This week I watched a lot of movies and dramas. I will mainly talk about the dramas I watched.
In life:
- The 6th season of "Painted Jianghu: The Bad Guy" has ended. This season can be said to be a season of god-like quality. It was produced under the conditions of heavy debt and demanding equipment. Their company basically used the 2080 graphics card, with only a few 3060 graphics cards for better modeling and special effects, causing the screen to freeze. But despite this, the 6th season can easily surpass many Chinese animations, which shows that the environment is only one of the conditions. Starting from the 6th season, Li Xingyun is in the dark, Zhang Zifan is in the light, and I have been wondering how it will all come together. It wasn't until episodes 11 and 12 that the truth was revealed. It was a chess move that was planned from the beginning. I am amazed by the scriptwriting skills of the director in this season.
- I recently enjoyed watching the sitcom "Elite Troublemakers" season 2, which mainly revolves around a department in the office and tells some absurd things that happen in the workplace. Episode 6 resonated with me in particular. It's actually about a phenomenon in the advertising industry where the client and the service provider are back-to-back. The Troublemaker Department of Wanshou Company finally became a client and looked for a service provider to come up with a mooncake creative plan for the company. The service provider seemed professional, using terms like key message, big idea, and strategy, but it turned out that they outsourced the design and copywriting to freelancers, who happened to be designers and copywriters from the client company who were on vacation and wanted to make some extra money. Because of the back-to-back nature of the situation, they didn't realize they were serving their own company. In this episode, the inconsistent demands of the client led to constant changes in the requirements, and the distortion in conveying the requirements showcased the history of blood, sweat, and tears in the advertising industry. This is indeed a problem we encounter in our work, where inconsistent opinions within the client's company lead to scattered briefs, and because of the hierarchical nature, there will inevitably be exaggeration within the service provider's company as well. What's even funnier is the price. They took on the project for 20,000 yuan and outsourced it for only a few hundred yuan. I sincerely advise freelancers to improve their professionalism and prices. Such low prices only disrupt the market and make clients think they can achieve something worth 100,000 yuan for only 10,000 yuan. But then again, it's too difficult to achieve unity.
- Bilibili released "Cosmic Exploration Editorial Department," which is a very abstract science fiction documentary. Its style reminds me of Jin Guangfa, but Jin Guangfa's style actually comes from outdated photography techniques from the 1990s. My parents' wedding video was like that, with shaky camera movements, zooming in on faces, inexplicable slow-motion shots, and some frame skipping, which is now called frame dropping. I don't understand the language of photography, so I can only give a rough description based on my feelings. As for the plot, I plan to watch it again when I have time and then elaborate on it. Right now, I don't quite understand the logic of the story.
- The number of bugs in the latest version of Hearthstone is truly beyond my ability to comment on. It's more than Bob's Tavern.
In learning:
- Yesterday, I read an article about note-taking methods written by an expert, and I found it very useful. Although I had always heard people talk about the concept of the "second brain" before and had some resistance to it, yesterday I objectively and comprehensively understood this concept. The expert shared his way of thinking and how to do it, such as the way of information input is not discovery-absorption-discovery-absorption, but rather try to discover-discover-discover-absorb, which makes it easier to digest knowledge. And digestion is not just about finishing reading, it requires producing some of your own thoughts from it or learning something from it. If interested, you can take a look at my note-taking method.
- The book I recently read is "A Brief Introduction to Chinese Culture," which mainly discusses various aspects of Chinese culture. I personally believe that everyone should take a look at it. We still know very little about Chinese culture. If we don't have a basic understanding of our own culture, how can we learn and integrate other cultures?
- SEO is also a field of study, and it is not as superficial as most SEO optimization companies make it out to be, simply searching for data through a data system and artificially searching for keywords to improve rankings. But currently, my understanding of it is limited, so I plan to learn more about this area.
- This week, I listened to a podcast interview with DIYGOD, which mainly talked about xlog and blockchain. However, I was more focused on his voice. At the beginning, his voice was trembling, and his social anxiety seemed to overflow from the screen. He sounded a lot like Xiaogudong, and I suspect he might be the same person. But I haven't finished listening to it yet, I will catch up later.
- Some things also happened this week, and the biggest idea is that the problems caused by information asymmetry and letting personal interests determine one's thoughts are terrifying. I hope that I can always maintain a mindset of learning and progress, and not be bound by immediate benefits. I need to learn more, no matter how busy I am every day, I should set aside some time to learn new things. The only thing I know is that I know nothing.
Summary:
Today is Mother's Day, go and say a few words to your mom, even just one sentence, she will understand your concern.