If everyone is reborn, who will work for capital?

Chapter 51 Surrender

Upon hearing that someone was "forcing her out," everyone in the office immediately swarmed around Yang Mingxia's computer.

"Mingxia, what's going on?" Li Haipeng was the quickest to react, rushing to the screen first.

Yang Mingxia pointed to a newly refreshed trending post on the forum, her tone a mix of excitement and amusement:

"A user with the ID 'Say It and Do It' posted a thread with an extremely long title: 'JDHN! I know you're watching! Tired of the countdown? Post '0' tonight! Otherwise...'"

She quickly scanned the main post: "He said he's cracked our countdown trick and is itching to get up there, demanding we skip '1' tonight and put up poster '0'!"

"Isn't that great!" Shu Beibei laughed. "It means our marketing was a success! It even boosted our popularity for free! Hahaha!"

"No, Beibei!" Yang Mingxia pointed to the post, her voice urgent. "He said that if we don't do as he says, he'll gather volunteers to stand guard outside every building with the posters, starting at 10 p.m. tonight, until dawn, to watch with their own eyes how we change the posters!"

Just then, Hao Pengxiang, carrying a laptop bag, rushed in through the door, his forehead still covered in a fine sheen of sweat.

He originally had something to report, but when he saw everyone gathered in front of the computer discussing it, he immediately swallowed his words and silently stood at the back of the crowd, wanting to figure out the situation first.

Yang Mingxia continued scrolling, scrolling to the comments section of the post: "Look, the comments section has exploded! So many people are liking the post, signing up to be volunteers to stake it out, and some are even threatening to dox 'JDHN' to find out who he is!"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and the office fell silent.

When the event was first planned, everyone was worried that it would be a flop and no one would pay attention.

But who could have imagined that reality would take another extreme? It became so popular that it almost got out of control, even triggering "offline stakeouts" and "doxxing"!

"Then... what do we do now?" Yang Mingxia looked at everyone, somewhat at a loss.

"I think," Li Haipeng stepped forward first to stabilize morale, "that 'keeping one's word' is just them being impatient and shouting to urge us on. We need to stay calm, stick to the original plan, and not panic."

He then looked at the group of local students from Jiaotong University: "Your Jiaotong University is, after all, a top-tier institution. Your students... shouldn't be so crazy as to stay up all night to stake out the place, right?"

Upon hearing this, Shu Beibei, Yang Mingxia, Sun Xiaowen, Song Qing, and Huang Haitang exchanged glances, their faces displaying a subtle expression that said, "This is not a good thing."

"Yes!" Hao Pengxiang, having figured out the situation, suddenly chimed in from behind the crowd.

When everyone turned around, they realized that Hao Pengxiang had been standing behind them at some point.

"Pengxiang, what do you mean?" Li Haipeng asked, puzzled.

"Before I came, my two roommates also saw this post." Hao Pengxiang said with a serious face. "They not only signed up, but were also pulled into a special QQ action group by that 'say what you mean' guy."

"And then what?" Yang Mingxia hurriedly asked.

"My roommate said that the group has already organized something, and they're really planning to stay up all night to see how we change the posters... That's why I rushed over to report," Hao Pengxiang explained.

Everyone: "...!!"

Silence fell in the office again, this time with a sense of absurdity and urgency that things had gone awry.

Finally, Li Haipeng looked at Geng Zhi and said, "President Geng, what do you think... what should we do?"

After a moment's hesitation, Geng Zhi didn't answer directly, but instead looked at Song Qing: "Senior Brother Song, will our Jiaotong University matchmaking website be officially launched anytime soon?"

"No problem, anytime! The system is very stable," Song Qing assured him, patting his chest.

"Okay." Geng Zhi nodded, quickly making a decision. "The purpose of our countdown posters was to create suspense and attract attention. Now that we've exceeded our target, there's no point in continuing. Since public opinion is so overwhelming, let's go with the flow and hang up posters with '0' tonight!"

Yang Mingxia, Shu Beibei, and Sun Xiaowen almost unanimously exclaimed, "Agreed!"

At this moment, Song Qing's expression was somewhat complicated.

He just said that his junior colleague said "no need to stay up all night"... but tonight the poster will be changed and the official website will be launched, and the registration and visit peak is likely to arrive in the early hours of the morning.

This means that he will have to work overtime again for his "interest".

"Moreover, by going along with public opinion, we are also engaging in excellent interactive marketing, which can further boost goodwill," Shu Beibei added.

"Beibei is right." Gengzhi looked at Yang Mingxia. "Mingxia, let that 'saying what you mean and doing what you say' post circulate for a while longer. Around 7 or 8 pm, use our verified 'JDHN' official account to post a 'surrender post' on the BBS, and simultaneously post it on the Renren official account."

He took a sip of water and continued his deployment:

"The post first expresses gratitude and respect to the students who have actively participated in 'solving the mystery' these past few days, and then officially 'surrenders'—announcing that we will post the final poster 26 hours early, which is tonight at 10 PM sharp. Everyone is welcome to come and interact."

"Understood! I'll go prepare the copy right away!" Yang Mingxia rubbed her hands together, full of enthusiasm.

Upon hearing that the time was set for 10 p.m. instead of midnight, Song Qing immediately gave Geng Zhi a grateful look.

This change will affect not only Song Qing, but also the timing of the third party hanging up the posters and the pace at which Sun Xiaowen collects registration information.

"Mr. Li, could you talk to the third-party partner and adjust the hanging time? We'll still pay for the extra time you hang the clothes," Geng Zhi said to Li Haipeng.

"Okay, I'll let them know," Li Haipeng replied.

"Junior Geng," Sun Xiaowen continued, "since registration opens earlier, will the announcement of the CP pre-matching results also be brought forward by one day?"

"If there's enough time on your end, senior sister, we'll announce it ahead of schedule," Geng Zhi said with a smile.

"No problem, I'll adjust the schedule."

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7:30 p.m.

Yang Mingxia's meticulously crafted "surrender post" titled "To all curious babies: JDHN surrenders! The mystery will be revealed tonight at 10 pm!" appeared on the homepage of Yinshui Siyuan BBS on time and was quickly pinned and featured by the moderator.

In addition to the official BBS account, the "Jiaotong University Matchmaker" public page on Renren.com also made its debut and was updated simultaneously.

The post immediately caused an uproar on the forum where people were following the drama.

"Holy crap! JDHN's real identity is actually 'Jiaotong University Matchmaker'! Thanks to the 'Say What You Mean' boss for successfully forcing us to submit!"

"Jiaotong University's matchmaker did a great job! They readily accepted suggestions and listened to the public's voice; my positive impression of them increases by 1 point!"

"So it really is a startup project from our school? The one that won first place in the roadshow? Making such a big fuss, impressive!"

"I'm a man, born in 1986, and have wasted 23 years of my life. I'm somewhat handsome, and have never been in a relationship. I implore the matchmaking organization to save me!"

"[Sincerely seeking a partner] Female, 22 years old, 166cm tall, currently studying Chinese Language and Literature, beautiful inside and out, cheerful, lively and lovely..."

"Hey guys! See you downstairs at 10 PM tonight! Let's all go check it out!"

"Where's the official website address?! Release it now! I want to be the first to sign up!"

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PS: A new chapter will be released at 0:00 tonight.