Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 256 Lu Kuan: Principal Zhang, I want to be the principal!

On February 2, the official Weibo account of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television and China Film Corporation issued a notice.

Led by the Film Bureau, China Film Group Corporation and the Tangshan Municipal Government will jointly develop a film about the earthquake, which is scheduled to be officially released in 2006, the th anniversary of the earthquake.

Taking into account the particularity of the subject matter, once the film is approved, it will be allowed to participate in the "People's Cinema" broadcasting channel and receive special support funds for key films.

In addition, the radio and television authorities have opened a green channel for script filing and review, and will provide review opinions promptly and appropriately.

We are now selecting directors from the whole society, combining invitations and voluntary registration.

After Secretary Li and Yao Jianguo returned to Tangshan and reported their work to Secretary Zhao, the leadership decided to recruit talents from a large scale and set up a recruitment project through the directors' supervisory units.

With generous conditions listed, there were countless responses at once.

Huayi also arranged for Taro's father to post a blog post to promote Lu Chuan, saying that Lu Chuan is the most thoughtful and artistic director of the new generation in China.

We will definitely be able to capture the spirit of the Tangshan people who are not afraid of natural disasters and are building their hometown while taking into account the basic story.

At the same time, as a director of the National Writers Association and a member of the Film Screenwriters Association, I will fully support Haodaer's film script creation and provide serious literary support!

When he saw the news, Boss Lu and Tian Zhuangzhuang were sitting in the office of Zhang Huijun, president of Beijing Film Academy.

"Did they come to you?"

"Yes, he found me during the Jinling roadshow."

Tian Zhuangzhuang put out his cigarette and asked, "You're not going to answer it?"

When talking about this huge issue, Lu Kuan became a little hesitant.

Zhang Huijun suggested, "I think you can take it. What you lack right now isn't money or power, but reputation and social status."

"Main-theme films like these will attract widespread attention from all walks of life, and internal reference materials will sometimes include articles on spiritual civilization construction."

Lu Kuan smiled and said, “The Film Bureau and China Film Group are taking the lead, but I think President Han is the first one who doesn’t want me to take it.”

"'Alien Land 2' is ready for the project, and China Film Group will definitely participate in the investment. He definitely wants me to continue filming."

Tian Zhuangzhuang shook his head: "Don't worry about him. Just leave the series to those North American commercial film directors under you."

"Didn't you see Lu Chuan and his son jumping up and down? I think there's something going on here."

Zhang Huijun agreed: "His father has always been a noble man. It's rare for him to take the initiative to cheer for his son."

"Okay, I'll think about it."

No matter how you think about it, controlling stake is a must.

Because even if we want to do something with earthquake-themed movies, how can we make the movie so that it can serve as a "lesson for the future"?

How can we properly use the film’s publicity and profits to teach escape knowledge and donate to build high-standard earthquake-resistant buildings?

These are things that can only be done if you have a controlling stake.

Zhang Huijun took out his treasured Laobanzhang tea cakes from the tea cabinet and said, "Tell me about yourself. What are your plans for graduating early?"

"Oh no! Principal, if you had come up with something good earlier, I would have confessed long ago, really!"

"Hey, stop prying!"

Zhang Huijun watched Lu Kuan carelessly pick up the tea knife and insert it from the edge, accidentally taking out a small amount of 10 grams, and he tried to stop him with concern.

Tian Zhuangzhuang laughed heartily: "Finally I got to give you a hard time. He almost emptied all the tea in my office."

Zhang Huijun glared at him and said, "5 or 6 grams is enough at a time. Why are you taking so much?"

"Principal Zhang, the emperor doesn't need hungry soldiers. You two old comrades want to use me, but you won't let me eat enough?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang smiled and said, "Okay, then tell me. You don't want to go to graduate school, and you don't want to hold a teaching position, so what are you planning to do?"

"Let me be frank with you, don't even think about running away."

The two senior students from Beijing Film Academy stared at him intently, as if they were going to use ropes to tie Boss Lu up if they had a disagreement.

"I plan to set up a film school."

"what?"

Am I right?
Zhang Huijun's jaw dropped: "If you want my position, just tell me. I'll give it to you when I retire in a few years."

"Oh! What are you talking about? Listen to me."

Lu Kuan put down the teacup with a smile.

"The idea came from my visit to the AFI, the American Film Institute, in the United States last year."

"The global popularity of 'Alien Land' has given me a lot of inspiration. This kind of film project based on Hollywood's industrial process is so powerful. I think domestic films need to learn from it in depth."

Zhang Huijun laughed and said, "Then you don't need to set up a separate school, right? It's more likely that Beijing Film Academy will ask the Municipal Education Bureau to open a course for you."

"No, what I mean is that the influence of this film academy cannot be limited to overseas. We need to gather the strength of the whole of Asia, especially the three East Asian countries."

Lu Kuan paused and took Europe as an example.

"In 1989, the European Union adopted the Broadcasting Guidelines to protect European culture, with film culture being a top priority."

"It's too difficult for us to emulate this, but it's feasible to do this in the three East Asian Confucian cultural circles by connecting them in the education sector."

"Beijing Film Academy, Chung-Ang University and Dongguk University in South Korea, Tokyo University of the Arts and Nihon University's Faculty of Art in Japan all have excellent film teaching resources."

"The three companies can share their expertise. We have the largest market, and Guizi's music and lighting technology are second to none in Asia."

"Koreans...Koreans' artist training and plastic surgery techniques are good."

Tian Zhuangzhuang seemed to be speaking seriously before, but when he heard this, he almost spit out a mouthful of tea.

Zhang Huijun has fallen into deep thought.

It has to be said that this young, newly-won Berlin Golden Bear Award-winning director has transcended the limitations of one country or one region in his vision of the film industry and has begun to look at the whole world.

Lu Kuan stood up and continued to explain his point of view.

"We rely on China, the largest film market among the three countries, and take Beijing Film Academy as the construction center, and operate in a light asset form."

"In-depth exploration of how to promote the development of Asian films in the new century from the perspectives of art, commerce, culture and the market, and resist Hollywood's dumping."

Others may not know, but he knows.

Five years later, "Avatar" swept the world, making the world once again feel the fear that was dominated by series such as "Titanic", "Jurassic Park" and "Star Wars".

Zhang Huijun was puzzled: "Asset-light operation? Tell me more about it."

"The film school I envision is a product that integrates industry, academia and research."

"I will invite genre directors from the Hollywood system, such as Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook from South Korea and Japan, and of course outstanding Hollywood directors. This is the key."

Tian Zhuangzhuang smiled and said, "This is learning and research. The production you mentioned refers to the Qingying Studio, right?"

"That's right. Qingying Studio has a complete film shooting structure, and we can ask Butian Film to cooperate with us on special effects."

"I plan to select 4-5 students from across Asia for the first batch. They will be taught by famous directors, with classes supplemented by practical filming at Qingying Studio."

"The program lasts two to three years, and the graduate project is a feature film. Leading film companies like Wenjie, South Korea's CJ Entertainment, and Japan's Toho Co., Ltd. will participate in the investment."

Zhang Huijun points out the crux of the matter: "Why do they invest in the works of new directors?"

"The school's instructors will oversee all aspects of the script and filming. If necessary, I can let Wenjie lead the investment and I'll be the producer. They should be able to rest assured, right?"

The principal's office was lost in thought, with only the smoke from the three people filling the air.

For Zhang Huijun, building a light-asset transnational film academy with Beijing Film Academy as its construction center is a big step forward for his personal reputation and physical capital.

Beijing Film Academy is just a municipal university, but the joint operation of these universities has intercontinental influence. Isn’t this just skipping three levels?

For Tian Zhuangzhuang, the contradiction between the growth of Lu Kuan's personal assets and the size of the company, which he had always been worried about, and his own weak background, which was like a child carrying gold in the market, was alleviated.

He is the founder of this film academy and is naturally the president or vice president. Such international reputation will make certain forces wary.

For Boss Lu himself, the benefits are even greater.

This idea had been brewing ever since Tian Zhuangzhuang suggested that he stay in school, take up a position, and join the Zhengxie Association.

First of all, the only film directors in the industry who can maintain stable box office sales are him, Ning Hao, and Xue Xiaolu.

The latter two can only make low-budget movies now and do not have the ability to handle blockbuster movies.

For genre and commercial film directors who have been trained in the standard Hollywood film industry system for three years, it is natural that they have the upper hand over the industry.

The students originally selected are mature directors, and then these directors are trained according to the Hollywood system, and the principal, Boss Lu, is the "master".

Provide them with funds to make feature films, and they can easily beat one or two Lu Chuan-like people.

The future film market has huge capacity, and there will definitely be room for coexistence.

What's more, during their internship, these outstanding directors can do odd jobs in the film and television production of Wenjie and Travel Channel!
Secondly, this is an opportunity to penetrate the Korean and Japanese markets.

In Asia, through the acquisition of Golden Harvest, the films of Wenjie and Lukuan have a distribution network covering the Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asia.

Through this film academy, we have reached a strategic cooperation with South Korea's CJ Entertainment and Toho Corporation, which will facilitate the subsequent distribution of films in South Korea and Japan.

CJ Entertainment, with its tentacles throughout the Korean entertainment industry, can curb the rampant spread of Korean Wave in the country from the root.

The reason is simple. The top entertainment industry in every country is the film industry, and South Korea is no exception.

For example, stars like Jang Nara who are trying to make money in China have gone abroad because there are few opportunities on the big screen in China.

Through in-depth cooperation, the influence of CJ Entertainment can be enhanced, and Lu Kuan is already familiar with Bong Joon-ho, Park Chan-wook and others.

If Korean stars want to make a difference on the big screen in the future, if it is a co-production with a film academy or CJ Film Studio, Boss Lu will have a say.

In addition, from a dark perspective, through the local tyrant CJ Entertainment, some negative information about rival artists, such as Jang Nara, can also be dug up.

He treats Jang Nara the same way Huayi treats Concubine Liu Yi. Even if there is no such thing, he can just make it up as a side story. It's very simple.

Last but not least, it was something that provided him with international fame.

For an artist like him who cannot seek a high status in the industry, this international reputation is his umbrella of protection.

If you want to do something underhanded against him, you have to be mindful of the international impact.

This is also the reason why Zhou Jun and others did not want him to take on "Tangshan Earthquake". These are all processes of building up expectations.

Boss Lu made the final summary:

"Beijing Film Academy will take the lead. Principal Zhang will contact other schools on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Education Department. I will ask Park Chan-wook and Kitano Takeshi to cooperate."

"In terms of funding, Wenjie plans to invest an initial 3000 million yuan, which will give it full rights to the students' works while they are still in school, and will have the right to lead investment in their graduation feature films."

"As for faculty, in addition to the aforementioned renowned directors, I plan to invite directors of genre films from Hong Kong and commercial films from Hollywood."

"Finally, in terms of teaching procedures, I plan to follow the example of the American Film Institute (AFI), which focuses on practice."

"A month of genre film theory courses, followed by practical experience in film and television projects, from short films to feature films, covering the entire process from shooting, production to editing."

In fact, his idea came from the American Film Institute, which was founded in 1967.

Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhang Huijun and others were listening attentively.

From the beginning to the end, no matter how big or small, this young director has made plans from all aspects including the initiator, funding, teaching resources, and training model.

Such transnational institutions are not without precedent.

However, in order to implement each of these things one by one and truly carry out industry-university-research cooperation to the end, it really takes a director with a business sense to do it.

Because only people like Lu Kuan understand the professional and artistic aspects of directing, as well as business operations and teaching models.

Moreover, judging from his relationship with Takeshi Kitano, Park Chan-wook and others;
Judging from the familiarity with South Korea's CJ Entertainment and Nichido Toho Co., Ltd. after the release of several films;

Judging from the network of contacts in Hollywood, the initiator and organizer must be Lu Kuan.

No one else could have done this.

There are not many people who understand the art of directing better than him.

Even if there was, he wouldn't be as good at business as him and couldn't provide so much funding for running a school.

Those who are richer than him may know nothing about this industry, and their actual teaching will inevitably be greatly reduced.

Boss Lu was a sensible person and took the initiative to say modestly, "Principal Zhang, you are still the leader of this film academy, right?"

"Haha, no matter how incompetent I am, I won't steal the credit from you!"

Zhang Huijun was somewhat relieved that he did not get carried away and knew how to respect himself as an elder.

"I and the presidents of several other universities will serve as honorary deans, and we'll be responsible for providing you with logistical support and support."

"Lu Kuan, the dean of this film academy must be you!"

Tian Zhuangzhuang also felt proud of it. Even though he did not train the child, the child finally grew up step by step under his care.

"Have you decided on a name for the film school?"

Boss Lu pondered for a few seconds.

"Pan Asia Film Academy!"

"Pan Asia?"

Zhang Huijun pondered over this regional concept.

Not East Asia, not Asia, but Pan-Asia.

Obviously, Lukuan’s later goals are more than just this.

As the president of Beijing Film Academy, Zhang Huijun is responsible for overall coordination of the work, and Tian Zhuangzhuang, as the head of the directing department of Beijing Film Academy, serves as the leader of the preparatory group.

Within a few days, Beijing Film Academy will put this matter into written form and formally submit a joint school (subject) plan to the Municipal Education Commission, Municipal Government and Ministry of Education.

While the two old comrades and seniors were still thinking about tying up the stubborn Boss Lu firmly to the small piece of land of Beijing Film Academy, he had already set his sights on the wider Pan-Asia and the world.

This may be the difference in pattern and vision.

In the evening, Han Shanping and Dong Shuangqiang hosted a farewell party for Lu Kuan, who was about to leave for the Oscars in two days.

"Cheers! I wish you a successful start!"

"Dry!"

After three rounds of drinking, all three of them were flushed and extremely excited.

Dong Shuangqiang was successful because "Peacock" won the Silver Bear, the DVD sold at a high price, and the box office in the week of its release far exceeded expectations.

He was very glad that he listened to Boss Lu's advice and waited until the end of the Berlin Film Festival to wait and see about the price of the DVD studio.

As for Boss Lu, he has already won two of the three European awards, and Wenjie Holdings is thriving, not to mention that there is a Pan-Asia Film Academy under construction that has not been disclosed to them yet.

Where is Han Shanping?

"Boss Han, today when I drink, my glass doesn't shake anymore, I don't spill the wine anymore, and my expression isn't painful anymore."

"Is this a happy event?"

Old Han waved his hands to deny it, but the corners of his mouth that couldn't be suppressed betrayed everything.

Lu Kuan understood something in his heart, but he still said jokingly: "Is it because my eldest niece is in love at school that you are so happy?"

"Go! She's only in her freshman year, why is she dating? She's breaking her legs!"

Dong Shuangqiang was well-informed and took the initiative to urge Boss Lu to raise his glass: "Let's toast to President Han. We're about to take the next step!"

"Oh, you're going to be the boss in the future, you have to drink this glass of wine!"

Lu Kuan smiled and stood up, took three large cups of 400 grams each, filled them up, and divided them up.

"Boss Han, would you like to congratulate us brothers first?"

Han Shanping said modestly, "Hey, I haven't even started yet, please don't flatter me!"

As he spoke, Old Han's stubble was about to rise to the sky along with the corners of his mouth.

Old Han, who has a good family background, started from a very high point.

In 1989, Han Shanping was promoted to deputy director of Emei Film Studio due to his outstanding work ability, with an administrative level of deputy division level. He was 36 years old at that time.

In 1994, Han Shanping moved from the local area to Beijing and served as the director of the Beijing Film Studio. His administrative level jumped two levels to the deputy bureau level at the age of 41.

At the same time, the capital is obviously one step further than the local areas.

Then in 1999, he was transferred to China Film Group as the second-in-command because of his creation of the Lunar New Year box office and the profit-sharing system, as well as his outstanding achievements during his tenure.

He is mainly responsible for the group's production process, and his mission is to enable China Film to carry out business restructuring, asset integration and property rights system reform in accordance with the requirements of corporate system development.

At this point, although the level has not changed, the power has become a little greater.

In 2005, this powerful figure in the Chinese film industry was already 52 years old.

In the domestic physique, the golden channel is to be a regular section before the age of 30, a regular office before the age of 40, and a regular hall before the age of 48.

Old Han has been "wasting his time" at the deputy director level for seven years. Although it is a powerful department, who doesn't want to move up a level?

Going one step further will bring you a bigger stage and greater possibilities.

Later in 2007, he removed the title of deputy official from his head and got the treatment of a full-time official. However, he was almost 55 years old at that time, and the end of his career was obvious.

If I could have entered the main hall in early 2005 in this life, don't underestimate these two years, so much can change.

Han Shanping raised his glass and looked at the brilliant man in front of him who had emerged three years ago, feeling a sense of emotion.

I never expected that this "small step forward" was ultimately achieved by a 23-year-old young man.

In addition to making a lot of money from the distribution and equity participation of several films, the cooperation with Lu Kuan and Wenjie has also made a lot of money from the distribution and equity participation of several films.

It is of great significance to promote Chinese culture abroad through "Alien Land" and break the top spot of "Titanic" in the mainland box office.

There is also the cooperation with Travel Satellite TV, which brought China Film Group nearly 1.5 million yuan in additional revenue last year.

Not to mention the 1000 million yuan "deposit" paid to the General Administration of Radio and Television to get a seasonal drama approved. Anyone with a discerning eye knows what that is, but only Lu Kuan could come up with such legal and reasonable creativity and workarounds.

Lu Kuan, who was still penniless in 2002, regarded Han Shanping as a collaborator rather than a superior from the very beginning, also because Han Shanping was a man who got things done.

Han Shanping, who was about to be promoted to a full-time position in 2005, had to pay more attention to and win over the young director Gao Jun, and continue to firmly reach cooperation with him, even though the meritorious general Gao Jun was poached.

Also because he is a man who can get things done.

Indeed, in this world and in every industry, there are many unscrupulous people who can steal high positions.

But those who really do things will always be recognized by those who do things.

Just like Han Shanping's firm support for Lu Kuan, and just like Zou Wenhuai entrusting Golden Harvest to his care in Hong Kong.

"You two are family, so I won't hide anything."

"The bureau has talked to me and hopes that I will take on greater responsibilities and continue to contribute to the nascent Chinese film industry. This is both pressure and motivation!"

Boss Lu laughed and said, "No wonder you didn't let the boss treat us today. Your brother is asking us to celebrate with you, haha!"

“Without further ado, let’s work together to make Chinese films bigger and stronger!”

"Dry!"

Dong Shuangqiang is one of the earliest film investors in China, Han Shanping is the most powerful figure in the film industry, and Lu Kuan is the most talented director and industry capital.

The three of them talked about the development of Chinese films at the dinner table, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was becoming bigger and stronger.

After starting to talk, Han Shanping suddenly sighed.

"There's something I couldn't reveal in advance due to organizational principles."

"But since Wenjie has already taken control of Jiahe and formed the entire industrial chain, I guess this matter is not that important to you."

Han Shanping sighed deeply: "China Film Group, Hengdian Group, Hollywood Warner Bros., and Huayi."

"We will jointly establish a film and television company in the near future."

"This is an administrative order issued directly from the General Administration and is not open to discussion."

For him, Huayi is his old love and Wenjie is his new love, so he definitely wants to bring his new love on board.

Four shareholders, one company, any one of them would be a big name in the entertainment industry.

Dong Shuangqiang was somewhat surprised that Zhou Jun and Hua Yi had kept it a secret from him for so long. It seemed that they felt that they were close to Lu Kuan and had become wary of him.

As for the previous news about Jiahe, he didn't know that Zhou Jun and Lu Kuan had already met at Zou Wenhuai's house, and he thought it was Mr. Zhou's trust.

Besides being shocked, Lu Kuan was even more surprised at how fast Zhou Jun and Hua Yi acted.

Following their marriage with Internet capital, they have apparently set their sights on overseas resources like Wenjie.

Through the establishment of the joint venture, it is obvious that Warner, one of the Big Six, can obtain its high-quality overseas channels.

Why did Han Shanping reveal the establishment of this company so cautiously? Because this is a milestone event in the development of China's film industry.

China Film Group is the largest film and entertainment group in China;

Hengdian is the largest private film supporting enterprise in China;

There is also Warner Bros., one of the six major film and entertainment companies and a leader in the world.

In addition, in this life, it was obviously because of Zhou Jun that Hua Yi joined.

This is a behemoth and a "hybrid" born out of a new policy.

As mentioned earlier, in early 2003, the state promulgated a new regulation allowing investors to establish Sino-foreign joint venture film production and distribution companies.

Obviously, China Film Warner Huayi Hengdian Film and Television Co., Ltd. became the first beneficiary of the new policy.

The establishment of this company marks the official entry of foreign capital into the domestic film production sector, having previously only intervened in distribution through a quota system.

The matter was of great importance, so Han Shanping revealed it to Boss Lu in advance so that he could prepare for the response. This was the end of today's meal.

Without stopping, two days later, Wang Dajun, the head of Huayi, attended the founding conference of a Sino-foreign joint venture production company jointly held by China Film, Hengdian, Huayi and Warner Bros.

Hereinafter referred to as China Heng Film Company.

It is reported that the new company's main business will include investment, production, distribution and promotion of Chinese-language films and TV movies.

It also brings together outstanding directors, actors and producers from around the world to create first-class film and television works.

Currently, the feature film script outlines submitted by famous directors such as Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wen, and He Ping have become the company's first batch of projects to be filmed.

Another Chinese-language animated film co-produced by China and foreign countries and a TV movie series produced by Zhang Guoli have been approved.

Before the first quarter, the company will determine the subject matter of its debut film and start filming as soon as possible.

Mainland entertainment industry reporters are almost going crazy. Is this the beginning of a new round of arms race between Wenjie and Huayi?
At Huayi headquarters, Wang Dajun's secretary declined the reporter's exclusive interview and escorted several leaders who attended the press conference back to the office.

Wang Xiaolei was excited: "Brother Jun! You really did a great job this time!"

"Wenjie has Internet strategic resources, and so do we."

"Wenjie has the Hollywood resources to develop his personal connections, and now we have found Warner."

Zhou Jun said with a confident air: "You two, the stage has been set for you. Now, for a professional project like film production, it's up to you and the company's director to handle it."

"no problem!"

Wang Dajun, who has always been steady, couldn't contain his excitement this time.

The failure to snatch Golden Harvest away was very devastating to the team’s morale, but this move of overtaking on the curve and filling the gap in overseas resources is also a good move.

But such a clever trick can only be implemented by the Zhou army.

Otherwise, the General Administration will organize hearings and internal meetings to discuss the matter, and Wenjie and Huayi will inevitably have to compete again.

If the world is also interested, then the final outcome is unknown.

Wang Xiaolei pondered, "Wu Yusen had previously sought investment from within the industry for a film set in the Three Kingdoms period."

"I think Mr. Han from China Film Group would be quite interested. After 'Alien Land' and 'The Promise', he is now keen on making big-budget blockbusters."

"But then again, blockbusters do make a lot of money. Who knows how much Lu Kuan made from 'Alien Land'!"

Zhou Jun nodded silently. He knew the domestic profit sharing very well, but Lu Kuan seemed to have another company in North America, which was not something he could easily find out.

Thinking of this competitor, he immediately said, "Now that we have overseas channels, our influence is incomparable to before. Let's see if we can talk to Tangshan again and finalize the film project as soon as possible."

He turned to the two brothers and said, "Also, try to persuade Han Shanping to come to your side. He should be officially in charge of China Film Group."

"what?"

Wang Xiaolei was surprised and said, "There's been no rumors at all. Last year, he was rumored to be held accountable for the huge losses of "The Barber". How come..."

He hadn't finished speaking, but everyone understood the logic behind it immediately.

Why else?
Because that's the person they least want to mention.

"A great man said that we should unite all forces that can be united."

"Don't think he and Lu Kuan are inseparable. People and capital are all profit-driven, and no one is immune."

"Travel TV paid 1000 million yuan to the Radio and Television Administration under the guise of a deposit to get its film approved. Shouldn't we do the same?"

Wang Dajun nodded to Wang Xiaolei and said, "Han Shanping's daughter is now studying English at Beijing Foreign Studies University. Our co-production can also have a consultant with a foreign language major."

"Consulting fees are paid according to Hollywood standards."

"That's right, that's what we want."

Zhou Jun clapped his hands in satisfaction: "To be honest with you two brothers, I didn't think much of Lu Kuan at first. He was just a poor director."

"But the more I get to know him, the more I realize that he's more of an entrepreneur who's well-versed in political and business affairs than a director."

"He doesn't have the pedantry and aloofness of an artist. Instead, he's like..."

"Like a calculating old broker with no bottom line!"

Zhou Jun looked at the two men lost in thought and smiled, "I'm not saying this to boost their morale, but only by knowing each other can we achieve precise strikes."

Wang Dajun and Wang Xiaolei both nodded silently.

The entrance of Ideal Building was crowded with reporters, but Lu Kuan, the president of the new company, which had been renamed Wenjie Holdings, had already flown to the United States.

The 2005 Academy Awards ceremony is about to begin.

Boss Lu, Liu Yifei and her daughter and others checked into the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

This top luxury hotel, which opened in 1927, is named after the former US president. The first Academy Awards ceremony was held here in 1929, and it has a very long history.

Boss Lu's crew always enjoys the most luxurious treatment when they go out. He will not treat himself or the crew badly in this regard.

Anyway, the money that should be saved was already saved during the filming process.

"Xixi, did you have a fight with Xiaolu?"

"No?"

Liu Yifei hung the clothes in the suitcase into the closet and walked to the balcony to enjoy the bird's-eye view of the top luxury hotel.

"When people talk to you on the street, you just ignore them."

The little girl turned around and smiled proudly: "Really not, I came to call him to eat."

In fact, she was very proud in her heart, because she was taking advantage of Tong Liya's matter to show her displeasure to him.

"Why can't I get through?"

She called Ah Fei again.

"The boss is in the restaurant on the second floor discussing work. How about I take you there?"

"Talk about work?"

Liu Xiaoli smiled and said, "Why are you joining in when they're talking about work? Let's go eat something by ourselves."

"Let's go and see. I want to learn how to do business from him."

You are just learning how to do business. I, your mother, am embarrassed to expose you.

Ah Fei took them downstairs and saw from afar that Boss Lu and two Chinese business people were beaming in the booth on the second floor.

"Study the barrage feature and see if you can apply for a patent in the United States."

Steve Chen, the future YouTube president who had already been recruited, frowned: "It's unlikely."

“A U.S. patent application must meet the requirements of utility, clarity, novelty, and non-obviousness.”

"We can meet the first three requirements, but the last requirement is that the patent solution must have a certain degree of creativity and must not be easily thought of by a person skilled in the art."

Huang Anna, an expert in law and public affairs, proposed a new solution: "We can upgrade and repackage the barrage technology."

"For example, bullet screen display technology, such as animation effects, display location, etc."

Boss Lu was very pleased.

With two professionals, there is no need to worry about not being able to accomplish anything great!
"The display and interaction of bullet comments, as well as technical innovations in review and filtering, I think it's worth a try."

Huang Anna has good work habits and writes down her leader's requirements word for word on a note.

It was transformed by Boss Lu into a very Chinese style.

Chen Shijun stared intently at the back of Lu Kuan, and after a while he gestured to Boss Lu: "Boss Lu, that Asian girl in sunglasses has been looking at you."

He had seen "Alien Land" but he didn't recognize Lan Yue in full armor.

The road is wide and looking back, it's Scout Xiao Liu!
He even pretended to look around, looking like a guilty thief.

He waved to Concubine Liu Yi, who came over with a proud look on her face and sat next to him.

"Hello, I'm Liu Yifei."

"Wow, Blue Moon!"

Like Steve Chen and Mike Solomon, they are both veteran movie fans, or rather, these science and engineering guys all like special effects and superhero movies.

He also has a complete set of figures of Shan Hai Jing monsters from "Foreign Land" at home!

Huang Anna smiled and shook hands with her: "Hello, Miss Liu, nice to meet you."

"Hello, you can call me Yifei or Crystal."

In front of outsiders, Xiao Liu has always been confident and graceful.

Liu Xiaoli walked over to the table and said, "Xiaolu, I hope I won't disturb you guys."

"It's okay, we're done talking, let's eat together."

Liu Yifei feels very painful every time before walking on the red carpet. In order to maintain her figure and avoid edema, she needs to control her diet and water intake.

Watching Lu Kuanda devour a whole steak, I enjoyed lemon chicken with brown rice.

Thinking of the inedible mackerel salad with tomato and cucumber yesterday, the little girl recalled the bowl of steaming eel noodles in the courtyard.

Chen Shijun has curly hair and two earrings. He is a trendy guy among IT guys. He looks a little cautious and said with a smile: "Crystal, can I take a photo with you later?"

"Of course! Are you from Lukuan Company?"

Chen Shijun proudly took out his business card and said, "General Manager of Mytube, I hope Ms. Liu can take a look at our website and give us some suggestions when she has time!"

Liu Yifei exclaimed in surprise: "Mytube is yours, Lu Kuan! I couldn't sleep last night and watched all those funny videos!"

"Oh right, I'm so stupid. It's the same as the question-and-answer videos in China."

Liu Xiaoli was puzzled: "Xiaolu, why doesn't this website have film and television resources like the domestic Wenjie Video?"

"Because of copyright issues, we can only show our own films and those purchased at low prices by Lionsgate and Miramax, and we have to avoid the DVD release period."

Both Chen Shijun and Huang Anna were troubled by this problem.

They know the operating model of domestic online videos. In addition to encouraging users to upload, the most fundamental way to attract traffic is to utilize film and television resources.

But the cost of doing this in North America is too high, and the cost outweighs the benefits.

"Boss, I think it's time to design a traffic diversion plan, otherwise user growth will be very slow after the Oscars."

Chen Shijun paused and looked at Liu Yifei again: "Mr. Lu, do you think Miss Liu is a suitable target for diversion?"

"I?"

"Expand your story."

Chen Shijun smiled and said, "I've discussed this with Anna. We can definitely use your traffic-driving strategy from the domestic blog network."

"Besides the star resources you and Weinstein introduced, the cultural context of North America is more suitable for grassroots star-making."

Boss Lu nodded secretly. It is said that Chen Shijun is a chosen Internet entrepreneur with a very sharp vision.

Among the bloggers who ranked at the top in terms of number of followers and clicks on YouTube at different times in later generations, celebrities accounted for a very small proportion.

Most of them are gaming and music entertainment bloggers.

The grassroots bloggers on domestic blogs mainly use people like Sister Furong and Mu Zimei to attract traffic.

But due to cultural differences, this doesn't work in North America.

Just like Mu Zimei, who became famous for her explicit copywriting and self-narration, she would not cause such a big sensation in North America.

Nonsense, you can watch any pornographic videos abroad, but the ones that face the most censorship pressure on Mytube so far are the pornographic videos.

With all this stuff around, who would still want to watch low-intensity and erotic content like Mu Zimei's?

To put it another way, in the early stages of Mytube's traffic generation, aesthetic culture is more popular than ugly culture.

Because China is influenced by Confucian culture, we don’t see so much ugliness and absurdity in our lives.

But in free America, where shootings occur every day, people are no longer surprised by these chaotic situations.

Boss Lu laughed and said, "How do you want her to drain the water?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, but Crystal is quite famous in North America now, and she's an exotic face. If she does some special promotional materials like the Hanfu Yaji, it should be able to attract users."

They have seen this cultural promotion content on the Wenjie video.

Lu Kuan looked up and down thoughtfully at Liu Yifei, who was eating the fat-reducing meal with a look of despair.

"What are you looking at? You've already scheduled my work for the next month after next!"

The cattle and horses resisted, but their resistance was in vain.

"Time is like water in a sponge..."

Xiao Liu: Time is like my cleavage, no matter how hard you squeeze it, it won’t appear anymore!

Boss Lu turned to Chen Shijun, the American cattleman, and said, "I will consider your suggestion and give you an answer as soon as possible."

"Good boss."

After the meal, Huang Anna and Chen Shijun returned to the company, Liu Xiaoli went back to her room to catch up on her sleep, and Liu Yifei insisted on dragging Lu Kuan to accompany her swimming.

"Why were you swimming right after dinner?"

"Didn't you just eat some cucumbers and tomatoes when you saw me? I missed out on exercise on the plane these past two days, I need to make up for it."

Liu Yifei looked at Lu Kuan, who looked reluctant, and sneered, "Look at you, you drink every day, your belly is almost popping out, why don't you exercise?"

"No? I practice every now and then."

Boss Lu touched his slightly bulging belly after eating steak, and thought it would be nice to go to the outdoor swimming pool of the top luxury hotel to see the beauties.

"Okay, you go over first, I'll call you."

(End of this chapter)