Chapter 12 Preparatory Group Broadcast
In order not to dampen the agent's enthusiasm for work, Fang Zhuo turned the bedside lamp back on, and the two continued to chat for another half hour about the new live streaming model.
Before the lights finally went out, Yi Dian Dian's voice became extremely weak: [Host, are you really a carbon-based life form? I feel like you have more energy than me... This day has been so incredibly long...]
Fang Zhuo ruthlessly delivered a fatal blow to Yi Dian Dian: [Get used to it, tomorrow will be even longer.]
At 9:30 a.m., the noisy alarm clock rang precisely in the room.
Jian Yujing rolled over in her drowsy state. She had just opened the computer interface to turn off the alarm when she saw the message from President Fang in the list, and she immediately woke up.
[Xiao Jian, come to the company at 11:00 AM. We'll be doing a live stream at the company today.]
Since being personally guided into the world of live streaming by Boss Fang, Jian Yujing hasn't had a single day of rest—
He broadcasts every day without fail from 2:30 pm to 10 pm. Before going live, he diligently practices dancing, and after going live, he starts maintaining his relationship with his older brothers and sisters.
He knew he wasn't emotionally intelligent enough to be a good chat streamer, so he put extra effort into other aspects.
His live streams consist of either shirtless dance moves or calligraphy on his abs, showcasing his physique to the fullest. In addition, Mr. Fang frequently sends him tons of "friendship tickets" during his PK battles, keeping his live streams incredibly popular for the past two weeks.
Upon receiving the message, Jian Yujing didn't waste a minute. After quickly washing up, she hurriedly took the Yunlie train to the company's new office location.
Upon arriving at the first floor of the building, he was taken aback by the magnificent, golden lobby.
The office workers coming and going nearby were all dressed in formal suits, and several high-ranking officials with their entourages would occasionally walk out of the elevator. Jian Yujing, wearing a T-shirt and shorts, blended in among them and felt like a college student who had accidentally wandered into the Bureau of Commerce. Every move he made felt suspicious.
Upon seeing the live broadcast stage, he was so surprised that his eyes widened.
The space here is at least 400 square meters, with a ceiling height of more than 10 meters. Behind the stage is a large curved screen with nearly a hundred spotlights pointing directly at it, while five huge standing lamps are placed to the sides and rear.
Ten sprayers at your feet are continuously emitting soft smoke, while directly opposite the stage is a mezzanine monitoring station with double screens that allow staff to easily observe the lighting and filter settings, and also allow the broadcasters to see the live chat comments.
A typical live streaming room might have at most one panoramic camera, but here there are seven, covering every angle of the stage from top to bottom and left to right.
This live-streaming room is all about money; every detail exudes the aura of cash, and its construction must have cost at least tens of millions.
Even top idol management companies don't have such a professional live streaming room; this is simply outrageous.
Jian Yujing was stunned for a long time. She stood at the door for a long time before cautiously asking President Fang, "Are we doing a live broadcast here tonight? Can I take a few photos to announce it in the fan group?"
Fang Zhuo shrugged: "Of course, feel free to take pictures."
Jian Yujing didn't just take "a few" pictures; he excitedly posted more than thirty.
Not only did he show off a little in his fan group, he also posted the photos in three separate posts on his StarNet account homepage.
[I'm here too early. Is this the account of that male streamer signed by Giant Entertainment? Why are they suddenly posting so many stage photos online?]
[This is not an image from the internet; it's from Giant Entertainment's new live stream.]
[Seriously??? You call this a live stream? My idol's concert stage isn't even this luxurious... Rich people stole my life, my teammates stole my kills, my roommate stole my shower gel, and who the hell stole my idol's giant screen stage?]
Just when I thought this company was incredibly wealthy, they always managed to pull out something even more outrageous and give me a huge shock.
[Isn't live streaming just about dancing at home? What's the point of setting up such an extravagant stage...? I'm really prone to losing control over money; I throw tantrums and want to cry whenever I see it. Brother Fang, instead of throwing your money away, you might as well just give it to me for free.]
[Brother Fang, I don't want to work hard anymore! If I go to lie on a cold operating table now, can I still get signed as an artist?]
[What time is the live stream tonight? I've made a reservation. I have to see what it's like to watch a live stream this exaggerated. I wonder if I can get to touch the male streamer's snow-white breasts^^]
At 8 p.m. sharp, Fang Zhuo stood in front of the camera with a microphone and personally gave the opening introduction for the entire live broadcast.
This was his first time appearing in public in person. During the opening phase alone, the number of viewers in the live stream surged by tens of thousands. The platform provided a huge boost in traffic and placed their live stream on the largest recommendation bar on the homepage.
Behind Fang Zhuo stood not only Jian Yujing, but a whole row of five handsome and well-built male anchors, each 1.8 meters tall.
Some of them wore thin denim vests, while others had two suggestive black ropes tied around their waists, their main theme being to show as much skin as possible.
Jian Yujing stood in the very center, still the most handsome among them. Today she wore a black short vest, revealing a section of her toned and refreshing abs.
Yesterday, Deng Jiaqiang spent the whole night researching live streaming platforms and unexpectedly discovered that this world lacked the most lucrative live streaming format—group streaming.
With such a large stage and such professional equipment, it would be a waste not to do a group broadcast.
After the start, only a few dim background lights were lit in the live broadcast room, illuminating the silhouettes of the male anchors.
As the spotlights lit up one after another and the energetic background music started, Deng Jiaqiang personally took on the role of host, introducing each anchor in an enthusiastic tone off-screen.
The atmosphere was instantly ignited. Group dance live streams are rare here, and a live stream room with such exquisite and gorgeous stage design is even rarer. The quality of the hardware alone is enough to beat 99% of the competitors.
The group dance is certainly not the most lucrative and essential part of the group broadcast, but they garnered over a million yuan in individual ticket donations just from the opening dance.
The number of viewers has been pushed to over 100,000, making them the live stream room with the most online viewers on the entire platform.
The boys had only been dancing for less than ten minutes when the screen gradually went dark again.
[What happened? I just clicked in, and it's already over?]
[I didn't know where to look just now, they were all so handsome! Fang Ge, you know exactly what I like to look at! This is all I, Da Huang, love.]
[That was too fast! I haven't had enough!!]
In just three or four seconds, the lights came back on, and the screen was split in two—two streamers stood on each side, with a two-minute countdown bar above their heads, counting the number of gifts they had received.
"Next up is the PK round. Send a gift to the streamer you want to see stay on stage. The one who loses the challenge will have to leave the stage with regret."
The music started again, and both of the performers on stage were newcomers. The audience had just picked their favorite streamers, and everyone wanted to keep their preferred ones on stage. For a moment, carnivals and sports cars flew around, and the votes remained deadlocked.
The essence of group broadcasts lies in the constant PK and ranking battles, which arouses the competitive spirit of the audience and gives them an ultimate sense of exhilaration by compressing a talent show cycle that lasts for several months into just a few minutes.
After the first PK round ended, the live stream gifts had reached over three million yuan. The two completely new streamers generated the revenue that the top streamers on the platform could only achieve in one night in just two minutes.
That's the charm of group broadcasting.
Fang Zhuo stood on the second floor, holding a walkie-talkie: "Let Jian Yujing go up last."
Unlike new streamers, Jian Yujing already had a fan base, and her votes surged ahead from the start, consistently outperforming the previous winner, A Xuan.
But with only ten seconds left on the progress bar, a woman suddenly appeared on Ah Xuan's side and unleashed ten Carnivals.
Jian Yujing's team almost got their tower stolen, and the top two players on the leaderboard couldn't sit still any longer. Gift effects were spraying out like they were free, the progress bar suddenly increased by a lot, and even the individual votes started to surge.
The match was so intense that the audience was on tenterhooks, fearing that their own team would be ambushed in the last few seconds.
I'm so nervous I can hardly breathe! Watching a live stream is like trying to buy concert tickets. I've never been this anxious, even when I was stuck on the payment screen while trying to buy tickets.
[Can anyone recommend Rabbit and Ah Xuan? Which platform did they stream on before? Ah Xuan is so cute!]
[Who invented this group livestream PK thing? (chewing) I feel a kind of thrill from choosing concubines.]
[Isn't anyone going to praise this high-end stage with its adjustable height and curved background screen? I declare this live stream is about to usher in a new era of hardware innovation!]
[Who can compete with Giant Entertainment? My company makes custom stages, and this one alone cost at least five million. They used top-of-the-line panoramic cameras, each costing over two hundred thousand, and they used seven in total to achieve this depth effect. The entire livestream studio cost at least forty million.]
[I'm getting a little dizzy from all the money...]
[Can all live streams offer this level of promotion at this price? It's so frustrating to have no meal replacements available online. Please promise me you'll stream a second one tomorrow morning, okay?]
The live stream remained incredibly popular, maintaining a peak viewership of over 150,000 until 1 a.m.
When it was time to end the live stream, both the viewers and the streamers were reluctant to leave. The viewers hadn't had enough, while the streamers were completely overwhelmed by the gifts they received.
Gift effects that are rarely seen even on top streamers came raining down like a torrent, and the boys on stage were still in a daze even after the camera went black.
Fang Zhuo was undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary.
The system calculates rebates not based on the after-tax revenue shared with the live streaming platform, but by multiplying the original tips from viewers by ten.
After deducting the platform's commission, the company received nearly 20 million yuan in revenue overnight, while he received a total of over 400 million yuan.
Group live streaming is indeed much faster at making money than releasing a single. Before other live streaming rooms follow suit, they can ride the wave and make a fortune during this period.
With his cash balance reaching 1.6 billion, he decisively spent 300 million to buy himself 30 days of survival time.
[Current remaining survival days: 51]
[Has survived longer than the system's recommended healthy survival time of 40 days]
[If you meet the requirements, the random disease buff will be removed. Please keep trying!]
The burning sensation in her abdomen finally subsided, and Fang Zhuo relaxed her always slightly furrowed brow.
Although his life expectancy is still less than two months, his health has objectively recovered, and he can now focus on figuring out how to use the money in his possession to continue to generate interest.
Surrounded by the cheers and celebrations of the staff and livestreamers, Fang Zhuo waved to Jiang Yu:
"Distribute the bonuses to everyone. From now on, 8% of the after-tax income from live streaming will be distributed equally among the employees present as performance bonuses."
Although she knew her boss was always generous, Jiang Yu was still stunned.
Today's live stream benefited from being the first group broadcast and achieved phenomenal success. The after-tax revenue from the live stream was nearly 20 million yuan, which means that each of their employees present tonight can receive more than 70,000 yuan.
This way you can make money faster than smuggling.
Many jobs listed in the criminal law may not even earn you 70,000 yuan a night.
Jiang Yu had also seen the agency contracts of the new live streamers who had been temporarily brought in tonight—the artists received a whopping 90% cut, and the employees took another 8%, leaving the company with almost no profit.
He opened his mouth, but couldn't speak for a long time. Finally, half admiring and half grateful, he bowed deeply to his boss.
When the news of the upcoming bonuses reached the control panel below, a louder exclamation erupted among the dozen or so employees present. Someone took advantage of the chaos to turn on the fogging machine, and everyone happily high-fived each other in a white haze of smoke.
A slightly clumsy figure emerged from the smoke, climbed up to the second floor in a few steps, and said breathlessly, "President Fang, you don't need to give me performance bonuses anymore. The system will distribute points based on my profit value."
Fang Zhuo noticed the worry in Deng Jiaqiang's eyes, patted him on the back, and told him to accept it without worry.
“You’ve come at the right time. I’ve drawn two short drama scripts from a blind box, which I plan to use to make a drama for Tong Qinglu. Could you take a look and see if they’re suitable?”
“Perfect, of course it’s perfect.” Deng Jiaqiang clapped his hands vigorously. “I was thinking about this at noon today that the short drama industry in the Star Federation is still a blank slate. We can totally build our own short drama platform, guaranteed to make money.”
With such a meticulous and observant agent, running a company becomes much more efficient.
Fang Zhuo nodded in agreement, dragged out a file called "Short Drama Script" from his personal computer, and checked Tong Qinglu's name in the "Suitable Artists" column.
[Short drama script matching in progress...]
A suitable script has been found for you.
[“When the Great-Grandmother of Fifteen Years Old Arrives, All the Younger Generations of the Immortal Sect Kneel Before Me”]
Fang Zhuo: "..."
The moment the title of the short drama popped up, he immediately fell silent.
He thought the short drama would be a bit corny, but he didn't expect the name alone to be so obviously corny.
There's a kind of beauty in it, like the cerebral cortex is instantly unfolded and flattened, and you just throw your head around and start shooting.
Deng Jiaqiang quickly read through the first three chapters of the script and immediately slammed his fist on the table, exclaiming, "This script is great! The pacing and character development are excellent, and all the characters revolve around the female lead. We're sure we can make Miss Tong a star!"
Fang Zhuo spoke slowly: "...You can appreciate this book?"
Deng Jiaqiang was very excited: "Of course! This script is so good, it's bound to be a hit!"
He then changed the subject: "Tsk tsk, but the only downside is that it's set in a fantasy world, so the investment will be quite large."
"Mr. Fang, including the cost of setting up the short drama platform and subsequent promotion, what is your total budget? I can help you plan it out."
Fang Zhuo stretched out his palm and made a five-point gesture.
Deng Jiaqiang also held up five fingers at him: "Five million in total? No problem, we can find a cheap special effects company to film it. Anyway, we have plenty of actors, so we can save a lot of money."
"Our model is quite novel, so it doesn't matter if it's a little rough around the edges. Short dramas are much cheaper than regular TV dramas. I'm confident that we can cover the costs within two million, which is enough."
Fang Zhuo shook his head: "No, it's five hundred million."
Deng Jiaqiang couldn't believe his ears: "How much? Five hundred million?"
Yi Dian Dian immediately emitted a sharp, explosive sound: [Host! Have you forgotten that you still have a microloan of one billion!]
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