Volume 3: Taking Roots 2016 Chapter 770 Waiting for the Storm
At this moment, in a small room in Yinian Media Company, Li Jiaqi was concentrating on explaining some makeup science knowledge to the camera. Naturally, he knew nothing about this.
Although it has its own "independent office", in fact, it is just a number of small cubicles specially divided by Yi Nian Media for live broadcasting, which is essentially no different from an office workstation.
It’s still a computer and a small space, but for the sake of live broadcast effect, the room uses some physical sound insulation measures.
Although in Xu Ruoan's words, Li Jiaqi seems to have been regarded as a small internet celebrity, it is not difficult to see from the actual situation that Xu Ruoan's expression is still a bit too "euphemistic".
There are indeed people leaving. Right now there are still only a few hundred viewers in Li Jiaqi's live broadcast room. However, from the very few interactions within the room, it is not difficult to see the predicament he is in.
Although the existence of "sales guys" is not a minority group in the business of shopping guides for beauty brands, they are also viewed strangely by the outside world, with the stereotype that nine out of ten "sales guys" are gay, and the remaining one is a gigolo.
Occupational discrimination of this kind is common in all walks of life. However, on the Internet, without any scruples, this malice may be even more blatant and obvious.
Although there are only about a hundred people in the live broadcast room, most of them can be called "black fans". Their only purpose in coming to this live broadcast room is to vent their malice.
"A grown man is so sissy, why don't you just do cosmetics?"
"I've never seen such a thing before, there are actually men who are beauty anchors, what future does this have?"
"What do you know? He's trying to hook up with rich women. He looks like a gigolo!"
"Don't be too rigid about gender. What if she's trying to hook up with a rich guy?"
There are countless remarks like this, but precisely because he used to be a salesperson and had been treated like this before, Li Jiaqi has a big heart in this regard. After all, it's commonplace.
At the same time, he did not launch a sharp counterattack. Since he wanted to develop in the live broadcast industry, no matter who the audience were, they were all his "potential customer" group and he had to treat them as customers.
Only by treating everyone equally can you have the opportunity to convert them all into your customers. Perhaps it is precisely because of this sales philosophy that Li Jiaqi has the opportunity to become the sales champion.
This is true when doing sales, and it is no exception when being a host.
"I want to correct your prejudice. Makeup is not just for girls. Boys can also wear it. After all, who doesn't want to look better?"
"Only by taking good care of yourself can you face life more calmly, don't you think? Then the anchor will recommend a simple and easy-to-use fresh makeup to everyone..."
Facing the computer camera, Li Jiaqi talked to himself, calmly preparing to show his makeup skills to the audience.
Another reason why Li Jiaqi was able to become the sales champion is that most of the time, when he showed various cosmetics to customers, he would demonstrate them directly with his own body.
Perhaps it is precisely due to his own conditions that his makeup trial results are very outstanding, making it easier to impress customers.
Therefore, in Li Jiaqi's view, this is also one of his biggest advantages. Since he can impress his customers with this, then perhaps he can also impress the audience on the other end of the network cable through the camera?
So until now, he has been insisting on this "leading by example" approach to live broadcasts, but so far, the response has been mediocre.
Just as Li Jiaqi was about to take action, someone knocked on the door.
"Jia Qi, Mr. Xu wants you to come over~" a little girl said outside the door.
"Okay, I'll be there right away!" Upon hearing this, Li Jiaqi immediately put down what he was holding, clasped his hands together, and apologized to the camera.
"I'm sorry brothers and sisters, the boss wants to see you for something, so I have to go there first. I'll be off the air for a while." After apologizing again and again, he turned off the live broadcast room.
Walking out of the room, the female colleague outside the door had been waiting for a long time. Li Jiaqi couldn't help but smiled and said, "Hey, do you know what Mr. Xu wants to talk to me about?"
"I don't know, but our chairman is here today. I heard that he thought highly of you before. Maybe it's because of this reason?"
The female colleague analyzed it very clearly, and after spending these days together, Li Jiaqi had already become friends with many of the female colleagues in the company.
After all, a person who is proficient in makeup knowledge, knows every lipstick shade, and can recommend appropriate shades and makeup looks to female colleagues with his rich experience as a brand shopping guide...
Boys like this are extremely rare for girls. Who can resist the existence of such a male colleague?
If the gender is changed , perhaps this is... proficient in various games and even serial numbers, can perfectly integrate into boys' topics, and can deal with boys with ease...
Thinking in this way, you can roughly understand how great Li Jiaqi's lethality is. However, at present, this lethality is still limited to a small range and has not yet produced a real qualitative fission.
"Oh? Is it the chairman who is here?" Li Jiaqi couldn't help but be shocked. After all, the sweet talk Zhou Dongsheng gave him at the beginning could be said to be a major source of motivation that supported Li Jiaqi to do the boring live broadcast day after day.
After all, that was Zhou Dongsheng, who was known as the "Internet celebrity talent scout", who promoted many famous Internet celebrities, whether it was [Papi Jiang], [Mu Ziqi], [Big Stomach Prince Mi], or many game anchors...
These many deeds are enough to serve as the most powerful evidence of Zhou Dongsheng's unique vision.
And to get Zhou Dongsheng's recognition in the internet celebrity industry may be the same as Pony Ma patting a programmer on the shoulder and saying, "Young man, you have a bright future. I am optimistic about you."
The bonus brought by this "celebrity effect" always makes people motivated for no reason.
What made Li Jiaqi a little regretful was that since the last time they parted, he seemed to have been completely forgotten by his boss, and there was no improvement in the boring live broadcast.
Not only did it fail to achieve the "unique" effect that Zhou Dongsheng mentioned, but it also caused more abuse and criticism, which made Li Jiaqi doubt his own abilities.
After all, Zhou Dongsheng's vision has long been recognized as a fact. If I had made a mistake here, this problem would obviously not have occurred to Zhou Dongsheng...
How could the boss be wrong? It must be his own fault. Obviously, Li Jiaqi has mastered the essence of the book "Self-cultivation of a Worker".
Li Jiaqi couldn't help but doubt that Zhou Dongsheng's words of encouragement to him were just polite remarks, and many of his colleagues privately thought so.
Unexpectedly, just when he was about to lose hope, Zhou Dongsheng suddenly appeared again, without any warning, which made Li Jiaqi shocked.
The summons from the boss at least proves one thing: the boss who is "busy with things to do" has not forgotten me!
This alone is enough for Li Jiaqi.
Li Jiaqi rushed to the door of the general manager's office without stopping, then took a deep breath, although he slowed down his breath, before knocking on the door.
"Come in!"
Li Jiaqi pushed the door open and saw Zhou Dongsheng sitting in the boss chair, chatting and laughing with Xu Ruoan. At this time, a beam of warm autumn sun outside the window shone on Zhou Dongsheng, which made Li Jiaqi's eyes brighten.
"Jia Qi is here, don't be shy and sit down. I just happened to be talking about you with President Xu, so I thought of asking you to come over for a chat." Zhou Dongsheng said with a bright smile, his attitude was extremely friendly and approachable, which made Li Jia Qi feel a little flattered.
The boss is still so elegant and easy-going, and Zhou Dongsheng's image in Li Jiaqi's mind has become a little taller.
"How is it? Are you used to working in the company these past few months?" Zhou Dongsheng started chatting casually about family matters.
This attentive attitude also made Xu Ruoan, who remained calm on the side, secretly note it in his heart. It was obvious that the boss was really optimistic about this seedling, and it was not just a casual remark.
So Xu Ruoan immediately knew what to do next.
"I was a little resistant to the camera at first, but now I'm completely used to it. I feel that the process of showing myself at the beauty counter is no different, just on a different platform..."
Li Jiaqi pondered for a moment and told his true feelings. After all, it was not easy to get the chance to meet the boss, so there was naturally no need to hide it.
"Oh? It's really good that you can think of this. You are worthy of being my pick. I am more and more sure that you have the potential to be independent, but the time has not come yet."
Zhou Dongsheng said approvingly, and sprinkled a dose of chicken soup for the soul, just like watering a tree. For Zhou Dongsheng, it had become a muscle memory.
"but……"
Just when the two thought that Zhou Dongsheng was just giving his subordinates some routine encouragement, Zhou Dongsheng suddenly changed the subject and attracted their attention.
"But now the time has come. I have personally fought for an opportunity for you. If you can grasp it well, perhaps you will be able to find a smooth road..."
"Of course, if you can't handle it, then just treat it as a training experience, so that you can see the world and accumulate experience, and there may be opportunities to make more achievements in the future."
Zhou Dongsheng said it lightly, but once these words came out, the heavy weight of them made even Xu Ruoan look sideways.
This is more than just optimism, this is completely aimed at making it the next signboard of Yinian Media!
After all, the treatment of having the boss personally deliver resources to your doorstep is something that only a few of the company's top internet celebrities have ever enjoyed, right?
After that, boss Zhou Dongsheng basically stopped making any moves. Now it seems that perhaps there were just no good talents that could impress Zhou Dongsheng.
Now it seems that it has been confirmed! Xu Ruoan remained calm, but in his heart he secretly raised Li Jiaqi's priority to a higher level, directly targeting the top internet celebrities in the company.
The boss has already expressed his willingness to vigorously support and cultivate his subordinate. If he, as a subordinate, doesn't even have this much foresight, then forget about fighting for power and profit. Just forget about it.
As for Li Jiaqi, the person involved, he was obviously dazzled by this sudden gift. He was a little confused and didn't know what to say for a while.
After recovering from the surprise, although he still didn't know what it was, Li Jiaqi said very seriously.
"Thank you for the chairman's appreciation. I will definitely not let him down. I will seize this opportunity and do my best to the extent of my ability!!"
The heavy tone seemed to fully demonstrate Li Jiaqi's determination at this moment.
"Okay, okay, it's enough that you have this intention, but you don't have to feel too much psychological pressure. I'm just asking you to be an assistant, not to sacrifice yourself for justice."
Zhou Dongsheng was very satisfied, and then teased in a frivolous tone.
"Assistant anchor?" Li Jiaqi nodded as if he understood, then seemed to have thought of something and looked at Zhou Dongsheng in surprise.
"Is the chairman going to do the live broadcast himself?" Being able to be the chairman's assistant is definitely a great honor. Looking at the entire Yi Nian Media, I'm afraid there are countless people who would scramble for such an opportunity.
"Hehe, that's not the case, but maybe I can consider it in the future..." Zhou Dongsheng said with a helpless look.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Dayi and Li Jiaqi reached a consensus on this issue, but after mentioning it twice in a row, an idea was planted in Zhou Dongsheng's mind.
Zhou Dongsheng had no objection to being in public, let alone losing face. If given the chance, he wouldn't mind showing off.
But such a precious opportunity obviously cannot be used casually. After all, we are now considered the traffic code, and things like the live broadcast debut still have some value.
Perhaps by then he can use it to help Li Jiaqi achieve success and serve as a "stepping stone" for him. Zhou Dongsheng still has the magnanimity to help others achieve their goals.
After all, aren't you the biggest beneficiary in the end?
However, the time is not yet ripe, so let Li Jiaqi take advantage of the popularity first and learn more about the concept of live streaming sales.
If you can directly "realize the truth while sitting on the ground" that would be great. If not, just consider it as accumulation for a breakthrough, since you won't lose out anyway.
"But assisting Zhang Dayi in the live broadcast is enough to make you suffer. Ruhan Holdings has put all its resources into this Double Eleven e-commerce live broadcast, hoping that Zhang Dayi can make a splash with it!"
"By then, Zhang Dayi will definitely be the one standing at the forefront of the storm, and as an assistant broadcaster, how much you can get from her will depend on your ability. But don't try too hard, as it will not be good for you to steal the show."
Zhou Dongsheng casually pointed out that as for the degree of this, it depends on Li Jiaqi himself. Although this future number one has not really grown up yet, he should not be so completely without any understanding.
Anyone who can stand at the top of the industry pyramid, in addition to the indispensable element of luck, must also have some skills.
After all, a good blacksmith must be strong himself. If it all depends on luck, it might be another saying, "The gifts of fate are all secretly marked with a price..."
"I understand, Chairman. I will do my best!" Li Jiaqi nodded heavily.
At this point, Zhou Dongsheng obviously doesn’t need to worry about the rest of the things. He just needs to wait quietly for the arrival of Double Eleven. Time will tell him the result.
But before that, Zhou Dongsheng had already started to think about his plans for the evening. After all, he was already here...
