123: Chapter 124 Financial Interview [Revised]

Jiang Jing was still spending his days flitting among various beautiful women, living a thoroughly enjoyable life. This morning, his phone vibrated, and the screen displayed "Incoming Call from Jiang Yan."

"Hello, Beauty Jiang, what's up?" Jiang Jing lazily answered the phone, though his gaze remained fixed on the black stockings of Li Xue beside him.

"Mr. Jiang, another media outlet wants to schedule an exclusive interview with you," Jiang Yan's voice came through the receiver, sounding as efficient as ever. "This time, it's Longguo Satellite TV's Finance Channel, and they've sent their top host."

Jiang Jing raised an eyebrow. "Longguo Satellite TV? That highly authoritative official media outlet?"

"Yes." Jiang Yan paused. "This is already the seventeenth media invitation this week, but Longguo Satellite TV carries a different level of weight. I suggest you consider it."

Jiang Jing chuckled. "Seventeen? It seems our beauty serum is indeed a massive hit."

"It's more than just a hit." Jiang Yan's voice carried an irrepressible excitement. "This batch of five hundred thousand bottles sold out in five seconds, and the black market price has already been driven up to fifty thousand per bottle. Major beauty salons and celebrity studios are trying every possible way to contact us, hoping to get an internal supply."

"Tell Longguo Satellite TV that I accept the interview," Jiang Jing made his decision. "They can decide the time and place."

Hanging up the phone, a playful smile curled on the corner of Jiang Jing's mouth.

Longguo Satellite TV was the most authoritative media platform in the country. Being able to show his face there would bring an immeasurable boost to Xingchen Technology's brand value.

More importantly, he had heard that the host, Yan Shuyao, was an absolute top-tier beauty.

...

Time flew by, and on this day, Jiang Jing, having nothing else to do, came to the office.

After all, even a hands-off boss had to show his face at the office once in a while.

"Mr. Jiang, the interview team from Longguo Finance Satellite TV has arrived." Jiang Yan gently knocked on the office door, holding a guest information file. "This is the host's resume. Would you like to take a look?"

Jiang Jing looked up from a pile of documents and rubbed his temples. "Didn't we say the interview was scheduled for next week? Why is it early?"

Jiang Yan's lips curved slightly. "They heard you were extremely busy with work, so they specially adjusted their schedule." She placed the folder on the desk and added, "Since it's Longguo Satellite TV, it wasn't easy for us to decline."

Busy with work, my foot. Jiang Jing spent his entire day fooling around with women.

Jiang Jing opened the folder, and what caught his eye was an elegant and dignified professional photo. The woman in the photo was about thirty years old, her long black hair elegantly tucked behind her ears. Her almond-shaped eyes shone with intellectual brilliance, and her red lips were slightly parted as if she were ready to throw out sharp questions at any moment.

Jiang Jing nodded. "Where is the host, Yan Shuyao?"

"She's in the dressing room." Jiang Yan handed him a document. "This is the interview outline. Ms. Yan Shuyao said you can look it over in advance, and any unsuitable questions can be edited or removed."

Jiang Jing casually flipped through it. They were all standard business interview questions—original entrepreneurial intentions, product concepts, future plans, and so on.

He noticed an extra question lightly marked in pencil on the last page: "As a young billionaire, how do you view the relationship between wealth and responsibility?"

"This is a good question." Jiang Jing pointed to the pencil mark. "Keep it."

Jiang Yan nodded slightly. "Alright. Also, Ms. Yan Shuyao hopes to have a brief, private chat with you first to get acquainted, so the formal interview will feel more natural."

"Just what I wanted." Jiang Jing adjusted his tie, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes. "Lead the way."

The VIP reception room on the 38th floor had been temporarily converted into an interview preparation room.

When Jiang Jing pushed the door open, several staff members were adjusting the lights and cameras. Sitting on the sofa in the center of the room was a woman who made his eyes light up.

Yan Shuyao stood up and extended her hand with a smile. "Mr. Jiang, I have heard so much about you."

Jiang Jing shook her slender, delicate hand, which felt as smooth and warm as mutton-fat jade. "Ms. Yan is the real celebrity here. I often watch your programs."

Seeing Yan Shuyao in person, Jiang Jing found her even more stunning than in her photo.

She wore a sharply tailored navy blue suit with a pearl-white silk shirt underneath, and ten-centimeter stiletto heels that made her calves look long and perfectly straight.

Yan Shuyao offered a professional smile. "Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule for this interview."

[Valid consumption target detected. Would you like to view her information?]

Jiang Jing's heart stirred, and he silently commanded the system to view it.

Name: Yan Shuyao

Age: 30

Height: 168 cm

Weight: 54 kg

Overall Appearance: 94

Number of Charges: 0

Favorability: 5 (Professional Appreciation)

A trace of surprise flashed in Jiang Jing's eyes. A top-tier appearance rating of 94, and still zero charges? In today's society, this was simply a miracle.

"Mr. Jiang?" Yan Shuyao tilted her head slightly. "Are you alright?"

Only then did Jiang Jing realize he was still holding her hand. He quickly let go and said, "Apologies, I was spacing out. Host Yan is even more radiant in person than on television."

Yan Shuyao chuckled, faint smile lines appearing at the corners of her eyes. "Mr. Jiang, you flatter me. However..." She looked around, her gaze lingering for a moment on the city view outside the floor-to-ceiling windows. "Your office has such a wonderful view. No wonder you were able to develop an epoch-making product like the huanyan beauty serum."

Jiang Jing followed her gaze and said half-jokingly, "It seems Host Yan knows a lot about our company?"

"Of course." Yan Shuyao took a thick folder from her assistant. "For this exclusive interview, our team spent a full two weeks doing our homework."

Jiang Jing laughed inwardly. What development process? It was just a formula he had casually bought from the System Store. On the surface, however, he put on a humble expression. "It was just good luck."

"Luck?" Yan Shuyao raised an eyebrow. "According to our understanding, you obtained multiple chemistry patents during your student days, and later even turned down high-paying offers from abroad to return home and start your own business." Her eyes sparkled with professional curiosity. "That's certainly not something that can be explained by mere luck."

Jiang Jing clicked his tongue inwardly.

This fabricated resume was way too detailed. Even he was starting to believe it.

"Host Yan has indeed done her homework," he said with a smile, changing the subject. "Would you like to tour our Laboratory first? That way, the interview will feel more authentic later."

Yan Shuyao's eyes lit up. "I'd be delighted."

Over the next half hour, Jiang Jing took Yan Shuyao on a tour of Xingchen Technology's research and development center. Relying on his Master-level Eloquence, he explained the complex, high-tech equipment in plain, easy-to-understand terms, occasionally weaving in a few technical terms to appear both authoritative and approachable.

"...So this spectrometer is mainly used to analyze the stability of active ingredients," Jiang Jing pointed to a gleaming instrument, fabricating a story without even blinking. "Back then, to calibrate it, our team stayed up for three whole nights."

Yan Shuyao took notes diligently, nodding from time to time. "No wonder the effects of the huanyan beauty serum are so astonishing. This attitude of constantly striving for perfection is precisely the most valuable quality of our Longguo entrepreneurs."

By the end of the tour, the two of them were already conversing very happily. Yan Shuyao's originally formulaic smile had become much more genuine, and the look of appreciation in her eyes grew increasingly obvious.

[Yan Shuyao's favorability +10] (Currently 15)

Returning to the meeting room, the staff members were adjusting the lights and cameras.

Taking advantage of this brief break, Yan Shuyao handed Jiang Jing a cup of coffee. "Mr. Jiang, if you don't mind me asking a personal question, do you have any hobbies in your spare time?"