Who goes to work if they're a decent person?

meeting room.

Su Ming stared at the girl in front of him, feeling an overwhelming sense of familiarity.

"Hello, my name is Chen Lu."

She was wearing sunglasses and dressed sweetly. She had chestnut-brown curly hair, and wore a beige cardigan with a floral dress.

Her exposed skin was fair and flawless, and Su Ming felt he could smell her fragrance even from several meters away.

"Su Ming, Mr. Liu's assistant." Su Ming pointed to Mr. Liu next to him.

He had already agreed with General Manager Liu that he could not reveal his identity to anyone.

There was another girl next to Chen Lu. She looked to be about the same age as Chen Lu, but her demeanor was much more aloof.

If Chen Lu is an adorable harpy cat, then the girl next to her is...

Su Ming couldn't think of a suitable adjective right away.

"Hello, Mr. Liu and Ms. Su. I am Chen Lu's best friend and agent. You can call me Shen Yue."

The girl next to him spoke directly, "Let's not beat around the bush. Chen Lu has just become independent and set up her own studio, so she needs to rent office space."

"Your conditions are quite suitable for us, so we'd like to rent one floor of your building as office space, but the price..."

"It's a bit pricey, I hope you can get it for around 50% off."

To get straight to the point, cut right to the heart of the matter.

Mr. Liu's expression stiffened, and he looked at Su Ming beside him.

Su Ming was in a daze when he noticed that there were numbers displayed above the heads of the two girls in front of him.

Chen Lu

[Favorability: 61/100]

Shen Yue

[Favorability: 60/100]

This directly displays the favorability rating?

Su Ming felt incredibly proud, and then he looked at President Liu next to him.

There was no indication above Mr. Liu's head; instead, it seemed to be glowing green.

It seems that only the negotiating partner will show a favorable rating, Su Ming concluded.

"Miss Shen, you're cutting prices too much. We can't even cover our costs..." General Manager Liu could only reply when Su Ming didn't react.

"The cost is your problem," Shen Yue interrupted, pulling out her tablet.

"Chen Lu has over 30 million fans across the internet. She chose this place to bring you traffic, attention, and commercial value."

No matter how you calculate it, this amount exceeds its value, doesn't it?

Upon hearing Shen Yue's words, Su Ming finally remembered who Chen Lu was.

She's the subject of the recent trending topics; apparently, she was wronged by her former company and is now threatening to terminate her contract.

I heard that he eventually had to pay his former company 30 million, losing all the money he had earned over the years.

"It seems they're out of money, which is why they came here to rent an office," Su Ming thought to himself, his eyes lighting up.

With a snap, Su Ming stood up.

"Miss Chen Lu, Miss Shen Yue! I understand your predicament very well, and I am in the same boat myself."

My parents told me from a young age that children from poor families mature early...

Su Ming spoke with sincerity and eloquence, like a contestant telling his story.

Shen Yue's big eyes were filled with doubt. Although Su Ming claimed to be President Liu's assistant, she could sense that President Liu was clearly in charge of Su Ming.

Su Ming's identity is definitely not simple; he must be at least a senior manager, and he's so young...

Could he really be a child from a poor family?

As Su Ming continued to speak, Chen Lu glanced at Shen Yue, and Shen Yue also looked at Chen Lu.

The two women exchanged a glance, indicating that they didn't understand a word, but it seemed very impressive, just like when they watched live-streaming e-commerce.

For no apparent reason, Chen Lu's favorability rating soared, quickly reaching 70.

Even though Shen Yue was full of doubts about Su Ming, her favorability rating rose to 65.

Gradually, as if they had been brainwashed, they were able to accept the price offered by Su Ming.

Ten minutes later, after friendly talks between the two sides...

Chen Lu and Shen Yue eventually accepted Su Ming's rental price. However, as a perk of their generous offer, Su Ming would also give them an extra floor for office use.

However, they would have to pay for the renovation themselves. Anyway, for Su Ming, leaving it unrented would be a loss, so this way he could get an extra layer of renovation for free.

"It's a win-win situation, no matter which way you look at it!"

Mr. Liu watched in disbelief, but who cared? The boss had the final say anyway.

The two parties quickly finalized the lease agreement and immediately signed the contract and made the payment.

Unfortunately, the money had to be deposited into the company account, so Su Ming secretly borrowed 100,000 yuan from the company.

After completing all the formalities, Chen Lu and Shen Yue added Su Ming on WeChat.

They were very grateful for the extra layer Su Ming had given them and said they would definitely treat him to a meal another day.

I couldn't refuse Su Ming's kind invitation!

Before Su Ming could delve any deeper, Chen Hao sent a message.

Chen Hao: Ming-ge, come back soon.

Chen Hao: The leader is calling a group meeting, and you're the only one missing.

Su Ming returned to the sixteenth floor. On his way back, the system notification sounded:

[Ding! Completed a business negotiation, +100 experience points, Business Negotiation lv1 upgraded to Business Negotiation lv2]

Successfully rented out 4500 square meters of "Hongyun Building", earning +45 gold coins.

Successfully upgrading a skill unlocks the gold coin conversion function; each gold coin can be converted into 10,000 yuan in cash.

Holy crap!

Su Ming exclaimed in shock. One gold coin could be exchanged for 1 yuan in cash, so he had spent 1 million yuan?!

"Grass!"

Su Ming pulled out an aluminum can from somewhere and smashed it hard on the ground.

Back on the sixteenth floor, Su Ming went to the conference room, where only Lin Yiyi and Chen Hao were inside.

Su Ming walked over and sat down next to Chen Hao. Just as he sat down, the conference room door was opened again.

Their group leader, Li Wenqing, walked in.

Approaching thirty, Li Wenqing's attire was still more like that of a student, making her look like a girl in her early twenties.

No matter how Su Ming looked at it, he felt that the leader was quite different from what he had imagined.

"Hello everyone, this is your first day on the job. My name is Li Wenqing, and I will be your team leader from now on."

"Our group was newly formed on short notice, and I was thrown into this role by mistake."

"Please introduce yourselves!"

Li Wenqing sat opposite the three of them, and Su Ming could sense that the other party was a little nervous.

After a few brief self-introductions and a few minutes of getting to know each other, they began to get down to business.

"The company assigned a task, but no team was willing to take it, so in the end we were the ones left to take the blame," Li Wenqing said frankly.

"Chen Lu has been trending recently, and her contract termination with her former company has caused a huge uproar and generated a lot of traffic."

The company wanted to collaborate with Chen Lu on a live-streaming sales event, offering the highest possible commission, but the budget for the slot fee was only 50,000 yuan.

There's no upper limit to promotional expenses, as long as the return on investment can withstand it...

Li Wenqing honestly recounted the whole incident, and Su Ming quickly understood.

Simply put, the company approved a budget for the project, but after layers of skimming, only 50,000 yuan of the budget ended up in the Ministry of Commerce.

In conclusion, what I'm trying to say is—we only have so much money, so you can figure out what to do with it.

At a normal price, Chen Lu's market value should be around 300,000 yuan, but with the added boost from trending topics, it could soar to 500,000 or even 1 million yuan.

"You beast!" Su Ming couldn't help but curse.

Everyone looked at him in unison: "???"

Su Ming quickly changed his tune: "The rising sun is so beautiful, I didn't even realize that the view outside the company window is so lovely."

"But it's already afternoon." Li Wenqing looked out the window.

"It's okay, as long as it looks good."