Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 1 The System That Was Three Years Late

2014, December 5.

Beijing, School Bar.

As a rock music bar located in Wudaoying Hutong, School has been operating for the past four years and its business has always been very stable.

However, this morning, the boss received a special order.

The order details are for the entire bar to be booked out; no other customers will be served tonight, only this company.

"Boss, another one, please. A martini!"

"OK, just a moment."

Upon receiving the order, the boss personally took charge, keeping his eyes fixed on the group of programmers in various plaid shirts throughout the cocktail-making process.

Compared to these programmers, the young people ordering drinks seemed out of place.

This stylishly dressed young man, holding a half-empty glass of wine and dancing to the music, looks more like a celebrity. It's unclear whether he's from the Beijing Film Academy or the Central Academy of Drama…

Why would he hang out with programmers?
Moreover, these programmers seemed to respect him quite a bit, which was really puzzling.

Just as the boss was shaking the cocktail shaker and lost in thought...

The young man he was paying attention to was then called away by another person who didn't seem like a programmer.

"Chen Xiu, come here for a moment."

"Viagra, what's wrong?"

Slightly tipsy, Chen Xiu squinted as she walked toward her partner, Cheng Wei, the CEO of Didi and the star of today's celebration.

“Uh~~”

After sitting down next to the other person, Chen Xiu let out a drunken burp without any regard for her image.

Cheng Wei didn't care at all.

Over the past few months, their company has been fighting a tough battle. The leftover instant noodle containers were piled up and even made a wall. At the busiest time, the people sent by the investor, Tencent, worked overtime for seven days and seven nights in a row, and in the end, they couldn't even take off their contact lenses...

Compared to all that hard work, a burp is nothing. Fortunately, they won that crucial battle, making all the hard work worthwhile.

A hint of relief flashed in Cheng Wei's eyes as he looked at Chen Xiu, who was already three-tenths drunk, and said, "We still won this money-burning contest with Kuaidi."

"I'm heartbroken that I burned 10 small fortunes..."

"Anyway, it's the investors' money, and you were the one who brought in most of it, so why are you so worried about it?"

Cheng Wei rolled his eyes, then changed the subject: "Tencent's point is that continuing the fight between the two companies isn't a solution, and we can't completely take away Kuaidi's market share. They've also talked to Ali, the company behind Kuaidi..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiu, who had been swaying, immediately sat up straight, and her slightly narrowed eyes became more serious.

He asked excitedly, "Does Penguin mean they want our two companies to merge?"

"Yes, that's the idea. I'm a little hesitant about merging the two companies into one, and I'd like to hear your opinion as the chief strategist."

“I agree! Instead of the two companies fighting amongst themselves, it’s better to become one family so everyone can have a good life. That way, I can sell my shares ahead of time.”

Chen Xiu made no attempt to hide her desire to cash out.

This was something he had agreed upon when he started the business with Cheng Wei in 11, and it was also Chen Xiu's dream that he had lived two lifetimes.

That's right, Chen Xiu is one of the reborn individuals.

When he was reborn, he also entered the starting point of a popular track: Beijing Film Academy.

Logically speaking, Chen Xiu should have used his precognitive abilities to copy some scripts that would become bestsellers in the future and stock up on them, then gradually become a big star earning 208 million a day through acting.

However, as an ordinary person who couldn't memorize "The Song of the Pipa" after entering university, Chen Xiu felt that copying a script of over 100,000 words was too much of a challenge for him.

This is an almost impossible task.

Then, an ordinary freshman at the Beijing Film Academy enters the hierarchical entertainment industry. Why would they give you a role? Because of your looks?

What a joke! The Beijing Film Academy has no shortage of good-looking people. Although Chen Xiu's looks are outstanding, they are not a rare resource.

Just as Chen Xiu was hesitating about whether to play the submissive role, an idea suddenly popped into his head.

Why must one act?
Since we already know what will happen in the next 15 years, why not ride the wave of the internet boom and become a flying pig?
Once she had a goal, Chen Xiu immediately got to work!

In 11, while still a freshman at Beijing Film Academy, he found some student programmers in the university town who weren't considered very valuable and created a rudimentary ride-hailing app, thus beginning his journey of distributing orders and promoting it on the ground.

After experiencing some hardships and tribulations in starting a business, Chen Xiu met Cheng Wei, who had noticed the ride-hailing app, and other partners.

This makeshift team, after three years of hard work, has finally grown into the ride-hailing app with the highest market share.

Now that the two companies are about to merge, Chen Xiu can take this opportunity to leave Didi, a journey with an uncertain future, and also secure a future of financial freedom for herself. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

Cheng Wei had always known Chen Xiu's ambitions, and Chen Xiu had never hidden them.

One sought fame, the other profit; their collaboration was very pleasant.

However, Cheng Wei was well aware of his younger brother's judgment.

Chen Xiu has always made the right choices regarding the company's development direction. In terms of the accuracy of his vision for the future, Chen Xiu surpasses everyone else, so he still wants to retain him.

"Xiuer, financial freedom is something I can give you in the future. Why don't you stay and work with me for a few more years?"

"Hahaha! Brother Wei, do you know why Song Jiang joined Liangshan?"

"what?"

"Of course it's for the imperial court's amnesty! He became a bandit so the court would grant him amnesty, and I started a business so I could cash out my shares. We're all sensible people!"

Chen Xiu raised her glass to Cheng Wei and then downed the remaining half-glass in one gulp.

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Cheng Wei smacked his lips and stopped trying to persuade him.

Swirling her wine glass, Chen Xiu gazed at the dazzling lights and bustling scene before her, her mind drifting back to the past three years and that somewhat blurry figure...

None of that matters now. He could have assets worth tens of billions as early as next year.

His ex-girlfriend, who broke up with him, is now a minor celebrity with millions of fans.

I have billions in assets, you have millions of followers, but we both have a bright future!

Thinking of this, Chen Xiu chuckled and put the empty wine glass in his hand on the table.

With a "ding-dong" sound, the world in Chen Xiu's eyes suddenly began to slow down, and the people standing and dancing around him became exceptionally clear. Then, an electronic synthesized voice rang in his ears.

[The entertainment industry rectification system has been loaded. As a freshman at the Beijing Film Academy, you enter the entertainment industry full of hope, but the increasingly corrupt industry is truly heartbreaking. In order to turn the situation around, you are determined to rectify the domestic entertainment industry...]

[Newbie Task: Build a good relationship with your class advisor and try to secure a supporting role in a popular TV series. Successfully complete filming. The task has a three-month time limit...]

Ha, what a stupid system?

Being three years late is bad enough, but now they're making me play a supporting role?

Which multi-millionaire, or future billionaire, would want to play a supporting role? How can you be so funny?

Chen Xiu kept complaining about the system in his mind, and then subconsciously wanted to choose to refuse the mission. But the system's next sentence instantly cured his unruly behavior.

[Rejection or mission failure: Testosterone levels permanently reduced by half...]

Testosterone levels permanently decreased by half?
Wouldn't that make me impotent? I'm about to reach the pinnacle of my life, and you, you stupid system, want to castrate me?

"grass!"

Chen Xiu suddenly stood up and shouted, attracting the attention of everyone else in the bar.

(End of this chapter)