Huayu, can you be called the best actor if you don’t indulge yourself?

Chapter 612 Single Men and Women
Lin Yue's words.

The sound of gasps of surprise filled the office.

He hugged her soft waist.

Li Luo took a bite out of his cigar and asked in surprise, "Aren't you overthinking things? Even if I'm extremely handsome, Ou Tai shouldn't be that kind of person!"

The first half of the sentence.

Lin Yue wanted to spit on this shameless guy.

The second half of the sentence.

It left her both amused and exasperated.

"Change the subject!"

Turning around, Manager Lin pinched Li Luo's face and looked at him with disdain: "You know I'm not talking about Ou Tai, but look at how happy Zhao Xuejing was just now, she was as happy as a little girl."

"You dare say you can't tell she likes you?"

This sentence.

Li Luo really didn't dare to accept.

He laughed and exhaled smoke, his hand struggling to slip inside his white shirt.

feel.

There is some truth to that.

But Li Luo really didn't think in that direction.

Lin Yue rolled her eyes at him and said to herself, "I should have noticed a long time ago. Xue Jing has been single ever since she joined our studio, and many male colleagues in the company have shown interest in her during that time."

She always avoided it.

"If you like this girl, you should take her in as soon as possible!"

"do not like."

"Also, explain this to the relevant people as soon as possible."

"A woman's prime years are only ten or twenty years, don't waste her best years."

The fingers that were pulling aside the bra stopped.

Looking at Manager Lin, Li Luo blinked again.

did not expect.

The other party could say such a thing.

"Ah."

Hooking her arms around his neck, Lin Yue twisted her waist to signal him not to stop: "Xuejing is a good girl. Having her by your side is better than you going around flirting with other women."

"At least we know the background of him."

"Hey~"

Sensing the rapid change, Manager Lin gritted his teeth and pinched down: "I knew you bastard would get excited!"

The cigar tumbled and flew into the ashtray.

A burst of sparks flew out.

Seeing the burning gaze in her boss's eyes, Lin Yuemei reached out to unbutton her shirt, but as Li Luo exerted force with both hands, the buttons popped off with a soft thud.

After more than half an hour of conversation.

The office door opens.

The commotion made Zhao Xuejing quickly put away the novel in her hand, and then a sweet smile appeared on her face.

It was just that Brother Luo and Sister Yue kept casting their gazes at me.

It made her heart tremble.

Sister Yue was amused.

And Luo Ge.

That was a look I'd never seen before.

Seeing this made her mouth dry and her heart inexplicably race.

"What are you pretending to be?"

Li Luo twitched the corner of his mouth, shook his head and walked forward: "In our entire Xinghuo Film and Television, I guess only the newly arrived employees don't know that you like to secretly read novels during work hours."

In his soft laughter.

Seeing Yuejie's happy expression, Zhao Xuejing instantly blushed with shame.

He stomped his foot.

The assistant grumbled as she continued flipping through the novel.

Move forward along the corridor.

Li Luo quickly stopped walking.

The nameplate on the conference room had been changed, now prominently displaying the words "Technical Department." Inside, computer screens glowed, and employees were busy working.

It turns out that all the staff from the administrative, financial, and legal departments were crammed downstairs.

Besides Li Luo and Lin Yue's offices, the second floor is also occupied by...

It has now become the area of ​​the technical department.

As for what kind of technology department it was, most of the original employees were extremely clueless. There were only some rumors that they were going to build some kind of website, but there was no other information.

No one dared to ask any questions.

The company's internal confidentiality regulations are not just for show.

Knocked on the door.

Li Luo walked in casually.

His imposing figure immediately attracted everyone's attention, and shouts of "President Li!" and "Sister Yue!" rang out one after another.

Smiling and nodding.

I greeted all my colleagues.

Li Luo firmly shook hands with one of the handsome, bespectacled men.

This person's name is Liu Feng.

Master of Computer Science from Zhejiang University.

The other party joined Intel in 2003, and was responsible for embedded systems development and enterprise-level Linux operating system development. He can be said to be a rare talent in terms of technology.

Liu Feng is fully responsible for the basic architecture development and construction of the Xinghuo Film and Television streaming platform.

To assemble and lead the entire video network technology team.

To poach the other party.

Xinghuo Films offers a substantial salary.

Moreover, a generous salary alone is not enough. People like him are not short of job offers, and it is also necessary to confirm whether your platform can fully utilize his abilities.

Otherwise, why would someone give up a job at a major international company like Intel?

I came to your film and television company to work as a technical supervisor.

That moved him.

It was a sentence from Li Luo.

That is, we hope to build an infrastructure for the Spark Film and Television streaming platform that can support more than 300 million users and devices, and strive to make video playback and viewing experience the best in the industry.

These words made Liu Feng realize that Xinghuo Film and Television was not a small-scale operation.

Moreover, Li Luo is no nobody.

It's not just about having ample financial resources.

The other party's past declarations of dreams were also widely known.

About that.

Liu Feng could be said to admire him greatly.

He knew very well that one couldn't do things based on dreams alone, but to achieve success in the fiercely competitive business world, one absolutely needed a strong and resilient spirit.

After mutual evaluation.

Liu Feng readily accepted the offer.

"Luo Ge."

Liu Feng gestured for Li Luo to sit down and opened the Spark Video client on the desktop: "This is the latest user interface design made by my colleagues. Take a look and see if there's anything that needs improvement?"

That's a very sincere question.

Despite his pride as a technician, he also acknowledged that Li Luo was completely ignorant of technical matters.

This can be done before or after starting work.

During the conversation with Li Luo.

Some of the opinions that popped up by chance surprised him greatly.

For example, we should pay attention to various details of the user experience; for example, the UI should be simple and not bloated; for example, with the rapid development of the Internet, the mobile Internet portal will become a battleground for all parties in the future.

He even suggested user interaction features such as bullet comments that he found amazing.

all of these.

All of this made Liu Feng realize that his boss's success was by no means accidental.

Perhaps in terms of technical skills, the big boss is not even as good as the most ordinary programmer, but his forward-looking vision is truly extraordinary.

Under the other party's demonstration.

Li Luo stared intently at the client on the screen.

The entire interface.

It looks very simple.

The logo of Xinghuo Films is in the upper left corner, with the familiar red color used to enhance brand recognition.

Brand color scheme.

It's not particularly eye-catching in the client application.

The main purpose is to use black and white to enhance the immersive viewing experience.

Following the usage habits of ordinary people, the left side of the client is a vertical function bar, which displays options such as Home, Spark Member Center, TV Series, Movies, Variety Shows, Anime, Documentaries, etc.

The search box is located at the top center.

Below that is the poster section.

However, the huge carousel content box was completely blank at this moment.

Further down.

It is currently airing, recommended, or the latest.

These areas are also blank, with various film and television covers waiting to be filled in.

What I saw.

They all appear quite hasty.

However, that's because it wasn't completely perfected. In terms of overall design and aesthetics, it actually surpasses current video websites, and all of this is thanks to Li Luo's eyes.

The previous design drafts were actually quite similar to current video websites.

But Li Luo killed them all.

At his suggestion.

The overall style quickly began to resemble that of later periods.

Of course, due to the limitations of current network conditions, many functions cannot be implemented, but at least it looks refreshing.

This version.

Li Luo finally nodded repeatedly.

Currently, most mainstream video websites such as Youku, Tudou, 56.com, and Ku6.com are imitating YouTube's UGC model, which is a user-generated content-driven model where users upload various videos.

Firstly, it allows for rapid expansion of the content library; secondly, it helps avoid copyright disputes.

Lots of video resources.

They were all secretly uploaded by official accounts.

In the event of a copyright-related legal dispute, the platform can shift the blame to the user's spontaneous actions to evade its responsibilities.

This model.

It has both advantages and disadvantages.

The most obvious drawback is the wide variety of videos uploaded by users, which makes the current video websites look rather crude and lack any sense of quality.

This problem doesn't exist at all with Xinghuo Video.

From the beginning.

Li Luo set the tone.

Spark Video has completely abandoned the UGC model and is taking a professional and legitimate approach, focusing on becoming a high-quality pan-entertainment streaming platform.

As for what "pan-entertainment" means.

When Lin Yue asked him curiously, Li Luo shrugged and said that TV, movies, variety shows, reality shows, anything could be thrown into it. This concept was just to make people look more high-end.

"here."

After scanning the screen, Li Luo pointed a finger at it and said, "Remove all these numbers."

As he sat down.

The UI design manager had already come over.

Hear this.

He quickly expressed his confusion.

"Luo Ge."

“That’s what all video websites do nowadays. And wouldn’t increasing the number of videos better demonstrate our company’s strong film and television resources?”

Liu Feng nodded.

It means to agree with the other person's point of view.

The vast amount of film and television resources that Xinghuo Films possesses is a crucial reason why he was attracted to join them.

at this point.

It is a key factor that determines whether a streaming platform can succeed.

It's worth mentioning that Juyuan Network's acquisition of film and television copyrights has not stopped.

Xu Qing, Yu Feihong, and Lin Yue didn't have enough money, but Li Luo's own bank account was not short of funds. He poured in more than 70 million yuan and sent people to Thailand, Singapore, Europe, and other places to make purchases.

Especially in Hollywood.

They swept up a large number of online film and television copyrights.

Although it was out of instinct.

Major film studios held onto classic IPs tightly, but this also allowed Li Luo to buy a whole bunch of treasures.

As a result, Juyuan Network's copyright library rapidly expanded to more than 10,000 titles, encompassing movies, television series, documentaries, animations, variety shows, and more, creating an incredibly thick moat.

Of course!
His shareholding in Juyuan Network also increased accordingly.

It occupies the vast majority.

Lin Yue followed Li Luo's finger and saw that the movie, TV, documentary, and animation options were all marked with dense numbers to show the number of resources.

This number.

Of course, it's not a specific number.

It was just to demonstrate the software's functionality to Li Luo.

Nowadays, all video websites, large and small, operate in this way, making it very intuitive for people to see the number of resources on the website.

She didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"It doesn't look good!"

Li Luo's crisp words left the others speechless.

"Aesthetically pleasing".

"This is of utmost importance."

"Secondly, this is not a smart choice. You all know to hide your money when you get paid. What's the point of coming to a streaming platform and exposing all your secrets?"

“Our competitors are one aspect.”

"The user experience is also very poor, giving people the feeling that you can see the end at a glance."

"Delete it!"

"This not only gives users the thrill of exploration, but also creates the illusion that Spark Video has a bottomless library of films."

"And this place too."

When the mouse hovers over the corresponding video.

"Could we implement the function of enlarging this image and shrinking or compressing other images, and even displaying a brief introduction of the movie or TV series on it, such as when it was filmed, who the director is, and who the main actors are?"

"Membership Levels"

"Could you design a nicer name? Don't just use the silly word 'Member' or even 'VIP Member'."

“Design another honor system.”

"How much money was spent and how many videos were purchased gives users a sense of superiority."

"To satisfy their collecting desires."

"We also need to come up with some practical benefits. For members who are willing to spend money, could we give them coupons from time to time, and mail them autographed photos of celebrities, posters, or other similar items during holidays?"

The heads of various departments of the streaming platform quickly gathered together.

They nodded repeatedly as they listened to the big boss's words, their notebooks filled with notes, all listening with excitement to the fresh and exciting suggestions.

But Li Luo's voice stopped abruptly.

There's no need to recount all the lessons learned from the trials and tribulations of later generations all at once.

Keep a few tricks up your sleeve.

Only in this way can one calmly deal with anything.

After checking the work once.

A small meeting was quickly convened between Li Luo, Lin Yue, and Liu Feng.

Software optimization and design are one thing, but video websites also need sufficient hardware support. "Not following the UGC model is actually a good thing in some ways. The massive amount of video content uploaded by users at all times will put enormous pressure on hardware investment and bandwidth costs."

I came to the whiteboard.

Liu Feng gripped the large pen and spoke rapidly, saying, "But for us, it is also quite challenging."

"The smoothness and stability of video websites are very important."

"Stuttering, slow."

"This will greatly reduce the user experience."

"To address this, we use content delivery network technology to store copies of all videos in major cities. This reduces bandwidth pressure and eliminates concerns about data security."

Even if a video from a certain location is corrupted.

"Users can also be directed to other CDN sites for video viewing by the real-time scheduling system."

"Considering further."

Quickly scribbling down concise words, Liu Feng explained in the simplest terms possible: "Government restrictions on mobile and telecommunications networks make it imperative to deploy CDN sites in major cities across the country."

"Distributed architecture".

"It can not only improve the speed of content access, but also avoid the impact of single point of failure, which can greatly improve the stability of our entire system."

"Load balancing technology is also used here."

"It can automatically distribute traffic to servers with lighter loads, thus effectively dealing with peak traffic surges."

"This job."

"It has been rapidly promoted nationwide."

Nod slightly.

Li Luo opened the report in his hand.

The other party needs to provide a detailed report on how things are done; I only care about the expenses and the final results.

Nearly a thousand servers were purchased across various nodes.

The unit price is 2.5.

This is twenty-five million.

In addition, six application server clusters need to be deployed across the country to provide web pages and various application services, which will cost nearly 15 million, plus miscellaneous expenses.

The initial cash investment was 50 million RMB.

Later, based on the number of visits, we will continue to expand or update and iterate.

To truly build a successful streaming media platform, substantial investment is essential. However, once cloud service technology matures, these costs should be significantly reduced.

However, as long as the goal can be achieved.

Li Luo believed that this money was well worth spending.

Thinking about how those parenting video platforms can achieve annual revenues of tens of billions or even hundreds of billions, he is now full of energy.

Control content costs effectively.

The rope of internal oversight is tightly strung.

Furthermore, we must resist the urge to blindly expand our business scope and not be swayed by the idea of ​​raising money through an IPO.

I want to make money.

It's not a difficult thing.

Instead of letting others squander those hundreds of billions in membership fees, or spending billions to buy works like "Da Ru Zhuan," it would be better to use that money to let yourself go and do whatever you want.

In Liu Feng's words.

Li Luo made notes and sketches in the notebook in his hand.

"I'm in a meeting. I'll cook for you at the horse farm tonight."

The text message she received on her phone made the extremely beautiful woman burst into a smile; her expression was even brighter than the sunshine.

Put away your phone.

She stepped out of the elevator, escorted by her assistant.

We arrived at a coffee shop located high up in a building, decorated in an exceptionally elegant style.

An afternoon at a coffee shop.

There were very few guests.

Look around.

She waved to the waiter and strolled over to two middle-aged men wearing glasses in the corner.

Crisp footsteps.

It also quickly attracted the attention of the two men.

With broad smiles, the two middle-aged men stood up to greet them.

"Feel sorry."

The beautiful woman quickened her pace and smiled as she extended her hand: "Director Du, President Zhuang, I'm so sorry, there was a bit of traffic on the way here. I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long."

"No, no."

Holding her hand, Johnnie To nodded and said, "Ms. Gao is very punctual. Thank you very much for making time to meet with us."

"No."

Gao Yuanyuan quickly shook her head and smiled as she shook hands with another person: "It is my honor."

Johnnie To.

A renowned director from Hong Kong Island.

Zhuang Cheng.

CEO of Huanya Film & Television.

Both of them are big shots in the Hong Kong entertainment circle.

Gao Yuanyuan herself never expected that she would receive an invitation from these two very famous figures right after her vacation.

No matter how important a person is.

Actually, she was hesitant as well.

These past few days, her mother's condition has shown signs of worsening. Gao Yuanyuan originally planned to stay home and take care of her for a few months. Anyway, she wouldn't be short of money after filming "Painted Skin," so it wouldn't matter if she took a break from acting for a while.

However, after much deliberation...

I've decided to come and meet them anyway.

She is still very interested in Johnnie To's films if the timing is right.

They shook hands.

Several people sat down one after another.

"Yuanyuan."

Johnnie To looked at the bright face in front of him and felt even more satisfied. He took out a script from his briefcase and said, "Actually, I met you a long time ago, in Cannes, when I saw you in 'Shanghai Dreams'."

"to be honest."

"It left a very deep impression on me."

“I have a script in hand right now, and I think you would be very suitable to play the female lead. I hope to have the opportunity to work with you.”

With a big smile on his face.

Johnnie To delivered the script to Gao Yuanyuan.

He wasn't lying; that art film from four years ago did indeed leave a very deep impression on him.

Even without "Painted Skin".

He also wanted Gao Yuanyuan to play the role.

However, the appearance of "Painted Skin" was definitely an unexpected surprise, at least the other party's market appeal was far superior.

"Thank you, director."

Gao Yuanyuan took the script with both hands and looked at the white cover with great curiosity.

Up there.

The four large characters "Single Men and Women" were prominently displayed.

"A romantic comedy."

Johnnie To took a sip of coffee and began explaining the script: "It tells the story of a workplace romance between Cheng Zixin, a girl from Suzhou, and Zhang Shenran, a financial talent, and Fang Qihong, an architect."

"The character you played is Cheng Zixin, and I'm planning to find you another one."

Listen to what the other person is saying.

Gao Yuanyuan kept flipping through the script in her hands.

She knew very well that the big-name director in front of her, who made "Election," was also quite skilled in romantic comedy films, with movies like "Dragon and Phoenix" and "Needing You..." being both critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

Therefore, there were no doubts, and they quickly became immersed in the story.

Don't tell me yet.

The more I looked at her, the brighter her eyes became.

This script is indeed well-written, with many ingenious ideas that are truly amazing. Coupled with Johnnie To's own skill, it is very likely to be a box office hit.

The scumbag character described in the script made her grind her teeth repeatedly.

"Estimated startup time?"

After reading the entire script, Gao Yuanyuan hesitated before raising her head.

"After the Spring Festival."

Johnnie To quickly replied.

He was well aware of Gao Yuanyuan's current popularity, so he dragged Zhuang Cheng to Beijing to finalize the schedule even before the script was fully polished. He even looked at Gao Yuanyuan with some nervousness.

They were worried that her schedule would be completely booked next year.

Hear this.

Gao Yuanyuan's eyes lit up.

"pretty good."

Although a little embarrassed, she still held up her finger: "Do you have a suitable candidate for this role? I know someone who is very suitable to play Zhang Shenran. Could you consider him?"

This action.

Johnnie To and Chong Ching were taken aback.

Unexpectedly, the other party immediately tried to interfere with the selection of the male lead.

Although it's a dual male lead storyline, and Cheng Zixin ultimately chooses Fang Qihong, Zhang Shenran is undoubtedly the male lead based on the script's content.

"Who?"

Out of politeness, Johnnie To still asked the question.

"Li Luo!"

Gao Yuanyuan's eyes gleamed.

The thought of having the chance to play lovers with Brother Luo again, and even more so, a couple entangled in various ways, and being able to spend two or three months together, filled her with barely suppressed excitement.

Moreover, if her co-star wasn't Luo Ge, she wouldn't dare to film such a passionate kissing scene.

Your butt will get a really painful spanking.

Under Gao Yuanyuan's gaze, Du Qifeng and Zhuang Cheng blinked rapidly, their expressions becoming extremely strange.

"what happened?"

Gao Yuanyuan asked, puzzled.

"meeting"

This time, it was Zhuang Cheng's turn to respond, and she replied with a hint of toothache: "Is it possible that this isn't a question of whether or not to consider it, but rather that we simply can't get the availability of the person you're talking about?"

Johnnie To coughs.

He nodded silently in agreement.

He may be a great director, but I'm very sorry to say that Li Luo's directing is just as good.

Zhuang Cheng is the CEO.

Sorry.

Li Luo is the chairman.

Since the release of "Painted Skin" and "Ip Man," who the hell wouldn't want Li Luo's schedule? But that's not something you can just get by wishing; he's either filming his own company's movies or not.

Or go to Hollywood to make movies.

Let alone getting acting roles.

It's probably difficult to even arrange a meeting with that guy now.

"or."

With a blink of her big eyes, Gao Yuanyuan smiled and picked up the script on the table: "How about I help you think of a solution?"

As soon as these words came out.

Johnnie To and Chong Cheng reacted quickly.

It seems that this guy in front of me actually has a chance to strike up a conversation with Li Luo.

Without even thinking about it.

The two nodded quickly at the same time.

Night falls.

The lights of Beijing were as dazzling as a sea of ​​stars.

Suburbs.

At Xingyu Horse Ranch.

The American-style villa in the woods also shone brightly through its windows.

"Time to eat!"

With a loud shout.

Li Luo brought out stir-fried pork with chili peppers from the kitchen.

The tempting slices of meat, mixed with glistening green and red peppers, are so visually appealing that they make your mouth water. Not to mention the two exquisite side dishes that are equally delicious and visually appealing.

The porcelain plate had just been placed down.

Then someone ran over and grabbed him tightly around the waist from behind.

"It smells so good!"

Taking a deep breath, Gao Yuanyuan peeked over happily again: "Why is there so little? Isn't this enough for just you?"

"lose weight."

He flicked Yuan Meizi's nose with his hand.

Li Luo turned around and sat down.

Although he has the ability to adjust his body shape with rubber man skills, he still has to reduce his food intake accordingly. Fortunately, he can eat and drink normally and maintain sufficient exercise, so he doesn't need to deliberately diet and starve himself.

"How about it?"

Looking at the open script beside her, Gao Yuanyuan excitedly sat down next to her: "I didn't lie to you, did I? I think this script is pretty good."

"How about you come and act with me?"

"Brother Luo~~~"

Pick up the wine glass.

A delicate voice sounded.

A foot peeked out from under the table and playfully swam up and down Li Luo's calf.

Gao Yuanyuan's languid expression as she woke up, along with the soft flesh faintly visible beneath her pajamas, made Li Luo's forehead veins throb.

He glanced to the side.

He chuckled wryly.

I never expected that Gao Yuanyuan would bring me the script for "Don't Go Breaking My Heart".

This movie.

It is a memory that remains fresh in my mind.

I won't even mention the female lead, Gao Yuanyuan!

The female supporting actresses in the film all had incredibly hot figures. At the time, not only did Louis Koo get a nosebleed from watching, but even Li Luo stared wide-eyed. I don't remember exactly how much the box office revenue was.

But a sequel was made.

This proves that the show was quite successful.

Moreover, to be honest, he was quite tempted to work with Yuan Meizi again.

"Hmm~"

Li Luo raised his champagne glass and smiled at Yuan Meizi, saying, "I won't be available during the Spring Festival. Let's see if Johnnie To can postpone the filming, and also see if the investors are willing to give me the conditions I want."

Gao Yuanyuan immediately beamed with joy.

Given Luo Ge's current box office appeal, as long as he doesn't intentionally make things difficult for the production company...

The conditions offered.

Basically, they have no reason to refuse.

"besides."

Swirling his wine glass, Li Luo smiled and said, "The most crucial thing is how someone performs!"

A huge glare rolled across his face.

Gao Yuanyuan kicked his shin hard in annoyance, then gulped down a big mouthful of champagne. With the slight sound of the chair moving, the girl's figure quietly shrunk.

"Sigh~"

Take a deep breath.

Li Luomei happily picked up a piece of stir-fried pork with chili peppers and put it in her mouth.

Not bad.

That's fucking awesome!

Night continued to fall outside the window, while the people inside were enjoying the happy time before joining the crew.

(End of this chapter)