Chapter 575: The Girl About to Come of Age

The next day, Cheng Zhu took a bus from Shanghai and returned to Hangzhou.

He had done all he could.

Now is a critical turning point. If you miss this time, there may be no better opportunity in the future.

So much so that this bastard has been busy with business matters recently, and even neglected the many women around him.

After returning to Hangzhou, Cheng Zhu first made an appointment with Lin Lu, held her hand and went to [Botte] to see how his good brother's blind box store was doing.

There are quite a lot of customers in the store and business is booming.

Among them, the majority of customers are female.

Moreover, the quality of the female customers was quite good. With his keen eyesight, he was able to spot a few beauties with just a simple glance.

Of course, these little beauties would pale in comparison to Lin Lu.

"Look, there are a lot of people taking photos and checking in in our store." Lin Lu was somewhat proud.

"What are you bragging about? Wasn't it me who arranged the decoration style and layout of this store?" Cheng Zhu asked back.

"Oh, that's right!" The little deer finally reacted.

At this moment, Jiang Wanzhou was probably busy and not in the store.

Cheng Zhu just strolled around casually.

Judging from the current situation, [Botte] is developing very well.

As long as the popularity on the Internet continues to rise, the store will become even more popular.

And after the store becomes popular, some follow-up marketing work can continue, and many followers will flock in.

"Relatively speaking, the blind box business is better than the milk tea business in one respect." Cheng Zhu said to Lin Lu, "Guess what it is?"

After Lin Lu pondered for a moment, he asked tentatively, "Online store?"

"Huh? I underestimated you!" Cheng Zhu was shocked!

This made the milk deer feel complacent at first, but he soon felt that there was a hint of sarcasm in his words, and he couldn't help but punch him hard twice, and even his heavy chest was shocked by the rebound.

Cheng Zhu felt pain and smiled, "Alright, alright! But it's great that you thought of an online store."

In his impression, Pop Mart's online store business has been doing very well for a while.

On days like Double Eleven, sales can easily exceed 100 million.

In addition, vending machines can be placed in shopping malls and other places in the future.

Cheng Zhu himself once tried to draw blind boxes when he was waiting for a flight at the airport. He became more and more addicted and bought six in one go.

After staying in [Botte] for a while, the two found a restaurant in Starlight City to have dinner.

While chatting, Lin Lu suddenly brought up a topic that made the dog man's heart tighten slightly.

"When I was browsing [Youqu] last night, guess who I saw?" the voice actor girl said mysteriously.

"Who? Did you brush my mom?"

"Ah? Auntie is also filming a video?"

"No."

"Then what are you talking about!" Lin Lu was furious.

Being interrupted by Cheng Zhu, she directly said the answer: "I got Zhang Qiqi!"

Today, Lulu and Ningning are already juniors, and Zhang Qiqi, their former senior, has graduated with honors from the University of Science and Technology.

This female internet celebrity, who previously crazily marketed her campus beauty persona, has already withdrawn from university life.

The dog man asked calmly, "Zhang Qiqi?"

After a second, he continued, "That's normal. All the internet celebrities of Gushan Culture, which she signed a contract with, have moved into Youqu."

"Didn't I tell you before that we are discussing cooperation with some internet celebrity agencies? Gushan is the first one."

Hearing this, Lin Lu said, "Is that so? But I see she's very popular! She seems to have over 400,000 fans!"

As she spoke, she took out her cell phone and searched for Zhang Qiqi.

Her [Youqu] account is called [77qi], a very ordinary name.

After clicking on the homepage, the energetic girl said in surprise: "Wow, it has exceeded 500,000!"

Judging from the current download volume and daily active users of [Youqu], the number of fans has exceeded 500,000, which is equivalent to the top streamer on the platform at present.

Of course, this is also related to the relatively high fan conversion rate of an APP in the early stage.

When users just register their account, they will always be more careless in giving attention.

As time goes by, many users will become more "calculating" when giving attention.

Cheng Zhu was very clear that some people had special habits, such as maintaining the number of followers at a number that they preferred.

If it’s not this number anymore, then I’ll have to unfollow a few of them.

He met a girl in his previous life. Whether it was Weibo or Douyin, the number of her followers was always kept at 99, and it would never exceed 100.

In order to follow Cheng Zhu, she even made a special selection and planned to unfollow others.

Then, there are some men who are dominated by their wives, and I dare not pay any attention to them.

In short, there are all kinds of them.

In addition, as the platform grows, there will be more similar "competitors".

The freshness will decline.

The conversion rate of increasing followers will definitely not be as high as in the early stages of the platform.

At this moment, Lin Lu looked at Zhang Qiqi's [Youqu] account, clicked on one of the videos, and said, "But to be honest, her videos are really good quality, and they feel more advanced than others!"

"Well, it can be seen that her company is willing to invest heavily in her." The dog man replied.

He had given Zhang Qiqi a different positioning from the beginning.

The framing, lighting, camera movement, costumes, etc. of each of her videos are completely different from those of people who shoot videos for fun.

Just like her most popular video of a Miao girl in cross-dressing, which was shot by taking a plane to a scenic spot.

In fact, ordinary people cannot play this kind of expensive cross-dressing video just because of the professional camera movement.

Zhang Qiqi’s current role is actually to set an example for all the major MCN agencies that have settled in!

After Lin Lu clicked on it and took a look, he couldn't help but gently push Cheng Zhu a few times: "Ah! This video is the best! I want to shoot it myself after watching it, it feels so good!"

"I noticed this video. She also participated in the event [Searching for the Ceiling of Pure Desire] using this video. Currently, according to various comprehensive data, her video ranks first." Cheng Zhu replied.

"Great, great! Do you think I would look good in this kind of clothes and headdress?" the voice actor girl asked, seeming eager to try.

"Then she must be prettier than her!" Cheng Zhumiao answered.

"I'm so beautiful!" Zhang Qiqi.

At this moment, inside Gushan Culture Company, she and her team were eating the Domino's pizza ordered by the boss.

The new video has just been completed, and everyone feels that it is quite good, not worse than the Miao girl’s cross-dressing video.

This video was shot in Hengdian the day before yesterday. It is an ancient style cross-dressing video.

But Zhu Youwei felt that, overall, she was still slightly inferior to the Miao girl proposed by Cheng Zhu.

"We've all seen this kind of ancient costume in movies and TV dramas, and it's easy to compare it with female stars," said Zhu Youwei.

"But this video of the Miao girl seems more fresh."

"Besides, the background is nature instead of antique buildings like Hengdian, which will make Kiki's temperament look cleaner, her smile more healing, and the video will look more touching overall." Zhu Youwei commented at this time.

The people in the team nodded frequently and had no objections to this.

It's not shameful that we are not as capable as Cheng Zhu, and there's nothing to be ashamed of.

But Zhang Qiqi was still very happy listening to it.

However, this green tea internet celebrity said: "Actually, it's already very good to be able to shoot like this."

In her opinion, her looks in this ancient style cross-dressing video are no less than those of some celebrities in the entertainment industry.

If she really had no acting skills, she would have thought she could be a star.

Oh, it seems like being a star doesn’t require acting skills.

There has always been such a custom in Gushan culture, that is, the boss treats everyone to a meal, and then everyone talks about work while eating.

In Zhu Youwei's opinion, this is enough to alleviate the feeling of overtime work!

In fact, he was just keeping everyone working overtime.

At this moment, an operator named Zhuo Cheng from the team said: "Now there are actually some female internet celebrities on various platforms who are deliberately imitating Qiqi."

"Including this video of the Miao girl, I think some people are copying it."

Zhu Youwei took a bite of pizza, nodded slightly, and said, "There's nothing we can do about this."

"Fortunately, Cheng Zhu did not require us to post videos only on [Youqu], and allowed us to post them on Weibo as well. This is relatively much better." Zhu Youwei said.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Anyway, you can arrange some people during this period to post comments when seeing this kind of imitation video, saying that this internet celebrity imitated others without citing the source, and ask her to @ the original."

It is inevitable to follow the trend, so get more traffic from it!

"Okay." Zhuo Cheng nodded.

Zhu Youwei actually doesn’t care much about these things now.

Because [Youqu] is currently developing very well and has entered a virtuous circle.

As the boss of Hangzhou's largest internet celebrity company, he can clearly feel that Weibo is on the decline.

From the company's perspective, it is now much more difficult to increase the number of followers by spending money than before.

Ordinary netizens gradually regard Weibo as a place to read gossip, read news, eat melons, and visit chicken coops.

Many of the internet celebrity tracks that were popular in the past have now become unpopular.

For example, the joke teller track was once the most popular.

At this stage, there are very few comedians who can become popular.

On the Internet, you rarely see jokes that make you laugh out loud.

"The conversion rate of fans that are being invested in operations is less than one-third of what it was two years ago."

“Advertising is not as profitable as before.”

"The number of orders received is also clearly declining."

"Weibo's traffic monetization model is ultimately too simple," Zhu Youwei thought.

[Youqu]’s current monetization model is actually unclear. It feels similar to Weibo, or even worse than Weibo.

He actually went to Cheng Zhu to test him.

Cheng Zhu's reply was: "It's not time yet."

These five words inexplicably made him feel at ease.

This at least shows that Cheng Zhu has considered these things and may have a mature plan in mind.

Therefore, he decided: "Instead of fighting on Weibo, I might as well go all in on [Youqu]!"

Anyway, this new platform will definitely try to launch a few phenomenal internet celebrities, and Zhang Qiqi is definitely on Cheng Zhu's list.

In fact, regarding the activity [Finding the Ceiling of Pure Desire], Zhu Youwei and Zhang Qiqi have the same idea: the champion has been decided!

He felt that the person who would eventually get this title would definitely be Zhang Qiqi!

"In fact, the data in this Miao girl's video is far superior."

"A platform without top influencers is not attractive to major influencer companies."

"Even if Cheng Zhu has to be promoted forcefully, he still has to promote someone, right?"

We chatted in the company for nearly an hour before everyone went home.

When Zhang Qiqi returned to Xiyuan Apartment, there were no more flowers in the vase on the table.

The reason is simple. Her cousin Yi Yi, who helps her decorate her life, is currently undergoing military training at school and is living on campus.

The green tea influencer squatted on the ground and began to unpack the package, and soon took out a gray turtleneck and backless sweater produced by [Insist on Visiting].

Then, this low-end green tea girl started sending WeChat messages to Cheng Zhu, took a photo of the sweater and sent it directly to him.

"Junior, I saw someone dancing in this dress on Youqu, and I thought it looked pretty good."

“I just bought one on Taobao.”

“I didn’t even look carefully when I bought it.”

"I didn't expect the back to be like this. I can't wear it at all!"

It is easy to imagine what it means for a girl to send a piece of QQ underwear to a hot-blooded boy.

All words are just low-level and clumsy cover-ups.

When Cheng Zhu saw the pictures and WeChat messages, he just found it funny.

Under normal circumstances, he would just have to say some dirty talk at this moment, and then everyone would naturally get together again.

"It seems that this senior who just graduated from university wants me to go to her house to check her academic qualifications!" The bastard kept talking nonsense and thought so in his heart.

But he is not free tonight because he has important things to do.

So, he directly replied: "It's okay, you can apply for a return."

The night gradually deepened.

A Land Rover stopped at the back door of Communication University.

Cheng Zhu sat in the car and looked at the back door of this legendary school in Hangzhou.

"Rumor has it that every night, luxury cars rain down at the back door of Communication University!"

In fact, there were a few cars parked, but it wasn't that exaggerated.

He waited in the car for a while before he saw a girl with a ponytail, wearing a military training uniform, jogging out.

You know what, the pure little white flower looks quite charming in this dress.

Good-looking people look good in anything they wear.

It’s the same even during military training.

As soon as Meng Yiyi got in the car, he immediately greeted, "Brother Cheng Zhu!"

Cheng Zhu nodded slightly and then stared at her.

This girl, who is about to become an adult, still puts on fake natural makeup.

Her skin condition was so good, and she always gave people a pitiful, pure and delicate feeling, so much so that Cheng Zhu didn't think that the person in front of him was a freshman in military training, but more like a high school student in military training.

"Brother Cheng Zhu, what's wrong?" Seeing that he was looking at her without saying anything, Yi Yi asked.

The innocent little white flower even grabbed the collar with both hands, lifted the clothes up a bit, then put it to her nose and sniffed it, muttering softly: "I don't smell bad, do I?"

Seeing this, Cheng Zhu smiled slightly.

But you know what, some girls are magical. When you look at her, you will inexplicably feel that she gives people a soft and fragrant feeling.

Yiyi is among them.

"Nothing, I just think you're quite interesting in your military training clothes." Cheng Zhu said.

This was exactly what he wanted.

"I called you out today because I wanted to ask you if you are willing to shoot a video and post it on [Youqu]." Cheng Zhu asked.

"Ah? Then I'm definitely willing, it's just that..." Yiyi lowered her head slightly and said, "It's just that I'm not as good at taking pictures as my sister, so I may not be able to take good pictures."

"It's okay. This is the feeling of not being able to take a good photo." Cheng Zhu said.

"Um?"

The dog man said: "Do you know that [Yuzu] is currently holding an activity called [Searching for the Ceiling of Pure Desire]?"

"Yeah, I know. I've watched a lot of videos of the contestants."

"Then who do you think will be the winner in the end?" Cheng Zhu asked.

"It should be my elder sister. Her Miao Girl is very popular. The photos are so beautiful. I see a lot of likes." Yiyi replied.

Zhang Qiqi has boasted in front of her many times. She once said that she felt that this event was specially organized for her by her junior classmates just to promote her!

Yiyi couldn't refute this because it seemed to be true.

I just feel a little jealous.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Zhu said, "Let me tell you, Youqu is a terrible company. It has a bad ethos and likes to do shady things."

"What kind of bullshit event is this? Whoever the boss wants to win the championship is the champion. Whoever the boss wants to choose is the winner."

As this innocent little white flower looked at a loss, he stared into her eyes and suddenly said:

"As for me, I asked around and found out that they have chosen you."

(ps: It’s the end of the month, please give me a monthly ticket~)

(End of this chapter)