Chapter 973: The Pioneering Work
Kathy Naira is a data analyst at Netflix who was poached by Reed at a great expense.
At the beginning, Reed explained to her the application of network big data in film and television production, which made Kathy Naira very interested, and jumped to Netflix without any hesitation.
Then, with Reed's strong support, Kathy Naira led her team to create a big data analytics room dedicated to Netflix.
For such a long time, Kathy Naira has worked very hard and has produced relatively convincing results.
I thought I could build a new career under Reed's leadership.
Unexpectedly, their plan was stalled by the company's board of directors.
Those stubborn and ignorant shareholders have no sight at all, and they don't believe in the blueprint they have drawn at all, and only want to make the most reliable money from the existing online video services.
During this time, because of the obstruction of the board of directors, Kathy Naira was suffocated.
Reed returned from Guam and boasted to her about Shi Zhenqiu's talent and explained Shi Zhenqiu's possible shareholding.
But Kathy Naira didn't believe much at the time.
Although she knew Shi Zhenqiu, she knew that it was a singer who sang very well. But as a singer, does that Oriental kid understand the operation of the company?
However, she didn't have to wait too long, Shi Zhenqiu really came, and successfully completed the acquisition of equity, and really became her boss.
What surprised Kathy Naira even more was that in terms of work, Shi Zhenqiu was even more popular than Reed.
We've just gotten to know each other, and he's already getting to the point before they're familiar with each other's ways of working.
But that's okay, as a person who hates wasting time, Shi Zhenqiu's way is more to her taste.
So when Shi Zhenqiu hated the results of their analysis room, Kathy Naira stepped up.
"After more than three months of analysis and collation in our analysis room, we found that among all the streaming businesses, users' favorite actors are Kevin Spacey and director David Fincher. If we want to do our own film and television production, with these two people in charge, the chances of success will be greatly increased. ”
As she spoke, Kathy Naira distributed the detailed data to everyone.
Shi Zhenqiu looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but recognize this woman's work ability.
The data is very detailed, and it includes data from Europe, the United States and even some Asian video websites. It can be said that the convincing power of the investigation that they did was quite high.
When Shi Zhenqiu finished reading it, Reed also finished reading it.
His attitude was very direct, and he slapped the table on the spot.
"OK, since these two are so popular, let's invite them to create the work. ”
Casey Naira's shoulders collapsed, and she didn't expect her boss to be so happy.
"BOSS, it's not that simple. Kevin Spacey and David Fincher are popular, and they have no shortage of jobs. It will be very difficult to invite them. ”
This time, it was Shi Zhenqiu's turn to speak.
"That's them, there's nothing money can't do. If five million is not enough, it will be 10 million, and if 10 million is not enough, it will be fifteen million. ”
After saying this, Shi Zhenqiu and Reed looked at each other and smiled, and the heroes really felt sorry for each other.
Seeing that the two bosses had one virtue, Casey Naira couldn't help but cover her forehead.
God, it's no wonder that Reed admires Shi Zhenqiu very much, it turns out that these two are completely the same kind of people.
But as a conscientious person, Kathy Naira still has to make things clear.
"Two bosses, it's not enough to just have money. As famous directors and actors, David Fincher and Kevin Spacey value their reputation more than money. Therefore, in addition to giving enough sincerity, we also need excellent works to impress them. The question is, do we have it?"
Reed also reacted and couldn't help but scratch his head.
"Then we can find a great screenwriter, in the final analysis, it's still a matter of money. ”
Kathy Naira was dumbfounded, finally having a clear understanding of the boss's ruined behavior.
But at this time, Shi Zhenqiu laughed.
"Guys, I don't think there's any need for that trouble. ”
When everyone looked over, Shi Zhenqiu smiled even more and took the initiative to stand up.
"I'm sorry, guys, but if we need a screenwriter, I don't think we need to be so difficult. Because in front of you, there is a great screenwriter. ”
The big guy was all stunned, not understanding what he was talking about.
It was Reed who knew Shi Zhenqiu better, and reacted after a while.
"Ah, by the way, I forgot to introduce it to everyone. Your new boss is also a top screenwriter in South Korea. Many popular movies and TV series have been produced by him. ”
This is amazing, everyone looks at Shi Zhenqiu's eyes, all with incredulity.
Isn't this a singer, why did he become a screenwriter again?
But anyway, since Shi Zhenqiu is a screenwriter, it seems that one link can really be omitted.
But just when everyone thought so, Reed was full of suspicions.
"Wait, Shi, even though you're a screenwriter, you're also a great screenwriter. But don't forget, your work is popular, and it's all in Korea. We're going to make something that's going to be popular in North America, can you?"
Americans are like that, they speak and act very directly. Reed is only responsible for the company's operations, and doesn't care how others feel.
Shi Zhenqiu has come into contact with many Americans and has already adapted to it. So he didn't care at all about Reed's suspicions.
Instead, he stood up and took out from his bag the same materials as Kathy Naira had prepared, and distributed them to everyone as well.
"Guys, this is some of the big data research materials that I've done. Unlike Casey, my research is mainly from the perspective of the work. ”
Hearing that he had also made preparations, everyone was very curious, and they didn't know what he could study when he first arrived.
But after taking the information and reading it carefully, everyone's mentality is completely different.
When he looked at Shi Zhenqiu again, he was all full of admiration. I really can't imagine that he, an Asian, has just come from South Korea, and he knows so much about the mentality of the North American people.
Through the detailed analysis data prepared by Shi Zhenqiu, it can be seen that in recent years, the unsatisfactory domestic political activities in the United States have aroused great dissatisfaction among the people.
Criticism and criticism of political tasks are also rampant.
Every day, Americans complain that their living conditions are getting worse and worse. All sorts of serious problems are emerging, and these are the fault of the government.
Especially in today's American society, racial problems, gun problems, ideological problems, and economic problems have all reached an urgent level.
The more this happens, the more people care about politics.
Shi Zhenqiu summarized the hot topics in the United States in the past five years and the probability of news influence, and found that political content accounted for more than 57%.
This is enough to show that political issues are now of concern to many Americans.
The masses are desperate to find answers from the activities of politicians and to know where America's current problems come from.
At the end of the survey, Shi Zhenqiu asserted that if a work that reflects the political life of the top level of the United States is produced, on the premise of ensuring quality, then it will definitely be very popular.
He conducted research as a screenwriter, but these people here are authentic Americans.
Therefore, everyone is more empathetic to the information given by Shi Zhenqiu, and they have to agree.
From time to time, they themselves, including their relatives and friends, have heated discussions on political issues.
Even they are like this, and they have seen the changes in the United States over the years, how can they not know what kind of value Shi Zhenqiu's big data research report has.
In the adoring eyes of a group of people, Reed directly gave Shi Zhenqiu a thumbs up.
"Shi, I'm really grateful, grateful to myself. I am grateful for meeting you when I was in Guam. Come on, man, hurry up and tell me what we're going to do next?"
Even Reed is like that, let alone the others.
Compared with them, Shi Zhenqiu had already had a detailed plan before coming to the United States.
There is no way, with the help of the voice in his heart, Shi Zhenqiu has long understood the development of Netflix in film and television production.
Now, because of the encounter with himself, Netflix started film and television production two years ahead of schedule.
So if you don't make a move, Netflix will not be as popular as it was in its previous life. Now that he is here, Netflix has become his own industry again, and of course Shi Zhenqiu has to do his best.
After everyone recognized him, Shi Zhenqiu finally showed his grandeur and started his purpose.
"Guys, Michael Dobbs, do you know? He has a piece of literature called House of Cards. This work was adapted by the BBC in the nineties of the last century and achieved a great sensation. I watched this work recently, and it is definitely a rare masterpiece. I think we can get the license to adapt it and make it into an American drama. The specific plot is now in my mind, and the only thing we have to do is get authorization. I don't think it's going to be difficult, how about Reed hand it over to you?"
To Shi Zhenqiu's surprise, many people here actually knew about "House of Cards", and some even watched the BBC version of the TV series.
So when he proposed to adapt this work, everyone couldn't help but agree.
Because the style of "House of Cards" is different from most political films today.
It doesn't have the idealism of The Newsroom, nor the romanticism of The White House. On the contrary, "House of Cards" as a whole is very cold and depressing, and it is completely critical realism.
In the works, the bloody personal crawling history of politicians, as well as the use of various powers and the use of various strategies, are all addictive.
At the same time, the exciting and cold process is also suffocating, as if you are deeply immersed in it and become a victim of it.
And this style is not the way most Americans think about politics today.
Throughout the ages, ordinary people everywhere have had similar conjectures and aspirations about politics.
The anecdotes and ugliness of the upper class are all interpreted into different contents and widely disseminated with the intention of curiosity and gossip.
So if you really adapt "House of Cards" according to Shi Zhenqiu's idea and make it into an American drama, the future is really bright.
Reed thought of this and immediately agreed.
"Don't worry, I'll leave it to me. Two days at most, you can get this done. ”
He's not talking big.
Although the author of "House of Cards" is British, but now that information is developed, as long as sincerity is in place, there is no reason for the other party to disagree with the authorization.
Seeing that Netflix's efficiency was unprecedented, Shi Zhenqiu finally put his mind at ease.
"Well, now there's one more thing. I also need an adaptation helper to help me find someone named Bauer Willimon. He was politically savvy and worked as an assistant to Charles Schumer, Howard Dean and Hillary Clinton. With his help, our script would be absolutely perfect. ”
Netflix's vice president Robert Roy took the initiative to step up.
"Leave this to me, I know him. ”