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"I am also a literati, and literati are all sad for the spring and autumn."

"You are a big capitalist." Lin Su and Simon huddled together on the sofa by the window on the second floor of the vermilion retro wooden cruise ship, jokingly said, and then showed a reminiscing expression: "After a long time, I lived in In the countryside, my parents stayed in the city to work, so they couldn’t control us. It was my grandpa who took the rattan canes to hold our siblings to study every night. If we were not obedient, we would slap our palms. At that time, we were all playful and felt that we were studying. It’s useless. Now that I think about it, all of us can be admitted to good universities. It was all typed by my grandfather. Xiaolan even tore up his grandfather’s book in anger. That time, my grandfather was very sad and shed tears. Xiaolan became obedient after being beaten up by her father who drove back overnight."

Simon listened quietly, and finally teased: "Are you sure it wasn't you who was beaten, but your sister?"

"Of course not. I've been the most obedient elder sister ever since I was a child." Lin Su retorted, took a look at the man's expression, and said, "And now Xiaolan still has this kind of temper, you should feel it, but Xiaolan is just a bit more aggressive, but she has a bad temper. bad."

"I understand that the person here should correspond to Xiao Qing."

"That's right, she admits it in private. She is Daji. She never does good deeds. Last time she carved a jade pendant of a nine-tailed fox for herself to wear."

"Well, by the way, where's your jade?"

"I didn't."

"If you don't believe it, it must be hidden. I'll look for it."

"Huh? Don't be seen by others. Look, there are people on the shore looking at us, um..."

After a moment of intimacy, Lin Su's face turned rosy, and she snuggled up to the man like a boneless cat. After a while, she softly said, "Well, these days, my father's... I hope you don't mind."

Know what a woman is referring to.

In the past few days, especially the first two days, Simon's surroundings were extremely lively, and a bunch of inexplicable people came together to make friends, which were basically arranged intentionally or unintentionally by Father Lin.

Smiling and shaking his head, Simon turned his cheek and put a sticker on the woman's forehead: "It's okay, I'm not the kind of person who doesn't understand the world."

Lin Su was a little relieved, and said again: "Actually, in our family, my dad's generation, he ranked third, but because he was considered the highest, Xiao Lan complained more than once in private. ..." At this point, Lin Su stopped for a while, not wanting to reveal all kinds of poisonous tongues of her little sister, and skipped over directly: "Anyway, my father's job is nothing in this city, really Easy."

"Ah."

"So, after you showed up, my dad was the happiest. At least, no matter who he sees in the future, he can straighten his back, and he doesn't have to lower his eyebrows and look at people's thoughts."

Simon remembered a poem, and read softly: "Unfortunately, things are always the same, and you can talk the same as others. Knowing that you are a talented person in Jingmen, you dream of galloping on iron horses and fighting in the south of the city."

When Lin Su heard the first two sentences, she was already immersed in certain emotions, and rubbed the man's shoulder in a very sympathetic way, but after thinking about the last two sentences, she raised her hand and slapped Simon's arm lightly.

Simon turned over a page of "Qing Barnyard Banknotes" in his hand. Seeing Lin Su beating himself, he thought for a while before reacting, and said with a smile: "The whole poem is like this, and I didn't write it. And it's a poem of determination, and It's not sarcasm, anyway, your dad will retire next year, so he will definitely not have the opportunity to "ride the iron horse and fight south of the city."

Lin Su pouted slightly like a girl: "Then you don't care about the rest of our family, my sister?"

Simon looked determined: "Take care, of course you have to take care of it, take care of everything."

Only then was Lin Su satisfied, and asked again, "Just now, whose poem was it?"

"Li Bai's."

Lin Su blinked her eyes: "It's a lie, Li Bai's poems are not in this style, and, judging from the meaning, they should be from the late Tang Dynasty, more similar to Du Fu's style."

"Oh, that's Du Fu's."

"..."

Simon embraced Lin Su's limp body and kissed him, jokingly said: "I'll teach you, in the future, any poems that you can't find the source of will definitely be attributed to Li Bai and Du Fu. Everyone will think you are very powerful."

Lin Su let the man kiss her on her lips, and said angrily after a while: "Nonsense."

The cabin is very warm, and the atmosphere is warm and comfortable. Chatting casually like this, the sun is setting before you know it. The golden sunlight in the evening is sprinkled on the lake like scales in the breeze. Although it is still winter, the scenery is still the same Fascinating.

In order to enjoy this comfort again in the future, Simon also decided to build a better cruise ship.

But it should be placed on the Taihu Lake on the side of Suzhou next door.

West Lake is too small.

The next day was February 2th, and I stayed in China for exactly one week. Although I felt a little lingering in my heart, it was impossible to stay for too long, and I had to leave in the morning.

After a week of leisure, Simon took care of some serious affairs in the last few hours before leaving.

Yesterday, all the high-level executives of the Westeros system in China, who flew from all over the country to Hangzhou, rushed here early, because each of them only had a meeting with the big boss for about ten, twenty, ten minutes. However, although The New Year was interrupted, but being able to meet Simon, no one complained.

"Jerry, regarding the two investment projects of Evergrande and Country Garden, you have done a very good job. Also, He, the construction of the Levison International Center and the preparations for the Fragrant Hills Golf Project are all progressing satisfactorily. Finally, Jill has successfully won the project. You've done a great job with the Rose Garden project, but remember, this is just the beginning and you still have a lot to learn."

In a study in the mansion on the west bank of the West Lake.

Sitting on the sofa in the reception area, beside Simon were Jared Buckley, President of China Business of Apollo Management Company, He Zaiyuan, President of Levison Group China Branch, and Jill Pector, who was sent here by Simon last year. People, after a little encouragement, Simon continued: "However, I call you to come in together, mainly to talk about cooperation. China's real estate tightening has lasted for four years. In the past two years, if there is no accident, the policy will turn , when the time comes, I will further increase my bet on this field. The problem now is that I find that the communication and collaboration between you is not smooth. I don’t want to go into details, and you all understand why. But what I want It is you who have to stick together and help each other. After all, China's real estate industry has just started, and the plate is big enough. If you want to make a difference, you must also have a pattern that matches it..."

Lin Su brought in a pot of tea in person, just nodded slightly with a few people, didn't listen too much to the man's admonition to his subordinates, and exited lightly.

As soon as I went out, I saw a girl with a restrained expression come over and handed a printed document to her.

Lin Su took the document, stood directly under the corridor and opened it, while casually asking, "How are you doing?"

The girl in front of her is Feng Chuo, the former Feng Caifan.After the diving farce in Manhattan last time, Simon asked Lin Su to help arrange it. She gave the girl two choices, but they both returned to China, one was the career establishment of the city government, and the other was the two women who were able to work in China. Assistant Ran Yue works under the name.

Feng Chuo chose the latter.

Although her career establishment is stable, it is a pity that she needs to give up her American citizenship, which Feng Chuo is unwilling to do.

So he was arranged on Ran Yue's side.

Moreover, Lin Su was much more kind-hearted than Chen Qing, and she didn't reveal anything to Ran Yue, so Ran Yue misunderstood that this was someone who needed special care, and finally brought her here when she was promoted to her today.

Lin Su didn't intend to say anything more about it.

After all, she is just a little girl. If she talks too much and makes the other party's situation reversed, something may happen.

Seeing Lin Su's question, Feng Chuo hurriedly said, "It's not bad, sister Lin...thank you."

From the corner of Lin Su's eyes, she caught a glimpse of the girl's eyes subconsciously looking at the door of the office next to her, as well as the low tone in her tone. It was generally clear that she would definitely not be too happy. After all, the man raised the girls from the Guofeng Art Troupe like a princess. Cinderella, it is impossible to have no gaps, not to mention that during this period of time, the Guofeng Art Troupe has become famous all over the world, and it is even more highly praised in China. It would be strange if the girl in front of her didn't feel disappointed .

Thinking of this, Lin Su said: "Do things well in the future, and also, live your own life well, you are free now, and no one will interfere with you."

Feng Chuo paused, then subconsciously glanced at a certain door, then woke up again, and said quickly: "Sister Lin, I see."

Lin Su didn't want to say more about it, but remembered something, and said: "Go ask for another copy of the box office data of "Speak Well", and bring it to me within 10 minutes."

"OK, all right."

After Feng Chuo finished speaking, she turned around reluctantly, turned around the corridor, and came to another office in the outer courtyard. Her boss Ran Yue and several other people were here. Ran Yue was on the phone, and the others were either on the computer. It looks like they are very busy knocking in front of them, or sorting out some documents.

Seeing her come in, Ran Yue temporarily covered the microphone and asked with her eyes.

Feng Chuo, who had lost his mind, said hastily: "Sister Lin wants a copy of the box office data of "Speak Well", within 10 minutes."

Ran Yue nodded and looked at her expression: "Are you uncomfortable?"

"No, no, Sister Ran, I..."

Ran Yue interrupted her with a wave of her hand, and was about to speak when another girl sitting behind the computer next to her interjected, "Sister Ran, is the box office of "Speak Well" right? I happen to have a copy here, and I've sorted it out in advance."

Ran Yue nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Print it out and send it in."

The girl agreed with a smile, gave Feng Chuo a sideways look, and began to get busy. The appearance of operating the computer was obviously rusty, but she was also very rigid. Soon the printer next to her started buzzing.

Feng Chuo was about to go over to get the materials, but the girl got up first, snatched it without a trace, and asked Ran Yue again, and after getting permission, she left and walked towards the courtyard next to her.

Feng Chuo watched the girl named Shen Lige's voice disappear, and slightly clenched his fists.

Or you can only return to your temporary office position.

"Speak Well" directed by Zhang Guoshi was officially released on the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month. It was the first to play the slogan of the Lunar New Year film in the mainland. At the same time, it held grand premieres in Beijing and Shanghai, which were officially opened. Li, the team traveled to many cities to carry out national publicity years ago, and the momentum was quite large.

The reputation of the film can be described as polarized.

Some people think this is Zhang Guoshi's breakthrough, some people think it is a parody of some other films.

Regardless, the film was a commercial success.

First of all, this is the first domestically-made film with great influence in China after the launch of computer-based online ticket sales last year and the reform of the theater system. Although it is limited to the complex environment of software, hardware and even policies in the industry, the current scope of computer-based online ticket sales is still limited. It is limited to cities in first-tier provinces, and the theater chain is even more procrastinating. However, after the ticket sales network is connected, the containment of the rampant box office concealment behavior in China is almost immediate.

For "Speak Well", in two weeks after its release, the film's domestic box office has already reached 2300 million yuan according to preliminary statistics. In this era, domestic film screenings are still dominated by long-term progressive lines. It is expected that after all the films are released , the total local box office of the film is expected to reach around 6000 million.

The film’s investment was 2500 million RMB, which was much higher than Simon’s initial estimate, but 6000 million in the local area was enough to recover the production cost. After all, Zhang Guoshi has considerable influence overseas. After a little selling in the international market, he entered a profit cycle.

It was a good start for Jinshu Media.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that, as the heroine, Zhu Momo also became famous in one fell swoop by virtue of her outstanding performance in this movie. Everyone is a tall and slender girl who serves as a foil, and her domestic popularity surpasses that of Jian Xin and Tao Yuelei.

Of course, for Simon, it was just a small test after all.

It was the turn of Wu Shanlin and Luo Qian from the Jinshu Department, and they had a general chat about "Speak Well", after some encouragement, Simon talked about other things, mainly the series of TV series that Simon personally designated last time.

For China's film and television industry, Simon's main layout is to promote commercial operations in related fields.

The same goes for TV shows.

There is one exception, which is Jin Yong's "Dragon Babu".

Chapter 1099 Feng Qi Qingping

"With the success of provincial-level TV stations in Mainland China in recent years, the TV industry will enter a period of vigorous development. This is the best opportunity for the rise of the Jinshu Department. After all, the threshold of the domestic TV industry in China is much lower than that of movies. The demand far exceeds it. However, other capitals will definitely not let go of this opportunity. If the Jinshu Department wants to stand out from the crowd, it needs to have enough competitiveness. What should the Jinshu Department’s core competitiveness be? It seems that the key is the professionalization of film and television projects from incubation, production to marketing, distribution and other links to form a complete and mature industrial chain."

"Remember, this is business."

"If any business wants to succeed, the core is high-quality products, but in addition to ensuring that the products are good enough, you also need to reduce costs as much as possible in the production process, and build a reputation as much as possible in the marketing process. The ultimate goal to get more profit.”

"Maybe you're thinking, how do I do it specifically, can I teach you more than these broad concepts?"

"Of course I know what to do, because I have come up step by step from the bottom. Even though the film and television entertainment environment in the United States is very different from that in China, if you take it apart, since it is a business, it will inevitably lead to the same end. However, I did not Time will teach you, I just want results."

"If you have the heart, with your current position and the resources that the Westeros system can use, you can learn the operation methods of any professional field. Again, I only look at the results. Done, I will I will give you enough returns, definitely more than you imagined, because of various regulations in China, most companies in the Jinshu Department, and the Westeros system cannot hold too many shares. I hope these shares will be more You who do the specific things take it away. Of course, if you don’t do it well, you still have nothing. I am a person who highly respects those who pay and get rewarded.”

In the study in the mansion on the west bank of the West Lake.

Simon didn't have time to communicate with each other. He basically communicated with several senior officials of the Jinshu Department straight to the point, and most of them were said by Simon.

At the end of this, Simon once again flipped through a document that Lin Su had sent in before, and continued: "The last thing, about. This is a novel I like very much. In fact, most of Mr. Jin Yong's works, I I like them all very much. Therefore, apart from business, I hope that this project will be done as my personal hobby and made into a real work of art. It just so happens that this project is a tripartite cooperation between Hong Kong TVB and Mainland China CCTV, so it cannot be regarded as pure Business has more special meaning, so doing my best does not conflict with my hope.”

"Since it is my personal hobby, let alone how much resources CCTV and TVB can provide, I will personally give a budget of 1500 million US dollars."

When Simon said this, Wu Shanlin and Luo Qian, who were sitting on the opposite sofa, were a little speechless.

1500 million U.S. dollars, converted to 1.2 million yuan.

It is estimated that there will only be about 6000 episodes. CCTV has been producing it for the past few years. It can be called a national-level drama, and the budget is only less than 1500 million yuan.What's more, the [-] million US dollars that my boss just said was only contributed by Jinshu's family, and the resources that CCTV and TVB could provide were not included in the calculation.

After spending such money, it is obvious that the boss really does not intend to recover the cost.

After Simon finished speaking, he gave a few people some time to digest, handed the document in his hand to Wu Shanlin, and continued: "Therefore, there is no need to worry about the production. It will be no problem to complete it in two to three years, just like the four famous works produced by CCTV. In that way, choose the best actors and the best behind-the-scenes team. Finally, I personally donate an additional set of digital cameras and corresponding post-production equipment. The core is the latest digital camera developed by Sony, with movie-level resolution, Oh, actually not, the vertical is only about 800 pixels, and the image quality needs to be compensated by lens and other hardware, but it is far beyond the current general image quality level of TV drama shooting. Next, you should find a suitable team to practice and master these equipment as soon as possible.”

Regarding the various famous epics in the past, and even the later CCTV Jin Yong series, Simon's biggest regret is the picture quality.All kinds of beautiful mountains, rivers, beautiful scenery, beauties and tough guys are all greatly compromised by the rough picture quality.

Especially CCTV's Jin Yong series.

If Zhang Dazi could shoot with movie-level picture quality back then, there would be no room for all kinds of "extraordinarily beautiful women" to act as monsters, so he took out one shot and one shot.

Therefore, what Simon wants this time is to be in place in one step.

Using CCTV can mobilize the huge resources of the country, the mature professional production team in Hong Kong and the rich funds of the Jinshu Department to achieve the ultimate in one go. There has been no Jin Yong drama before, and there will be no Jin Yong drama since then.

To achieve this goal, the first is the picture quality.

The first 1080P movie-level digital camera was born in 2000, mainly because Sony developed it specially for shooting at the request of George Lucas. In fact, the major electronic giants have already accumulated sufficient technology.This time, the success of Tinkber's i Cam series has stimulated the rapid development of digital camera technology in advance. With the increased investment of various electronics giants, Sony has launched a 200-megapixel 1080P professional camera three years in advance. digital camera.

Of course, the current picture quality of Sony’s camera is still quite different from that of film, and the actual pixels are less than 1080P. It needs some technical processing to get the corresponding effect.But this is an absolute leap forward for the current 420P TV shooting.

Although compression is definitely required when broadcasting on TV in this era, shooting with 1080P image quality will not be outdated even after 30 to [-] years. This is also the fundamental premise for Simon to achieve "one step".

In order to achieve this goal, Simon donated three sets of Sony's latest digital cameras, together with various supporting lenses and storage accessories, as well as the corresponding post-production equipment, with a total value of 180 million US dollars, which is equivalent to nearly 1500 million RMB is enough to make two or three low-cost TV dramas in China at this time.

Let the people on the opposite side come together to check the list of equipment that will be shipped to China in the near future, and Simon asked again: "By the way, CCTV, have you contacted Zhang? How did he reply?"

Of course it's a big beard here.

Zhang Dabeard is still in the system at this time, and is currently serving as the chief producer.

Fortunately, the filming has come to an end, and the most indispensable thing on CCTV is a producer, so invite the other party over in advance, as long as Zhang Dazizi is not stupid, he will know that the meaning of this errand is no less than that.

This time, Simon still hopes that Zhang Dabezi can be the helm of the subsequent Jin Yong series.

In the past, Simon had always had a hard time understanding the outside world's criticism and even abuse of Zhang's bearded Jin Yong series. Whether he was an insider or an ordinary audience, Simon believed that Zhang's Jin Yong series was definitely the best version, not one of them.As for the praise of the Hong Kong version in the 90s, it is not aesthetics, but feelings.

Just like a wild allusion that Zhu Yuanzhang never forgets about the bowl of 'Jade and White Jade Soup' before his fortune, because of the lack of film and television content at that time, some of them will become classics.

When Wu Shanlin heard Simon ask about Big Beard Zhang, he quickly said: "Zhang has already agreed, boss, we have been meeting for a while, and he is very much looking forward to meeting with the boss, but it is a pity that he did not get an invitation this time."

"Just promise, forget it this time, there will be a chance in the future. In addition, if the other party is willing, you can pull him into Jinshu Media."

Wu Shanlin said: "Actually, Zhang already has this kind of intention, boss, if that's the case, I'll talk to him about it when I go back?"

"can."

So until more than ten o'clock in the morning, everyone who should be seen had already met, and Simon officially left China.Lin Su stayed behind and expected to return to North America after spending the Lantern Festival with her family.

After the Boeing 767 took off, Simon began to understand another thing in the cabin office.