Chapter 752: The 10th Anniversary Celebration Begins
"Dip!"
In the evening, Palm Springs, Yinyin pressed the door lock with a big bag of vegetables.
I took off my mask, coughed twice unconsciously, and immediately frowned. Thinking that I might have to face this kind of horrible weather every winter in the future, it would be even more annoying.
Fortunately, I am generally in a happy mood today.
Yao Yuan won this battle. Yinyin cannot 100% share his emphasis on WeChat, but when he is happy, she is happy. He said that this is the key battle to surpass Tencent, that is.
Soon, she was humming a little tune and got busy in the kitchen. For a while, the heat was rising, the water was boiling, the vegetables were sizzling, and various aromas were mixed together.
The TV in the living room was on, playing the evening news: "A few months ago, the incident of Wang, a 17-year-old boy from AH, selling his kidney to buy an iPhone, which attracted widespread attention, had the latest development yesterday... According to the police, a black intermediary and a black doctor have been arrested.
A total of 7 people were arrested and brought back..."
"At that time, Wang received 22,000 yuan and bought an iPhone 4 and an iPad..."
Tsk!
Yinyin paused for a moment and shook her head, unable to understand.
This incident happened in the first half of the year and caused heated discussions. Apple officially changed its name to "Kidney Machine". Most people had the same reaction as Yinyin and couldn't understand it at all.
It's a bit beyond normal logic, like an absurd play.
"Why do you think some people sell their kidneys to buy iPhones?"
"What the hell?"
Yao Yuan was just coming home when he heard a random comment. Yinyin pointed at the TV. He looked at it and said: "Everyone's brain circuit is different, so it's not strange to do anything. We should think about something else."
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"What else?"
"For example, every organ in the human body is very valuable, but together it costs 3,000 per month. Why do you think it is?"
"Wow, your words alone will get you hung up from the street!"
Yinyin waved the shovel, not wanting to discuss this topic any more, and said: "Wash your hands, it's time to eat!"
The two of them had decided to have dinner at a fixed time.
When Yao Yuan comes home, he usually rushes before the last dish is served. When he opens the red wine and washes his hands, the table of food is neatly arranged.
"Come on, pour it up, pour it down!"
He poured two glasses of wine and said with a smile: "Although our ceremony is a bit too much, I am not bored at all and I am grateful every time.
This time, to be honest, I am really happy.
In the past, I had a lively fight with Tencent, but in fact, the overall strength was always inferior. They started too early, and we were the chasers. It is different now, we have got the ticket!"
"They will be a little inferior in the future?" Yinyin said with a smile.
"Of course, otherwise my efforts will be in vain! Let me tell you, during the day at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ma's expression was so humiliating... Later, when we went downstairs, they kept glaring at me from behind. I rolled up my sleeves and wanted to do it.
, the high-end ones are incredible..."
Yao Yuan continued to be excited during the day, spitting and talking non-stop.
Yinyin smiled and listened to his bragging.
After a long while, he finally let out a long breath: "It's better now, I can finally feel relieved. This year feels so long, but fortunately it has a wonderful ending."
"Come and celebrate our success!"
“Thanks for being there for each other too!”
The two of them toasted, and Yao Yuan took a big sip, all the bitterness, sweetness, and sourness seemed to be in his mouth.
When he started his business, he set Tencent as his target. After 10 years of pursuit, he finally got the match point to overtake it!
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WeChat gained 50 million users, and the competition came to an end.
Towards the end of the year, he devoted all his energy to the "Ten Years Celebration", planning to hold it for three consecutive days on December 29, 30 and 31, and then hold a New Year's Eve party on the evening of the 31st.
Many activities have been prepared in the past three days, including social networking and gaming led by Yao Yuan, e-commerce led by Liu Qiangdong, entertainment led by Yu Jiajia, including Bai Yongxiang’s mobile phone, all of which have corresponding programs.
The main scope of activities is limited to the Wudaokou and Zhongguancun areas. There are many students and venues here, so it is easy to divert traffic.
December 28, Capital Airport.
When a plane from Taiyuan to Beijing landed, Liu Cixin followed the flow of people out of the lobby, looked up at the gray sky, and put on a mask as she was prepared.
"Teacher Liu!"
"Teacher Liu!"
Someone shouted not far away, but it was the person sent by the group to pick up the airport, holding a sign with his name on it.
"Hello!"
Liu Cixin waved her hand, "It's okay, it's not embarrassing."
He has finished writing the third part of "The Three-Body Problem" and just won the Galaxy Award and the Chinese Nebula Award. He is famous in the science fiction circle and is gradually being known to more and more people. It is commonly known as breaking the circle.
The more famous you are, the more activities you will do.
He has seen banners held high at the airport that read "Warmly welcome the famous Chinese science fiction writer XXX..." It was embarrassing.
Of course, Liu Cixin doesn't know yet that in a few years, this banner will become "Warmly welcome the world's famous science fiction writers" and his works will become top-notch IPs.
"Teacher Liu, please sit down for a while!"
The airport pick-up staff put him in the car and said, "There is a flight approaching. Please wait a moment. We have another guest."
"Oh, it's Okay!"
Liu Cixin nodded, sat in a business car, and took out her cell phone out of boredom to pass the time.
About ten minutes later, I saw from a distance that the man had attracted another woman, with gray hair, quite old, wearing a pair of glasses, and skinny.
When he got closer, his heart skipped a beat and he quickly opened the door and got out of the car.
"Teacher Yang!"
"Oh, Da Liu!"
The other party adjusted his glasses and said with a smile: "What a coincidence, let's get together."
"Yes, I didn't expect to be next to you...slow down..."
"Gee, I'm not that old yet!"
She smiled and pushed away Liu Cixin's hand that wanted to hold her, and got into the car by herself.
Her name is Yang Xiao, she is in her sixties, and she is the first president and editor-in-chief of "Science Fiction World" magazine. In 1999, when Liu Cixin's first published work "Whale Song" was published in the magazine, Yang Xiao had not yet resigned.
The car started slowly and drove towards the hotel in the city.
Yang Xiao was very happy to see him and said: "It's rare for someone to remember me, an old lady. When I first received the invitation, I thought they had made a mistake. Later, when I heard that you were coming, Wang Jinkang, Han Song, He Xi
Those guys are here, so I will shamelessly join in the fun."
"What are you talking about? If you are so shameless, we will be ashamed of ourselves."
"Haha, you are so naughty. You never talked like this before..."
Yang Xiao smiled and asked: "I know nothing about this 99 Group, and I don't understand why they want to carry out activities. How much do you know?"
"Hey, I'm ashamed!"
Liu Cixin was embarrassed and said: "I have cooperation with one of their entertainment companies, and I have a lot of contact with them regarding film and television adaptations. This year is the tenth anniversary of 99 Group, and we have done a lot of planning, including a [Science Fiction Carnival], which I will introduce
Some future sci-fi film shooting plans."
"sci-fi movie?"
Yang Xiaoqi said: "The content given to me was not like this. They told me that they would sponsor "Science Fiction World" to cultivate science fiction soil and prepare for applying for the right to host the World Science Fiction Convention."