Chen Cheng smiled, "A new company, I built a data center."

Beside him, Deng Xiaoqi's large, round eyes darted around. "Why build a data center?"

Chen Cheng explained patiently, "The company has an Artificial Intelligence project. The data center is temporarily being used to train the AI."

"Oh~"

After that, she asked again, "How's your account doing?"

Jiang Tianhao immediately broke into a smile. "Thanks to Brother Cheng, I have nearly three hundred thousand followers on Guangyin Symbol."

As he spoke, Jiang Tianhao chuckled, "I even took two commercial orders last month."

"Hey, not bad~" Chen Cheng smiled.

This was genuine praise; gaining followers in this niche really wasn't that simple. Some people do transformations or Hextech content for years and might not even break a million.

Jiang Tianhao's follower count had already accumulated to a certain level and would soon experience a wave of explosive growth.

With the update frequency of Chen Cheng's garage, it was only a matter of time before CEO Jiang broke a million followers.

Chen Cheng thought for a moment, "You could try building a Brand. Once your follower count reaches a certain level, move all the professional content output to an Official Account."

"Then support newcomers."

"Start an MCN?" Jiang Tianhao was stunned for a moment.

Chen Cheng nodded, "You could understand it that way."

"Bloggers in the automotive vertical have average monetization capabilities. Even at the very top, an annual revenue of tens of millions is the limit. Moreover, the risks for high-ticket items are quite concentrated."

"Once the follower count is up, your personal account can try live-stream selling."

"To make live-selling big, you need to pay attention to two things."

Jiang Tianhao had been taking notes on his phone for quite a while.

"First is quality control, and second is paying your taxes—the accounts must be clean."

"In the fan economy, countless eyes will be watching you. If you show even the slightest weakness, your competitors will rush in to tear you apart."

"Do you understand?"

The smug smile from before vanished from Jiang Tianhao's face. He swallowed hard and nodded solemnly, "Yes, Brother Cheng, I've got it."

Lin Miaomiao had finished washing the dishes by now. She walked over and asked Chen Cheng:

"Brother Cheng, can I join CEO Jiang's company?"

Lin Miaomiao had heard their conversation crystal clear.

Chen Cheng rolled his eyes at her, "Why ask me? Go ask Wang Shengnan."

Lin Miaomiao suddenly felt like she was blocked by a large boulder.

Chen Cheng looked at her disgruntled expression and chuckled helplessly, "It's only because your mom's 'alt account' hasn't come out yet; otherwise, she wouldn't have time to worry about you."

Wang Shengnan was pregnant. It was estimated that by the time Lin Miaomiao took the College Entrance Exam, Lin Gou Gou would be born.

Lin Miaomiao shook her head, "Based on my feeling, it's hard to say. She wants me to attend university locally now."

Chen Cheng's lips twitched; in the original plot, Lin Miaomiao really did attend university locally.

Suddenly remembering local protectionism, he gave her a disdainful look, "With your current grades, the only place you'll find a university to attend is right here."

"If you go elsewhere, you'll be stuck going to a vocational college."

Lin Miaomiao tilted her chin up, "Vocational college is fine. Don't look down on the small stuff."

Chen Cheng's lips twitched. He glared at her, a creepy smile appearing on his face, "I think you don't want to have a good New Year."

Seeing his creepy expression, Lin Miaomiao immediately shivered, "Brother Cheng, don't smile like that, it's really scary."

Deng Xiaoqi looked at her expression, unable to stop a smile from forming.

When making friends, you should be with people who can make you laugh.

Clearly, in terms of the ability to make people laugh, Lin Miaomiao was definitely stronger than her grades.

Xiao Ye put down her phone and suggested, "How about we play Mahjong?"

"Sure, sure~"

Before Chen Cheng, Li Na, or Zhu Zhe could say anything, Lin Miaomiao agreed first.

Chen Cheng turned to look at her, "You know how to play Mahjong?"

Lin Miaomiao tilted her chin up proudly, "Are you looking down on me?"

"They have it on phones, right? It's quite simple, just AAA+ABC+AA and you're done."

Several people smiled; she was actually right.

"Alright then, let's play Mahjong. It beats doing nothing."

As everyone got up to go to the activity room, Lin Miaomiao held out both hands toward Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng pretended not to understand and mimicked her, spreading his hands, "What are you reaching out for?"

Lin Miaomiao's eyes darted around, "Brother Cheng, you're not going to go back on your word, are you? My hundred yuan."

Chen Cheng 'frowned', "What hundred yuan?"

"Giggle giggle~"

Jiang Tianhao, Li Na, and the others immediately burst out laughing.

Lin Miaomiao got anxious, "Brother Cheng, you wouldn't refuse to give me even a hundred yuan, would you?"

"I'll give it, I'll give it, of course I will. Wait a bit, once I win all your New Year's money, I'll give it to you."

Lin Miaomiao immediately did a tactical lean back, jumped a step away, covered her pocket with one hand, and pointed at Chen Cheng with the other, "Brother Cheng, you're so smart, you're not allowed to play!"

Chen Cheng's lips twitched, and he stopped teasing her, "Hurry up and get out, I don't want to play with you either."

"Your IQ isn't on the high ground."

"Aaaaaahhhhh~~~~"

Lin Miaomiao instantly went crazy and rushed over, wanting to bite Chen Cheng.

Suppressing a laugh, Chen Cheng extended his long arm and held Lin Miaomiao's head at bay. "Turning into a vampire now?"

Xiao Ye and Deng Xiaoqi laughed until their stomachs hurt, though they didn't dare be too loud for fear of hurting Lin Miaomiao's feelings too much.

Only Li Na and Zhu Zhe watched the two fooling around with deep, unreadable gazes.

Lin Miaomiao flailed her arms like she was rowing a boat, but she couldn't even touch Chen Cheng's chest.

She stepped back huffily and glared at him, "Brother Cheng, you're a bully."

Chen Cheng also laughed for a good while before stopping. He pulled a red envelope from his pocket, took out a bill, and gave it to Lin Miaomiao.

Lin Miaomiao's eyes instantly lit up. She snatched it with quick hands and feet, beaming with joy, "Thank you, Brother Cheng!"

Chen Cheng shook his head, "Money-grubber~"

"Hmph~" Lin Miaomiao snorted, unbothered.

Entering the activity room, Lin Miaomiao, Deng Xiaoqi, Li Na, and Xiao Ye sat down at the Mahjong table.

Zhu Zhe brought drinks and poured water for everyone.

She looked at Chen Cheng, "What do you guys want to eat for lunch? I'll make it."

Chen Cheng placed two snack plates between the four players and turned to Zhu Zhe, "Gigi, you should rest. There aren't many fresh ingredients left at home anyway, so I called a chef. He's already gone to the market and will be here shortly."

"Since these three little treasures are here, I have to entertain them properly."

Lin Miaomiao tilted her chin up proudly, "Exactly. Sister Gigi, come sit down and watch me dominate the table."

Zhu Zhe and Chen Cheng locked eyes, their gaze lingering; she knew Chen Cheng had called the chef because he didn't want her to be too tired.

Jiang Tianhao also spoke up, "Brother Cheng, only those two are the 'little treasures' taking the exam; I'm not."

Chen Cheng rolled his eyes at him, "And you think you have a point?"

Jiang Tianhao chuckled sheepishly and chose to shut up.

The four girls happily shuffled the Mahjong tiles. Zhu Zhe sat beside Deng Xiaoqi giving pointers, while Jiang Tianhao watched Lin Miaomiao's hand.

Chen Cheng was looking at his phone and replying to messages when the doorbell rang in the living room.

"I'll go~"

Zhu Zhe was about to get up to open the door, but Chen Cheng spoke up and left the activity room.