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556: Chapter 556: Awesome!

Who’s Tricking Who?

556: Chapter 556: Awesome!

Who’s Tricking Who?

The liaison officer knocked and came in.

“Mr.

Wu, your meeting with the envoy is postponed to one o’clock in the afternoon!”

Wu Jie raised an eyebrow, “Damn!

Wasn’t the meeting scheduled for the morning?

Is this guy pulling rank on me as soon as he arrives?”

The liaison officer explained with an embarrassed face:

“Uh…

His visit was impromptu, and we didn’t have a fixed itinerary, so we ended up having a lot of issues to communicate about!”

“Thus, the higher-ups have sequential meetings to attend, which might take a while, hence the rescheduling to the afternoon!”

Wu Jie got it immediately.

“Understood!

Then have someone deliver lunch to me at 11:30.

I can have a full meal and then take a nap to rejuvenate!”

“Sure, no problem!”

The liaison officer smiled, bowed slightly, and left the room, pulling the door behind him.

After breakfast and a long phone call with Tang Xiao, time just seemed to crawl by.

Surely…

I can’t play games in a place like the State Guesthouse, right?

Wu Jie decided to watch TV and turned it on to CGTN News.

There was a news segment about the envoy’s visit.

In the news footage.

The envoy received a grand welcome at the airport and an intimate reception when he arrived at the hotel.

Sitting in the spacious, bright, and grand reception hall.

Both sides, accompanied by interpreters, spoke slowly and steadily.

And the news broadcast was also very official.

The two sides will deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, strengthen dialogue and communication, and promote the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations…

This news segment was from the reception earlier before ten o’clock.

Another segment followed, featuring another high-level meeting with the envoy.

The two parties were engaging in closed-door negotiations, naturally not broadcasted in the news.

But Wu Jie knew when people of high status spoke, each word was precious, and they spoke very slowly.

Just like the unhurried chit-chat in the news, no wonder the negotiations were delayed until the afternoon!

And Wu Jie felt the envoy’s visit this time seemed very proactive.

He ensured to meet with the senior officials first, indicating an ‘advantageous for both’ approach, and then proceed to discuss the specifics with Wu Jie.

“The attitude is quite friendly, but what about the sincerity?”

Wu Jie huffed quietly and turned off the TV.

Not long after.

Lunch was brought in ahead of time.

Wu Jie ate while casually browsing Dashi Pai.

Suddenly!

Wu Jie noticed that the members’ section had paid micro-movies available.

What’s the situation?

Bai Fengling just proposed this plan not too long ago, how could it be online already?

Casually clicking on one, Wu Jie found it was indeed produced by Bai Fengling’s company.

It wasn’t expensive either, less than two yuan to watch.

And there weren’t a few viewers; a spy-themed micro-movie starring Bai Fengling herself had over a million views.

According to the fifty-fifty revenue split, isn’t that already making her millions?

Moreover.

Other quality original creators also had some micro-movies for a fee, all priced reasonably, with some as low as ten cents.

But every little bit adds up, and for those with a large fanbase, the income is significant.

For someone with many brainless fans like He Yaoxi, who set his new song’s music video as paid content at a price of 5.88 yuan,

What about it?

The view count has already broken four million, doesn’t this mean he’s earned millions in net profit?

Damn!

This is practically like printing money!

Chu Yunxuan, oh Chu Yunxuan!

I never thought you could actually be so capable!

After being impressed, Wu Jie straightforwardly called Chu Yunxuan to inquire about her recent big moves.

No sooner had the call been answered than Chu Yunxuan excitedly spoke:

“Jie, you’ve finally finished being busy and decided to call me!”

That voice…

So coquettish!

It was like a beautiful young lover that hadn’t been seen for a while, with a bit of complaint and sounding like she was pouting.

Wu Jie said with chagrin, “I’m not as busy as you!

If I hadn’t checked Dashi Pai today, I wouldn’t even know about the big moves you’ve made!”

“Uh…

are you talking about the paid micro-movie system?” Chu Yunxuan said with a smile, “Based on President Tang’s marketing strategy that you wanted us to strictly follow, I came up with a new strategy!”

“So far, it seems to be working well; many original creators have made tangible profits, and the audience get to see high-quality content for a little money!”

“Micro-movies are a fresh model, allowing audiences who normally don’t have much time to enjoy high-quality, compact short films during their commutes or school breaks, rather than lengthy and dragging…”

Wu Jie didn’t bother to interrupt, letting Chu Yunxuan say her piece.

Hiring Chu Yunxuan into the company in the first place was to have her and Deng Hua divide the work.

One in charge of marketing, the other in charge of technical operations.

Acquiring Star Cloud Internet Technology and launching the Dashi Pai app…

Wu Jie’s original intent was just to launder money.

Now that he no longer needed to, he was even less concerned about how the company operated.

After Chu Yunxuan finished speaking, Wu Jie finally said,

“Keep up the good work if it’s going well, but this has a lot to do with Bai Fengling, right?

I see you’re focusing resources to promote her; where’s she getting the money to pay for the ads?”

“Didn’t you agree to invest fifty million in her?” Chu Yunxuan shot back.

Wu Jie was instantly dumbfounded.

“What the hell!

I did say I’d invest fifty million in her, but I didn’t say when!

What the heck is going on?”

“I…” Chu Yunxuan hesitated before explaining, “Miss Bai said she had consulted with you and President Tang, both of you had shown support, and the finance department had plenty of funds, so…”

Wu Jie said annoyed, “So you just took it upon yourself to give her fifty million?

Not only that, but you’ve also run a lot of ads for her?”

Chu Yunxuan blanked for a moment, then stammered,

“No… didn’t you say that I have the final say in marketing?”

“I…”

Wu Jie almost cursed out loud.

What the fuck!

Fifty million…

Many people won’t earn that much in a lifetime!

And you?

Just give it out like that!

Even if it truly went towards investing in Bai Fengling, what about the promotional ads?

The Dashi Pai app is so popular now!

The platform’s ads are damned valuable.

These promotions could have been sold for good money.

In an instant!

Wu Jie suddenly suspected that Chu Yunxuan might have some unsavory collaboration with Bai Fengling.

Investing fifty million in Bai Fengling and also giving her a significant amount of promotional advertising.

By the rules of the underworld, Bai Fengling must give Chu Yunxuan a big red envelope, right?

But…

Wu Jie didn’t burst out with curses.

After all, he had said before that the marketing decisions were Chu Yunxuan’s to make.

“Jie, do you think I did something wrong?

I swear to the heavens, I didn’t take a single penny in kickbacks from her.

Everything I did was for the company, for you!”

Chu Yunxuan’s voice was urgent, as if she was very afraid of being wrongly accused by Wu Jie.

Wu Jie smiled faintly.

“You arranged to invest fifty million without my consent, you sure are incredible!”

Chu Yunxuan explained, “The money didn’t go through me—it was a company transfer, a business-to-business investment payment, and moreover, I secured thirty percent equity for you.

I think such an investment is very cost-effective!”

“As for advertising her micro-movie and promoting it, that’s a win-win situation too!

And the fact has proven that the micro-movies produced by her company are indeed of good quality and popular with the audience!”

“I’ve made a preliminary estimate that in just two or three months, we could recoup our investment, and from then on it’s all about profit distribution.

We can practically just sit back and count money without worries…”

Wu Jie didn’t listen closely.

Whether Chu Yunxuan was considering the company or her own personal interest,

Wu Jie felt that Bai Fengling and Chu Yunxuan played with fire a bit too much.

Before, Wu Jie and Tang Xiao had visited Bai Fengling’s home as guests and seen some scripts.

But at that time, neither Tang Xiao nor he had mentioned investing fifty million.

Yet Bai Fengling told Chu Yunxuan that Mr.

and Mrs.

Wu agreed…

What was this supposed to mean?

And Chu Yunxuan was even more bizarre, making a fifty-million investment without even asking Wu Jie.

Even more astonishing was…

The company’s financial accountants, Ding Chun and Chen Yong, didn’t even make a phone call to verify with him.

Fifty million!

He, the boss, didn’t even know, and his own employees had gone ahead and spent it.

Incredible!

Truly capital letter INCREDIBLE!

Wu Jie felt that perhaps he had been too indulgent with these old classmates.

Or perhaps they thought he was too easygoing and didn’t really care about this measly fifty million.

In fact, the amount of money didn’t matter.

What Wu Jie cared about was the attitude, the essence of the entire issue.

At least let me know, damn it!

It’s not like my phone isn’t reachable, and they didn’t even send a single text message.

They didn’t even mention it in the work chat.

At this rate, if they really colluded, the company might be sold off and I’d be none the wiser.

Chu Yunxuan was still explaining, and Wu Jie was getting annoyed listening to her.

“Alright!

You don’t need to explain too much.

I’ll come back tonight and have a meeting first thing tomorrow morning.

There are some rules I must make clear!”

Having said that, and without waiting for Chu Yunxuan to say more, Wu Jie hung up the phone.

He took a moment to think calmly.

Tang Xiao, his wife, was indeed better.

Tang Xiao had said before that while Wu Jie was very capable, corporate management was not that simple.

Ancients said,

The benevolent do not command troops, the righteous do not manage wealth!

Valuing sentiments and loyalty too much is bound to lead to poor company management.

Just like now with Star Cloud Internet Technology, Wu Jie had shown them too much ‘trust’.

So much so that it felt like he had been sidelined, as if it didn’t matter whether Wu Jie was the boss.

Wu Jie thought.

He could be hands-off, not micromanage the company’s daily affairs, but at least he should have the right to know, shouldn’t he?

He took a break to smoke for a while.

In his mind, he constantly contemplated how to change the company’s management system.

Before he knew it, it was nearly one o’clock.

The door was knocked on, and the liaison officer came again.

“Mr.

Wu, we can depart now!”

Phew!

With a deep breath, Wu Jie snuffed out his cigarette.

The company’s matters were trifles, fifty million was nothing to fuss about.

But right now, negotiating with the envoy was the main event.

He stepped out, trying to calm himself down as much as possible.

It’s just meeting a foreigner.

Why should he be so excited?

Calm!

Calm!

Wu Jie gradually calmed himself as he followed the officer.

Knock knock!

The door to the private room was knocked.

The liaison officer opened the door.

Standing at the door, the two burly men did not frisk Wu Jie.

“You may go in.

There will only be the two of you inside this private room,” the liaison officer whispered.

Wu Jie nodded slightly and walked into the room with neither servility nor arrogance.

Perrio, the envoy he had seen on the news, was sitting there leisurely drinking coffee.

Full head of silver hair, face full of wrinkles.

He crossed his legs elegantly and blew on the hot coffee.

Drinking coffee in such hot weather, how cool must his heart be?

Wu Jie withdrew his gaze and sat down calmly.

Not a word of greeting was uttered, especially since Perrio did not even look up.

With a slight movement of his lips, Perrio took a sip of coffee and then looked up.

Squinting his eyes slightly, his lips curled into a slight smile.

This benevolent smile from Perrio looked quite evil to Wu Jie, like a cunning hunter eyeing its prey.

“Young man, you are very outstanding!”

Perrio’s gaze was sharp as a knife, piercing through as if trying to see right through Wu Jie.

He spoke fluent Mandarin, no wonder there was no interpreter arranged.

Glancing at Perrio’s feigned smile, Wu Jie let out a dismissive chuckle.

“Outstanding?

I’m just scrabbling for a living!”

Perrio shook his head slightly, his hands clasped together, and asked with a smirk:

“I’ve heard that you’ve swindled countless people and even have a nickname, the ‘King of Tricksters’!”

“Our country’s LangsiSci CSA has already been swindled out of 5.6 billion Gold Coins by you, with another 15 billion Gold Coins yet to be paid!”

“So, are you planning to swindle me, the envoy, without any hesitation today?”

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