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Cui Geng looked around the entire "inspiration class" and realized that the environment was much better than he had imagined!

Television, single-person sofa, and even a special movie studio. While the "inspiration class" would not experience a professional cinema but it would definitely be able to beat the movie experience in places other than the cinema.

What's more, there wasn't just a movies available. There were also many standalone games with excellent storylines, physical books such as novels and comics, and so on. It could be said to be a huge treasure trove of inspiration.

What's more, the most important thing was that there was no longer a small dark room in the "inspiration class". There were no restrictions on the authors' creative time at all. If you wanted to, you could sit in the sofa and watch a movie for two consecutive weeks without writing a single word!

This environment was like a dream to Cui Geng.

If he were to set up such a set of equipment himself, it would probably cost at least thirty to fifty thousand yuan. What's more, a large number of genuine blueray films, books, and exclusive sound studio would cost more than a creator could bear.

Not only was food and accommodation free here, but the novels that he wrote would also be sold at extremely high prices in a fixed-rate contract. The conditions were unimaginable!

At first, Cui Geng had thought that he was an author with dreams and aspirations. How could he accept a fixed-rate contract?

However, it was a really good deal now that he looked at it again!

He would take such a fixed-rate contract any day and time!

The editor smiled when he saw Cui Geng's excited expressionand said, "Sigh, I really envy you guys. I really wanted to join this' inspiration class', but I'm not qualified."

"You guys can experience the 'Inspiration Class' for three days when it startsofficially tomorrow."

"That's right, I heard that Boss Pei will come to see how the 'inspiration class' is doing tomorrow."

"During this period, you can experience it first. Then, you can decide if you want to accept the fixed-rate contract and the theme of your creation."

Cui Geng's eyes lit up. "Huh? Boss Pei is coming?"

This was a pleasant surprise.

Cui Geng had met Boss Pei a few times. For example, Boss Pei had treated him to a meal in his busy schedule and given him the position of 'special observer'.

Cui Geng's current success was closely related to the inspiration provided by Boss Pei.

For some reason, Cui Geng felt that something good would happen as long as he met Boss Pei or got involved with him.

Boss Pei was coming to inspect personally this time. Who knows, he might be able to get enlightened and burst with inspiration just by discussing with him?

Cui Geng happily looked forward to it.

...

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February 9th, Thursday...

Pei Qian took a car to the inspiration class to check on the authors' current situation in the morning.

Zhongdian Chinese Network might not be very profitable in Tengda Corporation's various industries, but Pei Qian valued it very much.

This "inspiration class" was an idea that Pei Qian had come up with himself. Once it succeeded, he would be able to capture all the top writers in Zhongdian Chinese Network and greatly reduce Zhongdian Chinese Network's earning speed. It could be said to be very meaningful.

Thus, Pei Qian felt the need to come and take a look.

Pei Qian looked far away from the entrance after arriving at the "inspiration class".

The authors of Zhongdian Chinese Network were all sitting comfortably in the single-person sofa. Some were watching the movie seriously, some were playing games with their controllers, and some were reading physical books.

It looked like an internet cafe at first glance but was different. More accurately, it looked like a large-scale entertainment room.

The writing area on the side, however, was was empty..

The only pity was that there were still fewer people in the "inspiration class" at the moment. Only a small portion of the seats were taken since there were only about ten people.

That was because many top writers' books had not finished their novels which were still being serialized. They could not possibly cancel the books they were writing, right?

Thus, there would be batchs of authors coming over one after another later on.

The dozen or so people who had already arrived were the same as Cui Geng. They had already finished their books before signing up for the "inspiration class". It was precisely because they had finished their books that they did not have the pressure to update. That was why no one went to write.

Pei Qian was satisfied with this result.

Excellent!

You can just watch movies and play games here, delay writing for as long as possible.

Pei Qian spotted Cui Geng in the crowd and focused on him immediately!

That was because Cui Geng was one of the first authors to become popular on Zhongdian Chinese Network. He had brought Zhongdian Chinese Network directly to fame. It could be said to be a turning point for Zhongdian Chinese Network.

What made Pei Qian even angrier was that he had clearly given Cui Geng high hopes and even arranged for him to be a 'special observer'. However, not only did Cui Geng not reduce the efficiency of the various departments, he even wrote a popular book and stabbed Pei Qian in the back!

However, this time, Pei Qian felt that the situation would definitely be different.

Everyone knew that Cui Geng was a no-show with no motivation. How could a no-show work hard in such a comfortable environment? Impossible!

Pei Qian walked in and looked around at that thought.

These authors were struggling with the selection of the themes of their novels at the same time.

Zhu Xingan had already emphasized to the authors that they had to write custom-made novels. In other words, they could only write IP works related to Tengda instead of original works.

This rule was set by Boss Pei and could not be changed.

Tengda's current IP works were from three areas: Tengda's games and movies, GOG's various well-known IPs in the country, and Hurricane Comics's various comic IPs.

Which theme should they choose? That was very confusing.

They definitely could not choose the genre without thinking. They had to study these genres repeatedly and find the best entry point.

Therefore, some of these authors were playing Tengda's games, some were watching films like Tomorrow is Beautiful, and some were flipping through comic books and old movies by Hurricane Comics Company. They had no clear goal and could only try their luck.

Cui Geng was thinking hard when he suddenly saw Boss Pei walking around.

"Boss Pei, you're here!" Cui Geng stood up happily to welcome him.

Pei Qian pushed him back. "It's alright. I'm just walking around. You can continue with your work."

There was no one else in the seat next to Cui Geng. Pei Qian sat down beside him, intending to experience the configuration of the "inspiration class" and enjoy himself.

Cui Geng was very excited. He did not expect Boss Pei to sit beside him. He felt that he was being valued.

Pei Qian flipped through the various movies and game resources that the "inspiration class" had allocated and casually asked casually, "Have you thought about the theme?"

Cui Geng was Pei Qian's final target.

After all, Cui Geng's results were the best among the first batch of authors. He was the smartest and the most likely to get into trouble. Thus, Pei Qian casually asked Cui Geng to confirm his level of threat.

Cui Geng quickly said, "Oh, Boss Pei, I don't have a clear idea yet."

"However, I do have a general direction, that is to dig deeper into Tengda's games and movies!"

"After all, Tengda's most influential cultural content comes from games and movies. These are all original content of Tengda, which the public has had the highest acceptance. I heard that the new game, 'Mission and Choice', is a huge production with a sci-fi background. The entire structure is very big, and the expansion is quite good."

"I plan to research similar topics and try to write a short story based on the current story of Mission and Choice!"

"I dare not say that I can surpass the current story of Mission and Choice. I just have to write with style and uniqueness!"

Pei Qian was shocked.

What was this? He had already locked onto Mission and Choice in advance?

No way!

'Mission and Choice' was a project that had he had invested a huge sum of money. Nothing could go wrong. It was only a game and a movie until now. However, if many authors gathered together to write fanfictions about it and they became famous, wouldn't all the works, including movies and novels become popular as well?

Therefore, he must definitely not let it work!

It must not involve Tengda's core business!

At that thought, Pei Qian quickly said, "I think... this material selection is not very good."

"That's because Tengda's games and movies basically have a more complete story. The official platform would have to fill them up themselves even if there are 'pitfalls' left behind. It would affect the future development plan."

"Wouldn't it be very awkward if you wrote a fanfiction about 'Mission and Choice' but ended up deviating from its settings? It would be equivalent to useless work."

"I'm not saying that we can't write it, but I suggest that we bring it down from the priority and consider other directions first."

Cui Geng nodded. "Hmm... Boss Pei makes sense."

"If that's the case, we'll only have the domestic IPs that GOG bought and the comic series IPs from Hurricane Comics Company. Let me think..."

"The IPs in the country might be old, but they still have some fame. Perhaps writing a fanfiction about it would bring up some childhood memories. This theme would become even more popular. What's more, it would be able to connect with GOG..."

Pei Qian could not help but frown when he heard that.

That wouldn't do either. There was still danger!

Many classic IP characters were actually very likely to become popular. For example, there were some old movies that no one would be interested in, but they would inexplicably become popular with a BGM edit. Such a situation had also happened before.

These classic IP characters in the country might be outdated, but they were the common memories of a generation in the country after all. What's more, they had traditional Chinese cultural characteristics. It would be harder to deal with them when they became popular.

Coupled with GOG's huge influence in the country, the chances of something happening were much higher.

Of course, Pei Qian felt that the creative model of the "inspiration class" had been decided. The success rate of authors would not be high no matter which genre they chose. After all, they would be dancing in shackles while writing custom-made novels.

However, Pei Qian still hoped that these authors, especially Cui Geng, would choose a theme with the lowest success rate.

At that thought, Pei Qian said disappointedly, "Cui Geng, you are an author with dreams and aspirations. Why do you keep choosing the easy path for yourself?"

"What kind of heights can you reach even if you write such a theme seriously?"

"If you have confidence in yourself, you should choose the highest difficulty and write about the superhero characters of Hurricane Comics Company!"

Cui Geng was stunned. "Huh? Boss Pei, you think too highly of me..."

Writing a superhero theme?

I'm just an ordinary web novelist!

Superheroes was the playground of the top two comic companies in the United States. They were the only ones who could play it well. It would be boring no matter which other countries and authors wrote it.

There was another important reason apart from being an objective writer: cultural background.

The West advocated individualism, so the story of superheroes had a lot of ground to workd with. What's more, the audience in the West especially liked superheroes, so the film made were very popular.

The top two comic companies in the United States had decades of accumulation in hero characters. That was something that could not be shaken. Any superhero that they threw out could instantly kill the superheroes of Hurricane Comics.

Trying to make a name for himself in this field?

Cui Geng felt that this was unattainable dream.

He had a premonition about this: Even if he wrote on a superhero theme, he would probably not be able to get rid of the strong influence of online literature as a ist. At that time, he would not be able to please either sides.

Thus, Cui Geng wanted to give up on the spot.

"Boss Pei, I'm a web novelist. Wouldn't you be making things difficult for me if you were to force me into writing a superhero theme?"

"The entire structure of online literature and Superhero themes are two completely different things. The final outcome would definitely be inappropriate if I were to write it forcefully."

"What's more, it's impossible for me to achieve it if even the creators of these superheroes of Hurricane Comics could not make them popular!"

Pei Qian was even more certain that he had chosen the right path seeing Cui Geng's attitude. "Don't belittle yourself!"

"What's the 'inspiration class' for? Is it for you to collect inspiration?"

"Why didn't I limit your updates and word count? It was so that you could work on it slowly."

"If you follow the creative process of online literature and insisted on updating thousands of words or even tens of thousands of words daily, it would indeed be difficult for you to write a story about an outstanding superhero. However, slow down and slowly polish it now. As long as you persevere long enough and write enough stories, you will succeed one day!"

"All of you are top-tier writers and storytellers. I believe that you will definitely be able to shine for any topic as long as you have enough time to research it!"

Cui Geng was still at a loss. "But Boss Pei, we have a cultural gap with the West. Superheroes are a theme that comes from Western culture. If I were to write it forcefully, wouldn't I be using my weakness to test other people's strengths!"

"This is not something that can be changed just by accumulating research."

"Indeed." Pei Qian reluctantly admitted after a moment of silence.

"However, who said that superheroes can only be written for Westerners?"

"You can also write it for domestic readers!"

"A superhero theme that only targeted domestic readers might not necessarily fail."

Cui Geng scratched his head. "However, I can't create an original. I can only write it with the IPs that are available now. Characters in Hurricane Comics Company are neither popular overseas nor domestically. This means that these characters are actually lacking a breath of air. I'm afraid it would not succeed because domestic readers doesn't like superheroes at all, even if I were to localize it..."

"I don't think I can make domestic readers like them. It's too difficult."

Pei Qian pondered for a moment. "Why do you have to like these superheroes? You can write all of them to their deaths or make them wish they were dead. No one likes them anyway. That would give you more freedom!"

"Don't let the rules restrict your thinking. Make bold assumptions!"

Cui Geng: "..."

He could tell that Boss Pei was determined to make him choose the most difficult theme: the superhero theme of Hurricane Comics Company!

In any case, no matter how hard he tried to find a reason, Boss Pei's comments would always return to this topic.

However, how should he write this?

Why would someone who wrote online literature have to be so thick-skinned as to write on a superhero theme? Won't it be a joke?

Cui Geng was extremely unwilling, but he realized that Boss Pei's debate ability was indeed too strong. He quickly became speechless.

In the end, he could only nod reluctantly. "Alright, Boss Pei. I'll read Hurricane Comics Company's comics in the next few days and come up with a concept..."

"However, don't get your hopes up. I won't be responsible if you spend all the money on the fixed-rate contract for a bunch of rubbish."

Pei Qian was overjoyed. You can write a bunch of rubbish? That's exactly what I wanted!

He patted Cui Geng on the shoulder immediately. "Don't worry. It doesn't matter even if the work is not successful. It will be a meaningful attempt!"

"There will always be failures as long as we try!"

"Zhongdian Chinese Network is offering the fixed-rate contract because we will take the risk and allow you to create your works without any pressure!"

"Don't worry and try to your heart's content. I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong!"

Chapter 881: Boss Pei's Creation Secret

Boss Pei left, leaving the confused Cui Geng behind. He could only read Hurricane Comics Company's comics aimlessly.

To Pei Qian, the current situation of the entire "inspiration class" was completely in line with his expectations and was following the script. He also specially took care of Cui Geng, the author who was most likely to give problems to write a theme with the lowest success rate. It could be said to be multiple insurance.

Pei Qian could consider letting more authors join the "inspiration class" and take drastic measures for Zhongdian Chinese Network's development as long as Cui Geng verified that this approach was feasible.

Cui Geng was now deeply confused.

If Cui Geng were to choose it himself, he would definitely not choose this theme because he was neither good at it nor was he interested in it.

As an author whose understanding of European and American superheroes was limited to the few super IPs, Cui Geng could not think of any reason why he could write the theme of superheroes well.

However, Boss Pei said that not understanding superheroes was an advantage. What's more, it would definitely not be a problem for him to read more information and train more.

Cui Geng thought about it. He had to take Boss Pei's opinion seriously.

That was because Boss Pei was the true master of creation!

Boss Pei had personally planned and grasped the general direction no matter whether it was Tengda's games or movies. These had already been verified and were very successful works.

Boss Pei's position in creative writing was much higher than online authors like them. Since Boss Pei said that there was no problem with Cui Geng, there might really be no problem.

"Could it be that I have some potential that I don't even know about?"

Cui Geng decided to follow Boss Pei's instructions and try out Hurricane Comics' superhero IP.

The 'inspiration class' had naturally prepared a large number of Hurricane Comics Company's comics as an important part of Tengda Corporation's IP.

Cui Geng picked a few of the more popular ones and returned to his seat. He switched on his reading lamp and earphones to play light music. Then, he sat on his one-person sofa and flipped through them seriously.

...

In the afternoon...

Cui Geng placed the last comic aside and rubbed his temples with a headache.

He had been reading it from morning until afternoon, he had even been thinking about the plot of these superheroes during lunch. However, the more he read, the more hopeless he felt.

The more he understood, the more he could feel how difficult this mission was!

There was little written information since they were all comics, so he managed to flip through them very quickly. Cui Geng read through a few of the more popular comics and understood the general plot outline. His mind became even more confused.

"This Hurricane Comics Company only occupies 5% of the market share in the United States. It is indeed not without reason that the top two comic companies are rubbing it against the ground."

"Be it the character profile of a superhero or the story plot, there is a huge gap between the standards of the top two comic companies and the rest."

"I can tell with one look that these stories are not good enough!"

"What's more, these characters and plots are not very suitable for local readers. It can be said that they had not learnt the merits of the top two comic companies but the flaws have been retained."

"Isn't writing about such an IP character suicidal..."

Cui Geng fell into deep melancholy.

Multifaceted Men, Purgatory Duke, Mutants, Robocop, and so on were the most famous IPs of Hurricane Comics Company. While these IPs left a certain impression, they were already outdated.

What's more, from Cui Geng's point of view, these IPs were difficult to write a short story either because it could not be expanded or because the settings did not meet the current standards of aesthetics.

It would not be a problem for these IPs to be taken into GOG as a game's image. However, it would be extremely difficult to write an attractive story with them as protagonists.

Needless to say, the other IPs were all useless.

There were even many inspired superheroes from the top two comic companies. For example, a hero named 'Captain World' where one could see signs of piracy at a glance. This was even more useless.

He would probably be laughed at if he really wrote about it.

That caused Cui Geng to have a headache.

"How should I deal with it?"

"Should I write fanfiction on an IP like the Multifaceted Man or the Robocop?"

"This type of IP might be very old and outdated, but at least the local readers still have some impression of it. Making do with it shouldn't be considered cheating for royalties, right?"

Cui Geng subconsciously wanted to choose an easy way after thinking hard for a few hours without any results.

However, Boss Pei's face suddenly appeared in his mind, and he immediately dismissed that thought.

"No, absolutely not!"

"How can I have such thoughts?"

"Boss Pei is taking special care of me. Obviously, he values the content that I am going to write and has high expectations of me!"

"How can I think of such fooling things? Boss Pei would be so sad!"

"Boss Pei has already said that there is no need for word count. Wouldn't I be letting Boss Pei down if I were to give up so quickly and start writing hastily?"

"No, I have to think about it seriously!"

"I have to take out the motivation to analyze the Tengda spirit together with Wu Bin. I have to figure out the deeper meaning behind Boss Pei and find the only correct answer!"

"I should follow Tengda's internal interpretation and interpret Boss Pei's true intentions properly!"

The Tengda spirit encouraged him once again just as Cui Geng was about to give up.

Cui Geng had gained a deeper understanding of "Boss Pei's intention to answer the standard train of thought" when he was analyzing the Tengda spirit and compiling the Tengda spirit manual with Wu Bin.

This was a set of methodology that Bao Xu, Huang Sibo, Lin Wan, and the other senior executives of the company had been perfecting to figure out Boss Pei's true intentions.

He could deduce Boss Pei's true intentions through the content of the mission that Boss Pei had assigned. This move was effective in the games department, the film department, and the physical department. It created many miracles.

Now, Cui Geng decided to adapt and use it on his own creation!

"What was the first step? Oh, right, find the most unreasonable point in Boss Pei's words and start analyzing..."

Cui Geng tried hard to recall the conversation he had with Boss Pei in the morning.

In fact, Boss Pei did not say much. He only said, "Superheroes can also be written for domestic readers", "We don't have to make domestic readers like these superheroes", "We can write these superheroes to death or half-dead".

"It sounds like Boss Pei is hinting to me not to use the traditional Western story structure to write a superhero story. Instead, I should try my best to tell it in a way that domestic readers would accept..."

Cui Geng began to look up related information online.

Superhero movies were a part of cultural output and had a huge market in the country. Cui Geng might not have paid special attention to them, but he knew some basic concepts.

Superheroes might have different abilities, personalities, and identities, but most of them had similar characteristics:

Possessing extraordinary strength, technical ability, or proficiency in related equipment in a certain area could be considered in this category, they did not include strength, wisdom, special abilities or money.

They wanted to uphold justice and be responsible. They would choose to stand up for others in times of danger without wanting anything in return.

To a certain extent, they represented the morals of the Westerners. They did not kill people but handed them over to the police and the law.

They usually had a secret identity to protect their friends and family. At the same time, they often had another identity apart from superheroes in real life, such as reporters, students, rich second-generation heirs, and so on.

They usually had an iconic costume or prop.

Generally speaking, Superheroes' stories were basically stories where justice finally defeated evil: Supervillains wanted to do bad things and were discovered by Superheroes. After a series of twists and turns, Superheroes defeated Supervillains and maintained world's peace.

Of course, with the development of the Superhero theme, there were more variations to the story. There were even some righteous and evil "anti-hero" characters.

However, very few superheroes' stories would deviate from the core of 'justice defeats evil' because the audience might not be convinced if they deviated from this core.

In a sense, superheroes' comics and movies were similar to online literature. They were both mass-produced creative models. There would be many innovations in the details even though basic patterns were constantly repeated. What's more, readers would fall for it no matter how many times the material was reused.

That was also why Cui Geng did not know where to start. It was precisely because this was a mass-produced model that was deeply rooted in the culture of the West. As a countryman, there was a natural cultural gap between them. Thus, according to this standard process, it would never surpass the superhero stories written by Westerners.

This was not belittling himself, but a clear understanding of reality.

It was just like asking a native Westerner to write a traditional Chinese martial arts story. No matter how much preparation he made, what he wrote would definitely be "tasteless".

Cui Geng frowned. "In other words, it would be impossible for me to sell my story to foreigners. I can only sell it to the locals."

"Boss Pei did say that."

"But how exactly can I sell it to our countrymen?"

"Boss Pei seems to have done a lot of Western content before. They seem to be very popular among the Chinese. How did Boss Pei do it?"

Cui Geng could not help but think about the game Struggle.

In fact, Struggle also had a Western background story. The characters and stories were all based on Western backgrounds, but domestic players liked it very much.

Cui Geng recalled the details of Struggle and his eyes lit up.

"I understand now!"

"The secret of Boss Pei's creation is to observe the Western story from the perspective of Chinese culture. Then, he would deconstruct it, tear apart the exquisite outerwear of Western art works, and completely expose its inner nature!"

Chapter 882: The Background Story Of The Superhero

Cui Geng suddenly understood Boss Pei's intentions.

"For example, Struggle is actually reflecting the deep contradictions of Western society and analyzing this social phenomenon. It tore apart the warm and beautiful cover in Western works, which was why there was such a deep reaction!"

For a long time, the domestic cultural industry had been relatively weak.

Be it for games, movies, novels, or even ideologies in certain fields, they were all completely suppressed by the Western world.

There were many reasons for this. Most importantly, it was because of historical issues. This phenomenon did exist and was very serious even though many people were unwilling to admit it.

The cultural output of the Western world had always existed and had a very complicated effect.

Of course, it was undeniable that there were some positive elements in Western culture. Some movies could indeed be encouraging.

However, many people mistakenly thought that everything in Western culture was good and perfect. They even loved everything in the West because of the beautification of these cultural works. This was a classic example of being brainwashed by the beauty of artistic works.

For example, many people thought that everyone lived in a huge villa with a swimming pool in the United States. The houses were cheap, the medical services were free, and the dishwashers could live the dream life of the people. That was obviously a misinterpretation.

As a developed country, the living standards of the people in the United States would definitely be better. However, that only applied to the rich in the United States. Their lives were still very difficult for the middle-class and bottom tier of the society.

However, the Chinese had long accepted the export of many American cultural works. Many people had the illusion that the Western world was heaven on earth under the packaging and beautification of these cultural works.

One of the main reasons why Struggle was successful was that it broke the illusion and allowed more people to see the Western world from a more objective perspective. It was equivalent to deconstructing the "ideal country" in Western culture works.

Cui Geng suddenly realized, could it be that that was Boss Pei's intention for him to write on a superhero theme?

He did not want to write a superhero story that was in line with the mainstream values of the West. Instead, he wanted to deconstruct the mainstream values of the West like Struggle. He wanted to write a story that reflected deep problems and broke the illusion of some people.

Cui Geng realized that he could match many things once he accepted this setting!

Why did Boss Pei say that it did not matter even if he wrote these superheroes to death or made them suffer?

That was because this was not a traditional superhero story to begin with. The superheroes in the story did not represent fairness, justice, and beauty, but something else. Thus, their deaths would naturally not make the audience feel extremely disgusted.

Cui Geng subconsciously thought of a question: If superheroes existed, would they do what they did in movies?

Of course, there was good and evil in human nature. When humans had the power of superheroes, kind people would become superheroes, and evil people would become super villains.

However, would a kind superhero be able to persevere as described in most stories?

If he were to make a bolder assumption, if the superhero's power was not innate or mutated but obtained through other means, what would the story of the superhero become?

It was just like how the West had been sparing no effort to export their "freedom" and "democracy", was this seemingly perfect system really a perfect system?

There seemed to be a similar effect.

Cui Geng suddenly found the inspiration he wanted. He rushed to the work area, opened a new document, and wrote down the background story that suddenly appeared in his mind!

...

The story happened in the United States, similar to other superheroes.

However, the story of this superhero was different from the stories of other superheroes because in this story, the superheroes were not born with strength, nor were they relying on mutation or money.

About two hundred years ago, the first local superhero appeared in the United States.

His superpower was to obtain strength from people's support and trust. Once people's support and trust towards him weakened, his superpower would also decrease. It might even cease to exist.

However, this superhero had many virtues such as fairness, integrity, courage, and so on. This superhero had played a key role in saving countless lives and was deeply loved by the American people in all the major historical events.

Thus, he became more powerful. Not only did he become a symbol of the spirit of the United States, but he also shouldered the heavy responsibility of maintaining world peace. The people of the United States affectionately called him the 'world leader' because the people of the United States believed that his existence would maintain world peace and save mankind from war.

However, no matter how powerful a superhero was, he would always age and die.

Seventy years ago, the Captain World, who was more than a hundred years old, was dying of old age. He still had people's trust and support. He still had powerful superpowers but his body was no longer able to support him using these powers.

Politicians, media, tycoons, and all sorts of people from the United States took turns to visit the world leader in the hospital ward. They hoped that the world leader could choose a person from among the many carefully selected successors to inherit the world leader's superpower and identity.

The Captain World saw through their thoughts. Obviously, different factions were coveting this superpower that could affect the world. They wanted to use the chess pieces they cultivated to inherit the Captain World's powers and status. Everything would be disastrous if this superpower fell into the hands of bad people.

Thus, the Captain World did not give his superpower to any "successor" carefully selected by politicians, tycoons, or other forces. Instead, he scattered his superpower all over the entire country, giving every citizen of the United States the possibility of becoming a superhero.

The strength of this power depended on the support and trust of the American citizens.

The world leader firmly believed that only people with integrity, justice, and kindness would be able to obtain the support, trust, and love of most American citizens.

Even though it could not guarantee that all of his superpowers would be concentrated on one person to play the greatest role, it could at least ensure that most of his superpowers would be controlled by a kind and upright person. At the same time, it would not completely fall into the hands of a bad person.

Many people, including politicians, businessmen, and the media, tried to dissuade the Captain World, but he was unmoved. Obviously, these people's flowery words were only to keep the world leader's power for themselves. They were not trustworthy.

The world leader believed that the United States as a whole would make the right choice.

The American people deeply remembered Captain World after he died. They built a huge statue and monument for him to commemorate the first and most respected superhero.

That was the background story. The real beginning of the story was almost seventy years after the death of the world leader.

The protagonist of the story was called Phil Simmons. He was a carefree, rich second-generation heir who spent money freely every day.

Phil Simmons's father, Ryan Simmons, was a wealthy man ranked in the 150th place in the United States. He had a personal wealth of 4.2 billion US dollars. He started with real estate and owned chain hotels and office buildings in many cities around the world.

Phil Simmons was just like the other rich second-generation heirs born with a silver spoon in their mouths. He was 31 years old this year and was unmarried. He was 1.92 meters tall, had a standard white face, was handsome, and had a body that was well maintained like a model.

He was a Harvard graduate with a law doctorate and an MBA degree. His current position was the CEO of Simmons Media Corporation. He was rated as "the most influential business figure under 40 years old" by Fortune magazine.

His degree in Harvard might have been obtained through a large sum of money donated by his family, it was not a shameful thing in the elite families of the United States. It was a very common occurrence.

Phil Simmons did not have any special abilities apart from driving super sports cars with one hand. He had many professional staff to manage his company, but he was still on the verge of bankruptcy.

However, none of that mattered. Phil Simmons' own media company was just a drop in the ocean compared to the real estate company controlled by the Simmons Family after all. It would not affect the foundation of the entire Simmons Corporation even if his company went bankrupt ten times.

There were many types of rich second-generation heirs as well, and Phil Simmons was obviously not the hardworking type.

He was managing his own company and expanding his network. However, most of the time, he was still living a luxurious life, partying on a yacht.

He did not need to worry about anything at all. His family business was enough for him to live a carefree life after all.

Until one day, when his life changed because of a superhero.

Thus, Phil Simmons made up his mind. He wanted to become a superhero by hook or by crook. He wanted to become the strongest superhero. He wanted to get rid of all the superheroes that stood in his way.

...

Cui Geng quickly wrote an opening to the story.

Cui Geng quickly settled the background of the entire story, including the character of the protagonist. Everything was very natural.

However, Cui Geng had no idea why Phil Simmons had made up his mind to become a superhero or how he had managed to do it.

However, he was not in a hurry at all. It was a fixed-rate contract after all. Cui Geng did not feel pressured to create anything. All he had to do was slowly accumulate the materials and carefully work on it.

Next, Cui Geng planned to look through all the films, television dramas, comics, and works related to superheroes, as well as works that reflected American politics.

There was a lot of content in these works. It would probably take him at least a week to read most of them even if he watched them with a high intensity of eight hours a day. Moreover, it was unknown whether or not he could find enough inspiration during this period and write a good story outline.

Yet, for some reason, Cui Geng was filled with confidence in himself because Boss Pei himself had set the theme!

Chapter 883: Physical Industries Entering The Super First-Tier Cities

February 10th, Friday...

In the office of the Cold-Faced Lady in Beijing.

Qi Yan and her colleagues were busy preparing for the Gourmet Laboratory.

Originally, the entire Cold-Faced Lady's company was immersed in a confused atmosphere without knowing what to do. That was because this brand was established by Meng Chang. Meng Chang originally had a complete set of theories, but now, Meng Chang's theories had been overthrown, and his personal halo had been crushed. Therefore, the employees who were originally inspired by Meng Chang were now lost.

However, Qi Yan led the Cold-Faced Lady employees to find a direction to work towards again after reading the articles about Meng Chang and Boss Pei!

Qi Yan decided to lead her employees to continue working hard according to Boss Pei's instructions to change the current situation of the Cold-Faced Lady. She must not disappoint Boss Pei!

The first thing she wanted to do was to hire outstanding vendors to be Gourmet Advisers, establish a Gourmet Laboratory, and improve the taste of all dishes including roasted cold noodles.

Qi Yan's plan continued after the Lunar New Year.

She had already sent a special expedition team to various cities in the country to continue digging up outstanding vendors.

The leader of this expedition team was Zhang Yahui, who was the young vendor performing spectacularly in the roadside food competition. Of course, many Cold-Faced Lady employees cooperated with him.

They would invite an outstanding vendor to Beijing when they found one. If not, they would spend a huge sum of money to ask about the secrets and formulas of the local food stalls. In short, they could not return empty-handed.

There were so many cities in the country. It would take a long time to find them even if they were only in first-tier and second-tier cities. Qi Yan knew very well that this would be a long-term mission, so she was not in a hurry. Instead, she considered splitting them into several stages.

Creating a Gourmet Laboratory and the search for outstanding vendors would be done at the same time without any delay.

At that moment, the Gourmet Laboratory in Beijing was almost ready. However, some details had not been finalized. Qi Yan was still seriously considering it.

At that moment, a colleague came over and said, "Sister Yan, I have something to report to you."

He paused for a moment. "Fish-Catching Take-Out opened a shop in Beijing. The address is diagonally opposite our shop, about ten meters apart. It's almost face to face."

Qi Yan looked up, stunned.

Fish-Catching Take-Out?

According to Qi Yan's knowledge, Fish-Catching Take-Out had its own stores in Beijing. However, there were not many of them. Before this, Fish-Catching Take-Out was located more than ten kilometers away from the Cold-Faced Lady in Beijing. It would not be able to compete with the Cold-Faced Lady.

However, this time, Fish-Catching Take-Out actually opened up opposite the Cold-Faced Lady's shop? It was less than ten meters away. It was no different from a face to face competition!

What did that mean?

Qi Yan knew very well that apart from the nameless restaurant in Jingzhou that did not move or open branches, Fish-Catching Take-Out was the only restaurant in Tengda Corporation.

Fish-Catching Take-Out's business style was very different from other takeaways. Its regular takeaways and high-end takeaway, 'Food.Harmony', were mainly targeted at the recycling of cutlery. They were mainly home-cooked dishes with little oil and salt. They were very popular in Handong Province with garbage sorting.

In recent months, Fish-Catching Take-Out seemed to have been moving towards Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and other first-tier cities under Boss Pei's instructions. The effect seemed to be quite good.

After all, such price positioning, good service, and high quality take-out shops would be more marketable in first-tier cities and would be more favored by white-collar workers.

However, why was Fish-Catching Take-Out competing directly in Cold-Faced Lady's face?

Fish-Catching Take-Out would definitely compete with the Cold-Faced Lady without a doubt.

Meng Chang might have been exaggerating back then, saying that Fish-Catching Take-Out and Cold-Faced Lady were complementary, but that was just bluffing investors. Everyone only had three meals a day. There were only so many people ordering take-out in the same area. Who would order roasted cold noodles for no reason with Fish-Catching Take-Out with rich ingredients and excellent flavors available now?

That would definitely have a huge impact on the Cold-Faced Lady!

Of course, the Cold-Faced Lady was no longer as full as before after all the twists and turns in the past. It looked very deserted. There were still some customers even though they could not make ends meet.

The arrival of Fish-Catching Take-Out would definitely make things worse for Cold-Faced Lady.

The colleague who came to report obviously knew this very well. He was a little flustered. "Sister Yan, do you think this is Boss Pei's idea or is the person-in-charge of Fish-Catching Take-Out acting on their own? What should we do?"

Boss Pei's attitude was more worrying compared to the upcoming market competition.

Everyone knew very well that they would not be able to compete with Fish-Catching Take-Out. The worst case scenario would be losing more money every month.

However, if this was Boss Pei's idea, Boss Pei's current attitude towards the Cold-Faced Lady was worth investigating.

Did he want to burn the Cold-Faced Lady like a matchstick to make Fish-Catching Take-Out more popular?

If that happened, all of the Cold-Faced Lady's employees would probably be sacrificed.

Qi Yan remained silent for a moment and said, "Calm down, don't scare yourself first."

"I'll make a trip down personally to investigate."

...

Half an hour later, Qi Yan arrived at Fish-Catching Take-Out, which was diagonally opposite Cold-Faced Lady's store.

The shop had been vacant for more than two months. It was being renovated now. The workers were extremely.

Judging from the progress of the renovations, the construction should only start after the new year. There was still some time before the store officially opened for business.

From a geographical point of view, this Fish-Catching Take-Out would indeed form a competitive relationship with the Cold-Faced Lady. That was because the two shops were too close to each other and their range of delivery was basically the same.

There was one person wearing a safety helmet watching from the side. Someone was introducing the renovations to him. Qi Yan guessed that he should be the branch manager of this store.

Qi Yan greeted them and introduced herself since they were all employees under Boss Pei after all.

The young man in the helmet immediately smiled and shook Qi Yan's hand. "Hello, I'm the person-in-charge of Fish-Catching Take-Out, Rui Yuchen."

Qi Yan was stunned.

Rui Yuchen?

Wasn't that the person-in-charge of the entire Fish-Catching Take-Out? The senior management of Tengda Corporation who reported directly to Boss Pei?

Qi Yan knew very well that although the Cold-Faced Lady was considered an industry of Tengda Corporation, her status was far from enough. She could not report directly to Boss Pei. If she encountered any problems, she could only ask He Desheng first, and then let He Desheng report to Boss Pei.

The status of the Cold-Faced Lady and Fish-Catching Take-Out in Tengda Corporation was obviously completely different.

However, Qi Yan did not expect that Rui Yuchen would come to Beijing instead of staying in Jingzhou as the person-in-charge of Fish-Catching Take-Out.

Rui Yuchen might not know Qi Yan, but he obviously knew about the Cold-Faced Lady. He took off his helmet and handed it to the others, inviting Qi Yan to sit in a nearby cafe.

Qi Yan happened to have many questions to ask as well, so the two of them went to a small cafe nearby.

...

Qi Yan was a little hesitant and did not know where to start after ordering coffee and exchanging pleasantries.

She might have many doubts in her heart but Cold-Faced Lady was too small compared to Fish-Catching Take-Out. It would seem like she did not know her place if she asked directly. What's more, wouldn't it seem too overbearing if this was Boss Pei's arrangement?

Rui Yuchen saw Qi Yan's hesitation and smiled. "I know you must have a lot of questions. Don't be embarrassed. Ask whatever you want to ask."

"If you want to ask about this shop, I can tell you that Boss Pei personally decided the location of this shop. There is a suitable shop nearby coincidentally, so I decided to set up a new branch here."

"However, there are more than ten new branches this time. What's more, it's not just Fish-Catching Take-Out. Tengda's other physical businesses, including Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and Deposit Fitness, also have plans to enter Beijing."

Qi Yan roughly understood what was going on after Rui Yuchen briefly explained the situation.

Tengda's series of physical industries faced the problem of where to open their new stores during the period of Chinese New Year.

Rui Yuchen was also having a headache over this question.

Previously, Boss Pei had been the one to decide on the location of the branch. Rui Yuchen only needed to execute it. However, now, he had to decide on the location of all the branches by himself. Boss Pei would not usually ask about it. This made Rui Yuchen feel more responsible and pressured.

Beijing, Shanghai, and other first-tier cities already had many Cold-Faced Lady shops. However, should he continue to venture deeper into these first-tier cities and increase the density of Fish-Catching Take-Out's shops? Or should he turn to other second-tier cities and ensure that most of them had Fish-Catching Take-Out's shops before slowly developing?

However, Rui Yuchen did not think about it for too long. That was because he, Xiao Peng, and the others quickly received a revelation from Boss Pei.

Boss Pei might not have said it explicitly but his actions had already explained everything.

Boss Pei had advertised Tengda's physical industry in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai. What did that mean?

Obviously, he was hinting for Rui Yuchen, Xiao Peng, and the others to make the best use of their time and continue to fill these first-tier cities!

Wouldn't Boss Pei be disappointed if he did not manage to open a branch after Boss Pei's advertisements were released?

Therefore, Fish-Catching Take-Out, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Deposit Fitness, and other physical industries immediately decided to continue opening branches in Beijing, Shanghai, and other cities!

Sloth Apartments did not follow immediately because they had issues with their capital chains. What's more, Jingzhou's local market was not yet saturated. However, Fish-Catching Take-Out, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, and the other businesses had spent a lot of money to purchase new branches.

These branches had directly filled in the profits of the two businesses for a long period of time. However, that did not matter. After all, this was the established plan that Boss Pei had set for them. They would spend all of their profits on the branches.

With Boss Pei as their backer, Rui Yuchen and Xiao Peng would not have to worry about their capital chain breaking. They could naturally do whatever they wanted.

This Fish-Catching Take-Out was also one of the new stores.

Rui Yuchen had come all the way to Beijing because the focus of his work had shifted to Beijing. He wanted to keep an eye on the shops in Beijing. He would decide on his next move once the teething problems were settled.

Boss Pei did not say much after learning that Rui Yuchen was going to open more branches in Beijing. He only emphasized that he had to build a flagship store with the highest standards opposite Cold-Faced Lady.

Boss Pei did not explain why.

Chapter 884: Bunny Tail Live-Stream Publicity

Qi Yan sipped her coffee, not looking very happy.

Boss Pei had personally decided on the location of this branch. What did that mean?

Cold-Faced Lady would obviously be crushed by Fish-Catching Take-Out if they were to compete. Boss Pei must know this very well.

Qi Yan felt that the only explanation was that Boss Pei wanted the Cold-Faced Lady to die in the hands of Fish-Catching Take-Out!

That way, the remaining popularity of Cold-Faced Lady would be transferred to Fish-Catching Take-Out!

Sacrificing the Cold-Faced Lady, a negative asset that had been incurring losses, could allow Fish-Catching Take-Out to gain a foothold in Beijing and develop faster. This deal seemed to be very worth it.

If that was the case, Qi Yan would be facing a battle that she would never win. How could she not worry?

Qi Yan felt very disappointed. Boss Pei had clearly gone through so much trouble to kick Meng Chang away, and then hinted to her to open a roadside food competition to allow the Cold-Faced Lady to be reborn. Didn't that mean that Boss Pei valued the Cold-Faced Lady very much?

How were they to interpret the current situation then?

Qi Yan did not want to ask further, but she could not figure it out herself. After much hesitation, she said to Rui Yuchen, "Boss Rui, I'm being honest. Do you think Boss Pei wants to sacrifice the Cold-Faced Lady and focus all his attention on Fish-Catching Take-Out? If that's the case, I have no complaints. I'll cooperate unconditionally."

Rui Yuchen was stunned. He immediately shook his head. "No, no, no. You might have misunderstood."

"Boss Pei might have only decided on the location of the shop and did not explain the reason to me, but I have been around Boss Pei for a long time after all. I can guess what he means."

"Boss Pei would never give up on any of his businesses. Boss Pei would turn the losses into profits even if it seemed impossible to succeed or was incurring huge losses."

"Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Fish-Catching Take-Out, Shared phone booth, Deposit Fitness... There are countless examples of this."

"Therefore, since Boss Pei will definitely not give up on Cold-Faced Lady since he had already bought it. You can rest assured about that."

Qi Yan felt more at ease after hearing Rui Yuchen's words.

That was indeed the case on further thought. She had never heard of Tengda Corporation giving up on any industry. Take Fish-Catching Take-Out for example. It had been incurring losses for at least a year after it was established. However, Boss Pei had never given up. He had finally seized the opportunity to classify the garbage in Handong Province. He had accumulated enough money and shot to success.

Cold-Faced Lady's situation was not comparable to these industries that had once suffered huge losses.

However, Qi Yan might have felt more at ease but her doubts did not lessen at all.

"However, why did Boss Pei specifically ask Fish-Catching Take-Out to open a store opposite the Cold-Faced Lady if he does not intend to give up on us? What's more, he specifically instructed that it must be a flagship store?"

Rui Yuchen was silent for a moment. "Boss Pei's plans are for the long term. Even a person-in-charge of our department, like me, would find it difficult to fully understand it. However, I can roughly guess some of it."

"I think Boss Pei chose this location with at least three considerations!"

"First of all, for guidance."

"Cold-Faced Lady had not achieved true profit since its establishment. Even the taste of the Cold-Faced Lady's dishes has not truly conquered the customers."

"In other words, the Cold-Faced Lady is still far from turning losses into profits and success. How long would you need to explore if you are allowed to explore freely? It's too slow."

"On the other hand, Fish-Catching Take-Out is a food and beverage brand of the same genre. It has accumulated a lot of experience in this area. It can provide much guidance to the Cold-Faced Lady in terms of training, internal management, research and development of new food products, and marketing."

"Fish-Catching Take-Out has also been incurring losses. Cold-Faced Lady doesn't need to go through the detours that we have taken."

"The two stores are so close to each other. You can often organize people to visit, interact, and learn at Fish-Catching Take-Out. You can definitely get on the right track faster."

"Second, competitiveness."

"Boss Pei is always of the opinion that good products should not be afraid of competition in the market. He would always choose the most difficult area and compete with mature players because he knew that flowers in a greenhouse would never thrive."

"The location that the Cold-Faced Lady chose was a better location. There are no fast food restaurants nearby, and the competition environment is very weak. In such an environment, the Cold-Faced Lady has a group of fixed customers. There will naturally be a lack of motivation."

"Let Fish-Catching Take-Out put some pressure on the Cold-Faced Lady. It's good for both parties."

"Lastly, an oligopoly effect."

"Let's say that Cold-Faced Lady has withstood pressure and launched many new dishes with good taste, attracting more customers. Then, Fish-Catching Take-Out and Cold-Faced Lady would not only be competitors, but also create an oligopoly!"

"For customers, once they get sick of Fish-Catching Take-Out, they can come to Cold-Faced Lady to change their taste. The same goes for the other customers."

"The food and beverage industry is filled with competition. Even if Fish-Catching Take-Out doesn't come, other restaurants will open. Wouldn't it be even more awkward if Cold-Faced Lady loses in the competition?"

"On the other hand, Cold-Faced Lady and Fish-Catching Take-Out can work together to get rid of the other fast food and take-out shops nearby. That way, no matter how we compete, money will flow into Tengda Corporation. It's the same for us!"

Qi Yan's brows gradually relaxed after listening to Rui Yuchen's analysis.

"I see..."

"It looks like my level is too low. In other words, not only did Boss Pei not think about sacrificing the Cold-Faced Lady, but he even put in so much effort to encourage us to improve?"

Rui Yuchen nodded. "Based on my understanding of Boss Pei, that's his intention."

"It's just as well. The strategic focus of Fish-Catching Take-Out is going to be shifted from Jingzhou to these super first-tier cities. I'll stay in Beijing until all the shops are operating normally before returning to Beijing. You can look for me anytime if Cold-Faced Lady faces any problems."

Qi Yan was elated. "That's great!"

"Actually, Cold-Faced Lady has been wanting to learn from Fish-Catching Take-Out and start our own Gourmet Laboratory. I have many questions to ask."

"However, this will definitely affect the normal work of Fish-Catching Take-Out. I'm a little embarrassed."

Rui Yuchen smiled. "That's not necessary."

"Almost every department in Tengda had incurred losses before. Other departments would always lend a helping hand in time without any selfish motives. This is Tengda's traditional culture. Fish-Catching Take-Out had also received the care of many other departments."

"Everyone is working for Boss Pei after all. Tengda's internal departments have no competition or pressure from the KPI. Helping each other and making the cake bigger is definitely more in line with the long-term interests of each department."

"Cold-Faced Lady might have just joined Tengda Corporation, but you have to adapt to this environment as soon as possible."

Qi Yan quickly nodded. "Yes! I understand!"

Rui Yuchen sipped his coffee and asked casually, "So, Cold-Faced Lady's recent work is just to prepare a Gourmet Laboratory? Is there anything else I can help with?"

Qi Yan thought for a moment. "Er... Actually, we've been planning a promotional video recently. We want to record the vendors' daily lives and show the netizens their hardships. They're still filming..."

Both of them drank their coffee and discussed the future development plans of Cold-Faced Lady and Fish-Catching Take-Out. Both of them were deeply inspired.

...

At the same time, in Jingzhou...

"Achoo!'

Pei Qian sneezed in his office. He felt a little strange because the room was quite warm.

Before the Lunar New Year, Pei Qian had advertised his physical industry to super first-tier cities like Beijing and Shanghai. That was because Tengda had fewer physical industries in these cities. In addition, Meng Chang's publicity plan was relatively simple. The publicity effect should be relatively poor.

He did not expect that things would turn out contrary to his wishes!

The minimalistic poster that Meng Chang designed became popular because of the huge number of advertisements. It had the best publicity effect. On the other hand, Rui Yuchen, Xiao Peng, and the others saw that the publicity effect was so good and thought that it was a hint that the next batch of branches should be opened in these super first-tier cities!

Pei Qian was speechless as well. However, he had already made up his mind not to interfere with the location of Fish-Catching Take-Out and Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. Thus, he let them be.

However, Pei Qian still specifically instructed Rui Yuchen to open a Fish-Catching Take-Out flagship store opposite the Cold-Faced Lady's store in Beijing.

That way, Fish-Catching Take-Out would absorb all the customers from Cold-Faced Lady. Cold-Faced Lady would be in a worse state and might not even be able to make a comeback.

That way, Pei Qian could get Cold-Faced Lady to burn money continuously!

Pei Qian was thinking happily when he heard a knock on his office door.

He looked up and saw Meng Chang.

"Boss Pei, the promotional video for Bunny Tail Live-Stream is done. The first version has been edited. Please take a look."

Meng Chang felt very uneasy.

He knew very well that Boss Pei should have expected that he would resort to all sorts of rubbish promotional plans to obtain a higher commission after being offered such a strange way to increase his commission.

However, Boss Pei was nonchalant and seemed to not care about the direction of Tengda Corporation's publicity funds. That made Meng Chang feel uneasy.

Meng Chang was in a state of contradiction where he was afraid that he would incur losses if he did too well in advertising.

This time was no exception. While the lads under Meng Chang ran faster than the other after work, their efficiency was indeed ridiculously high. They took only a week to finish the promotional video.

Meng Chang was unsure, so he showed it to Boss Pei immediately.

Pei Qian was not interested in this. "Go and give it to Old Ma. I won't watch it."

However, on further thought, he said, "Forget it. I'll take a look since I'm already here."

Meng Chang immediately went forward and handed his tablet computer over.

Pei Qian clicked on the video.

...

The promotional video was not very long, only about three minutes. What's more, they were scenes that were commonly seen in life. There were very few characters in the video, so it was completed in less than a week.

The promotional video started with a university dormitory.

There were two students in the picture. One had messy hair and looked listless. The other was wearing glasses and looked much better.

Their appearance highlighted their identities: a flunkie and a top student.

In the first scene, the flunkie wore earphones and ate fruits while watching game live-streams at night. He would laugh from time to time. On the other hand, the top student would wear earplugs and study hard under the light of the desk lamp.

In the second scene, the lights were turned off at night. The flunkie laid in his bed and continued watching the live-stream on his cell phone. He even sent a few gifts to the live streamer lady in the late night slot. The top student immediately went to bed and set the alarm clock for tomorrow morning.

In the third scene, the flunkie slept until almost noon before waking up. He continued watching the live-stream on his computer after ordering take-out. However, he only found one that he was relatively satisfied with after flipping through more than ten live-streams since there were not many live-streamers in the afternoon. He ate take-out while watching. At that moment, the top student was in the library, reading, revising, and preparing for his exams.

In the fourth scene, both of them graduated and started their respective jobs. The flunkie became an ordinary employee of the company. He worked at his desk while skiving and watching live-streams secretly. The top student worked hard in the company and made use of every minute of his time.

In the fifth scene, the flunkie was fired by the company because of his poor performance. He stood at the entrance of the company, lost and in pain. However, he habitually opened a live-stream on the bus on the way back. The scene changed. On the other hand, the top student had just been specially hired to work in the same company as a management. He was warmly welcomed by the upper echelons of the company in the conference room...

Finally, the screen showed the logo of the bunny tail live-stream and a line of slogans. "Everyone has the same amount of time. The difference is how you control it."

...

This promotional video had some minor changes to Meng Chang's initial plan, but it did not affect much.

At first, Meng Chang had wanted to arrange for four roles in the promotional video: two students and two office workers. However, after some thought, he decided that there was no need for that. Thus, he chose only two people and allowed the entire promotional video to run through their students and working lives.

This way, the continuity of the entire promotional video would be better, but the irony would also be greater.

Meng Chang was very perturbed.

Wasn't this promotional video too explicit?

Would Boss Pei become angry?

However, Meng Chang only saw Boss Pei nod slightly. "Okay, this publicity plan is much better than the poster we made previously! It looks like you've gradually found the feeling. Keep it up!"