Chapter 177

She deleted it from her mind. But from a certain perspective, he was indeed a winner in life. If he were on a certain platform or forum, he'd probably be a harem king, right? [Xia Yan, you're still a pure, innocent virgin? It's a shame you don't have a harem!] A hint of amusement flashed in the girl's eyes. "Okay, okay, don't cry." "I just asked a passerby across the street..." "Look... it's this cat." Shan Qing gently comforted Li Xue. His motherly demeanor made Li Xue feel a little better, gradually recovering from the despair of facing the curse. She looked at Hachimi on Shan Qing's phone, whose chubby paws were being grabbed and made hand gestures to music. The constantly scrolling comments and the number of likes and favorites... it was incredibly popular! But Li Xue had to admit... the cat was indeed very cute. She clicked on the homepage, and saw in the introduction and the pinned video that their cat cafe had recently opened in Shanghai, and the address was... across from their shop. There were many comments and photos in the comment section. Li Xue scrolled through the comments and even saw photos taken by the shop across the street showing the desolate scene in front of her shop... Li Xue's face gradually fell silent. The music of the hand gesture dance continued to play, but in her ears, it was the sound of countless customers and money being snatched away. Had she lost? Was she going to admit defeat again? Was she going to be defeated like in all her previous entrepreneurial ventures, and then slink away to her bedside to cry? Absolutely not!!! Shan Qing seemed to sense the change in Li Xue's emotions. He cleared his throat and then took his phone back: "The key to us and the other side is the so-called influencer effect." "That is, the point of [traffic generation]." "The other side relies entirely on this cat named Xiao Hu to attract traffic to their cat cafe, thereby driving the consumption economy of the entire store." "And... this is exactly what we lack." Shan Qing said slowly, analyzing unhurriedly. That makes sense. Hua Xin couldn't help but nod in agreement. That was exactly what she had noticed. How could a shop without any foundation or chain brand effect become so popular right after opening that it drew in customers from all around? But she hadn't expected it to be because of the internet-famous cat... The girl's gaze drifted slightly to the side. There, Revolver, Tank, Left-handed Sniper, and Moya were all lying on their cat beds, yawning and wagging their tails contentedly as they slept, a stark contrast to their current tense and desperate atmosphere. Uh... Hua Xin's lips twitched. For a moment, she seemed to understand what it meant for the front lines to be fighting while the rear was feasting. "Then we..." Xia Fen, who had been silent beside the girl for a long time, suddenly propped herself up with her hands, lowered her head, and slowly and sinisterly began, "We can..." Her tone gradually took on a terrifying quality. Even though Xia Fen didn't finish her sentence, everyone present understood what Xia Fen meant. Hua Xin didn't speak, then gently placed her hands on Xia Fen's shoulders, applying slight pressure with her waist and delicate control over her finger joints... her eyes slowly closed. "Amitabha, God bless..." "Repent quickly, repent quickly, repent quickly!!!" "Uh... uh... uh... uh..." The girl frantically shook Xia Fen's shoulders, trying to shake the upper body of the Xia Fen ghost out of her body. "Sister Xin Hua, stop shaking... I'm... I can't take it anymore...?" Hua Xin, regaining her senses, saw Xia Fen foaming at the mouth and her eyes turning into two spirals, then abruptly released her hands, and Xia Fen collapsed onto the sofa, unconscious. The girl, controlled by the kind personality, leaned back silently on the sofa. It seemed she had thought the same thing just now. "... This kind of thing is definitely unacceptable." "That's their skill. If we want to win, we have to use legitimate means." Shan Qing shook his head helplessly, then said firmly, "This time, I believe we will win." "Because this time, it's not just Li Xue and I fighting against them, but you two too." Shan Qing blinked and said to Hua Xin and Xia Fen. "Brother Shan Qing, we're just lowly laborers..." "Why don't you turn us into cats and see if we can become internet celebrities?" Xia Fen, seemingly resurrected from the dead, said matter-of-factly. "Their cats..." "They are indeed very cute." Li Xue had been silent for a long time, raised her head. The despair and sadness in her eyes had disappeared, replaced by an indomitable fighting spirit. Her gaze swept over Shan Qing, whose eyes also held a resolute expression; Xia Fen, who was slacking off; and Hua Xin Hachimi, who was deep in thought... A slight smile played on Li Xue lips, then she slammed her hand on the table. "We have Xiao Hua Xin?!... "Why don't you just become an internet celebrity, Xiao Hua?!" "?" "Me??..."Hua Xin pointed at herself, momentarily bewildered, then looked at Li Xue with a shocked expression, forcing a smile before reluctantly refusing, "I can't, hahaha." "What internet celebrity? I can't, hahahaha..." "Other people's accounts have been built up over several years, how could I become an internet celebrity in such a short time... No way, no way..." The girl waved her hands, laughing, trying to eradicate this dangerous idea from Li Xue's mind. What a joke?... Her initial idea was to become an internet celebrity and make money. But after actually getting involved in what internet celebrities do, Hua Xin no longer had that idea. Currently, it seems that being a virtual streamer might be more promising than being an internet celebrity. Because she's terrible at everything, whether it's dancing or anything else! Can you really become an internet celebrity just by standing still? "Hmm... don't rush." "This idea is still a bit too hasty." "Leaving aside whether it will work, using Xiao Hua's personal image to drive customers to our store is disrespectful to Xiao Hua." "You..." Shan Qing helplessly reached out and tapped Li Xue's head. "I'm sorry..." "Sorry to Xiao Hua?..." After hearing Shan Qing's words, Li Xue also woke up from this absurd idea. Regardless of whether it would work, what right did she have to ask Hua Xin to make such a personal sacrifice for the store... Li Xue looked at Hua Xin with teary eyes, grasped the girl's hand, and then sincerely apologized: "I was possessed by a demon just now." "I'm sorry, Xiao Hua." "It's okay, it's okay..." "I'm fine, it's not that serious..." (If it weren't for you guys giving me work, I might...)