this man is not calm

Chapter 461 You and I
Regarding the development of IT hardware, Jinxi Culture has a lot of cards in its hand and is not in a hurry to release them all in a short period of time.

The approach of walking on two legs and taking into account both software and hardware is safe, but actually it is conservative. This is what Jin Shang considered based on the overall situation.

There are still too few netizens in China, and it takes time to stabilize the situation. Being half a step ahead is a genius, one step ahead is a madman, and two steps ahead is a fool. Jin Shangke doesn't want to be a fool who "pioneers the king", so he probably maintains the pace of being half a step ahead. It's too much ahead and a bit not worth it.

Just like the current live award ceremonies on the Internet, there are really not many viewers, and it just relies on big stars to attract a little attention.

The speed of the Internet is not fast enough, and the video is not clear enough. The Internet of this era does not have the horror potential to squeeze out movies and TV series at all. It is just treated as a gimmick and is not even qualified to make people laugh.

Sure enough, from the beginning of the live broadcast, online attention began to increase, but the peak number of people watching online at the same time was only around 6,000. This was still free of charge, and paying users could enjoy it directly. Visitors and ordinary users could also enter the live broadcast room after watching the advertisement.

I originally thought that more than 10,000 people would be considered a success, but now it seems that I was too optimistic.

Online games, movies and TV dramas, listening to music, shopping, chatting, etc. take up too much time. The cost of Internet access is so high that not many people are really willing to watch the live award ceremony online.

If it weren't for the superstar Dai Yiqun and a group of artists big and small to support the popularity, the results might have been even worse.

Distributed network nodes have been deployed in major areas across the country. Without considering timeliness, network playback can still remain generally smooth, but the picture quality is a bit blurry and the delay is relatively serious.

Even so, for a very small number of die-hard fans, being able to find a channel to chase stars and see the "beautiful faces" of stars on the Internet is enough to satisfy them.

The Nan brothers have not spent the past few years in vain, and they are quite experienced in how to show off.

After spending the money, you have to maintain your face.

Luxurious, gorgeous, beautiful, lively and commercial flattery, that's what it is.

Since it was a family-run social event, most of the performers on stage were familiar faces, such as Mei Xinghong and Zhang Yu. Fang Hua, who had already quit the Xiao Maza band, was also invited to guest-star as an award presenter with Dai Yiqun.

The latter won the "Best Actor" award for his outstanding performance as Zhao Yun in the movie "Changbanpo", which is well deserved.

The process was full of splendor and there were some surprises on and off the stage, but it was mostly performance and spectacle, just a social event. A small part of it was still sincere and genuine, after all, people are easily infected by the atmosphere.

Nearing the end, Zhang Yu and Mei Shuying finished their performance and came to Jin Shang and Dai Yiqun's table together, sitting down calmly in full view of the crowd.

"Ashan, how was my performance just now?"

"My breath is a little unstable, my dancing is OK, but my singing needs to be improved."

For Zhang Yu's current level, he can perform "Love Love Love" accurately, but "Excited and Delighted" is still a bit difficult enough. In comparison, Mei Shuying took the melody of "Goodbye Happiness" "created" by Jin Shang, and wrote the lyrics for a song "Confession", which is probably still centered around missing the old times and wanting to return to the ignorant youth, with longing and homesickness as the main themes.

The former's style of pop dance plus lyrical R&B is still very suitable for stage performances, and the latter is a typical pop style. My cousin Mei Shuying sang well, and her skills as a top student in a professional school were fully demonstrated.

After finally finishing, Zhang Wu, who felt that he was pretty good, complained somewhat unhappily:

"Are your requirements too high? Director Zhang and Teacher Luo both said that I am good and have made great progress..."

"Mostly encouragement. Your singing skills are slightly below average among professional singers, which is good enough to be a star. If you want to pursue more, you need to work harder!"

"understood!"

Although he was a little unconvinced, Zhang Yu was still worthy of praise in this regard. He was not stubborn and knew how to face reality. After muttering a few words in a low voice, he asked with some expectation,
"What do you think about Wu Yanling joining the Little Maza band? We lost one person at the beginning of last year, and this year Sister Xiao Chunzi is also going to go solo, so there are only two of us left. You don't see us often, and I'm alone, so I can't play with you."

"Isn't she planning to go the girl group route?"

"If there's a play here, I won't join a group. There are so many trainees who are potential candidates for boy and girl groups, how many of them can make it?"

Zhang Yu curled her lips unconsciously. It has been nearly three years since she entered the entertainment industry. The young and reckless girl from the grassland has become a senior in the industry. She has seen many trainees come and go, and very few can stay. The only one who can talk to her and become friends is Wu Yanling.

"It's already pretty good. The company has tried very hard to find a way out for them. If they really can't become talented, there's no difficulty. Some of them have turned to online chatting and live streaming to sell goods. After all, it's a point of exposure, and they can also make some extra money."

The network conditions these days are like this, and the market for group chat and live streaming sales is very small. Neither the platforms nor the brokerage companies can expect to make a comeback through this channel.

It would be good if we could cultivate young people's adaptability and give them more talents.

Learning more is also a skill.

"If you can't become famous, you will end up changing your career, which is a more difficult path than being a trainee."

Not to mention now, even in twenty years, there will be an unbridgeable gap between internet celebrities and stars.

"Okay! Let her try. Oh, and remember that Chen Fei. Let's see his ability. When Xiao Chunzi leaves the team, he is also a good candidate. I remember that his singing and playing skills are pretty good."

I met him by chance on the street two years ago and gave him a business card. I didn’t expect that the young street performer would actually come to Beijing to develop his career.

It's a matter of fate. If you are really capable, it's okay to give him a hand.

After this matter was settled, Jin Shang looked at Mei Fengchun who was smiling but not saying anything and said:
"It's been almost a year since you graduated from college, so I can't interfere any more. You have good abilities, and the foundation for a solo career is very solid. However, to be in the art circle, you need not only abilities, but also the ability to behave and understand the ways of the world."

"Leave it to the company and the management team. I am just a singer. I just like music and I am not interested in the reception and farewell, or the intrigues and deceptions."

Mei Fengchun and Zhang Yu are both relatively pure girls. The former is a rare girl who has a long-term hobby and develops in the field of music. She is proud and naturally does not care about those trivial matters.
Zhang Yu likes being a star very much and yearns for life under the spotlight. It doesn’t matter whether it is singing, dancing or acting. Since she has this idea, let her do it.

"Okay, I won't ask any more questions. If you have any difficulties, you can go to Xiao Biao. If you can't solve it, contact me! Also, you should pay more attention to your blogs on social networking sites. Since you are in the circle, you should try your best to maintain your literary style. If you can't manage it yourself, leave it to the management team to maintain it. The channels for celebrities to express themselves to the outside world will become more and more important, so we can't be careless." "I can't write those flowery articles, poems, songs, and couplets. If I knew these, how could I not even be admitted to a junior college?"

"Don't talk nonsense. You are also an intellectual who will soon be promoted from a junior college to a university."

"Come on, if I had any ability to study, my mother would not let me go to Beijing to fool around."

"Alright, alright, I'll put in a good word for you from my aunt."

She waved her hand with some disdain. As a cousin too, the strong-willed Mei Shuying has become much more stable in recent years, but Zhang Yu has not restrained her temper at all and still speaks directly.
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After the award ceremony, Jin Shang chatted with the Nan brothers who had seen off the guests. He didn’t bother with the details and mainly confirmed the annual investment budget, funding sources, partners, and business development.

There is a lot of pressure to make a profit on blockbuster movies. Changdi Culture has been lucky in the past two years and has basically not suffered any big losses. It has even made a lot of money, which is really not easy. Some very powerful peers in the industry have also joined in the fun and invested heavily in making blockbusters, but they are almost losing money.

This is the reality. In order to share the risk, many large and small film investment companies have emerged in the market, learning to do the "film investment platter" business. How many tricks are there in this, where the money comes from and where it goes, is actually a mess.

If they are really coal bosses, real estate developers, or local tycoons who are looking for investment transformation, then it doesn't matter. The only thing to worry about is those inexplicable troubles that will come to them.

Fortunately, Jinxi Culture is not involved in these things, and the Nan brothers are also very vigilant. There is no need to take risks unless they are really short of money.

After chatting about special effects development and theater expansion, everything went well and Jin Shang felt relieved.

Nan Dabiao also asked about the plan for the comprehensive film and television entertainment city, but Jin Shang perfunctorily answered the question.

Following the path of "Disney" and building a comprehensive amusement park based on a large-scale IP has been proven to be feasible. The most successful one in China is the Fantawild Park that has sprung up all over the country. It may not be as well-known, but its overall scale and profitability are still quite good.

But now is not the right time, Jin Shang does not have the energy to do these things, and the talent pool is seriously insufficient. The plans for several film and television base resorts and villa areas that are waiting to be opened have not been implemented. The vision of Jinxi Paradise should be postponed!

Let's put this aside for now. A few days later, Jin Shang was invited to attend the unveiling ceremony of Yigoo.com, a cross-border e-commerce platform opened by a team led by Sun Daqi. The website structure was strongly supported by Jinxi Culture and personally reviewed by Yang Qi.

The State Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Commission is looking after us!
It had a very smooth start, unlike the small platforms that have sprung up like mushrooms in the past two years.

As Sun Daqi cut the ribbon with great enthusiasm and signed a series of cooperation agreements, the invited guests applauded and the camera lights of the interviewing reporters never stopped flashing.

While clapping, he calmly glanced at Jin Shang who was around him, and when he saw Yang Qi's relieved expression not far away, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

"The favor has been repaid, and no one owes anyone anything!"

From the perspective of Jin Shang and Sun Daqi, their personal relationship is fine, but business dealings are not childish. The two have always maintained a suitable distance and can be considered a gentleman's friendship.

We will cooperate if we can in the future. If there is a conflict, we will not be polite.

Yang Qi was brought up by Lao Sun, so it stands to reason that Lao Sun had a chance to help him. When the "Yellow Pages" business was sold, Yang Qi fulfilled his promise and came to Jinxi Culture. However, this felt a bit like "when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter; when disaster strikes, everyone flies away."

Sharing weal and woe is a simple moral value. It just so happens that Yang Qi is a very nostalgic person. He doesn't talk much and is very loyal. In the past two years, he has felt a little guilty about letting Sun Daqi down.

Now that Lao Sun has gone back to sea, Jin Shang and Yang Qi have taken steps to resolve his worries, and the past has been completely turned over.

In the field of cross-border e-commerce, Jinxi Culture and Yiguo.com are allies, joining forces to go global and compete with their foreign counterparts.

But in the country, it’s hard to say.

Even though Yigoo.com currently only engages in bulk trade and export, there is no guarantee that it will one day snatch the business from Jinxi Culture.

Even so, Jin Shang still let Jinxi Payment, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and Minxing Bank form a syndicated investment fund to jointly establish an international payment clearing company - iPay Payment, to support the growing foreign trade network settlement.

To be honest, Jin Shang has done his best for Sun Daqi, as he has helped him a lot in the past two years.

From a business perspective, the settlement problem of cross-border e-commerce has always existed, and all parties are still in the process of exploring and adjusting.

This issue may seem unimportant for the time being, but the importance of the digital economy will be revealed sooner or later.

For example, twenty years later, Jinxi Culture is a large international IT company that provides network support services to all walks of life. A large family in China decides to travel to a city in Western Europe. From booking tickets, renting a car, hiring a tour guide, staying in a hotel, ordering food, eating and drinking, buying souvenirs, watching movies, buying tickets for performances, etc., they use all domestic software, and pay with domestic currency using iPay software.

When you go out for a trip, a whole set of economic activities are carried out on your own country's mobile phones and software systems. Except for a few stamps at customs, the whole process has little to do with the other country. Isn't this a serious problem?

This does not even discuss the pain points of data transmission and privacy security.

Why did many Western countries in the past argue about digital taxes? Were they discussing economic issues?

Totally wrong, that is a fight for national sovereignty!

The Chinese people are not sensitive to this because they are well protected. The Internet is supported by 1.4 billion people, and foreign applications are not popular.

The rapid development of the Internet is an industrial revolution no less than the steam age and the electric age. The advent of the information age is the best opportunity to overtake others. Missing it is basically equivalent to missing an era.

Just as Jin Shang was expressing his emotion, the unveiling ceremony was still going on. Jin Shang, as a friendly competitor and actual controller of iPay payment, went on stage to take a group photo.

It is still unknown what the future will hold, but at least for now, everyone is happily gathered together and working towards a common goal.

(End of this chapter)