118: Chapter 118 You dare talk to my brother about money? Don't you know who's boss anymore?!

A single stone stirred up a thousand ripples.

Following Song Ying's exclamation of "Greetings, Great Demon King," who wouldn't know that the person who just entered was Qin Xun?

The group members greeted him one after another.

"Hello, President Qin!"

"Hello, Brother Qin!"

"Hello, Mr. Qin!"

At first, everyone was quite serious, but most influencers are attention-seekers, and soon the atmosphere took a strange turn.

"I've missed you to death!"

"Give me a kiss!"

"Kisses, hugs, lift me up high!"

"Mr. Qin, please call me Queen!"

...

An Ke stood behind Qin Xun, openly staring at his phone, watching the group of devil-may-care influencers in the chat.

Her mood was somewhat complicated.

You can actually tell the level of a marketing campaign just by looking at the investment amount.

10,000 is what most small companies use.

100,000 usually requires going through procedures and multiple approvals in most companies.

1,000,000 definitely requires several meetings, layer-by-layer reporting, and layer-by-layer approval before it might be granted.

10,000,000—hardly any companies in the entire country have that kind of spending power.

Especially for a company like Dudu Tea, which looks glamorous on the surface but is actually on the verge of bankruptcy at any moment, frequently having suppliers blocking the door demanding debt repayment.

10,000,000 is almost like scraping together their coffin money.

If this time doesn't work out, when the company collapses, it will be without any dignity, and they won't even have enough money for a coffin lid.

An Ke watched the lively atmosphere in the group.

What made her happy was that Qin Xun actually had such a high status in the influencer circle, with a faint air of a godfather.

What worried her was that they were just influencers!

Influencers are ultimately different from celebrities.

Celebrities have professional companies to package them throughout, they like to put on airs, giving people a sense of being high and mighty, and can attract a bunch of die-hard fans.

Celebrities can manage fan economies.

But influencers are mainly there to entertain the public.

Netizens watch them just for a laugh, and rarely form "die-hard" fan groups that generate actual purchasing power.

If the final promotion for Dudu Tea just uses a bunch of small influencers, it feels like using ragtag troops to fight a critical battle.

It makes people feel like... they are just feeding the enemy!

It's just for people to watch for fun!

It might even have a negative effect, dragging Dudu Tea's original brand style down into the mud.

...

Qin Xun just smiled at the messages in the group, not sending a single word, waiting for the group to gradually quiet down.

Only then did someone with the group name [It's Xiao Nuan — 420k Followers] ask a serious question.

[Mr. Qin, you asked Xiao Ying Doll to gather us together, what is it that you want to do?]

Qin Xun typed and sent.

[I am currently doing marketing for the brand revamp of Dudu Tea. In Flower City, Lingnan Province, there are 50 stores that will reopen in three days.]

[I want to invite you all to come... stir things up, and do some promotion.]

...

As soon as these words were out, the group was quiet for a moment.

Immediately, someone started brown-nosing again.

[Great! Great!]

[Being able to serve Mr. Qin is our blessing!]

[As long as Mr. Qin says the word, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!]

[Then, may I ask Mr. Qin, how much remuneration will you give us?]

[Milk tea! I love drinking it most!]

At this moment, the group was quiet for a while.

Because someone had asked the question everyone wanted to ask.

Although they were there because of Song Ying's fame, and furthermore, wanting to cling to Qin Xun, the legendary "Father of Traffic," they couldn't just make a trip to Lingnan for nothing!

Moreover, they knew Qin Xun was a rising star in the marketing circle, and he surely wouldn't be stingy.

Everyone in the group was quietly waiting for Qin Xun's answer, full of anticipation.

Qin Xun smiled and was about to type, but then he saw Xiao Ying Doll — 4.68 million followers, send a screenshot to the group.

It was a screenshot of someone being removed from the group.

[You have removed 'Zheng Qian Duoduo — 120k Followers' from the group chat]

Immediately after, Song Ying sent a few more lines.

[I pulled you into this 'Stirring up Trouble' group, which is already your blessing. And you still dare to talk about money with my brother?]

[No money!]

[Work for free!]

[This is all your honor!]

Xia Ning looked up at Qin Xun, looking shocked.

"Qin Xun, isn't Song Ying's worship of you a bit too blind?"

Qin Xun gave an awkward laugh.

He knew that what Song Ying sent in the group wasn't out of spite, but from the heart.

He looked at Xia Ning and revealed a meaningful smile.

"It's not that Song Ying's worship of me is too blind, but that you, Xia Ning, don't have a clear enough understanding of me."

Xia Ning: "..."

She heard Qin Xun continue.

"Song Ying understands me; she knows that I'm quite frugal, don't like spending money, and like to get things for free."

Xia Ning: "???"

She didn't understand why a grown man could say such things with such justification?

An Ke sighed quietly, feeling increasingly uneasy.

The group was quiet for a moment.

Then it went crazy!

[????]

[????]

[6666]

[9999, that's insane!]

[I never expected you guys to be this kind of people!]

[More ruthless than capitalists!]

[Qin Xun, don't you think too highly of yourself? I'm a blogger with 600k followers after all, one ad costs tens of thousands!]

...

Immediately after, another screenshot was sent out.

[You have removed 'Singing Kitten — 620k Followers' from the group chat]

Song Ying typed again, aggressively.

[Still dare to talk about money with my brother?]

[Don't you know who's the boss here?]

[My brother treats money like dirt. You keep talking about money, isn't that disgusting?]

The group was quiet for a moment again, and then it exploded!

[Too bullying!]

[Is this the attitude you have when asking for favors?]

[Which blogger can stand this attitude from you?]

[Is there no law anymore?]

[Even if I die today, even if I jump off a building, I will absolutely not help you with the promotion!]

...

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Qin Xun was afraid that if the arguing continued, all these people would be kicked out by Song Ying.

He quickly picked up his phone and sent a voice message directly.

[Everyone don't be anxious!]

[There is no money, but I see that most of you are singing bloggers, so I can offer a song in exchange.]

[For the promotional videos you make for Dudu Tea, whoever gets the most likes will win the singing rights to a song, which can be used for commercial performances.]

The group quieted down.

They seemed to be thinking about what kind of song it could be that made Qin Xun so bold as to want to get a whole group of people to work for free!

Without waiting for the group to speak, Qin Xun pressed the voice recording button and began to sing.

"Happily holding a candle to wander in the night"

"Midnight stars, like friends running about"

He had only sung one line.

He suddenly heard the sound of hurried high heels, and a figure leaned right in front of him.

He was so scared he released the voice recording button, looked up, and saw.

Xia Ning had a cold face, snatched his phone, and recalled that line of the song.

She heard her say coldly.

"Change to another one!"

Qin Xun tilted his head and looked at her, somewhat confused.

He saw Xia Ning's eyes grow even colder.

"You gave this song to me before."

Qin Xun asked back.

"Can you sing it?"

Xia Ning asked back.

"Did you teach me?"

Qin Xun's face looked a bit awkward.

"Oh!"

"Next time for sure!"

An Ke watched from the side. Although she only heard a few words, she inferred the outline of the story.

She glanced at Qin Xun and sighed in her heart.

Straight man! Really too straight! Steel-level!

...

The group was just wondering why that voice message was recalled before it could even be opened?

Immediately after, they saw Qin Xun send another voice message.

[A song, 'the wind rises', for you all!]