Chapter 858 This matter must be made a big deal!
"Why do you have that expression? Just say whatever you want to say. Don't hide it." Lin Weimin said when he saw Lei Jun's expression.
Lei Jun hesitated and said, "Uncle Lin, have you thought of a question?"
There are only two of them in the office at the moment, and Lei Jun doesn't feel ashamed to call him "Uncle". What a thick thigh!
"What's the problem?"
"The blueprint we envisioned seems beautiful, but it may not be so easy to implement."
Lin Weimin nodded and said, "This is natural. It has always been easier said than done."
"You don't understand what I mean..." Lei Jun hesitated. He knew his words might offend people, but he finally said, "I have also worked in a research institute. To be honest, I don't think that excellent Internet companies can be born under the state-owned mechanism. The market that Internet companies will face in the future will inevitably be a highly market-oriented and competitive market. The genes of state-owned units determine that their actions when facing the market will inevitably be rigid and sluggish."
Having said that, Lei Jun kept silent, and there was some uneasiness in his eyes when he looked at Lin Weimin.
After hearing what Lei Jun said, Lin Weimin's expression became serious. He pondered for a while, then came to his senses and looked at Lei Jun. Seeing that he looked nervous, he smiled and said, "Why are you so nervous? You said this with good intentions, am I so ungrateful?"
"No. From what you just said, I think you attach great importance to the Chinese Literature Society..."
Lin Weimin waved his hand with a calm expression.
"I understand. Well, it is true. In the eyes of you young people, state-owned enterprises have long been on the decline, lifeless and without vitality, and have long been out of touch with the market.
In fact, I can also feel that although the development of Guowen Publishing House has been booming in recent years, compared with those private booksellers outside who are full of vitality and drive, its shortcomings have become more and more obvious.
To be honest, I mentioned the matter of enterprise transformation and restructuring to the higher-ups a while ago, but unfortunately there has been no progress so far.”
Although Lei Jun now works in a private enterprise, he has attended university and worked in a research institute. He has some understanding of national policies and government affairs. When he heard the words "enterprise transformation and restructuring", his heart skipped a beat.
Is this what I can hear?
When Lin Weimin said enterprise transformation and restructuring, he was naturally referring to Guowen Publishing House, which is a public institution.
The reform of state-owned enterprises has been implemented for more than ten years and has long been the will of the people, but the country has not yet relaxed the reform of public institutions into enterprises.
If Guowen Publishing House is really transformed into a company, it will be a major matter related to the national policy reform.
Lei Jun looked at the man in front of him, and the sense of closeness in his heart faded away quietly, and Uncle Lin'er's image became a little more majestic.
"Let's not talk about this anymore." Lin Weimin also realized that he shouldn't have said what he just said. He stopped talking and continued, "Your idea is right. Before, I was only concerned about pursuing perfection, but ignored the most fundamental issue of development - people. The people under me are in the hothouse of the Guowen Society. I'm afraid they are not capable of dealing with those wolves and tigers outside!"
Lin Weimin shook his head as he spoke, and he thought of the development paths of many large domestic companies in later generations.
When they grow to a certain scale and their main business reaches a bottleneck stage, these large companies will naturally turn their attention to other areas.
Various mergers and acquisitions to expand diversified operations, buying a bunch of companies, and outsiders guiding insiders usually end in failure.
Not only did it fail to achieve better development, but the main business was dragged down by the attacks from all sides.
Lessons from the past.
Guowen Press is a publishing house. Its previous involvement in cultural and content industries are at least related to its main business and can produce a synergistic effect.
But when it comes to entering the Internet, Guowen Press does not have the genes for this at all, nor does it have the relevant talent and technical accumulation. He just does it based on his own ideas in the office. It is true that Lin Weimin has the ability of a prophet, but things cannot be accomplished by one person alone.
He reflected on himself and thought that the recent success of "Hero" seemed to have made him too proud.
But Lin Weimin quickly got over this emotion. Just because Guowen Publishing House does not engage in the Internet itself does not mean that it cannot participate in it.
The impact of the Internet on the real economy in the future will be enormous. As long as the angle of entry is good, it will not be difficult to reap this wave of dividends. He changed his mind and found a new direction.
If you can't do it yourself, then why not just use money to smash it?
On this point, Lin Weimin feels that Tencent is a very worthy role model to learn from.
I don't do this, but since you made money from it, I have to get some points.
With an idea in mind, Lin Weimin's face relaxed again.
Lei Jun looked a little disappointed. He talked excitedly for a long time, but in the end he realized that it was all a waste of words. Moreover, Lin Weimin seemed to be asking him for advice today, but in the end he didn't seem to be able to help at all.
Lin Weimin glanced at his expression and said, "I have been talking to you for so long today. It has been a great inspiration to me."
Lei Jun looked even more ashamed when he said that. "How can I help you? You must be joking."
"You can't look at the problem that way. Although what we discussed has not been implemented, it has successfully eliminated a path with a high probability of making mistakes. Isn't this our major achievement today?"
When Lei Jun heard this, for some reason he recalled the quotations he had memorized when he was young.
In his eyes, Lin Weimin was not only majestic, but also tall, making him feel like he was looking up to a mountain.
Lei Jun had some enlightenment in his mind. Sometimes the way and method of doing things are important, but strong spirit and belief are the most important.
With this realization, he felt that today's trip was worthwhile.
After the Lesser Heat, the weather in Yanjing became extremely hot.
As the saying goes, the third Geng day after the summer solstice marks the beginning of the dog days. Counting from the summer solstice, the third Geng day is the beginning of the dog days every year, and the dog days are exactly between the Lesser Heat and the End of Heat.
Calculated according to the Gregorian calendar, it is roughly between mid-July and mid-August every year.
It's almost mid-July and the weather is hot as expected.
However, this summer, what is hotter than the weather is the film market, or to be more precise, the movie "Hero".
After earning 59.6 million in the first week of its release, "Hero" continued to make great strides in the second week. With the arrival of numerous copies, the film has almost monopolized the screening schedules in domestic cinemas.
Although there are no clear statistics, according to the monitoring personnel sent by Wenhua and various producers and distributors, there are almost no other movies being shown in cinemas across the country.
Last week, there was still some buzz about "The Opium War", but this week, this big-budget movie, which cost nearly 100 million yuan, did not escape the similar fate as other domestic films. Although it was not taken off the shelves, it was no different from being taken off the shelves.
After outselling many of its peers, the performance of "Hero" soared again.
The box office data for the second week of its release was released, and the box office reached a staggering 86.3 million yuan, setting a single-week box office record in Chinese film history.
There was no channel to release box office data these days, but after the numbers were compiled, they spread throughout the Chinese film industry at the fastest speed.
So terrifying!
86.3 million in one week, is this the box office number that a Chinese movie can create?
Not to mention domestic films, even imported Hollywood blockbusters can’t achieve such horrific box office!
This is too unreasonable. The same thought is lingering in the minds of many domestic filmmakers.
But when they walked into the cinema and looked at the long queues at the ticket office, the crowded screening room, and even some people buying movie tickets from scalpers at high prices, everything seemed to make sense again.
The cumulative box office after two weeks of release was 145.9 million yuan.
It seems that the birth of "Hero" was to break all records. It has earned nearly 150 million yuan at the box office in just two weeks. Now, the only film standing in the way of "Hero" is "Farewell My Concubine" released in 1993.
The box office of "Farewell My Concubine" has not reached 200 million yuan. According to the box office trend of "Hero", it is a foregone conclusion that the box office will exceed it next week, and there will be no difficulty in exceeding 200 million yuan.
The only suspense now is where the end of "Hero" will be!
There are only two factors that can currently check and balance "Hero": one is powerful competitors, and the other is rampant piracy.
But the closest blockbuster to "Hero" is the Hollywood movie "Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World", which was released on August 15. It is still a full month away from mid-August.
There were originally several domestic films that were going to be released during this period, but seeing the crazy box office performance of "Hero", the producers and distributors of various films are also scared. If the film is released now, wouldn't that be like hanging an old man - seeking death?
The box office dominance demonstrated by "Hero" is unprecedented, and we have never seen it even in Hollywood, where hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested.
These producers and distributors would rather compete with "Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World" with their own films than face "Hero".
Compared with "Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World", the outcome is still unknown. Maybe there is still a chance to survive, but the current attitude of "Hero" is that it is determined to kill all its competitors!
Only colleagues have naked hatred!
"Hero" was unstoppable and invincible. Wenhua Films and several partner companies were extremely happy, but it also made many of its peers complain and suffer.
Within just a few days, the overwhelming resentment in the film industry reached Lin Weimin's ears.
Faced with these rumors, Lin Weimin did not take them seriously.
There is an ancient saying: Cutting off someone's financial resources is like killing their parents. If you make money yourself, a few scoldings from others are nothing.
But at this moment, Wenhui Daily, far away in Shanghai, suddenly published an article.
Wenhui Daily is the most influential comprehensive newspaper in Shanghai, and it is also a national, comprehensive newspaper.
"The monopoly of cinema screenings by blockbusters is a huge harm to Chinese films."
With such a vivid title, you can tell without asking who this article is directed at.
The content is more concise and clear. The author first explains the fact that "a certain blockbuster" in the current film market has monopolized the screening schedules of most theaters.
We then interviewed numerous film practitioners, including distribution company managers, distributors, cinema managers, studio leaders, film directors and other participants from various industries in the industry.
The speeches of these people all expressed their dissatisfaction, either explicitly or implicitly, with the phenomenon of blockbuster films monopolizing the screening schedule. It is understandable that distribution companies and production studios are dissatisfied with this phenomenon.
But the argument of the cinema manager is very strange. Why are cinemas willing to schedule more screenings for certain films? Is it charity? Or is it because such films can bring them higher income?
As a result, now we are eating while smashing the pot. It doesn’t seem reasonable no matter how you look at it.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that these contents are the result of screening and deliberate guidance.
At the end of the article, it summarizes the harm that blockbuster monopoly scheduling has on the film market.
It is worth mentioning that the last person interviewed in the article was director Xie Jin.
The old man was probably driven into a panic by "Hero" this time. He had been preparing for "Opium War" for several years, spending countless efforts and energy, and even mortgaging three of his own houses.
It would have been fine if the box office wasn't ideal after its release, but "Hero" was released only two weeks before "Opium War" disappeared from theaters. It's not that cruel!
In the words of later generations, the content of the interview with Xie Jin published in the article can be regarded as a "bombardment".
The author of this article is a skilled writer. At first glance, the interview content seems detailed and the views are fair. Once it was published, it was recognized by many people in the film industry, widely circulated, and quickly caused heated discussions in the country.
Lin Weimin looked at the newspaper in his hand and couldn't help but wonder if this was a move Comrade Xie made because he was cornered by "Hero".
But no matter what the thoughts behind this are, he must respond.
What a great publicity opportunity this is!
Lin Weimin immediately called Yu Dong and instructed:
Bombard me hard and hit me back by name.
This matter must be made a big deal!
(End of this chapter)
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