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Chapter 460 She's Too Popular (5K)

Zeng Wenjie's words stunned Xue Lu.

Indeed, with someone backing her up in the past, Jiang Wei was bold and reckless, unafraid of any situation.

But now that no one is backing her up, she's all alone. It's already a miracle that she can maintain the situation. How can she still act as recklessly as before?

In particular, what is Zeng Wenjie's current status?
After he figured it out, he realized he had worried for nothing. "What was the purpose of President Zeng's call to me?"

Zeng Wenjie said, "It's nothing. After all, you've worked with Jiang Wei before. I'm just calling to let you know."

Xue Lu said, "It's just working together, nothing more! Mr. Zeng, don't test me."

Zeng Wenjie laughed and said, "What relationship do I have with President Xue? Why would I need to test him? I just gave Jiang Wei a little warning and told her not to bother me anymore."

After exchanging a few words, we heard the sound of high heels clicking on the floor coming from the doorway.

A beautifully dressed Zeng Mi walked in from outside. Knowing that Zeng Wenjie must have opened the door himself, she was slightly surprised.

I never expected him to come here today.

Zeng Mi happily closed the door, walked lightly to Zeng Wenjie's side, sat down directly on his lap, wrapped her arms around his neck, and snuggled against him affectionately.

After chatting with Xue Lu for a few minutes while keeping his arm around Zeng Mi's waist, Zeng Wenjie hung up the phone.

Xue Lu knew what Zeng Wenjie meant by making that call, and he immediately called Jiang Wei.

"Jiang Wei, are you in Fengzhou?!" Xue Lu asked in a cold tone.

"Oh ho, Boss Xue is calling me by my first name now, without any honorifics!" Jiang Wei said jokingly, her tone laced with sarcasm.

Xue Lu didn't care about any of that, and continued coldly, "Times have changed. Fengzhou is not a place for you. Go back to where you are. You're lucky you didn't get in this time."

Jiang Wei sneered, "Zeng Wenjie asked you to make that call, didn't he?"

Xue Lu said, "He didn't tell me to make this call. He just told me that he had seen you and that I wanted to call you myself."

Jiang Wei said, "Don't worry, I'm not stupid. Everything's settled, why would I cause trouble? I'm just here to see my brother and have him dismiss his crew to prevent any trouble."

Xue Lu immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that you have this awareness."

Jiang Wei said, "So you've also sided with this rising star?"

Xue Lu said, "It's just about cooperation and mutual benefit; there's no question of seeking refuge."

Jiang Wei scoffed and said, "Fine, I'm going to sell off all my assets in Fengzhou. Will you buy them?"

Xue Lu was already terrified of these kinds of things. If he accepted the money, he might end up wasting it all someday, so he decisively refused, "I won't take it. Find someone else! If there's nothing else, I'll hang up."

Hearing the busy signal, Jiang Wei felt a desolate sense of loss, like a tree falling and monkeys scattering, or people leaving and the tea being forgotten. This feeling made her very uncomfortable.

She shook her head, knowing it was time to say goodbye to the past. After selling those assets, she transferred them to his relatives abroad, as a way of repaying the kindness he had shown her over the years.

Zeng Mi was completely unaware that someone had come to see her. Only after Zeng Wenjie hung up the phone did she ask, "Are you free today?"

Zeng Wenjie said, "What do you mean by 'having free time'? Could it be that I miss you?"

Zeng Mi couldn't help but laugh, poking him on the forehead and saying, "I don't believe you for a second!"

Zeng Wenjie said, "See the person I hired for two hundred thousand yuan?"

Zeng Mi nodded, then said seriously, "They're very demanding and not easy to get along with, but they should be able to push me to improve. However, these things alone aren't worth two hundred thousand US dollars."

"I didn't expect you to have such a good grasp of money. You handle tens or hundreds of millions of dollars with ease, and you even know what a $200,000 annual salary means," Zeng Wenjie said with a smile.

“Now that we’re poor, we’ve got a sense of it.” Zeng Mi smiled helplessly, a little sadly.

Zeng Wenjie felt that he was a bit too sharp-tongued, and that using the same tactics he used on Feng Xiao to deal with Zeng Mi was definitely not the right approach.

Fortunately, the person was right in my arms, so it was easy to get over it, and after a quick bite, I was fine again.

“Jiang Wei came to see you,” Zeng Wenjie said.

Zeng Mi's originally rosy cheeks suddenly turned pale, and she looked somewhat flustered.

“I chased her away and warned her that she wouldn’t bother you again,” Zeng Wenjie said, reaching out to touch her pale face.

Zeng Mi couldn't help but frown slightly and said, "Is she the kind of person who gives up so easily?"

Zeng Wenjie said, "It wasn't like that before because she had someone backing her up. Now that no one is backing her up, if she dares to disobey me, I'll make sure she spends the rest of her life in jail in no time."

Zeng Mi thought about it and realized it made sense. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief and felt at ease.

She was actually quite afraid of being retaliated against, after all, she had nothing now and relied on Zeng Wenjie for survival.

“You’re behaving like a villain right now!” Zeng Mi laughed and said.

Since she smiled, it was clear that she was truly relieved.

Zeng Wenjie said, "There's no other way. You have to be tough when dealing with these kinds of people. Otherwise, they'll always think you're easy to bully and will try to take advantage of you and test your strength."

Zeng Mi also knows how to drive, so she gave it a try following that advice.

After careful consideration, Zeng Wenjie told Jiang Wei that he had come, which would put her at ease and relieve her of concerns about whether he could keep her in check. Moreover, this would also allow him to bind her to him more deeply.

A beauty as lovely as a lilac smells its fragrance and finds it delightful to taste.

Incidentally, I mentioned to Zeng Mi that we were going to recruit a visual design director, and she pondered for a moment after hearing it.

“Then you need to hire someone with outstanding abilities, so they can mentor me.” Zeng Mi earnestly requested, “If I really’m not cut out for this, I’ll just come back to running the teahouse. The copyright and skin revenue from ‘Hero Kill’ are enough for me to live a comfortable life.”

"Absolutely, after all, we've deepened our cooperation with Tencent and need more talented people to join us," Zeng Wenjie said with a smile.

Seeing that she didn't wallow in self-pity because of this, Zeng Wenjie was in a good mood. It seemed that he had underestimated Zeng Mi. She wasn't actually that fragile and was quite sensible.

So, unable to resist testing the waters, she subtly mentioned Miyazaki Hidetaka's criticism of her professional performance.

Zeng Mi readily admitted, "Drawing 'Hero Kill' is relatively simple; it's just character illustrations, and the cards are also easy to draw. In other aspects, I do need to study and improve."

Zeng Wenjie said, "Let's go, I'll take you to Brother Miao's restaurant. They've just launched a new hot pot base called 'Shancheng Hot Pot,' let's go and see if it tastes authentic."

Zeng Mi immediately went to the counter and picked out a bottle of good wine...

Not long after, Zeng Wenjie's first snack shop in Yanjing, "Snack Panic," officially opened. The store had a good location and a decent size, totaling 100 square meters, but the rent was shockingly high.

On the opening day, Lao Xie happened to be in Beijing promoting his new movie "Men's True Colors". After hearing the news, he took the initiative to go to the snack shop to join in the fun.

He is the brand ambassador for Snack Panic, and should have attended some events in cooperation with the company, but Zeng Wenjie did not ask him to, and he went on his own initiative.

When Lao Xie appeared at the Yanjing Snacks Frenzy store, the scene became an instant sensation, with the store bustling with activity as a large number of fans surrounded him, asking for autographs.

In recent years, Lao Xie has focused on movies and sang less. However, with his participation in the hit variety show "The Voice of China" and the release of the theme song "The Lone Warrior" for the movie "Men's True Colors" which became a hit, his exposure and fame have surged again.

Therefore, his appearance caused a sensation.

Meanwhile, Professor Liu, who was in Yanjing, also came to help spread the word for free.

There was no other reason why Liu rushed over; he simply wanted to befriend Zeng Wenjie, a future tycoon who was a sure thing.

A small snack shop attracted two top celebrities to promote it, so you can imagine how lively the scene was.

The subordinates in the Yanjing department reported the situation to Zeng Wenjie and complained, "Boss, could you have given us a heads-up about Teacher Xie and Teacher Liu's upcoming visit? We were completely unprepared and caught off guard. Otherwise, we could have launched a series of related activities to enhance our image in the eyes of our customers!"

Zeng Wenjie's mind went blank for a moment. He had never asked Lao Xie to attend any commercial activities; he had only taken a few handsome photos for him to hang up.

Old Xie and Big Liu suddenly went to the newly opened Yanjing Snack Shop?!

After learning about the situation, Zeng Wenjie couldn't help but sigh, it's rare for a celebrity to voluntarily promote him without asking for any advertising fees.

This first shot was truly a resounding success; the Yanjing store will be packed with customers from today onwards. Zeng Wenjie made a call to Lao Xie, and after the call connected, he couldn't help but say, "My goodness, mentor, if you're going to support my new store, could you have let me know in advance?"

Old Xie laughed heartily and said in heavily accented Mandarin, "Xiao Zeng, I was in Yanjing promoting 'The True Colors of Men' when I heard about your new store opening, so I rushed over and didn't have time to talk to you."

Zeng Wenjie said, "Thank you so much! You and Teacher Liu have been a great help to me. Today, my new store will become the talk of the town."

He had even planned out the follow-up activities.

Let's turn the Yanjing store into a popular online destination. We can create some trendy photo spots around Lao Xie and Da Liu to attract customers.

This approach would have been commonplace in later generations, but it's trendy and novel when used now.

"I didn't expect Teacher Liu to come either," Lao Xie said.

"I'll call and thank Teacher Liu later!" Zeng Wenjie said immediately.

Old Xie said, "Next time I come to Fengzhou, just treat me to a meal, and invite Xiao Mu along too."

After exchanging pleasantries with Lao Xie and hanging up, Zeng Wenjie called Da Liu again.

"Teacher Liu, thank you so much. You're not our brand ambassador, yet you're still helping me promote our brand. I'm so grateful I can't express it all. How about I just kowtow to you a few times?" Zeng Wenjie said.

"Crispy on the ground?" Da Liu clearly didn't understand the joke.

"Oh, oh, oh, a slip of the tongue, kneel down!" Zeng Wenjie was a little annoyed with his own tendency to make jokes, and quickly corrected himself.

Da Liu burst into laughter and said, "You can kneel down and kowtow to me a few times, but I can't see it now!"

Zeng Wenjie put his phone on the table, then raised his hand and slammed his knuckles on the table three times, saying, "Did you hear that? You kowtowed three times!"

Da Liu burst into laughter again, finding Zeng Wenjie to be a truly humorous and amusing young man. He then said, "Alright, I think you could consider signing me after Teacher Xie's contract expires. With my broad build, you could easily say I'm just a big eater!"

"Wouldn't that be reverse publicity? Constantly reminding everyone that eating snacks will make you fat?" Zeng Wenjie joked.

Da Liu continued to laugh and said, "Let me check the schedule... Hmm, I'll be going to Guzhou County in Chongshan to do a charity performance in a while. If you're free, let's get together for a meal."

Zeng Wenjie said, "Fine, I'll treat you to some beef offal."

"..."

Da Liu silently hung up the phone; he didn't want to touch the culinary disaster.

Zeng Wenjie felt that his staff was just enough to make up for his shortcomings. Two top celebrities spontaneously went to support him and promote his work, which saved him millions of dollars!

There's no need to worry about exposure today; not only business newspapers, but also entertainment and metropolitan newspapers will likely report on it.

Before I could even savor the feeling, Sister Na called.

"Oh, Zeng, congratulations on your new store opening!" Sister Na immediately offered her congratulations.

"Thank you so much, Sister Na. I didn't expect such a small matter to bother you," Zeng Wenjie said hurriedly.

"When are you going to open a store in Northeast China? I'll use all my resources to help you promote it!" Sister Na said with a smile.

Sister Na has a lot of connections in Northeast China, so Zeng Wenjie certainly wouldn't refuse such a good opportunity. He quickly agreed, "Okay, I'll open the store in Northeast China as soon as possible. I'll have to rely on you to take care of me then!"

Sister Na said, "Well, Xiao Zeng... I'm also in Yanjing today, but I've been too busy and haven't had time to come over and promote your store. I'm so sorry!"

Zeng Wenjie was taken aback, not expecting her to call about this.

Na Ying is known for her arrogance in the industry; otherwise, she wouldn't have done something that angered everyone. However, Zeng Wenjie has no past grudges or recent conflicts with her. In fact, she even wore Marlene's high heels for free when he was young to record a show.

So Zeng Wenjie said politely, "Sister, what are you saying? It's my honor that you came, and it's perfectly normal that you didn't come!"

The woman said, "I'm a loyal friend. Nicholas Tse and Lao Liu both went, but I didn't, which I felt was a bit of a regret. So, that's why I called you to let you know."

Zeng Wenjie said, "Thank you for your kindness, Sister Na. I didn't actually contact Teacher Liu and Teacher Xie. They went there on their own initiative. I was quite surprised."

Upon hearing this, Sister Na understood. It turned out that these two mentors also wanted to cultivate a good relationship with Zeng Wenjie, the future tycoon.
"Why didn't you invite us to your 'Masked Singer' show?" Sister Na said.

“The audience has seen through you all on ‘The Voice of China.’ They’ll guess you’d be on that show right away. But you could be guest judges, if you’re available,” Zeng Wenjie said.

After chatting with Sister Na for a while, sure enough, Harlin called shortly afterward.

Harlin greeted everyone politely, "Xiao Zeng, I'm Harlin. Congratulations on the opening of your new store!"

Zeng Wenjie said, "Thank you, Teacher Harlin."

Harlem said, "I'm in Taiwan, not on the mainland, otherwise I would definitely go and support your new store."

Zeng Wenjie has just secured funding and opened his first new store, which is of great significance to him, and investors from all sides are watching closely.

Therefore, Lao Xie and Da Liu seized the opportunity to go and support him, which was a great favor.

“I know, Mr. Harlin, you’re too kind!” Zeng Wenjie said.

"Whenever you open a store in Taiwan, I'll definitely promote it for you," Harlem said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, I will definitely work hard. Thank you, Teacher Harlin."

"Don't forget your old friend when you record a new program next time. You know my number, feel free to contact me anytime."

"OK! OK!"

After ending the call with Harlem, Zeng Wenjie felt that he was incredibly popular.

All four mentors on "The Voice of China" showed him great care. Lao Xie went to support him first, and Da Liu followed closely behind.

Na Ying, who was in Beijing and couldn't make it, made a special call to explain. Then, Harlem, who was in Taiwan, also quickly called to contact him.

Even the champion of "The Voice of China" isn't as popular as him!

Who was the champion student again?

It seems to be Ito Makoto. Zeng Wenjie had a strong impression of his name because there was a Japanese man named Ito Makoto who lost his head.

With Lao Xie and Da Liu's help in promoting the business, the Yanjing store became incredibly popular, and the staff were so busy that they truly experienced what it meant to be so busy that their hands were practically smoking.

Thanks to the celebrity effect, all the snacks were sold out in just one afternoon, and even the stock was completely gone.

The revenue for this single day has already exceeded six figures.

This is a terrifying number for a snack shop.

This is a welcome figure for Zeng Wenjie, who has just secured funding to open a new store. Releasing this data will cause a stir throughout the business world.

It's astonishing how much potential this small snack shop has shown.

When Yan Xinyi arrived at the snack shop, she was dumbfounded – it was completely sold out!
She took out her phone and called Zeng Wenjie, unable to resist saying, "Wenjie, your store's business is just too good! Your fame has even spread to the capital, hasn't it?"

Zeng Wenjie said, "I have good interpersonal relationships, and the two celebrity mentors spontaneously came to help me promote my work."

Yan Xinyi clicked her tongue and asked, "The goods are sold out. Can you tell me the sales figures?"

"Six figures." That was the only information Zeng Wenjie could reveal.

“Niu Boyi,” Yan Xinyi commented after a moment of silence.

Immediately afterwards, she saw Qin Yixuan, who had also arrived at the entrance of the snack shop, and said to Zeng Wenjie, "I'll talk to you later."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Yixuan saw her as expected and quickly came over to greet her.

"Senior sister, what are you doing here?" Qin Yixuan asked, feeling a little uneasy.

(End of this chapter)