Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 445 Good News from the Investment Circle (Bonus Chapter! Requesting Monthly Tickets!)
"Yes, yes, that's it!"

"You learn very quickly."

"I think you'll quickly get used to updating your short video feed every day."

At Musk's request, Chen Xiu enthusiastically taught him how to open a Douyin account and even personally taught him how to use tools such as CapCut and special effects.

Once he was familiar with everything, Musk made another request to him.

"For my first short video, can you appear in it with me?"

"Me? That's not very convenient."

Chen Xiu shook her head and declined, her attitude becoming much colder.

Musk persisted: "Why? Are you worried I'll use this relationship for something?"

"I'm not really worried about that. We're just business partners, not friends, and our relationship isn't that close."

"Then why don't you want to?"

"Hmm~, as you know, Douyin has a relatively complete review mechanism. Some things you say on Twitter might not be appropriate on Douyin."

Chen Xiu said with some concern.

Musk's flamboyant image on Twitter would definitely get him banned within a week if he were in China.

Given these kinds of unstable factors, it's fine to chat and eat together in private, but Chen Xiu thinks it's better to have fewer online interactions.

Upon hearing Chen Xiu's words, Musk naturally understood what he was worried about. He frowned slightly and had already prepared his response.

“When I speak to Chinese media, I always exercise restraint. If there are any remarks that do not comply with regulations, your review mechanism should have detected them immediately. Otherwise, this system has a huge loophole and needs to be optimized.”

"The purpose of my application for this social media account is to better communicate with Chinese netizens, understand their needs, and improve Tesla products."

“But I’m not famous here. As a shareholder and partner, since you have enough name recognition, why can’t you help me gain popularity?”

First, state that you won't make comments online, then explain that the platform's review mechanism will block such comments, and finally explain the reason for applying for the account...

Musk's explanation was logically sound and well-organized, consistently revolving around his intended purpose.

Chen Xiu glanced at him, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, "I can't refute what you've said, but besides appearing on camera together, there's actually another way."

"In what way?"

Chen Xiu took out her phone and showed Musk a short video she had filmed at home during the day.

"Hello everyone! I'm back in Shanghai today. I came back suddenly because a business partner flew in from overseas to talk to me about some work-related matters... You can probably guess who he is. That's right, his account number is below!"

"..."

Musk stared at his phone, silent and indifferent.

Chen Xiu asked, "If your Chinese isn't good, I can translate for you..."

"I understand. I'm just wondering why you're so sure I need a social media account, and why you're so sure I'll choose Douyin?"

Musk handed the phone back to Chen Xiu, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

Chen Xiu shrugged and said indifferently, "The requirement for a social media account is based on your behavior. Whether you choose Douyin or not is not important, because the latter part can be cut out."

"alright."

Musk grimaced in frustration.

Just as he was about to say something more, the sound of words coming from the private room, followed by a fit of rage, immediately drew their attention.

"Doctor, actor, You are a singer..."

"No, that's not how it's sung. Your lyrics and your tune are all wrong."

"Huh? Did I adjust it wrong? Isn't it supposed to be like this?"

"No, no, no! That's completely wrong!"

The slightly hysterical English sentence that followed made Chen Xiu silently turn her head to glance at Musk, and then she saw an embarrassment on his face.

"I think the key is right! Why don't you sing it once and we can see what key it should be!"

“Listen to me, Doctor, actor, lawyer, or a singer…”

Sure enough, there is a difference when professionals speak.

Chen Xiu looked at Musk, coughed twice, and said, "How about we go inside and deal with this first?"

"Okay, that's about it for today! Tomorrow, I have to go to Beijing. Actually, we could have met in Beijing from the beginning, so why did you choose to meet in Shanghai?"

"Hehe, my home is in Shanghai, and your schedule in Beijing is too important for me to bother you."

"Ok."

Musk nodded, glanced at the greenery illuminated by the lights downstairs, and the occasional sounds of food being delivered, and a look of emotion suddenly appeared on his face.

"This city is really nice, my mom should like it... Let's go in."

Chen Xiu nodded dismissively, pushed open the door, and returned to the private room.

The scene inside was exactly the same as when the two of them had just left.

However, Meng Ziyi was sitting innocently in her seat, while Grimes stood beside her, glaring at her with a look of utter disappointment. "Grimes, are you alright?"

Musk asked with concern, explaining that he had been certain Grimes was alright from the moment he entered.

It's strange, why would someone get so excited if nothing's wrong?

As Chen Xiu approached, she followed closely behind Meng Ziyi and placed her hand on the shoulder of the seemingly innocent, naive beauty.

Grimes opened his mouth as if to speak, but after thinking for a moment, his expression turned helpless: "I'm fine, it's just that Mengmeng isn't very good at singing, which made me a little emotional..."

"Ok?"

"Mengmeng?"

The two men had the same expression, both thinking: In just half an hour, you two have already exchanged nicknames?
Meeting Chen Xiu's gaze, Meng Ziyi chuckled and said, "That's right! I get along very well with Grimes. I just taught her a Chinese song, but I still can't sing English songs..."

"You taught her to sing?"

"Yes! She learns very quickly. I taught her two songs, and she learned them in no time, and she sang them exactly the same way I did."

Meng Ziyi's eyes blinked. As a teacher of singing for the first time, she felt a great sense of accomplishment and was quite pleased with herself.

Chen Xiu was thinking: Is it too late to escape now?
Meanwhile, after learning about the situation, Musk comforted Grimes, saying, "I didn't expect you two to get along so well! Grimes, the songs that Ms. Meng taught you might inspire your creativity!"

"Hmm, maybe! It's just that her sense of pitch and rhythm are a bit off..."

At this point, Grimes suddenly stopped, waved Musk aside, and solemnly approached Meng Ziyi.

Chen Xiu's expression was strange, and she was secretly nervous, thinking that this foreigner probably didn't know the correct way to sing Chinese songs.

In response, Grimes simply said earnestly, "Mengmeng, I'm sorry, I got a little too emotional just now."

"Oh, it's okay. When I go to record shows, the people around me often do this too, but my boyfriend's emotions are always very stable."

In his final words, Meng Ziyi didn't forget to mention Chen Xiu.

Grimes paused for a moment, then glanced at Musk as if to say, "Look at her boyfriend, and then look at you."

Musk and Chen Xiudu were somewhat embarrassed. They exchanged a glance and tacitly decided to end the dinner there.

After walking downstairs, waving goodbye to Musk, and pulling Meng Ziyi back into the car, Chen Xiu finally didn't have to endure it anymore once the car door closed and they drove off.

"Heh! Hahahaha!"

"Ok??"

Meng Ziyi frowned slightly, looking at Chen Xiu, who was laughing so hard she was doubled over, with a puzzled expression.

After he finished laughing for a while, Meng Ziyi came over and asked, "Xiu-ge'er, what are you laughing at?"

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm just having a laugh to cheer myself up."

"Are you laughing at me?"

"Uh……"

Seeing the furrowed brows and the rapidly accumulating gloom on Meng Ziyi's forehead, Chen Xiu scoffed again, cupped her cheeks, and kissed her tightly pursed lips.

Although somewhat bewildered, Meng Ziyi smiled at his action and stopped dwelling on the reason.

As the two returned, still laughing, Musk also posted his first short video on his newly registered Douyin account.

"Hello, fellow Chinese friends, good evening! I'm currently in Hengshanfang, Shanghai. I just had dinner with a friend, and you all know this friend..."

In this short video, Musk did slightly capitalize on Chen Xiu's popularity.

After returning home, Chen Xiu watched the video and then made some edits to the short video she had filmed during the day.

"...I'm back in Shanghai today. I came back suddenly because one of the companies I invested in is setting up a factory in Shanghai, and the person in charge came to talk to me about some work-related matters... You should be able to guess who he is. That's right, the account number is below!"

@Musk's new account posted content, and Chen Xiu threw her phone on the sofa, turned around and went into the room.

Two short videos were released in no particular order.

Musk's visit to Shanghai today is already a hot news topic, especially with Chen Xiu, the celebrity with the most followers on Douyin, recommending him.

That evening, several trending topics sparked by these two videos quickly climbed to the top of Douyin's trending search list.

Among them, the hot topic "Chen Xiu is a Tesla shareholder" topped the list, prompting bloggers in the finance and investment circles to stay up late to update videos.

Upon receiving the news, almost all the big names in the investment world who knew Chen Xiu called him immediately.

If everyone is making the same call, then that call will naturally be busy...

However, even though it's impossible to get through, the situation is quite obvious.

Chen Xiu's investment acumen has long been validated by the market, and new energy vehicles are an extremely promising sector.

With these two favorable factors combined, those bigwigs in the capital circle no longer need to hesitate!

Overnight, many newly established new energy vehicle brands received calls from investors.

Needless to say, those brands with a solid foundation and that have been in the competition for a long time are even more established.

Aside from NIO, which is already listed, both Li Auto and XPeng, two brands still in the planning stages, have received offers from top companies in the internet industry.

(End of this chapter)