Boss Lu: A reborn life is destined to be without regrets!
Chapter 118 - 105. Fair and Square Game

Chapter 118: 105. Fair and Square Game

Guests from afar should be honored.

This was Xie Yujia’s first visit to Jiang City. After confirming the collaboration, Mr. Lu booked a table at Hu Jin Restaurant to specially entertain the guests from Hang City.

"Come, come, Boss Xie, try our Jiang City’s specialty dishes—they’re so spicy you’ll jump."

Hu Jin Restaurant is one of the top ten famous Hubei cuisine restaurants, known far and wide.

With a smile, Lu Jincheng pointed at the dishes on the table and struck up a conversation with Boss Xie’s team.

"Young people are different. Mr. Lu’s mind is so active; he’s naturally cut out for this business."

During the back-and-forth conversation, Xie Yujia heard of how Golden Stone Studio had single-handedly propelled Mou Keyan to fame, which took her by surprise.

She had also been a Taobao Girl, and was quite familiar with the community of small internet celebrities on Weibo.

Being able to push a campus celebrity to such heights in a short time, Lu Jincheng was definitely no ordinary person.

He truly understood the internet, understood marketing, and understood the market.

"No, no, no, the main credit still goes to Miao Miao’s own excellence. We just did a bit of insignificant work behind the scenes,"

Lu Jincheng teased, looking at Mou Keyan who was quietly eating beside him.

"Oh, come on..."

Mou Keyan blushed when suddenly brought into the conversation.

"Mr. Lu, I have another question that I’m quite curious about."

Xie Yujia held her freshly-squeezed drink and clinked glasses with Lu Jincheng.

Her fingers were long and slender, her deep red manicure against her fair skin made more elegant by the sparkles of tiny diamonds.

"Go ahead,"

Lu Jincheng nodded.

"It seems like a lot of live streamers are now imitating Miao Miao’s highlights and little tricks in their streams. Aren’t you afraid that they’ll steal all your secret weapons?"

Xie Yujia asked out of curiosity.

Imitation, appropriation, rewriting, transferring.

These words are all variations on a similar theme. In every industry, competitors inevitably use these tactics to quickly close the gap with the top players.

And this is especially true in the e-commerce industry.

Once a shop introduces a new hit product, it may only take a week before the major supply chains are swamped with similar orders and the product gets rapidly replicated.

Innovation is as hard as reaching the heavens, while imitation just requires hands.

Xie Yujia was very curious. Golden Stone Studio seemed to have a wide variety of marketing methods at their disposal. But what would happen if, one day, their stream of clever ideas ran dry?

And when they become indistinguishable from the crowd, what then?

"Boss Xie, I think that depends on your perspective,"

Lu Jincheng grinned and looked into Xie Yujia’s eyes.

"Aligning goals is competition, opposing goals is conflict. Competition is positive-sum, conflict is zero-sum."

"My personal philosophy is to engage in more positive-sum games in life."

Positive-sum games?

Xie Yujia wasn’t familiar with the term.

She rolled her gaze, lightly biting her upper lip as if falling into deep thought.

"The live streaming industry is just getting started. I really don’t mind if someone learns something from me."

"On the contrary, I want the market to grow as much as possible, to the point where one person couldn’t possibly take it all in."

"That way, there would be more opportunities for us to collaborate, don’t you think?"

Mr. Lu shrugged his shoulders.

When he spoke, he was brimming with confidence, his eyes alight with a dominance that could intimidate rivals—an air of treating competitors as non-entities.

Not to mention that his well-reasoned arguments actually made a lot of sense upon closer consideration.

"Mr. Lu, I must say, that’s quite visionary!"

Xie Yujia’s captivating eyes couldn’t help but take him in over and over, while she voiced her polite affirmations.

The meal entered its middle stage.

During the casual conversation, Mr. Lu found that Xie Yujia was more than just a pretty face with a comforting presence; she also had quite the touch in dealing with people.

Even the quiet and inconspicuous ones at the table were skillfully included by her in the conversation, receiving a couple of compliments.

Like He Ying, she proactively praised her for being articulate, quick to respond, and for pushing things forward effectively.

And then there was Mou Keyan...

"Miao Miao, I’ve already made plans for the next steps. I’ll send you some samples once we’re back. Look at these styles, which ones do you like?"

Xie Yujia sat next to Mou Keyan, holding a tablet in her hand and showing her the various signature products from her shop.

"I’ll tell you, when you dance in your live streams, you could wear these 0D products; they’re as thin as a cicada’s wing, without any blotchiness! And they’re also comfortable."

"But I wouldn’t recommend them for everyday wear because they’re so silky. You have to put on disposable gloves to put them on or off, or else our nails with gems on them would easily snag and ruin them."

"Is that so..."

Mou Keyan listened, somewhat bewildered, as if she only partly understood.

Although she wore stockings more often than the average college student, she still had much to learn compared to a professional.

"For daily training, I recommend these 10D ones to you. They’re a bit darker, slimming and durable, and also abrasion-resistant. I’ll send you a few colors to choose from. They don’t snag easily, and the waistband is very stretchy with good elasticity."

Xie Yujia explained patiently, even taking into account that Mou Keyan needed them for training, and recommended specific types.

"Autumn’s just around the corner, right? For going out, I suggest you pick these 30D ones. They’re the darkest and the thickness is OK. Putting them on is like contouring your legs, super slimming! Especially for someone with legs like yours, they won’t sag at all."

"They’re so pretty!"

Next, Xie Yujia introduced several more complex and slightly sexier styles, which made Mou Keyan blush and her heart race with excitement.

Especially the last few styles, they were quite provocative.

Would Mr. Lu insist on ripping them off himself, as was his custom?

"Miao Miao, take a look, which ones do you want?"