Chapter 561: Has the Buddha Started a Business?

Jia Duo Ji was a herbal tea for cooling the body, but this two hundred million in advertising costs didn’t calm anything down, instead, it fueled the fire.

The creators are excited as they see it like a huge mountain of gold.

Part-time jobs around 2011 didn’t offer many options.

When thinking about part-time jobs, handing out flyers was often the first thing that came to mind.

But this job required part-timers to wear bulky mascot suits and either stand or walk all day, earning at most fifty to a hundred.

Most people interested in part-time work weren’t jobless; they had reasons like limited or fragmented time.

Like stay-at-home moms who occasionally need to change a diaper or make some formula.

It’s hard for this group to even guarantee part-time hours, let alone a job.

Creating for Headlines only requires a computer, greatly solving the time and space issue.

But who can’t write something.

If you can’t write much, just write less and add more pictures!

After changing a diaper, come back and write a couple more lines without any delay.

Especially for office workers burdened with mortgages across various sectors.

Writing interesting news from their fields or crafting stories from what they hear to make some extra money sounds appealing, right?

And with the nascent state of new media, there’s plenty of money but a shortage of people, catching the wave right now can indeed land a big scoop.

“Part-time work has always presented a huge and open market.”

“Many salaried workers or students who can’t earn money often think about making extra cash. But in the years before the internet boomed, finding suitable part-time jobs was tough, sometimes even harder than full-time jobs.”

“Take office workers, after a day’s work, who wouldn’t want a comfy part-time job?”

“So, the future of the internet market belongs to those who grasp the part-time opportunities.”

Jiang Qin sits in an internet café, done watching Yan Shuangying and with nothing else to do talks business with the part-time cafe manager, highly praising his efforts to work weekends at the cafe.

Capitalists love hard workers.

The girl across in a JK uniform sprawls and keeps staring at him; seems she finds Jiang Qin’s talk intriguing.

Jiang Qin looks at her and sighs slightly.

Girls need to stay in school to meet incredible men like him who are smart, can make money, and are also handsome.

“Why keep looking at him? I feel like my hair is changing colors.”

The blond guy next to her, absorbed in his game, couldn’t help but mumble.

The girl turns to the blond: “He reminds me of Jiang Qin from that commercial.”

“Impossible, the guy in the ad isn’t that handsome, but at least he looks delicate.”

Cao Guangyu chuckles: “Makeup in commercials.”

It’s clear there’s a significant demand for part-time jobs in society today.

The trending search for “Just one or two thousand” remains high while “Tonight’s Headlines copyright response” quickly drops out of sight.

The result is countless creators flooding to Headline-platform, getting verified as contributors.

Some journalists also started their own accounts, uploading ready-made articles and gradually seeing their revenue rise.

Thus, the content on Tonight’s Headlines grows immensely rich, expanding its audience.

“Old Wang, check out this article.”

“What article?”

“Found it on Headlines today.”

“…”

“It’s quite professional and turns such dry content into something lively and entertaining, right?”

The chief editor of Morning Light Press is shared an article on real estate economics by his deputy; he’s highly impressed after reading.

The deputy then tells him the piece is by Big Old Liu from the fourth editing department, who’s never had a chance to turn permanent, and it’s now a trending hit.

What does trending hit mean?

It means high views, frequent likes and shares, and then getting pushed by viral traffic.

Real estate economics has been garnering attention in recent years as house prices skyrocket wildly.

Most importantly, buying houses is still considered a basic need domestically, so it attracts high attention and lots of shares.

Consequently, Tonight’s Headlines quickly pushes the article into a larger traffic pool, creating the platform’s first viral hit and granting Big Old Liu a field verification badge.

“I remember Big Old Liu didn’t have a high degree, right?”

“Yes, his education isn’t high and his alcohol tolerance isn’t great either… That’s why he’s never been made permanent.”

“Poor alcohol tolerance, that’s even worse than poor education.”

Examples of part-time work leading to field certifications are endless across all industries.

There’s even a law professor who joined Tonight’s Headlines, published an article that quickly gained attention in the legal field.

His article on the law isn’t dry but includes bizarre legal cases, allowing users to quickly relate and he gained quite a few fans.

The professionalism of Tonight’s Headlines is being recognized more, and its share rate starts soaring.

Especially with the support of the original content fund, it transformed from a platform that repurposed others’ news to one that champions original content.

The development of mobile internet significantly increased everyone’s time spent on online news.

Massive amounts of domain-specific content have become a basic entertainment need, and the self-media model perfectly meets the larger reading volume.

The vast content, good and bad, from high-brow to low-brow, is all matched by algorithms to the right audiences.

This feedback loop puts Tonight’s Headlines ahead in the informational apps race.

The arrival of Internet+ has rebooted every industry’s track.

Manufacturing shifted to e-commerce, and services to group buying.

While the information track followed the pattern of PC-based news portal websites, only merged with browsers to form a news + search pattern.

UC has been deeply cultivating this field, believing it to be the future.

But with the closure of Tonight’s Headline’s self-media cycle, everyone suddenly understands after a lightbulb moment; the restart of the information track is the self-media track.

And at this time, Tonight’s Headlines successfully seized the initiative…

“We need to follow up quickly.”

“Follow Tonight’s Headlines’ self-media model?”

“Yes, this is a huge opportunity. Under Tonight’s Headlines’ self-media and algorithm recommendation model, traditional information platforms have lost all their advantages. We have to keep up.”

He Xiao Peng after deep contemplation all day, quickly calls a department meeting to share his insights.

Lu Zhichuan has been at UC all day, watching their meeting, growing more anxious by the minute.

It’s like a casual scribble by a deity, better call it a Celestial Script.

“President Jiang, are you planning on entering the app market next? I remember Zhihu had a ranking for the most beloved apps by college students, do you have plans in that direction?”

“Not doing it,” Jiang Qin coldly replies.

Lu Zhichuan is confused: “Oh no, he really intends to enter the app market because if he wasn’t, he would definitely say he was!”

Watching the chatbox show ‘typing’ then disappearing over and over, Jiang Qin knows he’s startled him, so he follows up, “Really, not doing it, I stake my reputation.”

Lu Zhichuan doesn’t trust his honor: “President Jiang, swear on our friendship then.”

“Alright, I swear on our friendship, absolutely not entering it.”

“Thank you, President Jiang.”

“No need to thank me. Mainly because, there’s no future in third-party app markets. It’s tied to mobile brands and once these manufacturers seize the market share, they immediately layout their application ecology. Soon, each phone brand will have its dedicated app market.”

Jiang Qin sends a voice message: “Why bother downloading a third-party app market for using other apps? Just because your icon looks nicer?”

Lu Zhichuan: “…”

“Oh right, I heard you just invested in Pea Pod for Alibaba, not bad, Old Lu. Why not just go back home and farm pigs? I’ll ask about the market conditions for you.”

“President Jiang, stop joking.” Lu Zhichuan feels his heart sinking.

Ten minutes later, Jiang Qin sends another voice message: “Called about it, raising pigs is not going so well, maybe try chickens and ducks.”

Lu Zhichuan stuns for a moment: “President Jiang, you have friends who raise pigs?”

“Not really, it’s mainly because Tonight’s Headlines recently had high readership on news about African swine fever, it might affect the market conditions.”

Jiang Qin continues: “Of course, you have another option, come join me.”

Lu Zhichuan stuns again: “President Jiang, do you think you’re making too much money now?”

“I’m broke!”

“Would President Jiang still value someone like me?”

“One’s perspective is limited by their era, but that doesn’t mean your judgment is flawed. Besides, LaShou’s Wu Bo is a stubborn man. You managed to pull it into Alibaba’s ecosystem when LaShou was at its peak, showing you’re very capable. And I just happen to need an investment manager.”

Jiang Qin continues: “I’m already such a big boss; I can’t personally handle every investment, right?”

Lu Zhichuan finds a quiet corner and types out a question: “President Jiang, you’re not joking with me, right?”

“Not at all. Three times invested, not once missed. Old Lu, you’re really capable. And the tracks you chose for Alibaba indeed have a bright future, it’s just that the targets were wrong. Work with me, I’ll be your eyes.”

After hearing this, Lu Zhichuan remains silent for a long time: “Are you still in Hangcheng? I’d like to come and talk.”

Jiang Qin: “Caihe Road, Netting the World. When you come, bring two box meals with you; the instant noodles here are damn too expensive.”