The world of film and television begins from childhood

"But we are starting a business, we should use fair and aboveboard methods instead of this..."

"What's wrong with this approach? Xiao Haiyang, this is called personal connections. It's not about interests. Do you think anyone has to help you? It's like you were held back two grades. If the dean didn't know your father, do you think you could live so comfortably?"

Zhou Chen's words were a bit serious, and Xiao Haiyang's face suddenly turned ugly, but Zhou Chen was not polite. If Xiao Haiyang always had such naive ideas, then he was really not suitable for an important position, and he could not even be an employee who followed orders.

After all, if he doesn’t like his boss’s behavior, he may question it, but which boss would be willing to lead a disobedient employee?

Seeing that Xiao Haiyang was about to refute again, Huang Yanwu quickly pulled him back.

"Don't say any more. I think what Mr. Zhou said makes sense. The workplace is the workplace. Even in the student union, this kind of thing is normal. As long as the method is appropriate and it's not illegal, you can do it."

His thinking changed very quickly. He had worked in the Propaganda Department for a long time. Many times, in order to apply for a venue, he had to ask people for help, consider people's attitudes, and make some sacrifices.

Now they have to ask their leaders for help. If they just want to get something for nothing, then they are really naive.

So after he figured it out, he felt that there was nothing wrong with Zhou Chen's approach.

First apply as a student, and if you don’t get what you want, then find a way to solve it with money. Although they think it is a mutually beneficial thing, who knows what the school leaders will think, so before going, you should really make more preparations.

Thinking of this, he took the card.

"Mr. Zhou, don't worry, leave this matter to me. I will do my best to help us apply for the greatest benefits."

"Then thank you for your help. Let's agree on the salary in advance. Starting tomorrow, it will be 5,000 yuan a month. Although it's not much, we are just starting out, and I'm not going to make big promises for you. Your salary will only increase in the future, not decrease. If our live broadcast guild does well, I promise that as a veteran, I will definitely give you a certain amount of equity."

After getting Zhou Chen's assurance, Huang Yanwu smiled even more happily.

Zhou Chen greeted them and left. He also noticed that Xiao Haiyang was sulking, but he had no intention of paying any attention. He had already said this much, and if Xiao Haiyang still didn't understand, then he would have no way to continue communicating.

To put it bluntly, when he started a business and invited his classmates, it was more out of consideration for their classmate and friend relationships. If Xiao Haiyang had opinions about his behavior as a boss before the business even started, such an employee would really not be suitable.

Over the next half month, Zhou Chen took Huang Yanwu to many departments to handle formalities.

In fact, he could use a faster method, but in order to let Huang Yanwu know more about the process and learn more things, he still took Huang Yanwu everywhere personally.

It's no wonder that Huang Yanwu is a very perceptive person. Although he is Zhou Chen's senior, he has the attitude of an employee and is very respectful to Zhou Chen. He does whatever Zhou Chen asks him to do. He also studies very hard and occasionally puts forward his own opinions and ideas.

Compared with those people in their class, Huang Yanwu is indeed more mature and smarter, and can get many things done without Zhou Chen's supervision.

Not to mention anything else, every time they go out to do something, he always thinks of preparing breakfast, lunch and so on in advance. If it were Lu Qiachuan, Xiao Haiyang and others, there would be no way they could do this.

All we can say is that Huang Yanwu has a higher level of awareness.

Huang Yanwu's communication with the school leaders was relatively smooth. Before she had used up half of the 100,000 yuan Zhou Chen had given her, she had obtained an office space specially approved by the school, two conference rooms in the comprehensive building, and two staff housing units for faculty and staff. The school also agreed to allow them to renovate the space themselves.

Huang Yanwu said that it was mainly because they had a lot of start-up capital. When he put all the necessary documents in front of the leader, the leader was also shocked. He even held a meeting for this purpose and finally agreed to strongly support their start-up and offered so many conditions.

At the same time, we also agreed to let them recruit people in the school, and even agreed to help them actively post information in the school, and also provide certain credits and academic support, but the premise is that the main body must be students from their school.

This was originally Zhou Chen's idea and decision, so Huang Yanwu agreed without hesitation.

After being busy for more than half a month, Zhou Chen convened his first staff meeting.

In addition to the people he had originally chosen, there was also a special person participating in the meeting today.

Zhou Chen pointed at a girl sitting below him and introduced her to Lu Qiachuan and the others, "This senior is Liang Xiao, a sophomore in graduate school at the school. She was also arranged by the school to support our work. Everyone welcome her."

"Wow..."

Everyone applauded very enthusiastically, especially Ren Yifan. When he saw this beautiful female senior, his eyes almost popped out.

"I asked everyone to come to the meeting today to inform you that the company has been initially established. The next priority is to recruit people, naturally anchors, and some logistics personnel."

"Of course, the most important thing is the anchor. After all, we are a live broadcast guild, and a campus live broadcast guild. We cannot spend money to recruit other anchors, and we don't have the capital. So we have to find live broadcast talents in our school. This is what we have to do next."

"We have just started this industry, so we can't take big steps. We need to take it step by step. Let's find eight anchors in the school first. The main types are entertainment and games. The other categories will be discussed later. I won't say much about the game category. Of course, we prefer those who are good at playing games and have unique features. It is best if they have an entertaining spirit. You can't just play games all the time when you are broadcasting, without saying a word. If there is no interaction, the live broadcast will definitely not be good."

"As for the entertainment anchors, there's no need to say much. You've watched a lot of live broadcasts recently and learned a lot. Beauty, beauty, beauty. I emphasize important things three times. You all know what I mean, right?"

Seeing that Lu Qiachuan and Xiao Haiyang were trying not to laugh, Zhou Chen didn't get angry and continued talking.

"Don't think what I said is funny. In the live broadcast industry, beautiful women have an advantage. Most of the people who watch live broadcasts are boys. If boys watch live broadcasts and don't watch beautiful women, are you asking them to watch ugly women? Of course, the beautiful women I'm talking about don't have to be good-looking. Those with good figures and special features in other aspects are all fine."

Ren Yifan asked with a smile: "What categories do you mean by this characteristic?"

Zhou Chen looked at him and said, "That's what you have in mind. OK, as the boss, Ren Yifan, I will give you a task now. Your task is to find a beautiful anchor who meets the requirements."

Ren Yifan replied happily: "That's fine, this is what I'm good at."

"Listen carefully. It's not enough to be pretty. You have to have an entertaining spirit, such as being able to chat, sing, and dance. Also, you have to be able to put up with shame and be able to handle pressure. You can't just burst into tears when netizens scold you. That's absolutely not acceptable. If you want to work in this industry, you have to be willing to give it your all. So when you're looking for someone, you have to tell them our requirements. Do you understand?"

Ren Yifan nodded and put away his smile: "But if you have so many requirements, it may be difficult to recruit people. Should you also tell me the salary and benefits so that I can negotiate with them?"

"Of course, Luo Xue."

Lin Luoxue, who was sitting next to Zhou Chen, immediately took out a document and handed it to Ren Yifan.

Ren Yifan opened the folder and read it carefully. These were the several levels of anchors listed by Zhou Chen. The basic salary ranged from two thousand to eight thousand, and there were also gift sharing and so on. Of course, there were also some restrictions, contract conditions and so on. In short, it was very detailed.

"I'll take this back and study it carefully."

"Well, take it back and study it. Then I'll arrange another person for you. Senior Sister Liang Xiao, can I trouble you?"

Zhou Chen looked at Liang Xiao. When Ren Yifan heard this, he immediately became excited and looked at Liang Xiao with anticipation.

Liang Xiao did not refuse: "Okay, this is what I should do."

Although she was sent by the school, Zhou Chen was very polite to her and gave her a salary of 5,000 yuan. Although it was not much, it was unexpected money for her. She could earn so much extra money while studying for a master's degree. I wonder how many people would envy her.

When the others saw that Ren Yifan and Liang Xiao had work arrangements but they hadn't yet, they became anxious.

"Zhou Chen, no, Mr. Zhou, what should we do next?"

"Don't worry, you can't be idle, I will arrange for you now."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 740 Zhou Chen starts to fight and defeats Feng Cuicui

The studio of the Live Broadcasting Association of Communication University of Southern China is an office space converted from two conference rooms.

At this moment, a fierce argument was taking place in the office. No, to be precise, it was not an argument, but Zhou Chen was being surrounded and scolded by several people.

"What kind of song is this? Cute, cute, cute. Is this something a normal lyricist can write?"

"And this, meow meow meow meow, meow what meow, you are singing, you are imitating the cat's meow, meow from beginning to end."

"What a shame, what absurdity! A talented lyricist and composer wrote something so ridiculous for a live broadcast, and even asked us to help compose the music behind the scenes. This old man can't afford to lose this person."

"Yes, that's what it says."

"........."

Being surrounded and criticized by five or six middle-aged and elderly people, even Zhou Chen could only smile bitterly. These people were professors and associate professors he specially invited from the Conservatory of Music to help.

In order to make the live streaming guild an instant hit, he wrote several catchy songs that became extremely popular in his world.

These songs may not be as good as orthodox pop songs, but those who watch the live broadcast are all monsters. Sometimes the more flashy you are, the more likely you are to become famous. These songs have been tested by the market, so Zhou Chen chose them.

He had already expected that the songs he wrote would be criticized, but he didn't expect that they would cause such a big reaction and be criticized by these professors.

"Everyone, teachers, these songs were written for live broadcasts. They are very different from classical music and pop music. You are right to feel uncomfortable, but I think the value of these songs can only be reflected after they have been tested by the market. Don't you agree?"

Before he could finish his words, one of the old professors opened his mouth and spit out: "Bullshit."

"Cough cough."

Zhou Chen coughed a few times awkwardly. I am hundreds of years old after all. Do you have to be so disrespectful to me?

The old professor just refused to give him face: "I heard Lao Qian say how talented you are. If your talent is just this, I can't compose music or write lyrics."

Not only him, but everyone else feels the same way.

Zhou Chen smiled bitterly. These academic teachers were definitely old pedants to the young people. They could accept pop songs, but this kind of song was absolutely unacceptable to them. It didn't matter if they heard it occasionally, but if they were asked to compose the music and write the lyrics, they really couldn't bring themselves to do it and couldn't afford to lose face.

There is a chain of contempt in every industry, and the music industry is no exception.

Seeing that they were strongly opposed, Zhou Chen knew that he could not convince them, so he had to give up and compose the music himself.

But he had invited these people here with great difficulty, it was impossible for him to just let them go without doing anything.

"Since you are not interested in these songs, let's talk about other songs. I still have a few songs that need to be composed. Can you help me take a look?"

Of course, he couldn't just prepare these few songs. He also prepared popular songs and quite a few hits. These can be sung through live broadcasts and then sold. Anyway, they are all profitable businesses.

You have these free professors in the university vocal department, so why not use them?

While Zhou Chen was busy writing songs, other members of the entrepreneurial team were also busy. Lu Qiachuan, Li Shuci and others were studying the script. Although it was a live broadcast, there must be a certain script. Except for some that required on-the-spot reactions, most of the other live broadcasts can be controlled, it just depends on the means and methods.

The two sets of staff housing arranged by the school were also redecorated by Zhou Chen and turned into several live broadcast rooms. They are all simply decorated and can be changed at any time.

When doing live streaming, as long as it is not outdoor live streaming or indoor live streaming, the environment is not particularly important. What is important is the content of the live streaming.

Finding anchors is a hassle, but game anchors are not so bad. I found four anchors who are very good at playing games, all of them are men. Three of them play the most popular MOBA games now, and the other one is very good at playing various stand-alone games.

Originally, Zhou Chen planned to mainly use female anchors and did not plan to find too many male anchors, but the four boys who stood out were all of good level. They were not the kind of otakus who couldn't talk, and they were relatively entertaining. So he kept them all and tried them out for three months.

Even if they do not meet the requirements after three months, they can stay as employees and assist in future live broadcast work. With their skills, they are definitely talents.

It is easier to find a male anchor, after all, his appearance doesn’t matter, but it is not so easy to find a female anchor.

Ren Yifan had a good vision. He found more than 20 girls for the interview, and they were all good-looking. However, after one round of interviews, Zhou Chen eliminated 90% of them.

Live streaming is different from filming a movie, as you need to face the camera all the time. Even if you don’t have acting skills in a movie, you can rely on post-processing, but this is not the case for live streaming. You still have to have the necessary skills.

Being pretty can make you successful for a while, but it is impossible to be successful all the time, unless you have a big brother to support you all the time. But how many big brothers do you think there are on the Internet? And do you think the big brothers' money really comes from the wind? Or does it come from the system?

When doing live streaming, especially for female anchors, appearance is a very important condition, but there are too many beautiful female anchors. After the test of time, those who can survive, apart from those with good operations, still have to rely on their own strong conditions and abilities.

Therefore, the beautiful vases that Ren Yifan found were directly eliminated by Zhou Chen, leaving only two with more distinctive features.

Well, to put it simply, they have explosive bodies, and the most important thing is that these two have strong stress resistance. They may not have the potential to become super popular, but Zhou Chen feels that they have the potential to survive in the short term.

The live streaming industry is changing very quickly, sometimes even faster than celebrities, so don’t expect to be popular all the time.

In the photography class, Feng Cuicui, who was rarely seen except in professional classes, was roaring angrily at this moment.

"Look at the assignments you handed in this month. If you don't feel ashamed, I feel ashamed for you. I really can't imagine that a sophomore who has studied DV for more than half a year would hand in such assignments. It's not even as good as a middle school student, no, not even an elementary school student."

Feng Cuicui was roaring angrily and slapping the table with her hands. She looked more ferocious than the previous times.

The students below all lowered their heads and remained silent. Having been with Feng Cuicui for such a long time, they already understood what kind of person Feng Cuicui was. When she was speaking, it was best not to speak out, otherwise they would definitely be scolded.

But the more no one spoke, the angrier Feng Cuicui became. He turned his gaze and looked at Lu Qiachuan.

"Lu Qiachuan, you are the class monitor, tell me what's wrong with you, do you think you have done your homework carefully?"

Lu Qiachuan answered seriously: "I think I tried my best, but it may not be what you want."

Feng Cuicui was furious. He took a deep breath and said coldly, "Okay, you said you put a lot of effort into your homework. Let's see how you put a lot of effort into it."

As he spoke, he turned on the projector and began to play the work submitted by Lu Qiachuan.

The first shot of the video is a busy scene. People are busy coming and going. Some are moving things, some are arranging things, and some are organizing things...

After playing for more than two minutes, many familiar faces appeared in it, including those from the photography team and other teams, but everyone in the photography team recognized where this place was.

This is the studio of Zhou Chen’s startup company, the Southern Media Live Broadcasting Association. Because Zhou Chen made such a big fuss, everyone in the camera class knew about it, and they all went to the scene to see it. Many people also helped, so when they saw this video, everyone naturally felt familiar.

At the end of the five-minute video, Feng Cuicui angrily asked Lu Qiachuan: "Tell me, what did you shoot?"

Lu Qiachuan said seriously: "I am filming life. Look, everyone is busy and never stops. Isn't this life?"

"Life, huh? Good, very good. You are worthy of being the class monitor. When it comes to telling lies with your eyes open, you are number one in your class."

Feng Cuicui didn't argue with him, but just opened another video.

"The next thing we're going to look at is Yu Hao's work."

Soon, Yu Hao's video began to play. In less than ten seconds, everyone's expressions changed and some people were already holding back their laughter.

Lu Qiachuan even covered his face and couldn't bear to watch any longer, but Yu Hao shamelessly raised his head and chest, watching his own video very proudly.

After the video was played, Feng Cuicui asked Yu Hao: "Yu Hao, I want to know, what is the difference between your video and Lu Qiachuan's?"

That’s right, Yu Hao’s video and Lu Qiachuan’s video cannot be said to be exactly the same. They can only be said to be 80% to 90% similar, as if they were carved from the same mold.

Yu Hao immediately retorted: "Of course it's different. Didn't you see that the angles he and I shot from were different? We shot on different days too. Besides, the lighting I chose was way better than the squad leader's, okay."

Feng Cuicui gave a thumbs up and said, "As expected of a videography class. Each of them is more eloquent than the other. Very good. Let's watch Xiao Haiyang's video again."

Before he even put it down, Xiao Haiyang had already lowered his head, looking embarrassed.

Sure enough, after a few minutes, the whole classroom fell silent.

Zhou Chen was thinking, "Wow, these three idiots, can you please stop being so stupid? They shot three videos, and the similarity is 80% to 90%. Don't you have anything else to shoot? Do you have to take turns shooting the studio scene?"