1980 My literary era

Every year around the heating season, the weather in Yanjing always becomes particularly bad.

The sensational impact of "Huan Zhuge Ge" is continuing to ferment in China. It is even more influential than "Flower Season" in previous years. This TV series has also promoted several young actors in it to become popular idols in one fell swoop. , became a popular cultural phenomenon.

Starting from mid-November, "Huan Zhuge Ge" was broadcast on the Yanjing Cable TV Station. Several of the main creators of the TV series came to Yanjing to promote it. The girl Xiaodou Bao was clamoring to meet her idol.

Lin Weimin had no choice but to say hello to Zheng Xiaolong and asked if he could treat some of the main creators to a meal so that his children could meet their idols.

Zheng Xiaolong was lucky. He said hello to Taili and directly took a few people to Lin Weimin's house.

"Aren't you afraid that the agency will have objections?" Lin Weimin asked.

"What's your opinion? I'm not taking them to have dinner with wealthy locals. I told them before coming here. I heard they're coming to your place, so they're eager to do it!"

Xiaodoubao was very excited when she saw some TV drama actors. She had just entered the first grade of elementary school. She took the TV series as a reality, so she took Xiaoyanzi and asked them to teach her Qinggong.

Tao Huimin stopped her, "Don't fool around. My sister doesn't know kung fu. Those are all plots in TV series."

Little Yanzi's big eyes are bigger than Xiaodou's. She is young and beautiful. She is indeed very smart, especially to attract the favor of children.

Xiaodou circled around her, and she smiled sweetly and played with Xiaodoubao very affectionately, making Golden Key's eyes warm as she watched.

A total of three actors came today, Xiaoyanzi, Jinsuo, and Erkang. The three of them had just become famous and looked young and ignorant.

During the promotion, they were dragged to a private banquet by Zheng Xiaolong. The three of them originally resisted, but Zheng Xiaolong pulled their manager and murmured a few words, and the manager couldn't wait to push them to attend the banquet.

On the way here, they learned that today they were visiting Lin Weimin's family. The daughter of a great writer liked "Huanzhugege", so she specially invited them to have a meal and meet her idol in person.

For these three young actors, even if one of their TV series becomes famous all over the country, they can only look up to Lin Weimin when they see him.

In the words of the agent, "Being able to have a family dinner at someone else's house is a blessing that you have cultivated for eight lifetimes. Even if it is just a one-time relationship, you may come in handy in the future. One chance is enough for you to move up. A step up.”

It took two hours from the time they entered to the time they left. After the three of them went out, they discussed the great writer they had just met with great interest.

Compared with actors like them, no matter how many times Lin Weimin has been reported, his exposure to the outside world is still very low, and his impression on the public is full of mystery.

On the way back in the car, Jin Suo asked Zheng Xiaolong, "Director Zheng, I see you are very familiar with Teacher Lin."

"We have known each other for more than ten years." Zheng Xiaolong said with a smile.

"That's an old friend, you are so awesome!"

Jin Suo is only seventeen this year and hasn't grown yet. The girl's slightly admiring attitude made Zheng Xiaolong feel proud and couldn't help but say a few more words.

"You guys are filming Qiong Yao's TV series, which became popular immediately. We are lucky. Our conditions at that time were not as good as yours now. My first TV series was working as a producer under Mr. Lin Ruwei.

Later, our center wanted to film Teacher Lin's "The Wind", and I came to visit to get the rights to adapt it. Who would have thought that CCTV had already taken advantage of it.

Teacher Lin couldn’t bear to let me make this trip in vain, so he recommended Hai Yan’s “Plain Clothes Police” to me. At that time, the novel had not been published for a long time..."

Hearing this, Erkang asked: "You are also familiar with Mr. Hai, right?"

Zheng Xiaolong asked with a smile: "Do you still know Haiyan?"

Er Kang waved his hands quickly, with a shy expression on his face, "How do I know him? Mr. Hai is very famous. We are filming a TV series, how could we not know him?"

"Haha, he is really famous now. He is also the CEO of "Haiyan Drama" and Wencheng Film and Television."

Jinsuo said in an envious tone: "You are so awesome!"

The little girl had little social experience, and her flattery seemed stiff. But the more she acted like this, the more she found it useful, and she started chatting with a few people in a very elderly manner.

At Lin Weimin's house at this time, Xiaodou Bao was playing with the photos he had just taken with several actors.

In the photo, the little girl stands in the C position and smiles like a flower, while the three actors are surrounded by stars.

Going to school tomorrow, this girl will have something to show off again.

In addition, Xiaodou Bao also took several photos with everyone, and even took several photos of them alone.

Given that this girl had a "criminal" record in the past, Lin Weimin seriously doubted that these photos would become a popular item for the little doggies in this girl's class to compete for at auction tomorrow.

"That little swallow is so pretty, with watery eyes, bigger than our daughter's eyes, just like a cartoon character."

"Jinsuo is also a beautiful girl, but it's a pity that she hasn't grown yet, but that girl looks a little scheming."

"That Erkan is a bit rigid..."

Tao Huimin commented on the actors who had just arrived, and asked Lin Weimin: "Do you think so?"

What can Lin Weimin say?

"Yes Yes Yes."

These three people don't have a fuel-efficient lamp. When Lin Weimin gave them away just now, he couldn't help but want to give some advice to these young people.

Don't speculate in stocks or do business, don't evade taxes, don't drive and beat up security guards.

Just kidding, of course this is just a thought.

He has just become popular, and it has nothing to do with him.

Two days later, the results of the second Chinese Literature Society Internet Creation Competition were announced, and the award ceremony was held as scheduled.

Compared with last year's award results, this year's award-winning works highlight a hundred flowers blooming in terms of type and content. Not only traditional realism works, magical realism, stream of consciousness and other avant-garde literary works, popular literature also occupies many award-winning places.

This is closely related to the fact that Yu Hua was in charge of the awards for this Internet Creation Competition. This guy also specialized in martial arts novels when he was studying at the National Institute of Liberal Arts.

After the results of the Internet Creation Competition were announced, it quickly aroused a heated discussion in the domestic literary circles.

If the results of the first Guowen Society Internet Creation Competition are still actively moving closer to traditional literature, then this time, the Internet Creation Competition has obviously come up with its own style, and it has also influenced contemporary China to some extent. Trends in the literary world.

Many people can't help but think of a high-frequency word mentioned in the news after the news of the Internet Creation Competition Awards came out last year - Internet literature.

For this new and unfamiliar vocabulary, the Chinese Literature Society is giving its definition bit by bit.

At present, it seems that this kind of textual content rooted in the Internet does not deviate from the category of literature known to everyone, but adds more popular literature content to the field dominated by traditional literature.

On the third day after the award ceremony, a big news came from the American Internet industry.

America Online officially acquires Netscape!

Netscape is the browser dominance that emerged in the United States in the early 1990s. It was at its peak in the past few years, but in the past two years, its market has been gradually eroded in the browser war with Microsoft.

Relying on its absolute dominance in the PC operating system market, Microsoft has long been in an invincible position in the competition with Netscape. Netscape's current situation is not surprising.

The deal between America Online and Netscape was said to involve $4.3 billion, and it suddenly became one of the focuses of the global Internet industry and financial industry. It also caused an uproar in the domestic Internet industry.

4.3 billion meters!

This is a total of 4.3 billion meters!

On the day the news reached the country, Zhang Chaoyang contacted Lin Weimin.

"Mr. Lin, what do you think of America Online's acquisition of Netscape?"

Zhang Chaoyang had long discovered that Teacher Lin knew more about the American Internet industry than he, an international student, did.

He invited Lin Weimin out for a drink, and raised his doubts to Lin Weimin when they met.

"No matter how you look at it, it's all the result of market competition." Lin Weimin said casually.

"The news said that this transaction involved 4.3 billion US dollars!" Zhang Chaoyang exclaimed.

Lin Weimin shook his head, "It's not that mysterious. Can Netscape spend 4.3 billion U.S. dollars or MI Online can afford 4.3 billion U.S. dollars? It's just a stock-for-share exchange. 0.45 MI Online shares for 1 Netscape share, all for the sake of Save taxes.”

Zhang Chaoyang was overjoyed. His guess was correct. Teacher Lin could indeed find out the latest news.

He asked a few more questions, and Lin Weimin did not hide it. This kind of news would spread in a few days anyway.

It turns out that Netscape and America Online reached the economic terms of the stock exchange more than two weeks ago, and only released the news two days ago on the 28th.

In any acquisitions and mergers, especially those involving high-tech companies, tax liability and liquidation methods are often key issues.

If Netscape chooses to sell directly, it will inevitably have to pay a considerable amount of tax. This will also disrupt the opportunity for Netscape and Miguo Online to "make good friends". In the end, they chose this stock-for-share exchange. way of trading.

The figures exposed to the outside world look very bluffing, but they are just to stimulate the stock price.

After listening to Lin Weimin narrate the details of the Netscape acquisition case, Zhang Chaoyang's high admiration and fear of the American giants quickly collapsed. After a long time, he was still bluffing!

After inquiring into the industry insiders, Zhang Chaoyang chatted with Lin Weimin about Sohu's recent situation.

The American CFO introduced to Sohu by Lin Weimin a few days ago has already joined the company. Through these days of contact, Zhang Chaoyang found that the person is indeed professional and easy to use.

Sohu has now taken investment funds from Goldman Sachs, and is very wealthy. Recently, it is throwing money at the domestic Internet industry to compete for territory. The method is very simple and crude, but the effect is unexpectedly good. The number of users is reaching new highs every day.

"Our user base is expected to exceed 2 million by the end of the year, which is almost the same as the number of domestic Internet users. If this growth scale can continue for half a year, by the time it reaches nearly 3 million, our advertising revenue will almost cover our financial costs. I think Then we can go public.”

Zhang Chaoyang's expression was very excited. This kind of invincible refreshment was indeed addictive.

Lin Weimin warned: "Don't be too happy. NetEase's development is not slow now. Their user base is approaching one million. I heard that Sitong Lifang and Huayuan Information have been in frequent contact recently."

Zhang Chaoyang nodded and said, "I've heard about it too. It seems that it's easy to merge and establish a new website."

Sitong Lifang received $6.5 million in venture capital from Ivanhoe Mines and Walden International last year. It is one of the earliest Internet companies in China to receive venture capital, and it is also the largest Chinese Internet company has received so far. Even Sohu can't compare to it.

Of course, the shares paid by both parties are different. Wang Zhidong, founder of Sitong Lifang, currently only holds 13% of the company's shares.

But no matter what, Sitong Lifang has millions of dollars in investment funds, and it is also a profitable Internet company. Their alliance with Huayuan Information is not good news for Sohu.

"That's why I want to go public as soon as possible. If we can raise funds faster, we can gain an advantage over our competitors," said Zhang Chaoyang.