Entertainment mogul: Starting his business with the internet

Chapter 292 Deep love between husband and wife
In the early evening of April, with a gentle breeze, Liu Shishi strolled leisurely along the winding paths of the garden, arm in arm with her husband.

Looking up at the magnificent sunset on the horizon, I couldn't help but exclaim, "The sunset is so beautiful today! I have to take a picture!"

Upon hearing this, Song Ci stopped and turned to look at Miss Liu, who was hurriedly taking out her phone. She looked at her with doting eyes and suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She also took out her phone from her jacket pocket.

However, his target wasn't the breathtaking sunset, but rather he took a few steps back and pointed his phone camera at his wife.

On the screen, Liu Shishi wore a light purple dress, her long hair was casually tied up, and a few strands of hair danced in the wind as she held a delicate mobile phone and looked up at the sky.

Her flawless profile, illuminated by the sunset, appeared exceptionally gentle and beautiful, creating a breathtakingly picturesque scene.

She was taking pictures of the scenery, and he was taking pictures of her; the scenery was beautiful, and the people were even more beautiful.

Liu Shishi also noticed that her husband was taking pictures of her. She turned her head slightly to the side, tilted her head, looked back with bright eyes, and smiled charmingly, adding a touch of playfulness.

After taking photos, the two walked hand in hand, side by side, and took a stroll in the garden after dinner.

In April, when the grass grows and the birds fly, the whole neighborhood is filled with a faint fragrance of flowers, which is refreshing and delightful.

The surroundings were peaceful and harmonious, with the occasional chirping of birds returning to their nests bringing a touch of life to the tranquil atmosphere.

"Yiyi, aren't I amazing? I got so many celebrities to promote you on WeChat."

Looking at his wife's adorable and proud demeanor, and recalling yesterday's gathering of celebrities from the entertainment industry, Song Ci couldn't help but smile slightly: "The top sister certainly has a wide network of connections."

Following the IT Leaders Summit, Tencent decided to stop waiting and directly interconnect QQ and Wechat data, forcibly instilling Wechat customers and officially sounding the horn for a decisive battle with WeChat.

With Tencent's trump card revealed, Tengda Group naturally wouldn't sit idly by. They immediately launched a full-channel promotional campaign.

Today's Headlines, Weibo, TT Video, Qianqian Music... and their various platforms and apps are aggressively promoting WeChat.

Furthermore, Tengda Group leveraged its enormous influence in the entertainment industry to directly hire celebrities to promote WeChat.

Tengda Culture's own artists, needless to say, are fully committed to supporting WeChat.

Furthermore, renowned celebrities such as Fan Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, and Zhou Xun promoted WeChat, creating a sensation that instantly shook the entire entertainment industry.

WeChat is her man's most prized possession, and Liu Shishi spared no effort in doing so, using her accumulated network of contacts to bring in dozens of celebrities she knew.

Hu Ge, Tong Dawei, Yan Ni... were all invited by the top female celebrity to help promote WeChat on Weibo, Baidu Tieba, and other platforms.

"That's right, I haven't been wasting my time these past few years." Liu Shishi wrinkled her delicate nose, a hint of smugness on her face.

"Honey, with so many people helping to promote WeChat, WeChat chat definitely can't compare. You shouldn't have to worry now."

"We're not at a stage where we can rest easy yet. After the high-profile and frenzied promotion, the two apps will temporarily enter a stable development phase."

However, overall the advantage lies with us, because there is a high degree of overlap between WeChat and QQ users, and WeChat's new users are constantly increasing rapidly.

Although Liu Shishi didn't understand the internet very well, she could feel her husband's strong confidence, which put her at ease. She leaned gently on her husband's shoulder and continued to enjoy the beautiful and warm evening.

In the tranquil twilight, the two strolled leisurely when another couple approached. Also holding hands, they looked very affectionate; it was Lei Jun and Zhang Tong.

"President Song, Shishi, I saw you two taking pictures from the other side of the lake. You two are such a loving couple."

Hearing Zhang Tong's teasing, Song Ci smiled slightly: "President Lei, Sister Tong, are you out for a walk too?"

Lei Jun remained as refined as ever: "It's rare to have some free time, so I came out to digest after dinner."

The four exchanged a few pleasantries and then strolled around the garden together.

"President Song, Tengda has really gone all out these past few days. Almost half of the entertainment industry has come to support WeChat, causing a sensation across the internet. Impressive!"

Recalling the commotion online yesterday, Lei Jun sighed repeatedly, deeply admiring the far-sightedness of Song Dynasty poetry.

He hadn't understood why Tengda would set up a film and television subsidiary before, but after witnessing the power of a star-studded lineup of celebrities yesterday, he was extremely shocked.

It seems that Songci had already planned years ago to leverage the celebrity influence of the entertainment industry to promote its products. Anyone with a discerning eye can see the current situation: WeChat has the upper hand. In this battle for mobile instant messaging, Tencent's defeat is well-deserved.

"It was also because the penguins were pressing us step by step, leaving us with no other choice but to do this."

"Tencent was indeed domineering a few years ago, but it can't stir up any waves now that it's met with President Song. WeChat is definitely going to win this time."

Song Ci shook his head slightly, speaking modestly: "Everything is still unsettled. It's too early to say that WeChat can surpass Wechat."

Lei Jun feigned dissatisfaction: "President Song, you're still giving me that official talk about our relationship. At the latest, you'll get what you want by next spring."

Zhang Tong had been listening quietly to her husband's conversation with Song Ci, and when she heard this, she couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "What is President Song's vision?"

"To build a pan-entertainment media empire based on internet social networking." Lei Jun sighed softly. Anyone with a discerning eye could already see the industrial layout of Tengda Group at this moment.

Tengda Group has been moving step by step toward this goal, and now that it is poised to succeed, no other company can compete with it.

"Mr. Lei is exaggerating. Tenda still has a long way to go. And let's not just talk about me. How's Xiaomi doing lately? Is everything going smoothly?"

When Xiaomi was mentioned, Lei Jun smiled brightly: "It went very smoothly. I plan to hold a product launch event for the first generation of Xiaomi phones in September this year. I would like to invite President Song and Shi Shi to attend."

Song Ci smiled and nodded, readily agreeing: "Definitely."

Zhang Tong patted her husband on the shoulder: "By the way, Lao Lei, didn't you say last time that you wanted Shishi to be the spokesperson for Xiaomi phones? Did you get it done?"

"Let me tell you, Shishi is incredibly popular right now. If this drags on any longer, Xiaomi won't be able to afford the endorsement fees."

Lei Jun understood his wife's intention, slapped his forehead, and said with a hint of annoyance, "Look at my memory, I forgot about this. I'll take care of it when I get to work tomorrow."

The four people were divided into two teams. Lei Jun and Song Ci were talking about some business matters, chatting enthusiastically.

Ms. Zhang Tong and Ms. Liu Shishi huddled together, chatting about some intimate and private matters.

Zhang Tong glanced at Song Ci, who was chatting happily with her husband, and shook her head slightly, half-jokingly saying, "It seems that all men are like this; they're busy talking about work as soon as they meet."

Liu Shishi's eyes were filled with spring water, her heart and eyes were full of her husband: "Sister Tong, don't you think men who talk about their careers are the most charming?" Zhang Tong rolled her eyes, and couldn't help but complain to Liu Shishi in her heart. She felt that Liu Shishi was a bit like Versailles. Her man is recognized by the whole internet as the most handsome man in Asia. Is he not handsome when he is not talking about his career?

No one could outdo Liu Shishi when it came to showing off men, so Zhang Tong decided to change the subject: "What have you been up to lately, Shishi?"

"Same as always, filming and stuff. What about you, Sister Tong?"

"I've been helping Lao Lei with the investment company lately, and also doing some charity work."

"Do charity!" Liu Shishi's eyes lit up instantly. She had read a report about Gu Tianle a while ago and wanted to follow his example by donating money to build schools, so she quickly told Zhang Tong her idea.

"I see. Generally, if it's just a short-term donation to support public welfare, then you can just donate to charitable organizations like Project Hope."

If you want to be like Gu Tianle and practice philanthropy long-term, I suggest you establish a charitable foundation and assign people specifically to do this work.

Liu Shishi was very interested upon hearing this, as she was currently quite well-off. Not counting the dowry her husband gave her when they married, her earnings from Tangren Media, the returns from investing in "iPartment," plus her film and television fees, endorsement fees, and other income, had already accumulated tens of millions of yuan in savings, enough to establish a charitable foundation.

The thought of building hundreds of "poetry" schools across the country in the future fills me with anticipation; it would be such a meaningful thing.

"If you really have this idea, I can take you to visit a charitable foundation tomorrow."

"Thank you, Sister Tong. I do have that idea. Then I'll trouble you to take me to visit the charity foundation tomorrow."

Liu Shishi was filled with anticipation. Fortunately, she had some free time these few days and wanted to finalize the matter before joining the "Scarlet Heart" production team.

Liu Shishi listened with great interest as Zhang Tong explained the operation of the charity foundation, while Song Ci answered Lei Jun's questions.

"Mr. Lei, the entire internet industry is hoping that Groupon's high-profit myth will be replicated in China. I wonder if you've calculated how many group-buying websites have emerged in China by the end of March?"

Lei Jun frowned, recalling a overlooked statistic from the market research report, and gasped: "No fewer than 1000!"

"And this number is still growing rapidly! I estimate that in just six months, the number of group-buying websites in China will exceed 5000."

With such fierce competition, I'm afraid 99% of websites will go out of business in the future, so I don't recommend you get involved in this mess.

"It's better to invest in other projects instead of focusing on group-buying websites. The mobile internet era has just begun, and there are plenty of good projects to be found. There's no need to fixate on group-buying websites."

"Mr. Song, you're right!" Lei Jun is someone who listens to advice, and after listening to Song Ci's analysis, he no longer thinks going to the group-buying website is a good choice.

"There's a lot of potential in manufacturing. Once you've perfected your phone, Mr. Lei, you'll find that you can easily handle other things like manufacturing TVs and air conditioners as well."

"If we develop a Xiaomi smart home system and achieve the Internet of Things, it won't be difficult to propel Xiaomi into the Fortune Global 500."

"Smart home, Internet of Things! Mr. Song, tell me about it!" Lei Jun was overjoyed. He always benefited greatly from talking with Song Ci, who always brought him valuable and novel ideas with his forward-thinking.

As night fell, around 9 p.m., the bathroom lights were soft.

After Liu Shishi finished washing up, amidst the steamy air, she wore a sexy and alluring silk nightgown that accentuated her beautiful figure. She winked at Song Ci, who was drying her hair, in the bathroom mirror in front of her.

Song Ci held the hair dryer, controlling the temperature of the air outlet just right, and gently dried the wet strands of hair from her fingertips.

"Oh!" Liu Shishi suddenly exclaimed, quickly picking up her phone from the sink. "WeChat should be updated by now."

Her husband had just told her that WeChat would be launching an interesting new feature at 8 PM tonight, and she almost forgot about it while taking a shower.

Eagerly clicking on the green bubble and fiddling with it, Ms. Liu noticed a new module below "Scan" on the Discover page: "Shake".

"Yi-yi, how do you play this?"

"As the name suggests, just shake your phone."

With a bit of curiosity, Liu Shishi started shaking her phone up and down, and immediately a "click-click" sound was heard.

"Ding-dong!" A crisp, ethereal sound suddenly rang out, and the phone screen showed that it had matched with a female user in Tianjin, 150 kilometers away.

After clicking on the profile picture and looking at the user profile, Liu Shishi's curiosity grew even stronger: "Huh, they're even using my photo as their profile picture. Are they one of my fans?"

“Possibly.” Song Ci continued drying her hair while explaining the shake function.

"Based on the company's big data technology recommendations, the shake function will prioritize matching you with users who share the same interests. However, it's quite a coincidence if you're directly matched with one of your followers."

Liu Shishi shook her phone again. This time, based on the distance, she was matched with a middle-aged man in the same city who clearly had no desire to chat.

Like she had acquired a beloved toy, Liu Shishi kept shaking her phone, matching with users from different regions and all sorts of people, without even noticing that her husband had finished blow-drying her hair.

"Ding-dong!" After shaking her phone more than thirty times, Liu Shishi found another female user whose profile picture was a still from the TV series "Long Kui".

“Darling…” Turning around, Liu Shishi realized that Song Ci was nowhere to be seen. Only then did she belatedly realize that she had been so engrossed in the novelty of the shake-to-play game that almost a quarter of an hour had passed.

She walked barefoot into the bedroom and saw her husband leaning against the headboard, holding a laptop, presumably checking emails.

"Honey, this shake function is really efficient at matching people. I've found another fan."

"Shake is focused on building social connections with strangers, specifically targeting the social connections within Tencent's WeChat messaging platform. Only by leveraging big data to match users with similar interests can we ensure product stickiness."

While marveling at the advanced technology of Tengda Group, Liu Shishi chatted with the woman she had just met through the lottery.

Mr. Song's beloved wife: Hello, are you a little lion?
The other party replied quickly, Little Swallow: You too?

"Yes, yes, Liu Shishi is beautiful and has a great personality. My whole family loves her." Miss Liu stretched out her slender fingers and quickly tapped on the screen, praising herself effusively.

Little Swallow: Yes, my sister is a really nice person, and she's very gentle.

Liu Shishi smiled knowingly. She judged that the other person was not very old and should be a young girl, probably still in high school.

Little Swallow: Since we're both little lions, let's add each other on WeChat. I'm planning to create a WeChat fan group for my sister these next few days.

The verification was quickly approved. Liu Shishi looked through the girl's WeChat Moments and found that she was indeed a die-hard fan of hers, sharing stills from her dramas every few days.

(End of this chapter)