Chapter 153: Crazy Champagne Opening
With such a high profit, even Lu Jingyao, who was lingering on the side, couldn't help but look at Xie Ran a few more times.
"Hasn't your short drama platform only been in operation for a few months?" Xu Youyou couldn't remember when she started building the platform.
"Three months." Xie Ran explained.
Earning 800 million in three months means nearly 300 million per month on average. The short drama platform is still in its infancy and will definitely earn more in the future. Although Xu Youyou also makes a lot of money by picking up bargains, such a rapidly developing industry is like a cash cow.
Xu Youyou became more and more grateful for the opportunity to find the bargain. It was really the right decision to rescue this person from under the bridge. Since the successful establishment of this platform named "Leisure Short Drama", Xu Youyou has hardly watched it.
Now she casually opened it and took a look. Wow, the homepage was full of handsome men and beautiful women. Almost every skit she clicked on had a very fast pace. She only watched it for a few minutes. If there hadn't been someone around her, she would have almost been addicted! "There are a lot of comments under each skit. You have such a good eye. You only choose good dramas?" Xu Youyou couldn't help asking.
Xie Ran said: "The first few you clicked on are short plays produced by us. I have summarized a formula for making money from short plays. We just need to hire people to shoot according to the template."
Xu Youyou:!!!
"The profits are so high because we have so many self-produced dramas. Previously, the company might have 10 short dramas shooting at the same time in one day. With such a high turnover, the website's video library is filled, which can attract other short drama producers to send their works to our platform."
"The reason why we gave them a share of 100 million is because we are a new platform, so we gave them a higher share of the playback. Next year, when the platform's income is stable, we will have a higher bargaining power and we can adjust the share ratio for them at that time. However, I suggest not to lower it anymore." Xie Ran explained.
Xu Youyou immediately said: "You know how to do business better than me, you have the final say on this matter."
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Xu Youyou suddenly felt that the system was quite considerate. The reward for picking up the leaked sequel to "Dream of Red Mansions" has not been issued until now. Xu Youyou suspected that the system was waiting to see whether a TV series would be made. If not, other rewards would probably be issued.
"Tongbao, you are really the most caring treasure in the world!" Xu Youyou's little mouth was filled with honey.
The system responded with a proud and cold snort.
Xie Ran couldn't see the system interface in front of Xu Youyou, and suddenly said, "Boss, you don't seem to have noticed the developments in the entertainment industry these two days?"
Xu Youyou has been focusing on "Dream of the Red Chamber" these past two days and hasn't really played with her phone. She asked, "What happened in the circle? Is there a big melon? Whose reputation has been ruined again?"
In fact, it was hard for her to imagine Xie Ran, with such a serious face, busy eating melons.
Xie Ran said helplessly: "Xiao Song's TV series was broadcast, and he became famous. His fans increased by over 10 million in three days."
Xu Youyou reacted immediately. The top cash cow she had been thinking about day and night finally became popular. Besides sighing in her heart that it was as she expected, she also thought about sending a message or making a phone call to praise Song Zhibai a few words, so that he would be wholeheartedly committed to making money for her.
Xie Ran continued, "Xiao Song's TV series was sold to two video platforms for simultaneous broadcast. Neither platform had high hopes for the series, and didn't even do much pre-promotion. The two platforms focused on their own series, and didn't even recommend it on the app's opening screen. Their own series all flopped, but our series was on the hot search on the first day it was released, and now the average number of broadcasts per episode has exceeded 50 million."
Xu Youyou picked a video app and opened it. After Song Zhibai's sudden popularity, the platform had learned its lesson and urgently changed the app's opening screen recommendation to a still poster of Song Zhibai, with the title of the drama "Jiang Hu Ling" written on one side.
The young swordsman was dressed in white, with a few spots of blood on his face. His broken expression was complemented by his tenacious eyes. Just standing there, he was full of stories.
“Both platforms regret that they should have bought the drama and broadcast it exclusively. However, even with the distribution model, both platforms have made a fortune. From the first day of broadcasting without any advertisements to now, each episode has ten advertisements, which has caused trouble for the audience who follow the drama.” Xie Ran sighed.
The more advertisements there are in a web drama and the longer they last, the more it proves the quality of the drama. Advertisers are smart, and if a drama doesn’t perform well, they will run away faster than anyone else.
Xu Youyou clicked on it casually and saw the dense barrage of comments on the screen while the drama was being broadcast.
"So handsome! I want to give birth to a baby for him!"
"Look at the handsome guy washing his eyes!"
"Such a good-looking guy was actually rejected by his female partner. How ungrateful!"
In today's entertainment industry where ugly men are rampant, Song Zhibai's face is already the best pass. What's more, he has acting skills and has encountered such a TV series tailor-made for him, so his popularity has become expected.
Although most of the TV series' traffic is concentrated on Song Zhibai, the heroine Liu Ye also gained some benefits from it. Originally, she was unknown in the entertainment circle, and was almost abandoned by the new company after she changed jobs. Now she suddenly became popular and turned into a third-tier star.
When Xu Youyou learned about this, she felt a little uncomfortable, but after all, most of the benefits went to Song Zhibai.
If you count carefully, Song Zhibai has been in the circle for less than half a year and has only filmed one short drama and one TV series. He can be said to be the star who became famous the fastest.
Xu Youyou expressed her happiness in a straightforward manner, shouting to the housekeeper, "Sister Zhang, open another bottle of champagne! I'm happy today!"
Lu Jingyao was the only one present who was not so happy. He still remembered the young man with a succubus face. Song Zhibai had ill intentions towards Xu Youyou from the beginning. Now that he has become famous, he probably feels more confident to compete with him.
Unfortunately, Lu Jingyao had been trying to pursue the girl for half a year, but there was almost no progress.
The chef in Xu Youyou's family is quite skilled. Although there were only three people sitting at the table, the small portions filled the entire table. Xu Youyou was in a good mood and naturally had a good appetite. Lu Jingyao had something on his mind, but in order not to spoil Xu Youyou's appetite he also ate a lot.
Xie Ran, on the other hand, was concerned about his work. He ate a few bites absentmindedly and left.
Lu Jingyao stayed for a long time, but seeing that it was getting dark, he decided not to stay any longer. Before leaving, he said, "Mr. Zhang's manuscripts can be edited and published. His research on the Dream of the Red Chamber should be the first in China today."
Xu Youyou nodded: "That's exactly what I meant."
After Lu Jingyao left Xu's house, he immediately called Assistant Liu and said, "Have someone check on Professor Wang Qianshu, focusing on his work style."
It was late at night, but the lights in the Gu family villa were still brightly lit.
While Xu Youyou and I were receiving good news, the Gu family was in a state of worry. Gu Jianming was furious: "How did you two do business? You spent 600 million to buy a fake product!"
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