"Mr. Tang, please speak." Chen Baisheng was smiling, respectful, and looked calm, but he was a little uneasy in his heart.

Because this is not the first time to look for sponsorship, large companies basically think that it is redundant, and those who are interested in it have interest appeals.

If this golden thigh also makes some unreliable requests, it can only be broken up.

"I've heard the name of this award, which is quite similar to the Oscars, also called the Academy Awards." Tang Huan flipped through the information and asked casually.

"Yes." Chen Baisheng smiled awkwardly, "Does Mr. Tang have any good suggestions?" ”

"It doesn't matter the name, it depends on the reality." Tang Huan pointed to a part of the document and asked: "The preparation for the Academy Awards is too shabby, I remember that you have experience in holding film festivals, and you should understand that packaging is also very important." ”

"After all, it is the first session, including the nature of the trial, and it is also limited by insufficient funds." While Chen Baisheng explained, he couldn't help but slander, it was really a rich and arrogant tone.

"In my opinion, the Academy Awards are competing with the Golden Horse Awards. In this case, what kind of trial is it, just do it generously, so as not to even underestimate Xiangjiang's own filmmakers. Tang Huan looked disapproving, "You have found me here now, will the funding still be a problem?" ”

Chen Baisheng was so choked that he couldn't help coughing twice, looking like he was blushing and his neck was thick, and his heart was a little messy.

"Mr. Tang's strong support for the Academy Awards is really a blessing for Hong Kong films." After Chen Baisheng complimented him, he cautiously asked tentatively. "I don't know that Mr. Tang is sponsoring the funds at the same time. Are there any other requirements? Like what. What needs to be taken care of. ”

"I forgot to state that this sponsorship is only in the name of an individual, and has nothing to do with DreamWorks or Huamei Entertainment." Tang Huan's face was clear, and his words were even more straightforward, "The purpose of this is to ensure the neutrality and fairness of the awards, but I don't like duplicity, in fact, I don't want this kind of action to start anew." It affected DreamWorks' business interests in Treasure Island. ”

Chen Baisheng, who was exposed to his thoughts, smiled slightly bitterly, this Boss Tang is so confident that he doesn't care about other people's opinions at all.

"Even if Mr. Tang confessed and had other ideas, no matter what, the Academy Awards still benefited a lot." Chen Baisheng sighed, "I do have some small belly chicken intestines, but this is also due to the influence of what happened before. ”

"I understand, it's not easy for you to work for the Academy Awards." Tang Huan nodded understandingly.

"In my opinion, the filmmakers in Hong Kong can be roughly divided into three categories: first, pure businessmen. I just want to make money, nothing else; The second is specific practitioners. They also only seek fame and fortune, and even after they became famous and became big brothers, they turned their heads and squeezed their peers; The third is that a scholar with ideals like you, although he does not have commercial influence, can bring a new atmosphere, direction and reflection to the entire industry. For example, if you launch the Academy Awards, the first two types of people are unlikely to be interested in creating a precedent. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Tang, for your kindness." Chen Baisheng blushed again and his neck was thick, this time he was excited, he didn't expect that the high-ranking billionaire opposite was so sympathetic to the people's feelings, he could be called a confidant, and he was even moved to tears.

It's really bookish, such a city, no wonder the "Film Fortnightly" finally closed down in the original time and space.

Tang Huan shook his head secretly and pulled the topic back, "If the first session of the Academy Awards is so petty, it is better to just give up, so as not to become the laughing stock of others." ”

"The original intention of creating the Academy Awards is to let Xiangjiang films get their due status, and it is inevitable to compete with the Golden Horse Awards of Baodao, there is nothing to be afraid of." Chen Baisheng was so excited that he spoke faster, "But the establishment of the influence of the Academy Awards requires a process, and I am worried that the first few sessions will not be effective, and I am sorry for Mr. Tang's generous funding." ”

"It's okay, since I can be generous, I won't lose patience." Tang Huan smiled and waved his hand, "The establishment of the influence of the Academy Awards is inseparable from the support of fans and audiences. I don't care how you design the professional review process, but there must be a solicitation of votes for the public, and it must be carried out vigorously. ”

"That's even more expensive." When Chen Baisheng said this, he stopped when he saw Tang Huan waving his hand impatiently.

"If you design the Academy Awards beautifully, and then sell the broadcast rights to Media Asia TV, won't you have another copyright fee?" Tang Huan said angrily.

"I believe that with Mr. Tang's funding, funding is definitely not a problem. But I'm worried that the Academy Awards in the initial stage have no influence, and film companies and practitioners are jealous, and if they find an excuse not to attend in person, it will be cold. "One of the advantages of the book's spirit is that he is honest, and Chen Baisheng listed all the disadvantages that can be expected.

"That's why I'm asking you to do a good job of collecting votes from the public, although the audience lacks professional standards, who dares to ignore the influence of their choice of results." Tang Huan stood up, "To this end, I will also provide you with professional equipment to provide technical support, so as to greatly save manpower and time costs." Let's go, I'll take you to take a look. ”

"And technical support?" Chen Baisheng was puzzled by the second monk, but when he saw Tang Huan leading the way in front with great interest, he had to hold back his curiosity for the time being.

When he left the office, seeing that Jiang Zhiwen and Jiang Zhiqiang seemed to have been waiting outside for a long time, Tang Huan waved his hand and motioned for them to follow.

Soon, a group of four people arrived at the product exhibition hall of Zheru Xiangjiang Company, and the service staff inside hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.

The girls who can serve as commentators here can definitely meet the standards of flight attendants, and Chen Baisheng, Jiang Zhiwen, and Jiang Zhiqiang can't help but shine in their eyes, and they also have a natural sense of superiority for the IT products here.

Coming to a booth, Tang Huan instructed the docent, "Find three information collection cards and ask them to fill in their birthdays." ”

After Chen Baisheng, Jiang Zhiwen, and Jiang Zhiqiang held pencils and three cards. There is no need for a narrator. I knew what I was supposed to do. After all, they are highly educated people who accept new things quickly.

After the three scribbled information cards were collected by the commentator and put into a light-sourced device, the birthdays of Chen Baisheng, Jiang Zhiwen, and Jiang Zhiqiang were quickly printed out correctly on the computer monitor in the order of A, B, and C.

"It's so advanced." The three filmmakers were all in awe.

The narrator smiled, glanced at the big boss, and asked for instructions.

"Tell them a little bit." Tang Huan waved his hand casually.

As a matter of fact. The information cards filled in by Chen Baisheng, Jiang Zhiwen, and Jiang Zhiqiang just now are similar to the college entrance examination answer sheets that were commonplace in time and space.

The professional name of this information exchange technology and product is called Optical Mark Recognition, or OMR.

Some OMR devices, with a light source on one side and a sensor on the other, sense the strength of the light source, for example, how much light passes through the paper, or where the light passes through the small holes in the paper. to identify information.

In other OMR devices, the light source and sensor are on the same side. Information is identified by the degree to which light is reflected from the paper.

Obviously, OMR originated from paper tape and punch cards, and because it has real holes, it can use the light that passes through the paper to read the data.

By the 1930s, the first OMR-like device, the IBM 805 scorer, appeared, which used a metal brush to test the conductivity of the lead marks on paper to identify data.

And OMR in the true sense of the word appeared in the 1950s.

At this stage, the Blue Giant still contributed a lot, developing a similar device, and in 1962, the IBM1230 optical scorer was introduced.

Since then, similar devices have sprung up.

It was not until 1972 that the spread of OMR began to accelerate with the establishment of companies such as Scantron, which provided inexpensive optical identification equipment.

The expansion of Zheru in the field of office applications, whether it is software or hardware, is extremely rapid, for the existing technology and products on the market, directly introduced and digitally improved, and those that are not original under the instructions of Tang Huan.

By the scanner's major application technology OpticalCharacterRecognition - optical character recognition (OCR), coupled with mature barcode application results, across to OMR, do not need Tang Fa's orders, by the subordinates divergent thinking, expand to complete.

There is no doubt that OMR's main customers are from the education sector, but it is a new thing, and it is a good way to get into the hearts of the people by counting votes, doing a practical exercise and marketing promotion.

When the public vote collection campaign begins, the questions are published in the major newspapers and an information card is provided. As the information cards are filled out and collected, the results of the statistics can be published in real time. Tang Huan gestured, "Just like the student's answer sheet and the teacher's marking, the process is simple and clear." ”

"I'm afraid some people will think that this method of voting is more cumbersome." Chen Baisheng reminded without hesitation.

"Don't tell me that in this kind of activity, you didn't think of setting up incentives like lotteries." Tang Huan glanced at Chen Baisheng disappreciatively.

"Putting too much emphasis on incentives may undermine the fairness of the ballot." Chen Baisheng put forward a different opinion.

"The main purpose of audience voting is to accumulate popularity, and if you are worried about affecting justice, then increase the voice of expert votes." Tang Huan waved his hand impatiently, the scholar rebelled, and it didn't work out for three years, which really tested his patience.

"That's my opinion, you either have to look ahead and maintain the status quo, or go back and make a new plan to show me." Tang Huan unceremoniously ordered the eviction, "If you have something, go to Hu Yinmeng and ask her to convey it to me." ”

Chen Baisheng nodded yes, but when he said goodbye, his thinking had not been able to keep up with Tang Huan, and a question suddenly popped up in his heart, what this Tang boss is interested in is the Academy Awards, or is it using high-tech tools to count votes?

……

Tang Huan was too lazy to change places, so he directly found a place in the exhibition hall and sat down, and talked to Jiang Zhiwen and Jiang Zhiqiang about the things they were interested in and bought the broadcast rights of the United American English film Xiangjiang.

Last year, Cheng Long's "Senior Brother Out of the Horse" set a record with a box office of more than 10 million, followed by "The Bitter War" by Jiang Brothers Anle Cinema, with a box office of more than 9 million, which also set a record.

In fact, "The Tragic War" was edited by Jiang Zhiwen from the documentary copies he bought, and there were many atmospheric war scenes, and I don't know how to scratch the itch, which catered to the taste, so that the Xiangjiang audience obediently paid for it and went into the theater to watch it.

Therefore, "The Bitter War" is not a filming work of the Jiang brothers, and Anle Cinemas has rarely participated in film production.

In the original time and space, this business policy has not changed even after 1985, when Hong Kong films entered a boom stage.

However, with the collapse of Heung Kong Films in the mid-1990s, Anle gradually set foot in the production field in order to solve the problem of film source, and then there were the success of films such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

"Films are generally negotiable, but blockbusters like "007" are a different matter." Tang Huan and the Jiang brothers were talking businessmanly, "However, I have one more condition, that is, I hope that Mr. Xiao Jiang can condescend to work at DreamWorks and Huamei Entertainment. ”

Hearing this, Jiang Zhiwen and Jiang Zhiqiang were a little stunned, when will there be one more rule for doing business to put people in?

However, DreamWorks and Huamei Entertainment are absolutely capital-rich, which is not comparable to Anle Cinema Line, if they go to work, it is not a grievance, thinking of Jiang Zhiqiang here, he couldn't help but glance at his brother.

"Let's put it this way, the goal I set for Huamei Entertainment is to become a bridge between Chinese movies and Hollywood movies, and the talents of the two Mr. Jiang are both optimistic to me, but Anle Cinema Line is your ancestral industry and will inevitably be carried forward, so I can only retreat and invite Mr. Xiao Jiang." Tang Huan carefully explained his thoughts.

"Thank you Mr. Tang for your attention, but it happened suddenly, we are not mentally prepared, we need to go back and discuss." Jiang Zhiqiang said very politely.

"And rightfully so." Tang Huan bowed slightly, "Then I'll wait for good news." ”

As soon as the Jiang brothers were sent out of the exhibition hall, Zheng Jiachun walked over with a laugh and said hello, "I said Boss Tang, your high-tech products are endless, and the little money we have earned has gone into your pocket." (To be continued......)