Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 250 Imminent Entry into the Network
"Okay, you handled it well. Money can never be earned enough. The most important thing is to ensure your own safety. Okay, I have to go now. I need to attend a meeting and must turn off my phone for a while."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yan turned off his mobile phone before taking his invitation and entering the venue.

This time, the dream come true was divided into two tours, and with Wang Jinghua no longer leading the team, there were obviously more mistakes and troubles than before.

Moreover, in the past, when Wang Jinghua was in charge, she would contact Chen Hong for anything. Now, Xu Zhenghui contacts Wang Jinghua directly, while Liu Weidong and Li Songqiang, after contacting Wang Jinghua, will also report to Zhang Yan separately.

That was Liu Weidong reporting the situation just now.

Yesterday, during their commercial performance, they had some unpleasantness with the leaders of a state-owned enterprise. In the end, Liu Weidong chose to settle the matter peacefully, and after giving them an extra performance for free, he led his team away from the coal mining company overnight.

Wang Jinghua's response was to put the mining company on the information center's blacklist.

In the past year, the information center has expanded to twenty employees and four dedicated lines, collecting and providing information day and night.

Companies that are blacklisted will find it very difficult to get commercial performances or promotions, and they will even be required to pay in full upfront for advertising shoots.

Although the information center mainly serves performing groups, it provides free services, so other cultural and sports industries also call for inquiries.

Those who dare to scam people even to fulfill their dreams are the worst of the worst.

Not to mention this.

When Zhang Yan entered the venue, he found that the space was not very large, about three-fifths the size of a regular classroom.

Seeing that there weren't many people there yet, he chose a seat in the middle towards the back. He looked down and found that there were no drawers underneath, so he had no choice but to put his mobile phone on the table.

At the same time, someone else happened to put their mobile phone up there.

Zhang Yan turned his head and saw that it was a middle-aged or elderly man in a suit and tie.

The other person was also looking at Zhang Yan. Their eyes met, and the middle-aged man smiled slightly and asked, "Young man, what's your name?"

"My name is Zhang Yan."

When Zhang Yan introduced himself, he saw that the other person seemed to be frowning and thinking, so he smiled and said, "I'm just here to observe, and my industry has nothing to do with the internet. It's normal that you don't recognize me."

The middle-aged and elderly people were stunned for a moment before realizing what Zhang Yan meant by "just passing by." They laughed and said, "The Internet is a novelty, and it's destined to be something for young people. We old folks are just being forced into this."

This old man is quite eloquent.

"May I ask you?"

"Haha~"

The old man didn't say anything, but handed Zhang Yan a business card. As soon as Zhang Yan saw the business card, the smile on his face froze.

Is this Liu from Lenovo?

This person and this company are famous now and in the future, but their reputation is polarized.

Zhang Yan became even more determined to remain a passerby; otherwise, if he said anything useful, wouldn't he be aiding the enemy?
So he started humming and hawing with Lao Liu, not saying a single serious word. Seeing this, Lao Liu became suspicious that the other person might have some connection with Ni, so he lost interest in talking to him.

"Teacher Zhang?"

Then an acquaintance recognized Zhang Yan. It was none other than Zhang Shuxin, the man who had a falling out with Zhang Yan and whom he had never heard from since.

"boss Zhang."

Zhang Yan asked with a smile, "Has your internet company gotten off the ground yet?"

"not yet."

Zhang Shuxin wasn't surprised to meet Zhang Yan. Although the young man was superstitious, he did have unique insights into the internet and would pay attention to its development in China, which was perfectly normal.

After exchanging greetings, Zhang Shuxin hesitated, wondering whether she should sit down next to Zhang Yan. At that moment, she suddenly noticed Old Liu next to Zhang Yan.

After a careful look, he exclaimed excitedly, "You must be Mr. Liu! When I was a reporter for the China Science Daily, I participated in your interviews and reports, but it's a pity that I never had the chance to meet you in person."

“Then you don’t need to regret it now.” As soon as Zhang Shuxin finished speaking, Zhang Yan decisively stood up and said, “You guys chat, I’ll move to another seat.”

Old Liu and Zhang Shuxin were both taken aback. Seeing Zhang Yan pick up his mobile phone and run to the second row on the left, Old Liu asked suspiciously, "Who is this young man?"

"Well, he should be considered an artist. He owns the largest record company and agency in the country. It seems that he was the one who proposed the initiative to open up the film and television industry to private capital this year, and his film and television company has become one of the five pilot projects."

Zhang Shuxin, being a journalist and running a planning company, hadn't previously connected Zhang Yan with the entertainment industry. After their meeting, she secretly did a lot of research.

"Oh~"

Old Liu nodded and then asked, "What about his family?"

"He seems to be an ordinary worker in a city in Hebei. He used to be a worker in a printing factory. He made his first fortune by writing popular novels, and then he wrote scripts and produced variety shows—Tianjin Wei, I'm Crazy for Singing, and Chinese Poetry Conference were all his works."

Old Liu couldn't help but frown again. Since he started from scratch and his industry didn't conflict with his own, why was this young man so hostile towards him?

the other side.

After leaving Lao Liu, Zhang Yan felt much more relaxed and struck up a conversation with the young man next to him, saying, "Hey buddy, what's your name?"

The other person was a young man wearing glasses. He glanced at Zhang Yan and asked, "Do you have five million?"

Zhang Yan chuckled and said, "What, if I want to get to know you, the starting price is 500 million?"

"No."

The bespectacled young man shook his head and said, "I'm considering whether or not to sell myself to Sitong Company for a 500 million investment."

As he spoke, he extended his hand to Zhang and said, "Wang Zhidong, a software engineer who is currently in business."

"What a coincidence—Zhang Yan, a novelist who's currently in business." After shaking hands with him, Zhang Yan smiled and said, "What if I really had five million?"

Wang Zhidong adjusted his glasses, sized up Zhang Yan, and then said, "Then I'd like to ask you, is it more fulfilling to have five million in hand, or to have complete control of the company?"

"Then you've asked the wrong person."

Zhang Yan shrugged and said, "For me, these two things don't conflict at all."

As he spoke, he glanced at his watch and added, "There's still a quarter of an hour before the symposium starts. Perhaps you could tell us your story?"

If this were elsewhere, Wang Zhidong would most likely ignore Zhang Yan, but this was, after all, a symposium held by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and those who could get an invitation were certainly not ordinary people.

So after hesitating for a moment, he briefly introduced his situation.

Last April, he and his classmates set up an electronic information research institute, where he served as deputy general manager and chief engineer, and independently developed a Chinese platform software.

His talent attracted the attention of Sitong Group, which, after conducting an investigation, was willing to invest 500 million yuan to support his 'entrepreneurship'.

Of course, this "startup" must be in quotes because the major shareholder is definitely Sitong, and even the company created will be under Sitong's name, just more independent than a typical subsidiary.

After establishing the company, Wang Zhidong will continue to lead the research and development of a Chinese platform based on the Windows system.

As he spoke, Wang Zhidong looked towards Lao Liu and said, "Lenovo is our biggest target customer."

Got~
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan immediately lost interest.

First, he instinctively didn't want to get involved with Lao Liu; second, based on what he saw in his dream, Wang Zhidong's so-called Chinese interface system would likely be completely phased out in the future.

Indeed, when it comes to the internet sector, investing in Jack Ma and Pony Ma is still the most reliable option.

Or you could choose Lei Jun, but it seems he won't start working on mobile phones until very late.

Baidu is also fine, as long as you skip the middle part.

Just as I was lost in thought, the lecture officially began. Vice President Hu of the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced some good news: after much effort and mediation, Southeast University will officially join the international Internet family by next summer at the latest.

The news was met with thunderous applause, but Zhang Yan was probably the only one who truly understood the changes this would bring to the country.

(End of this chapter)