Sis, I still have the original stock here

"What's going on?"

"Mr. Zhang, why did the server crash?"

"I don't know, there was a sudden surge of tens of thousands of data requests just now; I suspect someone is attacking us," Administrator Mr. Zhang said, making an initial assessment.

"Attacking us? But this is just a computer lab; we don't have anything important here."

"We can't be sure about that. Let me check the data first."

While explaining, Mr. Zhang disconnected the network for a reboot and started examining the data logs to identify the sudden influx of data.

"Hehe, Wang Chang, it seems like it's not an attack on us, but on your website, 5173."

"What?"

Wang Chang was utterly puzzled. "Our website was just launched recently, and we don't have any competitors. I don't think any hackers would attack us, right?"

"Well, it doesn't look like an attack when I carefully examined the data from the logs," Mr. Zhang said in surprise. "Actually, it seems like these are normal access requests. Impressive, Wang Chang, your website is really gaining traction."

At first, Mr. Zhang didn't pay much attention to it. But when he saw the data, he was genuinely astonished.

"No way."

Wang Chang was still finding it hard to believe.

However, she logged into the 5173 admin account immediately.

"As expected."

Upon checking, it was indeed a sudden increase in traffic to 5173.

Moreover, this traffic wasn't just browsing; there were tens of thousands of new registration orders as well.

It was these tens of thousands of registration orders flooding in within a short period that had caused the computer lab's server to crash.

"Amazing, really amazing. There were 100,000 IP accesses just now."

As he checked, Mr. Zhang praised the situation.

"I must say, Wang Chang, considering this, you should compensate us for the server crash."

Mr. Zhang said with a smile.

"Mr. Zhang, it's actually you who should compensate us. If it weren't for your limited permissions, the server wouldn't have crashed this time."

"You blame us for this?"

Mr. Zhang nodded. "Alright, we'll take responsibility for this matter. However, to ensure that I can provide you with more professional server services in the future, please pay the server hosting fees promptly."

"Oh..."

Wang Chang stuck out her tongue. She knew Mr. Zhang was just joking, but she pretended to cry and said, "Mr. Zhang, even you're bullying us poor students. Building a website as poor students isn't easy. I'll report you to the dean."

"Hahaha, Wang Chang, you're taking advantage of the situation."

Mr. Zhang was in a good mood. Although the server had crashed just now, it hadn't affected his spirits. Moreover, he had discovered an incredibly promising website. It seemed that the school had made significant progress in recent years. If things continued this way, they might even compete with top universities like Peking in the field of computer science.

"Uh, Mr. Zhang, were you talking about 5173.com just now?"

His earlier words left Lin Qifeng dumbfounded.

"Yes," Mr. Zhang nodded. "That's 5173.com."

"Erm..."

Lin Qifeng felt extremely embarrassed. Just a while ago, he had belittled this website, and now he was being slapped in the face.

The humiliation was indeed painful.

Even so, Lin Qifeng instinctively said, "It's impossible. It's just a gaming website. How big can its IP traffic be?"

What a joke.

Having several tens of thousands of IP traffic in a day was already considered impressive. The fact that it had caused their server to crash was fake, absolutely fake.

"Sorry, I forgot to mention that, as of now, 5173.com's IP traffic has exceeded 200,000. By tonight, it will surpass 300,000."

"300,000?"

"What? Don't believe me? Take a look at the backend data."

Wang Chang smiled as she opened the IP traffic statistics data in the backend. Then, she seemed to remember something and added, "I wonder if our IP traffic can match the reach of sina.com's UC's full-site advertisement for you."

This remark drove Lin Qifeng even more crazy.

However, no matter how frustrated he felt inside, Lin Qifeng wouldn't give in. "Hmph, what's this little IP traffic? The battle has just begun, and we still have two months left. After two months, I'll show you what true traffic dominance looks like."

With that, Lin Qifeng left with a stern face.

...

"Sis, what's going on? Why can't we access our website?"

"The server has crashed."

"What?!"

Chen Yu was a bit annoyed and anxious. "Sis, isn't your WHU's server too lousy? It crashed just like that?"

"Little Brother, what do you mean by 'your WHU's server is too lousy'? It's not like you've paid for it."

"Well..."

Chen Yu felt embarrassed.

That was indeed the case.

If you hadn't even paid a dime for server hosting, how could you expect top-notch service?

However, Chen Yu still said, "Sis, don't laugh. You're a top student at WHU, so you should at least get us a better server. If we have a few more crashes like this in the future, 5173 will be finished."

"Don't worry. I've already applied to the school for a large-scale server replacement. But it's just an application, and whether it gets approved is still uncertain."

"What are the conditions for approval? IP traffic?"

"IP traffic is one factor. They will also consider the development potential of your entire website."

"So, if our website has great potential, the school will provide some support?"

"That's right."

Wang Chang showed a proud expression. "I had to go to several departments to get this approved for you. People who don't know might think this website is mine, but who would guess that I'm just an employee."

"I know, I know, Sis, thank you for your hard work. By the way, I still have some original shares. Would you like to invest in them? In the future, 5173 will also be yours."

"Get lost."

Wang Chang made a skull face.

Whenever she thought of those one-million-yuan-per-share original shares, she couldn't help but complain.

"Don't be like this, Sis. We're so close; I can give you a discount."

"Stop it."

"Okay."

Chen Yu felt helpless.

He knew that both Wang Pangzi and Wang Chang were rich second-generation individuals. Just a while ago, Chen Yu had wanted to persuade Wang Chang to invest some money. Now it seemed like he needed to improve his persuasion skills.

Or maybe not.

Was I even persuading her?

Damn it.

If you trusted me, and if 5173 really goes public in the future, I'd give you returns of tens or even hundreds of times your investment.

"Tell me about your side. What happened? How did 5173's IP traffic suddenly surge?"

"I ran some promotions."

"Oh, really? How much did you spend on advertising?"

"Not much, around forty to fifty thousand."

"Just forty to fifty thousand?"

"What else could I do?"

If it weren't for the website, Chen Yu would be hesitant to spend forty to fifty thousand.

"That's impossible. To reach several hundred thousand IP traffic, you'd have to spend at least several hundred thousand on advertising. Forty to fifty thousand couldn't possibly achieve that."

"Sis, I didn't advertise on major portal websites. Besides, they may have high traffic, but they won't bring us substantial IP traffic. Most of them just click and leave. To promote effectively, we need to attract real players."

Chen Yu briefly explained his strategy of recruiting gamers to promote the website in various game level-up forums.

After hearing this, Wang Chang was amazed. "Little Brother, you're impressive. You came up with such a strategy."

"It's not a big deal. It's just a simple idea."

"It's more than just simple. It makes me want to invest in you."

"Really? That would be great."

Chen Yu felt like there was hope and said, "I can give you an 12% discount. 880,000 yuan for the shares. You won't lose out."

"Here you go again..."

Wang Chang laughed, "I'm just teasing you. Keep your original shares."

"Scammer."

Chen Yu made an angry expression.