55: Strange Woman

After dinner, Jiang Chuan drove Sister Ning home before returning to the Luxury Residential Area.

During this time, Tan Jing's viewer count was still stuck at around a thousand.

Among all the Streamers with signed contracts, her earnings were the lowest, yet she held a top-tier contract, leading to all sorts of rumors online.

Some said Jiang Chuan had finally lost his eye for talent, while others claimed the relationship between the two was improper, suggesting she only got the top-tier contract through the back door.

Although the Streamers in the company didn't dare talk about it openly, they felt resentful in private.

They had nothing to say about Lin Shuyi signing a top-tier contract, but what did Tan Jing have to offer?

With his deep level of control over the company, Jiang Chuan was naturally aware of the situation, but he didn't say much.

It wasn't Xiao Jing's time to shine yet. Once the short video field took off, they would realize the fan-attracting power of a voice actress.

Back at home, he sat at his computer to handle unfinished work.

After Starlight released its announcement and crushed Sunset and Silver Star into the ground, many new Streamers joined Starlight.

The Operations Department had been busy like crazy lately, working with the Publicity Department to direct traffic toward the signed Streamers. Xu Huaze was shouting at the company every day that they hadn't hired enough people.

Jiang Chuan didn't care about these new Streamers, but some veteran Streamers with decent popularity had also arrived.

These people definitely demanded contracts, so he needed to review them personally.

Especially with the recent turbulence and Old Sun's tragic situation still fresh in his mind, he had to be on guard.

By the time he finished his work, it was nearly ten o'clock. He summoned the system and saw his popularity had reached over three hundred and sixty thousand.

He wasn't a Streamer. What normal person would follow the president of a streaming company every day? Just because Starlight received attention didn't mean everyone would pay attention to him.

If he got into a fight with giants like Deep Sea or Competitive Creation, the attention might increase significantly.

Sunset and Silver Star were too small. Even if they went bankrupt, most people would just take a glance and stop following.

It was only because Jiang Chuan had so many clever maneuvers that his popularity was even this high.

There were pros and cons; being too famous wasn't necessarily a good thing.

The bird that sticks its head out gets shot. The eyes of the two giants were certainly fixed on Starlight's every move.

The upside was that many investment firms had contacted Starlight today.

Jiang Chuan knew this would happen and had changed the contact information to Shen Jincheng's in advance. He guessed Shen Jincheng was probably still at the company answering phones right now.

Otherwise, given his personality, how could he not have followed along to see Old Sun?

Jiang Chuan had no intention of accepting investment. He had money and confidence in the company's development, so why let others take a piece of the pie?

He tidied up, turned off the lights, and went to sleep!

Tomorrow, he would go see what Chen Ming and Old Sun were planning. Whether it was a trap or a pledge of loyalty, he would find out tomorrow.

Friday, 7:52 AM

Jiang Chuan dressed up specially today, wearing his patek philippe and wire-rimmed glasses, styling his short hair into a textured fringe.

A reckless, rogue-like aura and an elegant, scholarly air blended perfectly together.

In short: a beast in a suit!

He was very satisfied with this look. He nodded at himself in the mirror, twirled his car keys, and walked out of the room, saying with a smug face:

"The Yan Zu of Falling City really lives up to his reputation!"

Jiang Chuan had arranged for Uncle Li to buy five parking spaces in the underground garage, so he didn't have to go to the public parking lot anymore. He took the elevator directly to the first basement level.

Whether it was a coincidence or not, he saw that girl with the internet celebrity face again.

Carrying an LV bag, wearing a shirt, a skirt suit, and high heels, she was taking selfies in front of a Porsche, which was parked in his space.

Jiang Chuan remained unfazed. He walked straight over, passed her without a word, opened his car door, and sat inside.

The girl was also surprised to see him. Seeing his cold attitude, she didn't strike up a conversation either. She put away her phone, opened the Porsche's door, and drove straight toward the exit.

The two of them, one following the other, drove out of the underground garage.

Jiang Chuan was behind her, driving toward the company, but he didn't know what her situation was; she was heading in the exact same direction as him.

Before long, they arrived at Starlight. She actually parked her car in the public parking lot and walked toward the company.

Jiang Chuan was baffled, unable to figure out what was going on. He tossed his keys to the security guard and walked into the company as well.

Starlight had an access control system that could only be opened with a company ID card.

But she actually swiped an ID card and walked straight toward the elevator, looking more like the boss of this company than he did.

The girl entered the elevator and turned around. Seeing him, she reached out to block the elevator door, keeping it from closing.

Jiang Chuan gave a polite word of thanks and stepped into the elevator. Seeing that she was also heading to the eighth floor, his curiosity was piqued, but he didn't ask anything.

Just as the elevator reached the eighth floor and before the doors even opened, he heard Xiao Yi's energetic voice:

"Qiqi! I bought a lot of breakfast~ It's all stuff you like, come and eat together!"

After saying that, she saw that besides Qiqi, Jiang Chuan was also in the elevator. She stuck out her tongue, waved her hand, and said:

"Morning! Jiang Chuan, have you eaten breakfast? Do you want to join us?"

Jiang Chuan smiled and shook his head, saying, "You guys go ahead and eat. I don't want to eat twice."

"Alright then! Oh, let me introduce you. This is my good friend, Feng Qiqi! She works at some trading company and often goes abroad! She's very impressive!"

"And this is our company founder! Also my boss, Jiang Chuan!"

Lin Shuyi assumed he had already eaten and introduced the two of them with a smile.

Feng Qiqi looked him over with interest and extended her hand, saying:

"President Jiang, what a coincidence. I didn't expect you to be the owner of this company."

Jiang Chuan shook her hand and nodded, saying:

"It is quite a coincidence. Well, you two chat. I won't disturb you. Xiao Yi, please entertain her for me."

"No problem! Leave it to me!"

Lin Shuyi hooked her arm through her best friend's and walked toward her office, saying as they went:

"See? I told you Jiang Chuan is very easy to talk to. You lost! Let me think of how to punish you!"

Jiang Chuan returned to his office and saw the familiar milk and sandwich on his desk; he was already used to it.

Ever since the renovations were finished, Shen Qingning had consistently made breakfast every day and brought it to his desk.

He picked up the breakfast, sat in his executive chair, peeled off the small note Shen Qingning had left on his computer, and put it in a drawer.

"Eat in the morning."

He had to admit she was making progress. Her cooking seemed to be a bit better than his.

While eating breakfast, Jiang Chuan thought about the woman named Qiqi. He was one hundred percent certain.

She was definitely coming for him. He just wasn't sure if she had approached Xiao Yi recently or if they had known each other for a long time.

The Porsche, the LV bag, the clothes on her body, and the scent of her perfume were all definitely top-tier luxury brands.

But he still felt something was wrong. He had never seen a successful, beautiful woman who enjoyed being fawned over like that.

Even if she liked to play around, she wouldn't put it all out in the open.

Jiang Chuan wasn't afraid that she was coming for him, but rather that Xiao Yi was being deceived by her.

"Forget it, I'll just ask Xiao Yi when I have time."

After finishing breakfast, he drank the warm milk while handling his work.