Chapter 465: Chapter 224: The Bet

She knew Lin Shen had spent a lot of money promoting his Cat Cafe.

Judging from that, his family must be very wealthy.

But Su Youji never expected that Lin Shen would also have a media company to his name!

He was just too rich!

Su Youji tilted her head up and asked curiously.

"Mr. Lin, what’s the name of your media company?"

"Shenwan."

Lin Shen said with a light laugh, his arm around Jiang Wan’s waist.

"My girlfriend and I started it together. It’s still in the startup phase, so I was thinking of inviting you to be the first artist signed to our company."

’A new company?’

Su Youji’s eyes widened slightly.

As a mainstay in the influencer world, although she rarely got involved in power struggles, she still knew the inside scoop.

For a new MCN company to make it big, it would need to invest millions in the early stages.

Equipment, venues, post-production staff...

Each of these was a huge expense requiring a hefty sum of money.

But Lin Shen was smart. He planned to start with Su Youji, gathering a group of unsigned influencers who could already produce high-quality work.

This would save a huge amount of money on training new talent, allowing the funds to be invested in more important areas like traffic and marketing.

However, for a high-quality influencer like Su Youji, who already had a strong personal brand, the signing fee would likely be a considerable sum.

But to Lin Shen, that was no issue at all.

As long as it was a problem money could solve, it wasn’t a problem!

The tens of millions in startup funds stored in GoGo Maps were the source of Lin Shen’s confidence.

’I just don’t know if the signing fee is included in that...’

Just as Lin Shen was silently pondering this, Su Youji spoke softly.

"I’ll have to ask my father about this. I can only sign with a company if he agrees."

’Ask her father?’

Lin Shen’s expression faltered for a moment. Then he finally understood why Su Youji was so popular yet hadn’t signed with an MCN company.

It turned out her father had been supporting her from behind the scenes all along.

After all, Su Youji was just a young woman in her early twenties.

She was inexperienced with the ways of the world, with a pure and naive personality. If she signed a contract rashly, she could easily be scammed.

Her father was doing this to protect her.

Lin Shen thought that was a good thing.

If he had a daughter in the future, he would probably be even more protective than Su Youji’s father, and might not even let her become an influencer.

"I understand."

Lin Shen chuckled lightly.

"How about this? I’ll draw up a contract, and you can show it to your father."

"Okay!"

Seeing Lin Shen compromise, Su Youji readily agreed, then gave a charming smile.

"But you have to beat me first."

"Then I’ll have to give it my all."

Lin Shen smiled, then made an excuse to go to the restroom. In reality, he took out a Concentration Pill from the Sports Health app and swallowed it.

’I will now focus on the upcoming five archery shots.’

After reciting the command in his mind, Lin Shen couldn’t help but mutter to himself.

’Sorry, I didn’t want to cheat.’

’But to secure Su Youji, this treasure of a girl, I have no choice but to resort to this.’

’I can’t help it. She’s just too important.’

If he could sign her, Lin Shen felt that Shenwan Media’s early development would go much more smoothly.

After all, the reputation of a top influencer is a brand in itself!

"Let’s do this."

A moment later, Lin Shen emerged from the restroom, his expression more focused than ever before.

Especially after drawing the bow and nocking the arrow, he felt the noise around him fade. Nothing in his surroundings could affect him.

He now had only one thought in his mind: to shoot five arrows and hit the bullseye with each one!

SWOOSH—!

A ten!

Lin Shen’s first shot was another ten, which put a lot of pressure on Su Youji.

So, with twelve-tenths her usual seriousness and focus, she aimed for a long time before releasing the arrow, also scoring a ten.

First round, a tie.

"Phew—!"

Su Youji let out a long breath and glanced over at Lin Shen.

His gaze was focused, his expression cold and stern. His sharp eyes looked past the arrowhead, aiming straight at the target dozens of meters away, and then he released.

THWACK—!

The arrowhead struck the bullseye. Another ten.

"Amazing!"

Su Youji couldn’t help but exclaim, quickly covering her mouth with one hand. She felt a pressure she had never experienced before.

She hadn’t even been this nervous back when she competed in tournaments.

’Am I really about to lose to a beginner who just learned to shoot?’

’That would be so embarrassing!’

Su Youji refused to believe it. After taking several deep breaths to calm herself, she focused on her next few shots.

10, 10, 8, 8, 9.

These were Su Youji’s scores for her five shots, for a total of 45.

It was already an excellent score.

However, Lin Shen turned in a frightening scorecard of 10, 10, 9, 10, and 8, for a total of 47 points.

CLAP CLAP CLAP—!

When the last arrow hit the eight-point ring, Jiang Wan, who was standing to the side, couldn’t help but applaud.

"Yay! Junior, you won!"

"You let me win."

Lin Shen said humbly, then looked at Su Youji. He saw not a trace of disappointment or dejection in her beautiful eyes, only endless adoration and admiration spreading through them.

Although she had lost in the sport she was best at, she wasn’t discouraged or downcast. Instead, she felt she had found a kindred spirit and a close friend.

They both liked filming, and they both liked archery.

Meeting Lin Shen was simply the greatest stroke of fate!

"Mr. Lin, you’re amazing."

Su Youji felt like she was about to become Lin Shen’s little fangirl. Her admiration for him was boundless.

"Is this really your first time doing archery? That’s too amazing! Maybe you can teach me next time?"

"Maybe I just had a good feel for it today. When it comes to archery, I still have a lot to learn from you."

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