Back to 1997, I became the originator of online literature

Chapter 451: Let him write a book like this!
Inside an employee activity room at the headquarters of Tencent.

Ma Huateng and the others watched this episode of "On Stage with Ash" on the TV in the activity room. As the end credits rolled, Ma Huateng adjusted his posture and turned to look at the people in charge beside him.

These people were all founding members of Tencent who co-founded the company with him.

Zhang Zhidong, Xu Chenye, and Zeng Liqing are among them.

Of the founders, only Chen Yidan is not here.

Ma Huateng smiled, adjusted his glasses, and asked, "Do you think it would be effective if this 'Zhongyuan Yidianhui' (a pseudonym) were to endorse our QQ?"

Zhang Zhidong and the others looked at each other, all with varying degrees of smiles on their faces.

Xu Chenye cleared his throat. "Although I don't have the habit of reading novels, I did read Zhongyuan Yidianhui's 'Tomb of the Gods' when I had some free time. The writing style and plot are really attractive. Even I, who don't have the habit of reading novels, couldn't help but finish that book. After that, I didn't dare to read any of his other works. Do you know why?"

This statement aroused everyone's curiosity.

The vines also cast curious glances their way.

Zhang Zhidong: "You're reluctant to spend the money to buy his book?"

Before he finished speaking, he amused the others.

Xu Chenye chuckled twice and shook his head, saying, "Of course it's not about the money. It's because I'm afraid I'll gradually develop a habit of reading novels. As you know, reading novels takes a lot of time. Once you get really engrossed in one, you won't be able to concentrate on work or anything else. So, although I really want to read his other works, I've held back and haven't read them yet."

At this moment, Zeng Liqing smiled self-deprecatingly, "I couldn't resist and read all of his works. Just like you said, I've developed a habit of reading novels now. But the only one I can find online that can compare to his works is one that I haven't yet found."

Ma Huateng and the others looked at Zeng Liqing and Zhang Zhidong: "So, you're now a fan of Zhongyuan Yidianhui's books?"

Zeng Liqing nodded and said with a wry smile, "I didn't actually have the habit of reading novels before. But these past few years, Zhongyuan Yidianhui has become quite famous, right? Out of curiosity, I found his works online and read them. After that, I couldn't stop. To be honest, I didn't want to become his fan. Waiting for his updates every day is too unbearable. Just like Chen Ye said, reading novels really takes too much time. I can't help it! I always can't help but read his books. Sigh!"

Ma Huateng frowned slightly, his gaze unconsciously turning to Zhang Zhidong, and he couldn't help but ask, "Zhidong, they've both read Zhongyuan Yidianhui's works, have you?"

Zhang Zhidong shook his head. "I haven't seen it."

Ma Huateng felt a slight sense of relief, and also a little gratified, thinking: Finally, someone is focused on their work...

Before he could finish his thought, Zhang Zhidong continued, "However, during the Spring Festival, I went to the cinema to see his screenplay, 'Drishyam.' To be honest, the plot of this movie... I was shocked. I dare say that no other screenwriter could have written such a script. Not only is the plot intricately linked and exciting, but the ending is also incredible. Can you believe it? The ending of this movie actually allows the murderer to escape legal punishment and has the last laugh. So, I'm planning to read his novels recently. If his screenplays are this good, I believe his novels are also of high quality."

Ma Huateng: "???"

Of the three founders, two have read Zhongyuan Yidianhui's works, and one is planning to read them.

This left Ma Huateng with rather mixed feelings.

At the same time, he also gained a more comprehensive understanding of the influence of Zhongyuan Yidianhui.

He knew that his three partners were all very career-oriented men. Even they couldn't resist reading Zhongyuan Yidianhui's novels. How many people could resist reading them?

"So, you think his endorsement of QQ will be effective?"

After a moment of contemplation, Ma Huateng asked the question.

After asking the question, he glanced back and forth between the three of them.

Zhang Zhidong nodded without hesitation, “Of course! Online novels mainly target young people, and this group definitely overlaps with our QQ users. In particular, those readers who read his novels online are definitely potential users of our QQ. If we can get him to endorse our QQ, the effect may far exceed our expectations.”

Xu Chenye chimed in, "Yeah, that's my opinion too. My only concern is that if he becomes our spokesperson, the number of new users will grow too fast, and our servers might not be able to handle it soon. Then we'll have to buy more servers, which will put even more pressure on our finances. But if he invests more money in our company this time, then there won't be any problem."

Zeng Liqing agreed, "I agree! I personally think that Zhongyuan Yidianhui's current popularity is no less than that of the top stars in the entertainment industry, and most of the top stars probably don't have as much influence among young people as he does. So, if he can really endorse us for 10 years, the effect should be excellent."

All three of them were actually optimistic about the effectiveness of Zhongyuan Yidianhui's endorsement of QQ?
Ma Huateng's resolve wavered even further.

Reason told him: listen to advice and eat your fill; the things the three of them all agreed on were probably right.

But another voice inside him told him: Zhongyuan Yidianhui was just a novelist; he didn't have a powerful conglomerate or extensive network of connections behind him. Having this guy invest in Tencent wasn't the ideal scenario.

He pondered for a moment, then smiled and asked, "If we don't let him invest in our products, but only ask him to endorse them, are you confident you can persuade him?"

Zhang Zhidong, Xu Chenye, and Zeng Liqing looked at each other in bewilderment.

Everyone felt the difficulty of this matter.

After a few seconds of silence, Zhang Zhidong smiled wryly and said, "If he hadn't asked to invest, I'm quite confident I could persuade him to endorse our product. It would just require paying more money, and as long as we're willing to spend the money, it shouldn't be a problem. But he has already offered to invest and endorse our product; that's just his bargaining chip to convince us to invest. At this point, should we take his sweet talk and throw the bullet back at him?"

At this point, he shook his head and said self-deprecatingly, "I'm not confident at all. What about you guys? Are you confident or not?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Xu Chenye and Zeng Liqing.

Zeng Liqing shook his head vigorously, "Don't ask me! I'm not sure! Zhongyuan Yidianhui is richer than us now, their net worth is over 100 million, okay? Are we going to throw money at them? Isn't that just a poor kid competing with a rich person to see who has more money? I definitely'm not sure!"

All eyes turned to Xu Chenye, who chuckled, "Why are you all looking at me like that? If neither of you is sure, how could I possibly be?"

Zhang Zhidong and Zeng Liqing burst out laughing.

Ma Huateng frowned, feeling a little helpless.

He... himself was even less confident in persuading Zhongyuan Yidianhui.

He was never known for his eloquence.

But Zhang Zhidong and the others' words stirred something in Ma Huateng's heart, because they reminded him of a reality: Zhongyuan Yidianhui, although just a novelist, was incredibly powerful and had already earned hundreds of millions through writing.

He estimates that Zhongyuan Yidianhui may still be earning tens of millions of yuan annually.

Such a person, who is both rich and famous, seems to be a reasonable candidate to invest in Tencent.

However, as a businessman, although he was already inclined to let Cao Sheng invest in Tencent, he still wanted to get more benefits.

such as……

He frowned and pondered for a moment, then smiled again and asked Zhang Zhidong and the others, "Then... what if we asked him to help write a book that uses QQ as the main communication tool? Like the emails that frequently appear in his book 'Living with an Air Hostess'? Who among you is confident that you can persuade him to agree to this condition?"

He felt that with Zhongyuan Yidianhui's reputation, if he wrote a novel specifically for QQ, the publicity effect would far exceed that of endorsing QQ. Therefore, if Zhongyuan Yidianhui could agree to this condition, he would be willing to let the other party invest in Tencent.

His suggestion caught the attention of Zhang Zhidong and his team.

Immediately, all three of them frowned.

Xu Chenye said, "That's a good idea! But I'm afraid it will be difficult to persuade him to agree to this condition."

Zeng Liqing chimed in: "It's a good idea, but you all heard what he said on the show just now. He said that his motivation for writing now is to write what he wants to write. If we give him a topic to write about, he probably won't agree."

Zhang Zhidong nodded slightly and said, "What you both said makes sense, but I think we can give it a try. What if he agrees? We can even lower the requirements for the length of the book. For example, as long as he agrees to write a work of more than 80 words, we don't need to ask him to write two or three million words. I think with his writing speed, an 80-word work shouldn't be too difficult for him. He can finish it quickly. Just like his previous book, 'Living with an Air Hostess,' although the word count wasn't very high, you know the impact of that book, right?"

Ma Huateng looked at Zhang Zhidong with admiration and praised, "You've said it very well. Then this matter will be your responsibility." Xu Chenye: "Pfft..."

Zeng Liqing: "Tch..."

Zhang Zhidong: ???

……

Huizhou.

In the living room of Cao Sheng's villa.

The TV was playing one commercial after another.

Jiang Xiaoshuang had somehow gotten onto Cao Sheng's lap, holding his head and kissing him. Cao Sheng didn't refuse.

He was single again, but his body was still young. Reason told him that women would only affect the speed at which he drew his sword.

The hormones he constantly secreted every day sent a signal to his brain: You need a woman! You need a woman! You need a woman!
This is the torment that every normal man has to endure for the rest of his life after he understands the relationship between men and women.

Some people are really amazing; they choose to become monks and use chanting to cope with this torment every year.

Some people are so unrestrained that if they can't find a woman, they'll just settle for a car exhaust pipe, like Indians.

Many men, like Cao Sheng, indulge occasionally, restrain themselves frequently, and can never truly quit.

Just like now, facing Jiang Xiaoshuang's initiative, Cao Sheng was still hesitant, but his overly skilled hands had already begun to feel her body curves.

While he was still thinking about how intimate they had been that day, he had already wrapped his arms around him, stood up on his own, and walked towards the bedroom next door.

As he casually tossed her onto the bed, he thought of a line from his own novel, "The Romance of Chinese Martial Arts": When faced with a crisis, one must be bold!

This means that when the situation reaches the point where force must be used, one should no longer be timid and hesitant, but should be bold and unrestrained, going all out, and if the other party doesn't get their ass kicked, then the other party has done their job properly.

And now?
He's already thrown Jiang Xiaoshuang into bed, and he's still hesitating? What kind of man is that?
It's human nature to want more and more in this world.

It is also the animalistic nature of all animals.

Many people say: Humans are not animals.

But is that really not the case?

Could it be a plant?
Some people define humans as higher animals.

But ultimately, they are still animals, and as animals, they inevitably possess the common characteristic that all animals share—beastly nature.

Cao Sheng agrees more with another saying: Losing humanity will result in losing a lot, but losing animality will result in losing everything.

All animals share one essential instinct—the desire to possess the opposite sex.

This kind of possession is neither reasonable nor fair.

The opposite sex you don't possess will eventually be possessed by another male.

The same applies to the human world.

The woman you don't sleep with will eventually be someone else's.

At the bedside, Cao Sheng took off his coat while looking at Jiang Xiaoshuang, whose face was flushed, body curled up, one hand supporting her cheek, and eyes shining as she looked at him. A thought flashed through his mind: If I don't sleep with her, someone else will sleep with her in the future.

and so……

Why should we give it to someone else?

Jiang Xiaoshuang probably didn't think that much about it.

When Cao Sheng sat on the edge of the bed, she took the initiative to get up and sit next to him, then took the initiative to hug his neck and give him a sweet kiss.

For her, completely winning him over had long been her wish, her dream.

She has had similar dreams several times over the past few years.

At this moment, she finally saw hope. Her heart was beating much faster than usual. The rapid heartbeat made her excited, and her face turned as red as if blood had been splashed on it. If it weren't for the fact that she had poured the tea herself tonight, she would have suspected that he had drugged her.

How can we not get enough of kissing?
Why is it getting hotter and hotter?
These thoughts flashed through her mind. She haphazardly tore open her clothes, ripping off one piece and tossing it aside.

……

Magic City.

Qian Zhenyu logged onto the official website of Huizhou TV and finally found the video of the program "On Stage with Ash".

However, with the current internet speed, watching videos online is really laggy.

Every now and then the video freezes, and you have to wait for it to buffer.

She was watching a talk show, but she somehow managed to get the feeling that some men were secretly watching porn.

She was unaware of Jiang Xiaoshuang's existence before.

It wasn't until recently, when she saw the rumors about Jiang Xiaoshuang and Cao Sheng online, that she learned of the existence of such a beautiful woman.

Some people online say that Jiang Xiaoshuang was the most talented woman in Huizhou Teachers College, but Qian Zhenyu just laughed it off.

As a graduate of Fudan University, she naturally didn't believe that there were any talented women from Huizhou Teachers College.

Let's just consider this so-called "first talented woman" as just the best of a bad bunch, a bunch of academically challenged people entertaining themselves.

With this mindset, Qian Zhenyu was quite surprised to see Jiang Xiaoshuang, the host, on stage in this video, smiling and having a natural and interesting hosting style.

As for Jiang Xiaoshuang's appearance and temperament?
Qian Zhenyu did not feel threatened.

I just thought that Jiang Xiaoshuang was somewhat pretty and her temperament was passable.

However, Cao Sheng in the video evoked mixed feelings in her.

He was so charismatic on stage.

Why didn't I like him back then?

(End of this chapter)