When the office building in Dingdu was nearing completion, the villa on Qingfeng Mountain had only just begun construction.
Construction on the mountain was inconvenient, which would have taken much longer than usual. Moreover, Zhao Xunkan reviewed and revised the design drawings many times in his pursuit of perfection.
By the time summer vacation started, the office building was already being renovated, while the villa had only just had its foundation laid.
While the office building here has been designed and decorated by a design team, Shi Jing also needs to keep track of the broadcast of the drama she invested in.
The TV series "Moon Shadow," which Shi Jing invested a huge sum of money in, is finally about to premiere.
This drama had a total investment of over 400 million yuan, invited many actors and stars from the industry to join the cast, and even collaborated with the most famous costume team in China. Originally, the drama was canceled due to a disgraced celebrity, but now, with the investment and intervention of Shijing, the bombshell has been cleared, and it has finally premiered smoothly.
It wasn't just Shi Jing who was paying attention to this drama; many of the cast members were also following it closely. Qi Shuang was one of them.
Qi Shuang has been studying for the past few years, and although she occasionally makes cameo appearances, she has indeed had much less exposure. She was never a high-profile celebrity to begin with, so now she needs to seize every opportunity for exposure.
Moon Shadow is a rare big investment in the TV drama industry, and the character Sai Xue is also very good. The company and Qi Shuang are full of expectations for this drama.
After the broadcast date was confirmed, various promotional events and variety shows began. Although Qi Shuang was only the fourth female lead, because her role wasn't particularly prominent and her character was relatively well-developed, she also had opportunities to participate in promotional activities.
The two had originally planned to go abroad to see Qi Yan during the summer vacation, but now they have to postpone it a bit.
"Young boss, Mr. Yuan from Huacai has arrived."
Shi Jing was calculating how long the promotional period for "Moon Shadow" would last when she heard a crisp knock at the door. Miao Chen opened the door and spoke to Shi Jing.
"Okay, I'll be right there," Shi Jing replied, closing the computer screen she was looking at.
When Shi Jing's investment projects are targeted, he has his own set of solutions.
You can pressure your partners to break their contracts, and Shijing can naturally buy out its partners.
With such a large country and so many companies, Shi Jing simply refused to believe that all companies had to defer to them.
Huacai is one of the companies that Shijing has been quite interested in recently. This company is not large and was founded by several overseas students with technical skills.
Although the company is small, its technology is really good.
The "Moonlight" project was complex, and the special effects involved collaborations with several visual effects companies, including Huacai.
When Shi Jing and Director Liu of Yueying talked about special effects, Director Liu praised the company highly. Shi Jing took it to heart and asked someone to look into it.
The company's weakness is its small size and limited experience, but its strengths are also obvious. The partners are all young and have a good relationship, which makes the company's prospects and stability high.
As for the problem that small companies usually face when they lack funds during expansion, it is not a problem for Shijing.
Mr. Yuan, the general manager of Huacai, was a young man, probably no more than thirty years old. He was dressed in a well-fitting suit and was impeccably groomed.
While waiting in the reception room, he sat rather stiffly. Miao Chen poured him a drink, and he thanked her politely.
Shi Jing pushed the door open and entered. President Yuan quickly stood up from his seat, looking somewhat reserved.
Shi Jing is usually very casual, but no matter what, she has a lot of wealth here now, and Yuan Qi is here to discuss investment, so it's inevitable that she will be a little nervous.
"Hello, Mr. Yuan!" Shi Jing greeted the person first.
“Hello, Mr. Shi,” Yuan Qi replied quickly.
"Please sit down, don't be shy."
The two sat down on the sofa. Miao Chen poured Shi Jing some herbal tea before leaving.
"Director Lin must have contacted you, right?"
Yuan Qi looked somewhat cautious, speaking slowly and steadily: "Director Lin has come to the company to discuss this. It's possible, but our company is short-staffed, so it might be a bit slow."
"It's okay if we're short-staffed; we can always add more people."
Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Yuan Qi's eyes. From Shi Jing's words, it was clear that she had a strong intention to invest.
Huacai's development has reached a bottleneck, and expansion is imperative for further progress. However, Huacai has many expenses, with most of its profits invested in research. At this juncture, external investment could solve many of their problems.
Unlike companies that typically need capital injections to survive, Huacai has a need, but it's not in a crisis. Similarly, Shijing doesn't know much about this industry; he mainly just needs a company like this to cover the troubles Leyu has caused.
Because of this, when considering investments, Shi Jing didn't intend to take a majority stake. She was a complete novice in the special effects industry and had no intention of interfering.
However, when Shi Jing was explaining his plan, Yuan Qi showed a slight disappointment on his face, which surprised Shi Jing.
"As far as I know, although Huacai is not a large company, it has been involved in quite a few good projects and should be making a lot of profit, right?" Shi Jing said with some surprise.
Since he was going to invest in Huacai, Shi Jing must have known about the company's projects and profitability. Judging from Yuan Qi's appearance, he seemed to be in dire need of money.
Shi Jing was somewhat puzzled by Yuan Qi's unusual behavior.
She wanted to invest in Huacai and was very optimistic about the company, which was why she couldn't afford to make any mistakes in the financial aspects.
"Ahem..." Yuan Qi coughed lightly, explaining somewhat embarrassedly, "Huacai's profits have been quite good over the years, it's just... we've also been spending money... a bit..."
Seeing his embarrassed expression, Shi Jing was extremely curious. Where could some young people possibly spend a lot of money?
You can't exactly use company money to buy a car, a house, or get married, can you?
Are you experiencing any difficulties in your life?
Seeing that Shi Jing was thinking the wrong thing, Yuan Qi quickly waved his hand and explained, "It's not those things, it's mainly that we're doing some research projects..."
Shi Jing immediately became interested: "Tell me about it?"
“A few of us are interested in AI, and most of our profits over the years have been invested in research, which is why we are short of funds. But don’t worry, Mr. Shi, the company has no financial problems and no debt.”
"AI?" Shi Jing's eyes lit up, and he immediately thought of the Little God of Wealth, and quickly called out to him in his mind.
[Little God of Wealth, is the artificial intelligence they're researching similar to yours?]
"I am naturally different from ordinary artificial intelligence," the system said arrogantly. "And currently, there is no fully developed artificial intelligence in the world."
[But isn't this always a direction of development? Will it evolve to the point where it looks like you someday?]
"Perhaps," the little god of wealth replied ambiguously.
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