Rebirth Starting as a Stock Market Enthusiast

Chapter 167 Are you getting Alzheimer's?

"Bang!"

Just then, the office door was kicked open from the outside.

Zhao Muyang frowned, his fingers hovering over the keyboard.

Song Zhiyuan rushed in, covered in sweat.

He braced himself on his knees, panting heavily, his face flushed red.

Before Zhao Muyang could even begin to reprimand him, Song Zhiyuan stammered, "Exploded—exploded! Mr. Zhao, the video has exploded!"

Zhao Muyang was speechless.

He leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms in front of him, and looked at Song Zhiyuan as if he were an idiot.

The video went viral?

Of course I know that.

Didn't you just give that report?

It hasn't been long, and you're already running around yelling again.

"Are you getting Alzheimer's?" Zhao Muyang said irritably. "Did you lose your brain after going for a run?"

Rong Zhiyuan shook his head desperately.

He took a few deep breaths, finally managing to clear his throat: "It wasn't the same explosion as before! Mr. Zhao, it's even more explosive! Just now, I refreshed the backend page again!"

He swallowed hard, his voice trembling: "In less than an hour, the number of likes on the video has doubled!"

Zhao Muyang suddenly sat up straight.

He took out his phone and quickly opened Douyin. He saw that the number of red hearts below the video that originally had more than 2.4 million likes had changed to 5.1 million!

The number of comments has surpassed 400,000.

The number of reposts reached a staggering 1.2 million.

"Where did this data come from?"

Zhao Muyang raised his head and stared intently at Song Zhiyuan.

Song Zhiyuan swallowed hard, then shook his head blankly: "I don't know. The backstage curve is soaring, there's no sign of it."

No, there isn't. Could this be that Shenyang Aircraft Corporation is manipulating the data? Did they use some underhanded tactics?

Zhao Muyang remained silent.

He stood up, walked to the French windows, and lit a cigarette.

Daliyuan has always focused on traditional media advertising. They buy prime-time slots on satellite TV and lease billboards in subway stations. For them, the amount of money spent and the results achieved are meticulously calculated in black and white.

But this is their first time trying out a short video platform like Douyin.

This explosive spread was completely beyond their comprehension.

If it's faked, how high would the cost of counterfeiting be?

Zhao Muyang took a deep drag on his cigarette, countless thoughts flashing through his mind.

"Calm down." Zhao Muyang stubbed out his cigarette, turned around and walked back to his desk. "There's no point in us guessing. I'll make a call and ask."

He picked up his phone, found Chen Kai's number on Douyin, and dialed it.

The phone was answered after ringing twice.

"Haha, Mr. Zhao! Congratulations!"

Before Zhao Muyang could even speak, Chen Kai's hearty laughter came through, making the phone receiver buzz loudly.

"Daliyuan has created a phenomenal marketing campaign, and this time they've truly gone viral on Douyin!"

Zhao Muyang held his phone, momentarily stunned.

Before he could even say a word, Chen Kai had already offered his congratulations.

Was I set up?

Did Feiyu Media collude with Douyin to deliberately fabricate data to rip off Daliyuan's GG fee?

But then I thought, Chen Kai is the head of the content department, why would he ruin the platform's reputation for a few hundred thousand yuan in GG fees?

If this data is true—

Zhao Muyang's heart skipped a beat.

A record-breaking marketing performance. This is a genuine achievement! Based on this case, his position as branch director will definitely be promoted again by the end of the year.

Thinking of this, Zhao Muyang suppressed his emotions and spoke politely but cautiously: "President Chen, I really don't understand this matter and would like to ask you for your guidance."

"Mr. Zhao, you're too kind. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have."

"What's the situation with the data for this video?" Zhao Muyang slowed his speech. "This is our first time collaborating on a short video promotion, so we don't really have much experience. According to my previous estimates, breaking ten million views would be considered a hit. But the data for Shen Fei's video is a bit outrageous."

He glanced at Song Zhiyuan and continued probing into the phone, "At this rate of growth in the backend, the video with the highest view count among these five should easily reach twenty million, right?"

Twenty million—that's the limit Zhao Muyang dared to dream of.

After all, the daily active users of Douyin are what they are now.

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

Immediately afterwards, Chen Kai burst into even louder laughter.

"Mr. Zhao, you haven't gone over the specific data with Shen Fei yet, have you?"

Zhao Muyang was a little unsure of himself after being laughed at: "This—I haven't had time to answer it yet."

Chen Kai chuckled and sighed, his tone tinged with emotion: "Twenty million? Mr. Zhao, you're still too timid."

Let me put it this way, this is far more than 20 million views.

Zhao Muyang's hand trembled, and he almost dropped his phone.

More than 20 million?

How much would that be? Thirty million? Fifty million?

"I won't pass on the specific figures," Chen Kai said, keeping everyone in suspense. "Why don't you call President Shen now and ask what he has to say? All I can say is, you've hit the jackpot this time!"

Beep, beep, beep —

The phone hangs up.

Zhao Muyang held his phone up, maintaining the posture of answering a call, without moving for a long time.

"Mr. Zhao?" Song Zhiyuan called out cautiously, "What did Mr. Chen say?"

Zhao Muyang slowly put down his phone and turned to look at Song Zhiyuan.

He took a deep breath, his voice hoarse: "Zhiyuan, call Shen Fei. Ask him how many views it has."

Meanwhile, Feiyu Media's conference room was already full of people.

Qin Ziyi, Ning Wei, Zhou Jiahui, Liu Ting — all core members were present.

There are also two video conferencing windows on the projection screen in the conference room.

They are Li Cheng and Guo Feng from the Hangzhou branch, and Chen Xi from the Jiangnan water town.

After arranging a meeting time with Da Yang and Xiao Yang, Shen Fei called everyone together for a meeting.

Shen Fei looked around and got straight to the point.

"Today's meeting is mainly to update everyone on the progress of the e-commerce business and the next steps." He looked at Ning Wei, "Sister Wei, could you first tell us about the recruitment situation in the e-commerce division?"

Ning Wei pushed up her frameless glasses on the bridge of her nose, her voice clear and capable.

"The basic positions in the e-commerce division, including operations, customer service, product selection, and data analysis, have been largely finalized, and all personnel will be on duty within half a month."

"The first version of the independent e-commerce app developed by Guo Feng has been released and is currently undergoing internal stress testing, with positive feedback."

She paused here, a hint of helplessness in her voice: "The only problem is the candidate for department head. I've interviewed several, but none of them are quite suitable."

After listening, Shen Fei nodded noncommittally, as if he had expected this outcome.

In 2018, it was indeed difficult to find someone who understood short videos, e-commerce, and management skills, and Shenfei didn't have any good solutions.