2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 282 Hello, Idol! (Seeking monthly ticket)
After signing the sponsorship contract with the Organizing Committee, Tan Jincheng was awaiting another contract.

That was the endorsement contract with Jay Chou, which was also signed in Beijing, but the treatment wasn't as good as Jay Chou's. Forget about the RM concert hall.

With a sponsorship fee of 41 million yuan from a fourth-tier supplier for the Olympics, and a three-year endorsement fee of 24 million yuan from Jay Chou, plus the expenses spent on publicity and public relations since April 17, FlashTech has been spending money like water recently.

However, from a long-term perspective, these two expenditures are crucial for Flashpoint Technology.

Being an Olympic brand sponsor enhances a company's competitiveness. Jay Chou's three-year endorsement contract not only secured a popular superstar but also blocked the path for future competitor Aima to rapidly rise to prominence by leveraging the popularity of this superstar.

After 2008, Tan Jincheng couldn't think of any other celebrity who could drive sales like Jay Chou. Even without renewing his contract, Jay Chou wouldn't be able to endorse competing products from the same brand until after 2012.

Tan Jincheng has basically blocked the path for Aima's rapid rise. If Aima wants to succeed, it can only fight its way out step by step.

"I'll definitely go back on May 1st. Dad's not staying for just a week, so don't worry, he'll definitely see me."

"Oh, right, right, be sure to tell Dad not to agree to everything. Just say that I'm not home, he came to visit, and he doesn't know the specifics."

"Dad, come pick me up? Okay, Dad, don't agree to that so easily. I have a plan. No matter who pleads for me, it won't work. If you really push me, I'll just move my household registration."

"Ha, who can stop me from registering my household? What a joke, I can transfer my household to Beicang without even going through my family, okay? Just don't agree to anything I say."

"It's not that I'm getting arrogant, it's just that the company has its own plans. Within the scope of the plans, I can consider personal relationships, but outside of the plans, I can't. I can't use such an important project for personal favors, and I don't have the right to do so."

"A net worth of 1 billion? Don't listen to the media's nonsense. If I had a billion, why would I open a factory? I'd just retire on the spot. What are you doing here, trying to persuade people?"

"Oh, you're asking about my schedule? Never mind, it's not easy for you over there either. Just say I'm only free for a few days after May Day, and I have to go out and do some research after May Day. That's about it."

"Don't say it directly, be more tactful. No one's asking you for favors, right? If they are, you can take this opportunity to subtly bring it up."

"Okay, let's do it this way. When I have some free time, I'll go home and check on Mr. Zhang's clothing factory construction site."

After hanging up the phone, Tan Jincheng let out a long sigh of relief. He had received quite a few such calls in the past few days. It would be a lie to say he wasn't proud, but he was also very annoyed. If he didn't handle it well, he could offend someone.

In Flash Technology's plan, the only projects that will actually be built are the second phase of the industrial base and the lithium battery factory.

Needless to say, the lithium battery factory will definitely be located in Beicang; this was agreed upon long ago.

As for the second phase of the industrial base, Tan Jincheng actually prefers to locate it in Tianjin, which is the largest electric vehicle production base in northern China, and its electric vehicle industrial park has already extended an olive branch.

If Flash Technology moves into its electric vehicle industrial park, it will receive certain preferential treatment in terms of land use and taxes.

As for self-developed projects for motors and controllers, Tan Jincheng still prefers to directly acquire existing suppliers such as Bafang Electric. This is because it is fast and efficient, and Bafang Electric is located in the Suzhou Electric Vehicle Industrial Park.

Stealing the limelight from Xinri, although a market-driven move, has inadvertently offended the Xishan District. By directly acquiring the company and moving into the Suzhou Electric Vehicle Industrial Park, the atmosphere in the Jiangsu market can be eased to some extent.

On the other hand, from Zhejiang Province to Jiangsu Province and then to Tianjin, FlashTech can truly connect the entire national electric vehicle industry base and complete the radiation from the southern market to the northern market.

"Boss, let's go, the signing is about to begin," Zhang Xuhui reminded Tan Jincheng after he hung up the phone.

For the past few days, he has been temporarily acting as Tan Jincheng's assistant, working with Zhao Xinyi to handle Tan Jincheng's work. In addition, he is staying in Tan Jincheng's small apartment in Zhongguan Village while working in the capital. Zhao Xinyi often finds Tan Jincheng through him.

He himself suggested temporarily serving as an assistant. After spending two months in the capital, his judgment had improved.

"Let's go see our little superstar," Tan Jincheng said, standing up.

The time was rather rushed, so the signing location was chosen to be the banquet hall of a five-star hotel near Zhongguancun. Not many media outlets were notified, but FlashDrive has been generating its own buzz these past few days, so there was no need for deliberate notification.

In addition, the young star flew directly to Beijing to sign a contract, and his management team also needed to promote it. By the time Tan Jincheng arrived at the venue, there were already many media reporters surrounding it.

Tan Jincheng even saw a few somewhat familiar faces. After a careful recollection, he realized he must have seen them in a certain TV series.

"These celebrities really know how to ride the wave of popularity. They show up at the event, find a familiar reporter to take a few photos, and they can write a press release," Zhao Xinyi muttered beside her.

"Do you know them?" Tan Jincheng asked curiously.

"Yeah, she's acted in a few TV series, but she's not very famous, just a familiar face." "She's quite good at seizing opportunities. If she could get a photo with Lao Zhou and release a press release, wouldn't that be perfect? ​​If she's shameless enough, she could even create some scandal."

Seeing that her boss found it amusing, Zhao Xinyi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Then why not take a picture with you, boss? Your popularity these days is not much lower than Jay Chou's."

Indeed, that scoundrel from Xinjingbao directly claimed a net worth of 10 billion, and with the promotional campaign from Beicang also underway, even though Tan Jincheng had instructed the company's online trolls to focus on the brand, products, and the Olympics, the hype was simply unstoppable.

A 20-year-old billionaire went on a rampage online. While netizens back then may not have the same technical skills as those of later generations, their audacity and resourcefulness were second to none.

Tan Jincheng is not independent of this world. His growth experience in Yicheng and the Beicang factory are right there. There are a lot of revelations from his classmates, teachers, and employees of Flash Technology.

Even those non-mainstream photo booth pictures I took in high school have appeared on the internet, and they've been completely exposed.

Tan Jincheng didn't know how Xiao Ma felt about being exposed for cross-dressing and chatting with users, but when Gu Qingqing sent him a screenshot of his profile picture, he was truly devastated; it was too embarrassing.

Tan Jincheng's entire entrepreneurial journey has been thoroughly investigated, with every step traceable and no major violations found. In particular, an employee of FlashTech revealed that the company's benefits were excellent.

Some employees, fearing disbelief, even posted their pay slips online, prompting a wave of netizens who were used to making screws to express their envy, saying that compared to FlashTech's factory, their own factory was nothing.

This earned Tan Jincheng considerable goodwill among netizens; these days, factory owners who treat their workers so kindly are truly rare.

"Then you'd better keep them in line, otherwise they might recognize you and rush up to ask for a photo," Tan Jincheng said vainly.

"Haha, don't worry, I'll stop it for you, boss," Zhang Xuhui laughed.

Accompanying Tan Jincheng was Lai Yiu-fai, making a group of four. Three of them escorted a young man toward the main venue, making his identity obvious. Many reporters wanted to take the opportunity to interview him, but Tan Jincheng refused, citing Jay Chou as the main character of the day.

Like Brother Long, Jay Chou was also late, something Tan Jincheng was already used to.

About half an hour later than scheduled, Jay Chou arrived at the scene under the escort of a group of people. The reaction of the reporters' flashes at the scene showed just how popular this superstar is now.

A large group of reporters disregarded the order at the scene and swarmed in, causing the situation to briefly spiral out of control.

"Damn it, if I had known, I should have postponed the time and set it at the RM Hall. That way, these reporters wouldn't have dared to cause trouble," Tan Jincheng said with a laugh.

Zhang Xuhui and Li Yaohui quickly instructed their staff to maintain order at the scene.

We didn't bring enough of our own people.

"Stand a little behind me, or hide behind the stage." Tan Jincheng showed no intention of going up, and also told Zhao Xinyi not to rush out.

Jay Chou, who had finally managed to squeeze through the crowd, immediately fixed his gaze on Tan Jincheng. At the same time, Tan Jincheng was also sizing up this popular superstar who had created countless classic songs.

His attire today bears the mark of this era: a leather jacket, hair slicked back, giving him an arrogant and unruly air, his eyes filled with confidence yet also a hint of resentment.

That's right, right now he's still the same "champion comes and goes, but Jay Chou remains a constant." Although his popularity is extremely high, the title of "perennial runner-up" constantly overshadows him.

In 2003, a spirited Jay Chou took his grandmother to the Golden Melody Awards, but unexpectedly lost completely and didn't win anything. That's how "Grandma" came about in 2004.

In 2003, he lost to Xiao Gang at the Golden Melody Awards; in 2004, he lost to a younger version of Guo Donglin; and in 2005, he was defeated by the unparalleled Fairy Tale.

Having been second for three years, barring any unforeseen circumstances, they should remain second for another three, earning the title of "perennial runner-up" for six consecutive years. This year, they will likely lose to Invisible Wings again.

Looking at him, Tan Jincheng couldn't help but feel a little sorry for him. If you're going to be second in command for six years, you'll be just like Barack, buddy.

Oh, he lost even more unjustly in 2008. He was incredibly popular, and the organizing committee gave him the right to sing solo! This was an absolutely incredible treatment, but he still lost to a group performance at the Golden Melody Awards that year.

Tan Jincheng stared at Jay Chou with a heartbroken look in his eyes, completely bewildered. What did that look mean? Was it because he was late?
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Tan. You're even more handsome than I imagined. Also, I was a bit late because of traffic." Unable to bear Tan Jincheng's gaze, Mr. Zhou spoke first.

Hello, idol!

Requesting monthly votes~
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