King of Capital

Chapter 53 Variety Show Wrap-up

On their way back to Shanghai via Seoul Airport, Xie Jingxing and Su He received good news from Jim Goetz that Koum was willing to meet with Tencent Group President Martin Lau for dinner this Friday, July 7th.

"What a good day! It happens to be the last day of the variety show recording." He nodded in agreement with a happy mood.

Su He immediately called General Manager Liu again to confirm the time. If everything goes well during the meeting on Friday, the teams from both sides will be able to enter and start transaction negotiations around the middle of this month.

In the next few days, Juntai and Tencent's strategic investment team need to continue to improve the M&A plan. The deal cannot be finalized just by convincing Goetz of the rough directions yesterday.

The two dragged their suitcases side by side as they walked across the jet bridge to board the plane. Xie Jing Xing took the opportunity to ask, "What is the filming process for the last week of the variety show? Can you give us some inside information?"

The implication is that don't expect him to personally be responsible for writing every detail of the merger and acquisition plan.

"Outing, the last subject."

Su He replied calmly, bending down to change into disposable slippers. Instead of engaging in a meaningless argument, he might as well try his best to make himself comfortable. He was already used to it.

Xie Jing Xing was confused: "Outing?"

"You can ask your little lover, Concubine Pei, she is a star observer."

Su He said something in a gloomy way, asked the flight attendant for a blanket, put on an eye mask and earplugs, and behaved in a non-violent and non-cooperative manner.

Seeing this, Xie Jingxing didn't want to make himself bored. He waited for the plane to climb to a stable altitude and asked the stewardess for a bottle of ice mineral water to keep his mind clear and make the next secondary market operation plan. This week, bank loans have been approved and released one after another, and he can make personal investments after the variety show recording is over.

"Hello, are you Mr. Xie from the variety show "The Shining Offer"?"

After delivering the water, the young stewardess hesitated and did not leave. She squatted down and whispered, "I really like watching your variety shows. I think you are very good. Can you sign an autograph for me?"

"It's not convenient to sign, let's take a photo together."

Xie Jingxing smiled and felt secretly happy. Showing off one's sageliness in front of others was indeed popular among the people...

He is really quite popular now. His Weibo fans have exceeded two million and his popularity is higher than that of ordinary second-tier stars. Every episode of his show will be on the hot search list, and the average viewership rate is close to 3%. You should know that the hit time-travel drama "Palace" that made Yang Mi famous two years ago only had an average viewership rate of about 2.5%.

Moreover, as the "plot" of the program gradually gets better, the interns' constant competition with small moves both overtly and covertly, and the fierce competition between the two teaching instructors Tang Man and Su He is no less fierce, all of which are perfectly presented on the TV screen with exaggeration.

The subsequent ratings are expected to have room for growth. The one that can most stir up the public's entertainment-to-death sentiment is Prince Wang's words that he thanks someone for participating in the show to select a concubine.

In the second episode, he gave special lessons to Zhao Mengche and Song Anli. In the third episode, he teamed up with Song Anli. Due to a temporary business trip to Yunnan, the camera crew was unable to catch up with the shooting. In the end, the effect of the show was that he did nothing, but inexplicably got first place in the subject assessment.

Even because he hired hackers to blast the founding team's Weibo, which violated regulations, the show could not be broadcast, and the post-production editing was fragmented, and the first reason was vague.

This completely confirmed the rumors about the selection of concubines. Song Anli was inexplicably labeled as a "green tea". As the male and female protagonists of the romantic scandal, public opinion exploded.

The shameless Cheng Wei of Didi took the opportunity to invite him and Song Anli to shoot an advertisement. The theme was already thought out, and it mainly promoted the semi-private social space for men and women in online car-hailing. It was launched three days before the Chinese Valentine's Day, giving people a lot of fantasy fun.

But you know what, this trick is very effective. WeChat started out by using the shake function to facilitate ambiguous social interactions between men and women who were strangers, and then whitewashed itself. Now Momo is doing the same thing, and later whitewashed itself by turning to live streaming.

The same was true for online ride-hailing services. It was not until a series of negative incidents occurred that they reluctantly cut out the semi-private social space marketing strategy.

We returned to Shanghai in silence. When we got off the plane, several young girls carrying cameras and long guns appeared from nowhere. They ignored the stewardess's strong dissuasion and rushed out of the cabin like wolves and tigers, ahead of the first-class passengers.

Xie Jingxing was hit by a square-shaped figure whose gender was hard to tell who was sitting behind him, almost knocking his lungs out.

The flight attendant explained that on the plane were a sub-group of the Korean boy band EXO, who were coming to Shanghai to participate in a business event. Many of their fanatical fans had specifically gone to Korea in advance and then bought tickets on the same flight back just to get up close and personal with their idols.

At the airport pick-up point, they encountered hundreds of fanatical fans holding up photos of "Planet Fans" and rushing towards the airport security like wolves and tigers. Xie Jingxing summoned up the remaining courage and rushed out of the airport with Su He.

The two were fed up with each other and there was nothing much to say. They went back to their respective homes and mothers. They rested for a night because they had to record the show tomorrow.

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The next day, Monday, July 7st.

Including Xie Jingxing, four teaching instructors and all the interns, they were taken to Tonglu, near Hangzhou City in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province, for a two-day outing, cooperating with the program team to perform a heartfelt game to showcase friendship and positive energy of ideals.

Then I returned to Shanghai to complete the last assessment topic - internship defense, and then finished filming.

Tonglu has beautiful natural scenery. Poets used "the wind and smoke are both clear and the sky and mountains are the same color" to describe this place, and painters used "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" to depict this place.

The drizzle fell lingeringly in front of the hall, light smoke curled up from the incense burner, and the sound of birds could be heard from the deep green mountains and waters in the distance, like a scroll of ink painting slowly unfolding.

For example, southerners are obsessed with snow. Northerners, who are used to the rugged and vast frontier, mostly like the misty and rainy Jiangnan. The soft Wu dialect can melt the hearts of men living among the white mountains and black waters.

"I remember that Concubine Pei is a girl from Jiangnan. She learned Kunqu Opera, right?" Feng Shuo teased deliberately.

Xie Jingxing sat in a rocking chair under the corridor, closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, pretending not to hear anything. Qi Tian's coquettish look said, "If that's the case, Sister Zhao is also a girl from Jiangnan, and can sing Kunqu Opera."

"That's wrong. Concubine Pei has won awards and studied under a master. She is a potential talent!" Xue Haoran shook his head and refuted. Qi Tian laughed and said, "You haven't heard of it. How do you know it's not a deliberate hype to raise her status? Our sister Zhao may not be bad. Feng Shuo is not a decent person. He pinched his voice like he just came out of the palace and shouted in a cheap voice, "Boss Xie, please say something. Someone is slandering your friend."

Xie Jingxing silently raised a finger.

"Why?" Xue Haoran asked cooperatively.

Xie Jing Xing opened his eyes and explained: "I'll ask Concubine Pei to sing Peony Pavilion for you later. Don't bother me now. I'm really sleepy."

"Mr. Xie is awesome. If you say that, I will take it seriously. When are we going to sing?" Xue Haoran slapped his thigh.

Xie Jing Xing couldn't bear the annoyance and waved his hand: "You decide, see if there are any holiday parties recently, and I will arrange it."

Xue Haoran was speechless for a moment. He exchanged confused glances with Qi Tian and Feng Shuo. He didn't know what to say. This sounded like a mission. This was the goddess in the minds of many fans...

The three of them left in disappointment. They didn't really want to tease Xie Jingxing. It was mainly because he was the strong leader and the cooperation among them was greater than the competition. However, the program crew edited it into a scene of intrigue and competition rather than cooperation.

Nowadays, everyone has accumulated a lot of fans. They don’t have any ideas of their own, but they are caught up in some subtle emotions of opposition due to the mutual attacks from fans.

So apart from teasing Xie Jingxing, there was really no topic to talk about, and anything they said would easily lead to misunderstandings and make everyone unhappy.

"... those who fly high in the sky, look up at the peak to calm their hearts; those who manage worldly affairs, look into the valley and forget to return..."

After a short while, Stanford was busy reciting ancient poems in the pavilion next door, saying that he could visit the scenic spots for free after the rain stopped in the afternoon.

Xie Jingxing asked the heavens speechlessly why it was so difficult to rest quietly, and returned to the hotel room in a irritable mood. Unfortunately, there was no peace in the hotel either, as Zhao Mengche was playing Texas Hold'em with a few instructors with a carefree laugh.

He was so annoyed that he ran to the rooftop terrace to find some peace and quiet, but as expected, he unexpectedly bumped into Song Anli.

"What a coincidence."

The latter was sitting under a parasol, calmly smiling and greeting, holding a guitar in his arms.

Xie Jingxing nodded: "You continue, I'll take a break."

Song Anli responded with an "ok" and lowered her head to continue plucking the strings. The tune sounded familiar, but she couldn't remember what song it was for a moment, but it was certain that it was very old.

"What song is this?" Xie Jingxing asked curiously after she finished playing.

Song Anli played a short passage again, paused and prompted, "You must have heard it when you were a child."

"I can't hear it." Xie Jingxing shook his head.

"Forget it if you can't hear it."

Song Anli didn't plan to tell him, so she put down her guitar and said, "I want to post a Weibo post to clarify."

"It's up to you. I don't care." Xie Jingxing didn't leave just now because he knew she had something to say.

Song Anli raised her fingers embarrassedly and fiddled with the hair beside her ears: "Thank you, sorry to bother you again."

To be honest, the negative opinions on the Internet were partly her own fault. If she hadn't been scheming and asked Xie Jingxing to bring her lunch and a shirt in the morning, and deliberately wore Xie Jingxing's coat and ran around everywhere, she would have been seen by Su He.

She would not be assigned to the same group later on. It is true that the program crew edited the video maliciously, and it is also true that she did it on purpose at first.

“What are your plans after the internship?”

Xie Jingxing didn't intend to make the situation awkward, so he took the initiative to change the subject and asked.

Song Anli blinked her big eyes and was silent for a moment, looking confused: "I haven't thought about it yet. Anyway, this month has been quite hard. I might want to take a break after the internship is over."

"Maybe you will stay, but you won't have time to rest." Xie Jingxing encouraged.

Song Anli just chuckled. She didn't think her performance would get her the final offer.

Also, given everyone’s current situation, do you still think Juntai’s offer is worth your full effort?
Zhao Mengche is the second one to have over 150 million fans. She knew that her hope of staying in Juntai after the internship was over was slim, so she gave up struggling and thought of becoming a travel blogger in the future. Her family was well-off and she had the capital to do whatever she wanted.

Feng Shuo drives a Cayenne and his family owns an old villa in Shanghai. In small and medium-sized financial institutions, he is a VIP. Coming to Juntai is just for the experience.

Xue Haoran, a small town test-taker who made it into Peking University from a second-tier university, suffered a heavy blow. He wants to take advantage of his current popularity and fame to return to his hometown, a second-tier city, to become a university teacher at the School of Finance. When the time comes, the first lesson he will teach his students will be: Don't study finance if you don't have a good family background.

Qi Tian and Stanford have the best chance of staying, but Qi Tian has bachelor's and master's degrees from Peking University and Tsinghua University, and is well-known. Wouldn't it be better for him to go to a private equity firm and get a high salary?

Fan Haonan, who had previously called for compliance, had an ideal and made up his mind to return to Beijing to take the route of selected trainees. In the future, he would kill anyone who did not follow the rules!
Song Anli wanted to become a venture capital queen like Xu Xin, but many things were destined from the beginning, and she would never have a chance in her life.

Just like the tacitly arranged academic qualifications contempt chain on the first day of the internship, Qi Tian, ​​Stanford, Xie Jingxing, the final result is still the same, no one can cross the class.

(End of this chapter)