The next day, Liu Chen got up early and took He Siyu by car to see the wasteland that belonged to her.
Mi Ba’s actions were swift. A tin fence had already been built around the land. When Liu Chen arrived, Mi Ba was on the construction site inspecting the foundation work.
Seeing Liu Chen’s arrival, Mi Ba drove them around the site. It was impossible to walk, partly because the land was too vast, and partly because the dust kicked up from the foundation work made it impossible to walk.
If they had walked, their snow boots would have instantly turned from brown to gray.
Sitting in the car, Mi Ba pointed out different areas to the two people in the back seat as he drove:
“To the left is the dormitory building planned on the blueprint, and beyond that is the open space on the plan. To the right are the employee canteen, the park’s supermarket, and the barber shop.”
As Mi Ba explained, He Siyu’s eyes grew brighter and brighter.
Seeing her senior’s enthusiastic reaction, Liu Chen proactively invited her, “Senior, I haven’t found anyone to design the landscaping for my factory yet. I’ve seen some of your previous work. Would you be willing to try designing it for your junior?”
Hearing this, He Siyu’s bright eyes widened, and her joy was as evident as a puppy’s.
“C-can I?”
Liu Chen nodded emphatically. “Of course, you can. But to be upfront, I’m a very picky person and have many demands. Can you still take it on, Senior?”
“Yes!” He Siyu agreed without hesitation.
“Alright, then when we get back, I’ll give you the design blueprints and tell you my requirements. You can get familiar with them first, and we can start the design after the New Year.”
Two hours later, Liu Chen regretted her decision.
An hour ago, after she brought He Siyu back to Phoenix City and gave her the design blueprints, He Siyu had become completely engrossed. When lunchtime arrived, He Siyu was still staring at the water and electricity diagrams on the table, unconsciously eating the rice in her bowl.
If Liu Chen hadn’t added more food to her plate, she would have eaten a whole bowl of plain rice.
But it was too late to regret it now.
“Sister Siyu, I need to go to the production line to check on the manufacturing status of my new product. Would you like to come with me?”
Hearing her name, He Siyu finally reacted, shifting her gaze from the design drawings to Liu Chen, who was standing at the study door.
“No, I won’t.”
With that, He Siyu lowered her head and immersed herself in the blueprints again.
Liu Chen was at a loss. She had brought her senior to C City, and she couldn’t just leave her alone at home. Just as Liu Chen was contemplating what to do, her cousin Jiang Di arrived.
He brought a basin of tangerines and a large bowl of chicken soup.
Liu Chen’s eyes lit up when she saw Jiang Di, and she quickly roped him in to keep He Siyu company.
“My senior prefers quiet. You don’t need to disturb her. If she needs anything, just call me. I’ll head to the factory first.”
As Liu Chen headed to the Meili factory, the posts Xu Danli had published on Weibo and Hupu had successfully ignited the keyword “campus belle academic master.”
In less than twenty-four hours, or more accurately, fifteen hours, Liu Chen, with the keyword, had rocketed to fifth place on Weibo’s trending search list, and the post was still rapidly climbing.
If nothing unexpected happened, Liu Chen would be at the top of Weibo’s trending searches by tonight.
Some confused Weibo users thought the campus belle academic master had developed a new product or was showing off her wealth.
However, upon clicking on the link, they fell silent.
The keyword “Protect the campus belle academic master” inexplicably appeared and was quickly pushed to second place by the public.
The first place was occupied by news of Wang Feng’s concert at the end of the month, which had been climbing the Weibo charts for a week. It seemed that position wouldn’t hold for much longer.
Yu Bing and Chen Hu, as Liu Chen’s direct employees, also saw the trending searches on Weibo. They clicked on them with smiles on their faces, thinking their boss had come up with something new.
After reading, the smiles vanished from their faces, replaced by anger. At that moment, the office door was knocked open, and they instinctively looked up with stern expressions.
Liu Chen entered, wearing a dark blue Canada Goose down jacket. Her Miumiu snow boots were a tender and vibrant pink.
“Boss!”
Liu Chen smiled and nodded. “What’s the current stock level for pork jerky?”
“Reporting to the boss, we currently have 20,000 units of pork jerky in stock!”
Yu Bing replied with a full chest and a strong voice. After answering, he swallowed and added,
“Don’t worry, boss! We will prepare the stock diligently! Qiu Lin has also taken all the promotional photos for the pork jerky. As soon as you give the word, we can start selling!”
Liu Chen nodded slightly at Yu Bing’s words. Although she felt that 20,000 units might not be enough, the production line had its limits. With a daily output of a thousand units, just packaging alone would require considerable labor.
“I know. Everyone has worked hard. You will receive your salaries and bonuses together during the holiday this month. I forgot to mention, the bonus is double your salary for this month.”
Most of the people recruited by Yu Bing were paid a base salary plus commission. This meant that all commissions from packing or guiding orders this month would be multiplied by three!
Upon hearing this, the people in both studios became enthusiastic, and the sound of packing tape filled the office building.
After saying this, Liu Chen turned to accompany Old Master Chen to inspect the production line. She knocked on the office door.
Old Master Chen, who was inside, saw Liu Chen and was taken aback. He then turned his chair away from Liu Chen, huffing, “Hmph, so you know to look for your old man now. Tell me, what are you going to do about that Mr. Hu!”
Liu Chen paused upon hearing this and said with a smile,
“Grandpa, what do you mean, what to do? He did something wrong, and the country will make him pay the price.”
Hearing this, Old Master Chen forgot his pretense and turned his chair around.
“You always said you were using family money. Now, your grandpa, who is known as the most generous grandpa by netizens, announces: I will hire the best lawyer for you and sue him!”
Liu Chen shook her head gently, pulled out a chair from in front of the desk, and sat down:
“Grandpa, I can’t sue him.”
“Do you still have any expectations of such a person?”
“Grandpa, it’s not that I have expectations of him, but rather, I need this exposure to boost sales for my new product launch. In other words, to use him as a free, sky-high marketing opportunity.”