Listening to Li Yuan’s arrangements, Zhong Tingyue maintained a flower-like smile, completely unperturbed. On the surface, she was the last one he would see. In reality, she was the first. They had already met at noon; Li Yuan himself had suggested taking her to the station to pick up their guest. So, when Li Yuan placed her last, Zhong Tingyue felt no dissatisfaction at all.

Seeing Zhong Tingyue’s calm expression and unfaltering smile, Bai Weixi gave her a deep look and nodded as well. "Brother, we’ll go with your arrangement."

Li Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "Alright, then it’s settled. Do you girls want to keep watching the game?"

Zhong Tingyue pursed her lips into a playful smile. "You’re not playing anymore, so what’s there to watch? Should we go check out other handsome guys? Would you get jealous, Senior?"

Li Yuan gave an awkward laugh, his words not matching his thoughts. "Go ahead and look. I’m not the jealous type."

"Tsk, who would believe that!" Zhong Tingyue scoffed. I remember that little friction on the moonlit sports field. He wouldn’t even let people admire my dancing... he must get jealous very easily.

"Hmph, don’t believe him. He’s a huge vinegar jar, the poster child for jealousy." Bai Weixi glanced at Li Yuan with a smile; she knew better than anyone how possessive he could be. Back in high school, she received countless love letters, some delivered publicly by boys from other classes during breaks. Each time, the look on Li Yuan’s face was priceless. I still remember his expressions so vividly...

"That’s not true," Li Yuan retorted, lacking confidence. "You’re both wronging me. When have I ever been jealous?"

Bai Weixi huffed. "Brother, do you want me to describe your reaction every time someone gave me a love letter back in high school?"

Zhong Tingyue’s eyes lit up. She winked at Bai Weixi and said with a grin, "Weixi, you have to tell me! How does Li the Big Scumbag get jealous? I’m dying to hear!"

"Hehe, okay!" Bai Weixi nodded and cleared her throat. "We were desk-mates back then..."

Just as Bai Weixi was about to expose some of Li Yuan’s embarrassing stories, his phone rang again. Li Yuan snatched it up as if it were a lifeline. A glance at the screen showed it was a call from Lin Yuwei. "It’s about the company. I need to take this," Li Yuan said to the girls.

He had barely answered when Lin Yuwei’s voice came through the line. "Director Li, is now a good time? I’d like to report on the current situation."

Li Yuan nodded. "Yes, go ahead."

Lin Yuwei’s tone was light. "Director Li, according to our back-end statistics, since Zhihu’s official launch, we’ve had nine hours of marketing and promotion, and registered users have already reached four million. It’s a certainty that the cumulative total will surpass five million by the end of the day, so we’ve already exceeded our initial target.

"Currently, 5,452 users have completed the Kan Yi Dao task. All of them have also participated in the lucky draw, with prizes including 5 laptops, 12 mobile phones, and 35 MP4 players. Our operations department is preparing to create a scrolling display of these prizes and winners on the Zhihu homepage to boost the website’s appeal."

Listening to Lin Yuwei’s report, Li Yuan nodded in satisfaction. These first-day numbers are among the best in the history of the domestic internet. The massive online marketing army, the Kan Yi Dao model, and the novel website content have created a viral explosion. A large part of this is also due to my own fame and the various rumors circulating about me. A Great Writer earning millions per month, a talented music composer, and an unconventional freshman... these labels are like fuel on the fire, causing Zhihu’s spread to skyrocket with ever-increasing speed.

"Excellent work. You and the team have worked hard," Li Yuan sincerely praised. "Today’s results are truly staggering."

After all, the total number of internet users in the country is only around two or three hundred million. The reigning champion of forum-style websites, Qiandu Tieba, only has about one to two hundred million registered users. If we can maintain this growth for a week, we’ll get tens of millions of new users. Even if only 5% remain active, that’s still several million people. We could become one of the top three online forums in the country overnight.

Lin Yuwei replied humbly, "You’re too kind, Director Li. We could only achieve such great results because of your excellent guidance."

Li Yuan chuckled. "Let’s skip the formalities. This is an achievement we all earned together. Although we’ve had a strong start, retaining these users is the real test. We absolutely can’t start strong only to have a weak finish. You all will have to work hard for the next few days. It’s imperative that we ensure the website’s operations run smoothly, especially server stability. We need to genuinely improve the user experience and keep as many users as possible."

Out of today’s four million-plus registered users, retaining even 10% would be a massive success. If that number reached twenty or thirty percent, it would be beyond my wildest dreams.

Lin Yuwei listened carefully to Li Yuan’s instructions and immediately accepted the task. "Director Li, please rest assured. We will follow your directives and manage the website’s content and operations properly."

"Good. I have other things to attend to tonight, so I won’t be coming to the office. Group Leader Lin, take the team out for a celebratory meal. You can raise the budget a bit; the company will cover the expenses."

"That’s wonderful, Director Li! On behalf of the team, thank you!"