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Chapter 93 Running Man Premiere, Take Off Quickly (Please Subscribe)

Chen Kai looked at his classmates with a troubled expression, feeling that he had exaggerated a bit.

He didn't have Ma Yun's contact information; he and Ma Yun had never even chatted.

Thinking of this, Chen Kai suddenly craned his neck and looked around, then his gaze settled in one direction.

"Willie, over here!"

"Um?"

Wang Weili looked at Chen Kai, who was waving at him, with a strange expression. Although he didn't understand Chen Kai's excitement, he still slowly walked over.

When his savior arrived, Chen Kai knew he couldn't keep bragging.

"I'm not very familiar with Mr. Ma. The first two rounds of financing were handled by Alibaba's vice president of external investment. However, Wang Weili has a good personal relationship with Mr. Ma."

"Oh?" *N

The group of Jiaotong University graduates surrounding Chen Kai immediately turned their attention to Wang Weili.

Some people even recognized him as Baili Tusu, the male protagonist of the Legend of Sword and Fairy.

When Wang Weili arrived, he also found himself the center of attention.

Seeing the various expressions on the faces of the crowd, Wang Weili took the initiative to greet them: "Hello, fellow senior brothers, how are you all?"

"Hello, hello." *N

Everyone unanimously wondered if they should flatter Wang Weili like they had done to Chen Kai earlier, making him feel elated.

Just as some were eager to try, Wang Weili spoke first: "President Chen, why did you send me over?"

"Oh, it's nothing serious, they just want to know about Mr. Ma's situation."

A hint of smugness flashed across Chen Kai's face. He felt that his approach of letting Wang Weili clean up the mess after he had finished showing off was somewhat uncouth.

Wang Weili saw through his guilty conscience but didn't investigate further.

"I've only chatted with Mr. Ma a few times; we're not exactly familiar with each other. What would you like to know?"

"this----"

The group of people looked at each other, and it seemed that their previous eloquence and sweet talk towards Chen Kai were no longer effective.

After exchanging glances, two people were finally pushed forward.

"Um, hello, we graduated in the same batch as Chen Kai, and we're currently working on an internet startup project. Ali is our client—"

"I wonder what your personal relationship is like with Mr. Ma?"

The two of them took turns saying one thing, without beating around the bush, and immediately started trying to establish a connection.

Wang Weili glanced at Chen Kai and said with a smile, "May I ask, when you contacted Mr. Ma, were you looking to discuss cooperation or financing?"

"Of course it's not a collaboration. We've always had someone in charge at Ahri—"

"Our main goal is to introduce the company to Mr. Ma. If he is interested in investing, that would be even better."

They still took turns saying one sentence each, and they seemed quite used to this kind of cooperation.

Wang Weili pretended to ponder for a few seconds before saying, "It's like this, my communication with President Ma was mainly initiated by him; I never proactively contacted him."

That sounds kind of arrogant, doesn't it?

Everyone curled their lips in disapproval, feeling that Wang Weili's ability to show off far surpassed Chen Kai's.

Chen Kai stared intently, studying frame by frame on the spot.

Before the two men seeking favors could speak, Wang Weili continued, "Of course, if your company is outstanding enough, I'd be happy to help with introductions. What's your company's current valuation? Has it reached unicorn status?"

The term "unicorn" refers to a non-listed startup company that is no more than 10 years old and valued at over $10 billion. It's a relatively recent concept. (Referring to companies that are 13 years old or younger)

The two men exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves: If the company could reach unicorn status, would we need your help to introduce us?

"Ahem, our company just secured Series A funding last year, and our current valuation is around 2000 million."

"Perhaps Mr. Ma is not quite ready to meet you."

Wang Weili politely declined the offer.

When it comes to the claim that Ma Yun is not suitable to meet with them, everyone else present knows to take it the other way around.

The two men, their expressions not very good, nodded, thus preserving the dignity of the communication between them.

Seeing this, the others also found excuses to leave.

After everyone had left, Chen Kai approached Wang Weili with an embarrassed expression: "Weili, I'm sorry to bother you again—"

"Tch~, what's with all this talk about trouble?"

Wang Weili put his hand on Chen Kai's shoulder and comforted him, "I know you're working overtime at the company every day and dealing with all sorts of miscellaneous tasks, so you're feeling down. That's why I didn't bother you when I saw you acting all high and mighty! Next time you encounter this situation, just one sentence will solve it."

"What did you say?"

"I understand your idea. I'll have my assistant make the arrangements later."

"But I don't have an assistant!"

Chen Kai's question was met with Wang Weili's response, "That's exactly right."

He paused for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening.

"Oh, I see—"

"Try to practice more in the future."

Wang Weili patted Chen Kai on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Our company will soon be a unicorn."

"You're talking about the Running Man promotional tactics—are they really that effective?"

"You'll find out when the show airs next month."

"Too."

Chen Kai nodded, then looked at Wang Weili with a relieved expression.

"Thank goodness you're here. If I had to deal with all this myself, I probably would have lost all my hair by now."

"It's okay, you'll have the money for a hair transplant later—"

Wang Weili's joke suddenly froze halfway through.

He heard the system's notification: [The host has performed actions consistent with the role he is playing. Chu Zihang's role-playing progress:]

70%】.

After the electronic notification sound disappeared, Wang Weili looked at Chen Kai with surprise in his eyes!

He guessed correctly; Chen Kai did indeed fit the character of "Lu Mingfei" in some ways.

Based on this situation, the remaining 30% should be completed soon.

With the ride-hailing war looming, it's estimated that Chen Kai will have difficulty connecting with those investors, and they will definitely need his help in the end!

Thinking of this, Wang Weili couldn't help but feel even happier.

Chen Kai asked, puzzled, "Willie, what are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing, it's just that I can't help but laugh when I think about how Didi found out we were using variety shows for promotion!"

Wang Weili patted Chen Kai on the shoulder and said something that didn't quite come to mind.

After thinking about it, Chen Kai laughed along.

The two had their own thoughts, but at the invitation of the others, they went over together to take a group photo for the party.

When taking photos, Chen Kai, who has the best entrepreneurial achievements, should have been in the center position.

However, he declined the arrangement and instead pulled Wang Weili to the center position, standing to the side himself.

As everyone took their positions and shouted their slogans during the countdown, the camera positioned in front clicked, capturing the moment.

Years later, when this photo appeared online, netizens were amazed that three companies with a market value of over 100 billion yuan had emerged from the Jiaotong University circle.

July 12th, the second week of summer vacation.

The first episode of "Running Man" officially premiered on Blueberry TV. The show's pre-show promotional efforts, along with the addition of Wang Weili, who recently became a sensation with "Swords of Legends" earlier this year, and established stars like Deng Chao and Wang Baoqiang as hosts, all contributed to the success.

This garnered unprecedented attention from both inside and outside the entertainment industry even before the show premiered.

Some people are pessimistic about the show, believing that Running Man's investment is too large and it will be difficult to recoup the costs.

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Some people believe that Running Man has achieved great success in South Korea, and bringing it to China would be a very successful endeavor.

The two different opinions did not stop the Running Man cast from moving forward.

At 21:10, Running Man will start airing on time.

Wang Weili sat on the sofa in the living room, watching the first episode he had recorded. He felt that neither the MCs' performance nor the game segments were much different from the Running Man episodes he had watched in his previous life.

The only difference is the name tag ripping game.

When Kim Jong-kook, the ability user with the bell, first appeared, he was unstoppable and dominated the battlefield. Then, when he encountered Wang Weili, he easily jumped up, flipped over, and tore off Wang Weili's name tag.

This set of movements, when viewed on a TV show, looks just like something out of a drama.

However, variety shows that are filmed in one continuous shot have proven that this action has no special effects.

The first episode ended quickly, and the Kuaidi Dache (快滴打车), which secured exclusive title sponsorship at a discounted price of 1500 million, appeared right on time at the end of the variety show.

Wang Weili put in a lot of effort to help Didi Chuxing secure this top spot.

In retrospect, it was all worth it.

As the preview clip for the second episode of Running Man appeared on the TV screen, Wang Weili's phone, which was on the coffee table, suddenly rang. The caller ID showed Li Xue as the contact.

She's supposed to come and report the data tomorrow morning, right?

With this question in mind, Wang Weili answered the phone: "Hello, what's wrong?"

"Boss, you're trending on Weibo."

"Isn't this normal?" (Does this even need an electric arc to explain?)

"No, the trending topics are saying you know martial arts, easily subdued Kim Jong-kook, and even tore him apart and released him seven times—"

As Li Xue's story became increasingly bizarre, Wang Weili got up, went to his computer desk, and logged into Weibo.

The top two trending topics were #WangWeiliTearsKimJongKookSevenTimes# and #WangWeiliIsAMartialArtsMaster#—who the hell bought these trending topics?

"Li Xue, did you buy this?"

"You didn't even approve this budget for me, how could I possibly go and buy it!"

"Too."

Wang Weili frowned and clicked on the trending topic "Seven Tears and Seven Verticals," only to find that the videos below were all from variety show recordings. Tsk, so it was just a publicity strategy by that old man from Blueberry TV.

What about martial arts masters?

Upon further investigation, the results were unexpected.

This trending topic doesn't seem to have been bought; rather, it appears to have been pushed up by netizens themselves.

It seems the popularity of Running Man has arrived faster than expected.

After a moment's thought, Wang Weili suddenly opened his personal Weibo account and posted a message.

"Thank you all for supporting Running Man. I haven't learned any martial arts. I just run around most of the time. Please stop guessing."

Once the message was sent, hundreds or even thousands of replies suddenly flooded the comment section, creating a buzz comparable to the popularity of the TV series "Gu Jian Qi Tan" at the beginning of the year.

After the program premiered on television, many viewers who were still eager for more chose to watch it again on the iQiyi and Tencent Video platforms.

This further increased the visibility of Kuaidi Dache, which secured the exclusive title sponsorship of the program.

A variety show that becomes a nationwide hit has the power to boost a brand, and with Wang Weili's help, Didi successfully caught the publicity wave.