Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 298 Xiao Liu: It’s a pity that I don’t have a cheat

"Classmate, please wait a moment!"

Liu Yifei, who was about to go home for dinner, stopped and saw a man in strange clothes chasing after her.

Xiao Liu tensed his body slightly, prepared for the possible danger from these redneck thugs.

"you are?"

The man was about 27 or 28 years old, with a sincere look and typical IT guy attire, which made Xiao Liu let down his guard a little.

"Hello Crystal, my name is Jack Dorsey, and I just sat in on your class."

The University of Chicago offers many open courses, and the course content and topics are announced in advance for interested people to observe.

This is a manifestation of academic openness and freedom, and we also hope that more sparks can be created under such conditions.

Concubine Liu Yi placed her hands around the book and placed them on her chest, still in a defensive posture: "Oh, hello, what's going on?"

"The speech and debate you just gave were amazing. If I weren't just listening, I really wanted to join in!"

Dorsey seemed unable to contain his excitement. "Can I have lunch with you? I have some questions for you."

Don't want Billeen Gibson second?
"No need."

Concubine Liu Yi refused directly, turned around and left, with no intention of talking any more with the stranger.

Xiao Liu felt that he was being approached again, in this extremely boring way. He had no idea how many times he had encountered this in the past month.

But unfortunately, this time she overestimated her beauty...

IT guys can’t capture your oriental charm?
Dorsey followed him closely, not ready to give up. "Don't get me wrong, Crystal. I'm an Odeo employee. You know Odeo, right?"

Odeo is the nickname of Audio, a blog video software company that was established in June. It is not a competitor of Mytube, but rather an upstream and downstream company.

The main function of this website is to provide video management and classification functions to Internet users.

It is equivalent to selling jeans in a gold rush mining area, selling waterproof clothing in a rafting scenic area, and doing complementary synergy.

Concubine Liu Yi paused slightly.

These classes have been studying Internet products. She has seen information about this company, which is still very small.

Dorsey saw something interesting in her expression and said, "My boss is Evan Williams. He's also the founder of Blogger. You've probably heard of him."

As she was about to walk out of the teaching building, the Chinese actress's female bodyguard was watching her from a distance.

Dorsey had no time for gentle persuasion and had to reveal his true colors:
"Crystal, I actually want to discuss a collaboration with you!"

"You want me to be the spokesperson for Odeo?"

"No! I have a great idea, but I need investment and help. Your debate and speech just now inspired me, and I want to talk to you."

Mia saw her employer standing on the stairs with a strange look on his face and walked over quickly.

"Is there a problem?"

"Oh it's all right."

Xiao Liu glanced at Duoxi, who looked sincere, and then turned to Mia: "Let's eat in the school cafeteria today. I'll talk to him."

Mia spread her hands and said, "It's fine."

The three of them sat down in the unique Cathey Restaurant at the University of Chicago, an exquisite old building with a style similar to the Great Hall of Hogwarts.

"Tell me about it."

Dorsey said seriously: "I founded Odeo with two partners, but we are now having conflicts over the direction of development."

"As you said in the discussion, I think Odeo is just a temporary podcast service tool and has no long-term value."

"But my two partners, especially Williams, who founded Blogger, don't think so, so..."

Liu Yifei picked up a piece of steak and stuffed it into her mouth: "So you want to go it alone?"

"Yes."

Companies like Odeo are derivatives of the sudden rise of North American video Internet companies.

Dorsey and the other two originally wanted to test the waters and reap the benefits of the industry, but they didn't expect that the company would be established in June and Apple's Steve Jobs would launch Podcast in July.

Odeo is now divided into two factions. Most people believe that since Apple thinks this business is feasible, they should persist in it.

Dorsey, a member of the minority, believes that it is unwise to compete with giants. Instead, he believes that they should learn from Mytube and innovate and incubate their own new products in order to survive.

Today, Xiao Liu's remarks on revolution and revolutionary tools, corporate strategy and tactical products enlightened him, which is why Dorsey was so "obsessed" and wanted to communicate his entrepreneurial ideas with this like-minded Chinese actress.

In fact, he was also surprised. How could the oriental beauty in Lan Yue and the tea art video appear in a place like Booth School of Business?

Liu Yifei is not surprised, as there are too many entrepreneurial maniacs like this in the United States.

In Los Angeles, there are down-and-out directors everywhere holding scripts and looking for investment;

In places like Silicon Valley, there are IT guys everywhere who are looking for investment with their creative ideas.

The little girl just listened to his ramblings as a side dish: "Then tell me."

Dorsey's spirits lifted: "I want to make a social software similar to a blog, but more differentiated."

"I wrote software for Safeway, the largest logistics company in Chicago."

“This software can track the real-time movements of various freight points and drivers.”

"For example, before unloading or arriving at the port, the driver will send a message through the software, and the warehouse manager and porters can prepare in advance."

Liu Yifei interrupted him: "Does this kind of thing require software? Can't it be solved with just a phone call? And how can the driver use a computer in the car?"

"No, it's not that simple. What I'm doing is a professional logistics information platform."

"The train driver was traveling from Chicago to Washington. He sent a message at the first unloading point, and all the other unloading points below could see it and make countermeasures."

Xiao Liu drew inferences from the past: "You mean to make a software similar to a blog, building it based on the logistics information platform just mentioned."

“Allow all users to update and send their status anytime, anywhere, and have it be accessible to everyone anytime, anywhere?”

"Yes! That's right!"

Dorsey was very excited, he knew that the girl could understand what he meant.

"And you don't need a computer, you can just send a text message."

Dorsey detailed the process: "Now that text messaging is completely universal and cheap across the U.S., we can set up a short code with the carrier."

"The operator will send the information to our server, which is very easy to do."

Concubine Liu Yi listened intently and put down her knife and fork. "By text message? That message shouldn't be long enough, right?"

She is also considered an old blogger. How can blogging fanatics like Han Han and Xu Jinglei use their mobile phones to post blog posts of hundreds or thousands of words?

"The character length of a single text message is 160. Taking into account our server instructions, I want to set the length of the blog post to around 140 characters."

Duoxi looked at Liu Yifei opposite him with longing eyes, but unfortunately he didn't see any surprise on her face.

She is not a time traveler. Even if she follows Boss Lu and sees a lot, she cannot keenly grasp the business opportunities here.

That’s right, this Dorsey is one of the founders of Twitter.

Now he is still stuck in a company called Odeo that is destined to disappear. He will soon escape from the misery and start his arduous entrepreneurial journey.

"Well, thank you for your acknowledgment, but it seems there is nothing I can do to help you."

Xiao Liu is not playing hard to get like Boss Lu, she really hasn't figured out the trick yet.

Who can compare with wall hanging?

"No! You can do it. You're a big blogger on Mytube and can help us attract traffic. Your game 'Alien Land 2' will also have a lot of viewers, and these are all potential users!"

“They are all important resources for us to get started!”

Liu Yifei smiled and waved her hands: "My popularity on Mytube is due to the video content. Who would follow me if I just sent messages that were less than 140 characters long?"

"Maybe you could find a celebrity like Tom Cruise or Leonardo DiCaprio to sell your idea?"

Even if Dosi is as pale as death, he still has to find it! ?
Today, I was inspired by her speech by chance while listening in, and I became more determined to go out and start my own business.

Considering the identity of this oriental actress, she should be able to provide some help to him who has no money and no one to help him. After all, he is very confident in his IT skills.

Dorsey refused to give up and took out a piece of paper and wrote down a number and email address.

"Crystal, I hope you will seriously consider my idea. I hope you will change your mind."

"If you have any questions or needs, please feel free to contact me!"

"By the way, this project is called Twttr."

Twttr means chirping of birds and was the original name of Twitter.

Concubine Liu Yi politely stood up and shook hands with him, folded the note and put it in her bag, without feeling too touched.

"These IT geeks are really passionate about entrepreneurship."

She and Mia walked out of the restaurant. Dorsey reminded Liu Yifei of Steve Chen and Mike Solomon from Mytube, both of whom had the same demeanor.

Mia smiled and said, "That's normal. The most common people in the United States are entrepreneurs and down-and-out artists."

"I once worked as a bodyguard for a big producer."

"You can go to any bar in Hollywood at any time, and as soon as you reveal your identity, a bunch of people will come up to you and introduce themselves to you."

"There are actors, screenwriters, and down-and-out directors."

"When you tip your waiter, you'll be surprised to find he refuses and politely asks if he can show the producer a scene of his own."

Concubine Liu Yi giggled when she heard this.

As far as the acting career is concerned, she has lived a life of mediocrity and has no chance to experience such bitterness.

A fulfilling and enjoyable day has passed for the Chinese female graduate student.

In the evening, Liu Yifei accompanied Zhang Chunru to Powell's Bookstore in the city, where the latter was looking for some reference books for historical research.

"Sissi, just take a look around. I might take a little longer."

"Okay, come call me when you leave."

Zhang Chunru was looking for reference books in front of the history bookshelf, while Xiao Liu was walking around and looking around bored.

She came to the best-selling book section, which was clearly filled with posters and displays of a novel called "Twilight" and related promotional materials.

Liu Yifei was very curious. She had seen this book frequently at school these days. At noon today in the restaurant, two girls at the next table were whispering about it.

Xiao Liu was chatting with a female book lover who was absorbed in the book: "Hello, can you tell me about this book?"

The book fan reluctantly put down the book and started to complain: "Oh my God! You don't even know "Twilight"?"

"This is the work that both Taylor Swift and Selena can't put down!"

"I absolutely adore Edward and Bella, and that hunky little werewolf!"

Xiao Liu looked at the girl with glasses dancing in front of him, and inexplicably felt that she was so childish and too love-brained!
After a few awkward chats, Liu Yifei went somewhere else for a walk, but didn't find anything that interested her, so she came back.

Seeing that the girl with glasses was still engrossed in the book, Liu Yifei simply took a book from the shelf and flipped through it casually.

Forget it, I'll just watch it to pass the time.

Soon, an hour passed.

. . .

It turns out that no adolescent girl can escape such spiritual opium.

There are inherent reasons for the popularity of both the Twilight novel and the movie.

In today's American society, the rise of women's consciousness and the popularity of fantasy culture are the soil for the huge success of "Twilight".

Bella, who has the right to choose in love, meets the psychological needs of female readers for equality and autonomy, allowing them to resonate strongly and find their own value and strength from the heroine's experience.

Fantasy creatures such as vampires and werewolves, as well as supernatural powers and mysterious plot settings, cater to male readers' love and pursuit of fantasy culture.

One of the characteristics of a cool novel is its strong sense of immersion. Female readers naturally put themselves into the shoes of Bella, while male readers put themselves into the shoes of the handsome Oppa Edward and the sexy little wolf Jacob.

For contemporary American young men and women, this novel is an absolutely refreshing read, and it is easy to have a cerebral orgasm after reading it in one breath.

"Sissi? Sissi?"

Zhang Chunru patted Liu Yifei's shoulders twice before waking her from her trance.

It's over, I'm in the pit.

Xiao Liu smiled sheepishly: "Is it over? Let's go back then."

Zhang Chunru glanced at the romance novel in her hand and thought, this is what you should read at your age.

Is it crazy for an 18-year-old girl to watch the Holocaust and "Dragon Slayer" every day?

After they paid the bill and returned home, Xiao Liu ate a quick meal and returned to his desk to continue smoking his spiritual opium.

"Wang Wang!"

"Wang Wang!"

"Get out of here! Damn washing machine!"

Concubine Liu Yi was so fascinated by the scene that she unconsciously put her fingers in her mouth and nibbled them gently, and then used her feet to gently push her beloved dog aside.

The poor little yellow mantis cricket pupated for a long time and then walked away with its tail drooping.

It didn't know that its mistress was fantasizing like crazy and had no time to pay attention to it.

Bella is an ordinary but strong and brave high school girl. She gradually grows up in love and becomes strong and independent from being ignorant?

Isn’t this myself from the age of 14 to 18?

Edward, the handsome and powerful vampire, is full of contradictions and struggles in his heart. He longs for love but is afraid of hurting Bella?
Isn't this...

Of course, it is still doubtful whether he longs for love, but it is true that he always hurts himself!

"Where's my dog!?"

Xiao Liu suddenly got so angry that he wanted to grab the dog and give it a good beating!
Road Dog... No, Boss Lu just got up.

At nine o'clock in the morning Beijing time, the president of Wenjie was communicating with the core team of Mytube in the United States about the sale.

“How much did Google quote?”

Huang Anna's signal transmission across the Taiping Eye was slightly lagging. "$19 billion, at least 60% of the shares."

"Um..."

In fact, Lu Kuan was quite satisfied with the price. According to his plan to penetrate American Internet companies, he already owned 18% of Facebook's shares.

It’s definitely too late for bloggers to take over, and there’s not much need for them to do so.

Part of the funds from the sale of Mytube will be used to invest in the reproduction of movies, and part will be used to wait for the arrival of the big short era.

What remains, of course, is to continue to seize opportunities before the arrival of the mobile Internet era.

It was still early, so he resisted the temptation of huge profits and was determined to take Mytube's data to the next level.

The young director gave orders during the video conference: "Wait a little longer. Before the end of the year, we must try to increase the daily active users and clicks from top bloggers."

He paused for two seconds and asked, "How is Twilight's popularity in the US right now?"

"It was released in early October, and the first print run of over 10 copies sold out in a few days. It is expected to be on the New York Times bestseller list by the end of the month."

Huang Anna's conclusion is the prediction of a professional consulting company.

In fact, the later "Twilight" was indeed a huge success as soon as it was released. In just a few weeks, it ranked fifth on the New York Times bestseller list and remained on the list for 56 weeks, including 5 weeks at the top of the list.

"Well, let's put it this way."

Lu Kuan came up with a plan to kill two birds with one stone: "Hold an event on Mytube, create a special topic, video, and secondary creation area, and provide a place for Twilight fans to have fun."

"Hold a prize-giving event and let Twilight fans lead the discussion and create videos themselves to boost the atmosphere."

"On the one hand, we use best-selling novels to attract traffic to Mytube and increase the price so that we can sell it."

"On the other hand, to hype up the popularity of 'Twilight,' we need to put the film script adaptation and project approval on the agenda."

Both Huang Anna and Chen Shijun were impressed. It was indeed a complementary binding hype.

The diversion of entertainment products has long been a mature business model in North America.

Later, Wendi Deng's Myspace was deeply tied to "The Twilight Saga: New Moon", with implants on the user login interface, links to the movie soundtrack, movie trailers, and so on.

Fast food brand Burger King also launched "Twilight"-themed meal packages and peripheral products in its restaurants, and promoted them through a combination of online and offline methods.

"By the way, Shijun, please do more work for the Mytube internal team recently."

"If I can really sell myself successfully before the end of the year, I'll try to keep everyone here. I'm still useful."

Chen Shijun said in surprise: "Mr. Lu, do you have any new ideas? I'll prepare in advance!"

"It's not ready yet. Wait until I go to the US to discuss it in person. You can look for talented bloggers in advance and poach them directly if necessary."

Boss Lu suddenly remembered something: "Liu Yifei asked Emil to lead the team to shoot the third video. The theme is Chinese cuisine, and they want to find some actors of different ethnicities to cooperate with it."

"Chinese food? Who cooks?" Chen Shijun was a little confused.

"Liu Yifei! She knows a lot of dishes, and they're all very authentic. You guys should just go and contact her in advance to set the script and time."

Chen Shijun agreed in confusion.

What weird people are these?
A film director obsessed with the Internet industry?
A chef-actress who knows kung fu and studied at the University of Chicago?
This is also helpless. The original Crystal account has a pastoral style. Who knows that man proposes, God disposes, and Xiao Liu was forced to go on an expedition to America.

Fortunately, as long as it is cultural content with Chinese characteristics, there are many audiences among the Chinese community in North America, and she is also the only blogger of such videos at the moment.

After hanging up the video, Lu Kuan handled official business in his office at Wenjie International Building for the day and went straight to the China World Hotel in the evening.

Today is the 2005 Harper's Bazaar Star Charity Night.

In 2002, Boss Lu and his female companion Xiao Liu attended the first charity night event together, which added some weight to the newly established event so that it would not be as shabby as in later generations.

In the past two years, as the status of "Bazaar" magazine has risen in the fashion circle and among female stars, the stars and wealthy businessmen invited to each session have also been upgraded in status.

Lu Kuan usually doesn't like to join in the fun, but this time he did it for the purpose of contacting fashion resources for his artists.

Zhang Yu, editor-in-chief of the Chinese edition of Vogue, which was just launched in mainland China in mid-September, will also be invited to attend.

The cover girls of the first issue are Fan Bingbing and Zhang Ziyi, but other pages also give a lot of share to Su Chang and Tong Liya from the media industry.

This time he planned to buy some of Zhang Yu's works, as a way to repay a favor. Later, Zhang Yu worked at the mainland version of "Vogue" for fifteen years, which was considered an evergreen.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, when Boss Lu arrived, the red carpet of the Charity Bazaar had already started for a while.

He had no need to show off, and he didn't have a female companion today, so he walked into the venue through the staff passage on his own.

"Mr. Lu?"

Lu Kuan looked back and saw a familiar face, but it was a familiar face from his previous life and he had never dealt with it in this life.

But the latter had been coveting him for a long time. "Hello, Mr. Xiong!"

The person who shook hands with him with a smile was Xiong Xiaoge of IDG China, who is also a shareholder of the fashion group that owns magazines such as Harper's Bazaar and Esquire.

"Mr. Lu, I've heard of your great name for a long time. It's great to meet you!"

"Haha, it's my fault. I missed many opportunities to meet Mr. Xiong in the past two years."

I won’t miss it today because Dongzi is short of money in logistics!
The heavy asset expansion of Wenjie Jiahe is already difficult enough, and there is no condition to launch the supporting logistics plan of Wenjie Mall at the same time.

Boss Lu shook his hand enthusiastically: "Today is a good opportunity for us to have a good chat!"

"Good! Good!"

Xiong Xiaoge had already made up his mind.

It would be best if we could get a controlling stake in the company.

Of course, the probability is not high. Recently, Nezha, who wanted to intervene because of "love turning into hate", died prematurely.

Then let's see what other potential subsidiaries he has under his command...

The two of them walked and talked.

"Mr. Lu, are you also familiar with Mr. Zhuang from Blog.com?"

"Yes, he is my fellow villager."

Xiong Xiaoge remained expressionless: "He had a minor problem a while ago, but luckily he's fine."

"Haha, yes, good fortune will come to those who are lucky."

The head of IDG was secretly complaining that ever since Zhou Jun got into trouble, rumors had been circulating in the circle that Lu Kuan was the actual controller of Blog.com.

Blog.com is the Internet product he has been coveting since 2002!

Even if the blog network, which is now self-sufficient, offers a sky-high valuation, he is willing to sell everything he has to get in!

Users are priceless, traffic is priceless.

Xiong Xiaoge was today's award presenter. After entering the venue, he had no choice but to say goodbye to Boss Lu temporarily and made an appointment to meet again.

It doesn't matter how wide the road is.

As for venture capital, the calmer you are, the more anxious they become.

In 2005, there were not many business people attending Harper's Bazaar.

It will probably take one or two years before Ma Yun, Shi Yuzhu, Pan SOHO, Zhang Chaoyang and other talents will join in the fun as Internet and real estate tycoons and create Su Mang's amazing picture.

"Mr. Lu! Good evening."

Zhang Yu noticed him early in the morning and came over to greet him with champagne.

As the editor-in-chief of mainland China's Vogue, Zhang Yu is the "live manager" of the fashion circle for celebrities of all sizes.

But she also knew that the young director was familiar with both Galliano and Anna Wintour, and the latter was equivalent to her "current manager".

"Hello, Editor-in-Chief Zhang! Thank you for your support of the Q&A community."

"No, the female artists in your company are all very outstanding and have a strong sense of fashion."

Before the two of them could say a few words, the host came over happily.

Qiu Ku Mang noticed him entering the venue early in the morning. He walked over with a woman who was not particularly graceful but had a prominent background.

"Mr. Lu, welcome. This is Ms. Zhao Xinyu."

In the 1980s, Zhao Xinyu and her fellow villager Yingzi moved to Beijing together, and they worked hard all day running around in various bars.

Later, Yingzi became famous and had a good place to go. She faded out of the music scene and the public eye and concentrated on managing her own upper-class social circle.

"You should have seen it for the first time in Harper's Bazaar three years ago, right?"

Zhao Xinyu was very polite and did not respectfully greet the person like other celebrities or business people. She just extended her hand leisurely to greet him.

"Mr. Lu, nice to meet you."

Boss Lu smiled and extended his hand, then let go: "Hello, Ms. Zhao."

"Director Lu, I know you're a black card holder of our Chang'an Club. Why haven't you brought your friends out to play?"

"Oh, I'm not free, I'll go and show my support some other day!"

The card in his hand was given by Tang Seng's wife Cheng Lihua, but Aunt Zhao was the vice president of Chang'an Club and someone the former relied on very much.

Boss Lu was not very enthusiastic in greeting them, because he had no desires and did not want to make enemies.

But you can’t guess what a woman is thinking?
Especially someone like Aunt Zhao, who considers herself a very influential figure in the capital.

Looking at the young director in front of him who was chatting with him in a nonsensical manner, he secretly complained in his heart.

It's just to get rid of Zhou Jun, look how crazy you are! What's his purity?
She wanted to show her presence in front of Lu Kuan and highlight the strength of her network.

"Mr. Lu, I've invited a guest today. She's the CEO of a multinational corporation and works in the internet industry. Perhaps she could be helpful in promoting your film?"

Zhao Xinyu paused, waiting for the young man opposite her to say politely, "Oh? Please introduce me."

Doesn’t the aura and rank become clear at once?

"Hey! Xun brother!"

Boss Lu looked past Aunt Zhao and saw the familiar actress gradually entering the venue through the red carpet.

Bingbing is in the crew of "Disciples" and is absent this time.

"Ms. Zhao, thank you for your kindness! I think we should wait a little longer. This isn't the place to discuss serious matters."

What the hell is this multinational female CEO? Isn’t she just Wendi Deng?
Later in life, Wendi Deng entered the mainland entertainment circle and realized her childhood dream that she longed for but could not obtain. She became close friends with Zhao Xinyu, Hong Huang, and Su Mang.

For the female hunter Deng Wendi, the background significance of Honghuang and Zhao Xinyu is self-evident.

The friends she made were absolutely all very useful!

When Zhou Xun heard him calling her, she walked over quickly, and the male and female actors around her all looked at her with envy.

They would like to come over and say hello, but it would be presumptuous if no one introduced them.

"Lu Kuan, you really came? Don't you always dislike this..."

Zhou Xun was halfway through his words when he saw Zhao Xinyu, one of the organizers of today's charity gala, and quickly stopped talking.

"Sister Xinyu, hello, hello, nice to see you again!"

Boss Lu looked at Zhou Xun calmly while he greeted her.

He didn't have to give face to this concubine, but for Zhou Xun, there was no need to offend such a vengeful woman.

Zhang Ziyi, who had a falling out with Aunt Zhao in later life, is an example.

Ink-throwing, fraudulent donations, and courtship, commonly known as the triple door, almost caused Zhang Ziyi to quit the entertainment industry.

Zhao Xinyu looked depressed. She barely responded to Zhou Xun and left in a bad mood.

When a pretentious person meets someone who is really awesome, where can he go to seek justice?

"Xinyu, why do you look so unhappy?"

Wendy Deng came out of the bathroom and greeted Beijing's most famous socialite with kindness.

"Don't even mention it. I was so pissed off when I met this clueless young man."

"Is there anything in this world that can make you angry? I don't believe it."

News Corporation started its industrial penetration in the mainland very early on, and Wendi Deng also consciously helped Murdoch play the social card.

Aunt Zhao is an excellent target.

If pillow talk is strong enough, it may be more effective than real money.

"Who are you pointing at? I want to see which fool dares to make you angry?" Wendy Deng joked with a smile, her words were 70% exaggeration and 30% flattery.

Zhao Xinyu took a sip of wine, raised her chin and gestured to Lu Kuan who was chatting with Zhou Xun not far away.

"he?"

"Is he here too?"

Wendi Deng has some unexpected surprises. She is now the number one bootlicker of Mytube. This supernova in the video track must be captured!
This is of great significance to the next strategic planning of Myspace and News Corporation.

"Xinyu, wait a moment, I'll go say hello."

Zhao Xinyu was stunned when she heard this.

you?
The wife of Murdoch, the boss of News Corporation, who is worth more than $100 billion and the fourth largest estate in Hollywood, took the initiative to go and say hello to him?

Have you lost your identity a bit?

Zhao Xinyu's cognition is far inferior to Deng Wendi's.

The latter knows clearly where their rights and wealth come from, and has been working tirelessly to accumulate capital for themselves during the marriage.

My aunt was only interested in the superficial vanity and dignity, and was finally kicked out around 2013.

After Zhou Xun left, the young director in the venue seemed to have become a landmark in the venue, and people from all walks of life came to greet him continuously.

Directors, actors, distribution companies, TV stations...

To have come this far in this life is considered extremely glorious.

The charity night was about to begin, and the staff led him to the front of the stage.

Today's banquet hall can accommodate about 500 people. The crystal chandeliers of the China World Hotel are shining, and the navy blue carpet underfoot is low-key and luxurious.

There are two large round tables at the front of the stage, which are today's main tables and where the most distinguished guests sit.

The standard of honor is, of course, to rank in order from politics, business, art and literature, etc. If there are extra seats, some delicious and eye-catching stars will be arranged to sit with them.

Boss Lu had just been guided to sit down at the round table on the left when Wendy Deng arrived.

"Mr. Lu? We meet again?"

Boss Lu looked back at the strong-looking female president in surprise, "You really came!"
He just thought that Zhao Xinyu was bringing people out to pressure him.

"Ms. Deng, is this a return home in glory?"

Wendi Deng was given a subtle stab, but now was not the time to take advantage of him. She had to take over Mytube before more competitors emerged.

The staff member came forward and said, "Ms. Deng, your seat is at table B."

Wendy Deng smiled and said, "Let me adjust it."

The female hunter was extremely strong-willed. She ignored the staff's embarrassed expressions and forcibly placed her seat tag on the side of the road.

Take Xiong Xiaoge’s.

"This...Ms. Deng..."

The beautiful guide looked so unhappy that she almost cried.

As we all know, from ordinary people's weddings to state banquets, the seating arrangement of guests is always the top priority.

Those sitting at the same table must be of similar worth, status, qualifications, and class, and the key is that there must not be any tension between them.

For example, tonight the people from Huayi are all at Table A, and Yu Dong, a friend from the industry, Gao Chengsheng from China Film Group and others are all at Table B.

For the organizers, the food can be unpalatable, the wine can be unpalatable, and the performances can be boring.

Because this is not the purpose of everyone coming here.

But if the seats were arranged incorrectly and some big guys were upset, then they would be blamed.

Wendy Deng took the initiative and sat down next to Boss Lu, determined to fight this stubborn young man to the death.

This made the staff very helpless.

Su Mang keenly noticed something was wrong, came over to help, took a look and found nothing serious, then walked away.

Wendy Deng wasn't in a hurry to get to the point, so she gently started the conversation, "Director Lu, when are you going to Hollywood? You're going to start filming 'Alien Land 2' soon, right?"

"Ms. Deng is so interested in movies?"

"I mean maybe you could talk to Fox about some cooperation, like distribution."

If it was the 2003 film "Alien Land", what Boss Lu would have been hoping for was the support of the six major distributors, especially the powerful media matrix of News Corporation behind Fox, which could have greatly helped the promotion of the film.

But a sequel like "Planescape 2", which collaborates with the meat-addicted and insatiable Big Six, is not that cost-effective.

"If I get shortlisted, I'll have to prepare for the award and release the film, so I'm afraid I won't have time for that for now."

Wendy Deng smiled, seemingly not minding his refusal, and continued to bait: "Speaking of your new movie."

"I don't think this kind of story will do well in North America. Do you need News Corp's help with promotion?"

"Thank you, Lionsgate and Miramax have taken care of everything."

The subject matter of "Tangshan Earthquake" is destined to not make as much money as his previous films.

In addition to the regular box office revenue, the few product placements recovered some of the costs.

The rest is the income from movie derivatives, including T-shirts, vintage items, etc.

In order to prevent being attacked for profiting from national disasters and to achieve the real public welfare purpose behind it, part of the derivative income will be used for expenses such as first aid kits and escape brochures.

Given the limited domestic box office capacity, South Korea, Japan and North America will become important means of recovering investments.

Boss Lu looked like a man of unyielding character, and Wendy Deng was itching to bite him, but she had no way to control him for the time being, so she could only watch the opening of the charity gala quietly.

Su Mang, Liu Jiang and others took turns to deliver speeches, and leaders from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the President of the China Charity Federation and others stood on the stage to endorse them.

This was followed by a simple song and dance performance, with dancer Jin Xing and singer Zhang Jingying from the Question World series taking turns on stage.

Then the two ever-remaining hosting partners, Ke Lan and Wu Dawei, took to the stage and the highlight of the charity auction began.

Every guest present had a beautiful display list of auction items in their hands. In addition to sponsorships from luxury brands such as Prada, Cartier, and Hermès, there were also personal belongings of celebrities.

A model dressed in cool clothes came on stage, holding a Fendi VANITY bag in her hand.

Ke Lan introduced: "The first lot is a limited edition bag provided by Fendi. Only VIPs are eligible to pre-order and purchase it. Today is our jackpot."

"Reserve price 8888, bidding begins!"

Zhou Xun doubled the price: "2!"

"5!" This is Yan Zi.

Yan Zi's fortune this year can't be said to be good nor bad. She suffered some setbacks after the incident of beating a pregnant woman, but overall it was relatively stable.

"Returning the Pig" gave her a lot of health, and this year's TV series "Moment in Peking" and music album "Double" were released, and there were always fans who paid for their support.

Xu Jinglei held up her sign: "8!"

The first lot to be auctioned will definitely make headlines tomorrow.

In this occasion, female stars are not only qualified to attend to show their status, but also display their financial resources to show their status.

Being able to defeat all competitors means that you have money and confidence. From a certain perspective, others dare not compete with you.

In the entertainment industry, the most important thing is status and position. This is the banner that you must stand firm on no matter how hard you try.

After several rounds of bidding, this VANITY BAG was finally bought by wealthy businessman Li Houlin and given to his beloved wife, Li Xiang, the former leading female host of Hunan TV.

Wu Dawei invited the wealthy businessman to come on stage and take a photo with Fendi’s corporate representatives.

Next was a pair of Tiffany bracelets, which were bought by Zhou Xun for 13 yuan, and she gave one to Zhang Yu who was presenting the award to her on the stage.

The emotional intelligence of the big stars is top-notch.

Boss Lu was chatting with Yu Dong and others in a bored manner, and Wendi Deng occasionally interjected a few words to follow the trend. Everything seemed very harmonious.

Various items were auctioned one after another like a revolving lantern. He spent 20 to buy a fashion magazine manuscript by Zhang Yu, and spent another 30 to buy a set of LV Chinese mahjong.

It seems that there is almost no leisure time in this life, but when I have free time, I can call my friends to play a few games.

While chatting and laughing, Mr. Lu was suddenly cueed by Ke Lan on the stage: "The next lot is a painting by Mr. Lu Kuan, a famous Chinese director."

Two hostesses carried an exquisitely framed oil painting onto the stage.

"This impressionist-style oil painting, called 'Café Guerbois,' was inspired by the film 'Paris, je t'aime' that Ludwig was shooting in May this year while he was serving as president of the Cannes Film Festival jury."

Wu Dawei said in a funny voice: "Daya! Daya! But Ke Lan, ordinary people like us can't understand it!"

"How about this? After the painting is auctioned, we invite Guide Lu to present the prize to the bidder and then have him explain and introduce it."

Wu Dawei cheered loudly: "'Gerbois Cafe', starting price 10 yuan, bidding begins!"

Yu Dong and Deng Wendi, who were sitting at the same table, Dahua Yanzi and Zhou Xun who were not far away, and the popular young actor Huang Xiaoming were all eager to try.

This is a rare opportunity to enhance one's own charitable reputation while showing goodwill to big directors and big capital.

For Wendy Deng, she thought that perhaps catering to the young boss's vanity would make subsequent negotiations easier.
The director is also an artist and a writer, so a certain amount of literary vanity is inevitable.

But before they could speak, Huo Wenxi at the vice-host table had already raised his sign.

"100 million!"

shock!
How can it be 100 million at this point?

It seems that Boss Lu's impressionist masterpiece today is bound to leave a deep impression on the celebrities attending the event.

Eagle King Li Shoucheng: You know nothing about metaphysics.

Of course Wendi Deng is not convinced, you guys have no idea about the value of Mytube!
She was just about to call out 200 million when a sweet female voice suddenly came from the venue, like a solitary orchid in a valley.

The charm of her voice was secondary. The numbers she said really broke the value system of the items auctioned today.

"500 million!"

In an instant, even Ke Lan, who had a prominent family background and was knowledgeable on the stage, forgot to link the words.

Inside the China World Hotel, all the astonished guests looked at the confident young girl.

A golden sequined dress shines brightly under the crystal chandelier, like the morning sun shining through the mist, and the golden light flowing through the years.

The waist is as graceful as Yuesu's, and the curves are as exquisite as if they were created by nature.

The unique design of the neckline perfectly reflects the elegance of her fragrant neck.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her curiously, Jing Tian stuck out her tongue playfully, and then smiled dignifiedly and elegantly, like a quietly blooming golden rose.

What a flower of wealth in the world.

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