Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 93 Internet (Subscription Request, First Order)

"Boss, I hope I didn't disturb your rest."

At the end of March, Gu Wei was at home with his parents when he received a call from Reid on the other side of the ocean.

"Ryder, what's going on?"

Gu Wei asked directly. Before leaving, Gu Wei explained that Reid was usually in charge of the company's operations. He called at this time, so it must be something important.

"Boss, we have contacted YouTube several times, but they are not considering financing for the time being."

Hearing this, Gu Wei felt relieved. He thought something big had happened.

YouTube's operating model cannot be sustained financially for long, and with large-scale subsidies to users, it will sooner or later run out of funds.

"There's no rush. Keep contacting them. Their funds won't last long."

"Okay, boss."

Reid didn't ask the reason and agreed directly.

...

After Gu Wei hung up the phone, he suddenly thought of the domestic Internet.

He now has sufficient funds, and it is time to reach out to these people.

Since January 05, the National Internet Information Center has released the "15th National Internet Development Statistical Report" in the capital. As of the end of last year, there were approximately 4160 million Internet-connected computers and 9400 million Internet users in China.

Since then, the Internet Management Act has been issued, which has promoted the development of the domestic Internet. The spring of the domestic Internet industry has arrived.

The next day, Gu Wei came directly to the company.

“Collect detailed information about domestic Internet companies, especially those that have not yet gone public.”

In the office, Gu Wei gave instructions to Wang Chen.

"Okay, boss, I'll do it right away."

Wang Chen was a little confused, but he still did what Gu Wei instructed.

"Famous Chinese actress Liu Yifei is in contact with Sony Music, is she planning to sign a contract?"

"Liu Yifei's economic company frequently contacts the island nation's Sony Corporation."

In the circle, in addition to the Wang Jinghua incident recently, there have been many reports about Liu Yifei.

Since starring in "The Story of a Noble Family", Liu Yifei has successively participated in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and the Hollywood movie "The Day After Tomorrow", and has accumulated a large number of fans.

When you are famous, you are prone to gossip. Especially after Liu Yifei refused to sign contracts with Huayi Company and Tangren Film and Television, she has been attacked by various people on the Internet recently. From her acting skills to her nationality, to rumors of being "kept", the rumors are getting more and more outrageous.

If you can't get it, you'll destroy it. This is a true reflection of the entertainment industry. Although Chen Jinfei is rich, he has no say in the domestic circle and is unable to deal with the large number of black fans online.

It just so happened that the contact from Sony at this time gave them hope of a solution. They hoped to use Sony to intimidate other domestic companies. Later, Liu Yifei's high-profile coming-of-age ceremony was arranged by Sony.

However, Chen Jinfei took advantage of her and made a lot of boasting about it, and even let the media report that she was "kept" by Chen Jinfei. It can be said that this was a complete mess.

"Signed with an island company? No longer a fan"

"Whose idea was this? So many domestic companies refused to sign, so they chose an island company."

...

All of a sudden, a new round of comments began online, with a large number of haters finding excuses to frantically attack Liu Yifei.

"It's a bad move."

Gu Wei muttered something when he saw the report online.

Although signing with Sony has many advantages at present, it also limits Liu Yifei's future development. The domestic film industry is still controlled by domestic companies. What resources can an "artist" who doesn't fit in get?

...

Early April, Zhejiang Province, the crew of The Return of the Condor Heroes.

"Mom, do you really want to sign with Sony?"

Liu Yifei had just finished filming today's scenes and hadn't removed her makeup yet, she said.

When Liu Xiaoli heard this, she didn't know how to respond. Ever since she rejected Huayi Company and Tangren Film and Television, the internet was full of negative information about Liu Yifei, and fewer and fewer companies came to her for cooperation.

Liu Xiaoli knew without a second thought that it was another company that was behind this, but there was nothing she could do. Since "Godfather" Chen Jinfei couldn't handle this, she wanted to find another way to help her daughter find a backer to facilitate her future development. "Xixi, signing with Sony has many benefits. You can develop in the three fields of film, television and music in the future, which will be very helpful to you."

Liu Xiaoli said this earnestly.

Liu Yifei is not stupid. She can see the comments online and understand her mother's painstaking efforts.

The reason why she rejected Huayi Company was because the contract contained many additional conditions in addition to the artist clauses. Liu Xiaoli decisively refused for the sake of her daughter's reputation, which led to the current situation.

"Mom, I want to ask the senior."

Liu Yifei understood her mother's difficulties, but still spoke directly.

Liu Xiaoli did not object and nodded silently.

She also hopes that her daughter can sign with Gu Wei's company, but at present, Xingchen Film and Television Company has no plans to sign any other artists except Qin Hao. Recently, she heard that director Gu Wei rejected Wang Jinghua, so she is unsure.

...

In early April, Gu Wei was looking at the information collected by Wang Chen in the company when he suddenly received a call from Liu Yifei.

"Sissi, what's wrong?"

In the office, Gu Wei looked at the chair and asked.

“Senior…”

Liu Yifei did not hide anything and told the whole story.

"Xixi, I'll visit the set in a couple of days, and we can talk in person then."

Gu Wei said after listening to Liu Yifei's words.

Before returning to China, Liu Yifei called several times, hoping that he would come to visit the set. After returning, Gu Wei had been so busy that he forgot about it.

"Okay, senior, call me in advance before you come."

Liu Yifei said excitedly.

"Row."

After the call ended, Gu Wei called Wang Chen to continue discussing Internet matters.

"As for websites, Baidu is currently developing very well. I heard that they plan to go public in the United States in August this year."

Gu Wei nodded and motioned for Wang Chen to continue.

“As for the other companies…”

The second wave of domestic Internet companies going public in the United States is in full swing.

More changes will happen this year:
Dong Ge gave up retail stores and transformed into e-commerce;

Zhou Hongwei resigned from the position of President of Yahoo China and started his second business;

When Google entered the Chinese market, it poached Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee to take charge. Dozens of employees tinkered in a temporary office in the BJ Xinhua Insurance Building for several months, and finally launched google.cn at the beginning of the following year.

There are also Ganji.com, 2005.com, xiaonei.com, PPTV, and Douban. These familiar names today are all seeds planted in .

It can be said that the domestic Internet sector is currently full of opportunities and it is a good time to enter.

"Contact these companies in the name of your company first."

Gu Wei listed several names and asked Wang Chen to contact them first according to his instructions. The Internet market is huge, and Gu Wei cannot choose to invest in all of them. He does not have that much money, so he will only choose to invest in a part of them.

When these companies become bigger and stronger, they will need to cash out partially, and the film and television industry will be Gu Wei's final battlefield.

...

On the other side, Liu Yifei hung up the phone and got the reply that Gu Wei was here to visit the set, and she smiled happily.

"Xixi, what did Director Gu say?"

When Liu Xiaoli saw her daughter's situation, she guessed something, but she still asked afterwards.

"Mom, the senior will come to visit in two days, so you should talk to me in person then."

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