30: Chapter 30 Three Thousand? Even if you gave me thirty thousand, I wouldn't bid on this!

Qin Xun nodded and openly stated his Douyin ID.

"Search for 'Niu Pangpang Loves Bear Cookies' on Douyin. That's the ad President Xia personally shot for me."

He turned his head and gave Xia Ning an encouraging look.

Meaning:

Little Xia, we share fortune and misfortune.

Your buddy here is very loyal!

But he saw Xia Ning immediately raise her hand, looking somewhat nervous, and say,

"Uh... well, Qin Xun deserves ninety-nine percent of the credit for this video. I was just the one holding the phone."

Qin Xun nodded with satisfaction.

This kid is sensible!

Doesn't hog the credit!

Really is a good assistant!

Everyone gradually searched and found Qin Xun's Douyin account.

In the conference room.

Overlapping voices began to rise.

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

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

"Baby, Shuitian's apples..."

"Baby..."

"Baby..."

In the corner.

Xia Ning's face flushed red.

Everyone's faces showed expressions of shock.

Completely dumbfounded and speechless!

Is this an ad a human could come up with?

This is a recruitment ad for a male host club, isn't it?

Three thousand bucks?

Even if you gave me thirty thousand, I couldn't film this!

I have a face to save!

Good grief!

I can't bear to look! I can't bear to look!

After watching Qin Xun's video in the pool, Cheng Wan sighed inwardly at his great physique. No wonder he had President Xia so utterly smitten.

She looked up and keenly noticed Xia Ning's flushed face.

She couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

So that's why we suddenly had to hold this meeting.

It was to show off their love!

Cheng Wan glanced at the video again. She really couldn't bring herself to flatter it. It was nice to look at, but honestly, it was a bit cringey.

Unfortunately, such a visually appealing video only had a little over 400 likes.

It's still morning now, maybe there will be more later!

She cleared her throat.

"Meeting adjourned!"

...

Longyuan Province, Shuitian City.

In a guest room of a villa halfway up the mountain.

Zhao Dehai sat on the bed, took out his phone, and filmed the mountains full of red apples through the window.

"Folks!"

"Look at these beautiful mountains, clear waters, and great apples!"

"Big, red, and sweet!"

"If you're interested, click the shopping cart icon in the lower right corner."

After filming.

He uploaded it to his own Douyin, turned the phone volume to maximum, listened to it again, and was very satisfied.

"Now *this* is an advertisement!"

"What on earth was that nonsense Qin Xun filmed yesterday?!"

He lay down on the bed and started scrolling through Douyin to ease his extremely troubled mood lately.

He scrolled to a pesticide science video.

He cursed, "Scammer!"

He scrolled to a fertilizer science video.

He cursed again, "Scammer!"

He scrolled to a video about Fuji red apples selling well.

He cursed even more harshly, "What kind of garbage is this!"

The phone swiped, next video.

A familiar voice came through.

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

It was precisely the video of Qin Xun standing by the pool.

He saw the like count and sat up abruptly.

"50,000?"

"50,000 likes, that means nearly a million people must have seen it?"

"It's been less than a day since he filmed it yesterday?"

Zhao Dehai clicked on the comments section and found it buzzing with activity.

Many comments already had over a thousand likes.

[What should a guy do if he loves watching Shuitian's apples?]

Zhao Dehai replied underneath.

"These apples beautify women and are diuretic for men!"

Immediately followed by a string of 'kiss' emojis.

Showing not a shred of awareness befitting a business tycoon.

...

[Apple Concubine!]

[To be fair, Shuitian's apples are quite tasty.]

[I want to eat Shuitian's apples.]

[Why have I scrolled past this 3 times today? But I... love watching it! Shy~]

Zhao Dehai immediately had an epiphany. He long-pressed the video and spent ten thousand dou+ on promoting Qin Xun's video.

"Only 3 times?"

"You're not sleeping until you've seen it at least 10 times today."

A comment with over 1500 likes.

[Please, selling apples like this is super cool! Heart eyes~ Heart eyes~ Heart eyes~]

Zhao Dehai was stunned!

Could it be that Qin Xun is actually a marketing genius?

And we mere mortals just can't reach his level?

Damn it!

We didn't sign a contract yesterday!

A pinned comment with over 3000 likes.

[I don't want to buy apples either, but he called me 'baby'!]

The phrase 'buy apples' stabbed Zhao Dehai's brain nerves. He instantly perked up, not sleepy at all.

He quickly replied below.

"He's not selling them, but I am. Check my profile for authentic Shuitian apples."

Not long after.

Soon, the original poster replied.

[Uncle, go play somewhere else! What I want to buy isn't apples, it's the restless stirring in this lady's heart.]

Zhao Dehai: "..."

His face darkened!

What restless stirring?

I think you're just lusting after that young man's body.

You're shameless!

Furious, Zhao Dehai threw his phone onto the bed, walked out the door, and barked in a loud voice.

"Xiao Li, give me Mr. Qin's phone number."

A voice came from outside.

"Which Mr. Qin?"

Zhao Dehai, enraged, punched the door.

The entire hallway fell silent!

"The young man from yesterday!"

"That super handsome guy!"

"The super handsome guy who keeps saying 'baby, baby'!"

Xiao Li's voice sounded.

"Understood, President Zhao. It's been sent to your phone."

Zhao Dehai walked back to the bed. He found the phone had exited the video. He clicked back in, only to discover the video was gone.

The homepage of 'Niu Pangpang Loves Bear Cookies' was completely empty.

His face turned pale with fright.

"Hidden?"

"Could it have been deleted?"

"Is that handsome young man angry with me?"

Suddenly.

President Zhao raised his hand and slapped himself across the face.

Yesterday, he said he wanted to upload it using my Douyin account.

I'm truly short-sighted, I deserve to go bankrupt.

Even though this one video only has 50,000 likes at the moment.

But it's only been one night and a few hours this morning. If it continues to gain traction, hitting the trending list would just be a matter of days.

By then, Shuitian's apples would be known nationwide.

Zhao Dehai glanced out the window at the mountains covered in apple trees and muttered.

"There's a way to sell these hundreds of thousands of tons of apples!"

He scrambled off the bed, not even bothering with slippers, and ran out the door shouting.

"Xiao Li, buy three plane tickets to Haicheng. The sooner, the better."

"Have the best-looking one from PR... no, the most savvy one, Xiao Liu, meet at the airport!"

Zhao Dehai returned to the room, picked up his phone, rummaged through a drawer, and pulled out an unopened box containing a watch. He wore a bitter smile.

Is this what they say online? Today you ignore them, tomorrow you can't reach them?

Fine then!

I'll go apologize in person!

...

Haicheng.

During the lunch break.

Qin Xun was sleeping with his head on the desk when he felt someone nudging his arm. He opened his eyes.

And saw Xia Ning's perpetually indifferent face.

He asked sleepily, "What's up?"

Xia Ning asked, "Did you hide your video?"

Just now, she suddenly felt curious about the like count on Qin Xun's video and wanted to check. To her surprise, the video was simply gone.

Qin Xun, still resting his head in the crook of his elbow, nodded slightly and closed his eyes to continue sleeping.

But Xia Ning was like an annoying fly, refusing to let it go.

"Why did you delete it?"

Qin Xun opened his eyes and said.

"President Zhao spent 10,000 dou+ on promoting my video. It scared me so much I hid it immediately, so he wouldn't take advantage of me."

"We haven't signed a contract yet!"

Xia Ning: "..."

Hah!

Truly won't act without seeing the benefit, refuses to suffer the slightest loss.

Suddenly, she realized something was off.

"He spent 10,000 dou+ on you?"

"He's in Shuitian, and he already saw your video?"

...

Right at that moment.

A commotion arose outside the door.

The voice of the young receptionist sounded, somewhat flustered.

"Hey! You can't just barge in here!"

"Who are you looking for?"

"Hey!"

"This is a restricted work area, no unauthorized personnel!"

The familiar loud voice of Zhao Dehai rang out.

His voice was pitiful and tragic, like a village woman who'd lost her husband, enough to sadden listeners and bring tears to onlookers' eyes.

"I'm looking for Mr. Qin Xun!"

"Mr. Qin!"

"Mr. Qin, where are you?"

"Where on earth are you?"