131: Chapter 130 The Next Billion!

Su Bai walked up behind them, reached out, and gently tapped Shen Tian on the shoulder.

Shen Tian was frowning in thought and was startled by the tap. She opened her mouth, about to scold someone, but upon turning around and seeing it was Su Bai, her brows relaxed, and her mouth closed. The thin layer of anger on her face was like clouds dispersed by the wind, revealing the clear sky beneath.

"Mr. Su!"

Her voice shifted from annoyance to surprise—the speed of her mood swing was faster than flipping a book. "You came so early?"

Su Bai looked at the check-in desk, then at the venue. "I came over early to see if there's anything here you need help with."

Shen Tian rolled her eyes at him playfully. "When Baiye Entertainment first opened, I didn't see you being this diligent."

As she said this, the corners of her mouth were turned up, and her eyes held a smile.

The tall beauty standing nearby quickly bowed to Su Bai—ninety degrees, very standard.

"Hello, Mr. Su."

She straightened up, her chestnut-colored wavy hair bouncing on her shoulders, revealing a small diamond earring on her earlobe that glinted in the sunlight.

Su Bai looked at her and exclaimed, "Manager Li, you look radiant today."

Li Li smiled quickly, a smile that was just right, revealing exactly eight teeth—no more, no less.

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Su. After all, it's our company's opening, so I put some effort into my appearance."

Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, her speaking speed neither too fast nor too slow, carrying the composure and propriety unique to a professional manager.

This Li Li was a professional manager hired by Su Bai. She held dual master's degrees in Business Administration and Economics from a prestigious international university and had served as an executive at several large companies; she was highly capable.

Su Bai had spent quite a bit of effort poaching her; the headhunter fee alone cost several hundred thousand.

Before coming to Liusu Entertainment, she was the CEO of another influencer incubation company, turning it from a loss-making entity into one with an annual profit of tens of millions.

It was this operational expertise of hers that Su Bai valued.

Shen Tian said, "Mr. Su, please come inside; it's windy out here."

Su Bai waved his hand. "You two go ahead and get busy; don't worry about me."

Shen Tian said with a smile, "Now that you're here, attending to you is our most important job."

She paused. "As it happens, all the influencers you asked us to recruit are here. You should go take a look and give them some guidance."

Su Bai laughed. "What kind of guidance? I'll just provide some coaching at most."

Shen Tian also smiled and didn't press the issue.

She gave Li Li a look, and Li Li, understanding, stepped aside to lead the way. "Mr. Su, please this way."

The villa was huge—1,500 square meters, spanning four floors. The first floor was a lobby with a high vaulted ceiling, a massive crystal chandelier, and white marble floors that shone like a mirror.

The reception desk was a single piece of curved white artificial stone, with a girl in uniform standing behind it. Seeing Su Bai enter, she bowed slightly.

Li Li walked in front, her high heels clicking crisply against the marble floor.

Her posture while walking was very graceful, her back straight, exuding elegance.

Su Bai followed behind her, walking directly toward another elevator at the end of the corridor. This elevator was exclusive, for executives only, and led directly to the third-floor conference room.

The elevator doors opened. The corridor was covered in thick carpet, making not a sound when stepped upon.

Li Li walked to the conference room door, pushed it open, and stepped aside.

The conference room was large, capable of seating over a hundred people.

At the moment, over a dozen women were sitting inside. They were all young, in their early twenties—some were playing on their phones, some were chatting, or touching up their makeup.

They were dressed in various styles—some sexy, some pure, some intellectual, some cute. Every single one was different, yet every single one was beautiful.

It wasn't the cookie-cutter kind of beauty; each had her own unique features and her own distinct charm.

Seeing Shen Tian and Li Li enter, they all stood up and bowed respectfully to greet them. "Hello, Sister Li."

Their voices were uneven, crisp, gentle, and sweet.

Then, a voice rang out from the crowd with a slight foreign accent—not quite standard, but very enthusiastic and pleasantly surprised. "Mr. Su! You're here too!"

Yin Suwan walked out from the crowd.

She was wearing a black tight-fitting dress that fell just above her knees, with a V-neckline that was neither too deep nor too shallow, just enough to reveal a glimpse of her collarbone.

She walked quickly to Su Bai, her eyes bright and the corners of her mouth turned up, like a puppy seeing its master—her tail practically wagging.

The others were stunned to see Yin Suwan like this.

Yin Suwan had the highest status among them, with over twenty million followers across the web; a single ad from her commanded a price of several hundred thousand.

Although she didn't put on airs at the company, she wasn't particularly close to anyone either, remaining polite and keeping a respectful distance from everyone.

Now that she was smiling like this at this young man and calling out so eagerly, it wasn't hard to guess this person's identity.

Su Bai's image: young, tall, handsome!

To be accompanied by Li Li and greeted so eagerly by a top-tier streamer like Yin Suwan—they guessed it: this must be the financial backer behind Baiye Group!

The name that only appeared on the signature line of the last page of contracts, the boss behind the scenes who never appeared in the media, never spoke in public, and left everything to Shen Tian to manage.

These women were all sharp; they immediately crowded around. "Hello, Mr. Su!" "Hello, Mr. Su!" "Mr. Su, I'm a newly signed artist, please take care of me!"

Voices rose and fell, like a flock of chirping birds.

Su Bai was surrounded by beautiful women.

His gaze swept across their faces, and he recognized several acquaintances from his past life.

The one with double ponytails, wearing a white dress, who had two dimples when she smiled, was Dao Dadao.

In his past life, she had become an overnight sensation with a "hair-flip transformation" video, gaining five million followers in a single day, and later became a top influencer on a certain short-video platform.

The one with shoulder-length hair, wearing a hoodie, who looked very cool, was Peng Shiqi.

In his past life, she broke out into the mainstream with the label "coolest female influencer," with ninety percent of her fans being female, and she had an extremely strong ability to drive sales.

The one in the red dress with big wavy hair who had a very sweet smile was A Leng.

She was one of the first streamers to do live-stream shopping, with annual sales exceeding one billion.

There were also He Tong, Li Ziqi, and so on...

Each of these people could drive traffic in the hundreds of millions!

Su Bai smiled. "Everyone sit down, don't just stand there."

The women sat back in their chairs, but their eyes remained fixed on him.

Su Bai sat in the main seat, with Yin Suwan on his left and Li Li on his right.

He looked at these women in the conference room, these names that had wielded great influence on the internet in his past life. Right now, they were still young, still green, and still didn't know what kind of people they would become in the future.

"Mr. Su," Yin Suwan turned to face him, resting her hands on the table and leaning forward slightly, her eyes brimming with charm. "Do you have time today? I've choreographed a new dance and would like to invite you to watch it."

Her voice was very soft, but the conference room was so quiet that everyone heard it.

Su Bai looked at her. "We'll see."

Yin Suwan nodded, not disappointed, and didn't continue to pester him.

She sat back, leaning against the chair, the corners of her mouth turned up, her fingers tapping lightly on the table.

Li Li opened a folder and began to introduce them. "Mr. Su, these are our first batch of signed artists: Dao Dadao, Peng Shiqi, A Leng, He Tong, Li Ziqi..."

She read their names one by one. Each time she read a name, that person would stand up, bow, and say, "Hello, Mr. Su."

Su Bai looked at them one by one.

After the introductions were finished, Li Li closed the folder. "Mr. Su, would you like to say a few words to everyone?"

The conference room fell silent. Everyone was looking at him.

Su Bai leaned back in his chair, looked at these women, and then smiled. "I'm not a person who likes to make empty promises, but looking at all of you here, I can be certain of one thing..."

Everyone stared at Su Bai with burning gazes. Su Bai continued: "I dare to promise you that in the future, the combined number of your followers will exceed one billion!"