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"Oh no, Boss! The herbal milk tea shop has opened across the street in Baichuan Mall! Our customer traffic has plummeted these past few days, and it's all because of them!"

Manager Wang stumbled into the office, but the scene before him left him somewhat bewildered.

It seems that Rong Zihao had some kind of argument with his female secretary, and the two started fighting.

The weather in Shanghai has been quite hot lately, and the office is stuffy and poorly ventilated, so the two of them were only wearing one piece of underwear.

The female secretary's fair and translucent skin had several red handprints, indicating that the battle was quite intense!

Manager Wang's Adam's apple bobbed; he realized he shouldn't be here right now.

With Manager Wang's intrusion, the two lost the will to continue fighting.

Rong Zihao glared at him fiercely and said while buttoning his shirt, "Don't tell anyone about what happened today, especially not to my wife!"

"I understand, boss." Manager Wang nodded repeatedly, glancing at the female secretary beside him.

Beneath the white collar were bulging, mountain-like mounds, their ravines unfathomable. No wonder she lived more comfortably than him, who earned 30,000 a month, despite her meager salary of only 3,000!

Manager Wang couldn't help but sigh, "A good figure and good looks are indeed the greatest assets of young people."

While he was clearing mines, Rong Zihao had already gotten dressed.

"Tell me, what have you found in your investigation over the past few days?"

Manager Wang reluctantly shifted his gaze and then recounted all his discoveries at Baichuan Mall in one go.

Rong Zihao frowned as he listened, his short, thick eyebrows tangled together like hemp rope.

"What did you say? The reason for our sharp drop in customer traffic is that the herbal milk tea shop moved?"

"But why didn't this happen a few days ago!"

The herbal milk tea shop moved out a week ago, and at that time, the customer traffic in the store was relatively stable with almost no change.

In the last few days, prices suddenly plummeted, even hitting rock bottom.

Manager Wang said seriously, "Perhaps Ye Lan's herbal milk tea shop only recently opened for business. Before that, they were busy relocating and renovating, so they couldn't attract customers."

Rong Zihao felt a chill run down his spine. "You mean, I've cut corners on the most vital parts of the workforce?"

Manager Wang nodded with a bitter expression, "It seems that way at the moment."

“Damn it, if I had known that herbal milk tea could bring in such a huge number of customers, I would never have kicked him out.”

Rong Zihao was extremely annoyed at the moment, as the department store's customer traffic had been appallingly poor these past few days.

Many shops are operating at a loss.

The shop owners were extremely agitated, reporting the situation to Manager Wang while inspecting potential new shop locations, clearly prepared to abscond at any moment.

The department store is like a ship on the verge of collapse, but instead of working together to overcome the crisis, the passengers are all trying to jump ship to save themselves.

But Rong Zihao has no right to blame others.

It was because of the driver's mistake that the department store ended up in this predicament.

"Try contacting Ye Lan and see how much benefit Baichuan Mall gave him. Our department store will give double!"

This was the only solution Rong Zihao could think of.

The world is bustling with people coming and going for profit. As long as there is enough profit to tempt him, he doesn't believe Ye Lan won't be tempted.

But after hearing this, Manager Wang scratched his head awkwardly, "It seems that Boss Ye has blocked my phone number."

Rong Zihao's lips twitched upon hearing this, and he sneered, "You block my contact information when things get serious? Your way of doing things is like a child's!"

Manager Wang smirked, thinking to himself that Ye Lan was a high school graduate, not even twenty years old, still a child!

Furthermore, he did not believe that Ye Lan blocked their contact information because of a momentary impulse or acting on impulse.

It's more like a reminder and a threat.

Don't come looking for me. I've got my hands on the department store. Even Jesus can't stop me. I'm telling you!

..........

Ye Lan on the other side did indeed have this idea; Rong Zihao's aloof attitude made him feel no goodwill whatsoever.

He wanted to teach this arrogant and ignorant man a lesson in utter defeat!

As the days went by, a major event occurred in the Honor of Kings gaming community.

The KPL Spring Split will kick off in two weeks!

Compared to the Grand Finals, the Season 4 tournament is equally popular.

This match not only represents the transition from spring to summer, but also reflects the results of each team's training throughout the spring.

The venue for this competition happened to be the Shanghai Esports Arena.

This is a large esports stadium that can accommodate 5,000 people. The previous New Year's greeting event was also held here.

Ye Lan is not a professional player, but he is somewhat interested in this competition.

It wasn't anything else; he was wondering if he could take this opportunity to have a professional player endorse his brand.

The popularity of Honor of Kings is unimaginable; at least for now, no other game can shake its position as the number one mobile game.

The game's widespread popularity has also brought more attention to esports competitions.

Many investors hire esports players as spokespeople to gain more exposure and attention.

A careful observation will reveal that many professional players wear team uniforms with identical logos, except for the style and team icon.

Furthermore, the champion MVP of the competition will also film promotional videos and become the spokesperson for advertisers.

Ye Lan watched all the recent match videos carefully and found that there were no beverage companies endorsing professional matches.

That's normal, since everyone has different habits and tastes.

Some people like to drink coffee to stay alert, some like to drink tea, and some like to drink milk tea or other beverages...

These are all related to personal preferences, so it's impossible to achieve complete uniformity.

But Ye Lan felt that her herbal milk tea could be an exception!

Traditional Chinese medicine says that weak kidneys lead to depletion of essence.

Simply put, people with kidney deficiency tend to have low energy levels and find it difficult to concentrate on one thing for an extended period of time.

This is also the main reason why many matches drag on into the late game, and the team that clearly has the advantage often makes blunders and gets turned around.

Ultimately, it comes down to the inability to sustain energy.

But with [Vitality Dew] milk tea, the effect will be completely different.

Each professional player's energy level will increase by at least 50%, and when the two professional players compete, the entertainment value will be greatly enhanced.

The more Ye Lan thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

I immediately prepared to call and ask.

But when Ye Lan picked up the phone, he suddenly froze, realizing that he didn't seem to have the phone number of the higher-ups in the professional competition.

He's just a game streamer, and there's an insurmountable gap between him and a professional player.

Right now, the only option is to find a middleman to make an introduction.

Ye Lan thought for a moment, then dialed "Zhou Ting" from her contacts!