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Chapter 827: This is the big deal

Chen Hong's footsteps were heard outside the door.

Brother Chen Kai quickly closed the web page on his mobile phone, his face unable to hide the gloom.

The Internet is flooded with reports about the Oscars.

The marketing account is very good at divergent thinking and even brought up the old story of finding Zhou Yutang to work on the "The Great Wall" project.

He joked that Zhou Yutang ran fast and also teased poet Chen.

After all, they are all Palme d'Or-winning directors, so they are always inevitably compared with each other.

I am afraid of comparison in everything.

Zhou Yutang firmly suppresses Chen Shishi in terms of box office performance and awards.

It can be said that he has become the person that poet Chen dreamed of living.

What made Chen Kaige's mentality collapse the most was the sharp-tongued host at the Oscars.

"Matt Damon is a selfish person, but this time he did something selfless - he could have starred in Manchester by the Sea and won an award, but he gave the opportunity to Casey Affleck and went to China to star in a money-losing movie The Great Wall."

You white-skinned person who is good at talking, do you know what art is?

You know the shit!

When poet Chen first saw the news, his hands were shaking.

He really wants the foreigners to die.

If it weren't for those damn white people pointing fingers.

Why would it come to this if we were to follow his ideas entirely?
Brother Chen Kai was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

As an old married couple for so many years, Chen Hong obviously knows what her husband is thinking.

She sighed silently in her heart and stepped forward to rub his shoulders: "The comments online are just some boring trolls, don't take them too seriously."

How talented was he when I fell in love with him?

Now, poet Chen has a lot more white hair on his head, I don’t know when.

Chen Hong's thoughts were somewhat complicated.

At the age of 65, he seemed to have a kind of decadent air peculiar to an old man. Compared with Zhou Yutang, who was in his prime and at the peak of his career, he seemed like the setting sun.

"It seems like Zhou Yutang's project is about to start casting?"

"Well, I heard they're casting now and filming will start in March."

Chen Hong nodded and said, "Zhang Yimou and Xu Ke's new dramas are also progressing. Lao Cao wants to confirm when the post-production of Legend of the Demon Cat will be completed so that he can make an appointment with Jiang Dong for a marketing plan in advance."

"Don't be in a hurry. Only by taking your time can you achieve good quality."

Brother Chen Kai suddenly realized a terrible reality.

Zhou Yutang now seems to have opened up the entire upstream and downstream industrial chain of the entertainment industry.

In addition to its connections in the traditional television field, Jiangdong Cinema Chain has developed steadily and ranks among the top ten in the country, and its Maoyan app is also the market leader.

The most impressive thing is the strong rise of Tik Tok, which has become very popular among young people and has directly led to the renewal of marketing methods for film and television works.

The Jiangdong Group is now under the leadership of Zhou Yutang.

It is like an indescribable huge shadow, covering the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

Thinking about his own situation, poet Chen couldn't help feeling a little frustrated and sad.

"Husband, are you okay?"

"I am fine."

Poet Chen responded in a deep voice, frowning slightly, "How is Arthur?"

"Great."

Speaking of her son, Chen Hong smiled: "I went to see him at the training camp. Arthur is really well behaved and works hard."

"Lay a solid foundation first, and the road ahead will be easier."

The couple chatted for a while longer. Chen Hong had other things to deal with, so she didn't bother them too much.

"It's come to this. There's no point in thinking too much. Just do your job well!"

"As long as Legend of the Demon Cat becomes a big hit, everything we have lost can be regained!"

Taking a deep breath, poet Chen's eyes became firm again.
Cheer up, Brother Chen Kai!
You are a descendant of a famous family with extraordinary talent, and you are destined to become the person who sets the trend of Chinese films.

Rather than a vulgar director who caters to, pleases and flatters the audience!

The plane landed at Capital International Airport.

Even though Zhou Yutang was wearing a mask and fully armed.

But he was still recognized, which caused a small commotion at the airport.

"Mr. Zhou, congratulations to La La Land for winning six Oscars."

"Thank you."

"Excuse me, what do you think about the exposure of Yang Zi and Qin Junjie's relationship?"

"I'm not sure. I'll ask later."

Seeing that the crowd at the airport was growing, Zhou Yutang decisively ended the interview.

With the bodyguards clearing the way, he fought his way out and successfully got into the business car that came to pick him up.

Zhou Yutang is not really clear about the current sensation of Yang Zi's love affair.

But for this kind of thing, it’s better to ask Mao Xiaoyu, “Xiaoyu, when did Yang Zi start dating?”

"Boss, you asked the right person."

Mao Xiaoyu excitedly sent a long voice message: "The two fell in love with each other as early as when they were filming "The Legend of Chusen". They often interacted on Weibo, secretly showing their affection, and were photographed dating many times."

The gossip queen's skills are still as strong as ever. Zhou Yutang found out about it and asked Chen Duling to contact Zhou Shufang to handle it.

He certainly wouldn't ask too much about such things, but in Hollywood, there is an uproar because of the Oscar "envelope gate".

Such an incident as the wrong Best Picture award actually undermines the credibility of the award.

PricewaterhouseCoopers, the accounting firm responsible for counting the votes, immediately issued a statement to apologize.

However, the public was so angry that it was difficult to calm down. PricewaterhouseCoopers simply pushed out Brian Cullinan, the accountant in charge of the vote counting team, to take the blame.
Early morning hours.

The light golden sunlight penetrated the branches and leaves of the sycamore trees on the roadside, casting mottled shadows on the ground.

A taxi stopped under the Jiangdong Building.

Liang Wenfeng and Xu Jin got out of the car.

The two of them looked up at the same time, looking at the glass curtain wall of the Jiangdong Building, which reflected dazzling light.

"Old Xu, have you washed your hair?"

Liang Wenfeng subconsciously tugged at his tie, felt his throat tighten, and adjusted his suit for the third time.

This thing looks very serious when worn.

But I am used to wearing simple and comfortable casual suits, and suddenly changing into a suit feels like I am wearing an inappropriate shell.

It’s just that today’s occasion is more important.

When you are about to meet someone, putting on your most precious suit is a sign of respect for him or her.

"Hold still."

His good friend Xu Jin patted him on the shoulder and said, "Relax, we are well prepared."

Liang Wenfeng nodded and went over the content and wording of the plan in his mind again.

The complete plan is in the bag.

The stack of A4 paper was filled with densely packed data and charts, which were the result of their many all-nighters.

"Hello, I'm Liang Wenfeng/Xu Jin, we have an appointment with Mr. Zhou."

"Please come with me, both of you."

In the lobby, the pretty receptionist in a professional suit checked the two people's identity information and then led them to the elevator.

Gugu~~
Staring at the constantly jumping numbers, Liang Wenfeng's old face turned red with embarrassment.

I got up too early in the morning and came here without having breakfast. The girl at the front desk smiled kindly and said:
"Mr. Zhou is holding a morning meeting right now, which will take about half an hour. You two can walk around. There is free breakfast in the restaurant."

"Um, thank you."

Liang Wenfeng and Xu Jin looked at each other and decided to fill their stomachs first.

"Fuck, I've heard that Jiangdong Canteen is awesome, it's really as good as its reputation!"

"In one word, dick!"

Employees from various large companies often use Vlogs to share their daily work routines on the Internet. Among them, Jiangdongjia is recognized as having the top treatment in the industry.

After experiencing it personally, Liang Wenfeng and Xu Jin have gained a deep understanding.

The three-piece set of rice noodle rolls, shrimp dumplings, and barbecued pork buns warmed the stomach and made the heart relax. The meeting over there had not yet ended, so the two of them were accompanied by someone and were quite interested in strolling around the Jiangdong Building.

On both sides of the corridor on the fifth floor, there are many signed art posters. There are "Want to See You", "Live", "Empresses in the Palace", "The Man from Nowhere", "Love Is Not Blind".
Among them are Zhou Yutang’s famous works, as well as stills of artists under Jiangdong Entertainment.

All the popular domestic film and television works produced by Jiangdong Entertainment in the past decade are on it.

There is also a trophy collection room, which is quite visually impactful when viewed through the glass.

When Liang Wenfeng was studying for his master's degree at Zhejiang University, Zhou Yutang had just made his debut with the movie "Want to See You".

At that time, the concept of time travel through the Möbius strip was truly novel and shocking, and he and Xu Jin even discussed the plot.

Later, he also witnessed Zhou Yutang's rapid rise to fame.

It is no exaggeration to say that Governor Zhou’s status in the hearts of those born in the 1980s and 1990s is almost like a myth.

Who would have thought that a few years later they would have the opportunity to discuss cooperation face to face with this legendary figure.

"How are you, Lao Liang? Are you panicking?"

"Don't panic, any chance to communicate is a win."

The two of them took a quick stroll, and the tension they had felt before dissipated a lot.

After all, he is not a rookie who just graduated from campus. Since the establishment of Huanfang Quantitative, he launched his first AI model last year.

By using deep learning algorithms, we generated stock position models and launched real trading, with the scale of funds under management reaching 10 billion.

He is also well-known in the huge financial industry.

"You two have been waiting for a long time."

Not long after, Chen Duling, who was wearing a professional suit, came towards them gracefully, smiling and making a gesture of invitation.
"Please follow me, Mr. Zhou is waiting for you."

"okay."

Liang Wenfeng and Xu Jin were stunned for a moment, then came back to their senses.

I followed the beautiful figure in the elevator straight to the top floor, feeling a lot of emotion.

It is said that Zhou Yutang is surrounded by beautiful women. Today I really broadened my horizons.

With Chen Duling's looks and figure, she would definitely be a school beauty at Zhejiang University, even more beautiful than some female stars.

"Boss Zhou, the people have arrived."

Chen Duling knocked on the door and said with a smile.

Liang Wenfeng and Xu Jin followed the sunlight coming in through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

At a glance, I saw Zhou Yutang who was signing with his head down.

He is even younger and more handsome than he looks on TV.

He was wearing only a simple white shirt with his sleeves casually rolled up to his elbows, and a slightly old Omega watch on his wrist.

The classic pattern that appears at the opening of a James Bond movie.

Liang Wenfeng, who has a good memory, immediately thought of the news reported by the media.

It seems that this is the token of love that Liu Shishi gave him.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou."

"Sorry, I just finished a morning meeting."

Zhou Yutang put down the pen in his hand, stood up and welcomed the two of them to the sofa in the reception area.

He sat on the single sofa in the main seat, while Liang Wenfeng and Xu Jin sat on the black leather sofa.

"We just arrived as well, and we had a meal at Jiangdong Restaurant."

Liang Wenfeng, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, looked quite elegant. He took the tea poured by Chen Duling and did not forget to say thank you.

"I heard that you graduated from Zhejiang University?"

Zhou Yutang glanced between the two of them, not hiding his interest at all.

"Yes, Mr. Zhou."

Xu Jin took over the conversation, "We are all loyal viewers of Jiangdong."

Zhou Yutang put down the cup he had just taken a sip of and smiled: "You seem to be very familiar with my work?"

"I've basically seen them all. I've watched Red Ling three times. It's very exciting."

If you want to get closer to each other, you often need the simplest and most primitive way of communication.

They chatted for about ten minutes without getting into any serious business until Liang Wenfeng and Xu Jin saw Zhang Yiming walk in with another technical leader in the industry, Chen Zhijun.

The two people's pupils trembled.

ByteDance is now a behemoth with a market value of hundreds of billions, and Zhang Yiming has long been famous all over the world.
Chen Zhijun is no ordinary person either.

This is a tough guy from Harbin Institute of Technology, an advertising algorithm engineer at Baidu Fengchao.

Because of his outstanding performance, he was promoted to T9 chief architect in just a few years.

After being poached by ByteDance, Baidu CEO Li, who lost his beloved general, even made a public statement.

Zhou Yutang wanted to invest in Huanfang Quantitative, but he didn’t make the decision on a whim.

After all, his money didn't come from strong winds.

When it comes to professional fields, of course you need to seek advice from professionals.

Now that everyone is here, let's get straight to the point.

Over the next hour, Liang Wenfeng and Xu Jin detailed their plan - to develop various quantitative investment strategies using advanced mathematical models, algorithms and large amounts of data.

Zhang Yiming and Chen Zhijun raised some sharp questions about technical details from time to time.

Byte’s algorithm is quite powerful, and Chen Zhijun is an expert among experts.

The communication between a technical expert of this level is completely on a different channel from that of others.

Mathematics, code, and natural language sounded very difficult for Zhou Yutang to understand.

He did not pretend to know something and join in the discussion, but mainly listened and asked a few questions from time to time.

The meeting lasted until after four o'clock. Zhou Yutang made a decision on the spot and preliminarily confirmed the intention of cooperation. The remaining contracts will be handed over to the legal department for coordination tomorrow.

"Pretty awesome."

After the two men left, Chen Zhijun drank half a bottle of water in one breath and commented: "He has strong professional skills and advanced thinking. Can he be recruited by ByteDance?"

"ByteDance has enough talented people, let them play by themselves."

"Do you really want to make it this big?"

Zhang Yiming hesitated to speak, but finally gave cautious advice: "This amount of funds is not a joke."

He is an absolute genius in some fields, but his personality is more conservative.

Zhou Yutang smiled and patted his shoulder: "That's how big we have to be."

the next day.

Liang Wenfeng and Xu Jin came to Jiangdong Building again.

After communicating with the legal department, the two of them readily signed their names on the contract.

What is there to hesitate about?
Having the Jiangdong Grand Commander lead the bureau can solve many problems for them and allow them to save more energy for research and development.

"Mr. Zhou, can I ask you a question?"

"You said."

Liang Wenfeng and Xu Jin looked at each other, and Liang Wenfeng spoke up again: "Why did you choose us? It's such a large amount of money."

"Because I have money."

The Grand Commander of Jiangdong parachuted into the world and sucked so much blood in Hollywood.

The huge investment in acquiring Liverpool FC has brought huge profits and a large amount of funds, so it is natural to put it into operation actively.

It is nothing short of a fantasy for a Chinese to have the right to speak in America.

But you can also find another way, such as using magic square quantification to try your hand in the U.S. stock market.

Of course, Zhou Yutang's knife is like a dragon-slaying sword to Liang Wenfeng and Xu Jin.

Given the current size of Huanfang Quantitative, if it could obtain Jiangdong’s resources, it would be like replacing a musket with a cannon.

Because Zhou Yutang now not only has a strong foundation in China, but also has certain connections abroad.

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Such a simple and plain reason left Liang Wenfeng and Xu Jin speechless.

The sunlight shone in obliquely through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting physical light and shadow on Zhou Yutang's perfect profile, and his smile was so bright that it was almost dazzling.

Zhou Yutang at this time.

Even cooler than Batman.

ps: Happy New Year, brothers, I wish you a prosperous New Year

(End of this chapter)