"Mr. Tang, please be considerate of our small websites!"
"Mr. Tang, 9% is really high. There has never been any precedent for outsiders to have such a share."
"Mr. Tang..."
Tang Ze then negotiated with the CEOs of several video websites one after another, and without exception all negotiations collapsed. These websites seemed to have collectively discussed it, and the upper limit was only 10%. Kuliu.com even only gave 8%.
On the other hand, LeTV, as the earliest video website in China, may have had the idea of producing high-quality content because it was overtaken by idiots, so it took a step back and was willing to pay 15%.
This made Tangze feel a little better. At least there was still a website willing to negotiate, but the share was still too low. His expectation was 30%, and the minimum could not be less than 25%.
In the end, only Tudou and Youku were left. Because Youku has the best future development, Tangze left it for last.
Soon Tang Ze met Wang Wei, the founder of Tudou.
This man with an ordinary appearance but extraordinary means once made Tudou the largest market. At one time, Tudou's financing amount alone accounted for one-sixth of the market share.
It's a pity that although Wang Wei is very capable, she has no ambition. She only wants to make animations, but because of a marriage, she lost the leading position of the video website and found it difficult to stand in the middle.
Even though it was acquired by the big financier Ali in the later stage, Tudou was reduced to the short video business that had been suppressed by Kuaishou and Douyin, but in the end there was no splash.
At the same time, although Wang Wei loves animation, she has no talent for animation, and every animation she directs is a waste of money.
If it weren't for the influx of outstanding animation directors into the animation company later and the acquisition of Warner's lap, I'm afraid the company would have gone bankrupt.
However, perhaps because he realized that he had no talent, he stopped directing animation after the third film was released. An Xin became the boss, and there was less news from then on.
"Director Tang, I'm glad to have the opportunity to cooperate with you." Wang Wei and Tang Ze shook hands.
"Me too." Tang Ze said politely, and then got straight to the point: "Mr. Wang, let's talk about our respective limits. My limit is the lowest 25% share."
"Director Tang, Bon Appetit!" Wang Wei looked at Tang Ze without any trace, and then said: "But have you ever thought about it, the first big movie on the Internet seems to be a gimmick, but no one can figure out the preferences of netizens.
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"Just like when the video website was first created, no one would have thought that spoof videos would dominate the video content market."
Tang Zedao: "But no one can deny that videos other than spoofs will fail."
Wang Wei shrugged: "Maybe? At the beginning, I once thought that animation could occupy half of the online market. After all, American animated films are the most profitable. However, until now, China's animation market still has no beginning.
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"Perhaps the act of pioneering this and that is very impressive, but I am not optimistic about challenging the current throne with new things."
"Of course, if your movie is a spoof, I am willing to give you the highest share of 30%. Why? Because some people have watched the spoof video. But as far as I know, it is not. It seems to be a science fiction film."
Tang Ze frowned: "There's nothing wrong with science fiction movies, right?"
Wang Wei's eyes were a little strange: "People say that every Chinese has a passion for making domestic science fiction, but I don't think so."
"Because once it is made in China, the first thought of the Chinese people is to be suspicious, and they will learn from others whether it is a good movie, so they will not actually look forward to it and then watch it, but will wait and see first. Once they are distracted by foreign things,
, maybe just forget about it."
"Of course, I'm not saying that science fiction films are not good, at least they are not more attractive to audiences than other types of films."
Of course, there’s another thing he didn’t mention: science fiction with a budget of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars... is anyone really going to watch it?
Tang Ze nodded: "I know, and I also understand that it may not be popular. But I don't understand why no website is willing to talk about tiered sharing until now? There is no risk in this, right?"
Wang Wei shook her head: "Director Tang, you are thinking too simply. In fact, the 10% share was agreed upon by most video websites. Because piracy is too serious, 10% is the best profit share for the website." "As for why there is no stepped sharing, it is because the network is unknown and operable, and no one can guarantee that their interests will not be lost."
Seeing that Tang Ze was still confused, he looked around and said with a smile: "Let me explain to you the ideas of most websites."
"Whether it's 10% or 30%, I don't care. If your movie is really popular, well, just pirate it first and try to make it popular."
"If someone accuses you, try to use a big website that wants to lose face. At worst, it will be uploaded by netizens themselves and will be removed from the shelves after a while. That time will be after the hot spots fade away."
"What about the shameless ones? You know..."
Wang Wei shrugged: "Anyway, the general environment is like this, what's wrong with me if I piracy? All the video sites that have the ability will accuse me together!"
"As for why I don't want to share the tiered share, I still mean the same thing. Since I can give you the lowest share, why should I give it the highest share?"
Tang Ze took a breath. He actually thought that the Internet environment was bad enough. He never expected that it would be even worse. No wonder no one is willing to make online movies now.
Seeing Tang Ze's surprise, Wang Wei took the initiative and said:
"To be honest, I actually proposed the 10% share. This is the most reasonable share calculated through data, taking into account piracy. No matter how high the share is, it will be difficult for the website to make money."
The implication is that he cannot initiate this restriction and then break it.
And once this hole is opened, it is really out of control. How can capital make profits for the creators?
...No wonder you can make Tudou the biggest, even surpassing the earliest LeTV. It turns out that you are a born capitalist.
Tang Ze cursed and said doubtfully: "Why are you telling me this? This should be a website scandal. If more people know about it, it won't be washed away by the subsequent brand transformation."
Wang Wei doesn't care: "In fact, you already know everything you need to know. And which giant in the Internet industry didn't have a history of plagiarism and piracy when it started? Not to mention the Internet, there are plagiarism by physical enterprises, and there are countless pirates."
"As for why I am willing to tell you, you can just take it as an eye-opener."
"You match the animation character with the most perfect face in my mind. Maybe I will learn from your face in the future."
Tang Ze knew that the conversation could not continue, but perhaps because Wang Wei gave him a much better impression than others, he curiously asked: "Then who do you think I should correspond to?"
Wang Wei thought for a while: "I think it should be Xu Qing, but you don't look as weak as him. I can see the outline of your muscles."
Xu Qing?
"The Legend of White Snake"...
It's like there's something influencing it from somewhere.
Later, it seemed that "White Snake: Origin" saved Wang Wei Animation Company.
However, not to mention the director of that movie, it seems that even the screenwriter and producer have nothing to do with Wang Wei. It is difficult to say whether he will initiate the movie in the future.
After the two parties separated, Tangze began to hesitate whether to go to Youku.
If he talks about this last company again and finds out that the highest price is still 15% from LeTV, he will probably be extremely disappointed.
After thinking about it, I decided to take it slow and finish the movie before we talk about it.
After several talks, he found that he had no say at all. If the movie was good enough, it would be their turn to increase the share.
Little did I know.
Because he suspended negotiations with Youku, founder Gu Yongjiang, who was already preparing to interview him, was in a state of confusion and thought a lot.
Why are all the websites talking about it but missing out on their sadness?
Then he thought a lot, and in November this year, Youku will start its third round of financing.
Tang Ze is currently the youngest director in China. He is highly regarded by Han Sanping and even hired a national first-class actor for his first film.
This background is so big!
He went together with many people, he must be the second generation, either an official or a rich man.
Thinking of this, he had to wonder whether the big guys in their second round of financing were Tangze's elders?
If so, will they, who have priority investment rights, initiate a gloomy action to withdraw their capital because he hates Tang Ze?
In the past two days, Gu Yongjiang has had insomnia.