"Daughter, did you manage to negotiate that investment in DeepSeek you mentioned earlier?"

In his family mansion, Liu Chuanzhi called his daughter to inquire.

"I tried, but it didn't work out. What's up?" Liu Qin asked curiously.

After their conversation that day, Liu Qin immediately went to investigate the background of the company DeepSeek, hoping to invest.

But the findings came quickly.

The main shareholder behind DeepSeek, besides the founding team, is just one investor.

And that is Chen Yiyang.

Liu Qin had someone contact Chen Yiyang's private investment company to inquire if he would be willing to transfer some shares.

But Chen Yiyang had already instructed beforehand that DeepSeek's shares were not for sale and that he intended to hold onto them.

So, Chen Yiyang's assistant flatly refused Liu Qin.

And Chen Yiyang himself wasn't even aware of the matter.

"That whole artificial intelligence thing has already caught the attention of the higher-ups," Liu Chuanzhi said, sharing the information he had gathered through his connections. "Apparently, the authorities have already instructed Lin'an City to send personnel to protect the relevant founding team against any unforeseen incidents.

So, if we can invest in this company, we should, no matter the cost."

"It's impossible to invest," Liu Qin said helplessly. "There's only one investor in this company, and that's Chen Yiyang. He's not accepting any other investors.

I even tried contacting the founding team, but couldn't get through to them."

"That's trouble!" Liu Chuanzhi instantly realized.

"The share transfer contract for DiDi Chuxing with Yiyang Company—has it been signed? If not, can we annul the contract now?"

"It's already signed."

"That's a huge loss." Liu Chuanzhi didn't expect DiDi Chuxing to move so quickly.

Even he could see.

With the emergence of the DeepSeek issue, it was already certain that Chen Yiyang would secure the qualification to construct cars.

Over the past few years, the authorities have been emphasizing technology-driven development, hoping businesses will venture into the high-tech sector.

If one achieves results, funding might not be guaranteed, but related policies and treatment will certainly follow.

As DeepSeek's only investor, coupled with Lin'an City's support, obtaining a car manufacturing license should be effortless for Chen Yiyang.

In fact, it was Yiyang Automobile's application for a car manufacturing license.

The most eager one now is not Lin'an City itself, but Beijing City.

The night after Chen Yiyang was interviewed, a famous industry journalist shared some excerpts online.

The most significant two pieces were.

One was Chen Yiyang expressing gratitude to Lin'an City for their support of DeepSeek, and that he planned to relocate all external research teams back to Lin'an City.

The other was about DeepSeek planning to go open-source.

This announcement shifted the focus of the public and major entrepreneurs to DeepSeek's intent to open-source.

Meanwhile, Beijing City's leaders were keenly aware of Chen Yiyang's statement about relocating all external research teams back to Lin'an City.

If DeepSeek had a branch in Beijing, the achievements brought by DeepSeek could be shared by Beijing City.

But if it moves, wouldn't it be a slap in the face for Beijing City, not to mention how the upper echelons might question Beijing City's provision of a beneficial business environment for high-tech innovation companies.

So Beijing City leaders researched why Chen Yiyang made this decision.

Meanwhile, Yang Chengru represented Lin'an City and came to Beijing to push the matter of Yiyang Automobile's manufacturing license.

This realization prompted Beijing City to finally understand Chen Yiyang's desires, and they promptly offered assistance with the application.

As the news surrounding DeepSeek kept gaining traction, Chen Yiyang was receiving celebrity treatment during his time in Beijing.

Invitations were pouring in.

On one hand, he was DeepSeek's only investor, and on the other hand, DeepSeek's founding team consisted of engineers who were relatively low-key and rarely appeared in public.

So everyone turned to Chen Yiyang.

Given such circumstances, Chen Yiyang didn't want to waste the heat.

Coincidentally, he received a call from Yang Zhou, who told him that the Nezha animated movie was about to premiere.

Chen Yiyang went ahead and called Yang Zhou and his team to Beijing City to organize a premiere event.

Previously, Chen Yiyang had a dismissive attitude towards so-called premieres, considering them just a matter of accounting and networking in the film industry.

However, after attending two movie premieres and engaging with many people from the film circle.

Chen Yiyang finally understood the value of a premiere.

Any art piece needs to expand its circle of influence.

Expanding the circle means that a new film on release attracts immediate attention only from the die-hard fans of actors or directors.

These fans attend the screenings in the very beginning.

However, the success of such films largely depends on the box office in the first two weeks.

If the film is truly well-made, relying only on the few die-hard fans to spread the word slowly might result in.

By the time the broader audience becomes aware of the film and decides to watch it.

The movie would have lost its buzz, and even pirated copies might be widespread online. Theatre showings would be reduced, and the film itself might be pulled out of theaters.

The function of a premiere, therefore, is to leverage influencers within the industry and various media outlets to create widespread awareness about the film from the get-go.

If initially only ten thousand people know about the film, spreading the word might only draw a hundred thousand before the film loses its buzz.

But if one hundred thousand people become aware from the start, the film's initial recognition and box office will considerably improve.

In this snowball effect, the movie not only retains its buzz for an extended period but also secures a significant theater run ratio.

Before pirated copies hit the web, it would have already earned enough at the box office.

This tactic is especially effective for films by lesser-known directors or with unknown actors.

Yang Zhou and his Nezha animation film fall into this category.

The most well-known element within the entire team and animation film is the mythical figure Nezha.

It's challenging, of course, for outsiders to hold a premiere ceremony.

But what kind of buzz is surrounding Chen Yiyang right now?

The moment Chen Yiyang hinted at it.

The Mahua Team, Da Peng's team, Director Gong Fan, and many others started to help Chen Yiyang initiate the arrangements.

In no time, half the film industry was invited.

"I guess my Earth Wandering 2 premiere ceremony will be just about this scale," Gong Fan said while going through the guest list with Chen Yiyang.

"I'll need your help with it as well."

"I'm not good at socializing; this is mainly because of your high profile right now."

Hearing this, Chen Yiyang couldn't resist rolling his eyes.

Everyone knew that Gong Fan's nickname was the "Human Enchanting Demon." If he wasn't adept at socializing, no one was.

"By the way, how's your Earth Wandering 2 coming along?" Chen Yiyang asked.

"Still in pre-production. But the script is almost ready, and I'm planning to include an artificial intelligence in it—can I use the name DeepSeek that you invested in?"

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