I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

On Meng Shaoping's side, things were almost over.

He was about to leave when his phone suddenly rang. After answering it, he said "yes" every now and then, and after a few words, he hung up and put his phone away.

Then, Meng Shaoping smiled and looked towards the university students, saying, "I wonder if everyone is satisfied with the arrangements made by our hotel?"

After saying that, without waiting for anyone's reply, Meng Shaoping continued, "Our hotel's service principle has always been to ensure the satisfaction of every customer. How about this, I'll randomly pick one student to ask."

As she spoke, she actually looked around and then randomly picked one: "Classmate, yes, it's you, the very handsome, tall, and outstanding male classmate standing next to the suitcase."

Upon hearing such a specific adjective, Shen Kang immediately knew that it was referring to him.

So he looked over at Meng Shaoping as well.

Meng Shaoping smiled at him across the crowd, "Are you satisfied with our arrangement of the wine? If you have any different opinions or good suggestions, please feel free to bring them up."

Shen Kang didn't bother with any more words, "No objections."

"Really not?" Meng Shaoping asked, his eyes quite serious, as if he was trying very hard to confirm.

?

Shen Kang sensed that Meng Shaoping's behavior was different now than before; something was off. After thinking for a moment, he said, "How about we upgrade this presentation to a 'Brand Co-creation Meeting'?" Upon hearing this, Meng Shaoping began to ponder seriously, muttering to himself, "Brand Co-creation Meeting... that sounds interesting. Could you elaborate?"

Shen Kang glanced at Meng Shaoping and continued, "Upgrading to a brand co-creation association will not only free up the contestants' time but also allow them to produce more impactful promotional content through their creativity."

Meng Shaoping nodded, looking like he was deep in thought. "Could you elaborate?"

Shen Kang then explained in detail: "Your company has upgraded the venue, which was originally intended for a presentation, into a 'preparation area.' Students who want to prepare for the competition can have someone take them there for a half-hour hotel experience first, and then to the preparation area, where each person can provide one constructive suggestion for the hotel from an entrepreneurial perspective. After that, they can arrange their own time."

"These suggestions can also be compiled and included in your hotel's internal publication to reflect the progressive image of 'listening to the voices of young people'."

Meng Shaoping listened more and more attentively, and at this point, he couldn't help but say, "Everyone should offer one constructive suggestion. 'Listening to the voices of youth' sounds excellent!"

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Miao Changqing watched and listened from the side, his face full of question marks.

No, isn't what Wan Zihao's high school classmate said exactly what he just said? Word for word!

Why were you unmoved when I was talking about it earlier, but now you're saying it's very good?

Were you not even listening to what I was saying?!

The other students present also had a strange feeling—where had they heard what this boy was saying before? Had the previous boy said something similar? The teachers in charge looked at each other, exchanged glances, and then remained silent.

Only Qian Ming'en's eyelids twitched.

Ignoring what others thought, Meng Shaoping simply asked, "Is there anything else?"

Shen Kang continued, "Alternatively, some contestants can be diverted to visit nearby tourist attractions; everyone can sign up themselves."

"Your hotel provides hats, bags, and other items with your hotel's logo, and arranges staff to follow and take photos, or provides cameras for students to take their own pictures. After everyone goes back, you are asked to post these photos on campus forums, personal social media, and other channels to create a heartwarming image of 'Haobo Hotel provides conditions for athletes to relax before the competition.'"

"Among the contestants present, there are three administrators of campus forums. With their help, these photos will have a wide reach, covering most of the college students in Yangcheng. Isn't that more effective than a simple presentation?"

After listening, Meng Shaoping nodded repeatedly, "It does sound much better than our hotel's original plan. It's a fantastic suggestion!"

Miao Changqing felt like he was going to vomit blood, and couldn't help but exclaim, "No, what he said was exactly what I just said..."

If it were just someone stealing his lines, Miao Changqing wouldn't be so furious. What really made Miao Changqing want to vomit blood was that the girl stopped playing on her phone, looked up, and stared intently at Wan Zihao's high school classmate, her eyes sparkling.

While she was talking, the girl looked down at her phone; when Wan Zihao's high school classmate was talking, she stared intently at him.

But the worst part was that everything this guy said was exactly what he had just said! That was what made Miao Changqing want to vomit blood!

He wanted the girl to know that these words were spoken by him, Miao Changqing, and not the boy's original words! But before Miao Changqing could finish speaking, a teacher from Yangcheng University of Technology spoke up, "Miao Changqing, don't speak yet."

"But……"

"Don't speak yet."

Miao Changqing had no choice but to keep quiet for now.

Meng Shaoping seemed not to have heard Miao Changqing's earlier statement, "He was just repeating what I just said."

Meng Shaoping simply added, "Although I think this student's suggestion is very good, this matter still needs approval from higher authorities. Please wait a moment while I report the situation here to my superiors and see how to handle it."

As he spoke, he walked to the side, took out his phone, and made a call.

An eerie silence reigned over the students' side. They exchanged glances, each sensing something in the other's eyes—it seemed it wasn't just their imagination. What the boy by the suitcase had said was exactly what the boy from before had said.

Ma Liang was also shocked and couldn't help but lower his voice to say, "President Shen, what's going on? Why is it that when he says the same thing, the other party won't listen, but when you say it, the director already made a phone call?!"

Shen Kang casually said, "My roommate once suspected that I have the 'Face Fruit' ability, and maybe it's true. When he sees me, Director Meng can't help but want to give me face."

Ma Liang, who didn't watch anime, couldn't help but wonder, "A person with the 'Face Fruit' ability? What's that?"

This touched Ye Jintong's sweet spot, and he immediately began explaining: "In One Piece, there's a character named Shanks, and everyone gives him face. For example, Shanks went to the meeting alone and advised Whitebeard not to get entangled with Blackbeard. Although Whitebeard is arrogant, he still gave Shanks face and didn't immediately chase after Blackbeard. Another example is during the Marineford War, when Shanks suddenly appeared. Although Sengoku was in the lead, he still gave Shanks face and declared the war over..." Ye Jintong wasn't very talkative before, but once he started talking about anime, he became very talkative.

In conclusion, he said, "...Anyway, everyone in this world has to give Shanks face. In the world of One Piece, everyone gains their abilities by eating Devil Fruits. For example, the protagonist Luffy gained his abilities by eating the Gum-Gum Fruit. So some people joke that Shanks ate the Face Fruit, so no matter who you are, you have to give him face."

After Ye Jintong's explanation, Ma Liang finally understood what this thing meant.

He Qiuzhu listened with great interest and kept staring at Shen Kang.

Shen Kang became wary and stopped her fantasy in time: "This is just a metaphor, it's all from anime. There are no Devil Fruits in the real world. Don't expect me to find you any Devil Fruits."

He Qiuzhu's face fell, looking somewhat dejected.

At this moment, Meng Shaoping returned from his phone call, beaming, and announced some good news: "Our manager also thinks this student's suggestion is excellent, so let's arrange the itinerary according to that suggestion today. For students who need to prepare for the competition, our hotel will provide venues and arrange for someone to take you on a tour. We hope everyone can give us some constructive feedback."

"If you'd like to explore the surrounding area and relax, you can sign up at the front desk. Our hotel will arrange a shuttle service and provide some necessary equipment. Of course, we also hope everyone will take lots of photos and spread the word. On behalf of Haobo Hotel, I'd like to thank you all in advance."

The contestants on site were all young people. Seeing that things were going in the best direction, they didn't care who said those things first. They cheered and started to count the number of people in each of the two groups and register.

Wen Chulan and the others were preparing for the competition, so they naturally went to register. However, before leaving, they couldn't help but glance at Shen Kang a few more times.

Amidst the noisy crowd of students, Qian Ming'en approached Shen Kang and asked, "Do you have connections to this hotel too?"

Shen Kang smiled wryly, "Dean Qian, if I said I didn't know, would you believe me?" Qian Ming'en looked at him, "I would believe you."

Shen Kang was somewhat surprised and said, "Then you really have a keen eye."

Qian Ming'en spat, "I'm at most middle-aged, not old yet."...

Qian Mingen came over and chatted briefly before leaving.

Shen Kang and his three friends were there for an autumn outing, so they naturally signed up for the afternoon's tour.

After registering, the four of them went upstairs to their rooms.

As Ye Jintong stepped out of the elevator, she repeatedly looked at the room key in her hand, still remarking, "I just asked around, and it seems that students from other schools all have standard rooms, but it appears that only students from Yang University of Science and Technology have single rooms with double beds, one person per room. Boss, I acknowledge your ability as a 'face-saving fruit' user."

"You agree, but I'm still not entirely sure myself."

Shen Kang casually said, "How about this, let's do an experiment. Ye Jintong, give me some face, treat the three of us to dinner tonight, the kind that costs at least fifty yuan per person."

Ye Jintong rolled her eyes at him. "Keep dreaming. I'm not stupid, why would I invite the three of you to dinner?"

After saying that, he glanced at He Qiuzhu again and added, "If I were to invite anyone, it would only be Qiuzhu. Qiuzhu, how about I treat you to dinner tonight?"

He Qiuzhu glanced at Shen Kang. Shen Kang chuckled, "Ye Jintong, I recently joined a mysterious QQ group by accident. There's been a lot of information circulating about mysterious codenames in it, and it all seems familiar. It's like what I saw when I was checking some transactions and chat messages on Xianyu.com..."

"My treat!"

Ye Jintong looked pained and gritted her teeth: "It's on me tonight, at least fifty yuan per person!"

Shen Kang was shocked: "Holy crap, I think I really do have the Face Fruit ability!"

Ma Liang tossed his flowing long hair, also surprised, "It seems it really is true."

Even though Ye Jintong clearly disagreed, she inexplicably agreed to treat everyone in the end. It seems that President Shen really has the power to influence others' reputations.

He Qiuzhu also found it amazing, her eyes sparkling with interest. "Shen Kang, did you really eat the Face Fruit?"

Shen Kang was troubled. "It seems so, but I really can't remember where I ate it."

Ye Jintong gritted her teeth and forced out the words: "Don't even think about it, it was eaten in the toilet!"

Damn it, I forgot my laptop. She'll definitely do a thorough search when she gets back to school, see which bastard in the group is the boss, and kick him out!

The group (except for Ye Jintong) laughed and joked as they went to their rooms. They all agreed to rest for a while and then go out for dinner together in half an hour.

Upon entering the room, Shen Kang discovered that the room Haobo Hotel had arranged for them wasn't particularly extravagant; it was just a fairly standard double room. However, the view from his room window was quite nice, offering a distant view of part of Yangcheng Ecological Park. Half of the view was of city buildings, and the other half was of the ecological park—a very pleasant vista.

I put down my backpack and had barely lain down on the bed when the doorbell rang.

Shen Kang opened the door and saw a middle-aged man with a long face, dressed in a suit, standing outside. He looked to be in his forties and had a faint smile on his face.

Upon seeing Shen Kang open the door, the other person greeted him, "Hello, Mr. Shen. I am Dai Wangyan, the general manager of Haobo Hotel."

Upon seeing this person, Shen Kang immediately remembered that he had seen him before:

During the National Day holiday, he had Ding Ling take Xiao Qingxuan out for a day of "playing".

That evening, when he went to Shengyuan Group to pick up Xiao Qingxuan, he waited for them in Ding Ling's office. Before entering Ding Ling's office to wait for them, he also ran into Zhou Man and chatted with her for a while.

There was a man next to Zhou Man at the time, the middle-aged man with the long face in front of them. However, Zhou Man did not introduce them to each other at the time, so Shen Kang only had an impression of this person until today.

"Hello, Manager Dai."

Shen Kang welcomed Manager Dai inside and closed the door.

There's a small seating area in the corner of the room. Two people can sit facing each other here without feeling cramped; it's quite spacious.