Chapter 271 Discovery and Response

In the studio of "The Myth", as the director's ceremonial "Finish" sounded, the entire crew burst into cheers and applause.

Liu Shishi stood there, her thoughts slowly drifting away from the role of Lu Su. Her beautiful eyes were confused and misty, and as her gaze swept over the familiar people and objects around her, she felt as if she were in another world.

Because of a sudden death in her family, the filming progress was delayed a lot. After returning to the crew, in order to quickly get into the role and improve filming efficiency, she frantically immersed herself in the role of Lu Su.

She put her whole heart into every line and every action, and the emotional resonance made her immersed in it, and it took her a while to come back to her senses.

"Senior Sister, congratulations on finishing the film successfully."

A clear and sweet voice was heard, and Liu Shishi's eyes only became clear again when Jingtian came to her side with a bouquet of flowers in his hand and a sweet smile.

After a moment's pause, he took the flowers and smiled: "Thank you, Tiantian."

Hu Ge, who was wearing a costume, also sent his blessing: "Shishi, good luck on the completion of the filming."

Yijie nodded and smiled, and the filming of her scenes in the "Myth" crew was completed.

Back in the rest shed, Liu Shishi casually placed the flowers on the table, collapsed on the recliner, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

Although Lu Su does not have many scenes, this character is too sad, and she feels exhausted when she puts herself into it.

In addition, I had been rushing to meet deadlines and filming intensively in the past few days, and I was exhausted. After lying down for a while, I closed my heavy eyelids and fell asleep.

Lin Xia saw the young lady fall asleep and knew that she was very tired recently. She did not dare to disturb her. She quietly took out a blanket and covered her with it, fearing that she would catch a cold.

I slept until sunset, the sky was dyed orange-red, and the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the rest shed.

Liu Shishi woke up slowly, yawned, stretched, and felt refreshed.

"Xiaoxia, what time is it?"

Lin Xia, who was looking down at her phone, heard a voice: "Sister, you're awake. It's already 5 o'clock."

Liu Shishi curled up on the recliner, not wanting to move, with a lazy look on her face: "I'm busy filming today and don't have time to check Weibo. Is there anything big happening in the entertainment industry recently?"

Talking about gossip, Lin Xia said excitedly: "Sister, I will tell you one by one."

Seeing the assistant's excited expression, Liu Shishi also became interested, nodded, and listened attentively.

The assistant kept talking: "Three days ago, Tengda Culture held a press conference. Yang Mi officially signed a contract to join Tengda. The scene was very lively. Hundreds of news media attended."

"A popular young actress joins the most powerful film and television company. The combination of the two powerful forces will naturally make the entertainment industry excited. Mimi has finally gotten rid of Rong Xinda!"

Lin Xia continued, "Sister, there's a big star in the entertainment industry who's secretly married. Can you guess who it is?"

Seeing the assistant's quirky expression, Liu Shishi smiled and said, "Big star, how big is he?"

Lin Xia kept waiting in anticipation, and laughed, "Very big! They are some of the most powerful people in the industry!"

The eldest sister was slightly surprised and sat up. The most powerful people in the entertainment industry all started out as top-tier celebrities.

Such a person holds a very important position in the circle, and revealing his secret marriage would be a shocking event.

"Okay, stop keeping me in suspense and tell me directly."

"It's Andy Lau!" Recalling the news she saw online, Lin Xia still had an expression of disbelief on her face, "Yesterday, Andy Lau published an apology letter on Weibo, admitting that he is married."

Seeing that the young lady looked calm and not at all shocked, Lin Xia couldn't help but wonder: "Sister, aren't you surprised? These are the Four Heavenly Kings!"

Liu Shishi smiled and shook her head: "What's so surprising about this? Celebrities are also human beings. It's normal for them to get married and have children.

King Liu is almost fifty, he can't stay single for the rest of his life. Everyone has their own life, we should understand. "

"That's true. But once he made it public, the internet became abuzz."

"How do his fans react, and what does the general public think?"

Lin Xia tried hard to recall the comments she had seen: "Most fans were understanding and wished them well.

Many people sympathize with the King’s wife’s 24 years of forbearance and companionship. They all think that it has not been easy for her and they admire her very much.

Moreover, this incident of King Liu has caused a great discussion on the Internet, and the heat has not died down yet!"

"What are you discussing?"

"It's about discussing the balance between celebrity privacy and public expectations. Now, because of this incident, most open-minded fans are beginning to accept the transformation of celebrities into ordinary people."

Liu Shishi sat up and agreed, "That's good. It shows that everyone's ideas are improving."

She has been worried these days as she and Song Ci will be getting their marriage certificate soon and she is still considering the reactions of her fans.

Now that there is the example of King Liu, I think fans should be able to accept the news of her marriage when it is revealed.

“Are there any other hot events?”

The assistant pursed her lips, nodded, hesitated for a while and said, "There is a very popular drama recently.

The TV series "Who's in Charge of My Youth" starring Wang Luodan is now on air on CCTV. It is the successor to "Chinese Paladin III" and is the TV series with the highest ratings in late August.

Wang Luodan also posted on Weibo, saying that she is one of the four young actresses and has produced excellent works. Her words are comparing her to Sister and Yang Mi, which is a bit provocative.

Sister Yi didn't care at all when she heard this. Her career is now flourishing, and her studio has begun to invest in film and television projects.

Her relationship with Mr. Song is about to blossom and everything is going smoothly. Her mentality is quietly changing and she no longer cares about trivial matters. In her own words, the wife of the richest man must have a broad mind and a broad vision.

Seeing that the young lady didn't take it seriously at all, Lin Xia didn't say anything more. She just mentioned it briefly.

"Anything else?"

"No more." Lin Xia shook her head. Apart from these few things, she never bothered to know about the scandals between whom in the entertainment industry, or which two stars were fighting on Weibo.

Sister Yi pulled off the blanket and stood up. "The production of Mythology has finally come to an end. Xiaoxia, let's pack up and go back to the company. We'll go back to Peking tomorrow. By the way, did Sister K send me my schedule for September?"

"Mr. Cai sent it. You were resting just now, so I didn't disturb you." Lin Xia responded while quickly taking out her mobile phone and finding the September schedule of Yijie that Cai Yinong had sent to WeChat not long ago.

Liu Shishi smoothed her hair and straightened her wrinkled clothes: "Tell me, how did you arrange it?"

"I'll be shooting for a magazine on September 5th, and I'll attend two fan meetings in the middle of the month to promote the second round of broadcasts of Chinese Paladin III. I don't have much to do in the second half of the month, but I'll attend the Bazaar Charity Gala and the premiere of The Founding of a Republic at the end of the month."

When Liu Shishi heard about the September schedule, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It was a very easy arrangement and she could spend more time with Mr. Song and his parents this month.

Looking at the gorgeous sunset in the sky and the setting sun shining on my face, I feel particularly good. Fruitful September, here I come!

On September 1st, Beijing was sunny and breezy. All the universities across the country welcomed the start of the new semester, and countless students bid farewell to their relatives and friends and embarked on their journey to study.

Zhang Xiaolong strolled leisurely on the Peking University campus. Looking at the energetic college students around him, he felt much younger and seemed to have returned to his college days.

He is a product manager at Penguin, mainly responsible for QQ mailbox business. He came to Beijing a few days ago to attend the 28th Asia-Pacific Network Information Forum.

It's a rare opportunity to visit the capital, so after the meeting I wandered around Peking. Today happened to be the first day of university, so I went to Peking University and visit the scenery of Yanyuan.

While walking on the campus path and planning to visit Weiming Lake and Boya Tower, the behavior of a female college student next to him aroused his curiosity.

The girl walked with the phone against her lips and said something, but it didn't look like she was on a call.

After a while, Zhang Xiaolong vaguely heard a "whoosh" sound from the girl's mobile phone. The sound was crisp and distinctive, and then a short sentence came from the receiver.

As a product manager of an Internet company, he is interested in all new Internet products.

Because any new trend may become an opportunity for industry change, I took the initiative to approach and talk without thinking.

"Excuse me, classmate, can I ask you a question?"

Seeing the man was polite and gentle, the girl stopped and asked, "What can I do for you, sir?"

"Classmate, I just noticed that you are using a mobile app to talk. Can you tell me what software it is?"

The goddess was slightly stunned, then she reacted: "Are you talking about WeChat?"

"WeChat!" Zhang Xiaolong memorized it silently with a smile on his face, "Can you introduce it to me a little bit?"

"No problem." The girl nodded. Although she felt that the person in front of her was a little strange, she still politely introduced him:

"WeChat is a mobile communication software that can send text and voice messages. It can be downloaded from the mobile phone mall and is very convenient to use."

With just one simple sentence, Zhang Xiaolong keenly judged that WeChat is an instant messaging tool.

Although he was extremely shocked in his heart as he had never heard of this app before, he did not show it on his face.

I continued to ask calmly: "Classmate, do you think WeChat is easy to use? Are there other people around you who use it?"

"It's very easy to use. It's very convenient and the page is clean. My classmates and teachers are all using it. WeChat is very popular."

Hearing the little girl's high recognition of this product, Zhang Xiaolong felt a sense of urgency.

"Thank you, sorry for bothering me."

The girl smiled sweetly: "You're welcome."

Before the female student had walked a few steps away, Zhang Xiaolong couldn't wait to take out his iPhone and search in the app store. Soon a green bubble icon came into view.

More than 7 million installations! Seeing this data, Zhang Xiaolong's pupils slightly dilated, and his heart was in turmoil.

This is just the number of installations on Apple phones. Adding the number of installations on Android phones, the user base of this product may be far beyond his imagination. It is definitely a software with tens of millions of users.

The WeChat installation package is only 8M in size and can be installed and registered quickly.

After trying it out, Zhang Xiaolong figured out the functions of WeChat, a mobile instant messaging software that emerged quietly.

The simple, novel and unique voice function are very popular among young users. As an employee of Penguin Company, how could he not understand the threat of this product?

The most terrifying thing is that without any high-profile publicity and without alerting the instant messaging giant Penguin, this product has achieved a breakthrough from 0 to 1. How could he not be extremely shocked?

Zhang Xiaolong knew that this matter was of great importance and did not dare to hesitate at all. He immediately reported the WeChat message to Chairman Ma Boli.

Mr. Ma received a report from his subordinates and learned that an instant messaging product had appeared on the market. He attached great importance to it. He believed that QQ could dominate the market because Penguin never underestimated any competitor.

Soon, a freshly-made investigation report appeared in front of Maberly.

"The software developer is Tenda Technology Group!" Mr. Ma's eyes widened, he was extremely shocked, and at the same time, he felt a little dreadful.

In recent years, after experiencing many incidents, domestic Internet companies have become somewhat afraid of Tenda, which has never been defeated.

After all, Song Ci is really a bit weird, with a sharp vision, and he always plans three steps ahead, and he is always successful in the business world.

When faced with the Tengda Group, Maberly was unsure, but Penguin had no choice. Instant messaging was the lifeblood of the entire company. Once QQ failed and was replaced, the entire Penguin company would cease to exist.

That afternoon, Maberly convened an emergency meeting attended by all the company's executives.

"Today we only have one topic: do we need to develop a similar product to compete with Tenda?"

In response to the chairman's question, the QQ business manager chuckled and said confidently:

"Mr. Ma, I have also tried using WeChat, but its functions are totally inferior to our QQ. The only bright spot is a simple voice function.

If you give me three days, I can make QQ have the same function. There is absolutely no need for the company to waste resources to develop a similar product. "

Maberly did not comment on this view. As the boss of the company, he certainly could not easily express his opinion. "Others can also speak freely."

coo Ren Yuxin shook his head and held a different view: "How could Song Ci do useless work? We must not be careless.

Tenda launched WeChat but, contrary to its usual practice, did not publicize it in a high-profile manner. It is clear that it has great confidence in this app and is trying to avoid us in order to buy time for WeChat to grow.

Fortunately, we discovered it in time, and the number of WeChat users is still within an acceptable range. If we give it a little more time, once it has hundreds of millions of users, it will definitely have a huge impact on QQ."

"Mr. Ren, you also said that we should be wary of WeChat's impact on QQ. If a company develops a similar product with highly overlapping functions with QQ, not to mention the waste of resources, the new software will have to be promoted after it is developed. Will QQ be used to support the new software?"

Listening to the well-reasoned rebuttal of the QQ person in charge, Ren Yuxin was speechless for a moment. He knew what the other party meant. The company's resources and traffic are limited. Penguin has more than a dozen departments, and no one wants the resources to be divided to support new departments.

“Mr. Ma, I think the company must develop a new product like WeChat, as there are more and more smartphone users nowadays.

Personally, I think QQ on mobile phones is not as good as WeChat. QQ is too bloated. It’s OK on PC, but it’s really uncomfortable to use on mobile phones. WeChat is very good in this regard, highlighting the simplicity! ”

Strategic President Liu Zhiping tried his best to persuade Ma Boli. He had conducted in-depth research on mobile Internet and understood that this was a brand new market.

It was fine that QQ was the only dominant player in the past, but now that WeChat has emerged, it is likely to shake Penguin's position as the dominant social network. The company must go all out and develop a similar app to compete with it and stifle the development and growth of WeChat.

Liu Zhiping's words instantly strengthened Ma Boli's determination. When he communicated with Zhang Xiaolong in the morning, he had already clearly realized the threat that WeChat posed to the company. He wanted to develop a similar software targeting Tenda, but he still had some concerns.

Liu Zhiping was mainly responsible for the company's macro-strategy and had never failed in this area. Maberly trusted his judgment and immediately made the decision:

"I have decided that the company should develop a similar product as soon as possible and concentrate all resources on it to suppress the momentum of WeChat."

"Mr. Ma, who will be responsible for the new product?"

Maberly was well prepared: "I have already talked to Xiaolong. He will be back from Beijing tomorrow and will immediately start developing new products. By the way, this new product is called WeChat Chat."

Hearing this name, the executives present understood that the chairman had already made up his mind, and even the name of the app was full of implications of confronting Tenda.

(End of this chapter)