The first annual meeting of the Brilliant Era was attended by five hundred people.
Among them, there are fifty people from the investment company, more than 100 people from the film and television company, more than 200 people from the headquarters of Bright Times, including 100 people in charge of 100 theaters, which is more than 500 people.
If you include the ordinary employees of various theaters, the number of employees in Bright Times has exceeded a thousand.
After just over two years of development, the company has grown into such a large-scale enterprise. This is remarkable, and Liu Yifei was also surprised by this.
"There are so many people!" She and Chu Xuan walked into the hall.
The hall was buzzing with people. Most of them were whispering and talking to each other. Those who knew each other were hugging each other, and those who did not know each other were meeting new colleagues. It was like a large-scale social gathering scene.
However, due to different professional fields, the differences between the various areas of this large dating scene are also obvious.
Directors, screenwriters and artists are together, special effects people are together, theater managers are together, marketing and operations people are together...
People who are in the same major and in the same field and don't know each other also have a common language. It is normal to have such a distinction.
"Are you stressed?" Chu Xuan asked, looking at the big scene in front of him.
Liu Yifei walked slowly with Chu Xuan while looking left and right for Su Chang and the others. When she heard Chu Xuan's words, she said in shock: "What pressure can I have?"
Chu Xuan stretched out his hand and pointed to where Su Chang and the others were: "As the boss's wife, you have so many employees under you, don't you have any pressure?"
Liu Yifei smiled. It turned out that this was what Chu Xuan said. She and Chu Xuan walked towards where Su Chang and the others were: "Hua Mulan can lead the army to fight, Wu Zetian can lead a country, and only has a thousand employees, why should I feel pressure?"
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Chu Xuan raised his eyebrows. Hua Mulan? Wu Zetian? Using these two capable women as metaphors, he couldn't help but be startled. This is indeed Liu Yifei's very individual and strong style.
Regarding Liu Yifei's half-joking and half-serious words, Chu Xuan smiled and put his hand on Liu Yifei's shoulder: "Yes, Queen Liu."
Queen Liu?...Liu Yifei was delighted when she heard this. She now had a new title.
"Mr. Chu."
"Mr. Chu, Miss Liu."
"..."
Along the way, people nearby greeted the young couple warmly.
As for the young couple, they don't know nine out of ten people, but they smile normally when faced with their enthusiasm.
"Sissi!" Su Chang looked at the two people approaching, waved his hands, and shouted cheerfully.
"Changchang!" Liu Yifei broke away from Chu Xuan's arms, ran a few steps forward, and hugged Su Chang and Jiang Xin respectively.
Since the filming of "Struggle" was completed, Su Chang and Jiang Xin traveled around the country and did not return until a few days ago.
Liu Yifei and her good sisters have not seen each other for several months because of this. Now they see each other again, and both parties seem very happy.
Zhao Liying hugged Liu Yifei, waved to Chu Xuan, and said happily: "Master!"
"Brother Chu." Huang Xuan shouted.
"Brother." Chen He greeted Huang Xuan.
Chu Xuan nodded slightly, said hello to Huang Bo, Ning Hao, and Wen Muye, and then he and Liu Yifei walked towards the two empty seats specially left by Su Chang and others, preparing to take their seats.
Just halfway around the round table, Chu Xuan glanced at Yang Tianzhen and saw that Yang Tianzhen seemed to have gained weight again. He asked curiously: "How many pounds?"
Seeing the arrival of Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, Yang Tianzhen wanted to say hello to them in a happy mood, but she didn't expect that when Chu Xuan came, her happy expression disappeared, and her expression turned stiff: "You are a man
Have you ever asked a woman this question?”
Liu Yifei slapped Chu Xuan on the arm, feeling unhappy for Yang Tianzhen, but the smile in the corners of her eyes betrayed her mood at the moment.
Su Chang and Jiang Xin, who were sitting at the same table, couldn't help but laugh at this scene.
"I can't help it." Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei sat down side by side.
"Don't ask, it's heavier than you anyway." Yang Tianzhen looked proud.
Chu Xuan couldn't help but let out a "poof" and nodded repeatedly: "Then I can't compare to you."
Yang Tianzhen also traveled with Su Chang and the others, and arranged for them business performances and business affairs that were conveyed to them by the company along the way.
I saw them posting messages in the group before saying that Yang Tianzhen never goes on a diet, and if she eats anything delicious, she just eats it. She probably gained weight because of this.
After not seeing each other for a long time, Liu Yifei and her good sisters were chatting. I don’t know what they talked about, and the girls suddenly became more happy.
Liu Yifei tilted her head and came over, very excited: "Changchang and the others are going to the hot springs."
Shangri-La Hotel has many service facilities, and the artificial hot spring is one of the services of this hotel.
The annual meeting started at six o'clock in the afternoon. Seeing that there were still several hours before this time, Liu Yifei suggested that she and her sisters go to the hot springs to enjoy and chat.
"I said, do you need to report to your boyfriend when you go to a hot spring?" Su Chang asked.
"Sissi, this won't work, women have to be tough!" Jiang Xin said angrily.
Liu Yifei turned to look at them, dumbfounded: "What are you talking about? This is the most basic respect, okay? With your words, if Chu Xuan and I hadn't been in good terms, I would probably have been divorced by you, which would have hurt our friendship!"
Su Chang smiled and pulled Liu Yifei away: "Let's go, let's go."
Jiang Xin and Zhao Liying got up and prepared to go upstairs to soak in the hot spring together.
Liu Yifei was dragged away by Su Chang and waved to Chu Xuan: "I'm going."
Chu Xuan nodded slightly, and after a few glances, he reached for a bottle of milk on the wine table, opened the lid and crossed his legs: "Brother Bo, what are you doing these days? I haven't seen you in months."
Huang Bo was sitting next to Chu Xuan. He was about to reply, but Ning Hao said before him: "Junior brother, he is angry."
Ning Hao patted Huang Bo on the shoulder and said to Chu Xuan: "After filming "Crazy Stone", he was still a supporting actor, but he was the first to become popular. This is something I didn't expect."
Huang Bo grinned. He did not expect that after the release of "Crazy Stone", the protagonist and the second male lead were not popular. Instead, it was the popularity of his supporting role that opened up the situation.
Although it is only a small fire, visually speaking, it is on the third line, but it has also undergone earth-shaking changes compared to the previous situation of playing a small role.
Chu Xuan nodded, thinking that after Huang Bo became popular, he was assigned a lot of business arrangements by the company, so he hadn't been seen for a long time.
"I have to thank Lao Chu for giving me the opportunity." Huang Bo hit Chu Xuan's arm to show his gratitude.
"Why are you thanking me?" Chu Xuan took a sip of milk, shook his head and said: "Those who deserve to be popular will become popular sooner or later. Those who don't have the destiny will not become popular no matter how much they jump around. The fact that you are popular means that you have the destiny to be angry."
Ning Hao was peeling peanuts in his hand. Hearing Chu Xuan's words, he nodded slightly.
Whether an artist is popular or not is indeed a bit of a mystery. Some are handsome and beautiful. If you give them resources, they just can't become popular.
But looking at Huang Bo's face, he often joked that it was the result of Nuwa suddenly suffering from Parkinson's disease when she pinched someone.
But it is this face that, after "Crazy Stone" was released, fans who liked him said he was very memorable.
No, not to mention it became an instant hit, but it made the entertainment industry remember Huang Bo and the name Huang Bo.
But then again, Huang Bo has been dormant in his career as a bit player for many years, and he is able to start to gain momentum with just one movie. This is also the result of years of honing his acting skills, and also the result of years of building connections.
If Chu Xuan hadn't made the final decision, "Crazy Stone" would not have developed so smoothly.
Chu Xuan is Huang Bo's brother, and he can also be regarded as Huang Bo's nobleman.
"Brother Bo, how do you feel after being famous?" Chu Xuan turned half sideways to look at Huang Bo, and grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the table.
Huang Bo smiled when he heard Chu Xuan's interview-style questions.
He crossed his legs, put his left hand on his lap, and raised his right hand to touch his hair casually: "After "Crazy Stone" was released, its popularity really increased. The company also arranged some business, and it made money in the past six months.
Hundreds of thousands"
"When I was working as a freelancer in Hengcheng, many of my colleagues helped me a lot. I took the time to go to Hengcheng and treat those old friends to a meal."
As he said that, Huang Bo looked at Chu Xuan with a mocking look on his face: "I just happened to meet a director of the Extras Association who looked down on me at the beginning. He said before that I would never be popular. When I met him that day, he was so considerate."
He was silent for a while, and then said: "Then I went back to Qingdao to renovate the house for my family. Out of nowhere, all seven aunts and eight aunts came. If you want to compliment me, don't use the same compliments. There is only one purpose, to borrow money."
Chu Xuan was cracking melon seeds, but when Huang Bo said this, he couldn't help but laugh.
Huang Bo took a melon seed from Chu Xuan's hand, put it to his mouth and knocked it, raised his left hand from his lap and placed it on the back of Chu Xuan's chair: "Old Chu, I feel the same as you."
Chu Xuan's hand holding the melon seeds stopped, and he asked in surprise: "Do you feel the same as me?"
Huang Bo said: "When you are discovered and can benefit, then you will be surrounded by good people. Even those who have never been in contact with you before will come to lick you, and even those who have had conflicts with you in the past will think about it."
Come and turn our hostility into friendship with you."
"Brilliant." Ning Hao peeled a peanut and put it in his mouth.
Chu Xuan nodded slowly and smiled lightly: "That's true."
Huang Xuan and Chen He sat side by side, listening to their chat, and they both agreed deeply.
Especially for Chen He, Huang Bo's words simply touched his heart.
When he joined Brilliant Era, and when the news that he was acting with Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei spread to the drama school, many "good people" suddenly appeared around him.
It confused him at first, but slowly he discovered the purpose of those people. They just wanted him to say good things to Chu Xuan, or to gain resources, or to join the Brilliant Era.
In response to what Brother Bo just said, those people found something good in him, otherwise how could they be so courteous for nothing?
He lamented: This world is too hypocritical and too real.
Chu Xuan finished the melon seeds in his hand and clapped his hands to shake off the residue: "Has the next work been announced?"
Huang Bo nodded, put down his legs, stood up and took an apple from the table: "Our director Ning Da's second work, "Crazy Racing"."
He sat back down, took a bite of the apple and raised his eyebrows at Chu Xuan: "I will star."
Chu Xuan raised his lips slightly, looked at Ning Hao and said, "Do you believe him so much?"
Ning Hao put his hand on Huang Bo's shoulder and affirmed: "Since he became popular with "Crazy Stone", I did some research and discovered one of his characteristics. His acting style is very down-to-earth and he can play small characters well."
The essence, this is his unique quality that domestic artists lack, being able to play both protagonists and minor characters."
Huang Bo didn't feel anything because Ning Hao said that his characteristics lie in the little people. Instead, he said to Chu Xuan with some pride: "Did you hear that, although I have an artistic face, I also have unique characteristics, just like the little people."
You can't act in this part."
Ning Hao looked at Chu Xuan's impeccable face and nodded in approval: "It's true that I can't act. The audience doesn't believe it."
Huang Xuan and Chen He acted as gourmets and looked at Chu Xuan jokingly.
Chu Xuan shook his head in joy and did not refute.
If it were his old self, he would still be able to play small characters, and he would still be confident in his own temperament.
But since he became the boss, he gradually lost some of his temperament and partnered with Liu Yifei many times. In order to form a 1+1 greater than 2 interpretation effect with Liu Yifei, while he performed with Liu Yifei, his performance style also gradually changed.
Already.
He must admit that when he no longer exists in the entertainment industry as a pure actor, his acting career has narrowed.
The acting path has become narrower, but he has gained the skills of producing, directing, etc., and he has also gained the company of Bright Times. It can be regarded as a gain and a loss.
Chu Xuan drank the last sip of milk, looked around and saw that there was no trash can, and put the empty bottle on the table: "Huang Xuan, are you still at odds with your mother?"
Huang Xuan's mother asked Huang Xuan to learn dance, and she was the kind to accept death. Even if Huang Xuan didn't like dancing, he couldn't overcome his mother's obsession.
When he signed a contract with Bright Times, he signed it behind his mother's back. When his mother found out about it, she immediately became furious and scolded him.
In this way, the mother and son have formed a deadlock since then.
"No." Huang Xuan shook his head: "She inquired about the capabilities of Brilliant Era from many sources, and also learned about the two dramas "Zhu Xian" and "Struggle", and also got the news that I played the male lead and the second male lead respectively. She also knew this
There is no need to talk about the concept of resources anymore.”
"That's good." Chu Xuan nodded.
Huang Xuan continued: "Then she checked my information on the Internet, and some reports expressed the news that I was your apprentice, Brother Chu. She said that she would come to the capital from Gansu during the New Year and take me to Chu
Brother, I wish you a happy new year."
After pausing for a second, he added: "By the way, with Zhao Liying."
"Come to my house to pay New Year's greetings..." Chu Xuan was surprised and didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why are you making it so troublesome? Besides, I am a junior. Your parents, as elders, would like to send me a junior New Year's greetings. I am very embarrassed, okay?"
Huang Xuan shrugged and smiled slightly: "It has been discussed."
Hearing what he said, Chu Xuan shook his head helplessly and could only say: "When will you come, please call in advance."
"Okay." Huang Xuan nodded.
Chu Xuan continued to chat with them. After chatting for an unknown amount of time, Liu Yifei's voice came over.
"We're back!"
The faces of the four girls were pink and rosy, obviously due to the lingering heat after soaking in the hot springs.
All of them have long hair shawl, youthful and beautiful, and they become a beautiful scenery for a while, attracting the attention of people nearby.
Liu Yifei sat down next to Chu Xuan and playfully stretched out her hand to pinch Chu Xuan's face: "It's so comfortable to soak in the hot spring. You can try it next time."
Chu Xuan nodded slightly, and from the corner of his eye, he saw Wang Jinhua walking towards the stage with a microphone. It seemed that the annual banquet was about to begin.
Liu Yifei also saw this scene and couldn't help but smile and said: "It's better to come early than to come by chance, it's just about to start."
As more and more people saw Wang Jinhua walking up to the stage, everyone gradually stopped communicating and returned to their seats one after another.
Wang Jinhua came to the stage and glanced at the large scene in front of her where about fifty tables were all occupied. A bright smile appeared on her face.
These are her employees, and their wages and benefits are worth tens of millions every year.
As soon as she thought of this, a sense of glory arose in her heart.
Once upon a time, she was just a broker controlled by capital. How could she have imagined that she would reach the status she has today.
This seems like a dream, but it is really happening before our eyes.
She looked at Chu Xuan, who was sitting in the row in front of her. Her younger brother had brought all of this. She felt that it was the wisest decision in her life to sign this treasured younger brother.
"Hello everyone, I am Wang Jinhua."
Amid a burst of applause, Wang Jinhua continued: "Like you, I am just a member of the Brilliant Times family."
It was the first time for many people to meet Wang Jinhua in person, but her words shortened the distance between the two parties, making people feel more cordial.
Wang Jinhua paused and glanced at the audience: "When I got the list of the annual meeting and saw the number of more than five hundred people, I had no exact idea. But when I came here today and took a look, I realized that our big family actually
It’s of such scale.”
Many people nodded with understanding, including the staff at the Bright Times headquarters, who also felt the same way.
Entertainment companies, brokerage companies, investment companies, film and television companies, and theater companies rarely interact with each other on weekdays. Even those who do interact with each other are basically senior executives of each company. The employees have no opportunities to interact due to their different types of work, so that it makes people feel uncomfortable.
Many people do not know the situation of the companies under Bright Times.
When they came to the annual meeting this year, they were shocked that the company they worked for had so many people and was so large, which refreshed their understanding of the company.
"Including those who have not come, the total number of employees in Brilliant Era has exceeded one thousand. This is only the result of two years of development." Wang Jinhua was a little proud.
Everyone in the audience looked surprised, but they applauded proudly.
Wang Jinhua waited for the applause to fall and then said: "The Brilliant Era was established at the end of December 2004..."
She lowered her head slightly and looked at Chu Xuan at the wine table: "Brilliant Era, this name was given by Mr. Chu."
Everyone in the audience either stared or tilted their heads, all looking towards Chu Xuan.
Liu Yifei, Su Chang, Huang Bo and others were also like this, which made Chu Xuan couldn't help but laugh.
"At the beginning, I asked Mr. Chu why the company was named Glorious Times? The name was too loud and difficult to grasp," Wang Jinhua said.
The corners of the mouths of those present were slightly raised as Wang Jinhua told the origin of the company's name, which aroused their interest.
"Mr. Chu said that the name is high-end, full of style, and unique."
Wang Jinhua said and looked at the audience: "After these few years of development, I deeply understand Chu Xuan's words."
After a pause, she said: "Has anyone seen an entertainment company that developed a theater system before entering the film industry?"
Everyone in the audience was startled. Wang Jinhua's words made them think for a while.
Conventionally, an entertainment company usually enters the movie industry first, and then makes profits from movie box office before developing movies and other related industries to create a closed ecological chain from the company's content creation to content output.
The Bright Era is just the opposite. The core film part of the closed loop of the ecological chain is not developed first, but related industries are developed first. This is indeed a very special development state.
From this point of view, Bright Times is indeed a bit different.
The next moment, they heard Wang Jinhua continue: "Has anyone ever seen an entertainment company that does not follow the market trend, but instead specializes in science fiction fields with unknown market trends as the company's main development route?"
Many people were startled again. Science fiction films are the company's current main development route?
Science fiction is a vacancy in the domestic film and television market, and it is unknown how the vacancy will develop.
Listening to what Wang Jinhua said, Brilliant Era is throwing the market trends behind and creating a new path?
There are many followers in the domestic market, and if a genre of film becomes popular, there will be a succession of films and TV series of the same genre.
Why are there so many followers? Because it is safe to follow the trend. There are predecessors who have helped you open the way and tell you that this market can make money, which will naturally lead to a situation where capital swarms.
Following the trend is also considered the safest development path for all entertainment companies.
Wang Jinhua’s words clearly mean that in the bright era, we should not be followers, but be pioneers.
At this point, they were a little surprised and surprised by the courage of the company's top executives.
"Has anyone seen an entertainment company that ignores the upstream film and television market and is prepared to invest in and study the downstream film and television industry base?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
Should Brilliant Era study the film and television industry?
In other words, the brilliant era will industrialize film and television?
At a time when the domestic film and television industry is absolutely lagging behind that of foreign countries, Wang Jinhua's words could not help but shock them.
"To be honest." Wang Jinhua walked a few steps sideways on the stage, stood still and faced the crowd: "When the company was first established, I never thought that the company would develop like this. There is obviously a more stable development direction, why should we take an unusual step?
the way?”
Under everyone's curiosity, she said: "Mr. Chu told me something."
Everyone present looked at Chu Xuan's position. Liu Yifei and her deskmates Su Chang and Huang Bo also turned their heads and glanced at Chu Xuan.
Chu Xuan put his left hand on his lap and his right hand on the table, and his eyes met Wang Jinhua's.
Wang Jinhua looked at him and smiled, and then said: "Mr. Chu said that if 99% of people think it is feasible, we should not do it, otherwise we can only eat ashes; 99% of people think it is feasible."
If you think something is impossible, then we will try it. If we succeed, we will be the king."
Wang Jinhua changed her left hand to hold the microphone: "I asked Mr. Chu at that time, what should I do if I fail?"
Everyone present was greatly surprised when Wang Jinhua told the story of their siblings.
At the same time, Wang Jinhua's words were also their doubts.
What Chu Xuan said does make sense. Top companies in all walks of life around the world are pioneers in this industry and are taking unusual routes.
For example, Xinlang launched a forum in the 1990s, developed offline communication into timely and convenient online communication, and created a field and market trend.
For example, Shengda resorted to selling the game and borrowing money to introduce "Legend" into the country. Since then, domestic PC games have begun to rise, creating a field and trend.
There are many such companies. Their common characteristic is that they do not follow the trend or the market, but break a gap in the market and lead a new wave.
Chu Xuan's words meant that Bright Times would follow such a pioneering path. From these words, they learned about Chu Xuan's ambitions and admired Chu Xuan's innovative ideas.
However, unknown things are generally bottomless pits, and the money invested may never see any hope of return.
So, as Wang Jinhua said, what should we do if we fail?
"Mr. Chu said." Wang Jinhua said: "We have equity in Micro Entertainment. Judging from the current value of Micro Entertainment, after Micro Entertainment is listed, if the leverage is increased by ten to eight times, the equity of Micro Entertainment will at least be
worth tens of billions."
"What is the concept of tens of billions? What is the upper limit of losses for an entertainment company?"
"No matter how much the entertainment company loses, can it lose 10 billion in one fell swoop?"
Wang Jinhua waved her hand and said with great enthusiasm: "As long as we can't, we can be resurrected indefinitely."
So people's heads were "bang", a little unbelievable.
It is not a secret that Bright Times has a stake in Micro Entertainment, everyone in them knows about it.
But will this equity be worth tens of billions?!
This was something they didn't know and it shocked them.
If this is the case, then as long as Brilliant Times does not mess around, as long as it develops and operates in a planned manner, even if it takes an unusual development route, then as Wang Jinhua said, Brilliant Times can be infinitely resurrected even if it fails.
Wang Jinhua continued: "I deeply agree with what Mr. Chu said. Maybe Bright Times will suffer temporary losses, or maybe Bright Times will fail on the way to development."
She raised a finger: "But as long as we succeed once, we will take off!"
She walked around for a while and said with great pride: "As long as we succeed once, the four words "Brilliant Era" may no longer represent the name of a company, but represent the entire industry and even the entire domestic entertainment era!"
Hearing this, everyone in the audience was moved, and the blood in their hearts was rushing inexplicably.
They never expected that the company they worked for would have such great ambitions.
And before realizing this ambition, the company also has a huge amount of funds as a foundation, so it also has a way out.
Under such circumstances, when they heard Wang Jinhua's heroic words, they felt as if they had been given a shot of blood - working in the bright era has a great future!
Chu Xuan turned his head and looked at everyone's faces, and smiled to himself: It must be my sister. Seeing how excited these people are, the goal of mobilizing the enthusiasm of employees and stimulating their long-term pursuit has been achieved.
"Jinhua can do it, she has a talent for speaking." Chen Kaige whispered.
"Very provocative." Zhang Jizhong grinned.
"Fortunately, I didn't engage in pyramid schemes, otherwise I would have been a big boss." Han Sanping joked.
Hearing what he said, shareholders like Chen Kaige and Zhang Jizhong were amused.
"We all meet here by chance."
"Mr. Chu and I, as well as the shareholders, are very honored to work with you to explore and build a unique entertainment company and build a blueprint for our future."
"But what will happen in the future? Let us speak with facts and welfare benefits that are increasing every year."
Everyone's eyes lit up, and welfare benefits increased every year, which actually made them feel itchy.
"Before that, we should be happy at this moment. Today is also the company's first annual meeting. Let's eat and drink freely, communicate freely, and enjoy ourselves to the end."
"Brilliant Era's first annual family gathering begins now."
The audience burst into applause. Wang Jinhua's passionate speech made everyone present full of interest, excitement and excitement.
As the waiters brought the food, the first annual party of the Bright Era began.