Everyone pricked up their ears, eagerly awaiting Jiang Siming's "new new song."
"President Ma's version of 'Universal Gravitation'? What's that supposed to be? How strange."
Before everyone could react, the accompaniment began, followed by Jiang Siming's opening lyric.
"The thing I regret most is creating Ali."
"I can't even afford to support my company's employees."
"There are only a few hundred billion in my wallet."
"That's only enough to buy a few yachts."
Pfft!
The audience burst out laughing.
Dong Qing, who had not yet left, laughed so hard that she nearly choked. She quickly moved the microphone away and covered her mouth, but the crow's-feet at the corners of her eyes still showed as she struggled to hold it in.
CEO Ma, sitting below the stage, didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
This guy really can write a song on the spot, can't he?
But it wasn't over yet.
"One Double Eleven after another."
"I reach my demonic claws into your bags."
"Emptying your bags in the dead of night."
"I created Ali all for you."
"I'm not interested in money."
"It's nothing more than a string of numbers."
"All of it goes into my wife's hands."
The laughter grew even louder. Some audience members were laughing so hard that tears streamed from their eyes.
Jiang Siming had perfectly woven CEO Ma's classic jokes into the song, and the rhymes were surprisingly smooth. There wasn't even the slightest hint of awkwardness.
"The thing I regret most in my life is creating Ali BB. I'm not interested in money. I give all my salary to my wife. I've never touched money."
Weren't those all classic quotes from CEO Ma?
Most importantly, paired with the accompaniment and Jiang Siming's light, brisk singing, they injected soul into the entire song.
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