Our Rise Era

Chapter 73: Children's special effects film, what the hell are you doing?

Chapter 73: Children's special effects film, what the hell are you doing? (Two in one)

The year 2004 in this world.

It has the resounding reputation of being the “first year of the smartphone”.

This year, the world's leading mobile phone brand [Novia] released a model called 7610, marking the arrival of the era of smart phones...

This year, the new phone released by Motorola in the United States, the ultra-thin flip phone V3, became one of the most popular and successful flip phones among young people that year and even until 07.
In this year, Chinese mobile phones were not weak either. In an era dominated by Novia and Motorola, they grabbed 14% of the market share...

This is a rough era...

Domestic mobile phone manufacturers still do not pay enough attention to quality, brand and other aspects, and often rely on betting on market trends to create popular products that become popular quickly and disappear quickly.

2007 years.

Domestic mobile phones have experienced a series of major reshuffles. Countless brands have emerged in a short period of time, and countless brands have fallen in a short period of time. In this chaotic world, no one knows who will have the last laugh...

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The cold wind carried the dust outside.

Xu Yunlong walked into the empty grocery store.

Under the not-so-bright light, the moment he saw Zhang Yang, he excitedly gave cigarettes to Zhang Yang and Fatty Yuan.

When Xu Yunlong saw that Zhang Yang and Fatty Yuan didn't smoke, he quickly retracted his hand.

"Mr. Zhang, I want to succeed!"

His eyes flashed with excitement as he stared at Zhang Yang.

But he seemed very nervous, his hands were shaking as he tried to put the cigarette in, and he couldn't get it in for a long time.

In the end, he simply stuffed the two cigarettes and the cigarette case into his pocket.

"Sit down and drink tea."

Zhang Yang smiled and signaled Xu Yunlong not to be nervous. He sat at the tea table next to him and made a cup of tea for Xu Yunlong.

Xu Yunlong quickly picked it up with both hands and took a sip without caring whether it was hot or not.

After filling the bottle, he seemed to calm down a little: "I'm from Pengcheng. I started working in that mobile phone store after I graduated from high school. It's been five years now. During these five years, I've done everything from delivering goods, installing, repairing, operating, making molds for mobile phone cases, to running the market... I can do anything..."

"Mr. Zhang, actually, I have been following you for a long time. I started following you when Popeye was first broadcast. I read your Souda Encyclopedia on the Internet..."

"Really, when I first read your entrepreneurial story on Sodu Encyclopedia, I was deeply moved. Really, it was not easy for you to start your own business. That night, I didn't sleep the whole night. I kept thinking every day, if it were me, would I be able to succeed..."

"In fact, I have been suffering from insomnia during this period. I don't want to spend my whole life as a clerk. I want my life to be more exciting. I want to buy a house, marry a beautiful wife, and make a lot of money!"

"..."

There is a breeze outside the window.

Xu Yunlong became more and more excited as he spoke. Although he was still very nervous, he blurted out all his innermost thoughts.

After saying this, he seemed a little embarrassed and lowered his head to start drinking tea.

"You can make mobile phones, but you don't have much cost and you lack a sales platform. Is that what you mean?"

Zhang Yang always had a smile on his face. After looking at Xu Yunlong's dusty appearance, he asked lightly.

"Yes! That's what I mean... This is my advantage."

"So how's your technique?"

"I brought my cell phone with me."

"Show it to me..."

"it is good!"

Xu Yunlong quickly took out his bag and pulled out several brand new mobile phones, as well as his business license and network access license for making mobile phones and other documents.

After Zhang Yang looked at the documents carefully, he squinted at the mobile phone in Xu Yunlong's hand.

A flip phone, a candy bar phone, and a slider phone...

Zhang Yang picked up the flip phone and tried it out, and his smile gradually disappeared.

If judged by the standards of the world's previous mobile phones, these phones were quite crudely made, and their operating systems were also typical [MTK systems].

Well, the so-called [MTK system] is the product of the Taiwan [R&D Technology Co., Ltd.] in this world.

“What are the advantages of your mobile phone?”

"Mr. Zhang, if my mobile phone can be used on your program [Zhang Yang Takes You to Cut the Knife], we don't need any advance payment. The cost price is only 199 yuan, and we sell it for 499. There is absolutely no problem. Moreover, these are all color screens, and they have MP3 and MP4 functions..."

"What about the phone warranty?"

"I'll take care of the repair..."

"You can guarantee that you can sell a dozen phones, but what about selling one or two thousand, or ten or twenty thousand? How much can you control the failure rate of mobile phones? Do you have a suitable mobile phone processing factory? How many people are there in your team?"

"..."

When Zhang Yang suddenly asked a series of questions, Xu Yunlong was stunned for a moment.

After a moment, he looked at Zhang Yang: "As long as we can sell things, we can build a factory. The production line is not expensive... I have a good reputation, I can get a loan, mortgage..."

Zhang Yang looked at Xu Yunlong, shook his head and sighed: "If you can do business with just your mouth, then it's a pyramid scheme..."

"Can……"

"Mr. Xu, first of all, let me ask you a question. Is your core selling point only the cheap phones? You know this market very well. You should know that if I want very cheap phones, I can get them from any factory..." Zhang Yang stared at Xu Yunlong without a smile on his face: "If it's the quality of the phones, excuse me, these phones, from workmanship to operating systems, can be imitated by anyone. There is no selling point at all..."

"..."Xu Yunlong lowered his head, not daring to look Zhang Yang in the eye.

"If it's about entrepreneurial enthusiasm, no matter who you pick on the street and chat with them, they will all be full of enthusiasm for entrepreneurship. But how many of them can really successfully leave this small county?"

"..."

"What I said may make you feel uncomfortable, but this is the reality... You have no capital, no solid technology, and no team. Apart from reading some inspirational stories and having the urge to start a business, what else do you have?"

"..."

Zhang Yang's series of questions were like a bucket of cold water, completely washing away Xu Yunlong's enthusiasm.

Xu Yunlong held the teacup, his eyes flashed with confusion, his brain was terribly blank, and after a long silence, he was unable to speak.

Zhang Yang looked at Xu Yunlong and shook his head. "People are like products. You must have advantages first, and those advantages must be very obvious. If this is mediocre and that is mediocre, then it will be difficult to walk on the road, do you know?"

"I know." Xu Yunlong nodded, not daring to look at Zhang Yang.

"It's getting late, you should go first."

"Mr. Zhang, I..."

Xu Yunlong's body trembled slightly, but he did not move. Instead, he raised his head and stared at Zhang Yang as if he had mustered up the courage: "Mr. Zhang, can you give me a chance? Just one chance will do."

"what chance?"

"The opportunity to be with you! I don't want a penny. I will do whatever you ask me to do. I can do anything..."

"..."

Zhang Yang looked at Xu Yunlong but didn't say anything.

Fatty Yuan stayed next to Zhang Yang and wanted to say something for Xu Yunlong, but he finally kept his words to himself.

"You go back first."

"..."

"boss Zhang."

"Let's go back!"

"..."

Xu Yunlong lowered his head and was silent for a long time. Finally, he nodded, put his phone in his pocket, turned around and left the grocery store silently.

Fatty Yuan looked at Xu Yunlong's back and hesitated for a long time. "Brother Zhang, I think this person really wants to succeed. He came here specially from Pengcheng. I think he is..."

"There are too many people who want to start a business all at once. After a while, many people lose their minds... Once they figure it out, they will understand."

“What if after a while your mind cools down, but you still want to start a business?”

"A person must have his own advantages. Smart people try their best to accumulate original entrepreneurial capital in a reasonable, legal and reasonable way in the early stage. If you are not smart, you should learn it well and use the most practical method to accumulate the original capital step by step in the field you are familiar with..."

Zhang Yang looked in the direction Xu Yunlong left and said meaningfully.

Fatty Yuan was slightly shocked.

Then nodded.

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The weather is getting cold.

The temperature in [Taifeng County] has dropped below zero.

Especially at night, the temperature and the wind blowing from afar are like a knife, cutting everyone's face.

After leaving the grocery store, Xu Yunlong did not leave Taifeng County, but found a small hotel to stay in.

He was lying on the bed, feeling very depressed.

The fantasy of meeting Zhang Yang, being accepted by Zhang Yang, and following Zhang Yang around to make a lot of money seemed to be completely shattered at this moment.

He kept thinking about Zhang Yang's words in his mind...

Zhang Yang's words were like a thunderclap, hitting Xu Yunlong's head with a dull thud.

He felt at a loss, as if the whole world had become dark.

However, he did not feel any resentment in his heart. In fact, he even felt a little bitter when he thought about it.

Yes!

No capital, no money, no team, no advantages and specialties...

He seemed to have nothing.

For someone like me, if you throw a stone on the street, you can hit several people. Why would Mr. Zhang hire him?
Just because of his passion?
If I were in Mr. Zhang's shoes, would I accept someone like myself?
When thinking of this, Xu Yunlong felt a sense of despair and looked out the window again... Go back?
He thought of the days he spent in Pengcheng...

I work aimlessly during the day and spend my nights in a rented house or in an Internet cafe playing games. I have no goals or ideals, and just live like this.

How could he be willing to live like this for the rest of his life?

Once the entrepreneurial fire was ignited deep in his heart, it became difficult for Xu Yunlong to go back to his previous life.

"I can't go back. I won't go back!"

"Advantages, advantages, what advantages do I have?"

"Specialties, specialties..."

"..."

Xu Yunlong tossed and turned in bed all night long, unable to sleep. The next day, at daybreak, he faintly heard a rooster crowing, and suddenly sat up from the bed.

As if he had figured something out.

Mr. Zhang seems to be rejecting me, but in fact, he is probably giving me some advice!

When he thought of this, his mind suddenly became clear. After thinking of Zhang Yang's entrepreneurial experience, he took a deep breath.

"If I don't have a team, then I will use the resources around me to find a team as much as possible..."

"Who do I know?"

"I want to pick one of the people I know who can work with me."

"Assuming that I am cooperating with Mr. Zhang now, and Mr. Zhang has helped me sell so many mobile phones, what should I do? If I don't have a production line, I can borrow a production line first and take out a loan first..."

"I don't have any advantages, so I will let Mr. Zhang see my advantages!"

"..."

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, then immediately put on his clothes and left the hotel.

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12 month 22 day.

The latest episode of the show [Zhang Yang Takes You to Cut] has a huge amount of traffic on the Internet.

In Aiku Video, Jiang Chao saw countless netizens asking when the next episode of Zhang Yang will be released...

"Sister Youyou...many netizens are digging up your name and measurements on the Internet..."

"Wow, someone is also trying to find out your measurements and identity, look..."

"Shuyi is the one who is popular. She is standing there in a cheongsam with her legs exposed. Oh, I can't stand it when I see her, let alone those stinky men!"

"Wow!"

"..."

In the meeting room of "Armored Man".

Jiang Chao felt a chirping sound in his ears, as if he had entered a bush of flowers.

Several girls from the Film and Television Academy are excitedly watching the comments on "Aiku Video" where countless netizens are trying to uncover their identities.

See these comments...

The girls were very excited.

After all, being noticed is a happy thing for everyone.

Jiang Chao was also reading these comments, and then he found something interesting.

Compared to Zhang Yang’s almost demonic brainwashing slogan, almost 80% of the comments in the video comment section of [Zhang Yang takes you to chop] are from male netizens.

In particular, in Aiku Video, someone specially edited a part of the video [Zhang Yang Takes You to Cut a Knife] where the "young models" appeared in clothes.

The traffic of the edited video was even higher than that of the original video at one point, especially the scene of a girl named Shen Shuyi wearing a cheongsam, high heels, and slightly open legs, which made the comment section scream with joy!

"Mr. Zhang, we have almost cleared out all our women's clothing inventory in two days!"

"During this period, I discovered something very interesting. We collected customer information and found that more than 60% of the buyers of these women's clothing are men, and more than 70% of these men are between 30 and 35 years old..."

"The cheongsams are selling so well that the demand is exceeding the supply. Now I am asking the company to work overtime on the sewing machines."

"However, men's clothing is much inferior to women's clothing. We have set the price very low, but we still have a lot of inventory. Of course, we are clearing it out one after another. We should be able to clear it out within ten days."

"..."

Niu Li, CEO of New Bee Clothing Co., Ltd., followed Zhang Yang in with a piece of data.

Zhang Yang looked at the data, narrowed his eyes and nodded.

this world.

The consumption power of the male market, which is invisible in the corner, seems amazing!
Just as Zhang Yang walked into the meeting room...

The chattering in the conference room suddenly stopped.

Almost everyone stood up.

"boss Zhang!"

"Sit down! No need to stand, no need for any ceremony..."

Zhang Yang looked at everyone with a smile, waved at them, and then sat down in the main seat.

As Zhang Yang sat down, the door of the conference room opened.

Then, Chen Tiangui came in with his son.

After saying hello, Mr. Chen, Chen Bicheng looked at everyone curiously, and finally his eyes turned to Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang smiled as he saw that everyone had arrived.

"Everyone is here. Let's have a short meeting today! Director Jiang, has the project for Armored Man been approved?"

"The project has been approved and the script has been reviewed."

"it is good."

When he heard this, Zhang Yang nodded, then smiled and said, "Let me introduce our team first. Jiang Chao, um, Director Jiang, is our director, assistant director, and production manager of "Armored Man"..."

When Jiang Chao heard this, his face suddenly turned bitter.

Ok!

He really does all the work!
"Our chief screenwriter, producer, Mr. Chen, and leading actor, Mr. Chen Bicheng!"

"..."

When Jiang Chao saw the little boy stand up, his expression became even more bitter.

"And...our costumes and props, supporter, person in charge, and one of the investors in our "Armored Man" project, Niu Li, President Niu!"

"..."

Niu Li stood up and nodded to everyone amid applause.

"Also, our leading actors, Ms. Shen Shuyi, Ms. Zhang Bingqing, and Ms. Tang Youyou..."

"..."

Several pretty girls stood up under Chen Tiangui's excited eyes.

Chen Tiangui looked at the girls and was delighted for a moment. After his son pulled several times, he regained his serious expression.

"There are several more male actors to come, and Director Jiang is currently in contact with them... They will be in place tomorrow. Today, I mainly combined the children's designs with some of my own personal inspiration designs to make a few armor drawings."

"First of all, Mr. Chen, this is a gift for you, the Emperor Armor! The representative pattern is a five-clawed golden dragon, and it is the first ultimate armor to appear in the Armor Man series! For you! Mr. Chen, I wish you a happy birthday!"

"..."

Zhang Yang pushed his glasses and looked at Mr. Chen Bicheng with a smile.

Then he opened the PPT in the conference room, clicked on it, and a picture of Armored Superman appeared on the PPT.

After seeing this picture...

Mr. Chen Bicheng widened his eyes!
Immediately afterwards...

"Wow!"

I couldn't control my excitement and jumped up from my chair. My eyes were fixed on the PPT and the crazy handsome armor. I couldn't move away!

Then, Zhang Yang coughed lightly.

"Next, I announce the female armor in [Armor Man], the Flaming Rose!"

"..."

Zhang Yang narrowed his eyes and a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Immediately afterwards...