Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 414 Lei Jun Sensing Something Was Wrong
"OK, see you tomorrow at noon, bye-bye."

Chen Xiu was on the phone when she came home from Douyin.

By the time he put his phone down, Chocolate, who had come running after hearing the news, was already wagging its short tail and circling around Chen Xiu's feet.

Chen Xiu squatted down and picked it up, stroking its head as she asked, "Chocolate, where's your mother?"

"Woof woof~"

"I'm here!!"

In response, Meng Ziyi, wearing an apron, walked over with her arms crossed.

He watched as her cheeks puffed out, her lips pursed, and she stared intently at him.

Chen Xiu stepped forward and wrapped her other arm around Meng Ziyi's slender waist: "Sister Meng, you're cooking again?"

"Hmph! I'm so bored at home every day, I have to find something to do."

"Well, you've rested for so long, you can consider going back to work."

"You think Reba is about to wrap up filming, so you're trying to get rid of me, aren't you!"

Meng Ziyi squinted, her tone slightly sarcastic as she complained about Chen Xiu.

Although she reluctantly accepted the existence of Reba and Tian Xinwei, it was impossible for her to say that she had no resentment at all.

How could a normal person, who hasn't been possessed or given a stupid aura, happily accept the existence of "sisters"? They can only accept it out of helplessness.

Even with this sense of helplessness, it was still a decision made after much effort, even if it was made blindly.

In the past few days, Meng Ziyi has regrouped and launched a challenge against Chen Xiu.

Without exception, in every battle, she was utterly defeated and could no longer fight.

There was really nothing she could do about not being able to keep up in terms of strength, and in addition, she had a dual attraction to Chen Xiu, both physically and psychologically, so Meng Ziyi just went with the tacit agreement and the吐槽 (tu cao, meaning to complain or criticize) mode for now.

Chen Xiu looked down at her pouting lower lip, which resembled a rose petal, and suddenly leaned in to kiss it.

"How did you know about her plans? Did you ask her secretly?"

"I... how could I possibly talk to her about this! I... I just happened to ask about it."

A bright red stain shot up from Meng Ziyi's neck, staining her cheeks and ears completely.

She acted out of a little resentment about things she couldn't change, just to express her dissatisfaction. In reality, she had already accepted this pattern, which is why she secretly asked Reba about the arrangements.

Chen Xiu took in her shyness, chuckled, and then put his arm around Meng Ziyi and walked into the living room.

Some emotions need to be vented; she can't keep them bottled up inside.

Since she has enjoyed the blessing of having two wives, she should naturally have the ability to manage her emotions. If she were to act like Shen Liushu (the second male lead in the search), with his feudal patriarchal style, it would be too unromantic and incompetent.

Upon entering the living room, the little project I had just been working on had already ended.

To keep Meng Ziyi occupied and prevent her from thinking about these unhappy things, Chen Xiu shared her work experiences from the day with her.

"Sister Meng, what's the best way for me to poach a senior executive from another company?"

"Poach?"

Meng Ziyi's eyes sparkled, and her attention was indeed drawn to the business novels and TV dramas she loved to watch.

She pursed her lips, thinking seriously, her eyes darting left and right before settling on Chen Xiu.

Chen Xiu met her gaze and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"I feel that if you were to go out and poach people, you should be able to recruit almost anyone except their boss, right?"

"How could that be? I'm not that good."

"No! Look at you, you're generous and you're not stingy with your employees' salaries. You also get along with them genuinely. Since you're poaching people, the terms and benefits you offer must be better than what they're currently receiving from their original companies. How could you not succeed?"

Meng Ziyi counted Chen Xiu's merits on her fingers.

Although she is slow to react, rather simple-minded, and not usually one to use her brain, she has known Chen Xiu for so many years and can still list all his good qualities.

Chen Xiu had already figured out how to communicate with Zhou Shouzi. Now, hearing Meng Ziyi's approval, her plan remained unchanged, but she also gained some emotional value.

After kissing the silly beauty's forehead, Chen Xiu laughed and said, "If we succeed in digging it up, I'll have to prepare a gift to properly thank you, my prophet."

"Hey, that's it!"

Meng Ziyi squinted, her eyes slightly upturned, and the curve of her smile made her upper teeth clearly visible.

Her joy was short-lived; her expression suddenly changed, her brows furrowed, and she leaned close to Chen Xiu's chest, sniffing the air.

"Smell~ Why do you smell so good?"

"..."

"Sniff~ sniff~, oh! It's my perfume."

"Ok??"

Chen Xiu's expression changed from surprise to bewilderment so quickly that Meng Ziyi didn't even notice the first half.

"Yes! This is the TF Orange Blossom Oil perfume I use. It smells very fresh, but you have to get close to smell it. Sister Xiaoxiao recommended it to me."

"Oh, you two get along quite well."

"That's right! Every year on my birthday, even if I'm filming on set, Sister Xiaoxiao will send me a gift. She's much more considerate than you, her boyfriend."

"..."

Despite being scolded by Meng Ziyi, Chen Xiu felt no resentment, only deep admiration for Su Xiao.

Back at the company, he was wondering why Su Xiao was so interested in Meng Ziyi, Reba, and Tian Xinwei. Turns out, she was gathering firsthand reports…

If Su Xiao's situation is exposed in the future, Chen Xiu has no doubt that she can easily persuade Meng Ziyi and handle everything without him having to worry.

As expected, my older sister is the best at taking care of people.

Meng Ziyi poked Chen Xiu several times, but seeing that he didn't react, and then started to sigh, Meng Ziyi couldn't help but look suspicious.

"You wouldn't have suddenly had a change of heart and be planning a proper birthday celebration for me, would you?"

"Hmm? Yes! I do have that plan."

It's a birthday celebration! After dating for so many years, it's only right to plan a proper party!
Seeing Chen Xiu agree so readily, Meng Ziyi squinted, pouted, and nodded, but in his heart he was thinking: If I had known there would be such a gain, I would have told you about Sister Xiaoxiao last year! Humph!

Seeing the mixed expression of satisfaction and dissatisfaction on Meng Ziyi's face, Chen Xiu glanced at her apron and changed the subject.

"I'm a little hungry, let's eat first!"

"Oh, I made tomato and egg soup, braised cod, and scrambled eggs today..."

"awesome."

"Hehe, that's right, you don't even know who I am."

Meng Ziyi stood up with a smile, took Chen Xiu's hand and ran to the dining table to show her the results of her hard work.

Even with these few ordinary home-cooked dishes, Chen Xiu could praise them with great enthusiasm, taste them carefully, and point out Meng Ziyi's progress, without being perfunctory at all.

Having gained a lot of emotional value, Meng Ziyi is no longer bothered by Reba and Tian Xinwei. Since they're not here, she'll just pretend she didn't see them.

Just after the two had finished dinner, they were walking their dog in the yard in the last rays of the setting sun.

At Xiaomi's headquarters on the other side of the city, Lei Jun was still eating wild yogurt from the refrigerator to stave off hunger, preparing to return to his office to continue his work later.

Since its successful listing in Hong Kong in July, Xiaomi has been in a state of high excitement, ready to make a big splash.

However, as the company grows larger, some problems will inevitably come to the fore.

For example, Xiaomi has been unable to break into the high-end market, which it has been longing for, while the mid-to-low-end market is becoming increasingly competitive.

Aside from mobile phones, other businesses have seen impressive growth, but ultimately, they are not the leader in that sector, and the advantages gained in the short term could be lost at any time...

In short, Lei Jun believes that the current situation presents both danger and opportunity, and the performance of Baixiang Market gives him confidence that he can regain the market share lost by domestic smartphones.

After finishing the last bite of yogurt, I threw the carton into the trash can.

As Lei Jun walked toward his office, he was thinking about several things at the same time.

That's how a CEO's job is; often, several things are being done at the same time. Lei Jun occasionally thinks about delegating his work to others so he can have time to think about other things...

Oh, and the others...

Lei Jun paused, suddenly thinking of the young man he had poached from DST Global Venture Capital and on whom he had placed high hopes.

Busy as we are, we still need to do our part in team building.

Lei Jun's lips slowly curled up as he entered his office and called Zhou Shouzi.

"Hey, Shouzi, what are you busy with right now? Do you have time to come over?"

"Mr. Lei, I've already finished get off work."

Young man, why are you leaving get off work so soon? Can't you see I'm still working overtime?
Although the company leadership doesn't pay overtime, I've taken the lead in working overtime, so why don't you stay a little longer?

Lei Jun pursed his lips, but didn't show his dissatisfaction. He just thought he would slowly correct Zhou Shouzi's work habits later.

"Oh, forget about it after get off work. Do you have time tomorrow? How about we have lunch together tomorrow?"

I have an appointment tomorrow at noon.

"Did you have an appointment with a client?"

"No, I just met up with a friend to talk about something."

Zhou Shouzi gave vague answers and refused to elaborate.

In fact, he already had a guess in his heart about why Chen Xiu had invited him to dinner.

At the same time, I felt that regardless of whether this matter succeeded or failed, it was not appropriate to tell Lei Jun at this stage.

But who exactly is Lei Jun?

Having been in the business world for so many years, and having almost led a group to besiege the Red-Clothed Cult Leader at Chaoyang Peak back then, how could he not notice the change in Zhou Shouzi's tone?

"Hehe, you go ahead and get busy, we'll make an appointment later."

"Okay, Mr. Lei, bye-bye."

Tsk, how come he hung up the phone before me again?
Lei Jun silently noted down Zhou Shouzi's bad habits, intending to find an opportunity to guide him to correct them later. At the moment, however, he started a brainstorming session, thinking about who Zhou Shouzi might be meeting.

People from the company?

Impossible. If it were true, there would be no need to hide it.

That means people outside the company can still be called friends by Shouzi... The possibility of that suddenly becomes much smaller.

He used to work in venture capital; if you're a friend in the finance industry, you can say so directly.

The fact that this friend is intentionally concealing information suggests that they are not comfortable revealing it to you; they may be someone from the internet or mobile phone industry.

Lei Jun paced back and forth in his office, chin in hand, deep in thought. In the end, the image that remained in his mind was that of a young man with a gentle smile and a spirited demeanor.

(End of this chapter)