Huayu: Rising from Tencent

"President Shen~"

Liu Shishi's deliberately crafted tone, tinged with a hint of resentment and lingering, came through the telephone receiver.

Upon hearing this voice, Shen Ci felt a chill run down his spine, and goosebumps instantly rose on his skin.

The feeling was even stranger when she thought about the aunt on the other end of the phone, who was eight years older than her.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Shen Ci pretended to be confused, wanting to see what tricks Liu Shishi was up to.

Liu Shishi continued in that cloying tone, "Do you have some time lately? I'd really like to visit you in person."

"Did Grandpa Wu come with you too?" Shen Ci teased with a half-smile.

Upon hearing the name, Liu Shishi sighed, her tone instantly returning to normal, and said:

"No, Mr. Shen, I wanted to see you myself."

Shen Ci scoffed, "Looks like your grandpa's planning to play dumb and dump all this on you."

"President Shen!" Liu Shishi found the words a bit harsh. No matter what, Uncle Wu was one of her people.

But as soon as the words left her mouth, she realized that her tone had been a bit harsh and quickly tried to salvage the situation.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Shen, do you have any time at all?"

Shen Ci emphasized, "You're planning to come alone?"

The phone went silent for a while before Liu Shishi finally let out a soft "hmm."

"Come at the end of the month."

Shen Ci suddenly had some rather improper thoughts, and he knew that it was not a good idea.

But men sometimes inevitably have these thoughts.

Besides, Liu Shishi's ambiguous words were hard not to make people think the wrong thing.

After Shen Ci agreed, Liu Shishi inexplicably felt uneasy all over, as if ants were crawling on her body.

"Then I will definitely visit you at the end of the month."

After Liu Shishi finished speaking, she couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Shen, may I bring the old man along?"

Without even thinking, Shen Ci refused, saying, "Then don't come."

After ending the call, Liu Shishi, feeling upset, casually tossed her phone aside.

She curled up on the sofa, her hands tightly wrapped around her knees, her chin resting gently on them.

If I had known it would turn out like this, I shouldn't have gone to the sugar company that day. Even if I had gone, I shouldn't have brought Grandpa Wu with me.

"How despicable!" Liu Shishi muttered to herself.

We must keep Wu Da Ye's plan to go see Shen Ci a secret, otherwise who knows how many more troubles might arise.

All she wants now is to get her investment back!

Whether the project is successfully broadcast or someone is willing to buy back her investment, she feels it's acceptable.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Ci quickly refocused on her work.

Tencent Video has several preliminary projects that were planned at the beginning of the year, and the mountain of materials is giving him a headache.

These projects were originally scheduled to begin filming next year.

After carefully reviewing the information, Shen Ci felt that projects like "Novoland" were all rubbish.

Signing off on these projects would be a disgrace to one's resume.

So without hesitation, they sent all the documents back.

This setback was significant; Han Zijie, who was in charge of the project, couldn't sit still and came directly to their door.

"I really don't have a good feeling about this project. It's only a preliminary plan. What's the point of rushing to sign it now?"

Shen Ci's words directly shut down Han Zijie's words that were on the tip of his tongue. Helpless, Han Zijie could only leave empty-handed.

According to Shen Ci's plan, after the release of "The Romance of Tiger and Rose", she will then work on two or three more low-cost but high-return projects.

Once the studio is established, we can formally propose the "Mist Theater" plan and dedicate ourselves to creating high-quality dramas.

Next year, when Tencent Pictures is established as a separate entity and China Literature is successfully acquired, his IP plan can be fully launched.

Meanwhile, the production of the fantasy idol drama is also on the agenda, and in addition, self-produced variety shows will also be launched simultaneously.

Shen Ci silently calculated in his mind, as long as this series of plans were implemented smoothly.

It is expected that by around 2017, Tencent will become the undisputed leader in the industry!

Just then, there was a knock on the office door.

"Come in," Shen Ci responded, and Lin Xin walked in with the documents.

"President Shen." Lin Xin greeted him with a smile, then handed the documents in her hand to Shen Ci.

"There's a meeting here, and we'd like to invite you to attend."

Shen Ci took the documents and saw that it was about the Film and Television Art Innovation Summit held in Hangzhou.

"The summit will officially begin on the 25th, and President Sun will also be there," Lin Xin explained from the side.

"So soon?" Shen Ci frowned slightly, thinking that the schedule was a bit too tight.

Lin Xin explained, "Mr. Sun received the invitation a few days ago; yours was sent later after the summit."

Upon hearing this, Shen Ci seemed to have thought of something and asked, "Which organizations are participating in this summit?"

"Several departments of the General Administration will participate," Lin Xin replied.

Shen Ci instantly understood, put the documents aside, and said, "Say hello to President Sun, and let's go together."

"OK."

"Have the casting and location been finalized?"

"The venue is set in Hengdian, and Director Li of the casting company has also finalized the details."

"Speed ​​up, I want to see it up and running by the end of next month."

"I'll go and urge Minister Li again."

"Um!"

Shen Ci waved his hand, signaling Lin Xin to leave.

When it came to casting for "The Romance of Tiger and Rose," Li Eryun even asked him if he would be at the set.

Shen Ci refused. It was such a small project; going would just be joining in the fun, with no real significance.

"Mr. Shen, I'll be in Beijing the day after tomorrow. I'll treat you to dinner after filming, don't forget!"

After get off work, Shen Ci received a message from Nazha and replied, "No problem."

When Nazar received the reply, he responded with a smiley face.

Inviting Shen Ci to dinner was partly to get to know him better, since connections are resources.

Furthermore, she also wanted to inquire about the project and obtain the entire script.

Generally, actors only receive a portion of the script before joining the production team; they only receive the full script after joining the team.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and Nazar and her team arrived in Beijing.

As soon as I got off the plane, I rushed to the venue.

Naza spent the entire day busy with makeup, hair styling, and changing clothes.

Except for a one-hour break at noon, she almost constantly switched between different looks to cooperate with the photographer during the shoot.

"Teacher Naza is so beautiful, she looks good in every photo!"

The photographer was stingy with praise, but when Naza looked at the photo and saw her perfect pose, a smile spread across her face.

Feeling that there was no problem, Naza returned to the dressing room, where the stylist immediately prepared to remove her makeup and styling.

"No need to remove it, leave it like this, I'll change into some casual clothes."

Naza refused, thinking that meeting Shen Ci like this would definitely leave a good impression on him.

After changing into a simple yet stylish set of casual clothes, Naza took out her phone and sent a message to Shen Ci.

After landing today, she sent a message to Shen Ci.

Nazar: "Mr. Shen, are you off work yet?"

Shen Ci: "Filming finished?"

Nazar: "Hmm, do you want me to come pick you up?"

Shen Ci: "..."

Nazar: "It's not far, only a fifteen-minute drive. I've given my assistant the day off, so there are no cars available now."

Shen Ci: "Please send me your location."

Nazar: "Okay~~"