After breakfast, Emmanuel rushed to Suzhou, while Chen Qing and the others went to several top art schools in Shanghai.
It's not an interview.
The recruitment advertisement has just been put out. The next step is to receive resumes from various places. After preliminary screening, the first round of interviews will be conducted. A preliminary review will be conducted randomly to confirm the basic information of the girl applying for the job. The second round of interviews will be held this time. 1000 candidates are left.
Then, Chen Qing will personally participate.
The remaining girls at this stage will also be informed of the details of this recruitment.
The final list is determined by Simon.
Chen Qing's job today is to hire some professors and lecturers from the School of Art to be part-time interviewers for this recruitment. With the participation of these sharp-eyed professionals, in future interviews, it will be possible to determine the applicant's dancing skills with just a few glances, absolutely. Avoid cheating.
The Guofeng Art Troupe will also officially hire some of them to join in the future. After all, an art team with only dancers is definitely not enough. It also needs various creative and technical talents as behind-the-scenes support.
China has just entered the middle of October of the lunar calendar, and there are still more than two months before the New Year.
Chen Qing will not stay here for long. She will return to North America in a few days. When the second round of interviews is over during the New Year, Chen Qing can spend the New Year in China while completing the follow-up work.
Charlotte Brenita stayed with Chen Qing and others in China until December 7. Instead of returning directly to Europe, she flew to North America again.
The first stop this time is Los Angeles.
Daenerys Studios.
It was already the second day after arriving in Los Angeles when I saw Simon again.
The West Coast of the United States is Friday, December 8th.
Chen Qing and Lin Su spent two hours reporting to Simon, while Brittany only had dinner together at noon.
Inside the executive restaurant in the cinema administrative area.
After the waiter brought lunch, Simon looked at Brenita and asked: "This trip to China, well, you don't need to tell me about your general feelings. Do you have any specific investment ideas?"
Charlotte Brenita glanced at Chen Qing and the two girls at the same table, hesitated a little, nodded, and said: "As for education, when I attended some gatherings, I heard them talk about their children studying abroad more than once. , I did some research afterwards and found that Chinese people attach great importance to their children’s education, so I thought it might be possible to launch related business in China.”
After Brenita finished speaking, Chen Qing next to her narrowed her eyes slightly.
Brenita never talked about this matter with herself when she was in China, but she felt relieved after thinking about it for a moment.
After spending these days together, Chen Qing can feel that she and Brenita are exactly the same kind. Think about yourself, if you have similar ideas, you will not be stupid enough to chat with others casually. You will definitely make a detailed and feasible plan first, and then find the right person, such as your own boss, in order to maximize your own interests.
Sure enough, when asked again by her boss if she had any specific plans, Chen Qing saw Brenita nodding: "Chen took me to see the high-end community that Levison Group is planning to develop in Pudong New Area. I think it can be matched." Build an international school and provide multilingual teaching. After meeting the basic requirements such as age and language, students will be arranged to study abroad. Private schools in Switzerland are very developed, and I can arrange for them to be connected."
Chen Qing, who listened carefully, once again complained.
It’s really no secret.
Simon asked: "Do you think you can make money?"
Charlotte nodded and said: "Of course, education has always been a very profitable business. According to my survey, Chinese parents are more willing to invest heavily in their children's education than parents in other countries. Moreover, the experience during this period, I also found that the consumption power of China’s elite is no less than that of wealthy people in Europe and the United States. As long as they do well, the profits will be huge.”
Simon nodded slightly, smiled again, and said, "Since you think this is a good business, is it a little too small to only set up an international school in Shanghai to connect with Switzerland?"
Charlotte realized immediately that the man had read her mind.
In fact, the main thing is that if she wants to participate in this matter, she cannot do it too much due to her own strength limitations. The woman didn't feel guilty and said, "When you advised Chen about the computer company, didn't you also say that you should start small?"
At that time at the villa in Woodside, Simon communicated with Chen Qing in Chinese, which Britta couldn't understand. This was something the girl occasionally mentioned to Chen Qing when she was chatting privately with her during her trip to China.
This also made Chen Qing, who was listening, grit his teeth again.
Bichi!
Simon cut the steak in front of him and thought quietly for a moment while eating. Chen Qing and others did not disturb him. After a while, he said: "Discuss this matter with Chen and make a formal written plan." . Since you proposed it, you can get 30% of the share. I don’t care whether you monopolize the 30% or raise funds from your family business. I just want to see the results. My personal advice to you is that it can be done. It’s big, but don’t make it into one, because your customer target wants elite education, and elite education is never mass-produced.”
At the dinner table, when Simon finished speaking, Chen Qing understood immediately, but Charlotte was a little confused: "Simon, I don't quite understand, what does it mean to be very big but not integrated?"
Simon motioned to Chen Qing beside him: "Explain it to her."
Chen Qing raised the corner of her mouth slightly and said: "It is just a team incubating many projects, but on the surface, no direct connection can be seen. For now, we can set up international schools of different levels in different cities in China, and then cooperate with Western Private schools of different specifications in different countries are connected. Those who are willing to spend 1 million US dollars can get services of 1 million US dollars, and those who only have 100,000 US dollars can only get 100,000 US dollars in treatment."
After Charlotte Brenita heard this, she thought about it for a moment, and her outlook on life slightly collapsed. She came up with this idea because she wanted to make money, but she also wanted to provide high-level educational services. She even wanted to connect the top private school in Geneva invested by the Brenita family that she attended as a child with the planned Shanghai International school connection.
Chen Qing's words were completely treated as business.
It’s still a big, big business.
Different levels, different prices, different services.
Those who invest $1 million or more can certainly receive a better education, but if they only have $100,000, it’s hard to say what kind of pheasant school they will end up in. After all, education is related to a child’s life.
Noticing Brenita's hesitant and flickering expression, Chen Qing switched to Chinese and said to Simon: "Boss, I think we can get rid of her and do it ourselves."
Before Simon spoke, Brenita looked at Chen Qing with doubts and a little vigilance.
Then, Chen Qing heard what her boss said about selling her out: "Chen said we can get rid of you and do it ourselves."
Brittany's expression immediately turned into a glare.
Chen Qing had a pitiful look on her face as she glared at her boss and simply lowered her head to eat.
Simon smiled, put away his expression, and said seriously to Britannia: "I think you two are already very familiar with each other these days, and you should find that you are not only the same kind of people, but also complementary, Chen You are good at dealing with people, you are good at getting things done, and if you work together honestly, you can do a lot of things in the future.”
Charlotte Brenita was not an impulsive person. After hearing what the man said, she hesitated a little and nodded.
Simon looked at Chen Qing.
Chen Qing quickly reached out to Brenita: "I'm sorry, I roughly understand what you were thinking just now, but business is business. If you really do it according to your own ideas, you won't be able to do much, and you won't be able to make money. How much. Because you actually don’t understand what those who arrange for their children to go abroad really want. In any case, I hope we can have a happy cooperation in the future.”
Charlotte also nodded respectfully, and finally glanced at Lin Su, who had been eating quietly.
Chen Qing noticed her gaze and said without concealing it at all, "I have always wanted Lin to work happily with me. However, except in bed, it is difficult for us to cooperate happily. We are different."
This time it was Lin Su's turn with a slightly red face to glare at Chen Qing.
Simon ignored the kittens scratching each other around him. Seeing that Chen Qing and Brenita had reached an agreement, he turned to ask: "How is the matter with the Guofeng Art Troupe?"
The two hours before lunch were spent discussing work very formally, which was considered a hobby.
Chen Qing said: "The advertisement was put out, and before I came back, the recruitment team had already begun to receive resumes and conduct initial screening. I invited a group of professionals from several art academies in Shanghai to form an interview team. The first round of interviews will take place about half the time." Starting in a few months, we plan to set up four interview points in different cities in northern and southern China. I will go back then. There is also a support team, those lecturers and professors who are responsible for interviews. After finishing this job, you can select some to serve as behind-the-scenes , I have talked with some people, and they are all very interested in it. If everything goes well, after the Chinese New Year, boss, you can personally determine the final list."
Simon nodded slightly and said: "I recently wrote a song based on "Plucking Wei" in the Book of Songs, as well as some drawings of costumes and choreography. Take it with you when you leave. Just treat it as the final assessment question. , to the dancers and the team behind the scenes.”
"Is this what the boss sang last time?"
"No, I only picked four lines for the lyrics this time, and I just made a demo for the people you chose to perfect."
In fact, it is a beautiful classical dance in Simon's memory. It is excerpted from the stage play "Confucius" and is called "Plucking Wei". The lyrics only have four repeated lines, but it left a deep impression on Simon. During this time, he made some random materials and planned to Let your team restore it.
Chen Qing agreed without asking any more questions, and then said: "Also, here in the United States, where does the boss plan to place them, must they be arranged in advance?"
"I have a property in East Hampton. It was originally built as a club, so the house is very big. The main villa has about a hundred rooms, but there are only 26 bedrooms. It needs to be modified to increase it to 50. Since you It’s been raised, it’s up to you to handle this matter.”
"Boss, can you pretend I haven't mentioned it?"
"sure."
"Forget it, I'll do it." Chen Qing took the initiative to compromise, then asked by mistake: "100 people, 50 bedrooms?"
"Yeah, you don't understand?"
"understand."
After a little banter, Chen Qing became serious again and continued to discuss some details with Simon. Thinking of a certain idea she had during breakfast on the terrace of No. 18 on the Bund last Sunday, she couldn't help but said: "Boss, I also discovered something. Something?"
"Um?"
"The girls who are about to join the Guofeng Art Troupe, do you plan to raise them like princesses?"
"yes."
“…”
Admit it so easily
Simon glanced at the girl: "You and Lin, aren't you two treated like princesses by me and are not satisfied and want to be queens?"
Chen Qing stuck out her tongue, feeling very delicate.
Knowing what Chen Qing had discovered, Simon would certainly not expose it himself.
Princess is actually a disease.
If you get it, you can only take medicine all the time, and it is very expensive and most people cannot afford to treat it.
Anyway, the girls that Simon selected from Latin America and Eastern Europe earlier were originally raised as waitresses. Because the training standards given were too high, now they have basically become princesses, the kind that are difficult to cure.
After lunch, Chen Qing wanted to leave, but was stopped by Simon again. While drinking coffee, she recited "Luo Shen Fu" plus "University" plus "Zhongyong".
Chen Qing certainly did not forget this matter. After reciting it bitterly, she blamed Simon for being biased and did not let Lin Su recite it.
The reasons Simon gives are also powerful.
Now that Chen Qing has memorized all the tasks, there is no reason why Lin Su, who only has one task of "Luo Shen Fu", can't complete it. He won't waste time. After all, his time is also very precious.
Emmanuel had returned to San Francisco yesterday, and the three girls left at two o'clock in the afternoon and rushed to New York together.
Simon also started working in the afternoon.
Today is December 8, Friday, the beginning of another box office week.
However, we are now in the cold period between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and there are no heavyweight new films opening today.
Among the old films that have been released, the only one worth mentioning is the 3D animated film "Beauty and the Beast", which opened on November 17. It will be released in its third week from December 1 to December 7. Due to the temporary cooling of the market, The box office decline of "Beauty and the Beast" also began to widen, reaching 39%, and continued to earn 32.27 million US dollars.
In three weeks, the cumulative box office of this 3D animated film was US$153.9 million.
It can be regarded as the biggest winner during the Thanksgiving season.
However, considering a certain super blockbuster in the Christmas season, the final domestic box office of "Beauty and the Beast" may not be comparable to that of "The Lion King" two years ago, and the final landing point may be around US$250 million. Moreover, from the perspective of overseas market performance, although "Beauty and the Beast" has equally excellent reputation, the market response is also not as good as "The Lion King". If the global box office can exceed 600 million US dollars, it is considered very successful.
Except for "Beauty and the Beast," all other films in the Thanksgiving block have basically withdrawn from the competition for this popular period at the end of the year.
Now, although the Christmas season will open a week later on December 16, the public's eyes are basically fixed on "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" which will be released on December 22.
Time Warner, which is responsible for the film's distribution, recently released the last trailer before its release, which vaguely points to the "Death of Superman" event that has been speculated by fans since the filming of the film.
Prior to this, under the strict confidentiality of the creative team, the plot of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" has been shrouded in mystery. Because of the universal popularity of the two superheroes, whether they are DC comic fans or ordinary viewers, No one thought that Superman would actually die in this movie.
Therefore, when the final trailer was released, it immediately aroused intense public discussion, and the audience's expectations for the film were also raised to the highest level.