After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 159: Sky-high Copyright Price, Cooperation from All Sides

Li Mingyang was speechless. Wasn’t it agreed that it would be mango? Why did they sell it to the unlucky Blueberry?

Li Mingyang called Wang Changtian and asked, "Why did you sell it to Blueberry TV in the end?"

"It's not good for us to have only one mango company."

“We can sell it to Dragon TV!”

"Don't mention it. They are even more evil than Mango... This cooperation was arranged by Boss Zhao. In addition to us, there are also Huace, Shanghai Film Group, and China Film Group. All eight parties cooperated and checked each other. Zhejiang Broadcasting Corporation agreed, so of course we sold it to them."

"It feels like Boss Zhao has been planning this for a long time."

"Pretending to be dead doesn't mean you're really dead..."

……

In early December, the External Propaganda Office and nine other departments jointly launched the "Sword Net Operation" to combat online piracy and infringement.

The toughest and largest piracy sanctions ever.

In this round of slaughter, all the video websites that held on to hope for luck were hit hard.

More than half of the video websites on the market have been hammered to death.

The barbaric era of the video industry has ended, and it has entered the era of high-definition legal products. The rights protection awareness of all parties has become stronger and stronger, and the video industry has begun a process of great elimination.

To survive is to win...

Thanks to this favorable news, the valuations of Tudou and Youku have soared, and they both have the opportunity to go public.

Then what was unexpected was that Guangguang had just sold "Running Brothers" to Blueberry TV.

Tudou suddenly submitted an IPO application to Nasdaq.

This wave of operations caused an uproar in the industry, because Tudou's listing was announced suddenly without any major underwriters.

As an ally, Google asked Youku to be patient and not be impatient.

However, Li Mingyang and his companions were getting extremely anxious!
Once Tudou successfully goes public and becomes the "first domestic video stock", all their efforts will be in vain.

Whether at home or abroad, the video industry does not have a mature commercial profit model, and all video websites are groping for ways to make profits.

Netflix is ​​the fastest growing company, relying on "spending money on content to exchange for users and thereby gaining profits", and relying on paid memberships for monetization.

In China, even ad-free service for paid members is not yet available.

In other words, domestic profits are a long way off.

Foreign capital is not stupid. How could it possibly compete? It will only follow the first stock.

As soon as Tudou was put on the market, they had a falling out with Huayi, Baidu and Mango, and instantly became a laughing stock... In the end, Tudou benefited.

After waiting for a week, every day felt like a year!

Li Mingyang couldn't wait any longer, so he walked out of the set, came to the roadside, and called Lao Gu directly.

"Google itself has lost, what does it know? Go public, apply for listing immediately!"

"but……"

"Don't say buts! Listen to me! Tudou must have received some kind of promise from Sina before going public. It will be too late if you delay any longer!"

"Don't worry, I have a way to cure him..."

"Lao Gu, if you don't take action, others will think you have no confidence! Now! Immediately! Go! It will be too late if you delay any longer!"

Gu Yongqiang hung up the phone and hesitated for a long time. Now is not a good time to go public.

He wanted to wait until Running Man was over before going public, and then go on a roadshow, go public, and ring the bell with his enviable performance report.

Gu Yongqiang couldn't make up his mind, so he called the IPO underwriter Goldman Sachs.

Goldman Sachs's opinion is similar to Google's.

Just wait a little longer.

Gu Yongqiang frowned and thought all night, and finally decided to go public!
Youku was able to catch up with Tudou, match Tudou's user numbers, and exceed Tudou's revenue thanks to Li Mingyang.

As long as there is a steady supply of high-quality content, the lost stock price will be recovered sooner or later!
After figuring it out, Lao Gu immediately called Goldman Sachs and ignored the other party's advice and forced the listing.

……

New Year’s Day, Friday, January 2010, 1.

Running Man, first aired on Blueberry Channel and rebroadcast on Youku the next day.

Blueberry Channel offered a sky-high price of 3 million for the premiere of "Running Man". After half a month of preheating and promotion, the first episode of "Running Man" - Escape the Room was launched.

Because during the filming, Baidu, Mango and Huayi were on block.

The star lineup of Running Man is terrible.

It was all thanks to Zhen Zhidan, followed by Yang Mi...

Next are Wu Jing, Zou Zhaolong, Dapeng, Li Mingyang, Ma Dongxi, and Jing Tian.

Although Wu Jing and Zou Zhaolong are very popular and known to domestic audiences, they have become out of fashion in recent years.

Pure Love Men was a hit, and Dapeng's fame rose to a new level, becoming even more famous than Li Mingyang.

Li Mingyang has only acted in one movie and is a newcomer... Few people recognize him when he walks on the street.

Ma Dong-seok is not a fan of Korean dramas and doesn’t know him at all.

Jing Tian... is newer than Li Mingyang. She is pretty, and that's all. She is almost an amateur...

Seeing this lineup, Wang Changtian was so scared that he despaired... The day before the filming started, he even went to find Liu Xiaoli, trying to bring Liu Yifei back.

When we were filming the first episode in the secret room, I felt even more desperate. It was pitch black and so shabby.

When the TV station's film purchasing manager watched the film, it started in a secret room, which was dark and very uncomfortable. At that time, everyone had the same idea as Wang Changtian, and felt that Running Man was a very failed work.

Even though the escape room is full of thrillers, puzzles, and humor, it still doesn't excite people.

It wasn't until the name tag tearing scene appeared that everyone's eyes lit up, especially the name tag tearing by Zhen Zhidan, Wu Jing and others. It was a good variety show, but it felt like an action movie, which surprised everyone.

Everyone felt that the first half of the first episode was a complete failure and could not be compared with Running Man at all.

However, the name tag tearing game in the second half is very creative, fresh, interesting and competitive, and it beats hide-and-seek in a second.

After Blueberry TV bought Running Man, the first thing it wanted to do was to move the first episode to the back, so that every episode after that would be more complete and interesting than the first. Especially the last episode, which was unheard of and really opened my mind.

However, Shanghai Film Group and China Film Group abstained from voting, while Guangguang, Youku, Huahua, Huace and Perfect World all disagreed, so the plan had to be abandoned.

I'll just go ahead and broadcast the first episode.

After the ratings came out, the leaders of Blueberry TV were speechless. The ratings were just as expected, hovering around 0.5 in the first half, fluctuating up and down.

When the name tag tearing segment began, the ratings began to soar, reaching a peak of over 3.

In the end, the average ratings were only 1.3.

The average ratings of the first broadcast were not as good as Happy Camp, let alone Running Man.

"It's a bad start! I told you long ago that the second phase would be better."

"At least it proves that the bet was right. The audience really likes the name tag tearing segment."

"The darkness before dawn!"

"This data is very Li Mingyang!"

“Adversity brings flowers to life.”

"I heard that Youku gave Li Mingyang 1% of the shares. I don't know if it's true or not..."

"Youku is currently valued at 8 billion, right?"

"That's about right. Close to 1 million... Youku is really willing to spend that much."

"This is last month's... By the end of this month, it will be over 1 million."

"He's only 1 years old, and his net worth is over million. Tsk tsk, is he still interested in making a movie?"

A group of senior executives of Blue TV were chatting when suddenly someone knocked on the door and walked in.

"Director, Mango TV is going to sue us for copyright infringement."

When the station director heard this, he burst into laughter and slammed the table, saying, "What are the two variety shows similar in? Can they win by competing over the variety show production manual? Go contact the court, I'm going to sue them for infringement! Send them a subpoena immediately!"

"Master, calm down. I'll do it right away..."

"Well, their fight has nothing to do with us, so there's no need to get involved."

"Lao Chen, there are a lot of things to dig up in this Running Man. If we don't fight with Mango, they won't be willing to let us do it."

"What do you mean? Isn't it just tearing off the name tag?" Old Chen asked puzzledly.

"This is the first time I've seen a variety show with a production manual of more than 500 pages. There's too much content. Guangguang never thought about cooperating with TV stations from the beginning to the end. They just want to broadcast it online and increase its popularity. As long as they can get the traffic, there will be several more variety shows to come."

"There is such a thing!"

"Of course! Fortunately, Gong Yu of Qiyi.com was soft-hearted and believed the lies of Huayi and Mango, and kicked Li Mingyang out, otherwise this Running Man would not have appeared at all."

"This is the most correct thing Mango has done in all these years! Haha!"

The laughter of the Blue Channel leaders echoed in the office. Thanks to Mango TV, they were able to own the treasure trove of "Running Man".

……

After twelve o'clock in the evening, Youku updated the first episode of "Running Man".

The Escape Room was broadcast on Blue Channel and the response was as expected, disappointing.

However, the audience who watch Running Man on video websites are generally young people who have a strong ability to accept new things. The novel gameplay of Escape Room is loved by a large number of young people.

This is the first time for the stars to experience a haunted house setting, and their various panicked reactions are so hilarious that one can’t help laughing.

The first thing to be affected was the animated picture of Yang Mi being startled that went viral on the Internet.

Although they are night vision lenses, they are all fixed lenses, and the cameras are expensive goods imported from abroad.

Therefore, each guest was photographed very clearly and their faces were clearly visible, especially Yang Mi, who was wearing a conspicuous sailor suit and was clearly visible.

The main theme of the secret room is reality, Dapeng’s kneeling is real.

Wu was so frightened that he actually broke the door handle.

Yang Mi was indeed scared to tears by Sadako who crawled out of the TV.

If the escape room gave netizens a scare, then the action star tearing off the name tag under the high-definition camera and bright environment gave all netizens a big surprise.

As time went by, "tearing off name tags" became a hot topic on Weibo, and various animated pictures swept across major forums with overwhelming force.

Even Baidu Tieba has collapsed and cannot be suppressed.

A private club in Yanbei.

"Quan, how much did they spend on marketing? Tearing off name tags has even become the number one trending topic on Weibo." Li Bingbing asked.

"It is said that it is tens of millions... Anyway, it is a lot. Those topics and animated pictures were prepared in advance." Ren Quan said after taking a sip of wine.

Huang Xiaoming was stunned. "You are crazy, spending so much money."

"They are trying to go public. As long as they can succeed, they don't mind losing a few hundred million," said Ren Quan.

"With so much loss, how can investors dare to invest..."

"Haha, Wanmei pays the money, it has nothing to do with Youku!" Ren Quan laughed.

Li Bingbing was stunned. "How do you know so much?"

Ren Quan is now semi-retired from the entertainment industry and has gone into business. He sought partnership with Li Bingbing. Li Bingbing felt that she was alone and weak, so she sought out another big brother, Huang Xiaoming. The three of them are now doing business together and have a very close relationship.

"I discussed cooperation with Perfect World a while ago and got to know two of its senior executives. They are working very hard now. If Youku is successfully listed, Perfect World will be able to get shares of Youku."

"They are having a really big time..." Huang Xiaoming exclaimed.

"These big capitals compete with each other, with tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars at every turn. I feel so insignificant..."

"Who said it wasn't true?" Ren Quan sighed, "Who would have thought that the fuse that triggered the Internet capital war was Li Mingyang? This guy is too scary... I heard that Youku and Guangxian both gave Li Mingyang shares this time. If Youku is successfully listed, Li Mingyang's net worth will be at least hundreds of millions!"

Li Bingbing and Huang Xiaoming looked at each other.

The two offended Li Mingyang when they were filming Running Man.

Now I am really worried about Li Mingyang's revenge...

(End of this chapter)