Chapter 457: Advance Preparation

Fans are naturally overjoyed when the number one sister gets married.

While sending out their best wishes, everyone organized raffles and distributed red envelopes in the group for three consecutive days, creating a lively atmosphere for the celebration.

"Isn't today my sister's homecoming banquet?"

"Yeah, yeah, sister, you're really good at teasing us. Please post more photos and videos of the wedding. There are only a few, how can we see enough!"

"Honestly, my sister's parents-in-law are so good-looking, no wonder they gave birth to such a handsome guy like my brother-in-law."

"Except for my uncle who's a little less impressive, my sister's family is simply a group of handsome guys!"

"Speaking of which, Zhao Liying is getting better now. She's even been able to be Shishi's bridesmaid. I recently ran into Firefly on Weibo, so I have to give her some face."

"When Ma Feng and his family saw Shi Shi's phoenix crown and bridal robe, they must have been extremely jealous."

"Miss, do you have any fresh materials? Can you show them to everyone? @Su Xiaoxiao"

A big fan asked Yijie's assistant, not expecting much of a response, but unexpectedly Su Xiaoxiao directly sent a video to the group.

Fans were overjoyed and immediately clicked to take a closer look.

The video is a clip from the wedding scene, with melodious light music flowing under the dazzling crystal chandeliers.

Song Ci and Liu Shishi stood on the main stage in the center of the banquet hall. At this time, they had changed out of the scholar-official dragon robes and phoenix crowns and put on light modern dresses.

Song Ci's deep and magnetic voice rang out first, simple and sincere: "I will look for the sun in the windless place, and be the warm sun in your cold place."

Liu Shishi turned her head slightly to meet her husband's gaze, her voice as clear as a spring: "Life is full of ups and downs, and you are always too naive. For the rest of my life, I only want you."

The couple had perfect chemistry, singing the chorus together, their voices mingling.

The calm and inclusiveness of Song Ci supports Liu Shishi's clear and gentle beauty, just like vines entwined around trees, with a harmony that makes one's heart tremble: "For the rest of my life, the wind and snow are you... Wherever I look, it's also you."

The two held hands tightly, a simple action that was worth a thousand words, symbolizing that they would walk hand in hand in the future no matter good times or bad, rich or poor.

The singing is lingering, and the lingering sound remains as the last note falls.

The scene was filled with thunderous applause, and the newlyweds, immersed in love, smiled like flowers. At this moment, classical solemnity and modern romance blended perfectly, and the rest of their lives began from then on.

The fan group was instantly excited:

"The look in my sister's husband's eyes is too sweet! The sweetness is seriously excessive!"

"We have to record the song! Shishi and brother-in-law, hurry up and record this song separately!"

"Shishi's marriage is the most ideal form of marrying for love. I don't know what else to say except envy and blessings."

"This is a photo of today's Shishi's return party." Picture.JPG

Su Xiaoxiao then posted a few photos of Yijie's outfit when she returned home.

"Sister, this little yellow dress looks so pretty with those two little flowers on your head!"

“It’s smart and playful, with a fresh and sweet energy.”

"Haha, Tangren's Taobao store actually has the same item. I've already placed an order!"

The fan group was already a sea of joy, while on the other side, Liu Shishi and Song Ci finished their homecoming banquet and returned to Jingyuan together.

The butler had been standing there waiting. Upon seeing the two enter, he stepped forward and said, "Sir, Madam, all the gifts have been sorted and stored properly. The particularly valuable items have been sent to the bank vault for safekeeping."

"Thank you for your hard work." Song Ci nodded slightly.

This wedding received a lot of gifts, including gold jewelry, jade, antiques, calligraphy and paintings. It took two days just to count and register them.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room, Liu Shishi noticed her husband flipping through a document. Curious, she leaned over and asked, "What's this? You haven't put it down since you came back."

Song Ci closed the document and explained with a smile, "It's an island title deed. Brother Yong and Sister Jing were so thoughtful. They jointly bought an island in New Zealand as a wedding gift for us."

"A small island?" Liu Shishi's eyes lit up, and she immediately took the document and looked through it. "Pakatoa Island in New Zealand, for sale for $40 million. It's in the Hauraki Gulf, east of New Zealand's North Island."

"There are 24 beachfront cottages and 38 hillside villas on the island. The island also has complete facilities such as golf courses and tennis courts. It's a great place to relax on vacation. Why don't we go there for our honeymoon?" Song Ci suggested.

"No!" Liu Shishi shook her head, her tone a little insistent, "Since it's our own island, we can go there anytime.

You promised me that you would accompany me to see the Northern Lights in Iceland, to Africa to see the great animal migration, to go diving in the Maldives, and to ski in the Alps... "

Looking at his wife counting on her fingers like a treasure, her eyes full of longing for the future, Song Ci put his arm around her slender waist and placed a gentle kiss on the top of her head.

"We'll all go, and we'll all go with you. We still have a long time to live together, so take your time."

Liu Shishi nuzzled into her husband's arms, remaining affectionate for a while before looking up and asking, "Are you going back to work tomorrow?"

"Well, there's a lot going on at the beginning of the year. After this busy period is over, we can go on a honeymoon. How about that?"

Liu Shishi smiled and nodded, then put her arms around his neck: "Okay, my man, naturally, the most important thing is the important things!"

On January 4, Song Ci returned to Tengda Group after her honeymoon and resumed her work.

In the office, he was reviewing a pile of documents with his head down when his secretary Jian Ning pushed the door open and walked in, followed by a middle-aged man.

"Mr. Song, Engineer Xiao is here."

Song Ci raised his eyes and stood up: "Mr. Xiao is here, please take a seat. Jian Ning, make Mr. Xiao a cup of tea."

"Thank you, Chairman." Xiao Jianguang, Chief Technology Officer of Tenda Group's Cloud Computing Center, sat down at his desk a little awkwardly.

Although he is already a top technical backbone of the group, he has not met the big boss many times, so he is inevitably a little restrained.

"Engineer Xiao, the last time we met was when the leader came to inspect," Song said in a friendly tone, his eyes full of concern, "I haven't seen you for a while, and you seem to have lost some weight.

It's important to be busy at work, but you also have to take care of your health." In his eyes, these top technical talents are the group's priceless treasures.

Xiao Jianguang straightened his expression and replied, "Don't worry, I feel more energetic after losing weight. It's a pity that I'll probably gain the weight back after the New Year."

After a few pleasantries, Song Ci got down to business: "Mr. Xiao, I asked you to come here today because I have something to discuss with you."

"Please speak." Xiao Jianguang immediately sat up straight and looked focused.

"In June 2011, the 12306 website launched online train ticket sales. Now that smartphones are prevalent, the railway department plans to develop a 12306 app."

Song Ci said slowly, "The development of this app will likely be open to bidding from software companies nationwide. I hope we can prepare in advance and win this business."

Xiao Jianguang's expression froze, and he immediately asked, "Director Song, when will the bidding start? How long will the development cycle be?"

Song Ci lowered his voice slightly: "I have accurate information. After March, the railway department will be split into the Railway Bureau and the China Railway Corporation, implementing the separation of government and enterprise.

This work will be carried out by the newly established railway company, the bidding should be in April, and the app must be online before the start of the Spring Festival travel rush in December.

"Railway reform?!" Xiao Jianguang couldn't help but exclaimed when he heard this, and his heart was shocked. He never thought that such a huge behemoth would be split up.

"Just keep this in mind, and don't make it public," Song Ci advised. "The Cloud Computing Center can start preparing for the bid submission for APP development."

Xiao Jianguang nodded and said, "I understand."

"This ticketing system app is an extremely large-scale, highly complex system, and its development difficulty is far beyond that of ordinary internet applications." Song Ci added, "I will coordinate for you any departments that need cooperation."

Xiao Jianguang lowered his head and pondered for a moment. When he raised his eyes, his gaze was full of determination: "Mr. Song, I'm not bragging. The core of the development of the 12306 APP lies in the powerful support of cloud computing technology.

If Tenda can't take it, no other domestic company can, not even Alibaba. Our only real competitor is ourselves."

He is fully confident about the company's cloud computing technology strength. Currently, globally, only Amazon can compete with Tenda Group, and there is no one in China that can match it.

Song Ci reminded him, "Mr. Xiao, it's good to be confident, but Alibaba has also built up some technical expertise in cloud computing over the past two years. We still need to be extremely vigilant and not let our guard down."

Xiao Jianguang remained confident: "Mr. Song, the cloud computing center has previously conducted concurrent stress testing specifically using the Spring Festival travel rush.

During the peak of the Spring Festival travel rush, 12306's daily page views could reach 80 billion, and it had to process 1,000 ticket issuance requests per second at peak. This traffic is dozens of times that of Alibaba's Double Eleven shopping festival.

This level of pressure requires the system to have millisecond-level response capabilities, and currently only our company can achieve this in China."

Song Ci nodded, thought for a moment, and then said, "Extremely high concurrency processing is only one of the core challenges. The computational complexity of train seats is also a top priority.

A train with 17 stops has to manage over 400 ticket combinations. Selling a short-distance ticket requires simultaneously updating the remaining tickets for all subsequent sections, which increases the computational complexity exponentially. These details must be carefully considered.

Xiao Jianguang responded calmly: "What you are talking about is essentially a problem of dynamic inventory management and data consistency. This can definitely be solved during APP development, don't worry."

"Then I'll leave this matter to Mr. Xiao. Also, the security and anti-cheating aspects must be watertight."

Seeing the cloud computing chief expert's confidence, Song Ci gave him one final word of advice before saying nothing more. He knew Xiao Jianguang well, and he knew he wasn't one for empty talk.

After obtaining the development rights of 12306, he was able to negotiate with the railway company to open a channel for purchasing train tickets via WeChat.

Currently, WeChat has been integrated with the functions of paying water, electricity and phone bills. Once it takes over the channels for purchasing train and air tickets, it will basically cover all high-frequency and urgent needs of the people and continue to build a strong ecological barrier. By then, WeChat's position in the field of mobile payments will be impregnable.

After seeing off Xiao Jianguang, Song Ci's office soon welcomed COO Wang Jing and WeChat President Wu Yi.

"Mr. Song, the investment promotion work for the Spring Festival Gala WeChat red envelope partners has been completed before the New Year." Wu Yi reported while handing the project information to the chairman with both hands.

Song Ci took the document, looked down, and asked, "Which companies won the red envelopes during the three prime time hours?"

Wang Jing explained: "The 9 o'clock slot is for JD.com, the 10 o'clock slot is for Haier, and the 11 o'clock slot is for China Mobile. In addition, JD.com has also purchased advertising space on WeChat's nine-square grid for three months."

Song Ci chuckled: "Brother Dong has invested a lot of money this time."

Wang Jing lamented, “What JD.com lacks most right now is traffic, and monthly active users have been stagnant.

After Alibaba launched Tmall Supermarket, JD.com's disadvantage became even more obvious. We really need to continue to attract traffic to compete with Taobao and Tmall."

"Brother Dong made a brilliant move. The Spring Festival Gala WeChat red envelopes plus the traffic from the Nine-square grid perfectly complement JD.com's New Year Shopping Festival and boost each other."

Song Ci's mind was as clear as a mirror, and he immediately changed the subject, "Boss Wang, has the date for the group's year-end performance review meeting been set?"

"It hasn't been finalized yet. I'll wait for you to arrange it."

Song Ci counted the days with his fingers and immediately decided: "Let's set it for three days at the end of the month."

"Okay," Wang Jing replied. "I'll have the General Office send out a notice right away."

While Song Ci was busy with his work, Liu Shishi was also busy. They both had their own careers to attend to, and neither of them delayed the other.

At this moment, Sister Yi was lazily lying on the sofa in the living room, talking on the phone. Although one could hear a hint of fatigue in her voice, she looked very good.

Her cheeks were flushed naturally, and it was obvious that she was well nourished as a newlywed.

Cai Yinong's voice, unable to conceal his envy, came from the receiver: "Shishi, the box office of Lost in Thailand is too scary!

From Christmas to yesterday, it was exactly ten days since its release, and the cumulative box office has reached 520 million yuan. On New Year's Day alone, it exceeded 110 million yuan, directly breaking the single-day box office record for domestic films.

Now the total box office is expected to reach 1.4 billion.”

When Liu Shishi heard this, she immediately smiled happily.

She has a 30% share in "Lost in Thailand". If the box office can really reach 1.4 billion, the movie can make her a net profit of 180 million.

Cai Yinong was envious, but he quickly got back to the point: "Shishi, can you come to the company in the next couple of days? I have something to discuss with you in person."

"What's up?"

"The film 'Silent Shorthand' that Noon Sunshine filmed for you has a tentative release date. Hou Hongliang and Kong Sheng want to discuss the details and promotion with you."

Liu Shishi instantly perked up. She had high hopes for Silent Shorthand, and both she and her teacher, Li Xuejian, were hoping to win awards with it.

"Which channel will broadcast it? When will it be broadcast?"

"CCTV Channel 8, January 19th, as the opening drama of the new year."

"Okay!" Liu Shishi's expression straightened. "I'll fly to Donghai tomorrow. Let's go to the company to discuss the details."

"Okay, then I'll have Hou Hongliang and Kong Sheng come to Tangren tomorrow afternoon." Cai Yinong agreed and continued, "Secondly, Xu Zheng wants to talk to you about collaborating on a new movie."

Liu Shishi was stunned for a moment: "Lost in Thailand hasn't even finished theaters yet, and he's already busy preparing for a new film?"

Cai Yinong said with emotion: "He is now the second billion-level director in the industry, very popular, and many film and television companies are lining up to invest in his films.

The script has been sent to the company, it's called "Heart Flower Road," and it's his best road comedy."

"Then just vote."

"The situation is different this time." Cai Yinong paused. "'Lost in Thailand' is not like 'Lost on Journey' back then. They don't lack investment now!"

"I understand." Liu Shishi nodded slowly, knowing what was going on.

Xu Zheng's movies can make money, and now there is no shortage of investors. They are willing to bring her on board, simply because they are impressed by her influence on Tengda.

It seems that this drama "Lost in Thailand" is bound to be discussed in detail.

(End of this chapter)