Chapter 56 Do you have my contact information?

What Lü Yao was doing right now was indeed somewhat unseemly.

Yet he had never felt there was anything wrong with it.

The primitive stage of capital accumulation is mostly savage, even sinful.

As for the fine-sounding words people often heard, those were just rainbow farts blown by successful individuals after they had made it—not worth listening to for even a second.

In comparison.

Lü Yao’s first pot of gold was much cleaner and prettier.

Therefore, he never felt himself inferior to anyone.

However, Sister Wang seemed to have misunderstood.

She thought Lü Yao’s remark meant, "I have always been like this and will never change."

Thus, her mood instantly brightened.

It was a misunderstanding.

But Lü Yao had no intention of correcting it.

……

Lü Yao was busy all through Saturday and Sunday.

First, he finished the videos, editing, color grading, matching the soundtracks, and rhythm-cutting the footage of those internet influencers before sending them to Zhu Junyan, urging him to have the influencers post the content on their respective accounts.

These videos utilized many techniques from the later short-video era.

To a layman, they only seemed addictive, brain-washing, and quite pleasing to the eye, but only an insider knew how many sophisticated techniques went into them.

After sending the videos to Zhu Junyan, that guy unintentionally watched them for over a dozen minutes, completely engrossed.

Mind you, there were only five videos in total!

By the time Zhu Junyan snapped out of it and checked the time.

"What the hell? A dozen minutes are just gone?"

"Where did my time go? Where the hell did my time go?!"

This was also the main reason why, a few years later, people increasingly felt that time was never enough.

As for Zhou Bella’s video, Lü Yao had to personally teach her how to run an account.

The account’s name, avatar, and bio all needed meticulous design.

Much like a book.

The title, cover, and synopsis determined people’s first impression upon seeing it.

If poorly designed, it would cause viewers to subconsciously swipe away.

In the internet era, capturing attention was more important than anything else.

Taking advantage of his break, Lü Yao also contacted Rong Nianqing to ask if Zhu Junyan could tag along.

Private contacts replied really fast.

Rong Nianqing: "Sure. Have him arrive at your place before nine on Monday, a car will come to pick you both up at nine."

Lü Yao: "How many of us are going? Or maybe Zhu Junyan and I can just drive there ourselves."

Rong Nianqing replied: "We'll meet at the airport; taking our family's plane is faster."

Lü Yao: "..."

He had underestimated the situation.

From Shangnan City to Xuchang, where Pang Donglai was located, wasn't actually that far—less than six hundred kilometers.

With high-speed rail not yet operational at this time, Lü Yao naturally assumed Rong Nianqing and her group would choose to travel by car.

He hadn't expected, however.

That people could simply fly themselves over.

No wonder it was so hard for Wang Duoyu to spend one billion; he simply had no idea about the pleasures of the truly wealthy, and that movie was still made from a poor person's perspective on how to spend money.

Actually, private jets and yachts were no longer considered novelties in the later internet era.

It was just that Lü Yao hadn't expected them to fly themselves over for a mere distance of five or six hundred kilometers.

At the end of the day, it boiled down to a difference in baseline mindset.

After sighing with emotion, Lü Yao sent an emoji back: "[OK]"

Then he messaged Zhu Junyan: "Be at my place before nine on Monday."

Zhu Junyan replied instantly: "The weight of your teaching as a master is engraved in my heart!"

After finishing these tasks, Lü Yao went to find Zhou Bella first.

He helped her set up her account, published her first piece of content, and then shared the link with Zhu Junyan, asking him to help promote it.

Weibo's big data algorithm was far inferior to the later ones.

Therefore, early mutual promotion and fan-following were essential.

Next.

Lü Yao just needed to wait for this content to ferment.

Yet before the fermentation, the necessary preparations had to be done.

Sunday.

Lü Yao came to the studio and taught Xu Ziqiao how to run ads through Zhituoche.

Immediately afterward, he called Boss Chen Xing in Guanyun, telling her to stock up on as much inventory as possible. If she felt any pressure regarding funds, he could wire a portion of it in advance.

Boss Chen Xing was somewhat puzzled: "The inventory I've prepared right now is actually quite sufficient."

Boss Chen Xing had a fair amount of confidence in Lü Yao's e-commerce operation capabilities.

Because Lü Yao had originally requested factory dropshipping, Boss Chen Xing knew how many goods were shipped out of Lü Yao's online store every day.

Over this past week, the couriers dispatched directly from their factory had been increasing steadily.

Thus, anticipating future needs, Boss Chen Xing had also prepared some extra inventory in advance.

Lü Yao replied: "It's not enough. Orders haven't exploded yet; once they do and you aren't prepared, even if you step on the sewing machines until they smoke, you won't be able to keep up."

Traffic on the internet often erupted explosively.

The website distributed traffic based on search volume, page views, transaction volume, shipping speed, after-sales ratings, and various other factors.

When the traffic Lü Yao drove in from outside platforms came pouring in, the platform would also start allocating traffic accordingly.

Once Lü Yao's shop failed to keep up with the shipping!

This wave of traffic would decay.

Therefore, adequate inventory must be prepared in advance.

Boss Chen Xing replied solemnly: "Alright! I will increase the inventory right away."

To cope with the impending explosion of orders, Lü Yao had already scouted for studio customer service staff in advance. Normally he could have taken his time selecting.

However, because he was going out on a market research trip, Lü Yao interviewed several batches of job seekers on Sunday and finally finalized the candidates.

Amidst the hustle and bustle, Sunday quickly passed.

Before leaving the studio, Lü Yao specifically instructed Xu Ziqiao: "I won't be around Shangnan all next week, so the studio is in your hands, President Xu!"

Xu Ziqiao's spirits lifted.

Doesn't that mean I'll have the office all to myself to play however I want?

Therefore, he patted his chest loudly: "You can rest assured with me keeping watch."

As for where Lü Yao was going and what he was doing?

He didn't care.

……

Monday.

Lü Yao rendezvoused with Zhu Junyan, and then they were picked up and taken to the airport by the car sent by Rong Nianqing.

Upon boarding Rong Nianqing's private jet, Gan Xiaoxi's brisk and lively greeting rang out from the cabin: "We meet again~~ Huh? Your complexion looks terrible."

As she spoke, Gan Xiaoxi's eyes curved into a pair of crescents, and the corners of her lips raised into a teasing arc: "Even if you're young, you should still practice some moderation~"

Lü Yao smiled.

This was a good sign.

When a girl proactively banters with you using suggestive jokes, it meant there was room for your relationship to grow.

Yet one had to mind the atmosphere.

Because this kind of teasing easily pigeonholed a male-female relationship into "opposite-sex good buddies."

So Lü Yao smiled and said: "I'll call you along next time."

"Yeesh~~" Gan Xiaoxi wore a look of utter disgust: "Call me along? Do you even have my contact info?"

Oh?

Was she dangling a hook for him?

Prompting him to proactively ask to add her contact information?

Lü Yao was amused: "Never mind then, calling you really wouldn't be appropriate."

Gan Xiaoxi: "??"

What the heck!

I dangled the hook so obviously and you're not going to bite?

This man is too wicked!

Gan Xiaoxi glared resentfully at Lü Yao.

After taking his seat, Lü Yao took out his phone, unlocked it, and handed it over: "However, whenever there are other fun times in the future, I can call you along."

Gan Xiaoxi: "..."

Lü Yao's retreat-followed-by-advance made her emotions swing wildly up and down.

She wanted to take Lü Yao's phone, yet she was unwilling to give in so easily.

Yet retreating a step further, she feared this fellow Lü Yao would truly never bring it up again!

After hesitating for two seconds, Gan Xiaoxi still resentfully took Lü Yao's phone and input her contact information.

She pressed down hard on the screen.

As if that phone had turned into Lü Yao.