Huayu: We're asking you to act, and you're playing a superhuman?

Chapter 111 First Meeting with Wang Xin and Zhang Yiming

"Yes, that's exactly what I'm thinking—"

Liu Shishi vaguely heard a familiar voice.

She hummed and wrinkled her nose, raised an eyebrow, and squeezed her eyelids open to look in the direction of the sound.

The morning light streaming in through the floor-to-ceiling windows created a hazy, beautiful effect, as if draped in a thin veil.

Wang Weili was talking on the phone in the light, and his well-defined muscles seemed to have an extra layer of marble-like texture.

Liu Shishi had sat up in bed at some point, her long hair hanging down, her eyes glazed over, staring intently at Wang Weili.

What a picture of a female fangirl staring at a handsome man!

"OK, then I'll leave the copyright to you, brother. Thank you so much!"

Wang Wei thanked Cheng Long in Cantonese, and when he turned around, he met Liu Shishi's gaze.

"You're awake. Hmm, I should go outside to make this call—"

"Who are you talking to on the phone?"

Fearing that her words would displease Wang Weili, Liu Shishi hugged the blanket and explained, "You don't seem like the type to call someone 'Big Brother'—"

"There's nothing I can do. Ma Yun has to call everyone 'Big Brother,' so I can only follow suit."

"Um??"

Seeing Liu Shishi tilting her head and staring at him with wide eyes, waiting for his answer, Wang Weili directly revealed the answer.

"Cheng Long! I chatted with him for a bit at Huayi's annual meeting a couple of days ago, and then we exchanged contact information. I asked him to help me get a film and television copyright."

"You're filming a new drama again."

Ignoring her aching body, Liu Shishi quickly came over and hugged Wang Weili.

"This time, the female lead role is for me."

"The female lead? You?"

Wang Weili's expression instantly turned strange.

Liu Shishi was taken aback, then said with dissatisfaction, "What's wrong with me? You can act in an idol drama with Nazha, but you can't film a drama with me?"

"That's not what I meant. It's just that the female lead is a bit young."

"Didn't you say I'm not very old?"

"No, not this one—the female lead is the male lead's niece, and she's still in elementary school. Can you play her?"

Wang Weili rolled his eyes and said.

As they spent more time together, he gradually discovered Liu Shishi's true nature as a seasoned pro—the kind of person who could get on the fast track anytime, anywhere.

Upon hearing that the female lead was a primary school student and the male lead's niece, Liu Shishi immediately lost interest.

"Have you started playing fatherly roles yet?"

"Hmm, I'll let you play the daughter sometime."

"roll!!"

Liu Shishi, her face flushed and her eyes frivolous, patted Wang Weili lightly, clearly thinking of the amusing things that had happened in the past two days.

Wang Weili slapped her back, then went to the side to get dressed and prepare by himself.

Liu Shishi covered her hands behind her back and walked over hesitantly: "Um, are you free tonight?"

"You're capable?"

"No!! I definitely need to rest for a few days. I was just asking if you have time to come home with me for dinner—"

"I'm busy."

Wang Weili refused very decisively, without paying any attention to the expectation in Liu Shishi's eyes.

Liu Shishi's expression changed: "Eating a meal won't take you much time."

"I have to attend an internet gala, and after that I'll go straight back to Shanghai. I don't have time."

That's the truth, and Wang Weili really didn't want to meet Liu Shishi's expectations.

"That----"

Liu Shishi hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said, "Can't I bring my parents to Shanghai to have dinner with you?"

"I'm busy."

This is already a firm rejection.

Liu Shishi's expression darkened, and her voice carried a hint of resentment: "Are you so worried that our relationship will take another step forward?"

"I just don't want our families involved; that would make things complicated."

After getting dressed, Wang Weili looked at Liu Shishi, who was still feeling aggrieved, and decided to be blunt.

"Last night, you told me you were talking to Sugarman about terminating your contract, and that you wanted to sign with my company afterward. Do you remember what I said?"

"You want me to set up my own studio, and you even said you'd provide me with resources—"

"I feel comfortable with this. If Naza were smarter, I would have made her do it this way too."

"So, am I wrong to be smart?"

Liu Shishi's delicate eyebrows stood on end; she was indignant, but no longer resentful.

Wang Weili chuckled lightly: "I'm mainly worried that something might happen if you stay with Naza. It's better to keep a distance."

"You—"

Liu Shishi glared at Wang Weili through gritted teeth, inwardly cursing him as a shameless scumbag.

However, Wang Weili had been playing his cards open from the beginning, and Naza didn't say anything; the only one who was dissatisfied was herself.

If you really can't stand it, just leave — but...

Liu Shishi looked at Wang Weili, who was walking towards the entrance to put on his shoes. Gazing at his broad shoulders, thick back, and narrow waistline, she couldn't help but feel a flutter in her heart.

"Are you busy back in Shanghai? If not, I'll come visit you."

"I guess I'll have to work overtime this Spring Festival."

Wang Weili turned and glanced at Liu Shishi, signaling to her not to come.

Liu Shishi pursed her lips, neither agreeing nor asking any further questions.

Inside the Ali Baba Science and Technology Park in Zhongguancun.

Wang Weili moved through the crowd, socializing with entrepreneurs and investors in the internet circle, his words and actions exuding ease.

Compared to the internet world where programmers are often socially awkward, the entertainment industry is a true social arena.

Wang Weili, who is involved in both circles, possesses exceptional social skills that would make him a force to be reckoned with in the online world.

Especially before the party started, Ma Yun gave him a very grand introduction.

With this identity as a guarantee, the way others looked at Wang Weili changed.

After chatting with who knows how many people he'd forgotten about, Wang Weili finally saw the goal of his trip.

In a corner of the party, two middle-aged men with an air of programming expertise were having an enthusiastic discussion.

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They were both wearing glasses. One of them had thinning hair, a shiny forehead, and large eyes; the other's eyes almost disappeared when he smiled.

Wang Weili walked slowly toward the two of them. As he got closer, he heard their increasingly loud discussion.

"Meituan combines online and offline business models. Although it burned through a lot of money in the early stages of promotion, it raised the cost for others to enter the market."

"What you're saying is still about running a platform business. I think traffic is the future —"

"Excuse me, what are you discussing?"

Wang Weili interrupted their conversation, explaining, "I didn't mean to eavesdrop when I came over, but a couple of words just got into my ears."

Wang Xin and Zhang Yiming stopped their discussion at the same time, looked at each other, and then looked at Wang Weili together.

While Zhang Yiming was still pondering and wondering, Wang Xin was the first to recognize Wang Weili.

"Mr. Wang, hello. We were just discussing our business models."

Wang Xin answered Wang Weili's question first before introducing himself: "My name is Wang Xin, and I made a small app called Meituan."

"Hello there."

"I am Zhang Yiming, and I've just started my own business."

Compared to Meituan's widespread recognition, Zhang Yiming felt that his own software was too niche, so he didn't even mention its name.

Wang Xin and Zhang Yiming are both internet entrepreneurs and are from the same hometown, so they naturally came together at this kind of party.

Regarding Wang Weili, they recalled Ma Yun's elaborate introduction earlier, which gave them a general impression of this young VC investor.

Wang Weili shook hands with both of them, a thoughtful look appearing on his face. In the end, he chose to let the social interaction unfold naturally, not wanting to seem too deliberate.

"I overheard you discussing Meituan's business model just now?"

"Yes, they are just personal thoughts, not worth mentioning."

When Meituan is mentioned, Wang Xin's lips curl into a smile of pride.

After all, a company that has been established for less than 3 years can be valued at more than 20 billion US dollars. Such an achievement is extremely rare in the whole country.

Coincidentally, Didi is another rare company —

Wang Xin's smile froze, and he suddenly realized that he didn't seem to have anything to be proud of in front of Wang Weili.

Seeing that his expression was strange, Wang Weili took the initiative to change the subject and said, "Meituan is indeed a very good company. When the economy is booming, it will be a company that maximizes efficiency, and at the same time, it is a huge reservoir of employment."

"That's an interesting point of view."

Wang Xin looked at Wang Weili with bright eyes, his gaze thoughtful, as if he were carefully considering the points Wang Weili was making.

In interactions between experts, their skill level can usually be discerned in just one or two sentences.

Wang Weili's performance was significantly better than Wang Xin had expected.

"Mr. Wang, you—"

"We both have the surname Wang, so if you don't mind, you can just call me by my first name."

"Okay, Willie, you just mentioned that Meituan is a great company when the economy is booming, but what if the economy is declining?"

"Then you're going to get scolded."

Wang Weili answered humorously, then chuckled to himself.

Wang Xin thought it was a joke and laughed along.

Zhang Yiming remained silent throughout, simply listening quietly to their conversation, occasionally adjusting his glasses.

Before he could speak, Wang Weili took the initiative to throw the topic at him.

"Actually, I'm more curious about the traffic business that Mr. Zhang just mentioned."

"what?"

Zhang Yiming was a little stunned. He didn't expect that his low-key approach would attract the attention of this high-spirited investor.

"You can call me Yiming or Lao Zhang, just please don't call me General Manager Zhang."

"His team has just expanded and he hasn't gotten used to being a boss yet."

Wang Xin teased Zhang Yiming, which showed that the two of them had a good relationship.

Wang Weili looked at Zhang Yiming meaningfully and suddenly said, "Actually, I use Toutiao to read the news almost every day."

"Do you know this app?"

"Yes, I'm quite interested in its personalized recommendation algorithm, so I did some research on it. You guys used real-time data collection—model iteration—user feature analysis —"

"Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang, please wait a moment."

Zhang Yiming hurriedly grabbed Wang Weili's hand, afraid that if he spoke any faster, he would reveal all the secrets of his own app.

Having stopped Wang Weili, Zhang Yiming turned to Wang Xin and said, "I'd like to speak with President Wang alone."

"Okay, I'll go take a look around."

Wang Xin seemed unimpressed and showed no interest in the so-called personalized recommendation algorithm.

After all, Meituan is valued at over 20 billion US dollars, while ByteDance is only valued at tens of millions of US dollars. The two companies are not even in the same league.

After Wang Xin had walked away, Zhang Yiming turned back to Wang Weili and solemnly asked, "Mr. Wang, how did you know our company's algorithm logic?"

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