Huayu: Rising from Tencent

Chapter 93: Principal Wang posts on Weibo, Tencent Video CEO Shen is here!!

"Mr. Shen, have you considered anyone for the female lead in 'Love O2O'?"

"Would Mr. Zeng like to recommend any artists from his company?"

"Yes, Mr. Shen, I'm shamelessly making this call for you."

Shen Ci rolled his eyes at Zeng Jia's words.

"Yang Mi isn't suitable; she's too old."

"It's not Yang Mi, Mr. Shen," Zeng Jia quickly explained. "I recommended Dilraba. What do you think of her?"

Shen Ci was not surprised by these words.

The mention of Yang Mi was intentional; he had already anticipated that Zeng Jia would recommend Dilraba.

"Hot bar isn't suitable either. Why do you think you can easily secure a project with me? Do you think I'm easy to talk to?"

Shen Ci really didn't want to beat around the bush with her. This Zeng Jia seemed to have absolutely no sense of propriety and was practically brainless.

He and Dilraba are somewhat familiar with each other, but if it really comes down to discussing roles, it should be Dilraba making the call herself!

"Uh..."

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Zeng Jia was taken aback by Shen Ci's straightforward response and was speechless for a moment.

"I'll hang up if there's nothing else." After saying that, Shen Ci hung up the phone without hesitation and casually tossed it onto the side of the car seat.

Zeng Jia held the phone, her face full of astonishment, and couldn't help but think to herself, this person is really "full of personality".

She was initially 70% confident about the outcome of the call.

After all, Shen Ci first personally selected Dilraba to star in "Diamond Lover," and not long ago he also helped Dilraba solve a problem for the production team.

Anyone who sees this will think that Shen Ci is interested in Reba!

Otherwise, she wouldn't have made that call so rashly.

If she were to make random recommendations without any clear direction, she would definitely choose other newcomers in the company, such as Huang Mengying and Zhu Xudan.

Jaywalk Studio, though not long established, has signed many artists, including a large number of new female talents.

After Zeng Jia finished calling Shen Ci, she hadn't had a chance to tell Reba about it.

After Shen Ci hung up on her, she called Reba and asked her to call Shen Ci herself to try and persuade him.

"It's hot! Call Shen Ci and plead for him. 'Love O2O' is a drama by Gu Man; it's very likely to become a huge hit!"

"Mr. Zeng, I think we should forget about it."

Reba felt that Zeng Jia's actions this time were somewhat inappropriate, and was afraid that it would give Shen Ci a bad impression of her.

"Why are you so disobedient?" Zeng Jia asked reproachfully. "I'm doing this all for your own good."

Reba was already used to Zeng Jia's attitude and said helplessly, "Even if I said it, Shen Ci wouldn't agree."

Zeng Jia retorted, "How do you know if you haven't said anything?"

Okay, Reba really doesn't want to argue with her anymore.

If she said a few more words, Zeng Jia would definitely scold her again, and she didn't want to be scolded for no reason.

"I understand, I'll make the call right away."

"That's a good girl! I really believe in you and think you have a great chance to become the next Yang Mi!"

Zeng Jia's opening remarks were just polite platitudes, which made Reba involuntarily curl her lip.

After hanging up the phone, Dilraba tossed her phone aside, picked up the script, and focused on memorizing her lines.

About half an hour later, Reba put down the script, picked up her phone and sent a text message to Zeng Jia.

"President Zeng, Shen Ci refused..."

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Soon after, Zeng Jia sent a message, a long message of about a hundred words.

"Forget it then. You're so useless. How can you become famous like this? You need to understand—you need to seize opportunities—you know—you need to work harder in the future..."

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Reba's eyes hurt from staring at her phone screen, so she stopped looking at it and waited a few minutes before replying to the message.

She didn't want to call Shen Ci, afraid that if she did, Shen Ci would think she approached him with some kind of ulterior motive.

Reba's affection for Shen Ci has reached its peak; you could say she's fallen for him.

Zeng Jia said that Shen Ci refused, and Reba didn't have any other extreme thoughts. She felt that Shen Ci must have his own considerations.

Anyway, Reba is very good at making up her own ideas, and she instantly came up with ten reasons for Shen Ci's rejection.

However, one thought made her feel uneasy: would Nazha, who was from the same hometown, act in "Love O2O"?

Thinking about this, Reba felt a pang of jealousy. Why wasn't she Shen Ci's girlfriend?

To be honest, if Naza knew what this fellow villager was thinking, he would probably be so angry that he would slap him.

After the "Love O2O" project was finalized, Shen Ci made a special phone call to Na Zha to make it clear that the project was not suitable for her.

Naza was so frustrated. Such a great IP, she wanted to act in it!

After being together for so long, her husband showed absolutely no support, making her wonder if Shen Ci no longer loved her as much.

However, she quickly comforted herself...

The fact that Shen Ci specifically called her to talk about this shows that he still cares about her!

Thinking about it this way, she felt that her position as "Crown Princess" was becoming more and more secure.

If it can really "rise to the top," then projects like "Love O2O" are the worst of the worst.

On the same day Shen Ci called her, Nazha sent a message to Cai Yinong about it.

She knew Cai Yinong's personality inside and out, so as to avoid Cai Yinong calling again to ask about "Weiwei".

Naza thought she knew Cai Yinong well enough, but Cai Yinong's reply made her so angry that her chest felt tight.

"Shen Ci said you're not suitable? Then you should tell him that the company also has Chen Yao, Jin Chen, and Hu Bingqing!"

Upon seeing this message, Naza selectively ignored the recommendations for other people and replied with an extremely perfunctory response.

In her mind, Chen Yao and Jin Chen were just two minor characters, how could they possibly support such a big IP? It's ridiculous!

There's also Hu Bingqing; Nazha doesn't have a good impression of her.

Last year, a TV series approached Sugar Man (a popular Chinese actor) and called "Whirlwind Girl," which is about Taekwondo and belongs to the contemporary romance genre.

Naza really wanted to play the role, but Cai Yinong turned around and gave it to Hu Bingqing.

This infuriated Nazha, but he dared not speak out, and from then on he disliked Hu Bingqing.

Today, people from DMG visited the Tencent Video office building, specifically to pay their respects to Shen Ci.

DMG was founded by a foreigner, a Chinese person, and a person from a Westernized background.

The foreigner's name was Dan Mintz. He came to China in the last century to work and study martial arts, and during this time he met Wu Bing.

The two fell in love and married quickly. In the 1990s, the couple returned to China and founded DMG.

The company initially focused on Google services, but later gradually expanded into the film and television industry.

Dan Mintz is a China expert and is well aware of Tencent's formidable strength, understanding that it is not an entity to be easily provoked.

He personally led the executive who caused the trouble to their home to apologize.

"Mr. Shen, I am so sorry! I was blind and offended you and Tencent Video."

The executive looked distressed and bowed repeatedly to Shen Ci, until his back was almost touching the ground.

Dan Mintz quickly put on a smiling face and said to Shen Ci, "Mr. Shen, we were indeed in the wrong. Please tell us how to handle this; we will have no objections!"

"What should we do? Tell me, what should we do?" Shen Ci stared directly at the foreigner. "Dan...Mitz?"

The name was a bit hard to pronounce at first. Shen Ci hadn't expected that DMG's major shareholder was a foreigner.

"Fire him! Fire him immediately! Keeping someone like that in the company is like a ticking time bomb; the consequences will be dire!"

Dan Mintz was visibly agitated and spoke quite vehemently.

Shen Ci looked at him like this and couldn't help but laugh.

This foreigner has clearly lived in China for a long time; his vocabulary and sentence structure are remarkably fluent.

The executive standing to the side turned deathly pale; no one had told him this would be the outcome before he arrived!

Shen Ci questioned, "You didn't manage your subordinates well, don't you bear any responsibility at all?"

Upon hearing this, Dan Mintz was taken aback and quickly said, "I am responsible, Mr. Shen, I am really sorry."

As he spoke, he bowed slightly to Shen Ci to express his apology.

"Alright, get lost." Shen Ci waved his hand, then lowered his head and began to look at the documents on his own.

Dan Mintz thought he could get some leeway, but he didn't expect Shen Ci to be so uncooperative.

He couldn't help but feel secretly annoyed. Damn it, he was, after all, a company boss!

Increasingly angry, Dan Mintz left with his executives...

He unleashed a torrent of abuse on the executive, venting all the anger he had just suffered on him.

This day happened to be the day before the Spring Festival holiday. After dealing with this matter, Shen Ci still had to fly to Shenzhen.

After finishing up the important tasks at hand, Shen Ci left the office, took the elevator downstairs, and got into his car.

The car hasn't started yet; it's still waiting for someone.

About ten minutes later, the car door was pulled open with a "whoosh," followed by a slightly hurried female voice: "Mr. Shen, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting."

The person who came was Lin Xin, a local from Shenzhen. Since it was on the same route, Shen Ci decided to go back with her.

"Is all the finishing touches done?" Shen Ci asked casually as she got into the car.

"Everything's done." Lin Xin said breathlessly, clearly having run downstairs.

Shen Ci nodded and didn't say anything more.

The car drove to the airport, and upon arrival, the two got out.

Shen Ci was empty-handed, carrying no luggage, while Lin Xin was only dragging a suitcase.

After having their tickets checked, the two arrived at the VIP waiting room.

As soon as they entered, Lin Xin thoughtfully prepared some food and water for Shen Ci.

"You should eat something too, don't just keep me busy."

Despite his words, Shen Ci's hands "honestly" picked up the food and began to eat heartily.

Lin Xin smiled slightly. This wasn't the first time she and Shen Ci had traveled by plane, but it was mostly for work.

Shen Ci's seemingly ordinary words made her feel much more at ease, so she picked up her phone and started playing.

"President Shen!!!"

Suddenly, Lin Xin exclaimed in surprise. She stared at her phone screen, her pupils dilated, and her face was full of disbelief.

Shen Ci was startled by the sudden shout and looked at her in confusion.

Lin Xin turned her phone screen towards Shen Ci and said anxiously, "You were called out by Principal Wang on Weibo."

Shen Ci looked at the screen, at the Weibo page, where a post just published by Principal Wang was clearly displayed:

[Who is this Mr. Shen from Tencent Video? Why don't you step forward and say something? I heard you're quite handsome!]