Chapter 719: Quick Success
"It's almost lunch time, I'll treat you."
After inspecting the two houses and finding nothing wrong, Wang Xiaoxiao looked at the time and felt that she should leave the get out of class as she had collected four bags.
Only when there is give and take can things last long.
"Okay, I want something light."
Of course Zhou Anan would not refuse someone's invitation and directly put forward her request.
It’s just that he’s been eating a lot of greasy food in Hong Kong City recently and needs some light food to change his appetite.
"Okay, I'll be merciful and treat you to some porridge."
Upon hearing An's request, Wang Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes and waved her hand generously.
Brother An is very caring and even helps her save money on meals.
“…”
In the end, they had a fairly light lunch at a porridge restaurant by the West Lake, which cost less than 150 yuan in total. Naturally, Miss Wang rushed to pay.
In the afternoon, Blue Whale Entertainment had a small meeting. Miss Wang made an appointment with her best friend to go shopping, so Zhou Anan took her to the company.
"I'm going to a meeting first."
Leaving Miss Wang in the office, Zhou Anan, who had no chance to enjoy the fingertip massage from the beautiful secretary, went to the small conference room.
"...There are several possible locations for the building..."
First, General Manager Feng talked about the location of the new headquarters building. The four shareholders unanimously decided to buy a newly built building on Wensan Road, which is not far from the Mingliu Group Building.
As the economic crisis is raging, many real estate companies are selling office buildings at low prices. This time, Blue Whale Entertainment has bought the lowest price.
Zhou Anan knew very well that once the government began to stimulate the domestic economy, housing prices in Hangzhou would rise accordingly.
Well, if you think about it this way, the tens of millions that were originally unused in Lizhou can also be invested in the real estate market in Hangzhou.
In this regard, ask someone when you have time.
"Brother An, Brother An..."
"I'll take a look at the script when I have time."
Zhou Anan, who was thinking about investment, was called back to his senses by General Manager Feng. He nodded and accepted the job, but felt a little helpless.
With the establishment of the Internet Copyright Association and the requirements of relevant departments, some large video websites that are preparing for sustainable development have begun to take down non-copyrighted film and television resources. The dominant Tomorrow Video website has been strongly launched, with advertisements bombarding from all directions from TX mainstream websites, TT pop-ups to Weike, and the click-through rate has increased significantly.
In order to attract small productions that are self-written and directed and quickly enrich the copyright library, Tomorrow Video launched an exclusive video click reward plan with a '200 million cash reward', and the response was very enthusiastic.
So, someone proposed a VIP trial system.
Seeing that the situation was good, the management of Tomorrow Video decided to pilot the VIP system after the Chinese New Year and prepared to set up a VIP area to test the waters, and exclusively providing online dramas naturally became a priority option.
Without attractive film and television resources, it is impossible to get users who have been watching online videos for years to spend money.
The filming of TV series is definitely a specialty of Blue Whale Entertainment.
At the suggestion of TX, the controlling shareholder which is not short of money, Tomorrow Video will not only invest 200 million yuan in the exclusive video click reward plan, but will also invest an additional 200 million yuan to create an exclusive web drama to attract the first batch of VIP users.
This was also what Zhou Anan was worried about at the beginning. TX was too extravagant and spent money like water. It was unknown how long the initial 800 million yuan of funds could last.
Fortunately, the 200 million yuan of production funds will go into the pocket of Blue Whale Entertainment in the future.
When it comes to online drama production, Zhou Anan has a great advantage in choosing scripts.
There are those series such as the Never Expected Series, the Fishing Line Men Series, the Second Generation Favored Concubine Series, the Five-Star Wizard Series, the Soul Shaking Series, the Thousand-Year-Old So-and-So Series, the Beauty in the Trap, etc.
Zhou Anan has a lot of online dramas with good reputation and click-through rate in his mind, waiting for him to find the corresponding scripts, or write them, and let professional online writers and screenwriters expand on them.
"However, if the problem of piracy is not solved, I think this VIP system is a bit premature."
After agreeing, Zhou Anan, who was not directly involved in the management of Tomorrow's Video, gave a reminder.
The Internet Copyright Association has just been established, and many systems are not perfect yet, so piracy is still rampant on the Internet.
It is too early to try out the VIP system at this time.
If you walk too fast, you might accidentally pull your balls.
In Zhou Anan's impression, only after several large free resource websites have been cracked down and rectified will piracy on the Internet be greatly reduced, entering the VIP era of the four major websites. This time point will be at least four or five years later.
As for why Zhou Anan knew this so clearly, it was because he was also one of the bored netizens who criticized the VIP systems of various websites for being money-sucking.
Now, the position of the butt determines the head. Zhou Anan naturally wants to make more money from online copyrights, otherwise how can she make a profit from the film and television dramas she shoots.
Of course, Zhou Anan could understand TX's eagerness for quick success.
The financial crisis is getting worse and worse. TX, which had a market value of 130 billion at its peak in October last year, has seen its share price cut by one-third in just two months.
Today, TX is in urgent need of some profit growth points to boost the confidence of shareholders and the market.
But if we continue to burn money in this way, it will take at least several years.
"Several of our associations have discussed this issue and put forward their opinions to the relevant departments. The relevant departments attach great importance to our proposal and will discuss it in the near future. I believe that some favorable policies will be introduced."
Regarding the issue of major shareholders, Feng Jiming, one of the directors of the Internet Copyright Association, gave a vague answer.
He also did not agree with TX's rich behavior.
However, when funds are sufficient, this money-burning approach is indeed the fastest way for video websites to grow.
"There are too many uncertainties. TX can't postpone it, right?"
Knocking on the table, Zhou Anan asked a question with a clear answer.
"Yes."
"Then let's make two more high-quality web dramas, hoping to attract more users."
Without getting entangled in this issue, Zhou Anan helplessly signaled General Manager Feng to continue.
Although the 200 million yuan of production funds will go into the pocket of Blue Whale Entertainment, one can imagine what will happen next. If Blue Whale Entertainment wants to maintain its shares in Tomorrow Video, it will have to continue to invest money into it.
It is hoped that the online copyright income from the company's film and television dramas and variety shows can offset the expenses.
Otherwise, if we cooperate with TX video website, we don’t know whether we will make profit or loss.
"It's almost the end of the year, shall we hold a year-end celebration for our company?"
After talking about other things, Feng Jiming talked about the year-end celebration.
Last year, because the company was not very large, we just had a meal together and there was no ceremony.
Blue Whale has expanded rapidly this year, with three program teams and dozens of artists under its umbrella. If it doesn't hold a year-end celebration, it will always feel like it lacks the temperament of a large entertainment company.
"That's up to you to arrange."
"Okay, I'll arrange it."
After dealing with the affairs of Blue Whale Entertainment, Zhou Anan politely declined Miss Wang's suggestion to go shopping and enjoyed a fingertip massage from the beautiful secretary in the office.
Zhou Anan, who was preparing to return to Lucheng to study hard, received a call from Wang Rong and went to the Hangzhou training branch on the way.
Compared to the last time I came here, there are more slogans and murals in the corridor of the training department, and it seems more lively.
"Mr. Zhou, this way please."
When she met the young American professor again, Zhou Anan found that he was more confident.
It seems that the good start of the first semester in the training department has allowed her to find her own position.
"...Yes, what do you think about the future development of the training department?"
After listening to the brief reports from the two responsible persons, Zhou Anan, who remembered the profits, asked a question.
"We have asked someone to investigate... We feel that now is a good opportunity for us to enter all prefecture-level cities in Jiang Province, and we hope to get your support."
After looking at each other, Tao Qinglian talked about a goal they had discussed.
Nowadays, many chain training institutions are expanding rapidly. If they lag behind, they may fall behind forever.
Although Ivy English has only been established for half a year, its good performance is enough to justify its expansion.
There is no need to mention Zhuangyuan Education, not to mention the Hangzhou branch's profit of nearly 1 million this semester, not to mention the three branches in Haizhou, whose profits are astonishingly high.
Most importantly, Tao Qinglian, who entered the management team two years later, must take the initiative if he wants to take the lead in the expansion of Zhuangyuan Education.
(End of this chapter)
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