Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!-Chapter 58 - 57 Planning Benefits for the Brothers

Chapter 58: Chapter 57 Planning Benefits for the Brothers

[Persistent Visit] The shop’s studio had a bit over eighty square meters but housed only four desks and four computers.

At this moment, Cheng Zhu sat in front of a computer, his mouth clenched on a Mimi shrimp stick, beginning to upload images.

Wang Anquan sat beside him, looking at the images Brother Zhu had opened, his single-lidded eyes suddenly widening.

“Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!” He was dumbfounded.

The art style was absolutely sensational, and it was in full color!

The characters drawn were incredibly similar to those in the photos, but they provided a completely different visual impact.

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It was a different kind of appeal, especially to someone like Wang Anquan who still followed animations; he found it very eye-catching!

“Brother Zhu, did you find someone special to draw this?” asked Wang Anquan: “It’s drawn so freaking awesome!”

His surprised words made the two male customer service reps sitting across from them itch with curiosity about what the boss was up to.

But their relationship with Cheng Zhu was only subordinate, so they dared not crowd around and stare.

“The drawing’s not bad; this artist has some serious talent,” Cheng Zhu spared no praise for Hu Yan.

Customer service rep Wang Haitao immediately chimed in: “That must also owe something to Mr. Cheng’s guidance.”

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhu couldn’t help but glance at him.

——Here it comes! The sordid office warfare of grown adults!

At this moment, hearing those words, Wang Anquan felt not the slightest ripple, because that’s exactly how he saw things too, with unconditional admiration for Brother Zhu.

The other customer service rep, Zhao Yong, scorned internally: “Such an ass-kisser, damn good at bootlicking. The boss is so young, and you can say that, and do it so awkwardly!”

Little did he know that it was precisely because Cheng Zhu was young that Wang Haitao acted this way.

He analyzed that it was the boss’s first entrepreneurship; thus, he never called him boss but Mr. Cheng instead, seizing any chance to lick boots because he thought a young person of this age couldn’t handle flattery and would easily get carried away.

Zhao Yong was a typical wage earner who only thought about earning a steady salary. I’ll do my job well, but don’t expect any extra effort from me.

Wang Haitao was a bootlicker and a hustler. He had previously worked in an e-commerce company and realized the potential of [Persistent Visit], harboring his own little schemes.

Cheng Zhu looked at him and said: “You were a bit stiff with the flattery; try to be more natural next time.”

“Roger that!” Wang Haitao said.

Zhao Yong was rolling his eyes internally: “Shameless.”

As Wang Anquan watched Cheng Zhu continuously upload comic images, he curiously asked: “Brother Zhu, will this actually work?”

Cheng Zhu did not respond directly but instead beckoned Zhao Yong and Wang Haitao over to take a look.

They had been itching to see what the boss was up to, immediately scurrying over.

Cheng Zhu just asked one question: “Do you guys think it looks good?”

The three exchanged glances, initially embarrassed, then simultaneously revealed that knowing smile that appears on a man’s face: “Looks good!”

Cheng Zhu felt like taking a photo of the three of them to make into an emoticon, adding the text “Hehehe” laughing dumbly, would fit without any sense of inconsistency.

It was somewhat like the smiles on the faces of Lv Ziqiao, Zhang Wei, and Zeng Xiaoxian from Love Apartment, right before they went to see a lingerie show.

“If you think it looks good, that’s enough,” he told them.

After Cheng Zhu uploaded all the images, he couldn’t help feeling sentimental.

“Who would have thought that in my second life, I’d become the originator of such an art style!”

He was very clear about which kinds of pictures would go viral in many groups and get forwarded like crazy.

Especially in those large Tencent groups, he never saw a group with over a hundred members that didn’t dabble in racy content!

This kind of art style years later would be overdone by some, not leading trends anymore.

But in the year 2014, it was truly novel! A brand-new version you’ve never seen before!

“Oh well, consider it creating some perks for the brothers!” Cheng Zhu felt his motives were as lofty as the clouds.

Those who did live-streaming sales always talked about treating each other as family, about seeking benefits for all, and his past enterprise did just the same.

But in this life, I truly have my brothers at heart!

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In a city adjacent to Guan Yun County, there was bulk savings.

The owner of the Manmiao flagship store, Li Mantang, was sitting in his office, waiting for the operations manager to come and report on work.

This year marked his tenth year in the QQ-related industry.

In previous years, he’d focused on physical stores, selling all sorts of things, even male medications.

QQ-adjacent products had high profits but mediocre foot traffic in physical stores.

Many people really felt embarrassed to enter such shops, but fortunately, competition wasn’t fierce because most people… felt too embarrassed to open such shops.

Later, as domestic e-commerce rose, he thought he might as well give it a try, to see if he could earn a bit more.

Well, damn, he really earned more than just a bit!

Li Mantang found himself on the updraft, soaring high.

He went from being viewed by others as the creepy guy running a QQ store to becoming a big boss in e-commerce.

He drove a BMW X5, lived in a large villa, and sometimes personally took the camera to shoot, then paid the model overtime to keep working.

A man has to be hardworking, toiling away laboriously.

And as for shooting, it involved both taking photos and capturing video.

Since last year, the Manmiao flagship store had been firmly sitting in the top five of its category.

This year, it was marching onward and upward, headed for the number two spot in its category.

Not long ago, during a meeting with his operations manager, Li Mantang discovered the [Persistent Visit] store, which was worth imitating.

The team behind this store was clever and highly skilled.

They speculated it could be an experienced e-commerce team venturing into the QQ domain for the first time, or a new venture by an established shop.

Then Li Mantang and the operations manager executed a series of actions, copying what they could, splurging on keyword bidding, and setting little traps for their competitors.

The traffic a top-tier shop in any category can garner is immense.

And securing a top-tier position isn’t easy—the barrier for others to climb upwards needs to be raised.

So many in e-commerce, upon reaching the top, would choose actions like cutting prices, making some concessions.

That way, any rival wanting to climb up would have to consider their operational costs since profit margins have been lowered. Can you afford to burn that cash?

The barrier has to be raised.

After all, you need both overt and covert strategies.

At that moment, the operations manager of the Manmiao flagship store entered and chatted briefly with Li Mantang.

They soon brought up [Persistent Visit] again.

“Mr. Li, that store will definitely hit big sales soon; their momentum up to now has been too strong, and their operational tactics are indeed killer. They can’t be stopped,” said the head of Manmiao’s operations.

“Let them explode. As long as we get a share of the pie, we’ll be sucking their blood,” Li Mantang said.

As he spoke, he also made a request to the operations manager: “They have clever ideas. Occasionally, your team should come up with some innovative gimmicks to lead the industry trend, right?”

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Operations Manager: “…”

Since ancient times, the lot of a worker has been this, with the boss always making unrealistic demands.

Workers are like Ben Boerba from Journey to the West; as soon as they’re on the scene, Nine-headed Snake commands, “Go dispose of Tang Seng and his disciples!”

Just great, a salary of eighteen hundred, and you want me to risk my life for it?

Me, a minor demon to slay the Great Sage Equal to Heaven? A kick from the White Dragon Horse could probably blast out my fish roe.

This operations manager didn’t believe his team had the ability to lead the trend. Everyone was up there in age. They couldn’t even bring out the trend on QQ models, let alone the entire industry; body and soul simply couldn’t keep up.

At that moment, he picked up his phone to search for [Persistent Visit].

Because the store had announced they would be introducing new products today, he thought of discussing with Li Mantang to see if there were any designs worth imitating.

But, upon opening the store, he was stunned.

“What’s this?”

“What am I seeing?”

You have to know, if it’s a photo, at least when you Photoshop it, you have to stick with reality; you can’t make the body proportions too unrealistic, or it will actually put people off.

But these comic images that hit you in the face, I’m not obligated to discuss reality with you!

I’ll present whatever draws attention, whatever tricks the eye, however I please.

That waist-to-hip ratio, those curvaceous long legs, how outrageously incredible!

“Mr. Li! Look!” The operations manager hurriedly handed over his phone.

Li Mantang caught a glimpse of [Persistent Visit]’s show, where they had somehow spliced comic images with photos.

“Ssss!” The middle-aged man took a sharp intake of breath, his tone laced with uncertainty: “Does this kind of thing really work?”