Reborn as a female internet celebrity in a county town

Chapter 384 No one can refuse a 'sugar daddy' like Lin Lang

"what happened?"

“I’m having dinner with friends outside, and we only booked two tables. You can eat at home for lunch, and I’ll come over to have dinner with you in the evening.”

While Gao Yu and Lin Lang were having dinner, Lin Lang received a phone call.

After the call ended, Gao Yu calmly said, "Was that Yan Li who called? Why didn't you invite her to eat with you? That way she wouldn't misunderstand."

Lin Lang said with a smile, "She's not that kind of person. The main thing is that I have other things to talk about with Sister Gao later. If we wait for her to come over, it will take too much time."

Lin Lang readily accepted Yan Li's scheme and even came up with a very clumsy excuse.

The more clumsy the excuse, the more effective it is.

Because you can tell it's fake just by listening to it.

Gao Yu gave a soft "hmm".

Actually, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Does her past identity matter? Absolutely!

She didn't know if Lin Lang already knew and was deliberately covering for her to save face, or if Lin Lang was completely unaware.

Neither the former nor the latter is good.

In fact, her act of corporate espionage has been confirmed. Once it comes out, even if Lin Lang tries to protect her, it will be difficult for her to stay at Big Fish Media for long.

If a company wants to grow big, it can have one person in charge, but it absolutely cannot have only one person in charge.

Even a specialized industry like finance requires the support of Lin Lang and Yan Li, along with managers from various departments; the same goes for media.

The media is a complex and multifaceted business. Take Bi Xiaofang, for example. He may not seem like much now, but he actually wields considerable influence at Big Fish Media. Once he learns about Gao Yu's past, he will question some of Gao Yu's decisions in his future work and may even directly contact Lin Lang.

His reasoning was quite reasonable; disbelief is disbelief.

He even wants to become the vice president in the future, and he wants to manage the entire Big Fish Media. He will definitely make a fuss about this matter.

In fact, Bi Xiaofang is not the biggest threat. What if Bi Xiaofang were replaced by Mi Xiaofan?
If Lin Lang doesn't want to keep a bunch of people as tools at Dayu Media, then he will inevitably have to balance the emotions of all the management.

Gao Yu would absolutely not say it; to say it would be to leave herself no way out.

"Sister Gao, how did the negotiations go in Beijing this time?"

"It's all settled. You provided some scripts beforehand, and we arranged a team to film it. The chef was very easy to talk to. One option was a base salary of 360,000 plus a 20/80 split, and the other was no base salary, with a 50/50 split after deducting operating costs. He chose the latter and signed a three-year contract, which significantly reduced our company's expenses. However, the student asked for a guaranteed base salary of 120,000 per year plus a 20/80 split, but he also only signed a three-year contract."

"Hmm, three years would be good. If his talent can last for three years, Big Fish Media won't hesitate to offer him a higher salary and profit sharing."

Lin Lang doesn't mind spending more money; in fact, he encourages them to make more money.

As long as the other party has the ability, we can provide them with a dedicated team in the future so that they can operate the company themselves and become the core management of Big Fish Media.

For example, Bi Xiaofang, and Mi Xiaofan who is working hard.

"Well, besides that, I also signed contracts with a few experts in the Northeast forest area as you requested. They all have a base salary of three thousand plus a 40/60 split."

"Sister Gao, you've worked so hard these past few days. There's no need to rush. Just sign it slowly."

Lin Lang's chosen path is either a character design that is close to reality or one with strong creative talent.

He has no interest in those internet celebrities who try to piggyback on his fame.

IPs with a relatable, realistic persona are great for driving sales and even attracting business partners because they have high conversion rates and are easier for people to trust.

"There are also some beautiful women in Shanghai and Hangzhou, they're all very pretty. Why don't you come with me?" Gao Yu said to Lin Lang with a smile.

"It's good to sign up some beautiful girls, sign up more, especially those who are good-looking and have a dance background."

"Yeah, I knew you liked this kind of thing."

"What? What did Sister Gao say? I didn't quite hear you."

"It's nothing. I just said you have a good eye. Dance streamers are more likely to gain traffic."

"That's a must. If I didn't have good judgment, would I have been able to find Sister Gao to be my vice president? Eat more, eat more. I see that Sister Gao has lost weight and needs to eat more."

Lin Lang felt that being unable to be in two places at once wasn't necessarily a bad thing; at least it helped him filter out the real helpers.

The Lei Hongyi that He Qiang introduced is quite good. Tianshui Group is currently undergoing business restructuring, and is taking steady and solid steps forward.

Needless to say, Gao Yu, although she comes from a technical background, is also quite capable in management. She probably learned a lot from Yan Keming and is very adept at handling various company scheduling tasks.

Most importantly, she's still young.

As for equity, it's worthless in the face of ability.

After dinner, the two found a tea room and sat together for more than an hour. Lin Lang was too lazy to write a script now, so he basically just dictated it and let Gao Yu organize it herself.

Gao Yu has strong logical abilities, and as a math major, she needs even stronger imagination. So basically, once Lin Lang explains something, Gao Yu knows what to do; she has a mental image of it.

Different scripts and plots are arranged according to different character settings. The script and plot should be gimmicky, attractive, and flow naturally.

Perhaps Gao Yu doesn't have enough creative ability, but she is in management. She can delegate the creative work to others. All she needs is the ability to discern what is good and what is bad, which is already a very rare ability.

After their conversation, Lin Lang went to Yan Li's side, while Gao Yu continued to sign contracts with other online celebrities. Dayu Media signs many streamers every day, but most of them have very low base salaries, and contracts can be signed directly online.

There are many opportunities that don't require Gao Yu's direct involvement. However, for some promising talents who already have tens or even hundreds of thousands of fans without a company, Gao Yu will take the time to call them over to sign a contract.

This trip was purely for other business, and I just happened to get some documents signed along the way.

However, when I was busy until five or six o'clock in the evening, Yan Li called.

"Sister Gao, it's me, Lili."

"Um, is there something you need?"

"I heard you came to Shanghai, and I'd like to invite you to dinner."

"Only you?"

"Yes, Lin Lang hasn't been resting well these past few days, so he's gone back to rest."

"Okay, so you'll decide on the location?"

Gao Yu was uneasy. She had considered the worst-case scenario: that Yan Li would expose her identity and that this dinner invitation was just a pretext, with Lin Lang actually following them.

I'll be in a very embarrassing situation then.

It wasn't that she was making malicious assumptions, but rather that she knew Yan Li definitely had such scheming intentions.

Although the two are distant cousins, they are practically strangers.

"Okay, I've sent the location to Sister Gao. See you in half an hour?"

"Yes, it's not far, half an hour should be no problem."

Gao Yu packed her things, picked up her bag, and left the hotel.

On the way there by taxi, she kept giving herself a pep talk.

What if my identity is exposed? How should I explain it, or should I just give up trying to explain...?

I'm also wondering if Lin Lang would accept it...

However, all these thoughts vanished when he saw Yan Li.

She walked over and sat opposite Yan Li, saying, "I thought you would bring Lin Lang with you."

With a faint smile, Yan Li poured Gao Yu a glass of water and said, "Even if I ask him to come, he probably won't. When I told him I was going to Big Fish Media during the New Year, he immediately sent you away."

"Hmm? He knows?" Gao Yu frowned slightly. She had considered this possibility, but felt it was somewhat unrealistic.

After all, he is now the vice president of Big Fish Media and manages the company's affairs on a daily basis. Unless Lin Lang doesn't value Big Fish Media at all, there's no reason for him to let someone like him, who has low trust, do the job.

They manage their own money.

“I already knew. We’re already so close, so it’s no secret to him if he just casually mentions your name.”

"Well, that's true."

Gao Yu felt much less pressure. Although she was a little uneasy because her identity had been exposed, she found it ridiculous that she had been covering up a clumsy lie all along.

Now that the lie has been exposed, my mindset has improved a lot.

Actually, she's really not suited to be an undercover spy...

Yan Li said to herself, "When I found out at noon that Sister Gao had lunch with him, I was a little jealous, especially since he tried his best to cover for Sister Gao and not let me come and keep her company."

"Then get angry. When you get angry, he'll know what he should and shouldn't do."

"Don't dare."

"Huh? Lili, I know Lin Lang is very capable, but you don't need to lower yourself like this. You still need to have your emotions. Based on what I know about you, your views on love shouldn't be like this."

Yan Li laughed and said, "Sister Gao, being around him will make you lose your senses. Three months ago, I was just a slightly famous internet celebrity. Three months later, I became one of the top fund managers in the country, managing hundreds of billions of yuan and becoming a billionaire. In terms of time, there is simply no way for me to come to my senses. In fact, I feel that I will not be able to stay absolutely clear-headed for a long time to come."

Gao Yu: "..."

That seems to be true.

Everyone makes mistakes and gets fooled.

A naive and greedy young girl can be easily swindled out of a few thousand or tens of thousands of yuan.

Yan Li certainly wouldn't be swindled out of such a small amount of money, but she couldn't resist the fact that Lin Lang could offer even more.

Money? It's nothing.

The social status that Lin Lang brought to Yan Li was no less than the shock a girl who wanted to find a sugar daddy received a red envelope of ten million or even a hundred million.

No one can refuse such a 'sugar daddy'.

"Sister Gao, you don't have any other thoughts about him, do you? I don't want to have to be wary of you while I'm already on guard against An'an."

(End of this chapter)