Chapter 116 Extreme Resistance
Cai Yinong asked a few more questions about Liu Shishi's daily life in the company's small white building, and then talked about the main purpose of today's conversation:
"Shishi, the drama 'Wulin Wai Zhuan' that you starred in has been a big hit on CCTV recently. How many scenes do you have in this drama?"
Liu Shishi carefully recalled the script and the filming schedule at the time: "Not much, I only have three episodes in the whole series."
"Wulin Waijia" has been aired for two weeks. Zhan Hongling has appeared in the fifth and twenty-ninth episodes, and she should have another episode to come.
Cai Yinong couldn't help but sigh: "What a pity!"
If she had known that "Wulin Waijia" would become so popular, she should have stepped forward to help Liu Shishi get more roles.
Now, thanks to this hit drama, several previously unknown leading actors have become popular.
The male lead, Qiao Zhengyu, who already has a popular base, has become even more popular. He frequently appears on major variety shows and dominates the headlines in the entertainment industry, becoming the hottest male star at the moment.
Cai Yinong sighed slowly, knowing it earlier is priceless. At that time, Liu Shishi was still a nobody in the company and she didn’t take her seriously.
If Liu Shishi hadn't taken the initiative to greet her, she wouldn't have known that her own artist had participated in "Wulin Waijia".
"Forget it. Let's not dwell on the past. While 'Wulin Wai Zhuan' is still on the air, the company will help you with marketing and publish a few press releases to boost your popularity."
Hearing that the company finally began to value her, Liu Shishi's eyes curved into crescents with joy, and she said sweetly and coquettishly, "Thank you, Sister K! Sister K is the best."
Seeing his elder sister so cute, Cai Yinong couldn't help but smile.
After taking a sip of the fragrant tea in the cup, Cai Yinong suddenly had an idea and suggested: "Shishi, I have a way to quickly increase your popularity. Do you want to try it?"
Liu Shishi's eyes sparkled. Who wouldn't like to become famous quickly? She was full of anticipation. "What method, Sister K?"
"Create scandals!" Cai Yinong was confident. Marketing hype was Tangren's forte.
"The best candidate for a scandal is Qiao Zhengyu. He is very popular right now, and we can definitely take advantage of his popularity. We can do this. As long as we have a few photos..."
"Sister K." Liu Shishi interrupted Cai Yinong in a harsh voice, her pretty face flushed with anger, her eyebrows raised, her eyes wide open, rage burning in her eyes.
Cai Yinong was still immersed in the hype plan he had constructed when he was suddenly interrupted by Liu Shishi. He was unhappy and frowned slightly.
Liu Shishi clenched her teeth, the muscles on her cheeks trembling slightly, as if she was suppressing her anger, and said word by word: "Sister K, I will never have a scandal with anyone!"
In the spacious and bright office, the atmosphere was as depressing as a volcano about to erupt because of Liu Shishi's stern rejection.
Cai Yinong had a puzzled look on his face as he stared at his elder sister, somewhat surprised by her overly intense reaction.
Thinking that Liu Shishi was concerned about her fellow schoolmate Qiao Zhengyu, she was stunned for a while and then tried to persuade him:
"Shishi, please listen to me. I just plan to take a few photos of you and Qiao Zhengyu together and ask entertainment reporters to publish some press releases to gain some popularity.
After it ferments for a few days, you can come out and clarify it. This way, it will attract attention, and Qiao Zhengyu will not blame you. He will just think it was a paparazzi spreading gossip."
Liu Shishi shook her head repeatedly. She didn't want to listen to any of Cai Yinong's bad ideas. She refused with an extremely firm attitude: "Sister K, I will never agree to have a scandal with anyone."
Cai Yinong frowned, feeling somewhat helpless about Liu Shishi's stubbornness, and suddenly raised his voice:
"Liu Shishi, why don't you understand? The competition in the entertainment industry is so fierce now, and creating gossip can quickly increase your popularity and topic value.
This will be of great benefit to your development. Clarifying it afterwards will not have any adverse effect on you, so why not do it? "
Liu Shishi clenched her fists, her body trembling slightly, her chin slightly raised, her eyes full of stubbornness:
"Sister K, I have principles and will never rely on these despicable means. Even if I want to be famous, I will rely on my own efforts."
Cai Yinong was not willing to be outdone, and was ready to teach Liu Shishi a lesson, saying disdainfully:
"Can principles be eaten? If you don't seize the opportunity now and rely solely on filming, you don't know how long it will take to make a name for yourself in the industry. Don't worry, I will help you arrange everything."
Seeing that Cai Yinong insisted on his opinion, Liu Shishi's eyes became even colder, and her tone was stern: "Sister K, this is my bottom line!" If Cai Yinong did not compromise, she would terminate the contract with Tangren without hesitation!
The two men glared at each other. The air in the office seemed to freeze and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.
Cai Yinong was puzzled by Liu Shishi's extreme reaction. He was just making a suggestion, and his starting point was for her good. Besides, the matter was still under discussion. The little girl was too excited!
Suddenly thinking of those Hong Kong and Taiwan actresses, Cai Yinong looked suspicious and tentatively asked uncertainly:
"Shishi, you're not thinking about marrying into a wealthy family, are you? That's why you refuse to gossip and want to manage your image and go the route of a pure girl!"
The more he spoke, the clearer his thoughts became. Cai Yinong's mind suddenly became enlightened and he felt that he had grasped the key context of the matter.
Liu Shishi remained silent, with her eyes lowered, avoiding Cai Yinong's inquiring gaze. A hint of panic flashed across her face. Although what Sister K said was not completely right, it was almost correct.
The person she wanted to marry was Song Ci. Her boyfriend is now one of the top ten richest people in China, with a net worth of nearly 10 billion yuan. He is nicknamed "the noble son" by netizens. He is indeed from a wealthy family.
She refused to hype it up because she was concerned about Song Ci's thoughts. If rumors of her and a male star got out, how would that boy feel embarrassed in front of his family and friends!
Cai Yinong saw Liu Shishi's expression clearly and immediately thought that he had guessed the truth. He never thought that his elder sister would have such an ambitious and stupid idea.
Cai Yinong felt annoyed. Why are all the top girls in Tangren like this? They only think about getting married and have no ambition to make progress.
So he opened his mouth to give Miss Liu a shot of prevention in advance:
"Shishi, you are so naive! You can find out how many of those actresses who married into wealthy families are living happily.
No matter how good your husband's family is, it's not as good as having your own. Don't think about getting married at such a young age. It's the right thing to do to improve your career and make more money. Forget it, I won't force you today. Think about it carefully. "
Seeing that Cai Yinong no longer forced her, Liu Shishi stopped talking.
She had nothing else to consider. It was not logical for her to create a scandal. She couldn't lose her childhood sweetheart because of Sister K's bad idea. If she missed out on Song Ci, she would regret it for the rest of her life!
"There's no filming today, so you should go back and have a good rest." After saying that, Cai Yinong was about to send the person away. His good mood was completely ruined, and he lost interest in continuing the conversation with Liu Shishi.
Liu Shishi was also very angry, and the two of them parted on bad terms.
"Then I'll go back to the dormitory, Sister K."
Before leaving the office, Liu Shishi slapped her head. She almost delayed her work. She turned around and said:
"Sister K, I need to take a few days off next week. Director Xu Zheng has notified me to return to Beijing to attend the premiere of the movie "Night Club".
After that I have to participate in promotions, and then it will be the Chinese New Year, so I may not be able to return to the crew until after the Chinese New Year."
Cai Yinong was surprised to hear this and said, "Night Club will be released so soon! When will the premiere be held?"
"January 25th, three days before Chinese New Year's Eve. Scheduled for the Spring Festival."
Cai Yinong attached great importance to the first film of his own actress, which was also Tangren's first step into the big screen. He thought for a moment and said:
"Hu Ge and I will go with you to support you. Please send me the exact information of the premiere later and I will book the flight tickets in advance."
She had originally planned to take Hu Ge to visit Zhang Zhao in Peking before the New Year.
One was to go out and meet new people, thanking Tengda for giving Hu Ge a leading role. The other was to discuss cooperation on Tangren's next play, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, which happened to be a good opportunity.
For the drama "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Tangren Film and Television and Tengda Culture have reached a cooperation agreement in the early stage. Both parties will contribute 50% of the capital for the joint filming, and the project will be launched after the new year.
Liu Shishi nodded. Cai Yinong and Hu Ge were willing to attend the premiere, so Xu Zheng must be welcome. "I see, Sister K. Director Xu and I will let you know when we have confirmed the specific time."
Watching Liu Shishi quietly leave the office, Cai Yinong felt deeply touched. His own sister is soft on the outside but strong on the inside, and he can't control her when she gets angry. It seems that he needs to pay more attention to her in the future and not let her be so petty.
When Liu Shishi was on vacation, her boyfriend was still busy working overtime at the company.
Peking University has already had its winter vacation, and Song Ci is very busy during this year-end period as various matters of the group are waiting for him to make a decision.
He has been almost stationed in Tengda Group these days, and various meetings of varying sizes have been held for three consecutive days.
The company's 2005 summary meeting was held yesterday. Tenda Group ended perfectly with a revenue of 3.305 billion yuan, making it the well-deserved largest Internet company in China.
At this time, Song Ci was holding the last and most important meeting before the New Year with the group's top management to discuss the development plan of Tengda Group in 2006.
In the spacious and bright conference room, Song Ci sat in the center at one end of the conference table, with Zhang Yong on his left and Wang Jing on his right. His two capable assistants sat on his left and right, and other senior executives of the group attended in turn.
There is a huge electronic screen hanging on the wall of the conference room, displaying the Tenda logo and the theme of today's meeting.
The warm winter sunlight outside the window shines through the glass onto the table, adding a bit of warmth to the solemn meeting place.
This kind of high-level meeting is usually chaired by Zhang Yong. Today, he was wearing a dark suit, looking capable and energetic. He opened the meeting first:
“Everyone, today we are gathered here for only one topic, which is to discuss the group’s development plan for 2006.
We all know that the Internet industry is changing rapidly, and we must always maintain keen insight and be innovative in order to seize opportunities and ensure the continuous development of the company. "
Yu Shengming, the group's CMO and chief marketing officer, spoke next. He held a thick stack of market analysis reports and provided development references to the group's top management:
“According to market research, the company’s major business segments are basically growing rapidly, but the portal website has reached a bottleneck.
Toutiao.com currently ranks first in the domestic industry in terms of users. It is difficult to have explosive growth. We can only rely on the growth of PC users to drive the growth of website users. Or we can go beyond the domestic market, seize the Asian market and start an internationalization strategy. "
After saying this, Yu Shengming looked at Song Ci who was sitting in the first seat. He knew that in order to cope with the bottleneck of the portal website, the company had originally planned to launch the "Weibo" project in January this year, but the launch time was suddenly postponed by the chairman. He did not know the specific situation.
After listening to Yu Shengming's report, Song Ci lowered his head and fell into deep thought.
He naturally knew that before the mobile Internet era began, the portal website business would temporarily reach a bottleneck, otherwise he would not have thought of developing Weibo.
But there is one biggest problem with launching on Weibo at this time. If Penguin Company plagiarizes and uses QQ to attract traffic, it will inevitably become a strong rival of Tengda Group.
Although he has foresight and is confident that he can defeat the opponent, if he cannot gain a decisive advantage in a short period of time, the company may be caught in a protracted tug-of-war in order to continuously snatch users.
Although Sina Corporation won the final victory in the "Weibo" competition by relying on celebrity effect and topic marketing, it was also because Penguin Company decided to fully promote WeChat and took the initiative to abandon the Weibo project.
If Weibo had been launched in 2006, Song Ci is certain that Penguin Technology would have definitely used its strong monopoly position in the social field to grab this piece of fat meat.
There are no other key projects to distract Penguin's attention at this time, and this will inevitably be a tough battle for Tengda Group, so Song Ci has temporarily postponed the launch of Weibo, waiting for a suitable opportunity.
“I’ll put the Weibo project on hold for now. After much thought, I think the timing is not right yet, so I’ve decided to wait two years before launching it.
The development of Toutiao.com will be operated according to the plan reported by their department. Yang Junfeng wants to start a blog, so we support him!"
Although a blog is more like an online diary, users can post articles, experiences, and opinions on it. The content is usually long and focuses on personalization and depth.
Weibo is a real-time, dynamic information flow platform where users post pictures and videos, and it focuses more on effectiveness and interactivity, and information dissemination is very fast.
But both are essentially platforms for publishing and sharing information on the Internet, and have certain commonalities. Developing blogs can just lay the foundation for the future launch of Weibo and test the waters.
Zhang Yong wrote down the chairman's arrangement and said, "After the meeting, I will discuss with Mr. Yang the development of Toutiao.com this year. I will ask him to make the plan more detailed and report it to you for review."
Although the Weibo launch has been shelved, Songci has another new project planned for this year. Let’s look at the lady in the middle row on the right. She is Xiao Yue, the group’s chief financial officer:
"Mr. Xiao, I have a new project to promote online. Is the company's funds tight at the moment? Can you squeeze out some funds to support the new project?"
Song Ci knew that although Tengda Group's revenue this year exceeded 3 billion yuan, it was a large company with many places to spend money.
This year, the company will not only build an office building, but also, after purchasing the NBA online copyright, Toutiao.com also plans to introduce one of the top five European football leagues to completely seize the Internet sports market. These two areas alone will require a lot of money.
(End of this chapter)
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