Since we are both reborn, of course I would choose the rich woman!

Chapter 332 Lei Zong's Traditional Skills (6k views, please subscribe)

Lu Yao had just satisfied his spiritual needs, but his hunger for material things followed.

Cheng Xinyu got up from the sofa, her beautiful and slender figure resembling a masterpiece painting in the dim and ambiguous light and shadow.

Despite the exquisite beauty of the master's painting, he said, "I happen to have some food at home, so I'll just eat here."

That's the charm of a woman like Cheng Xinyu.

She would never ask you to stay the night, but many of the things she does will make you feel attached and unwilling to leave. Even a seasoned womanizer like Lü Yao might suddenly think, "A woman like this might be quite suitable for a long-term relationship."

Of course, for someone like Lü Yao, such thoughts often arise and disappear in an instant, rarely lingering in his mind.

Because he clearly understands that such understanding and virtue are based on shared interests and the fact that they don't see each other often. A woman's virtuous demeanor is not meant to be a free nanny for a man, so a man should never take a woman's virtue for granted.

It is precisely because of this clear understanding that everyone can get along more happily together.

Cheng Xinyu pulled Li Qiuwen along: "Let's go take a shower together."

Li Qiuwen blushed as she followed Cheng Xinyu into the bathroom, while Lü Yao waited outside, scrolling through his phone.

Douyin has been online for more than four months now. Under the operation of ByteDance, the content within the Douyin ecosystem has gradually increased. Neihan Duanzi, Toutiao, and the urban young women group led by Zhang Xiaonan have all started to share their lives on this app.

Stimulated by ByteDance's "incentive subsidies," many Douyin users discovered that they could earn some pocket money simply by posting selfies or sharing their lives. How brilliant!

Attracted by this small incentive, more and more users are joining the Douyin community.

If Pinduoduo's "help" lottery wasn't so low-class and different from Douyin's current brand positioning, Lü Yao would definitely want to bring Pinduoduo's marketing methods into Douyin.

However, Huasheng Life's shopping app has now begun to occupy a small share of the domestic e-commerce market. As long as Huasheng Life's online shopping app can continue to survive, then when the domestic economy begins to grow slowly and residents become more cautious in their consumption, Huasheng Life can rely on Pinduoduo's methods to expand rapidly, and then rely on billions of yuan in subsidies and national subsidies to quickly boost domestic consumption.

As for now, Huasheng Life is still in the stage of building its reputation.

Ten years later, the national subsidies for home appliances are very large. In order to stimulate consumption, the relevant authorities have made many subsidies and measures. It can be seen from the continuous introduction of consumption stimulus plans that the government does not want to see the residents' attitude towards consumption become more cautious.

At that time, Huasheng, with its offline physical stores, connection to the home furnishing market, and complex and far-reaching product supply chain, will have great potential and play a very strong role in stimulating consumption.

in this way.

Rong Nianqing will be able to better establish herself in the country.

Aside from the heavy assets related to people's livelihoods that Rong Nianqing is involved in, Lu Yao's high-tech investments will also be a very important bargaining chip.

of course.

While investing in cutting-edge technologies, it's also important to recoup your investment!
Because of his deep involvement in Liang Bosong's chip upgrade plan and investments in domestic smart device operating systems, Lü Yao is currently extremely poor, making the upcoming release of the Geek Phone all the more important.

This is a very important step in recovering funds.

Women take their time showering. By the time Lü Yao had finished planning his work for the next month or two, Cheng Xinyu and Li Qiuwen were already slowly emerging from the bathroom.

As steam billowed from the bathroom, Cheng Xinyu and Li Qiuwen emerged, their faces flushed. No one knew what they had been doing inside.

After seeing them come out, Lü Yao said, "Let me help you cook."

Cheng Xinyu said with a smile, "No need, we can do it. Qiuwen can cook too, and I heard that her family has a long tradition of cooking."

Li Qiuwen laughed and said, "No, it's just that my second grandfather used to be a top-level chef of Shandong cuisine. I've been exposed to it since I was a child and have learned a little bit, just a tiny bit."

Hearing Li Qiuwen say this, Lü Yao was stunned for a moment, then a smile bloomed on his face: "Why didn't you say so earlier? Wouldn't this persona have been established immediately?"

Seeing Lü Yao's slightly excited and elated appearance, Li Qiuwen was puzzled: "Huh? What kind of relationship? Is it a relationship within the culinary world?"

What's the use of this?
Li Qiuwen didn't understand, but Lü Yao understood it very well.

In the genetic makeup of humankind, the satisfaction derived from food is second only to sexual relations, and in times of scarcity, food takes priority over the instinct to reproduce.

Therefore, there are many short videos about food on the internet now.

There is an abundance of content on the internet that teaches people how to cook, provides food reviews, and reviews restaurants, not to mention food bloggers like "Erbai Zheye," "Lao Tang Tan Dian," "Te Chu Sui Bian," "Shang Qing Jie Ge," and "Meishi Wang Gang," who possess restaurant or special chef certificates.

There are already a great many food bloggers these days.

For example, the currently popular WeChat public account "Daily Food Diary" is a company that originally made videos. They used their own equipment and technology to film the boss cooking process. Because of its warm, healing and beautiful style, it has become a breath of fresh air in the food industry.

In addition, there were many food bloggers who became wildly popular in 2016.

Even topics related to astrology can spread across the entire internet via public accounts, becoming incredibly popular.

It is precisely because of the booming development of the Internet industry that countless ordinary people have begun to enter the Internet arena. As the food industry is relatively easy to start, the competition in this field is even more intense. To stand out in this field, one must have a sufficiently large "differentiation".

This is also why Lü Yao initially did not associate Li Qiuwen with the food industry.

After all, Lü Yao had not thoroughly understood Li Qiuwen, so although Li Qiuwen was a living, breathing person, in Lü Yao's mind, she was still a flat, three-dimensional character.

Therefore, his plan for Li Qiuwen was based solely on his impression of her, combined with his vision of future development trends, ultimately charting a course for her.

Lu Yao wants to mold Li Qiuwen into a blogger with a persona similar to "Yu Hui". With Li Qiuwen's outstanding appearance and talented temperament, he wants to create a persona of "wise, knowledgeable, gentle and eloquent", which should be able to carve out a niche for her in the future of the Internet.

In the post-internet era after 2020, where almost everyone is shouting to sell goods, this persona is still very fresh and novel.

However, Lu Yao asked Li Qiuwen to take a few years to mature, which was actually unfair to Li Qiuwen, since she was in the prime of her life. But there are benefits to maturity; she can learn something from her own experience, which will truly become her own.

After all, the "erudite" persona is one of the easiest to backfire on the internet.

There are many celebrities in the entertainment industry who have stumbled in this regard.

But now, Lü Yao has discovered another quality in Li Qiuwen. If Li Qiuwen's cooking skills are really that good, then it means that Li Qiuwen has another quality that can be utilized.

So Lü Yao said, "Then you cook and I'll see."

When it comes to cooking, Li Qiuwen's eyes seem to light up, and the emotions that had been building up recently, and even tonight, almost vanish in the blink of an eye.

Then Li Qiuwen got busy.

Washing, selecting, chopping, and preparing vegetables, and finally taking charge of the cooking, Li Qiuwen effortlessly performs various cooking techniques such as frying, stir-frying, steaming, and deep-frying, appearing exceptionally skilled.

Lu Yao and Cheng Xinyu are complete novices when it comes to cooking. Their skills are only so-so, even though Cheng Xinyu has specifically studied Chinese cooking, cake baking, and Western cooking.

of course.

Cheng Xinyu's cooking skills are still better than many of the contestants on the show "Hell's Kitchen".

Any housewife in China over forty years old could definitely stand out in Hell's Kitchen with her cooking skills. Or rather, the "hell" in Hell's Kitchen is the hell of the head chef judge, Gordon Ramsay.

But Li Qiuwen was completely different.

Just by looking at her knife skills, you can see that Li Qiuwen is very skilled in cooking. During the preparation of the ingredients, Cheng Xinyu asked the fresh food store downstairs to send up a fish. The fish, which should have been difficult to handle, was handled with exceptional ease by Li Qiuwen.

The fish skin was easily peeled off, and then the fish meat was cut into pieces, coated with flour, and fried in a pot. The golden fish pieces were formed in an instant.

Finally, braise the fish in a sauce, then garnish with some pretty greens, and the dish is done.

Li Qiuwen prepared four dishes and a soup, and the whole process, excluding the preparation time, took less than an hour.

Dishes that aren't afraid of losing heat should be taken out of the pot first, while those that taste best right out of the pot should be placed later.

The soup was simmered early in the morning.

After Cheng Xinyu helped bring all the dishes to the table, she was shocked: "My God!! Qiuwen, you are so amazing. You made so many dishes in such a short time, and you cook so fast and so well."

Lu Yao followed up with praise: "You are really amazing. Watching you cook reminds me of a movie I watched before called 'Eat Drink Man Woman.' Have you seen it? The process of watching the old man cook was very enjoyable to watch."

of course.

Editing also played a part in that.

The editing made the chef's cooking process very rhythmic and pleasing to the eye, but even the best editing will lack soul without the chef's superb culinary skills and knife work.

Lü Yao took a bite of the fish at the table.

The sauce coating the fish pieces hadn't softened the crispy fried crust yet, so the first taste of the fish was a burst of salty, savory, and fresh flavors, followed by the crispy crust, and then the tender, juicy fish meat inside bursting out and mixing with the sauce.

The fish pieces are so perfectly sized that their natural tenderness and freshness blend perfectly with the sauce, creating a wonderfully balanced and delicious flavor. The rich texture and layered taste make it a truly delightful meal.

Lu Yao gave Li Qiuwen a thumbs up and praised her cooking skills highly: "Great! Superb!"

Li Qiuwen smiled and said, "This is made using the method of braised sea cucumber with scallions. The taste is more complex and varied than that of braised sea cucumber with scallions. Actually, the fish can be marinated a little, but I was afraid you would be hungry, boss."

Lu Yao put down his chopsticks: "It's already super great."

He thought for a moment and said, "Since you have this ability, then the original plan to give you more time to settle down can be slightly changed."

“My plan is this: I’ll give you a new account. You’ll start by creating a persona of an office worker who cooks and does chores. Once you’ve accumulated a certain number of followers, I’ll rent you an apartment to create a sense of ease and freedom after you’ve left work. At the same time, I’ll expand your culinary skills persona and add a persona related to handicrafts.”

If this operational approach goes smoothly, it will take about two years. During these two years, we can also take on some high-quality advertisements depending on the situation.

Especially from the end of 2019 onwards, these videos of people living in seclusion and teaching others how to cook and do crafts were very popular. Once this wave of popularity subsided, they could leave their fixed residences and start exploring restaurants.

The character arc changes very well on this track.

At the same time, Lü Yao finally remembered how Li Qiuwen could establish her online persona.

Nanxiang, September, Yu Hui and Li Ziqi come together!

Of course, this still needs time to mature. Li Qiuwen's cooking skills need to be improved, her knowledge needs to be enriched, and the scenes related to the character's arc, the shooting, and even the quality of the images all need to be designed.

As we move into the later stages of the short video era, the refinement and grandeur of videos will actually become obstacles to their dissemination.

After 2019, Douyin users grew tired of elaborate staged photos and carefully crafted online personas, and their tastes began to change.

This turning point actually began in the second half of 2020, with many short video platforms starting to push content related to new farmers. In Lü Yao's memory, Douyin also seemed to start promoting the new farmer program in 2021, and thus Zhang Tongxue was born.

Then Sister Yu joined the fray.

Because of the farmers' simple and honest appearance, netizens on Douyin were very willing to buy the products they promoted. However, after the sweet potato starch incident, the new generation of farmers selling products suffered a major blow.

This wasn't just a blow to Sister Yu, because soon after, it was revealed that the sweet potato noodles didn't contain sweet potatoes at all, or even any noodles at all.

Before all these events, a snack shop called "Zhao Yiming" began to spring up everywhere.

Of course, all of these are just Lü Yao's one-sided speculations. How could real business warfare be so simple, unpretentious, and low-level?

In short.

In the culinary arena, Li Qiuwen's room for maneuver has become surprisingly large.

Starting with urban beauties, then shifting to artisans and gourmet food in 2021, and then continuing with a restaurant exploration series to stimulate consumption.

Every step is in sync with the times and the platform's development.

It's feasible!
After telling Li Qiuwen all his plans, Lü Yao said, "Your task for the next year is to continuously improve yourself. During the Spring Festival of 2018, I will help you with planning and promotion. The next five years will be your golden period of development."

"If all goes well, you will become a multi-million dollar internet celebrity, your net worth will increase significantly, and you will have accumulated the wealth that you are currently ambitious and eager for. As for how you want to develop after that, we can discuss it further."

Li Qiuwen listened blankly. Lü Yao's plan for her future was so detailed, down to what she would do in the next six or seven years and how to transform her online persona.

This was a level of attention Li Qiuwen had never felt before.

really……

Only by paying a price and making a pledge of allegiance can a person truly enter a certain circle and be valued by the people in that circle.

Seeing Li Qiuwen deep in thought, Lü Yao and Cheng Xinyu exchanged a glance, and then Lü Yao smiled and said, "Are you thinking that it's because you came here and did so many things that I gave you so many detailed plans?"

Li Qiuwen panicked for a moment: "No, no."

Lu Yao laughed and said, "Your thinking is both right and wrong. The wrong thing is that since you've joined our company, we'll take care of the things we should plan for you, especially since you were brought in by Xinyu and are a promising talent we value."

"But after all, everyone is just a colleague, and their understanding of you is very limited. No matter how much you want to dig deeper, you need more contact and a more in-depth understanding."

Li Qiuwen understood.

More in-depth contact and understanding cannot be based on the identity of "colleague".

If they hadn't "lived" here for a while, how would Lü Yao and Cheng Xinyu have known about her cooking skills that she had deliberately kept hidden?

Li Qiuwen grinned and said, "I understand."

After cooking together, listening to Lü Yao's career plans, and having the conversation, Li Qiuwen felt that many of the knots in her heart had been untied.

She forced a smile and said, "Stop chatting and eat your food, or it'll get cold."

……

After having dinner at Cheng Xinyu's house, Lü Yao stayed there for the night.

Because a lot happened during the night, Lü Yao was quite tired, so he quickly fell into a deep sleep. The next day, he was woken up by the restless Cheng Xinyu. After being woken up, Lü Yao did some morning exercises to clear his head before driving to the company.

Cheng Xinyu and Li Qiuwen set off later, so everyone should be mindful of the distance between each other.

Back at the company, Lü Yao continued his busy work. As is his work habit, he quickly reviewed most of the business under his jurisdiction to see if there were any particularly important matters that needed urgent attention.

Then I picked out the things that needed to be focused on in the near future.

For example, Lu Yao plans to release a "geek phone" at the end of September, following closely behind Apple's launch event.

Geek phones are now basically mature, with high-quality components and a well-optimized operating system. They are different from Xiaomi's current system. Geek phones' operating system is a version optimized by Lü Yao using his own operating system team, based on Android and Xiaomi's system.

Since its inception, Lü Yao has invested nearly 100 million yuan in system optimization.

Xiaomi's later game, Genshin Impact, had high requirements for mobile phone performance, so they put a lot of effort into optimization, even sending technicians to the back office to repair the phones.

This idea is actually very good.

Therefore, Lü Yao's initial optimization strategy was to build a "Master Pai" into the system to optimize the phone's system performance as much as possible and squeeze the potential of the phone's hardware.

With financial support several times greater than that of Xiaomi and the backing of a top-tier domestic IT engineering team, Geek Phone has already achieved remarkable results in optimization alone.

As for why hardware performance is so amazing ten years later, and why some browser-game-quality games still lag... yes, I'm talking about NetEase's "Sixteen Tones," that's obviously because of its terrible optimization.

In this day and age, the hardware is actually quite good. Lü Yao specially adapted the Geek Phone's system to be highly compatible with his own games. Lü Yao tested it with a prototype, and it was incredibly smooth to use.

Just as Lü Yao was preparing for the press conference some time later, Lei sent him a message.

Mr. Lei: "Mr. Lü, do you have time to chat?"

Lu Yao looked up from his work: "I'll call you to talk."

In terms of marketing, Lü Yao's skills are still insufficient, even compared to Lei Jun ten years ago. Therefore, Lü Yao needs to consult and learn from Lei Jun in many aspects of refining his press conferences. Lei Jun is also very helpful and shares his knowledge almost without reservation.

So, it can be said that Mr. Lei is a very loyal person, and he treats the people in his circle quite well.

For example, XPeng, which almost collapsed in the future, was able to turn the tide and come back to life only after Lei Jun's guidance.

But Lei's reply surprised Lü Yao: "No need, I'm already downstairs."

Lu Yao hadn't expected President Lei to come over so directly, so he immediately got up to reply to the message: "Oh dear, why didn't you tell me beforehand? I could have made arrangements for you."

Lei replied quickly: "This is a matter of great importance and time is of the essence."

When it comes to particularly important matters, Mr. Lei tends to be overly concise.

Lu Yao quickly went downstairs to pick up General Manager Lei and brought him into the company. Lu Yao then took out some good tea leaves and brewed tea for General Manager Lei, saying as he did so, "General Manager Lei, why did you rush over here in such a hurry?"

Lei tugged at his collar and said, "Mr. Lü, I've seen your pricing suggestions, and I don't think they're appropriate. The standard 128GB version is over five thousand? The 1TB version is over eight thousand? That's almost more expensive than Apple's prices!"

Is this right?
Geek phone! Even with Xiaomi's brand name in front of it, it's still just a sub-brand, and it's a brand that hasn't been tested by the market. Who would dare to buy it?

Looking at Lei Zong's anxious and worried appearance, Lü Yao couldn't help but feel speechless, and then he felt a little amused.

Lei Jun is starting to use his traditional skills on himself, isn't he?
(End of this chapter)