Chapter 179 Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Relationship

The first snow in Peking always carries with it an indescribable unique charm, like an old friend reunited after a long absence, arriving quietly without anyone noticing.

Song Ci stood in front of the office window, looking through the flying snowflakes, silently gazing at the thousand-year-old city immersed in a sea of ​​silver, quiet and solemn.

"Mr. Song!" Zhang Yong, who was sitting on the sofa, called softly, interrupting the chairman's thoughts.

Song Ci came back to his senses, turned around and sat back on the sofa, smiling, "If this snow had fallen a day earlier, my flight back to Peking would have been delayed. It seems that I am still very lucky."

He took a sip of the tea on the coffee table and asked, "How is the investigation going?"

Zhang Yong's expression tensed up, and he quickly reported: "It was Xinlang and Kuaibo who were behind this, and of course there were some other companies that followed suit that day to fish in troubled waters.

Several insiders have been handed over to the judicial authorities, but no valuable information was obtained during the interrogation. The other party is very careful in doing things, and the money is sent through overseas accounts, which is difficult to track. "

Song Ci nodded slightly, stroking the warm wall of the cup with his hands, with an inexplicable expression. The result Zhang Yong said was within his expectations.

Zhang Yong stared at the chairman's handsome face and waited quietly for him to make arrangements.

Song Ci pondered for a moment, then changed the subject and asked, "What did the regulatory authorities say?"

"It won't happen again!" Zhang Yong replied with relief.

Although Tenda Weibo encountered problems this time, the company responded promptly and controlled the situation in a short period of time.

In addition, the incident was later diverted to other places, and the photos were not only circulated on Weibo, but also flooded the entire Internet. The relevant departments had no choice but to let it go and no longer pursue the matter.

"Don't do it again!" Song Ci repeated, with a hint of warning and vigilance in his tone, "The group's internal control and compliance needs to be rectified. You should personally take the lead in this matter and find out those bad apples. You must not tolerate evil."

"Please rest assured!" Zhang Yong nodded. He understood what Song Ci meant by "this will not happen again". When he saw that the chairman did not raise any suggestions for how to deal with the matter, he knew that he had barely passed this hurdle.

After giving the order, Song Ci stood up and walked to the desk, picked up two documents on the desk and handed them to Zhang Yong. "Take a look!"

Zhang Yong took it with both hands with a curious look on his face. As a veteran finance professional from an accounting firm, he only took a cursory glance and knew that the first document was the financial statement of a certain company.

Although he didn't understand Song Ci's intention, Zhang Yong still looked through it carefully, "This company actually had negative growth in the fourth quarter."

"This is Xinlang Company's unreleased fourth-quarter financial report." Song Ci said surprisingly, with a hint of contempt in his tone.

"Xin Lang's financial report? It's actually negative growth!" Zhang Yong was very surprised and said with some disbelief.

The domestic Internet industry is now booming. At the end of last year, the number of domestic Internet users exceeded 210 million, a year-on-year increase of 53%.

Against the backdrop of such a thriving industry, it is unbelievable that an established Internet company like Xinlang is experiencing negative growth.

At the same time, I was amazed at the chairman's magical powers, as he was able to obtain such internal information that has not yet been released.

Song Ci sneered: "Xin Lang has not yet released this financial report, but I think it won't be delayed for long. Old Zhang, what do you think will be the reaction of the stock market once the financial report is made public?"

Zhang Yong's eyes lit up, and he answered as a matter of course: "Once such bad news comes out, Xinlang's stock price will definitely plummet!"

Song Ci's eyes were cold as he arranged, "Let's short Xin Lang in advance and teach them a profound lesson."

It is not in Song's character to not retaliate after suffering a loss. If he does not fight back this time, the other party will definitely become more aggressive in the future.

As for the other company, Kuaibo, let it jump around for a few more days, and then find a suitable opportunity to give it a fatal blow and completely crush it into the dust.

"Okay!" Zhang Yong responded happily. This was a great opportunity to make some free money, and at the same time he could avenge the company. It was really killing two birds with one stone.

Then he couldn't wait to pick up the second document and read it carefully. It was a letter of intent to invest and hold shares, and the target company was an American company called "Riot Games".

"Riot Games! Mr. Song, are you optimistic about this company?"

After reading the document, Zhang Yong looked up at the chairman with surprise in his eyes. Didn’t he say he was going to invest in the North American stock market? Why did he suddenly want to invest in a game company?

Song Ci raised a smile, with a bit of pride in his expression, and urged:

"This is a project I stole from Penguin. I need to send someone to the U.S. as soon as possible to sign the equity agreement. Penguin hasn't given up yet, and I'm afraid something might change if we delay. We need to implement the project as soon as possible."

Zhang Yong immediately assured: "Don't worry, Mr. Song, I will have the people from the investment department leave for the United States as soon as the snow stops."

The two chatted for a few more sentences, and Song Ci picked up the teacup and blew gently. The tea leaves that had been thoroughly brewed gave off bursts of fragrance, which he savored carefully.

Then he asked, "By the way, how is Weibo's development going now? How many users does it have?"

Zhang Yong said excitedly: "As of yesterday, January 10th, Weibo has only been online for ten days, and the number of registered users has reached 4.32 million. According to the current growth trend, it is expected that the number of users will exceed 10 million around the 25th of this month."

Song Ci was delighted when he heard this. Weibo's current development momentum is even better than he expected, which makes him more confident about his future plans.

"I estimate that by the end of the month, Weibo accounts of several other companies will also be released one after another. By then, we will update our Weibo account and enable the trending search function!"

Zhang Yong smiled wickedly when he heard this. He understood the chairman's idea. This way, the other companies would be completely trapped in the rhythm of catching up with Tengda and would be led by Tengda.

After finishing his business, Song Ci relaxed and leaned back on the sofa, ready to chat with Zhang Yong about family matters and learn from him.

"Lao Zhang, how is the relationship between your mother and your wife?"

Zhang Yong laughed when he heard this topic: "My wife, children and I live in Beijing, and my parents are in my hometown, so we don't see each other often.

Usually, our elders would come to Beijing to stay for a few days, or we would go back to our hometown to reunite during the New Year and other holidays. Because we spend less time together, there are fewer conflicts, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is still good."

Song Ci had a bitter face and felt a little headache. He and Liu Shishi were both from Peking, so this situation did not exist.

He now lives in Jingyuan with Miss Liu and rarely goes back to the old house. Liu Xiaoxian was a little unhappy because she hadn't seen her son during this period.

Zhang Yong saw Song Ci's troubles, and as a person who had experienced it, he shared some experience: "Mr. Song, conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have existed since ancient times, but the key lies in how you think.

Mother and daughter-in-law are both close relatives. You cannot hit or scold them. If there are problems, you can only mediate patiently. If the relationship is really strained, just separate. The less you see each other, the fewer conflicts you will have. "

Song Ci sighed helplessly. Beihang University started its winter vacation these days. Liu Xiaoxian was not busy at work at the moment and wanted to stay in Jingyuan for a few days. She said she wanted to see the big villa. Naturally, he couldn't refuse. Fortunately, Shishi was not at home, otherwise it would be another headache.

"Mr. Zhang, go get busy. You need to hurry up with the things I just mentioned. Once you finish these things, we will hold the company's 2007 summary meeting."

"Then I'll go to the investment department first!" Zhang Yong greeted, picked up the letter of intent for investment on the table, stood up and left the chairman's office.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, ten days had passed and it was January 21st.

On this day, Penguin announced that its Weibo platform was officially launched. At the same time, many Hong Kong and Taiwan artists opened accounts on Penguin Weibo, which clearly showed their confrontation with Tengda Group.

Just two days later, Xin Lang's Weibo followed suit and came out of nowhere.

On the same day, the number of registered users of Tenda Weibo exceeded 10 million. This news undoubtedly added fuel to the already boiling Internet market.

Two days later, NetEase and Sohu also launched their own microblog products.

By the end of January, within just a few days, more than a dozen microblog-like products had emerged on the market. At one time, the market was in turmoil, and major Internet companies showed their talents and tried every means to snatch users.

January 31st, the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, is the Little New Year in the south.

The outdoors was covered in snow and looked desolate, but the garden was warm as spring, cozy and peaceful.

After dinner, Song Ci sat on the sofa in the living room, watching the news broadcast attentively. On the TV screen, the host was seriously reporting the recent snow disaster, and the scene was very distressing.

"It snowed too heavily this year. The snowstorm has affected more than 20 provinces and regions." Liu Xiaoxian, who was sitting on the sofa on the other side, couldn't help but sigh.

She looked anxious. Many students of Beihang University were unable to return home for the New Year due to heavy snow and were stranded in school, which made her very worried.

Song Ci sighed helplessly: "The disaster is inevitable. Tomorrow I will ask the company to donate some money to help the cause."

Liu Shishi, who was standing by, also comforted them: "Auntie, Yiyi, don't worry too much. With unity and faith in the country, any disaster can be overcome and everything will be fine."

When Song Ci heard this, he held his girlfriend's hand, squeezed it gently, and said with a smile: "Shishi, what you said is very positive. By the way, you should also donate some money recently, no matter how much, it will be a token of your appreciation."

Miss Liu nodded slightly when she heard this. She had already had this idea and hoped to show some love to the people in the disaster area.

The heart-wrenching news broadcast soon ended. Song Ci picked up the remote control, turned around and asked, "Mom, Shishi, is there any show you want to watch?"

Liu Shishi quickly declined: "Let Auntie watch it, I don't have any program I want to watch."

Liu Xiaoxian also shook her head. She just wanted to spend time with her son and didn't care what show he watched.

So Song Ci changed the channel: "Then let's watch Donghai TV. Tengda Culture has a new drama airing today. Let's watch the company's new work together."

Liu Shishi asked curiously, "Is it the recently promoted My Love from the Star starring Fan Bingbing and Qiao Zhengyu?"

"Yes!" Song Ci answered loudly.

Tengda Culture has high hopes for this drama with an investment of 50 million yuan, and has even signed a bet agreement with Donghai TV Station.

In order to increase ratings, Zhang Zhao applied to mobilize various resources of the group, including Toutiao, Weibo, Qianqian Music, and TT Voice, to carry out all-round publicity and promotion, which caused a huge sensation before the show was even aired.

Song Ci is well aware of the potential of "My Love from the Star", which is expected to become a big hit in Asia, so he naturally supports Zhang Zhao and asks all departments to fully cooperate in the promotion.

During the opening commercial, Liu Shishi glanced at Liu Xiaoxian quietly, then she picked up the fruit plate on the coffee table, moved slightly closer to her future mother-in-law, and said flatteringly, "Auntie, have some fruit."

Song Ci couldn't help but chuckle as she watched this scene. The subtle interaction between the two women was somewhat unexpected.

Last week, Liu Xiaoxian moved in for a few days during the winter break. The day before yesterday, the filming of "A Little Thing Called First Love" was completed, and Liu Shishi also returned to Jingyuan. He thought that their relationship would be awkward, even stiff, but he didn't expect that they actually got along quite well.

Liu Shishi behaved extremely politely and filially, and tried to please her, so Liu Xiaoxian naturally couldn't show any displeasure.

In addition, both of them were concerned about Song Ci's thoughts, so although the future mother-in-law and daughter-in-law still maintained politeness and distance on the surface, the atmosphere was gradually becoming harmonious.

Liu Xiaoxian forced a smile: "Thank you, Shishi. Let's put it aside for now."

She was speechless in her heart. Her son was determined to marry Liu Shishi. She had watched the girl grow up, so she knew her background very well. It would be hard for her to force them to separate.

Although she was not happy with Liu Shishi's entry into the entertainment industry, she could only compromise for now. However, she had made up her mind that after they got married and had children, she would let Liu Shishi retire from the entertainment industry and focus on taking care of her husband and children.

Not to mention that the three people had different thoughts, the commercial on TV ended quickly, the opening song finished playing, and a narration appeared on the screen.

According to the "Records of the Ming Dynasty", in the 44th year of Jiajing (1566 AD), a UFO appeared in the sky over Jiangsu and Zhejiang. This piece of historical material foreshadows the following plot.

The scene quickly jumped to show that the fifteen-year-old girl Lin Haitang was going to her husband's house accompanied by her servants. Unfortunately, the sedan chair she was riding in fell off a cliff due to a strong wind. Just when Lin Haitang thought she was going to die, a huge UFO suddenly appeared in the sky, like a divine soldier descending from the sky.

In an instant, time stopped and everything fell into a state of stillness. A young man in sci-fi clothes slowly walked out of the UFO. This man was Zhou Jun, the leading male character played by Qiao Zhengyu in the drama.

In the space where everything was still, Zhou Jun walked leisurely to Lin Haitang and rescued her easily.

"Yuan Dan, the special effects of this TV series are good, not worse than those of ordinary movies."

Looking at the scene on the screen, Liu Xiaoxian was very surprised. She was a connoisseur and knew the exquisite technology and high cost behind these few minutes of special effects shots.

Song Ci nodded slightly, with a hint of pride and satisfaction in his eyes. These special effects scenes were carefully created by Tiangong Special Effects, a subsidiary of Tengda Group.

Although there is still a certain gap between it and top-notch special effects companies such as Hollywood's Industrial Light & Magic, Tiangong Special Effects has already reached top level in China and even in Asia.

After several years of development, Tiangong Special Effects finally saw results, and Song Ci was in a particularly good mood at the moment.

On the screen, time flies by, and in the blink of an eye, more than four hundred years have passed, and the plot officially unfolds.

Zhou Jun, who has lived in loneliness for hundreds of years, meets Lin Haitang, the reincarnated person of this life, Lin Qianyu, a superstar in this life. The two happen to become door-to-door neighbors and begin a series of hilarious, warm and touching romantic love stories.

Before they knew it, the first episode had passed quickly. Liu Shishi and Liu Xiaoxian were still reluctant to leave and were still immersed in the plot.

Liu Shishi, who had come to her senses, couldn't help but express her curiosity: "Yiyi, tell me what the next plot is. Is Zhou Jun with Lin Qianyu, or is he going back to his own planet?"

Liu Xiaoxian also looked at her son with interest. The plot of this TV series is rigorous, detailed, fascinating and indeed very interesting.

Song Ci kept it a secret and chuckled, "It would be boring if I spoiled the plot!"

"Tell me, dear, you are the best."

Liu Shishi shook her boyfriend's arm and begged him coquettishly. Her little face was cute and lively, with a pleading light in her eyes, which made it hard to refuse.

Liu Xiaoxian couldn't help but roll her eyes as she watched this scene, muttering to herself, "Here they go again. This show of affection is really unbearable!"

However, she also had to admit that Liu Shishi was indeed pretty and cute, and this face was the type her son liked the most. The little girl was well-behaved and sensible, and she was also able to act coquettishly and clingy, no wonder she could control her son so much.

(End of this chapter)