Ten Years Against the Current of Rebirth

Chapter 230 Getting ready to go home for the New Year

When Liao Qinyu on the stage mentioned "Shanghai Joint Innovation Development Investment Company", most people in the audience looked blank.

Even many reporters present were confused for a moment and did not understand the origin of this company. It was actually regarded as the last event by the WeChat team.

However, there are still a few local reporters in the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Because they have been exposed to related content, they immediately recalled the origin of this company after thinking about it for a while.

Then his face showed an expression of sudden realization and shock, and then a look of extreme surprise, and his eyes were ready to watch a good show.

"What company is this?"

Wang Dongcheng picked up his cell phone and sent it to his subordinates who were also present but not in the first row, asking him about the origin of this company.

Liu Huan next to him also made similar movements.

Subsequently, in just over half a minute when Liu Wenwu took the stage, the two of them and many other reporters present quickly obtained a small amount of information about the company through their own methods.

Then everyone fell silent.

As for the background behind this company, it cannot be said.

In short, just look at the first two words and guess.

However, after realizing the exciting game involved, many reporters could not help but secretly focus their cameras on the senior leaders sent by Tencent and Alibaba.

There are those who are gloating over the misfortune, and there are also those who are filled with emotion.

No one is willing to let go of such explosive news.

The qualified reporter team even bought a camera and planned to follow the sitting postures and expressions of the two people throughout the whole process, not missing any detail that could make a fuss.

Under such circumstances, Wang Dongcheng's expression was serious, and Liu Huan, an Alibaba native who originally thought he had an advantage over Tencent, had an even worse expression.

If he hadn't been well behaved enough, he might have cursed loudly by now.

After all, from December until the end of January, he and his team have sincerely communicated with Liao Qinyu's team, but they were fooled!

Especially when Liu Wenwu walked onto the stage, showed a reserved and polite smile, shook hands with Liao Qinyu, stood aside and was introduced by Liao Qinyu, Liu Huan's face became even more tense.

If he hadn't realized that there were too many cameras watching him, he would have walked away by now.

However, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart.

Maybe the situation wasn't as bad as he thought.

"In the recent period, WeChat has been developing smoothly." After Liao Qinyu briefly introduced Liu Wenwu's origins, he continued, "Although there were some unpleasant things in the process, they all achieved good results.

solve."

“However, as we progressed, we gradually realized that software like WeChat, which is expected to become a large platform in the future, still has many shortcomings waiting for us to correct and improve.”

"If you want to develop better, move forward more smoothly, and provide better services to more users, then it is not enough for the WeChat team to work alone."

When this was said, the general audience in the audience gradually came to their senses and realized what was going to happen next.

Liao Qinyu did not continue to sell things, and said concisely and concisely: "So after a long period of negotiation and contacting many friends who were interested in cooperation, we finally chose a local Lianchuang company from Shanghai to become WeChat.

Partners.”

At this time, Liu Wenwu next to him took up the conversation and announced to all the audience: "Shanghai United Innovation Development Investment Company will acquire 10% of the equity of Tianquan WeChat Network Company at a price of US$150 million.

."

The voice fell.

Although after Liu Wenwu came to power, some people in the audience had already expected it.

But when this sentence was truly implemented and reached the ears of everyone present, it was inevitable that everyone would exclaim in unison.

However, although there was an element of exclaiming about the price of US$150 million, what surprised everyone even more was——

WeChat neither chose to join Alibaba nor was it acquired by Tencent.

Instead, it was invested by a company that I had never heard of before.

What's the reason behind this?

If it were purely about money, although US$150 million is indeed quite a lot, Qunxing's current cash flow is very healthy. It is really not worthwhile to sell 10% of WeChat's shares for this money.

But if we really want to develop WeChat, even if we don’t choose Tencent, which already owns QQ, so as not to become a stepping stone for someone’s own son after joining, then Alibaba is still a very good choice.

The instant messaging and social field represented by WeChat is exactly the missing piece of the puzzle for Alibaba.

Once WeChat falls into the arms of Alibaba, its importance level is likely to be raised to the same level as Taobao and Alipay.

But under such circumstances, WeChat chose neither Tencent nor Alibaba, but instead chose this Lianchuang company.

Many people have never heard of it at all. At first glance, it seems that it has no sense of existence in the Internet field.

But only those who understand will know how intriguing the things behind it are.

…

A WeChat 2.0 press conference came to an end after announcing the investment of Lianchuang Company.

Liao Qinyu answered many reporters' questions on the stage, which lasted until 4:30 in the evening, and the three-hour press conference was finally announced to be over.

Liao Qinyu still had a lot of behind-the-scenes finishing work to deal with, while Xu Xing roped in Yan Chijuan and walked out of the hotel lobby with Secretary Zhao, walked into a nearby cafe and found a seat, chatting and drinking coffee until

At about five o'clock in the evening, a figure walked in from outside the cafe.

"Zhao Shu..."

"Mr. Liu." Secretary Zhao interrupted him with a smile and pointed to the seat next to him, "Here, sit down. What would you like to drink?"

"Just a latte." Liu Wenwu realized the problem and quickly changed the subject. After speaking to the waiter, he said, "The reporter kept pestering me and answered some questions before coming out."

"It's okay." Secretary Zhao shook his head, and then introduced Xu Xing to him, "Weren't you always curious before? This is Mr. Xu from Qunxing."

"Oh, Mr. Xu!" Liu Wenwu looked at Xu Xing, his expression was dazed for a moment, and then immediately reached out to shake hands with him, "I have admired him for a long time, you are really a hero. When I saw your information, I felt that we

He is really old."

"Mr. Liu, you're welcome." Xu Xing shook hands with him and got to know him. With Secretary Zhao's help, he met the second person in the investment field besides Pei Qinglan.

It's just that the former prefers private equity funds. The nature behind Liu Wenwu's Lianchuang Company is more complicated, but it is mainly local official forces in the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

"This is my business card." Liu Wenwu took out a business card from his shirt pocket and handed it to Xu Xing.

After Xu Xing took it with a smile, he took out his mobile phone, opened WeChat and smiled at Liu Wenwu: "Mr. Liu, I also prepared a business card, do you see it?"

As he said that, he had already clicked on his WeChat QR code.

When Liu Wenwu saw it, he laughed heartily. He immediately took out his mobile phone, clicked on the 2.0 version of WeChat that he had already installed under the arrangement of WeChat internal staff, scanned Xu Xing's QR code, and added friends

.

"I have to say, this hand is really beautiful and very convenient." Liu Wenwu couldn't help but sigh as he watched Xu Xing pass the friend application. The two immediately became WeChat friends and can communicate at any time in the future.

After getting to know each other, the four of them went to a nearby restaurant and had dinner and talked until eight o'clock in the evening before the meal ended.

Xu Xing sat in the passenger seat tiredly, and Yan Chijuan became his exclusive little driver. He sat in the driver's seat obediently, turned around and climbed over to Xu Xing to help him fasten his seat belt.

She even secretly kissed him on the face.

Being provoked by Yan Chijue, Xu Xing immediately wanted to pounce and fight back, but the seat belt was already fastened. Yan Chijue screamed and hid back, leaving Xu Xing in vain.

"I'm going to drive." Yan Chijiu smiled, sat upright in the driver's seat, fastened his seat belt, started the car, and looked like he was driving seriously.

"I'll take care of you when I get back."

The two of them were in the car, chatting about the next arrangements while driving towards Brilliance Home.

"I told my parents before that I would go back at the end of the month, and I have to go home with Xu Niannian tomorrow." Xu Xing put down the backrest of the passenger seat, lay down comfortably, closed his eyes and rested his mind and said.

"...Hmm." When talking about this, Yan Chijiu suddenly became quiet and just nodded silently, "I know."

"So you really don't want to go back together?"

"No need." Yan Chijiu shook his head and stared at the road and traffic lights in front of him. After a while, he said, "I made an appointment with Sister Yuanyuan. During the Chinese New Year, there were only two of them at home, her and Aunt Pei.

, I’ll just go over and join in the fun.”

"Then there's still more than a week before the Chinese New Year."

"You can go to Sister Yuanyuan anyway. You still have to go to the company anyway."

"Yes." Xu Xing nodded.

Although I promised to go home to spend time with my parents, after all, it was just a vacation from the university, and the company hadn't even had a vacation yet.

Even when he returned home, Xu Xing had to take Xu Niannian to work every day, and he could still see Yan Chijuan during the day.

"Then when you go to work, remember to report your work to your boss."

"How can there be so much work to report..." Yan Chijiu muttered, but his mind became warm.

As the Chinese New Year approaches, the financial department where Yao Yuanyuan works becomes busy, but the game department is not particularly tired.

Although each game has Spring Festival activities, they are all completed one month in advance. During this period, they are mainly focused on operations.

And there are no games under development. Yan Chijuan has been participating in the development of the card system since he applied to join Gong Ao's research and development team.

Because Xu Xing has not given any hard targets for the time being, the tasks are relatively easy.

At present, it is just an imitation of a card system that is barely functioning. The rules and card content are not enriched at all, and it is directly adapted to what is already available on the market.

Gong Ao is now testing the stability of the system, trying to imitate and develop a suitable system, and at the same time, he is also thinking about squeezing the plan for this set of mobile card games from Xu Xing as soon as possible.

But at present, it seems that there is no hope of seeing it before the Chinese New Year.

After the car arrived at Brilliance Home, the two people got out of the car and saw Xu Niannian's car parked next to it before entering the building.

"Sister Nian Nian has come back."

"Yeah." Xu Xing took her little hand and walked into the elevator.

The two of them walked all the way up to the door of the house, but they did not rush in. Instead, they walked to the corner of the wall next to them and hugged each other secretly.

"After you go back, you have to send me WeChat messages every night." Yan Chijuan nestled on his chest and whispered.

"Um."

"You have to post it on Moments! It needs to be something that others can't tell, but I can tell at a glance that you are talking to me."

"The requirements are quite high." Xu Xing laughed, lowered his head and slapped her on the forehead, "What about yourself? You can't just ask me, right?"

"I'm sure I can."

"Aren't you afraid of being discovered?"

"Just block everyone and open it only to you."

"Then you are really smart."

The two were chatting when suddenly, there was a slight sound of footsteps at the door of the house.

Then there was the sound of the door lock being opened.

Xu Xing and Yan Chiju were startled. They immediately slipped into the nearby corridor and hid. Then they heard the door of the house being opened. A man walked out and pressed the elevator button, and quickly went downstairs.

"Okay, it seems to be Sister Niannian?" Yan Chijiu blinked and said a little nervously and excitedly.

"It's all your fault that I want to hide right now for no reason."

"Hehe." Yan Chijiu smiled stupidly in his arms, burying her face in his chest and rubbing her again and again, "It doesn't matter, it's been so long anyway."

"Silly." Xu Xing rubbed her black hair that had grown close to her shoulders, "Let's go home first."

The two held hands and opened the door and walked in. Sure enough, there was no one in the house.

After putting on slippers and sitting on the sofa, the two took a short rest and were affectionate for a while.

It wasn't until ten minutes later that there was another noise at the door, and Yan Chijue escaped from Xu Xing's arms, pretending as if nothing had happened, and sat down on the single sofa next to him to look at his phone.

"Hey, it's true." Xu Niannian opened the door and poked his head in. After seeing the two of them in the room, he immediately said, "If I had known you were coming back, I would have asked you to buy it for me."

"What to buy?" Xu Xing asked.

"Sanitary napkins." Xu Niannian put on slippers, and her long legs were stretched tightly by jeans to give her a slender appearance. Then she sat down next to Xu Xing and threw the bag on Xu Xing's legs, "I went downstairs and saw

When your car comes back, I’ll know that I probably just missed it.”

"Uh... that's quite a coincidence." Xu Xing secretly broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that Xu Niannian was quite attentive, and she also noticed the cars outside at night.

"Here, I also bought some snacks." Xu Niannian opened the plastic bag and took out some potato chips and biscuits. He also asked Yan Chiju, "Want to eat some?"

The three of them gathered in the living room, chatting and eating snacks.

After asking about today's press conference, Xu Niannian asked Xu Xing: "When will you go home tomorrow?"

(End of chapter)