Who wants to take the civil service exam after being reborn?

Chapter 487 Another Foolish Beauty

"Damn it! Why didn't you say you were ready sooner?!"

Wang Changhua was "unhappy": "Chen, I just can't stand this about you. You always pretend silently."

"No way."

Chen put his arm around Wang Changhua's shoulder and apologized with a grin: "Actually, I didn't have the ability to get the national badminton team to agree. It was only through the connections of a lady at the Yangcheng Evening News that the national badminton team agreed."

That's definitely a bit hypocritical. As long as the national badminton team is training in Guangzhou, Chen will always find a way to contact them.

However, Deng Zhi had previously conducted an exclusive interview with the Chinese national badminton team and had also exchanged contact information with Xie Xingfang. Having her make the introduction feel more like a friendly introduction, less official and more trustworthy.

"Really?"

Wang Changhua was suspicious. He still felt that Chen had planned everything and was now sitting there leisurely, watching others worry about him.

"With your IQ, it would be hard for me to fool you."

Chen said earnestly.

"That's true."

Wang Changhua nodded in agreement, her eyes darting around: "Then when you visit the set later, take me with you."

Chen thought for a moment and agreed: "But don't break their rules. They're the national team. If you can't take pictures, don't take out your phone."

"I also need to go!"

Wu Yu, not wanting to be left behind, raised her hand.

"Mr. Wu, what does this have to do with you?"

Chen grinned and asked.

"How can you say it's unrelated?"

Wu Yu said confidently, "Which sister from the Yangcheng Evening News is it? Calling her so affectionately, I'll keep an eye on you for cosplay sister!"

In reality, Wu Yu was just being unreasonable. In her mind, with Yu Xian around, Chen Zhe would never be interested in other girls.

Who can be prettier than cosplayer?
However, when she saw a short-haired woman with drooping ears step out of the interview vehicle.

Around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, her hair, under the sunlight, was as smooth as shimmering harp strings. Her eyebrows were deliberately drawn to be sharper, making her eyes look more assertive. Blue earrings reflected tiny specks of light, and matte bright red lip gloss outlined her full lips, creating a strong contrast with her cool, fair skin.

She wore a silk shirt with a slightly open neckline, the deep V-neck at her collarbone partially concealed by a polka-dot scarf, and her bare ankles beneath her cropped trousers, creating sharp lines with her pointed high heels.

This kind of powerful, sophisticated urban woman is simply not something college students can handle.

Whether it was Huang Bohan, Wang Changhua, or Wu Yu, they all unconsciously shifted their gaze and avoided eye contact.

"Sister Zhizhi."

Only Chen remained unaffected, greeting everyone with a smile.

"Hello, Chen Zhe."

Deng Zhi reached out and lightly touched Chen Zhe's hand.

"Did Sister Zhizhi get promoted recently?"

After Chen finished looking him over, he abruptly asked a question.

Deng Zhi was taken aback. The appointment had just been made yesterday, and she hadn't told Chen Zhe about it.

"Sister Zhizhi is now the editor-in-chief of the column."

The female assistant, who got out of the car behind, smiled and told her the truth.

"so smart?"

Chen was somewhat surprised. Deng Zhi was the youngest deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper last year, and now she is naturally the youngest editor-in-chief.

"Chen Zhe, how did you know?"

Deng Zhi tilted her head, a few strands of her dyed hair brushing against her chin.

"My guess."

Chen smiled and said.

In fact, within the system, the difference between "deputy" and "chief" is enormous. Decision-making power, command power, and the power to allocate resources are all not at the same level.

Often, you can tell a person's position in the workplace just by looking at their appearance.

Deng Zhi was originally the deputy editor-in-chief. Although she worked extremely hard, there was always a sense of frustration and stagnation between her brows because she couldn't control the direction of the column.

Now, that suffocating feeling has "flowed away like the mighty Yangtze River, never to return," and is completely gone.

However, this kind of judgment is based on experience and is not easy to explain, so Chen introduced his friends to change the subject.

“They are all my high school classmates. This is Wang Changhua, this is Wu Yu, and that is Huang Bohan…”

When Chen mentioned Huang Bohan, Deng Zhi's eyes suddenly lit up.

"The founder of Royal Tea Shop?"

Deng Zhi asked.

"Hello, Sister Zhizhi... Sister Zhizhi."

Huang Bohan originally wanted to call her "Editor-in-Chief Deng", but then felt it was too unfamiliar, so he mustered up his courage and followed his best friend's lead and called her "Sister Zhizhi".

"Hello."

As expected, Deng Zhi didn't mind at all.

Huang Bohan breathed a sigh of relief. Although to outsiders it was just a "minor issue of address" and not worth worrying about.

However, for those who are not very good at socializing with strangers, this is nothing short of a small success in terms of social skills. As these "small successes" accumulate in life, people gradually grow and mature.

"Chen had mentioned it to me long ago, asking me to write a press release about entrepreneurship for Royal Tea."

Deng Zhi took out her notebook, her assistant immediately took out a voice recorder, and a photographer set up his equipment.

"I knew Chen was going to end up at the milk tea shop."

Wu Yu whispered to Wang Changhua, "So it turns out they were just casually interviewing Royal Tea before visiting the national badminton team."

It's obvious that Chen is sharing his resources with Huang Bohan.

However, neither of the "eloquent and charming" types are jealous. They are equally lazy, equally unambitious, and equally loyal.

"Oh no, Da Huang seems too nervous; he can't even speak in front of the camera."

Wang Changhua smacked her lips and said.

After observing for a while, Wu Yu suddenly shouted, "Dahuang, why don't you first explain to Sister Zhizhi how the 'Summer Coffee Mate' was created?"

This seems to have been a reminder to Huang Bohan!

Nowadays, many of the drinks offered by Royal Tea are not the same as those originally provided by Chen Zhe, since he didn't particularly like these kinds of drinks before his rebirth.

So once the "milk tea memories" are exhausted, all that's left is to create them yourself.

Countless late nights after closing time, Huang Bohan would be alone in the shop, tinkering with all sorts of edible ingredients to create the best flavor combination.

However, although these things are all food, they can easily produce chemical reactions when mixed together. Huang Bohan and the milk tea shop employees have had diarrhea countless times in the past two months.

Fortunately, the effort paid off, although most results were not satisfactory, there were occasional successes.

As a result, several new flavors were launched one after another, which preserved Royal Tea's reputation.

Until recently, the "Summer Coffee Mate," a summer drink that everyone who tried it gave a thumbs up, was accidentally discovered.

Chen Zhe tried it and it was indeed quite good. It's made with espresso, milk, ice, cocoa powder, and a suitable amount of vanilla syrup. The taste is somewhat similar to Starbucks' Frappuccino in 2025.

If it were made today, it would undoubtedly be a wildly popular and amazing product.

When talking about these real failures, Huang Bohan, though not quite eloquent, was no longer so reserved, and Deng Zhi took the opportunity to conduct the interview.

"I heard from Chen that Royal Tea plans to open a branch in Zhengjia Plaza."

Deng Zhi closed her notebook: "Once the opening date is confirmed, I will send out this press release, but how effective it will be depends on your performance."

This is a very modest statement. In 2008, there were no apps like Douyin and Xiaohongshu. Newspapers and television accounted for more than 80% of social traffic, so how could they have no effect?

Huang Bohan understood this principle well, and to express his gratitude, he personally made several cups of "Summer Coffee Mate" for Deng Zhi and her assistants to taste.

Deng Zhi took a sip, the silky smoothness of the coffee and the richness of the vanilla lingering on her tongue, mixed with a fragrant and mellow cream, and her mood inexplicably became pleasant.

"Based on my years of experience drinking coffee."

The assistant confidently declared, "Mr. Huang, this drink will definitely be a hit in Guangzhou!"

……

The interview took more than an hour, so it was almost 11 o'clock before we drove to the national badminton team's training venue.

Actually, it's not that late, because they have to train in the morning and only have time at noon.

However, the negotiations went exceptionally smoothly because Chen offered a price that was impossible to refuse.

Although all endorsements for the national team currently require approval from the General Administration of Sport, Chen made three guarantees:
First, we ensured that the advertisement shooting was completed within two days, and all post-production was done on the computer using Photoshop, so as not to delay the athletes' preparation for the Olympics.
Second, we will ensure that the advertisements are broadcast on provincial television stations to expand the grassroots base of badminton.

Third, it ensures that all athletes and coaches in the Chinese national badminton team, besides Lin Dan, benefit from the competition. After all, in our country, even individual sports have team support, so the championship never belongs to one person alone.

Seeing how sensible the company is, and considering that "Learning Network" is indeed a positive and inspiring educational product, Chen Zhe is also a young entrepreneur who has received praise from higher authorities.

The Chinese national badminton team leader immediately stated that he would discuss the matter with the General Administration of Sport leaders as soon as possible, but lunch would be skipped.

With the Olympics approaching, athletes are very careful about what they eat and drink. If there's any doping ingredient in the food they eat outside, they'll lose this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win gold on home soil.

Chen Zhe understood, so he sent Jiang Fu to continue communicating the details of the endorsement, and treated Deng Zhi and the others to lunch.

It was so hot that no one really wanted to eat a proper meal, so we just sat down at a Western restaurant.

Chen ordered pasta, Huang Bohan ordered pizza, Wang Changhua ate fried rice, and Wu Yu originally planned to order a hamburger, but then noticed that Deng Zhi was only eating vegetable salad, so she couldn't help but ask, "Sister Zhizhi, aren't you hungry?"

"Nope."

Deng Zhi is now familiar with this group of college students and said with a smile, "I often don't eat staple foods, and reducing carbohydrates makes me less sleepy."

"Hey~"

While Deng Zhi went out to answer the phone, Wu Yu looked at her back and said with great envy, "Sister Zhizhi is so beautiful. I've only seen two girls in real life who are prettier than Sister Zhizhi."

"Me too."

Huang Bohan chuckled and agreed, "I've only ever seen two girls prettier than Sister Zhizhi."

"I'm different; I've met three!"

Wang Changhua said smugly.

"cut!"

Wu Yu scoffed and said disdainfully, "Wang Changhua, you're bragging again. If you're so capable, shout it out for everyone to see."

"I……"

Wang Changhua's lips twitched, as if she suddenly didn't want to talk to Wu Yu anymore, and she buried her head in her bowl, focusing only on eating.

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(End of this chapter)