Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 623 Organizing the Game

Li Weidong shook hands with several actors one by one and exchanged greetings. He said that he had watched some of their performances and that they performed very well, and they still had deep memories.

This is not a polite statement. The drama in this courtyard is very different from the one in the previous life. Both the content of the drama and the amount of investment are much better than those in the previous life.

Correspondingly, the selection of roles is much easier than in the previous life. If you have money and willfulness, you will only choose the most suitable ones and never make do with them.

Li Weidong really admires the director's casting ability. At least most of the people standing in front of him were pretty good in their previous lives, and there are a few who won the Best Actor Award.

After chatting for a few minutes, Luo Jialiang winked at the director and asked the actors to leave.

Inviting the boss to inspect the work is to express one's attitude towards the leader and to let the leader see his work achievements, but he cannot let these actors take over the spotlight.

Besides, there were several young actresses who were making noises and attracting attention, hoping to attract Li Weidong's attention.

For Luo Jialiang, these are all small scenes. He has been on the battlefield for a long time and has been tested for many years. What kind of actress has never seen him before, and he is even used to it.

But for a big boss, such vulgar things are rare. It would be terrible if Li Weidong misunderstood him and thought he was like this every day.

Besides, these actors are indeed pretty. If Li Weidong really falls in love with them, will Luo Jialiang send them to him or not?

After the actors left, the director and several crew members reported to Li Weidong on the progress of the filming.

"Director Li, we are already in the late stage of shooting. It will take about ten days, no, it will be completed in a week at most!" said a director in his fifties.

"I can see it!" Li Weidong said calmly. When he shook hands with several leading actors just now, it could be seen from their makeup that the protagonist was in his old age.

"These actors take good care of themselves. Their hair is white. Not only do they have no wrinkles, they don't even have age spots on their faces. Their fingers are as green as onions!" Li Weidong said lightly.

The reason why he looked awkward just now was because he was obviously an older person in his appearance and attire, but his make-up was too young, which was misleading at first glance.

The director's face was startled, and he immediately understood what Li Weidong meant, and then his face began to look a little unnatural.

Luo Jialiang's expression was the same, but he recovered quickly and said with a flattering face: "The chairman is really discerning. I wouldn't have noticed it if you didn't tell me. You are really right to ask you to guide us in our work!"

Then he turned to the director with an embarrassed look on his face and said, "Director Zheng, shouldn't you make this low-level mistake?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Chairman Li is very discerning and pointed out such a major mistake to us. We will correct it immediately!" A layer of fine sweat oozed from the director's forehead.

Although he is a very influential TV drama director in China, he is not an employee of Guangying Entertainment, but has a relatively close cooperative relationship.

However, Party A pointed out the shortcomings of the movie, which are not even considered faults. TV series are not movies, they are not so delicate, and they cannot be so detailed.

But after all, it was his negligence, or he subconsciously didn't take it seriously and took it for granted. More importantly, it was Li Weidong who pointed out this problem to him, not an ordinary Party A. If he was upset, it would be difficult for him in this industry.

"Thank you, Director Zheng, for hurrying up and reshooting. Don't forget that the filming will be completed in a week!" Although Luo Jialiang still had a smile on his face, his tone was a little more sinister.

This allowed Li Weidong to see the true face of a society like Luo Jialiang's. Besides, there are not so many kind-hearted people who are business owners.

Since ancient times, it has been said that kindness does not control soldiers, and righteousness does not control wealth, let alone in this era where everything is focused on money.

Replenishing these lenses will definitely increase a lot of costs. When the company proposes to save resources, this account must be settled in the end.

Luo Jialiang invited Li Weidong over. In addition to asking for credit, he also wanted to show his face in front of Li Weidong, but in the end he exposed his buttocks. It was strange that he was happy.

If he hadn't seen Li Weidong present, Luo Jialiang would have cursed without caring about his image.

The director returned to the studio in disgrace and began to reprimand the actors and crew, especially the makeup artist. He even replaced them directly. Not to mention not getting the final red envelope, he even lost the unpaid wages.

In short, the director wants to vent the anger he received from Luo Jialiang, and he will also increase the pressure step by step. The big boss will be unhappy, the small boss will feel uncomfortable, and the employees will feel uncomfortable.

"Chairman, don't worry, I will definitely ask them to make this movie a success according to your wishes!" Luo Jialiang promised.

Li Weidong's seemingly innocuous words and Luo Jialiang's assurance have played a huge role in the development of domestic TV dramas. At least we won't see so many shoddy scenes of cheating in TV dramas.

There won't be that kind of two-idiot plot where a woman disguises herself as a man and everyone knows about it except the people in the play.

There won’t be any scenes where a beautiful girl can pretend to be an old lady with a wig, or a handsome guy can pretend to be a middle-aged uncle with a beard, which is so embarrassing that it would make people dig into the basement.

"It's just a TV series, there is no need to go online like this!" Li Weidong said, with some criticism in his words!

"Besides, you are the chairman of the company, not the director. What are you doing here? Do you want to appreciate these things?" Li Weidong pointed at the decorations in the room and said.

"What the chairman said is that I will move back to the company immediately!" Luo Jialiang was sweating and quickly admitted his mistake.

Luo Jialiang knew Li Weidong well. His boss said that he was not doing his job properly. If he still refused to admit his mistakes, he would not be able to get off the stage. It seemed that he was on the wrong side of the horse this time by flattering him.

"That's good!" Li Weidong nodded and said. He didn't want to lose his temper. He would stop talking about some words. If his subordinates couldn't hear them, it meant they couldn't keep up with the rhythm. Then he couldn't be blamed.

Although this TV series was proposed by Li Weidong, it was just an idea and a casual mention. It was not an important matter. Now it has become a big event for the company.

Although he knew that this was a ploy by the people below to please him, but it turned out like this, this was not what Li Weidong wanted to see, so he had to strike at the right time.

If this continues for a long time, some CEOs of second- and third-level subsidiaries will naturally form a bad atmosphere. Only by pleasing the boss can they secure their position and make a fortune together, and they will no longer do their jobs properly.

"Work hard. If you do well, you can go public and become the chairman of a listed company. It sounds more impressive!" Li Weidong patted Luo Jialiang on the shoulder and said.

"Yes!" Luo Jialiang raised his head and said, the sweet dates given by Li Weidong are too sweet, the listing is of great significance, only the shares in his hands will be real money.

Li Weidong stayed for a while longer, and then returned to the hotel after seeing that the time was almost up. Moreover, several children were already returning, so it was almost time.

It's just that when Li Weidong returned to the hotel, he didn't see a few children. Instead, he saw Zheng Sijing and a few familiar faces greeting him at the door.

"Chairman!" As soon as Li Weidong's car stopped, Zheng Sijing came over to open the door for him and greeted him.

"When did you arrive? Why didn't you say, I'll pick you up at the airport?" Li Weidong said with a smile.

Tomorrow is the company's investment department seminar, and it is already too late for Zheng Sijing to come to the capital today.

Zheng Sijing originally planned to come to the capital with Li Weidong yesterday, but some things delayed him and he attended a meeting instead of Li Weidong, so he arrived today.

It's just that today's personnel combination makes Li Weidong a little surprised. Normally, the people with Zheng Sijing should be several investment companies under the investment department.

But now he is with the heads or executives of several domestic Internet companies, which means something a little unusual.

These Internet or software companies are managed by business departments in charge of Internet companies. Under normal circumstances, they should not be so close to Zheng Sijing.

Whether it is the person in charge of these Internet companies or Zheng Sijing, they must be somewhat taboo and leave the leader in charge alone, which will easily make him unhappy with the leader in charge.

"Don't dare bother the chairman!" Zheng Sijing smiled slightly, looking flattered. The boss gave him face in front of outsiders, so he was naturally very happy.

"The ceremony ended so quickly, I thought you might arrive at night!" Li Weidong said with a smile as he walked towards the hotel, and nodded to the acquaintances who greeted him around him.

Walking into the hotel lobby, Zheng Sijing said with a smile: "The leaders knew that I was coming to the capital. After the signing ceremony, they took me to the airport in a special car before I caught the plane!"

This morning, the science and technology innovation fund established by Li Weidong in Handong held an investment signing ceremony for the first batch of 13 companies.

Coincidentally, this ceremony was supposed to be yesterday, but because the leaders who were going to attend had important matters and could not attend, the signing ceremony was postponed for one day.

As a result, postponing this day caused a lot of inconveniences. For example, Li Weidong was originally going to attend, but he had to be absent from the meeting of the Federation of Industry and Commerce.

Although this signing ceremony is dispensable in Li Weidong's opinion, it is naturally a big deal if the leadership pays attention to it. Therefore, Li Weidong specially called the leaders to communicate on this matter, and finally asked General Manager Zou Yi and Vice President in charge of the Investment Division Zheng Sijing to attend.

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"That's not bad. I'm enjoying the treatment of a leader!" Li Weidong joked with a smile.

"How can I have such a blessing? The boss only cares about your face, chairman, otherwise he wouldn't know what a little shrimp like me is!" Zheng Sijing complimented.

Li Weidong pointed at Zheng Sijing and smiled helplessly. There was nothing he could do about the compliments of these subordinates.

Zheng Sijing continued: "After I got off the plane in Beijing, I heard that you were treating me to dinner tonight. I didn't go anywhere, so I went straight to your place to have dinner!"

"If you have enough wine and food, you can eat all the delicacies you want!"

"Then I came at the right time!" Zheng Sijing laughed, and then said with a slightly formal expression: "As soon as I got off the car and walked into the hotel, I saw them sitting in the coffee area in the lobby!"

Zheng Sijing’s words explain why he is with these people!

"Only after I asked, I found out that they were also here for a meal. Isn't it a coincidence?" Zheng Sijing used another joke.

The person next to him smiled a little awkwardly, but it was regarded as acquiescing to Zheng Sijing's nonsense. It cannot be said that they were in agreement.

They came here to try their luck, knowing that Li Weidong didn't care much about specific things. Even if he was leisurely watching a movie, he might not have time to listen to their work report or chat with them for a few words.

But at this time, people like them who are engaged in the Internet are somewhat unsure.

The Nasdaq index has halved and is even accelerating its decline, showing no signs of stabilizing.

The same is true for individual stocks. Internet giants such as Yahoo and Microsoft have continued to fall. For some newly listed companies without performance support, it is even more of a disaster.

Many companies have started a "one-dollar" war, and trading below one dollar will be stopped.

For those companies that are about to go public, many have announced that they will be postponed indefinitely. Just because of insufficient subscriptions and a sluggish market, even a bloody listing will not succeed.

All of this has shown that panic has begun, bubbles have begun to burst, and the Internet industry has entered a cold winter.

Many people are already confused, where will the future of the Internet be?

Including under the halo effect of listing, he has become an unparalleled figure in the Internet industry. Facing the arrival of the bubble burst, some people are also panicking. When will it end!

There are more Internet companies that have not been listed and have not posted autumn fat before the arrival of the cold winter. Survival has become their biggest concern.

At this time, everyone invariably thought of Li Weidong's interview report half a year ago, in which he predicted that the Internet's winter was really coming.

But at that time Li Weidong also mentioned the spring of the Internet. Now they want to ask, when will that sunny spring come?

"Warm welcome!" Li Weidong said enthusiastically as he looked at the dozen or so people around him who were making waves in the Internet industry.

Without exception, the companies of these people all have shares in Li Weidong, and of course, these investments are all made by Zheng Sijing when he was investing in Jingwei.

If it is a coincidence, let it be regarded as a coincidence. Li Weidong cannot open their heads and take a look. Moreover, these are a group of learned people and should be respected.

Moreover, these dozen or so people will account for almost half of the Internet companies in the future. They will all be hens laying eggs in the future. Naturally, they need to feed more now.

"We are all not strangers. Don't be so formal. It's still early for dinner. Why don't you go to my room and have a chat?" Li Weidong took the initiative to invite.

Facing Li Weidong's invitation, it is estimated that no businessman can refuse it. It is even a matter of honor, and at least it can be bragging.

Entering Li Weidong's room, it was still the same reception room as yesterday. It also seemed more crowded, but this time the people were relatively single and shared a common topic.

Li Weidong looked at these people and suddenly remembered several photos of dinner parties that were widely circulated in later generations, the most famous ones being the photos of "Dongxing Dinner" and "Ding Lei Dinner".

I just don’t know if in this life, if these people are having this kind of partnership dinner, will there be two dinner parties, and who will be sitting in the C seat?

It’s just that this Internet conference will not be established for a few years, and the people who can organize this dinner seem to have a few more years of development!

Thinking of this, Li Weidong suddenly said, "I think you can set up an Internet Association and hold regular meetings. If you have any problems, you can discuss and exchange ideas with each other!"

(End of chapter)