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Chapter 430 - 430 61 Someone acted like a fool someone was stingy to the extreme and someone was like a dumbass

430: Chapter 61: Someone acted like a fool, someone was stingy to the extreme, and someone was like a dumbass.

430: Chapter 61: Someone acted like a fool, someone was stingy to the extreme, and someone was like a dumbass.

“The first time Xiao Cheng talked to me about Shanhaiguan, mentioning stuff like ‘traffic convergence’ and ‘breaking through marketing barriers,’ I thought it was just an advertising company.”

“At that moment, I thought, you’re in advertising, what kind of start-up is that?

Isn’t it all about living hand to mouth, relying on schmoozing for business?”

Sun Dongxin was commanding the room at the dinner table, while Xiao Zhao was translating for Lisa.

“Later, I found out that Shanhaiguan isn’t your ordinary advertising company.

They don’t need to spend money on their ads; just getting Xiao Cheng trending is enough.”

“Hahaha~”

For a time, the table was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Seeing Guo Chongyang and Dong Zecheng laughing so heartily, one would think their wives were expecting a second child.

Noticing a touch of frivolity in the conversation, Brother Sun chuckled and explained to Cheng Daqi.

“Xiao Cheng, your ability to trend is truly something else.

How many times did our recent livestream hit the trending list?”

Cheng Daqi humbly shook his head and replied.

“Five or six times, I guess.

Everyone was there for you.

If you weren’t there, we couldn’t have reached this level of heat.”

It was the truth; since CEO Cheng had returned to the country, he had almost been living on the trending lists.

Eventually, netizens even started to get aesthetic fatigue.

Imagine opening your phone and seeing Cheng Daqi trending on every major social media app – anyone would get tired of that after a while.

“CEO Cheng is too modest.

The marketing campaign you ran with the trend, what was it called ‘The dinner Sun invited me to tonight,’ right, that was a huge success.”

Gu Chaofei truly admired Cheng Daqi.

Compared to Sun Dongxin’s appreciation, he felt he could never match Cheng Daqi’s sensitivity to internet traffic.

When it came to giving out red packets, Cheng Daqi brought along a bunch from Shanhaiguan and Dongxin, pretending to be netizens who had won, and started setting the online tone.

In the end, they created a new trending topic, using the traffic from the trends to feed back into the livestream – it was like a nimble cloud-scaling maneuver, stepping from one foot to the other to reach the sky with ease.

Those who didn’t know the full picture thought Sun Dongxin was just being incredibly generous with the prize draw.

But anyone who knew the truth couldn’t help but admire CEO Cheng’s tactics.

“Hahaha, it’s mostly because Brother Sun is willing to spend.

That time, when Brother Sun suddenly increased the red packet amount, the viewers in the livestream were stunned.

Xiao Zhao and I were also taken aback.”

What Cheng Daqi was referring to was another incident.

They initially planned to give out 660,000, but on the third day, with over 300,000 viewers live, Sun Dongxin decided to add another 660,000 on the spot.

It was an unapologetic display of wealth.

As a result, because this wasn’t scripted, a trending topic emerged: ‘Real reactions of workers being backstabbed by their boss.’ The expressions of CEO Cheng and Xiao Zhao turning sour even became memes for netizens to laugh at.

“It’s just pocket change, hahaha.”

Sun Dongxin didn’t think he lost out on spending that money.

Just over a million, considering it as a car or a slightly better meal, for him, it didn’t even count as a hair.”

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While everyone was chatting pleasantly, Guo Chongyang, the head of Ludao Art Vocational College, suddenly spoke up with a smile.

“Since we’ve all gathered together today, does anyone have any thoughts about the name of our new company?”

Objectively speaking, Guo Chongyang’s ability to subtly bring up the topic was already quite high.

However, old Dong had just entered the scene and didn’t dare to say much about things he wasn’t familiar with, and Gu Chaofei wouldn’t make a comment before his boss spoke up.

Lisa and Zhao have nothing to do with this matter.

In summary, CEO Guo was essentially talking to Cheng Daqi and Sun Dongxin, but there were some issues with their partnership in the new company.

First, once the new company was up and running, should they use the name of Shanhaiguan for leverage?

If they did, then Shanhaiguan’s current 20% shareholding seemed a bit too little.

Secondly, Guo Chongyang wanted to play big with a bunch of girls in a near-celebrity racing track, essentially aiming for his own ‘Dongxin Dance Troupe.’

But Sun Dongxin was aware of Guo Chongyang’s moral level; it was inevitable that he’d end up throwing lavish parties in the future.

So, Brother Sun has been stalling and not so keen to give in – the kind of stalling without outright refusal.

The difficulty of this matter lies in its middling significance; it appears easy to address but simultaneously hard to decline.

And Guo Chongyang’s subtle pressure is just him seizing another opportunity to ‘force’ Sun Dongxin or Cheng Daqi to take a stand.

Noticing Sun Dongxin’s emotional shift, Cheng Daqi quietly took a sip of tea.

Old Guo, you really mean too much.

Seemingly engrossed in his meal, Brother Sun chewed slowly for some time, deliberately refraining from speaking.

Cheng Daqi chose to leave Old Guo hanging; the guy was too greedy.

Having strung you along without refusal for so long, the message was pretty clear, Old Guo – who are you kidding?

Dong Zecheng and Gu Chaofei are both seasoned veterans who knew there were times not to play the peacemaker.

So, they followed Sun Dongxin’s lead, stuffing their mouths with food.

Many ridiculous ‘high emotional intelligence courses’ would teach you how to liven up a dead atmosphere, but no decent article would explain that some situations are not meant to be enlivened, and a misstep could get you labeled a ‘Shabi’ by the others at the table that you could never shake off.”

“A new company?

What new company?”

A certain girl, clueless about the atmosphere around the dinner table, broke the awkward silence following Guo Chongyang’s unanswered question.

Well, it seems Sister Zhao just unwittingly became the awkward Shabi, but since she’s pretty, she has a pass from criticism.

Sun Dongxin wouldn’t dare to ignore her, and since she was CEO Cheng’s companion, others didn’t expect much from her, simply treating her as an ordinary online influencer.