Chapter 83: The Goddess Filter Shattered
TL: Etude
“Is anyone there?”
Jiang Qin arrived at the Entrepreneurship Center and pushed the door of the main office, but it wouldn’t budge. Peering through the window, he saw that the room was empty.
Cao Xingyue and the TV-loving senior, also students from Linchuan University, probably couldn’t manage their work here while attending classes. Moreover, the Entrepreneurship Center itself was a relaxed establishment, so there was really no need to have someone on duty at all times. Being greeted by a closed door was nothing out of the ordinary.
“Let’s go, no one’s here. We’ll come back another time.”
“What about my lady boss certificate?” Feng Nanshu looked woefully disappointed, feeling like an important document that was almost in her grasp was slipping away.
“There’s no one inside, we can’t do it.”
“Then I’ll wait here,” Feng Nanshu said seriously, determined to stay.
Jiang Qin found it amusing. It was just a self-employment certificate, not that important: “Okay, how about this? You come with me to room 208 for a bit, and we’ll come back down when the person who handles the certificates arrives.”
“Okay.”
Jiang Qin led Feng Nanshu to room 208. As soon as they entered, the crisp sound of keyboards could be heard, rhythmic and reminiscent of an internet café.
However, when the little rich lady followed Jiang Qin inside, the sound of the keyboards noticeably paused, then slowed down, and the keystrokes became softer.
This was followed by hushed whispers, spoken in suppressed tones.
“Who’s that dazzling beauty behind the boss?”
“I heard from Sister Su Nai that she’s our lady boss.”
“Wow, our lady boss is so beautiful?!”
“Yes, like the boss, she’s also a freshman from the Finance Department, and I heard they’re from the same high school.”
“The boss is really something, snatching her up in high school? No wonder it’s so hard to find a partner in college; some people prefer to take the initiative early!”
“Have you ever considered that your inability to find a partner isn’t because all the beauties are taken, but because of your face?”
“???????”
Amidst this chatter, the technical team stopped their work and glanced at the names and photos on the leaderboard, their gazes turning peculiar.
Especially the two boys in the group, Chen Wenxing and Yang Shuai.
They had been excited about taking on the school beauty contest, as it meant they could personally help choose the most beautiful girl in the school – what boy wouldn’t be thrilled?
But now, seeing the lady boss, they suddenly felt that the school beauties and goddesses being praised by each department paled in comparison. Their interest waned, replaced by deep curiosity.
“Isn’t the lady boss joining the contest? Who could beat her if she did?”
“The boss won’t let her compete. It wouldn’t be fair to everyone else.”
“Tsk tsk, hiding a beauty in a golden house, yet he always talks about not dating. His heart is truly wicked.”
“All bosses are wicked. I even heard from someone in the Finance Department that the boss has a model girlfriend off-campus.”
“Damn, really? That’s low!”
The reaction from the content team was similar to that of the technical team, perhaps even more disheartened.
Why?
Because they had just finished interviewing the goddesses from each department and were writing their biographies, using all sorts of lavish descriptions – skin delicate enough to break with a blow, stunning beauty, sparkling eyes, and smiles bright as sunshine.
As a result, in front of the lady boss, they all felt utterly defeated.
“It’s pointless, I don’t feel like doing this anymore.” Lu Feiyu from the content team pushed away his keyboard, feeling completely disinterested.
Dong Wenhao glanced at him and said, “Don’t you want your salary anymore?”
“Of course I want it.”
“Then get back to work.”
Lu Feiyu’s hands hovered over the keyboard for a while: “I can’t do it, my goddess filter is gone. How can I continue exaggerating?”
“Who are you writing about?” Dong Wenhao peered at his computer screen.
“It’s her, Liu Yiyi from the Literature Department. I started off quite enthusiastically, describing her as ‘nation’s beauty’ and ‘autumn water-like eyes’, but now I can’t continue. She’s not as beautiful as our lady boss, and yet we’re rating her as a campus beauty. Isn’t that like telling a blatant lie?”
“You have to force yourself to exaggerate, even if it’s difficult. Don’t carry the burden of a literary creator. Nowadays, talent is less valuable than money.”
Lu Feiyu pursed his lips, typed the word “stunning”, then deleted it, scratched his head for a while, and replaced it with “delicate”.
There was no choice. Before the lady boss arrived, he could bestow the title of ‘stunning’ on the goddesses of each department. But with the lady boss’s appearance, all other goddesses could only be called “delicate”.
Such was the simple and clear love and hatred of male college students.
In the afternoon, Cao Xingyue had not yet arrived, but the entrance to room 208 was crowded with several merchants from Front Square, peeking into the office curiously.
Honestly, the customer flow at the Xi Tian Milk Tea Shop these past few days had been enormous, sometimes even extending to the doors of other shops. Under such circumstances, it was natural for the surrounding merchants to feel envious.
Especially yesterday afternoon, when they heard that the Belian Dessert Shop and the Fresh Fruit Supermarket also came to advertise and enjoyed a 20% discount, it was very tempting.
Tan Qing and Wei Lanlan saw this and came out to greet them, pulling them to the corner of the corridor to introduce their services.
They had no choice. The office was too crowded to have a reception room, so they had to make do in the corridor.
“Big sister, during our promotional period, all our advertising packages are 20% off. Not only are they effective, but they’re also affordable!”
“Second one half price? Oh, you heard about it from the manager of the Belian Dessert Shop, right? That’s an internal benefit for our staff. I can apply for you, but please don’t spread the word. If the boss finds out, he’ll scold us again.”
Jiang Qin stood at the door for a while and couldn’t help but think about the neighboring room 207.
As the website’s popularity increased with the contest, more and more advertisers would be attracted. They couldn’t always pull people into the hallway for business talks; it didn’t feel like a big company at all.
He thought, why not take over room 207 as well?
These past few days, he had been shuttling between the tea shop and the Entrepreneurship Center, passing by room 207 many times. He knew it was an empty classroom and figured it wouldn’t be difficult to use it.
Even if the request was denied, sneaking a key seemed feasible.
While he was pondering, Cao Xingyue came around the corner from the second floor and looked at the people at the door with some confusion.
“Junior, what are you doing? These people aren’t students, are they?”
Jiang Qin revealed a mysterious smile: “They’re clients here to bring us money.”
“You’re actually making money?” Cao Xingyue was very surprised.
“Sister, you’re always busy with your love life and don’t pay attention to the big events in school? Even stray dogs know about the campus beauty contest.”
“I know a little about the contest, but isn’t monetizing traffic the hardest part?”
Jiang Qin didn’t want to explain too much, so he pointed to room 207: “Can I borrow this room?”
“Isn’t 208 enough?”
“Look, I have to arrange for my clients in the hallway. Isn’t that inappropriate? We should at least have a reception room, right?”
Cao Xingyue pursed her lips: “Okay, I’ll ask Professor Yan’s opinion when he returns.”
“Thank you, sister. Also, there’s another thing. My friend took over the tea shop in Front Square. Can she register here for a self-employment certificate, using the fastest procedure? Credits and such are not an issue.”
“Has she come? Let her come with me to the main office.”
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