28: Chapter 28 Don't worry, he'll kneel down.

Zhao Dehai recalled Qin Xun saying in the tea room that he would make a small bet for a big gain to save costs, and he had been somewhat pleased.

But seeing him now using nothing but a few apples and a cell phone—essentially zero cost—he felt it was unreliable.

This wasn't making a small bet for a big gain; Qin Xun was clearly trying to get something for nothing!

At this moment, hearing him say he wanted to increase the cost, Zhao Dehai actually felt a bit happy.

"Mr. Qin, the effect is what matters most. The cost is secondary."

"Whatever you need, just ask."

Qin Xun smiled.

"An outdoor swimming pool and a few hundred catties of apples."

Zhao Dehai: "..."

What kind of cost was that?

A few hundred catties of apples?

You could get that just by picking up fallen fruit from the orchard floor!

However, since they were already here and there was only one video left...

He might as well finish watching before saying anything.

What if there was a surprise!

...

Inside the resort.

An outdoor swimming pool on the mountainside.

A layer of bright red apples floated on the surface of the blue water.

Qin Xun took off his shirt, revealing a sturdy upper body. Under everyone's gaze, he walked into the pool as if no one else were there, wading into the pile of red apples.

He submerged himself in the water and immediately resurfaced.

Wiping the water from his face, he smoothed his hair back with his hands and used his fingers to comb it into a side part.

Xia Ning stood at the edge of the pool, aiming her phone at Qin Xun.

For some reason, her face felt a bit hot, her complexion gradually approaching the color of the red apples.

The dozen or so male employees standing on the shore watched Qin Xun with mocking expressions.

It was like they were watching a monkey.

But those female employees...

They were all acting coy, wanting to look but feeling too shy, so they turned their bodies sideways and peeked over their shoulders, even secretly taking out their phones to snap photos.

Eeeek... what a cute younger brother!

Unfortunately... why was he wearing jeans in the water?

Shouldn't he have stripped down to just his underwear?

Zhao Dehai was wearing a pink T-shirt, which made his currently dark expression stand out even more.

He looked out at the red apples scattered across the mountain.

He let out a sigh.

...

Qin Xun gave Xia Ning an "OK" sign. Seeing her nod, he casually picked up an apple floating on the water and held it up to show it off.

"Baby, Shuitian's apples, Shuitian's people."

As he spoke, he used a branch to poke the apple open...

Aside from showing more skin...

This video was no different from the ones filmed in the orchard just now.

The movements and the lines were exactly the same.

The filming finished.

Qin Xun swam to the edge, looked up at the miserable-looking Zhao Dehai, and asked.

"President Zhao, the plan is as follows."

"Tonight, we'll edit the videos and send them to you. You find a model to replicate these videos and then upload them to your Douyin account."

"Then just spend some money on dou+ to buy some traffic."

President Zhao looked down at Qin Xun, seeing his face full of confidence.

He wanted to say some curse words, but he couldn't bring himself to say them.

He looked up at the red apples covering the mountain. Suddenly, a wave of sorrow hit him, and his eyes gradually grew moist.

Not only does Heaven want to destroy me, it wants to play me for a fool!

Who sent this clown Qin Xun here?

Suddenly!

Zhao Dehai took a big leap and jumped into the swimming pool.

Like a toad diving into water, he kicked up a huge splash.

Qin Xun was startled and swam away a bit. Seeing Zhao Dehai's head emerge from the water, he asked.

"President Zhao, we were talking just fine. Why did you suddenly jump in?"

Zhao Dehai wiped the water from his face, his tone agitated.

"Mr. Qin."

"This is your 'creativity'?"

"I'm an old comrade who's lived for nearly sixty years, and I'm someone who values my dignity! How can I endure being messed around like this by you?"

"You even want to put these videos on my Douyin account?"

"Don't I need to save face!"

"If my relatives, friends, and business partners see this, will I ever be able to hold my head up again in this life?"

Qin Xun smiled and comforted him.

"President Zhao, believe me, this one video will absolutely cause a traffic explosion!"

Zhao Dehai paddled his hands twice, moving further away from Qin Xun.

It was as if he were a plague god.

"I don't know if the traffic will explode or not."

"I only know that I'm about to explode!"

Qin Xun followed him, trying to persuade him.

"President Zhao, as long as this video goes viral, won't your Shuitian apples make a name for themselves?"

"Then sales will be like sesame flowers blooming—rising higher and higher!"

Zhao Dehai only swam faster, leaving him far behind.

"I don't know if sales will be high or not."

"I only know that my blood pressure is very high right now!"

Qin Xun sighed, looking at his retreating back with a sincere expression.

"President Zhao, believe me."

"I wouldn't joke about the company's credibility or my personal reputation."

Hearing this, Xia Ning's brow furrowed slightly.

Company credibility?

You value it less than a goose feather.

Personal reputation?

Your skin is thicker than anyone's!

Neither of those things exists as far as you're concerned.

Zhao Dehai turned back helplessly and glanced at Qin Xun.

Although he wasn't in the advertising industry, even if he hadn't eaten pork, he had seen pigs run.

He had seen no fewer than eighty or a hundred advertising proposals in the last two years.

Each and every one of them looked great!

They were just useless!

But there had never been an advertisement like Qin Xun's, holding a phone and shouting "Baby" repeatedly, as if it were some kind of joke.

This kind of advertisement would be considered quite explosive in the entire advertising world!

He turned his head and waved to a young girl on the shore, holding up three fingers.

"Xiao Li, prepare a 3,000-yuan red envelope for Mr. Qin."

"Then get a few bags of apples."

"Escort our honored guests down the mountain!"

After saying that.

He dove headfirst into the pool and refused to come out again.

Qin Xun: "..."

He looked at the "big toad" swimming underwater and just wanted to laugh.

Old man, there will be a time when you'll be begging me.

He swam toward Xia Ning on the shore.

Xia Ning was a bit disappointed, her face cold. Seeing Qin Xun swim to her feet and about to look up, she quickly squatted down.

She was wearing a uniform skirt.

Normally there wouldn't be a risk of exposure, so she wasn't wearing safety shorts.

But that wouldn't stop someone from "looking up at the stars"!

Xia Ning habitually and politely reached out her hand.

It was only a polite gesture.

Because a normal man wouldn't possibly grab a girl's hand to climb out of a pool.

Men always liked to show off their strength in front of women.

Qin Xun was about to climb up when he saw Xia Ning reach out her hand. He thought it was a bit unnecessary, but after a moment's hesitation, he figured he shouldn't let someone's good intentions go to waste.

He took Xia Ning's hand.

He used her for leverage.

"Ah!"

Xia Ning cried out in surprise and tumbled headfirst into the pool.

"Oh no!"

Qin Xun turned his head to look at the splashing Xia Ning, his expression changing drastically as he dove back into the pool.

Ten seconds later.

He emerged from the water, holding Xia Ning's phone and pressing a button.

The phone screen lit up normally.

He felt relieved.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness!"

"This phone is waterproof, otherwise all those videos I shot would have been for nothing."

Suddenly.

He felt a killing intent as tangible as substance.

He turned his head to look.

He saw Xia Ning with her wet hair plastered to her face; her shirt was also clinging tightly to her body, becoming slightly translucent.

Those eyes of hers were devoid of emotion, staring fixedly at Qin Xun.

Qin Xun felt a bit awkward and scratched his head.

"Next time, I'll save you first."

Zhao Dehai watched Qin Xun's actions blankly from a corner of the pool, becoming more and more certain.

This young man's brain was sick, very sick.

To pass up such an opportunity to be a hero saving a beauty...

Just to save a lousy phone?

And a phone that had filmed so many greasy videos at that?

If this phone had known this day would come, it would have been better off rotting in the factory.

It seemed that the 'kneeling to save his daughter' proposal was just a momentary flash of inspiration that had used up all the luck of his life.

...

Holding Xia Ning's phone, Qin Xun nimbly climbed onto the shore in a few quick movements.

He turned around, and seeing Xia Ning swim over, he reached out his hand with a slight apologetic look.

Xia Ning glared at him.

"No! Take your hand away!"

Qin Xun withdrew his hand.

He watched as Xia Ning tried to climb out of the pool several times, but she couldn't manage it, only kicking up splashes of water.

He felt embarrassed for her.

Suddenly.

Qin Xun turned and saw those male resort employees staring fixedly at Xia Ning. A few of the little punks were even getting ready to take out their phones.

He glared at them and cursed.

"Look! Look! Look!"

"Are you looking at your damn mothers!"

Xia Ning: "???"

Who is their mother?

The male employees' eyes widened, but after glancing at President Zhao in the corner of the pool, none of them dared to say a word.

They felt a bit embarrassed at being called out and turned their heads one after another, no longer looking at Xia Ning.

Qin Xun turned to Xia Ning and lightly pumped his fist.

"Xiao Xia, you can do it!"

"Go, Xiao Xia!"

Xia Ning: "..."

The words "Go to hell" almost escaped her lips; she only managed to swallow them with great difficulty.

She had been a civilized person since she was a child, never using foul language, and she'd never had the need to.

It was only after meeting Qin Xun that she felt the urge.

She reached out her hand and said coldly.

"Give me a hand!"

Qin Xun: "..."

Heh—

Women!

...

The two of them changed their clothes at the resort.

A young reception girl politely escorted them to the resort entrance.

Qin Xun was carrying a large backpack, with a 3,000-yuan red envelope in his pocket and a bag of big apples in his hand.

Xia Ning followed behind Qin Xun with a cold expression, pulling a suitcase.

A bag of red apples was also perched on top of the suitcase.

Suddenly.

Xia Ning looked at Qin Xun's back and spoke with a slightly mocking tone.

"This business deal is dead, and your office is dead along with it."

Qin Xun turned his head and frowned slightly.

"Baby, don't speak too soon!"

"There will be a time when President Zhao kneels down to beg me."

Xia Ning was stunned.

Her face turned red!

Redder than the apples all over the mountain!

She looked left and right and saw a stone by the side of the road with a sharp edge, shaped exactly like a dagger.

A truly lethal weapon!

She ran over, picked it up, and charged at Qin Xun.

"I'll teach you to have such a foul mouth!"

Qin Xun took off running!

"It was a slip of the tongue!"

Xia Ning: "You still have to die!"

Qin Xun sprinted away.

He was faster than a dog!