Huayu: Rising from Tencent

Sun Huaizhong has been having a tough time lately.

The matter of inviting guests to "Go Fighting!" was like a tangled mess, giving him a huge headache.

Inviting an industry insider like Danny Long to meet is not easy, but it is relatively easy compared to other things.

Inviting those famous artists is a completely different matter.

Among these target guests, only two had relatively smooth communication progress: Luo Xiaozhu and Zhang Lianhua.

For Luo Xiaozhu, filming variety shows means a generous salary, so he is naturally willing to do so.

After receiving an invitation from Tencent Video, Zhang Lianhua's agency, SM Entertainment, held an internal discussion.

When the company executives learned that "Go Fighting!" was a remake of "Infinite Challenge", they realized that the project had great potential.

However, they also had some concerns.

This program was not broadcast on television, but rather on an online platform.

Zhang Lianhua, however, showed an extremely strong interest in this project.

With such a large domestic market, he naturally didn't want to miss this great opportunity to further enhance his brand awareness in China.

Therefore, he took the initiative to communicate with the company and expressed his determination to participate in the filming.

Because two of his teammates had previously left the team...

In order to stabilize the remaining Chinese members and prevent similar situations from happening again, SM Entertainment has been much more tolerant of them.

As the saying goes, "Only by making a fuss can you get food," Zhang Lianhua indirectly benefited from the departure of her former teammates, which led to this opportunity.

After the news spread within the company, most of the other Korean teammates remained indifferent.

However, another Chinese member, especially Kungfu Tao, was quite envious.

He'd always been on the fringes of the team, and felt he was clearly more talked about than Zhang Lianhua...

He couldn't understand why they chose Zhang Lianhua and ignored him. He couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Tencent is blind!"

In contrast, communication between Chef Huang and Huang Bo was not as smooth.

Chef Huang has benefited greatly from the show "Where Are We Going, Dad?" and does not have any aversion to variety shows.

However, he had some concerns about the broadcast effect on video platforms.

They believed that broadcasting on video platforms might not achieve the desired dissemination effect.

In this way, participation becomes largely meaningless.

Huang Bo's thoughts are similar to Chef Huang's; they both have reservations about broadcasting on online platforms.

In Sun Huaizhong's view, as long as the money is right, it is not impossible to win over these two individuals.

In this world, no one will turn down money.

If this were a project he was in charge of, he would definitely raise the price without hesitation.

Anyway, the company is rich and powerful, and it's not spending its own money.

But he knew that Shen Ci was not one to be taken advantage of.

"That's roughly the situation. Chef Huang and Huang Bo aren't very interested in 'Go Fighting!'"

Left with no other choice, Sun Huaizhong told Shen Ci the truth.

As for the other guest, Wang Xun, he is an artist under Huang Bo's company and has relatively little fame, so he is more of a side guest.

Shen Ci reached out and took the cigarette from Sun Huaizhong, then tapped the butt on the table. He had anticipated this situation.

"Mr. Sun, do you have any good ideas?"

"It seems this matter will require your intervention, Mr. Shen."

Sun Huaizhong took out a lighter, lit a cigarette, and took a deep drag: "These two have a very close relationship with Huayi."

Shen Ci understood Sun Huaizhong's meaning; he wanted him to contact the two kings of Huayi.

Seeing this, Sun Huaizhong further explained:

"Our company holds shares in Huayi. Mr. Shen, with your status, it would definitely be more effective for you to handle the communication yourself than for me."

"Then I'll contact them. Give me their phone number."

Shen Ci harbored some negative feelings towards Hua Yi, but he couldn't act solely based on personal emotions.

Most importantly, Huayi did not provoke him.

"I'll give you Wang Zhongjun's contact information." Sun Huaizhong nodded and started searching through his contacts.

After finding it, he reported it to Shen Ci, word by word.

Shen Ci wrote it down, and after thinking for a moment, said, "President Sun, please contact them first and tell them my identity."

Upon hearing this, Sun Huaizhong looked up at Shen Ci, understood Shen Ci's intention, and nodded in agreement.

Identifying oneself through others is more credible.

If I reveal my identity, firstly, it won't be sophisticated, and secondly, the other party might not believe me for a while.

After finishing his cigarette, Sun Huaizhong stubbed it out, got up to say goodbye, and returned to his office. There, he dialed Wang Zhongjun's number.

After exchanging pleasantries for a minute, Sun Huaizhong got down to business.

Wang Zhongjun was both surprised and curious, and hurriedly asked what it was about, but Sun Huaizhong kept him in suspense.

Wang Zhongjun had crossed paths with Pony Ma, which is why Tencent invested in Huayi Brothers and bought its shares.

He naturally dared not neglect Shen Ci, Little Ma's nephew, and attached great importance to him.

Wang Zhongjun couldn't help but have an idea...

Could it be that Shen Ci has taken a fancy to some female star?

If that's true, then it's simple, just have a female celebrity sleep with you.

After Shen Ci returned to the hotel from get off work, he chatted with Nazha, Zhang Ruonan, and Dilraba on his phone for a while...

He then took out his phone and dialed Wang Zhongjun's number.

It was a little past 8 p.m. when Wang Zhongjun was having dinner with Wang Zhonglei and his family at the dining table.

The phone rang; it was an unfamiliar number. Wang Zhongjun had a rough idea of ​​who it was, so he pressed the answer button.

"Is this Mr. Wang? This is Shen Ci from Tencent."

"It's me, Mr. Shen."

Upon hearing Shen Ci introduce himself so directly, Wang Zhongjun twitched the corner of his mouth.

This person's speaking style is truly in line with the personality of a second-generation rich kid—concise yet exuding confidence.

"What exactly is it, Mr. Shen? As long as it's within my power, I will do my utmost to help," Wang Zhongjun said enthusiastically.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhonglei looked at Wang Zhongjun with curiosity, and the eyes of the other family members at the dinner table also turned to him.

Noticing everyone's gaze, Wang Zhongjun got up, walked to the living room, and continued answering the phone.

Seeing that the other party was asking about the important matter directly, Shen Ci stopped beating around the bush and gave a general overview of "Go Fighting!"

After listening to Shen Ci's story, Wang Zhongjun was slightly taken aback, as it was quite unexpected.

He originally thought Shen Ci was calling to inquire about which actress under Huayi Brothers.

It seems I really misjudged them!

"Don't worry, Mr. Shen, I'll take care of this." Wang Zhongjun agreed firmly.

"Thanks then." Shen Ci's words were more polite.

"It's nothing," Wang Zhongjun said politely. "I've met Mr. Ma before, but I really didn't know he had a nephew like you."

Shen Ci listened without responding.

They didn't pay much attention to Wang Zhongjun's words, taking them as just ordinary social niceties.

Seeing that Shen Ci remained silent, Wang Zhongjun continued:

"If I had known earlier, I would have contacted you much sooner, Mr. Shen. We should get together sometime in the future."

"Sure, let's get together sometime," Shen Ci replied without hesitation, knowing it was just a polite remark.