Volume 3: Taking Roots 2016 Chapter 670: Unintentional Planting of Willows
With just a few words from boss Zhou Dongsheng, a round of recruitment work started in full swing at the two major media outlets, and it was done in a very formal manner.
Zhou Dongsheng, the hands-off boss, was quite pleased with this. He felt a sense of accomplishment as an old father, as he had finally raised these two little bastards.
There is no need for me to worry about everything. Although Zhou Dongsheng adopts a completely "free-range" management style, there is no doubt that it is Zhou Dongsheng who determines the upper limit of the two major media outlets.
It seems that he has done nothing, but just by existing, he has already done the most important thing invisibly. Isn't this exactly the same as the role of an old father?
Now that the children have grown up, Zhou Dongsheng is happy to let them do what they want. This is also his original intention of being a hands-off boss. At that time, he only needs to pay attention to whether there are any familiar talents among the outstanding ones.
If there are, they will naturally be the focus of training. If not, the two major media will be left to sift through the sand, and who knows, they may even be able to sift out a few pearls from the previous life.
Although gold always shines, there are so many gold treasures buried in the vast ocean. If they don't have the chance to see the light of day again, they may be buried in the vast ocean for their entire lives.
If we replace the sea with a sea of people, the same principle will naturally apply.
What's more, there are at least hundreds of top internet celebrities on a platform, if not thousands, and on the internet celebrity stage where a hundred flowers bloom and compete with each other, there are more than tens of thousands of famous ones.
Zhou Dongsheng didn't dare to guarantee that he knew every famous internet celebrity. After all, a person's energy is always limited, and because of personal preferences, his vision will only be limited to the area he pays attention to.
Even a few phenomenal internet celebrities at the top of the industry cannot become known to everyone, let alone the thousands of ordinary internet celebrities who serve as supporting roles.
After all, in this vast Chinese land with 1.3 billion compatriots, there are indeed only a handful of people who can truly achieve the achievement of being "known by everyone".
And such people are probably not internet celebrities or stars.
As the helmsman, Zhou Dongsheng sees this very clearly. As long as he ensures that the steering wheel is still in his hands, he can leave the rest to his subordinates.
Who knows, you might even be able to come up with some unexpected surprises.
Of course, it could also be a shock.
As the saying goes, a son doesn't feel bad when his father sells his land. Fortunately, Zhou Dongsheng is now rich and powerful, so even if he really raises a prodigal son, he can afford to support him...
But this is obviously not a problem that Zhou Dongsheng needs to worry about right now. After all, he hasn't even started to have a baby yet, and he hasn't had enough fun yet, so who can he have a baby with?
Just as Zhou Dongsheng was daydreaming, the sudden ringing of the phone interrupted his thoughts. He picked up the phone and saw that it was a rare guest.
"Hello, Brother Hao! Why did you think of calling me..." Zhou Dongsheng said jokingly with a smile on his face.
The person who came was Huang Haoze. When Zhou Dongsheng lived in Guangzhou for a long time, they had very close contacts.
Now that I have come to this small piece of land in Shanghai, although the connection has not been cut off, it is more or less less.
Fortunately, they have a solid interest relationship as the basis of their bond, so their friendship will not fade.
Whether it was the shares of Xiaorenwu Media or the favor he originally wanted to repay when he was setting up the game of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, the importance of this favor is now getting bigger and bigger.
Especially as the game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" is now popular all over the world, making money at a speed almost as fast as a money printing machine.
In addition to the profit on the books, thanks to the two investments in Zhou Dongsheng, both Huang Haoze and Chen Yuhang have become "other people's children" in the family.
Not only does it bring honor to their father, but with this solid achievement, it is also enough for them to gain more resources.
After all, there is a gap between the rich second generation and the rich second generation.
Chen Yuhang and Huang Haoze have naturally felt the benefits brought by the improvement of their family status, and they are also well aware of it.
I didn't do anything, I just made the right choice.
They didn't expect that just making the right choice would bring them endless benefits, and they would never forget Zhou Dongsheng's great favor.
Especially now, Zhou Dongsheng's career is on the rise. Even if it is purely from the perspective of interests, they obviously will not let this friendship down.
"Hey, kid, now you're running to Shanghai to enjoy a life of luxury and decadence, have you forgotten about me, your brother? I can only come to you myself !" Huang Haoze still said carelessly.
"What are you talking about? I'm just taking advantage of my youth to earn some extra money for my retirement. My career in Guangzhou is basically on the right track, so I don't need to worry about it..." Zhou Dongsheng brushed it off lightly.
In fact, what Zhou Dongsheng said was what was in his heart. He worked so hard just to seize his only "window period" to cash out.
After all, this window of opportunity is the only thing Zhou Dongsheng can rely on. Once he misses this window of opportunity, his future will be completely dark.
"Then your retirement cost is really high. With your current wealth, even if you squander it on a lavish lifestyle, it would be quite difficult to spend it all..." Huang Haoze said seriously.
After a few jokes, Huang Haoze changed the subject, "By the way, I just arrived at the Shanghai Airport. Are you free to pick me up and have dinner together? I've already said hello to Principal Wang!"
"Why didn't you tell me earlier, Brother Hao? I'll be there right away!" Zhou Dongsheng was not vague. He responded, picked up the car keys, and walked out of his office in a free and easy manner.
He left the company with the farewell calls of "Mr. Zhou".
At the same time, Huang Haoze on the other end of the phone proudly put away his phone and boasted to the selfie stick in his hand: "How about it, brothers, do you have any face?"
"I guarantee that there is no other person on the entire live streaming platform who can call both Principal Wang and Zhou Dongsheng over with just one phone call."
"Hey, the anchor has already said that they and I are good friends. You still think I'm bragging, right? I'm coming to Shanghai to participate in the carnival this time, and I'll take you to see the world!"
Huang Haoze interacted with the selfie stick very skillfully, which attracted many passers-by to look at him curiously and look at Chen Haoze and the selfie stick in his hand.
2016 is already halfway through. With the further improvement of mobile Internet infrastructure, the maturity of 4G technology, and the further reduction of traffic prices, outdoor live streaming, which was once a niche market, has taken off.
It quickly became a popular category on all major live streaming platforms, and instantly ranked second only to game live streaming.
This trend, riding on the convenience of the first year of live streaming, swept across the country in an instant, not only attracting many anchors to join the ranks of outdoor live streaming, but also the vast majority of viewers cast curious glances.
After all, for the vast majority of workers whose freedom is restricted by work, "poetry and distant places" are their spiritual utopia, and in a sense...
Outdoor anchors have become the sword-bearers to realize their ideas. They only need to hold a selfie stick to travel all over the country and use the camera to record the beauty of mountains, rivers and lakes in real time.
The real-time interaction and immersiveness of live broadcast undoubtedly bring outdoor live broadcast to its fullest potential, and this kind of feedback is simply sweet to the audience, as if they are seeing the life they long for through the camera.
The stimulation brought by real-time information flow always gives people the illusion of "being unable to reach it, but yearning for it".
With the support of the concept of "seeing is believing", it seems that seeing is experiencing, as if one's horizons have been broadened.
It is easy to imagine how much stimulation this fruitful positive feedback brings to the audience. Not only are viewers flocking to it, but the threshold of outdoor live streaming has also made more onlookers who are eyeing the dividends of the development of the live streaming industry unable to resist the impulse.
After all, compared to the talent required for game live streaming and the live streaming equipment that costs tens of thousands of dollars, outdoor live streaming is undoubtedly "easier".
All you need is a mobile phone to start outdoor live broadcast anytime and anywhere. No matter what the content is, as long as you are outdoors, isn’t it enough?
For Huang Haoze, who is not short of money, he originally did outdoor live broadcast just for fun. He tried it at the suggestion of Zhou Dongsheng. At that time, the outdoor live broadcast only involved two or three big cats.
After all, both the traffic and equipment conditions are not very mature, but these are obviously not a problem for Huang Haoze.
Unexpectedly, he really became famous, and as the trend of the times came, Huang Haoze became the undisputed top outdoor anchor of the platform.
After all, for Huang Haoze, even if it only shows his daily life, it is an eye-opener for most of the audience.
In addition, Huang Haoze's personality makes it easy for him to get along with the barrage, so this outdoor live broadcast is naturally thriving...
The stimulation brought to Huang Haoze by the real data growth made him feel a sense of vanity that he was a big shot on the Internet. This feeling made him happier and more fulfilled than spending a lot of money in a nightclub!
This kind of positive feedback has made Huang Haoze pay more attention to his hobby of outdoor live broadcasting. What's more, he is not doing it for the money. Without considering the cost and expenses, the quality of the live broadcast can be said to be fully guaranteed.
With Zhou Dongsheng as his role model, who was doing very well on the Internet, Huang Haoze followed suit and unexpectedly became famous in outdoor live streaming.
As time went by, he became a well-known outdoor idol. Even the Shark platform offered him a sincere contract in an attempt to keep Huang Haoze.
Sometimes the world is so ironic: the more rich people play, the richer they become, and the less they want to make money, the more money they get. However, ordinary people who try their best to make money can't even reach the starting line of others.
This time, the Shark Carnival event carefully prepared by the Shark platform may be a response to the trend and an attempt to vigorously promote the development of outdoor live streaming.
After all, allowing the anchor to leave the live broadcast room and interact face-to-face with the fans offline is the strength of outdoor live broadcast, but it is the weakness of game anchors.
As the outdoor number one on the Shark platform, Huang Haoze is naturally the host of this carnival. He plans to take this opportunity to improve the live broadcast effect and consolidate his position as the number one.
After all, with the popularity of outdoor live streaming, a large number of ambitious young people have emerged on the platform, and where there are people, there will be struggles.
But for Huang Haoze, he does not cause trouble, nor is he afraid of trouble. The more intense the fight, the better. In this small field of outdoor live broadcasting, who can have a better live broadcasting effect than him?
As soon as he arrived in Shanghai, he prepared a big event for the viewers in the live broadcast room, and was ready to call Principal Wang and Zhou Dongsheng over to show their faces.
With this ability, the live streaming platform is indeed unique and there is no other comparable platform.
Huang Haoze's words directly triggered the barrage in the live broadcast room.
"Fuck, Brother Hao is awesome! He called two big Buddhas with just one phone call..."
"The anchor is not bragging, right? Who would believe that?"
"You must be new upstairs. There's a street of outdoor live broadcasts. Want to find out who the father is..."
"Brother Hao is awesome!"
Looking at the screen full of comments of support and praise, Huang Haoze, who was used to it, still felt satisfied, and then said happily.
"Give me some free gifts, brothers. We're not after money, but our data can't be worse than others, right? Forget about the gifts that cost money, brothers, keep them for yourself and eat something good..."
However, the more Huang Haoze said this, the more rebellious the audience became. They gave gifts flying around, just wanting to enjoy the joy of spending money on the rich second generation.
Huang Haoze stood at the door, holding a selfie stick in his hand and making jokes, standing out like a road sign.
Not long after, a Rolls-Royce slowly drove towards him. Huang Haoze had already switched to the front camera and commented.
"I have shown this car to you guys many times, so you should all be familiar with it. This should be a new model of the Gust. It's not expensive, maybe around 6-7 million."
"No need to guess, this car must be Principal Wang. He loves Rolls-Royce..."
Sure enough, as soon as the car stopped in front of him, the window rolled down, revealing Principal Wang's approachable face.
"Haozi, are you doing live streaming again? I asked you to come to my platform but you didn't come..." Principal Wang scolded with a smile.
"Hey, working for you means I'm living under someone else's roof, right? I won't put up with that..." Huang Haoze retorted bluntly.
Of course, there is another concern that has not been stated explicitly. Playing around is all he wants, but Huang Haoze doesn't want people to think that he has become successful in outdoor live streaming because of his relationship with Principal Wang and the resources from "Yanei."
This is one of the main reasons why Huang Haoze did not choose the Panda platform. Apart from that, it is always more comfortable to make money from others, not to mention that the Shark platform is full of sincerity?
"Hurry up and get in the car. Why are you still standing there?" Principal Wang waved his hand unhappily.
"I forgot to tell you, I also called Dongsheng. Wait a minute, whose car should we take? Vote in the barrage, I'll see which side has more people and we'll go there..."
It has to be said that outdoor live broadcasting really made Huang Haoze understand the game, and even the trick of interactive barrage was used to perfection.
People always can't help but say, "Speak of Cao Cao, and he will appear." Zhou Dongsheng's Bentley Continental slowly drove over and stopped behind Principal Wang.
Huang Haoze took two steps at a time and came forward, "Hey, Bentley Continental, why did Dongsheng buy such a car that only fools would buy? But this car is rare..."
"How about it, brothers? You are tired of seeing Rolls-Royces. Why don't we take a Bentley this time? Driving a Bentley makes life great!"
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