July 18th.
6: 30pm.
This year's East Star Charity Night was held at Jiangbei Grand Theater.
At that moment, the charity night had not yet started, but there was already a sea of people outside the Grand Theater.
After last year's charity night, everyone knew that there were many celebrities and big shots at the charity night. There was a lot of excitement to watch.
This year, there were no more restrictions on the media.
Since it was decided that the whole event would be broadcasted live, the restrictions were meaningless.
In fact, there were not many restrictions last year, but it was more open this year.
…
At the entrance of the Grand Theater, the red carpet was spread out.
Just like last year, the first to arrive was not anyone else, but Hu Xiaorui.
As the organizer and even the title of East Star Charity Night, East Star Entertainment was actually the main character tonight.
As soon as Hu Xiaorui arrived, the media waiting at the entrance suddenly became excited.
Soon, all kinds of cameras and microphones reached over, and Hu Xiaorui also stopped with a smile on her face.
As the organizer, she naturally had to say a few words at this time. If it was someone else's event, she could just ignore it and leave, but she couldn't do that this time.
However, the first question from the media made her frown.
"Director Hu, I heard that Mr. Li Dong's shares in East Star have been bought back by you. The current East Star Entertainment actually has nothing to do with Far Away. Is this true?"
Hu Xiaorui's eyebrows moved slightly. She looked at the other party and said with a smile, "You heard it? Who did you hear it from? As for the issue of the share buyback, it did happen before. However, things are not as complicated as you think. Li Dong invested in East Star again a few days ago. The previous buyback was mainly to make a stock adjustment. "
"Invested again?"
Everyone was confused. How could this be?
You guys are playing house!
Hu Xiaorui laughed and said, "Yes, and the cooperation between East Star and Far Away will continue to deepen. Our cinema plans will also be launched at the same time as some of Far Away's plans. In fact, I have heard some rumors from the outside world. Many media said that I and Li Dong had a falling out, which is a ridiculous statement. If they really fell out with each other, there would be no charity night this time. I have a good personal relationship with Li Dong. I don't think he'll exist even if we fall out. "
Someone plucked up his courage and asked, "Boss Hu, there are rumors that you and General Manager Li … have a close relationship. What do you think of this?"
"Close? What kind of intimacy? What was there to say about this matter? Back then, the man and the woman were unmarried. Li Dong was indeed outstanding, and it was normal for young girls to admire him. But now that he was married, there was no point in talking about this. Today's main theme is charity. Everyone can ask more about this. Let's talk about other things later. "
Hu Xiaorui was natural and unrestrained. She didn't avoid these questions, so everyone had nothing to ask.
Just as Hu Xiaorui had said, both men and women were unmarried at that time. There were many people who liked Li Dong. There were thousands of women who wanted to marry Li Dong, if not hundreds of thousands.
It wasn't strange that Hu Xiaorui said that she liked him at that time.
Now, the reporters didn't ask about this anymore. Instead, they asked about the specifics of the East Star Charity Night.
…
Not long after Hu Xiaorui entered the venue, Li Dong's car also arrived.
As one of the hosts tonight, he also arrived early.
Li Dong didn't come alone. When he got out of the car, Li Dong carefully held onto Shen Qian, whose belly was already showing.
When they got married in June, Shen Qian's belly wasn't too big.
But in July, Shen Qian, who was now almost seven months pregnant, was getting more and more obvious.
As soon as Li Dong arrived, the media became even crazier.
Tan Yong and the others also hurried to stop them. Li Dong said in a hurry, "There's a pregnant woman here. Everyone, don't push!"
As soon as he said that, everyone suddenly woke up.
A few of the reporters who were squeezing harder instantly had a look of fear on their faces.
They were confused just now. If something went wrong and Shen Qian was squeezed, it would really be fatal.
The crowd suddenly stopped moving.
Li Dong also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that. He smiled and said, "If anyone has any questions, you can ask them. But we won't talk about other topics today. We'll mainly talk about the charity."
Seeing that he wasn't going to pursue the matter just now, the reporters also felt a lot more at ease. Someone hurriedly eased the atmosphere and said, "Let's first congratulate General Manager Li and Mrs. Li in advance for their son. General Manager Li, regarding this East Star Charity Night, the outside world has paid a lot of attention to it. Nowadays, East Star Charity Night has almost become synonymous with civil charity activities. Although this is only the second East Star Charity Night, it has left an indelible mark in Hua Xia's history of charity. For this Charity Night, the outside world has been guessing the amount of charity donations. I wonder if General Manager Li has any expectations for this? "
Li Dong smiled and said, "Charity activities can't just look at the money. Charity is about guidance and not forcing people to do it.
If you insist on setting a goal, then it will lose its original meaning.
This will create pressure for everyone. If I go, it would be quite embarrassing if I don't donate a few million or tens of millions.
But in fact, a penny is also charity. As long as the intention is there, it's fine.
So, for the Charity Night, I won't make any rigid requirements.
Of course … "
Speaking up to this point, Li Dong said seriously, "Of course, some people still need to put in some effort!
For example, General Manager Ma of Ali's Ma Yun. As a pioneer of charity, I think that if he donates less than 10 million tonight, he should be condemned by us!
Mr. Zhang of Suning's business has been doing well recently. He should also contribute to charity. 10 million should not be a problem.
Manager Cao of Sina is also wealthy. A few days ago, he became the biggest shareholder of Sina. This is a cause for celebration. This time, I should also contribute some of my love.
Oh, there's also General Manager Liu of Jingdong. He is young and rich. It's time for him to contribute.
Also … "
Li Dong called out more than ten names, and the reporters' faces turned purple.
This guy was too dishonest!
These people were either his competitors or his enemies. Anyway, only a few of them were his friends.
The last time, during the Tencent Battle, almost all the Tencent Battle's participants were called out.
A reporter could not help but ask, "General Manager Li, what about you?"
Li Dong laughed and said, "Me? I will definitely contribute! In Hua Xia, I, Li Dong, am the one doing charity! So, don't worry about me. Pass my message to the rest of them later, in case they are embarrassed to donate more. Actually, there's no need to hide it. They had earned their own money, right? If they donate more, no one will say they are rich. "
"Pfft …"
When Feng Yu said this, everyone could not take it anymore. Someone in the crowd laughed.
Li Dong did not say anything and waved his hand. "I will go in first. Don't forget about the people I mentioned just now."
"I won't forget!"
Someone immediately followed up, causing everyone to roar with laughter.
… …
When Ma Yun and the others arrived together, they heard the news from the reporters. Their faces stiffened from the smiles on their faces.
Cao Guo Wei scolded softly. "We are here to support him. Let's see if we will come again in the future!"
Ding Lei, who was beside Cao Guo Wei, replied calmly. "If you don't come, he will tarnish your reputation until you commit suicide. With that mouth of his, he can even make the dead come back to life. He still hasn't let go of what happened last time. If he doesn't lose money this time, he will come looking for trouble with us again. "
Cao Guo Wei said helplessly, "I'm afraid we can't avoid losing money."
Last time, these people took Tencent's side, but Tencent was easily defeated. Far away had not started to settle the score yet.
As they were talking, the reporters suddenly stopped asking them. Instead, they looked at the end of the red carpet.
Then, a reporter said in surprise, "General Manager Ma!"
"Ma Huateng is here!"
"He's here too?"
"…"
Ever since Tencent was taken in Far away and Li Dong got married, Ma Huateng did come, but it was only for a moment and he quickly left.
Since then, there seemed to be no news of Ma Huateng in the business world.
No one expected to see Ma Huateng at the charity night today.
Ma Yun and the others were slightly surprised. But soon, Ma Yun turned around and said with a smile, "Huateng is here."
Ma Huateng smiled and said elegantly, "I just arrived. I've been quite busy lately and almost missed the time."
"Huateng, what have you been busy with recently?" Ding Lei asked curiously.
Even they were not clear about Ma Huateng's recent whereabouts.
Today, Ma Huateng had a large amount of cash and Tencent's share capital.
Tencent was about to resume trading, and when that time came, it would bring in a large sum of money.
Everyone was actually quite concerned about what Ma Huateng was doing now.
Even if a veteran Internet giant like him was defeated, there was still a chance for him to make a comeback, not to mention that he had so much cash in his hands.
For today's Internet companies, who dared to say that they were richer than Ma Huateng?
If Ma Yun, Li Yanhong, and the others were to compete in wealth, Ma Huateng could crush them to death.
Not to mention the others!
In response to everyone's questions, Ma Huateng did not explain in detail. He only smiled and said, "I'm just going out for a walk to relax."
The more he did not say, the more curious everyone was.
Unfortunately, Hua Xia was so big, and Ma Huateng deliberately did not reveal himself, so it was difficult for everyone to know his whereabouts.
…
They did not know that Li Dong, who had already entered the venue, heard the people beside him reporting that Ma Huateng had arrived. He could not help but smile and said, "Brother Ma is actually not making rice, that's a little disappointing."
Shen Qian asked curiously, "Do you know what he's doing now?"
"Of course, I've been looking forward to the appearance of rice, so I asked someone to keep an eye on him. Who would have thought that this guy would run all over the country, but not make rice. Now, he's talking to Duo Ai about acquiring it. Not only Duo Ai, but he's also talking to some game companies and video websites. "
Hu Xiaorui, who had just walked over, said curiously, "Games and videos, sounds familiar."
She said it sounded familiar, but not in a conventional way. Li Dong knew what she meant, so he chuckled and said, "Building an entertainment empire, Shengda's slogan!
But compared to Shengda, Ma Huateng is actually more reliable.
Chen Tianqiao is a more impatient person. Chen Tianqiao is more suitable for short-term projects, while Ma Huateng is suitable for long-term projects.
He has the capital, patience, experience, and connections.
In addition, Duo Ai … Oh, it seems to be changing its name recently. Happy Gathering Times also started in the gaming business. Later, YY Voice almost unified the gaming voice industry, and the other party began to make videos and expand their IP plans.
Because of the lack of funds before, it was difficult to make it big.
Now that Ma Huateng has entered the scene, I think Shengda will be in danger.
Just wait and see. Soon, Ma Huateng will probably have his eyes on Shengda and take over their business to supplement his system.
This guy, I told him to make rice, but he insisted on building an entertainment empire. How boring.
Oh right, keep an eye on East Star. This guy won't be satisfied with an online entertainment empire. His goal is to have it online and offline at the same time.
Say, an IT guy actually went into the entertainment industry. How boring … "
That was what Li Dong said, but in fact, he was more concerned about it.
In his previous life, Tencent said it was a communications empire, but in fact, Tencent was an entertainment empire.
In the Internet industry, the ones that really made money were these industries.
Ma Huateng had experience in this area, so of course, he would take the familiar path.
Once the acquisition of Happy Gathering Times was successful, the other party would take the first step. After that, they would slowly integrate some systems, and soon, a huge online entertainment empire would be formed.
Comparing the probability of success, Chen Tianqiao was actually much lower than Ma Huateng.
Of course, this kind of thing was hard to say, and it was hard to say if Ma Huateng wanted to build an entertainment empire.
This guy might be thinking of making a comeback.
YY Voice was also a part of the communication system. Who knew if he had other ideas and wanted to use YY Voice to recreate the glory of QQ in the past.
Starting from the gaming industry was actually in line with the current trend.
Nowadays, the Internet users were becoming younger.
Young people played games more.
Starting from this aspect, it was difficult for most people to do it. It was hard for Ma Huateng to do it.
Li Dong didn't say much. After all, Ma Huateng had been defeated by him once. It wouldn't be easy for him to turn around and fight him again.
They chatted for a while, and soon, Ma Huateng and his group came in.
When he saw Li Dong, Ma Yun put on a fake smile and said, "I can donate 10 million today. You, Li Dong, are the richest man in the world. You are also the host. If you don't donate 100 million, I don't think you have the face to continue staying here!"
Li Dong smiled and said, "What is 100 million?
Why don't we all donate?
Forget it. Looking at your poor and dejected appearance, I won't joke with you.
It doesn't matter if you donate 10 million or not. I won't force anyone to donate more.
But then again, are you sure you still have 10 million on you?
Ali's life recently is miserable. Sigh, I feel sad just looking at it. Actually, I was just joking before. If you don't have money, don't pretend to be impressive.
Look at yourself. You can't even afford to wear clothes or buy leather shoes. You're not even as well-dressed as General Manager Liu.
I believe General Manager Liu if he says he will donate 10 million, but if it's you, it's hard to say! "
"Cough, cough, cough …"
A coughing sound came from the side. Liu Qiangdong put on an innocent face, but he was also on guard.
I just contacted someone. This guy wouldn't have noticed, right?
Otherwise, there was no reason for him to mention me so many times.
To be honest, the current him and Li Dong and the others were indeed not on the same level.
But Li Dong valued him. Just listen, for people like Ma Yun and Cao Guo Wei, Li Dong's limit was 10 million, but he, Liu Qiangdong, was also 10 million!
One must know that the current Jingdong was not even one-tenth the size of Ali.
Saying 1 million was more in line with Liu Qiangdong's position!
Liu Qiangdong was on guard. Ma Yun, Zhang Jindong, and the others were laughing and scolding while exchanging looks.
Li Dong was keeping a close eye on them now. They had to be more careful in the future.
However, even if Li Dong discovered something, he couldn't guess everything. Moreover, even if he guessed it, so what?
The few of them joked with each other while gossiping, but they didn't talk much about business.
But when they were about to sit down, Zhang Jindong laughed and said, "Dongzi, I heard that you've been tossing around a lot in the real estate business recently. Why, are you interested in this area again?"
Li Dong also laughed and said, "I'm just playing around. Far away entered the market late after all. The current location isn't too good. It can't be compared to Brother Zhang and you. Old companies don't need to worry about these things. Right, Old Ma, this year's promotional day, do you still want to bet? "
In last year's promotional month, Li Dong bet that he could exceed Taobao by 10 billion. In the end, he lost and gave Taobao a month of free advertising.
This year, the old matter was brought up again. The others all looked at Ma Yun.
But Ma Yun didn't continue, but smiled faintly and said, "I won't bet this time. It's almost over. It's boring. Why don't we bet on the next promotional event? National Day promotion? "
Li Dong looked at him with a smile and said after a while, "What National Day promotion? In September, we are going to celebrate Teachers' Day. Let's bet once?"
"Hehe!"
Ma Yun didn't bother with him anymore and turned back to his seat.
Among the crowd, some people had a strange look on their faces.
September 10th, Ali's tenth anniversary celebration. Of course, it was also Teachers' Day!
Far away to celebrate Teachers' Day?
Are you sure you're not causing trouble for Ali?
Ma Yun ignored Li Dong. This matter was considered over, but everyone was concerned.
Far away wouldn't really use this to slap their faces that day, would they?
If they really caused trouble on that day, Ma Yun would be very upset.
Far away would make a mess of the celebration, and he would be humiliated.
Ma Yun ignored him, and Li Dong didn't care either. He looked at Ma Huateng, who was watching the show, and said with a smile after a long time, "Brother Ma, Tencent is about to resume trading. We are going to Xiangjiang to ring the bell. Do you want to go?"
Shen Qian tugged at him at this time. There was no need to do this.
Wasn't this rubbing salt on his wound?
Ma Huateng didn't care. He smiled and shook his head. "Forget it. I won't go this time. I've already rung the bell once last time, and that's all. As for you, it's your first time, right? Well, young people don't have much experience after all. "
"That's right. If Brother Ma doesn't go, don't blame me for not inviting him. By the way, Brother Ma, in fact, I think it's better to acquire Shengda than to acquire other companies. It's more cost-effective and simpler. "
As soon as he said this, Chen Tianqiao and Ding Lei, who were not far away, had a strange look on their faces.
Ma Huateng, on the other hand, remained calm and collected, looking as if he didn't understand at all.
Li Dong didn't care. He smiled and walked to his seat. As he walked, he said in a low voice, "Don't worry. These old foxes are all very shrewd. They all play dumb with me. If I don't provoke them, they really think I don't know anything. I don't have much time to deal with them now. Let me remind them first, lest they cause me trouble at this time. "
Shen Qian was slightly relieved. "Then you don't have to be mean to them now. After all, tonight is for the charity night. They're giving you face. There's no need to make things difficult for them."
Li Dong smiled and said, "You're right. But we're all old friends, so it doesn't matter. Look at those unfamiliar ones. I didn't provoke them, did I? "
"Other people bully strangers, but you only kill acquaintances." Shen Qian laughed and shook her head without saying anything.
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