The Only One With a Mouth in the CEO Novel - Chapter 13: Super Viral

Chapter 13: Super Viral

Are you sure this is the place? They haven’t moved, right?

Let’s just try. We’re treating a dead horse as if it were still alive.

Three young men and one woman, carrying various gifts in their hands, entered an old residential complex and knocked on a door.

Who is it?

Cheng Jinhua opened the door, looking at them with confusion. Who are you looking for?

Is Ye Jin home? asked the leader, a skinny guy wearing a pink jacket, who introduced himself, We’re Ye Jin’s colleagues.

They were all people who had been working with Ye Jin on marketing accounts.

Some time ago, they had collaborated with the signing company to kick Ye Jin out of their team, wanting to directly reap the benefits of Ye Jin’s success.

But when they took over all of Ye Jin’s work, they discovered things weren’t as simple as they had imagined.

At first, they remained stubborn and struggled to produce videos.

But soon, they exhausted all the draft content Ye Jin had left behind.

The performance metrics of the videos they published themselves became increasingly dismal.

The account that was about to reach one million followers had already lost nearly one hundred thousand since they took over.

The signing company was very dissatisfied with this and ordered them to bring Ye Jin back.

Hence, today’s scene unfolded.

Come in first.

Cheng Jinhua didn’t understand the young people’s internet world. She thought these young people, dressed flashily with unnatural smiles on their faces, had clearly done something wrong to her Ye Jin and had come to apologize.

Auntie, where is Ye Jin? the skinny guy asked nervously.

Cheng Jinhua: She’s away on a business trip. Something about a filming location. As her colleagues, wouldn’t you know this?

One of them, a fat girl, exclaimed loudly: Did Ye Jin sign with a new company? Then what should we do?

The skinny guy immediately nudged her to shut up, then said to Cheng Jinhua with an ingratiating smile: Auntie, that’s not what she meant.

You might not know this, but the internet industry is tough nowadays. Every niche is saturated, and starting an account from scratch is particularly difficult, the skinny guy explained, trying to recover the situation. She’s just worried that if Ye Jin starts over from the beginning, she might end up with nothing.

The fat girl immediately added: Yes, yes, that’s exactly what I meant.

The skinny guy: Could you please put in a good word for us with Ye Jin? Ask her to come back. Tell her we know we were wrong, and from now on we’ll follow Boss Ye’s lead completely.

The skinny guy even tried to persuade Cheng Jinhua from her perspective: This way, she wouldn’t have to go through the trouble of starting an account either.

The smile on Cheng Jinhua’s face faded slightly: I don’t understand all these terms you’re using.

However, she understood the underlying meaning in their words.

Having lived for decades, how could she not guess what was really going on after hearing them talk like this.

But this thing you mentioned about starting an account – is it really that difficult? Cheng Jinhua asked, genuinely puzzled.

Difficult? It’s extremely difficult!

Auntie, let me tell you, the internet industry has very deep waters. Unless you’ve accumulated experience for several years, you simply can’t succeed at it.

Cheng Jinhua: But Ye Jin told me it wasn’t difficult.

The skinny guy immediately responded: Auntie, she was lying to you! She just didn’t want you to worry!

Wait a moment. Cheng Jinhua turned to find her reading glasses, put them on with a slight hiss, and opened her phone. Could you help me take a look – what counts as successfully starting an account?

Cheng Jinhua handed her phone over and asked: Does this count?

Isn’t this that Dominating CEO with a talking mouth account that just went viral recently? It’s doing exceptionally well!

Yes, yes, yes! I’ve watched it several times too, it’s absolutely hilarious.

The skinny guy looked at Cheng Jinhua with a complicated expression, growing more convinced that she was an elderly woman who didn’t understand the internet: Auntie, your standards are way too high. How is this not considered successfully starting an account? This has gone viral—super viral, in fact.

Cheng Jinhua: Viral?

Skinny guy: Yes, super viral.

Cheng Jinhua put away her phone: Then I can rest assured.

The skinny guy smirked contemptuously, mockingly repeating Cheng Jinhua’s words: Hah, ‘then I can rest assured’.

Then.

He suddenly froze.

And repeated with a grave tone: Then… you… can… rest… assured?

…?

Rest assured?

What is there to rest assured about?

The skinny guy suddenly thought of something, his eyes widening in shock as he exclaimed: This account was created by Ye Jin?

Cheng Jinhua smiled and nodded: That’s right.

She said cheerfully: Young man, this ‘starting an account’ you mentioned doesn’t seem very difficult after all.

…

The skinny guy practically felt like kneeling before Ye Jin.

He prided himself on being an internet professional, enjoying analyzing the rise and fall patterns of various accounts, spouting data theories left and right.

He had noticed this account when it first emerged and had specifically studied it.

Precisely because of this, he understood just how genius the creator of this account truly was.

Since its creation, this account had only posted three videos.

The first video was decent but unremarkable, likely testing the waters.

Yet even this initial test video was enough to reveal the creator’s innate talent.

Moreover, the production quality was excellent—crystal clear footage with characters displaying natural yet subtle expressions, showing no traces of filming, making it highly immersive.

Aside from some minor editing flaws only noticeable to industry insiders, this was practically a perfect video masterpiece.

Within 24 hours of posting, it had already garnered over 10,000 likes.

And continued growing steadily afterward.

The second and third videos were released simultaneously.

Both captions simply read: Brother, you’re bad, carry—clearly part of a series.

The videos were slightly longer, featuring rich and hilarious plots full of unexpected twists.

The comment sections were flooded with laughter and meme references.

【Some of you are hurting my eyes with your arguments.】

【I can’t handle this, I’ve been laughing at my phone for half an hour—the creator is simply a genius.】

【The brother didn’t deserve this though lololol.】

【The younger brother suffered too! When he got called ‘brother, you’re bad, carry’ right to his face, I absolutely lost it.】

【Darn it, what am I supposed to watch during Spring Festival Gala now?】

【Then just rewatch it during the Gala.】

The second video received 2.03 million likes and 1 million comments.

The third video received 3.48 million likes and 1.5 million comments.

The account’s follower count had long surpassed the 1 million mark.

Not only that.

As of now, all the account’s metrics were still growing at an explosive rate.

Simply terrifying.

At Cheng Jinhua’s home.

Everyone was rendered speechless by this revelation.

It took them a long while to find their voices again.

Everyone around me has seen these videos… Ye Jin has gone viral again.

We originally thought it was some rich kid making videos for fun, but it turned out to be Ye Jin.

At the same time, they were also puzzled:

How did Ye Jin manage to find such an authentic film and television base?

And I’ve never seen any of these actors before, yet they all perform so naturally…

Not just that, the costumes are incredible too. That boss is wearing fully tailored high-end suits that ordinary people can’t buy even with money.

After a few sour remarks, the group suddenly felt an intense gaze upon them.

Cheng Jinhua stared coldly at them and asked, Is it really that difficult to acknowledge someone else’s excellence?

The skinny guy immediately responded, Auntie, that’s not what we meant.

But Cheng Jinhua wouldn’t have any of it. Take your things and get out of my house.

The group grumbled and hesitated to leave.

Cheng Jinhua simply took matters into her own hands, throwing their belongings out the door before pushing the young people out herself.

The door shut mercilessly behind them.

Cheng Jinhua turned around and opened her phone again to check Ye Jin’s account.

It had gone viral.

Tsk.

Her daughter was simply amazing.

The day after the board meeting concluded, Gu Qingyang started working at the President’s Office.

As soon as Ye Jin entered the President’s Office, she saw Gu Qingyang greeting her: Good morning, sis.

Gu Qingyang was now occupying the workstation that Ye Jin used when she first came to the company.

Ye Jin nodded with a smile. Good morning.

As Ye Jin prepared to walk further inside, Gu Qingyang stopped her: Who’s going to train me later? Can I choose you?

I haven’t received any notification about that, Ye Jin said. The President’s Office operates with a flat management structure. Usually, we work collaboratively in teams and report directly to President Gu.

Gu Qingyang let out a disappointed ah and complained, So that means I have to answer to Gu Chenxi?

Ye Jin, who had been working tirelessly to maintain harmony between the brothers, smiled warmly and nodded. Theoretically, yes.

Ye Jin bid farewell to Gu Qingyang and walked toward her workstation on the other side.

The distance between them was enormous.

They weren’t just far apart—they’d have to shout at the top of their lungs to hear each other.

After pondering for a moment at his desk, Gu Qingyang simply packed up his things and headed straight for Ye Jin’s workstation.

But before he could get there, he was intercepted by Gu Chenxi, who wore a dark expression.

Get out of my way, Gu Qingyang said impatiently. A good dog doesn’t block the path.

Gu Chenxi’s beautiful lips pressed into a tight line, his eyes filled with anger and irritation.

His expression clearly said: Do your job or get out.

How dare he try to poach right under his nose.

Would an idiot like Gu Qingyang even know how to properly utilize a valuable employee like Ye Jin?

The two stood off against each other, neither giving an inch, sparks flying between them.

Everyone in the President’s Office held their breath, heads bowed in feigned busyness, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire.

Ye Jin was busy too.

It was only when a colleague nearby alerted her that she noticed the two confronting each other.

She walked over with a pleasant expression and asked, What’s going on here?

The moment Gu Qingyang saw Ye Jin’s expression, he instinctively shuddered and immediately dropped his defiant attitude, ready to accept whatever she said.

That didn’t stop him from tattling to Ye Jin, though: He’s blocking me from going over there.

With her video going viral, Ye Jin was in an exceptionally good mood and decided to be gracious to everyone.

She patiently advised Gu Qingyang, Now that you’re in the President’s Office, you need to refer to the boss respectfully like I do, or you can call him President Gu. You can’t disregard the hierarchy.

When she was in a good mood, her soft-spoken tone was nearly identical to when she was brewing mischief to tease someone.

Gu Qingyang thought Ye Jin was angry.

So how could he refuse? He immediately agreed repeatedly.

Gu Chenxi also glanced sideways at Ye Jin, the sharpness in his eyes fading considerably.

Clearly, he and Gu Qingyang were on the same page—neither dared provoke her at this moment.

The brothers’ tacit understanding was remarkably strong in situations like this.

Unaware of their thoughts, Ye Jin further admonished Gu Qingyang: Both President Gu and I have heavy workloads. Since you’ve joined the President’s Office, prioritize work above all else. Don’t deliberately create unnecessary conflicts, understand?

Gu Qingyang: …Understood.

Being obedient wasn’t such a big deal anyway.

With just a few words, Ye Jin had smoothed Gu Qingyang’s ruffled feathers while establishing clear boundaries for him.

I’ll get back to work now, President Gu.

Gu Chenxi watched Ye Jin’s retreating figure with evident appreciation in his gaze.

Such an employee must be allowed to shine under his leadership.

He’d never allow anyone to poach her.

It was Gu Qingyang’s first day at work, and Lu Tianlang felt somewhat concerned, so he made a special trip to check on the situation.

Upon entering the President’s Office, he saw all three standing together harmoniously, seemingly discussing something.

After observing discreetly from a corner for a while, Lu Tianlang nodded with deep satisfaction before turning to leave.

They were all good kids.

As long as the brothers worked together with united hearts…

Vastness would surely continue to prosper and flourish.