That look in his eyes seemed to hold a lingering sense of longing.
Li Dongyang rolled his eyes and suddenly realized something was wrong.
I've been busy rushing to finish my manuscript these past few days. I haven't paid any attention to the game account that Qin Shuang gave me since I gave it to Zhou Hao last time.
The way Qin Shuang looked at him just now...
As expected.
Before he even arrived at the stir-fry restaurant, a notification popped up on WeChat.
"Thank you!"
"When do you have time to have dinner with me?"
Should you refuse a dinner invitation from your boss?
Li Dongyang looked at the message on his phone but didn't reply immediately, his mind flashing back to his teacher's words.
When working at a company, you must maintain a distance from senior management.
This can prevent many things from happening.
"Mr. Qin, you're too kind. It was nothing at all."
He thought that Qin Shuang wouldn't chat with him anymore after being rejected.
Unexpectedly, another message popped up in the chat box a few seconds later.
"Is the outline finished?"
This is clearly just making conversation.
Li Dongyang certainly couldn't tell the truth.
"Don't worry, Mr. Qin, the manuscript will be ready after get off work this afternoon."
"If there's nothing else, I'll go eat now."
Then the other end stopped replying to Li Dongyang's messages.
"What's wrong? I saw you replying to messages even while eating. Do you have a girlfriend?"
Li Dongyang smiled and locked his phone.
"It should be soon."
"I expect to have a girlfriend when I come back after the New Year."
It's fun and interesting.
"Has your family arranged a blind date for you?"
"Actually, this way we can know each other well, and since it's close to home for the New Year, there won't be any conflicts when we go home."
Li Dongyang heard a hint of scoundrel from Qu Hengsheng's words.
He met his wife in college. Their families lived quite far apart. When they were studying, they never thought about going home for the Chinese New Year. But now that they're married and have a child, all these problems have suddenly arisen.
His parents told the couple to take their child back to their hometown.
His wife's parents asked him to spend the Chinese New Year in Wancheng.
Considering that his wife is usually taken care of by her mother, he couldn't refuse out of consideration for their relationship.
But the thought of his parents made him feel sad.
Li Dongyang paused for a moment, then asked, "What's so difficult about this?"
"Why not just bring your parents to Wancheng, and then find a hotel close to where you're staying? That way, you won't have to worry about either of them."
"This way, I won't interfere with my uncle and aunt taking care of their grandson, and I also won't offend my mother-in-law."
Qu Hengsheng slapped his thigh, realizing that he hadn't thought of this himself.
"You've been too busy meeting deadlines lately, your brain is always running at high speed, you don't have time to think about anything else."
"Only those who are bored out of their minds would have the time to think about this."
"By the way, I haven't seen Cai Cai these past two days."
"I heard that something happened at home and he took leave to go back home a few days ago."
"Ask for leave?"
"The company is about to have a holiday, is it because something serious happened that Cai Cai asked for leave at this time?"
Interestingly, "I asked him, but he didn't say. I bought a ticket and went back that very night."
"He hasn't replied to my messages these past two days."
After all, Cai Cai had been with him for so long, Qu Hengsheng was still very worried about her.
"He's probably busy since he hasn't replied to my message!"
"Don't worry about it."
"Um."
......
One week later, on Wednesday.
It's not that I can't live without you; the original plan was to release it a day later.
The website capitalized on the lingering popularity of the short drama "Winter Sunshine, Summer Sweetness" to generate a significant surge in traffic.
With the added promotion from Douyin, Chaofan truly made a name for itself by leveraging the other party's platform.
DouDou never dreamed that the short drama, which was originally scheduled to be released on Tuesday, would be postponed by one day.
Although the delay carries some risks, for the extraordinary, it has only heightened their anticipation.
At first, everyone was optimistic about Douyin, after all, its main selling point was its large user base.
Some people even made bets on social media platforms.
The two short dramas, which were released at the same time, immediately became trending topics on major news platforms.
Self-media creators have also taken advantage of this wave of opportunities to promote their content every day and are making a fortune.
Then the topic became a hot topic.
What everyone cares about most is the reviews and ratings.
Every article will go viral as long as a hashtag is added.
Of course, the Extraordinary Ones aren't just resting on their laurels.
After Qin Shuang took office, she began to promote herself extensively.
As for how much money Shangcheng had invested, Li Dongyang had no way of knowing and it was not his place to know.
What he should know is the market conditions and the subsequent commission.
On the same afternoon that Chaofan released its promotional video, DouDou also released its own promotional video.
The promotional video is definitely meant to grab attention and benchmark against the competition from all angles.
The number of clicks on Douyin exceeded 100 million on the very night it was launched.
The number of clicks has reached 500 million overnight.
As for the Extraordinary Ones, their success or failure depends on when they go on sale tonight at 6 PM.
Whether it succeeds or not depends on this wave.
Night falls.
There's still half an hour until 8 o'clock.
For some reason, Li Dongyang wasn't nervous at all this time.
He sat calmly in his quirky office.
He rested his chin on his elbow, watching the clock tick by on the computer screen.
Besides the witty Zhang Wenbing and Li Songbai, there was another person in the office: Qin Shuang.
They used to smoke in the office when they had a craving for cigarettes.
With Qin Shuang present, Li Dongyang stood up and said, "I'll go out for a smoke first."
Qin Shuang sat quietly in her chair, scrolling through her phone without looking up.
Zhang Wenbing and Li Songbai nodded, signaling Li Dongyang to go.
As soon as Li Dongyang arrived and opened the glass door, a humorous scene unfolded, and he followed along.
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