Chapter 1463
Arrogance
It's unclear whether it was the water of life that made him feel intoxicated, or Zhang Yuan's words and actions that made him feel intoxicated.
Anyway, Zhang Chaoyang felt a little dizzy.
I was hoping to see what tricks this popular celebrity would pull.
Wow, that's quite a clever trick...
He initially thought the other party would act like a rogue and try to play tricks on him.
I didn't expect it to be not some kind of scoundrel trick, but something about physics...
Both of them knew perfectly well that the root of their confrontation today lay with the person in the greenhouse.
So he thought Zhang Yuan would use the usual tricks of entertainers.
But the other person was dancing in their own comfort zone.
That's not right...
He only realized it now.
"Why would an actor like you need to learn advanced aerodynamics?" the man asked, full of doubt.
"Then why did you, an outstanding physics student, start an internet company?" Zhang Yuan replied fluently.
"Everyone needs to have a hobby. I like physics, aerodynamics, and engineering."
He raised his glass and clinked it against the other person's.
"But I know that this is just a hobby, not a profession."
"Compared to those great scientists, I am just a novice."
"I am quite self-aware of this."
“My expertise has always been in film and television.” Zhang Yuan observed the other person’s condition repeatedly and felt that it was about time.
"That's why I'm optimistic about greenhouses."
When Zhang Chaoyang looked up, he realized that he had almost forgotten about it if the man hadn't mentioned it.
"Isn't what you're doing unfair?"
Because of what had just happened, the other person's tone was now much weaker.
"Is it as unethical as bringing reporters into the venue?" Zhang Yuan retorted.
"You..." Mr. Zhang was speechless for a moment.
“I informed my family in advance, but you didn’t inform me,” he added.
"Let me guess." Zhang Yuan clapped his hands with a smile: "When you say hello, you probably mentioned it to Zhang Lan or Wang Xiaofei, and that you would take a picture to commemorate it."
"Or you want to record things, but you're unsure what you'll use them for."
"I judge that it was most likely spoken to Wang Xiaofei, because this young master would definitely respond casually like a friend, letting you take pictures as you please."
Wang Xiaofei is the kind of person who gets hot-headed easily and loves to show off.
When Zhang Chaoyang realized he had been guessed correctly, he lowered his head dejectedly.
"Moreover, you didn't give us any advance notice when you attacked Youku a couple of years ago."
This refers to the copyright war.
"Gu Yongqiang is still your former partner and friend."
"Business is business." Zhang Chaoyang still didn't think he had done anything wrong.
"You're right, let's stick to business."
"The problem between us now is the competition between Sohu Video and Youku Video."
"Let me state my conclusion first."
"In the competition among internet video websites, Sohu cannot achieve an overwhelming victory against Youku."
"They will likely lose."
"What makes you say that?" Zhang Chaoyang frowned.
If it were anyone else, this person would definitely get up and leave without even bothering to talk to you.
The previous attack had an effect; this guy's momentum wasn't as strong now.
"Because Sohu is not very good at discovering professional creators."
"So far, only one greenhouse is doing well."
"In my eyes, Sohu Video is being propped up by a greenhouse."
"He's the only person on the entire platform who's well-known."
“It was our platform that gave him the opportunity,” Zhang Chaoyang immediately retorted upon hearing this.
“My opinion is exactly the opposite of yours.”
“Moreover, I am more professional than you in film and television creation,” Zhang Yuan said, adopting a highly aggressive stance.
Ever since he learned that the greenhouse couple were hesitant, he changed his mind.
The reason Gu Yongqiang was asked to reveal that he was contacting women for greenhouse farming was also for the sake of today.
He didn't mention the greenhouse, only his wife, just to let the other party deduce it for themselves.
After all, with Zhang Chaoyang's intelligence, it was easy to understand that his goal was to find Dapeng, a "pillar" of Sohu, through his wife.
People are more likely to believe in results they have personally deduced.
"I'm the professional when it comes to running an internet company," Zhang Chaoyang said, showing no intention of backing down.
"And I'd like to know, was finding greenhouses your idea, or Gu Yongqiang's?"
"Is there a difference?" Zhang Yuan asked in return.
"Are you retaliating against me for my previous copyright issues, or are you just interested in people?"
"You're overthinking it. What's past is past. We're not that petty."
"I've already said it, Sohu is only surviving because of its large scale; what we value is its capabilities." Zhang Yuan was unusually direct today, abandoning his usual diplomatic approach to others.
When talking to a science and engineering guy, you can't beat around the bush.
Moreover, he was "overly" blunt.
"As I've told you before, it was the platform that gave him the opportunity."
"This is your opinion."
"Whether I'm outside or here at Youku, everyone agrees that Sohu Video is being propped up by a large company, without exception."
"And," the other person seemed to retort, but he raised his hand to stop him and interrupted.
"An individual's choice to work on different platforms is a manifestation of their free will."
"We are a country ruled by law, and the employees do not sign contracts of servitude."
"Job hopping is not a negative term in today's society."
“I know you’ve hardly ever worked and can’t understand this.”
He was a child prodigy who went straight from Tsinghua University to MIT, graduating with a PhD. He then secured venture capital from MIT's Media Lab and Engineering Department, founded Aitexin, the predecessor of Sohu, and went public on Nazdaq four years later.
The pretentious part of the article that appeared in the media.
"Brother, everything's going so well for me!"
That's a suitable way to put it for him.
This person has never failed in anything since childhood, and things have gone so smoothly for them.
So after encountering the internal strife among Sohu's shareholders, he became depressed.
People who have a smooth first half of their lives are more likely to become despondent when faced with major setbacks.
If you suffer losses and get cheated when you're young, and toughen your mindset up like a piece of chewing gum, then nothing will bother you when you grow up.
His arrogant and stubborn personality stems from his smooth sailing and the belief that his ideas and choices are always right.
The reason Zhang Yuan played the card game and gave him a physics lesson was to thoroughly provoke his confidence and arrogance.
These people are different from ordinary people.
Ordinary people will feel inferior and weak after being stimulated.
Someone like him would be even more arrogant and defiant.
This will lead to two possible outcomes.
Or they simply couldn't be bothered to respond to him, and they became even more aware of the importance of the greenhouse to Sohu Video, giving it strong support and improving its benefits.
In that case, the greenhouse can earn at least more money, and as friends, I've done right by him.
But if the outcome is different, that's what he wants even more.
This stubborn boss refused to acknowledge his statement, which is why the greenhouses supported Sohu Video.
In fact, that's not the case. The entertainment section is the main part of the platform, accounting for about 10% of the platform's projects.
If he doesn't acknowledge or approve, then the greenhouse is doomed.
Liu Cixin, also known as Da Liu, was involved in the Niangziguan Power Plant, which was not doing well and was later shut down, with most of the employees being reassigned or laid off.
He was later assigned to the YQ City Art Creation Research Studio, where he became a full-time writer.
Prior to this, he actually had the opportunity to be assigned to another power company and continue to have a secure job.
However, during the job transfer introduction, his supervisor recommended him to other state-owned enterprises, saying that he was a talented person.
As a result, the other party's leader waved his hand dismissively.
"Talent?"
"What we have in abundance here is talent!" That's how some arrogant leaders are.
The more you agree to something, the more I'll mess with you.
Show off your talent?
What defines talent? Only those I recognize as talent.
By a twist of fate, it turned out to be a good outcome.
But many truly talented people have been deliberately buried in this way.
All Zhang Yuan could do was gamble and see what Zhang Chaoyang would do and what choices he would make after his all-out provocation today.
Given the greenhouse's personality, it needs a little encouragement.
"Mr. Zhang, whether or not there is talent mobility is a matter for us to discuss."
"But as someone working in this industry, I sincerely hope that bosses can treat every employee well."
"Especially in terms of the most practical economic benefits."
"Don't let your peers laugh at you," he continued, using words to provoke them.
"Alright, that's enough for now." He finished his drink, got up, and left.
Show off and run; don't keep dragging things out.
This person was so angry that their face turned red.
They say I rely on greenhouses.
He even said I had mistreated him.
How do you know I mistreated him? How do you know about his treatment?
I'm afraid that kid from Dapeng went around telling people... he must have been complaining to them about not getting paid enough.
Before long, it was time for the dinner party, and Zhang Lan pulled him to the table closest to everyone except the relatives.
Xiao Wang and Zhang Chaoyang were both there.
Zhang Yuan looked at the two people opposite him, one on his left and one on his right, both of whom were looking at him with ill intent.
But Zhang Lan and Wang Xiaofei were exceptionally enthusiastic towards him, and the two of them couldn't say anything.
"Let me tell you, you can't bully my family."
"Otherwise I'll get angry." While toasting, Barbie Hsu pulled him aside and gave him a serious look.
"I like you when you're angry; you look even better that way."
"Hehehe, don't be naughty."
They're not hard to please; just compliment them on their looks.
After drinking with the newcomers, he went to socialize with some old friends.
As expected, the eagle pulled A-mei (Chang Hui-mei) and fucked her hard; the Taiwanese fat lady could no longer stand up.
Yingzi herself also had a gruff voice, and she spoke as if she were shouting, which was obviously louder.
Zhang Yuan walked around this person; those who aren't thinking straight should stay away.
Wu Qingfeng, who had been thrown into the water earlier, hugged another guest from Taiwan and, in a drunken stupor, cried out that he had been bullied and that no one liked him.
The main problem is that this guy's cleavage is so obvious that most men don't talk to him much.
"Handsome, want to have a drink with me?"
Zhang Yuan was talking to Guo Yu when a drunken woman hugged him from behind.
Zhang Yuan suddenly felt two large clumps pressed tightly against his back.
Looking back, I realized that the S sisters were a mixed-race group of Chinese and Japanese people from their so-called "Seven Fairies" group.
She had been thrown into the water before, and when she was pulled out, she was groped by a group of people.
But instead of being unhappy, she burst into laughter.
Zhang Yuan snapped his fingers, and his assistant immediately stepped forward and pulled the man away.
"No, let's have a drink together, and we can do other things too."
As she was being pulled away, she pulled her collar down, revealing a deep cleavage.
Zhang Yuan didn't even glance at it... afraid of falling into a trap.
The woman was already quite drunk, and her behavior when drunk and her general character were questionable; he couldn't be bothered with her.
"Hey, you've recently moved away from lowbrow tastes?" Brother Qian glanced at him and mocked.
"Senior brother." Zhang Yuan didn't reply, but looked at Teacher Guo and said, "How about we do a piece from 'Fenhe Bay'?"
"Ha!" Teacher Guo slapped his thigh: "If I ever have to say this again in my life, I'll be the one!"
"Then why didn't you say anything?"
"I was wrong, I was wrong, okay?" Brother Qian punished himself with a drink.
"Stay and have fun, I'm about to leave."
"Oh, so early?" Brother Qian glanced at his watch; it was only around 9 a.m.
"It gets boring after a while. I don't really like these noisy and chaotic places."
He then found Wang Xiaofei, who was laughing and joking.
"Why did you leave? No, no!"
"I need to go back and prepare the funds. It's quite troublesome, so I need to hurry."
"Oh..." As soon as he said that, the other person quickly hooked his arm around his shoulder and downed a large glass of liquor.
"Mom, Zhang Yuan is leaving."
"Oh, I'm here...so early." The mistress had also arrived.
By this point, Zhang Lan had changed at least six outfits, making her even more lively than the bride.
"Yes, I think I've caught a bit of a cold, and I'm not feeling well."
"In addition, I also need to go back and prepare the funding materials."
"Alright, see you in the capital then, okay?"
"Let's talk privately. I'll treat you to a meal prepared by our family's chef."
"I also have some specialty dishes, I'll give you two."
"I'm really looking forward to it..."
After exchanging pleasantries, Zhang Lan, along with her son and daughter-in-law, personally escorted him to the elevator.
"Why are you so good to him?"
"Do you know that he kicked all my friends into the water?" Barbie Hsu recalled this incident.
He didn't speak in an angry tone, but rather in a complaining tone.
"He intends to invest in our company."
"Do you understand, it's hundreds of millions!"
"Wow, that's amazing?"
"Your family of idiots..."
"Ok?"
“Those people actually wanted to mess with him,” Wang Xiaofei changed his story.
“If the investment fails, I’m telling you, I…” Wang Xiaofei raised his arm with a ferocious expression.
He was so drunk that he could barely walk.
In any case, they were absolutely certain that Zhang Yuan would pay up.
On the other side, in the car on the way home.
"Brother Long, circle around a few times to make sure no one is following us before we go back to our lodgings."
"There are quite a few."
"Brother Zhang Yuan, if we go to South Beauty restaurant in the future, will we not have to pay?" The assistant racked his brains, pondering what was going on today.
"Don't try to freeload! Don't embarrass me!"
"You're a shareholder now, are you still going to freeload?"
"Who said I'm a shareholder?"
"That woman, whose makeup made her look like an old hag, kept telling everyone she wanted to work with them," the assistant accurately described Zhang Lan's appearance.
"Have you ever heard me utter any words of certainty, certainty, or definiteness?"
The assistant thought for a moment and shook his head.
"That's it."
Zhang Yuan crossed his arms and sneered.
"I never thought about investing."
"If that's what they say, then go ahead and say it."
"The more lively, the better."
"Let the bullets fly a little longer."
"Whether it was the bullet from South Beauty or the bullet from Sohu." (End of Chapter)