Chapter 196: I’m More Handsome In Person Than In Photos!
Joining Jiang Tao’s MCN company was also an opportunity for Zhang Bo.
Moreover, after much thought, he couldn’t think of any downsides for himself.
According to Jiang Tao, his future live streaming content would still be related to his current profession.
He would still come to his shop every day, do what he had to do, and work as usual.
All the revenue from the shop would be his, and Jiang Tao wouldn’t take a cent.
Earning a boss’s salary while doing his own side business, what kind of divine job is this?
As for the live streaming revenue split…
At this moment, Zhang Bo’s Kuaidou account only had over 3000 fans, and they were basically all inactive followers.
Every time he started a broadcast, the number of people online in the live stream room was only three or four, maybe five, a pitifully small amount.
Let alone receiving gifts, hardly anyone even gave him a free like.
His current live streaming revenue was basically zero; Jiang Tao couldn’t benefit from him at all.
To be blunt, his current Kuaidou account wasn’t much better than a blank account.
Besides Jiang Tao, there probably wouldn’t be another “fool” who would offer him such a high salary and benefits!
This was no different from getting it for free!
“Brother Jiang, isn’t our salary a bit too high?”
Even Zhang Bo himself felt a little embarrassed, feeling he didn’t deserve such a salary.
If he were in Jiang Tao’s position, he would think 2000 was too much to pay himself!
Paying him a high salary and then investing resources to promote him, how could he possibly deserve this!
Jiang Tao smiled and said, “You can consider it an investment in your future.”
“I believe that in the near future, you will definitely become a successful major streamer!”
“Therefore, I think this current investment is worthwhile.”
Jiang Tao patted Zhang Bo’s shoulder with a smile, painting a rosy picture for him.
Behind his sincere smile was his cunning calculation.
With his Bole skill, he was sure he wouldn’t misjudge.
In time, this kid Zhang Bo would definitely become popular and bring him astonishing returns.
A guaranteed monthly salary of 20,000 yuan was nothing.
It was only a little over 200,000 yuan a year.
Once Zhang Bo became popular, he might earn back all the money Jiang Tao had invested in him in just one day.
The rest would be pure profit!
Jiang Tao was very confident about investing in Zhang Bo.
“Thank you, Brother Jiang! You’ll see my performance from now on!”
Feeling Jiang Tao’s regard for him, Zhang Bo suddenly felt like a swift horse encountering its “Bole”!
He, a swift horse that had galloped in the outside world for over twenty years, had finally met his Bole!
At this moment, after Jiang Tao’s encouragement, Zhang Bo’s confidence was much greater than before.
Brother Jiang is right!
Even the simplest task is difficult to do well without repeated practice!
There are so many streamers on Kuaidou with hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions of followers.
I’m no worse than them, I can do it too!
“After the Qingming Festival! After the festival, go to your company to report for duty, and I’ll arrange a dedicated director for you.”
Jiang Tao was returning to his hometown tomorrow, and he wanted to take a break during the Qingming Festival holiday.
“Okay! I’ll listen to Brother Jiang’s arrangements!”
Zhang Bo nodded excitedly, with no objections to Jiang Tao’s arrangements.
Zhang Bo’s favorability towards you +3, your friendship value reached 68 points, Friend!
As soon as Zhang Bo finished speaking, a notification flashed across Jiang Tao’s retina, and their friendship value increased by 3 points.
Although it wasn’t much, Jiang Tao was content.
“It’s about time, let’s three brothers find a place to have a meal.”
“Today’s meal is on me, to celebrate Zhang Bo joining our company.”
Jiang Tao glanced at the Green Water Ghost watch on his wrist.
Unknowingly, it was already past 11 AM.
It was time to find a place for lunch.
After going around, this lunch ended up being his treat again.
Although the three brothers hadn’t known each other for long, they had a great time together, and no one really cared about the money for treating them to a meal.
Li Ming laughed heartily, “Haha, then I’ll shamelessly mooch off you guys again today.”
Jiang Tao asked, “You two brothers are more familiar with this area, you decide what to eat today, I’ll just pay.”
Zhang Bo suggested, “There’s a private kitchen nearby that does quite well, how about we go there?”
“Haha, you kid are thinking about that client manager at that place, aren’t you!”
Li Ming winked at Zhang Bo and teased him, saying:
“That manager is definitely better than your ex-girlfriend!”
“You’re talking nonsense, absolutely not, I simply think the dishes at that private kitchen are good.”
As Zhang Bo argued, his fair and plump face blushed slightly, making him a bit embarrassed.
Jiang Tao chuckled from the side, “Haha, then let’s go to the private kitchen Zhang Bo mentioned, let’s two brothers try the taste.”
Li Ming chimed in with a laugh, “I’ve been to that restaurant twice, the taste is indeed good, and she’s quite pretty, quite a match for Zhang Bo.”
Zhang Bo cursed with a laugh, “You old rascal, can you stop teasing me? We haven’t even had a first date yet.”
Li Ming laughed, “Then hurry up and work hard, we’re all waiting to drink your wedding wine.”
Jiang Tao urged, “Zhang Bo, hurry up and book a room, I also want to see what my future sister-in-law looks like.”
“Okay, I’ll book it now.”
After speaking, Zhang Bo took out his mobile phone, found a phone number, and dialed it, successfully booking a private room.
The three brothers chatted for a while longer at the shop before heading out together towards the nearest parking lot.
The three of them drove three cars towards the private kitchen Zhang Bo had booked.
After about ten minutes, a Land Rover Range Rover, a Mercedes-Benz G-wagon, and an Audi A4 respectively drove into a paid underground parking lot.
After parking the cars, the three brothers went upstairs by elevator, turned left, and entered an alley.
After walking for about three minutes in the alley, they arrived at the entrance of a courtyard house with a sign that read “Courtyard House of Affection”.
“This is it, Brother Jiang, please!”
Zhang Bo made a gesture of invitation towards the entrance and led Jiang Tao and Li Ming into the courtyard house.
“Welcome to Courtyard House of Affection, please follow me.”
As soon as the three entered, a tall young girl in a dark red qipao led them.
At the service desk, they gave their names and phone numbers.
The three were led by the attendant responsible for reception into the East Wing Room in the central courtyard of the Si He Yuan.
Without much ceremony or idle chat, the three brothers immediately started ordering food.
Each ordered four dishes, making a total of 12 dishes, and ordered three bottles of Moutai.
Less than ten minutes after ordering, the waiter began to serve the dishes one after another.
All the ordered dishes were brought to the table within twenty minutes.
“Brother Jiang, I’ll toast you first with this first glass, thank you for your recognition!”
After Zhang Bo poured wine for the three of them using a wine divider, he raised his glass and toasted Jiang Tao first.
“As brothers, let’s not say such polite words, about gratitude or anything, let’s not dwell on that.”
Jiang Tao smiled, raised his glass, and clinked it with Zhang Bo’s; the two brothers drank the wine in their glasses simultaneously.
“For the second cup, let’s do it together, the three of us! In the vast sea of people, meeting among billions is also a kind of fate!”
“To our everlasting friendship, and to forever!”
“Cheers!”
“Cheers!”
The three brothers clinked glasses and chatted about random things, the atmosphere in the room was incredibly harmonious.
Although Jiang Tao was four or five years older than the brothers Li Ming and Zhang Bo.
The three of them got along very well, with no barriers or generation gaps.
Your friendship value with Li Ming increased by 1 point, currently 65 points! Friend!
Your friendship value with Zhang Bo increased by 1 point, currently 68 points! Friend!
As the meal approached its end, two notification messages flashed across Jiang Tao’s retina.
His friendship value with Li Ming and Zhang Bo increased by another point each, bringing him closer to reaching 90 points.
After eating and drinking their fill, Jiang Tao voluntarily went to the service desk to settle the bill.
The meal, including drinks and service fee, cost a total of over 10,000 yuan.
“Brother Jiang, Brother Jiang! Two o’clock direction, two o’clock direction!”
Just as Jiang Tao finished scanning the payment code, Li Ming behind him tugged at his arm and whispered a reminder.
Jiang Tao turned his head and looked in the direction Li Ming indicated, and saw a tall girl walking gracefully towards them.
The girl was wearing a light grey women’s suit skirt and black stockings on her legs.
Although her features were not as delicate as Xu Li or Jiang Yi’s, they were still at least a six or seven out of ten.
Walking on the street, she would surely attract a lot of attention.
“That’s the girl Zhang Bo is chasing.”
Li Ming winked at Jiang Tao from behind and introduced her.
“She’s not bad-looking.”
Jiang Tao smiled and nodded in evaluation.
“Yu Yan.”
When Zhang Bo saw Huang Yu Yan, his eyes were only on her, and a happy smile appeared on his fair and plump face.
Just seeing Huang Yu Yan every day made him feel very happy.
“Zhang Bo, I’m sorry, I was entertaining some distinguished guests just now, I kept you waiting.”
Huang Yu Yan stopped in front of Jiang Tao and the others and explained softly.
“It’s okay, it’s okay, we’ve already eaten and drunk our fill.”
“Yu Yan, this is Li Ming, whom you know. This is Brother Jiang, my good elder brother, my good buddy.”
“Brother Jiang, this is my friend Huang Yu Yan.”
Zhang Bo waved his hand with a smile, indicating he didn’t mind, and then turned to introduce Jiang Tao and Huang Yu Yan to each other.
“Hello, Brother Jiang, nice to meet you, and thank you for taking care of our business.”
Huang Yu Yan smiled and greeted Jiang Tao, while also subtly sizing him up.
As she looked, Huang Yu Yan suddenly felt that Jiang Tao looked familiar, giving her a sense of déjà vu.
But she was absolutely sure that this was her first time meeting Jiang Tao.
This feeling was very strange.
“Hello Huang Yu Yan, it’s nice to meet you too.”
Jiang Tao also nodded at Huang Yu Yan with a smile, acknowledging the introduction.
Suddenly!
A flash of inspiration struck Huang Yu Yan’s mind, and she remembered where she had seen Jiang Tao!
On her roommate He Jing’s mobile phone!
“Huh, what’s wrong, Yu Yan?”
Zhang Bo, seeing Huang Yu Yan staring at Jiang Tao, asked curiously.
Huang Yu Yan came back to her senses and explained with an awkward smile:
“Oh, it’s nothing, nothing, I just felt that Brother Jiang looks a bit like a customer I knew before.”
Jiang Tao chuckled, “Is that so? With my common face, there are too many people who look like me.”
“Brother Jiang, don’t be so modest. If you call yourself a common face, then we’re just ugly monsters.”
Li Ming said with a self-deprecating laugh.
Honestly, in terms of appearance, the two of them combined didn’t measure up to Jiang Tao.
He and Zhang Bo were at best considered refined, fair-skinned, and a bit handsome.
Jiang Tao had three-dimensional and well-defined features, a melon seed face, and sword-like eyebrows with starry eyes; he was the type of handsome man who conformed to Chinese aesthetics.
Even though he was already in his thirties, his charm had not diminished in the slightest.
Especially with his recent smooth sailing in his career, his entire demeanor had changed significantly from before.
He exuded an aura of sunshine, handsomeness, and confidence.
Coupled with the adornment of high-end clothing.
The previous air of poverty was gone, and a hint of nobility emanated from him.
The charm of a middle-aged man was fully displayed in Jiang Tao.
“He’s even more handsome and charismatic in person than in photos. No wonder He Jing likes this uncle.”
After meeting Jiang Tao in person, Huang Yu Yan’s evaluation of him was very high.
After introducing themselves, they chatted for a while longer, then Huang Yu Yan’s phone rang; she had clients to entertain.
After a simple farewell, the three brothers walked out together towards the direction of the parking lot.
Since the three brothers had all had some drinks at lunch, they called three designated drivers to take them home.
Zhang Bo and Li Ming lived nearby, while Jiang Tao lived the farthest.
By the time the designated driver drove the car to the downstairs of Bai Ge Zhuang Residential Area, it was already past 4 PM, almost 5 PM.
“Boss has arrived, if possible, please give me a five-star review.”
The designated driver was a middle-aged man in his forties with an honest and kind face.
After parking the car steadily, he softly said to Jiang Tao, who was sitting in the back seat, possibly asleep or meditating.
“Arrived so quickly.”
Jiang Tao opened his eyes and saw the familiar scenery outside the car window, realizing he was already downstairs at his own building.
“The driver drove very smoothly, I must give him a good review. Thank you, here’s a pack of cigarettes for you to smoke on the road.”
Jiang Tao said, opening the central armrest box and taking out a pack of Da Tian Ye cigarettes to hand to the designated driver.
“Thank you, boss!”
The designated driver was also a seasoned smoker. Seeing the pack of Da Tian Ye, which cost over a hundred yuan, that Jiang Tao handed him, he gratefully accepted the cigarettes.
“Boss, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving now.”
“Oh, right, this is my business card. If you need a designated driver in the future, you can also call the number on my card.”
The designated driver said, taking a business card from his pocket and handing it to Jiang Tao.
Jiang Tao took the business card and saw that the name displayed on it was Jia Guilin.
“Alright, safe travels, Master Jia.”
Jiang Tao casually put Jia Guilin’s business card into the armrest box.
“Wishing you prosperous business and a happy and fulfilling life, boss!”
Jia Guilin smiled obsequiously at Jiang Tao before opening the door and getting out of the car.
Jiang Tao also opened the door and got out of the car. As he turned to go upstairs, he suddenly felt inspired and glanced back at Jia Guilin’s receding figure.
Name: Jia Guilin
Talent: Safe Driving. Will never get into a car accident.
Profession Direction: Race Car Driver (Five-star), Driver (3-star).
“Wow, so he’s a race car driver who was held back by his designated driver job.”
Seeing Jia Guilin’s talent and professional direction, Jiang Tao exclaimed with a smile.
