Financial freedom starts with cracked apps.

Chapter 164 Morning Exercise (Shenwan Media, Part 2)

Thursday, August 3, 2025.

22℃～34℃, sunny, southeast wind level 2, humidity 28%.

「建设银行：您尾号7946的账户于09月03日00:01收入RMB110，000元，当前余额：11，380，000」

Xingfuli, Building 5, Unit 3, Room 102.

8 am.

An An slowly woke up from her sleep, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and sat up in bed. Still half asleep, a faint smile appeared on her lips.

She had a very happy dream last night.

She dreamt that her mother and Lin Shen were getting married in a beautiful church, with countless white doves flying overhead.

Amid cheers from numerous guests, the two held hands and shared a sweet kiss—it couldn't have been more romantic!

"hey-hey!"

An An giggled for a while, then climbed off the bed, put on her slippers, and walked out of the bedroom.

When she arrived in the living room, she found her mother making breakfast in the kitchen.

She was still dressed in her usual home clothes and apron, simple and virtuous, but her profile looked even more beautiful than before.

Her face was beautiful and radiant.

Like a flower bud that has been nourished, she gradually blooms, revealing her unique charm and allure as a young woman.

Moreover, Lin Ping had a natural and gentle smile on her lips, and she hummed a light and cheerful tune from time to time, looking quite happy.

This is also the kind of mother An'an most wants to see.

"Mother……"

An An originally wanted to go find Lin Ping, but when she looked around, she found that Lin Shen was sitting on the sofa!

This made her eyes widen in surprise and she exclaimed "Eh!"

"Hey? Brother Lin Shen? What are you doing here? Didn't you go home last night?"

"I went back, and then came back in the morning."

Seeing An'an running towards him, Lin Shen picked her up and sat her on his lap, pinching her chubby little face and chuckling softly.

"wake up?"

"woke up."

An'an excitedly shared her dream from the previous night with Lin Shen.

"Brother Lin Shen, let me tell you, last night..."

Lin Ping turned around and saw Lin Shen and An An getting along harmoniously. Her smile became even happier, and she quickly put the prepared food on the table.

"Honey, come eat. An'an, I'll take you to wash up."

Husband?

Upon hearing this address, Lin Shen didn't react much, but An An became overjoyed.

Because she knew very well that it was a very affectionate term of address.

This shows that Mom and Lin Shen's relationship has become very good!

"Mom, what does 'husband' mean?"

After washing up, An'an sat at the dining table and innocently asked Lin Ping, who was sitting next to her.

This time, however, she was no longer shy, but explained in a serious and soft voice.

"Didn't you want Mom to marry Brother Lin Shen? After we get married, Mom will have to call Brother Lin Shen that, okay?"

"Yay! Mom is going to marry Brother Lin Shen!"

An'an looked at Lin Ping with anticipation.

"Mom, when are you and Lin Shen getting married? I want to see you in your wedding dress!"

"Still early."

Lin Ping gently rubbed An An's head, glancing furtively at Lin Shen, her slightly shy eyes filled with endless longing.

"We'll have to wait until your brother Lin Shen finishes his work."

"Brother Lin Shen, when will you be able to finish your work?"

Seeing An'an's innocent and adorable appearance, Lin Shen didn't want to spoil her mood, so he pretended to think for a while and then gave her a rough time limit.

"I guess we'll have to wait until the end of the year."

"That's great! I can see Mom get married this year! Yay!"

An'an clapped and cheered, then happily ate her meal and was led to school by Lin Ping and Lin Shen.

"I'm leaving! Goodbye, Mom! Goodbye, Dad!"

At the entrance of Xinxing Kindergarten.

After An'an called Lin Shen "Dad" in front of several teachers, Lin Ping blushed with embarrassment and immediately gave him some instructions.

"An'an! Don't say things like that in kindergarten..."

"Goodbye."

Watching An'an walk into the kindergarten, Lin Shen smiled at Lin Ping beside him.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the store."

"No need, Mr. Lin, you can take me home. I'll ride my bike to the store myself."

Lin Ping quickly waved her hand in refusal and explained.

"If you take me to the store, I'll have to trouble you to pick me up, and I still have clothes and sheets to wash at home."

"it is good."

Lin Shen nodded and drove Lin Ping home.

On the way, he assigned the beautiful young woman two tasks.

The first is to receive his cat and people from Qi Hao.

In the morning, Qi Hao contacted Lin Shen and decided to work at his cat cafe with four or five of his shop's employees.

So Lin Shen handed the interview task over to Lin Ping, intending to train her personal leadership skills.

After all, she will be the "boss" of Shennan Pet Company in the future, so she naturally needs to get to know her future colleagues first.

The second thing is that the equipment and raw materials that Lin Shen bought online have arrived, and Lin Ping is in charge of receiving them.

Coffee machine, refrigerator, microwave oven...

Lin Shen replaced almost all the old items in the shop with new ones.

After all, these furniture items were included in DiDe's startup fund, so he could spend them as he pleased without considering the cost.

"Okay, Mr. Lin, I understand everything you've said."

Lin Ping carefully memorized all of Lin Shen's arrangements.

She felt that in addition to serving her man well in bed, she should also give him some help and support in life.

Can't just be a pretty face forever?
They will be abandoned one day.

Lin Shen silently decided that he would learn all kinds of knowledge about pets so that they could help him manage the shop well!
"Let's go upstairs."

Twenty minutes later, in Happiness Lane.

After escorting Lin Ping downstairs, Lin Shen suddenly remembered something and took out the YouSiMing (enhanced version) item given to him by the system and handed it to her.

Unlike the regular Yasmin on the market, this enhanced version is not yellow and white, but red and white.

The rest of the place remained largely unchanged.

"Remember to eat this."

"Ah."

Seeing the medicine Lin Shen handed her, Lin Ping felt both shy and passionate. Suddenly, she looked up at him with seductive eyes.

"Mr. Lin, would you... like to come up for a glass of water before you leave?"

Ok?
Lin Shen raised an eyebrow and instantly understood Lin Ping's meaning, then a half-smile appeared on his lips.

"What? Didn't you eat enough yesterday?"

"No……"

Lin Ping waved her hand with a slight blush, but her hesitant expression betrayed her true thoughts.

Lin Ping pursed her thin lips and gazed at Lin Shen with deep affection. The meaning in her captivating, watery peach blossom eyes was self-evident.

"it is good."

Lin Shen nodded with a mischievous grin, then found a parking spot and led Lin Ping to their front door.

Click——!
After the door opened, Lin Shen carried Lin Ping into the house in a princess carry, which made her gasp in surprise.

He then slammed his heel against the door, slamming it shut with a loud bang.

……

Lin Shen entered Lin Ping's house at around 8 a.m. and came out at 11:30 a.m.

As for the situation, we can tell by observing the reactions of both sides.

Lin Shen acted as if nothing had happened, straightened his clothes, comforted Lin Ping, and then drove away from Xingfuli Community.

As expected, President Lin restrained himself last night!

Lin Ping sat up, pursing her thin lips, and looked around. Suddenly, a strong sense of shame welled up in her heart.

"well--!"

Lin Ping felt like she was losing consciousness.

You can't do that again!

This experience taught Lin Ping a lesson, leaving her with a lingering sense of fear.

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Sunac Riverside No. 1 Courtyard.

Building 8, Room 2102.

"call--!"

After returning home, Lin Shen breathed a sigh of relief and then asked the smart home AI.

"Little A, what's the bathroom water temperature?"

"Master, the water heater temperature has been kept constant at around 58°C for you."

Because of the limited facilities in Lin Ping's home, the hot water from the solar water heater is only enough for her to use alone.

Therefore, Lin Shen only did a simple cleaning before he arrived.

So he took off all his clothes and went into the bathroom for a refreshing shower.

The anger that had been stirred up in my heart last night was finally released completely this morning.

ten minutes later.

Lin Shen came out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe.

He sat on the sofa and ordered a luxurious takeout meal of steamed Australian lobster and pan-fried Wagyu beef steak.

While waiting, I opened my phone and started handling some tasks.

First, let's talk about cracked apps.

Because Lin Ping wore a wedding dress last night, Lin Shen felt that recording a Vlog at this time would fit the theme of "strange relationship" mentioned in the camera album task.

As expected, it's finished. [Camera Album:]

[Upgrade Task: Please shoot a short story-driven vlog with the theme of "Strange Relationships" (Completed).]

[Reward: Camera Album lv.12→lv.13]

[Photography and photography skills enhanced by 260% → 280%]

[Reward: Old Item Customization Coupon *1]

[Upgrade Task: Please film a short vlog themed "Memoirs of My Deceased Wife".]

With a sense of anticipation, Lin Shen first clicked on the old props.

This time, the items are enhanced versions of tuna oil, cardiopulmonary health potion, and the "Bring Glory to the Country" card.

Lin Shen decisively chose the last prop.

He still hasn't used up the first two regular version items.

Moreover, the latter was more attractive to him.

[The "Bring Glory to the Nation" Card (Enhanced Version): This card amplifies the host's strengths based on the preferences of foreign girls, without affecting the host's own abilities. It ultimately rates and scores the host based on the foreign girls' level of liking, and awards incredibly generous rewards!]

[Countries conquered so far: Germany]

And conquering countries?

So, now that we have the props, where are we going to find foreign girls?
After thinking for a moment, Lin Shen decided to put the prop aside for the time being.

He suddenly remembered the "character module" that he had almost forgotten about.

So Lin Shen uploaded both of the filming vlogs.

[Adulthood is tough: Increase your chances of turning adversity around by 20%. When you're facing difficulties and feeling lost, don't lose heart. Keep going, because the next sunny day will appear when you look up at the world.]

[Strange Relationship: Your charm with mature women increases by 20%. Your youthful and healthy body will be the most powerful weapon against those mature women and married women.]

"..."

Lin Shen's lips twitched slightly, somewhat speechless.

He discovered that he gained many strange attribute bonuses through the character template.

For example, the morning training effect is increased by 20%, making him even more ferocious when he played duo queue with Lin Ping this morning.

Furthermore, his taste bud sensitivity has improved by 20%, which has led to Lin Shen having a great appetite now and not caring at all whether the ingredients are high-end or not.

Ding dong——!
Just as Lin Shen was thinking about food, the doorbell rang.

His takeout arrived.

So Lin Shen continued scrolling through his phone while using a knife and fork to eat the steak and Australian lobster.

After opening Xiaohongshu, he discovered that his previous post about "high-quality men" had received a thousand likes!
Although the copywriting was cheesy, the comments were overwhelmingly positive, with very few negative ones.

Moreover, these positive reviews all have a strange, inexplicable quality...

[Brother, don't think about anyone else! Choose me! I can cook and love!]
[What a broad back! Can I scratch a few marks on it?]
[Brother, I think your sofa needs a woman on it. I'm good at lounging around!]
"..."

Lin Shen browsed through the comments and personal opinions in the backstage area and found them increasingly amusing.

Sure enough, when girls start telling dirty jokes, boys have no chance.

Is this considered harassment?

Lin Shen silently closed Xiaohongshu and opened Dalanshu.

[Upgrade Task: Please publish a post about high-quality men and gain 1000 followers (Completed).]

[Big Blue Book lv.3→lv.4]

[Result of the hack: Network traffic acquisition will naturally increase by 40% → 50%]

[Reward: Beginner Experience Book *1]

[Upgrade Task: Publish a post about luxury goods and gain 10000 followers]

To be honest, Lin Shen wasn't really interested in the experience book reward from the Great Blue Book.

He had saved up two books, waiting for the sun to give him a good skill.

The ability to crack the code is what motivates Lin Shen to complete the Great Blue Book mission.

Because the internet is now the mainstream, whoever masters the secrets of traffic will be able to secure a place in marketing!
Speaking of marketing, the videos edited by the dozen or so pet bloggers were also sent to Lin Shen one after another from the "Shennan Pet Club Promotion Group".

He took a general look at it.

Hmm... it's a long story.

In short, no wonder you guys aren't popular!

There's a reason for that!

Apart from a pet blogger video with over a million followers that Lin Shen was very satisfied with, all the others could be described as assembly-line productions.

Without any originality, it won't attract anyone to click.

"Impressed!"

Lin Shen sighed softly, and then a flash of inspiration struck him.

He directly uploaded the videos sent by these pet bloggers to the Super Photo Editing AI and provided it with various solutions for optimization.

As expected, the optimized video was much smoother overall.

Both the composition and the shooting angle seem to better fit the warm and healing theme of "Shennan Pet Club".

Lin Shen sent the optimized video to the group, which really surprised these pet bloggers, who looked astonished.

No!

Are there still clients who not only don't nitpick at you, but even proactively help you optimize your videos?

This is great!

[Dad of Maodou: Thank you, boss! Boss Lin, you're amazing! The optimized video is so much better than our post-production editing!]
[Aruan: Yeah! I feel embarrassed to ask Boss Lin for money anymore. How about we do some free advertising for Boss Lin next time?]
[Good news, Xiaoyuan: That's awesome! After Boss Lin's store opens, I'm going to take Xiaoyuan there to play every day!]
Pet bloggers showered Lin Shen with compliments and expressed their sincerest gratitude, attempting to deepen the relationship between the two parties.

This made Lin Shen's lips curl into a slight smile, and then he used his "Shennan Pet Club" account to collaborate with them on releasing a video.

In this way, a large amount of traffic can be attracted to the account, the number of fans can be increased, and the task of getting rid of Yang can be completed.

Furthermore, Lin Shen had also uploaded Shennan Pet Club's group-buying tickets to their video in advance for customers to reserve.

Tickets cost 39.9 yuan.

This price once again shocked these pet bloggers.

They've handled many offline business deals, but they've never seen such affordable ticket prices as Lin Shen's.

In most cat cafes in Shanghai, the average price per person is around 50 or 60 yuan, and some even cost as much as 80 or 90 yuan!
Although Shennan Pet Club is located in a relatively remote area, the store occupies a large area!
It can accommodate nearly one hundred customers at a time.

Moreover, everyone has witnessed the interior design and environment of Shennan Pet Club.

It can be said to be better than 90% of the cat cafes on the market.

Such a lavish renovation and marketing campaign, yet the ticket price is so cheap...

Breaking even is out of the question. Is Lin Shen planning to lose money just to gain publicity?

But there's no need to set the ticket price so low!

Pet bloggers didn't understand why Lin Shen did this and suggested that he could raise the price by another ten yuan.

But Lin Shen remained true to himself.

The main reason he did this was because the existence of the Lowe Venture Capital Fund made various costs almost negligible.

Shops, utilities, equipment, materials, marketing...

These costs, which would be a huge headache for other bosses, could be easily earned back by Lin Shen simply by wandering around and passing through the red dots in Low Delhi.

Therefore, no matter what ticket price is set, Lin Shen will not lose money!

Even a price as low as ten or twenty yuan is acceptable.

However, in order to maintain the brand image of Shennan Pet Cafe as a high-end cat cafe, Lin Shen ultimately set the ticket price conservatively at 40 yuan.

This price is affordable for the vast majority of people.

Moreover, the majority of consumers at cat cafes are students, a point Lin Shen also took into account.

Faced with his "stubbornness," the pet bloggers couldn't persuade him otherwise, and in the end, they had no choice but to do as he said.

There's nothing we can do; he's the client, after all.
After the pet bloggers posted their videos one by one, Lin Shen bought each of them 5,000 yuan worth of Douyin (TikTok) credits.

First, let's see if we can get lucky and have a few more videos go viral.

Secondly, Lin Shen didn't lose out either; in fact, he made a huge profit!
Because the money he spent on Douyin+ for these pet bloggers was included in the startup fund by DiDe, but Shuaiyang can reimburse 45% of it!

[Host's entrepreneurial intentions detected. 5.5 has been withdrawn. Current startup fund balance: 843 million]

「建设银行：您尾号7946的账户于09月03日14:23收入RMB25，000元，当前余额：11，405，000」

"That actually works!"

The amazing "chemical reaction" produced by combining the two cracked apps, DiDe and ShuaiYang, filled Lin Shen with excitement.

He even considered using this method to cash out all of Low Delhi's startup fund.

However, Lin Shen quickly dismissed the idea himself.

First, it's uncertain whether exploiting this bug will result in system penalties, rendering the cracked version of the app useless.

Secondly, Lin Shen's daily income already exceeds 100,000 yuan, and his savings have reached eight figures, so he no longer has a particular need for money.

For him, the venture capital fund is like a portion of his assets, and there's no need to risk cashing it out.

After finishing his work, Lin Shen began to reply to the messages on WeChat one by one.

[Jiang Wan: Lin Shen, so many media companies are messaging me, inviting me to join them. What should I do?]
A media company, huh...

After Lin Shen opened Jiang Wan's Douyin account, he discovered that she had over a million followers!

In just two or three days, they gained over 300,000 followers?!

This terrifying data made Lin Shen's eyes widen.

After all, this was achieved without hiring anyone to promote Jiang Wan's work; the two of them had already accomplished this much with just their short film together.

If we do more promotion, the number of followers could probably exceed 500,000!
Lin Shen clicked on Jiang Wan's pinned video and found that it had already received over three million likes.

As for the number of views, it's probably already close to 100 million...

Gee!

Lin Shen clicked his tongue twice, surprised that something he had casually filmed could become so popular.

The main credit undoubtedly goes to Jiang Wan's acting skills, but of course, the help of his two "cheat codes" is also indispensable.

One is a super photo editing AI in the camera album, and the other is the effect of cracking the way to increase organic traffic in the Big Blue Book.

The combination of these elements is what created such a viral video.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Shen decided to ask Jiang Wan for her opinion.

[Lin Shen: Senior, what are your thoughts?]
[Jiang Wan: I don't want to join them because I have a teaching assistant job; but many fans are urging me to update, and this viral video has also helped me get a lot of commercial deals and advertisements. I also want to develop my acting career and earn some money in my spare time... Junior, what do you think I should do?]
[Lin Shen: It's very simple.]
Lin Shen suddenly had a brilliant idea.

[Lin Shen: Since you don't want to join a media company, then don't. We can just film it together. I can handle the editing and post-production. One viral video won't make you give up your job as a counselor, because luck plays a big part in it.]
[Lin Shen: So I think we should continue filming the next video. If this video goes viral, it means you have a lot of talent in acting, and you could consider developing in that direction.]
[Lin Shen: And I'll support you then, senior. I'm planning to start a media company, what do you think?]
what?
Establish a media company?

To be honest, Lin Shen's suggestion really startled Jiang Wan.

She knew very well that Lin Shen was currently working hard in the pet industry.

The matter wasn't even fully resolved over there, and now another media company has been established here?
Putting aside whether he has the energy to do this, he definitely wouldn't be able to manage the cash flow!

So Jiang Wan wanted to persuade Lin Shen, but after thinking about it carefully, she was also filled with anticipation.

The reason she didn't want to join those media companies was mainly because she had heard people in the industry discuss that these media companies not only exploit their own anchors, but also have unspoken rules!

However, if Lin Shen establishes a media company, she won't have to worry about these things.

But wouldn't this be too hard for him?
Just as Jiang Wan was struggling with what to say, Lin Shen sent her a message.

[Lin Shen: Of course, these are all just my ideas for the future. We still have to take things one step at a time. But I have already thought of a name for the media company (laughs).]
[Lin Shen: How about we call it Shenwan Media?]
(End of this chapter)