Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!

Chapter 48: Chapter 47: All I Have Are Trump Cards in My Hand

Ever since her last modeling gig, Ye Zi had been eagerly anticipating a new photoshoot. She’d been looking forward to it for a long time.

Now, finally, it was time for her to “suit up” again!

During this period, Ye Zi would do some shaping exercises whenever she had free time.

At the same time, she was also diligently applying face masks to take care of her skin.

She knew Cheng Zhu was highly skilled at photoshopping, but she still wanted to maintain the best model physique possible.

Additionally, she was indeed very active in promoting buyer shows for Cheng Zhu’s online store.

She enlisted the help of various girls through her own channels to take photos.

Cheng Zhu even thought about recruiting her into his team.

Not to mention, the store where she modeled was performing well, and Ye Zi was quite happy about it, feeling a rather unique sense of vanity being satisfied.

She would often check the sales and rankings of Persistent Visit.

Seeing it climb steadily, she felt a shared sense of pride.

The two chatted for a bit on WeChat and fixed the time for the shoot, which was set for tomorrow afternoon at half-past one.

At night, Ye Zi even made a special trip to the beauty salon for a hydrating treatment.

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The next day, Cheng Zhu and Ye Zi met in the lobby of the hotel they had booked, then took the elevator up, room card in hand.

Cheng Zhu noticed that, just like the last time, Ye Zi was carrying a big bag.

And this time, the things inside seemed even heavier and more abundant.

“Are you going to need to bring a small suitcase next time?” Cheng Zhu couldn’t help but say.

“Possibly,” Ye Zi nodded.

After entering the room, Cheng Zhu immediately said, “You go change, and I’ll take some shots of the empty room to check the effects. We’re shooting more styles today than last time, so it’s a big task.”

“Alrighty,” Ye Zi agreed and went into the bathroom.

The efficiency of this shoot was noticeably higher than the first.

Ye Zi already knew how to work with Cheng Zhu.

“Good, hold that, move your thigh a bit more to the right,” directed Cheng Zhu.

“Yes, perfect, tilt your head back a little, hey! Don’t stick out your tongue, there’s no need!”

Cheng Zhu eventually couldn’t help but praise her, “Not bad at all, only the second shoot and you already look like a seasoned QQ model.”

He had spent amateur money and got professional quality.

Ye Zi gave him a white look, oozing charm as she said, “I don’t want to be any professional QQ model. I don’t take jobs from others.”

After they finished shooting two products, both took a short break.

Cheng Zhu checked the photos on his camera, while Ye Zi symbolically wrapped herself in a bathrobe, crossed her legs in the Lord Erlang’s pose, and lazily hooked her slippers with her toes, staring straight at him.

“These past few days, I saw many people on Taobao copying our styles,” Ye Zi suddenly said.

“Normal,” Cheng Zhu responded blandly.

“They just blatantly copy everything and then tweak tiny details, even mimicking names,” Ye Zi went on.

“And, there’s this one store’s model who copied my poses, humph! Her figure isn’t even as good as mine!”

“What’s even more infuriating is that these people engage in price wars, pricing their items lower than ours!”

Her grievances seemed significant, with an urgency as if the eunuchs were more anxious than the emperor himself.

Cheng Zhu looked up at her with a smile and said, “It doesn’t matter, I anticipated this.”

“That impressive, huh?” She leaned forward slightly, resting her body on her propped-up leg, tilting her head, and looking up at the side of Cheng Zhu’s face.

Tch, where did this little flatterer come from!

Cheng Zhu by this time had reviewed all the photos in his camera and was quite pleased with the outcomes of the two sets.

He was in a good mood, so he didn’t mind having a longer chat with Ye Zi, saying, “Since you care so much about my store, I’ll give you a little insider news.”

“What news?” Ye Zi was curious.

“After this new batch goes live, you might want to check out the buyer shows; I’ll be trying something new this time,” Cheng Zhu hinted teasingly.

“Using the buyer shows I shot for something new?” Ye Zi’s eyes lit up, feeling a sense of participation.

“Right,” Cheng Zhu confirmed.

“What’s the new trick?” She pressed on.

“Trade secret,” Cheng Zhu grinned, refusing to reveal it.

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The shooting wrapped up at five o’clock.

Their collaboration was now quite in sync, and the efficiency was more than just a bit improved from last time.

Even Ye Zi’s experience as a model felt stronger than before.

As the saying goes, being a QQ model is indeed exhausting because many of the poses are somewhat unnatural.

The final shots looked great, but holding those poses for a few minutes would leave you with aches and numbness.

When Ye Zi wasn’t fully focused, Cheng Zhu would go over and give her a light tap as a form of encouragement.

And surprisingly, just like charging up, her energy would bounce right back.

By the end, Cheng Zhu noticed her skin had turned red from the tapping, but the photos were turning out quite well.

Being someone who appreciated symmetry, it wasn’t long before the other side of Ye Zi’s behind also suffered the same fate.

Of course, he personally didn’t like this kind of thing and wasn’t keen on slapping people; Ye Zi completely misunderstood him.

He considered himself above such base-interests.

After the shoot, Ye Zi changed back into her bartender uniform.

Lately, Jiuyin was running some promotions, and the bar business had picked up a bit.

According to Ye Zi, although Shen Minglang wasn’t short on funds, he still wanted the bar to do well to save face.

However, while her body was at the bar, her heart was with the online store. When she talked about the bar, it was “his bar,” but when it came to Persistent Visit, it was “our store.”

Though the shoot left her exhausted, she also felt fulfilled.

As night fell, Shen Minglang came to the bar.

He was a bit puzzled, “Ye Zi seems to be in quite a good mood today, all smiles.”

“Indeed, business at the bar is improving; naturally, she, as a member of the bar, is happy,” Boss Shen thought to himself.

Meanwhile, after returning home, Cheng Zhu selected a cover photo for each product for the buyer shows.

Then, he quickly edited them to perfection.

These images were about to come in handy.

Done with that, Cheng Zhu opened Taobao and began searching for his competitors.

“Some small shops aren’t worth worrying about, but these big stores are a different story,” Cheng Zhu thought.

Some stores had been in business for years, with solid fanbases and money to spare.

They were vying for the top spots in the same category.

Take the term “stepmother dress” for instance; it now attracted significant online buzz, almost becoming a viral sensation, spreading like wildfire.

As mentioned before, the cost of the keyword “stepmother dress” in “Direct Traffic” was soaring.

It was a fierce battle!

Big stores: You created a great term, but it’s mine now!

Big stores: Your style is great, I’ll copy it as a tribute.

Cheng Zhu noted the names of these stores, murmuring to himself, “Well then, let’s play a game!”

When his store had risen abruptly, it was like sitting down at a poker table.

The opponents had stacks of chips in front of them.

Money, heritage, the number of fans… these were all chips.

Cheng Zhu didn’t have many chips, and had to win round after round to accumulate slowly.

But he wasn’t the slightest bit anxious.

He had made a fortune in his previous life; with his second chance, why fear them?

In his hands, he held nothing but royal flushes!

Since they so loved to copy others, it was time they learned just how much more there was to emulate.

Cheng Zhu opened Weibo and started contacting some bloggers.

These were individuals he had picked out before.

Now in 2014, the manga domain was still ruled by Japanese manga.

But, as time went on, one country’s comics shone in a particular niche, rising remarkably!

“Perhaps, you’ve heard of Korean manhwa?”