, did not want to go and tried to pull her hand away from the girl's grasp, but the girl with dyed yellow hair adamantly refused to let go, forcefully tugging: "Come on! Didn't you want to get a card? I'm taking you to get one!"
Li Shiqi was a resilient girl and, despite the situation, she never thought about crying. She was just holding her breath, struggling hard to break free from the girl's grip.
Seeing Li Shiqi trying to break free, the girl chose her moment and suddenly let go.
Making Li Shiqi stumble backward.
Li Shiqi was temporarily off-balance; though she didn't fall immediately, she stepped back twice. She realized she couldn't control her body and resigned herself to falling when, unexpectedly,
she felt a strong force wrap around her waist.
By the time she realized it, she was already caught in Zhou Yuwen's arms.
It was noon, the sun was directly overhead, and Li Shiqi, facing upwards, couldn't see clearly who had caught her. She squinted her eyes until the sunlight slanted, and then she could see Zhou Yuwen's face.
Under the sunlight, Zhou Yuwen's face was not very clear, but his features were indeed sharp, and in such a situation, Zhou Yuwen had caught Li Shiqi in his arms.
"Are you alright?" Zhou Yuwen asked.
Li Shiqi found her footing and shook her head: "No, I'm fine."
Li Shiqi was dressed in light blue skinny capri jeans and a somewhat old-fashioned hoodie. Only her ankles were visible, and she did not look as radiant and charming as Zheng Yanyan, but she indeed resembled an ordinary student.
"I'm the owner here. If you have any issues, you can come to me," said Zhou Yuwen, placing Li Shiqi behind him and facing those troublesome girls directly.