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The next day.
Tang Qing spent the whole day drinking tea at the Autumn Palace.
He didn’t go anywhere.
Chai Ren also joined in on the excitement, as today his house had another batch of women coming over to congratulate him. One can imagine his home already buzzing like a beehive, which is why he had stepped out seeking some peace and quiet.
Tang Qing was returning to the Shanghai Stock Market tomorrow. 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝖔𝔪
In the morning.
At eleven o’clock.
"Little Tang, you’re quite photogenic," Zheng Lin said with a smile, pointing at the TV.
Tang Qing turned his head to look.
It was the Finance channel.
In the middle of the news broadcast, there was a promotional segment for "Dialogue" airing tomorrow night.
"Just how many parts will ’Civilization’ have? What path should Huaxia Entertainment take towards internationalization?... For this, we’ve invited Tang Qing, Chairman of Comet Group, to come and give us all some answers. Tomorrow night at twenty-one hundred hours, don’t miss out. Be there or be square."
The advertisement was brief.
However.
What caught people’s attention wasn’t the voice over narration.
Instead, they noticed Tang Qing’s confident and young-looking face, and even though three guests were invited, during the edit a majority of the cuts were of Tang Qing entering, including several close-up shots that were quite eye-catching.
It was Tang Qing’s inadvertently revealed dominance and wicked charm, along with a few expressions and looks of confidence.
Tang Qing was speechless.
This is CCTV, after all.
A formal and serious media outlet, do they have to edit it to be so ’idol-like’? Maybe the editor is a woman, or the review department is.
"It’s alright, but I feel like the editing wasn’t that great. President Wang and President Cai also had a lot to say," Tang Qing stroked his chin.
"I think it’s very good," Zheng Lin stated.
"I also think it’s good. Isn’t that right, sister Jiaxue?" Chai Ren said to Lin Jiaxue, who quickly nodded, her face turning slightly red. Those expressions of Tang Qing’s were normally only completely seen in bed.
She was very familiar with them.
You couldn’t deny.
They were very attractive.
...
As soon as the news was broadcasted.
It didn’t take long.
Comet Website had a high-definition version available.
In just a few hours.
The video reached the number one spot on the Comet Website’s hit list, and almost all users who saw it would click to watch this new rising tycoon of Huaxia.
And once they watched.
It was sensational.
"Done for, done for, from now on, no more Korean or Japanese celebrities, no more boy bands, I’ll only follow our Chairman Tang, and that’s a promise."
--Some infatuated fan.
"This smile, how many young girls’ hearts has it broken?" --Some ’poet’.
"Huaxia’s richest man? Looks more like a pretty boy." --Some ’unscrupulous internet ghost army’
"Curse the one above to a hundred years of singledom, you are the pretty boy, do you know how hard our Chairman Tang works..."
"Dare to call our Chairman Tang a pretty face, girls, bash this one to death."
"..."
Those online at this hour.
Some were homebodies.
Most were just here for the show.
With word of mouth, the video’s comment section saw hundreds more comments every second, and the message was spreading far and wide. Today was Saturday, and a huge number of people eager to see what the fuss was about all flocked to the Website simultaneously.
At Comet Website Headquarters.
"Manager, should we feature the Chairman’s video at the top?" The duty staff hurried to the manager’s office. With such popularity, it generally warranted the ’VIP treatment’ of being featured because Comet Website charged advertising fees based on clicks.
"I’ll report it first."
Not daring to decide on their own, the manager reported it to the deputy director.
The deputy director in turn reported to the general manager.
After going in a big circle, they decided to feature the video. Although it might not increase the click rate by much compared to the rank list’s text, the image would have a more visual impact.
With that.
Things got completely lively outside.
It also served as a promotion for "Dialogue."
The broadcast tomorrow night.
CCTV believes it will create a miracle.
It’s precisely because "Dialogue" is serious and lacks entertainment elements, and its audience is mostly comprised of elites, that its viewership has always been low. This time, they are really looking forward to seeing if it will break the viewership records of "Dialogue".
...
Evening.
Before going home.
Chai Ren mentioned something.
"Tang Qing, the full moon party for my daughter is entrusted to you. It will be at Autumn Palace. You must attend, as I want to introduce you to some friends." This had been agreed upon during the holiday.
Although Tang Qing’s fees are quite expensive, they are worth it.
As the wealthiest man in Huaxia,
the attention he received was unprecedented.
This full moon party.
Was also a way for the Chai Family to show they were protecting Tang Qing.
"Okay, I will definitely come," Tang Qing said.
If he attended, it would certainly gives the impression of being labeled, and in the future, he may face difficulties from the Chai Family’s rivals. However, Tang Qing wasn’t afraid of such things; no one could touch him.
Seeing that Tang Qing had agreed,
Chai Ren smiled happily. He really did want to protect Tang Qing and provide him with support.
"Alright, I’ll head back now. You’re busy."
"Yep."
Chai Ren drove away.
"Tang Qing, when you have a chance, my old man would also like to meet you," Zheng Lin suddenly said from the side.
"What for? To praise my talent in person? Haha," Tang Qing laughed heartily. He knew that Old Master Zheng didn’t want to recruit him—there was no need for that. It was probably just curiosity.
"You, always so full of yourself," Zheng Lin shook his head with a smile, "Just find you quite extraordinary. A private visit wouldn’t be appropriate, though. Even if he wants to meet you, it would have to be under the guise of some event."
"Fine, let me know when there’s an opportunity, and I’ll be there." Tang Qing usually didn’t attend events, and that wasn’t going to change.
"Will do."
Zheng Lin looked at his watch and said with a smile, "Little Tang, I’ve also got to get home. Tomorrow morning, I’ll have the driver take you to the airport. We’ll meet again at the Chai Family’s daughter’s full moon party next month."
"Okay."
Tang Qing nodded.
He watched as Zheng Lin’s car disappeared down the road in front of Autumn Palace.
"Jiaxue, let’s head back and rest," Tang Qing turned and said.
"Mhm."
...
The next day.
Beijing Airport.
When going through security, glasses must be removed.
The security officer was a young lady.
When she saw Tang Qing’s face, she was stunned, memories slowly resurfacing. Isn’t that... She quickly came closer and whispered, "Chairman Tang, hello. I am a fan of ’Civilization.’ Please keep filming it."
Tang Qing smiled and nodded, "No problem. Are ten installments enough?"
He had mentioned this during the "Dialogue" show and wasn’t just talking for the sake of it. He wasn’t afraid of revealing it prematurely.
The girl, having received the response, smiled happily.
She didn’t chase celebrities.
She was a science student, and from the first time she saw ’Civilization,’ she had fallen in love with the spectacular universe depicted and even more with the themes of ’Civilization’: Why must movies always use love as the main thread?
It wasn’t that love was wrong.
But as the main thread, it was just too boring.
The scope was too limited.
So cliché, annoying to death, whereas ’Civilization’ broke these formulas with special effects and story: faith, honor, dignity, ideals... There were many things that could be portrayed.
"Was that Tang Qing just now?" a man with slightly dark skin quietly asked.
"Yeah."
"Well, I admit, he’s better looking than me."
"Of course."
"Let’s celebrate tonight, we’ll watch ’Dialogue’ together." The man had done his homework.
"Sure."
Clearly, the two were in a blossoming romance.
