對著鏡子梳理眉毛的時候,突然被廁格內傳出的一聲慘叫嚇呆了。
是一星期前的事,但那聲慘叫實在無法忘記。
「Everything alright?」我隔著門問。
「咔」一聲,門慢慢打開,是我 team 的一位同事。
「嚇親你,」同事頹喪地走出來,「唔好意思。」
明白的,這陣子,很多同事都被恆大搞瘋了。
其實個世界就係咁現實,而這個所謂金融世界,比現實更現實是常識——好景的時候稱兄道弟,冧市的時候各自閉翳。地踎啲講句,出得嚟行,唔通唔使還。
意思是,好景的時候自然心紅,一心紅就進取,客戶用一蚊買兩蚊債券,屌,基本嘢。
好喇,冧市喇,作為一家穩健的金融機構,就梗係先自保,借畀你嗰一蚊,唔該還咗先。
本身這個有借有還的遊戲是十分公道的,但為什麼同事會發癲?因為,叫唔叫個客還,銀行是有 sole discretion 的,亦即係話,我哋可以叫個客還,亦都可以叫個客唔還住。
「Susanne 真係 on9,」這位兩日冇剃鬚的同事完全不介意大聲地公告天下,「黃生淨係隻艇都成億,係成億 full pay 呀,佢點會 default 呀,唔好癲啦。」
我叫佢冷靜啲,似乎令佢更加唔冷靜——「Susanne 話要 call 佢 margin,真係好撚短視,要我而家叫佢還,佢實還㗎,還完之後咪即刻 cut account 囉,係咪要咁吖?」
開口埋口的 Susanne 是 risk management 那邊的同事。
「晦氣嘅嘢,你同我講冇所謂,對住 Susanne,盡量低聲下氣好嗎?」
「低聲下氣?我對住個客已經成隻狗咁,對住條八婆又做多次狗?」
「你客氣,Susanne 都仲有斗零咁多機會隻眼開隻眼閉;你開拖,佢一句 no 就係 no。」
聽我這樣說,同事終於冷靜了一點,但目光仍然盛著恨意。就在這時候,我給了他一個匪夷所思的建議:「你有冇 airpods?」
「有,why?」
「你而家入番去廁格,去 YouTube 睇一個 MV,歌名叫做《小諧星》。一路睇,一路聽,一路聽,一路留意歌詞。」
是難以置信的,但這首歌真是萬靈的仙丹。
香港的娛樂事業可以靠一隊叫 Mirror 的年輕人起死回生,本來真是半信半疑,直到非常後知後覺地聽了這首《小諧星》。
慚愧承認,之前真係一首 Mirror 都未聽過,唔係唔想聽,係到咗某個年紀,總是有一股惰性拖延著那份接受新事物的勇氣。
然後一係唔聽,一聽即刻癲咗。那個 MV 的四百萬個 views 當中,我應該貢獻了最少一百個。
起初當然是被周秀娜小姐 draw 入去,她那個被 Edan 飲晒杯奶茶的扁嘴表情,喂大佬,真係溶掉了所有中佬的心。
睇吓聽吓,原來這是一首無名小子單戀女神的歌——女神已經有男朋友,而且還要是事業有成的有錢人,典型一個雞蛋挑戰高牆的故事。
愛情裏的廢青與富豪又好,工作上的 front line 與 risk management 也罷,很多時就是無力與大力的對決。
有時候,當你知道力不如人的時候,唯有像黃偉文寫的詞一樣:「跟他怎可能拼,只好專心做諧星;將單戀劇情,改寫出喜劇場景;用我痛苦表情,換你那好心情,留底這半條命。」
對,最緊要留底自己條命。
做人遇到的任何挑戰,不要看成是單一的難關;三盤兩勝冇把握就五盤三勝,放長雙眼,就是為了增加自己的勝算。
回到自己座位,我問同事有沒有聽到那首歌。「有,多謝你 Marcus,我一定會好好同 Susanne 講。」
故事的結局怎樣?最後 Susanne 還是要同事 call 個客 margin,然後那個客真的一怒之下 cut 了 account。
但。
今天在文華酒店吃完午飯,我才親眼看到這個故事的反高潮。
面前的畫面:Susanne 很陶醉地拖著同事的手,在酒店的櫃臺 check out 房間。
我非常好奇,於是 text 佢:
Hey… I saw you and Susanne at MO…
佢個回應。
霸氣到一個點:
She made me a slave in the office. I made her a slave in the room.
人生,fair enough。
留底半條命,你總會找到,把對手就地正法的機會。
同時也有10000部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過2,910的網紅コバにゃんチャンネル,也在其Youtube影片中提到,...
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【我親愛的Zoom視訊客人們】
To My Dear Zoom Clients
我忍了真的⋯⋯真的⋯⋯很久,今天過後實在忍無可忍,一定要叮嚀所有過去和未來的客人們。
我年紀很大了,受不了太大的刺激。
拜託,你們可以Zoom好來嗎?😓😑
一、Zoom視訊的視角 = 拍護照照的視角
護照自2020年起就已成為古董,但大家這一生應該有拍過證件照吧!
對了,就是要頭髮整齊,讓我看到你的雙耳、雙眼、鼻子、嘴巴、頸項和肩膀,到胸部。
我批八字時,需要看整個面相。不要讓你一半的臉掉出鏡頭外,這樣很像鍾無艷,也不要嘴巴不見掉,這樣我很像在跟一條羅漢魚視訊。
我看面相包括看你的嘴巴、牙齒和說話時的嘴形。是的,看相就是需要那麼仔細。
如果你的螢幕太低,那就找書本或舊報紙,把螢幕墊高一點。別讓我整一個小時半只看到你的雙下巴,會把你的面相比例給看錯。
不要一直告訴我不好意思,方法是人想出來的。
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二、光線
太暗,我看你如見鬼。
太亮,我會看不清你的膚色。
拉開窗簾,不要背向陽光。
有必要的話,就直接開燈!
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三、勿放什麼椰樹沙灘/金門大橋的虛擬背景圖
什麼虛擬背景圖都不要放啦~
我的家美最重要,我不在乎你的家美不美,我只是來看命的。
如果你的Wi-Fi不是很強,電腦功能不是很厲害,這類的虛擬背景圖會讓你的視訊畫面卡卡的。
有時你轉個身,整個右邊不見了,或部份的頭髮少了,讓我覺得我好像在看恐怖片,嚇人啊~
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四、環境和聲音
有些海外客人其實非常用心。為了與我視訊,特別去買有麥克風的耳機🎧,讓我能更清楚的聽到他們的聲音。😍
沒有使用耳機和麥克風的客人,往往他們的聲音會有種空氣般的回音,如果他們本身講話又小聲,我的耳機聲量開滿,我還是聽得滿辛苦的
也有香港和馬來西亞客人租過會議室、鐘點房間或單人工作室,就是為了不受家人的干擾,能安心的與我視訊。😍
最有趣的是,去年新加坡阻斷措施時,有位男客人跑到屋外的走廊坐在地上與我視訊。只是外頭風聲有點大,我好幾次都聽不清楚他的聲音。
曾有客人在咖啡廳與我視訊。咖啡廳裡的高談闊論聲和器皿的敲擊聲,頻頻從我的耳機闖進我的耳朵,哇~我的耳朵那時真的是活受罪,還要裝一副氣定神閒的樣子。
天啊,兩次過後,我寧願退錢,也不再見這樣的客人了。耳朵只有一對,我要保護好啊!
在這裡聲明:一般我們買手機時的那種有麥克風的耳機,就已能視訊。沒有戴耳機和麥克風的客人,我一概會拒絕諮詢,把費用原銀奉還。
五、孩子
曾試過諮詢的前20分鐘,一直被女客人的小孩打擾,進來哭著要媽媽主持公道。
如果你家中有六歲以下的兒童,會時不時來敲你的門,我建議你還是先別約我。你這樣會分心,無法聽好我交代的事,而我也得一直等你去安撫你的孩子,就無法在限定時間內看完你的八字,這樣對誰都不公平。
六、我只見客人一人
這個規矩,從我一出道就定下來,也清楚的寫在網站上,根本不用一而再的來試探水溫。
但這兩個星期,還是有客人硬闖關,事先安排自己的配偶/孩子坐在電腦的另一面,要他們聽我講他的八字。
我從不改我的規矩,也沒有八字或風水是我非看不可的。
讀書這麼高,連自己的命都不能自己負責,這已經不是能改到命的人了。
你一定要你的配偶陪你聽,那你需要的不是我來教你改命,是你的配偶來安你的心。
將來若還有這樣的事,我會直接中斷視訊,把錢退回去。
七、「我第一次用Zoom!」
可是從報名那天到今天的諮詢,你有兩個月的時間去摸索。
兩個月,怎麼還是錯誤百出?因為客人根本沒有事先準備和練習。
結果我就這樣等了20分鐘,還得等對方下載軟件。
Zoom不難使用,但如果是你沒有花時間去摸索,就不要撒謊,直接說,我就直接退現錢。
品德是改命的資糧,不要為了自己能脫身就隨便編一個漏洞百出的謊,還說自己是好人。這...不會臉皮太厚了嗎?
小事都不願做好,絕對不會成大器。
八、暈車
有些客人用Ipad或手機來視訊。
重點是,他一支手拿著手機,一支手拿筆寫筆記。他一邊寫,另一支手就一邊搖晃。他做在床上,移動一下,手機就彷彿大海嘯幾下🌊
我一天如果見三個這樣客人,我的視線就搖晃了5個小時。工作完畢後,頭也會痛得厲害,無法完成晚上製片的工作。
沒有自拍器三腳架,也應該有些書本或東西來頂著手機。
各位,多點善心,為我著想一下吧⋯⋯
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To My Dear Zoom Clients
I have been enduring it for a really really long time. That's it! I am gonna put a stop to this after today and send out this reminder to all my past and future clients.
I am getting on in years, and cannot stand too much stimulation.
Please.... can you guys do a proper Zoom?
Number 1: Going on screen in Zoom = Taking a photograph for your passport.
Since 2020, the passport has become something of an antique but I believe everyone has taken some kind of ID photos! Yes, the ones with your neatly combed trusses where I can see both your ears, nose, mouth, neck, shoulder all the way to your chest.
I would like to see your full face during the Bazi Consultation. Please don't allow half your face to fall off the screen and you end up looking like Zhong Wu Yan! Please also don't hide your mouth making me feel like I am talking to a Arrowana.
When I analyze your facial features, it includes your mouth, teeth and the shape of your mouth while you are talking. Yes, it is down to such level of details.
If your PC / Laptop monitor is too low, please find a book or old newspapers and stack it on top. Please don't let me only see your double chin for that 1.5 hours, as I would probably get the proportion of your face wrong.
Don't keep telling me you are apologetic. Think of a way out.
Number 2: The background lighting.
Too dark, you risk looking like a ghost.
Too bright, I cannot figure out your skin color.
Draw open the curtains, but don't face your back to the sunlight.
If necessary, just turn on the lights!
Number 3: Background images of coconut trees on sandy beaches or the Golden Gate Bridge.
There is no need to put on a virtual background. I only care about how my hone looks, I am not bothered by yours. I am only here to see your Bazi.
If your WIFI signal or your PC / Laptop performance is poor, using the virtual background can often make your Zoom video choppy. Sometimes when you turn your body, one side of your body or some part of your hair will disappear. It's really like one of those spooky movies scaring the wits out of me.
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Number 4: Background environment and noise.
Some of my overseas clients really put in effort for our Zoom sessions. They bought a headset with a mic so that I can hear them properly and vice versa.
Those that did not use a earphone or a headset often sounded echo-ish, and if they spoke softly, I would have to turn on the volume on my side full throttle and still have a hard time trying to hear them.
There are some clients from Hong Kong and Malaysia who would rent meeting rooms, hotel rooms or private work spaces by the hour so as to reduce any disturbance from others and better focus on the Zoom session with me.
I recalled an interesting incident during the Circuit Breaker last year. A client from Singapore Zoom-ed with me along the corridor outside his house. Most of the time, I was hearing the howling of the winds rather than his voice.
Some clients sat themselves in coffee places for our session. These places are often filled with loud chatters and the clanging of cups and plates, and my ears suffered terribly. Yet, I have to continue to be seen as composed and attentive.
Goodness me, after 2 of such experiences, I decided that I rather refund these clients and never see them again. I have only 1 pair of ears and I want to protect them at all costs!
A normal earpiece that comes with the purchase of a handphone is good enough for Zoom video calls. For clients who do not have a earpiece/headset and a mic, I would end the consultation and refund the monies.
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Number 5: Children
There was once where a session with a female client was repeatedly disrupted by her kids, running in crying for their mother to settle their quarrels. If you have children below 6 years of age, and likely to interrupt our session, I suggest you don't book a consultation with me.
You will be distracted, unable to focus on my advice and I have to wait for you to clear up the situation with your children, eating into the allowable time for me to complete the consultation. This is unfair to both you and me.
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Number 6: I only meet one person, that is the Client.
I have set this requirement the day I stepped into this line of work, and it is clearly written in my booking form. There is no need to try your luck under any circumstances.
But in the space of 2 weeks, there were some clients who rode their luck and got their spouse / child to sit on the other side of the screen to listen in on our consultation.
I never change my stance, and there is no single client that I cannot afford to lose.
If you insist to have your spouse sit in, it is apparent that you do not need me to help transform your destiny. Rather you really need your spouse to put your heart at ease.
If such things happen the next time, I will end the session immediately and refund the fees.
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Number 7: "My first time using Zoom"
But you have 2 full months to prepare before our actual consultation. You did not end up wasting time exploring the software and I wasted 20 mins waiting for you to download the software.
Zoom is an easy software to use but if you did not spend the time to familiarize yourself with it, please quit the lies and tell me directly. I will refund the consultation fees on the spot.
Our moral ethics serve as the foundation for our transformation. Stop weaving web of lies to get out of sticky situations, and still claim that you are a good person. Isn't this too thick-skinned?
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Number 8: Giddy spells
Some clients use Ipad or their handphones for the Zoom session. Crucially, they hold the device with one hand, and take notes with the other. As they write, the other hand holding the phone becomes shaky. If he is doing that on his bed, his handphone would shake like a tsunami wave every time he changes his position.
If I see 3 such clients within a day, it would be 5 hours of shaking visuals for me. That would mean a splitting headache at the end of my work day, and not being able to work on my videos at night.
Even if you don't have a tripod stand, at least prop up the device with a book or something.
Please everyone, please be kind and have mercy on me......
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How Disney Enlisted ‘Mulan,’ a $200 Million Folktale, to Court China
為討好中國市場,花木蘭的腰可以多彎?
-court: 有奉承;討好;取悅;向…獻殷勤等意思。
♾ Walt Disney Co. may be rolling out its $200 million “Mulan” remake on its streaming service in much of the world due to the pandemic, but the studio still has a chance to make a box-office splash in the one market executives constantly had on their minds when making the film: China.
迪士尼打算在串流媒體上推出耗資2億美元翻拍的真人版電影《花木蘭》。雖受新冠疫情影響,迪士尼若瞄準中國市場,仍有機會在票房上取得亮眼佳績。
-roll out: 推出(新政策、產品)
-remake: 重新拍攝或改編的電影
-box-office: 售票處或賣座。
The box office opens at ten.
售票處十點開門。
Her last movie was a surprise box-office hit.
她上一部電影出人意料地叫座。
⏳ The “Mulan” debut in Chinese theaters, which began reopening late in July, fits with Disney’s broader effort to court Chinese consumers, drawing them to its stores and theme parks in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
《花木蘭》於七月在中國電影院首次登場。迪士尼為迎合中國消費者已做了許多努力,並吸引他們光顧上海及香港迪士尼。
-debut: 登場,首張專輯可以叫:debut (first) album
-draw: 這邊不是畫畫的意思,而是吸引注意。
例如:draw someone’s attention
💫 The 1998 animated version of “Mulan” was a box-office dud in China. Not wanting to fall short again, Disney made many efforts to ensure its newest adaptation of the centuries-old folk tale would resonate with Chinese moviegoers. The company postponed releasing the film more than a year to wait for the actress executives wanted for the lead role and worked closely with China’s government, all the while striving to present a main character and story line faithful to Chinese values.
此前,1998年的動畫版《花木蘭》在中國票房不佳。為免再次失利,迪士尼做了許多努力,以確保這有著數百年歷史的故事,能以嶄新的姿態與中國觀眾產生共鳴。除此之外,迪士尼還為配合高層中意的女演員檔期,將發片時間延後一年多。同時迪士尼還與中國政府密切合作,努力呈現符合中國價值觀的主角和故事。
-dud: 廢物,a box-office dud是「票房毒藥」的意思,a box office bomb也是。
-adaptation: 改編電影
-moviegoer: 影迷
未完待續...
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