Chapter 251 Tomorrow, my alma mater will be proud of my boss!
The first batch of Shan Hai Live's official blind boxes sold 80 million yuan worth of goods within a month of pre-sale.
When Director Zhu saw the order volume, he almost knelt down to Zhang Mo. He convened a meeting of all workshop directors overnight and urgently adjusted the production lines, moving several more over. The machines roared day and night, and now all 10 production lines are running at full capacity, producing 40,000 units a day.
The first blind box release is still the same 8+1 combination from the carnival.
Two months later, the design plan for the second installment was released, adding eight new chibi-style characters for the new streamers.
However, the hidden version is naturally Zhang Mo.
The adorable CEO Zhang is wearing an exquisitely crafted graduation cap with the words "Top Student" printed in gold foil, and holding a banner that reads "Never Failing a Course".
It instantly struck the hearts of countless students.
Furthermore, ShanHai Live's official online store has added a 3D preview function, allowing users to observe product details from all angles, including top, bottom, front, back, left, and right.
At noon that day, as usual, a small, intelligent, unmanned transport vehicle bearing the Shan Hai Live logo was driving smoothly forward on the main road of the park.
Reflected by the fountain's mist, the car's streamlined design gleams with a technological sheen, like a silver fish swimming in the sunlight.
It opened from the back door of the kitchen on the east side of the park into the office area on the west side.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the small canteen in the office area, the hatch opened upwards like wings. To the accompaniment of Kenny G's iconic melodious saxophone tune "Going Home" (the song that plays in many shopping malls when people close), an electronic voice announced: "The food has been delivered. Please come down and eat."
Mr. Zhang's friendly reminder—
If someone isn't enthusiastic about eating, there's something wrong with their thinking.
You need to be well-fed to have the energy to work.
You need to eat well to have the energy to lose weight.
You need to be well-fed to have the energy to live a good life.
Accompanied by friendly reminders and background music for leaving get off work, the young employees went downstairs in twos and threes.
Chen Feng was the first to rush to the driverless car: "These prawns look pretty good today!"
Zhou Yue: "Wow, I just mentioned it casually yesterday, and it actually turned out to be a fruit salad?"
Everyone chatted and laughed as they carried the food from the driverless car into the small canteen.
The small canteen in the office area is not big, with only three round tables covered with checkered tablecloths. Fortunately, there are not many people in the office area, and even with the addition of a few newly recruited people, it is not enough to fill two tables.
Everyone gathered around, eating and chatting. Someone exclaimed, "President Zhang is so thoughtful. He specially set up a small canteen in the office area, knowing that we are the kind of people who are too lazy to walk."
"You can't blame us for being lazy. It takes forever to walk from here to the main cafeteria, and we have to walk around that fountain. It's such a hassle."
"How was it designed in the first place? Was it for feng shui? This long fountain is right in the middle of the park, making it look like a 38th parallel." Someone drew a line in the air with chopsticks, and the chili oil on the tip of the chopsticks almost splashed onto the shirt of the person next to them.
These words immediately resonated with many, and everyone joined in the discussion.
"Oh my god, finally someone's complaining about the park's decor?"
"I've wanted to say this for a long time: what's with the design of the dorms where their streamers live? Tall trees, high walls, it's like a prison. Why is that?"
"Stop asking around, maybe it was Master Yu who calculated it. Regardless of whether it looks good or not, at least the effect is great! The number of users will soon break 20 million this month."
That makes sense.
Seeing everyone's puzzled and speculative expressions, Zhang Yiming, the only one who knew the inside story, lowered his head and took a sip of soup to hide the smile on his lips, then changed the subject: "Has the overseas sales data for the second batch of blind boxes come out from your Ministry of Commerce?"
A new employee from the Ministry of Commerce immediately perked up, put down his half-eaten chicken leg, and replied, "Yes, we sold over 30 million in North America, and 10 million in Japan and South Korea combined." He then added a little mystery, "There's another country you'd never guess that also contributed a significant amount to sales."
"Where? France?" someone guessed.
"Britain, right?"
The man shook his head and said smugly, "None of them are right, it's Thailand."
Upon hearing the name of this country, everyone suddenly realized what it meant.
"That's true. I heard that Mr. Zhang gained a lot of fans in Thailand last time."
"Our General Manager Zhang helped their country eliminate a major, malignant warlord. How can that not be considered an outstanding contribution?"
"Reasonable."
"By the way, is Mr. Zhang not in the office again today?"
Zhang Mo seems to be frequently absent from the company lately, and whenever there's something to discuss, it can only be done via email.
"Our CEO Zhang is just too popular, there's nothing we can do about it. He's been constantly being interviewed, involved in collaborations, and attending meetings lately, it's just non-stop."
Lu Pin shook his head: "This isn't an interview; she went to City B."
Today is September 1st, and Q University invited her to give an opening speech as a distinguished alumna. Although this matter may seem unrelated to him, he still spoke with great pride.
Everyone exclaimed in amazement, "That's incredible!"
Zhou Yue nudged Lü Pin with her elbow with a smile and teased, "As a fellow Q University graduate, how do you feel now?"
Lu Pin has been in a good mood lately. His mother's surgery was very successful. After resting in the temporary dormitory in the park for a while, perhaps because the natural environment was so good, it had some positive effects, and her body has completely recovered.
During her follow-up examination, even the doctor was surprised by her recovery speed. Normally, she should have needed at least six months of rest!
For a while, he still had to deliver her meals every day, but these past few days, she's complained that the cafeteria food is too healthy and wants to indulge herself with hot pot, instant noodles, and spicy hot pot.
This left him, as the son, both amused and exasperated.
But no matter what, life is really getting better day by day.
Last week, Ms. Dong Shuchen's secretary came to discuss cooperation, saying that Ping An Real Estate had some unsold properties in a nearby development, and if employees of Shanhai Live were interested, they could be sold to them at the lowest internal employee discount. The down payment would only be 15%.
Lu Pin was tempted and planned to buy a small house for his mother to retire in at the end of the year. He had already chosen a south-facing apartment, where he could put his mother's favorite pothos on the balcony and hang her cross-stitch embroidery in the living room.
He is truly grateful to Zhang Mo for the life he has now.
So, Lü Pin smiled broadly, his smile exceptionally bright. He put down his chopsticks, raised his hands, and recited sincerely and clearly: "The idea is, of course—"
"Today I am proud of my alma mater; tomorrow my alma mater will be proud of my boss!"
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