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The key was that Chen Jincheng’s influence would also grow, and the value of his good business acumen would likewise increase.

If his business sense weren’t so sharp, how could that President Lei possibly have agreed to this kind of financing?

But this was a critical moment in the battle between their Tiao Yin and Kuaishou. To make matters worse, Kuaishou had rolled out a new algorithm, introducing an element of uncertainty.

This would make Chen Jincheng’s influence even greater.

Even if Chen Jincheng did nothing, simply jumping ship to Kuaishou would likely cause a mass exodus of Tiao Yin influencers to their rival.

This was absolutely not something they wanted to see.

At this thought, he hurriedly instructed his assistant, "Keep a close eye on Chen Jincheng. Given the current situation, I’m sure Kuaishou will make a move."

"Understood, President Han," the assistant nodded.

Just as Han Shangyou had predicted, over at Kuaishou, Chen Yixiao was stunned for a moment after hearing about the financing. He then hastily called for the person in charge of Kuaishou’s external relations.

As soon as the head of external relations arrived, he asked, "President Chen, what are your instructions?"

Chen Yixiao immediately ordered, "Whatever it takes, you must get in touch with Chen Jincheng this time. Do everything in your power to poach him."

"Right away, President Chen," the man replied at once.

He had a good idea why. Thanks to that one video from President Lei, the entire internet was in an uproar.

It seemed Chen Jincheng could now tip the scales in the battle between Kuaishou and Tiao Yin.

It was truly hard to believe an influencer could achieve something of this magnitude.

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「Beijing, Rice Group Headquarters.」

After Lei Xiaojun and Chen Jincheng signed the contract, a dinner was arranged at a restaurant to celebrate with everyone that evening.

At the same time, Chen Jincheng was invited to Lei Xiaojun’s office for tea.

This time, seated at the tea table were Sister Feiye and Sun Yifan, and they were joined by Sister Hong.

Wei Yuan and the people from Rice Group tactfully excused themselves.

This was now an internal tea meeting for Second-Life Star.

Lei Xiaojun brewed a pot of tea as before, pouring a cup for each person before speaking. "President Chen, the financing will be transferred soon. Your next move should be to acquire the LeTV Film and Television division, right?"

His form of address for Chen Jincheng had changed.

After all, they were partners now, so he used a more fitting title.

Chen Jincheng took a sip of tea and nodded. "Yes. This financing was specifically to acquire LeTV’s film and television division. Now that the three billion is in the company’s account, it certainly needs to be spent."

Lei Xiaojun nodded and said, "Since you’re so optimistic about the LeTV division, President Chen, I won’t ask why. I’ll pull some strings on my end and have LeTV’s shareholders come over for a discussion. However, since their auction for three billion failed, they can’t sell it to us at such a high price."

"No one is optimistic about them right now. After the failed auction, those people are desperate to offload it and recover some of their losses. I think we can offer them two-point-five billion. I’ll take charge of the specific negotiations with them when the time comes."

Chen Jincheng was taken aback by this.

’That’s right!’

’As for whether he could negotiate it down to two-point-five billion on his own, it would have been difficult with his skills.’

’Since President Lei was confident, it was best to leave it to him.’

’If they succeeded, it would be a direct savings of five hundred million.’

’This was the benefit of having a tycoon backing you.’

With this in mind, he also told President Lei about his plan to bring over the influencers from Black Cat TV. Then he added, "You could say that after snapping up this bargain, Second-Life Star could very quickly become the first 5-star Guild on the entire internet."

Lei Xiaojun looked at him in surprise. "That young man has always been erratic. Everyone knew about him investing in a live-streaming platform. I didn’t expect it to be on the verge of collapse already. It seems an amateur really can’t succeed in a professional’s game."

"However, even if you’re taking on his artists, don’t push things too far. Making him lose too much face isn’t a good look."

Chen Jincheng froze at his words, not understanding President Lei’s meaning.

Lei Xiaojun smiled and said, "President Chen, today’s opponent could be tomorrow’s partner. If you leave no room for negotiation, you cut off potential future opportunities for cooperation and profit. Besides, he has family backing, after all."

"Moreover, a good reputation is a valuable asset built up over the long term. Sometimes, when you reach a certain position, not pushing things to the extreme over minor matters can win you the respect and goodwill of others."

"Unless it’s a non-negotiable issue, allowing others a graceful way out shows magnanimity and foresight. This approach helps build a friendly and generous image, attracting more connections and resources to you."

Hearing this, Chen Jincheng understood. ’My thinking has been too narrow.’ He had an epiphany.

It was true. When you reached a certain height, there was no need to be aggressive over minor matters, so long as it wasn’t a major issue where you couldn’t back down.

Isn’t that what Boss Lei had always done?

That was why, in the future, he would become one of the top five business tycoons.

It also explained why one of them, Brother Ma, and Face-blind Dong, despite being locked in a life-or-death struggle, could still sit at the same table, laughing and chatting.

And why another one, Boss Ma, who wished he could launch a bloody siege against Tiao Yin, could still meet privately with Tiao Yin’s own Boss Sun.

Weren’t there often leaked photos of these tycoons dining together? Some of their companies were engaged in mortal combat, yet at these dinners, they could be seen with arms slung over each other’s shoulders, singing "True Hero."

It might go against most people’s conventional understanding, but this was apparently how these tycoons operated.

It wasn’t just Chen Jincheng; even Sister Hong seemed to have a realization.

’You really can learn a lot from interacting with tycoons.’

Boss Lei continued, "One more thing. After acquiring the LeTV Film and Television division, you’ll be getting into the movie business. When it comes time for theatrical releases, their parent company also owns a cinema company."