Chapter 15: Straight Man of Steel
Gu Kun has never been a stingy person, and he has always been generous to his partners who actually help him.
Because the publicity effect of the interview is very good, it has attracted a lot of tourism lists for Lanfang culture, and initially paved the way for rich people to pay for their own groups.
Therefore, during the eleventh holiday, Gu Kun very nicely invited the person in charge who had interviewed him before, Qian Youliang, and asked him to come to his villa for a casual banquet, and by the way, he gave the other party a few travel vouchers.
"Gu Sheng, thank you for your kindness, I didn't expect you to invite me today, I'm really ashamed, we are disciplined, and we will never accept paid news. ”
Qian Youliang looks quite simple, although he is doing news, he doesn't like the wind and fire, he gives people the feeling that he is quite gentle like Huang Jianxiang, and he is a high-achieving student at first glance. (Huang Jianxiang graduated from the Foreign Affairs University, so he should be the highest among media people)
Previously, Qian Youliang did not show any edge in the interview and conversation.
But Gu Kun can see from the other party's works that this person is distracted in his work, the effect is okay, and his understanding and skills of mass communication are very solid.
In view of the other party's caution, Gu Kun said angrily: "You're welcome, if you invite you to come today, it will be regarded as an alumni gathering, so I didn't invite Miss Yin, this is not a violation of your discipline, how can it be related to paid news." ”
What Gu Kun needs to make friends with is someone with real strength, not someone who has taken credit and saved himself.
After all, he is the one who is the boss himself, not a state-owned enterprise or a government institution.
However, Qian Youliang heard Gu Kun mention Yin Tao, his expression was also slightly gloomy, and he sighed: "Tao Zi seems to be particularly interested in you at work. ”
Gu Kun listened, smiled slightly mockingly, put his hand on Qian Youliang's shoulders in the posture of Cao Cao, pushed him into the seat, and then poured two glasses of gin:
"Don't be so embarrassed, just say it, do you want to chase Yin Tao, and see that she is uncomfortable with other men. ”
Qian Youliang was actually a little embarrassed: "She is usually for work." ”
Gu Kun laughed: "Licking a dog is not a good death, as a man, you have to improve yourself, don't always think about solving the problem by lowering your body - Senior Brother Qian, I will look down on you if you talk like this again, have you never been in love in college?"
Qian Youliang became more and more embarrassed: "Our Jiaotong University was originally a strong school in science and engineering, weak in liberal arts, and relatively few female students - at that time, many students in the New School of Communication were science and engineering students who filled in the college entrance examination, and their scores could not be adjusted. Of course, it can't be compared with those strong liberal arts schools......"
"So I really haven't talked about it? It's not a reason to talk so much nonsense. Gu Kun picked up a cigar, struck a sulfur match, and spewed out a provocative circle.
Science and engineering are strong schools, and it is common for them to volunteer to fill in science and be transferred to liberal arts. Liberal arts schools are just the opposite, and even transfer some students whose subjects were taken in the college entrance examination to study science majors.
Therefore, even if they are all new missions, there are very few girls in the new missionary schools in Shanghai, and the quality is not good.
"Who said I didn't talk about it, it didn't work out. Qian Youliang also wanted to save face, and finally covered up his shame.
However, Gu Kun had already thoroughly figured out the bottom of the other party, he put down his cigar and prescribed a condition:
"Senior Brother Qian, I see that you are a talent in publicity, have you ever considered giving up your CCTV errand and doing it with me? I need someone to help me with my public outreach.
In the future, you can also hang the name of a vice president of Lanfang Culture, who is responsible for media affairs and promotion, so the treatment will definitely not be bad. For the sake of alumni, I will give you five times the current CCTV salary, and there will be another reward for the follow-up performance. ”
CCTV's salary is not high, but the hidden benefits are better.
Qian Youliang didn't expect Gu Kun to want to dig people at all, and he was a little confused for a while.
He subconsciously refused: "Gu Sheng, you may not know much about our national conditions in China, CCTV is the top media unit, and it is the glory of my Chinese media people to be able to enter here for a lifetime."
It's not a question of wages, it's like a small private business owner may make five times more money than a college professor, but will a college professor start a business? That's a clear stream. ”
"You don't understand it now, and I don't blame you. But if you still can't figure it out after thinking about it, then I misunderstood you. Gu Kun stood up, paced to the window, and pretended to look at the Huangpu River outside, (in fact, he could only see the street trees)
"You should learn about the ocean country on the other side, a new media called the Internet appeared last year, and there are also the first few Internet startups in China this year. In my eyes, in three to five years, there will be a major change in the media landscape.
To be a man should be a chicken, not a cow. CCTV is decent, but you are just a newcomer who has been in the industry for three or four years, or a young reporter in the external reporter station, even if you perform the best every year, when you climb up, the TV media may no longer be worthless.
But if you come to Lanfang and join me in the grand event, that is, you will be in charge alone, even if Lanfang is currently weak, you may not be able to become the leader of the media industry in the future. ”
Qian Youliang thought carefully for a few seconds: "I've heard of the Internet, but I don't know much about it, I think this thing is just a concept hype at the moment, and I don't see any possibility of commercial operation."
However, there is a specialization in the art industry, and you think that one has a future, and we can put aside the controversy for the time being and not discuss this - I just want to ask, are you going to start an Internet business and get involved in the technology industry in the future?"
There are too many people who talk big in this world, and it is precisely because of a little knowledge that Qian Youliang is in awe of the prospects of the Internet industry and the difficulty of starting a business.
If Gu Kun directly bragged to him that he wanted to enter the Internet industry and become an information technology tycoon, then Qian Youliang would never have done anything with Gu Kun.
Instead, he will label Gu Kun as unreliable and fantastical.
Unfortunately, he guessed wrong.
Gu Kun directly denied: "Hehe, you think highly of me, I'm a person who doesn't know anything about high technology, and I still have a few pounds and a few taels." I will never start a technology business in my life, but this does not prevent me from using the information technology infrastructure laid by others to start my new media business in the future.
Just like the Germans 100 years ago, if they thought the car industry had a future, it didn't mean that you had to be a Carl Benz or Henry Ford yourself. You can use other people's cars to revolutionize the logistics industry.
The same is true of today's Internet, and the fact that we don't understand the technology doesn't mean that we can't predict the future use of these technologies. It is not only R&D innovation that is called innovation, but also application innovation ......"
Then, Gu Kun selectively sold the dry goods he had said when he used them to persuade others, such as "the Internet will lead to the gathering of media heads, the Matthew effect", and so on.
Qian Youliang heard Gu Kun say so measured and self-aware, and he was suddenly a little awe-inspired.
"Although it seems to be a bit far across the circle, it is really the view of the old man seeking the country, unlike other young people's rhetoric. Qian Youliang secretly made a judgment in his heart.
After hesitating and struggling for a while, he decided not to say anything:
"Even if I go...... The handover can also take a lot of time. You're not in a hurry, can you give me some time to think about it?"
"Of course, I'll wait for you to get back to me by the end of this year at the latest. If you are greedy for the year-end bonus, you can officially resign to CCTV after the Spring Festival. "Gu Kun is very kind, and he is simply lenient.
Abandoning CCTV is a very important decision for a media person, and with the 95-year market, it is not too much to consider for three months.
With this example, it will be easier to persuade others in the future, and the time given by Gu Kun will be shortened as appropriate.
Because at that time, he was able to confidently say to other media talents he wanted to poach: "You see that someone so-and-so, who had a bright future in CCTV, but decisively abandoned me, you are just from the XXX unit, can you be better than CCTV?
It's hard to get started.
After chatting about business, and Gu Kun didn't force him, this made Qian Youliang feel a lot more relaxed, and he felt more and more that Gu Kun was approachable, and he couldn't help but talk to Gu Kun about some things on his mind.
"Boss, you seem to ...... I don't have any interest in making more close friends of the opposite sex during my study abroad? To be honest, a while ago, when Yin Tao first looked for you, I was still a little worried.
I can see that she is much more serious about your book than other work interviews, that kind of work-style seriousness. ”
The title of boss is really subtly shouted out without paying attention, which shows that although he is still hesitating to jump ship from CCTV, he subconsciously already feels that Gu Kun is the boss.
Gu Kun: "Hehe, I'm afraid that I will rob you of your woman, just say it, but it's a pity, even if I'm not interested, she's not your woman - why don't you have a wife, everyone has their own ambitions, don't force it." She's not the same as you. ”
Qian Youliang was puzzled: "According to my observations in previous interviews, you seem to like to find foreign women? I'm sorry, I don't mean to be offended." ”
"That's right, I'm just afraid of trouble. Gu Kun was very straightforward and casually said his theory of "national attention/winning glory for the country".
No more resonance.
It's just that at the end of this topic, he also took the initiative to persuade Qian Youliang: "If you do it with me in the future, those Heikelan girls I brought to Jiaotong University, if you have the ability to chase them, then just chase one." ”
Qian Youliang's blood pressure rose slightly, and he was quite embarrassed, so he changed the topic: "Boss, according to your logic...... Could it be that you have a double standard and look down on women who like to socialize with foreigners?"
"There are no double standards. What age is it now, it's normal to like looking for foreigners, and I'm looking for foreign women myself, so why should I look down on women who like to find foreign men?
It's one thing to not discriminate, it's another thing to like. I don't discriminate against them, it doesn't mean I like them, there is a third way, I can ignore them. If the Tao is different, it is good to coexist peacefully. ”
Gu Kun's attitude can basically be summed up by the classic street interview with millions of likes on Douyin in later generations:
A female reporter caught a random boy on the road and asked, "Do you think a girl who smokes, drinks and gets a tattoo is a bad girl?"
The boy replied very simply: "What age is this? You can't look at people with colored glasses like this! There are also many good girls who smoke, drink, and get tattoos?"
The reporter continued to ask: "Then would you find a girl like that as your girlfriend?"
Boy: "Hehe, no. ”
Gu Kun is also a truth.
He just doesn't want to be friends with certain types of girls, but he definitely doesn't discriminate. He's such a straight man of steel.
If Yin Tao has the ability to be like Deng Wendi, insisting on sleeping only with foreigners, and can sleep a bunch of successful foreigners to the point of ruin, then Gu Kun will definitely respect her as a female man
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