Just when Jia Wenhao was frustrated.
Zhongguancun.
Downstairs of Putian Building.
Li Dong, Ma Yun, and a group of people came down after visiting Baidu.
Baidu still did not have its own headquarters building. Although the building had been capped, they had to wait until next year to move in.
At this time, Baidu rented many buildings in the Zhongguancun area.
The two most important ones were the Putian Building and the Ideal International Building.
Li Yanhong sent Li Dong and the rest downstairs. Since she still had things to do in the company, she did not stand on ceremony and went upstairs to handle official business.
As soon as she left, Ma Huateng teased Li Dong, "Li Dong, today is not like you. There are so many senior managers in Baidu, but why didn't you try to recruit them?"
Li Dong snapped, "Far away is not a recycling bin. Everyone wants them."
"Hahaha …"
Ma Huateng laughed and could not help saying, "If Yanhong heard this, I'm afraid he will fight you."
"I'm just telling the truth."
Li Dong did not care about it and shook his head, "Ever since CEO Wang passed away, I really don't think much of Baidu's senior managers. Li Yanhong has always felt that foreign monks are good at chanting scriptures, and all kinds of people come to the company. I don't know about others, but I think Li Mingyuan is his son. Otherwise, why would he treat him so well? "
Ma Yun laughed, "Yanhong can't have such a big son."
Zhang Chaoyang, who came with them, also laughed, "Li Dong, don't doubt his ability just because he is young? Speaking of young, your company's Wang Junyu is younger. Isn't he the CEO of a business group now? "
Li Dong smiled, "It's not the same. I don't care if he is young or not. Far away's senior managers are all young. Wang Junyu may be young, but he is now leading Pea Pod and has 70% of the PC distribution platform market share. Just from this alone, I have earned back my investment. Li Mingyuan and Wang Junyu are about the same age, and he is also the CEO of a business group now. He even leads Baidu Youah and Baifubao projects. But to be honest, what do you think of these two projects? "
Ma Huateng and Ma Yun smiled and didn't say anything. What else could they do about these two projects? Baidu's reputation was wasted.
To put it nicely, Baidu had opened up the online payment and e-commerce markets.
To put it bluntly, it was just a name on Baidu. Plus, he didn't lack money. Otherwise, even his grandma wouldn't recognize him.
At this moment, Baidu was the overlord of IT. In the end, it came up with such a thing. Li Mingyuan, a young boy who had just graduated for less than two years, almost tricked Li Yanhong into calling him daddy.
Being able to fool others was also a skill, especially when it came to Li Yanhong.
However, one couldn't just bluff others when doing things. What was the use of just bearing the reputation of being a pioneer and not being able to produce results?
Especially in the area of online payment and e-commerce, it was now in a mature state, and he could copy it. He did not live up to his reputation as a pioneer.
After a few simple sentences, the few of them didn't say much.
Li Mingyuan was just a senior executive of Baidu. His status was very different from theirs. He was just casually saying that.
However, Baidu's current personnel had some problems.
Don't be fooled by Li Yanhong's performance. Among the three companies in BAT, Li Yanhong was the most autocratic and narrow-minded.
Among the seven swordsmen who founded Baidu, other than Li Yanhong himself, three had already left. The remaining three were just directors!
Although directors seemed to have a high status, Baidu now had a lot of presidents and vice presidents. These founders were not even as high as Li Mingyuan.
Moreover, the founders of Baidu didn't have many shares in their hands. They didn't get much money when they left.
Tencent's Five Tiger Generals and Ali's Eighteen Arhats. These founders had many problems with each other.
However, to be honest, Ma Yun and Ma Huateng didn't treat them badly. They were in high positions and had a lot of shares in their hands.
If they really left, they would be billionaires.
This was just now. In the future, the other Tencent's Five Tiger Generals would have tens of billions of net worth.
Only Baidu's founders, other than Xu Yong, who had a lot of shares back then, the rest were all poor.
Li Dong was called a real dictator by the outside world, but he didn't treat the founders badly.
So far away, strictly speaking, Sun Tao was the only founder. Sun Tao was now the vice president of the group. He held 3% of the supermarket's shares and had a net worth of more than 1 billion.
No matter how one looked at it, he wasn't treated badly.
As for the others, they all joined later. Maybe Yang Yun was also considered a founder. However, although Yang Yun had left, Qin Hai was still there.
He was the head of the logistics company, the group's director. In the future, if Li Dong wanted to get shares, these kinds of executives would definitely get shares.
Therefore, among the few Internet companies, the founders of Baidu were the most miserable.
Li Yanhong didn't really trust these founders and didn't give them a chance to perform. Just holding the title of director was already a high position.
After so many years, the remaining founders of Baidu had long given up hope. There was no vitality to speak of.
Just now upstairs, Li Dong also saw two of them, but their positions were not even as good as Li Mingyuan's. It had to be said that they were miserable.
Everyone didn't talk about Baidu, but Ma Huateng was slightly curious and asked, "Li Dong, there has been no news from Allen recently. In any case, he passed through my place. Let me know, what business did you let him be in charge of?"
Li Dong walked to his car and said with a smile, "You even asked this question. Don't you know what a trade secret is? Wait and see. After the New Year, I guarantee that you will be surprised. At that time, be careful that your intestines will turn green. "
Ma Huateng said with a smile, "That won't be necessary. If Allen really develops better Far away, I will only be happier. No matter what, he is also a Tencent person. The higher his achievements, the more glory I will have. "
"You think too highly of yourself."
Li Dong laughed and opened the car door, "I'll leave first. See you later. There are some things that we need to discuss."
Everyone nodded slightly. The real participation in this conference was just a pretense.
Several influential people wanted to take the opportunity to communicate with each other.
Their discussion was more important than the conference.
After Li Dong's car left, Ma Huateng sighed, "This guy really doesn't want to be lonely."
Ma Yun heard it and said with a smile, "You say it as if you are willing to be lonely. We are not old yet. If Li Dong wants to make trouble, we will make trouble with him! In recent years, the IT industry has indeed been a bit dull. With Li Dong joining, it will be more interesting, right? "
Ma Huateng chuckled and said, "That's right. I have not felt this sense of crisis and passion for a long time. I used to think that I had no opponents in the field of instant messaging. Who would have expected that someone would come out of nowhere and chase after me for the past two years. This made me pull myself together again. "
"Same."
Ma Yun smiled and waved to Ma Huateng and the others. Then, he got in the car and left.
The others also left. At this moment, everyone's face was full of passion and fighting spirit.
…
On the 23rd night.
Li Dong went to the Hu family for an appointment.
Although Sun Yuehua and Hu Ming were divorced, it must be said that Sun Yuehua was not an ordinary woman. She almost did not call herself the Sun family, but the Hu family.
Just based on this point, this woman could be called the word "affectionate".
Of course, her affectionate feelings were only for her own family. For outsiders, even her younger brother, Sun Yuehua was cold-blooded in their impression.
When Li Dong arrived, Hu Xiaorui was already waiting at the door.
The two chatted for a while and entered the house together.
Sun Yuehua lived in a villa in Beijing. She had more than one nanny at home.
As for cooking, it was naturally not her turn.
When Li Dong arrived, Sun Yuehua asked Hu Xiaorui to make tea. She asked Li Dong to sit down and said with a smile, "Aren't you attending the Internet Conference today? Why are you eating with that girl from the Jia family? "
Sun Yuehua was well-informed. She received the news not long after Li Dong and Jia Yi ate.
However, she was really a little curious. How did Li Dong know that girl from the Jia family and even had a meal together?
Li Dong did not hide it and explained casually. Then, he said with a smile, "I'm afraid that next time, even if I beg to treat her to a meal, she won't be willing."
"That's not necessarily true."
Sun Yuehua laughed. When Hu Xiaorui came over with the tea, Sun Yuehua changed the topic and said, "When will Tianfang's matter be resolved?"
"Auntie Sun, please help me make an appointment. We can meet tomorrow night or afternoon. There's no point in dragging this matter. It's better to resolve it as soon as possible. "
Sun Yuehua nodded lightly and said, "It's time to resolve it. At least get my money back. Recently, Tengxiang needs money in many areas …"
Li Dong grinned and said, "Of course. Don't worry, Auntie Sun. It's only 500 million. How can I be greedy for your money?"
Sun Yuehua smiled and did not answer. It was only 500 million. How could she really be at ease when Li Dong said not to worry about it?
This fellow sometimes did not seem to be so honest.
Don't say that he was in urgent need of money and deduct my own money. Currently, 500 million was not a small amount of liquidity.
However, Sun Yuehua did not say much about this. She said, "Then, when should we continue to sign the supply contract? Also, should the 40 million compensation from Tengxiang be … "
Li Dong laughed and said, "Pay it back together. Auntie Sun, are you worried about me? Am I the kind of person who would let a friend suffer losses? "
Sun Yuehua laughed and said, "That's not what Auntie Sun meant. It's mainly because the impact of the recent financial crisis is quite big. Fortunately, we are in the import business, so the impact is not too big. Those who are in the export business have lost a lot of enterprises during this period. Even so, Tengxiang has been affected a lot. In terms of funds, Tengxiang is also unable to continue … "
"I understand. This is all understandable."
Li Dong smiled and agreed. Then, he said, "Speaking of which, I heard that foreign products are not selling well, and the cost of importing them has dropped significantly. The cost of some of Tengxiang's imported products has also dropped a lot. Is it the same for Tengxiang? "
"You've really misunderstood this. Now that the government has given a large amount of subsidies to foreign exports, they hope that domestic products can be circulated abroad. On the contrary, in terms of imports, the government has imposed certain restrictions and increased taxes. Some products that were originally exempted from taxes are now being taxed … "
Sun Yuehua hurriedly explained her difficulties. Her tone was just short of telling Li Dong that the cost had not only not dropped, but had increased.
Far away, they should continue to increase the price. There was no reason for them to lower the price.
The two of them started talking about business the moment they entered the door. Hu Xiaorui listened for a while and felt a little depressed.
After a while, seeing that the two of them were still entangled, Hu Xiaorui rubbed her chin and said pitifully, "Li Dong, Mom, can we not talk about business? It's fine to talk about business outside, but we're home for a meal. Isn't it boring to talk about this? "
Sun Yuehua and Li Dong laughed at the same time. After a while, Sun Yuehua smiled and said, "Alright, alright, alright. Let's not talk about this. Let's talk about something else. We'll eat later."
Hu Xiaorui smiled happily and perked up. She smiled at Li Dong and said, "Li Dong, dinner isn't ready yet. Do you want to take a look at my room first? There are many fun things in my room … "
Before she could finish, Sun Yuehua's face darkened. Her throat itched as she said, "It's almost time for dinner. Why are you still going to your room? Your room is a mess. You didn't even tidy it up yourself. Li Dong saw it as a joke. Let's talk downstairs. "
"No, I tidy it up every day …"
"You're so careless. How can you tidy it up properly? Next time, I'll ask Li Dong to take a look when I'm done tidying up. Li Dong, don't you think so? "
When she said this, Sun Yuehua stared at Li Dong. She had an expression that said if he dared to go to her daughter's room, she would chop him into pieces.
Li Dong looked embarrassed. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Auntie Sun is right. Xiaorui, next time."
When Hu Xiaorui heard this, she immediately sighed. "Alright. Actually, my room is really neat and tidy. There are many fun things …"
The girl muttered for a while. Li Dong didn't reply. Instead, he asked about something else.
After a few interruptions, she finally forgot about the previous matter. She happily talked about the official broadcast of "Where Are We Going, Dad" on National Day.
This variety show was originally planned to be broadcast after the Olympic Games.
However, in September, there were a series of incidents Far away. Hu Xiaorui also had to come to Beijing to discuss the merger.
Under such circumstances, as the main variety show, it was only natural that it would be postponed.
Seeing the two of them talking with great interest, Sun Yuehua couldn't help but smile. "When this show is broadcast, I'll definitely see if it's as good as you say. If it's really good, I'll get Tengxiang to sponsor it … "
Just as she finished speaking, Hu Xiaorui giggled. "No way. We already have an exclusive sponsor. OPPO snatched the title sponsorship rights a few months ago. It's a guaranteed contract of 20 million yuan. If the number of views and viewership reaches the standard, OPPO will continue to increase the price every time it increases. Next season, it won't just be a matter of 20 million yuan. Mom, are you willing to spend so much money to sponsor it? "
When she said this, Sun Yuehua was a little shocked.
A guaranteed contract of 20 million yuan!
This was not a few years later, when variety shows became popular and easily had a title sponsorship of hundreds of millions or even billions. It was even more expensive than CCTV's primetime commercials.
At this time, there were variety shows, but the few shows on the market were all the same. It was not like later, when a large number of reality shows appeared.
"Where Are We Going, Dad" might not be the first reality show to be broadcast at this time. However, if nothing unexpected happened, it would definitely become the first reality variety show to explode.
Of course, it had not been broadcast yet, so it was hard to judge the future.
However, in Li Dong's opinion, the 20 million yuan title sponsorship fee was not considered a loss for OPPO, and he was not considered a scammer.
However, in Sun Yuehua's opinion, her daughter and Li Dong were really scammers.
A show with a title sponsorship fee of 20 million yuan. How much money would it make?
Sun Yuehua didn't pay much attention to East Star Entertainment before. Hearing this, she couldn't help but ask, "Is an entertainment company that profitable now?"
"It's just so-so. Looking at the situation, there are a lot of losses. The key is whether the produced show is good or not."
Hu Xiaorui said proudly, "However, the few TV series and shows that East Star has launched are almost all popular series.
'Empresses in the Palace' and 'Every Step Is Frightening' have done very well. If nothing goes wrong, the upcoming 'Lang Ya List' will also do well.
In the field of historical TV series, our East Star is now synonymous with quality products.
When the variety show 'Where Are We Going, Dad' becomes popular, our market will be even wider.
Also, the East Star Charity Night last time also made us famous. Our artistes have been getting a lot of work recently.
When we take over the New Cinema Alliance's cinema chain, starting next year, we might enter the movie industry.
If we can invest in a few popular movies, then East Star will really open up the entertainment market. When that time comes, we will have the opportunity to make a lot of money. "
Sun Yuehua saw that her daughter was speaking clearly and logically. Her future plans were also properly arranged. Her eyes couldn't help but turn red. She stroked Hu Xiaorui's head and said, "My good daughter has grown up. You are even better than me. I am very happy and gratified. In a few years, Teng Xiang and Nan Rui can be handed over to you. You are indeed my daughter, Sun Yuehua … "
She was still feeling emotional when Hu Xiaorui said with a smile, "Okay, okay. Mom, I happen to be short of money. Lend me 400 million first. I need to buy New Cinema Alliance."
"400 million!"
Sun Yuehua woke up from her emotions. The corner of her mouth twitched for a while. She instantly changed the topic and said, "Ahem, let's eat first. We will talk about this later."
After saying that, Sun Yuehua stopped stroking her daughter's head.
Standing up, Sun Yuehua glared fiercely at Li Dong. You instigated my daughter again. You are indeed not a good person!
Li Dong, who was at the side, had a helpless expression. Why are you looking at me?
I really didn't mean that. Besides, it was your daughter who said it, not me. It's unreasonable to vent your anger on her.
Although he felt wronged, there was really nothing he could say about this matter.
…
After eating and leaving the villa, it was already very late.
Even though Hu Xiaorui was extremely polite and invited Li Dong to stay and rest a few times and leave the next day, Li Dong still firmly refused.
Not to mention having a place to stay, even if there was no place to stay, he didn't dare to stay.
Sun Yuehua's face was about to turn into a coal briquet. Li Dong had no doubt that if he dared to agree, he would have to be careful of his head at night. Who knew, someone might just wipe it off.
As for how Sun Yuehua was going to deal with her daughter later, Li Dong didn't think about it at all.
Of course, with how much Sun Yuehua doted on her daughter, Li Dong wasn't worried about Hu Xiaorui. It wouldn't be difficult for this girl to deal with her mother.
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