Chapter 300: A House Full of Campus Beauties

Since it’s a university student forum, using pretty female college students as spokesmodels is very fitting. Plus, these campus beauties all have their own Zhihu accounts where they share their updates and life photos daily.

When offline materials are sent out to attract new registered users, they can log in and see the goddess who drew them in from the poster, a dream come true.

This is not only an online-offline linkage, but also reflects Zhihu’s most powerful social attributes.

Jiang Qin regrets not holding a male beauty pageant initially. Otherwise, their promotional materials could have even had male and female targeted versions.

The male dorms would be filled with cool campus beauties while the female side would feature hunky, abs-baring male gods. The effect would definitely be awesome.

After the meeting ended, Wei Lanlan and Lu Xuemei began dividing up tasks and collaborating.

Wei Lanlan’s side was responsible for communication, mainly asking the selected campus beauties if they were willing to model for Zhihu. Meanwhile, Lu Xuemei started planning the material designs based on the feedback.

Being a model is actually quite a vain thing – getting exposure while making money. So there were many campus beauties who responded enthusiastically.

What girl these days doesn’t have a celebrity dream?

In their eyes, whether an actress or model, they’re all synonyms for beauty. For this kind of opportunity to showcase their looks, some would be willing even without pay.

So in just two short days, eight campus beauties signed up one after another.

However, since Zhihu’s promotion period starts from the new semester on September 1st, the model photo shoot must be completed before the end of August. So this part of the work needed to be carried out first.

Besides Wei Lanlan and Lu Xuemei, Jiang Qin still needed a few people to return to school early to help out.

“On August 20th, who can come back to school early to assist Xuemei and Lanlan with some prep work? Any volunteers?”

In the group chat – dead silence.

It was as if no one had seen it. Lu Feiyu’s avatar even instantly went dark.

Geez, I just got back from surveying the four first-tier cities. I haven’t even warmed my chair at home and there’s another task?

Capitalists really have no sense of boundaries. Whoever listens to him is a dog!

However, Jiang Qin wasn’t anxious at all. He leisurely typed out a line with both hands on the keyboard.

“The main content of this job is to take some stunning model photos of the campus beauties as the main image for the promotional posters. There will be sailor uniforms and miniskirts and such. Since no one wants to come help out on-site, I guess that’s that. As the boss, I’ll have to lead by example and do it myself.”

Lu Feiyu’s avatar suddenly lit up: “Boss, did you forget I’m a local in Linchuan? August 20th was it? I’ll be on standby on the 19th!”

Ma Yubao also pod up: “I’ll go too. Boss, tell me to go. I don’t even need overtime pay.”

Yang Shuai: “I can even give up my bonus. Boss, pick me.”

Jiang Qin: “So enthusiastic? Then is there anyone willing to pay out of their own pocket to come? I’ll take whoever offers. You just need to stand there and watch!”

Yang Shuai: “Can I squat and watch? If so, how much do I need to pay? Just deduct it from next month’s salary!”

Lu Feiyu: “Paying is fine too. It’s not for the campus beauties or anything, mainly just to show my passion for work.”

Jiang Qin: “Tsk.”

On August 20th, Lu Xuemei, Wei Lanlan, Lu Feiyu and Yang Shuai arrived at Room 208 one after another.

Lu Xuemei planned out the poses according to the proposal. Wei Lanlan was responsible for picking up the participating campus beauties at the station. Lu Feiyu and Yang Shuai contacted professional photographers and purchased props.

The four of them spent a day handling all the preparations and setting up the activity room into a suitable studio layout, waiting to begin work.

The next morning, campus beauties from four universities all arrived, converging at the entrepreneurship base. Everywhere you looked were graceful and alluring figures.

Among them were the busty Zhang Zixuan, the refined Liu Yiyi, Ding Qiaona who had already joined the startup team, and the long-haired, white-dress-clad Chu Siqi.

Some of them came for fame and pay, some to ask what it meant to be refined, some were already employees of Room 208, and some, in their flowing white dresses and long tresses, seemed to transform into light-loving insects once more.

But regardless of their motives for coming, they all had one thing in common – they were dressed to the nines with meticulous makeup.

Girls are competitive creatures. Knowing they would be modeling alongside many campus beauties this time, no one wanted to be outdone. They all wanted to stand out from the rest.

“Hello, I’m Liu Yiyi from Linchuan University’s Literature Department. You must be Chu Siqi from the Law Department, right?”

“Yes, nice to meet you Senior Liu.”

“I don’t know what happened during the last competition. I suddenly lost over a hundred supporters. So even though you beat me and became the top campus beauty, if we did it again, I might not necessarily lose to you.”

Liu Yiyi had dyed her hair a flaxen color and wore color contacts, giving her an especially spirited look.

Hearing this, Chu Siqi gave a cold smile, not deigning to respond.

They weren’t the only example like this. Whether from the same school or different ones, every campus beauty was secretly competing, the atmosphere rife with hostility.

Besides these eight campus beauties, some others had also tagged along, such as their boyfriends, close girlfriends, or clingy lapdogs who insisted on coming to help out.

No matter the country or era, it’s unsafe for a girl to go out alone. So having someone accompany them was normal. And while the campus beauties were secretly trying to one-up each other, these tagalongs also began doing the same.

Just then, a black Audi pulled up, its engine sound instantly shifting the tense atmosphere on-site and drawing the Room 208 staff to step forward and greet them.

Seeing this, the campus beauties and their companions all turned to look, only to see Jiang Qin in a black t-shirt and shorts get out of the car and wave hello to everyone.

Strangely enough, while Jiang Qin wasn’t particularly handsome, just tall with delicate features, his silhouette seemed to be surrounded by a halo in the eyes of the beauties. As if he had descended from the heavens, both mysterious and capable.

Especially when the Room 208 crowd called out “Boss” in unison, none of them could withstand that feeling.

“Is everyone here?”

“Boss, everyone has arrived.”

“Let’s go to Room 208 first. We’ll have a simple meeting.”

Jingling his car keys, Jiang Qin led everyone to the Room 208 office. Clearing out some space, he had everyone sit down.

“Let’s divvy up the work. Lanlan is in charge of signing the image licensing agreements. Xuemei will explain the shooting order and poses to the campus beauties. Feiyu handles the props and outfits. Yang Shuai will arrange accommodations and three meals a day.”

After he finished speaking, Jiang Qin raised his head. “And the photographer, what should I call you?”

The photographer immediately replied: “Hello President Jiang, I’m Wen Da, the chief photographer of Only Vision Studio.”

“Oh, Only Vision, also one of our partners right?”

“Yes, our boss specifically instructed that everything will be as you arrange.”

Jiang Qin nodded and glanced at the eight campus beauties. “Some of these girls are my schoolmates, some are my employees. They’re not professional models. Some have never even done a professional shoot before. Striking poses might be quite difficult for them. You must be patient, don’t get frustrated or yell at them, and definitely don’t make faces. Try to keep a gentle attitude during the shoot.”

The photographer hurriedly nodded. “Understood President Jiang, everything will be as you say.”

“Then let’s eat first. After the meal, we’ll proceed with work in order.”

On-site, besides the four from Room 208, no one else had seen Jiang Qin’s work style before. Witnessing him run this meeting, they instantly felt that knife-like sharpness and powerful aura. Several campus beauties couldn’t help but clench their thighs.

Living in their ivory tower, these female college students may have never even met a real entrepreneur before. Encountering this CEO-type after being around immature boys their age, who wouldn’t be dazed?

“I read in the papers that he seems to only be a freshman, but his presence is so strong.”

“Yeah, he even specially instructed the photographer to treat us well and not bully us. It’s so sweet.”

“I always felt the boys around me were too childish. But if it’s him, maybe he really could tame me.”

“He only glanced at me briefly earlier but my heart started pounding like crazy.”

Hearing everyone’s discussions, Chu Siqi who had been trailing behind seemed to lose her soul, remaining silent, her eyes growing distant.

Of course, she wasn’t the only silent one. There were also those boyfriends or lapdogs who had come along. They all felt a strange sense of crisis in their hearts, as if they had shrunk a head shorter before their goddesses.

Two hours later, after lunch was finished, everyone began working according to plan. Those signing agreements signed, those explaining poses explained. Meanwhile, Jiang Qin went out alone to stroll around Linchuan University.

Zhihu’s promotion had to be fast, but also precise.

Expanding nationwide within a year was definitely going to be challenging.

Because if you prioritize speed, quality will likely be neglected. Focus on quality and you probably won’t meet the schedule. Trying to have the best of both worlds is actually quite difficult.

By upgrading the site and connecting to the student information system, he could indeed boost cross-city promotion efficiency. But that didn’t mean he didn’t care about registration numbers. Because no matter how wide the coverage, if there aren’t enough people viewing it, the atmosphere can’t build up and traffic will eventually dry up.

Therefore, he hoped to find better promotional methods that could account for speed while improving quality, attracting as many people as possible.

Lost in thought as he walked, Jiang Qin unknowingly arrived at the entrance of the teaching building. There he saw several school workers standing on scaffolding, hanging a banner over the main entrance that read: “Warmly welcome new students.”