"We won't create our own QQ; we'll create the ICQ for the entire China region," Mr. Ma emphasized again.
Everyone looked at each other, nodding as if they understood but not quite.
Just then, the office phone rang, and Zhong Xinxin quickly answered it.
During a break in the phone call, Mr. Ma passionately envisioned the future of QQ for the members of his office.
A few minutes later, Zhong Xinxin returned, looking dazed, and said listlessly:
“A European media company called Dalus said it wanted to cooperate with us.”
The office fell silent instantly. Liang Huihong blurted out, "What does this mean? Have investors contacted us?"
“And they’re European investors.” Zhong Xinxin said this in disbelief.
Da Yu was puzzled, "Is QQ really that famous now?"
Everyone wore stiff smiles, after all, they didn't know if it was true or not.
Mr. Da put down the documents in his hand, turned on his computer, and searched for the company called Dailusi.
The search results came out, and their joy barely lasted a few minutes before their faces fell again.
This European company, Delus Media, was established less than two months ago. Its major shareholder is Lucy, and its second largest shareholder is an unknown industrial company.
People couldn't help but wonder, "Could this be a shell company from Europe?"
Zhong Xinxin confirmed the call again, "It does seem to be a call from Europe."
“It’s alright, let’s get in touch with them first, but remember this,” Mr. Ma emphasized, “we only accept normal, legitimate investments.”
Business owners are quite astute in this regard, because there is a situation where overseas companies use investments as a front for illegal activities such as money laundering or tax evasion.
Zhong Xinxin quickly nodded and said, "I understand. They said on the phone that they would arrange a time to meet with us."
"Very good." Boss Ma looked at Zhong Xinxin and Liang Huihong seriously and said, "I want to put you two in charge of this matter. Make sure you hold onto this client firmly!"
Mr. Ma's face was resolute. "This is very likely to be our last investor."
"Success or failure hinges on this one move."
Unlike Mr. Ma's situation, Zhou Huimin only had to act coquettishly with Chen Dong to get 500 speakers exclusively for the Chinese market, as well as an investment of 10 million yuan.
After receiving the news from the engineering department, Annie turned to report to Chen Dong:
"Boss, the 500 speakers that were specially supplied to the China region have been delivered, and the person in charge there has received them."
Without even looking up, Chen Dong said in a calm voice, "Transfer the 10 million yuan project funds to them as soon as possible."
Anne looked at him cautiously, "Under what pretext?"
Huaxia Star's project is a home theater project. After thinking for a moment, Chen Dong said directly, "Let's name it 'Longteng Electronics Home Combination Speaker and Home Theater'."
“I understand,” Anne said.
Annie is always reliable and efficient; the 10 million investment was quickly transferred to Huaxia Star's account.
Zhou Huimin got a 10 million investment just by acting cute, which made Annie feel very uncomfortable.
Seeing that she looked unwell, Lin Zhiyuan stepped forward and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Is the project difficult?"
Annie shook her head.
Knowing that Lin Zhiyuan was on Zhou Huimin's side, she naturally didn't want to talk to him.
“The North American company told us that they wanted to connect new and established media outlets in the two regions to extend the power and advantages of media to Europe and North America and develop a deeper pool of potential users.”
Lin Zhiyuan said with a grim face, "North American Music Media Company is already the largest media company in North America, and they still want the European market. They have quite the appetite."
Annie didn't seem interested in this and told Lin Zhiyuan directly, "You should talk to the boss about this."
"And what about you?" Lin Zhiyuan was somewhat surprised, because this was not originally his responsibility.
"I still have to keep an eye on the speaker project. The engineering department has called several times saying they don't have enough manpower." Annie finished speaking and left, leaving Lin Zhiyuan completely bewildered.
After relaying Annie's words to Chen Dong's office, Lin Zhiyuan asked, "Will the expansion of North American Music Media Company's influence in North America and Europe affect our future development in the media industry?"
He remembered that Chen Dong had previously mentioned that a new direction for Longteng's future development was to develop media resources in Europe and the Americas.
In other words, Longteng is about to enter the new media field.
"After 2000, with the popularization of the Internet, new media had fertile ground to survive."
Chen Dong sent the files from his computer to Xiang Peisi's email address at North American Media, then looked at Lin Zhiyuan and said, "How many years is it until then? We really should start making moves in the new media field."
Chen Dong has a long-term vision; he can see potential business opportunities, a fact that Lin Zhiyuan has never doubted.
"Should we participate in the collaboration proposed by the North American media company?" Lin Zhiyuan asked.
"Of course we'll participate! Isn't it great to have a North American media company paving the way for us?" Chen Dong smiled. "We could start a new media company, but it will take time for a new media company to grow. Now is not the time."
Lin Zhiyuan's eyes darted around, and he immediately had an idea. "Boss, you mean we can use North American media companies to open up media business in Europe and America?"
"That's my idea," Chen Dong admitted.
For Longteng, the media industry is still too high a barrier to entry. It's not that they lack the resources and technology, but the media industry often involves online public opinion, which they are not confident in.
“New media is still an unfamiliar field, and we cannot rush into it,” Chen Dong said to Lin Zhiyuan.
Lin Zhiyuan nodded. "I understand."
“I will tell the people at the North American company that Longteng is interested in cooperating with them.”
As the cooperation between North American Media Company and Longteng Group became increasingly close, Xiang Peisi became more and more dependent on Longteng Company.
Their first collaboration was with an online music website; their second collaboration was with Longteng's integrated circuit speakers; this is their third attempt at collaboration.
Thanks to the previous two collaborations, the two parties complemented each other, using their respective resources to drive the project's progress, which can be described as 1+1 being greater than 2.
Because the previous two collaborations were very successful, when Xiang Peisi wanted to integrate new and old media resources this time, the first partner he thought of was Longteng Group.
The new media force first emerged in North America, but Europe, with its widespread internet access, peaceful social environment, and high per capita income, quickly followed suit.
Media companies are now springing up like mushrooms in Europe, and established media companies are already feeling the pressure.
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