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Chapter 166 - 165, The Rise of the Red Scarf (Fourth Update)_1

Chapter 166: 165, The Rise of the Red Scarf (Fourth Update)_1

Zhou Wumeng knew the principal of No.4 Middle School? Were they old classmates? That was a pleasant surprise indeed. Before, Ren He was wondering if Zhou Wumeng could help him get the admission certificate to transfer to No.4 Middle School.

After all, if he went to ask by himself, it wouldn’t work at all, and some people can’t be moved by money, plus Ren He didn’t really have much money now...

Now it seemed that one of his major concerns was resolved. The difficult problem that Su Ruqin posed was considered solved. Ren He felt as if a cloud had lifted from his mind, but he could not reveal anything yet. Even if he transferred, he needed to keep it a secret.

Otherwise, who knew what tactics Su Ruqin might come up with next? It would be so annoying if he went to all the trouble of transferring and then, damn it, they sent Yang Xi abroad, and he couldn’t follow her. Not to mention, it would be too much hassle!

Plus, he didn’t know any friends overseas...

So all he needed to do was keep a low profile, and let his mother-in-law think he was still studying in Luo City, Ren He thought cheerfully to himself. Little did Su Ruqin know that what she thought was a matter she could let go of had become much more dangerous. The enemy had shifted from being overt to covert!

Though Ren He couldn’t confront Su Ruqin directly, he could engage in a battle of wits and courage.

Before hanging up, Zhou Wumeng also reminded Ren He that the day after tomorrow was the time for the Kunlun preliminary selection, telling him to be there on time and not to make everyone wait for him. By then, Zhou Wumeng would represent Qinghe Fund and Capital Journalism Group to settle the rights for The Kite Runner. The same old strategy was to put the copyright into the assets of Qinghe Fund first, and then let Ren He, as the legal representative of Qinghe Fund, sign the copyright licensing contract with Capital Journalism Group.

Ren He also specifically reminded Zhou Wumeng, "For The Kite Runner, starting from the domestic market might be slower. It might be better to translate it immediately and push it from abroad, leveraging the ultimate word-of-mouth to drive domestic sales!"

If The Kite Runner had been written by a new author, Zhou Wumeng definitely wouldn’t have considered his suggestion, too risky. But these were Ren He’s words, and with his proven capabilities, it did indeed seem feasible for The Kite Runner to launch abroad first.

After hanging up the phone, Ren He pondered the issue of accompanying Yang Xi to the Capital. There seemed to be no other obstacles, with the only potential ones being Ren and Mrs. Ren. But to them, the fact that their son, Luo City’s top student in the middle school exams, received an invitation from Capital Fourth Middle School, seemed reasonable enough, and they would certainly be happy for him to study in a better educational environment.

Thinking this way, the last hurdle was gone. Ren He felt he could finally get a good night’s sleep.

As for the task of climbing a building barehanded, he thought he would wait until he was fully rested before attempting it. After all, he still had a week’s time, and his magnesium powder was in the car, ready for the task anytime. As for timing, he’d wait for a night when no one was around, especially since he had Super Vision and no obstacles at night, to avoid being picked up by police during the day and having to have his parents fetched to collect him, which would be very awkward.

Old Ren and Mrs. Ren didn’t even know their son wasn’t in Luo City. They would think, how far could Ren He without money in his pocket run? So they never worried about such matters...

That night, Ren He had a dream where he and Yang Xi went skydiving together, tethered by a rope and sharing a parachute, with Yang Xi in his arms as they floated freely in the sky.

Just then, a thunderous roar came from the sky. It was the voice of the Divine Punishment System, "Punish the host with impotence for 3 years!"

Oh hell! Ren He woke up on the spot!

After waking up, Ren He felt that what he really needed to worry about wasn’t his mother-in-law, but the Divine Punishment System!

Now that he faced punishments like dancing on top of Tiananmen Square, who knew how many unscrupulous punishments awaited him in the future? What a damn trap!

Waking from his three-day book copying marathon, his spirit finally restored, he went to the internet cafe next to the hotel and sat for a while. The cafe owner was absorbed in typing on the keyboard, not noticing Ren He until he knocked on the counter.

Ren He ran over because he wanted to maintain a good relationship with the Red Scarf Online Troops; who knew what kind of help they might need once Yang Xi launched her career.

Li Muxi didn’t mind that Ren He looked young; no matter how young somebody was, if they could spend so much money in one night just to help a girl fight online, they were definitely not to be underestimated. What if he was some wealthy scion from right under the walls of the Imperial City?

Capital had a lot of everything, but especially a lot of people you didn’t want to mess with...

After all, it was Ren He who had led him down this path and had unreservedly taught him so many tricks; this was something Li Muxi would not forget. Although Li Muxi valued loyalty, Ren He did not expect Li Muxi to remember his goodwill. People change, and in his previous life, Ren He had witnessed many such transformations.

So what he needed to do now was to deepen their relationship with mutual support, rather than acting as a benefactor. If they needed help with verbal sparring, he would pay for their labor; otherwise, how long could their relationship last?

Ren He had a good sense of this balance.

At the moment, Li Muxi was a bit worried because, although many people knew that an army of mercenaries had suddenly appeared and wreaked havoc online, there still weren’t many people contacting Li Muxi to discuss business, as everyone still had certain doubts about this method of hype.

So he wanted to ask Ren He if he had any good ideas on how to make a name for themselves?

After thinking for a bit, Ren He said, "The turnover among online troops is actually very high. Right now, the people you’ve rallied are here because of that incredibly thrilling and novel fight we had before. But gradually, they will dissipate. You have to get used to this, and right now, you have too few people. If you want to become a top online mercenary group, you might need to rally tens of thousands. If you want your own fame to spread, you need to create a stir with something. People have seen the mercenaries’ ability to trash talk; now, let them see how they can hype up hot topics! Every star wants to be famous, especially the has-beens, who long for someone to lift them up again, to relive the spotlight and the feeling of being the center of attention!"

Li Muxi’s eyes lit up: Right, people have seen the destructive power of the online troops, and now it was essential to show them the power of hyping hot topics.

Ren He smiled; in his previous life, the online mercenaries had stirred up quite a few hot topics to showcase their skills, just like the infamous event in World of Warcraft: "Jia Junpeng, your mom is calling you home for dinner!"

What was originally an ordinary event was hyped by the online troops until it became known all over China; that was the power of online troops. Shameless to a certain extent, one could say it was the ability to turn decay into magic!

"So what should I hype up?" Li Muxi asked, as if querying Ren He and himself at the same time.

"Don’t go hyping up washed-up stars; the payoff is too slow," Ren He thought for a moment and said, "Just juice up the love story between Jiang Siyao and Jiang Chen. Take all the photos of their supposed loving gazes, no matter when they were taken, and hype them up as being deeply in love. Only hype up the positive energy, not the negative. Highlight their love and erase all traces of enmity!"

Within a day, a topic about Jiang Siyao and Jiang Chen’s true love took off unexpectedly. It included a series of photos and a few words, and everyone who saw them was moved by how much love was evident in the pictures.

And under each photo was a small watermark: Red Scarf!

Suddenly, an online mercenary group named Red Scarf became widely known in the industry. By this time, some big names were beginning to realize something: Red Scarf’s ability to boost people seemed even a bit stronger than the media, because they interacted with other commenters and were highly provocative.

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