Reborn as a female internet celebrity in a county town

Chapter 89 What she owed Lin Lang, she could…

On the way back to the county town, Lin Lang made an excuse to let Bing Ning rest for a while, and he drove. He could tell that Bing Ning was a little distracted.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Bing Ning watched the scenery flash by in front of the car, still moved by Lin Lang.

No one ever cared whether she cried or not, except for her only friend, Shen An'an.

But Shen An'an is a very carefree person and doesn't pay attention to details at all.

The Shen family disliked her, thinking she was a bad person who was sucking blood from them.

The Bing family only saw her as a bargaining chip, and they would become hysterical once that chip lost its value.

Before I knew it, it was already past six o'clock.

Shen Xingnan said he would call her around 7 o'clock and ask her to contact Lin Lang as soon as possible to discuss the termination of the contract.

He certainly couldn't say that Lin Lang wanted twelve million; if he did, the matter would escalate to an unmanageable point.

It's a crime to even state that price!
Shen Xingnan would feel that he was colluding with Lin Lang to deliberately retaliate against the Shen family.

In fact... according to her, any termination fee exceeding one million is robbery.

She didn't understand why Lin Lang would price it at twelve million, but she believed that Lin Lang must have a reason.

She didn't want to doubt Lin Lang.

"Lin Lang, at An An's house, they said they want to terminate the contract..."

Lin Lang said, "Sure, anytime is fine."

"It's about...that price...can we negotiate a bit more?"

Lin Lang didn't respond immediately and continued driving.

About two minutes later, Lin Lang sighed and said, "Since Sister Bing has spoken, let's just give eight million. Big Fish Media will still work on the plans for the next three months for Shen An'an."

"okay."

Bing Ning could tell that Lin Lang had really made a big decision to reduce the amount by four million.

She had no reason to ask Lin Lang to reduce the amount of money.

She also knew that the figure of eight million was still unacceptable to Shen Xingnan.

It only took Lin Lang about twenty minutes to drive from the town to the county seat.

They went to Bing Ning's place first. When they opened the trunk of the car and saw what was inside, Lin Lang said, "Sister Bing really packed up all my elementary school textbooks?"

Bing Ning composed herself slightly and said with a smile, "Of course, I read for a while too. There are love letters from other girls that they wrote to you."

"Cough cough..."

Lin Lang doesn't really remember that many, but he definitely received quite a few love letters during elementary school.

However, this kind of game is no longer popular in middle school.

In junior high, visiting other people's social media profiles became popular, and in high school, various mobile games became a way to communicate, such as Temple Run and Candy Crush. We had endless topics to talk about.

Then I went to university and started to be exposed to more and more things. WeChat gradually became mainstream, and love letters could go into museums now.

"Sister Bing, I'll carry these things. You can go upstairs and rest for a while."

"It's alright, it's alright, I'll help you carry some."

Bingning walked straight over, picked up a large bag of clothes, and started walking upstairs.

Lin Lang quickly grabbed a stack of books and followed.

Books are really heavy, like bricks.

However, the knowledge contained within is indeed useful.

Lin Lang relied on these books in his previous life to go from a small county town to an international metropolis.

Although individuals cannot compete with the times, they are still better than most people.

After delivering the items upstairs, Bing Ning wanted to come down and continue moving them, but Lin Lang pressed down on her shoulder and said, "Sister Bing, you should rest for a while. Leave the rest to me."

Bing Ning looked at Lin Lang, who was standing close by, and nodded with a smile.

After Lin Lang came downstairs, she immediately went to get a change of clothes, planning to take a shower first and then start cooking.

Lin Lang spent more than ten minutes carrying everything upstairs, then sat on the sofa and enjoyed himself for a while.

The moment you lie down after finishing a heavy job, you feel a sense of pleasure filling every pore of your body.

He knew Bingning was in the bathroom because the room wasn't big, and the sound of water from the bathroom was quite noticeable.

Just then, the cell phone on the coffee table rang.

Lin Lang glanced at it; the contact name was Shen Xingnan.

He took his phone to the bathroom door and called out, "Sister Bing, Shen Xingnan called you."

The sound of the water was probably too loud for Bingning to hear.

Lin Lang simply stopped caring.

But soon after, his phone rang.

An unknown number.

This kind of thing is quite common for him, so he answered the call without much hesitation.

"Hello, I am Lin Lang, the general manager of Dayu Media."

"Yes, I am Shen Xingnan, Shen An'an's father. I am calling mainly to inquire about my daughter Shen An'an's contract with your company."

"Yes, I know about that."

"Then please prepare the termination agreement. I'll be going to Big Fish Media later. By the way, how much is Shen An'an's termination fee?"

"This... eight million."

Lin Lang originally wanted to say twelve million, but he had already agreed to Bing Ning's offer on the way.

He guessed that it was Shen Xingnan who arranged for Bing Ning to come and talk to him.

Then, Bing Ning felt that the price of twelve million was too high and was worried that Shen Xingnan would not be able to accept it, so she wanted to lower it a bit.

Others are ultimately laymen, so it's understandable that they don't understand your cost planning.

Given that Bing Ning invites him to dinner every day and even brings him food when he's busy, Lin Lang feels it's perfectly acceptable to give her some face.

only……

Upon hearing the figure of eight million, Shen Xingnan on the other end of the phone was stunned for a good ten seconds before asking, "Are you sure you didn't mispronounce it? Eight million? Not eighty thousand or eight hundred thousand?"

Shen Xingnan thought 800,000 was already outrageous enough, but Lin Lang heard an even more outrageous number.

"Ms. Shen, you heard me right, it is indeed eight million. The company has all the relevant accounts. The main reason is that our company tailored a three-month plan for Shen An'an, and only Shen An'an can use this plan. So even if the contract is terminated, our company will continue to implement the plan for the next three months."

"Heh... If I remember correctly, it was just a few days ago that you said we could terminate the contract unconditionally. Now you've suddenly added some three-month plan, and you're asking for eight million right off the bat? What kind of plan costs eight million for three months?"

Lin Lang frowned, but still patiently explained, "President Shen, I can only give you a general overview."

"Okay, you say."

"First, our company specifically found a top data analyst in the financial industry for Shen An'an. Among thousands of stocks, we found one with problems, such as financial fraud or a sharp decline in performance. After finding such a company, we had Shen An'an take charge of buying it."

"Ha... I've never heard of anything like this before! Everyone in the world wants to make money, but you're thinking of losing money? And what you're losing is Shen An'an's money, right?"

Shen Xingnan couldn't help but retort.

"It's normal that you don't understand. This is a way of playing the internet game, called creating a persona."

Lin Lang didn't bother to be polite with Shen Xingnan.

"I don't understand? All I know is that you've already made my daughter pay over a million, and now you want another eight million to terminate the contract! Lin Lang, do you think everyone else is stupid? You think you can just use the internet as an excuse for everything?"

"President Shen, this matter differs from your values, so it's normal that you don't understand. It's like how a virtual game item can sell for millions; you certainly wouldn't understand that." "Then let me ask you, what have you brought to Shen An'an?"

"It brought in traffic."

"Just a few tens of thousands of fans?"

"Mr. Shen, you're the owner of a large company now. Which company in the world succeeds from the start? Which company doesn't invest first and then make money? Tell me about a company that makes money first and then invests, and I'll give it a try."

"I've never heard of anyone investing millions just to earn a few dozen dollars."

"Then you should go out and broaden your horizons more, instead of staying in the county town all the time, or your perspective will become narrow."

"You...can do it...eight million, right? See you at Big Fish Media in half an hour!"

……

Shen Xingnan hung up the phone immediately.

After putting away his phone, Lin Lang continued to lie down.

Before he could even finish speaking, Shen Xingnan couldn't wait to refute and question him, as if he had cheated him out of his money.

Don't understand? Sure!

But they don't want to hear themselves finish speaking, they're so impatient, that's a deep-seated prejudice.

Once prejudice takes hold, no amount of explanation will help.

Not long after, Bingning came out of the bathroom, her hair still a little wet, wearing a loose white T-shirt that went all the way up to her thighs.

"Do you want to take a shower too?"

"Oh? Okay, but I don't have any clothes..."

"I have some bar T-shirts here, do you want me to get you a set?"

"Okay! By the way, Sister Bing, Shen Xingnan just called you, but you didn't seem to hear me when I called you..."

Upon hearing this, Bing Ning's expression immediately changed. She quickly picked up her phone and asked, "You didn't answer, did you?"

"No ah……"

Bingning breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, Shen Xingnan called again.

Bingning glanced at it, then quickly went to get Lin Lang's clothes, saying, "Go wash up quickly, I need to take this call."

She ran to her bedroom and closed the door.

……

"Uncle... I... I've already contacted Lin Lang, but he's quite busy. Can I send you An'an's termination contract tomorrow?"

"I was going to call you to ask about the situation, but I don't need to now. I'm calling you today to tell you that I've already contacted Lin Lang about this, and I'll be going to Big Fish Media to talk to him later."

"Huh? Then... what did Lin Lang say?"

"That bastard Lin Lang asked for eight million right off the bat! He really thinks the Shen family is a sucker!"

The scene that Bing Ning least wanted to see still happened.

It was unclear whether Shen Xingnan was speaking to herself or to Lin Lang.

It’s pretty much the same anyway.

Shen Xingnan continued, "You don't need to worry about this matter. I'll handle Lin Lang's side."

"Uncle, there must be some misunderstanding here. Could you... give me some time?"

"Ningning, Lin Lang said that someone has already spoken to him, and he has given an offer..."

"I……"

"We used to be family, why didn't you tell me?"

"I just……"

"Alright, alright, let's leave it at that. Stay away from Lin Lang from now on, so you don't get accidentally hurt."

Shen Xingnan hung up the phone immediately.

His last words made it quite clear that he was very disappointed with Bing Ning.

Why didn't you say so when you already knew Lin Lang had given you a quote?
Does she think she can use her own abilities to lower the price?
If she truly cared about the Shen family, she should have moved out of that damned house long ago!
As long as she doesn't acknowledge her status as a member of the Shen family, Shen Xingnan can openly refuse her father's order.

Shen Xingnan had never had a good impression of Bing Ning, thinking that the Bing family were all birds of a feather.

Bingning's deliberate concealment of the price suggests she likely has ulterior motives.

To put it in the worst possible light, Bing Ning and Lin Lang conspired to extort money from the Shen family by using Shen An'an's situation.

However, he could tolerate it before, but now he can't.

Bing Ning walked out of the room in a daze, in less than ten minutes.

Lin Lang had already finished showering and changing his clothes, and came out of the bathroom.

When Bingning saw Lin Lang, she quickly went over and asked, "Did An'an's father call you?"

Lin Lang said while drying his hair, "Yes, they said they'd wait for a meeting."

Lin Lang only realized after changing into the Oscar Bar T-shirt that the oversized T-shirt Bing Ning had just worn was the same kind.

At that moment, the two appeared to be wearing matching outfits.

These are T-shirts that Bingning ordered beforehand. The girls' ones are a bit tight and not very comfortable to wear at home, so she kept a few boys' ones to wear casually at home.

Bing Ning said blankly, "I know you have your own reasons for asking for eight million or twelve million. But... Shen An'an's family can't accept that much."

"That's their business; it's just a matter of mutual consent..."

"That's my business too."

Bing Ning approached Lin Lang and lowered her head slightly.

Lin Lang is 186 cm tall, while she is less than 170 cm tall.

"What does this have to do with Sister Bing?"

Lin Lang looked at Bing Ning's face. Because she had just taken a shower, there were no traces of makeup on her face, and it was still flawless.

However, she was not in a good mood, and her eyes looked blank and helpless.

“I… owe the Shen family.”

"Sister Bing, that matter has nothing to do with you; you are also a victim."

Lin Lang knew about those messy things.

Ke Bingning shook her head, "A debt is a debt, and nothing can change that. It's just... I don't have the ability to pay it back."

As she spoke, Bingning lowered her head.

In her world, there is no longer any meaning.

The space was completely occupied by the matter of being in debt.

Lin Lang sighed and said, "Sister Bing, if you really can't get over it in your heart, just pay them back when you make money in the future."

Bing Ning suddenly raised her head and looked at Lin Lang. Her eyes were already filled with tears again, filled with a mixture of grievance and despair.

"Can I have An'an's contract termination fee paid?"

She owes others, and she doesn't know how to repay them.

She can repay Lin Lang for what she owes him...

(End of this chapter)