At the start, I tricked the school beauty, and ended up with twins?

"It's Gu Yu! I saw him!"

"Damn, Anong, hurry up! Get up there and interview Gu Yu, you're definitely going to take off if you can get an exclusive!"

"Yeah! Anong, you have to learn how to ride the hype wave!"

"Front row for my hubby!"

Cheng Nong glanced at the livestream chat, which exploded into activity instantly. The popularity of the stream rose slightly, and the number of likes also noticeably increased.

Cheng Nong couldn't help but be amazed by the terrifying power of a top influencer's presence; Gu Yu merely showed his face, and it caused an instant surge in the traffic of his news livestream.
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The backstage data from the livestream showed that there were many people outside the livestream room watching through previews without coming in. If he could attract this group of people to enter, the popularity of the livestream would skyrocket even more.

"To the new viewers, please follow me. I'm about to interview Mr. Gu Yu!"

Cheng Nong shouted to the livestream room.

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately gained hundreds of new followers.

He originally wanted to call out like those live commerce hosts who say "my family members," but then he thought better of it, considering his was a news livestream, and while it wasn't as serious as a traditional news broadcast, it was probably best to avoid fooling around too much.

Some words, after all, should be taken seriously when used.

The audience in the livestream room rushed him to go interview Gu Yu, and Cheng Nong didn't want to miss this opportunity. He had observed on a few previous occasions that Gu Yu seemed to be a very approachable person, always smiling and happy during his interactions with everyone.

He didn't put on airs at all.

Cheng Nong, urged by the viewers, slowly approached Gu Yu with his cameraman in tow.

Although he had conducted many interviews before and had some understanding of Gu Yu's personality, he was still a bit anxious inside because, after all, this was the man who had taken seven media outlets to court in one fell swoop.

If he offended him, they might end up in court at the drop of a hat!

With Luo San backing the other side, Cheng Nong didn't feel he could win if it came down to a legal confrontation with Gu Yu...

Of course, those who had been sued by Gu Yu were rogue media, and their practices were indeed unprofessional, which Cheng Nong also despised. He secretly supported Gu Yu's actions in his heart.

The journalism industry had become progressively worse because of the influence of all these troublemakers.

It was time for a clean-up.

"It would be best to also wake up those stubborn old-timers..." Cheng Nong muttered to himself, but didn't say it out loud.

At that moment, Gu Yu was discussing the interview question bank with Brother Qin Shan. The questions they initially prepared were no longer sufficient—the number of applicants was simply too great, and the consequence of many people was that some answers got leaked.

As a result, there were some individuals who, despite not believing in the answers, tailored their responses just to pass the interview.

These were not the kind of employees Ideal Paradise needed; Gu Yu did not need employees who were insincere.

Thus, it was essential to continually enrich the question bank and introduce new interview questions, then use random question selection and the signing of confidentiality agreements to solve the problem.

This method was very effective, it's just that Brother Qin Shan was a bit worn out. As the question setter, he had to keep coming up with new questions.

"No need to expand the question bank any more, today is the last day anyway, we've almost recruited enough people," said Gu Yu, patting Brother Qin Shan on the shoulder.

Sitting in front of a laptop, Qin Shan stopped scratching his head when he heard Gu Yu's words, and his expression relaxed.

"Damn, have I really come up with so many questions?"

It was only then that Qin Shan realized he had written a total of eight hundred and eighty questions in the question bank.

Gu Yu gave him a thumbs-up: "Awesome, bro, you could write a book now, 'Anti-Capitalism.'"

There was no denying that the questions Brother Qin Shan had come up with were all incisive, thoroughly understanding the public's psychology. While the questions seemed simple, very few people were able to break free from conventional thinking and answer sincerely from the heart.

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Armed with this massive sieve consisting of eight hundred and eighty interview questions, over the course of three days, amazingly only ninety people passed the first round of interviews, which could also be considered a written test.

Ninety people were more than enough anyway.

Even if half were to be eliminated, there would still be plenty left for Boss Pu to deploy in the sales department.

"Finally done, I'm off to write," Qin Shan exclaimed, no longer needing to compose interview questions. He quickly grabbed his laptop and stood up, ready to return to the company to work on his own novel.

In this period, he had listened to the editors and Laosi's advice, rewriting the earlier chapters, finally managing to get the plot back on track. Although he had lost some of his following, the speed at which new readers were coming in was increasing.

Everything was improving, and naturally, he wanted to get back to his regular publishing schedule. He didn't have to write twenty thousand words a day, but ten thousand was still a goal.

"Go ahead, there shouldn't be anything else that we'll need you for," Gu Yu said, aware that he had demanded much of Qin Shan's time over the last few days and felt a bit guilty.

"Mhm." Qin Shan, seeing Gu Yu's intention, simply nodded, patted him on the shoulder, then scanned the outside before turning back to Gu Yu, "Media has arrived, probably for you. You go handle it."

Gu Yu glanced to the side and indeed saw a dark and grainy camera lens pointing at him, and two young men with what looked to be press badges were walking towards him.

Having had prior experiences, he felt a degree of aversion toward these media reporters, but he didn't want to stir up trouble, so he turned, planning to head back to the company with Qin Shan.

"Mr. Gu, I am a reporter from the Modu Morning News, Cheng Nong. Do you have some time to accept my interview right now?"

"I assure you that this interview will be transparent, and I will take responsibility for the veracity of the news broadcasted!"

Seeing Gu Yu turn around, Cheng Nong quickly chased after him with a small microphone.

Gu Yu initially had resolved to ignore these media types, but upon hearing "Modu Morning News," he halted.

A whirlwind of long-sealed memories flooded his heart.

"Grandma, the morning paper says it's not a good day to go out; should we stay home instead?"

"Oh, let me see! Oh yes, it does say that. Then let's not go out to set up our stall today and rest at home instead!"

"Grandma, the morning paper has arrived! How do you pronounce this word? This Mr. Liang who's made a fortune in real estate earned fifty million! How much money is fifty million?"

"My dear grandchild, fifty million is a lot of money, more than you could spend in a lifetime; you don't need to envy others. My good grandson will surely be able to earn that much in the future."

"..."

Scene after scene came rushing back, and Gu Yu couldn't help but feel a sting in his nose.

Looking towards his company, he suddenly realized he had become the person he once talked about, the one who could earn fifty million.

Yet things were no longer the same; the most important person was no longer there.

After rubbing his reddening eyes discreetly, Gu Yu turned around, forcing a smile as he looked at Cheng Nong, "You said you're a reporter from the Modu Morning News?"

"Then come in! Let's talk in the reception room."

Gu Yu beckoned to Cheng Nong.

Cheng Nong was momentarily stupefied. Had Gu Yu really agreed to his interview so easily?

Could the reputation of the Modu Morning News have really impressed such a famously tough man?

Cheng Nong hardly believed it, but Gu Yu was indeed inviting him in. He didn't say anything more and quickly followed Gu Yu into Ideal Paradise.

This was a prime piece of news indeed!

No media had ever set foot inside Ideal Paradise before! And yet, he had entered so effortlessly!

"Mr. Cheng, would you like me to give you a tour of our company's layout?" Gu Yu asked, smiling at Cheng Nong.

Cheng Nong was taken aback by the honor and didn't miss this rare opportunity, eagerly nodding, "That would be better than great!"

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