China Entertainment: I just want to give my child a home

Chapter 367: Actually, I plan to have four girlfriends in college (Please subscribe!)
Alibaba's vice president Cai Congxin, like their CEO Jack Ma, is also a good negotiator with great eloquence.

The other party knew that Chen Dong’s Dongcheng did not accept financing, but still brought up the matter again.

After being rejected, he did not find reasons to try to persuade Chen Dong, but instead set his sights on Weibo shares.

Of course, he was still rejected by Chen Dong, but this was still not the real purpose of Cai Congxin coming to see Chen Dong today.

There is a theory in psychology called the "rejection effect", which means that when you make a big request and get rejected, the other party will basically feel embarrassed to refuse again if you make a small request.

Cai Congxin is currently using this trick against Chen Dong.

And for the sake of "insurance", he also made one more "big request".

There is an old Chinese saying: You can do it once or twice, but not three times.

So the next topic Cai Congxin brought up was the real purpose of his visit.

Chen Dong may not be as experienced as Cai Congxin in business negotiations, but as a man who has lived two lives, some tricks are hard to hide from his eyes.

So at this moment, Chen Dong had actually guessed what Cai Congxin was going to say next, which might be his real intention. While he was curious, he couldn't help but become a little more vigilant.

"I wonder what Director Chen thinks of the future of the entertainment industry?"

This question is simply cheating for Chen Dong, a reborn person.

But Chen Dong didn't want to answer at this time, because he knew that in Cai Congxin's heart there must be a standard answer belonging to Alibaba.

No matter whether Chen Dong's answer is close to this answer or far from it, it will fall into Cai Congxin's rhetoric.

So Chen Dong avoided the question and went straight to the point, defeating the opponent first and then saying: "Mr. Cai, please don't test me. Just say what you want to say."

Seeing that Chen Dong was not cooperating and did not fall into the context he had set, Cai Congxin sighed inwardly that although the young man in front of him was young, he was not easy to deal with.

Of course, he was not in a hurry. He continued to give a passionate speech in front of Chen Dong on Alibaba's blueprint for the future of the cultural and entertainment industry at his own pace.

Then Alibaba’s pan-entertainment strategic plan was finally proposed.

"The pan-entertainment we proposed at Alibaba refers to the integration of the Internet with all entertainment industries such as film, television, music, literature, animation, and games to create a fan economy for celebrity IPs..."

While Cai Congxin was introducing the pan-entertainment strategic plan proposed by Alibaba, he was always observing Chen Dong's reaction.

The surprise and curiosity he hoped to see did not appear. Instead, all he saw was a face that listened attentively but showed no emotion.

This made him feel frustrated.

Chen Dong was not a worm in Cai Congxin's stomach, and he didn't know that he was observing him while introducing himself. But when he heard Cai Congxin say that Alibaba was going to acquire an online video platform, he interrupted and said, "Excuse me, the video platform that Alibaba is going to acquire, it won't be Youku Tudou, right?"

Cai Congxin was stunned for a moment. The acquisition plan of Youku Tudou was actually still a trade secret within the group. He deliberately did not mention it when he introduced it just now. But he never expected that Chen Dong would be so good at grasping the key points and even guess the secret. This made him a little defensive.

He asked with tears in his eyes: "Director Chen, why do you think that if we acquire a video platform, we will also acquire Youku Tudou? This is a listed group. You can imagine how difficult it is to acquire it."

Chen Dong will definitely not tell the truth. It is easy for him to find excuses, such as Youku Tudou has large traffic, many copyrights, and a mature team... Anyway, just put forward some advantages.

Cai Congxin had no doubts, but in order to prevent the leakage of business secrets, he decided to make amends: "Youku Tudou is indeed a target we are considering. Of course, if it does not succeed in the end, we also have other alternatives."

This remedy seemed a bit redundant to Chen Dong. He complained in his heart: I am just too lazy to develop it myself.

At this point, Cai Congxin no longer hid his true intentions and finally revealed his true colors.

"After all this talk, Director Chen should have a general understanding of our pan-entertainment strategy, right?"

'I don't just know it roughly, I know it too well, maybe even better than you do.'

While Chen Dong was complaining in his heart, he nodded.

Then he heard Cai Congxin continue:
"Okay, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. On behalf of Alibaba and Alibaba's pan-entertainment strategic plan, I would like to formally extend a sincere invitation to Director Chen..."

"Wait a minute." Chen Dong frowned and asked, "I have a question."

"Director Chen, please speak."

"Although I heard that your plan is very grand, to be honest, I still don't quite understand what benefits I will get if I join."

"Haha, Director Chen, this question is very pragmatic."

"I am a layman."

"There are actually many benefits. First of all, for Director Chen's future films, we can accurately select the target audience for you based on the Internet algorithm. This will not only save a lot of publicity costs, but also achieve better publicity effects... In addition, we are also planning to introduce Hollywood's production model, so the director's work will not be so tiring in the future..."

The more Chen Dong listened, the more unreliable it seemed. He waited for Cai Congxin to finish and replied directly, "I think what you said is too idealistic, Mr. Cai. So, I'm sorry."

Cai Congxin had obviously assumed that Chen Dong would reject his proposal, but he did not give up. “The reason why Director Chen thinks what I said is too idealistic is probably because you don’t quite understand how powerful the current Internet algorithms are. How about this, Director Chen, if you have time, you are always welcome to visit our Alibaba Group’s headquarters for research. How about that?”

No matter what Cai Congxin said, Chen Dong, who knew how the film industry would develop in the next ten years at least, remained unmoved.

However, he was more interested in Alibaba's plan to acquire Youku Tudou, which was why he was willing to listen to Cai Congxin's bragging for so long, no, to listen to him introduce the key to Alibaba's strategic plan.

Now that the conversation is about to end, Chen Dong no longer hides his ambitions and decides to test the waters first.

He said, "I will definitely visit Alibaba if I have the chance. By the way, Mr. Cai, when will Alibaba acquire Youku Tudou?"

"We can't get over this topic, right?" At this moment, Cai Congxin felt like a flock of crows flew over his forehead.

Before he could answer, Chen Dong continued, "To be honest, Mr. Cai, I am also a little interested in Youku Tudou, so... well, when Alibaba acquires Youku Tudou, can you, ahem, well, Mr. Cai, you should understand what I mean, right?"

“……” Cai Congxin was completely stunned.

So the purpose of coming here was not achieved, and I was even "blackmailed" instead?

Inexplicably, a song appeared in his mind - I want to escape, but I can't...

Although Cai Congxin’s visit to Dongcheng Pictures today did not appear in the news, the news quickly spread within the industry.

Chen Dong received calls from Wang Changtian and Ye Ning one after another. It was obvious that they cared more about whether to cooperate with Alibaba than Chen Dong himself.

"Don't worry, Mr. Wang. Alibaba's approach is too idealistic. To be honest, I'm not too optimistic about it, and I have no intention of joining."

"Haha, I feel relieved after hearing what Director Chen said..."

Chen Dong said the same thing to Ye Ning again.

All the procedures for Huayue Charity Foundation were finally completed before June.

Chen Dong immediately transferred 5000 million yuan in donations to the foundation in the name of the couple.

The entire charity fund was immediately put into operation instead of just enjoying an empty name.

Some of the celebrities who had previously called for donations at Chen Dong’s daughter’s full-month banquet pretended not to remember, and it was impossible for Chen Dong to force them, but most of them still transferred their donations after knowing that the Huayue Charity Foundation had started operating.

Bashu is a region in my country where earthquakes occur frequently. Recently, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in Ya'an there.

Huayue Charity Foundation immediately donated 2000 million in cash and million in materials to the disaster area. Although this was not a show, after some media reports, especially official media, this newly established charity foundation received a lot of flowers and applause before it was even a month old.

The advantage of being famous is that a large amount of donations will continue to flow in from all over the country.

Some of the amounts were huge, up to tens of millions, and some were small, perhaps only a dozen or twenty yuan. But Chen Dong instructed the people who managed the foundation to treat all the amounts equally, and to keep every account clear, without any confusion.

In early June, while Chen Dong was dealing with issues such as the management structure of the Huayue Charity Foundation, he also asked the company to submit the script of "Detective Chinatown" for review.

Chen Dong's parents are only in their fifties this year. When they were working, taking a break from their busy schedule was a way to relax, but now they relax every day, which actually makes them anxious and bored.

Besides, the two old people don’t like traveling, so apart from taking care of their grandchildren and growing vegetables, there is not much fun for them.

So after asking the two elders for their opinions, Chen Dong arranged them into the Huayue Charity Foundation.

Because Chen Dong's work focus is definitely on Dongcheng Pictures, he arranged for his parents to work in the foundation. This not only gave them an easy and non-tiring job, but also served as a deterrent to prevent anyone from having the idea of ​​changing their mind.

"Hubby, you let Mom go to work at the foundation, but she has to help us take care of Yueyue after get off work. Isn't that too hard?"

"It's okay. Teacher Yang is happy to do it, and the work I assigned to her is very easy."

After listening to her husband's explanation, Liu Yifei no longer worried about this issue.

So I changed the topic and asked, "Are you going to work at the company tomorrow?"

"Well, tomorrow, Ms. Xue will be here with her film Beijing Meets Seattle. I will arrange a screening at the company."

"Honey, I want to see it too." Liu Yifei suddenly threw herself into Chen Dong's arms and said coquettishly.

"Sure, I'll bring back a copy of the movie tomorrow."

"No, I want to go to your company to see it."

"That's fine, then bring your daughter along. But I might be leaving early, so do you want to leave with me, or wait until the movie screening starts, and then I'll notify you two to come over."

"Can't you just leave your daughter at home with her mother? I can squeeze some milk for her and put it in a milk bottle."

"…Your idea seems to be feasible."

The next morning, Liu Yifei got up... cough cough... but she couldn't do it by herself, so she asked Chen Dong for help and filled half a bottle for her daughter.

"Baby, be obedient at home with grandma. Mommy has put your breakfast in the refrigerator. If you are hungry and can't speak, just cry. You should learn from your brother and don't be a silly baby like your dad said..."

Chen Dong watched from the side as his wife did not forget to tease their daughter before leaving, and he also went up to say goodbye to Yueyue.

"Okay, you two should go now, don't dawdle."

Liu Xiaoli had been waiting at the door, ready to take care of her granddaughter, but after waiting for a long time, she found that Chen Dong and his wife were still lingering in the room, so she couldn't help but urge them to come.

After getting in the car, Chen Dong said to his wife, "Our daughter has a quiet personality."

"Isn't it good for a girl to be quiet? If she is as noisy as her brother, there will be chaos in the family."

"That's right. Hey, what about you when you were little? Were you the same as our daughter?"

"How should I know? I forgot."

"Just chatting, go ahead."

"About the same. I was actually quite shy when I was a kid, especially after my parents divorced. My mom took me to live abroad, and I became even more introverted. I barely even dared to talk to my classmates at school."

"and after?"

"What happened next?"

"How did you regain your confidence later?"

"After returning to China, my mother took me to my first drama, The Story of a Noble Family. After becoming an actor, I found that I really liked acting. Since then, I have slowly regained my confidence."

At this point, Liu Yifei paused, turned back to look at Chen Dong and said, "But what helped me build up strong self-confidence was that I met you, my husband, when I was a freshman in college."

"is it?"

"Yes."

"I am also grateful for that summer that year, because I met you when I stepped into the campus, otherwise..."

"Well, keep talking. What else?"

"forget it. I'm done here."

Chen Dong found it difficult to talk about the fact that he went to Beijing Film Academy with a scumbag mentality.

But Liu Yifei didn't want to let him go: "It doesn't count. I want to hear it. Please tell me now."

"Promise me first that you won't be angry if I say so."

"Okay, I'm not angry."

"I was actually... Oh, forget it."

"Oh, you're such a killjoy, hurry up and tell me."

"Okay, you told me to say this." Chen Dong saw that he had aroused his wife's emotions, so he stopped trying to persuade her and began to say, "Actually, before I went to college, I made a wish."

"What wish?" Liu Yifei asked curiously.

"I'm going to have four girlfriends."

Chen Dong looked back at his wife and saw that she was suddenly mute. He continued to speak stubbornly: "College lasts for four years, right? I thought it would be a good idea to change one year at a time."

Liu Yifei could tell that Chen Dong was teasing her on purpose, but she still wanted to beat this guy up.

"husband."

"Ok?"

"You should be thankful that you're in the car now."

Chen Dong looked back and saw that his wife had clenched her fists. He quickly wiped the sweat off his face and said, "Didn't we agree not to be angry?"

"You're planning to change your girlfriend every year, and you still want me to not be angry? Humph, I'll settle the score with you later."

"Hey, hey, hey, I hadn't met you, my wife, at that time. I... I was more wronged than Dou E."

After seeing Chen Dong being humiliated, Liu Yifei burst out laughing again.

At this time, the golden sunlight penetrated the thick clouds and shone on this old city, and also happened to shine on Liu Yifei's face with a bright smile.

After many months, Chen Dong once again saw the relaxation and happiness on his wife's face, like that of a young girl.

Like a fairy.

He couldn't help but be stunned.

If the vehicle behind him hadn't honked its horn to remind him, he would have almost missed the traffic light.

(End of this chapter)