Magnate Tycoon: How Did Simply Enjoying Life Make Me a Male God?

At noon, Li Jing was invited to have lunch with Zhou Shun and Huang Jun.

Zhou Shun was still the same as before, with a crew cut and a few strands of white hair at the temples, and his jacket could not hide his burly figure.

Huang Jun, on the other hand, had changed so much that Li Jing didn't recognize him at first glance.

Due to excessive fat reduction training, Huang Jun's face was now deeply sunken, with his eyes wide open and a jawline sharp like a knife.

The veins on his neck bulged, resembling centipedes clinging to his neck. The muscle lines on his iron-hard arms were clearly visible. His broad chest was like a solid wall, even raising his thick coat.

"You look like this..."

Li Jing was slightly surprised, patting the other's strong arm: "I almost didn't recognize you."

"Brother Jing."

Huang Jun tugged at the corners of his mouth, managed a smile, but there was a hint of fatigue in his eyes, speaking hoarsely:

"The competition is coming up, so I've been reducing body fat. I apologize for missing your housewarming party last time."

"It's okay, didn't you give me a large red envelope of five thousand? I bet you haven't given such a big red envelope to anyone else."

Li Jing waved his hand with a smile and replied.

Perhaps it was because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, or because of the fatigue from the recent preparations for the competition, Li Jing found that Huang Jun had changed a lot.

Not only was he steadier, but he also spoke less.

Perhaps noticing the confusion in Li Jing's expression, Zhou Shun explained for Huang Jun:

"Huang Jun has been doing high-intensity training with strict dietary control recently, which has left him physically exhausted and less mentally active due to insufficient energy, leading to decreased emotion and expression."

Saying that, Zhou Shun glanced at the muscular Huang Jun beside him and sighed: "But Huang Jun has indeed matured a lot during this time. After experiencing the online viral conflict, he has become much steadier."

"Viral conflict?"

As they walked into the restaurant's private room, Li Jing looked at Huang Jun, surprised: "Was there an issue with your influencer account?"

"Yes, it was because I was too impulsive at the time, but in hindsight, it was unnecessary."

In front of Li Jing, Huang Jun lost the aura he usually had in the gym, scratched his head, and appeared somewhat simple: "An influencer saw my fast-growing followers and wanted to ride the wave, deliberately slandering and cursing me. At that time, I was impulsive and argued with him online for a while."

Hearing this, Li Jing nodded in realization: "So what was the outcome?"

"Nothing happened when I ignored him, but when I engaged, I truly directed followers to him."

Huang Jun shook his head helplessly: "Although the slander against me was proven false, now he also has traffic, transitioned to being a professional prankster, and I heard his traffic is doing well."

After hearing this, Li Jing nodded.

Such incidents are common online, but fortunately, Huang Jun wasn't greatly affected.

However, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. After experiencing this incident and undergoing high-intensity preparation for the competition recently, Huang Jun indeed became more mature and steady.

As the group settled into the private room, after briefly catching up, they began discussing future plans while eating.

Due to Huang Jun's decent following, Zhou Shun's gym business was doing great, so they considered opening another gym in the city center this year.

Huang Jun had his official competition coming up soon and was busy with the preparations during this time.

As for Yang Xiaoxiu, who followed Li Jing, she barely spoke, simply looking at the burly Huang Jun curiously and astonished at his respectful attitude toward Li Jing.

Although it seemed Huang Jun was talking freely and comfortably with Li Jing, Yang Xiaoxiu could vaguely feel that both Huang Jun and Zhou Shun were discussing topics centered around Li Jing, with everyone implicitly making Li Jing their central focus.

Realizing this, Yang Xiaoxiu was secretly amazed and increasingly found Li Jing impressive and mysterious. Nonetheless, she knew she shouldn't ask much and sat obediently beside Li Jing.

Both Huang Jun and Zhou Shun were quite surprised to see Yang Xiaoxiu.

However, Zhou Shun had seen Yang Xiaoxiu at the housewarming party before, so after his initial surprise, he didn't say much.

On the other hand, Huang Jun was more surprised, but remembering Li Jing was always surrounded by beauties, he was not overly shocked and didn't ask more.

At the dining table, Li Jing casually mentioned he was also filming videos, to which Huang Jun promptly suggested they could film some collaborative dining content.

With a follower count exceeding a million, Huang Jun could certainly help Li Jing gain exposure.

Li Jing thought it was a good idea and thus brought Yang Xiaoxiu, who was initially behaving docilely outside the camera, into the frame.

"I remember you also have a social media account, right?"

Upon Li Jing's inquiry, Yang Xiaoxiu nodded: "Yes, my classmates and I manage our accounts, considering that accumulating online traffic might be an advantage for finding resources and collaborations within the industry in the future.

But there are only a few dozen followers now, mostly mutual contacts among friends."

"Then join us on camera and let Huang Jun help you with exposure."

"Oh, this..."

Yang Xiaoxiu was surprised, then turned to look at Huang Jun, noticing he had no objection to Li Jing's request, completely following Li Jing's lead. Delighted and surprised, she hurriedly thanked Li Jing and Huang Jun:

"Thank you, Brother Jing, thank you, President Huang."

"I'm no boss; your Brother Jing is President Li."

Huang Jun smiled and waved his hand, then proactively sat with Li Jing.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaoxiu quietly sat on Li Jing's other side, displaying a slightly sweet and clear smile, facing the camera with the others.

Zhou Shun, holding a phone, seriously recorded: "Okay, just like that.

Then you guys continue eating and chatting, just avoid talking about any private topics..."

...

An hour later, Li Jing said goodbye to Huang Jun and Zhou Shun.

Beside him, Yang Xiaoxiu looked at her phone in amazement: "Mr. Huang's video has already been released, so fast!"

Li Jing turned his head to look at her phone and found that Huang Jun's account had indeed posted the latest video.

The video featured the scene of them eating, titled "Having a meal with Brother Jing after the new year, feeling happy."

They then attached the names of Li Jing and Yang Xiaoxiu's accounts.

This was one of the most common ways of gaining exposure, likely Huang Jun sent the video to his team and others helped edit and post it.

Li Jing took the chance to look at Huang Jun's other video content, mostly workout and dietary tutorial videos.

Seeing Huang Jun exercising determinedly in the video, he more directly sensed his dedication during this period.

"Hmm, this guy really made my one million worthwhile."

"One million?"

Hearing Li Jing's words, Yang Xiaoxiu curiously blinked.

Seeing her confusion, Li Jing casually explained how he lent Huang Jun one million.

Yang Xiaoxiu was surprised after hearing it, finding some similarities between her and Huang Jun's experiences.

Thinking that Huang Jun was steadily progressing, becoming a fitness influencer and even being able to assist Li Jing in gaining exposure, Yang Xiaoxiu couldn't help but feel a slight emotional movement, secretly resolving:

She also needed to work hard in acting to prove her worth in front of Brother Jing.

At this moment, Li Jing was heading to the parking lot, turning to ask: "Where are you going next? Back to school or to the film set?"

"I'm okay with either; wherever is convenient for you, Brother Jing, I'll head there."

"Alright then, I'll send you to the school, the film set is too far."

"Okay!"

With that said, Yang Xiaoxiu followed closely behind Li Jing, like a well-behaved wagging tail.