Chapter 125

Honestly, at the beginning of the meeting, these executives sitting in their seats had non-stop thoughts.

Although they agreed to collaborate, there were still too many things to consider.

—How much of the holographic technology will Starlight share, and what exactly does “some” mean?

Where should we start with our own approach?

What if it doesn’t work out? I’ve already laid out three backup plans.

Maybe I should go with four.

From here, you can understand why their hair is a bit sparse on the top. If there were special effects for burning brain cells at this moment, the whole place might be exploding with bangs.

However, when they heard a string of data, the brains of the executives, which had been burning continuously, slowly slowed down.

When they heard 6.89 billion, everyone’s expression froze.

Shengquan sat in the main seat, took a sip of water, and thought it was a pity that her phone was outside. Otherwise, she really should have recorded the shocked faces of these bigwigs.

Just thinking about it, her colleague Gu Zha pushed his phone towards her.

Shengquan:?

Did she show it, obviously?

Chairman Sheng silently pushed the phone back, leaning towards Gu Zha. “Forget it; it’s enough to keep this image in my mind.”

Today was a formal occasion, and Gu Zha wore a black suit. Although seventy percent of the people sitting were in black suits, his beautiful face made him stand out among the middle-aged, bald-headed executives.

Of course, a significant reason for his prominence might be his indifferent temperament.

Just before the meeting officially started, a group of executives whispered and discussed, but surprisingly, no one approached Gu Zha to talk. Shengquan felt that at least half of this was due to his posture of “only discuss business matters; don’t bother me with personal matters.”

Of course, it could also be because Gu Zha and she were on the same side, and naturally, no one would approach him to mutter about how to get more benefits from Starlight.

Although there were various imaginative thoughts, Shengquan also understood why everyone’s brains were freezing upon hearing the number of holographic players in Polar.

You see, last year, the entire Europe summarized the total number of moviegoers for the entire year as 630 million.

Note that it is the “total annual number of moviegoers,” which means this data is the sum of all the countries in Europe for a year of moviegoers.

And Polar has nearly seven billion players who own holographic devices.

Let’s not talk about how much these players who can afford holographic devices can spend on Polar. Just talking about the “One Star Coin” on this holographic stage, six billion people, even if each person buys one, is still a considerable amount of money.

Do you think this data only represents the overflowing profits earned by Shengquan’s WatchStar Technology?

… Well, that’s not wrong; she is indeed raking in massive profits.

But the key point is that in the holographic market, almost even a layman can see that buying a holographic device equals being a holographic entertainment customer.

Often, in a new market, everything is blank, with many opportunities but also many risks. For example, now saying, “Let’s all work together to develop holographics,”

But holographics burn money.

It could very well happen that after returning to the company and working hard and spending a ton of money to finally complete the product, there might be no one interested.

And now, everything is different.

Owning holographic devices equals entertainment, and customers equals money.

A large number of customers means they can quickly seize the initiative in the new market.

Six billion eight hundred ninety-six million customers equals, and even if Shengquan says, “The sun is rising in the west,” these executives will enthusiastically say, “Yes, yes, yes, the west sun is infinitely good.”

Shengquan wasn’t in a hurry. Despite their previous discussions of cooperation, these executives were acting quite impulsively and shamelessly. But she was confident that before each of them spoke, their brains had definitely taken eighteen turns.

Now, they indeed had blank expressions, but their brains were surely maneuvering through eighteen winding paths, figuring out how to take the biggest bite from this huge cake that Starlight had pushed out.

Of course, any normal person knows:

【If you want to share someone else’s cake, you should at least participate in the making of that cake.】

The rest of the meeting was incredibly smooth, and everyone seemed to become Shengquan’s followers in an instant, cooperating seamlessly throughout.

The meeting concluded, and He Xi’s assistant, Xiao Yue, was quite happy. Yes, Miss He Xi now has three assistants.

“Finally over.”

This was his first time participating in such a large meeting. Although he had confirmed the list in advance, knowing that this meeting almost covered the top figures in the domestic entertainment industry, when the meeting truly began, he couldn’t help but be surprised.

Isn’t that the CEO of Company A, Ms. He? She is quite influential in the film industry.

And Mr. Liu from Company B—I last saw him at the financial news agency.

Oh my god! Mr. Ke from Company C is here too, a bigwig among bigwigs.

Xiao Yue knew when he joined Starlight that Chairman Sheng was impressive, but he didn’t expect her to be this impressive. He also didn’t expect that the top figures in the entertainment industry would gather for a meeting!

And!

Our chairman, Sheng, is sitting in the main seat.

Xiao Yue maintained the expression of an “emotionless document delivery tool” throughout the meeting, but inside, he couldn’t stop screaming.

It was that kind of scream, like, “My boss is even more amazing than I imagined.”

Of course, Xiao Yue, who was brought to this large meeting because of his good work, tried his best to keep a calm expression. In front of all these big shots, he couldn’t embarrass Starlight.

Especially in front of Chairman Sheng! He had to perform exceptionally well in front of her!

After putting in so much effort, Xiao Yue saw the meeting come to an end. These representatives of various major companies stood up and left. Just as he relaxed, he heard a reminder from his boss, He Xi:

“It’s not over yet; the main event is still to come.”

Xiao Yue:?

How could that be?

Haven’t all the big shots left the meeting room?

Chairman Sheng has even returned to her office now.

Soon, he watched as Big Shot A returned, followed by Big Shots B and C, and then he understood why He Xi said the main event was still to come.

Shengquan and Gu Zha went to her office together.

Generally, when she doesn’t have visitors, Shengquan prefers the lazy sofa by the French window.

But today, she was sitting in her exclusive, comfortable office chair.

“Do you think they will walk out of this building and then come back, or will they just return without leaving the building?”

Gu Zha leaned on another desk and slightly loosened his tie. “Ninety-seven point five percent will come to find you immediately after leaving the meeting room.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a knock on the door sounded.

The two exchanged glances, and Gu Zha silently tightened his tie again.

Shengquan raised her voice and said, “Come in.”

Outside the door, Mr. He took the lead, and Mr. Liu and Mr. Ke, who were left with no choice, had to “humbly” say, “Please, after you.”

Internally grinding his teeth: You run so fast; you’re ready to be reborn! It’s not like whoever enters Sheng Dong’s office first will get more privileges.

Yes, they stayed until the end because they were trying to impress Shengquan and get more privileges in the holographic technology offered by Starlight.

Starlight did promise to share some holographic technology with major domestic companies, but the exact distribution of how much each company would get was not yet decided.

“Chairman Sheng, your ability to handle everything is admirable. Since we’re making money together, I can’t let you lose out. How about this?”

Mr. He didn’t speak as circuitously as usual. He knew that Shengquan, chairman of Starlight, liked to be straightforward and not waste time.

“I have a big project under my control, with an all-star lineup. The film has also been praised by the critics; if you need anything, you can always add new plotlines.”

Mr. He spoke passionately: “As long as it doesn’t affect the viewing experience, whatever you want to add, I guarantee it will be included.”

“In addition, I have several companies under my name, and I have collected some new resources. I’ve had my subordinates make a list, and it’s all here. Let’s cooperate well.”

“Of course, if Starlight needs anything else, even if it’s not on this list, just come to me. Although Giant China might not claim to be number one or two in the industry, we have everything you need; rest assured, Giant China won’t be lacking.”

Mr. He came prepared, took out a list, and put it on the desk with a smile.

“I can’t bear to see good people suffer” and “I am a righteous businessman.”

If he hadn’t praised his company while secretly undermining the others, he might have looked more righteous.

Shengquan responded with a smile.

“Thank you, Mr. He. Let me take a look at yours first. Don’t keep Mr. Liu and Mr. Ke waiting.”

Mr. He felt a bit disappointed; it seemed Shengquan wouldn’t let him take a bigger piece of the cake. But he wasn’t surprised. If Shengquan could be moved by the benefits he offered, she wouldn’t be sitting here waiting for them after the meeting.

Compared to the one and a half hours of the meeting, the rest of the afternoon for these top executives from various companies was spent at Starlight.

Accompanying them were a few high-ranking officials from other companies who had returned.

And the various departments of Starlight quickly went into action.

The employees received the list and were shocked.

“So many resources?”

“Even this brand’s advertisements…”

“This is xxx; it actually got signed like this?”

Opening a company in the entertainment industry is all about connections and resources.

Starlight had risen rapidly in just a few years, leaving others in the dust in the industry, relying on Shengquan’s strong financial support, a string of hit works, and the quick rise of outstanding artists who were unknown at the time.

In terms of resources, Starlight had always been a weak point; although outsiders couldn’t see it, the employees in the Starlight headquarters were well aware of this.

But today, there was a massive influx of resources tilted towards Starlight. Even just picking out one of these resources or projects would be enough to save a small company.

However, at this moment, the CEOs from various renowned companies were queuing up to send their company’s resources to Starlight.

The employees responsible for receiving the resources were like, “What an incredible stroke of luck!”

In short, after the industries under Shengquan’s command flourished one after another, Starlight also experienced an unprecedented super-harvest.

All of this was unknown to the contestants in “Crossing the Star Sea.”