Chapter 0542: Going to Sing?

The Chinese language is profound and extensive; a single character difference can create many distinct meanings, not to mention that sometimes, without even changing a word, a single sentence can have different meanings in different contexts.

Penniless and flat as a pancake—these two ordinary idioms themselves have no special meaning, but when said to a girl, they take on a different flavor.

Of course, whether the speaker means it that way and the listener can grasp it depends on each person's understanding.

Mockery has always been effective only on smart people; for the dull, unless you point at their nose and call them an idiot, subtle sarcasm is useless.

Because they don't get it.

Was Zhao Fusheng an idiot?

The answer was obvious.

So he naturally understood that Gao Feng was speaking with hidden meaning, mocking him.

But Zhao Fusheng really couldn't be bothered to deal with him. If his mental age matched his physical age, he might have confronted Gao Feng and made him lose face, but unfortunately, he wasn't.

A middle-aged man in his forties, unless he had drunk too much and lost his mind, would not easily get into a quarrel with others, because in the adult world, that was simply too childish.

So, casting a faint glance at Gao Feng, Zhao Fusheng said calmly, "That's not a big problem."

Huh?

Everyone was taken aback, especially Gao Feng, who looked at Zhao Fusheng in surprise. He hadn't expected Zhao Fusheng to feel no shame at all about getting into Future Advertising through the back door.

What about ideals?

What about a sense of honor?

Had they all been thrown away?

Little did he know that in Zhao Fusheng's eyes, Gao Feng's current mindset was undoubtedly childish to the extreme.

Perhaps only after graduation would they understand what the rules of the workplace were, and realize that sometimes, talent and ability alone weren't enough to get ahead. It wasn't that as long as you worked hard, you would definitely be rewarded.

Naivety wasn't a bad thing, but transitioning from naivety to reality always required a process. Although this process might not be comfortable and might even be a bit painful, it was something everyone had to go through.

"Can you really get in?"

After a long while, Liu Yuan suddenly asked Zhao Fusheng.

When Gao Feng had said those words, he hadn't taken it seriously, but Zhao Fusheng's answer caught him off guard.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and nodded: "Teacher Zheng has a good impression of me."

He had never directly answered Liu Yuan's or Gao Feng's questions, because in Zhao Fusheng's view, it wasn't an issue at all.

At the table nearby, Fan Baobao was almost laughing out loud. For the first time, she discovered that her boyfriend had such a dark side.

Others might not know, but she knew very clearly that Zhao Fusheng was already a bona fide advertising planner at Future Advertising. According to him, he even held a leadership position in the planning department.

Of course, Fan Baobao didn't believe the latter part at all. How old was Zhao Fusheng? He hadn't even graduated from university; how could he hold a mid-level management position in a company?

She guessed it was just a nominal title Zheng Yao had added to make it easier for him to run errands.

After all, Zhao Fusheng was President Zheng's student, considered one of her confidants.

Although Miss Fan didn't understand corporate management, she had read many scripts and had some knowledge of psychology. Any corporate manager liked to use so-called "their own people."

And for Zheng Yao, Zhao Fusheng was undoubtedly one of her own.

After all, he was her student and part of the founding team, so using him was certainly more reassuring than using newcomers.

"Baobao, are you okay?" Zheng Xue whispered to Fan Baobao.

She had just heard Fan Baobao say that Zhao Fusheng was now her boyfriend. Knowing Fan Baobao's personality, Zheng Xue didn't think she was the type to swallow her pride.

Unexpectedly, Fan Baobao shook her head seriously: "It's fine. He can handle it himself."

She had absolute faith in Zhao Fusheng on this point. Even big shots like Liu Tianwang and Jiang Wen, Zhao Fusheng could face calmly, let alone a group of peers.

Thinking about this, Fan Baobao suddenly realized that, without her noticing, Zhao Fusheng had already been categorized by her as not belonging to the same age group.

There was no helping it; this guy had grown up too fast. She had originally thought that becoming a star and entering the Central Academy of Drama was already developing well. But Zhao Fusheng had clearly grown even faster.

Zheng Xue and the other two girls who were close to Fan Baobao exchanged glances but didn't say much. Since the official girlfriend wasn't worried, as outsiders, they had no reason to speak up.

It had to be said that Zhao Fusheng had a knack for killing conversations.

Right after he said that, the atmosphere at the dinner table became awkward. Everyone stopped bringing up advertising topics and changed the subject.

Zhao Fusheng, meanwhile, sat there leisurely, eating on his own.

He had no psychological burden at all; whether others did or not had nothing to do with him.

Soon, everyone had eaten and drunk their fill. Someone suggested going to sing karaoke, and everyone nodded in agreement.

Today's meal was actually at a discounted price. Liu Yuan's father was acquainted with the manager, so the bill was reduced by 30%. Even so, it still cost over seven hundred yuan.

Liu Yuan, who had paid the bill, came back holding a few discount coupons and said smugly, "Well, these are coupons for Jinsha Entertainment City. Since we ate here, we can go sing there, and there are freebies."

"Tsk, Jinsha really knows how to do business," someone remarked with emotion.

They were all college students, none of them fools. They could naturally see that Jinsha's approach was undoubtedly driving consumption. After eating at the restaurant, getting coupons for the KTV would subconsciously make people choose to use them—that was the normal mindset for most people.

And for Jinsha Entertainment Club, since both venues were owned by the same boss, the final profits all went into one person's pocket. Why not do it?

This kind of promotional method was unique in Ninghai; only Jinsha had such boldness.

"Tsk, the person who came up with this marketing tactic is really talented," Liu Yuan also sighed with emotion. As an advertising major, he could naturally see that it contained all the marketing techniques of psychology and advertising. The person behind Jinsha's design was undoubtedly a top-notch advertising planning expert.

Everyone walked out of the restaurant and headed toward the Jinsha Entertainment Club across the street. As soon as they entered the lobby, they were all stunned.

Before their eyes was a scene of golden splendor, full of brilliance.

Apart from the word "luxury," no other words could describe the decoration here.

And at that moment, a surprised voice rang out...