I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

The reporter from Yangcheng TV was a man, around thirty years old, bald, with a baby face and looking young.

After shaking hands with Shen Kang, he introduced himself: "Hello, Shen. I am Zeng Jie, the on-camera reporter for Yangcheng TV's 'People's Focus' program."

He then introduced the person carrying the camera behind him, saying, "This is my colleague, photojournalist Yang Baiwei."

This photojournalist, Yang Baiwei, was also in his thirties. He looked much more rugged, with a beard and long hair, somewhat resembling Ma Liang's style. However, unlike Ma Liang, Yang Baiwei's hair was permed and styled, giving him a very artistic look.

Shen Kang looked at the two men, one bald and the other with long curly hair, and the contrast was quite striking.

Then, he briefly introduced his team members to the other party, "This is Professor Qian Ming'en, the Vice Dean of the School of Economics and Management at Yangon Tech University. Professor Qian is also our instructor for this competition. These are the students from our Yangon Tech team..."

When Shen Kang introduced them, Ye Jintong and the others were more or less reserved.

Although they knew beforehand that reporters would be coming to interview Shen Kang today and were mentally prepared, they still couldn't help but feel awkward when the cameras were actually in front of them.

Although Qian Ming'en, as the vice dean, had more experience, he wasn't much better; he was just less rigid. Only Zhou Man continued to eat her breakfast slowly and methodically, as if nothing had happened.

Zeng Jie withdrew his gaze from Zhou Man.

From Shen Kang's introduction, he already knew that the cleaning lady was his distant cousin, and he thought to himself that this cousin had a pretty strong mentality.

Another person with strong mental fortitude is Shen Kang, who is speaking right now.

Zeng Jie looked at Shen Kang in front of him.

Before he arrived, he had already obtained relevant information about Shen Kang from Deng Shicheng and done his homework. He also knew a certain amount about Shen Kang, knowing that he was a freshman in college who had created two websites at the university and was the owner of Anjia Housekeeping.

When Zeng Jie was looking at the information, he was amazed.

Even though he had worked in journalism for a long time and had met all sorts of people, he had never seen such a dazzling resume.

It's perfectly normal to feel relaxed and at ease around such people...

After both sides have finished their introductions, it's time to sit down and chat.

However, each table in the lobby could only seat six people, and Shen Kang and his group had just filled all the seats. So Shen Kang suggested that the three of them sit at the empty table next to them and chat.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jintong became a little anxious: if the three of them sat at this table and chatted while taking pictures, she might be able to get some screen time and appear on TV—although she was reserved in front of the camera, she had never been on TV before and wanted to be on TV.

But if Shen Kang and the other two sit at another table, wouldn't they lose their screen time?

So, without any hesitation, Ye Jintong said directly, "Boss, it's too much trouble to sit over there. Just bring two chairs over so we can all squeeze in."

Ma Liang shared the same idea as Ye Jintong: to appear on TV and show off. Upon hearing this, he quickly agreed.

At that moment, another voice rang out from the side.

"If there isn't enough space, we can combine the table next to it."

It was Sun Yu who spoke.

He just learned from the reception area that these two are reporters from Yangcheng TV.

Normally, if a reporter suddenly came to the Haobo Hotel wanting to conduct an interview, Sun Yu would definitely have to ask for clarification on behalf of the hotel and immediately report to his superiors for instructions.

After all, reporters are too dangerous. If they create some news that is detrimental to Haobo Hotel, it would be a major incident.

However, after learning that the two reporters had informed him that they were there to interview Shen Kang, Sun Yu let them in.

Shen Kang had told Sun Hongjun about the reporter's visit, and Sun Hongjun had also given instructions, so Sun Yu was aware of it as well.

Aside from granting permission, the only thing Sun Yu did was report to Sun Hongjun.

Then, Sun Yu pretended to be inspecting the restaurant and followed them over.

Upon hearing Sun Yu's suggestion to "share the table," Shen Kang agreed. Sun Yu then personally put the two tables together.

After setting up the table and sitting down, Shen Kang asked the two reporters if they had eaten breakfast. Upon learning they hadn't, he offered to treat them, and the two reporters, unable to refuse his hospitality, accepted.

After the waiter left, Zeng Jie said, "Student Shen, since there's a lot to cover in the interview, let's begin now."

Shen Kang readily agreed.

So, photojournalist Yang Baiwei found the right angle and lighting, adjusted his camera position, and Zeng Jie began the interview: "Student Shen, this 'one-yuan Honda Fit' incident happened during one of your 'If You Are the One' events. How did you come up with the idea to hold this event?"

Facing the camera, Shen Kang spoke candidly: "This is a long story, it all started with the website I founded, Xianyu.com, which specializes in secondhand transactions..."

Shen Kang was originally sitting next to Zhou Man, but after they shared the table, Ye Jintong begged and pleaded with him, finally managing to pull Shen Kang to sit next to her.

Now that the two reporters had officially started filming, and she was sitting next to Shen Kang, likely to be caught on camera, Ye Jintong, who had just been showing off, instantly became a lady. She slowly scooped up a mouthful of porridge, chewed it 33 times, and then swallowed it.

Ma Liang and Qian Ming'en also adjusted their dining etiquette to some extent, becoming more refined.

He Qiuzhu lowered her head even further and simply ate her food. Zhou Man continued to act as if nothing had happened.

At this table, everyone was behaving differently.

Inside the Chinese restaurant, countless eyes were focused on their table.

At a table, a group of teachers and students who came to participate in the innovation and entrepreneurship competition watched from afar with surprised expressions.

One of the boys couldn't help but ask the teacher leading the group at the table, "Teacher Zhang, was there a TV reporter interviewing us for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition?"

Teacher Zhang was also puzzled: "I haven't heard of that."

Generally speaking, if the event organizers really arrange such interviews, shouldn't they notify them in advance to ensure a unified message and avoid saying the wrong thing?

"I'll ask someone else."

As Teacher Zhang spoke, he picked up his phone, sent a text message, and asked someone from the competition organizing committee.

While Teacher Zhang was sending the text message, another girl at the table was thinking about something else. "Hey, do you guys think that if it's an interview arranged by the competition organizers, they'll be coming over to interview us later?"

Hearing this, the students at the table really got nervous.

One of the girls immediately took out a small mirror she carried with her and began to check her appearance.

One of the boys immediately started touching himself, checking his entire body for anything inappropriate.

Another table

Another team came to participate in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. The team leader immediately sent a text message to the competition organizers to inquire whether there were any TV interviews scheduled for today.

At this point, we received a response from the event organizers, who acknowledged that no arrangements had been made.

"It wasn't a TV reporter hired by the event organizers."

The teacher in charge of the group informed the students at this table of the news.

Upon hearing this, one student asked in confusion, "They weren't invited by the competition organizers, so could they have come specifically to interview Shen Kang?"

"It seems that this is really the only possibility."

"Holy crap! So who exactly is this Shen Kang? How come a TV station is even following us here to interview him? That's outrageous."...

A similar scene unfolded on the tables of every team participating in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.

Meanwhile, at Pang Dehai and Yao Shubin's table.

No teacher accompanied them to the meal; their table was full of students.

Pang Dehai fell silent after seeing the two reporters meet with Shen Kang.

The others at the table started discussing among themselves, speculating whether the two reporters were there for Shen Kang or if the interview was arranged by the competition organizers.

Because they didn't have a coach to lead the team, they were unable to contact the competition organizers for information.

However, Yao Shubin was very enthusiastic and went to the next table to ask.

Soon, Yao Shubin returned.

"The teachers at that table asked the competition organizers, and they said they hadn't arranged any interviews with TV reporters, so those two reporters were there specifically to interview Shen Kang."

Yao Shubin announced the news and was in a very good mood.

He was already annoyed by Pang Dehai's words, but the next second, Shen Kang from afar launched another attack, suppressing Pang Dehai once again!

Upon hearing the news that Yao Shubin had gathered, everyone at the table began to discuss it.

"So they really came here for him?"

"Arranging for a TV reporter to conduct an interview—that's something even a typical rich kid can't do, right?"

"He seems like a real scion of a powerful and wealthy family. So, just by participating in a three-creation competition, he managed to get a TV reporter to come and interview him? That's outrageous."

"What seems outrageous to us might be normal to them. It's like how parents take photos and videos of their children participating in kindergarten talent shows. This TV reporter's interview might just be a 'recorded memento' for a wealthy young master."

"That makes sense! Sigh, the differences between people are just too great."

Seeing that everyone's attention had completely shifted from Pang Dehai to Shen Kang, and that Pang Dehai had fallen silent, Yao Shubin felt even more relieved.

Even though I didn't get to steal the spotlight myself, it doesn't matter. As long as I don't let you steal the limelight, it's better to lose together than win alone!

At that moment, someone hurried over to the entrance of the Chinese restaurant.

They are members of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition organizing committee.

Because of Shen Kang's report yesterday, they knew that a TV station would be coming to interview him today, but they didn't expect them to arrive so early. If the teachers hadn't sent them messages one by one, they wouldn't have known they were already there.

Knowing that the TV station staff had arrived, they couldn't sit still and rushed over immediately—if news about the Innovation and Creativity Competition appeared on TV but their team members weren't featured on screen… it wasn't that they absolutely had to be on TV, but not being on TV would seem a bit unprofessional, wouldn't it?

So, the three people from the event team rushed over.

Shen Kang and his group were quite conspicuous; the three members of the competition team spotted them immediately, then slowed down and walked over.

Upon seeing the event organizers arrive, Shen Kang paused his interview and gave Zeng Jie and the others a brief introduction.

The interview was postponed until today precisely to include Shen Kang's participation in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition as material. Now that the competition organizers have arrived, it suits Zeng Jie's wishes perfectly, so he immediately invited the three of them to sit down and gave them a brief interview.

The competition organizers naturally answered the relevant questions and introduced the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. When mentioning Shen Kang, they were full of praise.

"Shen's entry is outstanding, and she is a strong favorite to advance to the provincial competition of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. She has a very good chance of representing Qianlin Province in the national finals..."

Everyone helped each other out, creating a harmonious and joyful atmosphere.

At the other tables, the contestants in the innovation and entrepreneurship competition were quite envious of Shen Kang's harmonious and friendly interactions with the competition organizers.

With TV reporters interviewing him and seemingly having a good relationship with the event organizers, he might even get more points in today's competition. It's truly enviable.

The students naturally discussed this endlessly.

The most silent person in the room was probably Pang Dehai.

Right now, everyone at their table is talking about "Shen Kang" "Shen Kang" "Shen Kang". He doesn't want to participate in this discussion, so he pretends to look around at the scenery.

Just then, the door to a private room next to Pang Dehai's table opened.

Several middle-aged men came out from inside, talking and chatting, and passed by Pang Dehai's table, looking like they were about to leave.

Upon seeing one of them, Pang Dehai's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately stood up and greeted him warmly: "President Wei!"

Several middle-aged men stopped and looked over.

One of them, whose hair was somewhat thinning, was none other than General Manager Wei.

He glanced at Pang Dehai twice.

Seeing that President Wei was looking at him without saying anything, Pang Dehai said, "It's me, Pang Dehai, Xiao Pang, from the campus fashion magazine, 'Z Fashion.' Your company's products were submitted to our magazine for several months before being rejected."

Upon hearing Pang Dehai's words, General Manager Wei slapped his forehead, remembering, and said, "Oh, Little Pang. Look at my memory, I'm getting old, my memory isn't what it used to be."

Pang Dehai chuckled: "President Wei, you're a busy man, it's normal that you don't remember some small things."

"Xiao Pang, what brings you to Yangcheng?"

"Am I still a college student? It just so happens that I participated in an entrepreneurship competition, made it through the city-level competition, and came to Yangcheng to participate in the provincial-level competition."

"Impressive, impressive! You're not only doing well at the company, but you're also outstanding in your studies."...

Pang Dehai noticed that as he started talking to this Mr. Wei, the discussion at their table paused, and everyone looked over.

This pleased Pang Dehai, who sneered inwardly: "No matter what Shen Kang is like, he only gets entangled with TV stations and competition organizers. In the end, he's still just a student. Can he be like me, chatting and laughing with these successful people in society?"

win!

While Pang Dehai was exchanging pleasantries with that General Manager Wei.

The group of people who came out of the private room with President Wei were getting a little impatient when they saw him chatting with a young man, and they were about to tell him to leave.

Just then, a table in the lobby not far away caught their attention—mainly because there was a person carrying a camera there, which was quite conspicuous.

From a TV station?

Several people thought this to themselves and looked over.

Upon looking over, they saw more information on the table, including the man holding the microphone who appeared to be a reporter, and the handsome college student sitting in front of him.

This startled the man who seemed to be in the center of the group, and he was somewhat puzzled.

After thinking it over, the man ignored Lao Wei for the time being and said to the others, "What a coincidence! We were just talking about that President Shen, and now we've run into him. Let's all go and get to know him."

While they were in the private room, they talked about "General Manager Shen" from Anjia Household Services and learned that a household service boss had temporarily joined their industry conference.

Although they are not in the same industry, Anjia Household Services is becoming increasingly well-known in Yangcheng, and people are happy to get to know them.

They immediately responded.

Mr. Wei had originally planned to chat with Pang Dehai for a few minutes and then leave, but upon hearing this, he didn't even need to think of a reason to leave. He immediately said to Pang Dehai, "Excuse me, I ran into an acquaintance. Please excuse me. Enjoy your meal."

Pang Dehai also smiled broadly and said repeatedly, "It's alright, it's alright, you go ahead and get busy."

The middle-aged man in the group then left.

Pang Dehai also sat down, feeling much more refreshed.

As soon as the group of middle-aged men left, a girl immediately asked, "Pang, who were those people?"

"Oh, we met in business." Pang Dehai said casually, "That Mr. Wei is my business partner. He runs a pretty big business, with several factories and assets in the tens of millions."

Upon hearing "tens of millions," the students at the table were all astonished. Pang Dehai's demeanor just now was indeed different from theirs, making them quite envious and longing for such a figure.

Seeing everyone's performance, Pang Dehai was delighted.

Yao Shubin, meanwhile, kept an eye on where the group of middle-aged men had gone.

He had sharp ears; he had just heard the middle-aged man mention "President Shen," which sparked a thought in him and led him to make a guess.

Now, looking at where that group of middle-aged men went, Yao Shubin became even more certain.

"It seems they're going to find Shen Kang."

As soon as Yao Shubin spoke, everyone's attention immediately shifted from Pang Dehai to Shen Kang. Sure enough, they saw that the group of middle-aged men from before were walking in that direction and had now reached Shen Kang's table.

Shen Kang also stood up.

Among the group of middle-aged men, the one in the lead laughed and went over to greet Shen Kang, said something to him, and then introduced the other men to Shen Kang one by one.

Whether it was Shen Kang or the others who were introduced, everyone was all smiles, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

This naturally included that General Manager Wei.

From their perspective, they could see that Mr. Wei had a very bright smile on his face, which was in stark contrast to when he was in front of Pang Dehai—when he was in front of Pang Dehai, Mr. Wei was relatively arrogant and had a slightly condescending attitude.

Now, in front of Shen Kang, President Wei smiled broadly, treating him as an equal.

It's not just about equality anymore.

Pang Dehai and Yao Shubin saw that when Shen Kang shook hands with President Wei, he extended his right hand.

As a result, General Manager Wei directly extended both hands to shake hands.

Shen Kang immediately extended another hand, and like President Wei, shook hands with both of them.

The two of them held hands like that, and the scene was a bit comical.

"Holy crap, so the 'President Shen' they were talking about earlier was Shen Kang!"

Yao Shubin immediately shouted.

Seeing that no one seemed to have noticed the "President Shen" that the others had mentioned, he didn't wait any longer and directly took the initiative to initiate the fight.

Someone who hadn't heard the question asked, "What, President Shen?"

Yao Shubin then began to recount, "One of those people said he saw a 'General Manager Shen' and wanted to go over and say hello. The others all said they wanted to come along. I was wondering which General Manager Shen it was, but it turned out to be Shen Kang!"

Upon hearing Yao Shubin's words, someone immediately chimed in, "Yes, I heard it too, there was something about 'President Shen'."

Once this rhythm started, everyone immediately began to discuss it.

"How does Shen Kang know these bosses? Is it because of family connections?"

"I don't think so. Everyone just calls him President Shen, which makes it sound like Shen Kang is involved in some kind of business."

"Shen Kang must have started some kind of business. After all, it's normal for a rich second-generation like him to do some business; it would be abnormal if he didn't."

"Then why did he participate in the challenge round of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition instead of the practical competition?"

"Who knows?"

"I've got an idea! Maybe he actually wants to do a project next, but needs to refine it, so he participated in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition challenge, hoping that the judges' comments will help him improve the project!"

"Good grief, we came to compete for a good ranking, but he came to get the teacher for free!"

Pang Dehai, watching the situation deteriorate rapidly, was so frustrated he felt like he was about to vomit blood: "No, I don't understand why everyone's talking about how awesome Shen Kang is. Just an hour ago, I was enthusiastically recounting my past achievements, and wherever my words went, people were buzzing with admiration. That vibrant, competitive atmosphere is still vivid in my mind. And now, in just one hour, this place has become my burial ground? No matter what, I'm participating in a real combat competition, while Shen Kang is participating in a challenge competition. The advantage is mine!..."