2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 140 The Night of the 6-to-5 Round
Friday, August 12th, 11 PM.

The Super Girl 6-to-5 elimination round, which lasted 150 minutes, saw Chun Ge unsurprisingly advance to the top five, while Huang Yali was eliminated.

The competition will be accelerated over the next two Fridays, with the round of 5 to 3 and the round of 3 to 1, which will be the finals.

This competition format is particularly brutal for the contestants, eliminating them one by one, but it is very useful for viewership ratings. The brutal format makes the competition more intense and more entertaining.

After the match, Zhang Xupeng crushed the beer can in his hand: "Damn, you won another one. The hype is getting higher and higher. You've really struck it rich this time."

"Haha, there are still half a month left, just wait and see." Tan Jincheng laughed as he replied to the messages on his phone.

Today, Tan Jincheng watched the entire live broadcast, which was quite rare for him. As soon as the match ended, he sent a congratulatory text message to Manyang, finally making up for the time he had casually brushed off last time.

It has to be said that after listening to those trashy songs from later generations, and then looking back at the 05 Super Girl competition, any one of the top six contestants could easily outshine those garbage songs in terms of singing ability. It's just that the aesthetics of this era are really hard to compliment.

The stage was designed like a children's performance for Children's Day, and the contestants were dressed in such unfashionable clothes, with plain yellow T-shirts and jeans, it was almost unbearable to look at.

Fortunately, Chun Ge changed her hair to light yellow tonight, which looks much better than her previous red hair. It's true that you can't compare them.

The phone beeped again with a text message notification.

Zhang Xupeng pursed his lips, got up and went to take a shower; Xiao Tan's phone kept ringing all night, and it was obvious who she was texting. Shouldn't he urge Uncle Zhang to speed up the house renovation so that Xiao Tan could move out sooner?
"Congratulations, Mr. Tan. I'm sure starting tonight, Flash's brand awareness will rise even higher."

Gu Qingqing was also watching the game. The apartment she rented was a studio apartment that Tan Jincheng had helped her choose. It was fully equipped and not far from the Golden Coast community where Tan Jincheng currently rented.

After Qin Siyu decided to come here for a part-time job, Gu Qingqing invited her to live with her. The two of them would have each other company and someone to talk to at night, which would also be a way of looking after each other.

Unlike Tan Jincheng, who appreciates the competition from a futuristic perspective, Gu Qingqing, Qin Siyu, Zhang Xupeng, and others who don't follow celebrities didn't find the competition particularly interesting, nor did they think the contestants' singing skills were that impressive. After all, there are just too many talented people these days.

The only reason I watched the game with them was because of Shan Chi and Tan Jincheng.

Gu Qingqing was the one who felt it the most, though it had nothing to do with the competition; she could say she watched Tan Jincheng develop his online marketing plan from the very beginning, starting with the QQ Space advertorials and then finalizing the spokesperson.

Afterwards, he even went to Shanghai with him to witness the signing process, and went to watch the filming of the advertisement. He witnessed step by step how the Flash brand went from being known by only a little over 100 people in the factory area to becoming famous throughout the country today.

Gu Qingqing was unclear about Tan Jincheng's offline marketing strategy, nor did she know how much a Flashcar would ultimately cost, but she had already ridden the Flashcar electric scooter for a while.

Gu Qingqing chose a white luxury version of the Flash. In terms of performance, it had no flaws. The car body was larger than most models on the market, the handling was good, the battery capacity was large, and the range was strong.

Gu Qingqing also knew an interesting fact: Tan Jincheng couldn't ride an electric bike!

It's hard to imagine that the owner of an electric vehicle company doesn't know how to ride an electric vehicle. On the day Gu Qingqing wanted to learn how to ride an electric vehicle and asked Tan Jincheng to teach her, Tan Jincheng hesitated and refused.

Finally, they had no choice but to call Zhang Xupeng over. It was from Zhang Xupeng that they learned that when Boss Tan was a child, he had fallen off a bridge while riding his bicycle. Since then, he had developed a fear of heights and could no longer maintain his balance on anything with two wheels, so he was afraid to touch it.

Currently, only Zhang Xupeng and Gu Qingqing know about this. Tan Jincheng usually pretends very well at the company, and as long as he doesn't sit on it and experience it for himself, no one will know that he can't ride an electric scooter.

For more than a month, Gu Qingqing has witnessed the speed of Flash's brand promotion and Tan Jincheng's talent. At the same age, Boss Tan's ability is truly admirable.

"What are you daydreaming about? You're even texting your boss Tan? Are you going to sleep or not? If you're not going to sleep, I'm going to sleep first," Qin Siyu said, nudging Gu Qingqing who was lost in thought.

Sigh, making money isn't easy. Tomorrow I have to fix screws, and tonight I have to watch this boring game with the "boss's wife."

Gu Qingqing blushed slightly: "What are you talking about? What do you mean 'my boss Tan'? Isn't he your boss too?"

"Keep pretending. If you like someone, just be direct. I can tell that Boss Tan also has feelings for you."

How did you figure that out?

"Who in the entire company would dare to take a lunch break in the big boss's office? And if you don't like him, would you give him the Parker pen your dad gave you as a birthday present?"

Not only that, Boss Tan not only accepted the birthday gift, but also treated Qingqing to dinner that evening, and also gave her a belated birthday gift from before, a women's Longines watch. This was incredibly generous.

Although Qingqing's Parker pen wasn't cheap and had special significance, it still couldn't compare to a designer watch in terms of value. Would someone who didn't like it reciprocate with such an expensive gift? Would someone who didn't like it treat someone to a fancy restaurant? Aside from entertaining clients, Boss Tan always treated others to meals in the company cafeteria, even his childhood friend who brought a cake!

If she didn't like it, would she take her to Shanghai to meet celebrities? Even when shooting commercials, Qingqing was allowed to go to the set. And to be honest, the little electric scooter that Qingqing is riding now can be considered the first one that was truly delivered to a customer.

Being able to freely enter the boss's office and personally guide him on any issues with Taobao store operations, given the current momentum of Shanchi Automotive, anyone with eyes can see where Boss Tan's work focus lies.

A few Taobao stores might seem like a great way to make money to most people, but for Boss Tan, they're practically useless. Why is that? It's because these two are pretending not to know, creating space and topics for each other to discuss.

Qin Siyu wanted to see how long these two could keep up their act; and to be honest, witnessing a relationship firsthand was quite an interesting experience.

"Hey, do you think Boss Tan will agree to let me officially work at Flash Automotive after I graduate?" Qin Siyu nudged Gu Qingqing and asked.

"Huh? How could you have such a thought?" Gu Qingqing asked, taken aback.

"Don't worry, I didn't mean anything by it. I just think that although Flash Motors is not very large now, it still has a promising future. You know, the majors we studied are not easy to find jobs in. We either go back home to take the civil service exam or become translators who accompany the boss on business trips every day, which is not stable at all. If possible, I think it would be great to find a stable job in any department of Flash Motors."

English sounds prestigious, but many people find it's not very useful after studying it for a while. It doesn't offer much advantage in civil service exams, so they might as well take a teacher qualification exam and become an English teacher. As for business English, that's not an easy job either.

Moreover, after witnessing Boss Tan's English proficiency, Qin Siyu also realized that English can only be considered a tool, not a profession. If someone who has never attended university has such a high level of English, you can imagine how fierce the competition will be after entering society.

To this day, Qin Siyu is increasingly grateful for the Taobao model job that Gu Qingqing introduced her to. It not only helped her solve the problem of earning money part-time, but also allowed her to see another side of society.

Several meals with Boss Tan made her realize that her major and the reputation of her school did not offer much advantage after entering the workforce, and the idea of ​​finding a new career path began to take root in her mind.

Tan Laoban told them about things like taking the civil service exam, the teacher recruitment exam, and business English. Besides their own financial needs, they also wanted to have the opportunity to hear Tan Laoban's views on the future.

However, given the rapid development of Flash, joining Flash after graduation might be a good opportunity. I've also heard that Boss Tan owns a trading company called Jinyi Industry, which does import and export business. Going there would be a good fit for my major.

After saying that, Qin Siyu put her arm around Gu Qingqing's slender waist and said with a smile, "I'll have to ask Miss Gu to put in a good word for me then."

Qin Siyu's sudden attack made Gu Qingqing, who was already blushing, even more shy. She shrank further into the blanket and said, "Oh, you know him too. If you really have that idea, you can just tell him directly."

“My words carry less weight than yours. Do you think Boss Tan would have let Zhao Xianbo and me stay and fix screws if it weren’t for your sake? We’re nothing, it’s practically like we were just getting paid for nothing.”

As Qin Siyu spoke, she observed Gu Qingqing. Her rosy cheeks, illuminated by the dim light, were so beautiful that even a woman would be tempted to kiss them.

What she held in her hand was a slender waist. Even through the pajamas, she could feel the beauty of her figure. Without realizing it, Qin Siyu reached her hand inside and moved it upwards.

Hmm, it's too big to hold with one hand.

Qin Siyu couldn't help but exclaim, "Qingqing, you're so beautiful, and you have such a great figure. I wonder which boy will be lucky enough to marry you in the future."

"Hey, stop it, stop it. We were just talking about sleeping, why are you bringing this up? Besides, we still have two years until graduation." Gu Qingqing was so scared that she kept dodging.

"Haha, I'm just letting you know in advance. Please arrange a good department for me later."

"I don't have that right. Oh, even if you keep making a fuss, I'll still touch you."

"Haha, who's afraid of who? Come on; tsk tsk, how did you grow up like this, does Boss Tan know?"

"Oh, you still say that? I'm going to rebel!"

"Ah, I was wrong, I was wrong! Don't tickle me, I'll never do it again!"

After playing around for a while, both of them were tired. Qin Siyu said that she had to fix screws tomorrow and went to sleep.

Gu Qingqing turned off the lights in the room, lay on the bed staring at the ceiling, but found it increasingly difficult to fall asleep.

(End of this chapter)