[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta":3,"chapter-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-325":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Playboy of Huayu: How Did a Celestial Immortal Transform Me?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2297951,4495,"Chapter 325: The Imperial Concubine is Drunk Again","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-325",325,"\u003Cp>Silicon Valley has many core industrial hub cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apple is in Cupertino, Yahoo is in Sunnyvale, and HP and Tesla are in Palo Alto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headquarters of Weibo and the merged Twitter are located in Mountain View, adjacent to Google.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The internet product after the two companies merged is still called Twitter, because when the merger was decided on New Year's Eve, Twitter's 400,000 users were higher than Weibo's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the transformation of domestic blog networks has only been a matter of the last two or three years, so the name \"Weibo\" can be reserved for future use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 7:00 PM, the core management team, having finished a light meal, gathered at the Twitter center in Mountain View; this was the first internal meeting after completing the various merger procedures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan and Liu Yifei chatted and walked inside, where an old acquaintance had been waiting for a long time in front of the office door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Lu, Miss Liu!\" Sun Wenwen looked at their figures, feeling a surge of emotion, with tears almost welling up in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Counting from the time she began planning the Zhou Army in August, it had been nearly half a year since she went into hiding in North America and completed the investment-based naturalization process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the initial panic and inability to get by, to now gradually becoming accustomed to life in a foreign land, she had also smoothly entered the core of Twitter, existing as a role for Mr. Lu to check and balance the local ethnic Chinese management team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the young man and woman before her, Sun Wenwen was filled with a thousand emotions at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Lu smiled and asked, \"Is life going well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Mr. Lu, everything is fine.\" Sun Wenwen, still wearing her ear-length short hair, bowed slightly with her hands clasped in front of her to answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her attitude remained respectful, without a trace of the casualness found in Western workplace interactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since entering the company in 2002, which only had Lu Kuan, the finance department, and herself, Sun Wenwen had witnessed with her own eyes the rise of the entertainment aircraft carrier that was Wenjie Holdings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single misstep had caused her to bury all the efforts of these past four years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A survivor of the ordeal, this high-achieving student who had grown step-by-step from a small-town test-taker to the right-hand assistant of an industry giant, felt a mix of extreme respect and fear toward the person before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Liu Yifei, who was smiling sweetly beside him, Sun Wenwen, after tossing and turning upon her initial arrival in North America, could only secretly rejoice that the person she had attempted to bet on back then was this girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the former head housekeeper, Sun Wenwen could see that she had special significance to the boss, and she would certainly protect her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as for the current situation, it was, at least, not too bad...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei was also very happy to see her: \"Sister Wenwen, I have been waiting for you to come over in Chicago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not needed now; with your previous work experience at Wenjie, Twitter is your best stage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Wenwen nodded: \"Thank you, Miss Liu, I had wanted to join you and be your assistant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Mr. Lu gave me another opportunity, and I will work hard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Lu did not stint on encouragement: \"You watched with your own eyes how the blog network utilized the strategies of entertainment stars, grassroots stars, and cultural stars to build itself up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You also coordinated and participated in this; similarly, Twitter is not much different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here, you represent me; bring out the posture and confidence you had at Wenjie Holdings!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Wenwen's nose felt a bit sore; with reddened eyes, she nodded heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous big stick had almost crushed her into fragments, and this honeyed date had instantly made her an executive at an emerging North American internet enterprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei observed his expression and rhetoric from the side, unable to tell for a moment whether this was a genuine outpouring of emotion for an old subordinate, or a way to buy people's hearts that differed from Harvey's sycophancy and bullying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Lu walked into the conference room first; Chen Shijun, Huang Anna, and the others immediately stood up, looking at him and Liu Yifei with respectful attitudes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Lu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, please sit. Why are you being so polite? I thought I was back home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Anna, Chen Shijun, and the others only smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of Deng Wendi's disarray and the endless scandals of News Corporation, they all knew that this person was far from the refined and elegant gentleman he appeared to be on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, following such a boss provided a sense of security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, today is the first meeting after the two companies merged. You are no strangers to Miss Liu, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Shijun smiled: \"Boss, the merger is a good idea. Maybe we can mooch off some of Crystal's Chinese food more often in the future!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Anna also exclaimed: \"I really didn't expect before that our biggest competitor was Crystal; it's so surprising.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, you can save the flattery for later; let's chat about some things briefly,\" Mr. Lu said with a smile, interrupting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone sat up straight. It was the first time Liu Yifei had participated in an internal meeting of Lu Kuan's company, and she watched curiously as everyone took out their notebooks with solemn expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was the regular 7:30 PM off-work time or this workplace hierarchy that prioritized superiors, it was full of Chinese characteristics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As everyone knows, Twitter's operations are much more refined and complex than Mytube's; this is not a product for us to monetize quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the surface, Twitter's chairman is Miss Liu's mother, Ms. Liu Xiaoli, but the actual company operations still rely on Shijun and Wenwen. Anna will coordinate some specific affairs for Wenjie in North America and provide you with financing and legal support.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wenwen, first report the current operating data of the website.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Wenwen responded and opened the screen projection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Based on some data characteristics from the early development of the domestic blog network, I have classified Twitter's data indicators into roughly three types, reported as follows.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first is user growth data.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Currently, our month-on-month growth rate for monthly active users is relatively low, only 5%. This month, new registered users exceeded 100,000 for the first time, and the total registered volume after the merger is close to 700,000.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second is user activity data.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The ratio of Twitter's daily active users to monthly active users is currently stable at around 22%...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Lu interrupted: \"Wait a moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shijun, in the first three months of Mytube's development, I remember this activity data was about 40%, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Boss. Mytube's start was very smooth, beginning with the Oscar live stream. In the first three months, quite a few top bloggers had already appeared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Shijun's morale was slightly low: \"Boss, we are still working hard and will come up with measures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The gap is indeed not small, mainly because the current topic marketing is relatively singular, with only interactions for 'Twilight',\" Huang Anna added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young director remained silent, suddenly turning toward Liu Yifei, who was listening with ears pricked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Liu, you are the founder of Twitter. Talk about your own views; how do you evaluate this data?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young girl was suddenly cued and quickly organized her thoughts: \"Although it looks like there is a large gap compared to Mytube's 40%, I don't think this data is fair to Twitter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe this data is not a failure, but temporarily distorted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failure, distorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from Mr. Lu, who remained expressionless, the others looked at her with strange expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including Sun Wenwen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had known Liu Yifei for a long time, but this was the first time she had seen her demeanor in a business setting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei said confidently: \"Just like the evaluation of a movie, art films have their evaluation standards, and commercial films have their own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the same token, for such an emerging internet product, comparing it with Mytube is data-wise distorted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just like certain tool-based websites, user activity data is bound to be very poor because users only think of them when they need them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But whether it's shopping websites like Amazon, entertainment video websites like Mytube, or social networking sites like Mspace, including Twitter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Different types of websites have different evaluation standards; evaluating and perceiving data outside of those standards is unreasonable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei cited an example to prove her point: \"Last year, in a class at the Booth School of Business, I saw a set of data for Amazon. Their daily active users were only about one-third of their monthly active users, and on some discount days, it would be abnormally high.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From this perspective, Twitter's activity is not satisfactory, but it is because there is no good content filling at the current stage. After all, unlike Mytube, a single video might be worth hundreds of Twitter posts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Anna and the others nodded frequently; this analysis of failure versus distortion was reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corporate decision-makers must have the ability to assess the situation and make reasonable judgments about the market trends behind the data, so as not to let operational actions become deformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Liu said it very well,\" Mr. Lu nodded. \"The reason I interrupted Wenwen here is to remind everyone not to let their brains be boxed in by empiricism.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From the day Mytube was founded, our strategy was to expand the user scale and sell a cake that looked perfect on the outside to those giants who were interested.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, in terms of operations, we were relatively eager for quick success and instant benefits, but Twitter is different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regarding this 22% data, we must view it dialectically.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Currently, the website's operations have only continued the topic marketing work for 'Twilight'. To be honest, this data is not pessimistic; we should be more grateful for the potential behind it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei felt a little proud in her heart as she heard him affirm her point of view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowledge gained from books is ultimately shallow; one must practice to truly understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a top blogger on Mytube and was still using that account to exert her influence among North American ethnic Chinese, while also being an entrepreneur who had started Twitter from scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she lacked the experience of running an enterprise like Huang Anna, Sun Wenwen, and Chen Shijun, her perspective had a natural advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This stemmed from her observation of Lu Kuan's operations over the past few years and from the top-tier business thinking she had learned at one of the world's top three business schools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a start was advantageous for an enterprise operator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With their thinking unified, the next step was to propose countermeasures and go full throttle to accelerate Twitter's development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Lu arranged several tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first was the further in-depth development of the major IP \"Twilight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The movie adaptation of the bestseller, which had already begun filming and was scheduled for release in the summer season, was becoming increasingly popular. Mr. Lu required every actor in the cast to register with their real names and interact with users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were to promote and drive traffic on Twitter according to the established copy, capturing all the millions of book fans in the North American market—luring them in to slaughter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tightly grasping \"Twilight\" as a gold-standard marketing tool was an absolutely correct strategic choice; it was just that the original Twitter hadn't done it deeply or thoroughly enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first book, \"Twilight,\" was published at the end of 2005, and by the beginning of 2008, it had sold nearly 30 million copies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This number, even if it only converted a few million users in 2006, was an incredible achievement for an emerging website.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan economy is always the aphrodisiac for internet products.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second, after the meeting, Huang Anna will coordinate with Evans from the Disney media office. Some of Disney's classic animations, voice actors, and friendly Hollywood stars will cooperate to join, continuing to win over opinion leaders through multiple channels.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Mr. Lu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In addition, I suggest the website launch two features: one called hashtags, and one called private message grouping.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hashtags can be said to be specifically built for 'Twilight' fans, making it convenient for fans to quickly find collections of content they are interested in, and also conducive to the spread and discussion of popular topics, increasing interaction between users and the aggregation of content.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Private message grouping is to manage private messages by grouping different types of contacts, improving the efficiency and convenience of private message communication, and meeting the diverse communication needs of users.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei smiled and said, \"This is snatching business from Facebook and MySpace!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Anna agreed, \"Our specialty is stranger-based social networking, but we cannot ignore the existence of acquaintance-based social networking and privacy needs; private messaging will be a very good supplement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meeting lasted for two hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unify thoughts, come up with countermeasures, and set sail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing that might bring shackles is the funding issue; given the current cash-burning status of the young director's various ventures in North America, Twitter's Series A round will likely arrive quite early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu summarized, \"That is roughly the situation; finally, I will announce one decision.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you all know, apart from the option pools for you core management and the core employees below, Twitter Chairperson Ms. Liu Xiaoli holds 85% of the equity on behalf of me and Liu Yifei.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My portion of the voting rights is now delegated to Ms. Liu Yifei to exercise on my behalf.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The four of you here today, plus her, will be the core decision-making team for Twitter from now on; if there are any major issues, come find me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei turned her head to look at him with a look of astonishment: \"Me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu asked in return: \"You can't?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young lady raised her eyebrows: \"Of course I can!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's good then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the boss had made the final decision, the others naturally had no room to interject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Lu Kuan, the various lines of Wenjie Holdings in the country were already basically stable and secure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With step-by-step expansion and iteration, plus various subsidiaries and the presence of versatile talents like Dong Shuangqiang, Chen Zhixi, and Zhong Lifang, he did not need to worry too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most core business abroad was Twitter; in a sense, the importance of this public opinion tool was self-evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the low-profile development of Mytube, even though he had ostensibly retreated behind the scenes, potential enemies like News Corporation and Deng Wendi could not be deceived so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with the foreseeable war of public opinion and verbal sparring with Western pro-Japanese media before and after the release of the massacre film, the loyalty of Twitter's core management had to be guaranteed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the equity was firmly in his own hands, he still had to place the people he trusted most in core positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by today's performance, Liu Yifei acting as his proxy and Sun Wenwen assisting from the side should be a suitable choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the heart of Lu Kuan, the public relations company boss, the public opinion tool of the Fourth Estate was a strategic weapon that could bring him a sense of security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had handed the blog network to Zhuang Xu, and he had handed Twitter to Liu Yifei, who still had to attend school in North America.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaining the trust of such a suspicious person was truly no easy task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this kind of thing, he believed Fan Bingbing would have a deep understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already nearly nine o'clock when they left the Twitter headquarters in Mountain View; it seemed there was no need to rush back to Los Angeles today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiaoli was in New York, and Huang Anna had sent people to accompany her to handle a series of procedures regarding naturalization and offshore company registration, becoming the public owner of Twitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Fei drove the two of them to the entrance of the Rosewood Hotel in Menlo Park, took out the two room cards that had already been prepared, and went to park the car himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu took them; they were two high-end luxury suites on the seventh floor of the hotel, adjacent to each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk tsk, what a waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young lady carried a light bag and followed behind the man into the hotel lobby, where several pairs of blonde, busty beauties were embracing bespectacled men in plaid shirts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See that? These are all female hunters like Deng Wendi, and this bunch of Silicon Valley elite men are the perfect prey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu teased: \"Silicon Valley is the holy land for internet elites; every few months, a batch of programmers become millionaires because their startups go public.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These gold-diggers are making investments.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think about it, the programmer group is mostly made up of science and engineering men who have dealt with code for years, are good at logical analysis, and are mostly clueless about male-female relationships and interpersonal relationships.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could they withstand the coaxing of these blonde women? Once they find a good target, they just marry and then divorce, and it's a windfall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young lady covered her mouth and giggled, patting him lightly: \"You have the heart of a villain; can't you allow for the possibility of true love? Not all women are Deng Wendi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"True love?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two entered the elevator, and Boss Lu tilted his head, just about to tease her a few times, when he realized that while he could say this to anyone else, he couldn't say it to this young lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a true 24k pure-love party member, Don Quixote Fei; the nineteen-year-old girl's sense of conviction was terrifyingly strong and could not be lightly insulted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it might very well invite a sound beating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man and woman walked to their respective room doors; if it weren't for the fact that each took out a card, to an outsider, they would really look like a young couple opening a room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at rooms during the day, opening rooms at night, though they were opening separate rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu suddenly spoke up to invite her: \"Going to sleep already? There is red wine in the room; care to join me for a couple of glasses?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Liu raised her delicate eyebrows, her pretty face slightly flushed: \"You washing machine, what are you trying to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! I can't beat you anyway, what are you afraid of.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young lady poked her head in to look at the layout of the room: \"Fine, I'll assume you don't have the guts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Running around all day was actually quite tiring, not to mention working overtime in Mountain View until nine o'clock; having two glasses of red wine to help sleep was a good choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>U.S. federal law stipulates that people under 21 years of age are not allowed to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages. But state regulations vary, and in such a top-tier luxury hotel, no American police officer would be bored enough to come and check on this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Liu kicked off her high heels and leaned on the arm of the chair, watching him pour the wine with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the luxury hotel suite, all kinds of facilities and equipment were fully provided; Boss Lu took out a bottle of Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon with a market price of about 600 USD, glanced at the label, and opened the wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held the neck of the bottle with his right hand, rested his index finger lightly on the bottle body, and clamped it with his thumb and middle finger, trying his best not to touch the body of the wine directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei asked curiously: \"Is this for fear that the temperature will change and affect the taste?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is still some temperature difference between indoors and outdoors in Los Angeles in March; for red wine of this quality, if the temperature of your hand is too high, touching it for a long time will affect the taste.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Liu sneered: \"You're just being overly fastidious, never mistreating yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu poured the wine into the decanter and sat back down on the sofa: \"Living in this world, if you have the conditions, enjoy them; if you don't, then endure them; it's all the same way of living.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you ever had to endure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, I have plenty of times when I've had to endure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't believe it!\" The young lady pouted, then immediately thought of a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you were doing Mytube abroad and Wenjie Video in the country, it was to prevent people from plagiarizing and cutting you off, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then this time, now that you've started doing Twitter in North America, why isn't it synchronized in the country?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu explained: \"The objective conditions are different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the beginning of the year, Nielsen in the United States released data showing that the penetration rate of broadband users has reached nearly 80%; the internet backbone network is constantly being upgraded, and data transmission speeds have increased significantly, which can support larger amounts of data transmission and more complex network applications.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, internet products like Mytube, Mspace, and Facebook have room for vigorous development.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the broadband penetration and coverage rate in the country are still relatively low; at the beginning of the year, the national Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organized the creation of the China Broadband Fund, with the first round of financing reaching nearly 200 million USD.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Objective conditions determine that the soil for internet products in the country is not yet fertile enough, but our infrastructure capability is beyond doubt, and the speed of catching up will be very fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reason Wenjie Video was launched early was to compete with rivals for cabbage-priced copyrights; now is not yet the time for it to play its role.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for micro-blogs like Twitter, we can wait a bit longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei folded her delicate hands on the arm of the chair, resting her chin on the back of her smooth hands as she looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan sank into the sofa, pillowing his head with his arms, and the two chatted across the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you suddenly think of this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei frowned: \"Si Wei called me yesterday and said that Huayi, Yahoo China, and the Hunan TV station are going to co-host a variety show and invited me to be a guest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu pretended not to know: \"What show?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yahoo Search Star; Yahoo China is investing 30 million in sponsorship for the talent show, and they will invite 3-4 big directors to oversee it, competing in groups.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young lady explained further: \"I'm not concerned about this whatever-variety-show; it's just that I heard Si Wei say that Alibaba is sponsoring this variety show, and Yahoo China itself is also a shareholder of Alibaba; Alibaba's Ma Yun also seems to have the intention of buying shares in Huayi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wenjie's advantage is that the internet and entertainment industries rely on each other; now it's Alibaba, and later it might be Tencent, Sina, and the like; they should all be your competitors, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I was thinking, Tencent's traffic is even higher than the blog network, and Alibaba's scale seems to exceed Wenjie Mall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If these internet competitors all flood into the cultural and entertainment industry, how should Wenjie Holdings maintain its competitiveness?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu nodded: \"It's quite good that you can think of these things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Being able to look at user activity numbers dialectically in the office today, and being able to dig out such information from behind this entertainment news, you have made progress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei gave him a haughty look: \"Stop flattering me; you still haven't told me the answer. You must have thought about these things long ago, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu rose leisurely to pour the decanted red wine: \"What would be the point of telling you the answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can think about it like playing a game; just treat it as a main quest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei took the wine glass: \"Homework again? I haven't finished the last one yet!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu smiled and said: \"A great man once said, struggle with heaven, and the joy is infinite! Struggle with earth, and the joy is infinite! Struggle with man, and the joy is infinite!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your insights as a top-tier actor in the future will be obtained from the process of these social lives, interactions, and realizations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All successes and setbacks will make your soul fuller and your mind more mature; these are all wealth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temperature in the room rose; Liu Yifei's skin was fair and moist, her cheeks flushed, and her watery eyes squinted at him, her tone coquettish: \"Master Lu, stop reciting!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young director raised his glass: \"Join Tang Seng for two drinks; if you get me drunk, I'll stop reciting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hee hee, cheers~~~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, Liu Yifei woke up leisurely from the 8,000 USD-a-night luxury suite at the Menlo Park hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint morning sunlight passed through the thin window curtains and rested on her pretty face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The imperial concubine had not been drunk last night, just slightly tipsy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with the high-end hotel's white goose-down filled Duxiana pillows and Italian Frette luxury mattresses, the comfortable environment made her sleep especially sweet that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young lady rubbed her sleepy eyes, the phone by her ear vibrating non-stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Awake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Liu looked at the time and saw it was already ten o'clock: \"Why did I sleep so long?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu teased her: \"Last night I said we should have two drinks and go back to sleep, but you insisted on not letting me, wanting to compete with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As a result, you drank too much and started singing and dancing; I recorded it all for you, and I'll send it to you to watch later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What! Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young director was dead serious: \"Of course it's true. You felt hot and tried to take off your clothes desperately; luckily I held you down, threw you on the bed, and covered you with a quilt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I! You!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei suddenly threw off the quilt, only to discover she was still wearing her trousers; no wonder she felt so uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Washing Machine! Delete that video right now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The volume of the wicked girl's roar was quite sufficient, so Boss Lu held his phone further away in the car: \"I'm flying straight to Jingcheng in a bit; Mia will go pick you up to return to Chicago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get ready for these next few months; we expect to start filming before the end of the year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice on the other end of the phone stopped abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing he was leaving, she figured they probably wouldn't be able to meet for several months again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei felt as if her throat was blocked by something, not knowing what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it, have a safe trip.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, hanging up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold, beeping tone came through; the young lady leaned against the headboard, feeling a strange emptiness in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On March 12, 2006, Boss Lu arrived in Jinling together with the core filming team of Wenjie and Huo Tingxiao, the art director borrowed from Zhang Yimou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Much like the construction of a street before the filming of \"Tangshan\" and the collection of various period-accurate props, historical films of this nature consume a vast amount of time in pre-production.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially in the newly revised script that had just been filed for review, because plot scenes reviewing historical facts like \"The Rabe Diary\" and \"The Vautrin Diary\" were inserted, the requirements for the authenticity of the historical settings were even higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jinling authorities specifically dispatched a team composed of the Municipal Education Commission, professors from the History Department of Jinling University, members of the Massacre History Research Society, and logistics support departments such as the Public Security and Fire Bureaus to serve the crew long-term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, the main filming location is the Shijiao Film and Television Base, which is also the filming location for the later \"The Flowers of War.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, there are the Jinling Women's College, the Rabe house, and the residences of survivors that Zhang Chunru visited in Jinling around 1995.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten years later, most of the survivors Zhang Chunru interviewed have passed away, and many of the houses have been demolished, so they all need to be rebuilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although troublesome, this part of the effort cannot be spared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because in the process of Lu Kuan collecting materials and writing the script, it could be clearly learned whether through conversations with her personally or from Zhang Chunru's notes and diaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This visit to the site in person was an important turning point in the process of her writing the book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Chinese-American female writer, born into a high-ranking Nationalist government family with parents who were both high-achieving intellectuals from Yale and Harvard, was deeply moved during her trip to Jinling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing many survivors and their descendants living in poverty and struggling to get by;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contrasted with those beasts who committed war crimes, yet were still receiving high consolation payments and pensions from the Japanese government.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How ironic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also from this trip back to her ancestral land that Zhang Chunru, after being moved, transformed from a writer exploring historical truth into an angel of justice and a human rights fighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She began to cast aside all concerns and spared no effort to seek justice for the three hundred thousand wronged souls of that year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a few days, the group visited historical sites such as the Jinling Women's College, the Rabe house at 1 Xiaofenqiao, the International Committee headquarters at 5 Ninghai Road, the Japanese Embassy, the Overseas Chinese Hostel, and Gulou Hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young director tirelessly led art director Huo Tingxiao and the construction project manager to measure almost all of Jinling on foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially in the main scene—the set of the 1937 Jinling Safety Zone—the professional team of over thirty people, including historical consultants, art directors, set designers, and prop masters, wrote incessantly, carefully recording the director's requirements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone could feel Lu Kuan's emphasis on and seriousness toward this film, determined to do his utmost to make it the best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At ten o'clock on the morning of the 14th, the crew held a rather low-key project launch press conference at the Jinling Hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason it is called low-key is that neither the top young star of the mainland, Liu Yifei, nor Oscar winner Tom Hanks, nor Julianne Moore were present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the massive scale of the crew, other roles in the film with status and lines were still being cast privately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subject matter of this film is special, so to avoid giving the Japanese right-wing associations, media, and bought-off \"public intellectuals\" any excuses after its release, Boss Lu made full preparations from the start of the project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The filming funds were solely invested by the private enterprise Wenjie Holdings;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The construction of the sets in the Jinling area was not supported by the local government like \"Tangshan\" was, but was all counted in the total investment;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the suggestion from Dong Zong, like the later \"The Flowers of War,\" to hold the project launch and opening ceremony in the CPPCC Auditorium or the Great Hall of the People, was also rejected by Boss Lu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one purpose: to ensure this film would not give the right-wing any handle from its birth, so as to avoid being attacked later as government propaganda, which would give Western audiences a false impression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on the nature of the film, the layout in the Jinling Hotel was simple and the atmosphere was serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the applause of the reporters notified in advance, the young director took the stage holding a microphone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, reporter friends. Today is the project launch ceremony for our film, which uses the book 'The Rape of Nanking' written by Ms. Zhang Chunru as a clue to restore real historical scenes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Given the subject matter of the film, this launch press conference is kept simple. Today, I will give a brief introduction and take questions from media friends.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"China Film Report\": \"Director Lu, may I ask about the general concept and theme of the film script?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Using Ms. Zhang Chunru's writing as the main clue, starting from the 'Rabe Diary' she discovered and combining the content of 'The Vautrin Diary' to restore real historical scenes, exposing the crimes committed by Japanese fascists in Jinling in 1937.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the theme, first, it is to defend historical truth, calling on people to respect historical facts and be vigilant against historical nihilism.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secondly, it is to remember history and cherish peace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And, through the perspective of Ms. Zhang Chunru, to promote justice and courage!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A round of applause broke out in the audience, and many local Jinling citizens who had come spontaneously stood outside the cordon of the press conference, their expressions extremely excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reporter from \"China Film Report\" continued to ask: \"Director Lu, why choose 'The Rabe Diary' and 'The Vautrin Diary' to restore historical scenes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan said in a deep voice: \"The audience for this film is global. From this perspective, choosing historical materials that are widely recognized in the West will have stronger credibility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'The Rabe Diary' has been recognized by Harvard's modern Chinese history professor William Kirby, Martha Smalley of the Yale Library, and others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'The New York Times' also reported on 'The Rabe Diary,' pointing out that this diary provides a rare third-party record of the atrocities of the Jinling Massacre, allowing people to understand the deeds of Rabe, this German businessman, in protecting the people during the Jinling Massacre.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'The Vautrin Diary' is the same; it was first discovered and exhibited by the Yale Divinity School Library and has extremely high historical value.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A reporter from \"Film News\" asked a question that everyone was concerned about: \"Director Lu, have the main actors for the film, including the roles of Rabe and Vautrin you just mentioned, been decided?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ms. Zhang Chunru will be played by Miss Liu Yifei, Rabe will be played by Tom Hanks, and Vautrin will be played by Julianne Moore. We will announce the rest of the roles gradually.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was an uproar in the audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the people present today were professional film media.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for the salary of the young star Liu Yifei, the remaining two Hollywood stars were not low, and Tom Hanks was firmly in the 25-million-dollar club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this film, which was clearly an art film, going to make such a big fuss?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A reporter from \"Yangtze Evening News\" asked: \"We all know Miss Liu Yifei's previous role types; apart from costume beauties, they are youthful and lively girls.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From this point, is Director Lu worried that her character image does not match Zhang Chunru herself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu explained: \"Biographical films, or historical films, usually pay attention to both form and spirit in casting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether it is Tom Hanks or Julianne Moore, their age and image in 1937 are similar to the historical figures; Tom Hanks even has German ancestry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the Liu Yifei you mentioned, choosing her is first because her age and appearance are close to the 24-year-old Zhang Chunru around 92-94.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secondly, Liu Yifei lived in the United States for several years, and her experience and language are close to those of the Chinese-American Ms. Zhang Chunru; these are all casting elements that biographical films focus on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally, choosing Liu Yifei is also because she is very professional. She has been preparing for this film for nearly half a year, observing and imitating Ms. Zhang Chunru's habits, demeanor, body movements, accent, etc. This is the most critical point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reporter from \"Yangtze Evening News\" was a Jinling local; before the young director finished speaking, he started applauding, and in his excitement, he almost knocked off his glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whispering of the reporters gradually grew louder, and the audience at the scene also began to boil over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the big and small stars in the domestic entertainment industry who are still diligently pursuing status, popularity, and pomp, this \"Yifei,\" who is in a league of her own in terms of both economic value and traffic popularity, is once again so different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention her going to North America to recharge due to emotional trauma, she spent nearly half a year for a historical biographical film—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you count the subsequent filming time, it is almost a year of dedicated preparation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a professional attitude could only be seen in Li Xuejian, who played \"Jiao Yulu\" more than a decade ago, and Zhao Dan, who played \"Lin Zexu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the increasingly impetuous domestic entertainment industry, after this film, perhaps for this nineteen-year-old girl, using the title of actor instead of star or young star seems more pure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this is not a bad thing for entertainment companies like Cheng Tian, Huayi, and Emperor, who are persistently pursuing a share of the young star track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it is Lu Kuan's film, they do not think such a subject matter can bring Liu Yifei a high increase in economic value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't this a good opportunity for everyone to catch up and overtake?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huayi Yang Mi's \"Xuejian\" in \"Paladin 3,\" replacing the later Li Man to play Jiang Chan in \"Curse of the Golden Flower\";\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Tian Huang Shengyi's \"Liji\" in \"Red Cliff,\" including Emperor Tang Yan's \"Zixuan\" and the heroine in \"Rob-B-Hood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Liu Yifei's popularity and economic value are stronger than in her previous life, it has also indirectly promoted the tilt of resources toward young star artists by major entertainment companies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including Liu Shishi, who has already disappeared, the changes in the careers of these female stars in this life can be considered a major impact brought by Lu Kuan's butterfly wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A reporter from \"Beijing Youth Daily\" asked the last question, which was also a question that had been ignored by everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Lu, what is the name of this film?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'The Sky of History'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought about the name of this film for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Chunru\" is not appropriate, because what is praised and depicted in the film, besides Ms. Zhang Chunru, also includes international humanitarian friends like Rabe and Vautrin;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He originally wanted to use the name of the memorial hall in Zhang Chunru's hometown in the later years—\"Angel of Justice\"—but always felt it was not grand enough, lacking the vicissitudes and accumulation of historical time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After much deliberation, he decided to combine an important image in the film: the sky of different eras, and used this film title that is easy for both Chinese and foreign audiences to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This press conference, which was even more low-key and simple than Lu Kuan's first film \"Whiplash\" when he was a newcomer, ended quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the low-key scene did not affect the explosive topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the domestic entertainment industry, his and Liu Yifei's names are the biggest topics, not to mention this historical biographical blockbuster with a budget as high as 360 million RMB.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition to the articles from various media, the film's lead actors Liu Yifei, Tom Hanks, and Julianne Moore all opened accounts on domestic blog sites and, together with Twitter abroad, conducted interactive promotion simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei posted a photo of herself and Zhang Chunru on her blog; her bare-faced facial shape was indeed quite similar to this Chinese-American female writer who was not yet forty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The caption had only four characters:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angel of Justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Happy New Year's Eve! May you book friends sleep until you wake up naturally and count money until your hands cramp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",6672,"2026-06-20T06:05:19.268Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","3e887a7a47ef3355d8d1326c99aebcbd774f71aff4c554185fb888e37e8faaec","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-326","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-324",343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-cover.jpg"]