The Rich Man's Life Begins with a Comeback

Chapter 239 Going with the Flow (4k)

Two minutes later.

Xin Xin, who just mentioned that her cousin is about to give birth, reunites with her fans in [Xingchuan001].

Not only Xin Xin, but also the other three girls who had just played PK with Xin Xin, and even Yang Yang and Shu Yu Shu Yue were among them.

They all jumped directly to [Xingchuan001] using their main accounts. Shuyu and Shuyue, who originally had the fewest followers, now have more than three million followers. Bingbing, who originally had more than five million followers, has now reached eight million followers after more than two months of preparation.

After they parachuted into [Xingchuan 001], they all had an amazing tacit understanding. They immediately started spending money on Carnival gifts, clearly aiming for the top ten on the leaderboard. Moreover, all the gifts they sent were specifically for Lin Qingge.

This scene immediately made the live stream even more lively.

"666, so you're not even going to act anymore, huh?"

"Brothers, they say their relationship with [Heng Wang] is completely innocent, and that they just drank and chatted that night. Do you believe them?"

"Waaaaah, I believe you, I believe you! Bingbing wouldn't lie to me!"

"Dude, you'd be better off believing I'm Qin Shi Huang than believing them!"

"So far, [Heng Wang]'s following list still only includes those seven. Could it be that it will become eight after tonight?"

"What kind of behavior is this? Are they aiding the enemy?"

"This is hilarious! I love watching chaotic scenes!"

……

Numerous comments flooded in regarding the rumors surrounding [Heng Wang] and seven female internet celebrities, which caused a huge uproar online some time ago and are still circulating online today.

There are all sorts of speculations and theories.

Although in the days that followed, all seven girls clarified that they had only drunk and chatted, played cards, and watched a ball game with "Heng Wang" that night, and nothing else happened, and that their relationship with "Heng Wang" was completely innocent and pure.

Many netizens naturally did not believe this.

Whether netizens believe it or not is not important to the seven girls, because for them, it is enough as long as their loyal fans who are willing to spend money on them believe it.

What is there to say?

You can never wake someone who is pretending to be asleep!
These girls' loyal fans are like this: as long as they say that nothing happened that night, and that they and [Heng Wang] were completely innocent that night, these loyal fans will choose to believe them without a doubt.

However, the actions of these seven girls tonight all pointed to their unusual relationship with [Heng Wang], and their jealousy could be smelled even through the screen.

……

Inside a large live-streaming studio at Xingchuan International Group.

"Fuck!"

"Those seven female internet celebrities who were rumored to be dating [Heng Wang] actually all showed up!"

"And they still dare to say they have a completely innocent relationship with [Prince Heng]?"

"If they want to have a clean relationship with [Heng Wang], I'll eat a pound of it on live stream!"

The network technician, who was originally exhausted, finally got a moment of peace after Qingcheng Entertainment stopped the hacking attacks and online troll attacks. At this moment, he watched what was happening in the live broadcast room and couldn't help but laugh.

Because Gu Heng and the others were standing not far from the control room, and because the other party did not deliberately lower his voice, Gu Heng and the others could easily hear his voice.

Upon hearing this, President Zhou Gang and Xingchuan Entertainment's acting general manager Feng Ming glanced at Gu Heng subconsciously, their expressions both somewhat strange.

"Cough cough!"

"Zhao Huai is live streaming right now!"

"Don't talk nonsense, be serious!"

Feng Ming coughed twice, first giving a light rebuke to the network technician in front of him, then smiling apologetically at Gu Heng: "Chairman Gu, he was just talking nonsense, please forgive him."

"fine."

"He didn't say anything wrong."

Gu Heng smiled, his voice still very gentle.

No mistake?
Upon hearing this, Zhou Gang and Feng Ming exchanged a glance, both feeling as if they had stumbled upon some juicy gossip.

"Cough cough..."

Just then, Feng Ming heard a soft cough.

Feng Ming turned his head and saw Chu Zhengxiong staring at him intently, his eyes filled with curiosity and a thirst for knowledge. Clearly, Chu Zhengxiong's curiosity was stirred by the scene and the conversation he had just heard with Gu Heng.

"Chairman Chu, it's like this..."

Discussing gossip about Gu Heng in front of him was indeed a bit exciting, but since Chu Zhengxiong was the chairman, Feng Ming had no way to refuse.

Soon, Chu Zhengxiong got a general understanding of what had happened through Feng Mingyan's concise explanation. Afterwards, the way he looked at Gu Heng became somewhat strange.

"Hey……"

"It's great to be young!"

Chu Zhengxiong couldn't help but let out such a sigh.

"Chairman Chu, I didn't expect you to be so gossipy."

Gu Heng smiled and shook his head.

"It's just curiosity."

Chu Zhengxiong replied with a smile, "Chairman Gu is not only young and promising, but also so tall and handsome. It's normal for him to have many admirers. It's their good fortune to be chosen by Chairman Gu."

"A fleeting romance, just for fun."

While the group was talking, the number of "King's Descent" gifts sent by Gu Heng in the live stream quietly exceeded 99+.

Seeing this, Gu Heng stopped and did not continue.

"Chairman Chu, there are 14 people watching online in real time."

Gu Heng asked Chu Zhengxiong, "Are you satisfied with this data?"

"Satisfied!"

"I'm so satisfied I never dared to dream of such a thing!"

Chu Zhengxiong nodded repeatedly, and then said, "Chairman Gu, I'll transfer the money you spent on gifts to you later. You absolutely cannot have to pay for this yourself!"

"It's just a small amount of money, Mr. Chu, there's no need to be so polite."

Gu Heng raised his hand and waved, responding with a light laugh.

"No, no, no."

"One code is one code."

"If it weren't for Chairman Gu's help today, let alone getting the number of viewers in the live stream to exceed 10, it would be questionable whether we could even keep the live stream going."

At this point, Chu Zhengxiong proposed a compromise: "Chairman Gu, if you feel that it would be too formal and polite for me to directly make money for you, how about this?"

"Our group's debut broadcast today was a great success. After the broadcast, I'll organize a celebration at one of Chairman Gu's Zhencui Group's restaurants. I'll pay for everything tonight. What do you think, Chairman Gu?"

Seeing Chu Zhengxiong's resolute attitude, Gu Heng smiled and nodded: "Since Chairman Chu insists, let's do as Chairman Chu wishes."

"it is good!"

"Then it's settled!"

After finalizing the matter, Chu Zhengxiong looked at the thriving live broadcast site and suggested to Gu Heng, "Chairman Gu, there's still some time before the group broadcast debut ends, and it seems we don't really need to be here to oversee things anymore. Why don't we go upstairs to my office for a cup of tea?" "Sure."

Gu Heng nodded slightly and agreed with a smile.

Afterwards, Chu Zhengxiong gave Zhou Gang and Feng Ming a few instructions, then left the live broadcast site with Gu Heng and went upstairs for tea.

……

Yanjing.

The headquarters building of ByteDance, the office location of Douyin Business Group.

"Dong dong dong..."

A slightly hurried knocking sounded, causing Han Lixin, who was reviewing documents, to look up.

"Come in!"

A strong, resonant voice rang out, and the secretary outside immediately pushed open the door and entered.

"Mr. Han!"

"Just ten minutes ago, [Heng Wang] made a public appearance!"

The secretary spoke quickly, his expression slightly excited: "At the same time, he sent out 100 of the exclusive gifts we tailored for him, the 'King's Arrival', in one go."

Han Li's slightly furrowed brows immediately relaxed upon hearing this.

"After more than two months, he's finally making a move!"

Han Lixin felt a pang of emotion, then asked, "To whom did [Prince Heng] first give his exclusive gift?"

"The live stream room is called [Xingchuan001], which belongs to the newly registered MCN agency Xingchuan Entertainment. Today is their group live stream debut. After entering the live stream room, [Hengwang] gave all his exclusive gifts to a female streamer named Qingqing."

After answering Han Lixin's questions in detail, the secretary continued, "Mr. Han, during the debut of this startup MCN agency called Xingchuan Entertainment today, Hangzhou's Qingcheng Entertainment used a lot of underhanded tactics to suppress it."

"However, just minutes before [Hengwang] made his way into this live stream, Qingcheng Entertainment suddenly changed its attitude 180 degrees. Not only did they cancel all the underhanded tactics, but the company's operating account also took the lead, bringing all of Qingcheng Entertainment's top influencers with over a million followers to [Xingchuan001]'s live stream to shower them with gifts."

"Even now, Qingcheng Entertainment's official account is still in that live stream room, and there's a carnival every two minutes on average, so I speculate..."

The secretary stopped there.

"You mean this [Hoshikawa 001] is related to [Heng Wang]?"

Han Lixin raised an eyebrow: "Did Qingcheng Entertainment change its attitude so drastically because it received a warning from [King Heng]?"

"The timing of Qingcheng Entertainment's face-changing incident and [Hengwang]'s sudden appearance in [Xingchuan001]'s live stream room is too coincidental, making it hard not to speculate."

The secretary nodded and responded respectfully.

"Um……"

Han Lixin pondered for a moment, then instructed, "Please call the CEO of Qingcheng Entertainment in my personal capacity and ask him in detail what happened."

"Ok."

The secretary has been by Han Lixin's side since he was the department head, so he naturally knows Han Lixin very well.

Two months ago, she flew to Zhonghai with Han Lixin and even saw in person what the real [Heng Wang], who spent 70 million in one night, looked like.

She could sense how much Han Lixin valued Gu Heng, which was why she had just "unnecessarily" mentioned to Han Lixin what had happened between Qingcheng Entertainment and Xingchuan Entertainment.

According to the original plan, if [Heng Wang] makes his reappearance and is the first to receive a custom-made gift on Douyin Live, they will contact the business department in charge of Douyin short videos to allocate some traffic to this matter, thereby achieving a publicity goal.

Han Lixin had already submitted this plan to his superiors and received approval, meaning that the matter was already a done deal and was just waiting for Gu Heng to take action.

If it weren't for the trouble caused by Qingcheng Entertainment and Xingchuan Entertainment tonight, this matter might have been handled strictly according to the original plan.

But now, things have changed quite a bit.

If things are truly as they suspect, and Gu Heng has an intricate relationship with Xingchuan Entertainment, then there is a great deal of room for maneuver in this matter.

Han Lixin could easily take advantage of this opportunity to promote Xingchuan 001, the girl group that Xingchuan Entertainment had just launched, and thus gain a huge favor from Gu Heng.

It's worth noting that Douyin now has over 6 million daily active users.

For companies and individuals, simply pushing a little traffic to a platform can bring unimaginable wealth.

If it were a violation of regulations, Han Lixin certainly wouldn't dare to do it. Even as the vice president in charge of Douyin's live streaming business, the consequences would be beyond his ability to bear.

However, this matter is definitely not related to any illegal operation. At most, it can only be considered a borderline operation. Given his status and position, there is absolutely no risk to him. Even if someone has objections, he can speak with confidence and stand tall.

Was the gift from 【珩王】the first purchase in 【星川001】's live stream? Is it okay if I promote the 星川001 girl group while promoting the platform?

Did [Hengwang] give all his exclusive gifts to that female streamer named Qingqing? Is it wrong for me to promote that female streamer named Qingqing while I'm promoting her on the platform?
No one can accuse Han Lixin of abusing his power for personal gain by doing this, but Han Lixin can gain a real favor from Gu Heng. Given Gu Heng's status, position, and wealth, the value of his favor is immeasurable.

This is why so many people want to climb the ladder and become leaders. Sometimes, they don't need to break the rules or regulations. They only need to provide a little convenience to others within the bounds of the law, and that's enough for them to reap great rewards.

After receiving instructions from Han Lixin, the secretary quickly found the phone number of Xie Baoquan, the chairman of Qingcheng Entertainment, through the group's internal system. She then dialed the number directly in front of Han Lixin and put it on speakerphone.

"Who?"

Soon, Xie Baoquan's slightly irritable voice came through the phone.

"Hello, Chairman Zheng."

The secretary calmly said, "I am Yang Duo, the secretary of Han Lixin, the vice president of ByteDance's Douyin Business Group in charge of Douyin live streaming business. Our president Han has something he would like to ask you."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

“Ouch!”

"Secretary Yang, hello, hello!"

"I am Xie Baoquan from Qingcheng Entertainment. I wonder what matters Secretary Yang would like to consult? I will certainly answer all your questions to the best of my ability!"

All his irritability vanished instantly. Xie Baoquan was a middle-aged man over forty. After Yang Duo introduced himself, he unconsciously became more obsequious in his speech, to the point that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as flattery.

I have no choice but to flatter!

When talking to Lei Yibin, he could barely maintain an equal conversation.

After all, they are in the same industry. Even though Wuyou Media's scale and size far exceed Qingcheng Entertainment, he can give them enough respect, but it's not like he would fawn over them.

But the person he's talking to now is the secretary of the vice president in charge of Douyin's live streaming business. The person the other party represents is practically no different from the upright official above him.

If you upset someone, you can easily ruin them with a few simple tricks.

Ten minutes later, Yang Duo hung up the phone.

Han Lixin overheard the entire call.

"You should know what to do, right?"

Han Lixin took a sip of tea and asked in a low voice.

"clear."

Yang Duo responded respectfully.

"Then let's go down."

Han Lixin nodded slightly.

Upon hearing this, Yang Duo turned around and strode out of Han Lixin's office in her high heels. Given her long-standing tacit understanding with Han Lixin, there was no need to say more about what to do next.

Han Lixin watched Yang Duo's figure disappear. He picked up his phone, opened his contacts, and found Gu Heng's number. However, just as he was about to dial, he withdrew his finger and instead opened the Douyin app on his phone. He searched for the live stream of "Xingchuan001" and quietly slipped in as a "mysterious person"...

(End of this chapter)