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"Okay, I'll go there later."

When Zhou Anan heard the names of the big names in the Internet industry, he didn't refuse.

It's okay to keep a low profile, but you still have to participate in necessary interactions.

What's more, at these big boss gatherings, there will never be any reporters taking photos, so you don't have to worry about being too high-profile.

On the other hand, chatting and eating with these big guys who are still active in the Internet industry more than ten years later, you may be able to learn a lot of knowledge that is not available in books.

At his level, learning is endless is not a literal word.

"Okay, I've sent the time and location to your mobile phone."

"Um."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Anan looked at the time and place on the text message and couldn't help but smile.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Chen from TX was treating us to a private kitchen by the Huangpu River.

This style is so-so.

"Mr. Chen, who is that little brother you are talking about? He is so arrogant that half of China's Internet network is waiting for him?"

In an elegant small courtyard, the room shaded by bamboo trees did not feel any heat. There were seven young and middle-aged men sitting at the large round table. The fatter and younger man among them smiled and joked.

What he said was correct. Today, the total market value of China's domestic Internet industry is more than 70 billion U.S. dollars. The total market value of the companies of the seven people present is almost more than 20 billion U.S. dollars, which is almost half of the country.

"Mr. Shi's words are not quite right. When my little brother comes, we will be able to account for half of our domestic network industry."

Adjusting his glasses, Chen Yuhua, who looked handsome, corrected the mistake in the other party's words with a smile.

"Is this what Mr. Chen said?"

Qiandu Chairman Yan Hongli, who was sitting next to him, was moved and looked at him speculatively.

"It seems that Mr. Yan has already guessed it."

Seeing the other party's thoughtful expression, Chen Yuhua, who knew that the other party's company also cooperated with the celebrity group, knew that Mr. Yan had already guessed the identity of the little brother, but he did not continue to point out.

It's rare that so many Internet industry bosses present need to guess about an upstart Internet player. It's only because that little brother is usually too low-key.

"Mr. Yan, who is Mr. Chen talking about?"

A young man with a Chinese character face on the other side asked Mr. Yan who suddenly understood.

"Mr. Chen is right. With that little brother here, our table can claim to be half of the domestic network industry."

Without directly saying the person's name, the ordinary-looking Yan Hongli nodded in agreement with Chen Yuhua's words.

All in all, their Qiandu stock price did not continue to decline significantly, thanks to their investment in the celebrity group, which increased the confidence of some retail investors who held shares.

"Mr. Chen and Mr. Yan are talking about the young chairman of the celebrity group."

The handsome young man with a middle-parted hairstyle who had not spoken before raised his eyebrows and expressed his guess.

Mr. Chen from TX and Mr. Yan from Qiandu both know this young man, and they even use the word "little brother" to describe him. He is basically the man behind the scenes of their biggest competitor, the Celebrity Group.

It is said that Mr. Zhou is completely different from ordinary young people. He is very low-key and rarely appears in public. Unexpectedly, today he will be able to see the true appearance of his opponent.

"Zi"

At this time, the door opened, and Chen Yuhua stood up with a smile when he saw the person coming at the door: "Say Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will be here."

"Mr. Chen, everyone, I'm sorry, I'm late."

After taking a look at the only empty chair at the large round table, Zhou Anan knew that everyone was waiting for him alone, so he said apologetically.

Although he had only had a brief meeting with Mr. Chen from TX before, Zhou Anan was still very impressed by this boss who had been working in the Internet industry for many years and still maintained a handsome face.

"Brother An, this way. It's not too late. We heard Mr. Shi from Yiwang said that the braised pork here is good, so we couldn't wait to come."

Instructing the other person to sit on the empty chair next to him, Chen Yuhua joked and introduced everyone present: "Let me introduce to you, this is my little brother, Zhou An'an, the founder of the celebrity group."

"This is Mr. Zhang Tianhu from Tianhu."

"This is Mr. Yan Hongli of Qiandu."

"This is Mr. Shi Bingshi from Yiwang."

"This is Mr. Wang Yan from Jiulang."

"This is Mr. Li Jing and Zhang Li from Haicheng."

"This is Mr. Li Lei from Yinshan, no, he is now a freelance investor."

Listening to Chen Yuhua's introduction, Zhou Anan, who knew the list of party members in advance, still felt his heart beat a thousandth faster.

Chen Yuhua, the handsome bespectacled chairman of TX, Zhang Tianhu, the thin-faced middle-aged chairman of Tianhu, Yan Hongli, the ordinary middle-aged chairman of Qiandu, Shi Bing, the fat young chairman of Yiwang, and Wang, the handsome middle-parted young man of Jiulang chairman Yan, Li Jingzhang, chairman of Haicheng with a plain Chinese character face, former Yinshan CEO with a middle Chinese character face, and Li Lei, the future famous founder of 'Xiaosu'

These are all current Internet giants and will not withdraw from the stage of history for many years to come.

Well, only Mr. Wang from the old wave had no impression, maybe it was a latecomer who caught up.

After all, this is simply half of the Internet industry.

"Hahaha, Mr. Chen and Mr. Yan said before that only when people come here can we say that our table accounts for half of the domestic Internet industry. I was a little unconvinced before, but now I am convinced. Mr. Zhou, it is better to see than to hear for a long time. , I, Lao Shi, give you a toast."

Shi Bing, who had asked before, had a warm smile, picked up his wine glass and gave a toast to the other party.

"Mr. Shi is joking. I am just a junior in front of you. I still have to learn from a few seniors."

Faced with the toast from the chairman of Yiwang, Zhou Anan naturally wanted to give him face and downed the glass.

Fortunately, this wine glass is relatively small, but

"Cough cough cough"

The alcohol content of this liquor was a bit too high. Zhou Anan was caught off guard and coughed a few times, which made her burst into tears.

On weekdays, he rarely drinks alcohol. He usually drinks mild types such as red wine and cocktails, and rarely drinks high-alcohol liquor.

These days, there are very few people who can really force him to drink liquor to socialize.

"Hahaha, brother An, if a man doesn't know how to drink, that won't work. Come on, I'll toast you too."

Seeing the little brother coughing and blushing, Wang Yan from the old wave picked up the small wine glass and prepared to toast him again.

"Old Wang, don't take this opportunity to retaliate. If you want to drink, I'll drink with you. What's wrong with bullying a junior? Waiter, bring me a bottle of Lafite."

Yan Hongli, the chairman of Qiandu, offered a word of help and asked the waiter to bring red wine.

They, Qiandu, can also be regarded as the beneficiaries of the rapid development of the celebrity group. Although he and this little brother have never met, they have been close friends for a long time, and they can see each other this time.

"That's right, Mr. Wang, we don't want to take advantage of the wine table to retaliate."

Yan Hongli spoke up, and Shi Bing, who had already toasted before, also spoke for the younger brother.

The toast before was probably due to the fact that the other party was young but his achievements had surpassed his, so he just drank the glass of wine and let it go.

"It's okay, Mr. Wang, I'll do it."

Facing the help of the two 'old seniors', Zhou Anan felt a little touched, but she took the initiative to pick up the wine glass and drank a glass with the old chairman Wang, and drank it all in one gulp.

Since the establishment of Celebrity Group, it has really taken a lot of help from Jiulang, a peer, so that the market value of their Celebrity WeChat account has been rising steadily.

From another perspective, their celebrity group also stood on the shoulders of Jiulang's previous success.

Due to both emotion and reason, Zhou Anan had to pay a toast to the chairman of Jiulang.