On the morning of the 4th, Han Zhou was in the office of the Central Academy of Drama.
Teacher Mo and Han Zhou were discussing issues related to costumes in ancient costume dramas.
Han Zhou made some suggestions.
Teacher Mo also presented his research results. He found that the worse the texture of the male protagonist's clothes in costume dramas looks, the better the audience's perception of it.
The more handsome the male lead wears, the more the audience hates him.
The audience likes it very much because the male protagonist wears a sackcloth.
Han Zhou was stunned, and after thinking about it, he found that this was indeed the case from the general trend.
Although some dramas are different, it is like this for the vast majority of costume dramas.
We can invest some money and do more research on this issue.
Teacher Mo knew that Han Zhou was here for recruitment, and that he came to see him purely to give him face, so he couldn't keep him any longer: "Han Zhou, the recruitment is about to start, do you want to help?"
Han Zhou shook his head: "I won't bother you, Mr. Mo. We have several employees who graduated from your school and are familiar with the place."
How could Chen Xiaoyong not do this kind of job?
How can you pretend to be cool if you don't return your wealth to school?
I am also a photographer who has shot a multi-million dollar movie, an annual blockbuster TV series, and a hit variety show.
If you don't come back to cheat on your schoolmates, where are you going to find a wife?
Chen Xiaoyong came out directly from the training camp. Today he is leading the team and is doing recruitment.
Han Zhou's recruitment plan is not for the expansion of the company, but for the reserve of talents.
Han Zhou is not here to recruit graduate students from the Central Academy of Drama.
Instead, we recruit fresh undergraduate graduates.
The new world has been growing step by step according to Han Zhou's plan.
It is impossible to always look for talents in the market by picking up bargains from bankrupt companies.
The New World also needs to have its own talent training plan.
Han Zhou just happens to have a line about Timo Pushkin.
Therefore, Han Zhou has already planned to recruit five directors, five animators, five special effects personnel, and five photographers and send them to the United States.
This program is called [New World Hollywood Training Class].
To be selected, you must be the student with the best academic performance and the most ideas among the graduating students.
Moreover, there are some additional inspections.
For example, what culture do these people like?
Anything with a cultural orientation that is too Western is not acceptable.
Han Zhou would never spend money to create enemies for himself.
Even if those who return from training do not work for them, they will flow into the domestic film and television industry.
It would be funny if you were trained for half a day and ended up staying in the United States.
After Han Zhou left Teacher Mo's office, he went to the recruitment site by himself.
It’s the end of the recruiting season.
It should have been impossible to recruit any good talents.
But Han Zhou was very confident that his plan could definitely recruit many people to participate.
The reason is simple.
Until now, those who have not joined a large company must be arrogant and ready to make a breakthrough in their studies.
They should all be thinking about staying in school to take postgraduate and doctoral exams.
Or maybe you're waiting for summer to rely on some connections to join a big crew to gild yourself and pave the way for the future.
However, within the industry, sending directors and others to study in the United States is still the most attractive and promising option so far.
Although it sounds unpleasant to say, it is true.
Take special effects for example. From the beginning of domestic films to the present, many domestic special effects companies have been taking on special effects work for foreign films.
You can even get work in Hollywood.
But why are there so few TVs with good special effects in China?
The reason is that domestic directors don’t know how to use special effects.
It’s just like the famous story about an international martial arts superstar in his previous life meeting a famous American director.
Both sides were very excited.
The martial arts star asked the director: "How did you make the special effects of the dinosaur walking?"
The famous director took him to see the special effects machine: "This is easy. There are two buttons here. Press this one and this one, and it's done."
The famous director asked the martial arts superstar: "How did you shoot the scene where you jumped off the building?"
The martial arts superstar replied: "Easier."
"Turn on the phone, jump, and send to the hospital."
Can you say which form is stronger?
cannot.
But it also indirectly expresses the current situation of the industry.
In terms of hard work and dedication, domestic directors are not bad.
However, technology is a major drawback. Even if you can afford the equipment, if you don’t know how to use it, it won’t work.
The same is true in the music industry. Any first-rate recording studio in the country uses the most advanced equipment in the world.
In contrast, many famous and legendary recording studios in the United States still use equipment from the 1970s.
However, they have combined equipment and technology to the point of mastery.
As for domestic equipment, before we get familiar with the new equipment, a new generation of equipment has been developed. The boss just waved his hand and replaced it with the latest one to keep up with the times.
Sedimentation technique is very important.
If the new world is to land in the United States in the future, it cannot rely on Han Zhou’s ideas alone.
There must be at least a few technically strong teams.
For these students, having the opportunity to study in Hollywood, and to study at public expense, is simply a godsend.
Anyone who doesn't try his best to get in must have been kicked in the head by a donkey.
Just as Han Zhou expected, many companies set up stages and umbrellas at the campus recruitment offices.
The place is deserted.
The recruiting season is indeed over.
However, there was a long line in front of the New World recruitment office, as long as a dragon.
There was even an argument going on at this moment.
Security guards are trying to break up the fight.
Han Zhou walked forward and immediately figured out why.
The reason was that the two parties were still swearing at each other after being pulled apart by security guards.
"What are you talking about? This is New World's recruitment, not your Central Academy of Drama's recruitment. What does it have to do with you?"
Another person yelled, "Shame on you! New World is here to recruit at Central Theatre Academy, not Yanying Film Studio. What do you mean by people from Yanying Film Studio coming here?"
It turned out that graduates from the Directing Department and Photography Department of Yanying also flocked to the school after receiving the recruitment information.
If you miss this opportunity, you will have to spend ten or twenty years taking detours in the industry to learn the same things in the future.
Of course we have to grab it.
The students from the Central Academy of Drama had a simple idea: as long as they drove away the people from Yanying, they would be driving away half of their competitors.
The students of Yanying have simple ideas. They want to drive us away? Eat shit!
The two sides started arguing.
The two people with the worst tempers started fighting directly.
The security guards are also very worried. If this matter is not handled properly, it will cause strong hostility from friendly schools.
Chen Xiaoyong put his hands behind his back and walked in front of the two people in a very arrogant manner: "What are you arguing about?"
When both sides saw Chen Xiaoyong, neither dared to respond.
Chen Xiaoyong: "I graduated from the Photography Department of the Film Academy as an undergraduate, and from the Drama Literature Class of the Literature Department of the Drama Academy as a graduate student."
"Both sides are my junior students."
"Isn't it embarrassing for you to make such a scene?"
"Which is more important, the future or the personality?"
The students from the Central Academy of Drama lowered their heads.
Yanying's students looked up at Chen Xiaoyong and said, "Senior, personality is indeed more important than future."
“But that doesn’t mean the future isn’t important.”
"We ran here just to make a better future. Whoever stands in the way will be the murderer of my father!"
"I fought him!"
"Yes!" Yan Ying's students responded loudly.
Chen Xiaoyong looked at Yan Ying, the student: "Hey? Tingyong? What's your instructor's name?"
Yan Ying's student: "Li Xiangqing!"
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Wang Bin, isn't your mentor Luo Xiaoqiang?"
The crowd laughed.
Wang Bin: "Bullshit, I won't change my name, I'm Li Tieniu!"
Chen Xiaoyong smiled and said, "You are so shameless. Hurry up and get in line."
"Anyone who causes trouble again will be disqualified."
As the group of people lined up, Chen Xiaoyong finally saw Han Zhou and rushed forward: "Brother Han, are you done talking?"
Han Zhou nodded: "Screen on site or take the information away?"
Chen Xiaoyong glanced at the long line and said, "There are too many people. Take it home and choose slowly. We can't choose on site."
Han Zhou glanced at the crowd and said, "Many of these people are just here to make up the numbers."
"Take your chance."
"Let's choose more strictly. If your work didn't get an A during college, don't accept it."
"Those who haven't taken the top five in their majors are not accepted."
"Those with poor English, no."
"Also, find someone familiar to ask."
Chen Xiaoyong: "Isn't it too strict? If we screen like this, there will definitely be no more than 150 people who meet the requirements in the long queue here."
A total of twenty people were recruited, and seven or eight hundred people lined up. In the end, more than six hundred of them were not even qualified to submit their information?
Han Zhou: "Opportunities come to those who are prepared."
"If some of the people who didn't qualify in the future become successful and bear a grudge against me, I won't have the time to care about their feelings."
"With such good study conditions in the country, no one is working hard."
"What can you expect to learn by going to a place like the United States?"
Hollywood always gives people the feeling of decadence and glamour.
The reality is not like this.
Hollywood is a mature and complete film industry reserve with an independent, closed and complete industrial chain.
They have everything, why should they teach you? Why should they let you in to share the cake?
Sent them to study, and although there are people to take care of them, Timo has to help Han Zhou keep an eye on a group of newcomers every day?
What you can learn depends on whether you can study, whether you can find loopholes to learn secretly, and whether you can study in depth.
Should we send people who don't have this habit to the United States and let them learn how to study there slowly?
Han Zhou trains talents for his company. Han Zhou is not Han Sisheng.
Han Sisheng represents the Huaying Group and the entire Chinese entertainment industry and can do such things.
For the sake of one or two geniuses, we will do everything we can to try round after round.
Han Zhou needs to consider the issue of efficiency.
A genius who has learned 100% and four losers who have learned nothing.
And five helpers who have learned 80% of the knowledge.
Han Zhou chose the latter.
While the recruitment continued, Han Zhou was also secretly paying attention to Penguin.
Penguin is not recruiting directors or anything like that, but editors-in-chief, editors, UI designers, etc.
Not many people came, and they chatted slowly one by one, unlike the New World where it was so lively.
Soon, Han Zhou saw a large group of people wearing shirts and trousers walking towards him.
Many leaders from the Central Academy of Drama accompanied me.
It was obvious that Lu Xiusheng had arrived.
When he arrived at the recruitment office, Lu Xiusheng walked in front of the booth, asked a few questions, then turned around and walked directly towards New World.
Li Shanghong also walked out first and met Han Zhou.
Of course, Lu Xiusheng led his men towards Han Zhou.
Lu Xiusheng is a gentle man wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, but he looks a little funny.
Li Shanghong introduced: "Mr. Lu, this is Mr. Han Zhou."
"Han Zhou, this is Lv Xiusheng, the president of our group."
Lu Xiusheng smiled and extended his hand: "I've heard of you before, hello, hello."
Han Zhou extended his hand and shook hands with Lu Xiusheng: "Hello, Mr. Lu."
"Boss Lu, I think your image is suitable for being an actor. Would you like to play a cameo role in the future?"
Lu Xiusheng was stunned for a moment and then shook his head.
Lu Xiusheng doesn't like to be in the spotlight.
Don’t go if you can avoid going, don’t participate in drinking parties if you can avoid participating, and don’t organize activities if you can avoid being the organizer.
In a word, keep a low profile.
Han Zhou looked up in the blazing sun and said, "Boss Lu, I have a meal card from the Central Academy of Drama. I'd like to treat you to a meal."
Lu Xiusheng was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud: "Okay, I haven't eaten in the cafeteria for a long time."
Han Zhou’s meal card is of course Chen Xiaoyong’s.
Chen Xiaoyong had not spent all the money on the card when he graduated, so he brought it here today to try it out, and it still works.
A group of Yanjing middle and senior executives from Penguin looked at each other in surprise. They didn't know who Han Zhou was at all.
There are some younger people like secretaries, and they all know Han Zhou.
Many people only found out that Han Zhou was a celebrity after asking his assistant.
The group followed, keeping their distance.
Li Shanghong was in high spirits at this time.
In previous occasions like this, he would stand among the group of people at the back, and very far back.
Now, he stands next to Lu Xiusheng.
Lv Xiusheng smiled as he walked: "Boss Han, your show is very powerful. If you can maintain this efficiency for twelve episodes, after the show ends, Penguin Video will be two levels ahead of You Video."
Of course, we are talking about the number of members.
Lu Xiusheng no longer considers the physical value, but only the stock issue.
How much a video website is worth depends entirely on the number of VIP members.
Once the number of VIP members is released in the financial report, even if the APP is still losing money, many people will want to invest and the stock price will naturally soar.
Han Zhou smiled: "This is just the beginning, but this is also due to changes in the overall environment. I'm afraid that Youshi Video will catch up soon."
Lu Xiusheng was very curious: "You New World seems to be very good at network operations. Are you interested in financing?"
"I want 40 percent of New World."
Han Zhou shook his head: "If Mr. Lu is interested in this industry, he can buy a media company."
“After completing the first phase of development, our company will be split up.”
“So we can’t raise funds now.”
Lu Xiusheng was interested in this: "Oh? Split?"
Han Zhou: "It's a management problem, not an economic problem."
Lu Xiusheng didn't ask any more questions and asked other questions: "You are a professional, do you think the entertainment industry and the Internet are highly integrated?"
Is it high?
Remove the word "ma".
Han Zhou: "The overlap is about 99 percent."
"The only difference is that in the entertainment industry there are still physical commercial performances."
People in Lu Xiusheng's team had already analyzed the answer, but what they said was different from what the practitioners said.
Lyu Xiusheng: "If Penguin wants to enter the entertainment industry, it will definitely encounter great resistance when entering."
"The established entertainment companies and Ali will definitely make a move."
"I checked. New World has just started to develop. What it lacks is a promotion channel."
“Are you interested in in-depth cooperation?”
Han Zhou: "What is the in-depth cooperation method?"
Lu Xiusheng looked around and saw that there were more people around, so he stopped talking and said, "Let's talk slowly."
Han Zhou led Lu Xiusheng into the cafeteria and sat down in a corner. Many students were secretly looking at them.
One is a popular superstar, and the other is the boss of an Internet giant.
Each face can be said to be very famous among college students.
Why did both parties show up in the cafeteria of their own school?
In the corner, Han Zhou and Lu Xiusheng chatted in detail.
Li Shanghong received quite a few calls.
Han Zhou was a little confused when he heard what Li Shanghong said on the phone.
While chatting, Han Zhouzhen invited Lu Xiusheng to dinner.
Two taels of rice, a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, a serving of braised pork ribs, and a bowl of soup.
There is also a salad.
The two of them ate and chatted, talking and laughing.
Lu Xiusheng's proposal was very attractive to Han Zhou.
For Penguin, promotion is the easiest thing. Just by pressing a button, it can reach hundreds of millions of people.
This kind of thing that requires no technical content is the most powerful means in today's technology circle.
Han Zhou is also very important to Lu Xiusheng.
In today's Internet industry, once something new emerges that can form a platform and gather a large number of members, Penguin must get involved.
On the one hand, it prevents the emergence of new large Internet companies.
On the one hand, we will continue to consolidate our customer platform and leave ourselves a way out.
This business model will inevitably lead to the breakup of Penguin one day in the future.
But Lu Xiusheng is low-key enough and knows how to make choices, so so far, Penguin is still the Internet company with the greatest potential, even though Ali’s stock price today is much higher than Penguin’s.
As the two were chatting, a woman who looked younger than Li Shanghong came here.
He held a box and handed it to Li Shanghong.
The woman glanced at Lu Xiusheng and Han Zhou, then turned and left.
Han Zhou smiled and said, "Li Shanghong's wife is very beautiful."
Lu Xiusheng whispered: "That's his mother-in-law."
Han Zhou: “???”
Lv Xiusheng: "Li Shanghong has worked in our group for six years, and I have met his eight mothers-in-law."
Han Zhou retreated tactically.
I can't believe that Li Shanghong, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, is so extravagant? He has changed eight wives in six years?
Li Shanghong turned around and said speechlessly: "Excuse me."
Han Zhou looked at Li Shanghong with amusement.
Li Shanghong: "Don't let your imagination run wild. People think I am great because I have changed eight mothers-in-law in six years, but actually it is my father-in-law who is great."
"puff!"
Before Han Zhou sprayed, he turned his head and avoided spraying Lu Xiusheng in the face.
If this gets sprayed on, my future of traveling through time will be over.
Lu Xiusheng smiled and said, "I am actually very curious about your father-in-law."
"How did he manage to make every wife obey him?"
After Lu Xiusheng talked about it with a smile, Han Zhou realized that Li Shanghong was actually very famous within Penguin.
The reason is that several years ago, Li Shanghong's mother-in-law helped his father-in-law to send local specialties bought during his travels to Li Shanghong.
As a result, the penguin wouldn't let her in.
Later, Li Shanghong went to get the things in embarrassment. At that time, many people thought that it was Li Shanghong’s wife, so they spread the news in the workplace.
Because of this incident, Penguin later revised the reception specifications for internal visitors.
It took Li Shanghong a long time to convince everyone that it was his mother-in-law.
Li Shanghong's father-in-law loves to travel around the world and every time he does so, he brings something for his daughter and asks Li Shanghong to pass it on.
As for why he didn't deliver it personally and what the story was, Lu Xiusheng didn't know.
To put it simply, the group president knows all the gossip about Li Shanghong, that's obvious, it's too famous.
However, letting the group president know is also a skill.
Moreover, Li Shanghong’s wife’s family situation is probably not that simple, otherwise Li Shanghong would not have had the opportunity to achieve his current level within Penguin step by step.
Lu Xiusheng could still tolerate his subordinates receiving family members while they were doing official business and did not think it was unreasonable. It was obvious that there was some kind of force supporting Li Shanghong behind the scenes.
When they were almost done eating, Lu Xiusheng smiled and said, "For this kind of cooperation, there is only a verbal agreement. If you trust me, Mr. Han, just follow this."
Han Zhou: "Mr. Lu is certainly trustworthy, but when it comes to specific matters, I trust Li Shanghong. We have worked together for a long time and I know his character."
Lv Xiusheng looked at Li Shanghong and smiled: "Soon we will merge the business units within Penguin."
"Currently, all business groups of Penguin Video, including live broadcast and entertainment, will be merged into one business unit."
"However, the business unit is responsible for internal affairs, while the subordinate enterprises are responsible for external affairs. But at least, Li Shanghong will be the president of Penguin Video."
Lu Xiusheng came here specially today, not just to see Han Zhou.
It also sends a message to New World, Mailang and Universal China that Lu Xiusheng is supporting Li Shanghong behind the scenes.
In the entertainment industry, Li Shanghong represents Lu Xiusheng.
The bridge is built.
After Lu Xiusheng left, Han Zhou and Li Shanghong were outside the cafeteria, looking at the hot weather.
Han Zhou: "Is your father-in-law quite powerful?"
Li Shanghong: “It’s amazing.”
Han Zhou: "What do you do?"
Li Shanghong: "Law firm."
Oh? No wonder he dared to change eight wives in six years. Emotions are supported by professional ability. I am afraid that mortals like me do not have this ability.
"Law firm, if there are any legal issues to be resolved, I'll have to find you."
Li Shanghong smiled: "By the way, what's the next step?"
Han Zhou: "Get promoted and get rich."