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The shop assistant said politely, "Oh, the two items together cost 1,750 yuan. Would you like to pay by mobile phone?"

"Ok!"

"Okay, thank you for your patronage!"

Seeing that Liang Shuang bought it without even blinking, the female colleague exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that too expensive?"

The old woman also looked displeased: "It's such a waste to spend over a thousand yuan on such a small trinket!"

Although Liang Shuang felt the pinch, she maintained a nonchalant attitude and said, "There's no way around it, it's for my job, so I have to buy, buy, buy."

The team leader was speechless.

The shop assistant smiled and said, "Ms. Liang, you're so lucky! Now you don't have to go all the way to Hong Kong to buy it!"

After saying goodbye to her two colleagues, Liang Shuang left the cosmetics store amidst their envious gazes. Only then did she look at the items in her hands with a pained expression, wondering what to do next. She could only hope that the advertising fee would arrive soon.

Not long after Duan Jiabao returned to the dormitory, he also rushed back looking anxious.

"Liang Shuang, something bad has happened?"

Liang Shuang asked, "What's wrong? Why are you in such a panic?"

Duan Jiabao said anxiously, "Liang Shuang, that Shirley face cream is very likely to be problematic. Some people have had their faces ruined after using it!"

Liang Shuang was a little shocked: "Where did you see that?"

Duan Jiabao said, "There was a beauty blogger on Weibo who posted this. Her face was completely red. Luckily, I didn't send out the contract. Otherwise, should we just cancel this advertisement?"

Liang Shuang glared at her: "I told you to be careful when choosing brands. Who told me that this brand is fine? They even said they checked online and it's great in every way."

"What's going on now?"

Duan Jiabao lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. This brand is really big, with many celebrities endorsing it. Who knew something like this would happen?"

Liang Shuang was waiting for the advertising fee relief and didn't want to give up so easily, so she instructed, "Don't just stand there, check online and see what's going on."

Duan Jiabao said, "Oh!"

Since the issue originated on Weibo, the two began searching for information on Weibo.

The beauty blogger said it was due to a product quality issue with the Sherry face cream, but the brand claimed that the blogger's misuse of other skincare products caused the problem, not that their Sherry face cream was faulty.

The comments section was filled with netizens and onlookers, but apart from this beauty blogger, no one else jumped out to say that they had problems using the pear face cream.

Liang Shuang didn't want to give up this opportunity, so the two of them waited, constantly checking online for updates and keeping track of the progress.

By the next day, public opinion had gradually reversed, and more evidence suggested that the girl's allergic reaction was caused by using other skincare products, and that the cause was not the pear cream.

The two were then relieved.

To be on the safe side, Liang Shuang called the advertising manager of the pear face cream again.

"Hey, Sister Qiao!"

"I'd like to ask you something. Yesterday, the girl whose face was ruined was exposed on Weibo. Has the matter been investigated?"

Sister Qiao explained, "We've already clarified that matter; it has absolutely nothing to do with our face cream!"

Liang Shuang smiled and said, "It's alright! Thank you, Sister Qiao."

Sister Qiao reminded me, "Oh, right, when it comes to payment, you need an invoice."

"An invoice?" Liang Shuang was a little stunned. "Then, what if I don't have a company?"

Sister Qiao said, "This might not work. Why don't you think of another way?"

This was a difficult task for Liang Shuang, but it was a piece of cake for Duan Jiabao. He asked Liang Shuang to hand him the phone, and said with a smile into the phone, "Hello, Sister Qiao!"

"Hi!"

"Um, I'm Liang Shuang's agent. Just send me the tax ID number and your company's full name, and I'll handle it!"

"OK, all right!"

"Thank you, Sister Qiao, goodbye!"

"goodbye!"

Liang Shuang looked at Duan Jiabao in surprise. She didn't expect that Duan Jiabao could handle such a tricky matter so easily. In addition, Duan Jiabao had performed well in the past two days, so she began to seriously consider making her her manager.

……

Time flies and it's the weekend. Since starting her internship at CICC, Jiang Xiaoguo has been working long hours every day, leaving early and returning late, and rarely has a moment of leisure on weekends.

Jiang Xiaoguo finally got a weekend off, so she invited Li Mu to have dinner at their usual tea restaurant.

Upon arriving at the destination, Li Mu waved and smiled, "Little Guo."

Jiang Xiaoguo was also very excited. She quickly ran over, hugged Li Mu's arm, and pouted, "Why did you take so long? I've been waiting for you for more than twenty minutes!"

Li Mu glanced at his watch and smiled, "Weren't we supposed to meet at twelve o'clock? It's only eleven forty now, I'm twenty minutes early."

Jiang Xiaoguo said shyly, "I wanted to see you sooner! I've been so busy lately, we haven't had a meal together in a long time."

Li Mu asked, "How's the internship experience? It's so busy, can you handle it?"

Jiang Xiaoguo said arrogantly, "Of course there's no problem. Who am I? I'm Jiang Xiaoguo. Being busy is nothing. I'm going to overwhelm them." She then laughed.

Li Mu tapped her on the forehead: "Don't talk so much nonsense. Companies like CICC are already very busy, let alone interns like you."

"Work within your capabilities in the future. Even if you can't stay at CICC, I can introduce you to a better job."

Jiang Xiaoguo felt a warm glow in her heart and nodded: "I understand. Don't worry, there's no place I, Jiang Xiaoguo, can't get by."

After chatting for a while, the dishes were served one after another.

As the atmosphere warmed up and the conversation turned to work, Jiang Xiaoguo finally stopped making grand pronouncements.

During my internship at CICC, I was surrounded by graduates from Tsinghua, Peking University, Fudan, and Zhejiang University, or those who had studied abroad and returned from Harvard, Yale, and the National University of Singapore. Masters and PhDs were everywhere, but her academic background was the lowest.

In addition, I joined the company later than others, so I had to put in more effort to catch up.

Under such immense pressure, Jiang Xiaoguo began to pour out her grievances.

Li Mu listened silently until Jiang Xiaoguo mentioned a familiar company name.

"We interns can't participate in big projects; we can only help out on small projects, do some odd jobs, or if we're capable, we can find projects ourselves."

“I recently started studying all kinds of startup and financing plans that the company has received. Of course, they are all the ones that the company has screened several times and left behind.”

"However, I did find several good projects, but they were all rejected when I submitted them. A few days ago, I found another great project called 'Red Stubble,' which has technology and market potential, but I don't know how to make a profit, so it was also rejected."

"I contacted them a couple of days ago to visit them in person. They are a really great team, very united and cohesive, and the project has great potential. It's just that they haven't been able to raise any funds and are about to disband, which I find a bit hard to bear. I reported it to the company, but it was rejected again. They told me not to focus on projects that don't have a profit model."

"I'm a little angry, but there's nothing I can do. The company isn't a charity. A project without profit potential isn't a good project!"

Li Mu listened silently to her rambling on and on, and after a while he asked, "Since you think so highly of it, what kind of company is it? Tell me about it."

Jiang Xiaoguo said, "It's all nonsense. The company has already rejected them twice. Do you have any way to get the company to vote for them?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "Although I can't get your company to invest in them, if they are really a good company, I might consider investing in them."

“You…” Jiang Xiaoguo said in surprise.

Li Mu smiled and said, "What's wrong? Can't I vote?"

Jiang Xiaoguo shook her head and said, "No...aren't you a game developer?"

Li Mu said, "You can't make investments if you're making games. But if a game really has potential, investing in it is like making some extra money."

Jiang Xiaoguo hesitated for a moment. She was very self-aware and didn't want Li Mu to lose money because of her.

"I'm just a newbie, and my judgment isn't accurate. What if you lose money? Maybe you should just leave it alone."

Li Mu said, "I have my own judgment. Don't worry, I won't let you take responsibility. If you really make money, I'll give you a car."

“Give me a car…” Jiang Xiaoguo exclaimed in surprise.

Li Mu said, "What, you don't want it!"

Jiang Xiaoguo swallowed hard: "Yes, if you really make a lot of money, I won't be polite."

Li Mu smiled and said, "Tell me about it!"

After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Xiaoguo began to introduce the Red Stubble software.

"This software is a recognition tool that supposedly can not only identify the similarity between images, but also the matching degree between similar items. It can be used to verify products when shopping online, check for continuity errors while watching movies and TV shows, or even for background removal, offering many other functions..."

Li Mu said, "That's great! If the technology is really that good, all these functions can be implemented, so the potential is enormous."

Chapter 337 Investing in Red Stubble

Jiang Xiaoguo said awkwardly, "Their product technology has been under development for three years, and it is said that it has only just been completed. Because they could not raise funds, the founder sold all his family property and houses, and now the company is basically broke. Not to mention the cost of software release and promotion, the company is about to go bankrupt."

Li Mu said, "It's that serious."

Jiang Xiaoguo said, "Yes! They are really quite pitiful."

Li Mu smiled and said, "So, you haven't even seen the product, but you've only heard their introduction and think it's a good product, so you recommend the company invest in it."

Jiang Xiaoguo said, "Although I didn't see the products, I witnessed their enthusiasm and spirit. Even though they were on the verge of bankruptcy, their company's cohesion was still rare; no one wanted to leave. I think this is a good company."

Li Mu nodded: "Now I understand why your boss rejected it. He didn't look at the product and just relied on his gut feeling. If you were a big shot in the investment world, you might be able to do that, but you're just a new intern with no performance and no success stories. Who would play along with you?"

Jiang Xiaoguo nodded dejectedly: "You don't believe me either."