Entertainment mogul: Starting his business with the internet

Chapter 28 Voting
On September 11th, a heavy rain fell in Beiping yesterday, but the rain stopped today and the sky cleared up. Students welcomed their first weekend after the start of the university semester.

As dawn broke, Song Ci, returning to her dormitory after her morning exercise, saw Lin Hao, the chubby boy, sitting alone at his desk, fiddling with his laptop, looking focused and muttering to himself.

Not seeing the other two in the dorm, Song Ci vaguely guessed where they had gone, but still asked, "Did Gang and Xiao Chuan go to the library early Saturday morning?"

Lin Hao clicked the mouse repeatedly, shaking his head as he replied, "Yeah, after I vote for my goddess, I'll go to the library too. Want to come with me, Lao Si?"

"No, a friend is visiting me at school today, so I won't be going to the library."

Song Ci shook his head. After ten days of school, he had come to a deep understanding that those who could get into Peking University's Guanghua School of Management were not only talented in learning, but were also basically diligent and self-disciplined students.

Even Lin Hao, the most playful student in their 310 dormitory, would go to the library to read for two or three hours every day without fail, in his spare time.

Not to mention Tang Xiaochuan, the study fanatic, who spends almost all his time studying except for eating and sleeping. If it weren't for his photographic memory from his rebirth, he really wouldn't be able to compete with these people.

Lin Hao suddenly clenched his fist and slammed it on the table, complaining indignantly, "Why is my goddess still in second place? Not only has her vote count not caught up, but the gap between her and the first place is even bigger than yesterday."

"Did that girl in first place rig the votes?! Damn it, are all the other voters blind? Why didn't they vote for Liu Yifei? That Chen Xian guy is nowhere near as pretty as my goddess!"

Song Ci was already used to the chubby boy's unusual behavior, while Lin Hao was voting for the most beautiful school beauty pageant on Toutiao.com.

The goddess he mentioned is Liu Yifei, the most beautiful girl at the Beijing Film Academy. The chubby boy is a huge fan of Liu Yifei's portrayal of Wang Yuyan, and the first thing he does every morning is go online to vote for Liu Yifei.

Since the "Charity Star" Most Beautiful Campus Belle Contest was launched on Toutiao.com on September 1st, it has caused a huge sensation across the internet.

After registration closed on September 5th, more than 9 beautiful female college students from universities across the country participated in the selection. Countless netizens logged onto Toutiao.com every day to vote for their favorite campus belle.

Together with the special report on university highlights, the two projects brought huge traffic to Toutiao.com. Within ten days of the website's launch, the number of daily unique visitors exceeded 1 million and the number of page views surpassed 100 million.

Toutiao.com became an instant hit, and a large number of companies have begun to contact the company to place advertisements on Toutiao.com. The website's launch and traffic generation efforts have been a great success.

Song Ci moved behind Lin Hao and glanced at the computer screen. Among the more than 5,000 female college students who had signed up, Liu Yifei, the future white moonlight in the hearts of countless men and the school beauty of Beijing Film Academy, was currently ranked second. Her childhood sweetheart, Liu Shishi, the school beauty of Beijing Dance Academy, was actually ranked ninth. The current first place was a girl named Chen Xian from Zhejiang University.

This girl has a striking and elegant appearance, and her face perfectly matches the general aesthetic. She defeated all the school beauties in the country with just a pure and natural ID photo, and she is currently leading in votes by a large margin, having already widened the gap with the second-place Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei doesn't yet have the boost from her roles as Zhao Ling'er and Xiaolongnu, and her popularity isn't as exaggerated as it was in later years. Under these circumstances, it's difficult for her to surpass the top-ranked girl from Zhejiang University. Unless someone illegally manipulates the votes, this girl is basically the champion of this campus beauty pageant.

Lin Hao clicked on Liu Shishi's photo again, muttering, "What kind of garbage Toutiao website has these rules? Why do I have to cast my 5 votes for 5 different people every day?"

Fourth brother, I voted for your goddess Liu Shishi, remember to vote for my goddess Yifei too, you absolutely must remember!

The chubby boy turned around and repeatedly instructed Song Ci behind him. Song Ci patted Lin Hao's chubby shoulder to reassure him, and replied helplessly, "I know, I'll definitely vote for Liu Yifei today."

The voting rules set by Toutiao.com stipulate that any account registered on the website can cast a maximum of 5 votes per day, but voting for the same person is not allowed. Therefore, after voting for Liu Yifei, Lin Hao can still vote for four more contestants.

That day, Lin Hao happened to see Song Ci voting for Liu Shishi. He thought Liu Shishi was Song Ci's goddess. Since his brother's favorite goddess was also half an idol, he would also vote for Liu Shishi every day.

Of course, Lin Hao also demanded that Song Ci vote for Liu Yifei, and Lu Yugang and Tang Xiaochuan were also forced by him to vote for Liu Yifei every day.

The day before yesterday, Song Ci forgot to vote for Liu Yifei, so Lin Hao complained that Song Ci was disloyal and valued women over friends. They argued for a long time, and Lin Hao got a headache from all the arguing.

After casting his vote, Lin Hao closed his laptop, packed his books, and was about to head to the library when Lu Yugang and Tang Xiaochuan suddenly returned to their dormitory.

Fatty Lin asked in confusion, "Brother Gang, Xiao Chuan, why are you back? I was just about to meet up with you."

Lu Yugang spread his hands and explained helplessly, "Don't even mention it. When we got there, there wasn't a single empty seat in the library. These bastards went to reserve seats as early as 6 o'clock. We were late. Everyone's on Saturday off, but they don't even get a break!"

"Haozi, I brought you pancakes!" Tang Xiaochuan handed Lin Hao the breakfast he had prepared.

"Good brother! I'll give you the money later." Seeing the breakfast, Lin Hao was overjoyed and tore open the packaging to wolf it down.

Upon hearing Lin Hao mention money, Tang Xiaochuan quickly declined, saying, "No need, no need. You asked me to bring you food the last few times, and I haven't used up the money yet."

His family is struggling financially, and his roommates have been taking good care of him lately. When Lin Hao asks him to bring him food, they never ask for the change back, saying it's his errand fee. His roommates are generous, but he can't be ungrateful.

Song Ci watched this scene from the side and felt quite happy. Her three roommates, Lu Yugang and Lin Hao, had similar personalities, being forthright and unconcerned with trivial matters, while Tang Xiaochuan was simple and honest. They were all people she could get to know well.

Lu Yugang put his textbooks on the desk, ready to study. "Let's study in the dorm today. Haozi, lend me your computer so I can look up some information online."

Seeing that they were always working too hard, Song Ci advised them, "A balance between work and rest is the way to long-term success, especially for Xiao Chuan, who should relax a bit."

Tang Xiaochuan shook his head and, like Lu Yugang, silently opened his book.

He can't compare to Song Ci. His roommate is exceptionally talented and can quickly understand and master the knowledge taught by the professor, even applying it to other situations.

Several professors in the college are fond of Song Ci poetry. One professor of economics even wanted Song Ci to join his research group, which shows Song Ci's intelligence.

A person should know their own limitations. Although I have some natural talent in my studies, my admission to Peking University is mainly due to hard work. Only by being diligent and hardworking can I achieve academic success. In addition, I cannot afford to slack off at all during my four years of university.

(End of this chapter)