332 Even the Godfather of Internet Literature Wants to Call Me the Godfather of Voice
It was a cloudy day with light rain, and the cold rain fell in continuous lines.
Han Yu and the other three were holding umbrellas, walking fast and slow, avoiding small pools of water on the ground.
"You hid it so well. You have known Mr. Lu for a long time. Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Wu Wenhui held the hot meat bun in her hand and took a big bite.
"Okay, okay, why don't you ask a fresh question? I'm tired of asking you if you're not tired after asking me all night."
Han Yu pouted: "I wanted to get along with you as an ordinary person, but if Penguin hadn't gone too far..."
Bao Jianfeng smiled and said: "Don't worry, Wen Hui and I have already thought of countermeasures."
Han Yu was surprised, and his eyes immediately widened when he saw the two of them mysteriously saying that they had prepared a way out:
"Switch to Shanda?"
"Yes, in addition to Penguin, we actually also received offers from Shanda."
Wu Wenhui swallowed the meat bun. "Although it is only 2 million U.S. dollars and the conditions are not as good as Penguin in all aspects, I agreed to hand over the copyright to Singularity Operations. This alone is enough."
Bao Jianfeng said with a tough attitude: "That's right! If Mr. Lu doesn't agree to make concessions and threatens to sign a transfer contract, we will defect to Shanda."
"Don't worry, he is a very reasonable and honest man."
Han Yu accidentally stepped on a puddle of water.
………
When the three people arrived at the company, the rain gradually weakened.
"hooligan!"
As soon as Han Yu saw Lu Fei, he immediately said hello. It had been about half a month since the last time the two met before the Chinese New Year.
"Lu, Mr. Lu."
Wu Wenhui and Bao Jianfeng shook hands with the legendary Mr. Lu for the first time.
"Sit, everyone, sit down."
Lu Fei showed a capitalist smile and was polite.
"Mr. Lu, don't delay. I'll tell you the truth."
As soon as Bao Jianfeng sat down, he revealed the results of last night's discussion - he agreed to item 8 first, otherwise there would be no discussion.
"What if we still don't agree?"
Before Lu Fei could speak, Lu Huateng continued the pressure from yesterday, and the murderous look on the baby's face weakened by three points.
"Then there is no need to continue this meeting."
Wu Wenhui said confidently: "We will contact the next family immediately. Penguin and his family are not the only ones interested in Singularity."
"Look at you, you are so anxious."
Lu Fei smiled and said: "I'm very curious, if the copyright is handed over to Singularity, how will you operate it?"
Wu Wenhui sat up straight: "So, if the copyright is handed over to Penguin, how will Mr. Lu operate it?"
Lu Huateng and Xu Chenye were startled at first, and then their expressions became more or less ugly. Although the rhetorical question was very witty, it was also very offensive.
"Full copyright operation, I think there are three types."
Lu Fei raised his lips, not talking about penguins, but about singularities, and easily pointed out open operations.
Singularity's internal industrial chain is not comprehensive enough. It only has traffic and IP, games, music, film and television, and publishing. It doesn't matter what you want. It can only complement and develop with other production companies.
The idea is more towards the neon model of Shueisha and others.
"Hiss~"
Wu Wenhui took a breath and unexpectedly predicted my prediction. This is the legendary Master Lu, so terrifying.
"A Fei, keep talking."
Han Yu leaned forward and raised his ears seriously.
"We at Penguin prefer Hollywood's group operation. We have a complete industrial chain within ourselves, and each chain interacts with each other to create a complementary and closed-loop pan-entertainment ecosystem."
Lu Fei kept talking, talking about "fan economy", "IP industrialization", and silently saying "UCG" and "traffic era". In a few words, it was either the Disney model or MiHoYo's ideas.
Although Yuanshen focuses on krypton, the money it spends does not include lakes, concerts, second creations, music, and gameplay. Let’s not talk about it for the time being. In terms of pure IP operation, it is definitely at the top level.
"Gulu."
Han Yu was shocked and said: "If it can be realized as you said, it will be a prosperous age for Internet literature!"
"The bigger the picture, the more Internet + entertainment!"
Lu Fei stretched out his little finger: "Internet articles are just a small part of this prosperous age."
Wu Wenhui and Bao Jianfeng's eyes became duller than the other's. A huge amount of information poured into their brains, and they couldn't process it for a while. Who am I? Where am I? What do I want to do?
“Do you think open operation or group operation is better?”
After Lu Fei finished speaking, the three of them fell into deep thought.
In the ancient Internet era, Singularity, Jinjiang, Under the Banyan Tree, and Longkong were all created for love.
But how long can feelings last? Commercialization, industrialization is the right way, and the first batch to try commercialization——
Under the banyan tree, overwhelmed by operating costs.
Long Kong even switched directly from online writing to traditional publishing.
Singularity has just bravely taken the first step, VIP payment, the road ahead is dark and full of unknown fog.
But when Mr. Lu comes, the blue sky will appear!
Wu Wenhui suddenly discovered how small the previous layout was.
No matter how strong Shueisha is, it is just a small workshop in front of Disney.
Bao Jianfeng said anxiously: "Mr. Lu, you just said there are three types of full copyright operations, but you only mentioned two types. Is there another one?"
"It won't be a group open operation, right?"
Wu Wenhui raised his head and said without thinking.
"Mr. Wu will rush to answer, and the answer is correct."
Lu Fei showed a mysterious smile, "But this is a business secret, so I can't reveal too much. In fact, I still have many ideas. If we are a family in the future, we will know about it."
"Mr. Lu, I very much agree with your full copyright operation."
Wu Wenhui frowned: "But saying it is one thing, doing it is another thing. As far as I know, Penguin started on the Internet. Does it really understand the commercial operation of Internet articles and copyrights?"
"You guys, sign this before we talk."
Lu Huateng received the look from Lu Fei and handed over the confidentiality agreement he had prepared.
Driven by curiosity, the three of them signed the contract without thinking, and each of them sat upright, as if they were listening to Taoist Hongjun giving a sermon.
Lu Fei took a sip of water and said in a calm tone:
"How do readers subscribe to the platform and writers?"
"Fifty-fifty." Han Yu replied.
"Half and half? How come it's still seventy-three?"
"Ah Fei, it's the early days of establishment. We must let writers make money so that more people can discover that writing online articles can make money."
"Wrong, so wrong!"
Lu Fei waved his hand: "70% belongs to the writer, and the website should only get 30%."
Wu Wenhui and the other three were shocked, what the hell are these capitalists?
Lu Fei seemed to open up his chat room and tell the truth about his ideas. He was not worried about leaks or plagiarism at all, because the prerequisite for plagiarism was to have enough money to burn.
From the low-security attendance bonus to the author welfare system, they are laid out in a clear and far-reaching context.
IP operation model, online writing training class, editor responsibility system, writer upgrade level system, reminder and reward incentive system...
It's like parting through the clouds and seeing the light of online writing.
If God had not given birth to Mr. Lu, Internet articles would be like a long night!
Wu Wenhui's eyes were stunned, and his eyes were shaking.
I originally thought that I was the person who knew the most about Internet literature in the world, but I didn’t expect that there was someone who knew even more. I, the “godfather of Internet literature”, would like to respectfully call Mr. Lu my “godfather”!
The godfather among online godfathers!
For a moment, the whole place was silent and the atmosphere was subtle.
"Pour a glass of water and add two jujubes."
Lu Fei's mouth was dry, he drank the tea in the cup, and then said in a calm tone:
"I can create Spotify and save America's digital music. I can also create an online literary website. This plus this, with traffic, payment, and funds. Even if I don't poach people, can you Singularity stop me?"
There was a condescending threat in his tone.
Bao Jianfeng swallowed. The threat from Lu Huateng was not at the same level. It was a completely dimensionally reducing attack.
"I didn't expect that Mr. Lu knows so much about online writing."
Wu Wenhui couldn't resist in her heart and was filled with emotions.
"I just know too much, so I'm too busy."
Lu Fei glanced at the three of them, "If Singularity joins Penguin, we can enjoy all this. We are too lazy to build one ourselves."
Come here, feed the three gentlemen some cakes!
Lu Huateng reiterated the conditions for the acquisition, including the eight requirements mentioned by Singularity. Except for copyright, he either agreed or gave in. He was full of sincerity.
There were so many and big cakes that the three of them were full.
However, Lu Fei casually threw out another big deal. The website also needs a translation agency, an overseas station, and the web text should be exported overseas, just like Hollywood movies, neon animation...
…
nnd, it doesn’t matter whether people eat or not, they all vomit after eating!
Wu Wenhui felt dizzy, "Lu, Mr. Lu, can you let us think about it?"
"One day, just one day, it won't be too difficult for you, right?"
Lu Fei nodded and stretched out a finger.
"Don't be embarrassed, don't be embarrassed."
Bao Jianfeng waved his hands repeatedly, so excited that his brain was starved of oxygen.
The meeting was almost over. Everyone stood up one after another and shook hands one by one to say goodbye.
It was Wu Wenhui's turn, with awe in his eyes: "Listening to Mr. Lu's words is worth ten years of reading. You are simply the godfather of Chinese online literature!"
"No, no, you are the godfather of online literature."
Lu Fei was not greedy for credit at all. He patted him on the shoulder and whispered: "I'm interested in an online article. Regarding the copyright, I wonder if you are willing to help?"
"Which one?"
""I am the Archmage"."
…………
The rain clouds dispersed, the sky cleared, and a ray of sunlight passed through the glass and fell on the table in the grand conference room.
Chen Tianqiao sat in seat C and glanced around, from his younger brother Chen Danian to the newly appointed CEO Tang Jun.
"Mr. Tang, has there been any reply from Goldman Sachs?"
"Yes, Director Chen."
Facing everyone's gaze, Tang Jun leaned forward and said, "The time to ring the Nasdaq bell is determined, it will be in May."
"good!"
Chen Tianqiao pounded the table excitedly, making a crisp sound.
The snap immediately caused an uproar in the whole hall, with cheers and applause coming one after another. Every executive was ecstatic and whispered among themselves.
The entire conference room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
Tang Jun and others slowly calmed down and began to make arrangements for the silent period, including hearings and road shows...
He turned around and said, "Director Chen, we also need to draw up a guest list for the listing bell ringing ceremony and who needs to be invited."
"No matter what, we must invite Mr. Lu."
Chen Tianqiao blurted out, "Without him, it would not be so easy to go public! My dream of turning Shanda into a comprehensive supplier of literature, games, movies, and music will have to be realized a few years later."
"Brother, let me say something disappointing."
Chen Danian bit the bullet and suggested that we wait until Shanda has at least two or three pillar online games before discussing transformation, or even moving out of Penguin——
"Bubble Hall", "Miracle MU", as well as the popular "Audition", "The Farm", everyone is the big brother in online games, and they are still focused on games, so let's not mess around and consolidate the basics first.
"I agree with Mr. Chen."
Tang Jun nodded in agreement and said with a serious face: "Nowadays, there are more and more online game manufacturers. Even giants want to cross over. They have recently poached many people from our game team."
"This Shi Yuzhu, if he doesn't sell his health care products properly, why would he mix them with online games?" Chen Tianqiao turned from joy to anger and frowned.
“You can make more money by playing games than by taking health care products.”
Chen Danian murmured: "It's just drugs, there's no profiteering from games, and there's no risk of drugs."
"Stop mentioning games in front of me, it's not you who gets scolded!"
Chen Tianqiao glared angrily and said resolutely: "The pan-cultural entertainment route is not negotiable and must be implemented, starting with web articles. How many have agreed to the acquisition now?"
Tang Jundao: "There is only a romance novel website, there is no news about the others."
"It's been a few days and there's still no news!"
Chen Tianqiao felt that they were delaying in disguise, so he told his brother in a strong tone to call immediately and ask questions from house to house.
Chen Danian did not dare to disobey and hurriedly contacted Hongxiu Tianxiang, but unexpectedly learned:
"Hey, you guys were acquired by Penguin!"
"penguin?!"
Chen Tianqiao had an ominous premonition, "Quick, call other companies immediately."
Chen Danian also realized something was wrong and called Xiaoxiang Academy again. The answers were surprisingly consistent.
"What! Are you also acquired by Penguin?"
Chen Tianqiao could no longer hold back his anger and urged: "Fight Singularity, hit Singularity quickly, as long as we can win Singularity, everything else doesn't matter."
Chen Danian swallowed his saliva nervously and pressed the dial button.
As the music ringing stopped suddenly, a human voice came from the receiver:
"Mr. Chen?"
"Yes, it's me, Mr. Wu. I'm Chen Danian from Shanda. I would like to ask how you are considering the acquisition of Singularity?"
Chen Tianqiao moved closer, his heartstrings tightening.
Wu Wenhui said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, we have signed a contract. From now on, Singularity will belong to Penguin. Don't call me for the time being. I'm afraid Penguin will misunderstand."
There was a click, and then Dudu's busy tone.
Chen Tianqiao's face was stiff, and his heartstrings suddenly broke.
Surprisingly, Penguin arrived first? It was obviously Shanda who came first, and a feeling of NTR came out of the blue.
