Entertainment mogul: Starting his business with the internet

Chapter 20 Goddaughter

On the other end of the phone, Liu Shishi, who was at home, was rolling around on the bed, pretending to be fierce, and said: "You dare to bring this up again? How many times have I told you not to call me Shi Ye or Liu Haha? You are not allowed to give me nicknames. How dare you still save me like this? I'm being magnanimous and I've changed the nickname. You are not allowed to change it back."

Hearing that Miss Liu wasn't angry about not taking her to the East Sea, Song Ci quickly agreed, "Okay, okay, I won't change it."

Yesterday, when Liu Shishi learned that he was coming to Donghai, she insisted on going with him. Song Ci had to persuade her for a long time before she gave up the idea of ​​coming to Donghai.

Having achieved her wish, Liu Shishi recalled her previous visits to the Bund and asked happily, "Didn't you go out for a stroll? The night view of the East China Sea is very beautiful."

Song Ci yawned. "I'm a bit tired today and don't want to go out. Besides, I'm here to discuss work, so I should be going back to Beiping tomorrow afternoon."

Exhaustion was one aspect, but Song Ci was genuinely uninterested in the glitz and glamour of the city and simply wanted to stay quietly in the hotel.

Hearing Song Ci's tired voice, Liu Shishi said gently and considerately, "Then you should get some rest. What time does your flight arrive in Beiping tomorrow? I'd like to come pick you up."

"No need, I'll arrange for Wang Shan to pick me up."

"Okay then! Bye-bye, goodnight!" Feeling a little disappointed, Liu Shishi was about to hang up when she remembered something and quickly said, "Yiyi, guess who I met today?"

Song Ci was also curious, "Who is it?"

Liu Shishi was dissatisfied with the young man's perfunctory attitude, "I'll let you guess!"

Song Ci chuckled lightly, "My dad or my mom?"

Miss Liu pouted. That dog of a man is really smart; he guessed it in a second. "No fun, it's Auntie. How did you guess it so quickly?"

Song Ci chuckled and explained, "If you ask me to guess, it must be someone I know. The only people you can run into on your way home from get off work are my parents."

"Auntie was especially kind to me today, and even invited me to your house for dinner."

Liu Shishi grinned foolishly. Aunt Liu's attitude today made her especially happy. Her future mother-in-law's lack of objection increased her chances of winning over the scoundrel.

One can imagine the scene of Shi Ye meeting her mother. Song Ci couldn't help but chuckle, "My mother has always liked you very much and treats you like a daughter!"

"I don't want to be a daughter!" Liu Shishi exclaimed anxiously upon hearing this, as she only wanted to be Liu Xiaoxian's daughter-in-law!
Song Ci feigned regret and said, "I've always wanted a younger sister. Shishi, how about I ask my mother to adopt you as her goddaughter?"

Liu Shishi was furious, fearing that the scoundrel really had such intentions, and her voice was trembling with tears, "Song Yiyi, you know perfectly well, don't go too far!"

Hearing Liu Shishi's heavy nasal voice, Song Ci was afraid of going too far and making her cry, so he quickly said, "I was just joking, Shishi."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shishi huffed angrily, "Song Yiyi, you've been provoking me lately. I think you're itching for a beating. When you get back, I'm going to give you a good beating."

Song Ci pleads for mercy: "Please, Master Poet, have mercy!"

"Song Yiyi, you're really asking for a beating, still calling me Master Shi and giving me random nicknames!"

The following morning, in the VIP reception room of a high-end teahouse in the PD district of Donghai City, Song Ci met Zhang Yong, the person she was looking for.

Zhang Yong wore black-rimmed glasses and a white short-sleeved shirt. He was slender and refined, around thirty years old, the prime of a man's life. "Mr. Zhang, I've long admired your name," Song Ci said with a warm and friendly smile, appearing eager to recruit talent and showing great respect for capable individuals.

Zhang Yong shook hands with Song Ci, who stood up to greet him. Looking at the young man who had insisted on meeting him, Zhang Yong was surprised by his unexpected youth and good looks and couldn't help but praise him, "President Song is truly young and promising!"

"Please have a seat, Mr. Zhang." Song Ci gestured for Zhang Yong to sit down at the tea table and personally brewed him a cup of tea.

Taking the teacup from Song Ci, Zhang Yong said amiably, "Mr. Song, you're too kind. I'm a few years older than you, you can just call me Lao Zhang."

Zhang Yong felt that the past ten days or so had been quite surreal, as he had suddenly become a highly sought-after commodity.

First, a headhunting firm contacted me, informing me that a startup internet company called Tengda Technology wanted to hire me as its CEO, promising excellent compensation. The company boss invited me to Beijing for an interview.

Before he could even head north, Shanda Games, a well-known domestic internet company, suddenly invited him to join as CFO.

Compared to a small startup like Tengda Technology, Shanda, a listed company, was naturally more attractive to Zhang Yong. So Zhang Yong rejected Tengda Technology and decided to work for Shanda Games.

However, Zhang Yong couldn't refuse the sincere invitation from Tengda Technology, and the company's boss even came to Donghai City in person. Business also values ​​personal relationships, so Zhang Yong should meet with Song Ci for both reason and emotion.

Since he had already refused, Zhang Yong didn't beat around the bush with Song Ci and said directly, "President Song, I really appreciate that you think highly of me, but my refusal of your company is definitely not some trick of waiting for a higher price or making a fuss."

President Song even personally came to Donghai to sincerely invite me. I won't hide it from you, I've already decided to work for Shanda; Mr. Chen from Shanda has invited me to be their CFO.

Without any formalities, Song Ci smiled and replied, "Old Zhang, thank you for your frankness, but don't rush. Since you're here, have some tea first, and we can chat slowly."

Zhang Yong nodded, deeply admiring Song Ci's composure. He realized he had indeed been a bit impatient, and chatting with such an outstanding young entrepreneur was a good option.

With this thought in mind, Zhang Yong felt much more relaxed. He leisurely sipped his tea and waited for Song Ci's insightful comments to convince him.

Song Ci also took a sip of tea to refresh herself and moisten her throat.

"The domestic internet has been developing for exactly ten years now, and countless internet companies have risen and fallen. Lao Zhang thinks that in another ten or twenty years, how many of today's thriving internet companies will still exist?"

Zhang Yong, with a finance background, still only has a superficial understanding of the internet industry, and was momentarily speechless, "This..."

Before Zhang Yong could speak, Song Ci said directly: "Tencent in the instant messaging field, Baidu in the search field, and Alibaba in the e-commerce field can probably thrive for twenty years by virtue of their leading position or unique operation in their respective fields."

As for the three major portal websites, if they cannot seize opportunities to break through and innovate, their future is already foreseeable; they will likely only survive, their glory days gone.

As for Shanda Games, if Chen Tianqiao is still fixated on his Shanda Box, Shanda Games might cease to exist in a few years.

Hearing Song Ci's disparaging remarks about Shengda, Zhang Yong wasn't angry. However, since it was the company he was interested in and preparing to work for, Zhang Yong thought for a moment and then calmly offered a rebuttal.

"Leaving aside other companies, as far as Shanda Games is concerned, I think Mr. Chen's idea for the box is still very promising. Mr. Song's statement is far too alarmist."

(End of this chapter)