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Chapter 484 "I Was Clearly First"

"boss?"

Wang Jing's voice pulled Cao Sheng back to reality. Cao Sheng turned to look at Wang Jing sitting next to him. "Is something wrong?"

Wang Jing opened her mouth, then hesitated before asking, "Boss! Should we still buy the shares of the Oriental Sunrise Hotel?"

Cao Sheng was puzzled, "Buy it! Why don't you buy it?"

Wang Jing's face lit up with surprise. "You still have enough funds?"

She thought that since I bought 8% of Ali's shares, I wouldn't have enough money to buy a hotel?
Cao Sheng smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about the funds. I've said before that if we don't have enough funds, we can get a bank loan."

Wang Jing nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay! I'm relieved to hear that."

Seeing her beaming smile, Cao Sheng smiled.

……

News of Cao Sheng's investment in Ali quickly appeared in both the real world and on the internet.

This was done intentionally by Ahri.

Otherwise, when Cao Sheng and Jack Ma signed the shareholding agreement, Ali wouldn't have specifically invited multiple media outlets to witness it on-site.

For Ali right now, the problem isn't making headlines, but rather not making headlines at all.

If you want Ali's e-commerce to become deeply rooted in people's hearts, how can you make the public aware of it without much hype?
"Zhongyuan Yidianhui invests in Ali, giving AliBaba a chance to take off!" - Hangzhou Daily.

"Following its investment in Tencent, Zhongyuan Yidianhui has once again made a strong investment in Alibaba!" - Southern Weekly.

"Addicted to investing, Zhongyuan Yidianhui has invested in another internet company!" - Shanghai Morning Post.

"He stopped investing in real estate and instead focused on investing in internet companies—a review of Zhongyuan Yidianhui's investment journey after his rise to wealth." — Pengcheng Daily

"How much royalties did Zhongyuan Yidianhui actually earn? And did he even have money to invest in Alibaba?" — Beijing Evening News.

……

Similar news stories appeared on newsstands across the country in a short time.

It also appeared on various internet forums.

Many people saw it.

Beijing.

After seeing a related news article, San Shao, who had just finished writing a chapter of "Mad God" and was preparing to rest for half an hour before starting again, silently created a new blank document, adjusted the keyboard position, and began typing away.

It looked like it was going to dry the keyboard until it was smoking.

He types very fast.

In the original timeline, he once revealed that he could write 8000 words per hour.

While his hand speed isn't quite that exaggerated yet, it's already very fast, definitely among the fastest in the entire online novel writing community.

Logically speaking, he should be satisfied with his current hand speed.

But today's news that Zhongyuan Yidianhui invested 500 million yuan in Ali has spurred him on.

It was as if a voice inside him was saying, "The money's almost all gone to Zhongyuan Yidianhui, and you still have the mind to rest? Hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry up!"

With this mindset, he typed even faster.

……

When Lao Zhu saw the news that Cao Sheng had invested in Ali, he chuckled and sighed, saying, "Writing screenplays is so lucrative! Ah Hui is so rich, most of his money must come from writing screenplays. It's a pity that even if I write a screenplay, no film company will want it."

After muttering to himself, he shook his head and went to browse other news on his computer.

He was not provoked by Cao Sheng.

……

When Xue Hong saw a related news article, her eyes first showed surprise, then turned into envy.

But he has a more stable mindset.

In the original timeline, his publicly announced motto was: "If someone in the world slanders me, deceives me, insults me, laughs at me, belittles me, despises me, hates me, or cheats me, how should I deal with it?"

Just tolerate him, let him be, let him do as he pleases, avoid him, be patient with him, respect him, ignore him, and wait a few more years, then you'll see what happens to him.

The original Xue Hong did not get into any disputes with anyone online.

Some top authors openly declare war on other top authors in order to compete for the monthly ticket rankings, creating one battle and vote-soliciting chapter after another, as if they want to fight their opponents hand-to-hand. But Xuehong has been in the industry for many years and has never done anything like that.

He never responds to either praise or criticism from the outside world.

He quietly writes books, earning his money through the quality and speed of his updates.

Perhaps for this reason, while most of the top artists who debuted around the same time as him have disappeared, his works are still very popular and can often be seen at the top of the monthly ticket rankings.

……

Huizhou Writers Association.

That morning, while Huang Qingya was working in her office, someone knocked on the open office door.

She looked up and saw a young female colleague from the next office. She smiled and said, "Xiao Jing! Come in! Did you need something?"

Xiao Jing smiled sweetly and jogged over with light steps, excitedly saying, "Sister Huang! Your boyfriend is really rich! He's invested a huge sum in another company, that's amazing!"

Huang Qingya was slightly taken aback. My boyfriend? Cao Sheng?
Like Cao Sheng, she did not publicly announce their breakup, so even though she was in the Writers' Association, people still considered her to be Cao Sheng's girlfriend.

Hearing news about her ex-boyfriend again stirred up emotions in Huang Qingya, who smiled with a hint of complexity. "Oh, really? Which company has he invested in this time?"

Xiao Jing was surprised. "Oh? Sister Huang, you didn't know about this? He... he didn't tell you?"

Huang Qingya smiled and said, "He never talks to me about investment matters, and I have no interest in listening to them."

Xiao Jing glanced at Huang Qingya's expression and smiled, "Oh, I see! You're really open-minded. But then again, maybe that's what your boyfriend likes about you? Hehe."

Huang Qingya smiled faintly, "You still haven't said which company he's invested in!"

Xiao Jing: "Oh, I heard online it's an internet company called Ali Baba. My brother-in-law invested 500 million yuan this time! Hey! Do you know how much money he's made from writing novels and screenplays? How does he have so much money to invest everywhere? It's outrageous!"

Ali Baba?

Huang Qingya felt like she had heard the name somewhere before, but she couldn't quite place it.

At this moment, she was more puzzled than anything else. She frowned slightly, unable to understand why Cao Sheng had recently been investing in internet companies when the dot-com bubble had just burst a little over a year ago and most investors were avoiding internet companies.

First they invested in Tencent, and now they're investing in Alibaba.

Is this an attempt to buy at the bottom?
Aren't you afraid of overcomplicating things halfway up the mountain?
Then she thought of how Cao Sheng had bought a lot of properties before, especially in Pengcheng, where he bought three residential buildings. Presumably, most of his funds were invested in real estate. So, even if he lost money investing in internet companies, it shouldn't hurt him much.

She felt a slight sense of relief.

Then, I secretly hoped that he would fail in his investment and suffer huge losses, preferably losing everything, so that I could see if he could still be so arrogant.

"How would I know? How much money he has is his personal privacy. He hasn't told me, so I can't ask, right?"

Huang Qingya gave a perfunctory reply.

Xiao Jing: "Oh, that's right! You two aren't married yet, right? Hehe."

Huang Qingya forced a smile.

The word "marriage" now sounds jarring to her.

……

Pengcheng.

Tencent Headquarters.

Ma Huateng also saw the news online that Cao Sheng had invested 500 million yuan in Ali. He frowned.

The general public is unfamiliar with Jack Ma, but not with his company, Ma Huateng. After all, like Tencent, Ali is a rising star among domestic internet companies.

The only difference is that the two companies operate in different sectors.

Tencent's main product is the instant messaging service QQ.

Ali's main business is e-commerce.

They are all well-known athletes in their respective tracks.

He had occasionally met Jack Ma at business gatherings and was quite impressed with him, partly because of Jack Ma's unusual appearance.

Secondly, it's because of Jack Ma's eloquent speaking skills.

Ma Huateng himself is a man of few words, and when attending business gatherings, he tends to focus his attention on his more eloquent peers.

Therefore, he was deeply impressed by Jack Ma.

I knew he was an exceptionally shrewd fellow.

Therefore, when he saw the news that Cao Sheng had invested in Ali, his first thought was: Would Cao Sheng also agree to write a book for Ali? Would he write for Ali first?
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

He believed that Jack Ma, with his shrewdness, should have already found out the three conditions under which Cao Sheng would invest in Tencent.

Therefore, it is entirely possible that Jack Ma would propose the same investment terms, asking Cao Sheng to write a novel for Ali.

"No! I was first!"

He muttered to himself, frowned and pondered for a while, then reached for the landline phone on the table, dialed a short number, and said, "Have Dong Qianyu from the Publicity Department come to my office!"

A moment later, Dong Qianyu knocked on the office door and came to Ma Huateng.

"Mr. Ma! You wanted to see me?"

Ma Huateng looked at her and asked, "When you went to Huizhou last time to shoot the advertisement, what did Chairman Cao Sheng say? Did he mention when he would fulfill the agreement regarding his investment in our company?"

Dong Qianyu smiled. "President Ma! You mean the novel he's going to write for our company?"

Ma Huateng nodded slightly.

Dong Qianyu: "Chairman Cao said he would write it out and publish it as soon as possible."

Ma Huateng frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Call him again and urge him. It would be best to find out the specific publication date of this book. Go!"

"Ah? Oh, okay, Mr. Ma!"

Dong Qianyu was taken aback, but didn't dare to refuse.

He had a wry smile on his face when he left the office.

Urging company shareholders to get things done as soon as possible?
This task left her speechless.

She was just an employee, while Cao Sheng was a shareholder of Tencent. She had already urged him once on behalf of Boss Ma, and now she was doing it again?
Doing this once already terrified her; doing it again would make her think she was incredibly reckless.

If Cao Sheng were to meet or talk to Boss Ma one day, and during a pleasant conversation, he casually suggested firing her, would she still be able to keep her job?
However, Boss Ma has already given the order.

Can she refuse to comply?

That evening.

Huizhou.

When Cao Sheng went downstairs for dinner, he saw Huang Qingya sitting on the living room sofa, holding a cup of tea and drinking it.

Hearing his footsteps coming downstairs, Huang Qingya turned to look at him, her expression calm.

Cao Sheng was quite surprised.

This was their second meeting since their breakup.

The last time she came, she insisted on being friends with him. He refused, so she tricked him into the bedroom, pinned him against the door, and kissed him forcefully. After the kiss, she questioned him, "Why can't we be friends? I'm so generous to my friends..."

That time, he couldn't resist her temptation, and the fire ignited the dry wood.

Why is she here again today?
Are you planning to pick me again?
Cao Sheng smiled slightly, walked over unhurriedly, and sat down not far from her. "When did you arrive?"

Huang Qingya placed her teacup on the coffee table in front of her and said casually, "They've been here for about half an hour!"

Cao Sheng: "Why didn't you ask the housekeeper to come upstairs and call me?"

Huang Qingya turned to look at him, and gave a self-deprecating smile, "Do we still have that right in our current relationship?"

Cao Sheng looked at her, and she looked at him.

After a moment of eye contact, Cao Sheng changed the subject, "Have you had dinner yet? How about we grab something to eat together?"

"Okay! Sure!"

As Huang Qingya spoke, she got up and walked towards the dining table, where Cao Sheng's dinner had already been set out.

Aunt Qin Xiyue was wiping the stove in the kitchen, not daring to turn around, but her ears were perked up, listening to Cao Sheng and Huang Qingya's conversation.

Since Qin Xiyue met Huang Qingya once, she had heard from Sun Liang and others that Huang Qingya was the boss's girlfriend, and she had a deep impression of Huang Qingya.

Firstly, it's because Huang Qingya's appearance is like that of Guanyin, with a jade-faced deity, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and having a dignified face.

Secondly, it was because of Huang Qingya's figure. She was very plump and looked quite fat, but she was so beautiful despite being fat. It was the first time she had ever seen a woman who was so beautifully plump in real life.

Thirdly, it was because of the contrast in Huang Qingya's behavior when she last came here. When she spoke to her and Cao Sheng, Huang Qingya's attitude was quite cold, but she quickly went into the bedroom with Cao Sheng, making quite a commotion, and the conversation lasted for a very long time.

This greatly upset Qin Xiyue, who had been working here away from home for some time.

It's worth noting that she's about the same age as Huang Qingya.

This is the age when they are least able to handle stimulation.

"Sister Qin! Could you please serve us two bowls of rice? Thank you."

When Cao Sheng's voice came, Qin Xiyue quickly agreed, put down the rag in her hand, and hurriedly went to get a bowl to serve rice.

Huang Qingya sat at the dining table, and upon hearing this, glanced at Cao Sheng, frowned, and asked, "What? You won't even buy me a drink? When did you become so stingy?"

Cao Sheng asked in surprise, "You want to drink?"

Huang Qingya snorted softly, got up and walked to the wine rack not far away. After looking at the wines on the rack for a while, she reached out and pulled out a box of Moutai.

She returned to the dining table and placed the wine box in front of Cao Sheng. "Open the wine!"

Cao Sheng chuckled; of course, he wouldn't be stingy with a bottle of wine.

He casually opened the wine box, took out a bottle, and asked, "What's wrong with you today? Did something upset you?"

He asked questions while opening the bottle.

Huang Qingya looked at him and smiled slightly, "Are you hoping I'll encounter something unpleasant?"

Cao Sheng glanced at her and chuckled, "What do you think?"

Qin Xiyue brought over two wine cups, but didn't serve any rice.

Cao Sheng filled two glasses with wine. Huang Qingya picked up one glass and held it out in front of Cao Sheng, waiting for him to clink glasses with her. Cao Sheng smiled, raised his glass, and clinked glasses with her.

After downing a glass of wine, Huang Qingya said, "Why haven't you announced our breakup yet? When I came to your place today, the security guard downstairs called me 'boss lady' again, and the kitchen auntie called me that too. What do you mean by this?"

Cao Sheng turned to look at her.

Huang Qingya looked at him with a sullen face.

Just then, Cao Sheng's cell phone rang in his pocket. He took it out and saw that it was Dong Qianyu from Tencent's publicity department.

(End of this chapter)