After convening the pre-launch coordination meeting of the YY portal, Li Mu made a special call to Leslie Cheung’s agent, Ms. Chen Shufen. On the phone, he explained in detail his idea of following up on Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui’s mainland trip. Chen Shufen said She knew the ropes in the entertainment industry very well, so as soon as Li Mu expressed the idea, she agreed without hesitation.
Makino Technology has long established a strong corporate image in the minds of Hong Kong and Taiwan stars. Now from first-line stars to fifth-tier artists, I believe no one will refuse the cooperation of Makino Technology, not to mention what Leslie Cheung and Mei Yanfang are going to do this time It is a charity event. The more charitable the event, the more exposure it needs.
However, Chen Shufen was not absolutely sure whether Mei Yanfang would agree. After all, although Mei Yanfang was the artist she brought out, the financial relationship was no longer with her, so she had to call Mei Yanfang to confirm her wishes. However, Chen Shufen is still very confident. In her own words: "Anita is very sensible. I think she will definitely not refuse such a thing."
With Chen Shufen, Li Mu would feel more at ease.
After hanging up her phone, Li Mu made another special call to Mo Wenwei. Even if he was sure that she would definitely not refuse, out of respect, Li Mu still had to communicate clearly with her in advance, otherwise, if someone comes to visit her privately, I came here with a certain mentality, but ended up being surrounded by a bunch of reporters. I felt that there must be a big gap.
Mo Wenwei has been preparing to go to the mainland in the past two days. This time her agent has planned a very busy schedule for her. She will visit Li Mu in Yanjing, participate in "Happy Camp" at Xiangnan Satellite TV, and accept several programs from Xiangnan Satellite TV. Exclusive interview for the program, and then she has to participate in five business activities in three cities, including platter performances, shopping mall openings and other different types of activities. Finally, she has to go to Yangcheng to sign an endorsement agreement with a mainland cosmetics company.
Mo Wenwei has never been as popular as she is now after so many years since her debut. There are various reasons for this. First of all, her personal image suffers a little. In terms of image, she is definitely not in the top line; but in terms of voice, she is also in the top line. She is less than an A-lister, and her slightly special voice is somewhat disadvantaged in the pop music circle. If Li Mu hadn't praised her, she would have always been a tepid quasi-A-lister. The so-called A-lister means that everyone knows this person and has seen this person. I've acted in movies and listened to songs sung by this person, but this person just can't become popular, the pay can't come up, and the appearance fees can't come up.
Now, Mo Wenwei's new album is very popular in the mainland, and pre-sales on Taobao continue to grow. Now the total sales have exceeded 500,000 and continue to hit new highs. There are various announcements, performances, and endorsement invitations in the mainland, almost all because of Li Mu provided strong support behind the scenes, so Mo Wenwei was very grateful to him.
After receiving the call from Li Mu, Mo Wenwei was very surprised and asked excitedly: "Mr. Li, how could a busy person like you think of calling me? I'm really flattered!"
Li Mu smiled and said, "Miss Mo, you don't have to be so polite. Just call me Li Mu. The purpose of calling today is to ask for your opinion on something."
Mo Wenwei said hurriedly: "Please tell me."
Li Mu explained the matter over the phone. After hearing this, Mo Wenwei agreed almost without thinking, saying: "I think this is OK. I don't have any objections. Besides, I will have many activities in the mainland this time. If you If you don’t mind the portal network, I very much welcome you to follow and report the whole process... "
Li Mu smiled and said, "If you say that, I will take it seriously!"
Mo Wenwei also smiled and said: "Of course it is true! I will fully cooperate with anything related to Makino Technology and Taobao in the future. As long as you can think of me, I will not let you down!"
With that said, Mo Wenwei added: "By the way, I signed up for the charity auction of the Seedling Protection Fund on Taobao as soon as possible, and this time I donated my favorite Patek-Philippe watch to this charity auction. Second charity shoot.”
Patek-Philippe translates to "Patek Philippe" in Mainland China. Although Li Mu does not know the current price of Patek Philippe watches, in later generations Li Mu has the impression that Patek Philippe's basic watches start at 200,000 to 300,000 yuan. Mo Wenwei said that she donated My favorite Patek Philippe should not be an ordinary basic model. If it is a limited edition, the price will be very high. Even taking into account the inflation over the years, it will cost at least tens of thousands of dollars to start.
Tens of thousands of US dollars, converted into hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars, Li Mu was really surprised that Mo Wenwei would donate such valuable personal items for this online charity auction.
For most owners, the existence of a work of art like Patek Philippe should be far more meaningful than a watch. Li Muchin said that if it was something he loved, he might not be willing to donate it, even if he donated money directly. , and I don’t know how to donate goods, but I think the core purpose of this event is charity auction, so donating money is naturally not suitable for this theme.
He expressed his gratitude to Mo Wenwei, and the two agreed to meet in Yanjing in a few days. Chen Shufen also happened to reply to Li Mu. Mei Yanfang also recognized the model proposed by Li Mu, and the three of them were willing to let Makino Technology track the whole process. According to interviews, the next hot event for the launch of the YY portal has basically been finalized.
Li Mu immediately reported to Wang Nan that the portal was officially launched on July 1st, and the special reports on the three celebrities' mainland trip also started on the 1st. In the next three days, Li Mu asked Wang Nan and Lu Xinyi to partner up and do a good job The work of special pages, special copywriting and frontline reporter team must be used to give the YY portal a good start with this long-term exclusive news.
After setting up the online work, Li Mu looked at the time. It was almost time for him to make an appointment with Ding Zhenglin, so he took Lin Qingya with him to the booked hotel to meet Ding Zhenglin.
Ding Zhenglin didn't go to work this afternoon. He went out to get a haircut to make himself look neater. Then he rushed home and changed into the most formal and best suit. This Ermenegildo Zegna suit was the one he used as an elite member of the Huaxia District. I bought it specially in the United States when I went to the Sequoia headquarters in the United States for a meeting. In Ding Zhenglin’s own words, after working in investment banks for seven or eight years, he just had a suit for drinking tea. He usually kept it at home and packed it in a dust bag. Generally, He would never wear it out under any circumstances, and would only take it out of the closet when there was a big occasion or big business to discuss. Although it was very hot today, he felt that it was always right to be more solemn.
In order to prevent traffic jams and other emergencies, Ding Zhenglin drove to the hotel booked by Li Mu an hour in advance. This was his habit before discussing big business. He would go nearby and wait silently in advance, and then arrive at the scene on time, so as to avoid accidents on the road. Unexpected events lead to lateness, and the negotiating party will not look down on you because you come too early. Generally speaking, the psychology of negotiation has the most direct manifestation: whoever pays more attention to this negotiation will find it difficult to take the initiative. right.
Although Ding Zhenglin knew that this negotiation was obviously what Sequoia wanted, he still had to stay calm and not let the other party guess his and the entire company's intentions through his slight performance.
Ding Zhenglin's Buick New Century, known as a gas-hungry car, never shut down. He wore a shirt, suit and tie meticulously. In the weather at the end of June, as soon as the air conditioner was turned off, he would definitely cover himself with sweat in the car. Sometimes Ding Zhenglin doesn't want to be so grand, otherwise people on the street will look at him as if they are seeing an idiot. However, Sequoia's senior management has always been deeply influenced by the style of the old American financial elite. No matter it is the scorching summer or the severe cold, Everyone must wear formal attire to discuss business, otherwise it will give people the feeling of being unprofessional and disrespectful. Of course, if you are talking about investments worth millions or tens of millions, investment managers who are several ranks below you may not be wearing the same attire. Here comes a short-sleeved shirt. The bigger the business, the more details must be taken care of.
At 6:50, Ding Zhenglin straightened his tie through the rearview mirror in the car. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, he got out of the car and walked into the hotel.
Lin Qingya had already told Ding Zhenglin the name of the box he had booked in the hotel, so he directly reported the name of the box to the guest, who took him to the box.
Li Mu and Lin Qingya set off a little late, just in time for the evening rush hour, so the road was a bit congested. When they arrived at the hotel, it was already more than ten minutes after the agreed time. The two of them walked to the private room unhurriedly. The waiter who led the way had just Pushing the door open, Ding Zhenglin in the box instinctively looked up. The first time he saw Li Mu, he realized that he was being stupid today.
Li Mu was dressed like a "programmer" today. The upper body was a bagged basic T-shirt bought from Giordano. It was the pure gray, simplest round-neck T-shirt. The lower body was a pair of black shorts with a pair of black shorts on his feet. A pair of sandals with cork soles, and a backpack on the shoulder. With this outfit, you can just throw down the backpack and go to Beidaihe to play in the water happily.
Lin Qingya next to her was also wearing very simple clothes today, a half-sleeved white shirt on the upper body, a black hip-hugging long skirt on the lower body, and a pair of leather wedge sandals on the feet. The overall look was very casual, but with a bit of OL style.
Looking at the two of them and then at himself, Ding Zhenglin couldn't help feeling embarrassed, but he could only stand up and politely said to Li Mu and Lin Qingya who came in: "Hello, Mr. Li, hello, Mr. Lin. , I am Ding Zhenglin from Sequoia Capital, this is our first meeting, please take care of me."
Lin Qingya nodded slightly and gave him a professional smile. She did not speak at this time, but left the opportunity to speak to Li Mu, because Li Mu would naturally respond to his greetings at this time. If she spoke too, she would It seems that I have no eyesight.
Li Mu looked at Ding Zhenglin with a slightly surprised look, then quickly extended his hand to him and said with a smile, "Mr. Ding, how long have you been here?"
Ding Zhenglin smiled slightly and said lightly: "I've been here for a while."
Li Mu nodded and looked at Ding Zhenglin's outfit. He wanted to laugh but was embarrassed. The air conditioner in the box was quite cold. He must have been sitting here wearing this outfit for a long time.
Li Mu deliberately wanted to create an awkward atmosphere in Ding Zhenglin's heart, so he turned around and looked at Lin Qingya and asked her in a low voice: "Is it cold? I have a long-sleeved shirt in the trunk. How about I go get it for you?" "
(End of chapter)