Chapter 149 Filter
Macaulay sat in his seat, looking impatiently at Lao Maozi playing with his photos. What he was thinking at this moment was that he would not do it anyway. If you upload such a bad photo to your personal space, you are not sharing a beautiful moment, but providing material for others to laugh at you.
Think about it, let alone the camera functions of today’s mobile phones, there is no way to compare with the photos taken by real cameras. Even the photos taken by photographers, if they are not retouched, look like The effects are mostly mediocre.
It is precisely because of this that the software called PS has become very popular in the circle of photographers, because the effect people need to take pictures of themselves is "beautiful", not real. After all, no one can When I took the photo, I wanted to win a Pulitzer Prize with this photo.
But the problem is that the two letters PS are easy to say, but it is not a simple matter to use it skillfully. In the world, there are only a few people who can really use PS software. How many people are there?
Therefore, regardless of whether the "photo wall" application proposed by An Rusong has any prospects, just talking about the issue of photo collection will probably dissuade most users.
"Ann, you" Macaulay felt that his patience was about to be exhausted. He supported his chin with one hand and made an unknown gesture with the other hand and said.
Just when he said these words, he saw Assistant Maozi click on a certain application on the big screen. At this time, a track jumped out from the bottom of the photo. Above this track, there are multiple selection blocks, such as Amaro, Rise, X-Proll, Valencia, etc.
As the assistant selected the Amaro selection block, the photo on the screen suddenly changed. Mao Kaoli only felt that the originally rigid self in the photo seemed to come alive in an instant. Not only The surrounding light is much brighter, and the color of my skin in the photo has become richer.
"What's" Macaulay stood up from his chair, pointed at the projection screen, and almost blurted out a curse word.
No wonder he was shocked, this scene was really incredible.
This is 2007, and it is not the era of later generations where you can beautify yourself by taking pictures with your mobile phone. As mentioned before, PS is still popular at this time. The level of professionalism in retouching and photo retouching is not something ordinary people can do well. At this moment, on this computer , under the operation of the Maozi assistant, it turned that ordinary photo into a photo with bright colors, high brightness, and a professional look, and only needed to press one button.
What does this mean? There is no doubt that, not to mention anything else, just this simple, fool-like operation means that ordinary people can also modify an ordinary photo into a beautiful artistic photo.
"Macaulay, as you can see," An Rusong saw the shock on the other person's face. When he spoke, he naturally became more confident. He leaned back and pushed himself He leaned his back into the soft chair and said calmly, "This is the epoch-making new feature that our NGN has introduced in the photo wall section. I gave it a name, called filter, yes. , which is the filter used in Photoshop."< br>
After a pause, he pointed to the photo on the screen and continued: "The Amaro filter in front of me is just one of the filter effects introduced in the photo wall section. It is suitable for adjusting those Through this photo, any entry-level photographer, or even an ordinary person without any photography experience, can modify a dull photo into one with a strong contrast between light and dark and a certain artistic atmosphere. ”
Taking the mouse from Maozi's assistant, An Rusong began to use Macaulay's photos as material to demonstrate the seven filter effects integrated in the photo wall section one by one, while introducing the name of each filter. the effects it can achieve.
“Currently, our NGN has successfully developed 7 specific filter effects. In addition, 24 filter effects are under intense research and development.” Finally, An Rusong concluded, “We The ultimate effect we want to achieve is to help every ordinary user to upgrade to a user proficient in various special effects just by using their mobile phone. Experienced photographer."
"Wait!" After hearing what he said, Mao Kaoli seemed to realize something. He turned his head suddenly, stared at An Rusong, and asked, "What did you say? , Just use your own mobile phone? Every ordinary user?"
"Yes, you heard me right, Macaulay, that's what I mean. An ordinary user only needs to use a mobile phone." An Rusong smiled, nodded and said, "I know what the venture capital community says about NGN. We started too late on the PC side. Globally, similar products There are too many competitors, and relying solely on the Japanese and Korean markets, our development prospects are limited. "But" he blinked and said, "Who said N?" Will the future of GN be concentrated on the PC side? I always believe that the mobile side is the real blue ocean in the future. The market that NGN is targeting is always in the mobile side. We will first seize the mobile side market, and then Encircling the PC market in reverse is the path NGN wants to take.”
"My plan is to officially launch the photo wall section in the NGN personal space in mid-November and launch a trial version of the filter function," An Rusong lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said, "Then , introduce financing at a reasonable price, and then seek cooperation with Apple and Google, and strive to produce mobile applications compatible with Apple and Android in the shortest time. In the near future, NGN’s slogan on the mobile side will be. Help people anytime Record your life with high quality anywhere.”
Since he has not signed any form of agreement with Macaulay, An Rusong stated his business plan very briefly, but even so, McCauley was very brief. Li still heard a rather grand plan from it. There is no doubt that if An Rusong's plan can be realized steadily, then NGN will rapidly grow into a Facebook-like one in a very short period of time. giant.
Why do you say that?
The answer is simple, because An Rusong has already proposed a concept for NGN that can be seriously hyped: "Record your life with high quality anytime, anywhere."
Don’t underestimate such a seemingly ordinary concept. In the initial stage, Internet companies sell concepts. If there is a concept, there will be traffic, there will be users, there will be a future, and there will be investment. From Macaulay's perspective, the concept proposed by NGN will have great appeal and cohesion among young people.
Young people value individuality and are willing to express themselves. An application that can add various filter effects to their photos, turning an ordinary photo into a beautiful photo easily, is believed to be useful to most young people. It has a fatal attraction for people.
The most important thing is that relying on NGN software, this photo wall will not only be a message board or forum for young people to display themselves, but also a dating tool that can be used to build their own social circle. .
If you think about it further, Macaulay can even foresee that at some point in the future, when the scale of NGN development is large enough and the user base is thick enough, it will become a feature with more powerful functions. A complete "Facebook", because on that photo wall, certain users, such as those with good looks, may be able to attract millions of fans, and these fans, under certain conditions, It can be cashed out.
This.
In short, there are too many possibilities for NGN in the future, and more possibilities mean greater risks and broader scope. prospects.
"An, what you need now is not just a financing, you need a partner who can open up a development path for you." After thinking clearly about NGN, or to be precise, thinking clearly about An Rusong's ambitions Afterwards, Macaulay smiled bitterly, rubbed his temples and said.
"That's right," An Rusong handed the mouse to his assistant, then put out the cigarette butt in his hand, and then said with a smile, "So, Macaulay, if you only use GC funds to be responsible If you come to negotiate as a human being, I think we have nothing to talk about, because you can't give me what I really need. I need you to negotiate with me as a partner of DFJ, and the prerequisite for negotiation is that I Must maintain access to the entire NGN The company has absolute management rights. For this reason, I can make more concessions on dividend equity.”
GC Fund is a subsidiary of DFJ. Although the two are integrated, their natures are the same. Differently, the energy possessed by DFJ is not comparable to that of GC Fund, and what An Rusong needs is DFJ’s financing background. Only with the support from DFJ, can he be truly successful. Stand firm.
“Let me guess,” Macaulay folded his hands and spread them flat on the table in front of him, smiling, “You need to quickly promote the NGN software internationally, so you need to A large amount of financing; secondly, you need someone to help you match up and realize the cooperation with Apple Finally, you need to join the mobile alliance founded by Google as soon as possible in order to get a front-row sales position in the Android Market in the future promotion of the Android system. ”
(End of this chapter)