Chapter 336: Tengda Newcomer
On the 12th floor of Yinglan International Financial Center, on Beijing Financial Street, UBS Securities, a well-known company in the domestic financial industry, is located here.
As China's first foreign-controlled comprehensive licensed securities company, UBS Securities has a wide range of businesses and enjoys a high reputation in the industry.
"Morning, Mr. Chen!" "Good morning, boss."
"Did your business trip go well, Mr. Chen?"
Early in the morning, Chen Li, dressed in a neat suit, stepped into the office area of UBS Securities and greeted his colleagues in the same group one by one with a smile.
“Everyone, it’s a new January. I hope you all will keep working hard!”
When Chen Li walked into the office, several employees outside began to discuss in low voices.
"Mr. Chen's work status is really amazing!"
"Nonsense, you will be promoted to VP in three years and earn a million dollars a year. You will be very motivated too."
"Don't be jealous. He is a top student of Peking University Guanghua School of Management. He got the VP position through hard work. You can't deny it.
In the office, Chen Li quickly browsed through the backlog of emails during his business trip, and then called his assistant in.
"How is the South Beauty case going?"
In 2010, South Beauty Catering Company began to gradually recover franchise stores, launched the listing agenda, and carried out listing underwriting bidding work.
Eventually, UBS Securities became the underwriter of South Beauty's IPO and formally submitted its listing application to the China Securities Regulatory Commission in March 2011.
The assistant looked embarrassed: "Mr. Chen, I was just about to report to you that South Beauty's application for listing has not been approved by the regulator!"
Chen Li paused as he controlled the mouse. He looked up at his assistant in disbelief. "Impossible. South Beauty's financial data and compliance fully meet the listing standards. How could they not approve it?"
The assistant was gloomy and reported the regulator's response truthfully: "The reason given by the CSRC is that there have been frequent food safety incidents recently, so the IPO approval of the catering industry has been suspended."
"What a ridiculous excuse!" Chen Li angrily punched the desk, then controlled his emotions and forced himself to calm down. "There must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary. Is South Beauty being targeted by someone?"
The assistant asked cautiously, "Mr. Chen, don't you know what happened a few days ago?"
Chen Li frowned. "What's going on? I was on a business trip abroad a few days ago. How could I have the time to pay attention to the news in China?"
Upon hearing this, the assistant informed his boss about the official announcement of a big star that had gone viral on the Internet a few days ago.
"You mean, that person is interfering?" Chen Li narrowed his eyes and his expression suddenly became a little ugly.
I didn’t expect Party A to be so stupid. Not to mention the richest man in Asia, even Wanda alone is not something South Beauty can afford to offend!
"This possibility cannot be ruled out. There is no need for that person to speak out. There are many people who are willing to use South Beauty to curry favor with the richest man."
"You are really incapable of accomplishing anything, but always capable of causing trouble! You go out first, let me think of a solution." Chen Li rubbed his temple lightly, feeling that the situation was very tricky.
I picked up my phone, quickly opened the WeChat group of Peking University Guanghua Finance Class, and asked my classmates for help.
Chen Li: "Brothers and sisters, I have encountered a difficult problem. One of my clients accidentally offended Song Ci, and the company's listing was blocked. What should I do?"
Chen Li's roommate Li Haiya responded cleverly: "What to do? Just chill!"
Jian Mingyu: "So brave, tell us how this stupid client of yours offended the richest man by committing suicide?"
Chen Li: "In fact, he didn't offend Song Ci, he just accidentally offended Liu Shishi."
Lin Hao: "You are talking nonsense. They are a couple. What's the difference between offending Liu Shishi and offending Song Ci?"
Lu Yugang suddenly interrupted: "Your client is not South Beauty, right?"
"It's South Beauty. Brother Gang, has your ICBC also heard about it?"
"South Beauty has been blacklisted by ICBC and is prohibited from any form of loans or guarantees. Chen Li, you should just give up on this client of yours. There is no hope for her."
Chen Li's heart sank, but out of professionalism, he still wanted to try: "Is there any way for me to see Song Ci as soon as possible?"
Lin Hao: “Submit an appointment application on the official website of Tengda Group, or ask the business department for a referral.
After being reviewed by the General Office of Tengda Group, we will arrange a meeting between you and Song Ci, depending on the importance of the purpose of the visit. Generally, it can be scheduled within a month."
It would take a month to see Song Ci, and by then the flowers would be cold. Chen Li still did not give up: "Lin Hao, I know that everyone in your dormitory 310 has Song Ci's personal contact information. Can you help me ask Song Ci?"
Lin Hao flatly refused: "It's inconvenient!"
Lu Yugang: "Chen Li, don't worry about it. I don't think Song Ci knows anything about this! Someone is just trying to please him and take the opportunity to get in touch with him.
With Tenda's current scale, it will go public in two to three years, and investment banks around the world are paying attention to this.
The same is true for all major stock exchanges. No one in the entire financial community would risk offending Song Ci by helping South Beauty."
Tengda went public! When Chen Li saw the news, his eyes lit up and he could no longer care about South Beauty.
The current valuation of Tengda Group is 90 billion US dollars. Once it goes public, it will definitely be a super giant with a market value of hundreds of billions of US dollars.
If I can help UBS become the underwriter of Tengda's IPO, ED and MD will be within my reach!
An idea suddenly occurred to me, so I changed the subject: "Speaking of which, in two months, it will be our third anniversary of graduation. Do you want to get together? I heard that the accounting class next door has such a plan."
Lin Hao: "I think it's a good idea! We haven't seen each other for a long time, let's call the head teacher and counselor to get together."
Chen Li gave Lin Hao a thumbs up in his heart. With someone's cooperation, the big show he was leading could go on.
All the students in the group had this idea and echoed it.
Chen Lizheng was planning to ask Lin Hao to invite Song Ci, but then he changed his mind and decided not to be too hasty, as there was plenty of time to meet Song Ci.
In the WeChat group, as soon as the topic came up, everyone started gossiping.
"Did you watch the Focus Interview a few days ago?"
"The part where Shen Sisi interviewed Song Ci?"
“@林浩, do you have any new news to share with everyone?”
Lin Hao: "Don't make blind guesses. They are just working normally."
"I don't know what Song Ci is thinking, but I can't hide the look in Shen Sisi's eyes!"
Bai Xiaoyue: "On the welcome stage that year, Song Ci, dressed in a white suit, sang "The Wind Rises", which amazed everyone. I guess many girls will never forget it.
@林浩, I am still curious, were Liu Shishi and Song Ci already together when freshman year started? "
Lin Hao: "Probably not at that time. They officially got together in the second semester of their freshman year."
"After all, it's because our Peking University girl was not good enough that Song Ci was seduced away by a girl from Beijing Dance Academy."
"No way, Song Ci is also a blockhead and doesn't understand romance at all."
. . . . . .
Peking Film Academy, girls’ dormitory of the 10th grade acting class.
Yang Zi was carefully drawing her eyeliner in front of the makeup mirror.
She deliberately woke up two hours earlier than usual today for a crucial interview with an agent.
My roommate Xia Qing poked her head out from under the covers, looking sleepy: "Zi Mei, don't you have classes today? Why are you getting dressed so early?"
"We must be going on a date!" He Miao jumped off the bed and got behind Yang Zi to look at her makeup in the mirror. "Isn't this too plain? You should put on some peach blossom makeup for a date!"
"I'm not going on a date!" Yang Zi shook her head and didn't hide it. "I'm going to meet my agent for an interview."
The two roommates asked in unison: "Which company?"
"Tengda Culture."
The dormitory was silent for two seconds. He Miao excitedly grabbed Yang Zi's shoulders and shook her: "That's the top agency in Beijing, and they still say you're not a rich second-generation!"
Yang Zi smiled helplessly: "I'm really not a rich second-generation, my dad is a firefighter and my mom is a voice actor. I'm just going to meet with my agent today, it's still unknown whether I can sign."
"Anyway, I wish you a successful start!" Xia Qing said sincerely, "But for the interview, I think the makeup can be more natural."
"Help me check if there is anything else I can improve on with my makeup."
"You can do Liu Shishi's gentle and elegant makeup. The richest man's choice is the best choice."
Xia Qing glanced at her friend and said, "Come on, just because the boss likes it doesn't mean the agent will like it too."
He Miao argued unconvincedly: "Do you know what it means to follow the example of your superiors?"
Yang Zi took one last check in the mirror: fresh foundation, natural eyebrows, and light blush.
"That's it. Freshness and elegance are the most important." He looked at his watch again, "It's time to go."
As soon as she left the dormitory, Yang Zi saw her good friend Zhang Yishan waiting outside the gate: "You want to go with me?"
Zhang Yishan showed his signature smirk: "How can Yang's important event be done without me as the flower protector?"
Yang Zi shook her head and chuckled: "Thank you!"
"How sure are you?"
"I'll do my best. You know the requirements for Tengda. It's a pleasant surprise to get an interview opportunity. My mother got it through the eldest brother's connections."
After turning two corners, the two arrived at the agreed coffee shop.
Zhang Yishan made a cheering gesture at the door: "Go ahead, I'll wait for you here."
Yang Zi straightened his collar and quickly fixed his eyes on the lady who was flipping through the documents by the window. She was dressed in a neat professional suit and her aura was so strong that it was impossible to ignore her.
"Hello, I'm Yang Zi, sorry to have kept you waiting."
"I'm Yang Tianzhen, the artist director of Tengda Culture. Let's sit down and chat."
"Hello, Mr. Yang." Yang Zi has been in the film crew since he was a child. He has seen the world and is not at all stage frightened.
Yang Tianzhen took a sip of coffee, put the cup down gently, and got to the point.
"I've read your profile. You debuted as a child star at the age of 10. Your most well-known role is Xia Xue in Home With Kids. You can be considered to have a certain level of popularity among the public."
"Yes."
"According to industry practice, the agency agreement splits the profits between you and the company 70% to 30%." Yang Tianzhen said in a crisp tone, "Tengda Culture has always been generous. Even if there are no movies to shoot, we will still pay you.
After you become a top star, the profit-sharing contract can be adjusted. If you can become a top star, the company will support you to open a personal studio. Is there any problem with signing an eight-year contract?"
Yang Zi's eyelashes trembled slightly, her mouth opened slightly, and she was stunned for a long while: "Boss Yang, do you mean that Tengda Culture is willing to sign me?"
"If I'm not going to sign you, why would I come all the way here?" Yang Tianzhen asked with a chuckle, "You don't think that an artist director like me has nothing to do, do you? Ordinary artists don't need me to show up for interviews."
Things went more smoothly than expected. Yang Zi was still in a dream and felt that happiness came a little suddenly.
"Tengda never makes hasty selections," Yang Tianzhen said calmly, but with unquestionable strength, "We have already made a comprehensive assessment of your background, personality, and audience appeal."
So that's it. Yang Zi took a deep breath and smiled brightly: "I am willing to sign the contract. Please take care of me in the future, Mr. Yang."
"The company currently has five first-line artists, and their demand for internal resources is not very large. The company's resource allocation is very flexible."
To her own people, Yang Tianzhen softened her tone and said, "For actresses, high-quality resources will be mainly allocated to you and Zhao Liying."
Picking up the coffee cup again, Yang Tianzhen's eyes flashed with emotion. As an Internet giant, Tengda Group is best at big data analysis.
In the era of mobile Internet, female audiences are the main consumer group in the film and television market. Yang Zi's fresh and neighborly appearance is exactly what is most favored by female audiences.
"Thank you, Mr. Yang." Yang Zi's eyes were shining, and he was full of expectations for his future career.
Yang Tianzhen nodded slightly and handed the document in front of her to the little girl: "This is a variety show plan, take a look."
Yang Zi took it curiously and opened the plan: "Flowers and Boys, an outdoor travel reality show."
"This is a variety show jointly created by TT Video Network and Shonan TV. The company must fully cooperate."
Yang Zi didn't understand what her agent meant. She herself was not opposed to variety shows, but there were some things she had to ask: "Who are the other guests?"
"I don't know either. If you're willing to go, take up a spot. There's only one confirmed member, who is..." Yang Tian added meaningfully, "Chairman's wife!"
"Madam?" Yang Zi was startled, then reacted: "Teacher Liu Shishi, doesn't she never participate in variety shows?"
"I don't know the details, but I heard that the president of TT Video Network and the director of the Hunan Satellite TV Program Center personally invited my wife and eventually convinced her to attend."
"I'll participate!" The agent's meaning was very clear. Yang Zi had just arrived and there was no way she could refuse.
After that, the girl raised her hand again, "Boss Yang, can I ask you something? Why are other seniors in the company not miserable and leaving the opportunity to me?"
Yang Tianzhen hesitated for a moment and said, "Other people have been famous for a long time, and their attitude towards Madam is to keep a respectful distance."
"I understand!" Yang Zi immediately understood the mentality of his predecessors. They were all Tengda's people and would not be short of resources. He could not afford to offend Liu Shishi, but he could afford to avoid her.
But she had no foundation or connections in Tengda Culture, so it was necessary for her to curry favor with the boss's wife.
"Let's add each other on WeChat. Tomorrow is the Qingming Festival and the company is closed. The day after tomorrow, Tuesday, please ask your parents to come to the company and sign the contract."
Yang Zi took out his cell phone, quickly added Yang Tianzhen’s WeChat, and was pulled into a WeChat group called “Tengda Stars”.
Yang Tianzhen: "This is Yang Zi, the company's newly signed artist, let's get to know each other."
Yang Zi: "Hello, senior brothers and sisters, I am Yang Zi, please give me your guidance in the future."
Zhang Songwen, a good guy in the group, was the first to respond: "Welcome, we are all family from now on."
Coincidentally, several big stars who are usually busy are online at this moment, including Qiao Zhengyu, Lu Yi, Wang Kai, and Yang Mi, and they all welcomed Yang Zi's joining.
(End of this chapter)
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