freenovelworld Chapter 151 Crazy opening of champagne
Chapter 151 Crazy opening of champagne
With such high profits, 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 running 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, an average of nearly 300 million per month. 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 called "Leisure Short Plays", Xu Youyou has rarely 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. After just watching for a few minutes, if there was no one around her, she would have almost been addicted!
"There are a lot of comments under each short play. You have such a good eye, and you only choose good plays?" Xu Youyou couldn't help asking.
Xie Ran said, "The first few you clicked on are short dramas we produced ourselves. I've developed a formula for making money with short dramas. We just need to hire people to film them using the template."
Xu Youyou:!!!
"The profits are so high because we have so many self-produced dramas. Previously, the company might have ten short dramas shooting at the same time in a single day. With such a high turnover, the website's video library is filled, which attracts other short drama producers to submit their works to our platform."
"The reason why we gave them a share of 100 million is because we have a new platform, so we gave them a higher share of the playback revenue. Next year, when the platform's revenue stabilizes, we will have higher bargaining power and can adjust the share ratio given to them. However, I suggest not to lower it anymore." Xie Ran explained.
Xu Youyou immediately said, "You know how to do business better than I do. You have the final say on this matter."
[Congratulations to the host for completing the "Pick Up the Thing" quest and receiving the reward: a "Dream of Red Mansions" character compatibility comparison card. The card is valid for 30 days and cannot be suspended after activation. Please use it with caution.]
Xu Youyou suddenly felt that the system was quite considerate. The reward for picking up the sequel to "Dream of Red Mansions" had not been issued until now. Xu Youyou suspected that the system was waiting to see whether a TV series would be made. If not, it would probably issue other rewards.
"Tongbao, you are really the most caring treasure in the world!" Xu Youyou's lips were 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 past two days?"
Xu Youyou had been so engrossed in reading Dream of the Red Chamber these past two days that she hadn't really used her phone much. She asked, "What happened in the social media? Any big news? 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 just 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 devoted 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 show, and didn't even do much pre-promotion. Both platforms focused their publicity on their own original series, not even bothering to recommend it on the app's splash screen. Their own series all flopped, while ours trended on the first day it was released, and now the average episode has exceeded 50 million views."
Xu Youyou picked a video app and opened it. After Song Zhibai's sudden popularity, the platform has 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 resilient 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 companies have made a fortune. From the first day of broadcasting without advertisements to now, each episode has ten advertisements, which has made life difficult for the audience who follow the drama." Xie Ran sighed.
The more advertisements and duration there are in a web drama, the more it proves the quality of the drama. Advertisers are smart, and if the drama does not 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 with him!"
"Look at the handsome guy washing his eyes!"
"Such a handsome guy, to have his female partner break off the engagement, 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 also 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 industry, and after changing jobs, she was almost abandoned by the new company. 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 very directly, 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 the face of a succubus. Song Zhibai had ill intentions towards Xu Youyou from the beginning. Now that he was famous, he probably felt more confident to compete with him.
Unfortunately, Lu Jingyao had been trying to pursue the girl for half a year with 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 of dishes 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 lingered for a long time, but seeing that it was getting dark, he didn't want to stay any longer. Before leaving, he said, "Mr. Zhang's manuscripts are completely worth editing and publishing. His research on the Dream of the Red Chamber is probably the first of its kind in China."
Xu Youyou nodded: "That's exactly what I meant."
As soon as Lu Jingyao left the Xu family's house, he called Assistant Liu and said, "Have someone investigate 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 kept getting good news, the Gu family was shrouded in worry. Gu Jianming was furious: "How the hell did you two manage to do business? You spent 600 million to buy a fake product!"