Chapter 970 Turning Idealism into Realism
Focusing only on the present year or two often gives you the feeling that the world is changing so fast, and you have to keep up with the pace of change, or you will be left behind.
Therefore, creating content, cultivating expertise in a specific field, and working diligently like a hardworking farmer seems to have become a thankless and arduous task.
However, in the long run, those who create content may not necessarily survive, but those who don't create content will definitely not survive.
Lu Yanhe has always been a prime example—
How did he make his fortune and establish himself?
Ultimately, it all comes down to the work itself, to the content.
Linghe never plays the capital game; he always honestly makes films one after another, slowly accumulating capital.
From small things, one can see the big picture.
Lu Yanhe's style of doing things can be seen in this way.
Chen Ziyan increasingly admired this trait of Lu Yanhe.
Everyone has a different personality. Some people are cold, some are kind, some are daring and adventurous, and some prefer to maintain the status quo.
No matter what your personality is, it doesn't determine your so-called destiny. The saying "personality determines destiny" certainly has some merit, but countless facts have proven that any personality can succeed, and conversely, any personality can fail—the key lies in whether you can control your personality.
Lu Yanhe was able to uphold his kindness, his willingness to help his friends, and his idealism.
These weaknesses, seemingly fatal on the battlefield of swords and shadows, were defended by Lu Yanhe with unparalleled skill. He neither changed his nature to become the kind of person he despised, nor did he stubbornly adhere to his principles only to be defeated by reality. He was defending his world, and, so far, it can be said, his defense has been extremely successful.
Chen Ziyan had considered two possibilities: either Lu Yanhe would repeatedly hit walls and suffer setbacks, learning his lesson and changing his ways; or Lu Yanhe would become stubborn and remain an idealist to the death—after all, there were such people, so she would be the one to "fill in the gaps." In the end, neither was true.
Lu Yanhe single-handedly transformed his idealism into realism.
This was what surprised her the most and what she admired most about Lu Yanhe.
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"Xin Zixing has decided to leave Yemai.com. According to our information, she should return to Lu Yanhe's side."
Zhang Yuezhen nodded.
“Lu Yanhe has been rapidly recruiting people over the past few years. I originally thought I could take this opportunity to place some people in his ranks, but they are too vigilant. All the people I have arranged are still on the periphery and unable to enter the inner circle.”
Zhang Yuezhen: "If it were so easy for them to infiltrate the core circle, they wouldn't have reached this scale. Do you think we're the only ones trying to plant people in there? They now occupy such a large market share, which company wouldn't covet it?"
"So what's next? Should we continue letting them stay with Lu Yanhe?"
"Just wait and see, and we'll find our chance."
"Miss, there are many rumors circulating outside."
"What news?"
"They say you and President Chen have broken up, are dividing your assets, and are preparing for a divorce. Many people in the company are uneasy and anxious."
“Dividing assets?” Zhang Yuezhen smiled lightly and shook her head. “It’s not that simple. Chen Pinhe and I will not divorce. You can spread the news and say that it was me who said it. No matter what the reasons are, divorcing him will only bring me harm and no benefit.”
"Okay, I understand."
"Also, have you been keeping an eye on Feng Xiu? She shouldn't have made any unusual moves recently, right?"
"No, it seems that President Chen has made a lot of arrangements over there. Feng Xiu has started working at a local advertising company."
"They really went to great lengths to cover her mouth," Zhang Yuezhen said coldly. "However, her mouth must be covered."
“Miss, actually, if it really comes to the point where we have to cut ties with Mr. Chen, we will definitely follow you.”
“Her mouth must be covered, not for Chen Pinhe’s sake.” Zhang Yue’s eyes grew even colder. “I can’t let my daughter have a father with a tainted reputation, you understand?”
Therefore, even though her relationship with Chen Pinhe had developed such a large rift, she never considered revenge, let alone divorce him.
"Understood."
"Keep any news related to Lu Yanhe to yourself and don't let any word of it leak out."
"Miss, don't worry."
Zhang Yue's gaze gradually softened.
“If it weren’t for you being by my side all these years, helping me with so many troubles—” she suddenly seemed to remember something, “Oh right, Hezhou will be going to university soon, right?”
"Yes, I didn't expect you to remember, Miss."
“Of course I remember what happened to your son,” Zhang Yuezhen said. “He’s grown up so fast.”
"If it weren't for your help back then, Miss, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to go to university."
“You’ve been by my side all these years,” Zhang Yuezhen said. “Now that we’re family, there’s no need to say these things anymore. There are no ‘what ifs’ or ‘what ifs’.”
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Due to a non-compete agreement, Xin Zixing is unable to officially start work or carry out her duties for six months.
However, just as she told Yang Zhouli, she did need time to rest and reflect.
In these six months, she can do a lot of thinking and preparation.
Xin Zixing never expected that Lu Yanhe would start building a platform so quickly.
Xin Zixing originally thought that Lu Yanhe would probably invest in a video platform.
“I have some ideas for the program’s production. You can oversee the whole process and divide it into several main sections, with a chief editor for each section to be responsible for the content,” Lu Yanhe said.
Xin Zixing nodded.
“If you can’t bring your team from Yemai.com over, you’ll have to build your own team. You can poach people from Linghe, Shihuo, and Tiaoqilai departments, but both sides need to agree, and each department can only poach one person at most, so as not to cause staff shortages in other departments,” Lu Yanhe said. “I have already discussed this with Siqi and Sister Ziyan, and they both agree.”
"That's great." Xin Zixing breathed a sigh of relief. "I was just wondering how to bring this up with you."
"However, these people can only solve the immediate problem. To truly build your own core team, you'll probably have to cultivate them yourself."
Xin Zixing asked, "Yan He, what is your focus for the future development of this platform?"
"Sister Ziyan asked me the same question, but to be honest, I have no opinion."
"No ideas?" Xin Zixing was surprised. "Don't you have any preconceived notions about it?"
“I have an idea, but no preconceived notions,” Lu Yanhe said frankly. “I want to do this because I feel that if we don’t, we will waste the current opportunity and the many resources we have. Moreover, rather than having to do it in the future and start from scratch, I would rather it be available when I need it.”
"So you mean you don't actually have a preconceived notion about it?"
"right."
"Even if I make it into another leaf vein network, it won't matter?"
“Then I’m very grateful. YeMai.com is doing a great job, and I like it very much,” Lu Yanhe said. “Not every platform has to aim for a bigger and stronger positioning. Being able to occupy its own niche in the market is already very difficult and requires a lot of maintenance. If I were in charge of Shijin Entertainment, I would never force you to change YeMai.com’s development direction and market positioning. Instead, I would acquire another website platform based on the market gap. YeMai.com is already a unique and iconic platform in the industry. To insist on transforming a small and beautiful platform into a large and comprehensive one is problematic, especially since the market for such platforms is already saturated. Losing its own characteristics would only make it easier to lose users.”
“They don’t care about losing a few customers.” Xin Zixing shrugged. “What they want is a large and comprehensive platform that, while similar to others, has a wider reach. They don’t need core users; they just want a lively, lavish event that appears to be a vibrant and entertaining spectacle.”
Lu Yanhe: "Then we can only say that we have different paths and cannot work together."
"Although I had anticipated that I would have to leave one day when I returned to Yemai.com, I really didn't expect to leave so soon." Xin Zixing gave a bitter smile.
"You are too capable. In just a few years, you have built the Leaf Vein Network to its current level."
Lu Yanhe sincerely admired Xin Zixing, who was an extremely skilled content creator, especially for Yemai.com.
Perhaps this is related to the fact that Xin Zixing started working at Yemai.com.
It's not that Xin Zixing and Lu Yanhe are very familiar with each other, but rather that Lu Yanhe has a bias towards her.
Lu Yanhe's many ideas and creativity stem from his access to a gold mine in another parallel universe, but Xin Zixing's many ideas are her own "original creations".
Xin Zixing said with a smile, "I can always receive the greatest praise here."
“Because you deserve it.” Lu Yanhe said firmly, “Neither Yemai.com nor Shijin has truly recognized your talent and ability.”
Xin Zixing shook her head, "Then I have actually had a lot of opportunities. Among my peers, I have had the most and the best opportunities."
“That’s only if you can handle it,” Lu Yanhe said. “Many people think they lack opportunities, but in fact they don’t even have the ability to seize them. The premise of being talented but not recognized is that you are truly talented.”
Xin Zixing: "Yan He, so what are your plans for the next six months?"
“Let’s get right to it,” Lu Yanhe said. “Since you have a non-compete agreement, my classmate will be in charge of things in front of the camera for now.”
"A college classmate?"
“Yes, you’ve met him, Xiao Jing, who studied computer science. He got his PhD in the UK and is coming back to China soon,” Lu Yanhe said. “In the early stages of the platform’s establishment, we definitely needed technical people, so I gave him a call. I also plan to have him take charge of all the information technology support for this part of our platform in the future.”
Xin Zixing looked surprised.
"Isn't it a waste of talent for a PhD to help us with this? He's an undergraduate from Zhenhua University and a PhD."
"When this platform grows into a behemoth in the future, PhDs will definitely be a regular occurrence in our technical team," said Lu Yanhe.
“You’ve managed to win over everyone around you,” Xin Zixing said. “You’ve brought everyone to your side.”
“Of course, why should I avoid suspicion when it comes to my own business and my own company?” Lu Yanhe said. “Not only Xiao Jing, but several of my juniors have also joined Linghe.”
“OK, your team is a team of academic superstars, it’s amazing.” Xin Zixing said, “Other companies would have a hard time snatching one or two outstanding talents, but you have become a beacon, attracting everyone to your team.”
It is indeed somewhat unbelievable.
Currently, there are four or five graduates of Zhenhua University working in Linghe.
They all came for Lu Yanhe.
A film and television production company often doesn't really need people with such high levels of education.
However, these four or five people from Zhenhua University also demonstrated an outstanding quality after joining the company: they were able to make plans for themselves, develop plans around their plans, actively apply for opportunities, hone their skills, proactively report to their superiors and summarize their experiences, and then, based on their own characteristics and strengths, express their desire to switch to another position.
I don't know if they discussed it beforehand, but they both did this.
It can be said that almost each of them found a position they wanted to work in within Linghe's current system in just six months, and established a very long-term plan and goal for themselves based on that position.
Chen Yin had heard about it and expressed his feelings about Lu Yanhe.
Students who graduate from prestigious universities are indeed different.
Lu Yanhe said, "Those who choose Linghe are likely to have this characteristic."
Chen Yin, having become familiar with Lu Yanhe, joked and asked, "Boss, aren't we going a bit too far by praising our own company like this?"
"I'm not exaggerating, I'm saying that Linghe is definitely not a top choice for Zhenhua graduates," Lu Yanhe shrugged. "It's not a particularly large production company. Don't be fooled by its decent performance in recent years. A closer look reveals that Linghe's business relies entirely on content production, making its profit model extremely singular. This also means its risk resistance is very low. Companies like Longyan, despite having a lower project success rate and less market reputation than us, are actually one of the best choices for job seekers in the film and television industry. Even if their film and television projects aren't successful, it doesn't matter. Film and television projects are just one component of Longyan's revenue. Moreover, their various departments and connections are complete. In other words, joining Longyan is the only way to achieve the most systematic and comprehensive growth. Therefore, those who choose to come to Linghe are generally very optimistic about Linghe's future development. At the moment they make their choice, they often know exactly what they want to do at Linghe."
(End of this chapter)
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