Chapter 286 Mr. Qin has someone outside
Xia Lian had already taken out her notebook and quickly recorded Mr. Qin’s instructions.
Friends who work often know that they often encounter situations where their boss personally intervenes to guide the business.
The boss's guidance may be pertinent but useless, some may or may not be the same, and some may be extremely stupid.
What to do in this situation?
Of course I did.
Whoever makes the other party the boss who pays the money cannot just say it is difficult and then stop doing it.
If you are a capable and authoritative boss, of course you can refute the boss's instructions face to face and put forward your own opinions and plans.
If you just have the ability, you can try to convince your boss with your arguments.
If you don’t have the ability, you can consider finding a new home and run away with the bucket before things get worse.
Xia Lian has abilities, but she has just joined the company and has no understanding of her boss's abilities. She also has no time or opportunity to establish her prestige.
So while she was recording her work content, she was still thinking about how to persuade her boss to cancel the unreasonable guidance.
Sitcoms mainly depend on screenwriters, and production costs are very low.
Sitcoms can be short or long. The first three series of "Family with Children" each have 100 episodes.
The air force grassroots sitcom "The Story of the Cooking Class" directed by Shang Jing only has 68 episodes in three seasons.
Xia Lian estimated that the length of this costume sitcom would only be thirty to forty episodes, and the total budget would be three to five million.
Hey, only five million?
Mr. Qin just looked down on the world, with an extremely heroic aura, and opened his mouth to say that the company has 150 million yuan in capital.
I thought it was going to be big news, big stars, and big productions, but it turned out that the first project was going to be a low-cost sitcom...
Xia Lian rubbed the part that almost happened. Waist, weakly asked: "Boss, is our first project this sitcom?"
"Yes, sitcoms are also a promising field." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "The first project does not seek to be big or new. The purpose is to train and integrate the team."
"Then we will train it step by step. Let’s make the team bigger and stronger and create greater glory.”
Xia Lian paused for a moment and asked cautiously: “How much is the budget?”
“Let’s approve 10 million first. "Qin Shaoyan looked at Xia Lian, "The number of episodes should be as many as possible, sixty to eighty, preferably a hundred episodes."
Xia Lian quickly wrote it down, and then asked tentatively. : "What if the budget is not enough?"
"If it's not enough, add more." Qin Shaoyan glanced at Xia Lian, "I will give you the power to increase the budget by 20%. I have only one condition, and that is to improve the quality."
"I will work hard and live up to Qin Total trust." Xia Lian hurriedly asked, "Mr. Qin, is there anything else you should pay attention to?"
"Well, give me a look when the script and cast list are finalized." Qin Shaoyan added. One sentence.
"Okay, Mr. Qin." Xia Lian didn't pay attention to this request. Mr. Qin might just look at it symbolically. With his status and work, he couldn't take care of such details.
But the boss can refuse to read it, but you cannot refuse to give it. This is a matter of principle.
Xia Lian took notes and continued to ask: "How to do the "Latent" project?"
Qin Shaoyan replied: "I will come up with a script outline later, you find the screenwriter to write it, and I will review it."
"Ah?!" Xia Lian was really shocked now, "You wrote the outline of the script?"
Qin Shaoyan frowned, "Is there a problem?"
"No, no." Xia Lian was a little desperate. As soon as she praised Mr. Qin for being reliable, he would show you some new tricks.
An Internet CEO who graduated with a clinical major said that he would write the script outline of a spy war drama himself and then let you film it. I asked you if you were worried.
"Um, Mr. Qin."
Despair turned into despair, Xia Lian still wanted to save the situation, so she suggested, "We have never done a spy drama, so might it be a bit radical? "
"The company has just been established, and the manpower is not perfect in all aspects. I am afraid that I will bite off more than I can chew."
"Oh, that's it." Qin Shaoyan thought for a moment. , "Then let's start with the sitcom first. The spy war is next year's project anyway. You need to look for candidates first."
Xia Lian thought for a while, "Mr. Qin, I recently heard about a spy war drama, which was adapted from a novel called "The Plot". Is it possible..."
"The Plot." Qin Shaoyan He nodded, "You can try to get in touch. It's also good to learn a little bit after investing money."
"Okay, Mr. Qin." Xia Lian recorded it with a swipe.
"In addition to these two self-produced dramas, we must also invest in more dramas from other companies." Qin Shaoyan casually handed over a note, "I will write down these series and you can discuss them."
“After buying the copyrights of the first few movies, I will also participate in the production of subsequent series.”
Xia Lian took it curiously, glanced at it and was stunned.
"Detective Di Renjie, Serious Case Team Six, Hero..."
"Mr. Qin..." Xia Lian looked at Qin Shaoyan with confusion on her face, "This hero... cannot be Zhang Yimou That hero?"
"No, it's a TV series." Qin Shaoyan denied, "The director is Qian Yanqiu."
Xia Lian was even more confused, "I haven't heard of it. Ah, is this a series? ”
"I like this drama better and want to create an IP series for it." Qin Shaoyan coughed and said, "Create a classic film and television drama."
Xia Lian's eyes were blank, "Mr. Qin, what is IP?"
“This is a new concept created by me, which you can understand as a classic with exclusive intellectual property rights.” Qin Shaoyan said casually.
The concept of IP is not popular yet, and many IPs are not valuable at all.
This is a good time to dig for gold in advance.
Xia Lian nodded in understanding. Since the boss assigned the work, he had to find a way to complete it.
Although the company is a start-up and has no employees, it is rich!
Money cannot solve all difficulties, but it can solve most of them.
Xia Lian is not new to the workplace. She has been in Hollywood for several years, so she is naturally good at her job.
After listening to Mr. Qin’s instructions, Xia Lian was in a good mood and went out with the coal boss’s funds.
Starting today, Kuaibo Media will be throwing away money!
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Sequoia Zhengnan is having a meeting with several of his VPs to discuss several recent projects.
After discussing it for a long time, Zheng Nan felt a little boring.
Although I have spent a lot of money recently and invested in many projects, I always feel that something is missing.
Internet projects are always the same, with occasional slight innovations but not amazing enough.
To sum up, there are too many people who cheat money, and not many of them have potential.
There is no innovative concept website like a video website.
Zheng Nan closed the document a little tiredly, picked up the coffee and took a sip.
Projects like video websites are rare. He doesn’t expect to encounter them every day, but he also doesn’t want to watch a bunch of garbage every day.
Just like being a daily couple with an Internet celebrity goddess, talking about extra clockwork with a foot-washing girl is a bit boring.
It’s not that the foot-washing girl is not good enough, but that she has a high level of vision, and ordinary vulgar girls cannot be discerned.
“Isn’t there anything new?” Zheng Nan picked up the file and threw it on the table. “The projects submitted recently include six video websites, two bloggers, and three They do pirated music downloads.”
“The most outrageous thing is that there are also chat software. Does anyone dare to invest in this kind of project?”
“How much money do we have to spend to make it grow? To the point of threatening penguins?”
"Can't you find some different projects?"
The VP next to him also said: "Sina has taken over UC and is now half-dead. In the field of chat software, it is really difficult for any opponent to shake Penguin's status."< br>
Another VP interrupted and said: "You can consider anti-virus software. There is a lot of potential in this field."
"Anti-virus software is fine." Zheng Nan nodded, "You can find two to try. "The VPs under my command breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they have a direction, all that's left is to follow the process.
I'm afraid that there is no direction in doing things, like tossing around with my eyes closed, and in the end it will be all in vain.
"Is there anything else besides anti-virus software?" Zheng Nan knocked on the table, "Is there anything else?"
The silence in the conference room was deafening.
After a long time, a VP raised his hand cautiously, "How about artificial intelligence?"
His~
Everyone gasped and looked at the proposed VP with shock on their faces.
“Are you crazy? No serious person would do that.”
“Where did you find such an ancient version of a liar?”
“This thing is not connected. You can’t fool anyone who is new to the industry.”
“Can you be more serious, we are having a meeting.”
Zheng Nan frowned. Although his VPs were not all elite soldiers, they were not easily fooled by liars.
So he glared at the proposed VP and asked in a deep voice: "Less than, what's new about this artificial intelligence?"
Less than hesitated for a moment, "Mr. Qin seems to have made one recently. The Artificial Intelligence Research Institute is very lively, and it seems to have attracted investment.”
The people in the conference room were stunned for a while, and then became excited.
“Which Mr. Qin?”
"Who else, of course, is Qin Shaoyan."
"How can I not get my shoes wet when I often walk by the river? It turns out that he has also been deceived sometimes."
"What do you call this? What the hell, he’s the one pulling investment.”
“Huh? Why is Mr. Qin making any new breakthroughs in the industry?”
“This thing is twenty. There has been no success for years, Mr. Qin must have been fooled, and the money invested must have been wasted.”
"Then do you think he will come to us to take over?"
"That's hard to say."
"Mr. Qin is always good at making excuses and hyping things up."
"Why did Mr. Qin make such a fuss? When did he fail to fulfill his promise?"
Zheng Nan looked at the VPs who were having a heated discussion and coughed, "Qin Shaoyan is engaged in artificial intelligence. Who is he working with?" ”
"It's TNB." Yu Yu replied.
Zheng Nan was stunned for a moment, TNB?
Isn’t that Qin Shaoyan’s own company?
Zheng Nan felt something was wrong. Qin Shaoyan's routine seemed a bit familiar.
First spend some money to make something, and then find venture capital to invest. The next step is to promote the concept and increase the valuation.
Zheng Nan asked warily: "Has Qin Shaoyan been in contact with any venture capital companies recently?"
"No." Yu Yu shook his head.
"Are you sure?!" Zheng Nan asked in a stern tone.
"I'm sure." Yu Yu thought for a while, "I asked around when I saw the news yesterday. The VPs of other companies I know don't know about it."
Zheng Nan took a moment I felt relieved, but then I thought about it and felt it was wrong.
After the meeting, Zheng Nan picked up his cell phone and called Xiong Xiaoge directly, asking straight to the point: "Mr. Xiong, what kind of artificial intelligence is Qin Shaoyan working on recently? Do you know about this?"
"What artificial intelligence?" Xiong Xiaoge He was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Who did you listen to?"
"My VP said it." Zheng Nan pondered for a moment, "This shouldn't be wrong. It is said that there is news on the Internet now. It’s been passed on again, and there are reports from some reporters.”
Xiong Xiaoge was silent for a moment, and a familiar feeling came to his heart.
New concepts, journalists hype them, and then they attract investment...
Everything feels so familiar.
Xiong Xiaoge immediately asked: "Qin Shaoyan has looked for you?"
"That's not true." Zheng Nan sighed, "I want to ask you, has Qin Shaoyan looked for you."
"If Qin Shaoyan hasn't told you, then I'll go find someone else to find out."
"No need to ask." Xiong Xiaoge said decisively, "If Qin Shaoyan really does anything, he will definitely do it. Come to us ”
Zheng Nan said with some worry: "I always feel something is wrong. What is Qin Shaoyan doing recently?"
"He is running a film and television company." Xiong Xiaoge frowned and said, "Build a 150 million to establish a Kuaibo Media wants to produce and sell its own products on the platform. "One hundred and fifty million?" Zheng Nan was stunned for a moment, "How can he not have that much money in his account?" The money?”
“He hired people to do it himself,” Xiong Xiaoge said quietly, “Qvod.com holds 70% of the shares.”
"How much?!" Zheng Nan was shocked, "30% of the shares in exchange for 150 million?! You didn't hear wrong, right?"
"That's right." Xiong Xiaoge confirmed.
“Where did this guy get taken advantage of?” Zheng Nan couldn’t help but swear.
"A few coal bosses."
"Coal boss?!" Zheng Nan frowned and quickly realized something was wrong, "He hooked up with the coal boss?"
"From the current point of view, the relationship between the two parties is very hot." Xiong Xiaoge also sighed, "The coal boss is not only rich, but also willing to spend money on him."
Zheng Nan thought for a moment, "No, you still have to ask Qin Shaoyan."
Zheng Nan acted resolutely and called Qin Shaoyan directly, and said with a smile: "Mr. Qin, what good projects have you got recently?"
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Qin Shaoyan felt strange and said perfunctorily: "If there is a good project, I will definitely inform you, Mr. Zheng, as soon as possible."
"Really?" Zheng Nan chuckled, "Then Mr. Qin What have you been busy with recently?”
“Of course it’s Kuaibo.com,” Qin Shaoyan replied, asking for credit, “I’ve worked hard to increase the valuation of Kuaibo.com.”
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"Quavo Media has newly established a Kuaibo Media. This year, we are planning to shoot a movie, which will be released on the stars first and then broadcast simultaneously on the Internet."
"Huh?" Zheng Nan was a little surprised, "Qin You must be quick enough."
"Time waits for us." Qin Shaoyan sighed, "There are more and more competitors, and Qvod Network must open up the gap with them as soon as possible."
< br>"You can widen the gap by setting up your own film and television company?" Zheng Nan asked back.
“I don’t know, but I have to give it a try.” Qin Shaoyan replied honestly, “It doesn’t cost much anyway, and Qvod.com has nothing to lose. If it’s done well, it can still make money.”
Qiaobo.com really has nothing to lose. All you spent on filming is the coal boss’s money.
Zheng Nan asked straight to the point: "I heard that Mr. Qin is working on artificial intelligence recently."
"Huh? Who did you listen to?" Qin Shaoyan was stunned for a moment. Did the news spread so quickly?
Venture investors have a very good nose.
"Nowadays, a lot of news on the Internet has been published in newspapers." Zheng Nan chuckled, "Mr. Qin, there is no point in hiding it anymore."
"Oh, this." Qin Shaoyan said casually, "I just do it casually. After all, artificial intelligence is the future. Invest some money and have fun."
Zheng Nan sighed faintly, "Mr. Qin, you Have you found a new investor?"
"No!" Qin Shaoyan categorically denied, "Absolutely not!"
"It doesn't matter if there is one," Zheng Nan said sincerely. Remember to take us with you when you have a good project."
"..." Qin Shaoyan felt that Zheng Nan's words were strange, so he could only say perfunctorily, "Next time, definitely next time!"
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(End of this chapter)