When I am reborn, I just want to be a top student

How long does it take for a movie to go from being conceived to being released?
Many people have different answers to this question.

During the peak of Hong Kong cinema, it might only take seven days to film.

Even if the scale is larger and the plot is more complex, it can still be kept under control within a month.

"A Life Against the Grain" was listed as a key project of Galaxy Technology Group from the very beginning of its development.

Galaxy Entertainment Investment Company is backed by Galaxy Technology Group. It not only has money in hand, but also has media promotion channels and platforms such as Douyin and Neihan.

The small entertainment industry is utterly insignificant compared to a capital giant like Galaxy Technology.

Therefore, after the news was released, the production team was immediately assembled and actors were invited.

Even the filming process went extremely smoothly.

The plot of "Life Against the Grain" takes place in a big city, so the filming locations were naturally set in big cities as well.

For other film crews, obtaining filming permission alone would be quite difficult.

However, the situation is different when it comes to Galaxy Technology's "Life Against the Grain".

May you have a safe journey and all things go smoothly.

Because it's a modern urban drama, there's no need for special effects or even extensive editing.

Because when Wa was writing the script, she had already taken care of all these things.

Aside from not being able to directly replace the director in filming, Wa can perform other tasks to a certain extent.

Galaxy Technology.

Inside a small screening room at headquarters.

Many senior executives of Galaxy Technology are sitting here, watching "Life Against the Tide," which has been edited, approved, and received its official seal.

The film's plot is a detailed expansion of what Wang Donglai had previously mentioned.

The male lead is Xu Zheng, just like in the previous life.

As an algorithm engineer at the 'Meileme' food delivery company, my job is to optimize algorithms to better complete delivery tasks.

Because of his college background, he joined Meituan immediately after graduation. With his youthful energy and relentless work ethic (996 and 007 work schedules), he persevered at Meituan and helped the company defeat other food delivery companies in the market, becoming an industry giant.

However, after the company went public, the protagonist originally planned to enjoy life because he felt that as a long-time employee of the company, he had worked hard even if he hadn't made any great contributions. Now that the company had gone public and made money, his salary should also see a huge increase.

At this point, the male protagonist was thirty-five years old and had become a junior manager at Meituan. He used his high salary as a programmer in Jinghai City to buy a house on mortgage and married a young and beautiful girl.

The male protagonist is already planning to sell his current house, buy a bigger house, get a new car, and take his beautiful wife on a trip abroad to make up for it.

Just as the male protagonist was having this beautiful dream.

Group Chairman Zhong Qian handed over the reins to his daughter, Zhong Li, who had studied abroad. After taking office, Zhong Li implemented sweeping reforms within the group.

Laying off a bunch of long-term employees who couldn't keep up with the company's development, even if they had made great contributions to the company's development and led their teams to travel for months in the wind and rain when competing fiercely with other companies.

However, Zhong Li's attitude was very firm. If she couldn't keep up with the company's employees, there was only one outcome for her at Meileme: leaving.

The controversy surrounding the layoffs of long-term employees caused the male protagonist to feel a little worried.

Because he's already thirty-five, he can no longer stay up all night writing code and running programs like he did when he was younger.

However, he felt he was still young and that even if there were layoffs, it wouldn't affect him.

The weather is unpredictable, and fortune can change in an instant.

Just then, a rich second-generation intern, while sharing his life on an internet platform, accidentally posted a picture of the company's confidential algorithm files for the purpose of showing off, which immediately sparked a huge discussion online.

The more netizens dug, the more they found out: a college majoring in fine arts transformed himself into an algorithm intern at a listed company after graduation.

Why is this intern's salary so high, reaching 30,000 yuan per month?

Some experts have even analyzed the leaked fragments of Meituan's algorithm files and concluded that Meituan's order allocation algorithm seems to be subject to human manipulation.

As the controversy online grew, Meileme also responded.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhong Li bought back the shares held by a group of veteran employees of Meme and kicked them out.

Unfortunately, the male protagonist was among them. He was hired by a veteran who had been dismissed, and since he was already thirty-five years old, he was not cost-effective and was simply fired.

The movie even dedicated a scene to this.

When several HR personnel were deciding on the layoff list, one of them said, "From now on, let's just fire the ordinary employees and junior managers who are over 35. They can't keep up with the demands, yet they're getting such high salaries. Let's replace them with two recent college graduates. It'll save money, and their work efficiency will be higher."

“That’s not a good idea,” another HR person said.

"What's wrong with that? We're a large listed company. Are we afraid of not having applicants? There are plenty of people coming."

"Young people are so useful. Just draw a couple of pie-in-the-sky promises and they'll fool you into working hard. If they can't keep up, just fire them and replace them with young people. Every year, tens of millions of college students graduate. We're contributing to the employment rate."

When this scene from the movie played, the executives at Galaxy Technology in the screening room looked at each other with somewhat complicated expressions.

This movie made them extremely uncomfortable.

So real!

Regardless of whether the striking resemblance between the two food delivery platforms in the video is a reflection of reality.

Whether it's the business succession and shareholding battles, or the layoffs and personnel adjustments, everything feels so real.

They couldn't imagine what kind of reaction this movie would cause if it were released.

The movie continues.

The male protagonist, who was fired, received severance pay. Although he was in a bad mood, he was not worried because of the substantial amount of severance pay and the fact that he came from a large listed company and was not afraid of not being able to find a job.

I was planning to take my wife on a trip abroad, but while on the subway, two girls opposite me accused me of taking pictures of them without my consent.

Afterwards, he was taken into custody by subway security, which attracted the attention of the man in the hat, who proved that he had not taken any photos without permission.

The male protagonist didn't think much of it, even though it ruined his good mood.

However, the two girls on the subway posted the incident online and wrote a long essay about it.

Suddenly, the man who secretly filmed people on the subway became an internet sensation.

The resourceful netizens dug up all of the male protagonist's information, leaving him utterly speechless.

Just as the male protagonist was preparing to seek justice through legal means.

The male protagonist's wife, however, demands a divorce.

Because she already knew online that the male protagonist had been fired from the listed company and had also encountered something like being secretly filmed on the subway.

The male protagonist, who is already dead in the business, has almost completely lost the possibility of working for a large company again.

Therefore, the husband's wife did not hesitate at all and immediately filed for divorce.

They demanded that the male protagonist leave the marriage with nothing, citing his marital misconduct.

Heartbroken, the male protagonist was naturally unwilling to leave with nothing.

The husband's wife directly told him, "If you don't agree, I will sue you for violating my marriage rules."

“We are husband and wife, we have a marriage certificate, it is recognized and protected by law. You say I'm strong, how could anyone believe that!”

The husband's wife said confidently, "I've already consulted a lawyer. Even within marriage, violating a woman's will can constitute a crime of forced marriage."

Left with no other choice, the male protagonist had to reluctantly agree to his wife's demands and leave the house with nothing in order to get rid of the situation as soon as possible.

After the divorce, the male protagonist tried to submit many resumes, but he was either rejected or recognized during the interview and unable to get a job.

Finally, driven to desperation, the male protagonist thought of his former employer, Mei Le Mei.

Because he knew that his former employer's delivery riders didn't have any qualifications to join the company.

And so, the male protagonist became a food delivery rider.

After becoming a food delivery rider, the protagonist initially thought that his understanding of algorithms would make things easier. However, he didn't expect that the food delivery algorithm had already been updated.

This further compresses delivery time, making it impossible for delivery riders to deliver within the stipulated time unless they speed or run red lights.

The riders sign contracts with the station and have nothing to do with their previous employers.

There are no social insurances or housing fund contributions, no job training, and no commercial insurance.

Even the delivery vehicles, work clothes, and helmets had to be purchased by themselves.

The male protagonist saw through his former employer's approach at a glance. This not only saved a lot of expenses, but also allowed him to make money through a steady stream of delivery riders.

In front of the camera, the male protagonist said self-deprecatingly, "This is not a job, it's clearly like cattle and horses bringing their own food to do good deeds and make money for the boss."

After making a self-deprecating joke, the male protagonist could only grit his teeth and continue working.

period.

The male protagonist saw his colleague who was hit by a car after running a red light in a rush.

I saw my colleague, who was working tirelessly to deliver goods, being fined 500 yuan by the platform because of a single negative review from a customer, and was devastated.

I witnessed a conflict erupt because the security guards wouldn't let the delivery rider into the residential compound, and the rider ended up kneeling down in desperation.

I saw a colleague who was just one step away from becoming the top single, but couldn't seem to gather enough players.

I saw colleagues who continued delivering orders in the high temperatures, resulting in heatstroke, while the station showed no concern whatsoever.

The male protagonist began to reflect.

When I was working as an algorithm engineer, I kept pushing delivery times down in order to improve efficiency.

If it can be delivered in fifteen minutes, then set the delivery time to fifteen minutes. Next time, estimate the delivery time to fourteen minutes to push the riders to their limits.

Interspersed with scenes of the male protagonist, then an algorithm engineer, passionately proposing this suggestion in a meeting room, earning enthusiastic applause from his superiors and colleagues.

After reflecting on his actions, the male protagonist mustered up his courage and prepared to reclaim his rightful benefits, such as social insurance and housing fund.

However, when communicating with the station owner, the station owner said, "Are you mistaken? You signed a contract with me, you are not a Meitu delivery rider employee."

"I obtained a food service permit, health certificate and business license, and paid money to get an authorization letter from Meitu before I opened a Meitu delivery site."

"If you complain about the lack of social insurance and housing fund, and the lack of commercial insurance, you can leave and find a company that offers these things!"

"If you don't do it, there are plenty of other people who will! You can't find three-legged toads, but there are plenty of two-legged people everywhere!"

The male protagonist was angered by the station owner's attitude, but he also understood that what the station owner said was true.

He knew how many legal staff his former employer had and how much effort they put into formulating the rules.

The male protagonist initially wanted to give up and just let it go.

However, the male protagonist remembered the disdainful looks he received from office workers while he was making deliveries.

The despicable faces of those security guards when they made things difficult for him.

Users make various unreasonable demands through negative reviews and complaints.

Thinking back on his own experiences, he lost his job, was falsely accused of being a social outcast, lost his house, lost his wife, and a college graduate ended up delivering food.

Without the five social insurances and one housing fund, and without commercial insurance, if something happens while you're delivering food, you have no protection whatsoever.

Enraged, the male protagonist decided to change the situation.

First, they complained on online platforms about Meitu's inhumane practices.

As a result, the content was deleted by the platform shortly after it was posted, with a message indicating that the content violated regulations and needed to be edited out.

When this path proved blocked, the protagonist thought of news reporters and called one of them.

However, after listening to the man's account, the reporter simply said, "I've noted this down," and hung up the phone.

For a moment, the male protagonist also fell into confusion.

These are the only two methods he can use.

In the end, nothing went as planned.

Feeling lost and confused, the male protagonist walks down the street.

Suddenly, a portrait of a great man flashed across the screen.

The male protagonist seemed to have suddenly had an inspiration and realized something.

Back at the station, the male protagonist explained Meileme's practices to the other food delivery riders.

He originally thought that no one was aware of things like algorithmic exploitation and unreasonable punishment measures.

But in reality, everyone knows this.

Everyone had no choice but to accept it, just to make a living.

Seeing everyone accept it calmly, the male protagonist was not discouraged. Instead, he called on everyone to stand up bravely and fight for their rights through legal means.

But no one wanted to do that because they were afraid of losing their jobs.

Upon seeing this, the male protagonist felt both disappointed and angry.

However, she inadvertently revealed her identity as a former algorithm engineer, and learned that the male protagonist had contributed to the inhuman algorithm program of Meituan. The crowd immediately became excited and started to attack the male protagonist.

Despite being beaten up, the male protagonist did not change his mind. With a do-or-die mentality, he held up his ID card and opened the largest video platform in China.

The movie included a special advertisement for Douyin.

Actually, it's not just here; the movie also advertised a series of domestic brands such as BYD.

The video of the man publicly accusing Meitu while holding up his ID card quickly went viral on the platform.

As the largest video platform in China, its influence is naturally enormous.

The male protagonist thought that things could be resolved in this way.

The camera flashes to the conference room of Meileme.

In response to this matter, Zhong Li bluntly stated, "The group has allocated 100 million yuan for advertising and marketing expenses. I don't want to see any more negative news about the group appearing on the trending topics."

"If one hundred million isn't enough, then two hundred million will do."

"I hope this is the first and last time. If it happens again, it will only prove that you have a problem with your abilities!"

"The group spends so much money so that you can solve problems, not create them."

"The fact that a fired employee can generate such a huge amount of negative news makes me question your competence."

The camera flashed again.

The male protagonist also received a phone call from a media reporter he had previously ignored.

In front of reporters, the male protagonist said: "I don't know if I am an employee of Meileme. Although I work for them and wear their uniform, I bought the uniform with my own money, and I also bought the electric scooter myself."

"Although I receive a salary from them, I don't have the five social insurances and one housing fund, and I haven't signed a contract with them."

"Meileme is a large listed company. Back then, in order to seize the market, they could spend tens of millions a day. Why can't they improve the lives of us ordinary employees?"

"I hope to find a company that provides its employees with the five social insurances and one housing fund, commercial insurance, and is full of humanistic care."

"Meileme probably doesn't care about us riders because it has achieved a market monopoly. If there were more competition, things wouldn't be like this."

The movie is now coming to an end.

After the movie ended, the lights in the screening room were turned on, and the many executives remained silent.

This movie had a huge impact on them.

Especially older executives like Zhang Byte and Huang Zheng, who have worked in the internet industry. (End of Chapter)