Quickly wear it and insist on being an old man forever

[Eight billion? Is that how much money you can make?]

[No, I don't understand. How can they make so much money in 24 hours? Aren't there only 300 million registered users? And there are only ten paid dramas at present. How can they make 800 million per drama on average?]

[Did they make a mistake and add an extra zero? I can barely believe 800 million, but isn't 800 million funny? ]

[No, I have to go check it out! ]

[This excitement must be joined]

[The Peak Group's operation is really confusing. They released all ten dramas at once. Aren't they afraid of piracy? If all the dramas are released at once, it won't take more than 24 hours for pirated resources to fly everywhere! ]

[It is hard to say whether pirated resources are everywhere, but there are indeed many people who spend money. The second part of the Millennium Martial Arts Series has been charged since the fourth episode. That episode has been purchased by more than 87 million people, and the last episode has also been purchased by more than 50 million people, which means that at least more than 50 million people bought it as a package.

The package price is 36 yuan. The current revenue of this drama alone is estimated to be nearly 2 billion yuan. Isn't it so easy to make money now? Isn't it a bit too outrageous! If this is a movie, wouldn't it be equivalent to a box office of 2 billion on the first day? I wouldn't dare to do this even in my dreams.

I can't understand it, I can't understand it at all.

Why would anyone spend such money?

The regular membership fee is only 10 to 20 yuan! 】

[Haha, the 36 yuan from Peak Entertainment is permanent. After watching it once, even if I want to watch it a second time after a year or two, I still don’t have to pay. It’s not like those memberships, where you can’t watch it again after the membership expires and you have to renew your membership.]

[I support six out of ten, not for anything else, but because their software does not have any ads, no pop-ups, and nothing that makes people angry.]

[A quick aside, I actually tried using a lot of inappropriate techniques to steal the video, but it didn't work. I guess the only way to steal the video is to use a mobile phone or a camera to directly record the screen, or maybe my technique is not good enough.

I was really eager to watch it, and since it was a permanent buyout, I felt it was a good deal, after all, I spent the money. 】

[I'm not in a hurry. I'm waiting for the pirated version to be released.]

【I never spend money on watching dramas. 】

[It's too ugly to see how many fools are willing to pay for it. This is obviously more profitable than charging membership fees for watching videos. Have they made 8 billion without watching it? ]

[Yes, what if all video platforms follow suit? How much money will be wasted?

In the case of promotions, ordinary membership on most video websites only costs 10 yuan a month. I also watched the ten new dramas released by Peak Entertainment, and the average price of each drama is about 20 yuan. According to this calculation, the money I paid for a year's membership on other video playback platforms is only enough to watch a mere six dramas on this platform.

No matter how busy I am, no matter how little time I have.

It’s okay to watch one drama a month.

No matter how you calculate it, it’s a loss, it’s not worth it! 】

[It depends on the individual. Anyway, I like this model. For example, I bought a one-year membership on Donggua Video last year, but I only watched two dramas in the end. The other dramas were really unbearable or not to my taste. So if his family follows the same learning, then I will definitely think it is also good. ]

[I actually hope that Peak Entertainment will also adopt a membership model, a paid membership model, and the two models can run in parallel. Members can update two episodes a day, and they can no longer watch when their membership expires. If they want to buy, they can just buy it outright.]

【Isn’t that advance on-demand? 】

[It is better than advance on-demand. You still cannot watch it after your advance on-demand membership expires. If the two modes are used in parallel, you can watch it even after your permanent buyout membership expires.]

[I don’t know what’s so tangled about it. Buying out a TV series only costs two cups of milk tea. It’s not expensive at all! ]

【During the economic downturn, it is better to save as much as possible. 】

[I saw that Dianfeng Video seemed to have advertised that they used the latest anti-theft technology. I don’t know whether it is true or not. Anyway, I am not in a hurry. I will wait and see if there is any pirated version.

If the peak video technology is really amazing.

No piracy or no clear piracy.

There is no other choice but to buy it with money. 】

[I bought it, but my only hope now is that Dianfeng Video will not go back on its word and say that you can watch it forever after buying it, but then change the rules in two years. If that happens, I will be blackmailed for the rest of my life.]

[I hope there will be no ads forever. If ads or pop-ups appear after a while when the app is already making so much money, it will be really disgusting.]

[Yes, the reason why I am willing to spend money is that I hope that Peak Video can make money, so that it won’t be so embarrassed in two years that it has to add advertisements because of the huge losses. The so-called member advertisements are really disgusting.]

[Yes, some video platforms are really too much now. The length of member ads is longer than when I watch pirated videos on pirated websites.]

[As long as Dianfeng Video has no ads or pop-ups, I will support him for one day, but if he breaks his promise one day, he will be buried with honor.]

This is the first day. Some people are dissatisfied, some can’t believe it, but some think it’s okay and can accept it.

Generally speaking, most people don’t mind this charging model. What they care more about is whether Dianfeng Video can maintain the current model, whether it can guarantee that there will be no pop-up ads in the future, and whether the so-called permanent buyout can be implemented in the future?

There's nothing we can do about it. These days there are too many people who break their promises.

There are also many video playback platforms that do not abide by their contracts.

Many video playback platforms actually had few advertisements at the beginning, and the membership fees were not expensive. There were also not so many differences in membership levels, not to mention the deliberate reduction of video clarity, and the requirement to purchase a higher-level membership to watch higher-definition videos.

But as time went by, they slowly changed, such as reducing the privileges and benefits of original members, adding higher-level members, and even providing member advertising.

There are many such video playback platforms.

Everyone will naturally be wary and worried.

After discovering this, Bai Sheng immediately drafted a new announcement and asked all those who purchased the permanent viewing rights of the series to sign an electronic contract. The content was actually very simple, which was to formally turn the previous verbal agreement into a contractual agreement.

Once it becomes a contractual agreement, it becomes legally binding.

In the contract, Bai Sheng also specifically mentioned that if they breached the contract and caused users to be unable to watch a drama they purchased, a full refund would be made immediately.

It can be said that the rights and interests of users are fully protected.

Once this contract is signed, if something unexpected happens and Bai Sheng and his team don't refund the money, they will definitely lose the lawsuit.

Because the contract she signed defined responsibilities and obligations very clearly, without any ambiguity or deliberate embarrassment, even those who did not know much about the law and were merely literate could basically understand it.

Hundreds of pages were written with that mess.

It’s completely different from a contract that’s not written in human language.

As soon as this news came out, coupled with the explanations of some legal self-media, not only did the download volume and ratings of Peak Entertainment continue to increase, but the sales of those dramas also increased rapidly. It can truly be said that they were making a fortune every day.

At the same time, it put other video platforms on the spot. Originally, we were all birds of a feather, but now there is a traitor and a clean one. Of course, whoever secretly did more disgusting things will be embarrassed.

The top three video platforms, whose positions were already unstable, hated Bai Sheng so much that they wanted to find someone to assassinate him, but unfortunately they didn't have the guts to do so. As for using the internet trolls to smear and slander him, the alliances between the previous film and television production platforms and entertainment companies had already proven that this was a dead end. Not only was it a dead end, but they almost lost everything.

If you hadn't admitted your mistake in time.

Some people may have to go back for a few years of further education.

The three companies each made their own calculations, and were finally shocked to find that they really could not do anything to Bai Sheng and Dianfeng Entertainment.

Because Peak Entertainment’s industrial chain is quite complete.

They have no way of choking us.

Most of the actors, directors and screenwriters they use are from their own people. Even if they really ban it, it will not have much impact on Summit Entertainment. At most, they will change from using their own people 80% of the time to using 100% of their own people. On the contrary, those actors and directors who are banned and not allowed to cooperate with Summit Entertainment will hate them privately.

For post-production, special effects production, various music copyrights, and even music production, Summit Entertainment also has its own team, so there is no problem with normal use.

There are cinemas for movies and software for TV dramas.

The copyright is also secure and there are no loopholes.

The only thing that is lacking is the TV station. But judging from the current revenue of Peak Video's self-produced exclusive dramas, they may not be willing to broadcast their self-produced exclusive dramas on TV stations, resulting in the leakage of videos.

Two days have passed and still no pirated copies have been released.

It can be seen that Peak Entertainment does have new anti-theft technology.

However, if it is distributed to others for broadcast, it is difficult to ensure that it will not be leaked unless the anti-theft technology is shared together.

What can they do in this situation?
If all the overt and covert means are useless, then we can only lie down and take it easy. Anyway, there are already three giants in the film and television industry, so it doesn’t matter if there are more giants. We just have to compete.

You can't use tricks.

Then compete openly.

In addition to competition, some people are attracted by the income of Peak Video and are preparing to learn from it.

However, they were reluctant to spend either membership fees or advertising fees, and their anti-theft capabilities were average, making their business a neither fish nor fowl. In the end, they didn't make much money, and the person in charge was almost scolded to death. It was a complete mess.

Then there is the competition between them.

It's barely fair and healthy competition.

As for the results, half a year later, the number of registered users of Dianping Video had reached 600 million, ranking second, not to mention the revenue, which was at least tens of billions per month.

The original three film and television giants also had good revenues.

After all, all the good things in the bottom of the box have been taken out.

However, the market share is relatively limited, and it is difficult to achieve doubling growth even with high-quality works. Therefore, the video playback platforms that were originally ranked fifth and sixth are in bad luck. It is a real fight between gods, and they are suffering. Either their revenue is halved or their market value plummets.

The seventh one is even more unlucky and has gone bankrupt.

At this time, something happened. The Return of the Condor Heroes, directed by Shan Wenyan, was released. Instead of selling it to a certain platform, he reluctantly signed a contract with Donggua Video, where it was sold in a package and Donggua Video took 30%. Other video playback platforms had more restrictions and requirements, so basically no one was interested in his films.

Dianfeng Video never purchases films from outside, so Shan Wenyan has no choice but to cooperate with Donggua Video.

As a result, sales were pretty average.

More than a month has passed, and after deducting all other factors, we can only say that we barely made a loss. We even made less than The Legend of the Condor Heroes, which directly sold the copyright.

Angry Shan Wenyan cursed piracy online.

Because Donggua Video has neither a brand-new anti-theft system nor top-level artificial intelligence to help prevent theft, less than 24 hours after Shan Wenyan's The Return of the Condor Heroes was released, the entire series had already spread on pirated websites.

Therefore, he took it for granted that if piracy had not been so rampant, his income would have at least increased several times. 2 billion would be a bit difficult, but a few hundred million would certainly be no problem. It would not be just 20 million. After deducting a series of miscellaneous expenses such as share of profits, costs and taxes, the final income can almost be described as meager.

But it was no use for him to scold.

Instead, netizens developed a dislike for him.

If it weren't for Bai Sheng, his income might be higher, after all, The Return of the Condor Heroes was of good quality. But the Millennium Martial Arts series launched by Bai Sheng was purely adapted from the real martial arts world's thousand-year history, and the level of sophistication of the work, the richness of the characters and plot, and the special effects far surpassed Shan Wenyan.

Plus there’s the gap in times.

One is still telling stories and making TV series according to templates from decades ago, while the other is writing and shooting based on the latest audience psychology analysis. The difference is quite normal.

Let alone comparison, no one can even be compared.

And doesn’t this coincide with the Spring Festival?
Bai Sheng decisively and officially launched the holographic projection technology and the first movie shot using the technology. He also stated that all of his theaters are now equipped with holographic projection equipment, and that the latest theaters purchased overseas also have corresponding equipment.

It can be released simultaneously around the world.

There is nothing to doubt about the result. It simply sparked a discussion frenzy and a box office miracle again.

And take this opportunity to officially reach the summit.

Having become the undisputed leader in the entertainment industry, Dianfeng Video's number of registered users and real-time active users also surpassed the original number one at the end of this Spring Festival.

It can definitely be considered a comeback and a revival.

And create more glory!
Next, Bai Sheng slowed down his pace, focused on stability, and put more energy into training his successor.

Ten years later, he handed over fixed assets such as cinemas to a bank for custody, used the income as a family fund, and distributed dividends to all family members. The group was handed over to his daughter's third son, who was the original owner's grandson.

It’s not that he is very capable, but mainly because he is obedient and calm enough, which should be enough for him to maintain the status quo.

Anyway, the family is big and the foundation is profound.

As long as she didn't act recklessly or be too aggressive, even if she lived off her old capital, she could at least make a living for a few decades or two or three generations. Bai Sheng understood the principle of prosperity and decline, so she didn't expect her descendants to be able to recreate the glory based on the pinnacle entertainment she created. As long as she could maintain her wealth for another hundred years, she would be satisfied.

As a human being, you should be content!

After explaining everything, Bai Sheng left with peace of mind, and the rest was up to the descendants. (End of this chapter)