giants of the era

Chapter 139 Video Rental Providers

When he woke up the next morning, Li Zetian felt refreshed and extremely comfortable. He had enjoyed the ultimate last night.He looked at Yu Jingqiu who was sleeping soundly, and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

"Star Wars" has now become a phenomenon-level movie with a huge influence, and almost all young people in the United States have heard of it!From the second month after its release, "Star Wars" began to be released overseas, and then a Star Wars trend quickly blew up!
At this time, the Star Wars film company began to get busy, and many companies came to seek cooperation, including toys, clothing, stationery and other brand authorizations. Among them, Sunbird Company obtained the exclusive authorization of the "Star Wars" game.

The earliest videotape movie in the world is generally said to be the Korean movie "Youth Teacher", which was released in 1972 and released on videotape in 1976.It was this year that RB Victory JVC researched the VHS format of home video tapes and developed the first generation of VHS tape recorders. There are programs on TV that you want to watch, but you happen to have to go out, or the program time is too late. Fans can record it first, and then watch it when they find time.The rewind function is even more astounding-a particularly favorite passage can be watched over and over again.Since then, VHS tape recorders have quickly become popular in the Western world.

In 1976, the film and video tape market had just begun to develop, which undoubtedly gave Li Zetian the opportunity to get involved. With "Star Wars" as a stepping stone, he could quickly open up the market!
It is reported that by the 1990s, 95% of American households owned VCRs, and consumers spent more on buying and renting videotapes than going to the cinema to watch movies.Revenues from VCRs and videotapes are huge.

However, patents and technologies have been divided up by other companies, and the video tape format dispute is very fierce. There have been Sony's β-max, JVC's VHS and Philips' Video-2000 format disputes. Finally, because VHS provides longer The recording time and relative simplicity of the results eventually won out as the standard format for video recorders.

Li Zetian did not intend to meddle, let them fight to the death, he took a trick, mastered the distribution rights of video tapes, and became a video rental provider. In the Internet age, he changed his job to become an online video rental provider-Netflix.

When signing licensing contracts with other film companies, Li Zetian planned to kill them on the contract, writing all film distribution rights except cinemas, hehe... Maybe they still can't imagine the existence of the Internet!
Li Zetian secretly smiled.

Now that we know that JVC's VHS format will become the standard for video recorders, if we help JVC at this time, we will naturally benefit the most.

After breakfast, Li Zetian called Dongfang Yuqin to him.

Dongfang Yuqin's dress is very professionally feminine. The combination of a black hip-covering skirt and a white shirt can not only look decent, but also outline the curves of a woman's figure, showing a feminine but stubborn side.

"Here is a task for you. Help me register a company called Netflix. The main direction of the company's business is to provide video tape purchase and rental services. One is to establish its own video tape production factory; the other is to establish a video tape rental store. The city is naturally the first choice; the third is to develop a set of videotape management software, through the systematic management of the computer, the videotapes stored in the warehouse can be counted at any time, including the sales volume, rental times, time, user's gender, age group, etc. of each videotape. Data, so that the company can quickly formulate and adjust policies based on this information. For example, if a video tape is not popular in New York, but it is popular in Los Angeles, the supply of the video tape in New York can be reduced, and the supply in Los Angeles can be increased to maximize profits for the company. At the same time, we can also obtain information on users' preferences for various types of movies, which can be resold to movie companies, so that they can make movies according to market demand and reduce risks...

The videotape format we choose to produce is RBJVC's VHS. If I don't expect, VHS will eventually become the standard format of video recorders because it can provide longer recording time and relatively simple results. In 1975, Sony introduced the Betamax home video cassette, becoming a major VHS competitor.As the saying goes, the icing on the cake is not as good as the timely delivery of charcoal. Talk to JVC and try to get the technology authorization!We are also promoting the VHS format, and the other party will definitely welcome it!

The other is film and television copyright. Due to the economic recession in the United States, the film market has been sluggish, and many film companies have fallen into financial crisis. This is a good time for us to take advantage of it.Um?In this regard, I will do it myself..."

Li Zetian spoke eloquently for more than 20 minutes. Dongfang Yuqin's small mouth was half open, her face was full of surprise, and she was full of admiration for Li Zetian.

"Dongfang Yuqin???" Li Zetian shook his hand in front of her.

"Ah?!!" Dongfang Yuqin came back to her senses at this moment, looked at Li Zetian, and asked, "Mr. Li, I understand what you ordered. Do you have any other orders?"

"Well... that's all for now, I'll let you know when I think of it!"

"Okay, Mr. Li, then I'll get busy!"

"Ah."

Li Zetian looked at the back of Dongfang Yuqin with a bumpy figure, and couldn't help laughing in a low voice: "Brother is a gentleman, gentle and moist like jade, talented, and well-educated. He actually shocked Dongfang Yuqin who doesn't like men. The charm is too great, I have to restrain myself a bit or two in the future..."

After consuming hundreds of millions of tadpoles last night, I ate a hearty breakfast in the morning to replenish my strength.

Drink some milk without a nutritional express.

After breakfast, Li Zetian went back to the bedroom and glanced at Yu Jingqiu, she was still sleeping.Li Zetian didn't bother her anymore and let her continue to sleep until she woke up naturally so that her skin would recover.He ordered the maids to prepare breakfast for Yu Jingqiu at any time, and then went for a morning run by himself, and then practiced kung fu.

Perseverance is the most important thing in practicing!

Li Zetian's body is very good now. Although he doesn't have amazing eight-pack abs, he still has a sexy mermaid line.

After he finished practicing Kung Fu, Yu Jingqiu also got up. After breakfast, she came to the balcony to bask in the sun, breathing in the fresh air, taking a sip from the milk coffee on the table from time to time, and then opening the books she brought with her , read it up.

Live a simple and peaceful life, carefree.

And all worries, including the troubles of making money, Li Zetian will fight for her.

"Hello, Mr. Alan Ryder Jr., I'm Chronos Li. When do you have time, I want to meet with you and discuss some things!" After Li Zetian took a bath in the swimming pool, he came to the lobby and called Twentieth Century Fox boss Alan Ryder Jr.

"Hello, Mr. Li, I can meet you anytime!"

"Then can you come to my house at noon? We can discuss things and have lunch together."

"Ok, no problem."

"Well, see you at noon then!"

After Li Zetian hung up the phone, he told the servants that there will be guests at noon, and that they should prepare a richer lunch.

The reason why Li Zetian was the first to call [-]th Century Fox was not only because he was familiar with it, but most importantly, [-]th Century Fox had been losing money for many years and was facing a huge financial crisis, even though "Star Wars" was a success this time. , but freezing three feet is not a one-day cold, and it cannot solve the problem immediately.

Twentieth Century Fox, as one of the Hollywood film giants, has a rich film source and many classic works. Obtaining its film authorization can lay the foundation for Netflix's success!

In fact, in the previous life, Andre Bray, the owner of a company called "Magnetic-Video", took advantage of the situation and obtained the videotape distribution rights of 50 films owned by Twentieth Century Fox. Three Hollywood classics, "The Sound of Music", "General Patton" and "Army Field Hospital", became the first batch of American blockbusters to be released on videotape, priced at US$50 to US$70.

At this time, because the movie video tape market has not yet developed, Hollywood film companies are not interested in video tapes, and it is relatively easy to obtain authorization. This is a very rare opportunity!

At noon, Alan Ryder Jr. arrived as scheduled.

After the two parties greeted each other, Li Zetian ordered the servants to prepare lunch.

"Mr. Li, first of all congratulations, "Star Wars" is a hit, and you have become the biggest winner!!!" Little Alan Ryder laughed.

"Didn't [-]th Century Fox also make a lot of money?" Li Zetian laughed.

"Oh, it's a pity that [-]th Century Fox didn't make any additional investment at that time...Mr. Li, I have to say that your vision and courage are really admirable!"

Li Zetian smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's just good luck. By the way, Mr. Alan Ryder Jr., I set up a film rental company, and I'm here to talk to you about the authorized distribution of films." .”

"What is a video rental company?"

"It's like a video rental or something..."

Alan Ryder Jr. nodded in understanding.

Li Zetian continued: "If Twentieth Century Fox can authorize me to distribute films other than movie theaters, then Twentieth Century Fox can enjoy a 10% revenue share. Obviously, this is undoubtedly a new opportunity for Twentieth Century Fox's financial revenue. Growth point! Mr. Alan Ryder Jr., this is an extra income, which is beneficial to both of us, why not do it?"

Little Alan Ryder fell into deep thought, and replied after a while: "I agree with this cooperation, but it is divided into aspects...I will go back and discuss it with everyone."

"No problem, you can notify me at any time after the discussion. Oh, the dishes are all ready, let's talk while we eat."

"Okay, thank you very much for the lunch!"

"you are welcome."

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Alan Ryder Jr. put a small bite of steak into his mouth and asked, "Mr. Li, how big is your movie rental company?"

"Scale? You know, movie video tapes have just emerged, so the current scale is naturally small. However, if I don't do it, if I do, I will definitely spend huge sums of money to make it the largest video rental company in the United States! At least a few thousand rental shops must be established..." Li Zetian laughed.

"Yeah, yes... with your financial resources, it can be done!" Alan Ryder Jr. nodded and said, feeling a little excited in his heart. As long as this movie rental company has a large scale, Twentieth Century Fox will be able to do it. Huge profits can be made from it.

At this moment, Alan Ryder Jr. was a little absent-minded about his lunch, and now he wished he could fly to the company with his wings and hold a meeting to discuss this matter.

Li Zetian secretly observed the words and expressions, and knew that Alan Ryder Jr. had already been tempted, and his side obviously had the chance to win.

As soon as the lunch was over, Alan Ryder Jr. hurriedly bid farewell to Li Zetian.

Li Zetian smiled slightly and watched the other party leave.

PS: All kinds of requests.

(End of this chapter)