Chapter 2109 Important Events
"Yesterday, all my scenes were finished," Kidman said.
"So, there's a party?" Feng Yiping asked tentatively.
"Yes, this shooting experience was great. Lee is an outstanding director and this film is also great,"
Feng Yiping listened to the tone of the conversation and knew that the movie queen probably hadn't fully woken up from her hangover yet.
Therefore, life in Hollywood is really desirable. As long as there is a name, you can have a party and spend the whole night.
But, at this age, can he still spend so much money at night?
"You called me early in the morning just to talk about this?"
"I mean, there will be similar opportunities in the future, but you have to remember me," Kidman said.
Feng Yiping heard the sound of opening the refrigerator and taking a swig of water. Then, she probably lay down heavily on a sofa, "I'm your sister."
"Okay, no problem," Feng Yiping said cheerfully.
It's a blank check, how can I still feel unhappy?
He knows well about Marvel. It seems that there are really no roles suitable for Kidman. As for Netflix, everyone has a consensus. The focus is on TV series and movies. There will naturally be more in the future. However, it is estimated that there will not be many large-scale productions. .
Even though Feng Yiping has entered the film industry, he can still solve some of the chronic problems in the American film industry, or in other words, he cannot even avoid them.
This mainly refers to the theater schedule.
This is an important link that all studios know, so this is also a very competitive link.
Even the big six companies in Hollywood can't do what they want in many cases, let alone disruptors like Netflix, and the theater chain is even less likely to sell face.
It is completely impossible to spend a lot of money to shoot a film and then wait for more than half a year or a year before it is released. That would really mean waiting until the flowers have withered and the day lilies have gone cold.
Even if it were to be filmed, it would be similar to this first film, with other purposes, such as winning awards to build reputation, or publicity.
Oh, it seems that after Netflix's famous "House of Cards", more and more Hollywood stars are returning to the TV screen from the big screen. Maybe Kidman can make a TV series?
"But, you woke up early in the morning just to get this promise?" Feng Yiping asked again.
Judging from her current state, she should still be weak and tired. Shouldn't she sleep until sunset before getting up? But it's still early in the morning over there.
Even if she didn't hold a party the night before, she usually wouldn't get up so early.
"Yeah, that's a big commitment to me," Kidman said.
She squinted her eyes and looked out the window. The sun was a little bright. The maids were probably cleaning up the mess from last night. Although they were under excellent control, there would still be some noise.
The occasional sound of tableware rubbing against each other gave her a headache.
After a hangover, you are so vulnerable.
In Hollywood, many actresses seem to face a curse, that is, after you win an award, most of the films you take on in the next few years will not be satisfactory at the box office.
Since winning the Oscar for Best Actress in 2003 for "The Hours", as of this month, a total of 7 movies starring her have been released. Unfortunately, it seems that only the 2003 movie "Cold Mountain" has been released. 》It is profitable, but for other things, it is difficult to recover the cost.
Take a recently released movie, "The Fairy Wife" released in June. It was shown in more than 3,000 theaters, but the final total box office was less than 60 million U.S. dollars. The shooting cost of this movie alone was 85 million U.S. dollars.
Kidman knows very well that in the eyes of many people, she is now a box office poison.
As for Feng Yiping, everyone knows that he has good vision and that he will not do business at a loss.
Therefore, she really wasn't just talking to Feng Yiping casually.
"Okay, I hope you can be available next time I see you," Feng Yiping said.
"Schedule is not a problem," Kidman sounded more cheerful, "By the way, I have another good news for you,"
"Really?" Feng Yiping felt that this should be what she wanted to say to herself when she called this early in the morning.
"I got the news, it seems you will still have the opportunity to drive wildly in South Australia in the future,"
Feng Yiping sat up, "So, they agreed?"
"The news I got is this, who can refuse you?" said the other side with a sweet smile.
"Thank you, that's really good news,"
This is obviously inside information that Kidman learned in advance through family members.
In fact, based on the information fed back by the team responsible for this project, Feng Yiping was relatively optimistic about this. What was even more optimistic was that according to their judgment, some people in Kidman's company seemed a little tired of running the ranch.
In other words, maybe in a few years, we can continue to increase capital in Kidman Company, or in other words, acquire it as a whole.
As for beef, it is an industry that not only has high demand, but also has high profits.
"Of course, you know, what I care about most is who is sitting in my passenger seat the next time I drive wildly somewhere,"
"Haha, really?" Kidman laughed again.
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When he thought that the company he was about to become a shareholder had more than 100,000 square kilometers of land under its name, even though most of it could only be used as pasture, Feng Yiping still couldn't help but feel excited.
For a moment, he had no intention of replying to Zuckerberg's email. Thinking of Kidman, he wanted to go online to check out the recent news about his sister.
Then, he typed the word "sister" on his hand instead of her name. He was about to change it when he slid the mouse and the result was displayed.
Then, Feng Yiping was suddenly stunned!
These..., what are these results?
He took a look and found out that he was not searching for sister, but a phrase suggested by Google search. That phrase was obviously not a good phrase.
Feng Yiping was stunned for a long time, then closed the ugly page and entered another word, "sister".
This time, he saw it very clearly, and all the suggestions on Google gave people goosebumps and shivers.
He changed another word, "sister-in-law," and the same thing happened.
After thinking about it, I changed to one that is more ambiguous, "Secretary", tsk, it is indeed more pornographic and violent.
Although he already had the answer in his mind, he still entered the names of some body parts just in case. Oh, he immediately clicked the cross.
Even for someone like him who had watched the works of many female teachers from the island country, he couldn't stand the results.
This is a public search, and these are some very common words. So, how do those guys in the R&D department do things?
He took a few deep breaths, stretched out his hand to the phone, paused again, and reopened the browser. This time, he specifically used Wolf Factory's search, and then entered his sister first to see the keywords recommended for related searches. , I was a little lucky at first, and as expected, the Wolf Factory wasn't much better.
It’s inevitable to be a little annoyed and disappointed after that. Chinese search, you are now the overlord. Have you not noticed this problem, or are you pretending not to see it for the sake of traffic?
He was so annoyed that he lost a few more words. Sure enough, they were exactly the same. How could he expect them to be better?
Without any further hesitation, he immediately dialed Zhao Yong's number.
"Mr. Feng," Zhao Yong sounded energetic and probably hadn't rested yet, "Our market share has increased again..."
He probably thought that Feng Yiping was asking about the recent progress, or that he wanted to report good news to Feng Yiping.
But Feng Yiping interrupted him coldly, "Mr. Zhao, are you next to the computer now? Do as I say..."
Zhao Yong felt a little baffled. He felt that Feng Yiping, who called him, seemed to have changed. But soon, he understood the reason for Feng Yiping's change. "This...this..." he I changed several words in a row, and didn't even do what Feng Yiping said. I entered a normal and common word like "son". As a result, all the suggestions were very ugly.
His whole body was shaking, his teeth were shaking, and he couldn't hold the phone. Although the air conditioner was very low, sweat still poured out from his head and body, "I'm sorry, Mr. Feng, I...I...I, really do not know,"
"Don't you know now?" Feng Yiping said coldly.
How can Google like this be said not to do evil?
"I will call the BUG management team right away, no, I will call them all back. They will work overtime from now on and we will definitely solve this problem as soon as possible."
"Promotion matters can be put aside for now," Feng Yiping said. "I will report to the United States first. Don't forget to submit the report as soon as possible."
"Okay Feng..." Feng Yiping had already hung up the phone.
Zhao Yong wiped the sweat from his forehead, first sent a group email to the senior executives, and then called them one by one to inform them that he would rush back to the company immediately. At the same time, he asked them to notify all employees in technical positions to rush back to the company to work overtime.
After finishing these tasks, like Feng Yiping, he immediately opened the search of Wolf Factory and couldn't wait to enter a word. The results that came out immediately made him relieved. That's good!
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In Silicon Valley, Page, Brin, and Schmidt, who had just gotten out of bed, hurried to Mountain View.
While they were monitoring local searches, they urgently notified other overseas branches.
In order to make it easier for users to search on Google, Google has launched nearly 40 language versions around the world so far. They must know whether there will be similar problems in other language versions.
They are very nervous. If such a problem occurs in some conservative areas, such as some Arab countries, it is not a small problem.
Before 11 p.m., Feng Yiping held a video conference with them in the office downstairs.
"Feng, it's okay," Page said somewhat happily. "The same problem exists in several versions, but it does not exist in the areas we are worried about."
Feng Yiping also breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good,"
"We very much support your opinion and treat this work as the highest priority for Google China in the near future," Schmidt said.
"Anywhere that needs assistance, U.S. headquarters is fully supportive," Brin said.
"We have to be lucky that it was Feng who discovered this problem first," Page said. "If it were the regulatory authorities...,"
Everyone fell silent. If the regulatory authorities discovered it first, it would obviously not be so easy.
"What I want to ask is, this is definitely not the first time Feng has encountered this situation, so why has there been no feedback from the relevant departments until today? Are they unaware of the seriousness of this problem, or are they seeing such feedback? Just pretend you didn’t see it?” Schmidt said.
Page glanced at him, "We'll leave these issues for later. The first task now is to solve this problem first,"
"This time, huh," he leaned back in his chair, "This is a slap in our face, we slapped ourselves in the face,"
Isn't it!
Such a situation is not a trivial matter in some Western countries that we think are more open. On the contrary, it is more serious there. They have perfect laws in this regard.
A company that solemnly promotes "do no evil" and provides search services to people of all ages actually has such unsightly results. Of course, it is a slap in the face, a hard slap in the face.
"No, we must check all our products again," Page stood up, "Feng, China is all yours,"
"Wait," Schmidt raised his hand, "Feng, our competitors, how are they doing?"
Feng Yiping glanced at him, "Same as us,"
"Is that so," Schmidt narrowed his eyes, "Then I think we'd better take the initiative to report to the regulatory authorities,"