Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 215 213. Strong winds and flying clouds

If there was any year in the 1990s that was the most impressive, many people would say it was 1996.

Internet companies have officially entered the stage, marking the commercialization of the Internet.

Artificial intelligence defeated a chess master for the first time, marking the beginning of artificial intelligence challenging human intelligence.

Tom and Jerry went off the air this year, and the fun of childhood began to end.

A lot of things happened this year, which had a major impact on the future historical process, but Chen Li'an never thought that he would also participate in promoting the historical process.

Lixin VCD sales exceeded 150 million in the first two quarters of 1996.

However, compared with the huge changes in the color TV industry, VCD is not so attractive. Panasonic is claiming to occupy the domestic color TV market this year and defeat one company to occupy an industry.

Domestic color TV brands will naturally not sit still and wait for death in the face of such provocation. Changhong's chairman "Price Butcher" took the lead in raising a big knife in his hand and started a price war!

Then in June, Konka also cut prices, followed by TCL and Panda. Color TVs suddenly became cheap, beating Panasonic back.

This battle to defend home appliances is of extremely important significance in China's business history. Chen Li'an never thought that this kind of thing would be related to him.

In the living room, Chen Li'an read the news in the newspaper, handed the coffee cup to Li Dabai and said, "Make me another cup. I won't go to the studio today."

Li Dabai immediately responded: "Okay."

Li Dabai ran to make coffee, but he kept thinking about one thing. Whose high heels are those at the door?

Chen Li'an frowned as he watched the news. The big price reduction of color TVs meant that more families in the country had color TVs, and it also meant that the potential users of VCDs were growing explosively.

We should take advantage of this opportunity to build Fongxin VCD into a patriotic brand, build it into the leading domestic VCD brand, and turn the sales of 150 million into 200 million or even billion!

Chen Li'an sat in the living room and thought for a long time. He even forgot to drink the coffee Li Dabai put in his hand.

Li Dabai, who was sitting next to him doing nothing, kept looking at the pair of high heels at the door. He was curious about which concubine she was and why she was nowhere to be seen.

Chen Li'an looked at the various reports about Changhong in the newspapers, and an immature plan gradually came into his mind. So he picked up the newspaper and walked towards the study room. Halfway through, he threw his phone to Li Dabai and said, "I'll call you later." When you call me, just say that I am having a meeting at the Artists Association. Don't let anyone disturb me now. You can sort out these newspapers and find useful information and send them to me later."

Li Dabai: "...I understand." Teacher Chen's study room has become the Artists Association, but this reason is really great.

After Chen Li'an walked into the study, he immediately took out a pen and paper and started writing and drawing. As an artist, Chen Li'an's business acumen is not developed, but his basic vision and knowledge are unmatched by many people in this era. He can still see many different things. Same point.

Soon, Chen Li'an wrote down many strategies one by one on the manuscript paper, and there was only the rustle of writing in the study.

Outside the study, Li Dabai was reading the newspaper boredly, looking for any potentially useful information. He just couldn't figure out why he should pay attention to business wars when he was just an artist working as an assistant.

Teacher Chen is really talented and multi-millionaire!

After Li Dabai flipped through the newspaper for a while, Chen Li'an's cell phone rang. She picked it up and read the English note on it. Knowing that it was Chen Li'an's acquaintance, she answered the call directly.

"Hello, I am Teacher Chen's assistant. Teacher Chen is currently attending a meeting at the Artists Association and it is not convenient to answer the phone. If you have anything, you can tell me."

Chen Zihan on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized it. He felt a little disappointed. He got up early in the morning to put on makeup, but now he didn't expect anything.

After a pause, Chen Zihan quickly asked: "Hello, when will he finish the meeting?"

Li Dabai politely replied: "I'm sorry, I don't know. If Teacher Chen is finished, I will remind him to call you back."

Hearing such a businesslike tone, Chen Zihan pursed his lips and said boldly: "I am his college classmate and also his girlfriend. Can you please..."

Before Chen Zihan finished speaking, Li Dabai frowned and said: "I am Teacher Chen's assistant. I have never heard Teacher Chen say that he has a girlfriend. Please pay attention to your words. Finally, I remind you that you can't be casual outside. Say nonsense that you are Teacher Chen's girlfriend, otherwise the consequences will be serious, I will tell Teacher Chen about your call, goodbye."

After speaking, Li Dabai hung up the phone. He felt that the girl on the other end of the phone was a little confused. Teacher Chen's girlfriend? Sister Gong Li has never said this to anyone else, why do you, a female classmate, say this!

What if the news spreads and Teacher Chen’s reputation is damaged! snort! A female classmate with ulterior motives!

Chen Zihan on the other end of the phone stared blankly at the hung up phone. Was he warned? Disliked? How dare an assistant!

Although I am not my girlfriend, what is the difference between me and my girlfriend? This is too much! Chen Zihan was so angry that he wanted to hit him again, but stopped halfway with his fingers.

If he calls back and has a quarrel with his assistant, will he be spoken ill of in the future?

After struggling for a while, Chen Zihan gave up the plan of going back to have a fight with her, and planned to file a complaint after seeing Chen Li'an!

After Li Dabai hung up the phone, he continued to flip through the newspaper and read the experts' forecasts for the home appliance industry. He couldn't help but be slightly speechless.

Newspapers predict that the VCD industry will usher in a blowout next year. Lixin VCD, which currently has a high market share, is very likely to exceed 800 million in sales next year!

What is the concept of 800 million! Li Dabai suddenly felt that with Chen Li'an's status as an artist, it was not surprising that he had ten or eight good friends.

Who can be an artist with such a net worth? He can lie at home and have nothing to worry about for the rest of his life.

Thinking of this, Li Dabai shook his head again, how could art be compared with money? He was so vulgar!

But art can be done, but there is no need to be an actor. Li Dabai now has a very high level of vision and feels that being an actor is really meaningless.

But thinking that this is Chen Li'an's hobby, let's just have fun with it. Maybe Chen Li'an is hooking up with female stars in the name of acting.

Li Dabai clicked his tongue, then stopped thinking about these messy things, and took the newspaper and read it seriously.

However, Chen Li'an's phone rang again after a while. After Li Dabai picked up the phone and dealt with it in the same way, he just took a breath and the phone rang again.

"Teacher Chen is too busy, why are there so many calls?" Li Dabai complained helplessly, then put on a business smile and answered the phone.

After connecting four or five calls, Li Dabai, with a dry mouth, picked up the cup of coffee that Chen Li'an hadn't drank and took a sip.

When I raised my head to drink coffee, I suddenly saw a pair of long white legs in the direction of the bedroom from the corner of my eye, so I quickly put down my cup and looked over.

Jiang Qingqing was awakened by the ringing of the phones one after another. She stood on the edge of the corridor holding on to the wall and looked at Li Dabai in the living room. She didn't know who Chen Li'an was, and she couldn't understand why she was still in his house. Someone else came.

Are you not satisfied with your performance yesterday?

Li Dabai looked at Jiang Qingqing, who was only wearing a large T-shirt, and felt that her beautiful face seemed like something she had seen in a TV series.

"Hello, I am Teacher Chen's assistant!" Li Dabai stood up and said to Jiang Qingqing.

Jiang Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that it was an assistant. After taking a closer look at Li Dabai, she suddenly felt secretly ashamed. How did this girl grow up? She is so white and big.

"Hello, I'm" Jiang Qingqing suddenly got stuck at this point. She didn't know how to introduce herself as her girlfriend? Or should I say that I am a good classmate who works hard to make progress.

Li Dabai looked at Jiang Qingqing's young appearance and proactively said, "You are Teacher Chen's classmate, right?"

Jiang Qingqing looked at Li Dabai in professional attire, nodded slightly, and then asked in a low voice: "Where did he go?"

"Teacher Chen has important things to deal with in the study. No one is allowed to disturb you now." Li Dabai replied politely and then asked: "Are you going to leave? I can call the community security guard to call a car for you."

Jiang Qingqing: "." Who said he was leaving! Can't I just come out and take a look around?

"I can't leave now. I have nothing to do. I'm going back to rest." Jiang Qingqing turned around and went back.

Li Dabai squinted his eyes and saw Jiang Qingqing's red knees and cautious posture, not daring to take a step forward, and he probably understood what happened last night.

In my heart, I despised Chen Li'an's behavior. He drove me away without even eating just for this kind of thing!

Sex demon! abnormal! I’m so jealous! ! !

When Jiang Qingqing returned to the bedroom, she was no longer sleepy. She just lay on the bed in a daze, looking at Chen Li'an's bedroom.

After a while, Chen Li'an's voice came from outside.

"Babai! Make me a cup of coffee and give me the compiled newspaper!"

Li Dabai quickly responded: "Here we come!"

After making a quick cup of coffee, Li Dabai took the coffee and newspaper into the study.

In the bedroom, Jiang Qingqing cautiously got out of bed and walked behind the door when she heard voices outside.

"Teacher Chen, this is the expert analysis I just saw. It says that Lixin's sales will exceed 800 million next year." Li Dabai handed the newspaper to Chen Li'an and said.

Chen Li'an took the newspaper, took a look at it, took a sip of coffee and said, "The experts' estimates are a bit conservative. I'm going to charge 800 million this year!"

Li Dabai was immediately shocked and said with some uncertainty: "Mr. Chen, our current sales are only 1.5 billion. Can we exceed 800 million in half a year?"

"It's difficult, but it's not impossible." Chen Li'an put down the coffee cup in his hand and said, "I haven't made a specific plan yet. You go out and call your second uncle first and ask him to add two more production lines to ensure supply in the second half of the year.”

Li Dabai looked at Chen Li'an's confident look and couldn't help but nodded and said, "Okay! I'll fight now."

After speaking, Li Dabai ran out of the study room. Behind the bedroom door, Jiang Qingqing couldn't help pinching herself, wondering if she was fooled in class yesterday and why she still had auditory hallucinations.

What 1.58 billion, they are joking. Haha, it must be a joke!

But the pain in his arm told him clearly that it was not an auditory hallucination, and Chen Li'an and Li Dabai would not make such a joke at home.

So, what they say is true!

Jiang Qingqing couldn't help but take a breath, feeling that the world was so magical, what kind of master was she looking for?

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Qingqing came back to her senses and looked at the quilt covering her body. She didn't know how she got back to bed. Her little mind was still thinking about whether there was something wrong with the world.

In the study room, Chen Li'an took a sip of coffee and looked at the dense words on the paper. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Although his writing was rough and childish, his ideas were basically settled.

Show this thing to your second uncle, he will definitely understand it, perfect his plan, and execute it perfectly.

The second uncle's ability is much better than Chen Li'an's, not on the same level, and he has rich practical experience. As long as he follows Chen Li'an's thinking, he can get at least 500 million in sales this year, if not 800 million.

With such a large share of his own, he can conservatively make a profit of tens of millions out of a sales volume of 500 million.

The color TV industry's counterattack clarion call has been sounded, and now is the time to get a share of the pie, which can also put some pressure on those foreign companies and further expand market share.

It would be best to take this opportunity to squeeze Sony VCD out of the Chinese market and let it go home with Panasonic color TVs!

The color TV industry's counterattack is to hold high the banner of patriotic enterprises. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity, there will be no such good opportunities in the future.

After sorting out his plan, Chen Li'an asked Li Dabai to bring his cell phone in the study, then closed the door and made calls inside for several hours.

Li Dabai was very measured and did not eavesdrop. He also monitored Jiang Qingqing to prevent her from getting close.

Jiang Qingqing had already changed her clothes and was sitting in the living room. She looked at Li Dabai who stared at her from time to time and said speechlessly: "I won't eavesdrop. I know it well, okay?"

Li Dabai said politely and courteously: "I didn't mean that, I was just afraid that you would be bored and chat with you."

Jiang Qingqing: "." How can there be anyone who can't talk for a long time without talking!

After a while, Li Dabai saw that Jiang Qingqing had no intention of leaving, so he asked: "Don't you have to go to class today? Why don't you go back to school early?"

Jiang Qingqing looked at Li Dabai. She originally wanted to cross her legs, but she immediately felt pain when she moved, so she crossed her legs and said, "I have no class. I'll wait for him to come out and have something to say to him."

Li Dabai nodded slightly and ignored Jiang Qingqing.

In her opinion, neither Jiang Qingqing nor the female classmate who communicated with her at the beginning could be considered Chen Li'an's good friend at all.

Only people like Gong Li, Sophie Marceau and Wang Zuxian are worthy of it!

All of them are just a little younger, without any charm or sense of proportion. Totally unworthy of your own attention.

After Li Dabai complained a few words in his mind without expression, his phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Cheng Shufen's call, so he immediately picked it up.

"Sister Shufen." Li Dabai said sweetly immediately.

Cheng Shufen asked on the other end of the phone: "Dabai, why can't Li'an's phone call get through?"

Li Dabai glanced at Jiang Qingqing, who had her ears pricked up, and then explained to the phone: "Sister Shufen, Teacher Chen is talking to someone about something very important, so the phone cannot be connected."

Cheng Shufen snorted, and then said: "Then wait until Li'an is finished and ask him to call me back. The company has decided on the art space matter. It's best to come to Xiangjiang to discuss the specific matters."

"Okay Sister Shufen, I will definitely tell Teacher Chen."

After finishing the matter, Cheng Shufen talked about the movie again and said to Li Dabai: "The movie may premiere at the Venice Film Festival, which will give him time to contact the chairman of the Venice Film Festival."

Li Dabai asked curiously: "Sister Shufen, have you finished the post-production of the movie? The selection of the Venice Film Festival will be over soon."

Cheng Shufen smiled and said: "Dabai, you don't know what Xiangjiang Speed ​​is, you will catch up with the film selection."

Hearing what Cheng Shufen said, Li Dabai smiled and said, "Okay, then I understand and will tell Teacher Chen."

Jiang Qingqing, who was sitting in the living room, had no reaction when she heard about the Venice Film Festival. It was shocking that the Venice Film Festival had 800 million.

Jiang Qingqing thought of many things while sitting on the sofa. If she could win Chen Li'an in the end and marry him, wouldn't she be marrying into a wealthy family?

Reach heaven in one step!

Li Dabai hung up the phone, glanced at Jiang Qingqing who was fantasizing, and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. She used to like to fantasize like this.

Why do you look like a fool? Fortunately, I am mature now! Li Dabai puffed up his chest slightly and took a small notebook to write down what Cheng Shufen told him.

In the study, Chen Li'an's cell phone was hot. While charging, he was talking to Qiao Linmu about his plan.

"Bundle sales, tie up Lixin, Changhong and TCL. We must learn from them in terms of stance and slogans. We must raise the patriotic flag and shout out our identity as a national enterprise."

"Promotion is not as simple as a price war. This year's is not dumping or price war. Sony is not trying to occupy the VCD market. They have several core technologies. It doesn't matter at all. Our goal is brand awareness and market share. "

"The price should be lowered appropriately, but it is not a loss-making shopping. Profit must be ensured. And if this marketing is successful, it will be no less than winning the CCTV bid for the first time, saving hundreds of millions inside and out!"

"Yes, the specific method is to rub it in! I don't feel ashamed. You are the one who takes the lead anyway. I am just a talented artist. Business matters have nothing to do with me."

"Second uncle, you are still a businessman, how can you say that you are thin-skinned! Just do as I say, raise the flag in the newspaper, contact Changhong and TCL for bundled sales, communicate with dealers, and the rest Just keep being in the newspapers to gain fame!"

"If you are thick-skinned and just show off, you can earn hundreds of millions in sales. Don't say you don't know how to use it! What man doesn't know how to use it!"