Be reborn and be happy to the fullest

Li Shuo had no idea that in the eyes of others, he had become a scary and overbearing young boss. He felt extremely uncomfortable standing next to Yu Xiaowan, Han Ping and other bigwigs in the circle.

The reason why he was still standing here was not only because it was a rare opportunity to make friends with these people, but also because it could be helpful to what he was doing now.

Yu Xiaowan does not stand in front of the stage like Li Shaohong, but her influence in the circle is even higher than that of Li Shaohong, and is mainly concentrated within the system, such as CCTV.

Li Shuo deliberately mentioned the China-Korea Contest to Yu Xiaowan, and Yu Xiaowan immediately told him that the department of CCTV was responsible for hosting such media and cultural activities, and the China-Korea Contest was organized by the music and culture group under the department.
However, these nominal leaders did not need to greet each other in person, but only needed to maintain good relations with the person in charge of the specific work. The person in charge of the work was the deputy leader of the group, named Wang Ban.

"Speaking of Wang Ban, he is not only a senior actor, but also extremely talented. His debut work was the old version of Dream of the Red Chamber. Later, he became famous for playing Zhou Ping in Thunderstorm. In recent years, he has also been nominated for the Golden Eagle Award many times... I invited him to this party, but he didn't come. Instead, his wife Cao Ying came on his behalf..."

Yu Xiaowan was talking about this very clearly, but suddenly she shut up, then revealed a reserved smile and waved to the distance: "Cao Ying, come here quickly, I'll introduce you to a young talent..."

Li Shuo keenly noticed Zhu Mingyu following behind Cao Ying.

"Hello, Mr. Li..."

"Hello, Sister Cao. I'm your fan. I've only seen you on the screen before. Now that I see you in person, I'm really excited..."

With the increase of wealth and status, Li Shuo's personality is now domineering and arrogant, but it is also because of this that what he says is particularly "real" and has a convincing charm.

Especially under the premise that Cao Ying innately believed that Li Shuo should be unruly, so after just a few words when they met, Cao Ying immediately had a great liking for Li Shuo. She smiled and said a few humble words, and unconsciously chatted about some random things according to Li Shuo's rhythm.

Zhu Mingyu, who was standing by, became increasingly impatient when he saw Cao Ying taking so long to introduce herself. Seeing that the two of them were about to chat until the end of time, he finally hardened his heart and interrupted them, saying, "Sister Cao, you haven't introduced me yet..."

He didn't dare to talk to Li Shuo directly, so he said this, but it gave Li Shuo an excuse. The latter smiled and said generously: "Mr. Zhu, we just met before. Do you need someone to introduce you?"

Zhu Mingyu's momentum was getting weaker and weaker, and the first thing he said was an apology: "Mr. Li, I'm really sorry. I didn't know your name before, and I'm sorry for being so rude to you..."

"It's okay, it's not a big deal, I won't take it to heart..."

"Haha, that's good, that's good..."

The more you apologize, the weaker your momentum becomes, and the less likely you are to make a request.

At this time, the role of the middleman was revealed. Cao Ying curiously asked what happened. Li Shuo said lightly that it was nothing. Zhu Mingyu quickly explained the misunderstanding and finally praised him repeatedly:
"Mr. Li is young and promising, handsome and good-looking. I never thought that a young man like Mr. Li could achieve such a high level. It was Mr. Li's appearance that changed my perception of the world and made me suddenly realize that there are such geniuses in this world..."

Li Shuo was quite comfortable with the flattery. He first said something modest, and then said, "Boss Zhu said on the phone that the company's information has been sent to the mailbox of Shuoguo Group. How about I show it to you now?"

Zhu Mingyu was overjoyed and kept saying "Thank you for your help"

"Sister Yu, Sister Cao, you two can chat first..."

Li Shuo greeted the big guys around him, then left the circle and waved to Wei Shuting.

Originally, he just wanted Wei Shuting to come and assist him, but at this time, Reba was standing next to Wei Shuting: Jin Chen and Lan Ying'er are both local socialites in Beijing. Naturally, they would not always compete with each other at the party. At this time, they have already stood in their respective circles. Instead, Reba, who was brought by Li Shaohong, had nowhere to go. Moreover, she is now under the charge of Beijing Shuoguo Culture, so it is natural for her to stand next to Wei Shuting and let the person in charge of Beijing Shuoguo Culture expand her network of contacts.

Reba, who is the same age as Li Shuo, is still a girl in her girlish temperament. Although she knows the importance of networking, she really doesn't want to indulge in this boring intrigue. Suddenly seeing Li Shuo waving at her, she walked over quickly without thinking.

"Husband~"

After a greeting, he put his arm around Li Shuo.

Zhu Mingyu was stunned when he saw this beautiful girl with mixed-race style. What's going on? Didn't they say that there were two Beijing daughters, Jin Chen and Lan Ying'er? Where did this girl come from? And she's still so beautiful!
Of course, more importantly, this guy is even more "heavyweight". He called me "husband" right away? Good man, isn't he really afraid that "female companion Jin Chen" and "girlfriend Lan Ying'er" will quarrel at the banquet?

Compared to Zhu Mingyu, Li Shuo was more nervous. He subconsciously glanced at a group of women not far from him and found that Lan Ying'er didn't notice them. He breathed a sigh of relief and said softly to Reba, "What's wrong? Are you bored staying here?"

"Well, Mr. Wei introduced me to many seniors in the industry, all of whom are great academic masters. I benefited a lot from them, but I'm stupid and can't accept so much at once..."

Li Shuo laughed and pinched Reba's straight nose: "You are not stupid, you are just too lazy! Okay, come with me to the lounge and sit for a while. Um, bring Wei Shuting's laptop over..."

"Okay," Reba responded happily.

Five minutes later, Li Shuo found an empty room and entered with Reba and Zhu Mingyu. When Zhu Mingyu was sorting out the information, he didn't know that Li Shuo was so awesome, so when he saw Li Shuo was about to turn on his computer to read the emails, he took the lead in explaining:
"Mr. Li, this is the case. Among the information Qianyu Company sent to Shuoguo Group, a lot of it is public information. To make it easier for you to understand the company, I can give you some auxiliary explanations..."

Li Shuo immediately understood the mystery after hearing this and laughed, "It seems that Mr. Zhu took my call seriously. So, did you ask Sister Cao Ying for help?"

Zhu Mingyu smiled awkwardly and said, "To be honest, when I called you, I was downstairs... Well, Zhou Huanian was also holding a banquet there..."

He briefly introduced the situation downstairs, and Li Shuo raised his eyebrows: After all, he was not a native of Beijing, and his information channels here were completely dependent on Wei Shuting, so it was not until now that he fully understood what the situation was.

Of course, Zhou Huanian's anger with Li Shaohong was a good thing for Li Shuo, as he had been unhappy with Zhou Huanian for a long time!

"Thank you, Mr. Zhu. Now that we've come to this, I have to remind you that although Zhou Huanian holds a high position in the Arts Association, he has a strong personality and likes to eat alone. Compared to him, both Director Li and Chen Guanwei are quite generous people. Of course, they have a better relationship with me, Li Shuo..."

At this point, Li Shuo paused deliberately. Zhu Mingyu, who was sensible and understanding, quickly expressed his loyalty and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely follow Mr. Li's attitude. When it comes to major issues, I will never stand on the wrong side!"

"Haha, that's not necessary. After all, we haven't discussed the issue of shares yet. If you can't get good conditions from me, it's only natural for you to go back to Mr. Zhou..."

Li Shuo patted Zhu Mingyu's shoulder and seemed very happy.

The latter, however, felt under tremendous pressure. From what he saw and heard downstairs, to what Cao Ying had said to him, and the power of Li Shuo that he had just witnessed, all of these made Li Shuo's image in his mind seem tall, powerful, and unfathomable!
Therefore, Zhu Mingyu has made up his mind to follow Li Shuo, even if the conditions are worse than Zhou Huanian!
So he immediately swore and said that he would follow Mr. Li wholeheartedly and would never be indecisive, blah blah blah…

While he was expressing his loyalty, Li Shuo casually opened the email sent by Qianyu Times Company. After just reading the first paragraph of the introduction, his eyebrows flew up!
Qianyu Times is committed to developing a new service-oriented agency. With a new way of cooperation, it has attracted various top stars from all over the world. The artists currently signed with the company include: Ma Jingtao, Cao Ying, Di Niu, Lin JJ, Penny Dai, Fei Xiang, Hou Peiyan, Liu Ruoying, Xu Ruoxuan...

Good guy! What a great guy!
Because Li Shuo never took Zhu Mingyu, who was always servile in front of him, seriously, he never thought that a future top singer group like Chopsticks Brothers would only be at the bottom of the food chain in the Qianyu era! Looking at the stars signed, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a top agency in China!
Li Shuo did not hide his surprise and asked Zhu Mingyu directly: "Qianyu Times is very strong. It has signed so many stars. These are either veteran stars or current top stars. Each of them can bring huge profits to the agency. Why does Qianyu Times still need to raise funds from outside?"

Zhu Mingyu smiled bitterly and said, "You only know one thing. Qianyu Times is different from traditional brokerage companies. We adopt a cooperative brokerage contract similar to that of foreign countries. This type of contract has very few restrictions on artists, which is why we can attract so many big stars to sign contracts. In addition, many non-mainland stars here also have their own brokerage companies in Hong Kong Island, Formosa and other regions. They only signed brokerage contracts in the mainland, so our commission is limited to the mainland..."

This was both an explanation and Zhu Mingyu's complaint. As Li Shuo listened, he finally understood the dilemma of Qianyu Times.

To put it bluntly, it means using the best conditions to get celebrities to sign contracts. Many celebrities even just have their names on the company's books and enjoy the company's resources.

If you observe these contracted stars carefully, you will find that most of them are singers. However, the distribution of music records in the mainland is greatly affected by factors such as piracy. Even for singers of the level of Liu Divas and Xu Divas, the income is actually pitifully small.

In addition, stars of this level always come to the mainland with full funds, and the expenses are naturally terrifyingly high. As a result, Qianyu Times is bound to suffer losses!

Li Shuo's mind raced, revealing an embarrassment: "Boss Zhu, this situation of Qianyu Times is the drawback of the new brokerage model. It requires a large amount of capital to be invested in order to explore. This... is not a good thing for Shuoguo Group!"

Zhu Mingyu also knew the characteristics of his own company, and quickly assured: "I understand what Mr. Li means, and I also know the difficulties of Shuoguo Group, so we can slowly advance the cooperation. For example, Shuoguo Group will first invest 1000 million to obtain a small amount of equity, and then wait for the company's subsequent development... I promise that as long as the company overcomes this difficulty, its new brokerage model will definitely attract more potential stars. By the way, Chopsticks Brothers is a role model. They signed a contract with us because they saw this new model of Qianyu Times..."

After saying a lot, Li Shuo said with an unhappy look on his face: "Boss Zhu, you still don't understand me. Since I founded Shuoguo Group, I have never been afraid of spending money. What's a big deal about investing 1000 million? If I decide to invest in Qianyu Times, then the starting investment will be at least hundreds of millions, and the group will provide Qianyu with a full range of future development route planning..."

On the one hand, it was to put pressure on Zhu Mingyu, and on the other hand, it was to lure him with benefits.

Before he knew about Qianyu Times, Li Shuo had an indifferent attitude towards investing in the company, but now, he is almost determined to own this company!

Because Qianyu Times' current development model seems to be losing money, as long as it makes slight adjustments and controls the old stars... or to be more precise, the out-of-date stars, and controls their spending, the company will be able to turn losses into profits immediately!

More importantly, this is exactly the development model of Internet brokerage companies in the future: let major Internet celebrities set up their own studios, be responsible for their own operating profits and losses, and allow them to develop in a free-range manner with greater freedom, which will naturally achieve the good effect of letting a hundred flowers bloom!
In addition, the real value of those outdated stars does not lie in how many works they can produce, but in their connections and influence in the circle! And these are what Shuoguo Culture lacks!
Li Shuo could even deduce that as long as Shuoguo Culture could swallow up Qianyu Times, it would no longer be a so-called "startup company" but a truly first-class agency in the entertainment industry! In addition to the various connections and abundant financial resources that Li Shuo had already built up, by then, Li Shuo could really just lie back and enjoy his life in the entertainment industry!
"Ah? An investment of hundreds of millions? A comprehensive development plan?"

On the other hand, Zhu Mingyu was already excited by the future described by Li Shuo. He had only one feeling in his heart: the young President Li was still domineering and decisive, and he was the right person to find!

"Great, thank you Mr. Li for your approval. Let's make an appointment to finalize the contract?"

"Of course, even now, my secretary Wei Shuting is right here..."

"Um, please wait a moment. I will ask someone from the company to come over immediately..."

Only after finalizing these did Zhu Mingyu think of a key question: "By the way, if you invest over 100 million, how many shares of Qianyu Times Company do you need to get?" (End of this chapter)