Chapter 503 There is help now!
It was drizzling and a little windy.
A black Volkswagen turned into a narrow alley in Beijing, slowly pulled up to an eight-story building, and parked in a parking space on the roadside filled with parked cars, looking very familiar with the place.
They were obviously quite familiar with the area around here.
Three people got off the car, one of them with a bald head was particularly conspicuous.
The three men all had obvious annoyance on their faces. One of them had been talking on the phone since he got off the car, and he spoke very loudly, as if he was trying to explain something to a client, but the other party's attitude obviously did not satisfy him.
Another one was sighing and saying something to the bald man.
On the contrary, the bald man either looked down at the puddles on the concrete road, or looked back and forth at the street.
It was very crowded, especially the dazzling array of signs above our heads, which made people feel depressed.
When can we move out from here?
I'm afraid that's unlikely.
The bald man smiled with a hint of self-mockery on his round face.
The phone call ended, which was not smooth. The three of them greeted each other and walked in.
The wall next to the lobby entrance downstairs is covered with company signs, all of which are from XXX Culture, XXX Media, XXX Film and Television. There are so many of them that people with trypophobia would be scared to death.
Every time the three of them passed through the lobby, they would take a look at the sign of the company they had started among the many signs.
Wanxing Culture
The bald man glanced at the sign, walked over, took out a tissue from his pocket, and wiped the company's sign.
"Hey, Jiaoshou, where are you? The elevator is here, let's go."
The bald man blew some air at the sign, wiped it carefully, and finally stepped back a few steps and looked at it again. Only then was he satisfied.
"It's been windy these past few days, and there's a lot of dust on it. I didn't notice it before."
The two partners couldn't help but smile after hearing this.
One of them sighed deeply, "It's better to wipe it off. If it continues like this, I don't know how long it will last."
"Don't be like this, Lao Fan, we must have confidence and only with confidence can we have fighting spirit." The other one seemed to be full of fighting spirit.
Lao Fan sighed again, "The other party is very dissatisfied with our progress and work. If we mess up this order, not only will we lose all the money we earned in the past year, but it will be difficult to get work again in the future."
"Yes, what is more terrifying is the human heart. Once the people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to gather them together again," sighed the bald beast.
The elevator door opened, and the three of them walked into the elevator and pressed the seventh floor.
"Actually, I don't think there's any need to be so pessimistic. A year ago, when Lao Fan and I resigned from the online video platform Fanshu.com and decided to start our own business, didn't we three have nothing at the time? We just relied on our determination to persevere until now."
The optimist was still comforting and advising his two partners.
"Also, nothing happened to us at that time. Didn't the dozen or so backbones of the company follow us willingly? So I say, there is no hurdle in this world that cannot be overcome."
Old Fan shook his head and said with a wry smile: "It's different now, it's different now."
"That's right, old man. When you brought me to Beijing, we had nothing, but at least we had a goal and a direction. But now, we have grown from a small company of a dozen people to more than 30 people, but we have lost the most important thing."
"I don't like what you said. If you have no goal or direction, then let's go find it." The old man was still optimistic.
"I think we took that one step too big and ended up in trouble."
The old man's words were pertinent, and the two partners kept nodding their heads.
"Half a year ago, everything was going smoothly for us. We were successful in everything we did, so we were naturally ambitious to make it bigger and stronger. But we didn't expect that this big project would be so difficult to handle. Our makeshift team was simply forced to do something against our will," said Old Fan, who felt very regretful.
"Old Fan, don't say such angry words now. At least the three of us haven't broken up yet, right?" The bald beast also comforted him.
It was Lao Fan who negotiated the decision to take on this big project with great effort.
I can only say that everyone in the company was too optimistic. They felt that the risk was a bit high, but the company could overcome it. Most importantly, once this project was completed, the company's scale and strength would be larger and stronger than it is now.
But who would have thought that it would be messed up now
The elevator dinged and arrived.
The three of them looked at each other tacitly and chose to remain silent at the same time.
"Jiaoshou, Lao Fan, Lao Bo, you are back"
As soon as the three of them entered the room, more than 30 employees from the company immediately surrounded them.
"How's it going? How's the talk with Party A?"
"Yes, is the other party willing to give us some more time?"
“It’s not that we can’t do it, it’s mainly because we don’t have the time.”
"That's right. If that doesn't work, I'll go ask some friends and find out more about the situation."
Everyone was talking at once, and it was obvious that they were all very concerned about the company's future and even felt the same way.
This more or less added a bit of warmth to the hearts of the three people.
When they started the business a year ago, these people joined the company without hesitation because they believed in them. Now...
"We screwed up." Lao Fan decided to tell the truth.
His words stunned everyone present.
Screwed it?
Everyone knows what this means.
It doesn't matter if you can't make money, what's more terrible is losing money.
They have been working on this project for four months, and now it's all over.
This project cannot make any money. Just take the three dozen people in front of me as an example. How much would four months’ salary cost?
And how much money did the company spend and invest in this project?
Silence, dead silence
"Old Fan, could it be that... could it be that we can't hold on any longer?"
The three founders obviously couldn't answer this question.
This company is like their child. Which parent can sentence their child to death with their own mouth?
But the expressions of the three of them have completely betrayed them.
"When I came back today, I met the people from Qimingxing Film and Television downstairs. They said that a lot of bad rumors have started to spread outside, saying that we are not up to standard and can only play copycats but not original works. They also said that they would unite with major video websites to ban us, including Jiaoshou."
"Is this true?" The bald beast was panicked when he heard this.
They make a living by posting on video websites. If they are banned by the video websites, what’s the point of them doing this?
"Yeah, is the news accurate?" Old Fan and the old man also seemed very nervous.
"Well, I heard it was spread from Fanshu.com. They also said that Lao Fan and Lao Bo, you are treacherous and you should also be banned."
The three of them looked at each other and almost collapsed.
It's really like when it rains it pours. Misfortunes never come singly.
"What do we do now?"
"Yeah, beast, what should we do?"
"Lao Fan, you are the decision maker of the company's operations, can you say something?"
"Old man, please give us an idea."
The company's employees seem to be very concerned. They are not young anymore, and some even have families and children. They have to think about their families and children.
However, the three of them just looked at each other, seemingly at a loss as to what to do.
At this point, there are really not many options left.
"Let the three of us think about it carefully and discuss it. Give me some time. If we really can't think of a solution, then we will..."
In the end, Lao Fan couldn't say the words that he had decided to announce the company's bankruptcy, and his voice became a little choked.
The same was true for the bald beast and the old man, both of them even had tears in their eyes.
It was at this moment that the bald beast's cell phone suddenly rang.
When many people heard the ringtone, their first reaction was to touch their pockets.
There's no way around it. They're all Apple phones and have the same ringtone, which can easily lead to misunderstandings.
"It's mine." The bald beast took out his cell phone and saw that it was Deng Huatao's cell phone. He couldn't help but speak in surprise.
"Why is it him?"
"Who is it?" Lao Fan and everyone else looked concerned.
"Deng Huatao, Director Deng"
"Director Deng?" Lao Fan and others were even more surprised.
Director Deng is a well-known director in China. His net worth skyrocketed after he made the movie Love Is Not Blind.
They had the opportunity to work with Director Deng after they took on a car commercial, but they only met a few times and worked together for a day or two, and only left their phone numbers with each other.
Why did Director Deng call me suddenly?
The bald beast swiped to answer the call, "Hello, Director Deng."
"Hello, hello, Jiaoshou, I'm glad you still remember me." Deng Huatao on the other end of the phone laughed cheerfully.
"Just kidding, Director Deng, how could I not remember you?" The bald beast chuckled.
"Director Deng, how come you took the time to call me today despite your busy schedule?"
"Oh, that's the thing. I heard that you guys have been in trouble recently, right?"
The bald beast glanced at Lao Fan and the old man, then looked at his colleagues, knowing that this matter could not be concealed and that it had probably spread throughout the circle, so he nodded and said, "Yes, Director Deng."
"That's right, have you heard of WeChat video?"
"I know that this video company, which was just founded a year ago, has developed very rapidly on the mobile side, and its p is also good."
"Well, WeChat Video has recently launched a big plan to vigorously support local original programs, so we want to invite all the more influential companies in the industry to hold a meeting to discuss cooperation."
"Oh, really? That's a good thing." The bald beast laughed.
WeChat is a large company with a lot of money, and is known as one of the four giants of China's Internet.
"WeChat attaches great importance to this plan. It is of strategic significance. Mr. Zhang Ning is leading the team personally. Even Young Master Huan has intervened. Young Master Huan will also attend this meeting."
"Is this true?" The bald beast couldn't help but lost his voice in surprise.
Is that Master Huan?
Yang Huan
Who in the whole country doesn't know him?
Speaking of online video, Yang Huan is definitely a god-like figure.
Psy became famous just by watching Gangnam E. Who can compare with this achievement?
"Don't get excited. You know what? Master Huan doesn't just want to attend. He also wants to talk to you, so he personally named several companies, including your Wanxing Culture. He said he wants to meet you."
"See me?" The bald beast was stunned. "You said, Master Huan wants to see me?"
"Yes, the day after tomorrow afternoon, Pangu Hotel, all three of you remember to be there."
"Well, OK, we will definitely get there"
The bald beast hung up the phone, looking so excited that he was at a loss. He looked at his colleagues and burst into laughter.
"It's saved. The company is saved now."
"What's going on?"
"Yeah, what's going on?"
"Jiaoshou, what does this have to do with Master Huan?"
"Hurry up and tell me."
The bald beast was pulled by his colleagues and finally calmed down a little.
"Do you know that Master Huan wants to meet us? He knows us at Wanxing Culture and has invited us to participate in a major WeChat video project to support original works."
Speaking of this, the bald beast's eyes simply lit up.
"Just think about it, how big is the plan that Young Master Huan is personally involved in?"
Lao Fan almost dropped his jaw in shock.
The old man was so shocked that he murmured to himself, "It must be so big that you can't imagine it."
Everyone nodded.
Of course, who is Young Master Huan?
If Master Huan can call it a big plan, then in the eyes of others, it must be a super, oh no, a super super super big plan.
This time, it's really saved.