"I'll give you two ideas first. Mister Meng, you can get a basic understanding of them," Drizzle said.
Drizzle said slowly, "The first method is a more normal method, and it'll naturally start with your harvesting skills. I heard that you're famous in the harvester circle, and you've mastered some shocking secret techniques. In that case, why don't you arrange a few more harvesting livestreams? With perfect methods, you can harvest rare materials from fierce beasts' bodies.
"As long as you're confident that your harvesting skills are exciting enough, and with Drizzle Studio's help, Superstar Resource Recovery Company's name will definitely become even more famous."
Meng Chao thought about it and said, "My harvesting skills will naturally not be a problem, but whether I can find rare materials from the bodies of fierce beasts depends on luck. It doesn't matter whether I'm a newbie or an experienced harvester, the chances are the same."
"Luck can be manipulated."
Drizzle smiled faintly and said, "Even if there are no rare materials in the bodies of fierce beasts, can't you put them in beforehand?"
Meng Chao was a little stunned, and he fell into deep thought.
"There aren't that many rare materials in the world. Many of the hunters and harvesters do this to become famous. They put rare materials into the bodies of fierce beasts that might be able to produce these materials before harvesting them in front of the public," Drizzle explained.
"Many organizations want to get professional titles, beginner professionals who want to get promoted to middle professionals, or people like you who need to increase their fame. All of them do this, so it's not a big deal. Of course, you'll need to drag it out a little longer, and the cost will also be higher. After all, you can't harvest rare materials that have a one-in-ten-thousandth chance of appearing every few days. If you do this, it'll be too obvious, right?"
"Yes," Meng Chao said.
"Based on what you're saying, there's a way for me and Superstar Resource Recovery Company to become famous in a shorter time and at a lower cost?"
"Honestly, you're already famous. When Yan Organization worked with us, they also packaged and promoted your personal image. The problem now is how to link your personal image with Superstar's image," Drizzle said.
"There's a rather radical method here, and that's to cause trouble at the material trading fair."
Meng Chao frowned a little. "Cause trouble?"
"You're not really causing trouble. You're just pretending to be weak so that you can humiliate others. Do you know how to do that?"
Drizzle said. "You should be an expert in this field. I heard that when you were still in high school, you appraised a rare material at a material trading fair and humiliated Poisonous Hands Liao Santong's grandson." It's a pity that there weren't any media at that time, or else this piece of news that the citizens would love to see would have already spread through the entire city.
"But it's fine, we're here now.
"Imagine, the next time you attend a certain material trade fair, you act very low-key and even be looked down upon. But in front of a certain material that no one can identify, you suddenly talk non-stop and amaze everyone. At this time, there happens to be media outlets that we are familiar with present. Wouldn't that be great news?
"Think about it. The next time you attend a material trading fair, you'll be very inconspicuous, and you'll even be looked down on. But when you face a material that no one can identify, you'll suddenly talk nonstop and shock everyone. At that moment, the media we're familiar with will be there.
"Of course, there will be side effects to this method of creating hype, but the market is like a battlefield. When you face astronomical profits, there will always be a lot of enemies. Even if you don't humiliate them, you'll still have to fight them, right?"
"That's true."
Meng Chao was contemplative. "But how can I be sure that I can explain a material that no one else can recognize in a material trading fair?"
"That's easy."
Drizzle smiled and said, "If you're the one who provided the material, can't you tell them the whole story?"
"…"
Meng Chao sucked in a deep breath. "Listening to your words is better than reading books for ten years. It's only today that I learned that there are so many twists and turns in the field."
"You're immersed in killing and harvesting, so it's normal that you don't understand the inside story," Drizzle said with a smile.
"But nowadays, there's no way out if you just work hard. Creating hype is a very neutral term. As long as you're really capable, creating hype can increase your fame by ten times, and you'll be able to turn your skills into money as soon as possible. So, why wouldn't you do it?"
"Alright, I'll consider your suggestion seriously, Mister Drizzle. Later, I'll invite you to Superstar to visit us and come up with a detailed packaging and promotion plan based on our situation."
Meng Chao sat down comfortably on the couch and looked at the time before he asked casually, "Mister Drizzle, have you been in this field for a long time? I heard that Drizzle Studio is quite famous in the field. "
"It's been around seven or eight years."
A smug smile appeared on Drizzle's face. "Drizzle Studio might not be as large as some of the large online media companies, but our skills and strength have been praised highly by our customers. The most important thing about 'promotion' is that we don't leave any traces behind. We deliver the information we want to put into the hearts of our target users like a drizzle that quietly nourishes the land. This is the goal we've always been pursuing."
When he said this, he seemed to feel a little hot, and he instinctively tugged at his collar.
His breathing quickened, and his pupils dilated a little.
Even he did not notice that his head was twitching slightly.
Since his mouth was dry, he drank all the tea in one go.
Meng Chao poured him another cup and asked, "I'll ask you a rather sensitive question. When our studio carries out … rather radical promotions, do we break … the limits of morality and the law?"
Drizzle smiled faintly. "Are you talking about the limits of morality or the limits of the law? Based on what I know, these two limits are different. We're all good citizens who abide by the law, and we definitely won't break the limits of the law. "
Once he said this, he was a little stunned, and a puzzled expression appeared on his face.
It seemed like even he did not understand why he would speak so bluntly to Meng Chao, a new customer whom he was meeting for the first time.
"I understand."
Meng Chao nodded. He seemed to be very satisfied with Drizzle's answer. He poured him a third cup of tea and continued asking, "Then, Mister Drizzle, could you tell me about the successful cases of your company? For example, when you exposed the case of the murderous pets in Blessed Paradise and stirred up conflict between the biochemical modification faction and runic symbol machines faction? Your shocking article criticized biochemical modification technology from the runic symbol machines faction's perspective and said that there was a high possibility that artificial intelligence would go out of control. Even I, an Agricultural University student, was terrified when I read it, and I broke out in cold sweat!"
Drizzle's smile froze on his face.
But he did not panic. He was just a little puzzled.
And that puzzlement was like a ripple in cement. It slowly spread out from the corners of his mouth to his entire face.
"What did you make me drink?"
He stared at the cup of tea. "What's in the water?"
"It's venom collected from a Hallucinogenic Lizard. I added some special formulas to it. Don't worry, it will only numb your nerves temporarily. In less than half an hour, you'll recover. There won't be any side effects.
"But during that half an hour, it'll be very difficult for you to control your facial nerves and muscle fibers. You won't be able to distort your micro-expressions. In other words, this is something similar to a truth serum."
This was one of the skills Meng Chao learned from Ghost Tribe's training camp.
As he fought fiercely, his memory fragments gradually awakened. Aside from Walking Corpse and Bizarre Stab, he also gradually awakened to more unorthodox skills.
"Oh," Drizzle said.
"You don't seem too surprised or panicked," Meng Chao said.
"I was a little panicked because I didn't know what you wanted to do, but since it's a truth serum, there's no need for me to be too panicked."
Drizzle sighed. "In our line of work, we have a lot of insider information about our customers. There are often people who want to use us to pry into our customers' secrets. We have professional ethics, and we won't leak it easily. But you're the first to use this sort of method to launch a surprise attack."
"I'm sorry," Meng Chao said.
"If it weren't for the fact that it's an important matter, I wouldn't have thought about doing this."
"It's fine," Drizzle said.
Drizzle said, "But I won't tell you anything about the client."
"It's fine. I already have a few answers in my heart. I just wanted to confirm them with you. You drank the Hallucinogenic Lizard's venom. Even if you can force yourself not to tell the truth, you won't be able to control your micro-expressions," Meng Chao said.
"Just now, when I heard about the case of the murderous pets in Blessed Paradise, your expression betrayed you. It let me know that you were the one who exposed the news online.
"Of course, you're just a tool. You're a tool who's very good at walking the line between law and morality. I'm not interested in you. I'm only interested in the person who hired you to do this.
"You won't tell me, but you don't have to. Let me guess.
"The information you exposed is very detailed, and it involves a lot of the details of the examination of the three biochemical pets on that day. Only the monster research center, Spirit Creation Creatures, and Heavenly Works Machines have access to these details.
"The monster research center remains neutral in this matter, so let's not talk about it for now.
"At first glance, Heavenly Works Machines seems to have the greatest motive to do this. They want to use the pressure of public opinion to suppress Spirit Creation Creatures, but they have a guilty conscience. Now that the pinholes in the pets' ear canals have been discovered, they might not want to blow up the matter.
"Spirit Creation Creatures seems to have the least reason to expose the case. Isn't that the same as slandering themselves?
"But I've asked around about Spirit Creation Creatures' founder, Xie Xiaolei's style. He likes to take unconventional steps and catch people off guard. If he's confident that the truth of the case will be revealed, it might not be a bad thing for him to suffer a few days of injustice. After all, this case can increase Spirit Creation Creatures' fame. Even though it will be negative in the beginning, as the case turns 180%, Spirit Creation Creatures' image in the eyes of the public will become very positive.
"So, it's Xie Xiaolei, right?
"You don't need to answer. Your expression has already answered for you."
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