"...Teacher Li, I can only help you, but I can't guarantee anything... The role of "Huan Zhuge Ge" has basically been decided. The person from Jinshu personally decided it, and I can't change it... Well, no. Question, I will probably go back soon..."
Qin Palace.
This was the fourth day after Ren Jingxi arrived in Suzhou. He finally disembarked from the ship in the morning, and a certain man really had an attitude of 'never docking in this life'.
After hanging up the phone, Ren Jingxi, who was standing in the corner of the tall palace wall, walked towards the crowd not far away. When Chen Qing saw her coming, she waved her hand and introduced with a smile: "Jingxi, this is Director Chen, Director Chen, This is Ren Jingxi, she now works at Jinshu Media and is responsible for a TV series project."
"Hello, Director Chen, I have read your "Farewell My Concubine" and I have admired it for a long time."
"Hello, Miss Ren."
"Just call me Xiao Ren," Ren Jingxi said. Although he didn't like the way Director Chen looked at him, he still took the initiative to send him a business card: "Director Chen, this is my business card."
"Oh, I'm too busy today, sorry."
"it does not matter."
After chatting like this, Chen Qing took the initiative and wanted to see how Director Chen arranged the filming location of the Qin Palace, so he spent the next half hour wandering around this huge palace. Although many places were still under construction, Just looking at some of the modified and built sets, you can basically imagine the grandeur and grandeur of the Qin Palace during future filming.
After the two parties parted ways, the two women continued to visit the Qin Palace. Chen Qing said: "The boss said that we can continue to cooperate with Director Chen in the future in terms of scenery. Ha, it is actually equivalent to hiring a design consultant for nothing. Chen The director is quite good at this."
Ren Jingxi followed Chen Qing and asked, "In this case, why didn't we invite Director Chen to join Jinshu, like Director Zhang did?"
Chen Qing curled her lips: "I invited you, but Director Chen didn't agree."
Ren Jingxi tilted his head slightly, feeling that there was obviously something hidden in it.
Chen Qing did not show off and said: "However, after the invitation, Director Chen did not agree at first. Then, on our side, he was probably a little disappointed and did not pay any attention to the thatched cottage. In fact, it was mainly because of Director Chen's film style. It doesn't fit well with Jinshu, which, if you are careful enough, you should have discovered during this period."
Ren Jingxi thought hard and shook his head.
After all, he had just entered this industry not long ago. Chen Qing was not too surprised when he saw her shaking her head and said: "The business tone set by the boss for Jinshu is to focus on entertainment, whether it is movies, TV, or other businesses in the future. They only strive to entertain the public, which is more straightforward, namely ratings and box office. The ultimate goal is to make money."
Now Ren Jingxi understood.
Think about some of Director Chen's works, such as "Farewell My Concubine". Without the halo of awards, many people would probably not be able to watch it.
As the two of them talked, they walked through a square in front of the main hall of the Qin Palace. Chen Qing walked leisurely. Seeing Ren Jingxi's clear expression, she asked casually: "Who were you talking to on the phone just now? We talked for so long?"
Ren Jingxi paused for a moment and then said: "A professor from Beijing Film Academy. You know, I was attending some courses at Beijing Film Academy recently. He called me to explore the exchange and study in Hollywood."
"Oh, how did you answer?"
"I told him that I could only help."
Chen Qing smiled again: "Then who are you going to tell?"
“…”
"Oh, okay, don't bother the boss. I'll give you a quota. Of course, there can only be one. You can take it as a favor."
Ren Jingxi's eyes widened slightly.
Can it still be... like this
Chen Qing took a look at her expression, and her smile continued: "Otherwise, what do you think?"
"He... probably wants to select some talents, right?"
"Of course," Chen Qing nodded and said, "But what the boss wants is that there will be a total of 30 places, half of which will be selected from the top three individual scores in the qualifying classes, and the other half, now, is for us as a favor. Yes, when you called me just now, Director Chen also told me about this matter, and I also promised to give him a quota. In fact, many people have been asking about it recently. Everyone knows that you can go to Hollywood to get gold plated. No matter what you do after you come back, it will be a qualification. If you can stay in the United States, of course it will be better."
“…”
"Don't you think this is unfair?"
Ren Jingxi nodded.
If the selection was based entirely on merit, just the top three in each class, the two universities, juniors and seniors, plus graduate students, would definitely exceed the 30 places.
Now it has been directly reduced by half, which means that more outstanding students have lost their opportunities.
Chen Qing just shrugged: "So, in recent years, some people in China have advocated quality education, and even promoted Western happy education to reduce burdens and not just focus on performance. It's a mess. And many parents and students also feel that it's a mess. There is reason to boo, but I think they are stupid."
Ren Jingxi was a little confused again. She also knew about this. For example, the slogan of 'burden reduction' had been shouted very loudly in recent years: "This, I think, should also..."
Chen Qing looked her over and said, "Do you think it makes sense?"
Ren Jingxi took a moment to react and didn't say anything else.
Chen Qing suddenly laughed: "Of course, you must think it makes sense now, and I also think it makes sense, because we have already entered the upper level of the pyramid. If the country engages in quality education and is not just based on merit, then , In the future, as long as our juniors have connections, even if their test scores are low, it will not matter which school they want to enter. After all, they cannot be judged only by their grades."
“…”
"Actually, America is like this. The stupid son of the president, ha, these are the boss's exact words, can get into Yale just because of his status. The son of a millionaire can get into Harvard even if he donates millions, even if his grades are a mess. , many people in the country are probably also fantasizing about this kind of treatment, but most people have forgotten that they do not have a father who is the president, or their family does not have billions of assets. If we really engage in quality education, tsk tsk, I would be more interested in it. The more I think about it, the more I look forward to it.”
Ren Jingxi was still speechless.
Chen Qing put her hands behind her back and slowly walked out of the palace, then suddenly said to Ren Jingxi: "Actually, it's all a competition for resources. Natural resources are resources, social resources are also resources, natural selection. Survival of the fittest, this is what the boss said, give it to you."
The entourage drove a black Mercedes-Benz from the parking lot, and the two of them got in the car. Watching Chen Qing instruct the driver to go to the nearby Ming and Qing Palaces to plan the site, Ren Jingxi returned to the topic just now: "But, that exchange and learning The team should select talents for ourselves, right? Is that appropriate?"
"Of course, half of it is used to select outstanding people. These are the professional talents we need. The other half, even if they only go to Hollywood to eat, drink and have fun, since the people behind them can help make suggestions, for us, it is also Your connections may be useful one day in the future, so none of them are wasted.”
While walking around like this, chatting about various things, at certain moments, Ren Jingxi also sensed that the woman next to him had obviously been transformed by a certain man. Then, the man's strong outlook on life, and She was quietly instilling it into herself.
However, even if he reacts, there is not much resistance in his heart.
I still think of the sentence in Zhang Ailing's novel "Lust, Caution" that I read when I was in college, which made Ren Jingxi blush but couldn't help but resist.
How could you think it was possible at first
Now.
Or in recent days, she felt that it made sense.
Because when she calmed down for a moment, she couldn't help but think of a certain man. Even though she could clearly feel the way he treated her, or to be precise, the kind of... coldness he treated her, she felt like she was being treated by a lion. A captured hare.
I knew I couldn't escape, so I even had some thoughts of not wanting to escape.
Because he is too powerful.
The last stop in the morning was a newly built office park at the foot of Sun Mountain.
This will be the Suzhou headquarters of Jinshu Media.
In addition, the team of Jinshu Special Effects Company, which Chen Qing talked to someone two days ago, will also be located here.
Ren Jingxi was also deeply impressed by the shocking special effects of Hollywood movies, so he could not help but imagine that China could also produce such shocking film and television works.
Probably, we can look forward to the trilogy of "The Legend of Shushan" she said.
"Domestic computer talents have been very scarce in recent years. For Jinshu Special Effects, because it involves professional software that was not very open in the past, we can only select talents from various universities for targeted training. For those who are willing to do this It’s both a blessing and a misfortune for people who work.”
In the office building where Jinshu's special effects were still relatively empty, Chen Qing once again explained to her a completely different perspective on things.
Ren Jingxi had been listening carefully and asked, "Why?"
Chen Qing placed her palms on a row of desks and slowly slid them across, saying: "Fortunately, as long as they enter this industry, as the first batch of Chinese CG special effects engineers, their livelihood will not be hindered in the next twenty or thirty years. , because China’s human resource costs are very advantageous compared to the West, there will be no shortage of orders here. Unfortunately, to enter this industry, unless you dare to give up everything and start from scratch, otherwise, what seems to be a dream job is actually It’s very boring, and the ceiling of the industry is very low. At best, I can work alone and set up a separate special effects studio in the future, but in the end I will still do special effects to add beauty to one movie after another.”
Ren Jingxi thought this was actually good at first glance.
Don’t most people in this world just do the same job day after day, year after year
After thinking about it carefully, I understood the meaning of Chen Qing's words.
It's really unfortunate.
After all, most people's job is to say that their parents are teachers. Although their parents have been ordinary teachers all their lives, they still want to be ordinary teachers. They can be class teachers, department heads, or principals. Ah, if you are higher up, it is not impossible to get out of school and enter a government department.
And the special effects engineer, straight up, is still a special effects engineer after all.
This is just one part of the film industry.
If you want to change, as Chen Qing said, you probably have to start from scratch. Perhaps, there are other possibilities, such as switching from special effects to directing, but just thinking about it, the probability of such a thing is terrifyingly low.
Finally, after walking around the Jinshu Media office park, the morning trip was over, and Chen Qing took Ren Jingxi to a nearby restaurant.
In fact, I really want to go back to the boat and have lunch with him.
However, there is probably no chance this time.
"You can go back after lunch. Even if you are very concerned about "Huan Zhuge Ge", this is my personal reminder. Don't be as sloppy and annoying as the past few days."
Chen Qing was very rude, but Ren Jingxi just listened silently.
Still a little guilty.
"I know you want to learn more, so I will show you around today. However, you can't become fat by eating one bite. Many things that should be left to others must be done by others. Since you are the boss's woman, It’s best to dress yourself up nicely.”
"I see."
"Also, what do you think of the role your boss chose for you?"
"I don't know much about them yet."
"It seems you still don't believe the boss."
"of course not."
"Ha, just kidding," Chen Qing smiled, and then turned serious: "Actually, you can think about what the boss relied on to get started. Even in China, if he wants to make movies and TV shows, it will be harder for him than you who are just starting out. A rookie is a hundred times better. This time, the boss has done a very important part of casting for you, which is a good thing that many people can’t even cry for.”
"I see."
Ren Jingxi said so quietly, but he couldn't help but picture the three girls carefully lying at his feet in his mind.
"You still don't know," Chen Qing curled her lips: "Do you think the boss picked those people at random? Of course not. For your small project, the boss collected thousands of actors' information, and he chose them one by one. After looking at it, I finally picked out those few.”
Ren Jingxi couldn't imagine it.
Someone, just like that, hugging each other in the cabin, and then flipped through thousands of actor information
However, Chen Qing said so, and she actually didn't question it too much.
The girl opposite had no reason to lie to her about this.
Immediately, Ren Jingxi couldn't help but think of Jiang Anqi.
That was his first choice for 'Ziwei'. Obviously, she was still his woman. However, because she felt that her salary was too high, she voluntarily gave up. When someone told him about this a few days ago, she was still worried about him. Will be unhappy.
Who knew, this time she didn't even mention it, and just put the three new candidates in front of her.
Sure enough.
Yingying Yanyan, Yingying Yanyan, Yingying Yanyan.
Also, he said at the beginning that he might forget her one day.
Turns out this is no joke at all.
So there is inevitably some self-pity.
Unfortunately, Chen Qing did not comfort Ren Jingxi's self-pity. After lunch and seeing Ren Jingxi off, Chen Qing returned to the cruise ship on Taihu Lake.
The cruise ship that the boss had the idea to build during the Chinese New Year is still under design. This ship was bought on an emergency basis. Chen Qing was also a little dissatisfied, but she could only make do with it.
We came to the small hall on the third floor of the cruise ship again.
The people around my boss have changed again, this time there are only one senior and one junior.
Chen Qing stepped forward and squeezed a little girl named Miumiu who was being hugged by her boss, said hello to the woman on the other side, squeezed onto the soft couch, and looked at the stack of resumes that her boss was flipping through. material.
Just taking a look at the photo on my resume, I can see that I am clearly Asian, and I feel that I am obviously different from Chinese.
Chen Qing knew that he was Korean.
Because her boss had discussed it with her earlier, she probably knew what the man was doing at this time.
Pick a puppet.
A puppet who helped the Westerosi system take over the Korean economy.