Volume 3: Taking Roots 2016 Chapter 716: Life and Death Are Destined, Fortune and Honor Are Destined
"Ah? Okay, boss, please tell me. As long as there is something I can do, I will do my best without hesitation."
Amidst all the ups and downs, even Xu Ruoan almost lost his composure, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and spoke decisively.
While feeling happy, I couldn't help but think of my old profession. Isn't that the entertainment industry? What kind of things would be handed over to me?
The answer seems to be obvious.
"At the moment, as for film investment, it was just a whim at first, but I didn't expect it to become more and more successful. Now that I have participated in Director Ning's youth film project..."
"Then we can't take this film investment lightly. Since you are familiar with the intricacies of the entertainment industry, I will leave this area to you. You have to take care of both sides. Isn't it a bit difficult for you?"
Zhou Dongsheng said casually.
"I can, old... Chairman, don't worry, I will do my best to defend the interests of the group..." Xu Ruoan couldn't help but smile when he heard it, and he changed his words and called the chairman.
This made Xu Kaidao, who was standing by, feel that this was a mistake. How could he have been so complacent that he forgot to change his words, and instead let someone else take the lead.
Old Xu, Old Xu, you are so confused. Xu Kaidao could only pray in secret that the boss...oh no, the chairman! did not take this matter to heart.
Otherwise, if I stepped into the office the next day, I would probably die. After all, missing the opportunity at this stage would be more painful than death, right?
Of course, Zhou Dongsheng is not such a petty person, but the satisfied smile on his face more or less betrayed his inner thoughts.
The rest of the people observed the expressions and immediately understood what to address him next.
Everyone calls him chairman, and whoever is not called that will be embarrassed!
"As for the e-sports department, my dear old friend..." Zhou Dongsheng said with a smile, and Li Jiana on the side began to act as a translator tacitly.
As a personal assistant, Zhou Dongsheng doesn’t need to say much about the tacit understanding now. He just needs to pat his butt and the task will be completed… Ugh, anyway, they have a perfect tacit understanding, cough cough.
"Oh~ my dear BOSS, just maintaining and operating the game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has already consumed most of my energy. In terms of management, I just want to lead my team and make my game well..."
When hearing Zhou Dongsheng mention himself, the old man Brandon Green immediately raised his hand and expressed his thoughts very tactfully.
In fact, looking at the entire group, judging from Brandon Green's current achievements, he is definitely one of the top contributors. The globally popular "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" alone is enough to be his golden ticket to immortality.
He does not need to prove himself by taking further management positions. He can be described as the uncrowned king under Zhou Dongsheng. He can walk sideways within the group without much impact.
After all, this is a well-deserved cash cow. Judging from the performance of the game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds", even if he leaves Dongsheng Group, I believe there will be many people willing to extend generous olive branches to recruit him.
With such a transcendent position, even if a senior executive is parachuted in, one has to show courtesy to him, so why add unnecessary burden to oneself?
It would be better for him to concentrate on the game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which is the foundation of Brandon Green's career.
With Li Jiana's thoughtful translation, Brandon Green's refusal was completely within Zhou Dongsheng's expectations. After all, in the process of getting along with him, Zhou Dongsheng also knew that this little old man was indeed a pure game producer.
It was his love for battle royale games that caused him to have ideological differences with the "h1z1" team, which gave Zhou Dongsheng, who was wielding a hoe, an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
It is also this love that prompted the birth of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds", a masterpiece that is better than its predecessor.
If Brandon Green wants to be the one in charge, it will be difficult for others to compete with him. Even if Zhou Dongsheng has the final say, he still has to take the feelings of the parties involved into consideration.
Since Brandon Green has voluntarily chosen to step down, then things will be easy. Zhou Dongsheng took the opportunity to look at Saozhu who was watching from the sidelines.
Perhaps noticing Zhou Dongsheng's gaze, Liu, who was watching the fun, turned around and met his gaze. He shuddered and quickly waved his hands.
"Chairman! You know me. I have no education and I am good for nothing except playing games. I can only be a game anchor. I can't be a manager..."
As the co-founder and shareholder of IM Club, it is natural for Liu, an old friend, to sit here.
Of course, there is no doubt that he is also a staunch "royalist". Apart from him, whether it is Principal Wang or Huang Haoze and others, they only sent a representative to symbolically express their support and did not attend in person.
After all, today is destined to be Zhou Dongsheng's personal home court. They don't want to steal the show, and naturally they don't want to be a mere foil.
Saozhu's playful behavior caused a burst of laughter in the somewhat dull atmosphere of the conference room. Everyone couldn't help but laugh, and Zhou Dongsheng didn't care.
Instead, he laughed and scolded: "Just take care of the club's affairs. You can't fail in your main job."
"I guarantee to complete the task!" Liu saluted solemnly. If there was a live camera, the live broadcast effect would be there anyway.
"Okay, okay, how about you, Old Zhang, take charge of the e-sports department temporarily?" Zhou Dongsheng said in a relaxed manner.
Zhang Xiaoguang, who was sitting at the bottom, froze for a moment, but it was only for a moment before he immediately agreed. "No problem, Chairman. I also want to learn about the new industry of e-sports..."
This arrangement was beyond Zhang Xiaoguang's expectations, but it was also reasonable. The idea of wanting to achieve success overnight was indeed a bit unrealistic.
It is obviously difficult to convince others with just the achievement of group formation, but Zhang Xiaoguang is not discouraged. He only lacks experience. He only needs to accumulate more experience and he will have a chance...
What's more, Zhang Xiaoguang, who quickly adjusted his mentality, keenly caught the word "concurrently in charge" in Zhou Dongsheng's words, and it was obvious that he had other arrangements for himself.
Therefore, Zhang Xiaoguang decisively and actively accepted this arrangement without showing any objection, showing his tactfulness as a veteran in the workplace to the fullest.
Zhou Dongsheng nodded in satisfaction, and then continued: "As for the investment department, Lu Sifang will continue to be in charge. Although our current investment projects are limited and have achieved some small results..."
"But this kind of temporary success or failure is obviously not enough to be considered an achievement. I still need to plan ahead and make more plans for the future. Next, I plan to further deploy investment strategies..."
"We're going to add more burden to you, Old Lu. You have to be mentally prepared."
Zhou Dongsheng said in an air of maturity. Such sophisticated words coming from the mouth of a young man in his early twenties seemed a bit strange, but no one present noticed it at all.
"No problem, Chairman. I'm willing to work hard for the group!" Lu Sifang said in high spirits. As Dongsheng Investment became more and more famous in the circle, Lu Sifang naturally did not benefit from it.
When he jumped from a well-known investment institution to such an unknown investment company, many colleagues joked that he would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
That's what he said openly, but behind the scenes he was probably often treated as a laughing stock, just like those people who gave up their iron rice bowls to go into business in that era, and were also often questioned.
If you fail to make a name for yourself, it will naturally be in their favor. If you really make a name for yourself, their back teeth will probably be broken.
This is the case with Lu Sifang now. He has long been the object of envy of others. Some people even directly express their desire to switch jobs and work with him.
Lu Sifang clearly remembered that when he left, this person was the one who laughed the most happily...
What else can Lu Sifang say except sighing that this is human nature?
And now, hearing that Zhou Dongsheng was going to add more responsibilities to him, Lu Sifang was naturally even more delighted.
"Okay, I'll tell you in detail later." Zhou Dongsheng nodded and said no more. Regarding the , Zhou Dongsheng did not speak casually, he did have some ideas in this regard.
Apart from other things, after shared bicycles made another successful start for the sharing economy, shared power banks have always been unpopular, but they made a comeback in the end and became a nail household in the sharing economy...
Zhou Dongsheng naturally couldn't miss it. Long before that, after a conversation with Chen Ou, the entrepreneurial pioneer of Feed You a Bag of Salt, Zhou Dongsheng kept this matter in mind.
As a hidden gem that even Principal Wang did not think highly of, shared power banks have always been subject to considerable controversy, unlike the shining star that is shared bicycles.
But in the end, as a die-hard shareholder of the sharing economy who has truly achieved profitability, it can be said that it has truly "revitalized the glory of the sharing economy."
At present, under the overshadowing of shared bicycles, apart from Chen Ou, there are probably not many investors who will pay attention to and look favorably upon this seemingly "useless" product.
Zhou Dongsheng would naturally not miss such a good opportunity to pick up a bargain. It was a good opportunity for Lu Sifang to give it a try. At least a lot of preliminary research work had to be done well.
After all, apart from knowing the prospects of the industry, Zhou Dongsheng is basically blind. Even if he knows that he can make money, he has to at least pretend and do a full job.
Although Xiao Tou is not a cheat, he still has to act.
When Zhou Dongsheng mentioned the investment , the external directors who were originally acting as bystanders immediately perked up.
"Ahem, if Mr. Jay has any funding problems with his investment, just let us know. We will definitely help you. After all, we are all in this together..."
"That's right, Jay Chou's vision is obvious to all. We privately call Jay Chou's eyes 'golden pupils'. As long as a project is favored by Jay Chou, it will not lose money..."
Since you don't have to pay for flattery, you should naturally say it in a broad way. As an investor, how can you not have any ulterior motives?
"Well, it's all thanks to my peers for your support. However, the investment project has not been settled yet. However, Dongsheng Group has been officially established, and I am planning to do something big. If you are interested, you can participate..."
Although Zhou Dongsheng is well aware of the principle that "many hands make light work", and has never thought of eating alone, money is earned by anyone, so it has to be his responsibility.
Everything has its own degree of closeness or distance, otherwise there wouldn't be so many factions.
"Mr. Jay, please feel free to say whatever you want. If you want to accomplish something big, then you naturally have to gather everyone's strength to accomplish it." A group of external directors quickly echoed.
"It is not by chance that I have come this far. It is not my own achievement to have the Dongsheng Group. I would like to thank everyone present..."
"We have to thank today's social conditions. As Brother Ding told me, sometimes making the right choice in life is more important than working hard. If you make the wrong choice, all your efforts will be in vain."
"As the general trend of the times has taken hold, I have simply made the right choice and followed the trend. Therefore, the first major thing I will do after the establishment of Dongsheng Group is to fully mobilize the group's resources and devote myself to charity activities in order to repay the gift from society..."
These eloquent and well-thought-out remarks made a row of external directors look at each other in bewilderment. What the hell was that?
Your brothers want to follow you to make a fortune, but you come up and plan to lead them to give back to society?
Or does Zhou Dongsheng want to use the trick of "returning the gentry's money in full and splitting the people's money 30% to 70%"?
Just like the ever-changing Ponzi scheme, it often only needs to put old wine in new bottles and package a new concept to make a comeback, and it always works.
Such tactics are not considered clever tricks in the circle. Every now and then, someone chooses to take risks, seeking wealth and fame at the risk of their own accord.
Anyway, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth is in the hands of God!
But it is somewhat inappropriate to put it on Zhou Dongsheng. After all, Zhou Dongsheng is already a person wearing shoes...
Or is this a token of loyalty? To be more precise, perhaps it is a ticket...
After all, everyone likes to get something for nothing, but there is no doubt that no one wants to be the one who is trapped.
When it comes to making money, if you don't have any sincerity at all, why should you let others do whatever they want?
Although I don’t know if I am overthinking it, but considering that Zhou Dongsheng is a young man who should not be underestimated, it is not excessive to think about it a little more.
After realizing this, someone quickly responded decisively, "I didn't expect that although Jay Chou is young, he has already deeply understood the truth that when you are poor, you should take care of yourself, and when you are rich, you should help the world. It really makes us feel ashamed of ourselves."
"It is natural to actively respond to such a good thing as giving back to society. I will definitely contribute my modest efforts and learn from Jay Chou..."
As someone took the lead in responding, other external directors who were still pondering the deeper meaning naturally did not want to lag behind. Even if they had not thought of this level, it did not matter, as long as they followed the trend.
The same applies to investment. If you can't be the first to try something new, then just follow the trend. As long as you can work together to make the industry bigger and stronger, you will naturally be able to get a piece of the pie brought by the market growth.
"That's right. Although we don't have the same high level of ideological awareness as Jay Chou, it is only natural that we should do our part to give back to society."
"I can donate one million to the Dongsheng Charity Fund for free, which is a small contribution..."
"Boss Wang is generous. If that's the case, we can't overshadow him. I'll give you one million..."
Seeing all the external directors rushing to take the lead, they seemed to be afraid of missing out .
Now it was Zhou Dongsheng's turn to be dumbfounded, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought: Did they misunderstand something?
I thought I was just pretending to find a legitimate reason to do charity work, so how could I have influenced this group of profit-seeking investors?
Could it be that... I really have the aura of a protagonist, and the ability to talk nonsense?
Why did he do so badly in his previous life? Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but fall into self-doubt...
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