After all, just by casually appearing on a variety show, her one day of recording earns far more than this.
Apart from Miss Yang, when Zhou Wang led a group of flamboyant girls out of the arrival gate, one of the Beidou Four Young Masters, Qiu Zeyu, was already leaning against his Maybach, yawning continuously.
Beside him were two executive cars from Wuyou Media’s Beidou Branch, with the branch’s general manager and several senior executives standing cheerfully in front of the car. As soon as they saw Zhou Wang appear, they quickly ran over to greet him.
Zhou Wang glanced back at Wu Yanqiu, who quickly realized and apologized softly to Zhou Wang: "I’m sorry, Mr. Zhou, I didn’t expect Mr. Wei and the others to come in person..."
Although Wu Yanqiu is the deputy general manager at headquarters, she’s still not on firm ground, and it’s unlikely for someone of her level at the branch to personally lead a team to pick up at this early, so Mr. Wei and others obviously came for Zhou Wang, the "Shareholder + Supervisor".
The news that Zhou Wang was traveling with them must have leaked from her side, and Wu Yanqiu knew Zhou Wang might not like this kind of scene, so she was a bit apprehensive at the moment.
Zhou Wang waved his hand to indicate it was no big deal. After all, these people were waiting here to welcome him before dawn, which showed a lot of sincerity, so getting to know each other was no harm.
"Mr. Zhou indeed has a remarkable presence, truly a young hero..."
Compliments in the business world are much more straightforward and enthusiastic than in the unit, and Zhou Wang was showered with a slew of flattering words as soon as they met.
But what made Zhou Wang uncomfortable was, what did they mean by "young hero"?
Why add the prefix "young"?
Even if I’m not young, I’m certainly a hero.
"Middle-aged hero", "Old hero", "Even in death, still a hero"...
After the pleasantries and arranging for a meal another day, Zhou Wang accepted the gifts from Mr. Wei and others, typically a bunch of tobacco, alcohol, and tea.
But Mr. Wei had indeed put some thought into it; the tobacco was Yunan’s Dazhong Jiu, and the alcohol was two bottles of Zodiac Moutai, all carefully considering Zhou Wang’s preferences.
When Mr. Wei and Wu Yanqiu and others were about to leave, Zhou Wang called out to Wu Yanqiu again.
"Are you guys heading back to Hang City?"
"Yes, I’m rushing back to report to Mr. Zhang..."
"I’ve spoken with Second Brother there. Here’s the thing, let Sunny and the others go back first. You and Ji Xiaoxi stay in Beidou for a bit, I need your cooperation on something, but you don’t need to specifically tell Ji Xiaoxi, just wait for my call."
Zhou Wang glanced at Ji Xiaoxi, who was still keeping her distance, and thought for a moment before speaking.
Wu Yanqiu naturally didn’t pry further, rather she was happy to be able to help Zhou Wang, and immediately agreed.
Once the large group from Wuyou Media also left, it finally quietened down. Qiu Zeyu, who had been quietly smoking on the side, came over. The driver helped Zhou Wang load the gifts into the car, while Qiu Zeyu asked in surprise:
"I say, Brother Dog, is this all the luggage you have? Didn’t they say you were going to Paris to buy a bunch of stuff?"
The news of Zhou Wang buying a large batch of high-end jewelry in Paris could have made a splash on the domestic trending lists, especially since there were many Chinese people present, and someone even filmed a video.
However, after the incident, the Paris Chamber of Commerce intervened to help Zhou Wang contain the scene.
Perhaps someone tried to release written news online afterward, but it didn’t cause much of a stir.
Miss Yang and others knew that such news usually carries a negative impact, especially if it involves flaunting wealth, so they didn’t publicize it, which is why Qiu Zeyu was unaware of it.
"I bought them, shipped them, and they’ll be delivered to my home later...Brother Yu, why are you also calling me ’Brother Dog’?"
Zhou Wang explained simply, then said helplessly.
"Hahaha, I heard it from Zhang Zhiyuan, I contacted him the other day and found out you have this nickname."
Qiu Zeyu laughed, "It strangely suits you...besides, calling you ’Brother Dog’, I don’t lose anything, really, thank you this time, you’re amazing!"
Qiu Zeyu said, giving Zhou Wang a thumbs up.
"Have you got any leads on your promotion to director?"
Zhou Wang knew he was talking about how he stabilized Lu Wenqi, and immediately smiled.
"Not just leads, it should be certain now, come January, you’ll have to call me Director Qiu!"
In Zhou Wang’s presence, Qiu Zeyu seemed quite smug, he put his arm around Zhou Wang’s shoulder, leading him to the car, "Let’s talk in the car, I just have a few questions for you..."
As the Maybach started and headed towards the Beidou City District, Zhou Wang heard from Qiu Zeyu some internal affairs of the Douyin Group that he wasn’t aware of.
Firstly, the situation at that time was much more severe than described by Qiu Zeyu.
The difficulties faced by the European Branch and Lu Wenqi’s resignation turmoil had triggered a series of negative impacts.
Voices of "abandoning the European market" emerging in the board meeting were not just a sound, but were a precursor to another faction preparing to act.
Yes, factions.
Where there are people, there is a dynamic, especially in a large multinational group like Douyin Group, with its intricate web of interests.
According to Qiu Zeyu’s description, roughly speaking, Douyin Group’s board of directors has three factions.
One is the new faction represented by some recent directors, with Jin Lu as one of them, another is the conservative faction, mostly composed of early shareholder representatives, and the last one is the neutral faction led by the founder, striving to stabilize the situation.