My American magical life
Chapter 619 - 619 105 Choices

619: Chapter 105: Choices 619: Chapter 105: Choices It’s actually not difficult for someone to make something of themselves: modest achievements only require goal-oriented focus.

However, to accomplish a career that wins universal acclaim and admiration in any era, one must follow the grand trends of the times.

CEO Cheng sometimes finds this notion both accurate and laughable.

People often focus on those who fail against the trend of the times, sifting through the remnants of success to find their trajectories, but once you strip away those after-the-fact explanations, the truth tends to be: it’s a resonance of the era’s grand trends with personal efforts that creates uncertainty in individual cases.

Those who fail by going with the era’s trends are no fewer than those who fail against them.

Critiquing the hero-centered view of history carries significant value in certain historical periods, but those who entirely dismiss the hero-centered view are either bad or foolish.

CEO Cheng doesn’t consider himself a hero; simply speaking of actions detached from goals, he just wants to go along with the era’s grand trend.

So he launched a lot of ventures, from MCNs that could gain some degree of control over public discourse, to cryptocurrencies that dug up the ancestral grave of credit money, to betting on new energy through shell companies.

Everything CEO Cheng did was oriented toward future ventures.

Of course, none of these exciting tracks are easy to navigate.

Among seven billion humans, too many elites and extraordinary individuals have emerged, and each of them is tough to deal with.

If Cheng Daqi only wanted to earn a hundred million, he could have comfortably retired already.

But his target isn’t a hundred million, not even ten billion.

He is greedy, and so are the enemies he will face in the future.

Therefore, CEO Cheng often had to resort to unorthodox strategies.

For instance, by making Gru withstand Achilles, and by creating a reality show called “Let’s Farm” in Hua Country.

The former was to control variables, the latter to add them.

The difference is that the variables on the West Coast carried the wild, uncontrollable magic of America, while those in Hua Country hid opportunities.

The launch of “Let’s Farm” was not smooth sailing; Shanhaiguan had never done this sort of program before, and theirs was a team with a bit of an amateur vibe, not reaching the level of the MAS team directly trained by CEO Cheng.

Luckily, the domestic market was big enough, so Shanhaiguan was doing well at present.

However, such ‘strong teams’ with shaky foundations would inevitably falter in the face of real challenges, but Minnan TV gave Dongxin Group a lot of face by sending over many veterans, and Tiaodong Video spared no support for their flagship reality show, including a generous budget.

Thus, through a series of awkward, lurching steps, the first episode of “Let’s Farm” finally went online.

“Daqi, haha, when can I go on this program?”

During work hours, CEO Cheng and Xiao Zhao sneaked back to Zhao Hongjin’s place and contentedly started fishing.

Both were high-level executives at Shanhaiguan, pillars of the company, so it seemed reasonable to watch a Shanhaiguan program during work, right?

Bringing over the prepared snacks, CEO Cheng sat down next to Zhao Hongjin.

“Wait till you come back for the New Year holidays.

We can set aside some time to record an episode, about a day should be enough.”

The girl with the peach blossom eyes visibly deflated.

“Ah, I only have seven days of holiday, and traveling takes a day and a half.

You say one day, but it definitely won’t be enough; it should be at least a day and a half.

I need another two days to meet friends, another day to shoot videos, leaving only two days to spend with family.

It’s like being in exile with all this studying, sigh.”

Zhao was a little math genius, having clearly calculated her upcoming Spring Festival holiday.

CEO Cheng, not wanting to see his girlfriend downcast, consoled her.

“Why not take another three days off?

Post all videos just using the ‘Let’s Farm’ filming process, like behind-the-scenes footage.

I’ll charter a plane for you so you can spend more time with your family.”

Huh?

Zhao Hongjin was a bit overwhelmed with surprise.

“Bro, are you some kind of tyrant boss, talking about chartering a plane as if it’s as casual as hailing a taxi.”

“So, are you tempted or not?”

Cheng Daqi teased her with a smile.

What’s the point of making money?

On one hand to reach goals, and on the other, isn’t it to live more comfortably?

Xiao Zhao wrapped her arms around CEO Cheng’s neck, smiling and leaning against him.

“Oh no, my heart is racing~”

CEO Cheng, hugged by the beautiful girl, blushed slightly, coughed lightly, and changed the subject.

“Let’s watch the show, it’s about to start.”

Zhao Hongjin, her interest piqued, looked at Cheng Daqi expectantly and said,

“No, how about I take another three days off and we both go back together?”

PPD had no specific Spring Festival vacations, and Zhao’s seven-day leave was already taken.

Now she wanted to take three more days.

The point wasn’t about taking three more days off; it was about going back together.

Was it too hasty to meet the parents so soon?

CEO Cheng was completely unprepared, and answered nervously.

“Are we meeting parents now?

Isn’t it a bit too soon?”

Seeing CEO Cheng’s question, a sly gleam flickered in Zhao’s eyes—she had done it on purpose.

“Haha, what are you thinking?

I meant that we could go to Japan for fun for two days, then fly to Minnan to shoot the show, and it just so happens we could both appear, adding some buzz to the first episode after the New Year.”

Looking at the cute, clever, and understanding Xiao Zhao, what could Cheng Daqi say?

He was swamped with work at the moment and knew his future schedule would be tight, but he still agreed.

“Alright, but let’s not go to Japan.

Let’s go to Hawaii together.

There’s a tourism promotion in Hawaii in early February, and many internet celebrities from MAS will be there.

This way, we can take care of three things at once.”