"You may kiss the bride now!"

The lawn, the wedding dress, the bouquet, the white pastor announced that a man and a woman were officially married, and the man could kiss his wife.

The guests cheered, applauded and offered blessings, the live band played romantic music, and entertainment reporters took frequent photos with their cameras, freezing the images and transmitting them to yesterday.

"Dongzi is so kind to give a big red envelope when getting married. Wouldn't it be a blessing for him to be a bridegroom every night?" Xiao Ma Ge happily told dirty jokes while leaning forward to cover his mouth.

Due to the time difference, today, September 9th, US time, JD.com's stock price opened higher by 30%. Tencent and Taihe, as major shareholders, made hundreds of millions of dollars without doing anything.

At the beginning, Tencent used its e-commerce business assets + cash to acquire a 20% stake in JD.com, which was a large amount of long-term sale shares; the 5% stake held by Taihe was to make up for the shares given up by Tiger Fund, which had a short lock-up period and could be circulated and sold, which was really a big red envelope.

"Don't tell me, Brother Dong is young and strong, and it's reasonable for him to be a groom every night."

Xie Jing Xing looked at the sweet and loving newlyweds who were 20 years apart in age: "It's not a problem to create a market value of 10 billion overnight."

"You kid, are you afraid that Dongzi will be exhausted to death?" Xiao Ma Ge was so happy that he looked sly.

Xie Jingxing gave him a look of disdain. He said to the city gate tower guy, "This guy is a hip axis. He is shy and introverted when they are not familiar with each other, but he is definitely a reserved and flirtatious person after getting to know each other."

"I heard they got married because of pregnancy? I can't believe it."

Xiao Ma Ge pushed his glasses, looked at Zhang Zetian who was toasting not far away, and couldn't help but shake his head with emotion.

Xie Jing Xing also frowned: "She has been pregnant for four or five months. She used to be thinner."

"Ok?"

Xiao Ma Ge was stunned for a moment, Xie Jing Xing blinked his eyes and explained frankly: "She interned at Xiyou for a while."

Brother Xiao Ma understood it in his mind. He calculated the time backwards and it just matched the date of their proposal. It turned out that they were trapped passively on one side.

No wonder they used the wedding as a marketing tool and also made a master-disciple relationship to befriend Xiao Xie. This wedding was truly a rational use of resources without any waste. Dongzi was really good at this.

"Congratulations on your success. Dongzi will have someone to love him from now on."

While the two were talking, the newlyweds came over to toast, and Xiao Ma Ge smoothly switched his attitude and congratulated them seriously.

Friendship is built on business. As long as private life does not affect everyone's wealth, there is no reason to make any comments. All my sincere blessings come from the bottom of my heart.

Dong Ge laughed happily: "Xiaotian is my blessing. From the time we met to today, we have just gone through the process of JD.com's listing. Things will get better and better in the future."

JD.com’s stock price rose today, largely due to the boss’s perfect control of wealth after getting married.

The capital market drama of Youku, where the couple split up and the equity was divided, which caused the company to be half dead, happens from time to time. He did not lose any equity, so it is natural for him to brag about himself to the two major shareholders in person and guarantee that there will be no problems in the future.

"Xiaotian, it's not easy for Pony to come here today. We have to thank him especially."

Dong Ge emphasized seriously, and Zhang Zetian responded with a gentle smile, raising her champagne glass to toast her thanks.

Don’t you feel sorry for your wife?
Xiao Ma Ge secretly complained, and raised his hand slightly to cover the wine glass in his hand: "Is there wine in your glass? Just take a sip and get the idea."

"And your master, you should also pay respect to him separately."

Dong Ge felt particularly proud that his wife was young, beautiful, and not shy, so he continued to give orders.

Xie Jing Xing smiled and said, "Hey, I toasted to Master yesterday, so you can skip this toast today if you don't have any other reasons."

"It is natural for an apprentice to respect his master. This cannot be avoided." Dong Ge seemed unaware.

"That makes sense. I'll drink it. Xiaotian, take a sip." Xie Jingxing drank the wine in the glass without any hesitation.

How did the broker get to the island last night? Was he on the guest list? Since Liu Qiangdong didn't know, let's just assume that he really didn't know.

Zhang Zetian looked back and forth, trying her best to find out what happened between the two of them last night.

It was definitely related to the man who was soaking in the sea, and then, Xie Jingxing perfunctorily replied that he didn't want to tell. Liu Qiangdong was the same, he got drunk with his friends last night, and after asking if the former had left, he fell asleep.

This feeling was not good. Zhang Zetian pursed her red lips to keep her smile and exhaled deeply the smell of alcohol.

Last night, Xie Jingxing mentioned the artist named Chen Duling to warn her not to pretend to be drunk. The subtleties between the two of them that seemed to have never been spoken were not as subtle as she thought.

After putting on the wedding shoes, she should be a good wife of Jingdong. She should put herself in the right position and stop flirting and probing. She has no right to cry, make a scene, or even hang herself, or act like a spoiled child or scold Chen Xi...

"Are you leaving?"

After watching the newlyweds go to socialize somewhere else, Xiao Ma Ge withdrew his gaze and immediately prepared to go home.

Xie Jingxing glanced at his watch: "I'm going to the United States, leaving now."

"Let's go to the airport together."

As Xiao Ma Ge said this, he wiped his hands with a tissue and sighed, "Running back and forth like this will shorten your life by ten years."

His old back injury recently recurred, and he endured the ten-hour flight to attend the wedding, which was just a way of dealing with superficial social etiquette, and he was somewhat resentful.

Xie Jing Xing curled his lips helplessly. He had just arrived in London to see his wife and children, and he had to attend the wedding while the bed was still warm for two days. No one had it easier than the other.

"Why did you choose LeTV?"

As the two of them rode an electric car to the helicopter platform, Xiao Ma Ge started a conversation to pass the time.

As expected, Xie Jingxing thought for a moment and replied, "They have a big problem, and the profit margin is considerable."

"In the long-form video field of the entire entertainment industry, the competitive pressure is visible to the naked eye, and there will be no profit in the next three to five years."

Pony Ma doesn't believe his nonsense at all. With iQiyi, Youku and Tencent firmly occupying the first tier and burning money, no one can hope to make a profit.

Xie Jingxing is obviously aiming to kill Jia Yueting, so Boss Jia, as the founder and major shareholder, will be out, which involves the issue of investment exit.

There are two paths. Either it is a conventional merger and acquisition, where Taihe Xiyou reorganizes LeTV's assets and sells them to make a profit; or he wants to operate LeTV in depth and for the long term.

Xiao Ma Ge hesitated for a moment and asked bluntly: "You want to partner with Alibaba, right?"

"Baidu invested in iQiyi, and Tencent operates its own business, so only Youku is worthy of Alibaba's value."

Xie Jingxing denied it indirectly, and after thinking for a while, he added: "A few days ago, your Yuewen Group wanted to invest in one of my artist studios. The valuation is a bit low, and we are in the process of negotiation."

"The three of us have support in the pan-entertainment field, but yours seems to be unfounded." Xiao Ma Ge frowned and thought.

Tencent social entertainment, Baidu search entertainment, and Alibaba e-commerce entertainment all have the strategic need to use pan-entertainment as a traffic entrance.

Xiyou Taihe is a pure financial business. Why did they invest and become a major shareholder?
"Jia Yueting has many flaws, but his ecosystem combining software and hardware distribution terminals for pan-entertainment is remarkable and one step ahead of you."

Xie Jingxing gave the answer: "Content + TV + mobile phone + new energy vehicle three hardware terminals have jumped out of the single Internet industry business matrix."

"If we cut off the mobile phone and automobile businesses, pick out high-quality assets and re-arrange the cards, we can play a few games." He simply concluded: "Although we are both in the field of pan-entertainment, our general directions are different, and cooperation is greater than competition."

"See you next year."

Hearing Xie Jingxing's tone that seemed to confirm that Jia Yueting was the owner of LeTV, Ma Ge left without making any comment.

Another dark horse player has entered the game, and each company is preparing for battle. The main theme of the war in the Internet industry next year can basically be predicted to be the pan-entertainment field.

The helicopter flew back to the islands transit airport, and Xie Jingxing boarded a Gulfstream business jet to Los Angeles to visit Concubine Pei. He pressed his fingers between his eyebrows tiredly.

Whether for personal reasons or business, the honeymoon period with the Tencent system is completely over. Next year, there will be not only pan-entertainment, but also e-commerce Pinduoduo.

The plane flew across the runway and soared into the sky. The land gradually shrank in sight and turned into isolated islands separated and surrounded by sea water, just like the current situation of the domestic Internet industry.

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"Uncle, aunt, let's go to the hotel to put our luggage first. If you two are tired, have lunch in the hotel first. If you are not tired, let's go to Dadong to eat roast duck."

A Honda Accord was stuck in traffic on the way back to downtown Beijing from the airport. The car smelled strongly of air freshener and the console was covered with brand new suede interior.

The young man leaned his elbow on the car window frame, silently listening to his girlfriend sitting next to him, who had half turned her body to face the back seat and was chatting with her parents about itinerary arrangements. She was like an active little magpie, chattering non-stop, afraid that the atmosphere would become cold.

He couldn't help but smile happily, reached out to touch the soft suede interior, and yawned gently.

The company's stock price fell during the three trading days this week, so I simply put all unnecessary thoughts to rest, sold all my shares and went to sign a house purchase contract with my girlfriend.

I borrowed a car from a colleague during the National Day holiday and brought my parents to Beijing to have a good time for a few days and see their future home.

The second-hand house is also good. It is larger and saves renovation costs. The location is good and very close to the company, only about ten kilometers away.

Save some money to buy a car in the future. No matter it rains in summer or snows in winter, your girlfriend won’t have to smile silly all the time and bet on who gets home last and does the laundry.

"Phone, Brother Xin, your phone is ringing."

His girlfriend's reminder interrupted his recollection. The young man glanced at the caller ID and hung up directly, forcing a smile and explaining, "A nuisance call."

My girlfriend glared at me with wide eyes, showing her anger, as if she was giving me face and would settle the score later.

"Uncle, this is an electric card, just put it in the card slot and don't move it."

"Auntie, you can drink the water in the room when you are thirsty, and you can buy some from the supermarket outside when you check out."

"You can use the toiletries for free. No, no, you can use the small packages of toothpaste and soap, but you can't take the big tubs of shower gel away."

The girlfriend carefully and patiently helped her parents pack their luggage in the hotel room. The young man walked out of the room quickly and closed the door, holding his cell phone which was vibrating again.

He walked through the corridor and into the fire escape, picked up the phone and yelled at her, "You've already affected my private life, don't call me again!"

"Mr. Wang Xin, are you busy now? I'm so sorry. I'll call you back when it's convenient for you." A gentle female voice came from the other end of the phone.

The young man's face turned red. "I'm not available at any time. Please don't hold me back. I'm just a programmer. I don't know what you want to know!"

After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone angrily without waiting for a response. He kicked the wall hard, feeling dizzy and squatting on the spot with his hands grabbing his hair.

LeEco has grown rapidly and risen to the second echelon of Internet giants. As a programmer in the core working group, I often receive calls from external companies inviting me for "professional consultation."

There are roughly three types: one is to develop software programs as a private job, one is that the next company of the former employee entrusts a third-party headhunter to do a background check, and the other is more special.

——Financial investment institutions or business strategy consulting firms such as McKinsey do market research and pay hourly remuneration ranging from several thousand to tens of thousands of yuan. The importance of the consulting questions increases with the remuneration price.

The work intensity at LeTV is very high. In the past, young men could only take a few background check consultations to earn some breakfast money. They never took the last category because they didn't want to and didn't dare to.

It was not until the last few days when public opinion in the company was abuzz that a person claiming to be from a headhunting company called.

He knew there might be a problem, but he watched helplessly as the company's stock price fell and the loan interest in the purchase contract was higher than the price of the house itself.

I was so obsessed that I couldn't control myself. I just wanted to give it a try and if it didn't work I would just end it halfway, so I talked on the phone for more than half an hour.

As a result, the consultation process went far beyond his expectations. Faced with the carefully designed rhetoric, by the time he realized that the other party was a financial consulting agency, the secret had been leaked unknowingly.

"Brother Xin, why are you here?"

The fire escape door opened with a bang, and my girlfriend half-leaned forward, frowning suspiciously.

The young man stood up quickly: "No, I'm fine, just a little hot, I need to cool down."

"..."

The girlfriend was speechless, and she dodged into the fire escape, stroking her hair by her ears with her eyes twinkling: "Honey, do you know what I love most about you?"

"Wife, I... love you too." The young man's lips moved.

The girlfriend nodded vigorously: "Yes, what I love most is that you love me more. No matter what, you never hide anything from me and always make me feel at ease."

"Honey, I didn't mean to hide it from you. I just wanted to make some extra money to give you a gift so that my parents don't have to squeeze on a green train for more than 20 hours when they come to Beijing."

The young man's eyes turned red, and his anxious mentality collapsed in an instant, and he told everything that had happened.

His girlfriend, who is also a programmer at a large Internet company, understood what happened after just hearing a few words. Her face gradually turned pale and she tightly clenched his hand, wanting to say something but no sound came out.

“Before the consultation started, she asked for my bank card number to pay the deposit, but I didn’t tell her because I was afraid there might be problems.”

The young man's nose was blocked and he muttered: "Halfway through the consultation, I found that she really had a problem, so I told her that I didn't want any money anymore."

"Then within a few hours, the bank sent me a text message reminding me that I had received a transfer of 1 yuan. She called me again, and I panicked and argued with her on the phone. She frightened me and asked me a few more questions."

His Adam's apple moved and he spoke softly, "I hung up the phone and another 5 yuan was immediately transferred into my bank account."

"How much?!" my girlfriend's voice was sharp and broken.

"fifty thousand."

"Wang Xin! Were you really frightened or did you do it on purpose? What questions did you answer?!"

The young man could not defend himself: "I didn't answer. She only asked questions but didn't let me answer."

"So what did she ask you?" the girlfriend asked.

"She asked whether our total TV terminal playback volume was lower than Xiaomi's or higher than Xiaomi's. I kept silent. She asked whether the calculation code for LeTV's TV series playback volume was consistent with that of mainstream video platforms. I kept silent. She asked whether our advertising distribution mechanism was determined by an algorithm or manually operated. I kept silent. She asked..."

"Wang Xin, are you crazy? Are these just a few questions? If you have any common sense in your head, you will know that she is digging up your company's financial revenue!"

"I was really shocked at the time. She said she had consulted more than a dozen core employees in our company, and now people from different organizations are contacting our employees every minute... Several agents I introduced to private jobs also said the same thing." (End of this chapter)