Chapter 53

Wang Zixuan and Chen Zuming visited Evolution Media and then took a tour around the Beijing headquarters of the Positive Energy Foundation, spending the entire afternoon there.

When the Positive Energy Foundation staff finished work, Wang Zixuan said to Chen Zuming and the foundation's deputy chairman, Wu Aiming, "Let's go to the company cafeteria for dinner."

Wu Aiming was a deputy chairman hired by Wang Zixuan through a headhunting company, with extensive experience in charity management, responsible for the foundation's daily operations.

Wang Zixuan was the chairman of the Positive Energy Foundation, but he didn't have much time to manage the foundation's affairs.

The heads of the provincial branches were also hired.

The foundation's finances were audited by a third-party auditing firm, and every expense was transparent, so he wasn't worried about financial issues.

Chen Zuming, a bit surprised, replied, "Oh, okay."

To boost employee morale, the companies under Wang Zixuan offered excellent benefits. All provincial branches of the Positive Energy Foundation had their own cafeterias, providing free meals to staff.

The benefits at Wang Zixuan's company made countless people look forward to the next recruitment drive.

Since the Beijing headquarters and Evolution Media were in the same building, they shared a cafeteria.

After work, single employees usually ate at the company cafeteria before going home.

Most of the staff at Evolution Media and the Positive Energy Foundation were young and single, so most of them came to the cafeteria after work.

When a few young employees at the entrance saw Wang Zixuan and his group enter, they were about to stand up.

Wang Zixuan pressed his hand down and smiled, "Please, carry on, no need to bother with us."

Wang Zixuan, Chen Zuming, Wu Aiming, and Wang Zixuan's bodyguards immediately drew everyone's attention in the cafeteria.

However, upon hearing Wang Zixuan's words, no one stood up, but they couldn't help but look at Wang Zixuan and his group.

Chen Zuming said, "Mr. Wang, please take a seat. I'll go ask the chef to add some dishes."

Wang Zixuan shook his head, "No need, let's go together."

Seeing Wang Zixuan's response, Chen Zuming had no choice but to follow him inside.

When they got there, Chen Zuming walked ahead and got a plate for Wang Zixuan.

The company cafeteria offered a buffet that could rival some mid-range self-service restaurants.

However, with fewer people and similar meal times, the kitchen rarely added more dishes later.

Wang Zixuan, Chen Zuming, and Wu Aiming had stayed in the office a bit longer, so most of the staff were already eating, and there wasn't much food left.

Seeing the limited food, Chen Zuming frowned, "Mr. Wang, why don't you wait a bit? I'll ask the chef to add some dishes."

Wang Zixuan, not at all bothered, smiled, "There's still plenty of food. No need to trouble anyone."

Seeing Wang Zixuan's response, Chen Zuming didn't say more.

Wang Zixuan served himself some food, found an empty table, and put down his plate. Seeing Chen Zuming approach, he smiled, "What would you like to drink? I'll get it for you."

Chen Zuming smiled, "I need to get something myself, so I'll do it."

"Okay."

Wang Zixuan then got a glass of orange juice and returned to sit down and eat.

The staff in the cafeteria watched Wang Zixuan's every move with curiosity.

They thought that the extremely extravagant Wang Zixuan would be very particular about his food and drink, but they were surprised to see him eating in the cafeteria with them and eating quite a bit.

He didn't seem much different from them!

At most, he ate more elegantly and beautifully.

A young female employee couldn't resist taking out her phone to take a picture of Wang Zixuan.

Wang Zixuan, seeing this, didn't stop her but gave her a charming smile.

Seeing this, others quickly lost their reserve and took out their phones to take pictures.

Wang Zixuan, with his thick skin, acted as if no one was watching him, occasionally chatting and laughing with Chen Zuming and Wu Aiming.

After finishing his meal, Wang Zixuan asked Chen Zuming, "Do you have any plans for the evening?"

Chen Zuming replied, "I have a class with my teacher."

Wang Zixuan, who had hoped the nightclub prince would take him out to play, was disappointed and said, "Alright, then I'll go home and surf the internet."

"I'll see you off."

Wang Zixuan went home, sat in the garden for a while, and then went to his room to surf the internet.

On Monday and Tuesday, the euro fell more than 1% against the US dollar, and the Predator Fund's short position on the euro continued to increase, with profits exceeding $20 billion.

Wang Zixuan still instructed the traders to increase the short position on the euro.

The internet was still buzzing about the news that the online rights to "The Voice of China" had been sold for 450 million yuan.

The news even spread to the United States, where American investors seemed even more confident in Wang Zixuan's miraculous talent. Sohu's stock opened with a gain of over 5%.

Since the news had spread in the US market, Sohu issued an urgent announcement confirming the matter and speculating that Sohu Video would find it difficult to profit from "The Voice of China" project. However, the huge popularity of "The Voice of China" would attract tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of visitors to Sohu Video. The show would also provide some behind-the-scenes footage not shown on TV, which could convert a significant portion of viewers into Sohu users, increasing the company's market share and enhancing Sohu Video's reputation, benefiting the company's long-term development.

If this announcement had been made in the domestic market, it would likely have led to investors abandoning the stock, even suspecting that the company was engaging in improper transactions.

However, American investors were very receptive. Even if it was difficult to profit, increasing market share struck a chord with American investors, and Sohu's stock closed with a gain of over 14%.

Sohu's market value increased by nearly $300 million.

A crazy investment had turned into a good business.

Domestic investors once again saw the difference between the US and domestic markets.

In the US market, even if a company had been losing money for years or had never made a profit, as long as the story was compelling, claiming to be China's Apple, China's Facebook, or China's Twitter, it could issue stocks to raise capital and gain investor support after listing.

One could say that American investors focused more on the future, while domestic investors focused more on the present.

Therefore, many good domestic companies, when seeking funding, could only find foreign funds. By the time they grew, people would realize that a significant portion of their shareholders were foreigners.

It wasn't that they didn't want to work with domestic funds, but there were few domestic funds willing to invest in a company that had been losing money for years and might continue to do so.

Other video website executives, seeing Sohu's stock price surge, regretted not competing more fiercely.

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