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Chapter 196 Revealing its Brilliance
A night of captivating charm, leaving an unforgettable impression.

Lu Changge had never had such a romantic encounter in her previous life, so she found it difficult to calm down for several days, and even frequently picked up her phone to make a call.

Meanwhile, there was no sound from the other end of the phone, as if that night had never happened, making Lu Changge doubt himself, wondering if he had encountered a master of older men dating younger women.

Otherwise, why would he be the one who seems unable to let go?
This matter is ultimately difficult to explain.

This continued until April, when the leisurely time finally came to an end. News came from across the ocean that Chatter's user base had successfully surpassed one million. Chi Yongsheng was extremely excited on the phone and even wanted Lu Changge to go to the United States as well, but he was refused.

Because he went to the United States, he could only serve as a mascot, and all the management and operations were already out there, while things were booming back home.

On April 6, Lu Changge, as the boss of Lu Mang Company, led his team to meet with the advertising company for the last time to discuss the content of the advertisement. He personally reviewed every scene.

In terms of placement, advertising companies also have their own fixed channels, and the client only needs to pay the money.

In addition to regular television commercials, Lumang Company also adopted various promotional methods, such as inserting advertisements into TV dramas. In 2009, there was a very popular TV drama aimed at young people called "iPartment".

Lu Changge picked this one at first glance.

On the online front, they hired many sought-after writers to spread the news that Lu Changge's products had already created a social media sensation in the United States.

Of course, what's most eye-catching here is the simple and direct financing figure.

However, this will take a little longer. Advertising also requires a certain rhythm; playing all your cards at once isn't a good thing. Also, the financing negotiations are still ongoing.

Lumang itself is waiting for the results of this large-scale marketing campaign, and they may be waiting for it as well.

Therefore, this wave of promotion that started in April is a comprehensive and fast-paced marketing campaign.

Therefore, Lu Changge accepted Chen Xiaohe's pressure to raise funds as soon as possible, and watched helplessly as several million yuan flowed out of the account.

At the end of the meeting, Lu Changge displayed three sentences he had written himself on the PowerPoint presentation. He stood up and addressed the group: "For things that change your life, you must take risks; things that are truly meaningful often happen by chance; and only unimportant things require meticulous planning. This time, we have no choice; at this moment, we have no way to retreat. Everyone, please prepare yourselves! Meeting adjourned!"

That evening, the advertisement featuring the two spokespeople, "I am Lu Mang," began airing on the provincial television station and some online video platforms.

Major portal websites began publishing articles about Lu Changge's entrepreneurial story in the United States.
And what about Lu Changge himself?
He has personally taken to the front lines and once again given various interviews to the media.

Having already spent so much money, there was no need to be frugal anymore. He directly spent money to get himself on top-rated variety shows like "Day Day Up".

Because he is good-looking, young, and well-known among college students, he actually makes a lot of noise on TV shows.

This time, he truly exposed himself to the public eye.

However, Lu Changge's parents were quite happy, feeling that their son had become a celebrity.

Even Xu Qiuxue, who always scoffed at entertainment variety shows, was excited about it. Fortunately, she didn't ask Lu Changge to get her autographs or anything like that, which was something she definitely wouldn't do.

In the program, Lu Changge's purpose was very clear: while others promote movies or albums on this kind of stage, he was there to promote his company. On television, he said, "Lu Mang Company is derived from the English word 'Luminous,' meaning shining or radiant. In Chinese, it means 'to reveal one's light.' Our group hopes to showcase the unique brilliance of young people. Of course, many people online say the name sounds bad and call us reckless. Actually, we, including myself, accept this, because at our age, we are often reckless in our actions. I also hope that the audience here and watching on television can have more of that 'recklessness,' being young, having dreams, daring to think and achieve. I hope more young people have the courage to let others say, 'Go ahead and show your brilliance!'"

This passage was obviously deliberately designed to convey the unruliness and maverick spirit of the post-80s generation.

Slogans like "Young and ambitious" might easily backfire on others, but Lu Changge is no ordinary person. News of the social product he developed and launched in the United States has already begun to circulate on the Chinese internet.

He has entered the stage where he is being praised by the internet.

On April 16, Lu Changge appeared at Jiangzhou University of Science and Technology again. This time, it was an internet academic exchange and discussion meeting that was invited by the university, organized by Liu Wen, and even personally attended by You Bin, the dean of the School of Computer Science.

As a college student and a successful entrepreneur, Jiangzhou University of Science and Technology directly used him as a brand.

Lu Changge didn't mind. Meeting industry professionals and showing his face again was a good thing.

When he entered the school auditorium this time, he could clearly feel the difference brought by his fame, because the applause was particularly enthusiastic, and people kept taking out their phones to take pictures. Although You Bin and Liu Wen were also next to him, even they knew that this attention was not for him.

The discussion was moderated by Liu Wen, who still has a childlike heart and immediately joked with Lu Changge, saying, "Welcome to our classmate Lu, he's currently the most famous person in our entire school."

Fortunately, Lu Changge wasn't intimidated.

Today's topic is very broad—the future of the internet—but the real excitement lies in the Q&A session that follows.

Because of a person who deliberately caused trouble, a question was raised on the spot. In a venue with hundreds of people and cameras, he said, "Senior Lu, you have been very successful in business recently and have already exchanged ideas with the dean on the same stage. Before this, almost no student had the privilege of being treated like you. Today we are in a university, but do you think you can sit with the dean because of your academic success or your business success?"

This issue has drawn criticism from both the school administration and Lu Changge's side.

You Bin's eyelids twitched upon hearing this, and Liu Wen and the other staff members on site also panicked, wondering who had allowed this slippery fish to get in. Was this some kind of revenge against everyone?

After the question was asked, there were a series of low "wow" sounds from the audience, not very loud, because the whole venue became quieter.

All eyes and pressure were on Lu Changge.

Lu Changge himself was taken aback, but fortunately, he had many experiences facing pressure from high-ranking leaders, so he didn't panic. After a moment's thought, he picked up the microphone and replied, "I'm already someone who's in the public eye. In the traditional sense, whether I'm successful or not isn't up to me. To be honest, I don't consider myself particularly successful because I dislike the singular standard of success. I even believe that this standard shouldn't be limited to terms like academia or business. There are many people who neither engage in academia nor business. Does that mean such a large group of people are failures? I don't think so. At least for me, neither academia nor business are the standards of self-success I pursue."

I would also like to answer your question by saying that academia and commerce should not be seen as opposing concepts. Just like when Galileo used a telescope to overturn the geocentric model, the Venetian Senate questioned whether his invention was philosophy or business. He replied that the stars did not mind being embedded in a gilded telescope.

Take, for example, the octagonal palace lantern above our heads. The mortise and tenon structure is a subject of the engineering school, while the aesthetics of light and shadow is the specialty of the art school. And now we use it to illuminate the world—just like the internet, where academia is the skeleton, commerce is the lifeblood, and illuminating the times requires life forms like you and me.

Finally, I want to say that the question you asked today is very relevant to our company's characteristics and is very insightful. Thank you!

After the words "thank you" were spoken, the entire audience erupted in thunderous applause, because what was said was absolutely brilliant!

(End of this chapter)