Chapter 459: I am becoming more and more optimistic about Gu Wei
After leaving Yang Mi's house, Gu Wei got into his own nanny car.
The conversation just now had a great impact on him. Gu Wei is only 24 years old this year. He has no intention of getting married, let alone having children.
He didn't know whether Yang Mi was serious or joking, but judging by her expression, it was probably just a spur-of-the-moment thought.
What's more, it was about something that would happen several years later. Gu Wei just wanted to talk about the future later, so he definitely couldn't agree to it now.
After a while, the car arrived at the company.
On his way up the stairs, Gu Wei would meet employees from his company who would greet him.
Now there are almost no employees left from other companies in the building where [Wei Ming Tian Xia] is located. After Gu Wei bought the building, he did not renew the contracts with the old tenants. The companies whose contracts expired moved out one after another, and finally only a few companies under Gu Wei's name were left.
However, as his companies grew and expanded, with more and more employees, it was not a waste to use an entire building.
Apart from anything else, [Wuyou Media] is now developing at the fastest speed. The number of various staff members and anchors is increasing, and the originally planned first floor is no longer sufficient. It just so happens that the companies on the lower floor have moved out, and after some renovation and modification, the [Wuyou] staff can move in smoothly.
"Brother, good morning~"
After entering the door and walking towards the office, Meng Ziyi happened to walk over from the other direction. After seeing Gu Wei, she greeted him with a look of surprise.
She was wearing a white pullover, dark blue jeans, and a high ponytail. Her small face, the size of a palm, had delicate features, fair and tender skin, and she looked very youthful.
"Good morning, Ziyi!"
Gu Wei greeted her with a smile.
"Brother, I heard from my agent that the company has arranged for me to appear in the variety show "Divas Hit the Road 3" and I'll be on it with you. Is that true?"
"Yes, and your sister Nazha, the three of us are together."
Gu Wei nodded.
"Very good!"
Meng Ziyi looked happy.
"I've watched the first two seasons of [Flowers and Youth]. If I were to go on the show alone, I wouldn't be able to compete with the other stars. Besides, I'm not famous right now, so I'd definitely be bullied.
With you and Sister Nazha here, I feel much more at ease."
Gu Wei found it a little funny.
"Don't worry, I'm here so you don't have to argue with anyone. Just treat it as a government-funded trip. I guarantee you'll have a great time."
"Yeah, I'll listen to you, Senior."
After chatting with Meng Ziyi for a few more words, Gu Wei returned to the office and started his day's work.
In the restaurant of Liu Yifei's house.
Gu Wei, Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli were having dinner together.
At the last celebration party of "Detective Chinatown 2", Gu Wei promised Liu Yifei to be a guest. Of course, it was mainly Liu Xiaoli's invitation.
After he finished filming "You Are My Glory" and returned to Beijing, he communicated the time with Liu Yifei. It happened that everyone had convenient time today, so Gu Wei came out of the company in the afternoon and brought some gifts and went straight to the door.
This was his second time as a guest, so he was quite familiar with the place.
After entering the room, I sat down in the living room and chatted with Liu Yifei for a while, listening to her share the book she had read recently.
Because she was at home, Liu Yifei wore a light brown striped home outfit, which was comfortable and casual. Her hair was simply tied up, and she was holding a fat orange cat in her arms. She was holding a book while talking, and one hand was constantly stroking the cat.
I don’t know if it’s because he didn’t treat Gu Wei as an outsider, but after Gu Wei entered the room, he found that Liu Yifei was not wearing any makeup at all, almost completely natural. Maybe she was like this when she was at home, but the last time Nazha came with her, she also wore light makeup.
Of course, because Liu Yifei has such a good foundation, even without makeup, her clean face is still intoxicatingly beautiful, and she looks more approachable.
While the two were chatting, Liu Xiaoli was busy in the kitchen. When it was time for dinner, Liu Xiaoli invited the two to eat together.
"Gu Wei, Auntie heard from Xixi that she's going to your family's charity fund and running a charity event with the staff.
I support her intention very much, but I heard that the places your fund donates to are all in remote mountainous areas. I wonder if the conditions there are very poor."
"mom"
Liu Yifei was a little unhappy when she heard her mother say that.
Gu Wei smiled.
“Auntie, don’t worry.
My family’s charitable foundation is now cooperating with the government in remote mountainous areas, and the donated projects are mainly teaching buildings.
I have already talked to Sister Yifei and also informed the foundation.
In the past, she just followed the staff around and donated some tables, chairs, benches, and learning supplies to the school. She did not go to teach, so even if she went to the local area, she just followed to investigate and did not stay for too long.
Besides, she was with my parents in the past, so her conditions must be good."
After hearing his words, Liu Xiaoli smiled with satisfaction.
"Auntie is relieved when you say that."
"I've told you before that sometimes filming isn't just about the tougher conditions. I'm a grown-up, and I still have to worry."
Liu Yifei muttered to herself.
"A mother worries about her child no matter how far away he is. When have I ever been away filming that I didn't worry about you?"
"Sister Yifei, Auntie is doing this for your own good. I'm working and filming outside and rarely go home. My mom calls me from time to time. I can understand Auntie in this regard."
"Look at Gu Wei, he understands the feelings of being a parent."
As she said that, Liu Xiaoli turned around and complained to Gu Wei.
"My daughter Xixi was very obedient when she was young, but she has become less and less well behaved in recent years and doesn't listen to me much anymore."
"When did I disobey?"
Liu Yifei frowned and said dissatisfiedly.
Gu Wei glanced at Liu Yifei and winked at her.
"Auntie, Sister Yifei has always been a very obedient girl in my heart. When I was at home, I didn't listen to my parents as much as she did. I was quite rebellious.
But later I went to college alone, left my parents' protection and entered a new environment. I grew up quickly and could understand my parents' original intentions.
So I think you can let go more sometimes. Yifei is not a child anymore. I believe she will grow faster when she faces more things on her own."
After hearing what Gu Wei said, Liu Xiaoli nodded thoughtfully.
Liu Yifei on the other side gave him a grateful look.
Gu Wei smiled and said nothing more.
He actually didn't think his words would be of much use to Liu Xiaoli. A three-foot-thick ice doesn't form overnight. A thinking pattern developed over a long period of time cannot be changed by just one or two words. Everyone understands the general principles, but how many people can really do it?
It just happened that he could say a few words to ease Liu Yifei's embarrassment.
"What you said makes some sense. Maybe I protected Sissi too well in the past."
Liu Xiaoli turned her head and looked at her daughter on the other side.
"Mom, I know you're doing this for my own good."
Liu Yifei also gave in.
The three of them ate and chatted, and the topic ranged from Gu Wei and Liu Yifei's work to their daily life. Gu Wei talked about some things about filming and the company, and Liu Xiaoli looked at him with more and more satisfaction.
"By the way, Gu Wei, I saw you promoting the [TikTok] app on Weibo earlier this month, and I downloaded it. It's really interesting.
But the content inside seems to be a little less, it seems to be a short video APP that has been released not long ago. When I was filming on the set before, I saw that their staff watched Kuaishou more."
Liu Yifei picked up a piece of food and put it in her mouth, and said something casually.
"Indeed, TikTok was only launched in September this year and is a complete newcomer in the short video industry. I only worked so hard to promote it because I have shares in the company."
Gu Wei explained.
"I didn't realize you were investing in internet companies?"
Liu Yifei was a little surprised.
"There's nothing strange about this. Besides the entertainment industry, I have a lot of investments in other industries. I just don't usually talk about it."
"Great, great! Anyway, I think different fields are different. It's fine for me to act in a movie, but if you ask me to invest in some other company, I'm completely confused and all the money I invested would be wasted."
"Haha~ It's nothing. Besides being an actor, I'm also a businessman. I usually pay more attention to other profitable industries.
Sister Yifei, you are focused on your acting career, and we have different priorities."
"Xiao Gu, what's the name of the internet company you're a shareholder of?"
Liu Xiaoli, who was listening to their conversation, asked curiously.
"Auntie, that company is called ByteDance."
"[ByteDance]?"
"What's wrong, Mom?"
"I seem to have heard this name somewhere."
Liu Xiaoli frowned slightly, but couldn't figure out who she had heard it from or where she had seen it before.
Gu Wei smiled and didn't explain anything.
Dinner didn’t take too long. It was just a simple family meal and no one drank alcohol.
After dinner, Gu Wei sat for a while. It was getting late, so he stood up and said goodbye.
Liu Yifei sent him out of the house, and the two of them strolled along the path in the villa area, heading towards where Gu Wei's nanny car was parked.
"Thank you for today~"
"Thank me for what?"
Liu Yifei smiled and turned to look at Gu Wei.
“Thank you for speaking up for me in front of my mom.
Maybe it’s because I was controlled too strictly when I was a child, so now sometimes I subconsciously try to escape from my mother’s control.
Of course, I also know that she does this because she loves me. I understand her difficulties and I love her as well, but you know that most of the time I just want to be free."
“I understand how you feel, Sister Yifei.
In fact, there is nothing wrong between you and your aunt. Maybe there is a lack of in-depth communication between you.
Another thing is that if you want to break away from your parents' control, the best way is not to go against them, but to become outstanding yourself.
When you actually achieve something, your parents will feel that you have grown up, they will be proud of you, and they will not restrict you too much."
"I understand what you said, I will try my best to do it"
After sending Gu Wei off, Liu Yifei returned home. Liu Xiaoli was sitting on the sofa wearing glasses, looking at her phone intently.
"Gu Wei sent him away?"
Hearing her daughter opening the door and entering the house, Liu Xiaoli asked without turning her head.
“Well, his car is parked outside.
What are you looking at, Mom?"
Liu Yifei walked over, sat next to Liu Xiaoli, and asked curiously.
Liu Xiaoli raised her head, took off her glasses and looked at her daughter.
"Just now during dinner, Gu Wei mentioned that he was a shareholder of that internet company. I remembered where I saw it."
Liu Yifei didn't expect her mother to mention this, and she was a little confused.
"Is there something wrong with that company?"
"The problem is that the company is not simple!"
"not simple?"
Liu Yifei didn't understand what her mother meant.
Liu Xiaoli watched her daughter explain carefully.
"Do you know that app I always use on my phone to read the news?"
"Uh~ I remember it was called [Today's Headlines], right?"
Liu Yifei thought about it and she still remembered this. Liu Xiaoli usually liked to read the news, so she used this APP on her mobile phone quite frequently.
"Yes, the company behind Toutiao is called ByteDance, the internet company that Gu Wei owns shares in."
"Ah~ So this company isn't unknown, it's quite large!"
Liu Xiaoli shook her head.
"It's more than just a big deal. I remember seeing some news about ByteDance in the financial section a few days ago. I just checked on my phone and it's true."
"What news?"
After she said that, Liu Yifei became even more curious.
"This company called ByteDance just completed its Series D funding round a few days ago, with a valuation of $12 billion and $1 billion in funding."
Liu Xiaoli said in a flat tone.
"12 billion? US dollars?"
When Liu Yifei heard the number her mother said, her eyes widened, her mouth slightly opened, and she had an expression of disbelief.
"Mom, did you get the unit right? Is the valuation really $12 billion?"
"Of course it's true. I read the report carefully. ByteDance is currently the most promising unicorn company in the domestic internet industry. Many industry insiders are optimistic that it can become an internet giant on par with Tencent and Alibaba in the future."
"Gu Wei is truly amazing. I thought his investments in other industries were just small-time ventures, but I never expected him to be a shareholder of such a large enterprise."
When Liu Yifei thought about what Gu Wei said casually at the dinner table, she suddenly felt that the image of this good friend in her heart had become more lofty.
Liu Xiaoli also sighed.
"He's truly amazing. To become a shareholder of such a large internet company, one needs brains, vision, capital, and connections. I've always thought Gu Wei was an excellent guy, but I didn't expect I'd underestimated him.
Among the young generation in the country, he can almost be called the best.
That pianist that someone wanted to introduce me to all those years ago was nothing compared to him."
"Haha~ The more powerful he is, the better. Having a friend like him will make me proud when I tell others about him later."
Liu Yifei's thoughts were very simple, and she said happily.
Liu Xiaoli looked at her daughter with a complicated look.
"By the way, you said you were going to Gu Wei's charity fund. When do you plan to leave?"
"Probably early next month. Nazha and I have an appointment. She's going to Paris to see a fashion show in a few days. We'll go together when she comes back."
When Liu Xiaoli heard Nazha's name, she opened her mouth to say something, but in the end she didn't say it.
He just asked Liu Yifei to be polite and behave better when meeting Gu Wei's parents.
"Don't worry, your daughter is so pretty, who wouldn't like her? Besides, Gu Wei always brings so many gifts every time he comes to our house, and he's very respectful to you.
I will definitely get along well with his parents, and I've even thought about what gift to bring for our first meeting."
Liu Xiaoli felt that although her daughter's ideas were different from hers, the results seemed to be similar.
She had already promised Liu Yifei that she would not talk about being with her and Gu Wei anymore. Now it would be inappropriate to say anything more just because she found out that the other person was richer.
Although she is very optimistic about Gu Wei, the young man, but the future can only depend on their own development, let it go.
(End of this chapter)
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