2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 534 An Unexpected Surge in Popularity

"Live streaming can have this kind of effect?"

Half an hour after the live stream started answering questions from netizens, it was 11 a.m. Some of those who stayed up late had already gotten up, and the popularity of the live stream reached a small peak, with the number of people watching online at the same time exceeding 5.

With 9000 million users and nearly a third of them being daily active users, Kaixin.com saw a constant influx of netizens into the boss's live stream around lunchtime to watch the excitement.

"Wow, 5 people in the live stream? Great! Thank you all for watching. I can't let you watch for nothing, so I'll give you some money. Now, let's move on to the lucky draw."

"Before the giveaway, I want to remind everyone that the winners will receive a private message from Orange Technology's official account, the one with the blue 'V' logo. Please make sure you verify this to avoid being scammed. Don't trust any other messages, even those from my account, understand?"

"The rules for the lottery are very simple. Everyone type '1' in the public chat, and whoever I screenshot is the winner. But let me make it clear first, you have to follow our Orange Technology official account, the one with the orange avatar that's ranked fifth. If you haven't followed us, you don't count."

Before the broadcast started, it was announced that there would be a lucky draw during the live stream, with prizes including 10 Orange Products Club shopping vouchers worth 3000 yuan each, 10 Orange Products Club GXG Zone shopping vouchers worth 3000 yuan each, and 10 Olympic Games-specific lithium battery electric vehicles worth 5999 yuan each.

In addition, there are some small gifts such as Orange Technology merchandise. Many netizens were attracted by the gifts advertised. The total value of the gifts exceeds 12 yuan, which is very tempting.

Boss Tan really lost money doing this live stream.

"Mom, is it appropriate for me to use my own account to make the donation?"

Liu Xiaoli pursed her lips and said, "What's inappropriate about it? Look, his live stream already has more than 5 viewers, and he's still going on. If we don't ride this wave of popularity, we might as well."

The mother and daughter were on set at the moment. Liu Xiaoli only found out about it when she saw that some people in the crew were watching the live stream. Otherwise, she wouldn't have known about it.

Wow, there were over 5 people watching the couple joke around in the live stream, so I quickly approached my daughter and took advantage of a break from filming to ride the wave of popularity.

In other words, Liu Yifei's Kaixin.com registration account wasn't in her possession; otherwise, she would have logged in and made donations herself long ago.

"Hurry up and go during this break in the lottery, otherwise your tip will be wasted. You're an honorary employee of Flash Rider, what's wrong with supporting the boss? No one will say you're trying to ride the wave. Besides, look at those electric vehicle manufacturers, they're all giving tips like crazy."

It's funny, Tan Jincheng had only greeted a few familiar leading manufacturers beforehand, since this was a Q&A session with netizens held under the name of Orange Technology. However, he didn't expect the news to spread so quickly, and soon many electric vehicle manufacturers and even parts suppliers came to check it out.

By now, many electric vehicle brands have made it onto the leaderboard by sending gifts, turning the whole place into a huge gathering of the electric vehicle industry. Zhang Xupeng's cost as a shill is getting higher and higher, and he can't even get the top spot anymore.

"How many cars would be an appropriate tip?"

She naturally knew how to ride on someone's coattails, and she had often done so before. However, ever since she was curious about Teacher Chen's work and was criticized by Tan Jincheng for her figure, she had become a little resentful and didn't want to talk to him anymore.

Complaining about flat chests or age is a taboo subject for many girls, and Boss Tan didn't give them any face at all.

Liu Xiaoli thought for a moment and said, "Let's get 50 cars. The current leaderboard has 47 cars. If you get 50 cars, you can take the top spot and stay there for a while."

"Ah, 50 cars for 10 yuan, I'm using my own money to swipe this. The top-ranked player, Zhang Xupeng, is his buddy. He definitely doesn't have to spend money to swipe this. He's definitely a shill."

"Haha, it really is a shill. I asked the people watching the live stream, and the first few were all shills he hired. He admitted it himself."

"You hired shills and then admitted it yourself?"

Liu Yifei stared wide-eyed with curiosity, saying that she had never seen this kind of live broadcast before. There were so many questions on the screen that she couldn't keep up. It was as if Boss Tan had a scanner in his eyes, and he always managed to find some answers to them.

At the same time, you can also pick some questions to get Qingqing to interact with you, which looks really interesting.

"That sweet little voice is my sister, but she can't appear on camera to protect her privacy, please understand; by the way, the logo of our newly registered children's clothing brand Yueyue is a cartoon image of my sister, you can check it out and you'll see, she's a very cute little girl."

"Flash Motors is making cars? Although this question has nothing to do with today's topic, it's true, we're definitely going to make them. As for what kind of cars this guy asked about, don't worry, Flash Motors' product philosophy is to make high-performance, cost-effective products so that everyone's consumption is worthwhile."

"How much money will Mr. Gu and I have after Orange Technology goes public? If you are interested in the specific details, you can look up the prospectus. These are all public information and not difficult to understand."

"Will the first batch of Flashcar buyers get a full refund after a few years, like the first batch of electric car buyers? Haha, that's a great question. To answer that question, I'll personally sponsor you an Olympic edition electric car. Make a note of this netizen named Mu Tuotuo in the comments section and keep an eye on his private messages."

"But I can't say for sure whether we'll be like the first batch of electric vehicle users. I can only say I'll do my best. If our company develops to that point by then, I won't be stingy."

Seeing her daughter staring intently at the messages on the public screen and occasionally commenting that a comment was funny, Liu Xiaoli became a little anxious: "Hurry up and give a reward, there's going to be another giveaway soon, and besides, you have to film this afternoon."

"It's really fun. Why are you in such a hurry to watch a little longer? Mom, do you think we could do a live interactive broadcast like this?"

"That's something for later. His live stream only lasts an hour; it ends at 11:30."

"Oh, okay then." In Tan Jincheng's live broadcast room, there were not only onlookers, but also many practitioners from the Internet and physical industries. Everyone wanted to see what kind of effect Tan, who is known as a marketing guru, would have when he went live to answer reporters' questions.

The novel, witty, and humorous live-streaming style, which effectively connected with ordinary netizens, proved quite effective. The number of followers of Zhang Xupeng, the vice president of Flashpoint, and the first account to send a gift, has been steadily increasing.

The funniest thing was that Tan Jincheng even arranged a blind date for Zhang Xupeng in the live broadcast, letting everyone know that this vice president is still single!

"My good buddy Zhang is still single. Although he's not as handsome as me, he's not ugly either. He's only about half a year older than me. If any female fans are interested in him, please give him some attention. I'll secretly post some of his photos later."

"You're not in a hurry? I'm more anxious than you, okay? Your mom always complains that I only care about finding girlfriends for myself and don't introduce any to you. She also says that I've arranged too much work for you."

"How did I meet Mr. Gu? When we first started our business, Mr. Zhang and I were in the clothing business. We were really poor back then, and we had to make every penny count. We could only find some part-time jobs to photograph clothing. That's how I met Mr. Gu."

Tan Jincheng had a lot of fun during his first live stream. He answered every question as long as it didn't involve company secrets, from his personal wealth to the company's operations, and even his personal relationship with Gu Qingqing.

Even competitors were enthusiastically recommending it in their live streams, which made these business partners, who had previously been dominated by Tan Jincheng, quite unaccustomed to it.

"Huh? Who's here?"

Just as Tan Jincheng was about to launch the second round of the lottery, rows of sports cars appeared on the public screen, and the special effects made the entire screen lag a bit, while the viewers in the live broadcast room went crazy.

"Holy crap, is this really Liu Yifei?"

"Holy crap, it's a real person, the kind with a verified account, real-name verified, there's no mistake, her homepage is full of her promotions."

Kaixin.com has also invited many celebrities and companies to join, following the yellow and blue V verification system of Weibo in its previous life. These days, there are a lot of scammers online, so it's easy to be fooled if things aren't properly regulated.

All of Flash's brand ambassadors have joined Kaixin.com. Mango, who is good at managing her account, has Chun Ge's account updated simultaneously on various social media platforms. Liu Yifei's updates are less frequent, and some of them are only posted after Tan Jincheng urged her to.

As for Jay Chou, this guy is on a whole other level. He's been incredibly busy these past two years, especially this year. CCTV recorded two songs created for the Olympics, one of which he sang solo, and the other was sung by other big-name stars. He's become incredibly popular.

This signing before the Olympics was incredibly worthwhile; even Zhang Congxun was extremely envious, and even Long Ge (Zhang Congxun) is very popular this year.

"Hey, Little Liu is here; wow, 50 sports cars! Thanks to our top fan! Everyone in the live stream, please follow our top fan!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a sweet, childlike voice rang out: "Follow me."

It was Xiao Jinyue, who was fixed in front of Tan Jincheng. The little girl was too curious and often wanted to appear in front of the camera, so Tan Jincheng had to fix her in front of him and adjust the position of the camera so that she could show her little head, but not her face.

It has to be said that celebrities have a strong appeal. Liu Yifei's appearance caused the live stream to freeze for nearly a minute. The screen was scrolling so fast that it was impossible to see the chat content.

These days, technology is limited. In my opinion, Orange Technology's image and video processing technology is already very impressive, but in Tan Jincheng's eyes, it's completely inadequate, and the picture quality is really just average.

However, this is the best Orange Technology can do right now, and it is considered quite impressive by professionals.

Many onlookers in the internet industry then realized that Orange Technology actually had something to offer.

"Just to clarify, Xiao Liu wasn't a plant I arranged. It was purely an accident. How about we connect online and say hello to the fans and netizens, Xiao Liu?"

Kuku headed straight for the top spot on the leaderboard, and Tan Jincheng quickly realized that this must have been Liu Xiaoli's idea, just to ride the wave of popularity. If she couldn't even do that, then she really wasn't qualified.

Unless someone like Jay Chou or Chris Lee is genuinely too busy.

The live stream was planned, but it wasn't part of the rehearsal. Since it was just a bunch of guys, there was no need for a live stream. But since Liu Yifei is here, let's make it happen.

Tan Jincheng sent a live video call request to Liu Yifei. Liu Yifei obviously didn't react in time, and since she didn't have good equipment, she struggled for a while and had to try several times before Tan Jincheng taught her how to do it on the spot.

This was another great program, showing everyone another side of celebrities.

"Hello everyone in the live stream, Mr. Tan, Mr. Gu, and Xiao Jinyue; I am Liu Yifei, and I am very happy to meet you all in this way. I hope you have a great time."

Dr. Tan was surprised to hear a woman's voice calling her name. She glanced at her sister-in-law beside her but did not say anything.

Her eyes lit up: "Sister, isn't this the pretty lady who came to my house for dinner one day?"

Who says kids don't learn from their mistakes? Tan Jinyue's unintentional remark instantly reignited the excitement in the live stream.

(End of this chapter)