In the main building of the 99 headquarters, that is, the Yao Yuan building, there is a press hall on the second floor.
It can accommodate up to 800 people, and all supporting facilities are state-of-the-art. This is Yao Yuan's idea. He has always wanted to host a press conference in his own headquarters, without having to go to a hotel or exhibition center.
It was early this morning.
A company limousine drove into the park, and as soon as the door opened, two middle-aged and elderly writers who barely trimmed their hair and looked frizzy got out.
One is named Yu Hua and the other is named Liu Zhenyun.
We always have a stereotype about traditional writers, as if they stopped writing in the new era and will always stay in the 80-90s, when literature was not dead and masterpieces were frequently produced.
actually not.
After "Alive" and "Xu Sanguan Sells Blood", Yu Hua also wrote "Brothers" in 2008, "The Seventh Day" in 2013, and "Wencheng" in 2021. He has continued to write short stories and essays.
The same goes for Liu Zhenyun. His most recent work is "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" in 2012, which was later made into a movie by Feng Xiaogang, starring Fan Xiaopang.
"This yard is so big!"
Yu Hua stood next to the fountain, looked at the building for a while, and said, "When was it built?"
"It's been several years. I heard it cost 3 billion," Liu Zhenyun said.
"Fuck, those who work on the Internet are so rich!"
Yu Hua was really good-natured and walked in without hiding anything. In later generations, he often attended events with Mo Yan, but Yao Yuan didn't like Mo Yan and didn't invite him.
Today is Saturday, the company has a rotating holiday, and there are many fewer employees.
The press hall was extremely lively, and everything was well-arranged. The large backboard was garishly printed with several lines of words:
“World Book Day!”
“Reading in the Internet Age!”
"WeChat Charity Online·Rural Student Aid Care Package Launching Ceremony!"
A girl with a big face came over and said with a smile: "Hello teachers, I am today's host Jiang Xiaohan!"
"Well, I've admired you for a long time!"
Yu Hua shook hands, turned around and asked, "Where's Li Jian? Isn't he also a guest?"
"Oh him……"
"I went to the bathroom!"
Li Jian appeared swaying and said something that was completely inconsistent with his elegant temperament: "Their toilet is really good, but it is very high-end. The most high-end toilet I have ever seen."
"Really? I'll try it too."
Yu Hua stumbled in, leaving Liu Zhenyun and Li Jian to chat.
In celebrity circles, you don't know who is related to whom.
For example, Yu Hua and Li Jian are cross-border acquaintances;
For example, in 1988, Beijing Normal University and Lu Xun Institute of Literature jointly organized a graduate class for writers. Yu Hua and Liu Zhenyun were roommates in the same dormitory. At that time, there were also Mo Yan, Chi Zijian, and Bi Shumin.
When Yu Hua came out, Liu Zhenyun also went in, taking turns to experience 99's high-end toilets.
Jiang Xiaohan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Ordinary people would be called sand sculptures if they did this. If a writer did this, it would be called playing in the world, free and easy...
After a while, I finally sat down.
Jiang Xiaohan told them the general process of today, mainly focusing on a talk event held on "World Book Day", talking about how to read in the Internet era, whether it is necessary to read, and so on.
Yu Hua kept staring at the sign and asked, "What kind of charity and love package is it?"
"Oh, that's another link, the three of you don't need to participate."
"Don't look down on us, I also want to do some charity."
Yu Hua smiled.
Liu Zhenyun has worked deeply in the film and television industry, but he did not dare to talk nonsense. He smoothed things over and said, "This is an activity they have had for a long time. You know there was a food-stealing game a few years ago, right?"
"I know, I have QQ!"
"There will be a nutritious lunch for charity at that time. They have been doing it for so many years, and now it may be on a large scale. Hey, who will be attending today?"
Liu Zhenyun asked.
"It's said that Mr. Yao came in person!"
"Ouch!"
Liu Zhenyun is a relatively worldly guy, but he regretfully said: "It would be great if we were in one session. I still have a lot of scripts in my hands."
"It's useless to talk to Mr. Yao about the script. You have to talk to Mr. Yu."
Li Jian is owned by 99 Entertainment, so we will understand better.
After chatting for a while, the media from all walks of life also arrived, and some seats were reserved for company employees, which were packed. The event started, and there was actually not much content. It just invited a few celebrities to sit on the stage and chat, and then found a group of people to sit on the stage.
Watch them chat below.
In later generations, Yu Hua was also considered a top figure on the Internet. In an era when literature was dead, he became popular again with his humor and opinions.
Liu Zhenyun and Li Jian are also very humorous.
The sense of humor of educated people is very suitable for petty bourgeoisie and white-collar workers. I happened to be in tune with it today, and everyone was laughing.
"Okay, let's ask the three teachers to take a break first. Next is the second activity today, the Wechat Charity and Rural Student Aid Care Package Launching Ceremony!"
"Let us welcome Mr. Yao Yuan!"
"Whoosh!"
Amid applause, Comrade Yao Yuan, who had not appeared in public for a long time, came on stage - he receives hundreds of invitations to events every year, most of which he refuses.
The purpose of attending today is indeed to promote charity.
"Five years ago, we launched an event based on "Happy Farm". Every time a user made a caring lunch online, we would send a nutritious lunch offline.
This activity has lasted for 5 years. We have covered 10,000 schools and benefited about 1 million students.
During this period, we have launched several charity activities, all of which have received widespread support from everyone... Today we officially launched [WeChat Charity] to cooperate with various foundations to provide a comprehensive donation platform."
"We require that the financial statements of each project must be open and transparent, otherwise the platform will refuse to enter them."
"Today is World Book Day. Our 99 Fund has launched a [One-to-One Love Package] project. There are no management fees or operating fees. The donation amount for each package is 150 yuan. At the same time, we will spend another 150 yuan ourselves to give a copy
Packages worth 300 yuan are given to poor children."
As he spoke, Yao Yuan picked up a schoolbag and a box and showed them to everyone.
In addition to the most basic stationery and children's books, there are also three categories of gifts: art, sports, and science and technology.
Art includes a set of colored pens and a drawing book, and sports include skipping rope, shuttlecock, a table tennis ball, and a child's racket.
Science and Technology is amazing. They are all small items that require DIY, such as homemade kaleidoscopes, small globes, small experimental supplies, etc.
"Wow, I have so many memories of this!"
Jiang Xiaohan took a set of small supplies and said: "When I was in physics class, the teacher took us to do it."
"Then do you still remember?"
"Let me try!"
Jiang Xiaohan was fiddling with it, and eh, a small light bulb really lit up. This was a small experiment on how to use batteries, light bulbs, switches, and wires to form a circuit to make the light bulb light up.
Children in cities and even county towns should have learned it, but not necessarily children in mountainous areas.
"It is very important for children in poor areas to have enough food and clothing. I think this goal will be achieved with the efforts of the country and all sectors of society.
But at the same time, I also think that just because they are children from mountainous areas, we should not subconsciously deprive them of the popularization of scientific knowledge. Science can be very majestic, and it can also be very life-like. We can definitely provide some basic education and plant stars in the mountains.
The dream of the sea.”
"That's why you made this unique package..."
Jiang Xiaohan also helped to show that this science and technology innovation package is indeed unique at present, and there are no other projects. She asked again: "What is it, or what prompted you to have this idea?"