America's Road to Fame

Chapter 38 The Observer

"Don't worry, William. Not only that, I will recommend Twitter to my friends, after all, it's cool, isn't it." Ivanta said with a smile.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and Ivanta's clothes are getting cooler, but she is still dripping with sweat after running.When walking back, she was beside William Chen and said softly, "William, you don't seem to have attended any parties recently?"

"Yes, because I'm too busy. Just like the previous few days, the schedule was full, and I even wanted to save time for meals. But it should be much better recently. When I finish this script, I can There's more time."

"Script? Are you writing a script? Are you going to make a movie?" Ivanta asked with interest.

"That's the idea. I had an interesting movie idea. It was a small production, and the total investment was only about 700 million US dollars. You know, I used to invest too lightly in movies, and there were many failures. record, so now I hope to be safe and not make too much investment.”

"What kind of movie is that about? Can you tell me a little bit about it, William, will you act in it yourself?" At this time, Ivanta asked curiously, as if she had turned into an entertainment reporter.

Uh, thinking of the plot in "Magic Mike" he was creating, William Chen was a little embarrassed.He couldn't just tell Ivanta that this was a movie about gigolos.Therefore, he could only say to her mysteriously for the time being: "This will be kept secret for the time being, Ivanta, you will know when the movie is made."

Seeing the disappointment on Ivanta's face, William Chen thought for a while and continued: "After all, this is only the first movie I created, so the plot is not complicated. I still want to practice first. The main thing is I hope to accumulate some experience. As for acting, I’m afraid I don’t have so much time to act, so I will try the role of producer.”

"It sounds very interesting. I have also participated in the production of variety shows. I know that these are not so simple to do. I will support you, William. You are doing a great job now." Ivanta said with stars in her eyes Looking at William Chen, he said.

William Chen has not been in a hurry to launch a pursuit offensive against Ivanta, not to say that Ivanta is not attractive enough to him.On the contrary, it also shows that she is highly valued in William Chen's heart, so William Chen does not want to lose the best opportunity because of too hasty actions.

This is the case in relationships. Before pursuing, the other party's initial impression of you is very important.If one pursuit is unsuccessful, the difficulty will increase exponentially the next time.Therefore, Chen Weilian tried his best to be patient, waiting for the best opportunity.

Ivanta's situation is somewhat different from Paris's. If Paris is considered to be a little love-minded, then in comparison, Ivanta's emotional choices are more sober and rational.

Just like before, Chen William had just appeared in front of Ivanta, and at that time Garrett was pursuing her.At that time, William Chen could clearly feel that Ivanta's position was slightly biased towards the other party.

After all, at that time, from Ivanta's point of view, among the opposite sexes around her, Garrett was the one with the most comprehensive conditions for her, so if William Chen didn't appear, Ivanta would probably be just like him in his previous life. As he did when he was there, he finally chose Garrett as his partner.

With William Chen's performance, things have developed to the present, and the intimacy between him and Garrett in Ivanta's eyes has clearly changed, which William Chen is happy to see.Judging from Ivanta's performance today, William Chen already felt that the opportunity he was waiting for should arrive soon.

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According to William Chen's arrangement, I came to the "New York Observer" today.After this period of rectification, the newspaper has achieved good results thanks to the efforts of the editor-in-chief Kaplan.

In the distribution of paper newspapers, due to the re-establishment of an objective and neutral attitude and the addition of many editorial staff, the quality of newspaper reports has been significantly improved, and many loyal readers who have been lost before have been restored.

And through the data, it can be found that the subscription of newspapers has begun to pick up, and readers' satisfaction with newspapers is also on the rise.

In terms of the electronic version of the Internet, Allen, the editor-in-chief of the Internet, has also done a good job. William Chen has also paid attention to the recent electronic version of the report. .

When he came to the newspaper office this time, William Chen could clearly feel that the mental outlook of the employees has changed a lot from before. Now everyone has no confusion or worry about the future at all. Some of them are full of energy and full of enthusiasm. hope.

In addition to coming here to affirm the work of Kaplan and Allen, the more important thing about William Chen is the plan to spread the content of the newspaper through the mobile Internet that has been planned before, but has not yet been carried out. Simply put, Just make your own smartphone app.

After discussing with Capra and Allen, Chen William decided to name the mobile app "The Observer" instead of continuing to use the "New York Observer".

Because the characteristic of the Internet is to break the geographical restrictions, the reader group that their mobile app will face will no longer be limited to the New York area, but will directly face readers from all over the United States and even the world.Therefore, the name of the "New York Observer" is not appropriate. It is better to name it directly as "The Observer".

In fact, apart from this, William Chen also has other thoughts in his heart, that is, the media in his hands will not only be the "New York Observer", but he will also acquire other media in the future, so his ultimate goal is to convert As a news distribution platform, Observer app will be able to distribute the content of all electronic newspapers.

It can even be made into an aggregated news content distribution app similar to those in his previous life, instead of being limited to the news content of one newspaper.

Smartphones are just emerging in this era, so there are not many production talents, and those people are mainly concentrated in Silicon Valley and New York, so it is difficult to recruit relevant talents.Fortunately, William Chen has already acquired Twitter, through which he can still recruit some technical talents in this area.

And in addition to this, Chen William's sight also fell on another target, that is Reddit.

In his previous life, William Chen heard that Reddit was a company that fought against Wall Street institutions at that time. As the base camp of retail investors at that time, Reddit also became famous along with this sensational event.

Reddit was founded in 2005 by Steve Hoffman and Alexis Ohanian, who had just graduated from the University of Virginia.Their entrepreneurial idea received angel investment from Y Combinator, a well-known American startup incubator.

Interestingly, it is said that the two founders did not start their business with Reddit, but hoped to build an online food ordering system.However, their idea was not recognized by the investor at the time. The investor provided them with another idea, which was to imitate and establish a social news website.

After discussing, the two founders did not insist on building their online ordering system, but accepted the opinions of investors and created a website where everyone can publish news and accept votes. This website is Reddit.

Reddit was acquired by Condé Nast Publishing a year later, where it remains today.So now Reddit still belongs to Condé Nast Publishing Group, which owns many well-known magazines such as "GQ" and "The New Yorker".

Although Reddit did not develop well after being acquired.But Chen William also knew that now is not a good time to acquire it. After researching, he decided to wait for a while. After the subprime mortgage crisis broke out, all companies will face difficulties, and wait until Condé Nast Publishing Group has a cash flow shortage before making an acquisition. , it will be easier then.

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William Chen has completed the script of "Magic Mike" and sent it to Uncle Tom to help him find a suitable director.Now most of his time outside of studying is spent on completing the director's storyboard script for this movie.

If it’s just a simple shot script drawn by the director himself, it won’t be too complicated, because before the shooting starts, he has deduced the composition and movement of many shots in his mind countless times, and the shot script is only used to record Some important shots to prevent yourself from forgetting.

William Chen, on the other hand, needs to let other people shoot the movie according to this script, which is very different from that situation, so more details need to be described, so the workload is still very large.

Even so, William Chen finally completed the drawing of the director's shot script before August 8th. After finishing the drawing of the last shot, William Chen put the pen on the table and let out a long breath.

Looking at the stack of manuscripts in front of him, William still felt very fulfilled. Of course, before that, just in case, Chen William made two copies of these manuscripts and bound them together.

After the evening study, William Chen stopped Erica who was about to leave, facing her doubtful eyes, William Chen smiled and said: "Mr. Erica, there is something I want you to look at."

After receiving the script handed over by Chen William and the copy of the director's script script, Erica finally realized.She glanced at Chen William with a meaningful look, and said with a sweet smile: "I didn't expect your speed to be so fast, student William."

high speed?I am afraid that you are ignorant and fearless, William Chen silently made a great wish in his heart, and then said nonchalantly:

"Remember our little bet? Teacher Erica, now that I have finished the script and director's storyboard of that movie, these are all in your hands. Can you see if you have achieved your goal? As a teacher, I hope you can evaluate objectively. By the way, I wonder if you still remember what our bet is, do I need to remind you?"

"You don't need to remind me, I remember it very clearly, especially if you lose, my request. As for the result, it depends on how well you finish." Erica said this with a normal expression, and turned around She left, but Chen Weilian could see a little panic in her eyes when she turned around. Looking at her leaving figure, he couldn't help but feel good.

(End of this chapter)