A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 479 Don’t Touch Those Enterprises

"Director Chen, are you free tonight? I would like to treat you to dinner. Thank you for giving me this opportunity." Lan Xinyan asked in a weak tone, and hated Fang Yifan who made trouble.

How come she didn't realize that the other person was stupid when she was in school?

Chen Jinnian glanced at Fang Yifan, who was somewhat reluctant. It was obvious that the other party came prepared and might even confess his feelings during dinner in the evening. If he followed him, wouldn't he be a walking light bulb?

"No need. I didn't give you this opportunity on purpose. If you don't have good looks, the role will go to someone else." Chen Jinnian rejected Lan Xinyan's invitation.

And he really has something to do tonight. His parents and sister will be returning to Beijing tomorrow. Wang Yidi's grandfather has specially arranged a farewell banquet tonight, so Chen Jinnian has to hurry over.

But he turned back after taking just two steps.

"I can accept actresses having plastic surgery, and I can see you've had it done, but you need to know when to stop. How long you can stay in the industry, and whether you can make a name for yourself, has nothing to do with the doctor's skill. Cherish the natural face your parents gave you. Once you miss it, no amount of money can get it back."

After leaving these words, Chen Jinnian left in a hurry.

Things are different now than they were a decade ago. Actresses generally make adjustments to their faces, including many male artists. If they want to make a living by attracting traffic, the first step after signing with an agency is to undergo plastic surgery, which is basically the same process as entering the palace.

The result of such a selection mechanism is that there are handsome men and beautiful women everywhere, but none of them are recognizable and can only rely on semi-permanent makeup to make up for it.

Now that Chen Jinnian has finally met someone, he naturally has to give him a few more reminders to make sure he doesn't go astray.

Lan Xinyan touched her cheek nervously. She had indeed adjusted her nose and lips, but she couldn't see any traces when she looked in the mirror. Unexpectedly, Chen Jinnian saw through her at a glance.

Just as she was thinking about what Chen Jinnian said, a very unpleasant remark came from the side.

"Senior, you've had plastic surgery, right? Where did it happen? How come I didn't notice it?"

"You just had plastic surgery."

Lan Xinyan turned her head and looked at Fang Yifan angrily.

Plastic surgery is a taboo for girls. No one doesn't want to be naturally beautiful, but people are ultimately individuals, not made by machines or molds, so it is impossible for them to be perfect.

No woman could resist the temptation of having it adjusted perfectly for a small sum of money.

But you can fix it, you can’t talk about it.

"Plastic surgery" has become a derogatory term now. Even Chen Jinnian uses "operation" and "project" instead. Fang Yifan hits the nail on the head as soon as he opens his mouth. It would be strange if Lan Xinyan doesn't become popular.

"Didn't Chen Jinnian just say that you didn't have plastic surgery? Could he be talking nonsense? Damn it, I'll go find him." Fang Yifan looked like he was charging forward for love.

"Could you please stop causing trouble?"

Lan Xinyan held her forehead with her hand in pain, feeling that she could not communicate with Fang Yifan at all. She stomped her feet twice in anger and turned away.

"Senior, senior, where are you going? I have already reserved a seat."

"No, I'm full."

……

After dinner, Wang Yidi’s grandparents were taking advantage of the time to play with Chen Xuanyue who was about to leave, while Wang Dazhuang picked up a coat.

"Jinnian, come for a walk with me. I have something to talk to you about."

Chen Jinnian looked at Wang Yidi in confusion. He and his future father-in-law really didn't have much in common.

However, after seeing his girlfriend nod slowly, he followed her.

Neither of them spoke as they walked to the coastal boardwalk. Wang Dazhuang called him out specifically for a purpose.

"I heard from Didi that you have ideas about the GPU field."

"It's not that I have an idea, but whether I am making movies, doing special effects or investing in games, GPUs will be unavoidable in the future," said Chen Jinnian.

"You are so optimistic about the development potential of GPU." Wang Dazhuang looked back at Chen Jinnian. He thought that his son-in-law was only focused on the mess in the entertainment industry every day.

“It’s not that I’m optimistic about the potential, it’s that the future of AI is already here.”

"You're right, but you're not the only smart one. Around 05, that batch of GPU companies were already doing this. The only ones you can still invest in now, apart from those that are scamming you, are the consumer side, which has the smallest market share, the most problems, and the greatest pressure."

Wang Dazhuang slowly shook his head, clearly pessimistic about the consumer sector. "And the more critical issue isn't R&D, but manufacturing. I don't need to explain much; you should understand the difficulty involved."

Chen Jinnian remained silent. He certainly knew that the outright war in 19 was because they were afraid that domestic companies would overtake others by relying on OEM.

"I understand."

"Now that you understand, you know that each generation has its own mission. These aren't things you should be dealing with right now. If you want to invest first and are optimistic about the future of GPUs, you might as well buy stocks; at least they're more reliable."

"Did Yidi ask you to persuade me?" Chen Jinnian looked at Wang Dazhuang strangely.

"I guess so. After all, investing in a movie will only cost you a few hundred million in production costs at most. But investing in high-tech is not enough to cover even 12 billion. Google started working on self-driving technology in and has been testing it on the road for four or five years, and it's still in the initial stages. No normal company can afford that."

Wang Dazhuang didn't want his daughter and Chen Jinnian to do something so risky, especially since there has been too much hot money in the past two years, encouraging mass entrepreneurship and innovation, resulting in a large number of junk stocks in the market.

Entering the market rashly will only make things easier for the ambitious.

Two months ago, the troubled boss Jia just walked away, and Runmei did not return. This has set a good precedent for everyone. In the future, there will be more and more entrepreneurs and founders who run away with the money.

Wang Dazhuang didn't want Chen Jinnian to get involved in this mess.

"Just focus on making movies. If you don't have enough investment, I can help you find a solution. Just stay away from conceptual companies."

Hearing this, Chen Jinnian smiled. He felt that Wang Dazhuang was really frightened by his idea, and even suggested giving him money on his own initiative.

"Uncle, I don't have such a big project on hand."

"It's okay. There will come a day when you can no longer be satisfied with small fights. My words are effective in the long run, but I also hope that you can give up the idea of ​​investing."

"Okay." Chen Jinnian agreed.

When he has a film and television project worth tens of billions in the future, he will ask Wang Dazhuang whether he still recognizes it.

Since the two of them finished chatting, he really didn't mention investment again because he became busy with work and needed to travel back and forth between Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

But he doesn't look for trouble, trouble comes to him.

As soon as the opening ceremony was over, Yan Min rushed over with the production team, causing Chen Jinnian, who was working on two lines, to suddenly have to work on three lines simultaneously.

"Have you finished post-production? There's no rush for the short film. I haven't applied for a filming location yet."

Yan Min's visit did catch Chen Jinnian off guard.

After he finished recording the variety show, he forgot about this matter. After all, he had not yet reached an agreement with the group of stubborn people regarding Pocari Sweat that he had contacted during the summer vacation, so Chen Jinnian subconsciously thought that the matter of Extreme Challenge could wait.

"It's okay, I'll help you coordinate." Yan Min agreed immediately.

Yan Min's only purpose for coming here was to bring the film back with him.