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Chapter 404 Survival of the Fittest_1

Chapter 404: Chapter 404 Survival of the Fittest_1

At the entrance of a large shopping mall, three girls dressed in hazy outfits swayed with their merchandise. In the forefront, a girl so beautiful she seemed to bubble with charm, sang passionately. The song she sang belonged to a decade later in the future.

Shen Dong stared at the stage, his gaze growing more intense.

"Hey!" Tang Yuchan, oblivious to the situation, slapped Shen Dong in annoyance, "What are you looking at, kiddo, pervert!"

Shen Dong rubbed his nose and withdrew his gaze from the stage, "Stop it, look at those sales guides below. This is a way of selling goods."

Tang Yuchan looked suspicious and turned her head for a glance.

Just then, the singing ceased, and the singing girl adeptly launched into a sales pitch, "Shenchuan is so sunny, la, I need to apply some sunscreen and also teach you all how to apply it properly to get the best protection. This sunscreen I’ve been using—whitening and protection, two in one..."

Such familiar words, the beauty influencer.

Shen Dong was puzzled, how were they spreading the word?

The sales guide in the crowd immediately cleared up Shen Dong’s confusion, "Ladies and gentlemen, don’t worry, we will have a makeup tutorial video on our website, and you can go there to download it later."

"See, after she used that sunscreen, her skin is super shiny..."

Listening, Shen Dong’s eyes gradually returned to their usual expression.

He tugged at Tang Yuchan and walked around the store, heading elsewhere. It was not that he had discovered anything, but he was instinctively wary, knowing of Li Ling’s existence.

Shen Dong used the stage as cover and entered the mall’s express elevator.

The moment the elevator doors closed, a girl from Huijin Investment Bank appeared. She stood looking around at the edge of the stage, holding up her phone and saying, "Boss, I’ve lost them."

Shen Dong was completely unaware of what he had just avoided and was pondering earnestly, "Big cities still have a lot to teach us, look at their malls, there might be something we can learn."

This time, Tang Yuchan didn’t ridicule Shen Dong but replied very seriously, "This model is impressive, did you notice, the audience was so focused, I saw seven or eight people leaving the store carrying boxes."

The ability to drive sales is one of the traits of online influencers.

In the eyes of some, influencers are more down-to-earth than celebrities and are more easily drawn into the marketing atmosphere they create.

This is beyond doubt.

Shen Dong casually asked, "You talked with Kang Yue for so long last night, didn’t you learn anything?"

"I would’ve forgotten if you didn’t mention it." As she spoke, Tang Yuchan sat down in a Hong Kong-style tea house and ordered a pot of tea.

The three of them sat down, and Tang Yuchan said with a look of mystery, "Kang Yue is truly capable, many of her theories are downright classic. That singing girl is very much like the ’influencer effect’ Kang Yue talked about."

"Right, why didn’t you go back to Silver Moonlight last night?"

Nonsense. Dare Shen Dong return? Kang Yue was like a siren, any carelessness and he’d fall into her trap.

Shen Dong didn’t prattle on about the influencer matter and sidestepped the question, "Talk more with Kang Yue, and in a positive light, make Huaxu’s marketing model perfect. In the marketplace, there will never be just one model. Survival of the fittest is the law."

"Tch, who are you looking down on?" Tang Yuchan hooked a confident smile, asked the waiter for pen and paper, and while sipping her tea, she prepared for the negotiations with Penguin.

Shen Dong was just pondering teasing her when he looked up and saw someone.

He was stunned, banging on the table, "Look there, quick, look!"

"What’s wrong?" Tang Yuchan turned her head back, her pupils dilated rapidly, and covering her mouth, she looked at Shen Dong, "Ma Yunteng, what do we do?"

Shen Dong rubbed his hands together, sitting restlessly as he watched the retreating figure of Ma Yunteng. Why was this person here? A billionaire CEO, wasn’t he afraid of being poisoned?

"Chengyu, sit for a moment. The two of us will go..." Shen Dong said as he stood up.

Before he could take two steps, he was pulled back by Tang Yuchan. She had never been so scared before; she didn’t even dare to speak loudly, carefully saying, "What’s the rush? What will you even say when you get there?"

"We’ll talk about the Huaxu," he replied.

"That’s not it!" Tang Yuchan pinched her fingernail and gestured with her eyebrows, saying, "The little Huaxu, can it even be brought up at the table?"

Shen Dong gazed at Ma Yunteng, saw him signaling to settle the bill and preparing to leave, and hurriedly pulled Tang Yuchan along, "Even though we’re prepared, and the Huaxu is just a small project, if you don’t give it a try, how will you know there’s no chance?"

He glanced back at Shen Dong, with unmistakable doubt in his eyes.

Shen Dong naturally didn’t naively think this was approval, but rather an opportunity to speak a few more words.

He spoke confidently, "While the widespread use of mobile communication and electronic devices has limited the development of Silver Moonlight, the fundamental reason is that Silver Moonlight isn’t yet an essential item."

Ma Yunteng smiled slightly and nodded, then signaled to the bodyguard, "Please, to the reception room."

Phew! Shen Dong let out a sigh of relief; upon turning around, he was hugged by Tang Yuchan’s exaggerated gesture, "You really did it!"

"Please, this way," said the bodyguard, gesturing with his hand.

As Shen Dong was just about to take a step, he noticed Zhou Chengyu standing by the door, showing no intention of moving.

"Chengyu, let’s go."

"I’m not going. I’ll just wander around the mall. You guys..." Zhou Chengyu spoke with an air of nonchalance, but his eyes were flickering.

After a while, it’s easy to see through many things with just a glance.

Without saying anything further, Shen Dong stepped forward and grabbed Zhou Chengyu, "Dilly-dallying, you’re my Chengyu, how can you not be present at such an occasion."

Zhou Chengyu smiled at the bodyguard first, then pulled Shen Dong aside, "You’re being silly. I’m still wearing bandages, I look like bad news, people will see and it’ll affect the work."

"Collaboration," Shen Dong corrected outright, then casually asked, "Are you done?"

"Yeah."

"Quick, let’s go." You should never forget those who helped you drink the water, even if Zhou Chengyu really messed things up, Shen Dong wouldn’t leave him behind.

He dragged the reluctant Zhou Chengyu along to Silver Moonlight.

"This, this whole building belongs to them?" Zhou Chengyu stated uninterestedly, but once he arrived at Silver Moonlight headquarters, he couldn’t stop smiling.

He held his phone, snapping pictures here and there, and occasionally asked Shen Dong, "What’s this, what’s that?"

Shen Dong felt rather helpless but patiently explained to Zhou Chengyu.

After the tour, the group sat down in the reception room. The three of them sat stiffly in their seats, first being served tea by a young lady and then pastries by a man. About half an hour later, Ma Yunteng arrived late.

He didn’t put on any airs and started by apologizing, "Suddenly had a small urgent meeting, got delayed a bit."

As Shen Dong and the others started to stand up, he quickly added, "No need to be polite, please sit. I heard you talking about essential items earlier, do you have any thoughts on this?"

What could Shen Dong possibly think? He just followed the features from the future.

"The platform is a space to showcase oneself, but its reach is narrow; it can’t effectively showcase oneself to more people."

"Chatting has created cross-space communication, but this can be achieved with phone calls and text messages as well. Video chats are convenient, but not everyone has a computer, and in terms of traditional communication, Silver Moonlight doesn’t yet have a distinct advantage."

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