August 12th, Friday, 11 PM.
During the 150-minute live broadcast of the Super Girl 6-to-5 elimination round, Brother Chun, as expected, entered the top five, while Huang Yali was eliminated.
For the next two live Friday broadcasts, the competition will speed up, featuring 5 to 3, then 3 to 1, which will be the finals.
This competition format is particularly cruel for the contestants, eliminating them one by one, but it is very useful for viewership ratings.
The cruel format makes the competition more intense and more exciting to watch.
After the competition ended, Zhang Xupeng crushed the beer can in his hand:
"Damn, you won again, and the popularity is getting higher and higher. You're really hitting it big this time."
"Haha, there's still half a month, just wait and see,"
Tan Jincheng laughed as he replied to messages on his phone.
Today, Tan Jincheng rarely watched the entire live broadcast.
As soon as the competition ended, he sent a congratulatory text message to Manyang, finally making up for his casual perfunctory response last time.
It has to be said, after listening to the rubbish songs of later generations, looking back at the 2005 Super Girls, any one of the top six could easily outperform that rubbish with their singing skills.
It's just that the aesthetics of that era were truly hard to compliment.
The stage design looked like a children's performance for Children's Day, and the contestants were dressed unfashionably in pure yellow T-shirts paired with jeans, which was simply unbearable to watch.
Fortunately, Brother Chun changed his hair to light yellow tonight, which looked much more comfortable compared to his previous red hair.
Indeed, one shouldn't compare.
Beep beep beep.
The phone's text message tone rang again.
Zhang Xupeng pouted and got up to take a shower.
Little Tan's phone had been ringing non-stop all night.
No need to ask to know who he was texting.
Should he urge Uncle Zhang to speed up the house renovation so Little Tan can move out sooner?
"Congratulations, Boss Tan! I suppose Shanchi's popularity will increase by another notch starting tonight."
Gu Qingqing was also watching the competition.
The apartment she rented was a studio apartment Tan Jincheng helped her choose.
It was fully furnished and not far from the Golden Coast residential complex where Tan Jincheng currently lived.
After Qin Siyu decided to come work part-time, Gu Qingqing invited her to live together.
With a companion, they had someone to talk to at night, and they could look out for each other.
Unlike Tan Jincheng, who watched the competition with a future perspective, Gu Qingqing, Qin Siyu, and Zhang Xupeng, who weren't star chasers, didn't find the competition particularly good, nor did they think the contestants' singing skills were extraordinary.
After all, there were too many talented people back then.
The reason they watched the competition together was simply because of Shanchi and because of Tan Jincheng.
Gu Qingqing was the most affected among the three, and of course, this had nothing to do with the competition.
She had witnessed Tan Jincheng's online marketing plan from start to finish, from the initial advertorials in QQ Zone to the selection of the spokesperson.
Afterward, she followed him to Shanghai, witnessed the signing process, and went to see the commercial being filmed.
Step by step, she witnessed the Shanchi brand grow from being known only by over 100 people in the factory to becoming famous nationwide today.
Gu Qingqing was not clear about how Tan Jincheng operated the offline marketing plan, nor did she know how much a Shanchi vehicle would eventually sell for, but she had already driven Shanchi's little e-bike for a while.
Gu Qingqing chose a white luxury version of Shanchi.
In terms of performance, there were no issues.
The body was larger than most models on the market, it had good handling, a large battery capacity, and strong cruising range.
Among these, Gu Qingqing also knew an interesting fact: Tan Jincheng couldn't ride an electric bike!
It was unimaginable that the boss of an electric vehicle company couldn't ride an electric bike.
That day, Gu Qingqing wanted to learn to ride an electric bike and asked Tan Jincheng to teach her, but Tan Jincheng stammered and refused.
Finally, she had no choice but to call Zhang Xupeng, who then revealed that when Boss Tan was a child, he fell off a bridge while riding a bicycle.
Since then, he developed acrophobia and couldn't keep his balance on two-wheeled objects, so he dared not touch them.
Currently, only Zhang Xupeng and Gu Qingqing knew about this.
Usually, at the company, Tan Jincheng also pretended very well.
As long as he didn't sit on it and experience it himself, no one knew he couldn't ride a little e-bike.
Over the past month, Gu Qingqing witnessed the speed of Shanchi's brand promotion and also Tan Jincheng's talent.
For the same age group, Boss Tan's demonstrated abilities were truly admirable.
"What are you spacing out for? Still texting your Boss Tan? Are you sleeping or not? If you're not sleeping, I'm going to sleep first,"
Qin Siyu said, nudging the dazed Gu Qingqing.
"Ugh, it's not easy to earn money. Tomorrow I still have to work, and tonight I have to accompany the 'boss's wife' to watch such a boring competition."
Gu Qingqing's small face flushed:
"What are you talking about, 'my Boss Tan'? Isn't he your boss too?"
"Just play dumb. If you like him, just be direct. I can tell Boss Tan likes you too."
"How can you tell?"
"Who in the entire company dares to go to the big boss's office for a nap at noon? Also, if you didn't like him, would you give him the Parker pen your dad gave you as a birthday present?"
Not only that, Boss Tan not only accepted the birthday present but also invited Qingqing to dinner alone that night, and even made up for Qingqing's previous birthday gift with a ladies' Longines watch.
This gesture was extremely generous.
Although Qingqing's Parker pen was not cheap and had special significance, in terms of value, it still couldn't compare to a branded watch.
Would he return such an expensive gift if he didn't like her?
Would he invite her to a fancy restaurant alone? Besides dealing with clients, Boss Tan always treated others to meals in the company cafeteria, even his childhood friends who brought cakes!
Would he take her to Shanghai to meet celebrities in person?
Even for filming commercials, Qingqing was allowed to be on set.
And to be honest, the little e-bike Qingqing was currently riding could be considered the first one truly delivered to a customer.
Being able to freely enter the boss's office, personally guide her when she didn't understand something about Taobao store operations, anyone with eyes could see where Boss Tan's focus lay with Shanchi Vehicle's current momentum.
A few Taobao stores might seem like a great money-making tool to ordinary people, but for Boss Tan, they were truly dispensable.
Why was this so?
Wasn't it just these two pretending to be clueless while clearly knowing, creating space and topics for each other?
Qin Siyu wanted to see how long these two would "act."
And surprisingly, personally witnessing a relationship unfold was quite interesting.
"Hey, if I come to work full-time at Shanchi Vehicle after graduation, do you think Boss Tan will agree?"
Qin Siyu nudged Gu Qingqing.
"Ah? Why would you think that?"
Gu Qingqing was startled.
"Don't worry, I don't mean anything else. I just think that although Shanchi Vehicle isn't big right now, it has a lot of potential. Our major isn't easy to find jobs in. We either go home to take civil service exams or work as translators, always traveling with the boss, which isn't stable at all. If possible, finding a stable job in a department at Shanchi, I think that would be pretty good."
The English major sounds impressive, but many people find it useless after studying it for a long time.
There's no advantage in taking civil service exams, so they either go for a teaching certificate to become an English teacher.
As for business English, that job isn't easy either.
Moreover, after witnessing Boss Tan's English proficiency, Qin Siyu deeply realized that English can only be considered a tool, not a major.
Someone who hasn't even attended university has such a high level of English, you can imagine how fierce the competition will be after entering society.
To this day, Qin Siyu was increasingly grateful for the Taobao model job Gu Qingqing introduced her to.
It not only helped her solve the problem of earning part-time money but also showed her another side of society.
Several experiences of dining with Boss Tan made her realize that her major and the reputation of her school didn't offer much advantage after entering society, and the idea of seeking a new career direction began to form in her heart.
Taking civil service exams, teacher certification exams, and business English were all things Boss Tan told them about.
Coming to Shanchi to do summer part-time work, besides her own financial needs, was also to have the opportunity to hear Boss Tan's views on the future.
However, given Shanchi's rapid development, joining Shanchi after graduation might not be a bad opportunity.
Moreover, she heard that Boss Tan had a trading company called Jinyi Industry, which dealt with import and export business, and that would also be a good fit for her major.
With that, Qin Siyu wrapped an arm around Gu Qingqing's slender waist and said with a smile,
"By then, I'll need Miss Gu to put in a good word for me."
Qin Siyu's sudden move made the already blushing Gu Qingqing appear even shyer, shrinking into the quilt and saying,
"Oh, you know him too, don't you? If you really have that idea, you can tell him directly then."
"My words aren't as effective as yours. Do you think Boss Tan would have let me and Zhao Xianbo stay to do odd jobs if it wasn't for your sake? We're useless, it's almost like getting paid for nothing."
As Qin Siyu spoke, she observed Gu Qingqing.
Her rosy cheeks, illuminated by the dim light, made even women want to give her a kiss.
In her hand was a slender waist.
Although through the pajamas, she could feel the beautiful figure.
Unconsciously, Qin Siyu slipped her hand inside and moved upwards.
Hmm, one hand couldn't grasp it.
Qin Siyu couldn't help but exclaim,
"Qingqing, you are really beautiful, and your figure is so good. I wonder which lucky guy will get you in the future."
"Oh, stop it, stop it. Weren't we going to sleep? Why are you talking about this? Besides, there are still two years until graduation,"
Gu Qingqing tried to hide, startled.
"Haha, I'm just giving you a heads-up. When the time comes, please arrange a good department for me."
"I don't have that right. Ah, if you keep bothering me, I'll touch you too!"
"Haha, who's afraid of whom? Come on! Tsk tsk, how did you grow like this? Does Boss Tan know?"
"Ah, you're still talking! I'm going to resist!"
"Ah, I'm wrong, I'm wrong! Don't tickle me, I won't dare again!"
After playing around for a while, both were tired.
Qin Siyu mumbled, "I still have to work tomorrow," and fell asleep.
Gu Qingqing turned off the indoor light, lay on the bed staring at the ceiling, but found herself even more unable to sleep.
(End of Chapter)
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