This director lacks vision.

Chapter 8 Rewards and Number Selection

After listening to Jiang Yifeng's plan, Hu Qian said with a smile, "You have a really sharp mind and lots of ideas."

Traveling freely is true wealth.

We'll go with your plan. If it turns out well, we might even get a bonus.

"One million! And a house too!"

As soon as Hu Qian uttered the word "bonus," Zhang Li, who was in the same group, let out a scream.

"Jiang Yifeng, you've struck it rich! You have to treat us! I want to eat Four Leaf!"

Yotsuba is a Japanese restaurant with an average cost of over 1,000 yuan per person, making it a popular spot for urban female white-collar workers.

Seeing Zhang Li's excited expression, Jiang Yifeng was a little confused.

He walked up to Zhang Li and looked at her computer screen.

It's the company's internal OA (Office Automation) page.

[Notice Regarding the Reward of New Employee Jiang Yifeng for His Suggestions and Ideas for the Company]

"On February 21, Chairman Zhang Chaoyang, concerned about the development of newly hired employees, took time out of his busy schedule to have one-on-one conversations with the eight new employees who joined in February."

During the conversation, Jiang Yifeng offered suggestions regarding the company's recent "anti-piracy" strategy.

After consideration, the chairman adopted some of the suggestions.

In recognition of Jiang Yifeng's contributions and to encourage all employees to offer suggestions for the company's development, the Board of Directors has decided to award Jiang Yifeng the following prizes.

1. Job level promoted to level 4.

2. 100 million in cash.

3. A house in Vanke Blue Mountain (164 square meters, valued at 501 million yuan).

This is to inform you.

Jiang Yifeng checked it twice before confirming that there was no mistake and that he had indeed received the reward.

Mr. Zhang is so generous!

He immediately offered a million-dollar prize, plus a house.

Moreover, the house is a high-end residence.

In 2009, the average price of residential properties in Yanjing was around 1.4 yuan per square meter.

The houses in Vanke Blue Mountain were priced at 3 yuan per square meter at the time of opening, with the main feature being a large three-bedroom unit of 164 square meters, targeting high-end customers.

In other words, Jiang Yifeng received a reward of 600 million yuan for giving Zhang Chaoyang a suggestion.

It must be said that although Zhang Chaoyang has some flaws, he is actually quite good at being a boss.

Of course, Zhang Chaoyang also had his own little scheme in mind when it came to the reward.

Jiang Yifeng must work at Souhu for a full 7 years to secure the Vanke Lanshan property.

This is a very common tactic for retaining talent.

Regardless, Jiang Yifeng now has some cash, the house can be mortgaged, and he can invest in Hong Kong stocks to make money.

He couldn't remember the specific stock movements, but he had some information about events that caused the Hang Seng Index to plummet, so he could just invest directly in the Hang Seng Index.

"Hello, Chairman!"

"Hello, Chairman!"

As Jiang Yifeng was pondering, his colleagues stood up to greet him.

Looking up, I saw that it was Zhang Chaoyang.

After having his assistant send out the reward notification, Zhang Chaoyang hesitated in his office for a while, still feeling unsatisfied.

Without witnessing Jiang Yifeng's ecstatic reaction upon seeing the reward, his act of bragging wasn't quite complete.

Zhang Chaoyang finally went downstairs; he wanted to see Jiang Yifeng's expression firsthand.

He even wanted to ask Jiang Yifeng face to face whether he was petty or not.
"Hi boss."

Jiang Yifeng also greeted Zhang Chaoyang, his expression completely calm, showing no sign of joy.

Zhang Chaoyang frowned; this was not what he wanted to see.

Jiang Yifeng didn't come from a rural area; was his family very poor?

Why do you seem unhappy about receiving such a large sum of money?
Little did they know that Jiang Yifeng had been mining Bitcoin these days, earning "over 100 million a day," and had become less interested in money.

He wasn't unhappy; having cash flow and a big house was certainly something to be happy about.

It's just that my mindset is different now, and I was just thinking about how to quickly open an account to trade Hong Kong stocks, so I didn't show any joy on the surface.

Zhang Chaoyang felt like he had punched cotton, so he could only say calmly, "Keep going, stay humble and don't be arrogant. You're still young, and you have a long road ahead of you."

Jiang Yifeng nodded and said, "Thank you for your consideration, boss."

Zhang Chaoyang patted Jiang Yifeng on the shoulder and turned to leave.

They came full of enthusiasm but left disappointed. As soon as Zhang Chaoyang left, the entire directing team was in an uproar.

"Congratulations, Mr. Jiang, on winning a million-yuan bonus and a bigger house!"

"President Jiang is awesome! He's been noticed by the boss, and his rise to prominence is just around the corner!"

"You were promoted to level 4 in less than a month. Mr. Jiang, you have broken our company's record for the fastest promotion."

The workplace is very realistic.

When Jiang Yifeng's colleagues saw that he had received an award and that the chairman had personally come down to encourage him, they all felt that he had a bright future.

Even the title has been changed.

He went directly from Xiao Jiang to General Manager Jiang.

There's nothing inherently wrong with calling him that.

Within Sohu, level 4 is enough to become a supervisor or team leader.

Jiang Yifeng's position remained unchanged, but his rank was now equal to Hu Qian's.

Jiang Yifeng exchanged a few pleasantries with everyone and arranged to treat them to dinner the following evening before his colleagues dispersed.

The office area was still quite lively, with many people whispering among themselves.

What everyone was most curious about was what suggestion Jiang Yifeng had made that earned him such a large reward.

The notice didn't say anything explicitly, and colleagues knew they couldn't ask directly, so they could only speculate privately.

This is actually not hard to guess.

After all, the company recently spent a lot of money to buy film and television copyrights and distribute them to other video websites, which has caused quite a stir.

Not only did the internal staff know about it, but it also caused quite a stir outside.

Many media outlets reported on this.

Although he received a house as a reward, Jiang Yifeng was not in a hurry to move and continued to live in the house he had rented before.

The main reason is that the rented place is close to the company, which is more convenient for Jiang Yifeng.

Over the next few days, Jiang Yifeng finished writing the script for "The Great Hero Jiang Xiaoyu" and opened a securities account in Hong Kong Island through a witnessed account opening process, where he made some investments.

On the morning of March 13, Jiang Yifeng arrived at the company and saw Hu Qian on the phone, speaking loudly and in a resentful tone.

After hanging up the phone, Hu Qian rubbed her head.

Jiang Yifeng asked with concern, "What happened? Why are you so angry?"

Hu Qian said, "Our episode about Michael Jackson was complained about by some people, and the authorities took notice and demanded that we take the video down."

In early March, Michael Jackson announced that he would hold a farewell concert in London. The number of shows was increased again and again, eventually reaching 50, and a crazy record of selling 750,000 tickets in 4 hours was set.

He truly deserves to be called a super international superstar, and his popularity is explosive.

Jiang Yifeng planned a program based on this hot news, and also mentioned the conspiracy behind the child molestation case.

In the program, Jiang Yifeng's copywriting analysis still relied on quoting posts from domestic and international forums.

However, it also mentioned elements such as racial discrimination, American entertainment capitalism, and Little St. James Island, criticizing some issues in the United States and arguing that Michael Jackson was wronged.

The program was very well received after it aired, and the number of views has been rising rapidly.

As of yesterday, the video had been viewed over 160 million times.

But precisely because of this, the video attracted attention and was reported and taken down by some of my nephews.

Jiang Yifeng thought for a moment and said, "This is a good thing for our program."

After being reminded by Jiang Yifeng, Hu Qian also understood.

Netizens have a rebellious streak; if one episode of a program is taken down, it will likely attract even more attention.

Many things become more popular the more they are banned.

Taking it off the air might actually increase the exposure of the "Da Peng De Ba De" program.

Jiang Yifeng continued, "Since this episode is going to be taken down, I'll add English subtitles and upload it to my YouTube account."

Jiang Yifeng browses foreign forums and websites every day. For convenience, he has registered many accounts, including one on YouTube.

He's rich now, he's bought photography equipment, and he plans to practice photography next.

You can post your practice shots and edits on your YouTube account to build up your following.

He originally wanted to create his own account on the Sohu video website, but Sohu temporarily prohibited employees from creating accounts, so Jiang Yifeng gave up.

Hu Qian smiled and said, "That's your freedom. I don't know anything about it."

I have good news for you: Jiang Xiaoyu's project has been approved.

"General Deng has approved 30 yuan in funding for you."

Hearing this, Jiang Yifeng was excited. His first film and television work was finally about to begin filming.

(End of this chapter)