Chapter 40 - 40 39 Popular Me

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Chapter 40: Chapter 39 [Popular Me] Chapter 40: Chapter 39 [Popular Me] By late April in Yan City, the days had become longer. At 6 p.m., the sun was slowly sinking toward the horizon, dyeing the sky in shades of orange-red and golden yellow. Tang Song closed his laptop, tidied up his desk, and left work on time. Just as he had finished clocking out at the front desk, his shoulder was firmly patted. Du Shaokai came over with a chuckle and then clocked out as well. He winked at the beautiful receptionist, “Yuying, make sure to notify me next time your admin department has a dinner. I know a place that does killer barbecue.” Du Yuying covered her mouth and giggled, “Sure, Brother Du, the few of us girls without cars will rely on you for a lift then.” Du Shaokai jingled his Cadillac keys, “No problem! Song and I are taking off first, bye~” “Bye.” Du Shaokai, draping his arm over Tang Song’s shoulder, smiled and pointed toward the stairwell, “Let’s go, Song, I have something to discuss with you. I’ve been sending you WeChat messages these past few days, but you never reply. There are some things that are inconvenient to talk about in the office.” Tang Song glanced at him and nodded, “Okay.” During his three days’ leave, Du Shaokai had intermittently asked him about the project’s progress, urging him to complete it by this week. It seemed to him that, faced with Director Chen’s pressure, he would definitely comply. “Creak—” Pushing open the sealed security door, they entered a quiet stairwell. Du Shaokai relaxed completely. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one for himself, took a deep drag, then offered one to Tang Song, “Want one?” “I don’t smoke.” “Heh, fine,” Du Shaokai leaned against the wall, exhaling smoke rings and murmured with a smile, “The requirement from HR should be settled by next Monday, right? Remember to first submit it to the Git repository’s dev branch, and I’ll merge it online.” “Isn’t that your task?” Tang Song mimicked his shrug, “I haven’t received any work order from HR, it has nothing to do with me.” Du Shaokai paused his smoking, “Song, I’m being honest with you. This module is something Tian Jing wants to add. You should know I like her, and she has quite the background, too powerful for us to provoke. Let’s leave past grievances in the past, forgive me where I’ve wronged you. As long as you follow me diligently, I can ensure you have a comfortable career at the company.” Tang Song patted his arm and smiled, “I saw in the business system that the development period is only half a month long. Good luck, Du, you don’t have much time left.” No wonder he was so concerned—it was all because of Tian Jing. At 22, the Compensation Supervisor surely had better connections than Du Shaokai’s uncle who was a deputy director. Anger accumulating in his eyes, Du Shaokai’s voice grew louder, “You might not know yet, but by next month, I’ll be promoted to the head of the backend team, your direct supervisor. Before you speak or act, better think carefully about the consequences. The world is full of people who can do the work; if you won’t, plenty of others can take your place.” Tang Song held his gaze calmly, showing no sign of fear or backing down, “Then allow me to congratulate Supervisor Du in advance. I have something else to attend to, I’ll be leaving first.” With that, he pulled open the fire door. “Clack.” Du Shaokai flicked his cigarette out of his hand, hitting the fire door, his tone utterly chilled, “I’ll communicate this with President Chen. The team doesn’t need troublemakers like you, and Jinxiu Commerce can’t accommodate such a big shot.” Tang Song paused for a moment and turned back, “I’ve noticed you’re particularly hypocritical, just like Chen Yunteng. You clearly act for your own interests, yet you always pretend to care about the team and the company.” Having said this, he ignored Du Shaokai’s reaction and walked out. Now, he felt absolutely no pressure—neither salary cuts nor layoffs could scare him. ... Fresh Home Community. Tang Song was browsing short videos while eating a fat-reducing meal. Although the food was plain, the girl in the video made it all the more enjoyable. “Ding-dong—” A WeChat notification sounded. [Gao Mengting: “Meiting Clothing Hall.map”] [Gao Mengting: “We just got a batch of men’s clothing in, all good styles, Mr. Tang, you can come and pick some, I’ll sell them to you at cost.”] Tang Song replied, “Okay, see you this weekend.” He exited the chat interface, and opened Zhao Yaqian’s chat to check. The shopping invitation he had sent out was two hours ago, still no reply. He wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but he felt that ever since that road trip, Zhao Yaqian seemed to be avoiding him, her enthusiasm for chatting wasn’t as high as before. After hesitating for a bit, he decided not to send another message. Just then, the system interface automatically unfolded in front of him. [April 20, 2023, you achieved your goal of over a thousand followers on the Little Red Book platform] [Although trivial, you have indeed become a qualified Internet celebrity blogger, your voice holds some influence within a limited range, your transformation journey has caught the attention of many, you’ve gained access to the dandelion platform, allowing you to monetize through advertisements] [You have earned the title “Popular Me”] [Would you like to wear it now: Yes, No] Tang Song was thrilled, his followers had finally surpassed a thousand! All his daily updates and active interactions weren’t in vain. What he didn’t expect was that this reward was a title. Titles are a type of honor in games and besides being displayed, they also come with some special effects. Like attribute bonuses, charisma, skills, and so forth. Click to wear! A flash of gold passed before his eyes. The system automatically switched to the main page, a golden title appeared above the 3D character’s head. Click to view details. [“Popular Me”]: Wearing this title, for every new follower you gain on your commonly used social media platforms, you will receive an equivalent cash reward of 100 times the amount. [Note 1: The use of any marketing promotions to gain followers is prohibited] [Note 2: Your commonly used platforms include (Douyin, Little Red Book)] [Current cash reward: 102,000 yuan (total 102,000 yuan)] I’m going to get rich! Seeing the details of the title, Tang Song gasped. In the “Attractive Man Growth Plan” game, he had received many titles with cash rewards. For example, [“Power of Breathing”], where the character earns 5 yuan for every breath. Such titles were mere trifles to him who, with a golden touch, rapidly built a business empire and hardly ever wore them. But in the real world, for him now, this was an absolute game changer! 100 yuan per follower, 100,000 yuan for 10,000 followers! Tang Song now only regretted that he hadn’t paid much attention to platforms like Weibo or Kuaishou; otherwise, his commonly used platforms would have included more than just these two. But still, it was alright. Gaining followers on Douyin was much easier than on Little Red Book. Even without any promotions, just by continuously posting videos, the rate of gaining followers would definitely be faster than Little Red Book. And the system was really generous, directly adding even his existing followers. Tang Song picked up his phone to check his follower count. On Little Red Book, he currently had 1,001 followers. On Douyin, due to just a few simple daily shares, the follower count was 19. With a total of 1,020 followers, the withdrawable amount was 102,000 yuan.

Chapter 40 - 40 39 Popular Me

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