"Hey, Mr. Chen, look at you, why are you in such a hurry?"

As the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food. The 5% equity that Yang Xiao gave Chen Rui for free was worth several million, which made him tempted.

Chen Rui had already made up his mind. He would talk to his teacher Mr. Lei at Cheetah Mobile and just give him a sinecure. It would also be a good idea to keep the shares and cash them out after the listing.

In fact, when Chen Rui devoted himself to Bilibili in his previous life, Junzi gave him a lot of support behind the scenes.

But now Yang Xiao is actually using benefits to hire people.

There is nothing we can do about this.

The development progress of Bilibili has been accelerated by nearly two years compared with the previous life!
The ship has grown bigger, and Xu Yi is no longer the right person to helm it.

At present, it has come to the point where Chen Rui has to be brought out early!
"This is not called being anxious, Mr. Yang. Let me tell you the truth. Xu Yi is still a little naive in running a company. He often acts on impulse. You don't know that when I go to Shanghai on business trips, I see that the employees at the Bilibili office are lazy and there are no rules or regulations. The administrative staff I sent there before were also replaced by Xu Yi."

"Is there still this matter?"

"Well, it's hard to put it into words. It's a good thing to have initial enthusiasm for starting a company, including love and identification with the company culture, which are all worthy of respect, but these things should not be mixed in too much when it comes to business management."

"That makes sense, so this important task still has to be handed over to you, Mr. Chen."

Yang Xiao nodded, agreeing with what Chen Rui said.

I thought to myself, after all, he is Junzi’s disciple, so his abilities are indeed extraordinary.

"As for the shareholders' meeting, let's talk about it in a few days. I happen to be going to the Magic City. I'll let you know when the time comes and we can go together."

"Okay, I'll wait for your news."

Hearing this, Chen Rui felt a little excited.

He is the kind of person who is very decisive once he makes a decision.

In other words, he was actually a little fed up with Xu Yi.

This feeling has a bit of the meaning of "it's not right to do business".

Originally, they were friendly netizens who contributed their efforts to expand Bilibili out of their passion.

As a result, the differences that have arisen now seem to be an inevitable outcome.

Chen Rui has experienced countless things like this in all his years in the industry, so now that he has obtained Yang Xiao's promise, he no longer has any psychological burden about this "forcing the palace".

"By the way, Mr. Yang, you just said you wanted to meet with Mr. Lei to discuss cooperation? How about I host you some other day, and we can sit down and get to know each other?"

"Not tomorrow, but any other time is fine. It depends on Mr. Lei's schedule."

Yang Xiao saw that Chen Rui had a puzzled look in his eyes, as if he was wondering why it couldn't be tomorrow, so he went on to explain, "I have to attend a movie press conference tomorrow."

"Movie launch? Mr. Yang, are you making a movie?" Chen Rui asked in surprise.

"Well, I played a cameo role, but it wasn't because I was acting. I was just attending as a producer for the company."

"What movie?"

"A comedy road movie called "Lost in Thailand" will be officially released in theaters next week. This time, several leading actors will be together and they will also be doing a road show to promote it."

When Yang Xiao visited Xu Zheng and Huang Bo in Dali Ancient Town, the crew was filming the scene where the protagonist Huang Bo found a videotape of his ex-wife going crazy while drunk in a bar, and then asked her to delete it, but was beaten up by her gang.

At that time, in order to satisfy his personal bad taste, Yang Xiao volunteered to play the role of a gangster employee in the bar.

He made a few appearances in the film, and got to experience the feeling of making a movie, as well as satisfying his "addiction to beating up" Huang Bo and Xu Zheng.

Ning Hao and his friends naturally had to satisfy this small request from their financial sponsor Yang Xiao.

Moreover, considering Yang Xiao's fame and status, it can also be used as a publicity "gimmick", and perhaps the box office can even increase.

For Yang Xiao, this can even be considered an Easter egg giving back to fans.

Chen Rui was very supportive at this time and said, "Lost in Thailand, right? OK, I'll remember that. When the movie is officially released, I'll book a few screenings and invite people from the company to watch it."

"Okay, then I have to thank you for your contribution to the box office."

While eating, Yang Xiao chatted with Chen Rui in random places.

"Mr. Chen, have you ever thought about where the company's focus will be after taking over Bilibili?"

"I did give Xu Yi some suggestions before, but he adopted some of them and shelved some of them."

Chen Rui wondered if Yang Xiao was going to test him, and he felt a little unsure, so he asked, "How about I briefly talk about a few points?"

Yang Xiao smiled and said, "Just say it directly. I don't have any other meaning."

Chen Rui nodded, thought for a few seconds, and said:

"First, the etiquette culture of barrage. First of all, Bilibili is a video website that focuses on barrage, and the speech of users must be controlled. This is the reputation that Bilibili relies on for survival, and it cannot be damaged. Xu Yi has maintained this very well."

"Secondly, we should encourage users to create and upload personal videos to fill the website content. It doesn't have to be limited to ACG videos. Bilibili can even consider cooperating with Shiguang Culture Media and invite some of your people with excellent creative talents to join us."

At this point, Chen Rui glanced at Yang Xiao and continued, "This is where Xu Yi and I disagree. He thinks that other things that are not related to the second dimension are a bit cumbersome, and even think that these things occupy the server. But in my opinion, I think he is a bit short-sighted and too naive."

"Well, Mr. Chen, you make sense. I agree with you."

"As for the third point, Mr. Yang and I agree with the development strategy you mentioned before, which is to vigorously support domestic animation and try our best to become a platform for domestic animation endorsements. At the same time, we must also stockpile foreign animation copyrights, and even preferably be exclusive!"

"Yes, I support this as well. After this shareholders' meeting, I will propose opening the next round of external financing channels. You can just go ahead and do it then."

The video copyright market was well-established several years ahead of the music copyright market.

As mentioned before, Sohu Video survived for several years purely by relying on the exclusive copyright of "One Piece".

Therefore, Chen Rui's vision and insights in this regard are still somewhat unique.

Including the issue of video license in the later stage, Yang Xiao will also hand over full authority to Chen Rui to handle it at that time.

the next day.

A cinema in Sanlitun.

Yang Xiao sat in the cinema and watched the preview with Luo Yao. Then the main actors came on stage.

At this time, directors Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, Huang Bo and others were all standing in a row on the stage.

Some reporters who were specially "invited" also asked questions at this time.

Reporter A: "Can our grassroots actor tell us why he took this film?"

Huang Bo said: "First, our director Ning Hao received the script written by Mr. Yang Xiao, and then invited me."

Reporter A: "I heard that it was Mr. Yang who specifically asked you and Xu Zheng to be the leading actors?"

Huang Bo said: "It is true."

Reporter B: "Director Ning, can you tell us something interesting that happened during the filming?"

Reporter C: “I heard”

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Reporter A: "I heard that this time you were invited by Licheng and Dali Culture and Tourism Bureau, including Mr. Yang, the city ambassador, to promote the scenery there?"

"As for Licheng, I personally don't think there's any need for promotion. It's already very popular."

As a roadshow for the film's preview, these reporters are basically our own people.

There won't be any difficult topics, they will mainly just ask some designed dialogues to make the audience happy.

The audience present were happy and would go back and spread some positive reviews online by word of mouth.

In such cases, some special film critics are even invited as guests.

After asking some questions, the reporter then interacted with the audience.

One of the audience members seemed to be a fan of Yang Xiao and asked: "I saw a few scenes of Shi Guang in the movie, and I felt that his acting skills were very good. Why didn't he play the leading role?"

When the people on the stage heard this naive question, they all laughed in their hearts.

Huang Bo held the microphone in his hand, and seeing that the time was right, he said with great emotional intelligence: "I don't know about this question either. Mr. Yang's acting skills are very good, and everyone recognizes it. As for why he didn't take the lead role, I think you can ask him. Fortunately, he is here today."

A bang!
The audience exclaimed, and then looked around in the dim light of the auditorium. "Let's welcome Mr. Yang to the stage with applause. Let Mr. Yang answer some questions for us and share some creative stories, okay?"

From the crowd, Yang Xiao, wearing a mask, jumped out and walked onto the stage in no time.

Several leading actors moved to the left and right, leaving the center position for Yang Xiao.

"Boss! I love you!"

"Boss, I'm your fan!"

"I'm your fan now!"

When many people in the audience saw Yang Xiao come on stage, they started to make a noise.

"Wow, it seems that everyone is here for President Yang, which means that our President Yang is the guarantee of the box office!" The host flattered him again.

"Haha, I don't have such strong box office appeal." Yang Xiao laughed.

The host asked: "Just now the audience asked why Mr. Yang didn't play the leading role. Can you explain it here?"

"It's very simple, because my acting skills are so badly outclassed by Xu Zheng and Huang Bo, but I have one thing that is better than them, that is my appearance."

Yang Xiao said with a grin, and at the same time gave them a weird look.

This shameless remark, combined with this action, immediately caused everyone in the audience to burst into laughter.

He is a normal handsome guy and can indeed crush these two.

Huang Bo is ugly to begin with, but when Xu Zheng was thin and had hair, he could be considered a handsome guy.

Unfortunately, in this drama, he has become a little fat, and with his bald head, both of them are indeed very ugly.

"At the same time, thank you for your love and support. I hope you can help promote this movie online."

"no problem!"

"Definitely support it!"

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The audience seemed to be quite receptive and responded one after another.

Suddenly, someone in the audience kept waving his hands vigorously and shouting "Mr. Yang, Mr. Yang" loudly.

The host was sharp-eyed and noticed that he was not like other real fans, shouting things like "Time Boss" or something like that.

I was also afraid that he was deliberately causing trouble and bringing about an embarrassing situation, so I never called on him to speak.

Yang Xiao was not afraid. Seeing him waving his hands for a while and his voice was quite outstanding, he picked up the microphone and asked:
"My friend with glasses, do you have any questions?"

The people in the audience suddenly fell silent, looking at the audience member who was named.

The man pushed up his glasses. He was a young man in his thirties. He smiled.

"Mr. Yang, I'm not a fan of your books. I've only listened to a few of your songs. I'm just a user of your Internet products and I follow your Weibo. I want to say that this movie is very well made. Today, can I take this opportunity to ask you a question other than about the movie?"

Wow, so many BUFFs are stacked at the beginning, this must be a bad omen.

The host's heart skipped a beat and he looked at Yang Xiao inquiringly, as if asking for Yang Xiao's opinion, implying that if the latter didn't want to answer, they could get rid of this person.

Yang Xiao shook his head, indicating that he was fine, and then he twitched his chin: "It's okay, just ask, I will answer the questions I can answer, and the ones I can't answer, well, you know."

"Hahaha."

Hearing that Yang Xiao also imitated him and made a "disclaimer" BUFF, the people in the audience also laughed.

"I'm sure everyone is very interested in what I want to ask. There are many legends about Mr. Yang circulating on the Internet. About a year ago, someone broke the news that you bought a Porsche luxury car in Shenzhen. Some people said that you are a second-generation rich man, and some said that you are a second-generation official. Can you formally answer them today?"

"Oh? The luxury car issue hasn't been resolved yet?"

Yang Xiao remembered this incident. At that time, Yang Xiao had not been officially exposed, but with the Internet, one can make up stories based on a picture.

When past experiences were dug up by people with ulterior motives, these groundless speculations emerged.

At that time, Yang Xiao did not respond directly, but instead posted a joke on Weibo to make fun of himself.

[How did I get this luxury car? Let me explain. I have a monthly living expense of 3 yuan. I worked diligently for two years and saved 197 yuan. I withdrew the money with the million yuan from my family. Please understand.]

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a joke, so just laugh it off.

I didn't expect that this person would ask this question today.

"Well, let me make it official today. I am just a child from an ordinary family, not the second generation of an official or a rich man. Many people in my hometown can vouch for me. My parents are agents for the operator's business and sell mobile phones. As for my purchase of luxury cars, I worked hard to earn the money. Whether it is buying a luxury car or a luxury house, I have a clear conscience.

Besides, the Internet should still have memories. Are there any old fans of mine on Tieba who can testify?"

"Me! Boss Shiguang! I have been your fan since you wrote "Xiao Zhang and Xiao Li"! A die-hard fan!"

"Me too! Boss, I first knew you from the song 'Miss Dong'! The original singer is still Han Yang!"

"I me me!"

Many people in the crowd clamored to testify on behalf of Yang Xiao.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Yang, there are many different opinions on these things on the Internet. Now that I hear your answer, I finally believe it."

The person who asked the question was also somewhat embarrassed, and many people nearby began to scold him, asking if he was deliberately causing trouble. Seeing that he was about to become the target of public criticism, the person continued to explain:
"In fact, I can be considered a die-hard fan of your Weibo. I like to read your Weibo posts criticizing public intellectuals, but I rarely see you criticizing people recently. I hope you can express more of your true insights and criticize these crooked people harshly, okay?"

I'm still an angry young man.

Yang Xiao understood what was going on, so he didn't argue with him and even felt like laughing.

And you still want him to express more insights? How funny.

"Whether you are my fan or not doesn't matter, let me explain it here. I am very busy with work and study now, and I don't have the time or energy to deal with them. And you should know that the more I respond to them, the more they want to get on board. I don't make sense to give them this traffic. Let me tell you something, the advertising fee for my Weibo is not cheap~"

"Hahaha~"

Everyone was amused by Yang Xiao's dry humor.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd started to make a noise, saying, "Mr. Yang, that Professor Qiao from Yenching University who you had been arguing with at Shenzhen University, criticized you on Weibo yesterday and said he wanted to give you a piece of advice. Did you see that?"

Yang Xiao nodded.

This is not new. The main reason is that Yang Xiao has been promoting the game "Time and Space Hunter" too much in recent times.

Weibo was advertising, and even inserted game ads into variety shows on Zhejiang TV.

Professor Qiao, who was previously confronted by this person, is a public intellectual with little traffic, but he likes to seek fame.

When he was criticized by Yang Xiao, it didn't cause any waves. However, after Yang Xiao was exposed at Weibo Night during the winter vacation, he even paid people to hype the matter.

Now he often likes to find fault with Yang Xiao on Weibo, and this time he came here just because he smelled something.

They caught the point of "online games" and criticized it harshly!

【What Shenzhen University has cultivated are all a group of students who are only interested in profit! In the past, there was Ma Huateng, and in the future, there is Yang Xiao, both of whom have created some electronic opium that poisons contemporary young people! I really regret giving a speech at Shenzhen University last time. Here, I want to give Mr. Yang a message. You are a student, you should focus on your studies. As the saying goes, those who do evil will eventually perish! You should take care of yourself! 】

This Weibo post was not very popular, but it was seen by quite a few people. At that time, many people tagged Yang Xiao under this Weibo post, hoping that he would respond.

But Yang Xiao obviously ignored him and let him come up.

But now, everyone present used their mobile phones to find the original Weibo post, and then looked at Yang Xiao on the stage with anticipation, hoping that he could say something different.

Or they could make some shocking remarks and launch a fierce counterattack, so that their trip would not be in vain.

Yang Xiao smiled and said, "It's nothing for me, I'm used to it. I'm sure everyone is the same. On the Internet, there are always some "experts" and "beasts" who are about to die, and they say they like to give us young people a word of advice.

Do young people like to listen to their nagging?
My suggestion is, if you want to give a gift, give a house or a car!

If it really doesn't work, give some money!

Young people already hear enough nonsense every day, don’t they need a few words from you?
If these people have nothing better to do, they can go to the streets on such a hot day and give bottles of water to our sanitation workers! "

(End of this chapter)