Chapter 38: The Popular Me

Entering late April in Yancheng, the days are getting longer.

At 6:00 PM, the sun is slowly sinking below the horizon, and the sky is dyed into a gradient of orange-red and golden-yellow.

Tang Song closed his laptop, tidied up his desk, and got off work on time.

Just after punching out at the front desk, his shoulder was slapped hard.

Du Shaokai leaned over with a grin and punched in right after.

He winked at the beautiful front desk of the company. "Yuying, next time your Administrative Department has a dinner party, be sure to notify me. I know a shop where the barbecue is super delicious."

Du Yuying covered her mouth and chuckled. "Alright, Brother Du, when the time comes, us girls without cars will rely on you to pick us up."

Du Shaokai shook the Cadillac car key in his hand. "No problem! I’ll leave with Old Song first, bye~"

"Bye-bye."

Du Shaokai put his arm around Tang Song’s shoulder and pointed to the direction of the hallway with a smile. "Let’s go, Old Song, I have something to talk to you about. You haven't replied to my WeChat for the past few days, and it’s not convenient to say some things in the company."

Tang Song glanced at him and nodded. "Alright."

During the 3 days he took leave, Du Shaokai asked him about the progress of the project from time to time, asking him to try to finish it this week.

It seemed that in his view, facing the pressure from Director Chen, he would definitely comply 100%.

"Creak—" He pushed open the airtight security door and walked into the quiet hallway.

Du Shaokai relaxed his whole body.

He took a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one for himself first, took a deep drag, and then handed it to Tang Song. "Want one?"

"I don't smoke."

"Haha, alright." Du Shaokai leaned against the wall, exhaling smoke rings while smiling. "Next Monday, the requirement from the Human Resources Department should be doable, right? Remember to submit it to the dev branch of the Git warehouse first; I’ll merge it for the launch."

"Isn't that your task?" Tang Song shrugged, imitating his manner. "I didn't receive any work order from the Human Resources Department, so it has nothing to do with me."

Du Shaokai stopped smoking. "Old Song, let me tell you the truth.

This module is something Tian Jing wants to add. You should know that I like her, and her background is not small either; none of us can afford to offend her.

Everything in the past is over; forgive me if I’ve done anything wrong.

As long as you follow me steadily in the future, I can guarantee that you will live comfortably in the company."

Tang Song patted his arm and smiled. "I see in the business system that the development period is only half a month. Keep it up, Little Du, you don't have much time left."

No wonder he cares so much; it’s because of Tian Jing.

A 22-year-old compensation supervisor—to talk about connections, she is much stronger than Du Shaokai’s uncle, who is a vice president.

Anger accumulated in Du Shaokai’s eyes, and his voice raised a lot: "You might not know yet, but at most next month, I will be promoted to the supervisor of the backend group, which is your direct leader.

Before you speak or act, it’s best to consider the consequences.

In this society, the least lacking thing is people who can work. If you don't do it, there are plenty of people who can replace you."

Tang Song looked at him calmly, with no fear or retreat in his gaze. "Then congratulations to Supervisor Du in advance. I have something to do, so I’ll go first."

After speaking, he directly opened the fire door.

"Clatter." Du Shaokai flicked the cigarette in his hand, hitting the fire door, his tone turning completely cold. "I will communicate this matter with Director Chen. The team doesn't need a thorn like you, and Jinxiu Trading can't accommodate a great god like you."

Tang Song stopped his steps and looked back. "I find you particularly hypocritical, on par with Chen Yunteng. Clearly, it’s for your own benefit, yet you keep putting the team and the company on your lips."

After speaking, regardless of Du Shaokai’s reaction, he walked out directly.

Now he has no pressure at all, and he is fearless of salary cuts or layoffs.

Qingxin Garden Residential Area.

Tang Song was watching short videos while eating his fat-loss meal in big mouthfuls.

Although the food was very plain, the young lady in the video was very appetizing.

"Ding-dong—" A WeChat notification sounded.

[Gao Mengting: "Meiting Clothing Hall.map"]

[Gao Mengting: "A batch of men’s clothing just arrived, and the styles are all good. Mr. Tang, you can come and choose a few; I’ll sell them to you at cost."]

Tang Song replied: "Alright, see you this weekend."

He exited the chat interface and clicked on Zhao Yaqian’s chat box to take a look.

The invitation to go shopping he sent out two hours ago still hadn't been replied to.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that since that road trip, Zhao Yaqian had been avoiding him a bit, and her enthusiasm for chatting wasn't as high as before.

After hesitating for a while, he didn't continue to send messages.

Just then, the system light curtain automatically unfolded in front of him.

[April 20, 2023, you achieved the goal of over 1,000 followers on the Xiaohongshu platform]

[Although it is insignificant, you have truly become a qualified internet celebrity blogger. Your voice has had a little influence in a small range, your transformation experience has attracted the attention of many people, and you have obtained the permission to open the Dandelion platform, which can connect to advertisements to achieve monetization]

[You have obtained the title "The Popular Me"]

[Whether to wear it immediately: Yes, No]

Tang Song was overjoyed; he finally had over 1,000 followers!

It wasn't in vain that he updated his notes every day and interacted actively.

But what he didn't expect was that this reward was actually a title.

A title is a kind of honor identification in the game. In addition to display, it will also bring some special effects.

For example, attribute value bonuses, temperament, skills, etc.

Click to wear!

A golden light flashed before his eyes.

The system automatically jumped to the main interface, and there was an extra golden title on top of the 3D character’s head.

Click to view details.

[The Popular Me: Wear this title, and for every new follower you get on the accounts registered on common social platforms, you will receive a cash reward equivalent to 100 times.]

[Note 1: It is forbidden to use any marketing and promotion means to obtain followers]

[Note 2: Your common platforms include (Douyin, Xiaohongshu)]

[Current cash reward: 102,000 yuan (total 102,000 yuan)]

I’m going to get rich!

Seeing the content of the title, Tang Song gasped.

In the "Male God Growth Plan" game, he had obtained many such titles with cash rewards.

For example, [The Power of Breathing], where the character gets a 5-yuan reward for every breath.

Such a title was completely useless to him, who had a golden finger and was rapidly building a business empire, and he basically never wore it.

But put in the real world, for himself now, this is a complete "big killer"!

One follower is 100 yuan, and 10,000 followers is 1 million!

Tang Song only hated himself for not playing Weibo, Kuaishou, etc., usually, otherwise, there would be more than these two common platforms.

But it’s okay, the difficulty of getting followers on Douyin is much easier than on Xiaohongshu.

Even if there can be no promotion, as long as he insists on posting videos, the follower growth rate will definitely be faster than Xiaohongshu.

And the system is really generous, directly counting his existing followers.

Tang Song picked up his phone to check his follower count.

Xiaohongshu currently has 1,001 followers.

Douyin has 19 followers because there are only a few simple daily shares.

Total followers 1,020, so the withdrawable amount is 102,000 yuan. ===== CHAPTER 40 =====