Chapter 120 - Start of Product Launch
Chapter 120: Start of Product Launch
Huo Tian tilted her head and asked in confusion, “I can understand why Dad would be proud, but why would he be worried? I’m already so amazing…”
Ding Rong looked at this ignorant girl and felt double the worry from before. “Silly child, you’re so beautiful and outstanding. Your father and I will be worried that you’ll be snatched away by a brat with bad intentions.”
As she said this, she couldn’t help but glare at Si Huan, who was standing two steps away from Huo Tian.
Si Huan knew that he was that “brat with bad intentions” who wanted to snatch away Ding Rong’s treasure. Therefore, he didn’t mind being glared at a little. He accepted it calmly and even returned Ding Rong a respectful and polite smile.
Huo Tian turned around and looked at Si Huan in confusion. She then turned her gaze back to Ding Rong, not understanding what they were communicating about silently to each other.
Bi Ying stood not far away as if he was an outsider. He looked at the ignorant Huo Tian, as well as Ding Rong and Si Huan who shared an unspoken mutual understanding. His heart felt as if a cactus had grown in it, and a densely packed pain surged up.
It was getting late, and the few of them took a limousine to the product launch.
For today’s product launch, Ding Chen and the company’s employees had been preparing for almost a month and had rehearsed countless times in advance. However, when Ding Chen saw the place was packed full of reporters, he still felt a little panicky and was a bit at a loss.
Huo Tian could tell that Ding Chen was feeling a little unnatural. He was going to go on stage as the company’s representative to preside over all the processes. This was the first time he was facing such a situation, so it was not surprising that he was nervous.
She put her arm around Ding Chen’s shoulder and whispered into his ear, “Uncle, I prayed to the God of Fortune today and asked him to bless you with the hope that everything will go smoothly and that you’ll be able to achieve your goals. You must believe in yourself.”
Ding Chen’s face was pale and he said stubbornly, “What nonsense are you talking about? Your uncle i-isn’t nervous.”
He was so nervous that he fumbled over his words. Huo Tian felt that this be left as they were. She flipped through her small purse and found a small and thin metal box that was only the size of a thumb. It was a monochromatic eyeshadow. The makeup artist had given it to her to play with after seeing that she was curious about it.
Huo Tian stuffed this box of eyeshadow, which was not much thicker than a card, into the pocket in front of Ding Chen’s chest.
Ding Chen was stunned and instinctively wanted to take it out. “Why are you still joking with your uncle at a time like this? What is this?”
Huo Tian grabbed Ding Chen’s hand and said solemnly, “Uncle, don’t touch it. This is something I had newly made. When placed at the spot closest to your heart, it can use weak electricity to help adjust your heartbeat frequency. It can effectively reduce the deaths caused by sudden heart attacks and also help to ease your nervousness.”
Ding Chen was skeptical about this. “When did you make it? Why don’t I know about it? You’re not lying to me, are you?”
Huo Tian looked unhappy from being suspected. “You’ve been so busy with the product launch recently that we haven’t had a proper talk for half a month. Of course you don’t know what I’ve newly made!”
Looking at Ding Chen’s expression, Huo Tian knew that the scales in his heart were already tilted by her. She quickly struck while the iron was hot. “Uncle, do you still not believe in my capabilities? Why don’t you give it a try? Come, take a deep breath with me. Yes, that’s right. Uncle, do you feel much better?”
Ding Chen took a few deep breaths following Huo Tian’s instructions and sensed it carefully. He realized that his heart was indeed not beating as violently as before. He smiled in pleasant surprise. “Tiantian, I’m really not nervous anymore. This thing is really useful. You’re too amazing.”
He looked around. His family, friends, and company employees were all looking at him encouragingly. Ding Chen felt that the nervousness he felt earlier had turned into motivation and courage. He revealed a confident smile, took the microphone that the employee handed him, and walked confidently onto the stage.
After Ding Chen finished his opening speech, Ding Rong applauded with the others. When Ding Chen, who was on the stage, was not paying attention, Ding Rong whispered into Huo Tian’s ear with a smile, “Tiantian, your uncle will probably be angry from embarrassment when he comes back to his senses. Have you thought of a solution to this?”
Huo Tian’s clapping paused, and the smile on her face froze. She then looked at Ding Rong accusingly. “Mom, you’ve learned bad things!”
Ding Chen had been preparing for this product launch for a long time. In addition, he had in his pocket a small tool made by his genius niece that could reduce nervousness. He spoke confidently on the stage. Not only did he say the lines he had prepared proficiently, but he even did an ad-lib and shared about the company’s situation in a humorous and interesting manner.
When he introduced the two products recommended by the company—including the artificial limbs’ artificial intelligence exoskeleton and the alarm device they had collaborated with the police to produce—Ding Chen first exaggerated the advanced functions of the two products. Various details of the two series of products appeared on the screen behind him timely.
The reporters and some potential future clients present were originally quite convinced by Ding Chen’s introduction. However, as his praises for the two products became increasingly ridiculous, they no longer had any hope for this new and uprising technology company.