Chapter 487 The tranquility before the melee on the video website (4k)
"Wow wow wow~"
Lu Ruoruo pouted her lips, tears welling up in her eyes.
Gao Yuanyuan noticed the look in Lu Fei's eyes, which seemed to indicate that it was time for her to take action. She didn't even bother to wipe her flour-stained hands, and walked to her and squatted down:
"Ruoruo, do you like "Wulin Gaiden" very much?"
Lu Ruoruo immediately stopped crying and sobbed: "Well, I like sister Wushuang the most. My aunt is close to her, it seems."
"Oh, that sister's name is Gao Lu."
Gao Yuanyuan took out a tissue and wiped it while saying: "Which episode of "Wulin Gaiden" is it now?"
"Uh, uh."
Lu Ruoruo, who had not yet learned arithmetic, was confused for a while. With her two chubby little hands, one held out 4 fingers and the other held 2 fingers, but she couldn't speak and burst into tears.
"Yes, today is the 42nd episode."
Gao Yuanyuan whispered softly: "If Ruoruo is really smart, do you know how many episodes there are in "Wulin Gaiden"?"
Lu Ruoruo shook his head, his eyes blank.
"There are 80 episodes in total. I happen to have a CD of all the episodes here. If Ruoruo is so smart, does she know what the CD is?" Gao Yuanyuan explained patiently, "With it, if Ruoruo wants to watch "Wulin Gaiden" when
Just watch it whenever you want, and whichever episode you want to watch, do you want it?"
"A Fei, Yuanyuan really has the complete DVD?"
Xiao Hongmei's hands rolled out the dumpling wrappers.
Lu Fei nodded proudly, "Sister-in-law, "Wulin Gaiden" was filmed by Yuanyuan's company. If I had known that Ruoruo liked it so much, I would have brought it to you today."
Listening to the adults talking, Lu Ruoruo didn't understand, but her second father said so. She jumped into Gao Yuanyuan's arms and said coquettishly: "Little aunt, I want it, I want it!"
Gao Yuanyuan comforted her: "If you want to be good, listen to your mother and watch the Spring Festival Gala today, and I will give it to you, okay?"
"Well, well, Ruoruo is the most obedient."
Lu Ruoruo immediately turned back into a good baby.
"You guys, don't spoil her. It's not good to spoil a girl." Xiao Hongmei gouged out her eyes angrily.
"It's okay, it's okay to raise a son if you're poor, and a daughter if you're rich!"
Lu Yun laughed loudly, "But the second brother, my younger siblings, and Tomato Channel have enough confidence in "Wulin Gaiden". If we show the TV series during the Spring Festival Gala, we won't be afraid that no one will watch it."
"I'm afraid. The director of Tomato Channel also wants to withdraw, but some people are not afraid, so we will follow and not be afraid."
Gao Yuanyuan turned her eyes to Lu Fei and saw that his face was relaxed and there was an inexplicable smile on his lips:
"Don't be afraid, what if you end up ruining the Spring Festival Gala?"
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In China, any TV series whose ratings exceed the critical line of 10% or 20% will become popular because of its story, which is very popular with the audience.
Like "Desire" and "Yanjing Man in New York", to put it bluntly, they are the core of the era, but there are also films like "The Legend of the White Snake" and "Huanzhugege" that transcend the era.
And "Wulin Gaiden" is exactly in between the two.
It looks like a martial arts world, but it is not a martial arts world filled with blood, joy, and grudges. Instead, it is like a domestic version of "Friends" dressed in martial arts garb, with joys and sorrows, laughter and curses.
The ceiling of sitcoms is well deserved!
Various misunderstandings and contradictions collide with irrepressible laughter, which not only makes the audience smile knowingly, but also puts them in the play. Characters such as Tong Xiangyu and Bai Zhantang seem to have become old friends who have known each other for more than ten years, and they feel more cordial.
.
Tongfu Inn is their home and also the audience’s home.
On New Year's Eve, some households are torn between whether to watch the Spring Festival Gala or "Wulin Gaiden", some simply change channels frequently and jump between the two programs, and some stick to "Wulin Gaiden".
In front of the TV, countless viewers sighed, lamented, talked, and then went to sleep. Waiting until the next day, they immediately eagerly looked forward to the announcement of the final ratings.
Since the new century, the first TV series to debut in the Spring Festival Gala, who gave it the courage?
Everyone from the central government to the local TV stations are paying close attention. They are looking forward to a higher figure and are determined to compete for the second and third round broadcast rights of this drama. But they also regret why they did not take the lead and let Tomato TV pick up the first round.
Such a huge bargain.
At the beginning, no one cared about the 1.9% ratings.
But now, it has soared to 15.7%, creating a ratings myth. You must know that it can exceed 5 points on provincial TV stations, and it is already a big hit, and it has exceeded 10 points——
(ps: "Bright Sword" is 14%)
That's a classic!
That’s phenomenal!
And at eight o'clock sharp, the answer was revealed by Tomato Channel.
The average ratings of the 4 episodes were 20.3%.
Although the overall ratings did not beat the Spring Festival Gala, the prime time peak was surpassed several times, which was far beyond expectations.
After all, this is not more than ten years later. The Spring Festival Gala is so bad that it can only be used as background music. It has an irreplaceable position in the minds of many people these days. It is a must-see during the New Year. If you don’t watch it, you will lose the sense of the New Year.
I originally thought that a tough show would end badly, but no one thought that "Wulin Gaiden" would really be able to defeat the Spring Festival Gala. Although it was defeated, it was an honor. This achievement can be said to be unprecedented and unprecedented.
Soon, portals such as Penguin, NetEase, and New Wolf were all displayed in the most conspicuous positions on the homepage. After that, almost all the entertainment sections of websites of all sizes were maxed out.
"Wulin Gaiden" is completely out of the circle.
Like a meteorite hitting the lake, the media circle exploded instantly. TV stations across the country went crazy in one day and went to work early. The director of the purchasing department and even the deputy director personally led the team.
The financial resources of the second and third tiers were not as good as those of the first tier, so they tried every means to form a group, raise funds, build relationships, and use backdoors to show that they would not return the broadcast rights if they did not get them.
However, there are still two channels to watch the battle between cats and dogs.
One is Yangma, who has preempted a quota of broadcast rights in advance, and the other one is of course Tomato Channel. If Gao Yuanyuan's mobile phone was not turned off and Zhong Lifang's line was busy, otherwise she would have to win "Soldier Assault", regardless of whether military movies are niche or not——
Produced in the Han and Tang Dynasties, it must be a fine product!
And the online video website missed the traffic of "A Murder Caused by a Steamed Bun", and will never miss the traffic code of "Wulin Gaiden" again, hotlinks of hotlinks, and pirated copies of pirated copies.
The scene was extremely chaotic, comparable to a melee between warlords.
Just when it was booming, a basin of cold water was poured on it.
All the infringing websites have received a letter from the lawyer of "Nanshan Pizza Hut" Penguin, including Sohu Broadband——
If you don’t get off the shelf, strike hard!
"Fuck, Lu Fei, that bastard, thinks he can scare me with such a piece of paper! If you can, just go to court!"
Zhang Chaoyang crumpled the lawyer's letter into a ball and threw it into the wastebasket. Then he walked to the sofa and sat down.
Directly opposite sat Gong Yu and Wang Xiaochuan, two close confidants. As the CEO, Gong Yu was the first to speak: "Mr. Zhang, it seems that this is really not just an act. Potatoes and PPS invested by Penguin have been removed from the shelves. Non-Penguin products like
PPTV, may soon receive a court summons."
"Lu Fei is so overbearing, he actually wants to eat alone!"
Zhang Chaoyang pulled off his tie and let out a sigh.
"Well, Mr. Zhang, it actually makes sense. The online copyright of "Wulin Gaiden" is indeed exclusive to Penguin..."
In the middle of Wang Xiaochuan's words, Zhang Chaoyang glared at him fiercely and immediately fell silent. He saw him asking about the number of views of "Wulin Gaiden" on Penguin Video.
"Already more than 8.3 million."
Gong Yu said cautiously: "If other video websites are removed from the shelves, the entire episode may be broadcast and the number will exceed 20 million."
"20 million, 20 million..."
Zhang Chaoyang frowned and muttered to himself, his voice rising and falling. Every time he read this number, it was filled with various complex emotions.
This is the video website’s first series to reach over 10 million!
And this achievement is not from Sohu?
You must know that Sohu Broadband is the first video platform in China, even two or three months earlier than the establishment of YouTube. As a result, after more than a year of hard work, it was surpassed by Penguin Video, which was launched less than half a year ago. I still can’t watch it.
To the kind of car taillights.
Gong Yu and Wang Xiaochuan remained silent, sitting blankly on the sofa with their backs straight, waiting for Zhang Chaoyang's decision.
"No, Sohu must remain in the first echelon of video websites no matter what. Since Penguin can become popular through TV series, we will also quickly launch the 'movie and TV drama channel' and exclusively premiere it!"
He waved his hand and pointed to the country.
"Buying copyright costs a lot of money." Gong Yu reminded.
"You can pick a few to buy. It's not like I have to buy all the TV series. For the rest, just follow my instructions."
Zhang Chaoyang touched his chin and told the company's employees to register a bunch of small vests and upload videos in the user's name, using the "safe harbor principle" to make a sidestep.
Even if there is copyright infringement, it is only the user's personal behavior. The law does not hold everyone accountable, and there is no way to rise to the platform. Sohu is still a white lotus.
Wang Xiaochuan scratched his head, "Isn't this not good? Penguin honestly buys copyrights, but we pirate like this..."
"That's why Lu Fei is stupid!"
Zhang Chaoyang glared, "Bandwidth is a big expense, plus copyright, can Sohu afford this money?"
Gong Yu echoed: "Besides, small platforms like Tudou and 56.com cannot afford to buy the copyright, so they can only steal it. If Sohu buys it, the only ones who will suffer in the end will be us who buy the genuine version."
"That's it. You guys make a plan first."
Zhang Chaoyang was about to continue talking when there was a knock on the door.
The person who pushed the door open was President Gu Yongqiang. As soon as his face appeared, Zhang Chaoyang asked Wang Xiaochuan and others to go out first:
"Yongqiang, do you have a problem with me?"
"Mr. Zhang, I'm here today to resign."
Gu Yongqiang glanced at the closed door and submitted his resignation.
"What did you say, you want to resign?"
Zhang Chaoyang's eyes revealed a trace of amusement, "Why?"
"The work pressure is too great, and I have some health issues."
"If you are stressed, you can take a leave. Come back after you have had enough rest. Don't think that if you are gone for one day, the whole department will be broken up. No, I have been climbing the Himalayas for so long, and the company has also been broken up. Don't worry.
When you come back from vacation and someone takes your position, I will always use you again."
Reuse?
Seeing Zhang Chaoyang say these words without a blush or a heartbeat, Gu Yongqiang smiled coldly, "Mr. Zhang, I have been working at Sohu for almost 7 years and have been staying in the comfort zone. I am a little uncomfortable. I want to
Try to jump out and challenge yourself.”
"Well, since you have decided to leave, I won't force you to stay and be a bad person. I wish you a bright future." Zhang Chaoyang accepted his resignation letter and didn't even bother to make any superficial efforts to persuade him to stay.
"Haha, thank you Mr. Zhang."
Gu Yongqiang shook hands with him and left without looking back. As soon as he walked out of the door, he bumped into Wang Xiaochuan who was waiting.
"Well, Brother Gu, do you really want to leave?"
"Shh."
Gu Yongqiang made a gesture of silence, pulled him to a deserted smoking area, threw him a cigarette, "Xiaochuan, do you still remember what position I was in last year?"
"President and Chief Operating Officer."
"What now?"
"President."
After Wang Xiaochuan finished speaking, he fell silent immediately, "Brother Gu, are you leaving because of this? Didn't Mr. Zhang say that he would give the COO to Gong Yu because he wanted to share your work and let you focus on..."
"Do you believe this?"
Gu Yongqiang lit the cigarette, "Let me tell you the truth. I just figured it out recently. It might be an interview program we participated in together. The host always asked Mr. Zhang about his personal gossip, and all he asked me were search results.
Hu's management and operation, at that time, he was probably afraid of being sidelined by me, so he helped Gong Yu take the position and marginalized me step by step."
Wang Xiaochuan sighed and said nothing. He just smoked a long cigarette. He obviously agreed with this statement in his heart. After all, he had just launched Sohu Search and was kicked away by Zhang Chaoyang.
Gu Yongqiang sneered: "Don't hang out with people like Mr. Zhang. He doesn't want to work hard, and he doesn't allow other Sohu people to work hard. If you have the opportunity, you should find a platform that is more suitable for you."
Wang Xiaochuan immediately thought of Sogou, "Brother Gu, what are your next plans?"
"Either invest in a company or start your own business. Anyway, it is related to the Internet." Gu Yongqiang is straightforward, "It may be a webcast or a video website, but it will cost money. I don't have much money on hand."
"Do you want me to vote for you?"
Wang Xiaochuan blew out a smoke ring. The salary from Sohu alone is definitely not enough, but fortunately, he holds a full 6% of Sogou's shares. Baidu's market value is now about 3.5 billion U.S. dollars, and Sogou is no worse than it.
It's worth at least two to three billion dollars.
Of course, all this must be covered up tightly.
"You should keep your money to get married and find a wife. I need investment, but I don't need your investment now. Do you understand this?" Gu Yongqiang glanced at him.
"I don't understand, Brother Gu, I have confidence in you. I think you will definitely succeed. Whether I lend it to you or invest it, don't worry about me not having enough money to get married. Hehe, I have saved enough."
Wang Xiaochuan showed an honest smile.
"I appreciate your kindness. If I guarantee that I can make money without risk, I will definitely find you. But now I can only focus on one direction. This time "Wulin Gaiden" Penguin Video has given me the direction.
, but it’s not enough.”
Gu Yongqiang patted him on the shoulder, "There is still deep water ahead for me to wade through. If I invest accidentally, my investment will be in vain. Besides, I need support other than money more than money."
Wang Xiaochuan was puzzled, "I don't understand, what kind of support can't be solved by money?"
"Xiaochuan, we are friends. Don't blame me for being blunt. You may have the best skills in the company, or even the entire circle, but your business ability is not."
Gu Yongqiang said sincerely: "Starting a business requires not only money, but also industry contacts and resources. Your money does not come from the Internet or the venture capital industry. If you invest it, it will not cause any ripples. Just like when Lu Fei founded Airline
Gouwang, why did you reject Lianxiang’s venture capital and choose IDG? Without IDG, where would the Penguin behind it be?”
"What if I help introduce you to Mr. Lu?"
Wang Xiaochuan smoked half a cigarette before speaking slowly.
"What?!"
Gu Yongqiang's hand trembled, and the cigarette fell from the gap between his fingers, touching the ash on the ground. "Xiaochuan, do you know Mr. Lu?" He said excitedly grabbing his shoulders with both hands, "How do you know each other? What on earth do you know?
How do you know Mr. Lu..."
"Where do I start talking about this?"
Wang Xiaochuan felt like Xu Shu, who was in the Cao camp and in the Han Dynasty. "How about I call you first? Don't you have to make an appointment in advance to see Mr. Lu whenever you want?"
"I thought you called me because you had figured it out and wanted to go back to Sogou. It's okay. You can meet the person you mentioned. After all, this is the first time you have taken the initiative to speak."
Lu Fei put down his mobile phone and looked around at the bleak winter scenery of the Second Aerospace Academy. His brain fell into thinking for a while, and he vaguely remembered that Gu Yongqiang seemed to be the founder of Youku.
Sohu is really full of talents. In the previous life, Wang Xiaochuan Sogou and Gong Yu loved Qiyi. They were just like the Wei State during the Warring States Period, specializing in providing top talents to the Qin State.
"What are you thinking about?"
Gao Yuanyuan came from behind, worried and nervous: "Are you encountering something urgent? If so, just go and get busy. My brother and I can also go back to our hometown in Tangshan to worship our ancestors."
Lu Fei scratched her nose and said, "If anything happens, I have to push it all away. Learn from our CEO Gao, who doesn't even answer calls from many TV station directors."
"You, are you really willing to go to my hometown to worship my ancestors?"
Gao Yuanyuan felt warm in her heart.
"Then there's still a lie, everyone is standing here."
Lu Fei shrugged, "Anyway, our family doesn't have many relatives to move around. Apart from the neighbors at Caishikou, my sister-in-law's natal family is the only one with you."
"Bah."
Gao Yuanyuan's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and she leaned in for a kiss.
In this scene, Gao Tuan happened to catch him. He coughed awkwardly but politely: "Ahem, Mr. Lu!"
Gao Yuanyuan groaned, blushing and lowering her head.
Lu Fei disagreed and held her hand, "I have told you so many times that in daily situations, just call me 'brother-in-law'."
"Hey, brother-in-law, Yuanyuan, the car is here."
Gao Tuan breathed out and grinned.
Thanks to Brother Spinach 911, my name may be worth 100 starting coins.
