44: Downloads surpass one million!

Jiang Chuan finished planning the next steps and walked out of the meeting room. As soon as he exited, he saw Tang Ke running back and forth on her short legs.

"What are you doing? Can running make you grow taller?"

Tang Ke stopped in her tracks and said crossly, "Dog Boss! Are you blind? I'm moving things!"

Jiang Chuan waved her over and asked, "Xiao Ke, how many people can you gather from Luoda University?"

Tang Ke ran over holding a small box, thought for a moment, and said, "About a thousand or so, why?"

Jiang Chuan whispered, "I'm giving you a mission. Have them go to Xiyang Live Streaming.

A thousand people can keep refreshing data. Since they don't care about the content anyway, just mute the sound and turn off the cameras. They'll get a thousand yuan in pocket money for nothing!"

Tang Ke's eyes widened. She didn't know what to say for a long while before finally uttering, "Boss, you really are a dog!"

Jiang Chuan took it as a compliment. With his hands behind his back, he walked smugly toward the eighth floor to check on the Streamers.

Defeated by her boss's thick skin, Tang Ke dropped the small box on the ground.

She took out her phone and called the current Student Union President of Luoda University, Li Qian, to tell her the good news.

Li Qian was overjoyed upon hearing this. How was this any different from picking up money? How many people were at Luocheng University?

Nearly twenty thousand! A thousand yuan per person—that added up to twenty million!

She posted about it on the forum immediately. For a time, the entire Luoda University was swept up in a streaming frenzy; everyone became a Streamer!

Meanwhile, Wang Jing was also fishing on the official Weibo.

【Starlight accepts supervision from anyone. We have already distributed over a hundred thousand in rewards. We hope everyone will not believe the rumors.】

How could netizens accept such a lukewarm explanation? They flooded the comment section with messages.

"Where's the evidence? You're just talking, right?"

"Hilarious! You're making an announcement for just a hundred thousand?"

"It seems Jiang Chuan really is a fake second-generation rich. A scammer company!"

Xiyang Live Streaming, which was paying close attention, naturally saw this message. Dong Changhai almost laughed out loud; this explanation was worse than saying nothing at all.

"This kid Jiang Chuan is still too young. Let me give you a free lesson."

Upon seeing the news, Sun Kai immediately found a female Streamer and went to a bar to be happy. Such a big occasion had to be celebrated!

The one paying the most attention was Xin Xin. She was currently feeling very fortunate that she had almost joined Starlight.

Luckily she had checked her phone in the morning, otherwise it would be too late for regrets now.

"I feel bad for Tan Jing. Her stream only has a thousand people; the company might not even be able to pay her salary."

With mixed emotions, Xin Xin clicked on her stream. Looking at the more than two thousand fans in her room, she showed a very satisfied smile.

The entire streaming circle was watching this great battle, but they didn't expect it to be all bark and no bite, ending almost as soon as it began.

However, they didn't blame Starlight. After all, Deep Sea had made a move; this outcome was within reason, it was only a matter of time.

The attention on the battle came to a close here. No one thought Starlight could make a comeback; this result was accepted by everyone.

But what no one knew was that Starlight's downloads were still climbing steadily. The clean interface, clear picture quality, and top-tier stage design of the streaming rooms...

Combined with the chance to win a lucky draw upon downloading and Xiyang's top-tier promotion, these carefully prepared features still garnered a large audience.

"998,000."

"999,000!"

"One million!"

"Woohoo!"

"A million! A million!"

Everyone from Starlight was sitting in the Technical Department, watching the numbers on the big screen. It finally reached a million!

At this moment, everyone stood up and cheered loudly, feeling happy for Starlight.

Jiang Chuan waved his hand and shouted, "Zhenjun Pavilion! Late-night snacks are on me!"

"President Jiang! President Jiang!"

"Thank you, President Jiang!"

Over seventy people headed to Zhenjun Pavilion in a grand procession, taking the two largest private rooms. Everyone had only eaten a simple dinner, and some hadn't eaten at all.

It was already past ten o'clock, so there were very few customers. The dishes were served quickly.

After eating for a while, Jiang Chuan stood up with a glass and said:

"The person we need to thank most is President Sun! The company didn't even have to spend any promotion fees.

President Sun promoted for us. There are still many good people in this world. This toast is to President Sun!"

"To President Sun!"

Everyone laughed and shouted loudly, draining their glasses in one go.

Only Shen Qingning refused to drink no matter what. Since her last experience, she hadn't touched a drop of alcohol.

Jiang Chuan sat back down, took a bite of food, and said:

"Tomorrow is Saturday. The Promotion Department and Technical Department will have to work hard; everyone gets triple pay! Everyone else, take a good rest!"

"Thank you, President Jiang!"

"Long live President Jiang!"

Because the Streamers and some employees still had to work tomorrow, everyone finished eating quickly.

After Jiang Chuan arranged cars to send everyone back, Uncle Li drove him back to the hotel.

He did a simple wash-up, took a cold shower, and leaned against the headboard with his laptop, mentally reviewing what would happen next.

Starlight has temporarily withdrawn from the battlefield. Silver Star and Xiyang will most likely start fighting. One is in Hangzhou and the other is in Luocheng; maybe I can even pick up some loot.

Xiyang has been under great financial pressure lately. I need to make a move before they get invested in.

Investment companies will also be watching Silver Star's movements. They probably won't enter the field easily before a winner is decided, knowing full well that Deep Sea and Competitive Creation are 'raising venomous insects'.

There's still plenty of time. Next week at the earliest, or half a month at the latest, I can make my move.

Sure enough, watching others fight is more interesting!

Jiang Chuan threw the computer aside and stopped thinking about work, summoning the system to claim his rewards.

Currently, his funds have reached 73 million, plus an office building, two Mercedes-Benzes, and two residences.

Added together, his total assets are nearly 200 million. He wondered how Old Sun would react if he found out.

Jiang Chuan took out the Talent Detection Book. It was just a notebook with a light blue cover, showing no signs of being special. Without hesitation, he used it on himself.

Handwriting immediately appeared in the notebook, as if it had been there all along. It was very magical.

【Jiang Chuan: Possesses strong management skills, logical thinking, and a perfect grasp of the big picture.】

【Has a broad vision and long-term perspective, able to see trends and potential opportunities.】

【Very skilled at manipulating hearts. Rational, resolute, goal-oriented, Desp?... Despair?, Hope.】

【Evaluation: A natural manager with immense ambition. Please cultivate with care. Ability: 5 Stars; Loyalty: 5 Stars.】

【Note: If you are female, please stay away from this person. Danger! Danger! Danger!】

Jiang Chuan: ????

What does that mean? I'm upright and clean-handed. Why does none of this sound like a compliment?

Jiang Chuan focused on the word 'Despair'. That question mark was just too conspicuous.

"I've never felt despair. Could it be that I felt despair when I was dying in my past life?"

Jiang Chuan thought back carefully and was very certain he didn't have such an emotion as despair at that time.

There was only shock and disbelief, and a sense of relief after hearing his secretary's confession.

He thought for a long time but couldn't figure out why the word 'Despair' was there or what the question mark meant. He simply stopped thinking about it to avoid wasting brain cells.

Jiang Chuan turned off the light, lay on the bed, and closed his eyes to induce sleep. Xin Xin hadn't come to the company today, and he knew exactly what that meant.

"I wonder how Xiao Jing is doing. I'll take her with me tomorrow."

It was too late now, and he wasn't sure if she was asleep, so there was no rush.

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