Abstract Art Award Winner

Zhou Le knew that his school was far inferior to Peking University in terms of overall ranking.

But it has a certain degree of authority, at least in architecture and civil engineering.

It can completely crush Peking University.

This is also because Peking University does not have civil engineering or architecture programs.

There is only one architectural and landscape design.

"Teacher Zhou, if you put it that way, then my college entrance exam score is higher than ours back then."

Of course, Zhou Le knew that Li Xueqin's intention was just to tease each other, so he didn't think much of it.

He wasn't a stickler for grades, but he felt he shouldn't be a sore loser when others joked with him, especially since he was there as a judge.

"Teacher Li, if that's how you put it, then I won't compete with you. Putting everything else aside, college entrance exam scores are purely based on one's own ability. A high score means strong learning ability."

This answer was surprising, because in their eyes, this person was the kind who was unwilling to suffer a loss, and even if he was being polite, he would at least be polite to people of the same level.

Of all the people present, only Luo Yonghao truly treats Zhou Le as a subordinate.

Although Luo Yonghao currently claims to have a total debt of 600 million yuan, he is still considered a veteran in the capital operation circle.

Regardless of how much money they have now, they at least have more experience.

Of course, experience or lack thereof may not have that much impact on actual operation. After all, if someone were truly exceptional, they wouldn't be called the industry's jinx.

However, if it's considered awesome, it must have some awesome aspects.

For example, in marketing.

"Actually, I've always felt that Zhou Le is a marketing genius who has been overlooked. If the two of us could join forces, we would have already crushed Apple."

Zhou Le laughed and said, "Teacher Luo, this is really my fault. I 'debuted' too late. Otherwise, if I had become the spokesperson for Smartisan, our phones would have been popular all over the world long ago."

"Haha, that's true. But it's also my fault for starting out in the mobile phone business too early. Now I'm not only not making any money, but I'm also hundreds of millions in debt. But I have a project coming up that I think will definitely be a huge hit. Making money in the future is absolutely no problem. If Mr. Zhou is willing to be an angel investor, I'm confident that I can become the number one in the entire global industry within three years."

Zhou Le: "."

"Teacher Wang, is this somewhat influenced by personal grudges?"

"How could that be? I'm the kind of person who doesn't hold grudges."

Zhou Le: "Professor Luo, the internet has a long memory. I still remember your debate with Professor Wang Ziru perfectly."

"Haha, as expected of a top student, that battle was a classic."

No one dared to interrupt their conversation. If they were talking privately, they could say whatever they wanted, but now there were people all around, so only Luo Yonghao and Zhou Le could talk about this topic for a while.

"However, Professor Zhou should also have quite a few investment projects. What do you think the future development trend will be?"

Zhou Le was quite open about this: "I think the cultural tourism sector has a promising future, but with my current abilities, I'm not qualified to get involved in it. But if Professor Luo has any ideas, he can 'test the waters' first. If it really works out, I'm willing to follow in his footsteps and get some benefits."

"Cultural tourism is indeed a good option, but I still plan to reconsider it, since I personally prefer to invest in the technology sector."

"The tech field is too difficult; my income is simply not enough."

"You're too modest, you're too modest. I'm almost driven crazy with worry right now. If you have any good investment projects in the future, Mr. Zhou, we can talk more about them. Maybe there will be a real opportunity to cooperate in the future."

"No problem, I'll place an order in Teacher Luo's live stream in a few days to support him."

"That's great. Everything I sell is absolutely guaranteed to be safe. Or you can sell Mr. Zhou's movie tickets through me in the future. I can't guarantee much, but I can at least sell tens of millions of tickets for you."

"Okay."

After chatting for a while, they went to prepare their respective drafts.

Although stand-up comedy content is a piece of cake for Zhou Le, he still needs to prepare a little before appearing on the show, which is at least a sign of respect for the production team.

Zhou Le can't just take the three million appearance fee for nothing.

Because everyone else's drafts were already prepared, while Zhou Le was called in at the last minute, everyone else's drafts were ready, but Zhou Le's were not yet ready.

But that wasn't a big problem. He simply borrowed a computer and started typing away.

It took me about twenty minutes to finish writing the draft, and then I proofread it for typos.

"Mr. Dan, the manuscript is finished. Why don't you find a screenwriter to take a look and see if there are any problems or things that need to be revised?"

While saving the document, Zhou Le called over Li Dan, who was chatting with other screenwriters in the conference room.

"They have no right to read Teacher Zhou's manuscript. If Teacher Zhou thinks it's fine, then it's fine."

"No, no, no, you're professionals, and you're going to be on a TV show, please take a look."

"Alright, how about we have a meeting and talk about it?"

"can."

During the meeting, Li Dan had dozens of copies of the manuscript printed out and gave one to each of the screenwriters from the company who attended the meeting.

Zhou Le then took his script and went on stage for an open mic session aimed at the screenwriters.

The barrage of jokes, a variety of gags, and superb performance kept everyone laughing.

"To be honest, I really couldn't revise this manuscript. The moment I received it, I suddenly felt that all these years of my career had been for nothing. All these years couldn't compare to the manuscript that Teacher Zhou could casually write in twenty minutes."

Wang Jianguo, holding the manuscript, said admiringly.

"Indeed, there's really nothing that needs to be changed. This script would definitely be a hit on stage."

Cheng Lu, also a senior screenwriter within the company, spoke earnestly.

At this moment, Li Dan raised his hand: "I do have a suggestion. Why don't you revise the draft a little, make it a bit more boring? Otherwise, after you finish speaking, the other people's drafts will be meaningless. I guess only Teacher Luo can be considered equally good."

But after saying that, Luo Yonghao wasn't angry.

"That's why I say Teacher Zhou is a marketing genius. If Teacher Zhou had been by my side back then, I would at least be the executive vice president of the company. I wouldn't have needed to attend those press conferences. With Teacher Zhou, that would have been enough."

"Don't flatter me like that. I'm just a beginner in the stand-up comedy field."

There is no problem with Zhou Le's manuscript.

Next up were Luo Yonghao and Li Dan. They were also judges, but their speeches also included some jokes and anecdotes about the other two.

Overall, the viewing experience is quite good.

The remaining submissions from the other contestants were reviewed and revised internally by the contestants themselves.

After having dinner together that day, Zhou Le and Luo Yonghao returned to the hotel together.

"Zhou Le, to be honest, most of what I said earlier was just a joke, but if you're going to make a movie, you can really sell it through me. Given our relationship, I can reduce your commission rate."

"That's what I think too. After all, when it comes to selling products in Douyin live streams, Luo Laoshi's live stream is a breath of fresh air. There aren't so many '321 put it on the shelves' kinds of things, so it's quite comfortable to watch."

"Haha, yeah, but I have to go back to Beijing later. I have a live stream tonight, so I'll come back tomorrow after I finish broadcasting it."

"Then I'll go support them tonight and send some gifts?"

"Come on, but don't send too many gifts. Which brands are on the list? Even if we make money, we're making money off outsiders, not you."

"That's it."

After returning to the hotel and sleeping for two hours, Zhou Le had nothing to do after waking up. He read the manuscript again, memorized the general content, and then thought about playing on his phone for a while but felt bored. He thought about writing a script for a while but didn't want to work. He thought about visiting his friends in Shanghai, but then he thought that it wasn't a good time to run around, or someone would take pictures and post them online.

Finally, Zhou Le had nothing to do, so he went to the hotel gym to go boating.

After playing all afternoon and paddling for more than 50 kilometers, I felt like I had just come out of the water.

Back in his room, Zhou Le took a shower, went out for a meal, and then lay back down on the bed. He took out his phone and casually clicked into Luo Yonghao's live stream, which had just started.

Luo Yonghao usually chats for a while during his live streams before starting to sell products. As he sells, he continues chatting about interesting topics.

Zhou Le initially entered using a low-pitched trumpet, but there wasn't anything interesting at the beginning.

Until they started selling snacks.

Zhou Le then switched to another phone and entered the live stream using his main account.

As an artist, Zhou Le was immediately spotted by the back-end operations team when he entered the live stream.

The operations team then informed Luo Yonghao.

"What? Teacher Zhou is here?"

"Where is it? Let me see?"

"You didn't bring any gifts, but it's still fine to come and make a purchase. Even though Zhou Le is a celebrity, celebrities still have shopping needs, right?"

Finally, Zhou Le posted a "hahaha" in the live chat.

Zhou Le's entry into the live stream definitely created a lot of entertainment value for the streamer.

Meanwhile, the back-end staff took this opportunity to buy traffic aggressively, trying to capture this wave of traffic.

"So, Mr. Zhou, are you here to make a purchase? Of course, it's okay if you don't. Just like the name of our live stream, let's make friends."

"Oh, Teacher Zhou placed an order. Let me see what Teacher Zhou bought."

"Teacher Zhou bought a bag of sunflower seeds."

Luo Yonghao was stunned. Even though he was very knowledgeable, he had never seen an artist worth at least a billion yuan come to the live broadcast room and only buy a bag of sunflower seeds.

More importantly, Zhou Le managed to snag one of the first 100 orders for the bag of sunflower seeds he bought, and it only cost him 10 cents to have it delivered to his door with free shipping.

"I have to say, Teacher Zhou's hand speed is really fast. He managed to grab all of the first 100 orders. But this also proves that everything in our live stream is genuine. If Teacher Zhou can grab them, what reason do you all have not to?"

After saying that, Luo Yonghao glanced at the lucky bag that was about to open: "Okay, the lucky bag is about to open. Everyone, remember to participate. There is a Xiaomi's latest phone inside. If you can grab it, you'll make a profit. If you don't grab it, you'll be wasting your time. Anyway, it's just being given away for free."

The lucky bag was opened very quickly.

The winner also appeared on the screen: "Let's congratulate this Zhou."

"Wait a minute, do you guys want to check? Is Zhou Le also the winner? I think I'm seeing things?"

"Why does this profile picture look so familiar?"

"Hmm, it really does seem to be Teacher Zhou Le."

"That's not right. So, it means Zhou Le spent 10 cents in my live stream to buy something worth five or six yuan, and I'll ship it to his home for free. Plus, he also won a phone worth over five thousand yuan through my live stream?"

Luo Yonghao had never seen anything like this before. If he hadn't known that the lucky bags in the live stream couldn't be designated for specific winners, he would have thought that the backstage staff had deliberately done this for the sake of the show.

"See? Everyone should be like Teacher Zhou. Consumption is about mood, but making money is about life. It's a fool not to take advantage of a bargain, right? Actually, I also like to take advantage of others. I was pretty much the same when I was trying to ride the wave of popularity and traffic."

At this moment, a staff member whispered, "Teacher Zhou just said he was going to give a gift? Oh dear, why are you being so polite? We'll be working on a show together later, a little something will do. You said Teacher Zhou just gave a flower? Which flower? Was it one of those bouquets? Or one with special effects? There were so many gifts in the live stream, I didn't quite see them clearly."

"Oh, it's a flower. How much does a flower cost again?"

"Oh, a penny? Come on, all the staff, let's thank Teacher Zhou for this penny-priced flower. It's a small gift but a big sentiment. I'll accept this flower. Thank you, Teacher Zhou."

Immediately afterwards, Luo Yonghao led the viewers in the live stream to loudly thank Zhou Le.

"You're welcome, I'm leaving now. Thank you Douyin, and thank you Teacher Luo for letting me win the prize. Remember to send me the phone number."

And so, Zhou Le left the live stream.

“Sigh, Teacher Zhou is such a sentimental person. When we met before, he said he would send me gifts. I told him not to send too many, but he really didn’t. What do you call that? That’s called integrity, that’s called keeping your word.”

But as soon as he finished speaking, Luo Yonghao suddenly thought of a very important point.

"Wait a minute, isn't he still Xiaomi's spokesperson? Oh dear, I thought he was just giving me a boost in traffic, but it turns out Lei Jun is the biggest winner. No, let's stop giving away Xiaomi phones. Let's give away Huawei phones instead. Come on, after this lucky bag draw, we'll draw for a Huawei tablet. Anyone who wants to draw a tablet can participate."

Zhou Le only stayed for two or three minutes after arriving, placed an order, grabbed a lucky bag, and sent a few comments.

But in those two or three minutes, the operations team spent at least a million on promotion.

And the results were indeed remarkable.

Putting everything else aside, at least the million spent was earned back within minutes of Zhou Le leaving.

Meanwhile, once the clips were released again, and those marketing accounts followed suit, the topic went viral, and they made a pure profit. However, Lei Jun inexplicably gained a wave of traffic, which made Luo Yonghao feel quite uncomfortable. (End of Chapter)