37: Discontinued lip balm

Jiang Chuan naturally wouldn't forget the great contributor and made a video call to Tan Jing.

She had just sent a message on wechat, so she naturally wasn't in class.

It rang twice before being picked up; she saw Jiang Chuan wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.

He no longer had that feeling of someone who would bully others at the slightest provocation; he looked more like an elegant young gentleman. She really liked Jiang Chuan this way.

"Are you not busy anymore? Did you watch the video I sent you?"

Listening to her soft and sweet voice, Jiang Chuan's heart nearly melted, and his voice unconsciously softened a bit.

"Of course I watched it. It was very useful to me. Who sent it to you?"

Hearing his gentle words over the phone, Tan Jing was very happy. Being able to help him was her greatest wish.

"That's good. My roommate sent it to me. She's a Streamer for Sunset, and she's a girl!"

Jiang Chuan instantly understood her roommate's intention; she wanted to jump ship.

Tan Jing was very special to him; he naturally wouldn't refuse if he could help. He said with a smile:

"How is your relationship with your roommate? Does she want to come to Xinghui Live Streaming?"

Tan Jing was stunned for a moment before she realized. Her roommate, who usually never took the initiative to find her, was so unusual today because she wanted to join Starlight.

"Our relationship is okay. That's probably what she meant. But you don't have to do it for my sake. If she's helpful to you, let her come; if not, don't force it."

Seeing her cautious manner, Jiang Chuan felt a pang of heartache and said comfortingly:

"It's a small matter. Let her come to the company tomorrow. I'll take a look then and decide."

Tan Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief. If he had hired Xin Xin directly because of her, she would have felt very guilty. If it was just an interview, it wouldn't count as pulling strings.

"Then thank you! I'll tell her to arrive on time tomorrow!"

The two chatted for a long time before hanging up.

Jiang Chuan wanted her to come to the company to stream. He clearly remembered news from his past life; how could he feel at ease?

But no matter what, Tan Jing wouldn't agree. She insisted on streaming from home and didn't even want the event bonuses.

Jiang Chuan pulled a long face and pretended to be fierce, and only then did she agree. He didn't want to force her to work at the company, so he had to find another way.

Coincidentally, the system had rewarded him with two houses. He could give her one. She had given him over thirty million, so what was a single house? He naturally wouldn't be stingy.

The company was now operating normally; even without him, things wouldn't fall into chaos. If any department lacked something, they could just ask Shen Jincheng for approval.

Jiang Chuan also had him find two top chefs and four kitchen assistants—one for Western cuisine and one for Chinese cuisine.

It could be said that except for the upstairs still being renovated, the whole company presented a scene of prosperity.

The rooms on the first floor were already filled by various departments. Except for Shen Qingning's Vice General Manager office, which no one dared to take, even Shen Jincheng didn't have an independent office.

After being busy for so long, Jiang Chuan finally had some free time. He was a bit unaccustomed to it and planned to see what Xiao Ningning, who had been avoiding him all morning, was up to.

He walked to the door of the Vice General Manager's office and knocked politely.

"Come in!"

Jiang Chuan felt like a thief, looking left and right to make sure no one else was in the room before pushing the door open and stepping inside, habitually closing the door with his foot.

Seeing that no one spoke for a long time, Shen Qingning looked up at the door in confusion, just in time to see him closing the door.

But who was she? Shen Qingning! How could she be afraid just because he closed the door?

She sat steadily in her chair and lowered her head to continue working, though her lips were pressed tightly together.

Jiang Chuan didn't sit on the sofa; he leaned casually against the desk, staring intently at Shen Qingning's pretty face.

Being stared at for so long made Shen Qingning feel a bit unnatural. She shifted her body and asked:

"Does President Jiang have any instructions? If not, I have work to do."

"Of course there's something. A friend of mine wants to ask what brand of lip balm you use? Strawberry flavor, it tasted pretty good."

Shen Qingning wanted to find a hole to crawl into. It wasn't strawberry-flavored lip balm; she had just eaten a piece of candy before exchanging breakfast. She brushed it off, saying:

"This one is discontinued. I'm using the last one!"

Hearing these familiar words, Jiang Chuan almost burst out laughing. Weren't these the same words he used to fool Xiao Yi this morning? He raised an eyebrow and said:

"Is that so? Then I better hurry and have a taste!"

"Mmph!"

Shen Qingning gripped the armrests of her chair tightly. This time she learned her lesson, closing her eyes directly. Her hands slowly relaxed and wrapped around his shoulders as she responded.

To repel foreign threats, one must first stabilize the interior.

Now that the interior was stabilized, it was time to repel the foreign threats!

Hangzhou City, Xunda Logistics Company

Pan Dagang sat in his boss chair, flipping through the latest information on Starlight that his assistant had brought.

He was among the early group of people who went into business. He valued physical industries more and naturally didn't agree with Pan Xingren joining Xinghui Live Streaming.

"I've worked hard my whole life. Instead of inheriting such a large family business, what's the point of helping someone else start a company?"

Pan Dagang had exhausted all his words, but neither threats nor inducements worked. In a fit of anger, he said:

"If you don't come to the company, then don't come back to this house!"

Pan Xingren was overjoyed. He packed his bags overnight, said goodbye to his mom, and ran out of the house, renting a place outside.

Pan Dagang was nearly dead with anger, but since he only had this one son, there was nothing he could do.

His wife nagged him every day, and he himself couldn't stop worrying, so he had to arrange for people from the company to help.

Pan Dagang looked at the collected information on Starlight every day. Although he didn't understand the live streaming industry, he knew how much those promotions cost.

Flipping through the data found today, even he didn't know what to say. He felt some joy, but also some distress; his mood was very complex.

The joy, of course, came from feeling that his son going to this company might not be a bad thing.

This man named Jiang Chuan was wealthy and had drive. Pan Xingren would learn a lot in his company.

The distress was that his son might be "lost" to him, and the things he learned wouldn't come back to the company.

Pan Xingren was very happy and living comfortably. In the beginning, he personally looked for the people on the list.

He was rejected and treated like a scammer, making life very hard. Fortunately, he was thick-skinned and didn't take it to heart.

Before long, the good days arrived. His dad sent people to help, and he handed the list over to them.

Free of any burdens, he lay in his rental room, enjoying the air conditioning, playing games, and taking time to brag in the group chat.

With no parents to control him, he could do whatever he wanted, and he even got paid. It was simply paradise!

As he played, Starlight became a hit!

The people who had previously called him a scammer and flatly rejected him now took the initiative to call, begging to join Starlight.

There were even some people who, somehow finding his contact information, called to ask for an introduction.

Pan Xingren felt great, listening to the delicate voices of girls calling him "Big Brother" over the phone with subtly flirtatious words.

"Who could withstand this kind of temptation?"

He was a man of principle: he wouldn't miss a single benefit, but he wouldn't do a single bit of actual work.

Keeping Brother San's teachings in mind, if someone wanted to be a Streamer, they could apply themselves. No contracts would be signed with anyone not on the list.

By now, almost all the Streamers in Hangzhou and the surrounding areas had been signed. Those who hadn't were the ones with no hope at all.

He had played enough in Hangzhou and packed up to head to the next city.

The dorm leader, Zhang Mingzhe, was also preparing to head to the next city at this time.

Besides them, there were the ground promoters from Luocheng University. Looking at the names on the list, their eyes sparkled.

Five hundred per person—some students' monthly living expenses were only five hundred. They were full of drive!

The external expansion had begun!