Star Tycoon

Chapter 90 A Long Road Ahead 1
After the live stream ended, the group sat down in the office for a chat.

Xie Jingmei, a female reporter from Donghai City, asked, "Can I leave the website address directly in the live broadcast room?"

Tian Ersan replied, "The website doesn't have a direct link, but the moderators can enter the corresponding URL and post it in the live stream room."

“This will be how product links are set up in the future. Once the website has optimized its direct traffic feature, this function will definitely be permanent. Alternatively, the shopping website may create its own live streaming platform to drive traffic to products and earn more commission.”

“I am currently a top-tier streamer, and I can go to any platform. At the moment, the websites are begging me to maintain my popularity. Once my popularity declines, it will be the websites that will restrict me.”

"Therefore, I also need to build my own sales platform so that I can do better on the current live streaming platforms and shopping websites."

"It's like having a backup plan, so people pay more attention to you."

Jie Jingmei nodded, then asked, "Isn't it too little to earn only 50 cents per order?"

"No." Tian Ersan was very confident. "Sincerity is always the best weapon. Gaining the audience's trust is more important than turning tens of millions into hundreds of millions."

Xie Jingmei quickly learned what kind of article she needed to write.

“Sincerity is always the ultimate weapon…” Xie Jingmei smiled, gazing sincerely at the young man who could make any woman’s heart flutter. “May I publish this story? Print it in the newspaper?”

“Sure.” Tian Ersan needed free publicity. “It would be best if you could put my new website URL on it and help me promote it.”

"No problem!" Xie Jingmei said with a smile, "You are now a key supporter of the province, and you can have as much publicity as you want. I heard that the province is even planning to invite you to open a company in the provincial capital."

Tian Ersan smiled. "Were you sent here as a mediator?"

Jie Jingmei knew that Tian Ersan had many women around him, and their relationship wasn't that close.

"No, I just heard some things. These aren't secrets. If they were really going to send a lobbyist, it would definitely be a high-ranking official."

Tian Ersan replied, "I mainly produce canned melon seeds and clothes, which come from surrounding counties. Moreover, it's not suitable for me to move right now. For the sake of my future, I will refuse anyone who comes."

After being clearly rejected, Xie Jingmei was not angry. Instead, she felt that Tian Ersan had shown sincerity, without any hypocrisy or deception.

"Business is definitely the priority, but if you go to the provincial capital, the province will definitely provide you with a better company headquarters."

"Of course, the most important thing is the support in various ways. For example, the province has simplified the administrative approval process and provided one-stop service for Tian's company's business photography and various certificates, which has accelerated the project approval and construction progress. Many things that would normally take one or two months can be done in just a few days."

Tian Ersan replied, "Because it has provided a lot of jobs and employment opportunities, the canneries and garment factories alone have provided more than 5,000 jobs for the local area. In addition, the income of couriers, fruit farmers, and buyers has increased, so a large number of people have been affected."

"This year, Taoxian County has only been slightly affected; the real impact is on the two places I'm cooperating with."

"Moreover, there are examples of counties donating large buildings, because they have indeed received returns, making it easier for them to get support from the province."

"It depends on the results of my promotion of goods for the joint venture companies this time. I don't know where I will go in the future, but it will definitely be mainly in the supply areas, focusing on agricultural provincial capitals with convenient transportation, or port cities suitable for foreign trade."

Tian Ersan didn't want to go to the border regions to alleviate poverty; he didn't have such lofty ambitions. However, he was willing to help farmers in the Central Plains increase their income and solve the problem of not being able to sell their agricultural products.

The prerequisite is definitely standardization!
Harmfulness is not allowed, and defensiveness is indispensable.

Jie Jingmei already knew how to write it, and quickly said, "Looks like I'll have to work overtime tonight to finish the draft."

Tian Ersan smiled and said, "I'd be happy to help. Food and lodging are provided here."

Jie Jingmei quickly and readily settled in and began working on her manuscript.

Tian Ersan's live stream was also seen by many people.

Tao Chunyang, who works at a cannery, is watching Tian Ersan's live stream.

"This kid's really good at pretending. He's doing marketing again. All he knows is to play the victim!"

Many entrepreneurs share Tao Chunyang's views, believing that Tian Ersan is just pretending to be a good kid to swindle money from people.

Many entrepreneurs already know who Tian Ersan is. At such a young age, he has kept three or four women as mistresses, and his employees are all female. He acts as if he has never seen a woman before.

Moreover, once they gained a little power, they became incredibly arrogant, arguing with young people from Beijing over the phone and even using their fame to report others.

Many established entrepreneurs believe that this kind of hot-blooded young man who has never been to school will soon ruin himself.

At this time, a term had already emerged in society to describe this type of man: "phoenix man" (or "phoenix man").

This term is usually used to describe men who come from rural or economically disadvantaged families and achieve a certain social status through their own efforts.

More and more people are resistant to this. Tian Ersan is an orphan and deserves pity, but many wealthy people feel uncomfortable that he, as an orphan, is treated as an equal by others.

What level is he? On par with me? Many people have seen Tian Ersan's account balance. How did an orphan who was doing manual labor in mid-June earn 30 million in just over a month?
Some people who originally sympathized with Tian Ersan now particularly hope that Tian Ersan will be blacklisted and continue to live the hard life he used to have!

Given the chance, countless people will come to kick this internet celebrity who is richer than themselves while he is down!

Even though Tian Ersan doesn't drive luxury cars or live in mansions, many people still feel uncomfortable seeing him become a big entrepreneur despite never having gone to school.

This idea isn't just shared by outsiders; it's also held by a great many ordinary locals.

***
At lunchtime, Zhou Shanshan brought her mother, brother, and father in.

The cafeteria can accommodate two hundred people at the same time. After Zhou Shanshan and her family got their food, they went to a corner to eat.

Zhou's mother ate her steamed buns and pickled vegetables while watching the three of them carrying their metal trays.

Zhou Shanshan felt incredibly embarrassed and said with a pained expression, "Can't you just buy a boxed lunch? Why do you insist on eating steamed buns? I'll get you some food!"

"I just want to eat this." Mrs. Zhou continued, holding up the steamed buns and the plastic bag of pickled vegetables. "All you do is waste money all day long. I don't do any work, what's the point of eating so well?"

Feeling embarrassed, Zhou Shanshan quickly said, "I'll go back to eat."

"Don't go, I need to talk to you!" Zhou's mother called out to Zhou Shanshan, and said seriously, "Your son is about to go to school, will you be able to get your salary at the end of the month?"

Zhou Shanshan casually replied, "Of course it will work. My boss would never delay paying wages."

Mrs. Zhou was relieved and then advised, "What can you do with a little over a thousand a month? Your aunt's daughter, Rui Rui, can earn four or five thousand a month at an electronics factory. Her job isn't tiring, and the factory is short-staffed. Why don't you go work at the electronics factory and earn more?"

Zhou Shanshan said directly, "You guys go, I'm not going. I'm fine here."

Mrs. Zhou was exasperated. "Electronics factories don't want adults or men; it's hard to get in. They only want young women. Are you stupid? You wouldn't go for a job that pays four or five thousand, but insist on earning a measly thousand here!"

When Zhou Shanshan heard about four or five thousand, she remembered her own three thousand yuan.

Three thousand yuan is not a small amount. Before Tian Ersan came back, Zhou Shanshan was still the female boss of Shanshan Supermarket, but after Tian Ersan came back, Zhou Shanshan was stripped of her power.

He also felt that those two women earned more than three thousand yuan a month, and that they dressed and used better things than him every day.

Zhou's mother continued to persuade her: "What future is there in factories in the county town? Go to an electronics factory in Zhengcheng. Those are big companies with tens of thousands of employees, and they provide food and accommodation. You can even rise to the position of team leader. Isn't that much better than this wretched place you're in? Your boss doesn't seem like a good person. He hates me after I say just a few words."

Zhou Shanshan really wanted to stay and continue working here, but with a salary of three thousand yuan, and thinking about others earning four or five thousand yuan, she couldn't help but feel a little unbalanced.

My June salary was reduced by over a thousand yuan because of Liu Wen, and my July salary hasn't been paid yet.

Despite appearing busy, she didn't actually earn much money. She had only been with Tian Ersan for a month and a half and had only received her salary once, and was also forced to enroll in the five social insurances and one housing fund.

No matter how capable Tian Ersan is, he doesn't seem very real to Zhou Shanshan, who has just graduated and hasn't yet experienced society.

Zhou Shanshan's salary was only three thousand yuan, while other factories would also provide room and board.

Things like providing girls with sanitary napkin subsidies and housing allowances, as well as distributing ice cream, towels, toilet paper, and shampoo in the summer, were all normal to Zhou Shanshan, so there was no need to make comparisons.

Since it was her first job, Zhou Shanshan was unsure how her company's environment compared to others.

Without her family's nagging, Zhou Shanshan would definitely continue in this easy job and wouldn't switch jobs or leave her boyfriend who wasn't really her boyfriend just because of the 3,000 yuan salary.

However, under her mother's incessant nagging and persuasion, Zhou Shanshan, who was not very bright to begin with, suddenly wanted to act willfully because Tian Ersan was getting too close to Zhang Shuya and Wang Linlin.

Zhou Shanshan wavered because of her mother's nagging and persuasion, and her father and brother's silence.

"I'll go ask my boss. If I can get a raise, I won't go."

Zhou Shanshan still couldn't bear to part with Tian Ersan. If Tian Ersan was willing to give her a slight raise, it would mean that he valued her and didn't want her to leave.

Two seconds after Zhou Shanshan walked out, her thrifty mother pulled her over and ate her leftovers, holding a steamed bun in one hand and chopsticks in the other.

Everyone knew that Zhou Shanshan's mother insisted on buying only two portions and wouldn't let Zhou Shanshan buy an extra ten-yuan meal.

The female accountant Duan Tingting and Xiong Huairou, who were eating nearby, were all deeply saddened when they witnessed this scene.

Duan Tingting didn't feel it deeply, but Xiong Huairou, a vocational school girl, had a similar family situation to Zhou Shanshan. When she saw the woman who didn't care about other people's opinions and was eating her daughter's leftovers, she felt like she was about to explode, as if she saw her own mother who had endured hardship without any effort.

These women spurred him to want to climb out of the countryside, out of the rural area, and out of this quagmire of lifelong misfortune.

This is the kind of family of origin that many girls want to escape.

(End of this chapter)