Half an hour later, Keith was sitting on the couch with Julian and two other people
standing before him. One was Lou from the security department, and the other was Simon Kim, head of IT. As for Daria, she'd already rushed back to her room to sleep.
The three of them looked at the indifferent Keith and discreetly swallowed in fear. They
were ready to be yelled at. Keith looked at them and suddenly asked, Simon, tell us,
which famous websites do we have under our company? Sir, the company has only
started to enter the online arena in recent years.
We bought a few media websites, but the only one with a bit of fame is Mastodon. OK.
Keith knew about this platform, but it could be considered second-rate in the US.
He nodded and asked, you'd know about the video too. Simon, should we use this
opportunity to earn some money? The men standing before him looked at him in
surprise. On the Internet, traffic equaled money.
If a site generated a lot of traffic, all sorts of investors and advertising companies would
pay to be on the platform. Keith's idea impressed them. You can easily find a business
opportunity.
Keith only had one thought, but Simon, as the head of IT, instantly had another idea. He
thought for a moment and said, Mr. Sandberg, we can claim that we've found you and
you've agreed to be a guest on our website and perform live. That will drive tons of
traffic to the site.
We'll get in touch with the advertisers. I estimate that just the income from advertising
alone might reach two million. Keith gestured for them to sit down and said with a smile,
although your idea is good, it's a one-time deal.
Later, your department will choose a suitable video of me and Ms. Strauss's duet and put
it on the website. But before uploading it, you have to do a few things. First, the video
can only include the back of me and Ms. Strauss.
Second, Ms. Strauss's figure should be as blurry as possible so no one can recognize her.
My back view can be slightly clearer, but the video will definitely reveal my appearance.
Third, you must cover up the surrounding scenery and the other guests in the video so
there are no clues.
The other men nodded in understanding and Keith went on. After you've done these
three things, you can't claim that you've found me. Instead, you have to say that the
video was provided by an anonymous user.
He'll post the latest videos on the site one after another, slowly exposing more and more
information on this young man. As the idea unfolded, the three men began to
understand his plan and they were flabbergasted. He was trying to attract the attention
of the crowd bit by bit.
Needless to say, under such means, the traffic to the site would increase exponentially,
and it would continue to increase over time. Julian reacted first and said, Sir, you're
brilliant. Simon frowned.
Julian had flattered Keith before him. He couldn't bear it. He immediately began to sing
Keith's praises, as well as Julian and Lou looked on in shock.
Why didn't they see that had this kind of talent before? Keith saw that Simon might go
on for hours, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said, That's enough. Let's get down to
business. You've shattered Simon's wish to continue sucking up to you.
Attribute point plus one. Keith rolled his eyes and said, What do you think about the
profits of this site? Simon instantly replied, You can divide it however you want, sir. Keith
frowned and pretended to be angry.
How can I have the final say? Is there no financial process in all of industries? You're the
backbone of the company. You must set a good example. Don't say such irresponsible
things to me in the future.
Julian knew that his opportunity had come and hurriedly said, Sir, there are company
rules regarding these matters. If an employee has any personal projects that require the
company's resources to develop, as long as his project is approved, it can go ahead. The
company isn't responsible for this person's losses, but if the project is profitable, he
needs to hand over 20% of the profits to the company.
Keith nodded in satisfaction. Good. Work with the technical department to set everything
up.
You don't need to go through mistrust. I'll just approve it directly. IT will be in charge of
implementation.
The security department will assist them. 30% of the profits will be handed over to the
company. Both of your departments will take 10% of the profits and use it to give extra
benefits to your employees.
The three of them looked at each other. This project could be really profitable. And Keith
was daring to bypass the company and directly approve it himself.
Furthermore, he wanted to hand over 30% to the company and earn a good reputation.
His methods were brilliant, but their departments would also take a portion of the profits,
which made them willing to follow his orders. The three of them immediately said, Oh,
don't worry, sir.
We'll get started right away. You've fulfilled their wish to earn extra money. Wish value
plus one.
Current progress, seven of 10. Keith waved his hand and said, you guys can leave. Hurry
up and get back to me with a plan.
After they left, Keith thought about it for a while. It was only one week left before the
college entrance exam. Although he was confident, he still had more preparation to do to
make sure he got the best results.
As he was on his way to the bookstore, Keith's phone rang. It was Will. Keith, I found a
store, but the current owner... If Will hadn't called him, Keith would have almost
forgotten about the whole thing.
He smiled and said, you go and discuss it with them. I trust you. If you need more
money, just call me.
Keith, Will said in a low voice, I heard a rumor Lake has dumped Christina. Last night,
someone saw her go home alone, and she was wiping away tears. Really? Keith frowned
and was silent for a moment.
Then he sighed and said, forget it. She's nothing to do with me anymore. Go and do your
work.
I'll catch up with you later, bro. Keith and Olivia's duet was put online and had already
attracted a lot of attention. People were ecstatic to finally hear a complete performance
by Keith.
The beautiful music and the enigmatic view of the players from behind left them
intoxicated. At the same time, they wanted to see Keith's face even more urgently. For a
moment, Mastodon attracted the attention of many people.
Up till now, the number of daily visitors to the site had been in the tens of thousands.
Now, it was in the millions. In just three short days, there were 700,000 new registered
users.
Mastodon had become famous overnight. All kinds of advertising companies and
sponsors wanted to work with them. Within three days, Mastodon's income had reached
$44 million, more than its total income in the past year.
On the fourth day, a famous music website wanted to buy the rights to the video at a
price of $3 million. The company had verbally agreed, but Keith rejected it outright. If the
video still belonged to Mastodon, then people would continue to pay attention to the site.
It wasn't worthwhile to sell the copyright now. What's more, he had a bigger money-
making plan in mind. Everyone had been discussing the identity of the mysterious young
man, and from this, Mastodon was getting more and more attention.
Although Keith looked calm on the surface, each day's report made him happier inside.
In five days, he had already earned $28 million. On the fifth day, an anonymous source
posted a piece of news.
The piano player in the video was the CEO of Olive Industries, Olivia Strauss. This young
man had a close relationship with the Strauss family, and was now a senior executive of
Olive Industries, and he was about to take the college entrance exam. This musical
genius was probably going to one of the best schools in the country, and he was already
an executive in a major corporation.
Once the news was released, it was like the entire internet broke. People were even
more eager to see this genius appear. Requests flooded in for the young man to hold a
concert so that everyone could hear his beautiful music.
On Mastodon, the comments section was filled with congratulatory wishes for the
mystery man to succeed in his entrance exams. That night, the fee for the live concert
was settled. $12 million.
Overall, Keith had earned $40 million. Public opinion had reached such a fervor that
Olive Industries had no choice but to give a positive response. This post person said that
Keith had everyone's blessing, but as he was currently preparing for the exam, he
wouldn't appear in front of the public for the time being.
Once this was announced, the public gradually calmed down. The next morning, Keith
looked at his account. The balance had already reached $75 million.
This was truly a huge sum of money, and as he'd already entrusted old Mr. Strauss to
search for energy crystals, he was free to spend this money as he liked. He wanted to
experience what it felt like to be rich. It was the day of the college entrance exam.