Chapter 123 The Big Brother's Olive Branch(1/2)
Qiu Ming was a little stunned when he saw that person. He didn't expect to see him at this time.
That person was Chen Jingxiang, the chief producer of the crew. Although he would visit the crew from time to time, he did not take care of anything on the crew and never interfered with the director's affairs.
Hu Di once told Qiu Ming that Producer Chen is actually the most powerful person in the entire crew. As long as he speaks, the director will definitely listen to him.
Because he is the sponsor of this show, the financial rights of the crew are firmly in his hands. Without money, the director can't do anything.
Although Qiu Ming knew the chief producer, he had never interacted with him.
Usually even if they meet face to face, they just nod and acknowledge each other, and they don't know each other.
I just don’t know why the other party came to him today?
After hesitating for a moment, Qiu Ming opened the door and got in the car.
If someone comes to your door, there must be something going on. What is he afraid of as a big boy? He needs to find out what the matter is.
This car is an S-class. After closing the door, the outside sounds are basically cut off, and it feels quiet all of a sudden.
Chen Jingxiang glanced at Qiu Ming and said with a smile: "Young man is very nice. Hu Di told me about you, so I thought of chatting with you."
This way of speaking is very comfortable.
Qiu Ming was still wondering why he was looking for her, but Chen Jingxiang took the initiative to explain it, without making anyone feel deliberate. It naturally made Qiu Ming feel at ease.
Chen Jingxiang glanced at the lunch box in Qiu Ming's hand and asked: "Going out to buy food? Do you have time? If you have time, how about we go outside to eat something together?"
Qiu Ming thought for a moment and shook his head: "I want to buy Zhuo Lan some food to prepare. She has a show in the afternoon."
Chen Jingxiang knew that Qiu Ming was an artist assistant, so he nodded when he heard this: "Yes, work is more important. Let's talk about eating next time."
Qiu Ming looked at Chen Jingxiang and asked, "Mr. Chen, are you looking for me... for something?"
"Actually, it's nothing."
Chen Jingxiang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Hu Di told me about your help in modifying the shooting plan before. I thought this young man was a talent at the time, but I just didn't have time to meet and chat with you. I heard it again yesterday
Hu Di mentioned that you were in the prop company and helped us solve the problem of our props. I felt that I really should come and have a chat with you, so I came to you rashly."
"What happened yesterday... was nothing. I just said something casually. In fact, it didn't help anything... Well, besides, it cost the crew a lot of money. It was just using money to solve the problem. It was not a good idea.
"
Qiu Ming's idea yesterday was to let the crew rent this prop for a week, which would cost tens of thousands more, so it really wasn't a good result.
But after hearing this, Chen Jingxiang shook his head and said: "That's not how the bill is calculated. If the filming is delayed because of these props, and so many people in our crew eat, drink and have diarrhea every day, how much will it cost? In comparison, at a critical moment, it can
It’s a good idea to think of spending a little extra money to get things done.”
After a slight pause, Chen Jingxiang asked in a harmonious voice: "Young man, I won't beat around the bush. I want to ask, are you interested in coming to our company?"
"Um?"
Qiu Ming was startled for a moment, this was really a bit unexpected.
Chen Jingxiang smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, we are just chatting normally, just relax."
Then, he added: "After this period of time, I think you are more suitable to join our industry. Your current job as an artist assistant...well, it is really overqualified."
Is this the legendary poaching?
Qiu Ming still couldn't react. He didn't expect that this big boss came to him specifically to poach him.
He was not mentally prepared at all and didn't know how to respond... Of course, the feeling of being poached was very good and very vain.
Chen Jingxiang could see Qiu Ming's slightly stunned look, and after thinking for a while he said: "When you come to our company, you can start as a production assistant. I have seen your ability in crew coordination, and you also have a strong
With adaptability, I believe that as long as you work hard enough, you can become a producer soon, and even be directly responsible for a TV series or movie in the near future..."
While talking, Chen Jingxiang paused and said solemnly: "Young man, I know you have just graduated and are still very young. You can imagine that in maybe five years, you will be able to negotiate projects independently.
The money is at least in the tens of millions, and even hundreds of millions is not impossible... Well, what do you think, does this appeal to you?"
Pointing to Qiu Ming, Chen Jingxiang continued: "So, compared to the job you are doing now, when you come to our company, you will have more room to perform... Well, I don't mean to say that your job is not good.
, I’ve always judged people very accurately, and I think you can definitely do your current job well. It’s just a waste of time to be an artist assistant based on your ability, and it’s unnecessary.”
Qiu Ming said nothing, he was thinking about Chen Jingxiang's words.
Indeed, being an artist assistant is a job that requires hard work, and there is an element of luck involved.
If you are lucky and meet a great artist, your career will skyrocket in a matter of minutes.
If you are unlucky, it is not impossible to be an artist assistant for the rest of your life, and even leaving sadly is the reality that most artist assistants face.
In comparison, what Chen Jingxiang promised is indeed more "lofty".
In today's society, every film and television production must have a large amount of financial investment. Regardless of whether they succeed or fail, they are inseparable from the influence of investors.
If Chen Jingxiang's company is an investment company in the film and television industry, then Qiu Ming's future development direction is to be a project manager, with the ability to set up projects, and he is a person that various production crews are eager to please.
Therefore, artist assistants and producers are not comparable at all.
Of course, Qiu Ming is not stupid, and he knows that Chen Jingxiang's words are somewhat misleading.
No matter what you do, there are people who do it well and there are people who do it poorly.
Chen Jingxiang is just providing him with an opportunity. Whether he can do well in the future depends entirely on him.
Chen Jingxiang saw that Qiu Ming was silent and had no response. He smiled slightly and didn't mind at all.
On the contrary, he appreciated Qiu Ming even more in his heart.
Not everyone at this age can remain calm when faced with such a great opportunity.
He could see that Qiu Ming was thinking about what he said.
In fact, as long as you are willing to use your brain, no matter how naive your ideas are, they are still valuable.
He is afraid of meeting those brainless people, and that would be really bad.
Their line of work sounds great, but in reality they walk on thin ice and walk with trepidation.
There are many people who lose all their money investing in film and television works. There is no shortage of such news every year. However, for the vast majority of ordinary people, they always see the winners and do not care about those who failed.
people.
Therefore, in this circle, new companies emerge every year, and companies fall every year. There are really not many companies that can truly gain a firm foothold.
Some companies even did well only for one or two years after their establishment, but soon fell because the films they invested in were not enough, and they became the bones trampled on by others on their way forward.
What Chen Jingxiang likes is Qiu Ming's overall planning ability and adaptability, which are very important in the position of a producer.
Whether a person who is planning a game can coordinate everything well is the key to a good game.
Moreover, he had done a background check on Qiu Ming and knew about Qiu Ming's family environment and his behavior from childhood to adulthood. He knew that he was a serious, responsible and hard-working young man, at least in terms of calmness and reliability.
Don't worry either.
This is also the reason why he came to talk to Qiu Ming in person. He is really optimistic about Qiu Ming.
Chen Jingxiang thought for a moment, took out a platinum-rimmed business card from his pocket, with only his name and phone number on it, and handed it to Qiu Ming: "I don't say what I said to you today to everyone, I understand
You, as a person, know that you are serious, responsible and hardworking in doing things, so I told you that there is no rush in this matter, you can think about it slowly and call me after you think about it."
Qiu Ming came back to his senses, looked at the business card, then at Chen Jingxiang, and said, "Mr. Chen, I'm not thinking about changing jobs for the time being."
Chen Jingxiang was stunned for a moment, a little surprised.
I didn't expect Qiu Ming to make a decision so quickly and reject him directly.
When he thought about it, such a young man who had just stepped out of school should be moved when faced with his solicitation.
Even if I couldn't decide at that moment whether I should accept his offer, I would go back and think about it.
But Qiu Ming actually made a decision so quickly, which completely surprised him.
"Young man, can you tell me why?"
Chen Jingxiang put down the hand holding the business card slightly and looked at Qiu Ming curiously.
Qiu Ming said: "How should I put it, I have several reasons... Well, first of all, I have just graduated and have not been working in Feitianxia Media for a long time. I hope that I can continue to work at least for a while and complete my current job.
Got it.
Secondly, I am now in charge of Zhuo Lan. I have just established mutual trust with Zhuo Lan and we are cooperating very well. If I say that I want to change jobs now, it will definitely cause inconvenience to Zhuo Lan...well, and the company.
Great.
Another reason is my own personal reason... Well, I won't go into it, so I can only say sorry for your kindness, Mr. Chen... Well, thank you for your consideration, I really appreciate it."
What Qiu Ming said are all his true thoughts.
He had a good impression of Chen Jingxiang. Firstly, he should be grateful that people valued him, and secondly, the way Chen Jingxiang talked to him made him feel very comfortable from beginning to end.
He didn't feel oppressed at all by the boss, so he really deserves to be called "approachable".
In fact, he was not unmoved by Chen Jingxiang's recruitment, but apart from the first two reasons, the most important one was the third personal reason.
He feels that his assistance system is very suitable in the current environment. Even if he joins the crew with Zhuo Lan, he can easily make a profit.
But he didn't know much about Chen Jingxiang's company and didn't know what the environment was like.
Therefore, in comparison, he felt that it was better to maintain the status quo and wait for him to work for a while and have more resources to rely on before considering anything else.
To be continued...