Chapter 615: Chapter 297: Autumn’s First Scarf (Part 2)

"You really get me. As a reward, I have a little something for you."

With that, Jiang Wan pulled a scarf out of her bag.

It was solid black, with a simple pattern of cute puppies and kittens—a perfect match for Lin Shen’s company, Shennan Pet Industry.

Although there were minor imperfections here and there, the stitching was neat and delicate.

"For me?"

Lin Shen was pleasantly surprised.

After all, he had been planning to surprise Jiang Wan with a car, but he hadn’t expected her to give him a gift first.

Seeing his stunned expression, Jiang Wan couldn’t help but laugh.

"Who else would it be for? I knitted it myself recently. It turned out okay, right?"

Huh?

’She knitted it herself?’

Lin Shen was even more astonished now.

Of course, he could tell that while the scarf was nice overall, a closer look revealed some definite imperfections.

The pattern wasn’t even symmetrical.

Lin Shen hadn’t thought much of it, as he was never picky about gifts from girls.

He felt that as long as it was a gift from someone, even if it was just a greeting card, it held great sentimental value.

However, because the scarf’s workmanship was a bit rough, Lin Shen had initially wondered if Jiang Wan had been scammed.

’But it turns out she knitted it by hand?’

This was a huge surprise for Lin Shen, and his heart was suddenly enveloped in a profound sense of warmth and happiness.

Since becoming wealthy, he had received countless gifts, but this single scarf was the most meaningful of all.

’Every guy should get a hand-knitted scarf from his girlfriend in the fall!’

"Thank you."

Deeply moved, Lin Shen unfolded the scarf, his eyes filled with adoration for it.

"It’s beautiful. Is this the first time you’ve knitted something?"

"Mm, more or less."

Even the usually good-natured Jiang Wan couldn’t help but complain.

"The seller said it was super easy to learn, but when I bought the materials and tried to follow the tutorial video they sent, I couldn’t figure it out at all!"

"I had to find scarf tutorials online from professional bloggers, but then I didn’t have enough materials, which is why the shape came out a bit weird... Here, try it on and see if it fits."

With that, Jiang Wan took the scarf from Lin Shen’s hands. As she helped him wrap it around his neck, she asked with a grin.

"Has no one ever given you a scarf before?"

"No."

Lin Shen nodded, which made Jiang Wan secretly delighted. After she finished putting the scarf on him, her lovely eyes curved into crescents, and she gave a meaningful smile.

"Well then, I’ve just taken your first time."

Faced with Jiang Wan’s spontaneous dirty joke, Lin Shen couldn’t help but smile, absolutely adoring the scarf around his neck.

He decided to keep her in suspense for a bit and pretended he wanted to give her a gift in return.

"Is there any gift you want? I’ll get it for you."

"Haven’t you given me enough already?"

Jiang Wan patted Lin Shen on the chest and looked him up and down, admiring him in her scarf. She nodded in satisfaction.

"Looks great."

"Actually, I have a gift for you, too."

Lin Shen smiled, took off the scarf, and carefully put it away. Then he started the car and played Jiang Wan’s favorite traditional-style music.

This took her by surprise.

"A gift? What are you planning to give me?"

"You’ll know when we get there."

Seeing Lin Shen’s meaningful expression, Jiang Wan also smiled, tapping her cheek thoughtfully.

"Let me guess... is it lingerie?"

"How could something like that be a proper gift!"

Lin Shen retorted.

’It seemed that ever since they started dating, Jiang Wan had stopped holding back and was showing her naughtier side completely.’

’He used to think she was a gentle, older-sister type. How was it that after they got to know each other better, she seemed to have the personality of a shamelessly forward girl straight out of an anime?’

’And her mind was always full of naughty thoughts. He had to admit, though, he quite liked this contrast in her.’

"Is it makeup and jewelry, then?"

Since Lin Shen had called it a "proper gift," Jiang Wan naturally guessed along those lines.

"I don’t really need any of that, but if it’s from you, I’ll happily accept it, of course!"

"But don’t spend too much, okay? I don’t even dare to wear the luxury jewelry and bags you gave me before to work. I’m afraid my boss will pull me aside to talk about my ’questionable lifestyle’."

"Uh-oh. This one is pretty similar."

Lin Shen rubbed the bridge of his nose, looking a little sheepish, which made Jiang Wan laugh and reassure him.

"It’s fine! At worst, I’ll just keep it safely stored away. I appreciate the thought."

"Oh, right. About Shenwan Media..."

Jiang Wan had taken the tasks Lin Shen assigned her very seriously, studying how to build a media company from scratch.

First, they needed the network and resources for social media content creation.

Coincidentally, as an influencer with over two million followers, Jiang Wan definitely had an advantage in this area.

Second, they needed to know how to manage accounts and videos. Only by producing viral hits could the company generate revenue.

After all, a media company’s revenue streams were simple.

Advertising and e-commerce.

Of course, if a streamer’s broadcasts performed well, the agency’s cut of the streaming revenue also counted.

But that was only achievable for top-tier influencers with four or five million followers; it was difficult for the average person to earn that much from streaming.

Unless they had a whale.

Therefore, Jiang Wan planned to focus on advertising and e-commerce, starting with herself.

Leveraging her two hit micro-films, she had connected directly with the currently popular short drama scene.

Many short drama companies and script planners were approaching her, asking if she wanted to collaborate on producing a series.

Since Jiang Wan had never dealt with this before, she wanted to ask for Lin Shen’s opinion.

"Short dramas, huh? That’s definitely a good trend to get in on."

Lin Shen thought for a moment. With the fast pace of modern life and the complexity of online information, it was already difficult for people to settle down and enjoy a full-length series.

Combined with the impact of short-form video, the natural result was the rise of short dramas with episodes only a few minutes long.

But to be more enticing, these short dramas usually focused on sensationalism, using extremely melodramatic plots to attract viewers.

After all, with each episode being only a few minutes, as long as they got the view, it was a win for them. Who cared if you watched the rest?

And this was something Lin Shen particularly disliked.

Because after watching too much of that stuff, one’s way of thinking would change, and one’s personality could become flighty and unable to focus.

For an entrepreneur, that was definitely a bad thing.

Thus, Lin Shen was rather averse to short dramas, but what Jiang Wan said next gave him an idea.

"They said they could follow my filming style."

Jiang Wan mentioned with a smile.

"They said that although my filming style is slow, it’s still engaging. They even asked who my cameraman was and said they wanted to hire you."

"I think I’ll pass."

Lin Shen rubbed the bridge of his nose and smiled.

"But the direction you mentioned could actually work."

"Really?"

A bright light flashed in Jiang Wan’s eyes.

"So, should we cooperate with that company? If so, I’ll schedule a meeting with them."

"You can."

Lin Shen suddenly asked curiously.

"How many people does their company have?"

"It seems like a small company, maybe about ten people."

Jiang Wan thought for a moment.

"It’s supposedly a startup, similar to us. Because of that, they can’t afford professional short-drama actors, so they decided to cast a wide net on TikTok. They contacted me after seeing my videos."

"Then there’s no need to cooperate with them."

Lin Shen explained.

"It’s obvious they’re just trying to leech off your traffic. You’re still too naive."

"Is that so? Then I won’t contact them."

Jiang Wan knew she didn’t understand this business, so she deferred to Lin Shen on everything.

But then he changed his mind.

"Actually, it’s not totally out of the question to contact them. Ask them if they’d be open to an acquisition. If they are, Shennan happens to be missing a short drama department."

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