stjorthotic Chapter 517 Who do you think will be the person who finances Chopsticks?
Chapter 517 Who do you think will be the person who finances Chopsticks?
Chapter 517 Who do you think will be the person who finances Chopsticks?
The casting of the female lead for "Better Days" really brought the atmosphere to a great height when Chan Kam-ching appeared as a judge.
In the live stream room of Ershixingchen Film and Television Network, the number of online viewers also increased to a terrifying number, directly exceeding 100 million.
It's important to know that Ershixingchen Film and Television Network is neither a short video nor a live streaming website; this kind of online activity is truly terrifying.
After Chen Jincheng appeared, all the young actresses were tempted.
They knew very well that whoever was the female lead in "Better Days" this time, he had the most say.
It's no secret in the industry that Zhou Dongyu was the one who was replaced.
One of the girls finally mustered up her courage, hurriedly ran up to Chen Jincheng, and greeted him: "Mr. Chen, it's a pleasure to see you again."
Chen Jincheng smiled at Zhang Ruonan and said, "Miss Zhang, you've come too."
"If I get a good role, I definitely have to make the most of it." Zhang Ruonan said with a smile. Given their past connection, it was the perfect excuse for her to try and get closer to him.
This scene, however, made the other girls frown.
What a cunning woman, resorting to such tricks.
Finally, a girl stepped forward and tried to get closer to Chen Jincheng: "Hello Mr. Chen, my name is Chen Duling, it's a pleasure to meet you."
"Mr. Chen, my name is Liu Haocun!"
"..."
When Reba pretended to come in from behind, Chen Jincheng was already surrounded by a group of young actresses, who were all trying to get close to him and introduce themselves.
Are these girls really that desperate? They're practically throwing themselves at you, shameless.
These girls don't care.
The company sent them over and hinted at some things, such as what might happen if they became the female lead in "Better Days".
After all, people online are saying this isn't about choosing a leading lady, it's about Chan Kam-Ching choosing his leading ladies.
There have been plenty of rumors online about what Cheng's girlfriend should do.
However, no one has any evidence, and Chan Kam-ching has always denied it.
Now that Chen Jincheng has this kind of capital and status, no one dares to investigate this matter anymore.
In this industry, they naturally understand certain things; it's just a matter of whether they're willing to or not. The key is that Chan Kam-shing is the biggest resource in the film and television industry, and he's handsome too. If entering this industry really requires some sacrifices, why can't it be something as valuable as Chan Kam-shing's good looks?
Wu Zhengyu and Zeng Guoxiang looked at each other in bewilderment when they first encountered this situation.
Even if they were enthusiastic, these girls were a bit too enthusiastic.
Sun Ji chuckled and joked, "Teacher Wu, Director Zeng, you'll get used to it. Our boss is very popular with girls."
With the arrival of judges Chen Jincheng and others, the event officially began.
This selection process didn't end in a day; it lasted for several days, including group field trips, acting competitions, and a whole series of other activities. It was practically a variety show in itself.
Moreover, the event was incredibly popular during its few days.
Every day, people flock to the Ershixingchen Film and Television Network to watch the live selection. Everyone is amazed by the performance of the young actresses. This group of girls is almost the essence of all the new generation of actresses. Each of them has their own abilities and is very eye-catching.
This attracted a lot of attention to them during the event, and naturally, the event also brought a significant increase in daily active users to the Second Star Film and Television Network.
With the hit drama "Go Go Squid!", the activity level of Ershixingchen Film and Television Network suddenly surpassed that of iQiyi and Tencent Video by a large margin.
It seems that the claim that Nisshin Shinsengumi is the number one in the film and television industry is becoming increasingly certain.
On the last day of the selection process for the female lead of "Better Days," an explosive piece of news went viral: Kuaishou was about to conduct its final round of financing before going public and had already begun discussions with investors.
This news is truly surprising.
The rivalry between Kuaishou and Douyin in the short video industry has a long history. After Douyin's video e-commerce scandal, Douyin's daily active users dropped to an all-time low. Even though Chen Jincheng managed to stabilize the negative publicity, the daily active users did not recover.
On the contrary, Tencent's Vision attracted a wave of daily active users, and Kuaishou also took the opportunity to attract many new users with its new algorithm, and its daily active users once again surpassed those of Diyin.
Kuaishou is now number one in the industry.
Although there had been rumors that Kuaishou was going to raise funds, no one expected it to happen so quickly, or rather, much faster than normal.
However, everyone guessed the reason: Kuaishou couldn't wait any longer and wanted to use this financing to quickly eliminate Douyin, strike while the iron was hot, and completely destroy Douyin so that Kuaishou could become the leader.
This is the most mainstream view from the outside world.
Only Chen Jincheng knew that of this funding, Kuaishou would only use a portion to deal with Douyin, while the majority would be used to prepare for Kuaishou's IPO.
After all, Mr. Chen Yixiao seems to be obsessed with the listing of Kuaishou.
Moreover, the financing preparations were completed at least three months faster than he had anticipated, clearly indicating a strong desire for him to join Kuaishou as soon as possible so that the other party could focus on implementing their plans without distractions. This further demonstrates just how determined Mr. Chen was to take Kuaishou public.
This obsession led the opposing team to open champagne at halftime, letting Dou Yin off the hook and giving her a chance to catch her breath.
Perhaps the other party was thinking that after going public, they would use the prestige of the IPO to defeat Douyin, but they forgot that the short video industry updates and iterates too quickly. While they were preparing for their IPO, Douyin had already completed its rectification, learned from their new algorithm, and made improvements.
The preference system allows many users to start building their accounts, accurately recommending videos that users like, resulting in a very high level of user experience.
For example, if someone likes to watch beautiful women, Douyin will mostly recommend videos and live streams featuring beautiful women; if someone likes games, Douyin will mostly recommend game-related videos and live streams.
In another world, if you want to know what kind of person someone is, just watch 10 videos on their Douyin account.
If a person posts 10 videos and not a single one features a girl, they're either a saint or an utterly hypocrite, or they're simply not good enough.
If more than half of the videos in 10 videos are featuring girls, then that's a pervert.
Douyin has already reached this level, but Kuaishou is still stuck in its ways, focusing all its efforts on going public. By the time they realize what's happening, it will be too late.
I heard that these problems weren't unnoticed by Kuaishou. Someone reminded that General Manager Chen, but under the grand plan of going public, there couldn't be any other discordant voices, so they fired him. He immediately lent his voice to Douyin, and then... needless to say.
At the airport, in the VIP waiting room, Chen Jincheng sat on the sofa looking at the news of Kuaishou's financing, a smile on his lips.
The phone rang; it was Lei Xiaojun calling.
After he answered the phone, he heard Mr. Lei ask, "Mr. Chen, you should be heading to Kuaishou now, right?"
"Yes, we're going there." Chen Jincheng didn't hide anything.
"Then I wish you every success." Lei Xiaojun congratulated him with a smile. He was one of the few people who knew that this CEO Chen had his eye on Kuaishou's financing.
He just doesn't understand President Chen's ultimate goal.
Not only him, but after hanging up the phone, Mr. Zhao, who was sitting opposite him, also asked with suspicion: "Mr. Lei, what do you think Mr. Chen's purpose is in raising funds from Kuaishou?"
Because of the Second Life Star, the two of them would coordinate their actions with each other, mainly to find out the impact of each of the Second Life Star's actions.
However, after several attempts, it proved that Mr. Chen was really capable, and now the valuation of Second Star has increased significantly again.
Lei Xiaojun shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. I only know that President Chen values this matter very much."
Indeed, in this round of financing, Mr. Chen should be able to obtain 25% of the shares of Kuaishou.
With this percentage of shares, becoming a major shareholder and joining the board of directors is not a problem. However, it is unlikely that they can do anything to Kuaishou or compete with Chen Yixiao for the chairmanship.
However, the shareholders of Kuaishou could not be persuaded, after all, Kuaishou's current development is all thanks to Chen Yixiao.
Therefore, both he and Mr. Zhao were somewhat puzzled.
At the airport, after Chen Jincheng hung up the phone, a pretty girl wearing sunglasses took his arm: "Mr. Chen, do you think this Kuaishou financing will have a big impact on Douyin?"
"What? You're worried about this too?" Chen Jincheng looked at Zhang Ruonan with a smile.
The other party was the female lead chosen for "Better Days". Of course, this was definitely the result of her own hard work. It was definitely not because she was eager to learn and had the courage to ask him for advice on acting one night, and then her acting performance the next day was outstanding, with a crying scene that broke out and she won the championship.
Seriously, that crying scene was absolutely amazing. It was well worth the three hours of hard work and effort he put into teaching her acting that night.
"When Zhang Ruonan cries, the whole world is wrong." This is no joke.
The crying scene on the last day directly moved the director, who said that she was the female lead. Just think, how many people would feel pity and be attracted when the female lead cried like that after being bullied?
Therefore, on the surface, Chen Jincheng didn't express any opinion, so she won, and it had nothing to do with Chen Jincheng.
In reality, the effect of her crying was the result of him feeding her several times a night and teaching her over a long period of time.
Of course, after confirming Zhang Ruonan as the female lead, Sun Ji also negotiated a contract transfer with her company, Guanxian. The condition was that Guanxian would invest together, Ershi Xingchen would give up a portion of its share, and there would also be a 5-part cooperation plan with Guanxian, which could be considered an exchange of benefits.
For the Second Star Film and Television Department, whether this transaction was profitable or not was not important. What was important was that Sun Ji knew that this girl had spent the whole night in the boss's room asking the boss for advice on acting skills.
Therefore, as an employee, he needs to handle some things for the boss in order to be worthy of his position and salary. If he can't even handle this little thing, how will he get stock options in the future?
Zhang Ruonan nodded in response to Chen Jincheng's question: "Of course I care. Most of my fans are on Douyin now, and I became famous because of Douyin fans."
"There will definitely be an impact," Chen Jincheng said truthfully.
Zhang Ruonan sighed: "Sigh, I don't know who will win the battle between Kuaishou and Douyin in the end. President Chen, do you think Kuaishou's capital for this round of financing is from someone? It's caused such a big commotion."
As she asked the question, she was also scrolling through news about chopsticks and ditto on her phone.
Now, not only her, but also people online want to know the answer to this question. After all, Kuaishou is raising funds at this time, and a 25% stake would require between 250 billion and 300 billion yuan. Only very strong capital can afford that.
Or rather, it was a joint venture by several investors?
Upon hearing this, Chen Jincheng smiled and asked, "So what do you think I'm going to do this time?"
"Huh?" Zhang Ruonan was clearly stunned for a moment, looking at him with a face full of surprise.
(End of this chapter)