Chapter 526 Call Dad
TV station.
It had only been a few days since the last recording of the show, and Lu Yiming appeared here again, which immediately caused a lot of speculation. Wherever he went, the TV station staff were talking about it.
"Oh my god, why is he here again?"
"Didn't he just come to record the show a few days ago? Could it be that he was the guest for two consecutive episodes?"
Amid everyone's speculation, Lu Yiming walked into Chen Li's office.
"Miss Chen, I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon."
Seeing Lu Yiming's relaxed expression, Chen Li's nervous mood relaxed a lot. She smiled and said, "Boss Lu, as expected, no matter when I see you, you always look so confident."
Lu Yiming sat on the sofa by himself and said in a relaxed tone: "What else? Want me to treat him as a formidable enemy? He is not qualified."
Chen Li looked around and found that the people at other workstations were quite far away, so she whispered, "Boss Lu, this time is different. I heard that someone got through to the station director and is planning to make things difficult for you on the show. They don't have good intentions."
After hearing this, Lu Yiming remained calm and joked, "What a coincidence. I don't have any good intentions either."
Chen Li was slightly stunned, and then she laughed so hard that her body shook: "Mr. Lu, I have interviewed many guests, many of whom are successful entrepreneurs, but it is rare to find someone as humorous as you."
"Boss Lu, how about putting on makeup first?"
"good."
This interview program was very grand. After all, it was a face-to-face debate, just like a debate competition. Lu Yiming and Peng Dingguo competed face to face and each expressed his or her own views.
The TV station was very happy to be able to produce such a program, and immediately invited several economists to round out the lineup, and the studio was more lively than ever.
Today, Peng Dingguo is dressed in a mature style, has a bookish air, looks like a decent person, and has the demeanor of an expert.
However, when facing Lu Yiming, Peng Dingguo's eyes were obviously unnatural, with a bit of embarrassment and timidity. But when he thought about his future and money, he finally gritted his teeth and sat on the right side of Lu Yiming, stopped standing straight, and prepared for a big fight.
Lu Yiming was very calm, his eyes were calm, and he didn't have the so-called "enemies are particularly jealous of each other". To him, Peng Dingguo was just an ordinary expert who made a living by deceiving people, just like those young beggars with healthy limbs on the overpass, he could just ignore them.
Chen Li made an opening speech, introducing the identities of Lu Yiming and Peng Dingguo, and the topic soon turned to the topic of portal websites.
Peng Dingguo was the first to speak out, saying: "There is no doubt that portal websites are a new thing that conforms to the current development trend of the Internet and is still in its rising stage. Any behavior that speaks ill of the business model of portal websites is alarmist and has ulterior motives."
When enemies meet, they are particularly jealous of each other.
Peng Dingguo, who had already made up his mind to get back at his own game, naturally would not be polite to Lu Yiming.
From the very beginning, the atmosphere was so tense that not only the program production team in the audience were delighted, thinking that the ratings for this episode would definitely explode, but even the experts who were invited over also found it very interesting.
Chen Li looked at Lu Yiming and said, "Professor Peng is indeed very clear-cut. Mr. Lu, what do you think?"
Lu Yiming sighed, and before he could say anything, Peng Dingguo said unhappily, "What? Mr. Lu, do you think what I said is wrong?"
Lu Yiming looked up at Peng Dingguo and said sternly, "No, we should be honest. One is one and two is two. They say that if you lose a bet, you should accept the consequences. Shouldn't you call me dad first? It just so happens that there are experts and hosts here, as well as a large number of TV viewers. If you call me dad now, I will be too lazy to organize it again. After all, it costs money to hire someone to host a show."
Peng Dingguo: “…”
Chen Li: “…”
expert:"……"
The air seemed to freeze all of a sudden.
No one present expected that Lu Yiming would choose this kind of occasion to attack Peng Dingguo in such a fatal way.
Most people can't do this!
Peng Dingguo was caught off guard by the sudden attack. He was so angry that he was shaking all over and his face looked extremely ugly.
He had an angry expression on his face and gritted his teeth as he looked at Lu Yiming: "Mr. Lu, please answer my question just now instead of making trouble here in this way."
As the saying goes, as long as you are not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed.
Lu Yiming would not miss such an opportunity to crush his opponent. He looked at Peng Dingguo leisurely and said slowly, "A man cannot stand without credibility. Expert Peng is a cultured person after all. You are not going to default on your promise, are you? Let's be honest. We made a bet of three months. Now the three months have passed and the winner has been decided. But you are not fulfilling the bet. How can you say that I am being unreasonable? Professor Peng, is it because you can't afford to lose?"
There is no absolute right or wrong in debate.
The husband has his own reasons and the wife has her own reasons. Both sides are actually explaining different aspects of the same thing.
It's like a chain of idioms. Whoever can't continue loses.
So Lu Yiming knew that simply arguing was actually meaningless.
What's more, he understood the trend of the next twenty years and knew that the price of computers would drop to an astonishing level. He also knew that almost everyone in Xia Country had a smartphone. From the eighty-year-old elderly to the eight-year-old children, people who did not know how to use smartphones were a minority.
But if I say this now, someone has to believe it.
In this way, the argument will turn into a battle of equal strength. It will be difficult for Lu Yiming to defeat Peng Dingguo head-on. After all, the other party is well prepared, and debate happens to be the other party's forte.
In this case, Lu Yiming simply cut off the source of the problem.
As long as Peng Dingguo gets kicked out, his voice will naturally be the only voice left on the show. Then whatever he says will be the final word, right?
Lu Yiming attacked directly, making Peng Dingguo very uncomfortable.
What happened in the past three months has made everyone realize that Peng Dingguo lost this bet completely.
Of course, people who had nothing to do with it had long forgotten about it, and those who were just watching the fun would not deliberately remind them. Peng Dingguo himself was even more ostrich-like and was determined not to bring up the matter. He also thought that Lu Yiming, as the richest man, would not take it seriously and really find a bunch of media reporters to ask him to call him dad. In this case, as time passed, the matter was exposed.
But he didn't expect that Lu Yiming would actually bring up the bet on this occasion.
The key point is that it is only natural to accept defeat. Lu Yiming's bringing up of this matter now is reasonable, legal and no one can blame him.
Now, Peng Dingguo is being roasted on the fire.
If he doesn't hand it over, it means he is untrustworthy and his character will be ruined. No one will believe what he says in the future. After all, Lu Yiming used the saying "A man without integrity cannot stand", so even if Peng Dingguo's words make sense, it is difficult for the audience to agree with them.
How convincing can the words of a person who has no credibility be?
At the scene, everyone's eyes were focused on Peng Dingguo, including the host, guests...
The spotlight also fell on Peng Dingguo.
This is a huge gimmick!
Even more exciting than the debate on this show itself!
As long as he calls out "Dad", the show's ratings will surely explode.
Peng Dingguo felt the gazes of those around him and felt anxious and angry.
Playing dirty, his character collapsed.
If you don't cheat, you'll become a laughing stock.
No matter what choice he makes, he will lose.
Peng Dingguo stood up angrily, snorted heavily, and said, "It's an insult to human civilization. It's really an insult to human civilization!"
Then he turned away.
The people in the program crew were stunned.
Now that Peng Dingguo is gone, how can this program be recorded?
Chen Li hurriedly tried to stop him, saying, "Professor Peng, Professor Peng, don't get excited."
Peng Dingguo pointed at Lu Yiming and said angrily: "Listen to what he just said, is it reasonable? Ah, do young people know how to respect the elderly and love the young? This program can't be recorded anymore, goodbye. A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated!"
After saying that, Peng Dingguo walked out of the studio directly.
Chen Li suddenly looked distressed.
Is this a broadcast accident?
Fortunately, it was a recorded broadcast and not a live broadcast. If it was a live broadcast, the effect would be really amazing.
Peng Dingguo ran away, and even the protagonist of the debate competition ran away. How can we have the debate?
Chen Li's mind was buzzing. She racked her brains to think of remedies, but she couldn't think of what to do. She had no choice but to look for help from the TV station director who was sitting in the audience watching the show: "Director, do you want to continue recording this show?"
The director was inexplicably excited and said without hesitation: "Record it, of course."
What the TV station wants is ratings. If Lu Yiming dares to scold, why don’t they dare to broadcast the program?
Anyway, it's not something that violates public order and morality, so it's a hot topic.
Besides, this is a dream start, okay?
Chen Li was stunned: "But Expert Peng has left? How can we record it?"
The director laughed and said, "It is because he left that we have to continue recording. By the way, don't cut that scene later. We want the original storyline."
The program continued to be recorded. With Peng Dingguo gone, the debate naturally could not continue.
But with Lu Yiming here, there is no need to worry about having no topics to talk about.
Chen Li thought for a moment and said to Lu Yiming, "Mr. Lu, Expert Peng said that you should not eat meat. He said that the current Xia country's economy is still underdeveloped and computers are luxury goods. What do you think of this view?"
Lu Yiming was naturally prepared for this, and responded calmly: "I have actually started to pay attention to this problem a long time ago, and have started to solve it."
"Have you started working on this problem?"
There was an uproar at the scene.
Can you still solve Xiaguo’s economic problems?
Although Lu Yiming is known as the "richest man", compared with the huge Xia Kingdom, his wealth is not even a drop in the bucket.
Can he solve the country's economic problems?
Even if all the family property was sold, it would not be enough to give ten dollars to everyone who has an allergy.
Chen Li asked with interest: "How does Mr. Lu plan to solve this problem?"
Lu Yiming said: "I have invested in a computer brand called Jianlai Technology a long time ago. At the beginning, the main product was computer products for Internet cafes. Now, the core goal is to make a computer brand that Chinese people can afford, and take the route of being cost-effective and affordable."
There is no doubt that Lu Yiming was taking the opportunity to advertise for Jianlai Technology.
"Now Jianlai Technology is constantly testing and breaking through the price bottom line of computer products. The prices of several of its main products have been reduced to around 5,000 yuan. For many working-class families in cities, this is within their affordable range."
"A five thousand dollar computer?"
Not only Chen Li, but even the experts and on-site staff expressed their impatience.
She didn't quite understand the computer market, but she knew the general price range. A brand name computer with decent configuration could easily cost tens of thousands of yuan.
Lu Yiming directly cut the price in half, which was quite ruthless.
Because Peng Dingguo was not around and there was no one to disrupt the situation, Lu Yiming could freely express his views and opinions: "With the development of technology and the maturity of the supply chain, the price of computers is gradually falling. Two years ago, I asked someone at the computer mall to buy me a desktop computer with decent performance, which cost me 12,000 yuan. You know, we built it ourselves. If it was a branded computer, the configuration would cost at least 15,000 yuan. But now, the same configuration can be bought for about 7,000 to 8,000 yuan. Now, I have directly reduced the price of this configuration to 5,000 yuan."
Chen Li said excitedly: "So what you mean is that computers will become more and more popular in the future, right?"
Lu Yiming said without hesitation: "This is natural. Not only are the prices of computers falling, but the disposable income of residents in Xia Country is also increasing. With reform and opening up, people will become richer and richer, so computers are no longer a luxury, but an ordinary consumer electronic product. In my opinion, the Internet in the future will penetrate into thousands of households, bringing an extremely large market and unprecedented business opportunities."
As Lu Yiming continued to talk, Chen Li was attracted by the picture he painted: "So, Mr. Lu, are you really optimistic about the future of the Internet industry?"
Lu Yiming said: "Of course, I am actually a beneficiary . I made my first pot of gold with computers."
This matter has long been known to many people through media exposure, and it is no longer a secret. Chen Li briefly explained the situation and then said with a smile: "Today, this is considered a good story. The two richest people in the United States and Xia Country actually met in this way."
Then Chen Li followed up the topic and asked, "I heard that Mr. Lu, the richest man, has a close personal relationship with Mr. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft. Is this true?"
Lu Yiming said seriously, "It's true. When I was in the United States last month, I often asked Bill out to play golf. He also complained to me about the company being sued for antitrust."
The more Chen Li listened, the more excited she became. This was a rare interview material about the richest man in the United States. After all, with her status, it was impossible for her to get in touch with a big shot like Bill Gates. Immediately, the topic began to revolve around Lu Yiming's story in the United States.
Because of Peng Dingguo's departure, the specially built stage became Lu Yiming's personal show.
After the program was broadcast, it caused a huge response.
Especially the relationship between Lu Yiming and Bill Gates, the topic between the two countries' richest men, has made many people enjoy discussing it.
A more direct impact is that computer sales began to soar!
After all, Lu Yiming said that he earned his first pot of gold from computers. For many urban families, a computer worth a few thousand dollars is not impossible to buy if they grit their teeth.
I didn’t buy it before, mainly because I didn’t know what it could be used for.
Now, the richest man Lu has come forward to tell his story, and it’s not just Lu Yiming. Even the world’s richest man, Bill Gates from the United States, started his career with computers and became a billionaire.
This is more convincing than any promotional means!
At this moment, in the eyes of many parents, computers are no longer consumer goods, but have become means of production that can create wealth.
What else is there to say?
Just buy it!
Even if you don’t know how to use it yourself, you can give it to your sons and daughters. You can’t let your children lose at the starting line.
Mr. Lu, the richest man in China, has said that the future of the Internet is bright and full of opportunities.
After the interview, Lu Yiming didn't take it seriously and continued with his student life.
A few days later, he suddenly received a call from Qian Hongli.
"Mr. Lu, I'm in Zhonghai now. Let's have dinner together tonight."
Lu Yiming was a little surprised and asked, "Why did you suddenly come to Zhonghai?"
Qian Hongli said in a resentful tone, "Mr. Lu, how long have you not come to visit the company? Jianlai Technology is currently planning to expand into Zhonghai, and our products are hot-selling here."
Lu Yiming laughed and said, "Well... I haven't been to the company for a while, mainly because I have full confidence in you, Old Qian."
It has to be said that Qian Hongli is quite good at doing business. Under his management, Jianlai Technology has developed rapidly. It no longer relies on Internet cafe computers to make money. In the field of home computers, it has also seized a place in the market despite the suppression from Lenovo.
Qian Hongli said: "Originally, entering the Zhonghai market was something we had planned for a long time, but we encountered considerable resistance. However, since the broadcast of your interview program, this resistance has disappeared."
As one of the most developed regions in China, Zhonghai has undoubted consumption capacity for high-end , and the market has long been divided up by several international brands. It is not easy for domestic machines such as Jianlai Technology to enter the market.
However, because of what Lu Yiming said on the show, Jianlai Technology is now considered a nationally renowned brand.
After all, this is an industry invested by Mr. Lu, the richest man in the country. It can’t be too bad, right?
Therefore, when buying a computer, many people will consider Jianlai Technology first, in addition to Lenovo.
This is the advantage brought by brand awareness. I don’t know how much advertising fees Lu Yiming’s words cost, and since the richest man in Xia country is personally endorsing the brand, the publicity effect is naturally great.
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "So, Boss Qian, shouldn't you give me some advertising fees?"
