HuaYu: Starting with Photography to Navigate the Entertainment Industry

Computer technology?

Xu Lang really doesn't know how.

However, he has seen it all before!

Website technology, in essence, is quite simple. It's essentially a Web 2.0 concept, and the core technology is AJAX for web front-end development.

The AJAX technology was actually mastered by the end of 2004.

However, it was not used on the web.

When Xu Lang made specific requirements for the website, he naturally used the website concepts of later generations. Although he could not program, he could transform into a product manager at this moment.

Super Product Manager!

I'll tell you clearly what I want, and you can figure out how to achieve it on the technical side.

Need money?

Sure, I'll vote for you!

This is Xu Lang's logic.

By a twist of fate, Web 2.0 was launched under his guidance.

(2005 was the year of transition from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0. The difference between the two is that one is a static page and the other is a dynamic page. Web 2.0 allows for better interaction and information input.)

Now, Xu Lang's website can be said to be one of the earliest websites in China to implement Web 2.0 functionality.

Even if others wanted to copy it, they couldn't!

His website not only attracts fans of the Super Girl competition, but also draws attention from people in the internet community, contributing a significant amount of page views.

At first, Xu Lang did not realize the value of this website.

But as daily active users increased, more and more people outside of "Super Girl" came to him, and he began to notice this.

"Holy crap, I accidentally stumbled upon a treasure!"

The reason for this matter dates back to a meeting held by Hunan TV.

After watching the meeting, Wang Bingwen set the tone.

"For websites that emerge by focusing on match highlights, we should increase support and expand the overall market!"

Although Wang Peng was aware that Xu Lang's website was likely to get out of control, he had no choice but to cooperate under Wang Bingwen's guiding principle of "making the pie bigger".

But in the following days, the number of views on the tidbit website continued to grow at an alarming rate.

The number of daily active users not only surpassed Sohu and Baidu Tieba, but even exceeded Sina Entertainment, breaking the million mark and matching Hunan's own official website.

Subsequently, the CEO of Baidu, the head of Sohu, and the head of Sina all kept trying to contact Wang Peng or Wang Bingwen.

There are two objectives: one is to require the official team of "Super Girl" to control the size of the behind-the-scenes website;

The second thing is that I want the two of them to act as a bridge and introduce them to the owner of Huaxu.com.

At this very moment, Xu Lang's behind-the-scenes website launched a new feature, or section:

A one-sentence blog post.

Abbreviation: Weibo!

This feature is currently in the testing phase, and testing slots have only been granted to all contestants participating in the Super Girl competition.

In other words, each Super Girl contestant can open a Weibo account and post content on it.

Other ordinary fans can only leave comments and replies.

Once this feature was enabled, the tidbits website became even more popular.

It turns out that most of the traffic comes from the official website.

Now, things are much better; over 80% of users come on their own.

The contestants of "Super Girl" did not initially realize the importance of Weibo's invitation permissions.

But soon, this invitation privilege became highly sought after.

Many eliminated contestants have started reselling their Weibo accounts.

Even more outrageous, many people went to participate in the Super Girl auditions specifically to get an account.

Suddenly, the number of people signing up for "Super Girl" surged again.

In just one month, Xu Lang's behind-the-scenes website not only stirred up the "Super Girl" competition and the entertainment industry, but also dragged the internet technology sector into the fray.

Meanwhile, Xu Lang, the instigator of this whole affair, was busy filming in a corner of Chengdu.

More than 20 days ago, filming for "Struggle" had already begun.

To be honest, there hasn't been much progress in filming these past twenty-odd days.

Normally, a TV series can be filmed in about two to three months.

But almost a month has passed, and not even a tenth of the drama "Struggle" has been filmed.

Is that the main reason?

Of course, it's Xu Lang.

Xu Lang is called a cameraman, but in reality, he does all the work of a director.

As a novice, he was completely wading through a river with stones in his hands, constantly finding himself unprepared or missing things.

Xu Lang wasn't in a hurry; he would just buy more if he needed something.

Ning Hao knew that Xu Lang's purpose was to practice, so he wasn't in a hurry and practiced with Xu Lang.

Anyway, the crew was fed by the horses every day, so he didn't need to spend any money.

If that spendthrift is willing to throw money around, why wouldn't Ning Hao?

The actors didn't mind either, as they were all newcomers except for Liu Yifei.

If you're a beginner, there won't be any scheduling issues. You have plenty of time, so take your time filming!

Moreover, in order to appease these actors and staff, Xu Lang provided them with the highest standards in terms of food, accommodation, and on-site conditions.

With good food and drink all day long, what more could you ask for?!

The only one I'm not satisfied with is Liu Xiaoli.

Scolding Xu Lang had become a daily routine for her.

"What is Xu Lang thinking, bringing such a large group of people to play with him?"

Before her time, our time is incredibly precious!

Liu Yifei didn't mind Xu Lang's actions; in fact, she found it quite amusing to see Xu Lang so busy and chaotic every day.

She also knew that Xu Lang was learning directing and cinematography skills.

"I didn't expect him to be such an ambitious person!"

Xu Lang, in particular, had almost obsessive requirements for the quality of the films.

Even Ning Hao thought it was a very good film, but Xu Lang insisted on rejecting it, and the reason was:

"One of the shots has a 10% overexposure issue; it's substandard!"

In the end, Ning Hao couldn't help but advise Xu Lang.

"Junior brother, it's just a TV series. There's no need to be so serious about the effects. You've almost made it to movie level!"

"That won't do!"

Xu Lang had almost obsessive requirements for the film's quality, not for any other reason than that he possessed the [God-Level Camera System].

"If my films, made with a god-level system, still can't differentiate themselves from other TVs, I might as well just find a block of tofu and smash my head against it!"

Under his standards, film after film was rejected.

As time went on, the filming progressed backward instead of forward.

Xu Lang became the busiest person in the entire crew.

However, despite being busy, he was honest and happy.

After all, this was a completely new field for him, and he was like a newborn baby, learning directing and cinematography at lightning speed.

Although Xu Lang was extremely busy, news of the unusual situation on their film set still got out.

Soon, a message spread online.

"Liu Yifei, the 'Fairy Sister,' is stuck on a terrible film set, spending a month with the spendthrift production company with zero progress!"