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

Chapter 389 An Irresistible Condition (6k views, please subscribe)

Li Qiuwen is indeed a mature short video creator. In front of the camera, Li Qiuwen is full of emotion and her smile is infectious. You don't even need to see what she does on camera. Just seeing her on camera and the feeling she conveys through the lens is enough to make many netizens think it's great.

Sound, taste, and sight are all mediums that can easily evoke human memories and emotional associations.

Just like the little girl selling "corn porridge" that later circulated on the Internet, her tender voice seemed to carry the clarity of the morning dew. Even a vicious woman who has been tainted by the big dye vat of society and filled with resentment can still find her former innocent self in those tender childish voices.

So much so that countless netizens expressed their feelings:
"It turns out that 300 children's songs really can exorcise demons."

"No wonder villains get flustered in front of things that seem childish..."

What this thing actually conveys is a power called "healing".

This is a very powerful force. As the urbanization process in Tokyo accelerates and people's pace of life quickens, various toxic and harmful information forms a "smog" on the internet, causing countless people to fall into a virtual collective carnival.

In this increasingly chaotic, disorienting, and suffocating world, people are increasingly yearning for something that can heal and cure them.

So two years ago, Daily Food Diary became incredibly popular. This year, various short videos about rural life and bloggers like Li Ziqi have started to receive more and more attention. Even though all sorts of bizarre short video platforms have emerged since then, these heartwarming videos have never lost their market.

Li Qiuwen is gradually growing into such a short video blogger.

In addition to her good looks, she has a rare refreshing and clean appearance. When she shows her full enthusiasm, netizens can also see a very friendly and approachable feeling from her eyes and tone of voice.

With the addition of filters that exude sunshine and freshness, what Li Qiuwen's videos are actually about becomes less important in the later stages.

Lü Yao scrolled through Li Qiuwen's comment section and saw a comment that read:

"Thank you for the videos. Every time I finish delivering food all day and return to my rented room, when I'm so tired I don't want to move, your videos have helped me through many tiring nights and given me the strength to keep going. Now I've started learning English on my own. I don't know if this decision will help me in my life, but whenever I feel lost, I watch your videos because I can feel your drive to strive for a better life. Keep it up, and I hope you become a big star online."

Li Qiuwen personally liked and replied to this comment.

In fact, let alone Li Qiuwen, even a novice businessman like Lü Yao would pause slightly when he saw such a heartfelt comment.

However, it was just a pause.

The internet may seem to bring people closer together, but in reality, it drags relationships into a confusing abyss. People may seem within reach, but they are actually worlds apart. Any goodwill expressed on the internet can be exploited by people with ulterior motives, like Li Weigang.

Therefore, Lü Yao gave Li Qiuwen a special lecture.

After filming wrapped up for the day, and with the camera no longer a constraint, Mr. Hou finally began to indulge in his meal. While eating, he stubbornly insisted, "It's delicious, but it's still a bit different from Cantonese cuisine. It's not authentic enough, you know? It's a matter of a certain level of enjoyment!"

Lu Yao smiled, ignoring President Hou, and went to Li Qiuwen, who looked exhausted.

When Li Qiuwen saw Lü Yao arrive, she immediately sat up from her relaxed and tired state, and sat upright and solemnly opposite Lü Yao: "President Lü."

Lu Yao waved his hand and said, "Don't be so nervous. Although what you've been through may give you some negative views of me and Cheng Xinyu, I need you to understand one thing: we will not harm you."

Li Qiuwen forced a smile: "I'm just a little tired."

Shooting videos is, of course, very physically and mentally demanding. Since Lü Yao is originally in marketing, he sometimes goes on set himself.

Whether it's simply recording audio or speaking into a camera, the energy expenditure is enormous.

Even just chatting in front of the camera during a live stream leaves them exhausted after each session. This is because the person in front of the camera must maintain a constant output of their emotions. Therefore, truly great comedians are often taciturn and even slightly depressed in real life.

However, Li Qiuwen's exhaustion was not just physical and mental fatigue.

From her eyes, Lü Yao could see the exhaustion in her heart.

So Lü Yao started to do some mental work with Li Qiuwen: "Actually, it's not just physical fatigue you're experiencing. It seems like there's something wrong with your mindset as well."

This time, Li Qiuwen remained silent.

Lu Yao continued, "Are you unhappy with your current job? Is the pace too fast? Or is there something that's bothering you? I'll help you if I can."

Hearing Lü Yao's voice, Li Qiuwen's forced "spirit" quickly deflated, and she lay there like a melted ice cream, speechless for a long time.

Li Qiuwen's appearance told Lü Yao that he had guessed correctly.

So Lu Yao continued, "If you are really very tired and impatient with the company, we can terminate your contract and give you cash back for all the work you've done for the company over the years. Don't worry, the price will definitely exceed your expectations."

Li Qiuwen immediately waved her hands nervously, "No, no, I... I'm just a little confused."

After hesitating for a moment, Li Qiuwen said, "President Lü, let's go outside to talk."

Lü Yao nodded: "Okay."

Once outside, Li Qiuwen asked Lü Yao, "Mr. Lü, do you have any cigarettes?"

Lu Yao took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Li Qiuwen. Li Qiuwen, who never smoked in Lu Yao's memory, skillfully puffed out smoke.

Taking the cigarettes and lighter back from Li Qiuwen, Lü Yao asked with a smile, "When did you learn to smoke?"

Li Qiuwen said in a low voice, "It was a few months ago. At that time, I was in a very bad mental state, but the company assigned me a lot of work and tasks. The busier I was, the more frustrated I felt, and then I started smoking and drinking."

Lu Yao understood, and he joked, "If I hadn't noticed, would you have become dissatisfied with just smoking and drinking later on?"

Li Qiuwen understood what Lü Yao meant, and she forced a smile: "I don't know, Mr. Lü, do you dislike my smoking and drinking?"

Lu Yao laughed and said, "I wouldn't say I hate it, but I feel that smoking and drinking are not good for your health. However, there's no need to deliberately quit smoking and drinking. Many times, we should cherish our bad habits because they are the main reason why we love life."

“I know that Xinyu’s actions in dragging you into things weren’t good. I apologize on his behalf, and I apologize to you myself as well. If smoking and drinking can’t relieve your distress, remember to come to me when you can’t take it anymore. Don’t feel embarrassed. Whatever decision you make, we will support you.”

Li Qiuwen kept her head down in silence until Lü Yao patted her head and turned to go back to his room. Only then did Li Qiuwen raise her head, her eyes filled with tears as she looked at Lü Yao's back. Waves of grievances surged up from the bottom of her heart.

Although the video footage has been recorded, the video production will still take some time.

So after chatting with Boss Hou and his group for a while, they prepared to leave. Before leaving, Boss Hou said reluctantly and stubbornly, "I still think Cantonese cuisine is better, I don't agree!"

Lu Yao readily agreed, "Then let's continue the competition! We had a chicken cooking competition today, so let's compete in chicken cooking methods for the next ten days!"

Eh? !

Mr. Hou was stunned, and a thought popped into his mind: "Isn't this cheating!"

Who plays like that?
Almost everyone born in Guangdong has an abundance of chicken during festivals, and these are usually free-range chickens that are rarely seen on ordinary days. They are the very good ones. But no matter how rare the chicken is, you definitely can't stand eating it for ten days in a row.

After eating it for ten consecutive days, even the poached chicken made by a Cantonese master tasted like chicken poop!

But by the time Xiao Hou came to his senses, Lü Yao and the others had already left. Then, Xiao Hou gritted his teeth and said to Zhong Haitao beside him, "We have to win! Didn't you see how many followers that beauty has on Douyin? Damn it! If we lose, where will the reputation of Yuezhou cuisine be? Will I still be able to offer the first incense of the year during holidays?"

People over there really believe in this kind of thing.

Zhong Haitao said confidently, "How could I lose? I'm practically a disciple of a prestigious school!"

……

The lively day gave way to his evening. After returning to the hotel with a large group of people, Lü Yao went to his suite with Lin Yongzhen to rest while dealing with the matters that had gathered from Shangnan.

Through this so-called "gap year" vacation, Lü Yao not only wanted to achieve his own goals, but also to test whether his companies would encounter any problems without his leadership.

Identifying a problem is sometimes even more important than solving it.

Because if a problem is not discovered, it will never be solved.

While Lü Yao was busy with his work, he also took the time to call Cheng Xinyu over and hand her a USB drive. Cheng Xinyu was very familiar with this USB drive because it was the one she had given to Lü Yao. It contained videos of her, Lü Yao, and Li Qiuwen.

So when she saw Lü Yao hand the video to her, Cheng Xinyu knew what she had to do.

As Cheng Xinyu held the USB drive in both hands, she also held Lü Yao's hand. She said gently and understandingly, "I know what to do, don't worry."

Lü Yao smiled and said, "Yes, I'm very relieved."

Cheng Xinyu took out the USB drive and returned to the suite she shared with Li Qiuwen.

Inside the suite, Li Qiuwen, wearing a flannel nightgown, nestled on the sofa. The warm, soft flannel robe flowed over her beautiful and graceful figure like water, and in her lap lay a brand-new Apple laptop.

Although Li Qiuwen had a computer on her lap, she was completely out of it, clearly lost in thought. She was so unaware that Cheng Xinyu pushed open the suite door and walked in that she didn't even notice.

Cheng Xinyu deliberately moved from Li Qiuwen's blind spot to stand behind her, and then saw that Li Qiuwen's computer screen was completely blank, with not a single word on the document.

Cheng Xinyu said from behind Li Qiuwen, "What are you thinking about?" Li Qiuwen was suddenly startled out of her thoughts, and the violent movement almost made her drop the laptop on her lap.

After hurriedly catching her laptop, Li Qiuwen said in a slightly coquettish tone, "Sister Xinyu, when did you come in? Why didn't you make a sound?"

Cheng Xinyu laughed: "I haven't made a sound yet? Should I set off a salute before I come in?"

Li Qiuwen pouted: "Oh dear, you can't scare me like that. What if you scare me silly?"

Cheng Xinyu slid directly from the back of the sofa into the sofa, lay down on Li Qiuwen's lap, and cupped Li Qiuwen's face in her hands: "Aren't you silly enough? You've been in a really bad state lately, especially in front of the boss."

Li Qiuwen blushed a little when she was called on.

Cheng Xinyu didn't delve into the matter. She took the USB drive out of her pocket and handed it to Li Qiuwen: "Here, the boss asked me to give this to you."

Cheng Xinyu was stunned when she saw the familiar USB drive in her hand.

They just gave it back to me like that?
It was only then that Li Qiuwen realized that this was the support the boss had been talking about.

But why?

Cheng Xinyu then said, "I'm also sorry for what you did. But I have to consider things from the boss's perspective. If I don't do those things, you may never have access to truly core resources."

Cheng Xinyu's tone became serious: "The real core resources are never the company's resources, nor the money invested in you. In our circle, those things are just byproducts of the core resources."

"And the most valuable resource in this circle is actually location."

The same principle applies to real estate.

In other words, anything related to interests will inevitably have a profound connection with location. Even in the game between countries, geography is a very important reference factor, or even the only reference factor in some situations.

Cheng Xinyu reiterated: "In our circle, you gain everything by gaining a position, and you lose everything by losing a position."

If Lü Yao were here right now, he would definitely agree with Cheng Xinyu's words.

Location truly is everything.

To put it extremely, everything in this world is related to location, which is why there is the saying that "the biggest watershed in life is the amniotic fluid".

Lu Yao was born into a bad position. After returning from studying abroad in the future, Lu Yao made a lot of efforts to obtain a better position, some of which involved real sacrifices.

Compared to many people who would do anything for a position, Lü Yao is actually a very lucky person.

He's handsome and the people he's met aren't too bad, so so far nothing has really broken him down. But Lin Yongzhen, who was also elevated to a high position, wasn't as lucky as Lü Yao.

After Cheng Xinyu finished speaking, she carefully examined the expression on Li Qiuwen's face. She did not see any look of sudden realization or deep reflection on Li Qiuwen's face, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

really.

There are some things that you can't learn no matter how many times someone tells you, unless you experience them yourself. This is what is meant by "you can't learn something just by being taught it once."

However, even plants and trees can have feelings, and Li Qiuwen was brought into this circle by Cheng Xinyu. Cheng Xinyu had expectations for Li Qiuwen, so it was inevitable that she would be conflicted.

Just as Cheng Xinyu was pondering whether she should say something more, Li Qiuwen suddenly asked, "Sister Xinyu, I understand what you're saying, but sometimes I just feel really bad inside."

As she spoke, Li Qiuwen suddenly raised her head and looked at Cheng Xinyu with teary eyes: "How can you be so willing to do so much for the boss? Or do you have no feelings for the boss at all, and are you just a business partner?"

Hearing Li Qiuwen's words and seeing the expression on her face, Cheng Xinyu's mind went blank for a moment. Then, with an incredulous smile, Cheng Xinyu leaned closer to Li Qiuwen and teased, "You're in trouble~~ You've fallen in love with the boss? No wonder you're usually fine, but you seem a bit strange around the boss."

Li Qiuwen's face flushed red instantly!

Her eyes widened as if a thief had been caught red-handed, leaving her nowhere to hide. She became shy, embarrassed, and even a little angry.

Cheng Xinyu burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, so what if you like it? It's not a big deal."

After laughing, Cheng Xinyu composed herself and said, "Okay, jokes aside, I still have to tell you, of course, the boss is a cute and lovable person, but you have to know your limits."

Li Qiuwen was speechless: "Does this kind of thing even need to be done with restraint?"

She was quite angry at what Cheng Xinyu said.

Li Qiuwen was torn between liking someone but being unable to truly get close to them and open her heart to them. It felt like they were within reach, yet there was a distance between them like clouds and mud. This torment, this pain, this internal conflict... it was enough to leave Li Qiuwen physically and mentally exhausted.

But Cheng Xinyu laughed and said, "Of course, there has to be a limit. Most young people's 'liking' is, frankly, just possessiveness driven by selfishness—the ultimate expression of selfishness—and then it's given the name of 'love.' Unrelated young men and women use this name to manipulate each other, parents with blood ties use it to manipulate their children, and some clever children even use it to manipulate their parents in return."

Most tragedies in the world are caused by this extreme and glorified "greed".

Cheng Xinyu even said sarcastically, "You have feelings for the boss, but what does that have to do with him? You're letting these feelings interfere with the boss's business, and the boss is completely innocent."

What kind of twisted and heretical logic is this?

Li Qiuwen was completely numb.

Cheng Xinyu continued, "Of course, I understand. People are selfish and self-centered. They all think they're so devoted, how can you ignore me and be indifferent to me? But you are you, and others are others."

After saying that, Cheng Xinyu used her own experience as an example: "I used to have many suitors too..."

"Of course, there are actually many now. Some of them are very interesting. After I rejected them many times, they actually cried and said that no one in this world would love me more or give me a better happiness."

As she spoke, Cheng Xinyu shook her head, saying, "How ridiculous."

Li Qiuwen's face grew increasingly hot, and she felt a sense of shame and embarrassment at being exposed.

After uttering her venomous and sarcastic words, Cheng Xinyu's tone softened again: "Only when two people are mutually attracted, and one person's feelings are received and reciprocated by the other, can it be considered true 'love.' Everything else is just our own greed at work."

"If the person you like doesn't give you an emotional response or resonance, then don't think too much about things you shouldn't be thinking about. What you should do is enjoy what your current position brings you. Otherwise, when you lose this position in the future, you may start to regret it and even hate yourself for not enjoying it properly in the first place."

Li Qiuwen pursed her lips. Clearly, as clever as she was, she understood what Cheng Xinyu meant, but understanding didn't mean she could accept or let it go.

Just like Andy Lau said in the movie: "I told you, but you didn't listen; you listened, but you didn't understand; you understood, but you didn't do it, and when you did, you did it wrong..."

To put it bluntly, it's a matter of putting knowledge into practice.

This is normal, perfectly normal.

Anyone who can put knowledge into practice can be considered half a saint.

So Cheng Xinyu propped herself up on the sofa, then cupped Li Qiuwen's face and rubbed it hard twice, laughing, "You, just think it over yourself. If you can figure it out, everything will be wonderful; if you can't..."

Cheng Xinyu pouted, her brows furrowed slightly, and she said with a helpless and regretful look, "If you can't figure it out, then it's going to be difficult."

Li Qiuwen: "..."

After talking with Li Qiuwen, Cheng Xinyu got up to tidy up and then prepared to go to sleep.

She's no longer just an internet celebrity in Lü Yao's MCN company; she's also a very important manager. After Lü Yao merged the original voice chat platform into the MCN company, those people were all placed under Cheng Xinyu's management.

Cheng Xinyu, who had worked on a voice chat platform and even achieved remarkable results, took over the work of the original voice chat software employees with exceptional ease, and everyone admired Cheng Xinyu.

Consequently, Cheng Xinyu had an unusually large number of responsibilities.

As for the original voice chat software managers, they are still senior executives of the merged department. However, in addition to their original management work, Zhu Junyan and Zhou Xiangyang are also responsible for the online army work that Lü Yao previously assigned.

The room quickly became quiet.

Li Qiuwen's thoughts were churning and complicated. In the end, she turned her head and buried herself in the sofa cushions!
……

The next day, morning.

After waking up, Lü Yao went to the terrace on this floor to smoke. Not long after, Li Qiuwen came over with her computer and said, "Last night, the team worked through the night to make the video and released it around 9 p.m.

The video has been running for twelve hours now.

It's time to look at the data performance.

Lu Yao took the computer, glanced at the backend data, and smiled with satisfaction: "Hmm, the data is quite good."

(End of this chapter)