Chapter 397 Time Bomb, Traffic Era
Bangzi has four major film production and distribution companies, namely CJ, Lotte, Showbox and New.
Although they are called the "Big Four", they are actually all very young, because the Bangzi film market started late.
In the late 1980s, South Korea revised the "Film Law" and rapidly opened up the market. At the same time, the censorship system was abolished and replaced by a "Performance Ethics Committee" review system.
In the mid-1990s, the classification that filmmakers had been waiting for was realized, and the film industry transitioned to market-based competition.
The four major film production companies account for more than 90% of the total film market every year.
The Big Four have integrated production, distribution, and exhibition into a vertical integration, almost monopolizing the theater market.
In the early days of Bangzi Movies, CJ Entertainment tended to favor large-scale productions, Showbox liked crime themes, New was better at family (comedy) themes, and Lotte focused on light comedies.
The four companies each have their own specialties and try to avoid competition.
As the Bangzi movie market entered the era of 100 million moviegoers, the four companies turned against each other and began to undergo diversified changes.
Competition is inevitable.
CJ Entertainment is undoubtedly the most powerful among the four major companies.
CJ Entertainment’s development slogan is, if it can’t kill you, then it will buy you.
In less than ten years, it has become the number one film and television giant in Bangzi.
Li Mingyang thought the partner was CJ, but who knew it turned out to be Lotte!
It will be fine after you step down from office, I will still be hanging around in the country.
Li Mingyang would rather offend a mountain eagle than accept this time bomb.
CJ is the Korean entertainment giant that best suits his interests.
Neither Samsung nor Kakao works.
Kakao’s Lao Jin is very powerful. He once defeated Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong and became the richest man in Bangzi.
However, as an Internet upstart with a grassroots background, Lao Jin’s background was too shallow and he was caught.
Assets were divided among chaebols.
The mountain eagle asked Li Mingyang, why is your name in Bangzi so high at the box office?
Girls' Generation's propaganda is just a fool, whoever believes it is a fool!
Fan films are the most disliked, both at home and abroad.
Especially the stick side!
There are more than 50 million people in Bangzi, but there have been more than 20 movies with tens of millions of viewers.
You can't do it by relying on fans... Bangzi ticket prices are very expensive. Cinemas focus on high-end movies, and prices increase every year.
In Li Xiucheng's words, the price is 10,000 won on weekdays, but the price will be increased on weekends and holidays to 15,000... you beast!
Your Name broke multiple records for Chinese-language films in Japan at the local box office in the early days and became a sensation in Asia!
It relies on the movie itself, which is based on the blockbuster movies of my childhood.
As for Bangzi, apart from the influence of the movie itself, the most important thing is that you have Punch Man in your name! Ma Dongxi!
Since the hit "Running Bar", Ma Dong-seok's popularity in Bangzi has skyrocketed. He has participated in six movies released and almost all of them have paid back.
The Bangzi audience recognizes Ma Dongxi very much.
Your name is also honored.
There is a kind of Hollywood blockbuster, mixed with the sense of déjà vu of domestic stars, which makes the audience shine.
Relying on the imaginative plot and Ma Dongxi's appeal.
It actually had the best reputation among all the movies in theaters... it made it all the way into the top ten of the year.
Li Mingyang rejected the proposal to co-produce the film.
The mountain eagle asked him to think again, then served tea to see the guests off.
Wang Changtian didn't quite understand, but he really wanted the fat meat that was delivered to his mouth.
I just want to get a spot for a China-South Korea co-production.
But the mountain eagle was unwilling to give it, so he was kicked out.
"I feel that the quota for Sino-Korean co-productions should be reserved for great directors... ordinary people cannot get it."
In the pavilion, Wang Changtian said to Li Mingyang, who was looking up at the moon.
"Whoever wants it wants it. Anyway, I don't want it."
"This is a good opportunity."
Li Mingyang doesn't think so, but he can't say. It can't be said that Lotte would rather give up the domestic market and lick the American father!
The impact was extremely bad, and the country issued the most stringent restrictions on Korea!
Wang Changtian persuaded him for a while, but he went back to the room without any persuasion.
"There is no chance for no reason." Li Mingyang sighed softly.
This year was very strange overall. He never figured out what was strange.
He seemed to be in a thick fog and couldn't see clearly.
He left the pavilion and went back to his room to rest.
After taking a shower, Li Mingyang was about to go to bed.
The phone rang suddenly. He picked up the phone and answered it. A bolt from the blue split the fog in front of his eyes!
……
Early the next morning, Li Mingyang got into a black Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle.
"Have you brought the information?" Li Mingyang asked Xiong Yan as he sat in the back row.
Xiong Yan picked up a black briefcase from the passenger seat and handed it to Li Mingyang.
"Boss, should I go to the Magic City or go back to Hengdian?"
"Go to the Magic City first."
Li Mingyang flipped through the bouquet video and the information on Station B, and his heart gradually sank to the bottom...
Although media reports indicate that the traffic era began in 2014.
In fact, in the year Penguin Video was established, the three BAT giants officially launched a full-scale attack on domestic entertainment.
This is the beginning of the traffic era.
Penguin Video was launched in early April, almost two months ago. But Li Mingyang did not feel the impact of the traffic era.
Just last night.
Li Mingyang finally felt that the traffic era had really arrived.
Station B was accused.
Five companies sued Station B for infringement at the same time... I don’t know when, these companies actually bought the copyright of Japanese comics, and instead of suing Station A, they only sued Station B.
By the time Li Mingyang arrived at Bilibili Co., Ltd., the company was already in chaos.
Bilibili is a video website for ACG content creation and sharing.
Because there is no profit, Li Mingyang is not afraid of being sued by Japan.
But he never expected that a domestic company would buy the copyright and sue him...
Li Mingyang spent a day and made many phone calls, and finally sorted out the situation.
Although he had long expected that the companies behind the lawsuit against Bilibili were not simple...
But I didn’t expect that each one of them was a giant!
SMG is eyeing station B!
Too early...
Although Station B was indeed a member of SMG in its previous life, including the audio-visual license, it was all handled by SMG.
But the largest institutional shareholders of Bilibili are Penguin and Alibaba! And Sony!
If it's just an SMG, Li Mingyang can take the path of acting, and everyone can sit down and talk.
It just... doesn't work.
Also interested in Station B are Penguin, Sohu, and Youku...
Representatives of the five companies were not only willing to reconcile, but were also willing to invest in Station B.
Audio-visual license, animation copyright, technical support, channel promotion, valuation starts at one billion...
Whatever you want, you can directly turn the pirated B site into a legitimate website, and there is only one requirement, that is, Li Mingyang cannot run away, and he must be the major shareholder.
He was obviously used as a lucky cat to attract investment and go public.
Station B is a two-dimensional video website, but it is essentially different from long videos. It is more like a YouTube video. It is a medium-sized video and has certain social attributes.
Although Bilibili also wanted to develop long-form videos in its previous life, it established Bilibili Pictures, a joint venture with Shangshi Pictures, and it exploded not long after it started...
Long videos are the opposite of Aiyouteng.
Mango was hammered to death.
Li Mingyang doesn’t mind capital investing in Bilibili.
But now that Station B has become a full-time official, it will be useless!
When capital acquires Bilibili, the first thing to do is to engage in advertising.
Station B’s rise relies on its promise to “never add pre-roll ads” and allows users to skip ads!
The major streaming media are trying their best to place ads. They can't wait to fill the screen with ads, and they will add ads for you even when you pause.
How is it possible to allow no ads and also allow users to skip ads.
There were only three ways before him.
One is to accept capital investment and turn B station into a regular company, but before it can even wait for the listing, station B will be abandoned...
The second is to reject capital, which will cause Bilibili to operate at a high loss.
Piracy business is really cheap, less than one million a month! Just pay for wages, servers, and rent.
Once you buy the copyright, it will be damned. Tens of millions of dollars will make you unable to stop it.
This is fucking him naked!
Piracy has been operating at a loss for a long time.
For his personal assets, they are a drop in the bucket, he can afford to wait and spend.
But he can only manage the genuine business for a while... Soon the domestic copyrights will be priced at sky-high prices, and the overseas copyrights will also be priced at sky-high prices.
Youku couldn't hold it back, so it could only be swallowed up by Alibaba.
Sohu failed to hold on and withdrew...
Once you fall into a copyright dispute, it will be a bottomless pit...
Bilibili accepted Sony's strategic financing of US$400 million, gave up long-form videos, and sold itself to Alibaba and Penguin, so that it could maintain its two-dimensional basic market.
The third is, do not refuse or accept, pretend not to know, and directly file a lawsuit.
Any outstanding large factory lacks everything but litigation.
pdd is the most nonsense. It is involved in 5,000 to 6,000 lawsuits a year, among which intellectual property disputes are the most common.
Dachang has the money and time to play with you slowly... Nine times out of ten, they will shake hands and make peace.
The representatives are Penguin and Byte.
Penguin Byte fights lawsuits every year. When the fight is at its fiercest, both parties are either on the way to court or preparing materials to sue each other.
Both at home and abroad, infringement lawsuits are commonplace for Internet and technology companies.
Although there are three ways to go...
But it all feels like there is no way out.
After a night of thinking, Li Mingyang immediately held a video conference.
Change station B to another place!
The success of DouYu is largely due to the wh government!
(End of chapter)