From humble beginnings to the pinnacle of life

I immediately said, "Okay, it's a deal. Next, I'll start looking for a venue and registering the company. Once the formalities are completed, we'll officially sign the cooperation agreement."

Qi Qi nodded readily: "No problem, just contact me via message later."

"By the way, what about An Ran..."

Qiqi instantly understood my intention and asked with a smile, "You want me to help persuade her?"

"That's what I mean. If you two have a good relationship and you communicate with her first, she will have fewer concerns."

I paused for a moment, then added, "Of course, I will contact her personally later, but I would like to trouble you to help sound her out first."

Qi Qi readily agreed, then immediately asked, "Can I bring one more person with me?"

"Who is it?"

"Zhou Ying, do you still remember her?"

I thought for a moment and remembered the girl.

She was the most introverted and shy girl in their group, with a pure and clean appearance, and naturally likable to passersby.

I immediately nodded: "Sure, but is she willing to come?"

"I'll talk to her; there's a high chance there won't be any problems."

I nodded quickly and thanked you with a smile: "Thank you for your help. We'll discuss everything over the phone."

After finalizing everything with Qiqi, I set off back to the Linjiang Courtyard.

There's a ton of things to do right now, including finding a venue for the livestreaming studio, completing company registration procedures, and connecting with suppliers.

I only have a little over 200,000 yuan at my disposal. With this budget, I have to be very careful with every penny to support an influencer agency.

Moreover, neither Qiqi nor Anran can be considered top-tier livestreamers. If they want to break through the competition, simply copying the operating model of traditional media companies in the market will not work.

I must forge my own path.

By combining live-streaming e-commerce with same-city instant delivery, and relying on the network built by the former courier station staff, they aimed to directly compete with Fang Heng's Xingyao Media.

The counterattack has officially begun.

……

When I returned to the riverside courtyard, I saw Su Qing squatting on the stone ground in the yard, petting a tiny kitten the size of a palm.

Hearing the courtyard gate open and close, she immediately turned around and looked over: "You're back so soon? Judging from your appearance... the deal didn't go through?"

"It's settled, Qiqi has agreed to join."

As I spoke, I slowly walked towards her.

His gaze fell on the soft little thing in her arms, and he asked casually:

"Where did this cat come from?"

"I don't know, it was probably abandoned."

Su Qing lowered her head and gently stroked the kitten's head, her voice soft and gentle: "I went out to eat just now, and I heard it meowing in the roadside bushes. It looked so pitiful all alone, so I picked it up and brought it back."

As she spoke, she lifted the kitten high in her arms, brought it close to my eyes, and said with eyes full of joy:

"Look, isn't it super cute!"

I stared at the tiny, thin, furry creature and said softly, "It looks like it's less than a month old. It's too small."

Su Qing pursed her lips, her brows furrowing slightly, her eyes filled with concern: "It must be starving. It's been whimpering the whole time. What should we feed it?"

"These kittens are too small to eat cat food; they can only be fed special milk," I said casually.

"Let's go buy it now! I plan to keep it as a pet."

I was instantly dumbfounded, and helplessly retorted, "Miss, are you serious? You're so careless about your own daily life, you can't even take care of yourself, and you want to raise a cat?"

"It's a little life too! I've already encountered it, how can I be so heartless as to leave it outside to die?"

Su Qing immediately retorted, looking quite serious.

That's absolutely true. Since we've met, it must be fate, and I can't bear to let it go.

I stopped arguing and nodded in agreement: "Alright, if you want to keep it, then keep it. Let's go to the pet store first and get it dewormed, since very young kittens are prone to having worms."

"Alright, let's go now!"

Su Qing carefully held the kitten and got up to walk towards the courtyard gate.

I followed closely behind, hopped on my electric scooter, and took her straight to the nearest pet store.

After a thorough examination, the veterinarian confirmed that the kitten was just one month old and had a fragile digestive system. It could only be fed special goat milk powder. It was too young to receive vaccines yet, so the veterinarian could only perform external parasite treatment first.

I originally thought it would just be a simple check-up, buying some food, and it would only cost around a hundred yuan.

As a result, the external parasite treatment alone cost more than 400 yuan. Add to that the goat milk powder, cat bed, baby bottle, and kitten supplies, and another 500 yuan was spent. Almost 1,000 yuan was gone in an instant.

Although the cost exceeded my expectations, I didn't feel too bad about it since I had decided to take good care of it.

Back in the courtyard, Su Qing immediately set up a warm little nest for the kitten.

She even personally prepared the formula for it and patiently fed it milk little by little.

She took care of the kitten with exceptional seriousness and gentleness, even more attentively and meticulously than she would have taken care of herself.

Watching this scene, I thought to myself, "Well, it's good that she has something important to do. It's better than her being idle all day and just teasing me."

After the kitten had eaten and drunk its fill, curled up in its nest and dozed off, Su Qing suddenly turned to look at me and said:

"Let's give it a name, what should we call it?"

"I'm not good at naming things, you can decide for yourself if you like," I said, waving my hand.

Su Qing stared at the round, chubby orange kitten, tilting her head and thinking seriously for a few seconds.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed excitedly, "Look at it, all round and plump, and it's a little orange cat! Let's just call it Little Potato!"

I paused for a moment, then chuckled and nodded: "Okay, if you like it, then there's no problem."

"It's settled then! From now on, you'll be called Little Potato!" Su Qing gently stroked the kitten's head and murmured softly.

As soon as the words were spoken, the little kitten, which had been lying quietly, let out a soft "meow".

It seemed to understand its new name and was responding in agreement.

Su Qing's eyes widened instantly, overjoyed: "Lin Ye, did you hear that! It called out! Does it like the name?"

"I think so." I looked at her excited expression, my eyes full of smiles.

"Haha, that's great! My little potato is so well-behaved!"

I quietly watched Su Qing, who was squatting beside the cat bed with her eyes curved in a smile, and for some reason I felt that she was even more lovable than the little kitten in my arms at that moment.

While she was engrossed in playing with the cat, I quietly took out my phone and secretly captured this tender and healing scene.

Afterwards, I walked alone to the stone table in the courtyard, lit a cigarette, and calmed down to sort out my future entrepreneurial plans.

With Qiqi signing the contract, things seem to be going smoothly from the start, but the real challenges are just beginning.

After her cigarette burned out, Su Qing finished tidying up and came out. She sat down on the stone bench opposite me and asked:

"What are you thinking about all by yourself? You seem so engrossed."

"Think about the next launch plan," I replied in a deep voice, snapping out of my thoughts.

"What's there to think about? Qiqi has already agreed to join, so let's just go for it!"

Su Qing looked relaxed, not at all complicating the matter.

I gave a helpless, bitter smile and said, "It's not that simple. All the funds I have at my disposal right now are only 220,000 yuan. That's simply not enough to support a media company."

"Don't we already have a small courtyard? At most, we'll just need to buy some live streaming equipment. How much could that cost?" Su Qing asked doubtfully.

I was utterly speechless. "You're just trying to get something for nothing!"