Volume 3: Taking Roots 2016 Chapter 622: An absurd comedy
When the content framework given by Zhou Dongsheng was large and broad, even a top screenwriter like Jiang Yile, who was experienced and had profound accumulation, had divergent thoughts during the brainstorming process.
Just like the requirements given by Party A are an essay without a topic, even if you have all kinds of skills, you will feel frustrated that you cannot display them and can only explore passively.
What's more, as a boss, no matter how elegant and easy-going Zhou Dongsheng is, it is impossible for him to allow his subordinates to have arbitrary ideas or create random and sarcastic works.
This may be the same as Yuan Hua's "critical" style of writing poetry. When the relationship with Charlotte is at an unequal stage, no matter how much Yuan Hua wants to criticize, he has to change from "pretending to be a chicken feather" to "covering the phoenix."
When Zhou Dongsheng refined the content direction to specific events, using his own scandals as material, he set the tone and then let the group of people below re-create it...
It was undoubtedly like writing an essay with a topic, which gave them room to express themselves. In an instant, their ideas flowed like a spring, and creativity and ideas kept gushing out.
After all, the bosses have chosen to go all out, making fun of themselves, and taking the lead in breaking through that invisible and intangible bottom line. For these creators, it is like taking off the shackles on their bodies, and they suddenly have the urge to make words dance.
As the subordinates in the group, under the leadership of Jiang Yilei, began to complain crazily as if they were given an injection of chicken blood, Zhou Dongsheng's eyes lit up. He had to say that Jiang Yilei was indeed a capable person.
With his solid basic skills as a master of the Chinese Academy of Drama and the successful experience of operating the account [papi酱], Jiang Yile is indeed far ahead in the field of short videos.
It is no exaggeration to call him the originator of short video internet celebrities.
With Jiang Yile and others providing content support, Zhou Dongsheng incorporated the highlights and content of the video that he remembered deeply into the video. The sparks of inspiration that came from the collision of the two were enough to make all of their eyes light up.
The so-called creativity is like a meteor across the sky, which can only give people a refreshing feeling for a moment, and then fade away and return to dust.
Therefore, looking at the future, when everyone has already gotten used to the bombardment of short videos, as well as the endless stream of creative and novel impacts...
Looking back at those short video ideas that were once unique and led a genre, we may just think they were mediocre and nothing special?
However, when this idea first came out, it quickly became popular across the entire Internet, triggering a wave of imitations. It was an Internet carnival where everyone could show off a few classic lines. This is actually what happened.
Therefore, under the leadership of Zhou Dongsheng, as a short video script of less than one minute was freshly released, every participant in the group felt excited and proud of it.
Jiang Yilei, who has a precise sense of the internet and great talent, said with deep emotion: "Boss, your idea is really amazing. I have a feeling that this video will become a huge hit once it is released!"
"It's definitely not any worse than my [Papi Jiang]!"
Jiang Yile's words aroused strong resonance in the group. Of course, it is unknown how much flattery and compliments were contained in them.
“When it comes to riding on the popularity of others, we have to be quick. Let’s start shooting without further ado. I want to see the finished product tonight!” Zhou Dongsheng said confidently.
After all, Zhou Dongsheng can be said to be the biggest contributor to this one-minute series's first work. In addition to providing the most precious "creativity", Zhou Dongsheng also put a lot of effort into the lines.
In terms of "online sense", although Jiang Yilei is currently the number one short video internet celebrity, he is obviously inferior to Zhou Dongsheng, who has seen many pigs run.
At the very least, Zhou Dongsheng's soul has been fully baptized by the short video era.
Following the order from the boss Zhou Dongsheng, the company's filming team was transferred from Yi Nian Media in Hangzhou at a very fast speed.
As for the office space for shooting scenes, it is naturally easier to find in the small piece of land in Shanghai. Just say hello to Yang Luyu and use his company office.
Yang Luyu naturally had no objection to this, and even wanted to watch it live. He was extremely curious about the creativity of Zhou Dongsheng's micro-short play.
Especially for Zhou Dongsheng, a strategic investor, who actually took the risk to personally perform the short drama, it was full of novelty and expectation.
If Zhou Dongsheng knew what Yang Luyu was thinking, he would probably just chuckle and say, "It's just about making money, not a big deal."
What's more, in the face of the vast blue ocean of the future, not to mention investors, even founders and bigwigs have entered the sea, but they have no intention of putting on airs.
For example, Hangzhou Ma personally promoted the products and paved the way for the number one lipstick brand... Thinking of this, Zhou Dongsheng's eyes lit up slightly and he immediately wrote down the name in the little notebook in his heart.
Naturally, it is impossible to miss this kind of person. After a quick calculation, this gentleman is probably still controlling lightning at the counter and being his sales champion at this moment. This rough gem has not yet been discovered by the media company.
It just so happens that the title of Bole will be firmly welded to my head.
However, the most urgent task at the moment is to shoot the short video first. Although it is less than one minute in length, the shooting and preparation still takes some time.
Zhou Dongsheng thought for a moment, took out a bank card, handed it to Li Jiana and said, "Go buy me a Rolex watch..."
Since I have chosen to learn from it, I must have this indispensable soul prop, even though I already have a Vacheron Constantin watch given to me by someone else.
However, when it comes to truly highlighting the aura of the wealthy, and considering other factors such as brand awareness, no other brand can compare to Rolex.
Even Patek Philippe won’t do, it doesn’t have that flavor at all!
Although Li Jiana didn't quite understand, she still obeyed. Now that the soul props were available, this important guest was naturally indispensable.
Although we are drawing on the original version, but judging from the resources Zhou Dongsheng currently has at hand, it cannot be said that there is no difficulty in achieving an effect that is better than the original. It can only be said that there is no difficulty at all.
So, Zhou Dongsheng called Ni Ni again, with a smile on his face, "Hello, have you finished the event? I have something interesting that needs your cooperation. Just consider it as a response to the online public opinion..."
Ni Ni on the other end of the phone had just finished her work when she received a call from Zhou Dongsheng. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Oh? How does Mr. Zhou want to respond? I will do my best to cooperate."
Ni Ni was originally afraid that Zhou Dongsheng would misunderstand her intentions and regard it as a trap set by her, so when Zhou Dongsheng said this, Ni Ni naturally had no reason to refuse and just regarded it as a way to clear herself of "suspicion."
"It's nothing, just shooting a short video for fun. Where are you? I'll come pick you up and chat about the filming. For professionals like you, it should be a piece of cake."
Zhou Dongsheng explained briefly in a few words. Ni Ni became more curious after hearing what he said. It sounded quite interesting, so she naturally agreed and then gave Zhou Dongsheng an address.
Zhou Dongsheng picked up the car key with a big B printed on it, and he was about to start showing off!
By the way, I sent a message to Li Jiana, telling her to meet up with the filming team after buying the watch and wait for me at Yang Luyu's place.
Then he set off and went straight to the address given by Ni Ni.
Even in the glamorous Pearl of the Orient, the pure white Bentley Continental is equally eye-catching, although it is not as eye-catching as top supercars, nor as noisy as the streets.
But it has a unique elegant temperament of a fool with a lot of money. I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Zhou Dongsheng clearly feels that the eye-catchingness of this car has increased sharply today.
Whether it is passers-by or passing vehicles, they all seem to be pointing and talking about this pure white Bentley Continental. After all, the protagonist's car, which ranks first in the hot search, is such a pure white Bentley.
Normally, when people see luxury cars, they will only take a few more glances and admire them. But when they see a white Bentley, they can't help but compare the license plate...
Especially since the incident happened in Shanghai!
Of course, even with the influence of being the number one hot search, it is impossible to achieve comprehensive coverage, but even if one out of ten people has read this news, they will inevitably pay a second look at it.
Once it was confirmed that it was this car, the first reaction was naturally to take a photo and share it, posting it online, which further fueled the heat of the event and stabilized the originally shaky top spot in the hot search rankings.
After arriving at the place, a figure with a tightly wrapped face but unable to hide her slender figure took the opportunity to get into Zhou Dongsheng's Bentley.
At the same time, the paparazzi team, who were like a dog-skin plaster and could not be shaken off, were not far away, recording this scene again with their faithful cameras.
"Fuck, rich people really know how to have fun, they don't shy away from suspicion at all, right? Even though it's number one on the trending search, they still come with cars to pick them up and drop them off. Tsk tsk, then I'll add fuel to the fire!"
"Nothing else matters, at this critical moment, the value of this photo will definitely increase several times. This time, I'm going to make a fortune!"
Just as the paparazzi were getting excited, the Bentley had already sped away.
In the car, after taking off the ink-stained mask, Ni Ni's unique and pretty face was revealed like a blooming ephemeral flower, making her graceful temperament even more charming.
"What's the matter, Mr. Zhou? I have postponed all my subsequent schedules today and leave it to you to arrange." Ni Ni put on a desperate expression, as if she was a fish on a chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.
The playfulness of this little woman's attitude became even more charming, but Zhou Dongsheng, who was driving seriously, ignored it and instead said with a laugh.
"It's just an ordinary photo shoot. You talk as if I would eat people. You'll know when we get there."
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When Zhou Dongsheng started filming intensively, the professional team and professional personnel completely made up for the shortcomings of Zhou Dongsheng, an amateur player with only half a bucket of experience.
With the on-site guidance of professional actor Ni Ni, the shooting efficiency was maximized. No matter how much they strived for perfection, the short video, which was less than one minute in total, was completed just before the sun set after continuous adjustments and improvements.
Such an absurd farce, shot in such a short minute with such a grand scale, even Ni Ni, who is used to the big and expensive scenes in movie shootings, couldn't help but be secretly shocked.
Such a scene fits perfectly with the lines in the short video, and they complement each other, making it even more absurd and humorous, and a sense of black humor comes to the face.
Although she doesn't know much about short videos, Ni Ni is very sure that with the right time and place today, this material concocted on the spot will definitely cause a sensation on the Internet.
At the same time, the post-production team naturally worked overtime to start editing, producing and dubbing. Under Zhou Dongsheng's wealthy request, the dubbing actors used their best skills and basically restored the original boring taste deep in Zhou Dongsheng's memory.
Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing!
Just as night fell, explosive news broke out on Weibo again, and the paparazzi team released a set of freshly-released photos, gathering together the crowd that had originally dispersed.
The topic, which was about to fall out of the top ten hot searches, suddenly took off like a rocket and directly landed at the top of the hot searches.
The entry "More evidence of Ni Ni's new relationship" once again topped the list of hot searches!
The paparazzi's exaggerated descriptions, such as "committing crimes in defiance of the law", "treating the general public as fools", and "having another tryst without any hesitation", are indeed very eye-catching.
In the face of the photos, the clarification statement issued by Ni Ni's company team has long been forgotten by the public. After all, the public is always more inclined to believe in explosive story content.
After all, compared to dry clarification statements, boring words such as friendship, investment cooperation, etc.
The sudden rise of a grassroots tycoon who takes a female superstar under his wing is a loser's counterattack. It is obviously more in line with the public's psychological expectations and is more legendary.
At the same time, the paparazzi's revelations provided sufficient information support for the latter story, making the general public more inclined to the latter.
At Ni Ni's company, the public relations team is in a state of panic. No matter how good the public relations are, they can't outlast a stupid teammate. Tell me, no matter how motivated you are, there's no need to go against the wind, right?
Now, how to clean up such a mess? Even if the god of public relations came, I am afraid that he would not be able to turn the tide. After all, the situation has been so serious that everyone has said so much.
The agent immediately fed the information to Ni Ni, which naturally implied blame and complaints. Ni Ni was not at all panicked, but instead smiled mysteriously.
"Don't be anxious, Sister Li. A good show is about to begin..." There was a hint of anticipation in her words, revealing that she was eager to watch the fun.
She had no awareness of being the heroine of a scandal, and after comforting him with a few words, she hung up the phone.
At the same time, Zhou Dongsheng on the other side was still drinking tea calmly, and said leisurely: "Is the agency anxious?"
"How can I not be anxious? We just sent out a PR press release and it was ruined by us..." Ni Ni couldn't help but laugh out loud, and felt that Zhou Dongsheng was really good at playing.
Yang Luyu was also present at the scene. After all, this was not only a filming location, but also his office!
"I'm already looking forward to the effect of this video..." Yang Luyu said with emotion, looking at Zhou Dongsheng with conviction.
"Dong dong, boss, the video has been edited..." The subordinate pushed the door open and came in to report.
"Okay, let's play it right away. We'll be the first audience and see the effect!" Zhou Dongsheng slammed the table with excitement.
"Thump ↑ thump → thump thump ~" As the iconic piano music of "Beautiful Partner" from the Chinese movie "Love in the City" sounded, a dull smell immediately came to my face...
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