Chapter 354: King of Volumes
Song Ci was talking to Zhao Liying in a low voice when a faint voice suddenly came from the bed: "Husband!"
They both turned their heads at the same time, only to see Liu Shishi slowly opening her eyes, her eyelashes casting a light shadow on her pale cheeks.
With sleepy eyes squinting and her vision still a little unfocused, she could only vaguely make out her husband's back as he sat at the end of the bed.
"Shishi, you're awake!" Song Ci immediately picked up the water cup on the bedside table, gently lifted his wife's neck with one hand, and said gently: "The doctor said you can drink a small amount of water today to quench your thirst."
Liu Shishi pursed her cracked lips, leaned her head close to the rim of the cup, and took a sip.
"Don't drink too much!" Song Ci ignored Miss Liu's pitiful look and moved the cup away cruelly.
Zhao Liying, who was on the sofa, walked to the bedside: “Shishi, you have suffered.”
Liu Shishi then noticed that there was someone else in the room. After seeing that it was Zhao Liying, she asked weakly, "Liying, why are you here?"
Zhao Liying squatted down, holding the edge of the bed with both hands and looking at Yijie: "I heard that you were injured, so I came to see you specially."
"Thank you!" Liu Shishi's face was pale. She forced a smile and turned to look at her husband with pleading eyes. "I've been lying down for too long and my whole body is stiff. I want to sit up and talk to Liying."
"Then I'll rock the bed!" Song Ci turned the rocker at the end of the bed, and half of the bed slowly rose up.
Zhao Liying was quick to act and cleverly took a pillow from the accompanying bed and placed it behind Liu Shishi's waist. She also moved a stool and sat beside the bed.
The sunlight shines in through the gaps in the curtains, casting mottled shadows on the white sheets.
Lying on the sickbed, Liu Shishi couldn't help feeling sentimental. When she woke up from her coma, the first outsider she saw was Zhao Liying, and a warm feeling surged in her heart.
"We haven't seen each other for a while. I heard that you were also filming in Hengdian." Liu Shishi's weak voice was filled with intimacy.
"Yeah, filming with Chen Xiao."
"When I get better, I'll treat you to a meal."
"Then you need to get well soon."
"No one knows when an accident will happen." Liu Shishi sighed softly, her eyes turning red as she spoke.
"I never use a body double for dangerous actions such as wire hanging and martial arts scenes, and I never seek special privileges on the set. Yet those trolls on the Internet deliberately spread rumors and defamed me, saying that I am blind and that I am dignified!"
The more Liu Shishi spoke, the more aggrieved she felt, and she couldn't help but cry.
"Why are you crying?" Song Ci quickly hugged his wife in his arms and comforted her softly, "Shibao, you are still injured. You must not be too sad or happy. You must rest quietly."
After saying that, he gently kissed Liu Shishi's smooth forehead and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Zhao Liying also softly consoled him, "Shishi, don't take those crazy things on the Internet to heart. I've often been criticized by others, but I've learned to let it go in one ear and out the other, and I don't care at all."
After the two of them comforted her, Liu Shishi finally stopped crying and smiled a little embarrassedly: "I was just inspired at the moment. I'm sorry to make you laugh, Liying."
While using a tissue to wipe the tears off Liu Shishi's cheeks, Song Ci said calmly, "It's because the audience eats too well. After two years of being beaten by traffic stars and tasting the bran, they will know how to cherish it."
The richest man sighed in his heart, there was a reason why the 85 flowers in the previous life could remain popular for more than ten years.
On the one hand, they did come at a good time. Before the advent of the traffic era, they accumulated deep audience appeal with their blockbuster works.
On the other hand, the 85 flowers do have their own strengths, and at least their professionalism is impeccable.
After all, Liu Shishi's injuries had not yet healed. After talking so much and crying so much, she soon became exhausted and fell asleep tiredly curled up in her husband's arms.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Liying hurriedly and quietly smoothed the head of the bed.
Song Ci carefully pulled his arm out and meticulously tucked the quilt for his wife before leaving the bed.
"Shishi still doesn't look very energetic. She's too weak."
Zhao Liying looked at the time and realized that she had stayed for too long, so she said goodbye: "Mr. Song, I'm leaving first. I'll go see Shishi again when she recovers and returns to Hengdian."
"Thank you for visiting her!" Song Ci nodded, then changed the subject and said, "Liying, in two years the film and television industry will be unprecedentedly prosperous, and first-line stars will easily earn tens of millions a year.
I will ask Liu Rong to take care of you. Seize the opportunity to become famous. The future belongs to you, the 85 flowers."
Walking out of the ward, Zhao Liying stood in the corridor, holding the mobile phone on which she had just added Song Ci's WeChat, and she felt like she was in a dream.
The richest man not only promised to support her, but also took the initiative to add her on WeChat! This move made her heart beat faster. She couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Mr. Song was...
But then she shook her head to deny this ridiculous idea. Just now in the ward, she had witnessed with her own eyes how deeply Song Ci loved Liu Shishi.
"It should be that today's visit left a good impression on the chairman." Zhao Liying muttered softly, her eyes sparkling, "As expected, opportunities always favor those who are prepared."
Walking in the hospital corridor, Zhao Liying's thoughts were in a mess.
The richest woman said that celebrities' incomes are about to skyrocket and the entertainment industry is entering a golden age. These predictions make her both excited and nervous.
Secretly clench your fists and be sure to seize the opportunity to create a world for yourself in this upcoming prosperous era!
After seeing off actress Zhao Li, Song Ci rang the bell to call the nurse to change Liu Shishi's infusion bag, and then continued to deal with work emails and browsed the Tengda Group's 2011 first half financial report.
Thanks to the global expansion of WeChat and the strong performance of its PC and mobile game businesses, Tenda Group achieved revenue of US$7.452 billion and net profit of US$2.6 billion in the first half of the year. It is expected that its full-year revenue will exceed RMB 100 billion.
Just as Song Ci was concentrating on reviewing the data, the cell phone next to the computer suddenly vibrated. He turned his head and looked down. It was a call from the office director Jiang Tiantian.
"What's up?"
"Mr. Song, I heard that my wife was injured. Are you taking care of her in the hospital now?"
"Um."
Jiang Tiantian respectfully asked: "Director Song, does the meeting originally scheduled for the 5th need to be postponed?"
Song Ci slapped his head, lamenting that he had been so busy these past two days that he almost forgot about this. He thought for a moment and said, "Let's postpone the meeting for two days, to the 7th! The meeting place will be changed to the Donghai Cloud Computing Center. The office should send out a notice immediately."
Considering that Liu Shishi's condition is currently stable, she should be able to get out of bed and walk around by the 7th, and by then he can basically focus on work again.
However, in order to take care of his wife more conveniently, he deliberately changed the venue of the meeting originally scheduled at the headquarters to the East China Sea.
"I will send a notice right away and report to you in time if there is any situation."
Meanwhile, at Beiping Tengda Culture, Liu Rong, the new president, was reviewing documents in her office. She had just taken office and was still getting familiar with many of the company's projects.
"Knock, knock, knock!" There was a knock on the door, interrupting Liu Rong's thoughts. "Come in!"
After getting permission, Zhuang Liqi and Zeng Jia pushed the door open and entered the office, saying in unison: "Boss Liu, are you looking for us?"
The two deputies came together, and Liu Rong smiled and said, "Sit down and talk."
Zhuang Liqi and Zeng Jia sat down at their desks, waiting for the top leader to speak.
Liu Rong sat up straight and said seriously, "The group's half-year meeting will be held in two days. On behalf of Tengda Culture, I will report on the first half of the year's work to Mr. Song and the board of directors.
But I am new here, and I am still figuring out some things. I will review the company's key projects for the first half of the year with you."
Logically speaking, she was new in the job and was still in the adjustment period, so the chairman would not be too harsh on the new president at the meeting. But one has to be prepared for the worst. His wife was injured these two days, and the chairman was in a bad mood.
But she heard that Director Song was in an unstable mood and scolded Weibo President Liu Yan yesterday, so he had to be fully prepared for the work report the day after tomorrow.
Zhuang Liqi, who is in charge of financial and other back-end work, took the lead in reporting: "Mr. Liu, I have sent you the company's half-year data report, which contains the income and expenditure details of all completed projects.
As for some projects that have been signed but not paid, as well as those that are in progress, Mr. Zeng is in charge.”
Liu Rong nodded slightly. The data report sent by Zhuang Liqi was very detailed, and the expenditure and income of major projects last year and the first half of this year were clearly shown at a glance.
Zeng Jia said at the right time: "The TV drama projects I am currently following include "Beijing Love Story", "Big Man When Marriage", and "The Secret History of Princess Taiping".
The film projects include "Tai Chi", "Tongquetai", "Letter to My Wife", a total of twelve. The funds for these projects will be spent in the second half of the year."
Liu Rong took careful notes and asked for details from time to time.
At this moment, a "ding dong" sound was heard. The three of them were very familiar with this sound, which was the notification tone of incoming WeChat messages.
Liu Rong picked up his phone to check the message and signaled Zeng Jia to stop reporting.
I opened WeChat and found that there was a new notification in the group work group.
The senior executives of Tengda Group have a work contact group on WeChat, which includes Song Ci, Zhang Yong, Wang Jing, as well as the presidents and heads of various departments and subsidiaries.
Liu Rong slid the screen and read the notification carefully.
Jiang Tiantian from the General Office: Good morning, leaders.
The Group's 2011 first half business analysis meeting has been postponed to 9:00 a.m. on July 7 (next Thursday).
Meeting Address: Multimedia Conference Room on the 3rd Floor of Donghai Group Cloud Computing Center Complex Building
Meeting Agenda:
1. Chief Financial Officer Mr. Chen made an operating analysis report for the first half of the year
2. CEO Zhang made arrangements for key tasks in the second half of the year
. . .
12. Mr. Song’s speech
The entire meeting is expected to take three days. Please dress in formal attire and attend on time. If you are absent for any reason, please ask for leave from the CEO. Thank you!
(The official meeting notice has been sent to all leaders OA) @Everyone
Liu Rong was stunned. He did not expect that the group's semi-annual general meeting would be postponed. When he was about to reply, several department presidents in the group had already taken the lead.
But in just a few seconds, a series of replies appeared on the screen.
Tang Jun from WeChat Business Center: Received
Jiang Yuwei, Mobile Game Distribution Department: Received
Li Lei from Literature and Animation Division: Received
Cao Yun from Financial Shared Center: Received
Tang Yongchao of the Overseas M&A Special Team: Received
Data Center Ni Shibo: Received
Li Guangjian, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Operations Center: Received
. . .
Liu Rong tapped the screen with his fingertips and shook his head helplessly.
Tang Jun, the president of Weibo, is always the first to reply whenever there is a notification in the group or the chairman speaks.
It would be fine if he just had strong working ability, but he was so active in performing in front of his boss, which was simply taking internal competition to a new level. How can the presidents of other departments survive?
Thinking that Yu Xin, the former president of TT Video Network, was swept away by Tang Jun in this way, Liu Rong silently changed Tang Jun's note to "King of Rolls".
Liu Rong from Tengda Culture: Received
After replying, Liu Rong put down his phone and looked at his two deputies: "I just received a notice that the meeting will be postponed for two days and moved to Donghai. This is good, it gives me enough time to sort out the company's projects."
Zeng Jia seemed to be thinking: "Mr. Liu, the chairman made this arrangement probably to make it easier to take care of his wife. Should we go visit her?"
Liu Rong said without hesitation: "Needless to say, I must go to the hospital.
I have already asked Director Jiang in the office, and General Manager Zhang, General Manager Wang and several other leaders should go to the hospital to visit tomorrow, and our department presidents will go the day after tomorrow."
The chairman's wife is in hospital, so they, as subordinates, must show some appreciation.
However, in such occasions, one must show concern while not stealing the limelight from leaders such as the CEO and COO. One must strike the right balance.
Zeng Jia sighed, her level was still too low. At her level, it was not her turn to visit.
Unless he has a personal relationship with the boss's wife, if all the department presidents in the group had taken turns, Liu Shishi would have recovered and been discharged from the hospital long ago.
As time went by, Liu Shishi's condition gradually improved. On the third day of hospitalization, the doctor allowed her to eat a small amount of liquid food, and on the fourth day, she could get out of bed and move around properly.
On July 7, Liu Shishi's sixth day in the hospital, her condition had improved and she would be discharged after one more day of observation.
Song Ci also officially returned to his work rhythm and went to the Donghai Tengda Cloud Computing Center early in the morning to attend the half-year conference.
In the VIP ward of the hospital, after seeing off a group of guests, Liu Shishi stood by the window and slowly stretched her muscles. She had been lying in bed most of the time in the past few days and felt that her body was rusty.
"Shishi, how do you feel today?" Cai Yinong entered the ward and asked with concern. She came to the hospital to visit Yijie every morning these days.
"One day gets better than the other. I should be able to be discharged from the hospital the day after tomorrow." Liu Shishi stretched lazily, and the sunlight shone through the window onto her slightly pale face.
Mother Liu, who was peeling an apple, looked up when she heard this: "We can't be careless even after being discharged from the hospital. We still need to recuperate for a few more days."
"Have a good rest, there's no rush for the crew's business." Cai Yinong also hurriedly persuaded. If Yijie's old injury relapsed due to filming, Boss Song would skin her alive.
"Don't worry." Liu Shishi nodded and lay back down on the bed to rest.
Mother Liu mashed the peeled apple in the lunch box and prepared for her daughter to eat it with a spoon.
Liu Shishi looked at the mashed apple with disgust: "It's so muddy, how can I eat it!"
Mother Liu glared at her daughter, with a half-smile on her face, and said playfully: "Can you eat hard food? Do you want me to call Yuandan to come back and feed you?"
Liu Shishi's pretty face turned red. She had been taking advantage of her illness and lying in bed these days to just open her mouth for food and drink. She even asked Song Ci to feed her when she ate or drank water, but was laughed at by her parents.
Cai Yinong looked around at the flowers and fruit baskets that were almost filling up the entire ward, and asked curiously, "Shishi, I just saw someone coming out of the ward. He looked familiar, but I just couldn't remember who it was?"
"The person you are talking about should be Hou Hongliang, he is the producer of 'Crossing the Guandong', maybe you have met him before." Liu Shishi scooped up the apple puree and put it into her mouth, chewing it slowly.
"So it was him! Shishi, have you ever met him?"
"Yes! Producer Hou and Director Kong left Shanying to set up a film and television company, and I am their investor."
When Cai Yinong heard this, his eyes flashed.
Hou Hongliang and Kong Sheng, the master and apprentice pair, are well-known in the circle for filming serious dramas. Now Yijie is their investor, so Hu Ge’s resources for transitioning to serious dramas will be settled!
(End of this chapter)
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