Chapter 348 Starting a New Company!

All eyes were once again focused on Xiao Chen.

He didn't say anything more polite, but simply peeled open a piping hot sweet potato, broke off half of it, and handed it to a snotty-nosed child next to him.

He smiled at everyone, a smile as pure as a mountain spring.

"We're all from the same hometown, it's only right."

The phrase "fellow villagers" instantly bridged all the distances.

……

At almost the same time, the ocean of the internet was completely boiling.

"#Xiao Chen sold out 3,000 jars of wine in three seconds#"

This entry swept through the trending lists of major portal websites at an incomprehensible speed, followed by a bright red "Explosive" sign.

On Weibo, countless netizens went crazy.

"I just blinked! And that's it! Gone! Xiao Chen, give me back my wine!"

"Don't cry, upstairs! I haven't even gotten to the payment page! Can anyone tell me what it's like to have 300 million people trying to buy something at the same time?"

"Hahaha! I'm the one who got it! Not for anything else, but just for that scene where Xiao Chen personally poured the wine, I'd be willing to enshrine this jar of wine!"

Following closely behind, various marketing accounts, financial bloggers, and industry influencers jumped into the fray.

Shocking! Top superstar Xiao Chen ushers in a new era of live-streaming e-commerce!

"Three Thousand Orders in Three Seconds! Xiao Chen Shows You What a Disruptive Attack Is with His Looks and Skills!"

From Oscar-winning actor to sales legend, Xiao Chen's commercial value is immeasurable!

The phone lines of Shiba Culture were nearly overwhelmed with calls from countless businesses.

They saw a brand new, golden track full of endless possibilities, and Xiao Chen was the one who held the golden key to open the door.

The entire internet was stirred up by a young man from a remote mountain village, triggering a massive storm that swept through the business and entertainment industries.

At the eye of the storm, Xiao Chen was leaning against an old locust tree, leisurely answering a phone call.

The phone receiver carried Wang Jinhua's voice, still distorted with excitement.

"Xiao Chen! You're trending again! It's a huge hit! This time it's trending in both the business and entertainment industries!"

"My phone has been ringing off the hook, everyone's asking you to help them sell their products!"

"Cars, cosmetics, luxury goods... their prices are insane!"

Wang Jinhua speaks very quickly, and you can almost see her pacing back and forth excitedly on the other end.

This is no longer just about celebrity influence; it's about ushering in a new era.

Xiao Chen listened without much emotion, simply gazing quietly at the village with its distant smoke rising from its chimneys.

Children chased and played on the ridges of the fields, while the elderly sat in their doorways basking in the sun; everything was so peaceful and serene.

He waited until Wang Jinhua had vented her pent-up emotions before speaking softly.

"Aunt Hua."

Just two words were enough to silence Wang Jinhua on the other end of the phone.

She knew Xiao Chen too well; when he spoke in that tone, it meant he had something more important to do.

"What's wrong, Xiao Chen?"

Xiao Chen's gaze drifted to the distant horizon, his eyes deep, as if piercing through time and space to see a future that was about to unfold.

"Help me start a company."

Wang Jinhua was stunned.

"A company? Isn't our 18-year culture enough for you to unleash your potential? You want to... go solo?"

There was a hint of nervousness in her voice.

She treated Xiao Chen like her own son, and Shiba Culture was the kingdom she built for him. She couldn't imagine the scene of Xiao Chen leaving.

"It's not an entertainment company."

Xiao Chen chuckled, dispelling her doubts.

"It's a technology company."

"A tech company?"

Wang Jinhua was even more confused; the leap was too great.

From Oscar-winning actor to tech company boss?

What earth-shattering thing is this kid thinking about now?

Xiao Chen didn't keep them in suspense. He slowly uttered a few words, each one like a pebble thrown into a calm lake.

"The name is 'Byte'."

"byte?"

Wang Jinhua pondered this unfamiliar term, completely baffled.

Xiao Chen could almost see her frowning. He playfully raised his eyebrows, just like he had done in front of the live stream camera.

"Yes, bytes."

He paused for a moment, then dropped a real bombshell.

"I want to create a product called 'Douyin'."

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.

Wang Jinhua frantically searched her mind for those two words, but found nothing.

byte?

Tik Tok?

What is that? Food? Drink? Or some new film technology?

She couldn't understand or imagine it at all.

Watching the village boy who had shared half a sweet potato with her clumsily mimicking her own waving gesture in front of the camera, then grinning foolishly.

Xiao Chen's lips also curled up in a smile.

He spoke softly into the phone, uttering a sentence that completely stunned Wang Jinhua.

"Something that can change the fate of many people."

The wind under the old locust tree carried a faint scent of earth as Xiao Chen fiddled with his phone.

Wang Jinhua's silence spread across the radio waves as she tried to process the unfamiliar word.

"Xiao Chen, are you sure you want to call it 'Douyin'?"

She spoke much slower, with the mixture of doting and bewilderment that comes from an elder looking at a talented younger person.

"Is it a musical instrument brand? Or a player like an MP3 player?"

Xiao Chen shifted his position, leaning against the tree trunk with his long legs crossed, his movements casual yet exuding an air of nobility.

His face, which drives women all over the world crazy, is now bathed in dappled sunlight.

"Aunt Hua, this is called a short video."

He spoke casually, as if he were discussing what to eat for dinner.

"No professional equipment is needed; anyone can just pick up their phone and shoot a short clip that lasts a few tens of seconds."

"As long as you're funny enough or pretty enough, you can become a national sensation on this platform."

"Everyone shares their life and records their daily routines; each person is the protagonist of their own life."

Wang Jinhua frowned on the other end of the line, her pen leaving a long mark on the document.

"Isn't this just a mini-documentary? Who would watch ordinary people brushing their teeth, washing their face, farming, and chopping wood?"

In the eyes of this top agent, only an all-around Best Actor like Xiao Chen deserves to be in the spotlight.

Xiao Chen chuckled softly, his voice magnetic.

"People love watching this; it's down-to-earth."

"For example, Grandpa Zhang's piglet next door had piglets, or someone's wife made a delicious braised pork dish."

"These fragmented moments will become the biggest traffic entry point in the future."

His remarks were so wide-ranging, jumping directly from 2010 to the future trends.

Wang Jinhua was completely confused, feeling that the boy's thinking had become even more unpredictable after winning the Oscar for Best Actor.

"Fine, since you're worth hundreds of millions now, I can't stop you from dabbling in tech companies for tens of millions."

She sighed, her tone full of indulgence.

"Just the other day, your mother, Ms. Ye, was saying that she was worried you had too much money and didn't know what to do with it, so she wanted to buy a few hills to grow tea."