Restart life

Chapter 407 0397 [When meeting the contemporary Shennong, one naturally needs to bring a Polaroid camera]

"Holy crap, so many people?"

When Chen Guiliang arrived at the scene, the area outside Hunan TV's building was already packed with people.

They are all fans of certain celebrities.

Chen Guiliang naturally arrived in a guest car, and the moment the car door opened, the fans immediately screamed and shouted.

Then, they discovered that Chen Guiliang was a stranger.

Some fell silent and were deeply disappointed.

Some continued shouting, knowing that the person pulling the VIP car wouldn't be an ordinary person. And he was quite handsome; he might be an unknown Korean celebrity.

Only a very few people recognized Chen Guiliang.

For teenagers who are fans of celebrities, Chen Guiliang is not a celebrity at all, so it is perfectly normal for them not to know him.

"JJ, JJ...ah...JJ!"

As another guest car arrived, the moment Lin Junjie appeared, the entire venue erupted in cheers.

Bian Guanyue laughed and teased, "You're not popular enough."

“When they go to college and register on Renren.com like everyone else, they’ll get to know me then,” Chen Guiliang said with a sneer. “But looking at how crazy they are about chasing after celebrities, I don’t know how many of them will actually get into college.”

Seeing Chen Guiliang walking slowly ahead, Lin Junjie waved to the fans on both sides and then caught up with him in a few steps: "Mr. Chen, Ms. Bian, hello!"

"Hello." Chen Guiliang turned around and shook hands.

"Hello." Bian Guanyue was also quite familiar with Lin Junjie.

The game "Three Kingdoms Kill" initially signed Lin Junjie as its brand ambassador, with a planned three-year contract. However, the contract was renewed upon expiration, and the endorsement fee remained unchanged, indicating a relatively pleasant collaboration.

Every year during the Three Kingdoms Kill National College League, Lin Junjie would perform "Cao Cao" at the event.

The young fans were quite surprised to see Chen Guiliang and Lin Junjie chatting so familiarly.

"Who is this person? A celebrity from Taiwan?"

"JJ and he are very close; they seem to be very good friends."

"You don't even recognize him? The famous Chen Shiyi!"

Who is Chen Shiyi?

"Damn! He's the CEO of HaiNei.com, XiaoNei.com, and Weibo, and the author of 'Those Things About the Ming Dynasty.' 'Three Kingdoms Kill' and 'Future Era' are also games from his company."

"I know about 'Three Kingdoms Kill' and 'Future Era'. Some boys in my class play them."

"Haha, I know about Renren.com, I even registered for it. But I don't use it much, I usually use QQ Space and 51.com."

"He really has a billion?"

"It was a billion dollars, and that was in the past. Now it's worth far more than a billion."

"What a handsome and young boss!"

"..."

Sigh, Chen Guiliang was once considered a teenage idol, and he was very popular among middle school students.

In just a few years, those middle school students from back then have long since gone to university or started working, and now surprisingly few middle school students recognize him.

To be precise, he was a middle school student who was obsessed with celebrities; nowadays, very few people recognize him.

Upon entering the Hunan TV building, staff members led them to the dressing room.

There are many dressing rooms here, but they vary in quality.

The two rooms Chen Guiliang had just passed were packed with people, filled with performers doing song and dance routines.

He glanced around at the entrance and didn't recognize most of them, only having some impression of Top Combine.

Further ahead is the small room.

Lin Junjie was led to a small room filled with big stars.

Chen Guiliang and Bian Guanyue were led to another small room, where Yu Minhong had already finished their makeup. Entrepreneurs don't usually pay much attention to makeup; they just apply some powder to their faces to prevent them from looking too dark on camera.

"Haha, President Chen!" Yu Minhong came over with a smile and shook hands.

Chen Guiliang said, "Hello, President Yu, it's great to see you again."

The two of them had only met in public and had no interaction in private.

But the relationship is still good.

Cooperative relationship.

Renren.com launched a program of online courses taught by renowned teachers, inviting many academicians to give lectures. However, the academicians only appeared once or twice, and the remaining online courses were mainly in cooperation with New Oriental.

New Oriental is also happy to expand its online influence and encourages its teachers to offer online courses on the school's intranet.

They're usually free; it's purely for building up their reputation.

Once you've gained a reputation, you can then launch in-depth courses—and charge a fee!
School teachers can also teach courses on Renren.com. For example, Yuan Tengfei, a history inventor, was once very popular on Renren.com.

Despite repeated warnings, Yuan Tengfei remained unrepentant and his account has now been banned on Renren.com.

Youku felt it couldn't let such a gem go to waste, so it quickly signed Yuan Tengfei and seized the opportunity to gain a huge amount of traffic.

Now, when Yuan Tengfei lectures, he likes to bring up Chen Guiliang and Renren.com: "Some websites don't have freedom of speech, yet they are the largest campus social networking sites in China. And campus social networking sites should be the places with the freest speech. I can lecture on 'Lecture Room,' but I can't lecture on Renren.com..."

He only went to "Lecture Room" to record a program, but it hasn't been broadcast yet.

It's estimated that after the show airs, Yuan Tengfei will continue to criticize Renren.com.

When the time comes, Chen Guiliang should retaliate; he's been putting up with this guy for a long time.

"The others haven't arrived yet?" Chen Guiliang asked.

Yu Minhong nodded: "We arrived early. I heard that we also invited Teacher Fan Zeng, I wonder if he will come today."

Chen Guiliang felt unlucky just hearing the name: "Teacher Fan won't come unless there's something in it for him. Hunan TV didn't offer a high appearance fee, so he definitely won't come. If we offer a million or two, we can get him to the company's annual meeting in no time. Do you believe it?" "Hahaha, very likely," Yu Minhong laughed.

Chen Guiliang introduced, "This is my girlfriend, Bian Guanyue. She just got accepted into Peking University's graduate program, but she's bored before starting school, so she came to check out the commotion."

"Hello, Ms. Bian!" Yu Minhong immediately shook hands.

"Hello, Mr. Yu." Bian Guanyue smiled.

The three sat down and chatted, with Bian Guanyue mainly listening.

They quickly got to the topic of stock prices, and Yu Minhong proudly remarked, "At the beginning of the year, New Oriental's stock price was only $12.5, but now it's back up to $20. I think the financial crisis will be over soon. How much has ByteDance's stock price risen?"

Chen Guiliang said, "It has risen back to the issue price."

The US stock market hit its lowest point in March this year, and then rebounded in early April, even showing signs of a violent rebound.

ByteDance's stock price had already rebounded to $12, but venture capital shareholders collectively cashed out, driving the price down by more than a dollar. Instead of continuing to cash out and leave, they chose to hold off for now and wait for the price to rise further before cashing out.

Chen Guiliang was not in a hurry.

This year, the performance of Chinese concept stocks has been polarized, with some rising sharply, some continuing to fall, and many even being delisted.

"Elder Yuan!"

Yu Minhong, who was sitting facing the door, suddenly stood up to greet him.

Chen Guiliang and Bian Guanyue quickly turned around, stood up, and went over to shake hands with Academician Yuan Longping.

Haha, Chen Guiliang even prepared a Polaroid camera.

After taking the group photo, I immediately asked for an autograph.

Yu Minhong was stunned and immediately grabbed the Polaroid camera, saying, "Quick, let me borrow it."

Chen Guiliang covered the camera, refusing to give it up, and joked, "You want to lend it to me? It's not free, one hundred yuan per shot."

"Are you obsessed with money? I'll treat you to dinner later." Yu Minhong continued to snatch the food.

Mr. Yuan watched them play with a big smile, and his family and students who accompanied him also laughed.

The two CEOs of the listed company were acting like little kids fighting over a toy.

It's especially fun for kids.

Just then, a boy in a wheelchair was wheeled in.

Huang Ge was named one of the "Ten People Who Moved China" in 2006. He was diagnosed with congenital progressive muscular dystrophy at the age of 7, a disease that rarely allows people to live past the age of 18.

At the age of 15, he and his father drove a three-wheeled motorcycle across 82 cities, covering a distance of 1.3 kilometers, hoping to thank dozens of donors in person and present them with flowers before he passed away.

He is 21 years old this year and is still alive.

But he was about to reach the end of his life.

He has already signed corneal donation agreements with two blind people, one of whom is a teenager from an earthquake-stricken area. He is just waiting to donate his corneas immediately after his death.

When the boy appeared, Yu Minhong's expression turned serious, and her tone of voice carried a hint of pity.

Chen Guiliang continued to laugh and joke, taking photos with Huang Ge and asking, "Can you still move your hands? I'll give you a handheld game console later."

"It's a bit difficult, but my fingers can still move." Huang Ge was very happy.

Whether or not he could play games wasn't the point; what he had seen were far too many sympathizers, and an attitude like Chen Guiliang's was very rare—he didn't treat him like a patient at all.

Huang Ge likes this way of communicating.

Chen Guiliang excused himself to go to the restroom, took out his phone, and called Yang Shuo, who was at the hotel, asking him to buy a handheld console as soon as possible.

While chatting with Huang Ge, Yuan Lao was also observing the others.

Yuan Lao particularly appreciated Chen Guiliang's approach.

Before long, Guo Xiaosi arrived as well.

This room doesn't seem to be reserved for entrepreneurs, but rather for specially invited guests.

The special guests will not participate in the song and dance performances, but each of them will give the young people a coming-of-age gift to encourage them to love life, love learning, and strive for excellence.

"Senior Brother Guo!" Chen Guiliang said with a smile, shaking hands.

Guo Xiaosi was too embarrassed to address his junior colleague as "Hello, President Chen."

The two of them were often featured together in the news in previous years, but this is the first time they have shaken hands and exchanged greetings today.

"This is my girlfriend, Bian Guanyue, who is also a classmate of mine at No. 2 Middle School," Chen Guiliang introduced.

The three alumni sat down and started chatting.

Two more special guests arrived, with Li Yanhong being the second to last to arrive late.

This guy is quite handsome and polite, always making a good first impression.

Even when he saw Chen Guiliang, Li Yanhong acted as if nothing had happened, and came over with a very gentlemanly smile and handshake.

You can't hit someone who's smiling at you, so what else could Chen Guiliang say?
When most of the people had arrived, He Jiong came over and briefly explained the order of appearance.

Guo Xiaosi was the first to appear, and Li Yanhong was the second... These two important people were busy and wanted to finish recording as soon as possible and leave, so they had discussed it with the production team in advance.

Chen Guiliang didn't care, made no demands, and left everything to Hunan TV's arrangements.

Chen Guiliang asked curiously, "What kind of coming-of-age gift does President Li give to the young people?"

Li Yanhong proudly said, "10 internship positions at Baidu."

Damn it, what kind of internship can a young man who just turned 18 get at Baidu?
They just went to Baidu to browse around.

However, this is indeed a great gift. Baidu is at its peak at this time, and young people can go there to broaden their horizons.

Li Yanhong asked, "Where is General Manager Chen?"

Chen Guiliang said, "10 HarmonyOS phones."

(End of this chapter)