Chapter 579: Using GEE to Guide GEE
Shanghai Airport.
"Please take care of yourself on the road."
Although she was accompanied by an assistant, Cai Yinong still pulled Liu Shishi aside and gave her some instructions: "When you land in Beijing, remember to call me first to let me know you're safe - and also, say hello to my uncle and aunt for me."
After giving a lot of long-winded instructions, Cai Yinong took a few magazines from the driver, stuffed them into Liu Shishi's hands and said, "Take these to help you pass the time on the road."
Liu Shishi looked at the top cover and saw two unfamiliar men on it. The common point between the two men was that they were both young, but their hair was completely gray.
One of them is marked as: Liu Qiangdong, the boss of who had nowhere to turn to in November last year; the other is marked as: Wang Xing, the boss of Fanfou who had just been forced to acquire the company.
The subtitle is: "Gray hair will not decrease, it will only move."
Although she did not know these two men, Liu Shishi had heard about the affairs of and Fanfou recently, and she had registered an official account on Fanfou the day before yesterday.
No need to ask, these are all news related to Brother Kun.
Liu Shishi bit her lower lip and seemed to be hesitant to speak to Cai Yinong.
Cai Yinong didn't give her a chance to speak. She pushed her into the boarding gate, then waved from a distance and said, "Remember to bring Yang Mi back to me!"
Liu Shishi hesitated for a moment before nodding solemnly.
According to the conditions previously offered by the Tang people, now is the best time for Yang Mi to switch jobs, but both Rong Xinda and Yang Mi himself were vague about this.
That's why Cai Yinong hoped that Liu Shishi could "bring Yang Mi back" to Shanghai, and both sides could sit down and have a good talk - everyone is on Xu Kun's network of connections, so Yang Mi wouldn't dare to turn his back on him, right?
Sitting on the flight from Shanghai to Beijing, Liu Shishi was reading the reports about "Fanfou's change of ownership" and suddenly began to doubt whether her own timeline was different from that of Brother Kun.
From winning the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award, to breaking the box office record that Titanic had monopolized for ten years, to becoming the country's top commercial director, and then to turning the tide in the business world and his net worth approaching the 10 billion mark, it only took Brother Kun half a year!
And what about herself?
Since finishing filming "Chinese Paladin III", she has been either busy with commercial performances or attending various training classes. She even fell ill just before the Chinese New Year, and her tired parents had to fly over to take care of her.
Apart from making a little money in the past six months, she seemed to have done nothing.
The time when you are in a daze always passes by especially quickly, and before you know it the plane has landed at the Capital International Airport.
After getting off the plane, Liu Shishi turned off the flight mode at the reminder of her assistant. Just as she was about to call Cai Yinong, she received a text message from Zhao Liying half an hour ago, saying that she had arrived at the airport and asked her to contact her after landing.
In order to avoid keeping Zhao Liying waiting for a long time, Liu Shishi quickly dialed Zhao Liying's number.
"You're here?"
As soon as the call was connected, Xiao Zhao rushed to say, "Don't go through the VIP channel. It's jam packed with fans of Girls' Generation!"
"Girls' Generation? The one that sang 'GEE'?"
The song "GEE" was released on January 1th and became popular throughout Asia in just two months. Girls' Generation's popularity also jumped from the bottom of the new generation of girl groups to the level second only to Cheon Ji-hee.
"Yes, it's them."
There was disdain in Zhao Liying's tone. There were already enough local competitors, and now the Koreans also wanted to use the wolf pack tactic. This was simply intolerable.
After hanging up the phone, Liu Shishi reported to Cai Yinong that she was safe, and then checked the disguise on her face - thanks to Ruan Guan in "So Young", she has now established herself as a top second-tier star, and her exposure is not low.
Then I entered the terminal hall through the main exit.
When she lined up, she looked curiously towards the VIP hall and found that it was packed with people.
"Shi Shi!"
"Liying!"
After exiting the gate, Liu Shishi quickly saw Zhao Liying holding a sign, and the two hugged each other excitedly and jumped up and down.
After venting your emotions.
The two walked out arm in arm, and ended up running into a group of Girls' Generation fans who had rushed over after hearing the news. If Zhao Liying hadn't dodged quickly, she would have nearly been hit by one of them.
"嘁~"
Zhao Liying couldn't help but mutter: "What's so good about being a fan of Koreans? I tell you, after the song became popular, SM Entertainment even called Brother Kun to thank him."
"Thank you, Brother Kun?"
Liu Shishi was surprised: "Is this song also written by Brother Kun?"
She thought that this song "GEE", like the "Chinese" that made Tian Shang Zhixi famous, was also produced by Xu Kun.
Zhao Liying pouted and said, "That's not the case. They are thanking Brother Kun for sleeping with the members of Girls' Generation, thus changing their fortunes. Otherwise, how could they have been unlucky for half a year, but their fortunes changed after just a few days of sleeping with them?"
"Uh..." Liu Shishi was speechless. The superstitious atmosphere in the domestic entertainment industry was becoming more and more rampant, and she didn't expect that the situation in South Korea was no less serious.
And thanking for something like this is too...
"Not only is it not much different! I heard there are a lot of cults there, even many big shots are involved."
The two walked and talked, and they walked a long way before stopping next to a Land Rover.
"My godmother's new car."
Zhao Liying stuck out her tongue at Liu Shishi and said, "This car is too big. I was afraid it would get hit, so I parked farther away."
After helping the assistant put the luggage in the trunk, Liu Shishi opened the passenger seat and prepared to sit in, only to find a magazine spread out on it.
She picked it up and glanced at it, and found that it was the follow-up of the "gray hair transfer" incident: the number of users increased by 500 million in four days, and Fanfou's Wang Xing was both sad and happy.
"It's really a bargain for Wang Xing!"
At this time, Zhao Liying got in the car and said while fastening her seat belt: "The valuation of Fanfou has increased by more than ten times, and the shares he holds have also appreciated a lot."
Because Wang Xing's tragic image still needed to be established, Xu Kun did not make the news known even to his own people.
Liu Shishi was about to put the magazine into the armrest box, but after hearing this, she took it in front of her and glanced at it, and asked curiously: "Then how much is Brother Kun's stock worth now?"
Zhao Liying understood what she meant, and immediately said proudly: "No need to calculate, the total assets must have exceeded 1 billion anyway!"
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"Ah, over 100 million US dollars in assets, that's a big deal!"
On the tour bus that Girls' Generation was riding on, Huang Miyoung was holding a laptop and sighing with admiration.
The confused members leaned over to ask what was going on, but some were indifferent.
For example, Seohyun was staring out the window in a daze, and Jessica was frowning and thinking about something. The youngest member is always like this, and Jessica had already read the relevant reports a long time ago.
The Korean media has always been quite concerned about Xu Kun, and with the turmoil in the past six months, there have been even more reports about him.
To be honest, Jessica Jung was not very fond of Director Xu at first, especially after the rumor of "sleeping with the famous director" spread within the company, Jessica Jung's impression of Director Xu became even worse.
It was clearly the result of the sisters' joint efforts, and clearly the result of the excellent lyrics and music, but how come Xu Kun, an outsider, became the hero?
But after a series of articles in financial magazines recently reported on Xu Kun's story of starting from scratch and becoming a billionaire in just a few years, Jessica Jung's opinion of him changed.
Although she is not a gold digger, she has always admired people who are able to create wealth myths.
At this time, Huang Meiying in the back row said something that caused the short captain to raise his fist. As the two of them were laughing, the head of the front row suddenly stood up and walked towards the back row.
The laughter died down instantly, and everyone returned to sitting upright, fearing that they would be punished by the director.
The director stood in the middle, leaned back on the chair, clapped his hands and said, "I have a few words to say. Everyone, please hand over your phones and computers to the staff in the front row."
As soon as everyone heard this, they knew that the information could not be spread outside, at least not without obvious evidence, so they quietly passed their phones and computers to the front row.
Today’s Girls’ Generation has yet to truly reap the benefits of their explosive popularity, and naturally they don’t have the courage or confidence to resist the company.
After the communication equipment was taken away, the director looked around at everyone and said, "This time the company arranged for you to come to China. In addition to some commercial performances, we also hope that you can establish a deeper connection with the local powerful person, that is, PD Xu."
As he spoke, his eyes fell on Kim Taeyeon and Lin Yuna: "The company will do its best to promote this matter, but it also requires the efforts of the two of you - just say that the popularity of "GEE" is inseparable from the help of Director Xu behind the scenes, so everyone hopes to thank him in person."
After a pause, he added: "When the time comes, everyone must seize the opportunity and use GEE to guide GEE!"
The team leader is obviously an expert on China.
Most of the members of Girls' Generation did not understand his last metaphor. Only Yoona, who was proficient in Chinese, heard the pun.
As for why we use Chinese homophonic puns…
Maybe they don't want to leave any obvious room for gossip. Anyway, the company just wants them to deepen their relationship with powerful people. As for how to deepen it and to what extent, it depends on the personal wishes of the team members.
As long as you do not affect the development of the team, do not affect the company's strategy, and do not cause rejection and dissatisfaction from powerful people, the company will not interfere too much in your choice.
But how can we satisfy all parties?
All I can say is that everyone who understands understands.
(End of this chapter)
