When the 99 headquarters was first completed, Yao Yuan still felt it was very fresh, but now it feels like it has been there for many years. Everything looks ordinary to the eye, and even the fountain in the courtyard feels very rustic.
This is a typical decoration mentality. When you decorate, it’s all art, but if you live there for a year, it’s all garbage.
On his first day at work after the New Year, he spent the whole morning in meetings, including the senior management meeting of Maiwo Network and the senior management meeting of 99 Network. He found that these guys were quite cool during the Spring Festival.
The average monthly salary in Beijing is 7,086 yuan.
As a major Internet company, 99 has always been at the forefront in terms of salary and benefits. However, with the development of the times, thinking has also changed. More and more people choose to travel abroad to celebrate the New Year.
For example, Wu Jun, an old boy, went to France for vacation and watched two Crazy Horse shows...
At noon.
Yao Yuan was having a small meal in the office as usual. Jiang Chao came over with his rice bowl in hand, sat on the sofa next to him, and reported on some lighter and less important work.
"Boss, the English version of "The Three-Body Problem" was released in the United States last year."
"How are sales?"
"I think I sold several thousand copies, mainly because the nominations for the Hugo Awards started this year."
"Um?"
Yao Yuan took his attention away from his mobile phone and became more interested: "Tell me more about it in detail."
"This award is organized by the World Science Fiction Association. Only members can nominate. For example, if I am a member, I can nominate five works for each award, and then the members will vote, and the one with the most votes will be shortlisted.
A second round of voting will be held to select the winner.
"The Three-Body Problem" is nominated for the best feature, but it seems not optimistic at the moment. The number of votes is low and it is likely that it will not be shortlisted."
"Have you watched "The Three-Body Problem"?"
"Watched all three!"
"how do you feel?"
"It's very good. I didn't like to read science fiction before, but I can enjoy this one. It has an epic quality."
"Well, it's really well written..."
Yao Yuan nodded, paused again, and casually said: "Please pay attention!"
"good!"
Jiang Chao understood that this was to ensure that "The Three-Body Problem" won the award.
In fact, he didn't fully understand, and Yao Yuan didn't need to explain.
The process of winning the award for "The Three-Body Problem" was quite tortuous. First of all, it failed in the nomination process and was not shortlisted at all. It's not that Westerners don't like it, but it's just that its influence has not yet risen and not so many people like it.
There are five works shortlisted.
But one of the authors, Marco Cruz, voluntarily withdrew, and the conference selected "The Three-Body Problem" as a substitute before being shortlisted.
Why quit?
Because in recent years, there have been more and more writers of different races, colors, and women, which has aroused dissatisfaction among conservatives in the science fiction community, who believe that this is politically correct, so they have launched an event to make a list every year and call on members to be "in line with the right."
Aesthetic Works” vote.
Marco Cruz's novel is among them, but people disdain unfair canvassing and would rather quit.
After learning that "The Three-Body Problem" was shortlisted, he also tweeted his blessing: "No other work makes me look forward to appearing on the Hugo nomination list more than The Three-Body Problem. Best wishes to Liu Cixin and Liu Yukun (English version translator)
.”
He's a big-hearted guy.
By the way, two of Marco Cruz's novels have been made into animations. The animation is called "Love, Death and Robots".
After "The Three-Body Problem" was shortlisted, another four months passed. During this period, it attracted a lot of attention from the Western novel and publishing circles, with more and more readers. Therefore, during the official finals in August, it was able to defeat its opponents and win the prize.
Awards.
If it followed this trajectory without Yao Yuan's intervention, "The Three-Body Problem" would have won the prize. But this was inherently mysterious, and Yao Yuan was afraid that the butterfly would disappear, so he told Jiang Chao to pay attention.
Vote!
The best at it!
As long as you pay a membership fee of 30-40 US dollars, you can become a member of the World Science Fiction Association and have voting rights...
After Yao Yuan finished eating, he went to the inner room to take a nap. He didn't fall asleep because he was thinking about this matter.
At the 10th anniversary conference of 1999, he promised to bring the hosting rights of the World Science Fiction Conference to China. This thing relies on the votes of science fiction fans around the world, and the procedure is very simple.
But it cannot be done by force.
I don’t have any background in science fiction, so I have to hold a science fiction conference. That’s called a second-guessing.
Only when the domestic science fiction atmosphere is cultivated and this group exists, will it be logical to apply for a science fiction conference.
""The Wandering Earth"!"
Yao Yuan thought of Little Broken Ball again, which will be released in 2019.
In 2017, "Wolf Warrior 2" made a box office of 5.68 billion, ushering in a new era of theme films. Later, "Operation Red Sea", "My Motherland and Me", "Captain of China", etc., have made the cake bigger together.
As if overnight, the film and television industry began to be patriotic.
This is closely related to the background of the times. As our national strength increases and our self-confidence increases, the audience needs a channel to express themselves. "The Wandering Earth" is also inseparable from this point.
If you shoot it in 1999 or 2009, you won't be able to achieve this effect.
At that time, our Yugoslavia embassy was being bombed, and we had just finished hosting the Olympics...
"Boss, phone number!"
Just as he was thinking about it, Jiang Chao came over with his cell phone.
Yao Yuan took a look and saw that Lei Jun had hit him.
"Hello? What?"
"Oh, let's announce it then. Just prepare yourself. You are the protagonist in this game!"
…………
The first breaking news in the Internet world after the Spring Festival was quickly born.
Yuetuan and Meituan announced their merger, with Lei Jun and Wang Xing serving as co-CEOs and chairman of the board. After the merger, the company will have 250 million active users, covering tens of millions of merchants in more than 1,200 cities, accounting for more than 80% of the market share.
Dianping is depressed and trembling. The 20% refers to itself. If the boss and the second are merged, the third will definitely die first. Fortunately, Dianping took the lead. Are you hungry for investment?
Group buying is dead, but takeout still has the power to fight!
As for the users, there is no fluctuation. Who cares about you? Just give me benefits.
The industry is shaken, which seems to indicate the emergence of another giant, but there are also many people watching the excitement. As we all know, one of the co-CEOs will definitely be eliminated!
Internally, employees and management on both sides were trembling.
First, the two companies combined have more than 20,000 people, with overlapping businesses and a bloated structure. Everyone is worried about layoffs.
Second, integration takes time. For example, a merchant has both Yuetuan’s business and Meituan’s business. Now they are merged. What will happen to this business? Another example is the DiTui team. Both companies are competing for the same merchant, and now they are merged.
Should I still grab it?
Things like this have made people panic, and local promotion work has basically come to a standstill.
Lei Jun and Wang Xing did nothing else but comfort their subordinates and try their best to maintain stability after the merger.
The two companies merged and had equal seats on the board of directors.
In order to vote, the board of directors usually has an odd number, but now it is an even number, making voting difficult.
Of course they are not fools, and they know this. The difference is: Wang Xing wants Meituan to survive first and survive this period, but Lei Jun planned it early and didn't say "any more" at all.
After a period of time, Lei Jun proposed to convene a shareholders' meeting to adjust and reorganize the existing structure.