Reborn, I achieved legendary status with a single book.

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"Actually, it's nothing. After all, different industries are like different worlds. Senior, the business you're involved in spans a wide range of fields. There are many inside stories in these niche industries that you can't possibly know. Even if you did know, you couldn't protect yourself from them."

"Indeed."

Chen Tianqiao exclaimed, "Junior, I find chatting with you really interesting. Did you choose the wrong major?"

"Hahaha."

Chen Yang smiled and said, "No, I specifically chose this major."

"Why do I really enjoy writing books?"

"I don't know how to do anything else either."

“If you can’t do this, then who can? Last time I said I’d invite you to Shengda, and that still holds true. Give me a call whenever you want to come.”

"Thank you, senior. If I ever go hungry again, I will definitely think of you."

Chen Yang naturally couldn't go to Shengda.

Say.

Working for others, Chen Yang felt that writing books was more liberating.

At least no one bothers you when you write a book.

Write when you want to write, and don't write when you don't want to write.

As for being urged to update by readers.

How to say this.

Let's experience both pain and pleasure.

in turn.

It's truly painful when there are no readers urging you to update.

"Alright, the real reason I invited you for tea today was to ask my junior brother what he thinks of Shengda."

"Senior, why did you think of asking me? I'm just a small-time online novelist."

"Hahaha... Junior, you're not being honest. I genuinely want to ask you for advice."

"Is this senior thinking of changing careers?"

Chen Yang guessed.

Chen Tianqiao nodded: "You've got it right. Although Shengda's game business is doing well now, as you've seen, Shengda is no longer what it used to be. Moreover, the competition is getting bigger and bigger, and Shengda can't keep up with its competitors in terms of R&D capabilities. I want to build Shengda into an entertainment industry that spans multiple platforms."

"clear."

Chen Yang nodded: "So, senior, you've acquired so many companies."

"Yes, but we're facing difficulties now. Integrating so many acquired companies is a troublesome matter. I'm also having a headache right now and would like to talk to you about it."

"Senior, actually I'm not very optimistic about the multi-platform entertainment industry you mentioned."

"How to say?"

"Of course, from a strategic point of view, I think it's very good. But achieving this goal is extremely difficult. Moreover, given Shengda's current situation, it's almost impossible."

"You think it's a lack of funds?"

"It's not a funding issue, it's a problem with Shengda itself. Shengda is a game company, and it doesn't have any user traffic."

"That's why I acquired Ku6."

"Ku6 ranks last among major video websites, and video websites can hardly be considered traffic portals."

"You mean Baidu, Tencent, and the like?"

"Yes."

“That’s basically impossible. If I were to work with them, I wouldn’t be able to have complete control.”

Chen Yang did not continue speaking.

he knows.

Chen Tianqiao actually saw the problem.

"Junior, if Shengda doesn't do this business, what other path can we take?"

There was silence for a long time.

Chen Tianqiao continued to ask.

Although he knows.

He didn't want to get a definite answer from Chen Yang.

But he also felt that Chen Yang seemed to have a clearer vision of the future than he did.

This intuition is strange.

But for some reason, Chen Tianqiao really wanted to chat with Chen Yang.

He believes that there is a small group of people whose perception of the future will absolutely surpass that of everyone else in the world.

He is actually one of them.

"If you really want to do something, you can apply to other companies now, but just apply, don't get involved."

Which industries do you think are worth investing in?

"E-commerce".

"Alibaba probably doesn't need my investment."

"JD.com is worth considering."

"JD.com seems a bit small."

"If it's too big, then it's not worth investing in."

"Makes sense."

Chen Tianqiao sensed that Chen Yang hadn't finished speaking and looked forward to him continuing.

Chen Yang thought for a moment and then said again, "The other option is to do nothing and wait."

"What are you waiting for?"

"The next big trend."

……

A few days later.

Chen Tianqiao contacted Chen Yang again.

"Junior, do you have time to come with me to JD.com?"

"Senior, what's going on?"

"Regarding JD.com, which you mentioned before, we've done some research. It's a good company; the founder is very capable, and we think it has great potential. They're currently short of funds, and we'd like to invest in them."

"Senior, that's great. But I probably won't be of much use to you. I don't know anything about this area. You should find an expert in this field."

"Aren't you an expert? Come on, come with me, you'll definitely benefit from it."

"Senior, where are you?"

"You kid..."

soon.

Chen Yang met Chen Tianqiao at the airport.

Why wouldn't Chen Yang do something that's beneficial?

to be frank.

Chen Yang had previously felt that he possessed a great deal of knowledge about the future.

If we do nothing, wouldn't that be a huge waste?

Of course.

Chen Yang doesn't have the abilities of these big shots to navigate the business world successfully.

But it's not unreasonable to offer them advice and receive some extra reward in return.

"Junior, this is information from JD.com."

Upon seeing Chen Yang, Chen Tianqiao immediately gave him a copy of JD.com's investigation materials.

Chen Yang took a look.

He's not a professional in this area, so he can't understand everything.

However, some fundamental aspects can still be observed.

JD.com does indeed have plans for financing.

However, judging from the situation, although JD.com wants to raise funds, it does not want to sell too many shares.

"Senior, what do you mean?"

Chen Yang asked questions while looking at the documents.

Chen Tianqiao said, "I'm older than you, and we both have the surname Chen. If we look up our family tree, we'd probably be from the same family 500 years ago. Don't call me 'senior' anymore, just call me Brother Tian."

"I couldn't be happier."

Chen Yang was quick to understand: "Brother Tian, ​​do you want to get more shares?"

"clever."

Chen Tianqiao said, "I do have my eye on JD.com, but they are offering too few shares. While I don't want to control them, I also don't want to take only a small share."

"How much do you want?"

"20 points."

"It's probably going to be difficult."

"At least 15."

The next day.

Chen Yang accompanied Chen Tianqiao to JD.com.

And I met the legendary Dong Ge.

to be frank.

Among all the internet moguls, Chen Yang likes Dong Ge the most.

why?

The reason is that Dong Ge is very humane.

Unlike some other big shots.

Once they become big shots, they forget that they were once ordinary people.

Dong Ge, however, is different.

Although he went to the United States, he was set up.

But many of the things he did still garnered his support.

For example, his efforts in developing his hometown.

JD.com provides its delivery drivers with five social insurances and one housing fund.

They're also going to expand into the food delivery business, and they'll be fully covered by the five social insurances and one housing fund.

For ordinary people, these are huge benefits.

Instead, look at companies like Meituan.

Meituan earns hundreds of billions every year, but all of its leaders use a middleman-employment model and severely exploit merchants.

However, Chen Yang didn't say anything.

He's currently just accompanying Chen Tianqiao as they check out various locations on JD.com.

night.

Chen Yang said in the book club group: "Brothers, the updates have been a bit delayed these past two days. But don't worry, I will definitely keep my promise of two chapters a day."

"Bu Yangda, where did you go?"

"On a business trip out of town." "You're a student, and you go on business trips?"

"Uh...would you believe me if I said Chen Tianqiao took me to make money?"

"Tch... Stop talking nonsense."

"Really, I've started calling Chen Tianqiao 'brother'."

"You're writing novels, right? The next step is to have you acquire Qidian, and then you'll become the top player on Qidian. After that, your books will be featured on the homepage of Qidian, and you'll get top promotions every day."

"Pfft... Now that you mention it, it's actually worth a try."

of course.

How could an acquisition possibly be possible?

In its previous life, the starting point was worth tens of billions.

At its peak, it reached over 1000 billion.

Even now.

Even the starting point is worth several hundred million.

Don't underestimate a few hundred million.

That's all just nonsense people talk about online.

An ordinary person's life.

No.

You couldn't earn this much money in ten lifetimes.

Take Chen Yang for example.

His total assets are still less than 1000 million.

This was because he had done some research on online novels in his previous life.

If you don't have any knowledge of online novels.

Chen Yang had no idea how to earn his first pot of gold.

……

I spent three days at JD.com.

The three days were basically spent on investigation.

The afternoon of the third day.

Chen Tianqiao and Dong Ge then formally began discussing investment.

Dong Ge was quite excited about Chen Tianqiao's arrival.

To know.

Previously, some teams that Dong Ge had contacted, while possessing certain strengths, did not have the popularity and charisma of Chen Tianqiao.

At the same time, if Chen Tianqiao invests in JD.com, the large gaming community will be of great help to JD.com.

To know.

The first group of people to shop online were those who played online games.

However, Chen Tianqiao's talks with Dong Ge did not go very smoothly.

Although both sides are willing.

But the final issue remains the shareholding.

Chen Tianqiao wanted 20 points, but Dong Ge was only willing to give up 10 points.

Even when Chen Tianqiao lowered the rate to 15 points, Dong Ge was unwilling to budge.

"Brother Dong, let's talk."

at this time.

Chen Yang knew it was time for him to go on stage.

"Mr. Chen."

Dong Ge shook hands with Chen Yang.

He was somewhat confused about Chen Yang's identity.

However, seeing that Chen Yang and Chen Tianqiao were very close, he naturally assumed that the two might be related.

Or perhaps Chen Tianqiao simply wanted to broaden the horizons of his relatives and help them develop their skills.

Chen Yang naturally wouldn't offer an explanation.

"Brother Dong, I'm calling you Brother Dong now."

Chen Yang said directly.

Liu Qiangdong was also very happy: "Hehe, then I've taken advantage of you."

"No, no, Brother Dong, I have always really liked JD.com."

"Thank you."

"However, Dong-ge, there's something I've never been able to figure out."

"You say."

"What's the difference between you and Alibaba?"

"Actually, there's a big difference. Alibaba's model is C2C, while JD.com's is B2C. Simply put, Alibaba lets everyone become a Taobao seller, while we use a merchant model to sell to consumers. The two models are different. Their model has advantages, but the disadvantages are very obvious, namely, there are too many counterfeit goods."

When it comes to business, Dong Ge is very insightful.

Although Chen Yang is not involved in the internet industry.

But in the past, the internet had already penetrated into everyone's lives.

Even ordinary people have a lot of insights into JD.com, Taobao, and Alibaba.

Chen Yang nodded, then said, "Brother Dong, you said that Alibaba's model is different from yours."

"Yes."

"Could Alibaba do the same thing as JD.com?"

"This……"

Liu Qiangdong hesitated for a moment.

After a while, he said, "Of course, but that would conflict with his business."

I don't think so.

Chen Yang said, "They could easily launch another B2C brand in a few years, one that is distinct from Taobao. As you said, Taobao has a lot of counterfeit goods, but it is also very cost-effective. If they launch another higher-end brand at this time, then users will have a choice. If they want cost-effectiveness, they can go to Taobao. If they want quality and safety, they can go to another brand on Alibaba."

Liu Qiangdong remained silent.

he realized.

The Chen Yang before them was hardly someone who had come to broaden his horizons.

This is the key figure in this negotiation.

Is this guy some high-achieving student who came back from the US?

"If Alibaba wants to do B2C, it absolutely cannot beat me."

Dong Ge said firmly.

"I believe too."

Chen Yang nodded: "But even if we can't beat you, JD.com's business will still face fierce competition, won't it? Besides, JD.com has one major weakness."

"You say."

“You don’t have a payment system.”

The negotiations that day were not completed.

but.

Chen Tianqiao knew.

With Chen Yang's involvement, Shengda won this negotiation.

……

A week later.

Chen Yang received a call from Chen Tianqiao.

On the phone, Chen Tianqiao was a little excited: "Chen Yang, you're awesome, 15 points."

"JD.com agreed?"

"Yeah, with you taking the lead, how could they possibly refuse? Amazing, you're absolutely incredible. Chen Yang, I want to confirm again, are you really going to keep writing all this time?"

Chen Tianqiao asked again.

Chen Yang nodded: "Yes."

"I'm impressed. How much money do you think you can make by writing a book?"

"For big shots like you, writing books isn't even about making money."

"Then you'll keep writing."

"I've asked myself that question before... but... I think I'll be writing books for the rest of my life."

"why?"

"Because I like it. Of course, I can also make a little money."

"Ok."

Chen Tianqiao said, "I admire your perseverance in pursuing your dreams. I didn't persevere back then."

"If you insist, where will you find victory?"

"Hehe, although that's what I say, sometimes I do feel a bit regretful. Everyone has their own ambitions. Anyway, thank you for this time."

"You're welcome."

hang up the phone.

A few minutes later.

Chen Yang's bank account received a remittance.

Chen Yang counted them carefully.

Ok.

Just like the previous sale of the copyright to "The Great World", it was also for 500 million.

"Ha, I've become a business broker."

However, Chen Yang didn't care whether it was a broker or not.

500 million may seem like a lot, but for Shengda, it's not a huge sum.

They have an extra 5 percentage points of shares.

The value they will bring in the future will far exceed 500 million.

But in retrospect, Chen Tianqiao's transfer of 500 million is already quite generous.

JD.com is still quite small at the moment.

In addition, the scale of Shengda's investment this time is also around 3000 million US dollars.

"Brothers, I won 500 million in the lottery today."

In the group chat, Chen Yang shouted to his fellow readers: "It feels great, so I've decided to update 12,000 words today."

Exciting.

Chen Yang said in the group chat.

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P.S.: Believe it or not, Da Bai updated 1.2 words today.

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