Chapter 377
The sky is getting dark, the streets have entered the evening rush hour after get off work, and the traffic on the road has become a long queue for several kilometers.
The lights inside the Kuaibo.com company are brightly lit, and all employees are busy at their workstations, with no sign of getting off work at all.
From time to time, I can see product managers and programmers from several departments getting together to discuss problems.
Kou Hongfei, CEO of Qvod.com, stood behind a programmer with a solemn expression, carefully watching the various data on the computer screen.
Next to Kou Hongfei stood several other executives from Qvod.com, all silent and looking at the computer screen together.
Occasionally, someone would discuss a few words in a low voice, but soon the silence would cease.
There are two chairs next to the programmer. The two people sitting on them have relaxed expressions and even make a few jokes, which is in sharp contrast to the surroundings.
Xu Lei, who was transferred from the campus network for support, walked over quickly and whispered a few words in Kou Hongfei's ear.
Kou Hongfei nodded, then bent down and approached Qin Shaoyan who was sitting on the chair, "Mr. Qin, we can start over there."
"Then let's get started." Qin Shaoyan said casually, "You are busy with your business, don't worry about me. I'm just here to cheer you up, not to supervise the formation."
"You don't have to be tense. So tight."
"Okay, Mr. Qin," Kou Hongfei agreed.
That is to say, if the boss brings investors to the scene to observe in person, even if he doesn’t say anything, the employees below will also be under psychological pressure.
Old God Xiong Xiaoge was sitting on the side, occasionally looking at the computer screen.
Although he was close to other people and could clearly see the data above, he was not interested in those things because most of them were incomprehensible.
But the main thing is that the atmosphere is right.
There were several large color TVs placed in the office area, and they were all switched to the same channel - Xiangnan Satellite TV.
Including Xiong Xiaoge’s assistant, many people sat watching TV, eating melon seeds and snacks.
Tonight is the "Super Girl" national finals, and Qvod.com will conduct a simultaneous live broadcast on the Internet.
Xiong Xiaoge glanced at the TV, "How long will it take to reach one million people online tonight?"
Kou Hongfei said quickly: "According to the background data, there are already 1.02 million people online."
< br>Xiong Xiaoge was a little surprised, "So many?"
Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Nearly three million users of Qvod.com have downloaded the client. What's the point of having one million people watching online? It’s so strange.”
“It’s strange that there are not one million users online. This shows that the client is not going to work. Let’s cancel it quickly.”
Xiong Xiaoge glanced at Qin Shaoyan and saw that he didn't seem to be joking, so he muttered: "You are quite cruel. Are you a little too arbitrary? You don't even give him a chance to cultivate the market."
" I have to be responsible for the investors." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "And the client is not as convenient as the web page. It seems useless."
"If it weren't for some objective reasons, I have to use the client. , I won’t recommend this.”
Xiong Xiaoge was very surprised, “Didn’t you develop a video client to create new ecological content?”
“Well, I did it before. "Is that what you said?" Qin Shaoyan asked casually, and then smiled, "This is not important. The client is indeed part of the video website ecosystem, and it is good for attracting users, so try it first and see later. Should the situation be retained? ”
Xiong Xiaoge frowned and asked: "Are you so sure?"
Qin Shaoyan said confidently: "Of course, when did you think I missed my hand?"
Xiong Xiaoge was very disdainful. , "You told me before that the video website has no future, and isn't it very popular now? What do you say about this?"
"I'm talking about no money." Qin Shaoyan emphasized, "It's very popular." What's the use? The more users lose, the more money they make."
Xiong Xiaoge thought Qin Shaoyan's words were simply unbelievable, and retorted with a look of astonishment: "What's wrong with you?"
"Other entrepreneurs are eager to boast about their products. If other people's video websites can have such achievements as yours, they would laugh to death in their dreams. Why do you still dislike it?"
"If you have users, you will have it. Make money, before you look at Penguin, tens of millions of users were also worried about making money. Aren’t they also profitable now?”
Qin Shaoyan rolled his eyes, “What if I had tens of millions of users now? , I will sell Kuaibo.com immediately for one billion dollars, split the money with your investors, and move on to the next project."
"..." Xiong Xiaoge didn't understand, Qin Shaoyan was particularly confused. This attitude of looking down on video websites is life and death.
The concept of video websites was hyped up by this guy before. YouTube was sold for a sky-high price, which stimulated the development of the Internet in China so much that they all wanted to switch to video websites.
How did it come about that hundreds of domestic video websites are following each other?
The instigator was Qin Shaoyan, who at that time boasted that video was the future of the Internet.
What evolved from text to pictures, and then from pictures to video images.
Then when Xiong Xiaoge found him and asked when the domestic video website would be launched, he started to push back and insisted that the video website had no future.
Let him say all the good and bad things alone.
He said he had no future, but he worked more actively than anyone else. He made Qvod the No. 1 video website in China and sold YouTube for two billion dollars.
What’s even more irritating is that Qin Shaoyan was not merciful at all when he asked for money for financing, and each valuation was higher than the last.
You say no, but your body is very honest.
But then again, video websites do burn money, much more than other websites.
If it weren’t for the outstanding performance of Qvod.com, Xiong Xiaoge would really have to think carefully about whether to continue voting in the next round.
Thinking of this, Xiong Xiaoge said with emotion: "I heard that your film and television company is making money?"
"It's all a small amount of money, maybe one or two million." Qin Shaoyan said casually, "We just started this year, and everyone is making money." I’m not familiar with it yet.”
“It’s pretty good.” >
"Well, once you are familiar with all aspects, it will be difficult to make money." Qin Shaoyan sighed, "Today's film and television companies..."
This is a rare golden period for TV dramas , there has been an explosion of classic TV series of various types and themes. It can be said that there is a realm of vitality and everything is competing for success.
Then there was no more. Ten years later, the TV series began to suck.
“The future development model of Qvod.com, a film and television company, is to focus on production and create high-quality drama series. It is unlikely that the scale will grow very big.” Qin Shaoyan pondered for two seconds and then said, “Quavo.com is in the film and television industry. Currently, the main focus is on purchasing copyrights, and we will not make any big moves for the time being.”
“We will strive to buy all the copyrights we can and build Qvodvo.com into the largest Internet film and television resource library in China. "
Xiong Xiaoge was a little curious, "Do you really intend to monopolize all copyright resources on the Internet after buying so many film and television rights?"
"How is that possible?" Qin Shaoyan looked surprised. , "Old Xiong, I find that you are more extreme than me. This kind of thing is possible in the United States, but not in China."
"If the competition in the video website field continues, there will never be a situation where one company is the dominant one. There must be at least one or two competitors."
"As long as there are competitors, copyright monopoly will not be allowed to occur. "
"I am hoarding so many genuine resources because I will wait for the right opportunity to sublet these genuine resources to other video websites. This will be a huge income. "
Xiong Xiaoge was shocked. , "Sublet?!" He originally wanted to say who would rent you this genuine resource, but he suddenly remembered what Qin Shaoyan and Zhang Chaoyang said that day.
Qin Shaoyan encouraged Zhang Chaoyang and said that the future was to create genuine products.
Xiong Xiaoge could tell at that time that Qin Shaoyan might be holding something back.
Based on what Qin Shaoyan said just now, Xiong Xiaoge suddenly figured it out.
Qin Shaoyan is going to use the banner of anti-piracy to attack his peers.
Xiong Xiaoge asked tentatively: "It's a bit difficult to get other colleagues to pay for genuine copies."
"It doesn't matter, let's start by cultivating the awareness of paying for genuine copies." Qin Shaoyan said unhurriedly, "I believe that my colleagues will learn quickly."
Xiong Xiaoge was startled, "You and Zhang Chaoyang When are you going to do it?”
“What action?” Qin Shaoyan was a little surprised.
“Aren’t you planning to join forces with Zhang Chaoyang to combat piracy?” Xiong Xiaoge frowned, a little confused.
“No, no, no, shopping malls are about making money by being harmonious. What’s at stake is brains, not hands.” Qin Shaoyan denied it flatly, “I don’t have the spare time to fight against piracy.”
"What virtue and ability do I have? Only the national administrative agency can push this matter forward."
"Huh?!" Xiong Xiaoge was very surprised and a little confused as to what Qin Shaoyan wanted to do.
Is it the big hand pushing it behind his back?
However, it is obvious that the current model of barbaric growth and piracy of video websites cannot last long, and the industry will soon usher in a reshuffle.
In an environment where piracy is retreating, video websites that want to survive must take the genuine route.
This road has already been occupied by Qin Shaoyan, blocking the newcomers.
Either pay money to Qvod.com to get genuine resources, or create self-made content.
In addition to these two paths, there is another way, which is to grab the copyrights of unsold film and television dramas.
It is foreseeable that the online copyrights of film and television dramas are about to skyrocket.
Thinking of this, Xiong Xiaoge glanced at Qin Shaoyan, who was sitting next to him. He had a relaxed expression and looked like he was never worried.
Xiong Xiaoge couldn't help but sigh that this product had predicted it again and seized the market first.
How long is this brain? Every time I bet, I can bet correctly. This is either luck or strength.
No matter which one it is, it is a good thing for Xiong Xiaoge.
Having this kind of partner is like winning the lottery for a venture capital investor.
Thinking about it now, Qin Shaoyan’s idea of building a video website has always been very clear.
While moving a large amount of high-quality YouTube content, it also hoards film and television copyrights and slowly develops in the direction of film and television content.
At the same time, we also developed the client of Qvod, opened up the TV station, and obtained the qualification for network simulcasting. Both the web page and the client blossomed.
When Xiong Xiaoge's thoughts were drifting to no where, bursts of cheers suddenly erupted from the office area, attracting his attention.
Looking up at the TV, I found that the finals of Hunan Satellite TV's "Super Girl" had already begun.
Kou Hongfei was so excited that he wanted to put his eyes on the computer screen, looking at the changing data, and said excitedly: "It's up, it's up!"
"It has reached 1.5 million!"
"It has reached 1.8 million!"
Xu Lei shouted next: "It will be 2 million soon!"
“It’s broken! It’s broken!”
“Two million is online!”
Other employees also shouted, and instantly the entire office area made a huge noise.
While shouting the number of people online, cheering.
Kou Hongfei was feeling surprised and happy at the same time. People around him kept patting his shoulders to congratulate him, and while he agreed, his eyes were fixed on the server background.
The beating curve of the server was like his electrocardiogram, and occasional network fluctuations could make him nervous for a while.
Qin Shaoyan also stood up happily at this time and took the lead in applauding.
Soon the applause spread from around Qin Shaoyan to the entire company.
The applause and cheers of Kuaibo.com almost broke the roof, causing the office building properties to be alarmed and came over to take a look.
Xiong Xiaoge also clapped his hands a few times, "Congratulations, Mr. Qin, you have achieved another success."
Qin Shaoyan laughed, "Well, this can only be considered a pre-success. A small step is still a long way from success.”
“When the number of people online exceeds 10 million, it will not be too late for Mr. Xiong to congratulate me.”
Xiong Xiaoge nodded happily, "This goal should be achieved soon."
"How is your advertising business? Can you consider adding advertising to the client?"
Qin Shaoyan waved his hand, "It's less than three million downloads. It's too early to add ads now. Let's break through ten million. User experience comes first."
"But when it comes to ads, let's quickly The broadcast series "Take You to See the World" on Bowang has exceeded 10 million views."
"Advertisers have already contacted us and we can consider inserting some advertisements into it."
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"We already have sponsors for the second summer camp next year, and the results are gratifying."
"Huh, really?" This was really beyond Xiong Xiaoge's expectation. He didn't expect that the self-made content of Qiaobo.com would be so popular. .
Quavo.com has only 10 million users in total, and "Take You to See the World" has been played more than 10 million times, which is equivalent to every user watching it once.
This program was a great success and was heavily forwarded on the campus network and other social networking sites.
Especially on campus networks, discussions about the program have always been among the top.
There is a lack of information channels for understanding foreign countries at home, and "Showing the World with You" uses a first-person perspective to take the audience to a close tour of foreign cultural and natural landscapes.
The people who leave the country are all ordinary college students, and the audience can easily find a sense of belonging and immerse themselves in it.
Through subtitles and narration, domestic college students learned about the real foreign situation from the other side.
Especially the picture shown in the camera is completely different from what was described in Yilin and Reader magazines, which gave many people a huge impact.
It is said that seeing is believing. Through the camera lens, the audience saw that the foreign world was completely different from what was said in the books.
(End of this chapter)