When Li Yuan came to the Hexagon headquarters for the first time after the Spring Festival, he felt that it was overcrowded.
Called Wu Yongping to his office: "Da Lang, why are there so many people?"
"Isn't it the intern you sent?"
"intern?"
"The ones your wife sent from Oval School."
"Oh!" Li Yuan suddenly realized that they were those laid-off female workers. "How did they perform?"
"Those big ladies you're talking about? Our young men here can't stand them. How dare they tease us in public in broad daylight?"
"Huh? It seems like you have a lot of experience, huh?"
"Don't slander me, I have no experience. I'm so unlucky to have this kind of experience." Wu Yongping said with a smile, "Anyway, we have nothing to do, and we don't know how to arrange internships for them."
"Is this just an internship? Isn't there a lot of outsourcing work? You can leave it to them."
"Ah? Can they really do it? Originally, we were looking for undergraduates, and here we have to intern for more than half a year. Only after passing the examination can we work independently?"
"That's not the case at all. Isn't it just to make a homepage? As long as you have some art foundation, a dog can do it, so why waste college students? Let them all get started, and at most be more strict during the review."
"That's okay! But those are all outsourced by foreign customers, what if something goes wrong?"
"If it really doesn't work, we will divert it to other tasks in the future. If the review is passed, we will end the internship period and join our subordinate outsourcing company. We will end these messy businesses as soon as possible. There are so many things waiting for you to do."
Businesses like this kind of IT migrant workers will basically be outsourced in a few decades, and a bachelor's and master's degree from a third-rate university will be enough. College students at this time are still very valuable, and there is no room for waste, so they must be used to their fullest potential.
Wherever needed.
In the following projects, it is definitely impossible for one person to fight alone, not even for a reborn like Li Yuan. Therefore, we should try our best to make use of these "big sisters" and give them a chance to display their abilities.
To be honest, if you really work hard, you can use it. If it doesn't work, you can only transfer it to other offices and do some office automation work. The future is definitely bleak, but at least you can guarantee a job.
"Okay!" Wu Yongping nodded, "You just send people over in batches. I'm afraid there won't be that much outsourcing."
"I will contact Parallel Line (Benzi). There should be a lot of business there. And... if it doesn't work, I will let the Yuan Universe shoot an animated movie, which can solve hundreds of people."
"That's good. But Yuanzi, if this continues, there won't be enough office space."
"Oh? Are the floors we left not enough?"
"Hi! There are so many other companies that have been arranged to come in, all of which are the offices you booked. The rentals to external parties have been quite good recently. I heard from the second brother that they are almost full. Including the buildings outside.
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"I got it. I'm going to sort it out. Some companies don't need to stay here. They can buy a few more floors outside. Including outsourcing companies, they can also move out. From now on, except for your parabola, only the hexagonal headquarters will remain here.
Come on! We can save ourselves the trouble, who cares about those broken companies?"
"hehe."
After some discussion, we decided to build a few more commercial buildings between the Third Ring Road and the Fifth Ring Road on the outskirts of Beijing to relocate all the unimportant companies.
"That's good! Yuanzi, if you have nothing to do, I'll go and get busy first?"
"Go and do your work! There's nothing to do here!"
"Then I wish you success in Cannes? I heard that you failed the domestic review this time, and you are so angry that you are ready to bid farewell to the film industry?"
Li Yuan laughed: "Go away. Sooner or later I will smash you to death with a trophy!"
"Then I'll wait. Hehehe."
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Regarding this year's Cannes Film Festival, Li Yuan's registration went very smoothly and he entered the main competition unit without any obstacles.
Just like the off-year after the big year. There were many good films in the last year, and the 1996 golden year in film history, the quality of this year's participating films is not very good.
Li Yuan has already seen the list of films in the main competition. Except for Wong Kar-Wai's "Happy Together" which is relatively famous, he has never even heard of the others. No wonder "Slumdog Millionaire" went so well.
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Of course, as a "famous director" from Mainland China who is directly related to Cannes, Li Yuan has won the favor of the Cannes organizing committee, and basically got the green light all the way, and was recommended to the final main competition unit.
So after being busy for a while, Li Yuan and Jiang Qingqing boarded a flight to Cannes.
In the first class cabin, Jiang Qingqing felt fresh about everything she saw: "Brother Yuan, are the seats so big?"
"You can still lie down. Take it, there is also an airline VIP card here."
"Ah?" Jiang Qingqing took the VIP card in surprise, "How do I use this card?"
"You can ask a flight attendant to enjoy VIP service." Li Yuan joked, "But more and more people will get the card, and there will be more special requests, some of which are very weird. So when they see VIP guests, the flight attendants will roll their eyes.
It can lift out of the atmosphere."
"You're talking nonsense. Hahahahaha." Jiang Qingqing was amused, "Brother Hua, aren't we together?"
"It's just the two of us here. Hua Zai set off from Hong Kong, and our crew met up in Cannes. Alas! He will be followed by many Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment reporters. The two of us were ignored. Who let the film bureau fail?"
"Didn't I hear that I haven't given my opinion yet?"
"It's called 'remaining in China but not publishing', which also shows the attitude of the film bureau. It's really baffling. We film realistic criticism in Hong Kong, but not in the mainland. Why are their film bureaus so nervous?"
"Really? What should we do? Then how will your project recover the cost?"
"It depends on the situation! It doesn't matter if you lose some money, as long as you are happy. Haha."
"Disgusting!" Jiang Qingqing said coquettishly, "Hey, I'm asking you, I heard in the factory that people in Hong Kong are laughing at that advertisement. Am I embarrassed?"
"What age are you from? Now it has become an international trend. The small fishing village in Hong Kong doesn't know anything about it."
"Yeah?"
"Don't you still believe me? Public opinion has turned around a long time ago. Besides, you won't be involved in Hong Kong circles in the future, so what do they say?"
"Hehe. Is this what you said? Let me ask you, where is my next movie? When I arrived at the Beijing Film Studio, I worked as a bit player and had nothing to do every day!"
"Don't worry. You'll be busy soon." Seeing Jiang Qingqing's expectant look, Li Yuan smiled and pinched her nose, "Haha, I seem to have heard that the private film and television company will be opened soon. By then.
You come here and be the art director. If you produce and sell your own products, who dares not to let you be the heroine?"
"Ah? I...I don't understand what an art director is? Are you trying to coax me?" Jiang Qingqing was surprised and happy.
"It's not like I really let you manage, you just put your name on it. At that time, who dares to ignore you?"
"Hey hey hey!"
Starting from this year and next year, the domestic film and television industry will undergo huge reforms. The first is to merge into four major film groups. Of course, the most famous one is China Film Group. Private film and television companies will also be allowed to be established.
Feng Xiaogang's "Endless" became an instant hit and began to create the myth of Huayi Brothers.
In the field of TV dramas, the Mainland has also released a masterpiece of its generation - "Huanzhugege". It has completely changed the pattern of domestic TV dramas. By that time, who will stay in those state-owned studios?
"Oh! I forgot to tell you that both of your stocks have gone up."
"Really? How many are there now?"
"I don't remember. Anyway...you should be a multi-millionaire, right?"
"Really? Giggle. Are you so rich?"
"Believe it or not."
"Hehe! That's good. I was worried about resigning from Beijing Film Studio and not finding a new job in the future. Now I can just lie at home every day. Brother Yuan, I don't even want to make a movie anymore. Hehehe!"
"Huh? Whatever you want."
"Can I get the money now?"
"Keep it! There will definitely be more in the future. If you are short of money, you can ask me for it."
"Hehe. That's pretty much it!"
"..."
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Chatting all the way, time flew by. When she arrived in Cannes, Jiang Qingqing was still very excited.
"Let's go to the hotel! Let's sleep for a while."
"No! Stop doing this!"
"Huh? Where did you think you were? Jet lagged!"
"Brother Yuan, I'm not tired. How about we go shopping? I want to see French famous brands."
"Then you have to go to the hotel to put your luggage. Don't bother, why are you like this?"
"Is that good~~!"
"Okay! Huh?"
"What's wrong? Brother Yuan."
"Qingqing, why don't you even have a fashion brand? Are you too bad at it? Haha."
"Nonsense! Aren't you going to help? How about... you help me buy a fashion factory, and I will be your model for life?"
"Huh? Underwear brand?"
"Hmph! Let you talk nonsense. I'm sorry! I just want fashion!"
"Haha." Li Yuan laughed. This is simply impossible. Who would waste time on fashion?
"Um?"
"what happened again?"
"Qingqing, have you noticed? From the time we set out until now, you have never asked me once if I can get the prize this time?"
"Giggle." Jiang Qingqing laughed so hard, "Then there's no need to ask - the important thing is to participate! Even the film bureau doesn't like it, how can you win the award? Okay, okay, I will comfort you later.
Yours. Hahaha!"
"..."
Li Yuan was choked to death. It seems that no one is optimistic about this trip to Cannes, right? Not even the women at home, nor the friends around him, think that he can win the award?
But having said that, the film bureaus in this era were still very authoritative, at least in the minds of others, they were very authoritative. Because of the film bureau's "pretentiousness", everyone was no longer optimistic about it.
Forget it. Actually... Li Yuan didn't know what to do. After all, the original version was shot in the UK with an Indian theme. Now that the background has been set in Hong Kong, a considerable amount of magical modifications have been made. And who can know the effect of such magical modifications?
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Although he is a direct descendant of Cannes, to be honest, Li Yuan's reputation in the international film circle is just that, not even half of what he is in the computer IT field.
Therefore, when the red carpet of the opening ceremony was held, even the TV broadcast was introducing Li Yuan's parallel lines, and it seemed that they did not care about the movie at all. Nor did they care about the director Li Yuan at all.
One thing to say is that the film industry in this era has not yet been completely entertainment-oriented, especially the three major European companies like Cannes. Li Yuan's status as a new technological upstart and a billionaire has not only brought no benefits, but has brought a lot of negative consequences.
Impression score - is this a rich man's pain in the ass?
In the end, when it comes to popularity, "Slumdog Millionaire" was not as popular as the other popular films in the competition. Until the day of its public screening.
However, there were still very few spectators present, and those who came were basically reporters who were just joining in the fun. In other words, they hoped that this would be a bad movie, so that it would have a sensational effect.
Just came here to watch the fun!
"Welcome everyone to come and watch our movie." Li Yuan, Jiang Qingqing, and Liu Dehua stood on the stage and simply said a few words, "Stop talking nonsense and watch the movie first!"
Li Yuan's straightforward attitude actually brought a burst of laughter. Amid polite applause, the film was officially screened:
Between the depressing high-rise buildings is the Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong's slum.
"Ahua, who comes from the slums, participates in a TV quiz show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in order to find his first love, Ali. When Ahua gets to the last question, he is about to win and win 1 million.
When he became a millionaire with a Hong Kong dollar bonus, the program host found him cheating and notified the police, who arrested the poor boy on charges of fraud..."
"The police and the host were equally suspicious that a poor boy with no good education could answer so many questions that even experts were not sure about. Under severe torture by the police, Ah Hua always insisted that he did not cheat and spoke of his hardships.
How the rough and painful life experience and the answers to the questions are closely connected..."
The film is gripping from the beginning. TV quiz shows of this type are very popular all over the world, so reporters and audiences can understand it immediately.
And in the process of magic modification, many nonsensical elements of Hong Kong movies were introduced, which made the theater laugh continuously.
This also focused the attention of the whole audience. Many people were curious about the fraud in the quiz show? Is this a crime movie?
"The answers to these strange questions reveal the dark and miserable lives of the poor represented by Ahua, including poverty, class conflicts, religious conflicts, gang violence, racial discrimination, displacement, deception and abduction...
"Ahua was born in the slums of the Kowloon Walled City, where there were only narrow streets, cluttered crowds, turbid rivers, and shocking garbage in the alleys of the Walled City. It was a dark and miserable world completely different from the revelry and wealth in the center of Hong Kong...
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"Ahua's mother was unfortunately killed in a gang conflict when he was a child. He and his brother Ayong have been living together begging on the streets since he was a child, wandering around. During the wandering, Ahua met the orphan Ali, and the three of them worked together to make a living.
They lived a poor life with little to eat, and were later deceived and exploited by traffickers..."