China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 609: Descendants of the Sun Project Launched

China, Yanjing.

"Mr. Liu, our sales have been hit by Youduoduo recently and have dropped sharply. What should we do?"

A manager walked into Liu Qiangdong's office holding a report.

"The decline is severe? How severe is it?"

Liu Qiangdong was also stunned. Although Brother Cao had said in advance when he was preparing to deal with Youduoduo, Youduoduo's cheap route was aimed at dealing with Ahri, which might affect Jingdong in the process.

But he didn't know how big the impact would be.

Liu Lidong quickly took the report and found that the data on it looked somewhat shocking.

Since Youduoduo went online, Jingdong's revenue began to decline. In February, the decline was even more severe. In just one month, it dropped by 12%.

Fortunately, the data of Jingdong Logistics has increased due to Youduoduo's business, but it cannot withstand the drastic decline in the data on the shopping mall side.

"I understand. You guys go first."

Liu Qiangdong nodded casually, asked his subordinates to leave, then frowned and began to rub his forehead.

"Brother Cao's You Duoduo is so strong? If he continues like this, he might kill 1,000 enemies but lose 800 of his own. By then, Ahri will be defeated and Jingdong will be seriously injured."

After pondering for a moment, he picked up the phone and called Cao Yu.

At this time, Cao Yu was taking a hot spring bath in Hokkaido with Lee Ji-eun, Nozomi Sasaki and others.

Originally, he didn't plan to invite the three Japanese girls, but Lee Ji-eun only accompanied Cao Yu for three days and she couldn't bear it anymore, so she had to ask Cao Yu to call Nozomi Sasaki and the others to share the burden with her.

At this time, Cao Yu was lying on a wooden bed in a bathrobe, enjoying the sauna service provided by Nozomi Sasaki, Kasumi Arimura and others.

This is a skill that the three girls had just learned some time ago in order to better serve Cao Yu.

Nozomi Sasaki and the others helped Cao Yu relax his body with a seamless and close massage, while they stared at his strong body with a bit of infatuation in their eyes.

The Chinese man in front of them is not only their only man, but also their hope for the future.

This was not the first time that Cao Yu had enjoyed such extravagant pleasures. He closed his eyes and prepared a draft for his graduation thesis.

This graduation thesis is very important to him, after all, it will be included in the archives.

"Ding Ding Ding"

At this time, his cell phone rang, and Lee Ji-eun, who was on another wooden bed, hurriedly took the phone.

"Brother Dong?"

Cao Yu saw that it was Liu Qiangdong calling, so he answered the call and asked curiously, "Brother Dong, do you have any instructions?"

"Old Third, how dare I tell you where you are now?"

"Haha, I'm the third child and you're the second child. Isn't it normal to give instructions to your brothers?"

Cao Yu joked, and then said: "I'm in Hokkaido, what's wrong?"

Liu Qiangdong said: "Brother, you are very cool, but Youduoduo is so strong now. If it continues, if we can't get Ahri before we get him, we will be in trouble in Jingdong first."

Now Cao Yu is still the second largest shareholder of Jingdong, and any impact on the company also affects his interests.

"Brother Dong, is it a big impact?"

"Nonsense, it won't have much of an impact so I'll call you?"

Liu Qiangdong was very familiar with it and began to complain: "Jingdong's revenue dropped by 12% last month."

"so much?"

Cao Yu was also stunned when he heard this number.

12% is not a small number, it is hundreds of millions, which will definitely have a significant impact on Jingdong.

"I'm not lying to you, brother. How are you and Ahri doing now?"

Liu Qiangdong is actually a little anxious now, worried that business will continue to decline.

"call"

Cao Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He knew very well that Jingdong had developed very well in the past two years, and he also knew about the contributions Dong Ge had made in charity and employment assistance.

But the plan to deal with Ahri cannot be changed.

He thought for a moment and said, "Brother Dong, Ma Yun has come to me for peace talks some time ago. I will go to him after I return to China. Please hold on a little longer."

Liu Lingdong said anxiously: "Persist? The company employs hundreds of thousands of people. How long will it last?"

Cao Yu could tell from the tone that Brother Dong was really having a headache. After thinking for a while, he suggested, "How about this? Our Jingdong company is bigger now. Why don't we take advantage of the current decline in performance to find a way to integrate the company internally and eliminate those who are idle and don't work hard, so that the company can develop better."

"This idea... let me think about it..."

After hearing this suggestion, Liu Qiangdong pondered for a moment and felt that what Cao Yu said made some sense.

The company now has more than 50,000 employees working in offices, and more than 200,000 front-line warehouse and courier workers.

It is true that many people have already started to take advantage of the situation. In this case, there should be some integration.

Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "Brother Cao is right. If something goes wrong with the company, hundreds of thousands of people will be affected!"

Cao Yu said: "Brother Dong, don't worry, I won't let Jingdong get into trouble."

"Okay, I'll do it now, and we'll sit together when you come back."

Liu Qiangdong hung up the phone and immediately called a meeting of company executives.

At the meeting, he looked at everyone with a dark face and said, "The company has been developing for eight years, from small to large, and many people present here have experienced it. We don't have 996, and the company's treatment is not the best in the industry, but it is not bad.

I don't want to fire any employee because they are all my brothers, but as brothers, you also have to be worthy of the company and worthy of the salary the company pays you.

Now in the company, there are many people who don't work hard, don't make progress, and have poor performance. If these people are not my brothers, I can only apologize! Now, we have to remove all those who don't work hard and affect others from the team!
This is the market. As your boss, I have to be responsible for the company and for those who work hard! "

After these words were spoken, many people present fell silent.

Because the boss said they were there.

While Jingdong was making rectifications for the development of the company, Ali in Hangzhou was also making major changes.

First, Ma Yun separated Zhi Fubao from Ali’s head office and established a new company.

Then we started to prepare for the technical connection with Youduoduo and Meituan.

Originally, Jingdong occupied about 50% of the e-commerce market, Ali occupied 40%, and the remaining 10% were some small e-commerce platforms.

Since Youduoduo came out of nowhere and advertised on the Spring Festival Gala, the number of users has skyrocketed like a rocket.

Coupled with Feiyu Group's strong financial support, good reputation, and a series of operations such as subsidies, red envelopes, discounts, and price cuts by Boss Cao, as well as numerous celebrity endorsements and the Spring Festival Gala, it directly captured 40% of the market.

The performance increased by 400% compared to January.

Ali's share is less than 20% left, and although Jingdong's decline is not as severe as Ali's, it is also suppressed to below 40%. Small e-commerce platforms have almost no way to survive.

Under such circumstances, Ma Yun was forced to seek peace talks with Cao Yu.

As long as I can cooperate with Cao Yu, there is hope.

Then, we continued to have people develop games in secret, because we increasingly discovered that games were really profitable.

In Japan, Cao Yu hung up the phone with Liu Lingdong, closed his eyes and said to himself: "Brother Dong, don't give up. I have already embarked on this path. You Duoduo will always be here. It depends on how you adjust."

Li Zhien came over and whispered, "OPPA, is there something important going on in China? Why don't we go back to Seoul? Don't delay work."

"It's okay, just play for a few more days."

Cao Yu was surrounded by three Japanese girls who served him like their masters, plus a Korean beauty. Every day he either went sightseeing or played poker with a few girls.

This kind of life is what every man wants.

But he also understood that when he returned to China in a few days, he would probably be busy again.

Five days later, Cao Yu had been in Japan for half a month and finally found time to finish his thesis.

Just go back and ask the professor at school to polish it and you can use it.

"It's time to go back."

On March 9, Cao Yu got up early in the morning, had breakfast with Nozomi Sasaki and the others, and said, "I will go back this afternoon. I have already informed Dongbao. If there are roles in the future, I will arrange them for you."

"So fast?"

The three girls immediately showed deep reluctance.

These days, they accompanied Cao Yu in eating and drinking, and felt relaxed both physically and mentally. Of course, they did not want this man to leave so early.

"We've had enough fun, and it's time to go back and make some money. You can come to China when you have time."

Since Cao Yu had had enough fun, he didn't delay any longer. After dinner, he immediately took them to Tokyo and said goodbye to Toho's President Shimatani.

Afterwards, he went to the Fei'e Video branch to check it out, and then flew directly back to Seoul with Lee Ji-eun.

FNC's exclusive screenwriter Jiang Jiongzhe, who wrote "Very Anchor", is really good. He led the team and has already completed the TV series "Descendants of the Sun". At the project establishment meeting, Cao Yu asked Jin Guangzhu, who was in charge of the film and television series, "Find a suitable director and make sure this drama is well shot!"

The Korean army has always had a bad reputation internationally. After the filming of this drama, aren’t the Korean top leaders grateful to themselves?
In the future, we will have a higher status in Korea and it may be more convenient to promote the Chido group.

Therefore, Cao Yu attached great importance to this play and had to give good instructions.

"President, rest assured, I will not let you down."

Jin Guangzhu agreed and asked, "What about the casting?"

"Song Hye Kyo is the female lead, Kim Ji Won is the second female lead, let Park Hyo Min try for the third female lead, Lee Ji Eun is the fourth female lead, Song Joong Ki is the male lead, and find a suitable role for Lu Han and Lin Yuna, and the roles cannot be too small. You can arrange the rest."

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Jin Guangzhu counted on his fingers and found that you have chosen seven main characters. What are the rest?
But Cao Yu was the president, so he didn't dare to say anything and could only agree: "I'll make the arrangements."

“Also, in addition to the scripts we write ourselves, you also need to collect good scripts on the market.”

"clear."

Jin Guangzhu nodded, then remembered something and said, "President, a few days ago a good screenwriter sent me a script, would you like to take a look?"

"What show?"

“It’s called The Moon Embracing the Sun.”

"Bring it to me and take a look."

When Cao Yu heard the title of this drama, he had some impression of it, because the ratings of this drama in South Korea and South Korea reached more than 40%.

Although I have heard of it and seen some clips, I have some impression of the little girl who played Xu Yanyu's childhood in the play, but I can't remember the plot anymore.

When Jin Guangzhu brought the script, Cao Yu thought the story was pretty good.

"You can invest. I'll leave this matter to you, but just insert some of our actors into it."

"Does it shoot first and broadcast later, or does it shoot and broadcast at the same time?"

"It doesn't matter."

Most Korean TV dramas are filmed and broadcast at the same time to reduce risks. If the ratings are not good, the story can be ended early to avoid losing money.

But FNC is an exception. The TV series produced by the company are not broadcast until they are completed. This makes it easier to schedule scenes, but it also shows that Boss Cao is more confident in the company's dramas.

After the meeting, Cao Yu returned to the office. After finishing the work here, he went to find Lee Boo-jin and then went to China together.

However, at this time, the news that the company's new drama "Descendants of the Sun" had been approved quickly spread throughout FNC.

No one found it strange that the president designated Song Hye Kyo, Park Hyo Min, Lee Ji Eun and others to star in this drama. After all, as long as you are not stupid, you can guess the general relationship between the president and them.

But what no one expected was that the president actually appointed Kim Ji-won, who had just turned 20, to play the second female lead.

After entering the company, Kim Ji-won first joined F(x), but was later expelled from the group due to poor performance.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, and I played a rather large role in the company's movie "Sunny Sisters".

But this drama hasn't been released yet. At this time, Kim Ji-won is still a girl with almost no presence in the company. How could she play the second female lead in the company's next important TV series?
This is so strange.

In F(x) dormitory, several girls gathered together.

"Sister Zhiyuan is so lucky that she can play the second female lead right away? Tell me, has the president slept with her?"

"I can't say it this time."

Originally, Krystal Jung thought that Cao Yu and Kim Ji-won had nothing to do with each other.

But after she learned about the casting of "Descendants of the Sun", she began to doubt her judgment.

"Is it true that Ji-won is having an affair with the president? If so, she must have been very skilled in doing so, secretly getting the president."

Listening to everyone's discussions, she became more and more upset.

I like Chairman Cho, but I haven't done anything yet. Lee Ji-eun got the first spot, and now Kim Ji-won got the first spot.
"I'm going to ask Zhiyuan if the president likes to play with the rules. If it's true, I will never, ever like him again!"

Although she thought so, Zheng Xiujing still couldn't bear to leave when she thought of the handsome and talented president.

Taking advantage of the lunch break, she got up and walked to the door of Jin Zhiyuan's dormitory on another floor. After hesitating for a moment, she knocked gently.

"Xiujing?"

When Jin Zhiyuan saw that the person coming was her former teammate Zheng Xiujing, she was also stunned for a moment: "What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Go in and talk."

Krystal Jung didn't hesitate and went straight to Kim Ji-won's room.

This is a single dormitory with one bedroom and one living room. The environment is much better than their multi-person dormitory.

Zheng Xiujing looked around the room and said enviously: "Being an actor is indeed better than being an idol."

Kim Ji-won said embarrassedly: "Xiu-jung, it is the president who takes care of me. When you become famous, you can also move out and live in a better place, just like T-ARA and Girls' Generation."

T-ARA has been living outside for a long time, and everyone's income is not low.

Most members of Girls' Generation have also bought houses outside, and very few people live in the company.

Most of the people in the company now are trainees, or those who have just debuted and haven’t made much money yet.

"too difficult."

Under the influence of the company's two major girl groups, F(x) also has a group of fans, but its popularity and popularity cannot be compared with T-ARA, and Krystal is well aware of this.

Although the company's share is better than other companies, it is still not easy to buy a better house by yourself.

He found a chair and sat down, then said to Jin Zhiyuan: "Zhiyuan, we had a good relationship before, I want to ask you something, please don't lie to me?"

"What do you want to say first? I'll try not to lie to you."

Not knowing what the question was, Kim Ji-won naturally didn't dare to agree casually, even though they had a good relationship.

"You are quite careful."

Zheng Xiujing organized the question and said, "Jiyuan, do you have that kind of relationship with our president?"

"What kind of relationship?"

Kim Ji-won didn't understand the meaning of this question at first.

Zheng Xiujing had no choice but to tell the truth: "That's right. He arranged for you to play the second female role. Did he have any hidden rules over you?"

When Jin Zhiyuan heard this question, she stood up and said, "Jung Soo-jung, we had a good relationship before, and you miss me like this too?"

As she spoke, her eyes turned red and she felt very aggrieved.

The president was taking care of herself, but Kim Ji-won knew very well that there was nothing wrong between her and the president. Not to mention any unspoken rules, they had never even touched hands.

However, ever since she starred in "Sunny", many people in the company have been saying that she and the president had an improper relationship, which made her very distressed.

I used to think that a person of integrity has nothing to fear, but this time it is even more serious than before.

The second female lead, who wouldn’t be envious?
Seeing Kim Ji-won like this, Krystal was delighted. It seemed that the two of them had no relationship, otherwise Kim Ji-won would not be so excited.

But she was still worried and confirmed: "Really?"

"go out!"

Jin Zhiyuan pointed at the door and ordered them to leave.

"Jiyuan, I was wrong. I apologize to you. I just heard the rumors and came to ask. In fact, I don't believe it either."

This time, Krystal finally believed it, hugged Kim Ji-won's shoulders, and began to apologize.

"You really don't believe it? That's why you ask me?"

"Of course it is."

Zheng Xiujing nodded, and then deliberately said: "But, have you ever thought about being taken advantage of by him?"

"I don't!"

Jin Zhiyuan denied it immediately, and then seemed to understand something, looking at Zheng Xiujing: "Could it be that you like the president?"

"I like him, and I like her very much! I want to be his girlfriend!"

Zheng Xiujing puffed out her chest and said, "You just said that you don't want to be taken advantage of by the president, so don't compete with me in the future!"

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Only then did Jin Zhiyuan realize that this girl was setting a trap for her.

So cunning.
"Jiyuan, I'm leaving now. Remember to keep this secret for me."

Zheng Xiujing stood up, said goodbye, walked out the door, hesitated for a moment, and walked towards Cao Yu's office.

She was worried that President Cao would leave after dealing with these things, and she didn't know how long she would have to wait before she could become his girlfriend.

(End of this chapter)