61: Take them as dogs

Jiang Chuan sat in the driver's seat, looking at Shen Qingning in the passenger seat. Her little face was puffed up like a squirrel's. Since words weren't working, he decided to take direct action.

He pinned her to the seat with both hands and leaned his face in close.

Shen Qingning put up a token struggle. Seeing she couldn't break free, she turned her face to the side, signaling that she was being forced and didn't want to kiss!

In truth, she believed Jiang Chuan. She just felt a bit uncomfortable seeing him chatting and laughing with another girl.

Especially knowing that the girl was Zhang Linlin, her heart was instantly filled with panic. She put on a calm front, but inside, she was in total chaos.

Jiang Chuan was still performing his unique skill when he suddenly felt someone staring at him. Sister Ning had her eyes closed, so it definitely wasn't her.

He sat up slightly, pulling away from those tsundere, rosy lips, and looked out the car window. He was so startled he nearly jumped out of his skin.

A large face was pressed against the window. The wrinkled old face was smiling like a blooming chrysanthemum, and seeing Jiang Chuan look over, he even waved.

Acting as if nothing had happened, Jiang Chuan rolled down the window and said with a smile, "Isn't this President Wang? I didn't expect you to have such unique hobbies."

"What are you saying, President Jiang? I just didn't want to disturb you two, so I had to wait for you here."

Wang Guichen shed his previous cold expression and acted as if they were old friends of many years, continuing warmly:

"President Jiang, about that cooperation you mentioned earlier, shall we discuss the details?"

"Oh? What cooperation? Was there such a thing?"

Jiang Chuan turned to Sister Ning with a look of confusion and asked, "Sister Ning, do you know about this?"

Shen Qingning just wanted to find a hole to crawl into right now. She shook her head while forcing herself to remain calm.

Jiang Chuan looked back at President Wang, whose face had already frozen, and consoled him:

"Old Wang, the pressure must be too much lately, right? You're starting to have hallucinations. Hurry to the hospital; maybe there's still hope for you."

After saying that, he closed the window, waved to the stunned President Wang outside, and drove straight out of the parking lot. After traveling some distance, he heard a heart-wrenching scream from behind.

"Jiang Chuan! I **** your...! You're too much of a dog! You'll die a miserable death!"

Chen Xu stood not far away, watching this farce with cold eyes. Only after the car had gone far did he take out his phone and call the person at the top of his call log, who had no contact name.

"Hello. A gentleman's word is his bond. I hope I won't end up like that."

"Relax, President Chen. Ask around—who doesn't give me a thumbs up when they meet me? I'm the most gentlemanly person there is."

Chen Xu's eye twitched wildly. He felt as if he had just escaped the tiger's den only to enter a wolf's lair, but he had no other choice.

He didn't want to talk to this person at all, as it was easy to have his mental state shattered. Once the business was concluded, he hung up immediately.

He was a very smart person. The first time he went to find Jiang Chuan and heard those cryptic words...

...he knew the other party had definitely figured out his plan. But the fact that Jiang Chuan didn't expose him directly in front of Wang Guichen meant there was still a chance for a turnaround.

So, when he went to the corner of the sofa for the second time, he already had a note in his hand. He used the argument to divert Wang Guichen's attention while secretly bargaining with Jiang Chuan.

However, his position was too passive. In the end, he helplessly agreed. The condition was that Jiang Chuan would help him kick Competitive Creation out of Silver Star.

Chen Xu took out a cigarette and took a heavy drag. He had lost this round, and he had lost utterly, forced to cede territory and pay reparations.

Inside the mercedes-benz g-class, Shen Qingning took a pile of notes out of her bag. Although she had already guessed the general content, she still flipped through them carefully, earnestly studying the other's train of thought.

Jiang Chuan held the steering wheel with one hand and helped clarify her thoughts:

"The 'treat to dinner' and 'beheading' were meant to intimidate him. But you can't be too blunt. You have to strike the right balance—don't back him into a corner where he'll do something desperate, but make it threatening enough."

"Chen Xu is very smart and rational. He knows that siding with me is his only way out."

Jiang Chuan saw that the admiration in Sister Ning's eyes was about to overflow. He put a cigarette in his mouth, but just as he was about to light it, it was snatched away. He rubbed his nose helplessly and continued:

"Taking him in as a dog is about using this information gap to force him to submit and agree to things that benefit you."

Shen Qingning quickly caught the main point and asked, "Then how do you get that information gap? Without it, the whole process can't be completed."

Jiang Chuan pointed to his head and said with a smile, "It's simple. Put yourself in the enemy's perspective and think about what you would do in his situation."

Seeing her fall into deep thought, he didn't say anything more. He drove Sister Ning to the entrance of Splendid Mansion and watched as she unbuckled her seatbelt to get out.

"Sister Ning, shouldn't you pay the tuition fee?"

Shen Qingning stopped, turned around to give him a side-eye, and then lightly pecked him on the cheek.

"Drive slowly on the way back. Send me a message when you get home."

"I think my left cheek is going to be jealous. What do you think, Sister Ning?"

Shen Qingning ignored this man who was pushing his luck; otherwise, she might not even make it home. She waved and walked toward her house in her high heels.

Jiang Chuan turned around and drove home. Tomorrow was Saturday, and the company was already on the right track.

The advertisements had been finalized, and most of the Streamers who signed contracts had decent viewer numbers and earnings.

The number of concurrent viewers had reached 500,000 without any fake inflation. This was why he dared to say on stage today that Starlight was the leader of the Falling City streaming industry.

Currently, eighty-three Streamers had signed contracts. Aside from Xiao Yi, the top-tier Streamer, even those with the fewest viewers had over a thousand, while the highest stabilized at over 10,000.

Jiang Chuan predicted that they would break even by next week. If there was a surge, they might even make a profit. One had to realize that only two weeks—less than half a month—had passed.

There were both joys and concerns. His popularity had reached a saturation point and was increasing very slowly. It wasn't that he lacked money; he just wanted to know what the system would reward him with once he reached 500,000.

During this period, he had used the Talent Detection Books on Shen Qingning, Tang Ke, Xu Huaze, and Lin Shuyi.

Their ratings were three and a half stars, four stars, three stars, and three and a half stars, respectively. They were among the best in the entire company. Some of them hadn't even graduated yet, which showed how strong their talent was.

Thinking about this, he arrived at his residential complex. This place was very close to Splendid Mansion. Ever since Shen Qingning found out he lived here, she also wanted to buy an apartment here, as living at home could be inconvenient at times.

Jiang Chuan had already started fantasizing: Xiao Jing in Unit 5, Xiao Ning in Building 7. At night, he would draw lots to decide which house to go to sleep in.

Unfortunately, it was just a fantasy for now. With Sister Ning's personality, there was still a long way to go.

Just as he drove into the underground parking lot, he saw her at his parking space. What was her name again? Anyway, it was that internet celebrity face.

Jiang Chuan was somewhat surprised. She had already seen Shen Qingning, yet she still hadn't given up. She was quite bold.

Since he knew her target was him, he was no longer worried. He might as well see what this woman was actually up to.