Gu Kun has never been a stingy person, and he has always been generous to his partners who have really helped him.
Because the publicity effect of the interview was very good, it attracted a lot of tourism orders for Lanfang Culture, and initially paved the way for wealthy people to pay for their own tours.
Therefore, during the National Day holiday, Gu Kun happily invited Qian Youliang, the person in charge who interviewed him before, to come to his villa for a casual banquet and give him some travel vouchers.
"Gu Sheng, thank you for your kindness. I didn't expect that you only invited me today. I'm really ashamed. We have discipline and will never accept paid news."
Qian Youliang looks quite down-to-earth. Although he works in the news, he doesn't like the fuss and fuss. He comes across as quite gentle like Huang Jianxiang, and he looks like a top student at first glance. (Huang Jianxiang graduated from the China Foreign Affairs University.
, so in terms of cultivation, they should be the highest among the media people)
Previously, Qian Youliang did not show any sharpness in interviews and conversations.
But Gu Kun could tell from the other person's works that he was serious about what he did, the results were good, and he had a solid understanding and foundation in mass communication.
In view of the other party's caution, Gu Kun said grandly: "You're welcome. I invite you here today as a alumni gathering, so I didn't invite Miss Yin. This doesn't violate your discipline, so why does it involve paid news?"
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Gu Kun needs to make friends with people who have real strength, not people who take credit and push others aside and protect themselves wisely.
After all, he is his own boss, not a state-owned enterprise or government agency.
However, when Qian Youliang heard Gu Kun mention Yin Tao, his expression dimmed slightly and he sighed: "Tao Zi seems to be particularly interested in you at work."
After hearing this, Gu Kun smiled slightly mockingly, put his hand on Qian Youliang's shoulders as Cao Cao did with Xu You, pushed him to sit down, and then poured two glasses of gin:
"Don't be so embarrassed. Just tell me if you want to pursue Yin Tao and you feel uncomfortable seeing her flirting with other men."
Qian Youliang was actually a little embarrassed: "She usually does it for work."
Gu Kun laughed loudly: "Licking a dog will lead to a happy death. As a man, you have to improve yourself and don't always think about solving problems by lowering yourself - Senior Brother Qian, if you talk like this again, I will look down on you. You
Have you never had a relationship in college?"
Qian Youliang became more and more embarrassed: "Our Jiaotong University is originally a strong school in science and engineering, but weak in liberal arts. There are relatively few female students. At that time, many students in Xinchuan College were applying for science and engineering subjects in the college entrance examination, and their scores were not up to the adjustment.
Of course it is impossible to compare with those strong liberal arts schools..."
"So we really haven't talked about it? You're talking so much nonsense, and you're not looking for a reason." Gu Kun picked up a cigar, lit a sulfur match, and blew out a provocative circle.
In schools that are strong in science and engineering, it is common for people who volunteer to take science subjects to be transferred to liberal arts. In schools that are strong in liberal arts, the opposite is true. They will even transfer some students who took the liberal arts as a subject in the college entrance examination to study science.
Therefore, even though they are all Xinchuan colleges, the Xinchuan colleges in Shanghai Jiaotong University have very few girls and the quality is not good.
"Who said I didn't talk about it and it just didn't work out?" Qian Youliang also wanted to save face, so he tried to hide his shame in the end.
However, Gu Kun had completely figured out the opponent's background. He put down his cigar and made a condition:
"Brother Qian, I see that you are a talented person in publicity. Have you ever considered giving up your job at CCTV and joining me? I need someone who can help me with publicity work.
In the future, you can also be a vice president at Lanfang Culture, responsible for media affairs and promotion, so the salary will definitely not be bad. For the sake of being an alumni, I will give you five times the current salary at CCTV. I will follow up
Performance will be rewarded."
The salary at CCTV is not high to begin with, but the hidden benefits are better.
Qian Youliang didn't expect that Gu Kun actually wanted to poach people, and was a little confused for a moment.
He subconsciously refused: "Gu Sheng, you may not know much about China's national conditions. CCTV is the top media organization. It is a lifelong honor for me as a Chinese media person to be here.
This is not a question of salary. Just like a small private business owner may make more than five times more than a university professor, but will a university professor start a business? That is a clear stream."
"You can't understand now, and I don't blame you. But if you still can't understand it after thinking about it carefully, then I've misjudged you." Gu Kun stood up, walked to the window, and pretended to look at Huangpu outside.
River view, (actually only street trees can be seen)
"You should go and find out that in Oceania on the other side, a new media called the Internet appeared last year, and there are some of the earliest Internet startups in China this year. From my perspective, within three to five years, the media landscape will change
There are big changes.
As a human being, you should rather be the mouth of a chicken than the queen of a cow. CCTV is decent, but you are just a newcomer who has been in the industry for three or four years, and you are still a young reporter in an external reporter station. Even if you perform the best every year, you will not be able to climb the
By the time I get there, TV media may no longer be valuable.
But if you come to Lanfang and participate in this grand event with me, you will be on your own. Even if Lanfang is weak at the moment, you may not be able to become a leading figure in the media industry in the future."
Qian Youliang thought carefully for a few seconds: "I have heard of the Internet, but I don't know much about it. I think this thing is just a concept and hype, and I don't see any possibility of commercial operation.
However, there are specializations in the technical field. Which one do you think has a future? We can put aside the dispute for the time being and not discuss this point - I just want to ask, do you want to start an Internet business and get involved in the technology industry in the future?"
There are too many people who talk big words in this world. Qian Youliang is in awe of the prospects of the Internet industry and the difficulty of starting a business precisely because he knows a little bit about it.
If Gu Kun directly brags to him that he wants to enter the Internet industry and become an information technology tycoon, then Qian Youliang will never do it with Gu Kun.
Instead, he would label Gu Kun as unreliable and a fantasy.
Unfortunately, he guessed wrong.
Gu Kun directly denied: "Haha, you are looking down on me. I know nothing about high technology, but I still have a sense of how much I weigh. I will never start a technology business in my life, but this does not
It does not prevent me from using the information technology infrastructure laid by others to start my new media business in the future.
Just like the Germans 100 years ago, they thought the automobile industry had a future, but that doesn't mean you have to become Carl Benz or Henry Ford. You can completely use cars built by others to revolutionize the logistics industry.
The same is true for today's Internet. Just because we don't understand the technology part doesn't mean we can't predict the future use of these technologies. Not only R&D innovation is called innovation, application innovation is also innovation..."
Then, Gu Kun selectively peddled the dry goods he had said before to persuade others, such as "the Internet will lead to the concentration of the media's top layout, the Matthew effect" and so on.
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When Qian Youliang heard that Gu Kun said something so measured and self-aware, he suddenly felt a little in awe.
"Although it seems to be a bit far out of the circle, it is actually a mature view of seeking the country, unlike other young people who talk too much." Qian Youliang secretly made a judgment in his heart.
After hesitating and struggling for a while, he decided not to finish his sentence:
"Even if I leave... the work handover will take a lot of time. You are not in a hurry, right? Can you give me some time to think about it?"
"Of course, I will wait for you to give me a reply by the end of this year at the latest. If you are greedy for the year-end bonus, you can formally resign to CCTV after the Spring Festival." Gu Kun is very kind and tolerant.
Abandoning CCTV is a very important decision for a media person. Considering the market situation in 1995, it is not an exaggeration to consider it for three months.
After having this example of a rich person, it will be easier to persuade others in the future, and the time for consideration given by Gu Kun will be shortened as appropriate.
Because at that time, he could confidently say to other media talents he wanted to poach: "Look at this person, who originally had a bright future at CCTV, but he decided to give up and work with me. You are just from the xxx unit.
Can it be better than CCTV? What is there to hesitate about?"
Everything is difficult at the beginning.
After chatting about business matters, and Gu Kun didn't force him, Qian Youliang felt a lot more relaxed, and he became more and more aware of Gu Kun's approachability, and he couldn't help but talk to Gu Kun about his concerns.
"Boss, you seem...not interested in having more close friends of the opposite sex while studying abroad? To be honest, when Yin Tao first came to find you a while ago, I was a little worried.
I can see that she is much more serious about you than other interviews at work, that kind of seriousness in a work-like manner."
The title "boss" was spoken unconsciously and unconsciously, which shows that although he was still hesitating about whether to change jobs from CCTV, he subconsciously felt that Gu Kun was the boss.
Gu Kun: "Haha, if you are afraid that I will steal your woman, just say so, but it is a pity, even if I am not interested, she is not your woman - why should a man not have a wife? Everyone has his own ambitions, so don't force it. She and you
Not a stranger."
Qian Youliang was very puzzled: "According to my observation in previous interviews, you seem to like to find foreign women? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend."
"That's right, I'm just afraid of trouble." Gu Kun was very straightforward and said his theory of "paying attention to the nation/bringing glory to the country" casually.
No more elaboration.
However, at the end of this topic, he took the initiative to persuade Qian Youliang: "If you want to work with me in the future, if you have the ability to catch up with those Heklan junior girls I brought to Jiaotong University, then go ahead and chase one of them.
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Qian Youliang's blood pressure rose slightly, and he was quite embarrassed, so he changed the subject: "Boss, according to your logic...could it be that you have double standards and look down on women who like to associate with foreigners?"
"There is no double standard. In this era, it is normal to like to look for foreigners. I myself also look for foreign women. Why should I look down on women who like to look for foreign men? Everyone depends on their ability.
Not discriminating is one thing, but liking them is another. Just because I don’t discriminate against them doesn’t mean I have to like them. There is a third way, you can ignore them. Just live in peace and harmony if we don’t agree with each other.
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Gu Kun’s attitude can basically be summarized by the classic street interview with millions of likes on Douyin:
A female reporter caught a random boy on the street and asked, "Do you think girls who smoke, drink, and have tattoos are bad girls?"
The boy answered simply: "What era are we in? You definitely can't look at people like this with colored glasses! There are many good girls who smoke, drink and get tattoos?"
The reporter continued to ask: "Then would you find a girl like that to be your girlfriend?"
Boy: "Haha, no."
Gu Kun is also the same.
He just doesn't want to make friends with certain types of girls, but he definitely doesn't discriminate. He is just such a straight man.
If Yin Tao had the same ability as Wendi Deng, insisting on only sleeping with foreigners, and sleeping with a bunch of successful foreigners until their families were ruined, then Gu Kun would definitely respect her as a woman.