So all the wives were waiting for me to break up with them.

"Please come in." Yun Mingyue's voice, as always, was cool and aloof.

Zhou You pushed open the door and went in.

"I was wondering who would come to see me so early in the morning. Oh, it's you, Manager Zhou." Yun Mingyue, who had been sitting at her desk with her head down, flipping through documents and occasionally taking a sip of her coffee on her right, looked up.

She paused, then continued before Zhou You could speak, "Manager Zhou, did you come here today to inquire about the specific progress of Douyin?"

"I do want to ask the chairman about the specific progress of the Douyin project."

Zhou You maintained a proper attitude and did not act frivolously because he had talked to Yun Mingyue countless times and had put in a lot of effort on the Douyin project.

Public matters are public matters, and private matters are private matters. On his first day at the company, when he was still working at that oddly named 'New Industrial Chain Research Center,' he and Yun Mingyue already had a fairly good understanding of this matter.

Yun Mingyue nodded slightly, picked up a stack of documents from her desk, and explained the situation to Zhou You as she flipped through them.

"Although it has only been promoted for a short time, Douyin's daily active users are already close to one million. To be honest, I am quite surprised."

"A million?" Zhou You's expression changed slightly.

While a million daily active users is nothing compared to giants like Alipay and WeChat, Douyin's success is still remarkable considering it has only been officially launched for a short time.

Even with the backing of the Yun Group and the Chen family, such achievements are definitely considered outstanding.

According to his previous estimates, if Douyin could achieve 100,000 daily active users after the Spring Festival, it would be a very good result.

Now it's more than ten times.

"Manager Zhou must be very happy now, right?" Yun Mingyue put down the report in her hand and observed the changes in Zhou You's expression.

An app with a million daily active users, if running well, can earn at least five small goals in a year just from advertising revenue.

This sum of money was nothing to her and the Chen family, but for others, it was a considerable amount, enough to make Zhou You a dazzling new star in the industry.

Moreover, Douyin is only just getting started.

Even Yun Mingyue herself couldn't accurately predict how far she would grow.

"Cough cough."

Zhou You cleared his throat and said modestly, "It's all thanks to your good fortune, Chairman, and also because we happened to encounter a good opportunity."

"Manager Zhou is quite modest."

Yun Mingyue beckoned to Zhou You, gesturing for him to come over, and asked, "What are your thoughts on the future development of Douyin?"

"About this..."

Zhou You stood in front of Yun Mingyue's desk and thought for a moment. "Although it feels a bit early, since Douyin's development speed has exceeded our expectations, we should probably consider the construction of Douyin's ecosystem in advance."

"Hmm? Continue." Yun Mingyue propped herself up on the table with one hand, looking at Zhou You intently.

“We can increase support for knowledge-based categories, such as by launching creator incentive programs to encourage the creation of higher-quality content,” Zhou You said methodically.

"But according to the report," Yun Mingyue pointed to the report on the table, saying noncommittally, "the largest portion of user traffic now comes from entertainment and parody videos."

Zhou You was questioned by Yun Mingyue, but he didn't get nervous and calmly replied to her.

"If entertainment content is truly popular, we don't need to promote it deliberately. As long as it makes money, a group of people will naturally follow suit. Those knowledge-based niches that don't initially attract attention are the content we should support more."

"I believe that if Douyin wants to increase user stickiness and widen the gap with other short video apps in the future short video field, increasing the reserve of high-quality content and meeting the needs of users at a higher level are necessary measures."

"..."

Zhou You spoke for about half an hour.

After listening, Yun Mingyue fell into thought. After a while, she nodded and said, "Let's do it according to your idea, Manager Zhou. The group will cooperate with you."

"Well……"

Zhou You, who had spoken with great confidence just now, hesitated somewhat when he saw Yun Mingyue readily agree.

"Chairman, don't you need to take some time to consider this?"

"no need."

Yun Mingyue shook her head, a slight smile appearing on her cool face. "I think you're absolutely right about one thing: you have to strike first to gain the upper hand. And I believe in you."

"Then I thank the chairman for his support."

The future development direction of Douyin has been decided in this way.

Now that the business was over, Zhou You had no reason to linger in Yun Mingyue's office any longer. He said goodbye, "Chairman, if you have nothing else to tell me, I'd like to go back now."

"Ah."

Upon hearing Yun Mingyue's reply, Zhou You turned around and walked out of the office without hesitation.

Yun Mingyue picked up her coffee and took a sip, quietly watching the young boy's figure recede into the distance. She couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking how mature her younger brother had become, capable of standing on his own without her help...

"Little brother," Yun Mingyue suddenly called out softly.

"Chairman... Sister Hua?" Upon hearing Yun Mingyue's address, Zhou You hesitated for a moment before changing his own form of address.

Is there something you want to tell me?

Yun Mingyue put down her coffee cup, and Zhou You, with his undeniably smooth tongue, licked away the coffee residue from his lips. He waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, just calling out casually."

"...Then I'll be going?" Zhou You asked.

"Ah."

Zhou You turned around again and walked out of the office, but before he could take a few steps...

"younger brother."

"?"

He turned back and looked at Yun Mingyue with a slightly surprised expression. What was Sister Hua trying to do?

"Sister Hua, is there something you need?" he asked again.

Yun Mingyue pointed to the cup of coffee on her table, "This coffee has gone cold, could you please make me another one?"

"of course can."

Zhou You blinked, made Yun Mingyue a cup of hot coffee, and then placed it in front of her, saying, "Please enjoy, Sister Hua."

He put down his coffee and prepared to leave.

"The coffee is a bit hot, can you blow on it for me?"

If Zhou You hadn't confirmed that he hadn't offended Yun Mingyue recently, he would definitely have thought she was targeting him.

He honestly picked up the coffee, gently blew on it, and waited until the cup was no longer scalding hot before placing the coffee back in front of Yun Mingyue.

"Sister Hua, this temperature should be just right for you to drink it."

"You've worked hard, little brother."

"It's nothing, then I..."

“No matter what, your brother helped his sister.” Yun Mingyue interrupted Zhou You abruptly and said to herself, “So if there’s anything you want your sister to help you with, you can say so.”

“This…” Zhou You felt that Yun Mingyue was deliberately creating an opportunity for him to make a request of her.

He thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't need your help with anything lately, Sister Hua."

“…” Yun Mingyue stared at him without saying a word.

Zhou You felt uncomfortable under her gaze and couldn't help but ask, "Sister Hua, why are you acting so strange all of a sudden?"

Yun Mingyue pursed her lips.

It turns out that when she's in a relationship, she's no different from any other woman.

Turn her into this kind of owner.

That's terrible.

315. 'Truth'

Zhou You can now earn a lot of money on his own. Although this amount of money is insignificant to Yun Mingyue, it is definitely enough for her consumption. After all, there are only so many places where money is needed.

In that case, wouldn't the "super-rich" part of her identity as a super-rich CEO be useless?

Therefore, it's inevitable that she, who has always been in the lead, will feel somewhat uneasy, since if he were very dependent on her, he would never separate from her.

"Sister Hua?" Zhou You saw that Yun Mingyue hadn't spoken, so he walked around the desk to her and waved in front of her eyes.

"I'm fine." Yun Mingyue slapped away the hand waving in front of her eyes. "Go back to your office."

"Are you really alright?" Zhou You asked with concern, disobeying Yun Mingyue's suggestion to leave.

Seeing Zhou You, who had been in a hurry to leave just moments before, now unable to be driven away, Yun Mingyue felt both amused and at peace.

Upon closer reflection, she realized she had no reason to be uneasy, since Zhou You was a very greedy "bad younger brother" and would never be willing to give him up.

"real."

She paused, and seeing that Zhou You still wasn't leaving, she put on a stern face, revealing the authority of a CEO, "Manager Zhou, please don't flirt with the chairman during working hours, or I'll dock your pay."

“I don’t need this little bit of salary right now,” Zhou You said, startled.

"Hmph, do you still want me to cooperate with you in operating Douyin?" Yun Mingyue was just saying that. If she were willing to use this method to 'threaten' Zhou You, would she have been hesitant just now?

"..."

What's it like to have your girlfriend as your boss and a major shareholder?

Can't be bothered, can't be bothered.

…………

Zhou You eventually left Yun Mingyue's office and returned to his own office to start working diligently.

Meanwhile, on the other side of Earth, in a land brimming with 'freedom'.

The night was just beginning to fall, and a bright crescent moon hung high in the sky.

A lavishly decorated mansion was bustling with guests from all over the world.

Nowadays.

It is the birthday of Stanley Ho, the former gambling king of Hong Kong, who was ranked nineteenth on the Hong Kong rich list in 2008, with assets under control of HK$500 billion and personal wealth of HK$70 billion.

This former gambling tycoon has been living in this 'free' country for a long time.