sovbooks Chapter 123 Little Ma, Scheming
Chapter 123 Little Ma, Scheming
"Little Ma has truly let himself go."
"An annual mega-disco?!"
"President Chen was the most engrossed in watching from the audience."
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Many netizens commented on Weibo, especially those who revealed that President Chen only returns to Shenzhen a few times a year.
This return to Shenzhen was clearly to attend the annual meeting, judging from Chen Jingyuan's cheers.
Netizens boldly speculated that President Chen might have returned just to see Little Ma's performance.
Is that reasonable?!
Although many people find it outrageous, it's not surprising that a senior executive at Tencent would attend Tencent's annual meeting.
As many people don't know, this guess was actually true.
Chen Jingyuan was a little disappointed that he didn't attend last year's annual meeting, which caused him to miss it.
After a performance lasting more than ten minutes, Little Ma and others gave speeches and announced the start of the lucky draw.
Interspersed throughout are performances by employees from various departments of the penguin company, all on a voluntary basis.
There are quite a few people within Tencent who want to make a name for themselves.
The special performance is an opportunity, and there are quite a few people who have signed up.
If each department submits one program, the total number of programs will be quite substantial.
Pony Ma and many other executives also took their seats, sitting in the row in front of Chen Jingyuan.
Although Chen Jingyuan has been with Tencent for many years, this is the first time he has been so close to Pony Ma.
Although there were meetings with senior executives before, Chen Jingyuan was always in the farthest row.
Just as Chen Jingyuan was lost in thought, Little Ma suddenly turned his head.
"Chen Jingyuan, I've heard of you before."
"I've reviewed all the information about you."
"They really have a keen eye for opportunity."
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The sudden words startled Chen Jingyuan.
Chen Jingyuan was a little surprised that Brother Ma would take the initiative to strike up a conversation, but he still looked quite humble.
"Mr. Ma, it wouldn't have been so easy to succeed without the Tencent platform."
The name "Penguin" is quite useful; whether it's an investment or a successful project, the Penguin platform certainly deserves some credit.
If it were a regular film and television company, it would take at least twice as long to bring a project to fruition as it does on the Tencent platform.
The round trip wasted a lot of time!
Next, Brother Ma inquired about some film and television projects with Chen Jingyuan.
Generally speaking, Little Ma (Ma Huateng) probably wouldn't notice these things.
The entire Penguin Group currently has a market value of over $200 billion, which easily exceeds one trillion RMB.
Penguin Video and film are not considered core businesses within Penguin as a whole, let alone Penguin Pictures projects.
Previously, Pony Ma would probably only look at financial reports and project revenue at most.
Fortunately, when Brother Ma asked, Chen Jingyuan gave normal answers.
There's no need to hide anything; his projects have never failed.
Many executives around saw Pony Ma turn around and chat with Chen Jingyuan.
Deep down, she still felt quite envious of Chen Jingyuan.
It's rare for most executives to receive such treatment, as Pony Ma was able to talk to him for so long.
Could it be that Little Ma wants to groom Chen Jingyuan?
This is not impossible, given Chen Jingyuan's youth and ability.
With more training, they might be able to take on more responsibility.
Many executives agree with this, as they had noticed Chen Jingyuan's sudden rise to fame.
Chen Jingyuan's experience is indeed quite unique, and many senior executives admire him greatly.
They can't possibly fail at any project.
As for competition, many executives didn't seem to feel that intense.
They're from different departments, so we can't compete with them here!
In fact, Chen Jingyuan was still a little confused, not knowing why he was approached by Brother Ma.
It's definitely not because he trended on social media; there must be something else he doesn't know.
Only Chen Jingyuan failed to notice the smug smile on Sun Zhonghuai's face.
He had revealed to Tencent's senior management his idea of stepping down as president of Tencent Pictures and handing the position over to Chen Jingyuan!
The group's assessment will definitely take some time, and the president's position needs to be confirmed by Pony Ma.
It's obvious that Ma Ying-jeou is using this opportunity to get to know Chen Jingyuan.
There was some information about Chen Jingyuan before; he was indeed very impressive and capable.
Tencent values ability more than seniority.
For example, Chen Wu joined Tencent in 09 and became a vice president within a few years.
Some of the senior executives joined midway through their careers and were immediately put in charge of important departmental operations.
Given Chen Jingyuan's capabilities, Tencent Group naturally wouldn't consider suppressing him.
Little Ma did not immediately agree to Sun Zhonghuai's idea, but instead planned to investigate first.
This annual meeting is the opportunity!
Photos of Little Ma and Chen Jingyuan chatting were also recorded and posted online by some people.
This photo quickly went viral, thanks to the already high popularity of both individuals and their collaboration.
"What are they talking about?! I'm curious!"
"Perhaps President Chen is on the verge of a promotion and a raise."
"What are they talking about?! I'm curious!"
"Perhaps President Chen is on the verge of a promotion and a raise."
"It's already impressive that someone so young has become a vice president; it's unlikely they'll advance any further."
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Many netizens are quite interested in the topics the two discussed.
Unfortunately, both of them held executive positions, making it difficult for ordinary employees to find out.
What netizens didn't know was that Chen Jingyuan himself was also a bit confused.
He didn't know Little Ma's purpose, but his expression was surprisingly calm.
This mindset alone made Little Ma think Chen Jingyuan was quite good.
There are very few executives who can remain calm when they meet him.
Chen Jingyuan remained unaware of Xiao Ma's purpose until the party ended, but he received a message from Chen Keke on his way back to the hotel.
Bro, you're trending again!
This message was sent two hours ago; Chen Jingyuan and Xiao Ma hadn't noticed it while chatting.
Chen Jingyuan opened Weibo's trending topics and glanced at them. The picture of him and Xiao Ma whispering to each other was at the top of the trending list.
"It shouldn't be that popular after a while!"
Chen Jingyuan murmured softly, his words tinged with helplessness.
Popularity sometimes tends to cluster together.
After that, Chen Jingyuan kept a low profile and watched the promotion of "Fighter of the Destiny".
The TV series rights were sold to Zhejiang TV, whose offer was more sincere than that of Hunan TV.
In particular, Hunan TV itself also has a drama called "General and I", starring Zhong Hanliang and Yang Ying.
This resulted in low bids, and the two bidders were even in competition!
They were released around the same time, and the promotional efforts had already begun to compete.
However, Chen Jingyuan is not worried at all, because the reputation of "General and I" will collapse.
After the release of "General and I", many viewers discovered that there were many traces of green screen effects in the drama.
Later, it was revealed that Yang Ying had to film a large number of scenes alone in a green screen studio due to scheduling conflicts, filming multiple projects at the same time, and pregnancy.
Yang Ying has earned the title of "Queen of Green Screen," which has directly impacted her image.
"Should we give them a push!?"
Chen Jingyuan couldn't help but consider whether he should let his reputation collapse sooner rather than later.
Although there was indeed a collaboration with Huang Xiaoming, friendship is friendship and interests are interests.
The broadcast time of "General and I" was almost the same as that of "Fighter of the Destiny".
Giving a push would be very beneficial for "Fighter of the Destiny".
After considering it, Chen Jingyuan instructed his studio to leak a little information to Zhejiang TV. How Zhejiang TV handled it was none of Tencent Video's business.
Anyway, Zhejiang TV itself doesn't have a good reputation, and variety shows and dramas are two separate departments.
Don't be fooled by Yang Ying's appearance on "Keep Running"—what does that have to do with the TV drama department?
Even if Yang Ying has a slightly worse reputation, it might be possible to negotiate a slightly lower guest price.
It's worth noting that Yang's salary alone for "General and I" amounted to 80 million yuan.
Top-tier actress fees!
Even Chen Jingyuan felt the pay was outrageous, especially considering Yang Ying's unprofessional behavior.
Money is really easy to get!
Although Chen Jingyuan did not pay special attention to Zhejiang TV's actions, he still noticed the press releases related to "General and I".
These are all subtle points pointing out some problems with Yang Ying's filming, but so far they are only small-scale and have not caused a stir.
But Chen Jingyuan wasn't stupid; he knew that Zhejiang TV must have been secretly making moves.
Currently, it may only be a little bit of negative information, but things might be different after "General and I" airs.
It's unclear whether Hunan TV noticed that Chen Jingyuan indirectly caused trouble for them.