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Chapter 187 Chen Xiu's Boss-like Demeanor
December 7th, Monday.

One week after its premiere, "Love O2O" has released nearly half of its episodes, and online discussions continue to rise.

Thanks to Chen Xiu's popularity, the ratings on Tomato TV exceeded 1.2%, ranking among the top three in the same time slot.

With such high popularity, Douyin's hard and soft advertising has begun to be accepted by viewers of TV dramas.

Many people, after seeing the Douyin icon that appeared repeatedly in "Love O2O" and its simple operation, were curious and searched for the software.

A small group of them tried downloading Douyin and gave it a try.

The time flew by during the trial, and in the blink of an eye, half an hour or an hour had passed.

By the time they realized what had happened, they had indeed stopped browsing Douyin, but the app had successfully remained on their phones.

A large number of new users are becoming loyal fans of Douyin.

In just one week, Douyin's downloads surged by 500 million!
When this number was presented to Zhang Yiming as part of his weekly work report, his small eyes widened to the point that they were almost as big as the square glasses he was wearing.

The 500 million yuan advertising fee resulted in 500 million downloads. Even if many people downloaded and then deleted them, this number is still outstanding!
Zhang Yiming carefully and meticulously read the report again.

After watching it, feeling his heart pounding, Zhang Yiming's lips slowly curled into a smile of excitement.

He has already seen the promotional effect of the TV series that Chen Xiu mentioned. So how many more people can the more targeted live variety shows attract to Douyin?

This question popped into Zhang Yiming's mind, and then he suddenly got up from his seat, left the office, and went upstairs to Douyin Company!

There are still two hours until the agreed-upon live stream time.

However, Zhang Yiming felt that he needed to witness this live variety show from beginning to end.

……

Wearing a floral maxi dress, flat shoes, a hat, and a mask, Chen Duling was picked up by a private car and taken to Yingdu Building.

She only brought one personal assistant with her on this trip.

Lin Hongying wanted to come along, but Chen Duling, who didn't want to be seen as a mama's boy, refused righteously.

Following behind an operations manager surnamed Qian, Chen Duling arrived at a meeting room.

Pushing open the door, she first saw Meng Ziyi sitting behind a rectangular table, wearing a lotus-colored vest, waving at her.

"Dudu, come sit here!"

"oh oh."

Chen Duling nodded, then turned to look at Manager Qian, who had led her in.

"Please rest here for a while. We will have someone come and let you know when it's time."

"OK, thanks."

Chen Duling watched the other person leave before walking around the long table to Meng Ziyi's side.

As she moved around, she noticed that there was another person sitting in the reception room, Bai Yu, the second male lead in "Love O2O". Their assistants were sitting at the back of the long table.

Smiling and nodding at Bai Yu, Chen Duling thought: Including myself, we have the male lead, female lead, male second lead, and female second lead. But what about Chen Xiuren?

She had originally intended to subtly probe this issue with Meng Ziyi.

As a result, as soon as she sat down, the silly beauty took the initiative to grab her hand and revealed Chen Xiu's whereabouts.

"Dudu, Brother Xiu went to the product development department to do pre-live broadcast testing. Let's go find him together later."

"He can program?"

"I don't know, but that's not surprising!"

Meng Ziyi blinked; she felt it wouldn't be surprising if Chen Xiu knew any skills.

Looking at her carefree best friend, Chen Duling secretly curled her lips, feeling a little uneasy.

She recalled that a few months ago, when "God of War Zhao Yun" was broadcast, Meng Ziyi was criticized by netizens on Weibo for several days because of a trending topic about "outshining Lin Yoona". Meng Ziyi even complained to her on WeChat.

However, the "outshining incident" was quelled within a few days, as if it had never happened.

Chen Duling could guess who was behind this unusual situation without even thinking.

She didn't have any strong feelings about it at first.

It wasn't until she was hit hard by Hei's scheme and felt the pain, and when she was left alone to sob, that Chen Duling realized how lucky Meng Ziyi was and how powerful Chen Xiu was.

Why would Chen Xiu like the character "Meng"?

This question arose in Chen Duling's mind. She felt that Chen Xiu was the kind of person who was intelligent, and logically, they should have more to talk about...

Meng Ziyi was unsure of her "best friend's" thoughts. Having been sitting for a long time, she now only wanted to have a good chat with Chen Duling.

"After this live broadcast ends, I have to rush back to the 'Legend of the Condor Heroes' set to finish filming the last few scenes."

"Your scenes haven't finished filming yet, so how did you get here?"

“I asked the director for leave! Ever since Brother Xiu visited me on set, the director has suddenly become super easy to talk to and hasn’t been yelling at me. When I asked for leave, he approved it right away.”

"Oh, that's how it is."

Chen Duling nodded slightly, feeling a pang of sadness welling up inside her.

Some things, you don't really notice when you don't have them yourself, but when you see others have them and you still don't, the contrast becomes apparent. Meng Ziyi got more and more excited as he spoke, while Chen Duling became increasingly envious.

Just as the two were having a pleasant conversation, the door to the reception room was pushed open again.

A slender man, dressed in a shirt and trousers, with a smile on his face, walked in with his agent and bodyguard.

Seeing that his arrival had attracted the attention of Meng Ziyi and Chen Duling, the man introduced himself: "Hello, I'm He Jiong, nice to meet you!"

"Hello, Teacher He!"

Meng Ziyi responded loudly, her outgoing and friendly nature making it easy for her to get along with strangers.

Bai Yu and Chen Duling are both introverted, and their greetings are only polite, not particularly enthusiastic.

Nodding to the three of them, He Jiong looked around the reception room and said, "Hey, isn't Chen Xiu here?"

"Brother Xiu has something to do, we'll go find him later."

Although she is carefree, Meng Ziyi is not entirely brainless. She doesn't just say whatever comes to mind when she meets He Jiong for the first time.

Upon hearing this answer, He Jiong's smile remained unchanged, but a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

The reason he was willing to take on outside orders and come to Douyin to host this live variety show that he had never even heard of before.

The main reason was that, since Chen Xiu had personally called to invite him, he wanted to use this method to get acquainted with this young upstart.

Unexpectedly, the other party didn't take him seriously at all, which was a little disappointing and unpleasant.

"Hello everyone, Hello, Teacher He!"

The manager Qian who had just led Chen Duling in reappeared.

He probably received instructions as well. After greeting everyone, he announced, "The pre-live broadcast setup is almost finished. If you don't mind, please follow me to the live broadcast room."

"Um, Xiu... President Chen hasn't arrived yet!"

"Mr. Chen is still in the product development department. You'll see him when you come with me to the live broadcast room."

Upon hearing this, no one said anything more and they got up and left the reception room.

Following Manager Qian, they passed through Douyin's large office area and stopped in front of the product development department.

After knocking twice, Manager Qian opened the door and called out, "Brother Xiu, it's time."

"Oh, I know."

Chen Xiu's voice startled everyone except Meng Ziyi.

When the door was opened to its fullest extent, they could see what was inside.

Chen Xiu, with her hair styled in a wavy, back-combed style, wearing a brown-grey suit, a black undershirt, and leather shoes, was seen walking towards the door surrounded by a group of people.

The people standing at the door could clearly hear how they addressed Chen Xiu, all of them calling him "Brother Xiu" from the bottom of their hearts.

Looking around, all these people were much older than Chen Xiu, but their faces were full of conviction, and their eyes shone with an astonishing brightness.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chen Xiu arrived at the door. Upon seeing them, his gaze immediately fixed on them, and then, with a look of delight, he walked past the others to stand before He Jiong.

"Teacher He, thank you so much for coming all the way here to host this event. I'm so sorry I couldn't greet you earlier!"

Looking at the young man before him, with his raised eyebrows and dignified, spirited eyes, He Jiong felt a sense of respect and also put aside his earlier slight disappointment and displeasure.

"Not at all, Mr. Chen, you're too kind. I was actually worried that I wouldn't perform well in my first attempt at live hosting, so I wanted to talk to you beforehand about the process."

"Teacher He is right. How about we go to the live stream room to discuss this in detail first?"

"Great! I'd like to see what your live stream is like too."

"this way please."

As she spoke, Chen Xiu grabbed He Jiong's forearm and led him toward the live broadcast room.

All the staff members she encountered along the way greeted Chen Xiu proactively, addressing her as if she were from the product development department.

This boss-like demeanor made Chen Duling and Bai Yu, who were behind them, feel as if something unseen was binding them, making them walk with some restraint.

As for He Jiong, who was being led by the hand, he felt that his hosting skills were being restricted. Every move he made was being led by Chen Xiu, who held absolute control over him.

The only thing that remains unaffected is the meaning of the character "孟".

This was also her first time at Douyin, but the magnanimity Chen Xiu displayed only made Meng Ziyi feel proud and satisfied.

If it weren't for the fact that there were other people around, she would have rushed up and hugged Chen Xiu, shouting, "This is my boyfriend! Remember to call me sister-in-law when you see me in the future!"

Meng Ziyi chuckled as he silently repeated the sentence to himself, drawing curious glances from Chen Duling and Bai Yu beside him.

Upon arriving at the live-streaming room, Chen Xiu pushed the door open and entered, where she saw Zhang Yiming directing the others to arrange the wall decorations.

Upon seeing this high-ranking executive, everyone, including He Jiong, stammered and dared not speak, while Chen Xiu glanced sideways at Zhang Yiming.

"Old Zhang, what are you doing?"

"Oh, I'll do the final touches."

"You should have finished everything half an hour ago. Don't set anything up now. Go next door and keep an eye on things!"

(End of this chapter)