Chapter 219 is highly anticipated and hotly discussed on the Internet
Magic City, XH District, Qinzhou Road.
The two buildings hidden beside the road look particularly low-key.
When Zhou Yutang walked into the Technology Entrepreneurship Center, he was accompanied by the deputy director of the Technology Entrepreneurship Center and Chen Min, the director of the new game department of Jiangdong Entertainment whom he recruited through headhunting.
This brother is not a simple person. He used to be a senior department manager of Sohu Game Division, and he can also be regarded as Zhang Chaoyang’s right-hand man. He once did the research and development of the online game "Dragon Babu" and promoted Sohu Changyou successfully split and went public.
Later, he was sidelined due to a failed power struggle within the company. This year, Zhou Yutang intended to develop the game business and has been in contact with professional talents.
Finally, we negotiated with Chen Min in the past two months, and with the help of Tian Ming, the leader of the city, we fully acquired a game company called Xingxiu in the city and changed its name to Jiangdong Game Company. Chen Min Go directly to the general manager position.
Chen Min also admires his boss, a popular celebrity.
Before joining Zhou Yutang’s command, of course, I considered it carefully and spent a lot of time researching Zhou Yutang.
Starting from scratch, he has made waves in the entertainment industry in just a few years. He has also earned wealth that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve in a lifetime. Last year, he topped the Forbes celebrity list.
These conditions were enough to convince him, but from a professional perspective, Chen Min couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Zhou, are you sure that the company's main operating directions in the future will be web games and mobile games?"
"Mr. Zhou, follow me."
At this time, the deputy director of the Technology Entrepreneurship Center pressed the elevator first and looked at this good brother of the Tian family prince with a smile.
"Thank you, director."
Zhou Yutang nodded slightly, walked into the elevator, and continued chatting with Chen Min, "Yes, I have seen the game professional analysis report you made. It is the second one this year. The entire online game industry has begun to show a downward trend in this quarter”
"The company is currently mainly engaged in the development of web games and mobile game projects. You will be responsible for it."
"Okay."
Chen Min nodded and was led by the deputy director of the Technology Entrepreneurship Center. Get off and follow Zhou Yutang to the target floor.
I entered a small office of more than 50 square meters at most.
"Xiao Cai, Xiao Liu, Xiao Luo."
The deputy director of the Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Center went in first and called out: "Mr. Zhou, who helped you find a connection and approved the office location, is here. Come and say hello."
"Hello, Mr. Zhou."
Cai Haoyu, Liu Wei, Luo Yuhao, and Jin Zhicheng looked at Zhou Yutang, showing varying degrees of excitement.
"Well, hello."
Zhou Yutang glanced at several people and shook hands respectively.
Cai Haoyu is handsome, handsome, and lively.
The rest of them all look like engineering geeks, a little reserved.
These four people are graduate students in the Department of Computer Science of Shanghai Jiaotong University, buddies in the same dormitory, and are all ACG enthusiasts.
Last year, Cai Haoyu, Liu Wei, and Luo Yuhao participated in the Second Technology Innovation Competition of the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and won a scholarship of 200,000 yuan for the [Flash-based plug-in online game platform] project.
Cai Haoyu developed a game "Whispering Story" and won the campus category championship and the Intel Special Award in the "Maqiu Flash Game Development Contest" hosted by Shanda Company.
According to Chen Min's professional evaluation, the misato engine developed and used by Cai Haoyu in "Whispering Story" has achieved 2.5D effects and has a very strong technical foundation.
After in-depth understanding, I found out that Cai Haoyu was elected as a junior academician of the China Youth Academy of Sciences at the age of 12 and was recommended to the National Chiao Tung University.
Not only does he have a high IQ, he also has a high emotional intelligence. He is quite experienced in dealing with people and took the initiative to hand Zhou Yutang a can of Nescafe coffee.
Zhou Yutang observed it keenly.
They themselves drink cheap instant coffee from disposable paper cups.
Several people looked at Zhou Yutang curiously, some curious, some shy, not knowing what to say.
It was also Cai Haoyu who took the initiative and said: "Mr. Zhou, I'm just kidding you. We don't have much here, but we have a lot of coffee. Otherwise, we won't be able to stay up late at night writing code."
"Put your hobbies into consideration As a career, you are doing very well."
Zhou Yutang glanced at the camp beds in the corner of the office.
They also want to make progress too much.
I stay up late and work overtime, and sleep in the office when I feel sleepy.
Where can I find such good employees?
"Let's just mess around. Mr. Zhou is really powerful. You are the idol of our dormitory. If it's convenient later, can we take a photo together?"
"Of course." ”
After the simple greetings, the relationship between the two parties seemed to have become much closer.
Zhou Yutang didn't show up, opened the can of coffee, took a sip, and directly stated his intention:
"I am very interested in investing in your game studio."
Zhou Yutang did is the entertainment industry.
Games are also a very important part of the entertainment industry.
When it comes to profitability, games are even more exaggerated than making movies and TV series. Back then, Chen Tianqiao relied on "Legend" to rise strongly and create a myth of wealth.
Zhou Yutang occasionally plays games, but has limited knowledge of the professional field of games.
As a boss, knowing how to employ people is enough.
When Chen Min worked with Zhang Chaoyang, he had a positive and serious work attitude, strong skills, and rich experience. The disadvantage was that his Gongdou skills were not very good.
But it is enough to have the previous advantages.
It seems that Zhou Yutang is lucky to have found Chen Min.
The main reason is that Mr. Zhang has been living a very painful life in recent years because he is too rich.
It was so painful that I could only spend 70 million to buy a top-grade yacht, take Li Binbin and Huo Siyan to climb mountains, and drink and talk at night with Zhang Ziyi.
After fighting for so long, Mr. Zhang probably felt that he too It's time to enjoy life, or there may be other reasons. In short, many talents from the Sohu department have left.
The reason why Zhou Yutang made his fortune and progressed so quickly was because he was proficient in poaching people.
We just dug Chen Min here, and soon we targeted several other talents from the Sohu department.
On the way to the airport, I received a call from Tian Ming: "Yu Tang, aren't you here to watch the post-production of "Running Man"?"
"Brother Ming, just watch and do it. The people in the post-production department are not capable. Question, let’s have a video conference if there is anything.”
“How about the people introduced by the Technology Entrepreneurship Center?”
“Still considering it, if nothing else, I think they will agree. ”
“Brothers, how are you thinking?”
At night, the miHoYo team was still working overtime in the office. The room was filled with smoke and several people were smoking to refresh themselves. Cai Haoyu looked at Liu Wei:
"Big Viagra, what do you think?"
"Lao Cai, it's a bit complicated, I don't know how to say it."
Liu Wei, who still looked a little green, shook his head with a wry smile.
Luo Yuhao also said with emotion: "To be honest, when I saw Zhou Yutang, I felt a little bit like pie in the sky."
"Two days ago, I was recording the variety show "Running Man" at Jiaotong University. I went there to watch the excitement."
The remaining Jin Zhicheng said: "People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places. I think we should take a longer-term view.”
Everyone feels the same way.
A few buddies in our dormitory were trying to start a business as college students, but they couldn't get any sponsorship. They all worked hard for more than ten hours a day, stayed up until midnight writing program code, and even broke their legs to rent office space.
Suddenly, an angel descended.
Zhou Yutang took the initiative to help them find free office space, and personally visited their homes to have in-depth discussions with them. He understood and respected them, but also invested money in them.
The key is to give them project autonomy.
Who wouldn’t be stunned by such treatment?
Anyway, the buddies are a little flattered.
As the core of the team, Cai Haoyu came out and came up with an idea: "Then let's stick to the old rules and decide by voting. Follow Zhou Yutang's lead and just write a word. The blank is for us to take our time."
Whenever there is a dispute, a team of several people makes important decisions in this relatively democratic way.
Soon.
Cai Haoyu saw four characters.
He instantly understood that in the face of huge interests, everyone had the same idea.
In the end, they are just a small game studio, and it is not easy to develop.
The burdens of servers, bandwidth, rent, and employee salaries all fall on their shoulders.
Weak as they are, they urgently need a tree strong enough to provide them with a space to grow.
And Zhou Yutang wants money and connections.
To be more realistic, Zhou Yutang is even related to Jiaotong University.
If they choose to continue entrepreneurship, it may affect their graduate graduation. With Zhou Yutang helping them pave the way, this is not a problem.
"Brothers."
Cai Haoyu's eyes were shining: "Study, do it!"
"Study!"
Just returned to the capital.
Zhou Yutang received the news from Chen Min. The company spent 2.8 million to acquire 48% of the shares of MiHoYo Game Studio, and Zhou Yutang became the largest shareholder of MiHoYo Studio.
As for Liu Wei, Cai Haoyu, Luo Yuhao, and Jin Zhicheng, each of them retained 13% of the shares.
But everyone also signed an additional contract. If any shareholder intends to withdraw from the game studio, Zhou Yutang will have the first right to acquire shares.
"Let them do whatever they want regarding MiHoYo. You will be responsible for the web game and mobile game business."
After briefly arranging Chen Min's work tasks, Zhou Yutang stood up. The call was disconnected.
A slight arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Saving the world in the second dimension is just a joke.
But he is also looking forward to the day when this seed will blossom and bear fruit.
“The latest outdoor variety show "Running Man" recording Reuters photos were exposed, Zhou Yutang triggered a siege by enthusiastic fans!"
"The most domineering and good-looking ones who first fell in love with CP, my youth is back ”
"Why did Deng Chao laugh so hard that he fell to his knees?"
The news that Zhou Yutang participated in the recording of the latest "Running Brothers" program quickly spread on the Internet.
He himself did not reveal any photos of the game session, but there were many spectators at the recording site. Fans waited at the recording location specifically to watch the boy band members.
In the Reuters photo revealed by the audience, there is a photo of Zhou Yutang and Liu Shishi standing together.
Both of them were wearing red T-shirts, creating a CP atmosphere.
There is also Liu Shishi with a simple ponytail and black sports shorts. She looks dashing and handsome, and her long white legs and beautiful figure are undoubtedly revealed while running.
“I have been seeing advertisements for this variety show in the past few months. Did Modu TV spend a lot of money?”
“That is necessary, a production that started with 9 figures. Zhou Yutang personally planned the first outdoor variety show in China” ”
"Ahhh! Dreaming back to "Those Years", let's be together with our first love CP!"
"Who is that big-eyed beauty?"
"Jing Tian, "Hello Tomorrow" Have you heard of this song? Zhou Yutang wrote her debut song. At that time, he also filmed the MV with Da Tiantian in shirt overalls. "When did this happen to the Governor of Jiangdong?" Black history?”
“Two years ago, when Zhou Yutang first became popular, Jing Tian had just made his debut, and his popularity was not small at that time.”
"Hold the grass, this graduation song was originally written by Zhou Yutang. I envy Zhou Gou and hug Liu Shishi and Jing Tian."
There is a lot of discussion on the Internet about Running Man.
The recording of the program is over, and the game field is laid out by the way.
Zhou Yutang returned to the capital the next day and left the remaining work to Tian Ming and the post-production department of Mingjie Company to handle it.
The main job is to select the most exciting shots from several hours of material and control the program and rhythm.
certainly.
Zhou Yutang is not just a hands-off shopkeeper and doesn't care at all.
As soon as he returned to the capital, he asked Mao Xiaoyu to check and confirm that nothing was wrong, and then posted a photo of him with the "Running Man" guests on Weibo to coordinate with the promotion of the show.
The power of Weibo’s popularity gap quickly became apparent.
In less than half a day, topics such as "Zhou Yutang Running Man", "Zhou Yutang, Liu Shishi cp", "Run Zhou Yutang" quickly appeared on the hot search list on Weibo.
In his spare time, Zhou Yutang also switches to a small account to dive and comment.
There are so many netizens who say dirty things on the Internet.
A netizen expressed doubts in the comments: "Ask, does anyone know when this outdoor variety show will be broadcast?"
An anti-fan immediately replied below: "Don't keep your eyes open. It can be donated to Liu Shishi. Isn’t it written very clearly at the back of the news? It will be broadcast on Shanghai TV at 9:10 on Friday and will be replayed on Saturdays and Sundays.” The outdoor variety show has attracted countless attention both inside and outside the circle.
Most of the audience outside the circle are fun-lovers, and at most they are curious about the content of the show.
But insiders are more concerned about the ratings of "Running Man".
In the final analysis.
Whether a program is successful ultimately depends on its ratings.
Because of the audience acceptance of this symbol, and the ROI of the entire project.
"What do Zhou Yutang think? It's a popular variety show that can't be played without a host to control the show, such as Mr. He from Kuaiben, Cao Kefan from The Voice, and Meng Fei from The Masked Singer. What did he invite this time? Someone should be the host?"
"Deng Chao and Wang Baohao are okay, they have enough seats. Sha Yi, Zhang Ruojun, and Chen Chichi can just do it. The other guests Li Cheng and Jing Tian are almost interested, especially Jing Tian. Zhou Yutang probably wants to use this variety show to promote his own talent."
"Haha, outdoor variety shows are about real life. If you look at South Korea's "Two Days and One Night", there is no female MC. I guess this is Jing Tian. She’s Zhou Yutang’s new girlfriend. Do you want to promote her?”
“I feel like Zhou Yutang is a little bloated. He even went to record the first episode of the program and bought various hot-search articles. It’s obvious that he is very popular. Urgent, I'd better be cautious."
"Let's wait and see the ratings, it will be broadcast in a few days."
The variety show departments of many TV stations in the industry are very concerned about it.
Many industry experts are not optimistic about this outdoor variety show produced by Zhou Yutang.
Mainly because of the choice of host, strictly speaking, Deng Chao and others are not from the host's background. This is simply random in the eyes of industry professionals.
Imagine this.
"Happy Camp" does not have Teacher He, "Tian Tian Shang Shang" does not have Wang Han, "If You Are the One" does not have Meng Fei.
Without these main Cs who control the field, the above variety shows seem to be missing something, and there is no way they can be so successful.
This period of time.
The dissent from the industry has brought strong pressure.
Tian Ming is the person in front of Mingjie Company. He calls Zhou Yutang every night when he has something to do.
On this day, Zhou Yutang rarely found time to finish her date with Liu Tianxian. He was interrupted when he called Qian Bao in the car.
Pulling his dishonest little hands out of Liu Yifei's waist, Zhou Yutang answered the phone helplessly: "Hey, Brother Ming, "Snow Leopard" is finished. If you don't go to accompany your sister-in-law, why are you always harassing me?"
“Men put their careers first and put their love for children aside.”
Tian Ming sighed: “I have had a lot of nightmares these days, and the ratings are not as good as expected, Zhu Jie said I talk in my sleep like a bastard, can you sleep well?"
"I slept well."
I went to visit the cast of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" yesterday, and Zhou Yutang just connected with Sister Li. over.
The mature big sister is Run. .
But he could also tell that this brother was really worried.
If the "Running Man" project succeeds, then Mingjie Company will completely establish itself as the undisputed leader in variety shows, and the entire variety show industry will change.
But there are also people who hope that the "Running Man" project will fail, because the Mingjie Company led by Zhou Yutang has captured interests that make many people jealous.
“Don’t worry.”
Zhou Yutang comforted: "There is no problem with the program format and content. If we do a good job in post-editing and publicity, it will definitely become popular."
"I hope so, I will let Xiaojie go to Lingyin Temple to worship again."< br>
“.”
Zhou Yutang twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, hung up Tian Ming’s phone, and then noticed Liu Yifei’s clear eyes looking at him: “Xiao Zhou, "Running Man" Is it about to start broadcasting?”
“Xiao Liu, remember to stay tuned to Magic City TV Station on Friday night.”
Zhou Yutang shook his head and laughed: "Originally I felt fine, but what Tian Ming said made me a little nervous."
Liu Yifei smiled lightly: "Then I will forward it to you on Weibo, Call on fans to go and see it.”
“Xianbao, you are so kind, thank you.”
“Why are you thanking me?”
Liu Yifei. As the second female star with over 10 million fans, she is undoubtedly top-notch.
Not only did she repost it, but her best friends Shu Chang, Zhang Liangying, and Zhou Xun also retweeted it on Weibo.
Liu Shishi’s circle of friends, including Hu Ge, Tang Yan, Yang Mi and others, also retweeted Zhou Yutang’s Weibo post promoting Running Man.
Coupled with the company's promotional release, Modu TV has also invested a lot of resources in this variety show, including prime-time advertising rotation.
The overwhelming publicity has raised the popularity of Running Man to a very high level.
In the later stage, I worked overtime all night to complete the editing.
Zhou Yutang communicated via remote video conference at night about the post-production of "Running Man". After confirming that there were no problems, he focused his main energy on the post-production of the film.
However.
Before "Running Man" was broadcast.
But first there was a song that became popular with a TV series.
(End of this chapter)