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Chapter 314: Chapter 244 Chen Jieyu and the White Sneakers (Part 1) Chapter 314: Chapter 244 Chen Jieyu and the White Sneakers (Part 1) Zhang Qiqi was not an ordinary senior year student, based on her internet celebrity status, she had already half-stepped into society.

She knew all too well that sometimes when you go out to discuss business, who picks up the tab can reveal some underlying matters.

She had no idea what exactly had happened inside the private room while she and her cousin were taking pictures in the courtyard and watching the koi.

It felt like the roles had suddenly reversed?

At the start, it was clearly supposed to be me doing the matchmaking and arranging a meeting with Zhu Youwei.

But now, looking at that eager expression on Mr. Zhu’s face, to put it less pleasantly, there was even a bit… of sycophancy?

As if he was the one who stood to gain!

Could it be that Cheng Zhu was about to sign a big deal and had spent a lot of unnecessary money?

“Damn it! I should’ve given him some heads-up about the internal charging tricks among internet celebrities!” Zhang Qiqi felt a bit anxious.

It was only now that she realized that many people who first collaborate with internet celebrities tend to get fleeced.

The quotes given to the public are actually quite inflated…

Furthermore, the outcome of online advertising, whether you profit or lose, is in itself quite mystical.

At this moment, Zhu Youwei was eager to pay the bill. Cheng Zhu, who never intended to pay, exchanged fake pleasantries with him and then helplessly put his cellphone back into his pocket.

Meng Yiyi observed this scene with eyes seemingly innocent, but a hint of different radiance flashed by.

Her eyes occasionally turned towards Cheng Zhu’s silhouette; who knew what she was thinking.

Once the four of them reached the entrance of Tea House, they waved goodbye to each other.

“We’ll get in touch via WeChat or phone later,” Zhu Youwei said to Cheng Zhu with a smile.

“Sure.”

Cheng Zhu got into the car with the two ladies, and Zhang Qiqi, as usual, hopped in the front passenger seat, leaving her cousin alone in the back.

On the way back, she considerately inquired about the charges from Ancient Mountain Culture, fearing Cheng Zhu might get ripped off.

“Those two accounts with tens of millions of followers, he’s going back to have a meeting and then decide if they can collaborate for free.”

“For the other accounts, we’ve already agreed; this time we are taking the win-win cooperation route, no charge,” Cheng Zhu simply stated the outcome.

This made the internet celebrity campus belle open her beautiful eyes wide with an incredible feeling inside, but she tried hard to restrain her expressions.

However, the astonishment of a high school girl came from the back seat: “Wow, that’s amazing!”

Cheng Zhu pretended not to hear.

Relying on her youth and being just a high school student, she could indeed be “blunt.”

In his heart, Yiyi was always someone adept at providing emotional value to others.

When she was at a disadvantage, if you helped her with something, or taught her something, she would provide emotional feedback, giving you spiritual satisfaction.

When she was in a strong position, if she taught you something or gave you some advice, as long as you took it to heart, she would also lightly praise you.

Thus, her few assistants worked hard for her. Despite having the largest workload and being the most tired every day across the whole company, they always said Sister Yiyi was a particularly good person.

It only now dawned on Zhang Qiqi to add, “Junior brother, how did you manage it? Mr. Zhu is infamously tough to get advantages from.”

While driving, Cheng Zhu thought of Yiyi sitting right behind him, so he deliberately replied to Zhang Qiqi with, “Secret!”

Sure enough, the lights in the eyes of Meng Yiyi, seated in the back, swirled ever more, further cementing her suspicion that her elder cousin had a long way to go when it came to the person she liked.

“Quite useless, Zhang Qiqi,” she thought to herself.

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Cheng Zhu drove the sister pair to the hotel, then returned to the university himself.

At the hotel entrance, the internet celebrity campus belle watched the Land Rover disappear into the distance with mixed feelings.

She had been quite excited today, feeling she had significantly helped Cheng Zhu and demonstrated her worth.

But now it seemed she needed to re-evaluate her positioning, reassess her value to him.

At first, she had told Meng Yiyi that it was impossible for Cheng Zhu to get promotional cooperation for free.

She was the only one willing to give it to him for nothing.

But what about now?

Those Weibo influencers who had already agreed not to charge had much higher popularity than hers!

It seemed she could only play the role of a matchmaker.

Then, having now made the connections and built the bridges, she suddenly seemed useless.

In terms of connections within the circle, she couldn’t compete with Zhu Youwei!

Zhang Qiqi didn’t know how Cheng Zhu had managed it.

Yet, this further indirectly proved Cheng Zhu’s abilities, even his energy!

He instantly became more attractive to Zhang Qiqi.

The internet celebrity campus belle thought she needed to take some time to reflect quietly.

Meanwhile, Cheng Zhu drove back to Technology University, and when passing by Youu Come to Play, he purposely stopped by the roadside to check on the business.

“Quite bustling,” Cheng Zhu smiled.

“Enjoying such happy days, I guess you won’t be happy for more than a month.” He rolled up the window while muttering to himself.

After parking the car at the base of the East Building, Cheng Zhu didn’t rush upstairs but turned on the flashlight on his phone, inspecting the front passenger and rear seats.

He checked if the sisters had left behind any small items, then looked for any strands of hair.

Once done, he locked the car and hurried upstairs.

Unexpectedly, when he entered Room 212, he found that the instructor for Sheep, Chen Jieyu, was inside, along with the person responsible for the students’ entrepreneurship center, Director Li.

This slightly surprised Cheng Zhu.

“Director Li, Mr. Chen,” he greeted with a smile.

Director Li was naturally not an issue. But Chen Jieyu, hearing him publicly call her that, felt a bit strange.

This was the first time they had appeared together in front of others since those two nights at the B&B and the first time Cheng Zhu publicly called her teacher.

It used to feel normal, but now, it sounded different.

Pretending to be just an ordinary counselor and student in front of others was somehow quite thrilling.

Today, the counselor was still wearing her signature blouse, but with the temperature drop, she added a thicker coat outside.

She wore a pair of casual, loose-straight trousers on the bottom, the trouser legs were wide and slightly flared.

On her feet, she wore the white sneakers Cheng Zhu had given her.

He noticed these shoes.

She, too, noticed his gaze directed at her shoes.

Chen Jieyu’s hands, which were originally clasped behind her back, couldn’t help but raise her right index finger and gently tap twice on the back of her left hand.

Cheng Zhu thought, “It’s so cold now, and yet you’re still wearing just a blouse inside?”

He thought with Chen Jieyu’s personal temperament and dressing style, if she changed to wear a tight-fitting turtleneck sweater inside, highlighting her slender body curve, and then put on a coat outside, topping it off with her pair of gold-rimmed glasses, it surely would also be quite appealing.

At the moment, he walked towards them, saying, “Why didn’t anyone inform me when Director Li and Mr. Chen came together?”

Director Li, dressed in a thickened black jacket, smiled and raised his hand, “Hey, it was me who told Mr. Chen not to inform you beforehand. We just came to check casually; we were even afraid of getting in your way.”

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhu nodded, thinking, “Good one, Chen Jieyu. He said not to notify me, and you didn’t think to discreetly send me a WeChat message?”

“How come you suddenly started being obtuse?”

Director Li looked at Cheng Zhu at this moment, saying, “Little Cheng, I heard from Mr. Chen that your game is about to be released, right?”

“Yes, it will be released the day after tomorrow,” Cheng Zhu replied.

“I also heard you were planning to organize some… gaming competition at school?”

“That’s right, I was thinking of doing a prize-based beta test on campus, but now I don’t think it’s necessary anymore. After the game is on the shelves, our alumni can participate spontaneously, which is more convenient in operation.”

He was actually thinking of directly releasing the game, and then radiating outward through the campus competition organized by Technology University.

Director Li nodded slightly, not intending to delve deeper into the topic.

He always paid special attention to Cheng Zhu as a student.

For this reason, he also granted him the best free space.

Students from the College of Information, making games, have been fighting and failing, failing and trying again.

Not to mention, like Wei Bo in Room 212, Director Li remembered him.

Initially, he led his team to win an award at the Hang City University Game Innovation Contest.

He also gave a favor to Dean Zhang, strongly supported Wei Bo, and provided as many resources as possible.

And what happened? Now he’s working for Cheng Zhu’s company, isn’t he?

Transitioned from an entrepreneur to a worker.

Previously, Cheng Zhu mentioned selling his shop under the pretext of a massive funding gap for his gaming project.

Subsequently, the sale of a doll machine shop was the talk of the town among not just students but also faculty staff during their breaks.

This also amazed Director Li.

“That doll machine shop I visited was worth so much?”

“Moreover, does his game project really require such a huge investment?”

If it loses, it’s not a small amount.

And this game of his will be the most heavily invested game project in the history of Technology University, even the first across a range.

The outsiders don’t know that Cheng Zhu was just making excuses to sell the shop.

In reality, Sheep indeed needed a big investment in marketing.

Take today, for example, if Cheng Zhu had not shown his trump card, Zhu Youwei would have charged at least a seven-figure promotion fee, which is also a financial input, isn’t it?

“So, I’m actually a straightforward person,” Cheng Zhu often thought.

He paid considerable attention to school leaders like Director Li.

He asked with a smile, “Director, do you ever play games in your free time?”

“If you count Landlord and such, occasionally,” Director Li answered with a smile.

A man approaching fifty like him certainly wouldn’t play the games younger people play.

Games like Landlord had merely moved from offline to online.

“How about trying our Sheep game yourself, Director?” Cheng Zhu enthusiastically offered the invitation.

Chen Jieyu beside him: “…”

“I can’t understand your young people’s games,” Director Li repeatedly refused.

“No, no, it’s just a matching game, very simple. Put three together, and they will eliminate. Look…” Cheng Zhu even took out his phone, showing the first level.

This first level is so brain-dead. Random clicks finish the job.

Despite Director Li’s usual office attire, either a shirt or a black jacket, sitting in an office often leaves time to play small games on the computer. Games such as Connect or Match Match, loved by the middle-aged and the elderly, he had played before and was quite a veteran.

Not all university faculty members are rigid; some are more progressive and open-minded.

As the head of the entrepreneurship center, Director Li certainly belongs to the latter, or else he couldn’t hold this position.

He reached into the pocket of his black jacket and silently took out his reading glasses.

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