Volume 4 Crazy Growth 2017 Chapter 876
The next day, the Internet Conference was held as scheduled. A number of industry leaders gathered together, and many media outlets had already set up their cameras.
During this short three-day period, this small town in the south of the Yangtze River has undoubtedly become a major focus of public attention.
Ordinary events can hardly compete with this annual Internet industry event in the field of public opinion. The popularity of this event is enough to make some celebrities change their plans and announce them at another day.
At this moment, if we can describe the world's traffic as one stone, then it is not an exaggeration to describe the attention the Wuzhen Summit has received in the public opinion field as occupying five buckets.
After all, this is an annual dish, and it is also the first time many bigwigs appear in public. The sparks and topics created between them can be said to increase exponentially.
This unique weight makes it enough to become a hot topic of conversation among many people after dinner in a short period of time.
Under the high attention of the general public, topics related to Wuzhen also occupied the hot searches in a short period of time and became one of the most popular topics on major platforms.
Of course, the discussion about the Wuzhen Summit is just for fun. The various meetings during the long day are not even an appetizer for the general public, and there are very few people who are interested in it.
Especially on the first day of the Wuzhen Summit, in addition to the opening ceremony, there was a plenary meeting led by the official.
During the meeting, the busy leader delivered a remote speech, setting the tone and main theme for this Internet conference. Then came the speeches of some very important leaders...
There is not much to say about this, so there is no need to elaborate on it one by one, so I will just briefly mention it for now.
As for the real highlights, such as discussions in various sub-venues, they are all scheduled for the next two days. Among them, Zhou Dongsheng's speech will be on the theme of one of the sub-venues.
Thousands of guests attending the conference can also choose the topics they want to listen to and understand according to their personal preferences and industry divisions...
These so-called twenty branch venues have a bit of the flavor of setting up a stage for everyone to sit together and discuss things.
As for Zhou Dongsheng, he enjoyed the plenary meeting and leaders' speeches on the first day very much and benefited a lot from them. He was so inspired that he almost wrote a ten- thousand-word summary of the meeting.
Until night falls, the Jiangnan town shrouded in darkness looks like a Jiangnan girl covered with a hazy veil, which gives it a unique flavor.
Although the organizers also held a welcome dinner called "Wuzhen Night" to welcome thousands of guests from all over the world, as the saying goes, it is a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar.
However, this noisy dinner was obviously not the highlight of this night in Wuzhen. A group of people showed up at the dinner symbolically, and then tacitly began to leave under certain pretexts, disappearing one by one from this large-scale dinner.
Afterwards, the group walked in groups of three or two and came to their unshakable base - Jinyi Inn.
As the World Internet Conference has come to an end in four years, Jinyi Inn has long been famous all over the world with the halo of the "Wuzhen Dinner Party" and has become one of the holy places that many netizens must visit when visiting Wuzhen.
To be precise, for the store owner , Ding Sanshi was undoubtedly the God of Wealth, so they had naturally been waiting for a long time and enthusiastically invited everyone in.
In addition to the boss who had been waiting for a long time, a group of media reporters on the other side of the strait who had set up their cameras had also been waiting for a long time.
As the protagonists entered, the media also turned their cameras to the Jinyi Inn opposite. For such a group of Internet giants, even the media gave the most basic respect and did not rush to disturb them, but maintained a relatively restrained distance.
The so-called Wuzhen dinner was originally just a private gathering of bigwigs in their spare time. There was nothing big about it, and there was no need to close the doors and windows. Instead, the windows were opened wide and they were very frank. They did not make things difficult for the reporters from the other side of the strait. At least they could get their job done.
As the view zoomed in, the big guys appeared at the dinner one after another. There were no particular rules about the seating arrangement, and everyone sat down in a first-come-first-served order.
The first words of most people when they appeared on the scene were not about industry trends or the future of the Internet. Such high-sounding topics were already so common that the ears of the bigwigs who had been in the meeting for a whole day were already callused.
It's a rare opportunity to relax, so naturally it's best to "not talk about business." However, even the big guys at the top of the industry pyramid have not reached that extraordinary level.
Therefore, the first thing most people ask when they show up is, "Old Ding, what are we having for dinner tonight?"
"I didn't eat anything at the banquet. I saved my stomach for your big meal tonight."
"I came here just for Mr. Ding's Weiyang pork. I have admired it for a long time. Today I finally have the chance to enjoy it."
Such jokes and gags continued one after another, making the dinner party full of laughter. Although many people at the table had direct or indirect business competitors, it did not prevent everyone from being in the same room at this time.
As for the underworld, there isn't so much fighting and killing wherever you look, it's all about human relationships and worldly wisdom.
"As for this, I guarantee that everyone will be satisfied. Today, I not only brought Weiyang pork, but also specially arranged a chef to make sure everyone will enjoy a feast. Here is the menu. If you are interested, you can take a look..."
Ding Sanshi said excitedly.
"Come here, let me take a look..." Lei, a famous online singer who became popular on the Internet with the single "Are you ok", was the first to reach out and take the menu.
I was itching to show off my skills and on a whim I gave everyone a list of dishes, showing off my solid basic skills.
"Steamed crab and fish, plum fish, hairtail, yellow croaker wrapped in bean curd skin, crab tofu, red crab with red roe..."
"Wow, Lao Ding, this menu is good, but why are all these dishes from your hometown? Are you mixing in some ulterior motives?"
"I'm hosting this, so of course the dishes I like are from my hometown. I want to promote the delicacies from my hometown..."
The few of them were just like old friends, chatting and joking with each other very familiarly, without any awkwardness at all.
In addition to the old faces at this Wuzhen dinner, it is worth mentioning that some new faces appeared, which added a lot of color to the dinner and even the scale was much larger than in previous years.
Many new faces appeared under the leadership of Pony Ma. Among them was Liu Qiangdong, who had not appeared at the Wuzhen dinner in previous years. In addition, there was a new face who wore glasses and looked a little shy.
Zhang Yiming, the head of Toutiao!
Zhou Dongsheng sat aside and looked at the new faces with interest. When he saw Dongzi, who looked honest, his mind couldn't help but emerge the fresh "Jade" photo of herself in an orange vest.
There was also a fate where it was reduced to a unit of measurement. This subtle feeling almost made Zhou Dongsheng laugh out loud.
Liu Qiangdong seemed unaware of it when he and Zhou Dongsheng looked into each other's eyes. Liu Qiangdong did not notice the strangeness in Zhou Dongsheng's eyes and nodded to him very friendly. Although the two had never met before, they were both in the same business and naturally knew each other.
Now we have only met formally and have become acquaintances.
In addition, when Zhou Dongsheng and Zhang Yiming's eyes met, Zhang Yiming narrowed his eyes, revealed a harmless smile, and nodded as well.
Although Zhou Dongsheng is only a strategic investor of Douyin short videos, it is an established fact that the two sides have fought each other in the field of short videos, so some subtlety is understandable.
Apart from that, Yang Luyu was sitting next to Zhou Dongsheng as if nothing had happened.
However, even the two parties involved in the once sensational 3Q war, Pony Ma and Red Dress Leader Zhou Hongyi, were able to shake hands and make peace, and gather together peacefully.
In comparison, the competition between them is just normal and minor.
Therefore, there was naturally no tense atmosphere at the table. However, as new and old faces appeared together, the bustling crowd filled the entire box, and for a moment there was a sense of crowdiness.
Although the combined wealth held by this group of people easily exceeded one trillion, looking around, they all seemed to be acting normally at the dinner, just like ordinary people.
Judging from the lineup, this year's Wuzhen dinner seemed to have reached its peak. However, the general trend of the world is that things that come together for a long time will eventually separate, and things that separate for a long time will eventually come together. This is a law.
As the Wuzhen dinner has entered its fourth year, it seems to have reached a fork in the road.
Zhou Dongsheng also vaguely remembered that after being talked about gradually began to go downhill and even gradually disappeared from the public's view...
However, just as Zhou Dongsheng was thinking about it, Liu Qiangdong, who had just arrived and hadn't even sat down yet, took the initiative to speak to Ding Sanshi after symbolically taking a group photo.
"I have long heard of Mr. Ding's dinner party. This time I came here specially to pay him a visit. I won't have dinner. Mr. Wang and I have something else to do, so we will take our leave first. Everyone, enjoy your meal..."
Wang Xing, who was standing nearby, also stood up, smiled, picked up a glass of rice wine and said, "It's a bit abrupt to leave early. Mr. Liu and I will drink a glass as a punishment to show our respect..."
As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for Ding Sanshi to respond, he raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. After putting down the glass, he smiled and bowed.
Ding Sanshi's smile remained unchanged as he continued to greet them, "Hey, why are you two so polite? Guests are welcome, there's no need to be so formal. If you have something to say, just go ahead. I won't keep you here..."
However, the two of them leaving together seemed to be just a signal, which made the atmosphere at the dinner table particularly subtle. Afterwards, a group of new and old faces stood up and left one after another, making excuses.
It's understandable if one or two people have problems, but when so many people have problems, it's obviously something unusual and there must be something wrong.
If they hadn't even started eating, one would have suspected that there was something wrong with the food and that the whole bunch of bigwigs had "food poisoning"...
You know what, if such an incident had occurred at the dinner party in Wuzhen, the topic and program effect would have been maximized. I wonder how long the general public would talk about it.
But it is obvious that the theme of the drama performed at the banquet today is not about the dishes, but "the real purpose is not the wine".
Especially the people who left one after another, all had one thing in common...
That is, more or less, they all belong to the Tenda system!
Although there is no coincidence in the world, too many coincidences become inevitable. At this point, the meaning of this drama has become clear.
Although Xiao Ma Ge was still sitting there calmly, it was obvious that he was the key figure in this drama.
All the big guys present were shrewd men, so it was natural that they could not be unaware of this. However, they were all used to many storms and did not make a fuss. They just tacitly kept a bystander attitude and picked up their own dishes.
But out of the corner of his eyes, he was looking at Ding Sanshi and Xiao Ma Ge. It was obvious that they were the protagonists.
Ding Sanshi's face was still filled with smiles, just like Maitreya Buddha. He poured himself two cups of rice wine, handed one to Xiao Ma Ge, and said happily.
"Lao Ma, if you have something to do, just go and do it. I'll toast you a glass." After saying that, he took the initiative to drink up the wine in the glass.
Xiao Ma Ge was very gentle and polite. He pushed his glasses, stood up with a smile, drank it all in one gulp without hesitation, then put down the glass and said.
"I really have something to do, so I'll take my leave first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Ma Ge did not turn around and leave immediately. Instead, he looked at Zhou Dongsheng who was watching the show with great interest on the side, and suddenly spoke.
"Dongsheng, we are all from the same hometown, so visit each other more often when you have time..." After leaving behind these incoherent words, Brother Xiao Ma left.
For a while, Zhou Dongsheng became the focus of everyone's attention. After all, Xiao Ma Ge would never speak without a purpose, and his words were probably pointed to something.
Zhou Dongsheng, who is currently in the limelight, is seen by the outside world as a typical grassroots person who started from scratch, but in the eyes of many interested people, he has many labels on him.
Perhaps the most noteworthy thing is that the first time he appeared at the Wuzhen dinner party was when Ding Sanshi personally brought him here...
With these words uttered by Xiao Ma Ge before he left, the subtle atmosphere at the dinner party suddenly became even more subtle.
Zhou Dongsheng looked surprised, as if he had not expected that he would be suddenly called out by Brother Xiao Ma.
When he came to his senses, Zhou Dongsheng didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Instead, he touched his head and felt a sense of pride inexplicably rising in his heart.
Wow, didn't I expect that I would be so important now? I've even become the target of the big boss's recruitment ?
It is a bit unexpected that they are calling me their hometown guy, but the recognition from Xiao Ma Ge is also an achievement.
As this wonderful show played out before his eyes, Zhou Dongsheng finally remembered that at the World Internet Conference, in addition to the famous Wuzhen dinner, there was indeed another dinner that people talked about.
It was known in history as the "Dongxing Bureau". Although it was named Dongxing, in fact, it was under the command of Ma Ge.
"What's wrong? Are you in trouble too?" Just as Zhou Dongsheng was thinking about it, Ding Sanshi asked cheerfully, holding a wine glass, with a smile on his face.
"Is there anything more important than eating? I am a man of iron and steel. I will be hungry if I don't eat. No matter how big the problem is, I have to eat first."
Zhou Dongsheng said nonchalantly, then picked up the iced cola as if nothing had happened and clinked it with Ding Sanshi's glass.
When Ding Sanshi heard this, the smile on his face became even more intense.
"That makes sense. Let's eat..."
Everything at the banquet remained the same, except for the changes in personnel, there seemed to be no difference.
