Chapter 53: Vanity Fair

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On February 25, in the sacred auditorium in Hollywood, California, USA, the temples were fragrant.

Deputy Secretary Zeng and his group of six sat in the back row of the magnificent hall, waiting to watch the grand Oscar ceremony, and also looked with envy and jealousy at the VIP seats in front of the stage, Li Jiaming and Yang Zhiyuan shook hands and talked with those super-rich people.

The United States does not promote cross-border relations, but the annual Oscars are a huge vanity fair, attracting the attention of countless people. But even in such a Vanity Fair, it is rare to see the super-rich come to the show, especially the young heroes of Silicon Valley.

This is a country where money is paramount, and the stars who have just walked the red carpet can maintain their demeanor reservedly, but various producers and producers are not so reserved, vying to shake hands with these young super-rich people to see if there are any opportunities for cooperation. Even ABC's camera rotated frequently, and the host didn't joke: 'Wow, Davie...... , the next Oscars should go to Stanford, and the film school will definitely receive a large amount of advertising money. ’

A few people who were entertaining saw the crew enter the venue, and Yang Zhiyuan, who was smiling at the camera, remembered last night's incident and said narrowly: "Alas, the clothes are not as good as new, and the people are not as good as the old." ”

"Don't be crooked, go over and say hello"

10 million US dollars / year endorsement fee, if it weren't for Li Jiaming's good reason, Yang Zhiyuan wouldn't have agreed to anything last night.

Several people went to the crew seat to shake hands and hug the main creators, and Zhao Wei, who was dressed up, suddenly stood on tiptoe, squeezed the ugly face of Li Jiaming who was hugging him with his hands, and said with a smile: "You are generous enough." ”

One night of husband and wife, Li Jiaming, who was more and more nostalgic, whispered in her ear: "Alas, your brain is a mess, do a good thing to be in the limelight, and if you get into trouble in the future, fewer people will scold you." ”

"Am I that stupid?"

History has forks in the road, and there is also strong inertia, Li Jiaming, who doesn't want to be a god, joked: "You are actors, your EQ is high enough, IQ." ”

This is a joke, at least Zhao Wei thinks so, seeing that the camera turned around, he hurriedly said: "Laugh one, you are not allowed to clarify within three months!"

"I'm not a star, do I still need hype?"

Having said that, Li Jiaming, whose face was squeezed together, still smiled at the camera on his head, which was funny. When the mechanical arm on his head turned away, Li Jiaming let go of Zhao Wei, who wanted to borrow his own exposé, and shook hands with Director Li again.

"Director Li, Zhiyuan and I will always support you, no matter what film you want to make, please feel free to come to us. ”

This is the second time Li Jiaming has said such a thing, although Director Li said it again after his success, he was still grateful: "Thank you, thank you." ”

Hollywood is a world-renowned vanity fair, and Li Jiaming is not distressed at all about spending money to buy fame.

"You're polite, a few years ago, Brother Zhiyuan said to me, 'We are Chinese, we should do something together', I think it's right, it's not easy for us Chinese in the United States, and we should watch each other out. Director Li has already achieved fame, and he will have a long journey in the future, and if he finds potential compatriots and Asians, he hopes to give him more support. Funding is not an issue, and I am happy to sponsor my compatriots and Asians who identify with Confucian culture. ”

This is a cultural event, and Director Li hurriedly promised: "It must be"

After greeting, several people returned to the VIP seats, and Yang Zhiyuan, who couldn't understand, said in Chinese: "Jiaming, are you buying a name?"

"Nonsense, money is just a tool, you have to use it for business!"

"Only by believing in you can you have a ghost!"

The two are partners, not just friends, Li Jiaming said in a low voice: "The domestic economy has taken off, and it will definitely become the world's largest market, and we need a good public image! ”

"Cunning!"

"You're complimenting me!"

"Shameless!"

The two talked and laughed, and the lengthy award ceremony finally began. One award after another was awarded, and one by one the successful people came to the stage, either happy, excited, out of control, or incoherent, a faction of fame and fortune.

After attending the really lengthy awards ceremony, Li Jiaming politely declined the film academy's reception, shook hands with Director Li and said goodbye, turned around and went to see the guests on the plane.

On the way to the airport, Deputy Secretary Zeng proposed a plan to support the expansion of the 'Huaju' company and the 'mountain family' company, which surprised Li Jiaming. His own company has long intended to expand abroad, but it has been resisted by other counties, first, because the finance and taxation will flow to the two companies' registered places in the same ancient period, so that local leaders will be more passive in competing for positions; second, there is the employment problem, large-scale production will inevitably require large-scale layoffs, which will cause a lot of employment pressure on the local area.

Of course, this is a good thing, as long as it is something that the higher-level government wants to promote, there is nothing that cannot be done, even if other counties strongly oppose it, it is useless. But Li Jiaming didn't dare to agree easily, and after SOHU was successfully listed, he merged the 'mountain family' into the 'Huaju' group, which was managed by his father. In the past two years, he has almost stopped caring about the company's affairs, how can he know the specific situation?

What's more, the sales channels of templates and floors are almost made by his brother-in-law, as well as Chen Dong and Zeng Qiang.

"Uncle Zeng, this matter is urgent, I have to ask clearly. ”

"If it worked, would you invest in dollars?"

The face of a politician is like this, even if everyone has a little personal friendship, when their interests are involved, they show their true colors. Li Jiaming is not bad, and kissed in a standard businessman's mouth: "Uncle Zeng, if it works, of course there is no problem, but investing in dollars is a joint venture." ”

The difference between joint ventures and domestic capital means a large number of preferential policies, Deputy Secretary Zeng reminded: "That is your hometown!"

If you are investing in Tonggu, then you still have to discuss, investing in Yuanzhou has a relationship with yourself.

"My hometown is in Chongxiang, strictly speaking, it should be water repair. ”

Oil and salt don't enter?

There are risky things, Deputy Secretary Zeng has never been involved, so he pretended to groan, and the other two leaders also pondered. Seeing this, Liu Benqiu, who was not afraid of carrying the black pot, said on behalf of Yue Li: "We will sell the Xiujiang Hydropower Station to you, but in addition to the electricity used by your enterprise, the excess above the network price will be sold to other enterprises!"

Huh, so bold?

Li Jiaming, who felt weird, looked at his grandfather, who did this in Gaoqiao at the beginning, and his company repaired small hydropower stations and transmission lines, and directly reduced the electricity price of 0.78 yuan/kh to 0.16 yuan/kh. The state prohibits power generation enterprises from directly selling electric energy to enterprises, but it does not prohibit enterprises from building their own power plants and digging into the corners of the State Grid. Gaoqiao is just a small scene, but the Xiujiang Hydropower Station is a big guy with an installed capacity of more than 100,000 k!

"You don't care about these things, you just have to tell me, do you buy it or not?"

As long as you dare to sell, what do I dare not buy? As long as the electricity bill can be reduced, my father's products will have a very obvious cost advantage, and the profits can be given to channel dealers and users, and sales channels and sales volume can be expanded. After a little calculation, Li Jiaming said happily: "If it is feasible, it will be calculated based on ten years of profits, and I promise not to let the government suffer." ”

"Fifteen years!"

This is a matter of mutual benefit, and the other party has a request for himself, how can Li Jiaming give in easily?

"Impossible! After a power station that has been built for more than ten years, you still want to sell it for fifteen years?"

"That's not how the accounts are calculated, you want to keep the price of electricity low. ”

The two bargained, but when they arrived at the airport, they didn't come up with a result, and finally Deputy Secretary Zeng made a personal favor again.

"One step each, 12.5 years?"

Almost, China is a humane society, sometimes face is more important than real profit, Li Jiaming said happily: "Deal! When I win the power station, I will go to the factory when I transfer dollars." ”