Back to the prime of life

Chapter 206 Public Relations
The process of inviting Min Xiuwen to join was not particularly complicated. After all, Lu Mang Company was not a dying enterprise, and the boss was not a muddle-headed or mediocre person.

The combination of traditional clothing with e-commerce, along with the opportunity to get rich through a public listing, means that early investors will not lose money.

However, it will still take some time before they actually report for duty.

Lu Changge also parted ways with Han Jiayi and returned to Jiangzhou.

He stayed in Shanghai for several days and missed the company's recruitment round, but fortunately Chen Xiaohe is getting more and more adept at it.

Of course, Lu Changge, as the boss, also did his job very well. He solved the funding problem, laid out the overall direction of the company, and looked for talent for it.

In addition, he himself took on the role of salesman—the press release announcing that Luman had successfully raised $450 million has already been sent to media outlets with which they had previously partnered.

With his estimated net worth of over 3 million, his rise to fame directly brought Lumang Company a massive online surge in attention.

The company's monthly sales naturally climbed steadily, heading towards 3000 million RMB.

However, in the midst of such a triumphant period, Lu Changge, upon arriving at the company, received a report from his subordinates that the founder of a competitor company had made some kind of 'insulting' comments about him in public.

At first, he was confused and thought, "Surely not? People should have basic decency, shouldn't they?"
It's also because he didn't pay attention to this guy in his past life. If he knew that this person called Jay Chou "trash," he probably wouldn't be so surprised now.

"He runs a small Taobao shop? He just said that outright?"

Not to mention Lu Changge was surprised, even Li Ming couldn't understand it when he first heard it. He replied, "That's right. When others asked him what he thought of Lu Mang and you, he said that our two companies are different, and we are just a small Taobao shop."

"Is there a video?"

Since iPads didn't exist back then, Li Ming could only walk over to Lu Changge and use the computer on his desk to search on Baidu.

You really don't know until you look, and what you find is shocking. Li Ming randomly opened a portal website and searched for "Chen Nian + Lu Changge", and the results showed a bunch of small Taobao shops.

Chen Xiaohe was sitting to the side. She asked, "Should we respond to this?"

After watching the video, Lu Changge had no choice but to believe it.

At that moment, he felt speechless.

"I'll respond when I do an interview later." He couldn't help but chuckle after saying that. "Is this guy out of his mind? If he wants to criticize me, he can do it privately. Why post it online? Isn't this just ruining his public image?"

"What is public appeal?" Neither Chen Xiaohe nor Li Ming understood.

"It's about how much netizens like you." Lu Changge explained casually, then thought, "Actually, there is some competition between Lumang and Vancl, but my original idea was that there is no such thing as a winner in the clothing industry, so I didn't pay attention to it. But since people are coming to us, we can't turn them down."

Beauty is often highlighted by ugliness, and a good brand image emerges through contrast. Li Ming, let's discuss this and give him a run for his money in the media. Otherwise, our good intentions might be misinterpreted as weakness.

Li Ming already had some experience with online trolls, so he immediately said, "Okay, then I'll steer the conversation towards other people. We're not the only ones running small Taobao shops. His words are really offensive. Then, I'll proactively take over the term 'small Taobao shop.' We are the ones running small Taobao shops, which will increase the sense of connection with ordinary people."

"That's really mean." Chen Xiaohe was an upright person, and that was the only comment she could make.

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you. As for myself, I'll make a few sarcastic remarks about him when I make a public appearance later."

As Li Ming matured in public relations, Lu Changge began to feel at ease.

Public relations also includes managing relationships with partners, such as drinking and singing, which are all part of his job. Fortunately, this guy is eloquent and loves to interact with people, so he has saved Lu Changge a lot of dinner parties.

Now he's dropped out of school, bought a BMW SUV, and is wearing work clothes. He really does look like a successful businessman. As one of the founders, he also owns founding shares in Lumang Company, though he can't sell them now. But with Lu Changge's valuation rising, his paper wealth has naturally increased as well.

It's said that they're still making arrangements to buy a house.

In short, if we look at who will spend the money after they make it, Li Ming ranks first.

After him, everyone thought it would be An Yihuan, who had a more flamboyant personality, or Qin Jun, who was determined to succeed, but it was actually Ai Mai.

She did borrow some money and made a down payment on a house.

However, she didn't dare to use too much leverage to buy a very expensive apartment in the Canal Riverside community that Lu Changge had bought before. Instead, she honestly bought a 113-square-meter commercial apartment in Cuijingyuan.

The houses are all pre-sale apartments now, and she said that this way she can move in after graduating next year.

They later went to celebrate, but Lu Changge was called away by Xu Weiguo at the last minute and missed the party.

When I got back, Yin Anyan said, "Aimai listened to you, so she quickly bought a house, and said that she would buy a second one when she has more money."

"What did I say?" Lu Changge himself couldn't remember.

“She was there when you bought that house. She said the price was cheap now and that real estate prices would rise even higher in the future, so buying early would mean making more money. She believed it wholeheartedly.”

"Really? Actually, I didn't specifically tell her that."

"I think Amy is quite willing to believe in you. When we chat, I always feel like she admires you." Yin Anyan said this with a hint of jealousy.

Lu Changge laughed and said, "It's not that exaggerated. Besides, housing prices have been rising for many years. I'm not the only one saying they're rising."

Yin Anyan is probably not stupid. With the rise of Lu Mang Company, Lu Changge is no longer the clever guy who used to do small businesses and earn some extra money. Now, everyone inside and outside the company treats him as a real boss.

She had no idea that society was so wonderful. For example, the house she bought by the canal—it wasn't even a recent purchase—yet the head of the real estate company's Jiangzhou branch recently came to visit her in person.

She could understand these people sacrificing their dignity for money, but the key was that there were many young women in the company, and it was difficult for them to talk about sacrificing anything for money!
Therefore, she has recently become more vigilant.

When they met, he aimed to drain Lu Changge dry. Unfortunately, the 20-year-old was no pushover; he was quick to recover from his setbacks and ended up exhausting himself that night.

One morning in June, they woke up in Lu Changge's rented room at Jiangzhou University of Science and Technology. The beautiful woman was partially hidden by a thin silk blanket.

Yin Anyan suddenly asked him, "Changge, where has Sister Shuya been lately?"

Lu Changge thought his secret had been exposed. "Why are you suddenly asking about her?"

"She hasn't appeared for a long time since Hailan Bay was sold. Did she switch to another company?"

"No, she's reading."

Seeing that she was not acting strangely, Lu Changge's heart gradually calmed down.

After arriving at the company, he called Zuo Shuya, wondering how she was doing since their last meeting.

When we said we'd start an investment company together, it wasn't just empty talk.

(End of this chapter)