Volume 2: Storm Rising 2015 Chapter 242: Pattern
The weekend was almost here, and in the blink of an eye Zhou Dongsheng had already stayed in this remote village for several days, leading a happy life.
Every day I either watched Li Jiajia shoot video materials, or went fishing with Li Jiafeng, wandering around the mountains and rivers, and experienced a lot of rural wildness that I had never experienced before. Even my skin seemed to have become several degrees darker.
After a few days, Zhou Dongsheng, a stranger, had become very noticeable in this small village, and everyone knew that Li Jiajia had a big boss as a guest.
Although it is a small village far away from the world, it has not been out of touch with the world due to the country's strong infrastructure capabilities.
There is no shortage of basic power lines and the like, but 4G signals are not yet available. However, it is only a matter of time.
After spending these days together, Zhou Dongsheng and Li Jiajia have become much more familiar with each other. There is less alienation between boss and employee, and more ease between friends.
"Boss, come and have dinner. I made your favorite bamboo shoot stewed chicken!" Li Jiajia's voice came from outside.
When Zhou Dongsheng heard that it was bamboo shoots stewed with chicken, he couldn't help but salivate. Perhaps because Li Jiajia knew that Zhou Dongsheng was from eastern Guangdong and liked to drink soup, the attentive Li Jiajia specially prepared this dish.
The fresh and tender fragrance of bamboo shoots, combined with the freshly slaughtered free-range chicken raised at home, which burst out with delicious flavor after being simmered in the pot for a long time, fully satisfied Zhou Dongsheng's taste buds, which are not picky.
Zhou Dongsheng praised it highly, and Li Jiajia naturally kept it in mind. Unexpectedly, she would be asked to do it again just two days later.
"I used a different method this time. Let's try it and see if there is any difference." Li Jiajia handed over the spoon with anticipation.
Li Jiajia initially thought that a big boss like Zhou Dongsheng, who had tasted all kinds of delicacies from land and sea, might not be used to the home-cooked meals she made, so Li Jiajia put a lot of thought into this.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Dongsheng’s taste was not as “picky” as she had imagined. Not only did he have a good appetite , but he was also not picky about food at all, which was completely different from what she had imagined.
"Then I have to taste it carefully to know." Zhou Dongsheng took the spoon with great interest, took a sip, and his eyes lit up slightly.
"It's delicious!" Zhou Dongsheng gave a simple answer. Although there were no fancy words, Li Jiajia still smiled.
Although life these days is still the same as usual, the presence of one more person has brought different expectations and happiness to Li Jiajia.
Although she was still used to being alone, Zhou Dongsheng's presence gave her a vague feeling: it seemed that living like this was not bad.
Even Zhou Dongsheng enjoys this kind of ordinary life very much, otherwise it would be said that the land of pleasure is the grave of heroes.
However, since Zhou Dongsheng has not yet fully experienced the vastness of the world, it is impossible for him to choose to retire to the mountains so quickly.
Only after experiencing prosperity can you feel the ordinary and plain life. You have to have it first before you are qualified to say it is not important. Zhou Dongsheng has a deep understanding of this truth.
After all, the same sentence "I don't love money" means one thing when spoken by an ordinary person, but it means another thing when spoken by the richest person.
"Boss, shall we continue watching "Little Forest" tonight? The style of this movie is so interesting and it touched me deeply." Li Jiajia said excitedly.
"Video creation is not done behind closed doors. In addition to this type of film, food documentaries like "A Bite of China" are also something you can learn from."
“Absorb the essence and slowly blend it into your own video system. When you have your own system and a distinctive style, you will naturally attract a fixed audience of fans.”
"I see that you consume a lot of consumables to make videos. You can go ahead and do it boldly. I'll back you up. Since I regard you as my trump card, I will naturally not be stingy with the initial investment, and I always believe that this investment will never lose money."
While leisurely drinking the soup, Zhou Dongsheng conveyed his confidence to Li Jiajia. These days, he not only drank the chicken soup made by Li Jiajia.
Zhou Dongsheng also returned the favor by giving Li Jiajia a lot of inspirational words since he had nothing to do anyway.
Li Jiajia smiled particularly happily. She was only 25 years old and had long been accustomed to the life of being isolated and working independently. For the first time, she felt the fulfillment of having a solid backing behind her.
This feeling is completely different from the feeling of being with family. It is precisely because we are not relatives or friends that it seems more precious and we cherish it more.
"Don't worry, boss. I will do my best to make every video well." Li Jiajia said happily.
"I have a feeling that this video of restoring the Four Treasures of the Study using ancient methods may become one of your masterpieces. It will be worth spending any time on it," Zhou Dongsheng encouraged with a smile.
At this moment, a cell phone rang suddenly, interrupting Li Jiajia who was about to speak. Zhou Dongsheng took out his own cell phone and gestured.
When Zhou Dongsheng saw the caller ID, it was Dong Chengjie, the CEO of Huchi platform. He immediately understood that he probably came for Liu's matter.
"Hello, what brings Mr. Dong here?" Zhou Dongsheng laughed after answering the phone.
"Of course I'm here to give Mr. Zhou some money. Isn't Mr. Liu's contract with our platform about to expire? You see, our cooperation is quite pleasant. Why don't we renew it?"
"It's fine to follow your company's one-year contract rule. The price is negotiable and it's directly in line with the highest standards in the industry."
Before this, Dong Chengjie had talked to Zhou Dongsheng once or twice about Liu's contract, but Zhou Dongsheng gave a perfunctory and vague answer each time.
At that time, Liu's contract had not yet expired, so Dong Chengjie was naturally not in a hurry. He just regarded it as a means for Zhou Dongsheng to raise the price.
After all, top gaming anchors are rare commodities in the live streaming industry, so it is normal for them to raise their prices.
But now, the contract is about to expire. As the current number one of Huchi, Liu, even Dong Chengjie, as the platform boss, has to personally inquire about it.
After all, the contracts of anchors of Liu's level are worth hundreds of millions of yuan, so Dong Chengjie cannot afford to be careless.
Even though the listed company behind it injected 700 million yuan in cash flow into the Huchi platform, supporting such a large live broadcast platform, bandwidth and operations are burning money all the time, and the person at the helm has to put a lot of thought into it.
In order to cope with the intensified competition in the live streaming industry in the future, Dong Chengjie is ready to contact capital institutions to seek diversified cooperation possibilities for the Huchi platform.
Even though he has temporary financial support from the parent company, Dong Chengjie still has to be prepared for danger. After all, his biggest competitor, the Shark Platform, has already received investment from Tengda Capital and has grown stronger.
There is also a Panda platform backed by Yida Group that is about to go online. Just having a listed parent company is really a bit thin.
"I understand what Mr. Dong means. As the industry's leading live streaming platform, it is very important for anchor brokerage companies like us to maintain a good cooperative relationship with your company."
"But business is business, and as a businessman, profit is the most important thing. Someone has already offered a high price for Liu's contract that I can't refuse."
Listening to what Zhou Dongsheng had revealed, even Dong Chengjie couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"Is Principal Wang crazy? Such high prices are simply disrupting the market order and making the live broadcast industry a mess."
Zhou Dongsheng shrugged, "Perhaps this is what Principal Wang wants?"
Dong Chengjie was silent, and then said helplessly: "Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for telling me the truth. I will not make the same choice as Shark Platform. Let's part ways in peace. Maybe there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future."
"The Huchi platform always welcomes Xiaorenwu Media. I hope Xiaorenwu Media can cultivate a second Liu on the Huchi platform. I believe that by then, I will be able to give Mr. Zhou a high price that he cannot refuse."
Perhaps this is the bearing of being the best in the industry? Dong Chengjie's majestic vision also made Zhou Dongsheng stand in awe.
"Thank you for Mr. Dong's understanding. With a leader like Mr. Dong, it will be difficult for the Huchi platform to fail." Zhou Dongsheng said with emotion.
It is true that a person's reputation is like a tree's shadow, and the boss is always the boss.
