89: Extreme Media

Inside a steadily moving Hongqi sedan, Minister An Yi hung up the phone, his expression a bit surprised.

Just a moment ago, he had only mentioned in passing that he would introduce a few blind date candidates to him, but he hadn't expected Chen Qiu's reaction to be... somewhat expectant?

After all, among the younger generation under thirty that he knew, who wasn't avoiding marriage and blind dates like the plague?

Those with ambition put all their energy into striving for their career and future!

Those without ambition just wanted to delay marriage by a few years so they could play around more.

"This President Chen is quite interesting..."

An Yi shook his head and smiled.

Whether Chen Qiu was obsessed with women was something he originally didn't care about.

As long as the project was done well, it was acceptable for talented and capable people to have some special hobbies.

Previously, he had heard news that the President's Office of the Cultural Industry Group was frequently hiring beautiful female employees, which had worried him a little.

After all, his daughter was still working there!

Now, Chen Qiu's attitude made him feel much more at ease.

Being keen on blind dates surely meant he was looking forward to settling down!

If he was aiming to settle down, there was a high probability that he wouldn't be messing around with romantic relationships.

An Yi held his phone and pondered for a moment.

Although he had mentioned it to Chen Qiu in passing, he remembered that there were indeed a few children of his colleagues who were around Chen Qiu's age.

"It wouldn't hurt to ask around for him."

An Yi thought to himself.

It would also be a good opportunity to probe the background Chen Qiu was keeping hidden beneath the surface.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Qiu reviewed the results obtained from today's blind date.

The betrothal gift had already arrived, and he would have Song Xiangtong help sign for the car and property later.

The most important thing was Jijing Media and the top-tier resource contract for the self-media platform.

Jijing Media is one of the top MCN companies here in Gannan.

The company had just over two hundred employees, with over three thousand contracted influencers and bloggers, and over one hundred million followers across the entire network!

However, for an MCN company, the data naturally contained some exaggeration.

Although the data was inflated, as it was in the currently hottest self-media industry, even being a top player in a third-tier city meant the income was quite substantial.

According to the information provided by the system, Jijing Media's revenue for the last quarter reached one hundred million, with a net profit of over ten million!

In traditional industries, for a company with a scale of only two hundred people to achieve this level would be a fantasy.

For Chen Qiu, although this net profit was substantial, what he valued more was the ready-made MCN company structure.

And, the top-tier self-media platform resource contract rewarded by the system!

In terms of scale, Jijing Media could at best be considered a mid-tier MCN agency nationwide.

At this level, it was impossible to negotiate for premium resources with platforms like Yin Fu, Kuaishou, or Little Red Book.

But with this contract rewarded by the system, it would allow Jijing Media to directly obtain top-tier platform resources!

This was far more valuable than just a mid-tier MCN company!

Immediately, Chen Qiu had Song Xiangtong drive towards Jijing Media.

The company was about to go on holiday soon, so he would go over and make an appearance before the break.

Jijing Media. The executives who had received the news in advance gathered in the conference room.

The structure of Jijing Media was very simple, consisting of five departments in total: Operations, Commercial, Content, Finance, and Human Resources!

At this moment, the directors and deputy directors of several departments were looking rather gloomy.

"What is going on with President He? How could he sell the company without saying a word?"

Operations Director Tan Yuzhe was both confused and somewhat incredulous!

He had joined Jijing Media at its inception and followed President He.

As one of the oldest employees of the company, he had practically worked alongside President He to build Jijing Media to its current level with his own hands!

In just over two years, it had become one of the top three MCN agencies in Gannan!

This achievement had already made them proud, but their ambition was even greater!

Last month, President He was still speaking passionately at a meeting about surpassing Dongmeng Media, which had always been stepping on their heads, and becoming number one in Gannan by the end of the year!

Although reason told them that it was almost impossible to surpass Dongmeng Media, which was much larger than them, in just a month or two.

But their blood was boiling; who wouldn't want to be number one?

However, they never expected that a month later, before the goal was achieved, President He had sold the company?

We were just about to fight to the death, why did Your Majesty surrender first?

"The company is thriving right now, so why on earth did President He sell it?"

The directors were completely baffled.

It wasn't that they adored President He so much that they wanted to follow him to the death.

Rather, over the past two years of the company's development, the capabilities of President He, the founder, were obvious to all.

His connections were extremely extensive.

Whether it was platform resources or local resources, he held them all in his grasp!

President He had sold all his shares, so these resources he personally brought were naturally impossible to remain in the company.

This was equivalent to cutting off one of Jijing Media's legs!

From now on, let alone surpassing Dongmeng Media to become number one in Gannan, they wouldn't even be able to maintain their current size!

"Director Fang, have you been able to contact President He?"

Tan Yuzhe looked at Financial Director Fang Lang.

The latter nodded.

The others all looked at him with surprise.

"What did President He say?"

After President He pulled the new boss into the group chat and introduced him today, he hadn't answered any of their calls.

Fang Lang shrugged helplessly and said.

"He didn't say anything, just told us to work hard."

The others immediately deflated again.

"President He isn't planning to start over elsewhere, is he?"

Content Director Yu Yalin wondered aloud.

"You mean abandoning a thriving company to start all over again?"

"Unless President He's brain was kicked by a donkey."

The Financial Director curled his lips.

"I think rather than discussing President He's intentions, we should worry about what changes will occur after the new boss arrives."

Fang Lang said in a deep voice.

The others all had solemn expressions.

The new boss was about to arrive, yet they knew nothing about him.

Not to mention his temperament, the most critical thing was that if the new boss didn't understand self-media, wouldn't Jijing Media be a ship destined to sink?

"I think it's unlikely; in terms of ability and resources, can this new President Chen even compare to President He?"

Operations Director Tan Yuzhe was the most pessimistic and the most resistant, even stating bluntly.

"If President He is really planning to start over, I might as well resign and continue following him."

The others, upon hearing this, looked at each other, not daring to echo his words.

"As long as he doesn't interfere with the content..."

Content Director Yu Yalin said worriedly.

In any case, facing an incoming new boss, all aspects of the company were bound to undergo huge changes.

This was what the content team was most worried about.

The others exchanged glances, weighing the potential gains and losses.

Soon, they received news.

The new boss had arrived at the company.

The group hurriedly went out to welcome him.