Chapter 291: It’s too early to take action
I am a top student who graduated from Beijing Film Academy’s directing department.
I studied at the Southern California Film School in the United States and worked as a returnee elite producer in Hollywood.
The first job I hosted after returning to China was to shoot a music video?
Xia Lian looked at her boss with shock and disbelief, and at the same time wondered if she had heard wrong.
"Mr. Qin." Xia Lian said cautiously, "We are a film and television company."
"It should be easy for a film and television company to shoot a MV." Qin Shaoyan asked, "Can it be done?"
< br>"Yes, yes..." Xia Lian hesitated, "But shooting the MV is a bit...incompatible with the style of our company."
"The style is related to the quality and content of the shooting. It doesn't matter." Qin Shaoyan said seriously.
Xia Lian was helpless and desperate and prepared to accept her fate, "Mr. Qin, which singer or movie star do you plan to find for the shoot? I'll contact your agent."
"No." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "I don't plan to find any movie stars or singers."
Xia Lian was confused again, "Mr. Qin, do you want to find an amateur to film?"
>"No, actually this MV doesn't even have a song, and it doesn't even need a singer." Qin Shaoyan smiled slightly, "I call it a pure music MV."
"Pure music?!" Xia Lian asked in shock, "What kind of MV is this?"
"Actually, this is an advertisement." Qin Shaoyan asked, "Do you know there is an advertising company in Beijing called Sun Fire?"
"Sacred Fire of the Sun?" Xia Lian thought for a moment, then shook her head, "I haven't heard of it."
"Then you should learn more about it, and we will cooperate with them this time." Qin Shaoyan warned.
Sun Holy Fire is an advertising company with a different style.
The advertising video they shot focuses on a beautiful, fresh and tall, just like a landscape promotional video.
The painting style is not the same as those traditional advertisements, earthy advertisements and devilish brainwashing advertisements.
His representative works include "Love in Kangmei", "Love in Jiangnan", "Green Plums in the Immortal Forest", "Fragrance of the World for Five Thousand Years" and various "Love in XX".
Invite major stars Ren Quan, Li Bingbing, Tong Dawei, Huang Shengyi, and singer Tan Jing to sing.
These music advertisements are three to four minutes long and are broadcast on CCTV.
Xia Lian struggled for a while and felt that since it was arranged by her boss, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and execute it.
If you understand, you must execute, and if you don’t understand, you must execute.
"Mr. Qin, what is the theme of our advertisement?"
"The theme." Qin Shaoyan thought for a while, "This is a public service advertisement, mainly to promote the 10th National Games in October this year. "
"Huh?" Xia Lian was even more confused, "Let's do public service advertisements to promote the National Games?"
"Yes. But, why is this?" Xia Lian can no longer keep up with Mr. Qin's thinking.
What does the National Games have to do with us, not to mention that it is held in Jiangsu Province, not in the capital...
"Because there are customer requirements from Jiangsu Province." Qin Shaoyan replied unhurriedly, "The customer demands it and gives us money, so we can't say we won't do it."
"Oh, the customer demands it." Xia Lian was stunned for a moment, "Since it is the customer's request, we will try our best to meet it. ."
"Well, Mr. Qin, how much is the budget?"
"Three million," Qin Shaoyan thought for a while, "Qvod.com will take one million first, and the rest. The customer who placed the money will call next week.”
"OK." Xia Lian made a rough estimate in her mind. Three million can be enough to make a small-cost movie. This business is still very profitable.
But even if you can make money, is it a bit unprofessional for a CEO as big as Mr. Qin to care about a small business worth millions?
"Mr. Qin, how do I contact customers?" Xia Lian asked, "I have to communicate with customers and keep abreast of their needs and feedback."
"You don't need to Just contact them." Qin Shaoyan replied, "I am the biggest party." "?" Xia Lian had questions in her head.
Seeing that Qin Shaoyan's expression didn't seem to be a joke, Xia Lian felt desperate again.
That's it, the boss is finally going to directly intervene in the business.
“Go to the Conservatory of Music and find some folk music teachers.” Qin Shaoyan said to himself, “We need four musical instruments: satar, flute, guzheng and suona. We need to play these four instruments perfectly. Fusion together."
"It should reflect the desolate vastness of the northwest desert, the generous elegies of the land of Yanzhao, the grace and softness of the Jiangnan water town, plus the majesty of the suona, overwhelming the crowd. .”
“……”
After listening to Mr. Qin's request, Xia Lian felt a headache. This is such a mixed style.
She didn’t dare to think about the effects that could be produced by mixing these kinds of instruments together.
The painting style is so abstract that I can’t even imagine it.
Xia Lian didn't know what words to use to describe Mr. Qin's unconstrained thinking and unique needs.
She suddenly remembered an anecdote she had heard before. The painter received a very simple request. The customer wanted colorful black.
What kind of neurotic need is this?
But you can’t say you can’t do the boss’s request.
Because Xia Lian is not a music major, she cannot give a reasonable explanation.
You can only try it at the Conservatory of Music to see if professionals can take on this big job.
“Mr. Qin, what is the name of our project?”
Qin Shaoyan smiled slightly, "Jiuzhou is the same."
"Jiuzhou is the same?!" Xia Lian was startled, and an inexplicable emotion suddenly surged in her heart.
"Work hard, our advertisement will be on CCTV." Qin Shaoyan warned again and sent Xia Lian away.
Then Qin Shaoyan picked up the phone and looked through the address book, "Hey, Boss Tian, please ask Boss Wang to come to the capital."
"Yes, it's a very important thing."
...
"Brother Liu, what do you think of my suit?" Song Daorong straightened his tie nervously.
"It's not bad." Liu Yuanrui said absently.
"Is it OK or not?" Song Daorong asked anxiously, "This is Versace, and I spent hundreds of thousands custom-made."
"It's almost done, let's I’m here to discuss business, not to be a model,” Jiang Mingsheng said impatiently, “How nervous would you be to meet an American?”
"I haven't done business with Americans for decades." Song Daorong was still a little uneasy, "We can't let foreigners look down on us."
Jiang Mingsheng glared at him, "This time The main thing is that Mr. Qin is here to talk. What are you worrying about? They may not even know you."
"Stop talking," Liu Yuanrui shouted, "The Americans are here."
A row of commercial vehicles slowly parked on the side of the road. After the door was opened, two foreigners in suits and ties got out.
Edward, who was already waiting next to him, greeted him with a smile on his face, greeting him and shaking hands.
In addition to the men in suits, three foreigners in plaid shirts and glasses got out of the car, looking at the three-story building in front of them with curious eyes.
After the two sides said hello, Edward led the Facebook group into the campus network.
Watching people on Facebook walking past them, Liu Yuanrui and others breathed a sigh of relief, and then felt a little uncomfortable.
Why did it just pass by without introducing us?
We are also shareholders!
However, they quickly adjusted their mentality and followed people from Facebook into the company. As soon as he entered the company, he saw people on Facebook enthusiastically flocking to Qin Shaoyan and saying hello with a smile.
Looking at the attentive expressions and eagerness to shake hands, each of them is extremely flattering.
It was as if I was meeting some important person.
Even if you shake hands, you still have to hug. What kind of treatment is this?
The three coal bosses were stunned for a moment.
Song Daorong looked at the scene in front of him dumbfounded, "How come Americans are rushing to curry favor with Mr. Qin."
"That's different." Liu Yuanrui whispered, "Mr. Qin is in the United States. It’s also quite relevant. Bill Gates invites Mr. Qin to his home. Can he be the same as us local bosses?”
Qin Shaoyan dealt with several people on Facebook proficiently in English, and then invited They entered the conference room and then glanced at the three coal bosses who were still standing there.
"Mr. Liu, Mr. Jiang, and Mr. Song, please invite the three of you." Qin Shaoyan made an invitation gesture and asked the three of them to enter together.
The three of them were stunned for a moment and quickly followed.
When they walked to the door of the conference room, the three of them subconsciously took a step behind, letting Qin Shaoyan walk in front.
“Everyone.” Qin Shaoyan sat in the main seat and said with a smile on his face, “Welcome to inspect our artificial intelligence image recognition system. Let me first introduce you to the other shareholders of this project.”< br>
“The representative of IDG is not here, let’s start with these three shareholders.”
“This is the independent investor Mr. Liu Yuanrui Liu, who is a tycoon in the energy and mining industry.”
Guy Rosen, the vice president of Facebook opposite, stood up, stretched out his hand towards Liu Yuanrui, and said enthusiastically: "Hello, Mr. Liu."
A smile appeared on Liu Yuanrui's face, and he and the other party They shook hands tightly and then exchanged business cards with the other party.
It has to be Mr. Qin, who gives me plenty of face.
......
While Qin Shaoyan was giving emotional value to his investors, IDG had already ended negotiations with SoftBank.
Zhou Dao came back to Xiong Xiaoge with the agreement signed by both parties, "Mr. Xiong, this is the contract, please take a look at it."
"Oh, I finally made a move." Xiong Xiaoge sighed and flipped through it casually. The file was then placed on the table.
The 5% stake in the artificial intelligence project that he exchanged for US$2 million was now sold to SoftBank for US$3.5 million.
Zhou Dao hesitated for a moment, "Mr. Xiong, today is the day when the Facebook inspection team comes to visit. Don't we really need to send someone to take a look?"
"Is there anything interesting to see. "Xiong Xiaoge sneered, "Qin Shaoyan is a shareholder of Facebook, and he is singing a double act here again for investors."
"Why, you haven't seen enough of this drama."
Zhou Dao hesitated for a moment, "I think that the artificial intelligence project... should be considered again."
"Don't think about it." Xiong Xiaoge waved his hand, "It doesn't make any sense."
"I think if Mr. Qin keeps tossing it, he might really make money."
"Isn't this already a profit? "Xiong Xiaoge said nonchalantly, "In the future, listen selectively to Qin Shaoyan's words and try not to believe them. There is no truth in this person's mouth."
"Ah?!"
Zhou Dao was very surprised. Isn't it a pleasure for Mr. Xiong and Qin Shaoyan to cooperate?
Why has President Qin become a liar again?
Is it because of the video website?
Zhou Daozheng speculated on the reason why Mr. Qin lost Mr. Xiong's trust, and the phone in his pocket rang.
When he heard it, Zhou Dao's face changed, full of astonishment.
"What? Already finished talking? So soon?!"
"Mr. Xiong." Zhou Dao looked at Xiong Xiaoge with a strange expression, "The news from the campus network, his face Shuwang purchased 10% of the shares of the artificial intelligence system for US$10 million."
Xiong Xiaoge was stunned for a moment, and then his face sank, "Is the news reliable?"
"They. It will be announced soon, and the letter of intent has been signed.”
Xiong Xiaoge's face gradually became serious, "It's bad, I took action too early this time."
Zhou Dao: "..."
...
People from Facebook are here After seeing the artificial intelligence image recognition system, I was shocked and praised the system greatly.
The accuracy of image recognition is close to 100%.
Although there is some gap between the effect of the demonstration and the actual application, it still has a 50% success rate.
This is enough. Artificial intelligence assists in identification and screening, and then auditors are used for manual review.
With this set of tools, the audit work will be much easier.
The company no longer needs to hire so many auditors. This will save a lot of labor costs.
The only drawback is that this thing is not perfect enough, and it will take two or three years before it can be put into practical use.
But it doesn’t matter. Facebook can still afford to wait and just make do with moderators for the next two years.
Besides, the company has begun to prepare to find a third party to outsource, and the cost has plummeted.
Next, programmers from both sides began technical discussions. Facebook’s technical staff asked a lot of questions to project director Xing Wenqiang.
Xing Wenqiang still has strong technical ability, and he answered questions calmly and fluently, fooling the other party's technical staff.
The two parties quickly reached an agreement on the valuation issue, and Facebook happily signed the investment letter of intent.
The next step was to open champagne to celebrate. The three coal bosses couldn't stop laughing after watching both parties signing.
Although they are new players on the Internet, they have learned some of the rules of the game in advance.
Once the money from Facebook is received, it means that the valuation of the artificial intelligence project has reached 100 million US dollars.
This is a certification of real money, and it also means that the shares in their hands have also increased in value.
Liu Yuanrui and the others made up their minds to hold on to Mr. Qin’s thigh from now on.
We will resolutely invest in whatever projects Mr. Qin has in the future.
We will vote for whatever President Qin says!
The two parties agreed on a time and place for the celebration dinner, and Edward took the group of foreigners out to play.
Qin Shaoyan rushed to another company with the driver.
After passing through the neighboring community, Qin Shaoyan got off the car and walked into a residential building in the unit building.
As soon as he entered the door, Qin Shaoyan saw Xiong Jiajia playing with the fish tank and gently sprinkling fish food into the water.
“When did you fall in love with fish farming again?” Qin Shaoyan was a little surprised.
"I am not raising fish." Xiong Jiajia said, "I am making a nest."
Qin Shaoyan was shocked, "Are you excited after fishing for the Air Force? Bring the fish tank. Practice?”
“It has nothing to do with fishing,” Xiong Jiajia replied, “I saw that the cat who owned the pet shop liked to fish in the fish tank, so I was thinking about trying to seduce the cat. Come here.”
"..." Qin Shaoyan said expressionlessly, "How about I spend the money to buy the pet shop."
"Gungun." Xiong Jiajia looked disgusted, "Don't taint me with your money. Pure feelings!"
Qin Shaoyan found it incredible, "Brother Xiong, didn't you love to use money to get feelings?"
"You don't understand," Xiong Jiajia said melancholy. This is called love!”
(End of this chapter)