Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 276 The task of leading the team is naturally entrusted to you!
Zuckerberg's eyes were fixed on the small "like" button, and he was already building the corresponding algorithm in his mind: how to use this "like" function to optimize the recommendation algorithm of Facebook's news feed.

He had a vague feeling that the "like" feature would completely change Facebook's social ecosystem.

This gave him an irresistible urge, as if he had returned to his Harvard dorm room when he was writing FaceMash code.

The "like" feature is like a more refined version of FaceMash.

Compared to FaceMash, which only compares the appearances of two women, the winner's ranking increases but receives very little positive feedback, while the loser's ranking decreases but receives very strong negative feedback.

Liking provides immediate positive feedback; each like encourages the poster.
Furthermore, the negative feedback was cleverly hidden in the shadows, since the publisher didn't know how many people had seen the content.

Algorithms can encompass everyone!

"It's not just about motivating content publishers."

Gu Bei said calmly, "You should know that the prosperity of the record industry in the last century was inseparable from the emergence of the Billboard charts."

Billboard simplified all our complex interactions with music into charts, propelling the recording industry to its zenith in the last century.

A "like" reduces our complex cultural response to a single action, which will create a massive advertising market.

After speaking, Gu Bei glanced at Sheryl Sandberg.
As the Chief Operating Officer, she should be even more aware of what Gu Bei is saying.
Because it was she who led Facebook to profitability.

Sheryl Sandberg was indeed delighted; advertisers love this kind of genuine feedback, as it means even more lucrative advertising fees.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll take your idea and still not agree to your investment in Facebook?" Zuckerberg snapped out of his thoughts and looked up at Gu Bei.

"You are free to use it. Open creativity is a characteristic of the internet. There is nothing to be afraid of. Anyone can see these ideas on my website."

Gu Bei spread his hands, seemingly unconcerned.

Of course, it's all an act!
It's pointless to morally blackmail Zuckerberg; he simply lacks morality.

Gu Bei believed he could copy the idea without any remorse.

Since you can't morally blackmail the other party, you might as well be more generous, or at least pretend to be generous.

"You are the embodiment of the California spirit!"

Zuckerberg remarked with some emotion.

You really plagiarized someone else!

Gu Bei knew that Zuckerberg had just settled with the Winklevoss brothers, paying them $6500 million in settlement money, because back then Zuckerberg had held them back from building a similar social networking site.

“I agree to your funding, but you have to join Facebook!” Zuckerberg looked at Gu Bei and made his request.

"impossible!"

Gu Bei directly and decisively refused.

"What's more interesting than making a movie than building a social networking site that includes all of humanity?" Zuckerberg asked, puzzled.

"No, making movies is much more fun!"

Gu Bei shook his head. "You should know me. My own world is enough for me to be financially independent."

Compared to money and power, conquering audiences worldwide with culture is what I find most interesting!

“Well, you’ll definitely regret this in the future,” Zuckerberg said, trying to save face.

"Maybe, maybe not."

Gu Bei stood up, reached out and shook hands with Zuckerberg, "But you definitely won't regret accepting this funding from us, because these are the most difficult days for the venture capital market in the past few years, but they will be the best days for the next few years!"

When you come begging me to acquire WhatsApp a few years from now, you'll know whether I regret it or not!
"I hope so. I will give you a final answer before you return from your vacation!" Zuckerberg also stood up and shook hands with Gu Bei.

"what?"

Liu Yifei was slightly stunned.

Does this mean they agree to invest or disagree with investing?

She was a little out of sync with the two of them. Although Gu Bei's rejection of Zuckerberg's offer to join Facebook seemed like a bad outcome,

But the two of them didn't seem to have a falling out, so it should be a good outcome, right?
So she shook hands with Zuckerberg as well.

"I hope all investors can be like you."

Zuckerberg said to Liu Yifei.

Looking at Liu Yifei, he felt particularly at ease. Unlike those brainless investment institutions that talk incessantly all day long, he thought, "If you're so good at talking, why don't you start your own business?"
"Now that we've finished discussing work, shall we go out and have some fun?"

Gu Bei invited Zuckerberg to the private beach outside.

"No, I have a lot of work to do."

Zuckerberg shook his head and explained methodically, "Actually, I lied to you. I don't like the scenery on the beach."

It really does look like a robot!

Gu Bei saw Zuckerberg and his companion off.
Then Leonardo DiCaprio appeared: "How did you end up working with him? Someone once told me he was like a robot, and I didn't believe it, but after meeting him once, I really do believe it!"

Liu Yifei also recalled Zuckerberg's performance: "He does look a bit like him!"

"I told you you wouldn't like him!"

Gu Bei said calmly, "We are planning to invest in his Facebook, which is why we have been in contact with him."

"Invest in Facebook? Are you short of funds?"

Leonardo became interested. Facebook is now a household name. He wasn't interested in dealing with Zuckerberg, but he was interested in investing in it.

Make money, don’t be shabby!
"Their last funding source was Li Ka-shing, Asia's richest man."
The previous round of funding was from Microsoft, owned by Bill Gates, the world's richest man.

Gu Bei said lightly.

"Ok?"

Liu Yifei was slightly stunned when she heard this.

She hadn't felt anything about being able to invest in Facebook before.
I just think of Facebook as a social networking site that everyone uses and is very famous, nothing more.

But after Gu Bei compared Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing and the world's richest man Bill Gates, she gained a real sense of how difficult it was to build Facebook.

Putting his name together with those two.
To be honest... it's a bit beneath Facebook.

She arrived a little late. She didn't know how Gu Bei had managed to squeeze her name behind those two billionaires and make it a part of Facebook history.

A hint of admiration appeared in Liu Yifei's eyes as she looked at Gu Bei.

Gu Bei is really amazing!

Leonardo DiCaprio, standing nearby, immediately sensed Gu Bei's polite refusal and joked, "Fine, you rich people are really despicable!"

As someone in the industry, Leonardo DiCaprio is well aware of just how profitable the Twilight movies are.

This film, which grossed over $200 million in North America, over $500 million worldwide, and was the number one DVD of the year, may have earned him far more than he has in his decades-long career.

After all, his path to stardom began after Titanic, and he only really made money in about ten years.

"That's going too far. Your villa must be worth millions of dollars, right?" Gu Bei replied with a smile.

"How about it? Want to be my neighbor?" Leonardo replied with a smile.

"It's not impossible."

Liu Yifei looked thoughtful.

Even after taxes and reinvesting $100 million in Facebook, she still has tens of millions of dollars left and is preparing to buy a house near Hollywood.

Malibu Beach is such a beautiful place, just over an hour's drive from Hollywood, making it a perfect place to buy a vacation home.

“Crystal, I’ll send you my real estate agent’s contact information in a bit.”

Leonardo said enthusiastically,
He then asked, "When does your vacation end? Shall we meet up in Venice then?"

"Starting tomorrow, it will continue until the screenings in Venice," Gu Bei said calmly.

"Wouldn't that mean we'd miss the opening ceremony of the Venice Film Festival?"

Leonardo was slightly surprised, as he had originally thought that Gu Bei would arrive before the opening ceremony in Venice.

"Venice is not like Cannes; there's nothing worth visiting there."

Gu Bei spoke calmly as always.

"Don't let the Venice organizing committee hear you say that!" Leonardo couldn't help but tease him. "If they hear it, you can forget about winning the Golden Lion."

"Stop talking about me. Did you win your Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival?"

Gu Bei glanced at Leonardo.
The lack of attention paid to the last two of the three major European powers should be attributed to these Hollywood actors.

The three major European awards are more of a stage for directors. The director's award still carries some weight in Hollywood, while the actor's award is much weaker.

Leonardo DiCaprio has yet to accept his Berlin Film Festival Best Actor award, even though he hadn't yet become a world-class superstar with Titanic when he did win it.

"I was just busy!" Leonardo explained. "And I didn't expect to win the Berlin Best Actor award."

"Come on, you can apply for it again the following year, but you didn't go anyway!"

Gu Bei delivered another blow.

"All right!"

Leonardo raised his hands, indicating that he was surrendering.

"Chinese directors have won the Golden Lion Award for three consecutive years."
"With Jia Zhangke added between the two previous appearances by Li An, will the Venice Organizing Committee let me win a fourth time?"

Gu Bei, lying flat on his back, appeared very calm. "If I weren't so worried about missing Cannes, I wouldn't even consider Venice."
After all, for a Cannes-trained director like myself to go to Venice right after winning the Palme d'Or is really a bit much!

"If the director isn't even here, what am I supposed to do?"

Leonardo asked, somewhat helplessly.

"The task of leading the team is naturally assigned to you!"

Gu Bei patted Leonardo on the shoulder, using a practiced, pie-in-the-sky rhetoric, "You should know that the Venice Film Festival is the closest of the three major European film festivals to the Oscars."
As the leading male artist, you naturally have an obligation to promote the event; you absolutely must appear at the opening ceremony!

"Fine!"

Leonardo said helplessly.

The director gave up, so he, as the male lead, had no choice but to step in.

Who told him to be even more ambitious about winning awards than Gu Bei?
Gu Bei nodded in satisfaction upon seeing Leonardo's performance.

After all, Leonardo DiCaprio received a salary plus a share of the box office revenue, so naturally, we should make the most of him and increase his exposure as much as possible.

As for Gu Bei, he had a very casual attitude towards this year's Venice Film Festival, treating it as a prelude to the Oscars.

It's impossible for Venice to actually let a Chinese director win the Golden Lion four times in a row, right?
the next day.

"What kind of collaboration will Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Zuckerberg have when they meet?"

"Rumors are circulating that Hollywood is making a biopic about Mark Zuckerberg, and Leonardo DiCaprio may play him?"

As one of the world's most famous superstars,

Leonardo DiCaprio was photographed without his consent again.
However, due to Zuckerberg's identity, Gu Bei and Liu Yifei escaped unscathed. Almost all media reports linked Leonardo DiCaprio and Zuckerberg together, and these two were the key to generating buzz.

Some media outlets even speculated that Leonardo DiCaprio would star in Zuckerberg's autobiographical film, seemingly unconcerned that the two men do not resemble each other at all.

at the same time,

Gu Bei and Liu Yifei boarded a plane bound for East Africa.
They began their vacation.

East Africa has always been a tourist paradise, but it is not well-known in China. It seems that Chinese people prefer to go to Europe and North America, believing that the scenery in these places is more distinctive.

However, in North America, East Africa is considered the top tier of tourist destinations.

Especially the luxury camps in East Africa, which offer a top-tier tourism experience second only to the North and South Poles.

"call!"

They had just landed.
Liu Yifei took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, "I finally understand the meaning of life... which is not having to go to work!"

"Once you've rested for a few months, you'll want to go back to work!"

Gu Bei couldn't help but chuckle.

However, this time Liu Yifei has indeed been working non-stop since the beginning of the year.
After the Oscars, she returned to China and began frantically shooting commercials, attending events, and doing promotional activities until the release of The Forbidden Kingdom and the press conference for Linlang Entertainment, when she finally took a break.

I didn't get a few days of rest before the major events of May hit, and I didn't get any rest in between.

Next up is the filming of The Sound of the Wind.

A drama with two female leads, and he's even paired with Zhang Ziyi as one of the two female leads.

Although Liu Yifei didn't say it, Gu Bei could tell from her interrogation scene how much effort she put into this film.

For a full six months, Liu Yifei was in a high-intensity work environment.

Gu Bei was the same way. After the Oscars, he photographed artists, and after returning to China, he kept a close eye on the development of Weibo. Later, he traveled back and forth between China and the United States, busy with various things.

Only now that the storm has passed can we finally have a long vacation.

"You need to be well-rested before you can go to work, and the purpose of going to work is to get better rest!"

Liu Yifei said firmly.

She looked around and asked, "Didn't you say someone would come to pick us up?"

Gu Bei calmly said, "No need to rush. The luxury camps in East Africa offer a very comprehensive tourism experience. They guarantee to pick us up safely from the airport and take us to the hotel. After all, I'm willing to pay $30,000 a night!"

"How much, thirty thousand dollars a night?"

Liu Yifei said timidly, "How about we go back?"

"one person."

Gu Bei emphasized it again.

(End of this chapter)