Chapter 38 Rival in Love (Second Update) Full of Husbandly Charm
After exercising, taking a shower makes me feel incredibly refreshed.
The next day, Zhuang Fuyao got up very early and went to the restaurant to check on the situation.
After some effort, the design is now complete, and the staff has been recruited. Apart from university students with flexible hours, the main employees are full-time.
For example, for performances of a few fixed programs, Zhuang Fuyao directly found a professional team and signed a contract.
She rented several other rehearsal rooms for everyone to practice in.
During this period, Cheng Fan was the most overworked, running around for the restaurant and not even taking a break during the National Day holiday.
To boost morale, Zhuang Fuyao gave everyone red envelopes as a reward for their continued work.
With the opening date approaching, there are many details to consider. Given the restaurant's focus on high-end dining, the prices will not be low.
In this case, publicity is very important.
Publicity is a bottomless pit; if you don't find the right direction, investing too much will result in a complete loss.
Although Zhuang Fuyao is not short of money, her money didn't come from thin air, and she couldn't just throw money around without any strategy.
Everyone sat down together for a meeting and discussed it.
Ultimately, the decision was made to start with online celebrities. On the one hand, their advertising prices were cheaper than those of celebrities, and on the other hand, the online celebrity economy is booming right now, with traffic comparable to that of ordinary celebrities.
The restaurant temporarily set up a publicity team to keep an eye out for suitable online influencers and coordinate promotional efforts.
In terms of starting a business, Zhuang Fuyao was also feeling her way across the river by feeling for stones, and she often consulted Liang Huaixu on this matter.
Liang Huaixu humbly shared his experience in managing a team and how to deal with risks.
Occasionally, he would use the long pavilion as an example.
Whenever these topics are discussed, Zhuang Fuyao can truly feel that her former naive boyfriend has really become a very, very excellent leader.
Every gesture he makes exudes the charm of a mature man.
After a busy week, the restaurant's promotional campaign is underway.
Zhao Zilin, having somehow gotten wind of this, suddenly sent her a message asking if she had any publicity needs.
Zhao Zilin, as a blogger with millions of followers, has a certain influence online. But Zhuang Fuyao hadn't thought of contacting him before he sent her the message.
Zhao Zilin: [If you're free, would it be convenient for us to meet for dinner? It's hard to explain online; it's better to talk in person.]
His tone was serious, and since it was about work, Zhuang Fuyao agreed.
Zhao Zilin had originally booked a Western restaurant.
However, judging from the frequency with which Zhuang Fuyao replied to his messages during this period, he concluded that she wasn't particularly interested in him.
So, to accommodate her wishes, he made a reservation at a hot pot restaurant in the mall.
As it turned out, his choice was correct.
When Zhuang Fuyao arrived, he could tell that she was relaxed and in a good mood.
Under the dining table, Zhao Zilin nervously clenched his fist.
He agreed to go to the bar last time out of gratitude, but he never expected to run into her there by chance.
Nine years ago, when he was still in college, his half-brother secretly sabotaged him by sending someone to get him drunk during a meeting with investors, making him look bad.
Zhuang Fuyao was also at that dinner party. She didn't know him at all and didn't have to get involved in this matter, but she did anyway and stood up for him, whom she had never met before.
After the event, they even introduced him to another opportunity.
For her, it might have been a simple act of kindness.
For Zhao Zilin, however, it was of extraordinary significance.
He used that opportunity to earn a sum of money that gave him a brief respite, allowing him to stop relying on his older brother for a living.
Therefore, Zhao Zilin was always grateful to her, and even after he gradually became more powerful, he sent someone to investigate her background.
Unfortunately, she is already married and has a happy family.
Therefore, he had no choice but to nip his budding infatuation in the bud.
It must have been fate that he met her again after nine years, and she was divorced.
Zhao Zilin recognized her at first glance, and his heart was filled with uncontrollable joy.
I kept thinking about when we could meet again until this opportunity came.
While eating hot pot, Zhao Zilin chatted with her, starting with his personal experiences.
He entered the self-media industry by chance, and after tasting its success, he continued doing it. But the world is never short of handsome men and beautiful women, and new talents emerge constantly. The early bloggers, realizing the limits of relying on their looks, are slowly exploring ways to transform their careers.
As Zhuang Fuyao lowered her eyes to eat, Zhao Zilin's eyes were full of tenderness. When she looked up at him, he quickly composed himself. "So I'm also thinking about a career change. I'm thinking about which track to switch to, or try everything, shoot anything, and create my own high-quality personal IP."
"Later, I accidentally came across a video of your restaurant, and I thought your business model was quite interesting, which immediately gave me an idea..." He got straight to the point, "Could I work at your restaurant?"
Zhuang Fuyao asked in surprise, "Why do you want to work at our restaurant? To experience life?"
Zhao Zilin smiled and shook his head, "It's not really about working there. I was thinking we could collaborate. I could film my daily life working at the restaurant and turn it into a series to be posted online. That way, it can serve as material for my videos and also drive traffic to your restaurant."
This idea is somewhat unique.
Based on Zhao Zilin's advertising rates as a top-tier influencer (those with millions in advertising revenue), a series of promotional videos would be quite expensive. However, if what he says is true, it's a mutually beneficial collaboration.
The restaurant can save a lot of money on advertising, while he can use the restaurant's daily operating materials to create his own videos.
It must be said that Zhao Zilin is a blogger with a great sense of online trends and dares to boldly predict future popular trends.
For someone like him, a successful career transition is only a matter of time.
Zhuang Fuyao had almost no reason to refuse this proposal, given its benefits to the restaurant.
She thought for a moment and said, "I think this is feasible, but the specific details, including the scope of material authorization, may need to be written into the contract."
Zhao Zilin smiled. "Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation."
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Thanks to the cooperation of both parties, the process of discussing details and signing the contract was quick, and they soon reached an agreement. In addition to the previously agreed-upon content, they also decided to shoot a video that was a few minutes long.
By combining the brand with a story, the restaurant becomes "story-driven".
Everyone brainstormed and came up with a love story that transcends time.
The story is set in a fantasy world where the male protagonist travels to different worlds to collect soul fragments in order to revive the female protagonist he deeply loves.
Even after thousands of years, and even though time has moved into the modern era, he has never given up.
The tentative male lead is Zhao Zilin.
Zhuang Fuyao originally wanted to hire someone else to play the female lead, but her employees strongly recommended that she take the role.
"Sister Fuyao is beautiful and also the owner of the restaurant, which is a living advertisement in itself."
"If I were an online user, I would definitely come to the restaurant to eat and experience it just because the owner is so good-looking."
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Not only her employees supported her, but Shu Run and Song Qing also said the same thing, asking her in the group every day if she had decided to be the female lead.
Zhuang Fuyao was somewhat interested in experiencing acting, but what truly made her decide was the premise that the female lead knew martial arts.
Finding someone who fits the role and knows martial arts is indeed difficult; she might as well do it herself instead.
Once the decision was made, there were several days of rehearsals.
She's so busy she's almost never home, and even when she is, she just locks herself in her room.
Knowing that she had been busy with the restaurant's opening, Liang Huaixu personally cooked a lot of nourishing soups for her, showing his thoughtfulness and husbandly nature.
One evening, Zhuang Fuyao watched Liang Huaixu stewing soup for her and couldn't resist taking a picture of his back.
She's been so busy lately that she's neglected Liang Huaixu.
The two of them only see each other once in the morning and once in the evening when they get home.
But every morning when she wakes up, there is always a glass of warm water on her bedside table, and before she goes to bed, there is always a glass of warm milk delivered to her.
And there's also nourishing soup every now and then...
The servants were mostly not in the main building at night, so Liang Huaixu did all of this himself.
But it might be because she's been overdoing it lately, plus Liang Huaixu is always in front of her every night.
Zhuang Fuyao had an indescribable dream that night.
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