Chapter 544 - 287: A Ticket to Board the Rice Car
Jinmao Building.
All the girls from Second-Life Star had been called over, gathering in the lobby of the Jinmao Building.
There were too many people—over 300 of them summoned at once. It would be difficult for Second-Life Star to distribute the drinks later.
The girls signed by Second-Life Star all had stunning looks and incredible figures. Now, with over 300 of them gradually gathering in the Jinmao Building lobby, they naturally attracted a lot of attention.
First, it was the building’s security guards, and then the employees from the various companies in the Jinmao Building.
Zhang Xiao and Xiao Zhenhua were employees at a company on the 13th floor of the building. When quitting time came, they, for once, left work right on time.
When they reached the first-floor lobby, they were met with a spectacular sight.
And spectacular it was.
The dense crowd of gorgeous girls, with their long legs, looked like a forest of legs.
Seriously, when had they ever seen so many beautiful women in one place?
You could say that every single one of them was prettier than the girls in their own company. It was enough to make them drool.
They noticed that many people from other companies in the building, heading out after work, were captivated by the scene. They had stopped in their tracks to watch, and quite a few were already filming the massive group of beauties.
"They must be influencers from Second-Life Star, right?"
"Definitely. Where else would so many pretty girls come from?"
"I’m so jealous of that Chen Jincheng. A scumbag like him, with so many pretty girls under him... who knows how many he’s slept with!"
"Goes without saying. He’s probably slept with all of them."
"Now you’re exaggerating. There are almost two or three hundred of them. Even if Chen Jincheng wanted to, he wouldn’t have the stamina, right?"
"..."
Zhang Xiao and Xiao Zhenhua were immediately drawn in by the conversation.
After all, anyone working in the Jinmao Building had more or less heard that the company belonging to Tiao Yin’s top dog, Chen Jincheng, was located right here.
People often even ran into Second-Life Star’s influencers in the elevators.
But never before had they seen so many of the Second-Life Star girls gathered together.
Truly, seeing so many beautiful influencers, the two of them also found themselves feeling very envious of Chen Jincheng.
They had heard things about the influencer circle. Plus, since he was Tiao Yin’s top dog, even if he hadn’t slept with all of them, these beautiful influencers would probably throw themselves at him if he just said the word.
Just as everyone’s attention was fixed on the beautiful women, a delivery truck pulled up outside. People were seen unloading box after box and placing them in the middle of the crowd of girls.
The boxes were opened, revealing rows of stylish, cool-looking bottles.
Instantly, murmurs of surprise rippled through the crowd.
"37.2°C Soda!"
"Isn’t that the new drink Chen Jincheng just came out with?"
"I just saw the video for it before I got off work. Didn’t expect to see it in person."
"I even bought a case from the shopping cart on Chen Jincheng’s video. I wonder what it tastes like!"
"..."
Wang Yuan was arranging for people to distribute the drinks to the Second-Life Star girls, telling them to take some back with them to shoot videos. They could either film individually or in small groups.
If needed, they could also go to the main area of Extreme Bar to film tonight; the bar staff would cooperate with them.
Hearing the comments from the surrounding crowd, his face broke into a wide smile.
His boss’s promotional strategy was clearly having an excellent effect. So many people already knew about the soda.
While the drinks were being distributed, Chen Jincheng was dealing with some issues related to the soda. He also mapped out the next steps for the brand and calculated the required capital.
To go into full-scale production, meet current and future order demands, and maximize profits from the soda, another 500 million in funding would be needed.
That way, after just three to six months of profits, the soda brand could be externally valued for a new round of financing, securing the greatest possible return.
As for the 500 million, a portion could be drawn from the total revenue of future video sales, and the commission from promoting Rice’s products via video would also contribute.
With that in mind, Chen Jincheng took out his phone and called Lei Xiaojun.
Meanwhile, Lei Xiaojun was at one of Rice Group’s R&D centers, looking over a special file.
The file was not about phones.
The Rice 8 Pay was selling like hotcakes, basically solidifying the market foundation for the Rice Phone.
Therefore, he had been nursing an idea and thought it might be time to put it into practice.
He had already invited two experts to the R&D center to begin gathering the relevant data.
His idea was about cars.
The R&D and production of the Rice Phone were now on the right track, but he felt the future market environment would be intensely competitive. Therefore, it was time for Rice Group to expand into a new project.
This new project, of course, was not like the countless other projects he had invested in before, so many that he himself had lost track.
Many people said his investments spanned all sorts of industries—that he would invest in anything that caught his eye on a whim.
There were many such projects, but for someone at his level, they could no longer be considered "projects." At most, they were just slightly larger business ventures for the Rice Group.
The project he wanted to launch had to be on par with the Rice Phone.
He had set his sights on the automotive industry.
He had some understanding of the current chaotic state of both the imported and domestic car markets.
Problems were rampant, from selling inferior models as premium ones, to delivery markups and bundled sales, to outright sales fraud and misleading practices.
In the production process, cutting corners, quality control issues, and inconsistent technical standards were also major problems.
Even more serious were the issues with the competitive environment and fake reviews.
But for the longest time, both the domestic and imported car sectors had remained stagnant. The market was complacent and lacked vitality. If a technological revolution were to happen, it would be the perfect opportunity to enter the industry.