E-Ladies: Navigating the Wired World-Chapter 70 - Episode 70 Relocating the Website is Going to Cost

Chapter 70: Episode 70: Relocating the Website is Going to Cost Money Again 2

Chapter 70: Episode 70: Relocating the Website is Going to Cost Money Again 2

On Friday, Zhou Xueyin, along with Li Jiniang and Kang Siyin, went to the server operating company.

The company’s office was located in Shangdi, just a bus ride away, but the further they sat, the more desolate it became. Even though it was already the end of February, the surroundings were still dotted with bare trees, and a small wind would make the desolation feel even more intense, giving the group a sense of being sold out of the city.

However, once they reached the destination, it was a different story, as bustling as Zhongguancun.

Following the text directions provided by the other party, the three of them found the office building relatively easily. It was a round, stubby office building, about ten stories high.

Zhou Xueyin sent a message to the other party, saying she had arrived downstairs and asked them to come out to receive her.

Soon, a person wearing a light pink shirt came over, “It’s quite cold today, isn’t it? Come on in. I am a salesperson from Orange Time Space, and my name is Zhang San.”

“Zhang San?” Zhou Xueyin repeated, thinking the name sounded a bit too casual.

Not just Zhou Xueyin, but Li Jiniang and Kang Siyin shared the same thought.

“You all think my name sounds too casual, right?” Seeing the thought on their faces, the man started to self-deprecate, “I’m the third child in my family, and my parents aren’t well-educated, so they just casually picked Zhang San.”

Zhang San led them to a small meeting room on the first floor, “Please wait a moment, I’ll get you some water.”

“Ah, there’s no need to…” Zhou Xueyin and the others politely declined.

“It’s necessary… it counts towards our evaluation…” Zhang San whispered to them.

“…” The group had no choice but to accept graciously, not wanting to risk his penalty because of their politeness.

Three cups of water were served to them, and at the same time, Zhang San took out the company’s product catalog. freeweɓnøvel.com

Big companies do have quality, with exquisite copperplate printing, which must have required considerable investment.

As Zhou Xueyin looked through it, she was assessing the gap between her own company and the larger ones.

“The configuration I recommended to you the other day is this one for small and medium-sized enterprises. Your forum peaks at around 1000 users online, and this one will ensure there’s no problem!” says Zhang San, while Zhou Xueyin was checking the catalog, he was introducing his company, “Orange Time Space was established in…”

A company introduction must also be part of the salesperson’s evaluation.

Zhang San dryly recited their company’s introduction while Zhou Xueyin, along with Kang Siyin and Li Jiniang, were discussing which package would best meet their needs.

“If you purchase now, you can enjoy our Spring Festival discount of 5 percent off. This policy only lasts until the end of this month, after which the prices will go back to normal,” Zhang San added.

“Are you sure that in March, your company won’t have other discount policies?” Zhou Xueyin asked back, knowing that many group buying websites change their promotion methods from month to month.

“I can tell you responsibly that next month we will indeed return to the original price, and you will probably have to wait until May for any other discounts,” Zhang San replied seriously.

“Well, let me tell you about our forum’s situation…” Zhou Xueyin decided to elaborate, sharing the growth data of the forum since its inception in August and up to the present point, “Considering our forum’s growth rate, can you ensure the configuration you recommended would suffice for a whole year without the need for an upgrade?”

“It’s definitely enough! The difference between us and virtual hosts is that with server leasing, we do not limit the number of simultaneous users. If we exceed the sustainable limit, you won’t experience an inability to access. At most, it will be slow when browsing, but it will still be accessible,” Zhang San confidently clarified Zhou Xueyin’s concerns.

“So that means we can also upload images to the 500GB space, right?” Whether it was due to complete trust in Zhang San or something else, the usually shy Kang Siyin didn’t beat around the bush and voiced her doubts directly.

“Of course, but try to keep the image sizes under control, and avoid hotlinking. Hotlinking also increases server traffic and can invisibly slow down forum browsing speeds.” Zhang San explained in great detail.

Li Jiniang, with her keen eyes, noticed the employee badge on Zhang San’s chest, which clearly stated the title: Employee of the Year.

Considering his professional skills and service level, he was definitely deserving of the Employee of the Year award. It was rare to have such a friend like Cui Hu!

“Then we’ll go with your recommendation, a 2-core CPU with 500GB of space, and 5 megabits of bandwidth, connected north to south?” Zhou Xueyin confirmed while looking at Kang Siyin and Li Jiniang for their opinions.

“No problem!” The two of them nodded in agreement.

“Can’t we get a bit more discount?” Zhou Xueyin pleaded with Zhang San.

“The lowest I can go is a 92% discount…” Zhang San hesitated for a moment.

“Handsome, since we’re friends of Cui Hu, can you give us an internal price, please~” Li Jiniang purposely fluffed up her chest with her hand.

“90% discount… that’s the lowest I can manage…” Zhang San’s gaze was indeed drawn over.

“Ay, you know it’s not easy for a small start-up to fork out money in the beginning, right? How about an 85% discount? We’ll send more clients your way in the future~” Li Jiniang continued to haggle.

“An 88% discount… at least leave me some commission…” Zhang San said with difficulty, “All I can do is get you an internal discount of 88%. Any lower than that really isn’t possible…”

Faced with beauty, and the promise of future clients, an 88% discount wasn’t out of the question.

“Then we’ll count on you!” Li Jiniang sent a flirtatious glance his way.

“Okay, I’ll go print the contract… Are you paying in cash? Or by card? Or credit card?” Zhang San picked up the form Zhou Xueyin had filled out and stood up.

“By card, not a credit card. Is there a difference between the two?” Zhou Xueyin looked at him puzzled.

“Credit card payments incur a fee, but using a regular bank card is fine… You guys sit tight; I’ll be right back.” Before leaving, Zhang San took another glance at Li Jiniang’s upper body, swallowed, and then fled the conference room.

“Jixiang, aren’t you afraid your husband Li will get jealous using that move?” Zhou Xueyin teased.

“Him? He’s already got all of me, what’s there to be jealous about?” Li Jiniang raised her eyebrows, “Besides, it’s a weapon of sorts. How else can we save the company money? Yinyin, I want a bonus out of this month’s savings!”

“Alright, alright! Granted! All the savings will be your bonus!” Zhou Xueyin agreed without hesitation.

After the server rental contract was signed, Zhang San sent Zhou Xueyin the account information and password, as well as the relevant operation and maintenance guidelines, and also forwarded the contact details of the technical support person who would be dealing with them.

“Pleasure doing business with you. For anything related to using the server, you can get in touch with our tech support. I’m only in charge of sales, and I don’t know much about the rest.” Zhang San walked them to the city rail station. “Take the city rail to Xizhimen; it’s more convenient than taking the bus.”

So the city rail station was this close to Zhang San’s company. If they had known, they would have taken it instead. The bus ride was truly both stinky and long…