My American magical life
Chapter 247 - 247 104 Yes Cheng Daqi Now Has Female Fans

247: Chapter 104: Yes, Cheng Daqi Now Has Female Fans 247: Chapter 104: Yes, Cheng Daqi Now Has Female Fans It was the wee hours of the morning in Hua Country.

Logically speaking, late at night, there should not be many netizens online, and the hot search rankings on Weibo should be relatively stable.

But you can’t account for Cheng Daqi hiring an army of paid posters, a move so cunning that only those in the know would understand.

Where shadowy troops tread, hot search rankings soar aggressively.

Hiring a mercenary army is a gray area; in Hua Country, being a paid poster is illegal, but hiring one is not.

This is determined by market conditions and demands, as there is an exceptionally nuanced category within the paid poster services: the public sector business, where many governmental departments also wish to engage in hot searches and trends.

Weibo, as a mature commercial platform, is well aware of the existence of these mercenary armies, but for commercial reasons, it takes what seems to be an aggressive stance against them, which in reality is somewhat passive.

After all, the traffic generated by the mercenary armies is still valid traffic and their heat is real heat; they are all generated by actual mobile phones, by so-called users pushing hard.

As long as the platform’s traffic data looks good, Weibo can negotiate higher prices with advertisers, which isn’t entirely a bad thing for the platform.

After all, the mercenaries only skim a little from the top, while the platform rakes in much more.

After Cheng Daqi’s shrewd exposure of “Gold Coin,” his new hot search had climbed to the thirteenth spot.

The name of the hot search was “The first time I’ve seen such a handsome vagrant.”

Yes, Cheng Daqi now had female fans.

A decent look, combined with a story that was both legendary and fantastical, gave him a unique talking point.

The mere fact that a vagrant was handsome was already quite unusual, but a vagrant’s rise from the streets to a winner in life was something that made everyone even more curious.

Netizens dug up all the videos and images Cheng Daqi had posted, but because he had set up his account so recently, it appeared almost like a script.

However, even if it were a script, the female fans who favored him for his looks were still very forgiving.

Of course, the online world is full of wonders, encompassing all sorts of people, and there were many “experts” in the comment section ruthlessly ridiculing him, mocking his script for being too exaggerated when drawing traffic.

Overall, in his new hot search, many netizens were indeed curious why he had chosen such a terrible “script” to start with.

Cheng Daqi found these comments quite ridiculous.

You ask me why?

I can’t answer that; I have no idea why I reincarnated.

His journey wasn’t scripted at all; he genuinely reincarnated as a vagrant.

Starting from the streets, he relied on his abilities and wit, frantically climbing up by seizing every possible foothold, to reach his current position in a very short time.

The change in traffic data on Tiao Dong Video wasn’t significant yet, and not many people were engaged in Tiao Dong’s marketing push services.

The few push accounts that did exist weren’t very professional, leaving Cheng Daqi with money he wanted to spend but nowhere to spend it.

This also provided Cheng Daqi with a fresh perspective on a new niche market—the marketing push track.

In the future, projects like “Meme Guide,” “Daily Hardcore Activities,” and “Novel Book Recommendations,” though they might appear insignificant, were opportunities he couldn’t overlook as a company owner.

Shanhaiguan Media had already recruited nearly twenty people; just their trial period base salaries would cost close to a hundred thousand a month.

It wouldn’t do for them not to have enough work.

There’s an adage on the internet that it’s easy to find university graduates willing to work for three thousand a month, because there are too many ‘cattle and horses,’ but Cheng Daqi only hired experienced people who could take on responsibilities from day one, and even in their trial period, they couldn’t be treated too harshly.

Cheng Daqi already had a draft plan for capturing market tracks on Tiao Dong Video.

It included nurturing teams in segmented tracks, signing early contracts with high-quality internet celebrities, and targeting foreign internet celebrities in China.

The first type required the most money and could only start after the funds from Brother Sun were secured.

The second and third types were parts Cheng Daqi intended to manage personally and were competitive projects of Shanhaiguan Media.

Thanks to his informational advantage from reincarnation, Cheng Daqi could sign future prominent internet celebrities in advance, akin to scooping up unpolished gems before their luster became apparent.

The overseas blogger track was an idea Cheng Daqi had when he first started his company, based on the fact that he was in America; although this category had a lower ceiling, it had a high floor, and lucrative returns if managed well.

Cheng Daqi’s inclusion of photos of Temir and Kernor in his video was with the foresight that all conditions were primed, and he could now start pursuing the overseas blogger track.

Moreover, if this track was managed well in the future, Cheng Daqi could launch his own overseas e-commerce platform, leveraging the influence of the internet celebrities signed under MCN to succeed in overseas e-commerce.

If luck was on his side, he could totally take off by seizing the opportunity to sell medical supplies like masks, potentially turning the overseas e-commerce venture into a significant player.

As Cheng Daqi was plotting his next moves, Elder Li sent him a message through WeChat.

Li: ‘CEO Cheng, everything’s going smoothly.

I’m waiting for you at the old factory, Mr.

Thor and I had a pleasant chat.’

Cheng Daqi looked over the message twice in disbelief, confirming yet again that something fucking unexpected had happened.

He and Gru had played a little trick; under normal circumstances, this trick shouldn’t cause any issues, especially since the excuse he used was so reasonable.

The pronunciation of “Chan” and “Chen” in English is so similar, and taking advantage of the relatives who coldly watched as he struggled was a clever excuse to ensure that Gru’s people wouldn’t go too far.

But from what Elder Li said, the old fellow seemed to have been caught by Gru’s people.

‘I asked him to witness that person being warned, and he got tangled up in it?’

Cheng Daqi felt a headache coming on and sighed.

He immediately called Gru.

Gru was currently attending a police station chief’s appointment ceremony in Saint Rodu.

Now he holds a high position and wields great power, which means there are correspondingly more interests he needs to take care of, like this newly appointed chief of a small local bureau, who is a member of his gang.

As the gang leader, he has to show up to support his brothers.

“Beep~ Beep~ Beep~”

The phone rings, and Gru gestures to those around him, indicating an apology.

He leaves the hall and stands in the corridor to answer the phone from Cheng Daqi.

“Chan, let’s have dinner together tonight, same old factory as last time, seven okay?”

The top corrupt cop’s demeanor today is unexpectedly calm, showing no malice or ulterior motives.

Cheng Daqi didn’t accept his invitation outright but asked firmly instead.

“Mr.

Gru, didn’t we have a pleasant talk last time?

Are you no longer considering me a friend now?”

At times like this, you can’t show any weakness, you have to show your toughness unabashedly to dispel any other thoughts Gru might have.

Cheng Daqi’s business isn’t exactly legal, but he hasn’t started yet, and as long as Elder Li holds up, he isn’t afraid of Gru probing around.

“Friends should be honest with each other, Chan.”

The corrupt cop is still stable, unmoved by Cheng Daqi’s questioning.

“Honesty is key, but didn’t you also wear a mask when you attended the masquerade?”

Elder Deng, don’t threaten.

My gun is also pointed at your forehead!

“I’m speaking to you with good intentions, Chan, I’m counting on continuing our friendship next year too.”

The corrupt cop understands Cheng Daqi’s meaning and takes the lead to express goodwill after a little deliberation.

Cheng Daqi lets out a long sigh of relief, his strategy was correct.

He’s already gone three or maybe four rounds with Gru, all his tugging, pre-empting, threatening, and unexpected moves have been effective.

Now, Gru has a minimum of respect and wariness towards him.

“Let’s meet at half-past seven tonight, the company’s just opened, and it’s a bit busy.”

Cheng Daqi speaks nonchalantly, his mundane words filled with details only Gru would understand.

“Didn’t I give you the old factory for your use?

I thought you’d need some time before starting to use it, but now you…

Well, Chan, you’re sometimes too shrewd.”

The corrupt cop picks up a different flavor; he thinks Cheng Daqi’s step-by-step approach is somewhat clownish, but he doesn’t say it outright.

Because Gru knows very well that in his early twenties, he was nowhere near what Cheng Daqi is.

If he considers Cheng Daqi, who could threaten him, a clown, then Gru would be less than a clown himself.

“Ha, you flatter me, I’m not as tall as you.

Let’s leave it at that, you go ahead with your business.”

Cheng Daqi hangs up the phone, with a wry smile on his face.

Gru, it’s you again!

He feels like every time he deals with Gru, he’s being manipulated; his manipulation differs from that of Eris.

After all, Eris, without the endorsement of an official governmental position, acts and speaks with a basic sense of propriety and isn’t overly aggressive, akin to a blunt knife cutting flesh.

Gru is different; if he even slightly gets a hold of something to use against you, he’ll choose to strike hard to probe.

Eris is like an assassin with high attack but low defense, careful and cautious, while Gru is like a son from a high attack, high defense, and high agility version, fearless on the edge of the rules.

When he wants to hurt someone, he’s a top corrupt cop, and his underlings compete to earn some extra money.

When someone wants to attack him, he’s the star of the Saint Rodu police, holding on to Niu Sen’s thigh, and not necessarily going down even if it means a mutual destruction.

Not to mention, Gru also has a Saint Rodu official directory organized by Tonks.

But now, Cheng Daqi is no longer so afraid of Gru.

Because Gru no longer has a position to threaten him.

The two now have intertwined interests, “you scratch my back, I scratch yours,” with a mutual restraint due to incriminating evidence behind the scenes.

Even if Elder Li doesn’t reveal any secrets, Cheng Daqi isn’t worried about Gru actually becoming a threat.

If he has something on Gru, Gru will be wary of him and might try to hurt him.

If Gru also has something on him, the two can achieve a deterrent balance with their respective leverage, thus safely cooperating together.

This concept is akin to the lower-level logic implied by the rule that corrupt officials must bring their mistresses to gatherings.