Chapter 25 4/4

【Not only do you have to manage it well, but money must also generate more money. It’s a meaningful process where the generated money continues to grow.】

The mindset of a business brain is never satisfied with the current state.

The key is that in the past, she worked hard to study and work, and the money she earned enriched the boss. Now that she was the boss herself, the learning mentality was very different.

After two and a half hours of reading, Sheng Quan put down the book, stretched a bit, and her personal assistant knocked on the door.

“Chairman, your dance teacher is here.”

While everyone was busy analyzing and speculating how much money she could put out, Sheng Quan spent a delightful hour learning to dance.

After the dance, she played for half an hour and then held a video conference.

Looking at the time after the conference, it was six o’clock. She had dinner, came back to take a bath while watching TV series, did her skincare, and by ten o’clock, Sheng Quan lay on her comfortable bed, entering dreamland.

In the distant city of Shanghai, the analysis team, which had been debating fiercely for an entire afternoon and night, finally reached a preliminary conclusion:

“She can at most contribute $35 million.”

In Xinan, on a hotel balcony, a once-famous but now somewhat forgotten star was making a call:

“20 million. As long as I can divert attention to myself, these 20 million will be well spent.”

In the hotel next door, someone else was on the phone:

“Sheng Quan didn’t vote in the semi-finals, probably saving it for the final blow in the grand finals. Now the audience is speculating on how much she will vote in the finals. As far as I know, at least three people are competing with her. The competition will be fierce if they all make a move during the finals. I’ve guaranteed a prime position to capture Sheng Quan’s voting process.

The total number of votes has already exceeded 20 million. If there’s a fierce competition during the finals, and the total votes surpass 100 million, this program will definitely explode in popularity! We’ll be in the forefront for sure. By the way, remember to report the ticket cost for me.”

In the room below hers, a certain internet celebrity was nervously studying the seating chart.

“Entering from this position can capture Sheng Quan’s side profile. Although entering from that position is head-on, it only lasts for a moment. During the last five minutes of the voting time, they won’t let you stand up and move around. What can you capture by filming her back? Forget it, forget it, I’ll capture the side profile.”

That night, countless people were sleepless, and countless people were thinking about her.

But Sheng Quan, who was being thought about, slept soundly.

The sunlight streamed through the curtains onto her face, gently waking her up.

Sheng Quan slowly opened her eyes, sat up, and stretched lazily.

Early to bed, early to rise—such a joyful life.

Looking at her increasingly rosy and fair complexion in the mirror, Sheng Quan started her day with satisfaction.

After nearly a month of preparation, today she could finally close the net.

Not only Sheng Quan was looking forward to it, but the netizens who were following the show were also eagerly anticipating it.

As the livestream began, a large number of netizens flooded in.

【I’m here! I’m here!】

【Supporting Jinjiu!!】

【Yu Hongdou is great!】

【Where’s Chairman Sheng? Chairman Sheng’s beauty is unparalleled!】

【An Baixing! An Baixing! An Baixing!】

【Sheng Quan has a new group of people around her again, all handsome and beautiful. I don’t know who to envy.】

【Hostess, we meet again! A kiss from the hostess!】

The final only had eight contestants left.

According to the reverse order of rankings, the one with the highest votes, Jinjiu, would be the last to perform.

When the eighth and seventh contestants appeared, the audience hadn’t yet noticed anything unusual.

It wasn’t until the sixth contestant entered the stage that they saw the votes skyrocket from the original five million to fifteen million, leaving them stunned.

【Oh my gosh! Look at the vote ranking. This fifteen million is from a single ID!】

【Isn’t this that person?】

【Mom, fifteen million! This is fifteen million!】

【He said he would vote, and he did. This guy is awesome!】

Then they realized they were shocked too early.

As the contestants entered one by one, formidable individuals began to appear on the voting leaderboard.

Ten million, twenty million, twenty-five million

Moreover, each of these contributors had a recognizable name and identity. They were not just senior figures or unknown individuals; they were celebrities and artists. It seemed like they had suddenly erupted with immense enthusiasm for charity work, with each person’s face expressing a determination to contribute to charitable causes.

It wasn’t until Ma Wei took the stage and the vote count soared to forty million that it was revealed that the one casting the votes was Huaying, from the same company.

People who had been actively voting before were now dark-faced.

A nearby artist from Huaying wore a smiling face and whispered, “You don’t want everyone to play, huh? Forty million, can you afford it?”

Huaying also flashed a standard smile and squeezed out words from between her teeth: “I don’t have that much money in my hands; it’s the company’s.”

The artist next to Huaying joined the applause with everyone, continuing the conversation in a low voice: “Your company has seriously offended Xingmang this time. I wonder if Chairman Sheng will add more pressure to you.”

She thought Sheng Quan was unlikely to come up with forty million. After all, this was a substantial amount of cash, and it was being invested in charity. Regardless of the significance it might bring, fundamentally, it was still spending money to gain attention.

Wansheng had taken the lead in releasing forty million, probably trying to make Sheng Quan reconsider.

However, even though the logic was there, the fake audience in the stands turned their eyes toward Sheng Quan, knowingly or unknowingly.

She didn’t seem affected by the forty million at all. She continued to applaud and even tilted her head, eating a small piece of cake fed to her by Ming Qi.

Huaying felt a hidden unease. Although Jinjiu had not yet appeared, she realized that the company’s plans might not proceed as smoothly as they wished.

Maybe it was better to switch jobs. Wansheng was becoming increasingly unreliable, and the two bosses clearly let their personal grudges against Gu Zhao interfere with their professional judgments. Blurring the lines between personal and professional affairs could lead to trouble.

As she was pondering, Jinjiu took the stage.

He looked completely different from the preliminary round. If he had started to shine in the semifinals, now, standing on the stage, he almost seemed to radiate light.

Some credit might go to the lighting designer, but when his enchanting voice, resembling that of a mermaid, echoed, even Huaying had to admit that he was indeed talented.

Having talent isn’t frightening. What’s impressive is when someone like Jinjiu, whose talent was once broken, can rebuild it on his own. Anyone could see that his future was promising, which explained why Sheng Quan personally supported him.

So, it’s better to change jobs.

Jinjiu’s vote count rose steadily and quickly surpassed thirty million. Considering that these were votes purely from fans, it demonstrated how many fans he had gained over the three rounds of the competition.

And all of this was led by Sheng Quan.

People’s attention was subconsciously focused on Sheng Quan, and even the camera intentionally or unintentionally panned towards her.

Amidst such anticipation, Sheng Quan tapped the panel.

On the big screen, Jinjiu’s vote count instantly shot up.

The entire internet erupted, and the paparazzi, who were secretly taking photos, almost fell under their seats. The barrage of comments went crazy, and the chief director widened his eyes, suspecting he was seeing things. The hostess stared at the voting screen above with a heart that almost exploded.

On the program’s official website, Sheng Quan’s nickname jumped to the top of the final voting list, boldly displaying it in front of everyone.

【Victory is assured: one billion votes】