Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 235 Copyright Strategy, Visit to Vogue

As expected, the Chinese team suffered a defeat in yesterday's Asian Cup, losing by one goal at home.

As expected, Zhang Shuguang and Lao Zhao still failed to trick Boss Lu into paying the money.

Instead, Zhao Benshan was fooled by Boss Lu into promising to book a private theater for his employees to support "Foreign Land" again.

As expected, after repeatedly using Dong Shuangqiang to contact the Zhou army, who were unable to reach the wide road, they turned their hunting target to Huayi.

The two parties have joined forces to seek a listing, and their current important task is to once again replicate the miracle of the rise of young actress Liu Yifei.

The Wang brothers were shocked and jealous that a 17-year-old girl could generate hundreds of millions of dollars in profits.

What the hell is Lu Kuan filming? He should just hold Liu Yifei and nibble on her!
This is a dimensionality reduction attack on the backward domestic entertainment industry by the future through the Internet economic model.

While they were still counting traditional income such as film and television remuneration and advertising endorsements, Boss Lu had already turned the nearly 10 million fans of Liu Yifei after the release of "Foreign Land" into account balance.

To copy her, there must be a basic product, right?
Their base product is Jang Nara from South Korea.

She has a sweet appearance, excellent business skills, and potential in film, television, and music. The nun from outside is good at chanting.

Especially now that the domestic entertainment industry is facing the overall invasion of Korean culture, Huayi believes that going with the flow will have good results.

On August 8, Huayi held a large-scale signing ceremony, at which it proposed a development goal for Jang Nara to have three film and television works and one album every year.

She also made a bold statement that she will become one of the top young actresses in China within one or two years, changing the current situation where there is only one concubine.

Under Zhou Jun's instruction, Wang Xiaolei paid a large sum of money to poach a vice president under Lu Yao from Wenjie's artist management department, and part of Wenjie's internal artist management plan was leaked.

Rong Xingda, Wang Jinhua, Tangren, Xiaoma Pentium, and even the Eagle King of Hong Kong all cast their eyes on him.

All the agents who are jealous of Liu Yifei's current economic value and popularity are paying attention, studying and reviewing.

In addition to Concubine Liu Yi's own appearance and personality advantages, how did Lu Kuan make her into this concubine?
Chinese people are best at imitating and following trends. After coming to their senses, each company began to look for the target "basic products".

It is a relief that we have a child star named Yang Mi in our family, who debuted as a child star in 86. She is only one year older than Liu Yifei and has all the necessary qualifications. She will also star in "The Return of the Condor Heroes", which will start filming in October.

Guo Xiang is also a likable character. Who says she can’t replicate the popularity of Concubine Liu Yi?

A vice president of Tangren discovered a Liu Shishi whose temperament and appearance were somewhat similar to Liu Yifei in a TV series called "Moon Shadow and Wind Lotus" produced by Shanghai Media Group in the first half of the year.

She is currently studying at the Beijing Dance Academy. She is the same age as Liu Yifei and has also been practicing dance since childhood. She has a gentle and charming temperament.

Just market her as Liu Yifei's cousin, just watch it with your eyes closed!

On the Huayi side, Bingbing now has her own ideas. The fashion style was created by her herself, and the effect is surprisingly good.

Wang Jinhua temporarily let her go and let her fly, and naturally took over the training of Jang Nara.

A scout sent by Huo Wenxi, the head of Eagle King in Peking, discovered a girl named Tang Yan who was studying at the Central Academy of Drama during the 2004 Olympic baby selection program "Athens Eight Minutes" directed by Zhang Yimou.

Long legs, oval face, and smooth hair, very much suits Boss Li's taste!
sign!
I'm afraid even the instigator Lu Kuan didn't expect that the hurricane his butterfly wings would create in the domestic entertainment industry would push the later generations of 85 flowers to the forefront ahead of time.

Regardless of the reason, a hunt to copy Concubine Liu Yi and seize resources is beginning in the domestic entertainment industry.

Everyone wants to get a piece of the pie in this track.

On August 8, Lu Kuan took a day off to come to Wenjie to handle official business, and then he had to rush to Shanghai to continue filming "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button".

The conference room was already packed, and everyone's mental outlook was noticeably different today, with reverence and anticipation difficult to conceal.

This is of course due to the huge success of "Alien Land" both at home and abroad.

In order to enhance cohesion, some companies and organizations may organize skills training and team building activities.

But in Boss Lu’s opinion, what is the best team building?

Being able to lead employees to victory is it.

From its inception to its current position as the leading entertainment company in China, Wenjie has developed without taking any detours.

Today we are planning the main work for the second half of this year.

"Teacher Xue, I've given you four months of vacation. Isn't it time to continue working?"

Xue Xiaolu, who returned to school to teach after filming "Love," laughed and said, "From what you said, it seems like I haven't done anything these past few months."

"Haha, are the preparations for 'Single Men and Women' almost done?"

Xue Xiaolu nodded: "Yes, the two actors in Hong Kong have agreed on the schedule, and the opening ceremony will be in early October."

This is still aimed at the Valentine's Day period in 2005.

"Well, how did the talks go with Huayi?"

Xue Xiaolu smiled bitterly: "Those people really don't regard Fan Bingbing as their own. They kept talking to me about using Jang Nara, but they gave up after the audition."

Lu Yao on the side interrupted, "Boss Lu, I think if you take action and use a beauty trap or something, you should be able to take down Fan Bingbing. Then we'll have another high-profile actress."

Everyone laughed, knowing that Boss Lu would not be angry.

"Biting off more than you can chew, it's good enough to be able to train Su Chang and Xiao Tong."

"Fan Bingbing is now one of the two ice players. His signing fee and commission requirements are very high, and he also consumes a lot of resources. It is not very cost-effective for us to sign him now."

Su Chang is currently starring in "Zhu Xian", and Tong Liya is also making a cameo appearance in it. After she is admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, she will first train and study for a semester before discussing other matters.

Boss Lu turned his gaze to Ning Hao, Wu Ershan and Xu Zheng.

"You, the iron triangle of Zhu Xian, should also break up and pursue your respective careers."

"Ning Hao's 'Lost in Thailand' is going to compete for the Lunar New Year box office and can't delay it any longer."

"Wu Ershan should be able to take over the October production of 'Zhu Xian', right?"

Wu Ershan, who has served as assistant director for "Alien Land" and "Zhu Xian", is now very confident: "No problem, Director."

He is still used to calling Lu Kuan Director, who is his mentor, even though he is nearly 10 years younger than him.

But seeing that big guys like Han Shanping and Li Shoucheng were all arm in arm with him, Wu Ershan didn't think there was anything wrong with calling him that.

The master is the teacher.

Xu Zheng was a little nervous. He had approached Lu Kuan last year to express his desire to become a director and hoped to get an opportunity.

After working himself to death and giving up a year of his acting career to follow the crews of "Love" and "Zhu Xian" for so long, he felt that today was the time.

Boss Lu had already made plans and threw a copy of the "Nightclub" script in front of him.

"Think about it carefully. Even though the investment is small, the result may not be bad."

Ning Hao said dissatisfiedly: "What about my "Lost in Thailand"? You and Huang Bo still have to play the leading roles for me?"

Xu Zheng was already grinning from ear to ear: "Oh, Director Lu has made all the arrangements. I won't leave the crew until filming is finished. It's a good opportunity for me to learn from you during this time."

Jiang Wei and Kang Honglei from the TV drama department were not here today. The latter is currently leading the team to shoot "Bright Sword", preparing to take over from "Soldier Assault".

"Soldier" has been broadcast on Travel Satellite TV for two weeks and has attracted great attention from the whole society.

The image of Xu Sanduo played by Wang Baoqiang is vivid and three-dimensional. His spirit of never giving up and never abandoning moved many audiences, and he became an overnight sensation.

By the time "A World Without Thieves" is released at the end of the year, Wang Baoqiang may be the second male artist in the industry to make it after Hu Ge.

Jiang Wei is continuing the filming of his new drama "Before the Dawn" after "The Disguiser", and is ready to wrap up the shoot. Mr. Jiang from Beijing Film Academy has become the godfather of spy films.

Overall, Wenjie's system continues to cultivate artists with top-level works and to enhance the reputation of Travel Satellite TV with top-level works.

After the artists' value skyrocketed, they gave back to the company and generated income for the industry through film pay, endorsements, and peripheral products.

In 2003 alone, Hu Ge, who had just become famous because of "Chinese Paladin", generated more than 1300 million in revenue for the company. His own net worth also doubled, and he purchased properties in Beijing and Shanghai.

The second echelon is Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang.

Then there is Zhang Songwen, who has been accumulating strength for a long time.

Zhang Songwen will play an important supporting role in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". Let's see if he can win the Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards and successfully start his career as a powerful actor.

Boss Lu turned to the second page of the document in his hand, and the performance of the ringtone department made him smile.

Just like the information Zhou Jun obtained through commercial investigations, in addition to Liu Yifei, classic songs by Daolang and others also continued to become popular in later generations, with extremely high download volumes.

The entire ringback tone department's operating income in the first half of the year reached 2 million.

Just like rescuing dying Internet companies such as Penguin and Wangyi in later generations, this SP income provided a steady stream of funds for burning money for Blog.com and Douban.

The venture capitalists have been waiting for so long that the flowers are about to wither, but who would go public if they don’t need money?

As soon as the company goes public, the shares will be distributed. I have already been stripped of all my underwear.

Now even if someone can guess it like Zhou Jun, that is his business. At least there is no clue in the records of the industrial and commercial department.

In August, Boss Lu paid a high price for the ringtone copyright of Jay Chou's new album songs. Although he had to share a lot of the profits with him, he was definitely profitable overall.

It's just that Xiao Liu, who didn't get anything for free, and Dao Lang and others who hold the copyright make money from their songs.

"Wenwen, the Ringtone Department will be issuing bonuses for the second half of the year. You and the Finance Department should come up with a plan and ask me to sign it."

"Yes, Guide."

There was a burst of excited discussion in the conference room. The bonuses of the film and television production department were paid out after the box office revenue was divided. The ringtone department had just started operations this year, and this was the first time it received a bonus.

"Go back and tell your own soldiers clearly that after taking the money, they should not indulge in drinking, whoring and gambling. Instead, they should save up enough money to buy a house in the capital."

Boss Lu lied whitely, "Do you know why the company is spending a lot of money to buy a building now? I won't go into details. If you trust me, buy it quickly. If you delay, things will get worse."

Now not only Jin Zhiwen was delighted, but also Xue Xiaolu, Ning Hao and others looked at each other in confusion.

Usually, Boss Lu would remind them to buy a house intentionally or unintentionally, but today was the first time he brought up the topic so seriously.

In fact, he was also thinking about his own interests. This time, even ordinary employees would have an extra income of nearly 100,000 yuan. If they developed bad habits, it would affect their work.

Second, the re-issuance of bonuses is also to deal with the recent black swan event of the vice president of the artist management department being poached, to stabilize people's hearts, and to use money to maximize employee loyalty.

Boss Lu signaled for everyone to be quiet, then nodded at Long Danni, asking her to report on the situation of Super Girls.

Long Danni cleared her throat and thought that it was finally time for her to report the good news. This boss was so elusive that she couldn't even see him.

Hunan and Taiwan must report on everything and respond to everything.

This guy came to the industry and started his own business, the boss just gave him a general direction and then left it alone.

"The data of Super Girl is encouraging, and the finals are tentatively scheduled to start during the National Day holiday."

"The current average viewership is as high as 15%, and there has not been much fluctuation even during the two-month Athens Olympics."

"In terms of advertising, including Mengniu's 2500 million yuan title sponsorship and time-slot advertising, the total amount is about 4500 million yuan. After weighting the fluctuation based on real-time ratings, it is about 5500 million yuan."

Wenjie held a 70% stake in the "Super Girl" project and gave 30% of the profits to Dong Shuangqiang in exchange for the low-price purchase of Ideal Building.

The advertising fees will be paid to Travel Channel in proportion, of which 25% will go into Wenjie's own pocket.

"In addition, we earned 3200 million yuan from voting in partnership with China Mobile and China Unicom, and 2400 million yuan from voting on Blog.com."

Long Danni paused for a moment here and observed the boss's expression.

He seemed to see his husband in sage mode.

That’s right, Boss Lu is feeling a bit boring now.

He would save this small amount of money for expanding reproduction and purchasing his ideal building. He was already thinking about the astronomical figures of "Alien Land" and "Fahrenheit 911/"!
"Guide, guide?"

"Hmm? You said, I was a little distracted."

Long Danni pondered for a moment and said, "This is what you said. According to your request, we have invited all 10 players who entered the finals to sign contracts."

"But there have been some rumors recently that other companies may come to poach people."

Boss Lu couldn't believe it: "The penalty for breach of contract is several million, and someone would actually care about such an ordinary person?"

"Maybe it's Xiangtai, maybe."

Long Danni sighed. This news was brought by a friend of her old employer.

Boss Lu frowned. "What are they thinking? They're not planning to invite these people to run for another term and get them to vote and generate some income, are they?"

"They probably just want to snag a few promising players before the finals, so they can reap the rewards when they actually win."

"Huh? Okay, here's how you do it. I'll give you a few names. You keep these few names unsigned, and use the others as cover."

"If they are really blinded by greed, then go ahead and dig them up if you want."

In fact, Xiangtai’s purpose is very simple. They also saw the benefits of ringtones and voting.

Even if the signed players don't win the championship in the end, these two benefits alone make it worthwhile to snatch the championship.

The number of ringtone downloads for Zhang Liangying, Zhang Hanyun, Li Yuchun and others who have received more online votes is extremely impressive.

However, due to the huge traffic effect, the popularity of the loser group is still not low.

You can't focus on cultivating all ten of them, right? Why can't you dig up two?

Boss Lu returned to the office in a sage-like state, looked at his watch, and asked Sun Wenwen to bring in the last "quasi-employee" of the day.

Liu Hong.

While battling pirated copies of Alien Land, Boss Lu was surprised to discover that it was already mid-2004.

In addition to Section Chief Jia who has been making a fuss and making a fuss, there is also an Accountant Jia from Shanxi Province who will be returning to China next week and is about to emerge.

Later in November 2004, LeTV was established and immediately began its low-key development path of acquiring copyrights at bargain prices.

And this Liu Hong is the key person that Accountant Jia poached from CCTV!
This is a senior reporter of CCTV. In 98, he was singled out for praise by the Ministry of Public Security for his flood relief reports. In 99, he followed the scientific expedition team to the Arctic.

Because of the long-term contact with counterpart units and rich network resources, they have an easy grasp of purchasing dramas.

It’s just that Liu Hong sat in on Boss Lu’s entire “pretentious” settlement meeting today, and he was a little confused.

Why did you invite yourself here?

"Director Lu, isn't it time to explain your purpose?"

Boss Lu was quite polite and stood up to pour him tea. "Reporter Liu, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. This makeshift meeting is such a mess."

Liu Hong traveled all over the country and was met by many senior leaders. Naturally, he was indifferent to Lu Kuan's "courtesy".

"Director Lu, President Lu! You invited me over here, but I've just been watching your employees collect their bonuses all morning."

"Hahaha! Reporter Liu is so humorous."

Boss Lu revealed his true intentions: "Actually, I invited you here this time because I wanted to destroy your iron rice bowl!"

Liu Hong smiled bitterly and shook his head. How could this young director who was rising to fame be so unruly?

"Elaborate."

"Wenjie wants to create a video website and would like to hear reporter Liu's opinion."

Liu Hong didn't respond and waited for him to continue explaining.

It’s none of my business what the hell you make a website for, I don’t understand it.

"Reporter Liu knows that I actually control a TV station. It is currently the most powerful voice in China and I can publish any legal content without restraint."

"Whether it's promoting my own projects, flattering myself, or guiding public opinion, it's very convenient."

Liu Hong nodded: "That's great. Why does Director Lu want to create a video website?"

"Satellite TV has the infrastructure for transmission, so the cost remains the same whether there are more or fewer viewers. But the internet is a money-burning business, isn't it?"

Lu Kuan smiled and said, "Not now, but some work can be done first."

"what?"

“Hoarding copyrights.”

"To be honest, when Wenjie was founded two years ago, we set up a copyright management department, but we haven't done anything yet. We've only collected some movie and TV scripts."

Liu Hong laughed in silence. Is this guy really going to make Wenjie the top private film and television industry?
How come you speak so humorously?
"Director Lu, don't you usually go online? Do you know how many free resources there are online now?"

"Just think about your game 'Alien Land'. Wasn't that also causing quite a stir a while ago?" Boss Lu said sternly, "Look at the problem from a developmental perspective. It was the piracy of 'Alien Land' that inspired me, and I've discussed this with the higher-ups..."

He pointed his finger at the sky in a mysterious manner. Liu Hong's pupils shrank when he thought that he was also a member of the Zhongxuan Department and had been on the TV broadcast.

Is there really some inside story?
"Mr. Lu, please tell me in detail."

Boss Lu plopped down across from him and said, "It's simple. Even if the website burns money, we'll buy the copyright first."

"Just relying on your connections, Reporter Liu, these copyright holders can't get any money from pirated websites right now. They'll make a profit no matter how much we pay them."

He did not tell Liu Hong his plan in full. There was no need to rush the website now. He could just divert traffic directly through users' blogs and Douban accounts when the time comes.

Referring to the later establishment of LeTV, Accountant Jia asked Liu Hong to use his many years of connections at CCTV to buy up the copyrights of TV dramas and movies on a large scale. The prices at that time were no different from those of cabbage.

According to available data, the average price of online copyright for TV series in 2007 was around 1.75 yuan per episode!
It wasn't until 2009 that a copyright war broke out among video websites. Sohu, Youku, Ku, Tudou, and Youpeng sued each other, which directly drove up copyright prices.

Accountant Jia was overjoyed.

Others laugh at me for being too crazy, and I laugh at them for not seeing through it!

Until 2011, LeTV had made 4 million yuan in profit from copyright distribution alone.

Boss Lu once again talked about the big pie of the Internet economy, which directly filled the knowledgeable reporter Liu with satisfaction.

The copyright management department, which has been established for two years, finally has a line manager. The company now has extremely sufficient cash flow, so it just needs to continue buying these high-quality contents.

After returning to Shanghai, they continued filming day and night for another month. In September 2004, the crew moved to North America.

This time, Lu Kuan quietly brought Bingbing with him to meet Wang Daren.

Boss Lu had previously asked him to make a few sets of costumes for the crew of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", and he felt they were pretty good.

This time, "Single Men and Women" is a fashion film that promotes Bingbing. Boss Lu is still planning to ask him to work on the costumes to help Bingbing gain a firm foothold in the fashion industry.

Vogue's headquarters is located at 4 Condé Nast Building in Times Square, New York City.

Condé Nast is the world's largest magazine publishing group, and Vogue is its most influential fashion magazine in the world.

As mentioned earlier, the prototype of the silver-haired female devil in the famous movie "The Devil Wears Prada" starring Anne Hathaway is none other than Anna Wintour, the current editor-in-chief of "Vogue".

Boss Lu walked into the building with Bingbing. The famous actress who had fought fiercely last night did not show any sign of fatigue. She took Boss Lu's arm with high spirits.

Here, all the world's superstars gather, and no one knows who you are, let alone two Asian faces.

Wang Daren was waiting at the entrance. Generally speaking, ordinary people were not qualified to visit.

It's just that Lu Kuan is a celebrity who has won three major honors in Europe and the global weekly box office champion, and his unique bamboo dress design is why he was "summoned" by the female devil.

Wang Daren and Boss Lu shook hands cordially, and then greeted Bingbing, who was standing quietly and prettyly on the side, with a smile on his face.

Out of professional habit, he looked her up and down and thought that she had a great figure for clothes.

Lu Kuan looked around curiously at the office environment, which was almost exactly the same as the one in "The Devil Wears Prada".

Black Vogue subtitles, a brown reception desk, and a small space divided by a glass partition.

And there are employees who never stop and are always running.

Bingbing leaned over and whispered, "They're so busy, the phone never stops ringing."

Boss Lu smiled and said, “Yeah, it’s comparable to Wall Street.”

He was more curious about Anna Wintour herself, mainly because her character in "The Devil Wears Prada" was quite prominent, and he wondered how similar she was to him.

After a while, Wang Daren came over with a woman, who was obviously not Anna Wintour.

"Grace, this is Chinese director Lu Kuan and actor Bing Bing."

"Director Lu, Bingbing, this is the editor-in-chief's assistant, Miss Grace."

Bingbing looked up at her, his expression showing a moment of fear, and then he smiled naturally.

Boss Lu was mentally prepared.

The female assistant is a beautiful model who was disfigured in a car accident. She now looks like the heroine in a horror movie, with red hair, wrinkles and scars intertwined on her face.

Grace's first husband was the son of Peking Opera master Zhou Xinfang. They later broke up due to cultural differences, so she doesn't have a good impression of Chinese people.

But at this moment, seeing Bingbing looking at her without fear or sympathy, a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"I heard from Alexander Wang that the dress was your design?"

“It’s not really a design, I just provided an idea.”

Grace chuckled and said, "No wonder. The content is good, but the design is vulgar and doesn't match the idea at all."

Boss Lu felt that he should record what he said and let Guo Pei listen to it so that he would not make such a mess again.

"Are you here to choose costumes for this lady? For your Chinese fashion film?"

"That's right, come and exchange ideas and learn, and experience the charm of the world's most influential fashion magazine!"

Wear it a thousand times, but flattery never wears it.

The reason why I, Boss Lu, came here is to make some new faces and see if there is any opportunity to expand my fashion resources and connections!

"Grace, your appointment at ten in the morning is coming up, why are you still here?"

Grace, who had been extremely calm just now, as if she had understood life because of the car accident, became visibly nervous. She responded and packed up her things and left the office area.

Boss Lu turned around and saw Anna Wintour and her other female assistant Lauren.

"Ms. Wintour, nice to meet you."

Anna Wintour didn't look as serious as in the movie, but her smile looked very plastic.

You don't have to laugh...

No wonder the disfigured Grace was so afraid of her.

"Come to my office and talk."

This person's behavior and manners are just like those of the world's top fashion magazines, and Bingbing was secretly amazed.

This is what a grown-up woman should be like!
Like the countless employees at the magazine who are rushing around welcoming and seeing off guests and making phone calls, Anna Wintour is busier than them.

It was only out of respect for Wang Daren and curiosity about the bamboo dress that shone in Cannes that I gave him face and took the time to visit him.

Anna Wintour's editor-in-chief office is filled with hangers and ready-to-wear garments, most of which are proposals sent to her by emerging designers for their consideration.

Once they can gain this person's favor, young designers can quickly rise to prominence.

"Your bamboo dress is very creative. I heard from Alexander that it was inspired by your traditional Chinese culture."

"It was a random thing. Actually, I don't know much about fashion, but I do have some appreciation for aesthetics."

Boss Lu spoke frankly, saying that it was pointless to play tricks on such professional matters, as the truth would be revealed as soon as the conversation started.

Wintour frowned and said nothing.

The fashion circle needs inspiration, not only designers, but also magazine workers need inspiration even more.

This fusion of Eastern and Western cultures is the artistic creativity that countless designers have devoted their lives to pursuing, but there are too few famous works.

Seeing her boss's displeasure, her second assistant, Lauren, offered him a knife: "You didn't plagiarize, did you? Do Chinese people understand what fashion is?"

Boss Lu looked at her indifferently for a few seconds. It's okay for your master to pretend to be powerful, but now all kinds of people come to try to scam him.

"When the Chinese were into fashion, your ancestors were still slaves to the Romans, Miss Lauren."

"You! Rude Chinese!"

Boss Lu laughed and said, "Editor-in-Chief Wintour, when I came here I thought Vogue was some kind of fashion mecca. I didn't expect your assistant to be so superficial."

Wang Daren was very anxious when he heard this. Why did this director have such a bad temper? He would get angry at the slightest disagreement.

In fact, it’s not that Lu Kuan is domineering, but you must not be polite to these arrogant white people. It’s the same as getting along with Harvey.

What's more, since Wintour is willing to meet me, she must be interested in my Bamboo Rhythm series.

Lauren was furious: "Who are you to say that? You wild man from the fashion desert!"

"I'm a savage?"

Boss Lu walked over to a bright yellow dress with a smile: "Lauren, tell me, what is the inspiration for this dress?"

Wintour shook her head imperceptibly, and Lauren sneered.

A Chinese man went to the Vogue headquarters to test the assistant editor-in-chief position of a top magazine.

This is no different from a foreigner running up to a Chinese person and showing off that he can recite "Ode to the Goose".

"Van Gogh's 'Fifteen Sunflowers,' right, great director?"

Boss Lu continued walking forward and picked up a Japanese-style high-necked dress: "How about this one?"

The smug look on Lauren's face faded a little, and she walked over to take a closer look.

It is a very common design idea for fashion to find inspiration from world famous paintings, especially Impressionist paintings, which are often the target of "plagiarism".

But this dress, which looked like it was made by an Asian designer, was a bit unique and beyond Lauren's knowledge.

Wintour glanced at her assistant with dissatisfaction. He didn't even have this much artistic accomplishment, and yet he still had to watch for so long?
Boss Lu chuckled in his heart. This piece was not the idea of ​​a young designer at all. It was the work of the pirate Galliano.

"What? The assistant editor of the world's most influential magazine can't even see that?"

Lauren's face flushed, and she was furious. "You ate a delicious fried egg, and you still want to know which chicken laid it?"

"Besides, there are dozens of pieces of work coming in every day from these young designers. Why should I study any work that has no artistic substance at all?"

"Dong dong!"

An avant-garde man knocked on the door and came in without any intention of waiting for Wintour's permission.

Boss Lu looked up and saw, Wow! Galliano!
No wonder he comes and goes in and out of Wintour's office so casually.

The two regarded each other as close friends and helped each other when they were down. It was Wintour who recommended him to be the creative director of Dior.

Galliano laughed and said, "Lu, I've seen your film 'A Foreign Land'. The composition of your final scene is inspired by 'Starry Night Over the Rhone', right?"

"Yes, I didn't expect you to recognize me at first sight. Hello, John."

"Because I was in Cannes at the time and saw your premiere, even for someone who doesn't understand movies, it's a pleasure to appreciate your design of light and shadow."

Lauren on the side looked unhappy. She didn't expect that this oriental director would be favored by Galliano.

Boss Lu certainly hadn't forgotten her. He turned around and said with a smile, "Ms. Lauren's professional skills need to be improved. It doesn't seem like she's very suitable for working at a magazine of Vogue's caliber."

"This is from Hokusai's 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa'."

Wintour was a ruthless dictator, unhappy with her subordinates' lack of artistic accomplishment and even more unhappy with her contempt for Galliano's work.

Such an ignorant and incompetent person does not deserve to be in his team.

She didn't even bother to say a word to Lauren, who looked ashen. She just picked up the phone and said, "Lauren's been fired. Get her the paperwork done and have her leave within the hour."

Bingbing watched with envy from the side, wondering when he would be able to have such power.

She watched Lauren speechless, then walked out the door with a pale face, and looked admiringly at the man next to her who looked calm and had an extraordinary demeanor.

Is there anything else that can stump him?

Lauren was really unlucky this time. This painting, "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" by Katsushika Hokusai, is a representative of Ukiyo-e from the Edo period and is also a favorite of director Kurosawa Taira.

If we change to the works of some European painters, Lu Kuan may not be able to recognize them, except for those of Impressionism and others who have inspired directing art.

Wintour treated him differently. She believed that this oriental director's artistic accomplishment and aesthetic appreciation qualified him to have a conversation with her.

"Lu, Galliano is very interested in your design inspiration. Perhaps you will have more common topics."

Boss Lu turned to the fashion guru coveted by countless female stars with a smile, and as usual, he poured out his own misleading ideas, frequently mixing in Eastern philosophy, which made both of them feel awe-inspiring.

Galliano's interest in this Chinese-style gown was no accident.

In 1997, Galliano exhibited two cheongsams with Chinese elements at the Dior show he organized.

One of them was chosen by Tom Cruise’s ex-wife Nicole Kidman, who wore it to the Oscars that year.

This was also the first time that cheongsam appeared on the center stage of Hollywood.

In addition, this guy also studied in Shaolin Temple for a month. He talked with different monks and wanted to explore the proposition of balance between man and nature in Chinese philosophy.

Boss Lu is not an expert in fashion design, but he is an expert in Chinese philosophy and aesthetics. After some deception, he directly stated his purpose.

"This is the heroine of my company's movie. I'd like to ask Alexander to design her costumes."

"Also, if possible, I'd like to borrow a few dresses from John for her. She's a big fan of yours."

Boss Lu turned around and gave Bingbing a wink. The latter had already made preparations and started to communicate with the two of them familiarly.

Galliano's eyes lingered on her without any scruples. She was indeed a clothes hanger, and many designs with bold and majestic lines suited her very well.

Boss Lu knew that he was gay, so he just stood aside with his arms folded and felt relieved.

The bridge has been built, and it all depends on Bingbing's own efforts. With such a high-level foreign aid in the domestic entertainment industry, I am the only one who can compete on the broad road of fashion.

"No problem, but I have a condition."

Galliano stroked his mustache and looked at Lu Kuan with green eyes.

Damn, this old glass.

"Could you tell me more about the idea for the Bamboo Rhythm series? Perhaps I can turn your idea into a work of art better than that young designer from the mainland."

Come on, pen!

Borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha and being generous with other people's money is what Boss Lu is best at.

He immediately copied all the other designs from Armani's 2015 Spring/Autumn Haute Couture Bamboo Series that he still had some impression of.

Wintour and Galliano eagerly examined each photo.

Great kindness!

Lauren, who had been kicked out, was not in such a good mood. Standing at the busy intersection of New York's Times Square, she felt the great malice of the world.

Lauren clenched her fists angrily, her sharp nails digging into her palms.

Recalling the mental torture she had endured at Wintour's hands during her internship, she secretly vowed to write a novel exposing her cold, dictatorial face!
Boss Lu flapped his butterfly wings, and "The Devil Wears Prada" was born before "The Devil Wears Prada".

At night, Mandarin Oriental Hotel next to Central Park in New York.

Bingbing worked extra hard today, and Boss Lu's hip joints were a little sore from sitting so hard.

The top fashion resources that this man helped her to graft during the day were like large doses of pure medicine, which made the famous actress feel exhausted and shivering after several incidents.

"Still looking? They'll send the photos to your email tomorrow."

In the afternoon, Galliano personally picked out several suitable haute couture outfits for Bingbing, tried them on and had them tailored on the spot, and took a group photo.

Bingbing was flipping through the photos Wang Daren had taken with his phone, and when he saw a sweet photo of him and Boss Lu holding each other's arms, his heart suddenly darkened for no reason.

How can I post such photos so openly?

The famous actress was extremely confused and she didn't know what was wrong with her.

Ever since the Liu Zeyu incident, he seemed to be possessed.

An ambition that grew wildly like a weed suddenly emerged, and her natural persistence and tenacity to never give up until the goal was achieved gradually took over.

She wants to prove her own worth, she wants to heal her own heart disease!
She felt that all she lacked was time.

Perhaps time is an antidote, but also the poison she is taking now.

(End of this chapter)