Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 219 The Unwinnable Battle of Shared Bikes

Chen Xiu looked up at the pitch-black sky, truly not taking the so-called entertainment industry seriously.

According to his understanding, the entertainment industry's good days are only a few years away.

The entertainment industry will be changed by internet capital, by live-streaming e-commerce, by internet celebrities, and by short dramas...

Since the flexibility to compromise is so great, what's the big deal about making one more change?

Chen Xiu's idea was that simple and unpretentious.

His words echoed clearly in the ears of the five people present.

Looking at the young man's profile, He Jiong felt a surge of emotion, unsure whether to call him youthful arrogance or someone with lofty ambitions.

Considering Chen Xiu's achievements, He Jiong thought the latter was more likely. He turned to look at Huang Sanshi, who had a disdainful expression, and gestured for them to go and smooth things over.

Wang Zhonglei's face was dark with anger. He wanted to lash out, but when he looked up and noticed He Jiong and the others approaching, he could only remain silent in his resentment.

"Um, Mr. Wang, Mr. Chen, is it possible for our recording to resume normally?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiucai realized that there were actually listeners present.

He turned to look at He Jiong and Huang Sanshi and found that their expressions were somewhat complicated, presumably because they had heard what was just said.

Let them hear it; their level doesn't affect anything.

Turning her head to look at Meng Ziyi, Chen Xiu noticed that her eyes were surprisingly bright. She thought to herself: What's so exciting about that? I just said something pretentious and struck a pretentious pose! What's there to be excited about?
Seeing the doubt in Chen Xiu's eyes, Meng Ziyi just chuckled silently twice, but his excitement remained undiminished.

"Sure! I've finished talking with Mr. Chen, let's continue filming!"

Wang Zhonglei's tone became much harsher, and his brows furrowed even more tightly than when he was eating the Four Happiness Meatballs.

Seeing his out-of-control expression, He Jiong thought: If Wang Zhonglei's dark face is included in the shot, the director will probably edit it out in post-production. I'd better try to ease the tension.

Just as He Jiong was thinking of saying something, Chen Xiu's expression suddenly changed, and then she reached into her pocket and felt her phone vibrating.

"Excuse me, Mr. He, could we pause for a moment? I need to take a call."

"Oh, no problem, then everyone can take another rest."

He Jiong relaxed, saying that he really hadn't thought of what to say, but fortunately Chen Xiu came to the rescue.

Looking at the caller ID, a hint of surprise flashed in Chen Xiu's eyes.

Seeing the change in his expression, Meng Ziyi pursed his lips in confusion, wondering who had called Chen Xiu so late at night.

Under the gaze of the naive beauty, Chen Xiu put the phone to her ear and said, "Hello, Mr. Hu, what's up?"

It turned out to be a work call... Meng Ziyi chuckled, realizing he had been overthinking things.

"What? The content on Weibo has something to do with me?"

"OK, I'll take a look and call you back later."

Chen Xiu hung up the phone, looked up at He Jiong and the others and apologized, then went to search for the Weibo post that Hu Weiwei had mentioned.

He easily found the relevant content using the keywords.

"Didi announced a strategic investment in OFO, and Zhu Xiaohu of GSR Ventures made a high-profile prediction: Just like Didi and Kuaidi in the past, with the help of Mr. Cheng, the battle of shared bicycles will end within 90 days!"

In the early days of the ride-hailing competition, Chen Xiu was at least crucial to Didi's victory, if not the main reason. However, Zhu Xiaohu made no mention of him in this blog post.

As Chen Xiu read the blog post, she reminisced about the past.

When Didi first received its Series A funding, it was jointly invested by Tencent and GSR Ventures. He had dinner with Zhu Xiaohu many times, and the topic they discussed most often was Didi's future development direction.

When I left Didi last year, Zhu Xiaohu called to inquire about my situation, but the two haven't been in contact since.

This is normal, since their relationship started with Didi and should naturally end with Didi.

Thinking about it this way, it's not surprising that the other party posted such a blog post.

However, after carefully reading the entire blog post, Chen Xiu felt that Zhu Xiaohu's prediction was a bit arrogant, and Hu Weiwei's worries were completely unnecessary.

Because the battle in the shared bike industry won't end so quickly...

"Mr. Hu, I've finished reading it. Do you have any questions?"

"President Chen, Zhu Xiaohu's public declaration on Weibo is clearly a direct declaration of war. Shouldn't we respond?"

"Just watch the show with a grain of salt regarding Tuoba Tao's behavior. Do you intend to respond?"

"Um, Zhu Xiaohu is an investor in OFO, and you are an investor in Mobike. Why don't you respond?"

Chen Xiu was taken aback, thinking: Calling me so late at night, just to drag me into a verbal battle, as if I have nothing better to do.

"I don't have time for this kind of thing. If you don't want to reply, you can ask Wang Sicong to reply. Didn't he participate in Mobike's Series B financing? He's a professional at insulting people."

Because of Chen Xiu's connections, Wang Sicong was able to participate in Mobike's Series B funding in May. Although the amount was small, he was still an investor.

"Should I contact Mr. Wang?"

"Um, do you have his WeChat?"

"Yes, but we haven't chatted much."

"Just get straight to the point. He's quite easy to talk to. If he doesn't ask, don't bring it up with me."

"OK, I see."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xiu's mind started to work automatically.

Strictly speaking, bike sharing only emerged this year. At this stage, it can only be considered as the prelude to a money-burning war, with capital rushing in.

In a few months, you'll see little blue, little white, and little green cars on the streets...

The various colors, like Super Saiyan hair, are dazzling. Other simple business battles involving scratching seats, dismantling tires, and throwing bikes are also incredibly varied. However, unlike other internet sectors, bike-sharing cannot completely bind users; users will always ride whichever bike is available nearby.

In the end, there were no winners on the entire track; everyone was caught up in a hopeless battle.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiu once again had the idea of ​​cashing out at a high price.

Given Mobike's rate of cash burn, the money raised in its Series C round won't last long. It should be raising another round of funding as early as the end of the year, at which point its valuation will likely increase again, making it a good time to sell.

It seems Mobike was eventually acquired by Meituan. Since that's the case, why not just go with the flow...?

"President Chen, President Chen?"

"what happened?"

Chen Xiu turned to look at He Jiong, only to see him looking at her with a troubled expression.

"Hey, are you done making your call? How about we just record a quick video of you going inside to sleep?"

"Sure! Sorry, I was thinking about something just now. Let's get started."

Chen Xiu put away her phone, feeling that cashing out at a high price wasn't urgent; finishing recording the show was the priority right now.

Seeing that Chen Xiu agreed to his suggestion, Wang Zhonglei's expression returned to normal, and He Jiong breathed a sigh of relief, ran to turn on the recording equipment, and notified the director team to continue recording.

The group resumed their performance, exchanged brief greetings, and then went into the Mushroom House to rest.

Considering that the conflict between Chen Xiu and Wang Zhonglei had become almost public, He Jiong arranged for them to be in different rooms.

After washing up, Chen Xiu got dressed and lay down in bed, thinking he'd just make do for the night, when his phone started vibrating incessantly.

I took out my phone to check, and a whole string of information came from the name Meng.

"Brother Xiu, you were so cool just now! I think Wang Zhonglei's mouth was almost crooked with anger."

"I'm texting you from under the covers right now, so the cameras can't see me."

"I overheard Teacher He and Teacher Huang talking about you just now. I couldn't hear what they were saying, but it probably wasn't anything nice..."

After reading the message sent by Meng Ziyi, Chen Xiu replied with a few messages.

“I saw your eyes light up just now, it felt like you wanted to come over and help me confront Wang Zhonglei.”

"Now that I'm here, Huang Sanshi probably won't force you to eat his food anymore."

"Playing on your phone under the covers is bad for your eyes, go to sleep early!"

……

The next day, after finishing the last few hours of recording, Chen Xiu left the Mushroom House before the new guests arrived.

Sitting in the car, not long after, he unsurprisingly received a call from Wang Sicong...

"Nephew, is there something you need?"

"I'm just saying, could we please not use this form of address so frequently?"

"Not frequently, we don't contact each other much."

"Never mind, it's nothing. You were the one who sent Hu Weiwei to contact me yesterday, weren't you?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiu understood the purpose of Wang Sicong's phone call.

"Yes! She found me, and I didn't want to write a long essay, so I asked you to do it."

“I sent Zhu Xiaohu a long message. You can read it or not, but the content is definitely not that good. Are you free today? I’d like to come over for a meal and ask you for some advice.”

"I'm busy, I'm about to leave for Hengdian to film a movie. You can talk to me on the phone if you have anything to say."

"It's hard to explain over the phone. How many days are you staying in Hengdian? I'll come to find you."

Chen Xiu pursed her lips helplessly, and after hesitating for a moment, she told Wang Sicong about her itinerary in Hengdian.

"Then I'll go to Hengdian to find you tomorrow."

"There's no need to rush. I have to do a script reading when I arrive tomorrow, and I won't be free until the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, I'm free anyway."

"Then come on."

Chen Xiuying said that he really didn't expect that the first person to visit the set would be Wang Sicong.

Back in the city, Chen Xiu returned to Xiangshan Qingqin, packed her luggage, and waited until Meng Ziyi returned from recording the program the next day before officially setting off for Hengdian Film and Television City.

……

Hengdian, the location of the film crew of "The Glory of Tang Dynasty".

With her hair styled in a huge and heavy bun, Jing Tian, ​​having changed out of her costume, couldn't wait for her assistant to remove the headdress from her bun before she impatiently asked the question that had been on her mind.

"You mean, Chen Xiu joined the crew today?"

"Yes, I heard it from the production crew of 'The Song of Qin King Breaking the Enemy'. Chen Xiu just arrived this afternoon and will start a script reading with the other actors tonight. Filming will begin tomorrow."

"Hmm~~, then I'll visit him on set tomorrow!"

"Forehead……"

Looking at her assistant's hesitant expression in the mirror, Jing Tian frowned and pouted: "You think I did something wrong?"

"Sister Tian, ​​shouldn't you tell President Chen before you go to visit the set?"

"No need, I've known him for a long time! Besides, our two film crews were assigned to film in the same area, so it's normal to bump into each other, right?"

(End of this chapter)