Rebirth after the college entrance examination

Chapter 256 To Do Something Big

After the brief excitement subsided, Xia An asked everyone to leave, except for Li Xiaotang.

For the next twenty minutes, Xia An remained silent, turning her chair around to face away from the office and gazing out the window at the sea in deep thought.

Li Xiaotang knew her boss was thinking, so she sat calmly on the sofa, pondering what he was thinking about.

Xia An was pondering himself.

Since the beginning of the new year, my popularity has skyrocketed, and now, almost every time I turn on the TV or open a webpage, I see news about myself.

In terms of media exposure, there is no fundamental difference between top businessmen and A-list celebrities.

He was too hot.

All eyes were on him.

This is a good thing, but he's not an entertainer after all.

His actions will affect the livelihoods of countless people.

Every business operation drives a massive flow of hot money.

As a result, the authorities also focused their attention on him.

He gets priority in receiving funding and policy approvals.

Liu Jing's attempt to curry favor with him this time went a bit too far.

What does she want to do?

Indeed, Xia An's first instinct was that the eldest sister wanted to support him.

But the Olympic broadcasting rights...

Is it too hasty to entrust such a big task to a greenhorn who has been out of school for less than half a year to liaise with CCTV?
If any unforeseen circumstances occur, even Liu Jing, who came up with the idea, will inevitably be implicated.

The more I thought about it, the more goosebumps I got. No, this matter must be handled with utmost care. I can only exceed the required standards and cannot even refuse to do so.

Xia An kicked the carpet with her foot, and the chair spun back.

Li Xiaotang immediately straightened her back.

Forty minutes, a full forty minutes. The boss must have made a very important decision.

Xia An: "What do you think about this?"

Li Xiaotang: "?"

Xia An waved her hand and smiled, "It's okay, I know you're also thinking about what to do. I have two ideas that I need you to implement as soon as possible. Tell me about them and I'll listen."

Li Xiaotang pursed her lips and nodded.

"President Xia, I know this matter cannot be taken lightly. I've just thought of two things that need to be addressed immediately. First, we need to expand our recruitment of technical personnel and increase our back-end manpower reserves as quickly as possible. In this regard, only Sohu has previously undertaken the broadcasting of sports events in China..."

Xia An nodded: "That's right, the priority is to expand our technological reserves. You mean to poach talent from Sohu?"

Li Xiaotang shook her head and said, "We definitely need to dig, but not Sohu. I've been keeping an eye on you lately..."

She glanced at Xia An, and seeing that Boss Xia gestured for her to continue, she said, "You are highly regarded by the public, but among your peers... they generally think you are too young. Boss Xia, speaking of which, I'd like to casually suggest that you should attend more industry summits, or have more contact and interaction with executives from other internet companies."

Xia An thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "I understand, let's continue."

"Therefore, I do not recommend poaching domestic competitors; you can recruit from overseas."

"Makes sense."

"Secondly, the expansion of the database must be put on the agenda starting today."

Li Xiaotang stopped talking at this point; what follows should be Xia An's words.

Xia An looked at her intently.

That's rare, extremely rare.

This housewife, who was still wearing an apron and taking care of her children last year, has developed this kind of high-level thinking in just six months.

Wasn't she a finance major? Finance is a micro-technical field, so how come she has such strong management skills and a macro-level perspective?
Li Qiao married a gem; I'm so lucky...

Xia An clapped his hands and laughed, "Great minds think alike. The first two points are exactly the same, so I won't go into details. I bet you've already thought of the third point, since that's your specialty."

Li Xiaotang smiled slightly, and Xia An sighed, saying, "Help me estimate this in the next couple of days. How much money would it cost to equip Guolan Technology to the scale of broadcasting to 3 billion online viewers? You can't cook without rice. Since they've assigned me this task, don't blame me..."

Li Xiaotang asked, "The budget is going up by twenty percent?"

Xia An pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "That's not enough. Double the base budget, just in case."

Li Xiaotang was dumbfounded. How much money would that cost?

Xia An smiled; he loved the feeling of happiness tinged with hidden dangers, of facing challenges while enjoying good fortune.

He decided to seize this opportunity and make Guolan Technology a monopoly, and ring the IPO bell when 08 was over.

"Book me a flight for tomorrow morning. I want to go to Yanjing to check things out."

……

Unfortunately, Xia An took leave again.

The counselor was used to it and would hand him the leave slip, letting him fill in the date himself and then fill it in again when he returned.

Li Xiaotang booked first class for Xia An. As soon as he boarded, the flight attendant recognized him. During the 80-minute flight, she would glance at him from time to time, ask him if he wanted to eat or drink anything, and try to remind him that he should ask for a phone number.

Xia An, who stayed up all night with Le Ning last night, was planning to catch up on some sleep, but she was completely exhausted.

After he got off the plane at eight o'clock, Huang Yingying came to pick him up.

The Sugar Persimmon Group has an office in Yanjing and provides official vehicles.

Tang Wan was still fast asleep in the hotel. Xia An really wanted to go find her, but he didn't dare.

The last bullet was fired at dawn; he was already out of ammunition.

We need to replenish our ammunition for at least a day, otherwise Tang Xiaowan will definitely notice something amiss.

"Let's go to the Olympic Village."

"it is good."

Huang Yingying is ruthless and doesn't talk much; she speaks concisely and to the point.

The journey from the international airport to her destination was quite a distance, and it was rush hour, so Xia An had a good long sleep.

After getting off the bus, Xia An was shocked by what she saw.

The entire modern village, covering nearly 70 hectares, is under construction, with cranes towering high. He had seen this scene when he passed through Xiong'an in the original world.

The Olympic Village is located within the Olympic Park, with the Forest Park to the north and the main venue area to the south. It is less than 3 kilometers from the Bird's Nest and is divided into three areas: the residential area, the international area, and the operational area.

The candy store needs to be located in the international zone that serves athletes.

After going in and out, and driving around the area twice, Xia An had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

The location of the only two supermarkets on the site is marked on the model in the planning center.

One is an official shop specializing in local specialties, while the other is a large three-story building labeled as a general supermarket.

It can only be there.

Xia An asked Huang Yingying, who was silently following beside him:
"Has Xiao Wan come here?"

"I was here last night."

"What did she say?"

"Mr. Tang said he's waiting for your decision."

After smoking a cigarette, Xia An said, "Take me for a ride around the Third Ring Road."

(End of this chapter)