Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 401 Three Things

The trending topic, which had almost disappeared, has become popular again due to the intervention of Xiaonei.com Technology.

Just as the senior executives of Shengda Group were furious, the first National College Student Beauty and Handsome Boy Competition kicked off at Handong Provincial Television Station.

The scale of this final was truly exceptional; the star-studded lineup was on par with this year's Lantern Festival Gala.

Handong Satellite TV is a 1.5-tier satellite TV station, targeting audiences nationwide.

With so many days of anticipation, the hype surrounding the finals is unimaginable.

Even before the opening time, the entrance to Handong Provincial Television Station was already packed with people, with media from all over the country raising their cameras and constantly searching for anything that could be newsworthy.

College students, campus beauties, campus hunks, celebrities.

All these elements combined make it a topic that generates a lot of buzz.

Shortly after, two Mercedes-Benz vans pulled up at the entrance. As soon as the vans came to a stop, seven or eight bodyguards rushed out of the second van and stood on either side of the door of the first van, helping to keep out the surging crowd.

The car door opened, and three stylishly dressed girls got out.

"Ahhh, Rao Yuan!"

"My Guoguo, I love you."

"Shishi! Shishi! Look at me! Ahhh!"

The hottest girl group in mainland China, MoMo Girl Group, has arrived.

Reporters frantically pushed their way in, regardless of whether they could actually get a shot, their flashes going off incessantly.

Rao Yuan and her two companions now exuded the aura of superstars. They smiled and waved to the fans and media around them, walking quickly under the protection of their bodyguards.

As soon as I stepped onto the steps of the TV station, a staff member came over to guide me.

As soon as the MoMo girl group walked in, several more luxury cars parked at the entrance.

"It's Yu Feihong!"

"That's Tao Hong, the Little Dragon Girl!"

Most of the people getting off the bus were celebrities from Handong. Although they couldn't compare to the influence of the current MoMo girl group, they were still quite newsworthy.

More than a dozen celebrities attended, but none of them were truly big names.

This kind of event is semi-commercial in nature. Inviting celebrities by leveraging hometown connections can be done without paying a fee, but inviting truly big names requires real money.

Since the school's online platform didn't allocate a budget for hiring celebrities, the Handong Provincial Television Station had to rely on its local connections to invite some Handong natives who were willing to come without receiving appearance fees.

Just as the entry time was about to end, three GL8 minivans slowly pulled up to the side of the road.

"It's a car from Momo Group."

"The chairman of Momo Group arrived a long time ago, there's nothing to see here."

The reporters had already photographed several senior executives of Momo Group, so they weren't particularly interested in this car.

At that moment, the car door slowly opened.

When the people around saw who got out of the second car, they were all petrified, standing there dumbfounded for a full five seconds.

Holy crap, Jay Chou!

"The event organizers actually managed to invite Jay Chou?"

"Quick, quick, turn it on!"

The surrounding area immediately descended into chaos.

Jay Chou got out of the car, immediately stepped aside, and then, with a smile, invited another person to get out.

"It's Cheng Yi, the CEO of Renren.com."

"He seems to be quite close to Jay Chou."

By this time, there weren't many onlookers left at the entrance, and with a dozen bodyguards clearing the way, Cheng Yi and Jay Chou entered the TV station smoothly.

Upon entering the television station, some staff members were also quite surprised.

They were unaware that Jay Chou was coming.

At the beginning of the year, Jay Chou's "Nocturne" swept the music scene, leaving many musicians in disarray and solidifying his status in the Chinese music industry.

Although the current Chinese music scene is still dominated by the Four Heavenly Kings, Jay Chou, who has been catching up rapidly, is already showing signs of having the ability to seize the throne.

Cheng Yi invited Jay Chou over, but not for this event.

The main reason is that the game "The Legend of the Primordial Era" is about to be tested, and Jay Chou still needs to reshoot a lot of promotional scenes.

Faced with Cheng Yi's invitation, Jay Chou did not hesitate at all, and did not even report to his company before flying over.

In Jay Chou's eyes, Cheng Yi is a musical prodigy yet to be born.

He really enjoys being around Cheng Yi.

In addition, Cheng Yi offered him a huge reward that he couldn't refuse.

Help him pay the termination fee.

After being sold to Alfa Romeo, Jay Chou worked tirelessly to write songs and release albums, all in order to earn enough money to terminate his contract with Alfa Romeo.

However, as his market value increased, the termination fee also rose accordingly.

To this day, his contract termination fee has reached 1.7 million yuan.

Faced with such a high termination fee, Jay Chou had already compromised. Just when he was planning to wait out the seven-year contract, Cheng Yi called.

Xiaonei.com Technology is willing to help him pay the 1.7 million yuan termination fee and help him establish his own music company.

This olive branch is too big.

It was so big that Jay Chou felt it was somewhat unreal.

For musicians like them, nobody is willing to spend so much money on them.

For capital, they can create stars at will. They can spend a few million to create an idol drama and make several idol stars very popular. Who would be willing to spend 1.7 million to help a singer terminate his contract?
What if the singer suddenly becomes unavailable? Wouldn't all that money have been wasted?

On the way from the airport, Jay Chou wanted to ask about the details, but seeing that Cheng Yi didn't speak, he didn't dare to press the matter.

As soon as they entered Studio One, people spotted Cheng Yi and Jay Chou, and the venue immediately became somewhat chaotic.

The audience at this event was mostly made up of university students, and Jay Chou's influence among university students in mainland China is unparalleled.

"Let's go to the VIP room first." Seeing the commotion, Cheng Yi laughed and said, "You're too famous right now, it's not good for you to show your face in public."

Jay Chou smiled somewhat embarrassedly and said, "It's mainly because of the song we collaborated on."

The two went to a VIP room on the side. Cheng Yi sat in the main seat and said to Jay Chou, "Please sit down."

"Okay." Jay Chou sat down on the sofa to Cheng Yi's left, and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Cheng, you said on the phone that you would help me terminate the contract, is that true?"

"Of course it's true," Cheng Yi said with a smile. "I never make up things I can't do."

Jay Chou said with a wry smile, "My contract termination fee has now increased to 1.7 million."

After Jay Chou finished speaking, he glanced at Cheng Yi tentatively.

Cheng Yi laughed and said, "This Alpha Corporation is really greedy."

Cheng Yi's words made Jay Chou sigh. Who could argue with that? If Alpha Corporation had been more generous, he wouldn't have kept trying to terminate the contract.

Cheng Yi said, "1.7 million is no problem, but we need to discuss the terms."

“Go ahead,” Jay Chou said, immediately turning to Cheng Yi.

Cheng Yi said, "I plan to invite you and the MoMo girl group to be the promotional ambassadors for Renren.com. It's one million a year, and the contract is for ten years."

"What do you need me to do for this?" Jay Chou asked.

"Just come and attend the annual meeting on the school's intranet every year, and sing a few songs," Cheng Yi replied.

“No problem.” Jay Chou agreed without hesitation.

Cheng Yi added, "There's also the option of becoming the brand ambassador for 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes,' which can be signed on a three-year contract."

“That’s fine too, I really enjoy playing games.” Jay Chou agreed.

Cheng Yi added, "After I help you set up your own music company, I want 20% of the music company's revenue."

"No problem," Jay Chou agreed even more readily.

He currently shares profits with Alpha at a 40/60 split, meaning he only gets 40% of the earnings, while Cheng Yi only gets 20%. That's practically like being a living saint.

"Since you've agreed to all three conditions, I'll arrange for my legal department to sign the contract with you tomorrow. After that, I'll send someone to represent you to discuss the termination of the contract with Alpha Corporation." Cheng Yi smiled and said, "During this period, our game will be officially in testing, so you can stay in Jingzhou City for now, play some games and relax."

"Okay." Jay Chou's expression became somewhat excited.

The thought of going solo soon fills Jay Chou with energy.

At this moment, the sound of a speech began to rise from the other side of the venue. Judging from the voice, it was the director of the Handong Provincial Television Station, who liked to recite poetry.

This event is so big that a speech from the station director is just standard practice.

Cheng Yi did not participate in the finals process; everything proceeded according to the pre-arranged competition schedule.

The 25 school heartthrobs and 25 school beauties competed in three rounds: talent show, impromptu performance, and witty Q&A.

Then, the judges invited from the audience will score them.

In fact, the ranking of the 25 school heartthrobs and 25 school beauties had already been predetermined based on their image and commercial value. Going through this process was just a performance.

That's just how talent shows are.

It's impossible to actually let the audience choose their favorite.

A person's commercial value needs to be measured from multiple perspectives, including their background, experience, abilities, appearance, and even family background.

This requires a holistic consideration of multiple factors.

However, Cheng Yi didn't participate much in these matters; the ranking of these school beauties and hunks was decided by Sun Xianglan, the new general manager of Momo Celebrity Agency.

Sun Xianglan had five or six years of experience as a talent scout, and she knew very well who could become famous and who couldn't.

Although this is not absolute and there will be deviations, whether it is talent shows or script selection, there are mostly templates to follow.

Sun Xianglan has submitted an application to Momo Group. She plans to take advantage of this popularity to produce a campus youth idol drama. On July 1st of this year, Zhonghai City TV station broadcast a low-budget TV series called "Eighteen-Year-Old Sky". It did not invite any big stars, but the market response was very good, which shows that there is still a market for campus youth dramas.

The competition lasted an hour and a half. Since it was jointly planned by Sun Xianglan and the directing department of Handong TV, the program was very entertaining and much more interesting than "Super Girl".

After the competition ended, the top five school beauties and hunks were selected.

These ten people were carefully selected by Sun Xianglan over a week. Each of them has their own unique characteristics. Being beautiful or handsome is only one aspect; the most important thing is that they are beautiful or handsome with distinctive features.

Some girls are very beautiful, but they can't be found in a group of beautiful women because their beauty lacks distinctiveness.

The entertainment industry is not lacking in beautiful women, but it lacks beauties whose looks are memorable.

"It's my turn to perform." Cheng Yi chatted briefly with Jay Chou about music, then stood up and said with a smile, "Mr. Jay, would you like to come up on stage and sing a song later?"

"I'll follow your arrangements," Jay Chou said with a shy smile.

"it is good."

Just then, the host's loud voice rang out from the adjacent hall: "Next, please welcome Mr. Cheng Yi, a national poverty alleviation and charity pioneer, one of the top ten outstanding youths of Handong Province, and general manager of Jingzhou Xiaonei Network Technology Co., Ltd., to present certificates to the winners."

Immediately afterwards, a burst of rousing music began to play.

"National Poverty Alleviation and Charity Pioneer?" Jay Chou's lips twitched.

No wonder he was willing to help me terminate my contract; it turns out he likes doing charity work.

You should cherish friends like this.

Cheng Yi slowly walked onto the stage, took the trophies from the hostesses, and handed them to the five school beauties and five school hunks.

The five school heartthrobs are alright; although they are also quite handsome, their overall looks are about the same as Li Bing's.

As Cheng Yi's second assistant, Li Bing is always around Cheng Yi, which has made Cheng Yi immune to the word "handsome".

But those five school beauties...

Especially when they received the trophies, their watery, almond-shaped eyes stared straight at me, as if they admired and loved me so much.

Their eyes are enough to ignite a man's strongest protective instincts.

That's amazing acting.

Seeing these five tall and charming school beauties, Cheng Yi couldn't help but feel a little tempted.

Ever since the start of this campus beauty and campus hunk contest, he has felt that the seal from his past life is slowly being broken.

It's great to be young.

However, although these five school beauties are charming and attractive, they are not people that Cheng Yi can afford to provoke.

They are definitely not ordinary people who can stand out from tens of thousands of beauties. Whether it is their cunning or anything else, they far surpass their peers.

There are so many people in China that even if someone were to reach the top among beggars, they would still be someone no one would dare to underestimate.

Cheng Yi has already warned the executives of Momo Group and Xiaonei.com Technology to strictly prohibit them from having one-on-one contact with these campus beauties.

If any bad news breaks, their entire competition will be ruined.

Cheng Yi handed the trophies to the school's most beautiful and handsome students and shook hands with each of them.

"Thank you, Mr. Cheng Yi." The host quickly added with a smile, "Now, let's give a warm round of applause to Mr. Cheng Yi for a summary of this conference."

Cheng Yi took the microphone and generously faced the thousands of people present, smiling as he said, "I think this shouldn't be called a summary, but rather a beginning, because from today onwards, as campus recommenders for Renren.com, they will embark on a brand new and wonderful life."

"In addition, I would like to take this opportunity to announce three things." Cheng Yi looked at everyone and smiled: "First, Renren.com has invited Jay Chou and the MoMo girl group to serve as campus ambassadors."

"Jay Chou? So it's true."

"That's incredible!" The audience erupted in a clamor.

Cheng Yi continued, "The second thing is that Momo Group has invested 2 billion yuan to build the first university student entrepreneurship incubation base in China, called Momo Dream Factory. As long as you are a recent university graduate, as long as you have ideals, as long as you are pragmatic and innovative, and as long as you dare to fight, you can apply to enter Momo Group's entrepreneurship incubation base for free. We will provide you with funds, resources and traffic to help you realize your dreams."

Before anyone could process the second bombshell, they saw Cheng Yi slowly raise his hand.

Everyone was wondering what Cheng Yi was going to do, and all eyes were focused on Cheng Yi's right hand.

Cheng Yi slowly extended a finger and shouted, "The third thing is that the massively multiplayer online game 'Honghuang Zhanji,' independently developed by Momo Games, is scheduled to officially launch its closed beta test tonight at 23:59:59 PM. This game will definitely become the number one online game in China!"

(End of this chapter)