Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!-Chapter 155 - 135 Giving the Academy a Financial Shock

Chapter 155: Chapter 135: Giving the Academy a Financial Shock Chapter 155 -135: Giving the Academy a Financial Shock Outside the entrepreneurship base’s main gate, Chen Jieyu hadn’t expected Cheng Zhu to say something like that.

“Set a target for you?” She blinked in slight astonishment.

Counselors on the university campus occupy a grass-roots position.

If one looks to climb the ladder in the future, there are generally just a few paths to take, like switching to administration or the like.

A woman like Chen Jieyu clearly fit the type who intended to lead a good life.

She wasn’t the sort to purely slack off at work.

Since her name was associated with Cheng Zhu’s project, both publicly and privately, she wanted him to do better.

But how could that be easy?

“Cheng Zhu, I can tell you clearly, not a single student from the School of Informatics who’s ventured into game startup these past two years has done well.”

They all perished, not one spared.

You could say their losses were of historic proportions.

But then again, the male students in the Technology University’s School of Informatics were stubborn!

One after another, they still pressed on wanting to make games!

Our computing boys are all about the passion!

In truth, that’s kind of nice. After all, once these computer geeks graduate and start working, their passion will probably cool down quickly.

Listening to the counselor’s remarks, Cheng Zhu said indifferently, “They are them, I am me.”

Their incompetence has nothing to do with me.

Although Chen Jieyu had limited interactions with this student, she had already grown accustomed to his temperament and wasn’t the least bit surprised by his statement.

In the end, she simply said, “Then I hope the revenue of this game of yours won’t be any worse than that of your doll machine shop.”

“Setting the bar that low?” Cheng Zhu looked at her, unsure whether he was joking or serious, “That’s a bit too unchallenging.”

When I make my move, don’t I have to administer a bit of financial shock to the entire School of Informatics?

Hearing Cheng Zhu’s words, Chen Jieyu only verbally responded, “Just focus on it, don’t let down the support Director Li has given you. I just checked, and the space he approved for you is the best.”

But deep down, she was quite curious about the gaming project due to Cheng Zhu’s unabashed confidence in his speech.

His words sounded like he was joking around, but for some reason, she could feel his confidence and ambition.

Everyone knew that “Youu Come to Play” was a blockbuster hit that made a fortune.

If it could indeed be much stronger than “Youu Come to Play,” that would be a face-saver for the otherwise hopeless School of Informatics.

“I’ll have to take a closer look at how he handles it,” Chen Jieyu thought to herself.

After chatting for a few more minutes, they went their separate ways.

Chen Jieyu had quite a few annoying things on her mind recently, so she walked alone toward the school’s artificial lake, intending to clear her mind with a walk.

Watching the counselor’s graceful figure walk away, Cheng Zhu just felt that her pear-shaped body was simply tailor-made for dresses.

At that moment, he took out his phone to check the time, then proactively sent a WeChat message to Ye Zi.

“How did our shop’s new model perform?” he asked.

Ye Zi had probably been shooting in the hotel for over an hour by now.

A simple “our shop” was enough to fill Ye Zi with immense joy.

She quickly replied on WeChat, “I think it’s okay, but I’m not sure if it meets the boss’s standards.”

“Show me,” Cheng Zhu requested.

“Wait a second, boss, I’ll send it to you from my computer.”

Cheng Zhu tucked his phone back into his pocket, hopped on his electric scooter, and headed to his dormitory.

After reaching his dorm, the three sworn brothers weren’t there, probably off to the internet café for a session.

The three were inseparable, while Cheng Zhu was a busy man and interacted with them in his spare moments.

He sat down on the chair and casually took out his phone to view the pictures Ye Zi had sent.

“The shots are actually not bad, but this person is somewhat lacking compared to Ye Zi,” Cheng Zhu appraised.

Her shape was indeed pretty, but with the breast enhancement techniques of the past few years, the tactile sensation was definitely way off from Ye Zi’s.

But then again, in the end, product sellers on QQ will photoshop folks until they look like fake people created by AI, utterly unlike real humans; this makes it easier to pass censorship and protect the models’ privacy, allowing them to be more liberal during shoots.

Therefore, this model also somewhat met most of Cheng Zhu’s requirements.

She was of the category that was good enough for work but useless in life.

“Everything is okay, just the look in her eyes lacks something,” Cheng Zhu messaged Ye Zi.

Ye Zi was one of those legendary tease sisters, whose gaze was seductive; when she looked at you, her eyes swirled in a way that seemed to create an invisible thread in the air.

This woman’s gaze just lacked something.

But Cheng Zhu could understand; after all, that enticing look in Ye Zi’s eyes resulted from the fact that the photographer was him, and she was looking at him.

With different subjects, the effect could likely be very different.

“Boss, do we need to reshoot these photos?” Ye Zi asked eagerly.

That also led Cheng Zhu to guess why she had recommended her friend as the model.

She felt she wasn’t proficient enough yet, and if they had to reshoot with a professional QQ model, it would incur additional expenses for the company.

But with a friend, it would likely be smoother, and there would likely be more cooperation.

“No need to reshoot, they can be used. Let’s leave it at that for now, continue shooting, I’ve got things to do,” Cheng Zhu terminated the chat.

In the hotel suite, Ye Zi put down her phone.

The room was the same one where Cheng Zhu had taken pictures of her the day before. They didn’t check out, just extended the stay.

Xixi, the new player in the QQ modeling world, was wearing that cow-print outfit.

Xixi turned to Ye Zi and asked, “What did your boss say?”

“He said it’s fine, you just need to work a bit on your gaze,” Ye Zi replied.

“Ah? Should I try a different contact lens then?” Xixi inquired.

“No need, let’s just keep shooting,” Ye Zi shook her head.

The two friends would inevitably chat during the shoot.

“Ye Zi, why do you keep getting distracted by that sofa? Oh, and that table in front of the floor-to-ceiling window,” Xixi wondered with curiosity, “Are you thinking about how to frame the shot?”

“Ah? No, not at all,” Ye Zi quickly waved her hands.

Hearing Xixi’s words, Ye Zi glanced at the sofa and the table by the floor-to-ceiling window and, for some reason, unconsciously swallowed, making a gulping gesture.

After shooting another set of products, they huddled over the camera and felt this set was better than the last.

“Send this set to your boss to check out,” Xixi suggested, quite confident, and cheekily added, “With such emotion in the shots, it’s bound to get a reaction from him, right?”

Ye Zi shook her head, saying, “We’re on a tight schedule; let’s keep shooting.”

She also didn’t think Xixi could charm Cheng Zhu.

She refrained from initiating further conversation because Cheng Zhu had said he’d be busy, and she didn’t want to interrupt him.

In the afternoon, after attending a class, Cheng Zhu made a pass by “Youu Come to Play.”

The shop’s business was booming as usual, and clearly, there were several customers who didn’t look like college students—probably internet celebrities.

Luxury cars were starting to accumulate at the shop’s entrance.

Many rich kids, with nothing better to do, would drive their fancy cars to places where girls gathered.

Many young people were like that, liking to smoke and chat next to their cars, frequently fetching something from within their vehicles, crazily flaunting their presence.

Zhejiang Province had its fair share of lesser rich second generations.

Many of them at this age would take the subtly flashy route, love to show off, yet shy away from making the first move, passively waiting for others to hit on them.

Cheng Zhu glanced toward the dance machine area and saw a girl dancing, with another one filming beside her.

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The angle of shooting was identical to the one he used for Zhang Qiqi’s video.

The pseudo-passersby angle he used for Zhang Qiqi’s dance last time was really popular online, overshadowing the selfie video of the internet celebrity named Liu Mihoo.

This had left Zhang Qiqi in a state of excitement recently, even thanking Cheng Zhu on WeChat and offering to treat him to a meal.

She discovered Cheng Zhu had a magical aura about him.

He could make a simple kind of desire-themed check-in photo for her, and the feedback was great.

The dance machine video he shot also enjoyed higher popularity than regular dance videos.

It was as if he could outperform other’s carefully operated campaigns with just a casual effort!

Zhang Qiqi placed great value on her Weibo account, not just for satisfying her vanity but as her career and her direction for the future.

Obviously, Cheng Zhu could add wings to her endeavors!

Before, the boss of Hang City’s top internet celebrity company, Ancient Mountain Culture, had chatted with Zhang Qiqi about the possibility of signing her.

He had been monitoring Zhang Qiqi’s Weibo and, after seeing the set of check-in photos and the well-received dance machine video, he immediately sought her out for a chat.

His first thought was, “Did Zhang Qiqi sign with some powerhouse internet celebrity company?”

Her recent content had transformed drastically, leagues apart from her previous work!

The traffic she gained in this period had undoubtedly multiplied!

As the boss of an internet celebrity company, his instincts were much sharper than Zhang Qiqi’s.

This kind of pseudo-casual filming perspective for dance had massive potential for traffic pulling!

You could let other accounts post such videos to make them look like they were indeed shot by passersby, then redirect traffic back to your own account.

“Why didn’t we think of using such passerby angles for pulling traffic before?” he mused, starting to extrapolate the idea.

“For example, we could do distant shots, have a girl dance on an overpass while we film from a high-rise across the street, pretending we accidentally caught another celebrity recording a dance.”

“Similar tactics could definitely pull traffic!”

He even believed this kind of passerby perspective might offer even more interesting content than regular dance videos!

But eventually, he learned from Zhang Qiqi’s response that she hadn’t signed with any company.

“Mr. Zhu, as you know, I don’t plan to sign with any company before graduation,” Zhang Qiqi maintained her usual stance.

She herself didn’t instantly grasp why Mr. Zhu thought she had signed with another company.

But Zhang Qiqi was smart; she soon realized the reason.

“Is it because my recent Weibo content’s popularity has soared, and he thinks there must be someone guiding me from behind?”

“But really, it’s all just Cheng Zhu playing around.”

The last time she brought the dance internet celebrity Liu Mihoo to the shop for a check-in, she had just informed Cheng Zhu beforehand.

Once they began dancing, Cheng Zhu casually grabbed his phone and started filming.

One time might be lucky, but what about twice?

She couldn’t help but remember what Cheng Zhu said in the shop to Liu Mihoo.

“Didn’t he claim that day that the video he shot would surely trounce hers?”

Zhang Qiqi felt a bit dazed.

From this angle, Cheng Zhu must have been confident before filming that he could achieve good results. So, he really was adept at internet traffic management?

Initially, her attention to Cheng Zhu was purely because she disliked the lady Shen Qingning.

But now she suddenly realized that this guy might even be a big tree worth clinging to for her own career!

Yet, her invitation to dine with him was ruthlessly rejected by Cheng Zhu.

In his mind, many bad girls think like this: You want to invite me for a meal? Then show me your sincerity first.

So, he planned to play it that way with her.

Hilarious, thinking an invite to eat is enough?

Show me your sincerity first.