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Chapter 60 Building a Personal Brand
"You're interested?" Teacher Wang was puzzled: "None of the 60 or so people in our matchmaking agency are interested."

"Even the oldest sister thinks those single women are difficult to deal with."

"Xiao Zhang, you're not like me... there's something wrong here, are you?"

Seeing that Teacher Wang was pointing at her head, Zhang Zhe patted himself and said, "I'm fine, it's just that I look at things differently from others."

"While older single women may have drawbacks such as extensive romantic experience, materialism, eccentricities, princess syndrome, a false sense of sophistication, and a strong personality, they also possess admirable qualities waiting to be discovered by the right person."

"What are your highlights?" Teacher Wang asked impatiently, "Are you old?"

"I didn't know, which is why I said I would go and find out."

"Next month's first, right?"

Zhang Zhe checked his schedule.

My schedule is completely empty right now, which is extremely rare. If I were working, I would have at least five meetings a day.

"My schedule is fine, Teacher Wang, are you sure you want my help?"

"Hmm." Teacher Wang nodded, and after hesitating for a moment, she continued, "Since you are aware of their shortcomings, I can confidently entrust this matter to you."

"I was originally planning to explain it to you."

"Now it seems there's no need for that."

"How about I give you a lecture?" Zhang Zhe asked humbly. "I'm not worried about what the women at the matchmaking corner are like."

"Many people on Bilibili have already explored it."

"I'm just curious now, Teacher Wang, what's wrong with you? Did you encounter a deity?"

Teacher Wang closed her eyes briefly, reached up to touch her forehead, and let out a painful "Ah—"

"Teacher Wang, are you alright?"

"It's nothing, it's just a bit of PTSD, I just need some time to calm down."

"Alright, alright, then you don't need to tell me how you got sick." Zhang Zhe didn't expect the situation to be so serious; that shout just now sounded like he was about to fall into a madman.

"No, I must tell you."

"The doctor said that this might be a psychological issue, and talking about it might help my condition."

"Then I'll wait for you to calm down."

Seeing that the other person seemed to be about to take medicine, Zhang Zhe quickly turned around to get a bottle of water for her. However, when he returned, Teacher Wang's complexion had returned to normal.

"I'm all set." Teacher Wang pulled her chair back a little, creating some distance between herself and Zhang Zhe. "Now I'll tell you what happened to me."

After saying that, he stood up abruptly.

She began to gesticulate wildly as she recounted the extraordinary person she had encountered.

It turned out that she had dragged the chair away to avoid accidentally hurting Zhang Zhe.

"The most amazing person I ever met was a woman who worked as a prostitute. She consulted me on how to marry a rich man. I told her that she couldn't marry one with her qualifications, but she didn't believe me. She insisted that rich men liked women like her, and she had spending records to prove it."

"The second one is a slow burner; she requires the man to meet her in person only after knowing her for a month, to get engaged only after knowing her for six months, and to get married only after a year of engagement."

"The third one wasn't bad either. We were doing an event in our live stream, pairing up men and women on the spot. One couple, thanks to my matchmaking, reached a preliminary agreement to meet. But that very night, the woman messaged me saying she had a secret..."

"What secret?" Zhang Zhe asked curiously, "Are you pregnant or have a child?"

“Neither.” A charming smile appeared on Teacher Wang’s face. “She said she’s not divorced yet.”

"It's not even during the divorce cooling-off period."

"I just feel that my best friend married someone better, so I want to change partners too."

"I had already arranged for her to meet the guy in person the next day to talk..."

Seeing Teacher Wang's frustrated expression, Zhang Zhe could only helplessly express that he understood her difficulties.

Some people really aren't very human. Prolonged exposure to this kind of anthropomorphism can easily cause a woman like Teacher Wang, who is emotionally sensitive and highly empathetic, to have a mental breakdown.

Zhang Zhe listened to about 10 cases in total.

I now basically understand why the seasoned matchmaker in front of me is sick.

That's really scary.

However, he has gained a lot of confidence.

So far, he hasn't found anything particularly hard to accept. Perhaps it's because, in his eyes, these oddballs can be transformed into points of warmth and happiness, and some might even trigger a bonus, giving him a little more.

The two chatted for a while longer, and as the sun began to set, Teacher Wang took the initiative to say goodbye.

However, before she left, she suddenly remembered something and gave Zhang Zhe a hint:
"Xiao Zhang, I didn't originally plan to say this, but for some reason, I feel like we get along really well."

"Let me remind you anyway."

"Although you're new to the industry, we live in the internet age, and you need to plan your personal brand as soon as possible."

“You’re currently using Teacher Xu’s account to stream. What if one day she wants to switch to someone else? Wouldn’t you be ruthlessly abandoned? Of course, my master isn’t that kind of person, but her daughter-in-law might be.”

"I heard that my master's daughter-in-law has always wanted to take over her job, but she's not capable enough."

"You can edit together those weirdos you encounter in live streams and upload them to your own Xiaohongshu account."

After explaining things to Zhang Zhe with great care, Teacher Wang, fearing that Zhang Zhe might overthink things, specifically told him:

“That’s what I did before.”

After listening, Zhang Zhe nodded quickly, grasped Teacher Wang's hand, and loudly thanked him.

It felt like a sudden enlightenment.

The senior was indeed thinking of him.

Regardless of whether Zhang Zhe continues to rely on live streaming for a living, building a personal brand is never a bad thing; otherwise, he'll be stuck working for someone else his whole life.

……

After seeing Teacher Wang off, Zhang Zhe kept thinking about his personal brand on his way home.

What name should I choose?
"Brother Zhang's blind date" is too vulgar, it's a bit like a roadside stall;
"Old Zhang's matchmaking" is too traditional and can't attract the attention of young people;

"Matchmaker Xiao Zhang" is a good name, but unfortunately it has already been registered.

After much thought and several attempts, Zhang Zhe chose the name "Blind Date Livestream Room".

There's nothing we can do; there are just too many matchmakers with the surname Zhang.

All the names with this surname that Zhang Zhe could think of had already been registered.

Since you can't highlight your personal characteristics, just go for a major category. For example, if you were reborn and went back to selling spicy strips to make money, don't choose a name like "Weilong," just register "spicy strips."

During the live stream that evening, Zhang Zhe added a line of small text in the upper right corner:
[For live stream highlights, please visit @DatingLiveStream]

Good evening, sisters.

“The guy who used to drive the A9 messaged me saying he’s not going to look for a partner online for the time being. He’s planning to get a BYD and see if he can find someone in real life first.”

"We've found someone who will come to the live stream and ask everyone to help analyze it."

"My brother said he definitely won't get hated this time."

"Okay, now let's connect with a sister. She messaged me privately and said she'd been waiting for several days."

"Come on, start the background music."

Zhang Zhe snapped his fingers silently, and Zhao Lei's singing voice slowly drifted out:

She was a thirty-year-old woman who was still unmarried; a few wrinkles already lined the area around her eyes as she smiled.

(End of this chapter)