Financial freedom starts with smiling at life

A social media influencer with 3800 million followers is definitely a big name in the industry.

It possesses extremely high influence and commercial value.

But in Jiang Beicheng's eyes, he was just a person who made a living in the internet industry.

Neither Beicheng Hotel nor he personally needs his online traffic.

Internet celebrities want to meet him to elevate their own status, even going so far as to bring along low-income workers to put on a show, but Jiang Beicheng looks down on such people.

Without even seeing him, they started posting videos online that subtly alluded to the Beicheng Hotel, or even to him personally.

Their eating manners were very unsightly.

Who exactly is using ordinary people for marketing purposes and profiting from the suffering of the working class?

"President Jiang, that internet celebrity has been banned from Douyin. Douyin Group's senior management has reported the progress of the matter to us. The internet celebrity and the entire studio members are under investigation by the public security department," Shen Jun reported.

Jiang Beicheng, with a cigar in his hand, waved his hand.

It means I understand.

There's no need to report such trivial matters repeatedly.

He didn't take it to heart from the beginning.

Regarding the meal in Singapore, Zhang Yiming has made it clear that he will not allow information and news that could damage his image to spread unchecked and cause negative social impact.

In reality, Zhang Nan, CEO of Douyin Group, did indeed do as Zhang Yiming instructed.

The response was very quick.

It's only been a day. They've banned me and are conducting an on-site investigation. They might end up suspending my account altogether.

The internet celebrity and her studio members were still in a daze when they were being investigated at the local police station.

These influential figures enjoy certain privileges; the platform assesses their commercial value and implements corresponding protective measures.

Even if the responsibility lies with them, they should be appropriately punished, then allowed to remain silent for a period of time before resuming business as usual.

Having experienced this before, he knew that TikTok would protect its own, so this time he repeated the same trick and played the traffic game again.

But this time, TikTok didn't protect its own.

Moreover, they were adamant about investigating the matter thoroughly.

Even the group's CEO, Zhang Nan, personally paid attention to this matter.

She was determined to teach him a lesson.

You generate tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, of revenue for the platform, and the platform doesn't give you any consideration at all?
The online influencer is a bit confused.

He hadn't realized that Jiang Beicheng's status had far exceeded his comprehension.

I didn't know that Jiang Beicheng had a meal with Zhang Yiming in Singapore.

They were also unaware that Zhang Yiming had given Jiang Beicheng a gift upon their first meeting, and that the platform strictly controlled information unfavorable to Mr. Jiang.

As long as Zhang Yiming gives his approval, the platform can create multiple internet celebrities like him.

However, it's very difficult to find someone like that in Jiangbei City, the entire country, or the entire Chinese world.

Such a huge difference, and you still dare to stage an accident?
If I don't deal with you, who will I deal with?
This internet celebrity, who boasts 3800 million followers, even thought that Jiangbei City had paid for public relations to shut down his account the moment it was banned.

To silence him, they spared no expense in bribing platform executives to have his account blocked.

The so-called investigation is just a formality.

That's all the level of understanding he has.

Aside from hearing about this incident, Jiangbei City did nothing else.

He even thought Aunt Shen was making a mountain out of a molehill, and he mentioned this matter to him several times.

For someone of his stature, there are many things he doesn't need to do himself, let alone handle personally; he has plenty of friends in the industry to help him solve them.

Even when things got really out of hand, the most anxious people weren't him, but his supporters.

The only thing he can focus his energy on right now is the titanium mine in Kenya worth several billion dollars.

If we continue down the old path of deep processing that our father took, and improve the industrial chain and sales chain of sponge titanium, the value of those mining areas will increase several times over.

This is also why my father dared to gamble with foreign capital and raise funds to acquire large-scale titanium mining rights.

If nothing goes wrong, they're aiming for a production value of 10 billion.

After all, sponge titanium is a very valuable commodity in the international market, and it is an essential product in fields such as aerospace, military equipment, nuclear power, and medical care.

Jiang Beicheng had every reason to believe that his father was not accidentally killed during negotiations with the new Kenyan government, but rather that it was intentionally done by certain politicians.

Just as Qianli, the stepmother, said, this trip is not only about reclaiming the mining rights to the titanium mine, but also about finding out the true cause of Jiang Tao's death. If necessary, they will plunge Kenya into civil war.

With a continuous cash flow from the system, he can afford to wait.

Can the newly appointed government afford to wait?

If we get involved with Western forces, the problem will be even bigger.

Jiangbei City doesn't mind bringing the Middle East into the picture.

This way, he can focus his second half of his career on cutting-edge global technologies.

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Stepmother Qian Li, on the other hand, had been keeping a close eye on the North City Hotel situation.

She and her eldest son are now deeply intertwined; their fates are intertwined, whether they prosper or suffer together.

She didn't want her eldest son's reputation to be ruined.

When her eldest son ignored the matter, she even talked to Shen Jun to see if they should use some connections to resolve it.

Surprisingly, the matter was resolved before they even had a chance to intervene.

Qian Li was already somewhat alarmed by her eldest son's connections in China.

"Holy crap, 3800 million followers, the platform just banned the account, awesome."

"Facts have proven that the Beicheng Hotel could never collapse."

"These online celebrities who incite workers' emotions should really be shot on sight."

"This is disgusting. So you're the one who's profiting from human suffering."

"Thank you to the platform, and thank you to the country for restoring a clean internet."

"I support the crackdown."

"Does Mr. Jiang's reputation and influence need marketing? He didn't even think about it properly. Now he's embarrassed himself, isn't he?"

"..."

"Hey son, you're being praised by the public again. How does it feel?" Qian Li walked up to Jiang Beicheng with his phone in hand, teasing him with a smile.

Her eldest son's attitude towards her has improved a lot this time.

She also wanted to seize the opportunity to get closer to Jiang Beicheng and build a more trusting and intimate relationship, rather than just being bound by interests and using Jiang Yucheng to restrict her.

Jiang Beicheng glanced at her sideways and reminded her, "You, as an elder, are a bit too careless about your image."

Please consider my feelings as a junior.

Qian Li noticed Jiang Beicheng's gaze, reached out and pulled at her collar to cover her impressive figure.

The two are close in age, so we should definitely be careful.

Qian Li smiled, straightened up, and leaned against the windowsill. "Secretary Shen has arranged a flight for the sixth day of the lunar new year. What are your plans for tomorrow?"

Jiang Beicheng, holding his phone, said, "The LTA (Land Transport Authority of Singapore) will be releasing a batch of license plate numbers for bidding tomorrow."

This includes vehicle ownership certificates that begin with the letter of entitlement (S).

If I'm lucky, I can get a good license plate and pick up the car in the afternoon.

The CEO of Hezhou Capital, and head of the Jiang family's Singapore office, commutes every day in a common, low-class Alphard – it's embarrassing.

Qian Li smiled and said, "Two million? I think that's alright."

Jiang Beicheng: "You don't care about saving face, but I do."

Qian Li smiled and nodded, "Okay, you're in charge. We'll bid for the Certificate of Entitlement tomorrow and then pick up a decent car."

"It makes my son proud."

Qian Li was well aware that car prices in Singapore were among the highest in the world, and the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) policy alone had deterred many residents who intended to buy a car.

A ten-year license plate costs 500,000 to 600,000 RMB, while a BYD Dolphin electric car can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars in Singapore—can you believe it?

Of course, the price difference for luxury cars is relatively small. The price of ordinary vehicles in Singapore is five or six times that in China, while the price of luxury cars is two or three times higher.

But there are a large number of luxury cars.

Two times is already an exaggeration.

Most importantly, the eldest son had his eye on the license plate starting with "S" that LTA was putting up for auction; that plate was incredibly valuable. (End of Chapter)