Chapter 153 The Mastermind

After hanging up the phone, Chen Su went to a large apartment in the center of another city.

The young man looked at the name on his phone with a puzzled expression: "An Jin".

He got up and headed to his study, not forgetting to tell his girlfriend, who was watching TV in the living room, "Baby, you should go to sleep first, I have some things to do here."

Girlfriend: "What's up so late?"

"My brother asked me to do something for him."

Girlfriend: "Which brother?"

Young man: "Chen Su".

The wary girlfriend suddenly relaxed her guard: "Oh, it's Brother Su. You'd better get back to work."

As for Chen Su, she knew him very well.

The man went into the study and first frantically searched for An Jin's name online and on social media before finally asking a reliable person for advice.

You mean An Jin? Dude, you're not into her, are you? Don't mess with me, bro. She's the cash cow of the CEO of Douyin, with tons of older brothers and sisters around.

An Jin? Is that An An's real name when she can't sleep? She seems to be having some bad luck lately; there are so many negative trending topics about her online. I wonder who she offended.

Why are you asking An Jin? Are you going to mess with her too?

The young man looked at the replies in the chat box and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Oh? Are there other people messing with An Jin lately?

Why are you asking this? This is a trade secret.

20,000, tell me your name.

Ah, so you weren't targeting An Jin after all. No way, I took their money. If I reveal their name, I can't stay in this line of work anymore.

The young man clicked his tongue: Fifty thousand.

"This won't do, bro. They spent dozens of dollars. If I tell people this, I'll really offend them."

The young man looked at the computer screen: "Dozens of them, they're spending so much money on just one internet celebrity."

The young man continued to escalate the online stakes: "80,000 yuan, I just want a name. He spent so much money, he must have gone to more than just you, right? As long as I don't say anything and you don't say anything, who will know that you're the one who betrayed him? You agree, right?"

Even 80,000 won't work, bro. I've already signed a contract with them.

Young man: 100,000, I'll sign the contract with you too.

The response time on the other end has noticeably slowed down.

150,000.

The young man squinted and typed: You want 150,000 for a name?

The guy over there: Bro, let me tell you the truth, the guy behind us is a big fish. I think 150,000 is too little for me.

The young man didn't believe it. After thinking for a moment, he typed: "120,000. If it's okay, it's not. If it's not okay, I'll find someone else."

The people over there were still haggling: 150,000, bro.

Young man: 120,000? No way, I'll go find someone else.

Okay, okay, bro, 120,000 it is, I'll send you my bank card.

The young man was surprised that things went so smoothly. He took his phone and walked out of the study, saying to his girlfriend who was watching TV, "Baby, transfer 120,000 to him using your card."

His girlfriend glanced at the message, picked up her phone, and started scanning: "Scanned it."

The young man hugged her and kissed her: "You're so obedient. I'll bring you a bag later."

His girlfriend said, "I want the crocodile skin one!"

Young man: "Don't even mention crocodile skin, I'll buy you human skin too."

After saying this, the young man continued talking to the other person on his phone: "I've turned around."

Received it, brother. It's from the Yue family.

The young man's eyes widened: The Yue family?

Yeah, bro, did you look this up yourself, or did you ask for someone else?

Young man: What do you mean?

If you look it up yourself, I'll just tell you the name and our deal will be done. But if you're asking for someone else, just a name definitely won't be enough.

Young man: Get to the point.

"Add another 30,000, bro. I'll make you a PowerPoint presentation. I've kept all the chat logs and contracts with the Yue family."

Young man: Are you obsessed with money?

Hey bro, do you need the PPT?

Young man: Ten thousand.

Bro, you bargained way too hard.

Young man: You dare to charge me 30,000 yuan for making a PPT?

Okay, ten thousand it is. When do you need your PPT, bro?

The young man thought for a moment. Although the investigation went smoothly, it wasn't right to immediately tell people the results just because things went smoothly.

He typed: Give it to me tomorrow.

The person on the other end: Brother Xing Le, I guarantee I'll arrange everything perfectly for you.

The young man looked at his girlfriend again: "Baby, transfer another 10,000 to him."

His girlfriend glanced at the chat history on her phone screen and, while making money, exclaimed, "Now even online trolls can make PowerPoint presentations?"

Young man: "Absolutely, they ask for 30,000 yuan just for a PowerPoint presentation."

His girlfriend said, "You've already done the transfer, and you've already spent over 100,000 yuan just to help out. That's such a loss."

The young man glanced at his girlfriend and said, "I have to do it even if it's a loss. When others helped me before, I put in even more money myself."

His girlfriend pondered his words for a moment: "But speaking of which, when did Su Ge get to know any streamers?"

The young man smiled and said, "You actually believe we're friends?"

His girlfriend immediately understood and asked, "Girlfriend?"

Young man: "Pretty much."

His girlfriend then became curious and started searching for information online, watching various clips.

"This woman is amazing, wow."

The young man curiously leaned over: "What did you see?"

His girlfriend said, "What did you see when you saw God? They're all doing social media. It's infuriating to compare yourself to others."

Young man: "Weren't you doing a pretty good job?"

His girlfriend said, "What's so great about me? My monthly income from self-media is only around ten thousand yuan. Look at him, he earns at least eight figures a month."

The young man sat up straight and asked, "Eight figures? You earn that much as a live streamer?"

His girlfriend: "Yeah, that's a conservative estimate. This girl can spend hundreds of thousands on gifts in one PK. I haven't even included advertising revenue and shop window revenue."

The young man exclaimed in shock, "Wow, no wonder Brother Su asked me to help him investigate; it's so lucrative!"

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The next afternoon.

Chen Su, who was drinking tea in his office, received a phone call.

"Brother Su, I've sent the file to your email."

Chen Su: "Documents?"

Young man: "Yeah, I had some online trolls help me create a file, so it'll be easier for you to look at it later."

Chen Su smiled slightly: "Are online trolls this professional now?"

Young man: "Times are progressing."

Chen Su: "Thanks."

Young man: "Don't be so polite, Su-ge. I'll hang up now, my girlfriend wants to go shopping."

Chen Su: "Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Su got up and returned to his desk. He opened his email, clicked on the new email, and his expression gradually became serious.

After reviewing the PowerPoint presentation, Chen Su closed the email and exclaimed in disbelief, "How could it be the Yue family?"