China Entertainment 2004

Chapter 199 Actors Please Take Your Place (I)

"Long time no see, Ricardo, you've got a tan."

"Really, Victor, you look handsome again."

"Hahaha……"

In a luxury hotel in Hengdian, Cai Yirong blinked and looked at Jiang Yu, greeting Gu Yongjian familiarly like a seasoned veteran.

"Come, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Cai, the CEO of Tangren Films, and this is Victor, the cool CEO."

Jiang Yu is connected to Internet companies on one end and the film and television industry on the other, so he is naturally the middleman.

"Hello, I'm Catherine," after being introduced by Jiang Yu, Cai Yirong tilted her head, smiled playfully, and extended her hand.

I have to say that Cai Yirong looks quite similar to Liu Sisi. At this moment, she is wearing a black long skirt and her long hair is draped over her shoulders. She pretends to be cute and still has some charm.

"I'm Victor," Gu Yongjian smiled and held her fingertips very gentlemanly.

In 2009, it was fashionable for domestic Internet companies to use English names. Cai Yirong, who was born in Hong Kong, also followed this trend.

The reason is that such a title is different from the common titles such as "Mr. X" or "Boss" in domestic companies. It appears to be more equal and can achieve flatter management.

The three of them sat on the sofa, drinking red wine and chatting casually.

Cai Yirong didn't understand the Internet, and Gu Yongjian didn't understand the film and television industry, so Jiang Yu took the initiative to bring up the topic.

"Ms. K, I didn't expect you to actually call Lao Hu back. I thought he really wouldn't shave his head no matter what."

Cai Yirong smiled and said, "It's common for actors to break through themselves. I don't want him to always be a detached, childish actor. It would be good for him to play a mature role occasionally. Mr. Ba...he is the most suitable."

Jiang Yu said, "Yes, I think so too. After the broadcast of "Chinese Paladin III", he is very popular, has a good image, and good acting skills. He is the perfect person to play the gentle and ambitious Eighth Master."

These words were spoken to Gu Yongjian.

The final casting of "Startling by Each Step" was similar to Jiang Yu's original plan. Liu Sisi played the leading female role Ruoxi, Hu Ge played the Eighth Master, Nie Yuan played the Fourth Master, and Jiang Yu played the Fourteenth Master.

These four are considered the four most outstanding characters in "Startling by Each Step".

Among them, Liu Sisi played Ruoxi, which was decided from the beginning, while Nie Yuan played the Fourth Master because of Jiang Yu's selfish desire.

Anyway, there was no way he could find Long Liqi again no matter what.

As for Jiang Yu, he was the one who organized the party, so he could choose any role he wanted, so naturally the young Fourteenth Master was the most suitable.

To play the role of the Fourth Master...he is still too young.

There is no need to talk about these three people. The only one who has some problems is Hu Ge.

We have not yet entered the era of traffic, but investors still like to find big stars.

After all, the script and the director are virtual. No matter how good they are described at the beginning, no one knows what the final film will be like. But the fame of the big stars is real.

The difference is that what is popular at this time is the powerful ones.

Whether it is Jiang Yu, Nie Yuan, or even Liu Sisi, their strength has been proven.

However, Hu Ge's strength is still not recognized by the industry.

Seeing Jiang Yu say so, Gu Yongjian nodded. He still believed in Jiang Yu's vision.

Gu Yongjian smiled and said, "Katherine, you know, times have changed now. One of our cool colleagues told me that among the younger generation of male actors, Hu Ge's video playback volume is very high."

"His statistics are very high. We didn't expect so many young people to like him. You also say he is good, so I believe he will be fine."

Cai Yirong asked curiously, "How many viewers like him? Can you also see the data in your backend?"

"Of course," Gu Yongjian finally talked about the Internet and said enthusiastically, "There is a new technology in the United States now, called big data. Since we reached a cooperation with Ricardo, our colleagues in the technical department have specially developed a system to monitor the popularity of cool stars."

"Ricardo, you and Hugo are both among the best."

"That's great!" Cai Yirong said excitedly like a little girl, "Then in the future, can we directly select actors based on your data? We can choose whoever the audience likes!"

Gu Yongjian laughed and said, "Haha, not only that, we can also track the audience's preferences to create stories. Well, this is called big data..."

Cai Yirong was stunned when she heard this, and her eyes almost turned into little stars.

Gu Yongjian is such a boaster, with the air of a wealthy uncle who has studied abroad. It is easy for him to fool Cai Yirong, an older single and unsatisfied woman.

Jiang Yu ignored Cai Yirong who was having an affair, and suddenly interrupted and said, "Big data is not necessarily accurate. Sometimes data can be deceiving."

"Oh?" Gu Yongjian asked curiously, "You also study big data?"

As of 2009, if you were not in the Internet circle, you might not have even heard of the name "big data", let alone expressed your opinion on it.

Jiang Yu actually said something like "big data can also deceive people", which really surprised him.

Cai Yirong also looked at Jiang Yu strangely.

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "I am just inferring based on common sense. How many users does Youku have now?"

Without waiting for Gu Yongjian to answer, Jiang Yu said directly: "Even if there are 100 million users, this is already a large number, but China has a population of 1.3 billion. How can we analyze the preferences of so many viewers from the data of 100 million people?"

Gu Yongjian said: "Ricardo, you have a misunderstanding. Why bother to analyze the preferences of all the audiences? Wouldn't it be better to serve 100 million viewers? Just like your "Love Is Not Blind", it also targeted the female market segment and was a great success."

"Of course," Jiang Yu said, "Big data will definitely have a certain impact on the film and television industry in the future, but we can't trust big data too much, because the vast majority of users are actually the silent majority, and the data you collect in the background is definitely biased."

"For an actor, loyal fans are always a minority, and passers-by's popularity is the most important. Statistics cannot fully reflect his popularity."

Gu Yongjian laughed, "This is your field, Ricardo, but I still believe that big data will definitely subvert the existing film and television industry."

"Yeah, I believe this too," Jiang Yu nodded and stopped dwelling on this topic.

In fact, what Jiang Yu fears most is that in the future, those Internet executives will use the so-called big data to arbitrarily interfere with creation, so she wants to establish the rules from the beginning.

Big data can be used, but only as an auxiliary. You cannot give random commands.

At least this kind of rule should be established between him and Gu Yongjian.

Cai Yirong was confused by the conversation between the two people. Seeing that Jiang Yu no longer insisted, she raised her glass and said, "Listening to you two talking, I have learned a lot."

Gu Yongjian also smiled and raised his glass, saying, "Haha, I never thought that David Ricardo would have such a deep understanding of big data. We had a peaceful exchange and a very peaceful conversation, which was very fruitful."

Jiang Yu also raised his glass and said, "The future is still far away. The most important thing for us right now is "Startling by Each Step."

"Yes, I believe that 'Startling by Each Step' will be a great success!"

"Then I wish you success!"

The three of them clinked their glasses together.

Consensus was also reached on the exchange of interests behind it.

After a field trip to Hengdian, Gu Yongjian became more determined to get involved in the film and television industry, and Jiang Yu and Tang Ren were both targets that he had to win over.

Especially Tangren. If "Startling by Each Step" can really be a big success, it will mean that Tangren is a production company that can stably produce popular idol dramas.

For Youku, its value is almost limitless.

As for Cai Yirong, she didn’t understand what Gu Yongjian said about the era of online dramas and big data, but it was not a bad thing to have one more channel and earn a little more money.

As for whether to accept Youku's investment, she still has to wait and see.

But the most important weather vane is still Jiang Yu.

(End of this chapter)