Reborn, back to a small county town to become a wealthy family

Chapter 684 Teaching the Secretary

The few people didn't stay in the bar too late, and finished drinking around nine o'clock.

When the event was over, Luo Yang did not ask Guo Jichun about Han Dongming's background, because he only needed one result, which was whether shared bicycles could enter the many 985 and 211 universities in the capital.

If I come into contact with him again in the future, I will know. There is no need to scare myself now.

On the way back to the hotel, Luo Yang made two phone calls in succession.

One called Tan Ying and told him to come to the capital in the next two days to coordinate with Ren Yufei on the theater chain matters. The other was to instruct him to investigate the drama troupes in the capital. The time limit was not tight, as long as he could give the results within three months.

In fact, this was also a cover-up. In fact, he had already targeted the Happy Twist team.

Another call was made to Song Wan, asking her to fly to the capital tomorrow.

Although the A round of financing for shared bicycles is scheduled for the end of August, the preliminary research of many shortlisted institutions has already begun. If Han Dongming wants to participate, whether as an angel investor or in the name of the company, he still has to go through the necessary procedures.

And the next step is to coordinate the entry into universities.

It is impossible for Han Dongming to take care of everything, so Song Wan also needs to arrange someone to come and do the coordination work.

Luo Yang was not the only one explaining things during the call.

Song Wan also asked about Han Dongming's background. Luo Yang was vague for a moment, naturally hoping that she could get some information during this trip.

The two chatted all the way and didn't hang up until the car returned to the hotel.

Luo Yang was not in a hurry to go back to the room, because he had visited the Forbidden City and attended a dinner party today, and the round trip by car took two or three hours. Even though he was young, he felt a little overwhelmed, so he took Chu Jing to have a SPA first.

"Did you learn anything tonight?"

After relaxing physically and mentally, he returned to the suite. Looking at Chu Jing who came in to help make tea, Luo Yang asked, "Guo Jichun, Zhang Xi, Ren Yufei, and Han Dongming, what do you think of these three groups?"

This trip to the capital has been going smoothly so far.

Being in a good mood, Luo Yang decided to train Chu Jing.

"Mr. Guo has high IQ and EQ, and is in the right position."

Chu Jing did not hesitate. After a brief thought, he began to comment: "He has strong professional capabilities in business. As for his connections, we cannot draw a conclusion based on this alone. We can only say that there is a little bit of him."

After speaking for a long time, he paused.

"Well said, keep going."

"I don't know if it's just my illusion, but I always feel like Mr. Guo is a little wary of you."

Chu Jing hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Especially when I was discussing financing matters with Mr. Zhang last night."

"You are quite observant."

Luo Yang smiled with satisfaction, and then asked: "Now that we know the result, can we deduce the reason?"

Chu Jing fell into deep thought again.

Fortunately, we can work backwards, so there are only a few possibilities.

After a moment, Chu Jing raised his head and replied, "You own 30% of Toutiao. He is afraid that you will increase the capital during this round of financing and keep your shareholding unchanged."

"Well, this is one."

Luo Yang nodded: "In recent years, there are countless Internet-based startups. For those that have reached the stage of financing, the founders can still own a relatively high proportion of equity in the early stage. However, with rounds of dilution, the founders rarely hold more than 20% of the shares in the end, and some even hold less than 10%."

"Relying on the difference between A and B shares to control the company's operational management rights?"

In recent times, Chu Jing has learned a lot from Luo Yang, and he also studies in his own free time, so he knows a lot of professional terms and knowledge.

"Even stocks with AB shares are unreliable."

Luo Yang sighed and said, "It's not uncommon for founders to be kicked out of the companies they founded."

Then he lit a cigarette.

"Go on"

"Mr. Guo can sense that there is a special relationship between you and Mr. Zhang."

Chu Jing was a little unsure about the second one, and could only guess based on his feelings: "For professional managers, this kind of feeling is the most feared thing. Maybe he hopes that you and Mr. Zhang can keep your personal relationship private and handle official business as usual!"

"How do you know that I have a good relationship with Mr. Zhang?"

Luo Yang looked at Chu Jing in surprise: "You know, I met him at the investor reception two years ago. In the past two years, I can count the number of times Mr. Zhang and I have met on one hand."

"I worked it backwards after knowing the result."

Chu Jing replied with a smile: "Add a little bit of a woman's sixth sense."

"hehe."

Luo Yang exhaled a puff of smoke, then said: "I can only say that we get along well with each other, and I have established a good personality in front of him, so my temper is more to his liking."

Just from this sentence, it can be seen that even the boss himself is not very clear.

Chu Jing didn't know how to respond.

"My company is in need of people like Guo Jichun."

Luo Yang muttered casually: "Song Wan is one, so he became the fire captain, wherever there is a shortage of people, Lao Chu from Kunpeng Technology is half, helping me save a lot of energy. An Ying is half, so Luo Shengtang can run forward unsteadily."

In fact, Su Yutong from Yang City is also half in Luo Yang's eyes, but she is still a little immature now.

"Boss, where are Director Wen and Assistant Yu?"

When Chu Jing heard Luo Yang's comments on the company's senior executives, he immediately became curious.

"Yu Haiping still needs training, and he is not the type who can handle things on his own. In the future, he can only contribute to the functional line and the management of the group headquarters."

Luo Yang saw what the secretary was thinking, looked at her with a smile and said, "As for Wen Wan, she is quite adaptable. What she will do in the future depends on her career plan."

Chu Jing blushed and stuck out his tongue.

She was a little afraid of Wen Wan, and secretly hoped that Wen Wan could go to the subsidiary company to take charge of things on her own so that she wouldn't have to manage her directly.

"Okay, let's stop talking about this topic."

Luo Yang was in a good mood tonight, and he drank a little wine, so he said so much in a slightly tipsy state.

"Continue the previous analysis."

Chu Jing's position is deputy director of the board office, and he also works as a personal assistant. After all, she is still a subordinate and cannot treat her the same way as Jiang Wen.

"That teacher Ren should be more than just a friend of Director Zhang."

Joking should be done in moderation, and Chu Jing also knows the limit.

When Luo Yang pressed the switch, she also adjusted her posture according to the remote control.

"Oh, then what kind of relationship do you think it is?"

Luo Yang asked while drinking tea: "Cooperators? White gloves? Or lovers?"

"I personally prefer the last relationship."

Chu Jing gave the results and analyzed: "Director Zhang has resources that can cover Teacher Ren, so it is difficult to form a beneficial cooperation relationship under the premise of unequal relationship. As for the white gloves, the gap between the two is not that big. After all, Director Zhang is just a middle-level manager of China Film." "You are not in this circle, so some of your analysis is taken for granted."

Luo Yang did not completely agree with Chu Jing's analysis: "Have you ever thought that Mr. Ren might have a deeper connection in Beijing Film Academy, and Zhang Xi's partner is that connection?"

The university system has its own unique network of relationships.

Chu Jing tilted his head and thought about it, then had to admit that his boss's analysis was more likely.

"And whether it was at the dinner or later in the bar, the eye contact between Ren Yufei and Zhang Xi was always positive."

Luo Yang analyzed based on his own observations: "If it's that kind of relationship, the way you look at people is different."

Chu Jing has some say on this point.

Because now, as long as Luo Yang looks at her with a different look, she will start to have impure thoughts.

And sometimes, there was something strange in her eyes when she looked at Luo Yang.

Especially when Luo Yang was at his peak.

“Although you are unlikely to get further involved in the film and television entertainment business in the future, you should be aware that this circle is relatively closed and exclusive.”

Luo Yang concluded this topic by saying, "Without the recommendation of someone in the industry, or the support of a relationship based on seniority, you won't go far in this industry. At least it has been like this in recent years. I don't know if it will change in the future."

When he said this, he stopped abruptly.

There's a feeling of wanting more.

In Luo Yang's opinion, when self-media emerged, some rules did change.

As for whether those old things will change, he doesn't know.
"Boss, Mr. Han should have some connections in the education system."

Chu Jing took the initiative to change the topic and talked about Han Dongming.

Being able to help shared bicycles enter almost all 985 and 211 universities in the capital, if I’m not bragging, then I guess they really have deep connections.

“We need to consider multiple aspects of the problem.”

Luo Yang approached the issue from a different angle: "You should know that Han Dongming will also become an angel investor of Toutiao. From this perspective, what can he bring to this company that mines Internet information and builds a social information dissemination platform?"

"Manage and supervise cybersecurity, information and communication technology, and Internet industry norms"

Chu Jing answered quickly: "Ministry of Industry and Information Technology?"

"You're right."

Luo Yang nodded and said, "For someone like Han Dongming, we cannot simply judge his network of relationships. It is difficult for ordinary people like us to imagine. Perhaps his second aunt is in the education system, and his third uncle is in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. You know, our parents' generation had many brothers and sisters."

It’s not an exaggeration at all. Luo Yang has 5 brothers and sisters on his father’s side, and it’s even more exaggerated on his mother’s side, with 7 brothers and sisters!
Han Dongming is in his early thirties. His parents’ generation is roughly the same as that of the fifties and sixties, when people were encouraged to have more children.

"And we don't have to over-exaggerate Han Dongming."

Luo Yang guessed: "He might be a child of a rich family, but his family connections are not outstanding. He follows his childhood friend to make a living. You can call him a white glove or an agent."

"Boss, are you helping me to demystify you?"

Chu Jing's eyes lit up, and the mystery about Han Dongming in his heart suddenly diminished a lot.

Time passed quickly as the two chatted, and soon it was past twelve o'clock.

"Help me get the laptop."

Tomorrow is Sunday and there is nothing important to do. Since I am not sleepy yet, I might as well take a look at the US crude oil futures market.

Although the market is closed on weekends, it is still possible to take a look at last week’s candlestick chart and related comments.

A few minutes later, the laptop was moved to the coffee table in front of the sofa.

Normally, Chu Jing should have left Luo Yang's room by now.

But for some reason, Luo Yang didn't mention it, and Chu Jing didn't take the initiative either.
"88.54m yuan per barrel."

As of the market closing last Friday, the price of US crude oil futures stopped at 88.54.

There is still 10 million yuan room to go from the lowest price in recent months.

"The lowest price I can remember was in mid-July, which means it's still just over 7 days away."

Luo Yang muttered silently in his heart: "Is it going to drop by 1 meter a day?"

The futures market cannot be so even, which means that in the last 10 days, crude oil prices will fluctuate greatly. There may be a correction when the market opens on Monday, and the price will climb back up to the 90 million yuan per barrel mark.

Looking through the relevant comments and some news about OPEC's capacity adjustment, Luo Yang tried to find the corresponding theoretical support points in these clues.

Because the overall fluctuation of international crude oil prices this month is relatively large.

From 7 million yuan/barrel at the beginning of July, it fell to 90 million yuan/barrel after more than ten days, then stayed at the bottom for a while, and then started to rise all the way. By the end of July, the price should be able to return to around 78 million yuan/barrel.

If you were to draw a candlestick chart, it would be a V-shape.

After July, crude oil prices continued to rise until they broke through the 7 million yuan mark again in early September.

Such large price fluctuations must have logical support.

"Boss, what news are you looking for?"

Seeing Luo Yang busy, Chu Jing felt it was not convenient to just sit there and do nothing, so he took the initiative to ask questions to see if he could help.

"Well, help me check if there is any news about OPEC reducing or increasing production this year."

Luo Yang did not look up when he gave the task, his eyes were still on the computer screen: "Also check if the US Federal Reserve has adjusted the US dollar interest rate."

"Okay, boss."

Chu Jing stood up and said, "I'll go get the computer from next door."

The review of these two pieces of information was handed over to Chu Jing, so Luo Yang could focus on international news.

Geopolitical conflicts, especially those involving major oil-producing countries, can have a significant impact on oil prices.

"The situation between Persia and the West is tense?"

After searching for relevant information on many mainstream websites such as Baidu and Google, Luo Yang couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Could this be the reason for the sharp fluctuations in crude oil prices this year?"

Of course, in addition to geopolitical factors, there are also supply and demand in the international market (the degree of global economic prosperity determines the size of the market demand for oil), speculative behavior in the financial market, and macroeconomic policies (especially changes in US dollar interest rates and adjustments in money supply).
These can all affect the fluctuations in international crude oil prices.

The subsequent information Chu Jing found also proved Luo Yang's point of view.

The Federal Reserve held its first interest rate meeting in 2012 and announced that the federal benchmark interest rate of 0-0.25% would be delayed until 2014.

This means that the US dollar interest rate has not changed and has little impact on crude oil prices.

Before July 12, OPEC did not announce any news of increasing or reducing production, so there were no factors affecting crude oil prices in this regard.

To sum up, there can only be two reasons.

The global economic recovery, increased demand for crude oil and geopolitical tensions have affected crude oil prices.

(End of this chapter)