This director is vindictive.

Chapter 31: Talking about the Online Movie Project
The next day, when Chen Mo woke up, his arms were empty.

However, the sound of running water could be heard from the bathroom in the room.

He immediately threw back the sheets and stood up naked.

Then he came to the bathroom door and could vaguely see the slim figure inside through the glass door. Chen Mo felt a surge of heat in his heart.

He reached for the doorknob, only to find it was locked from the inside.

"Ah? What are you doing?" Zhao Liying inside exclaimed when she heard the noise.

"Open the door quickly, I can't hold it any longer." Chen Mo said anxiously.

"Go to the bathroom outside!" Zhao Liying said nervously.

"It's too late, open the door quickly, or I'll pee." How could Chen Mo agree? Didn't he know there was a toilet outside?
After a while, the sound of water inside stopped and the door opened a crack. Chen Mo pushed it open with brute force and squeezed in.

"Ah!" Xiao Zhao screamed in embarrassment when he saw Chen Mo's look.

"What are you doing?"

"Let's wash together!"

"Didn't you say you couldn't hold it in?"

"I can't hold it in any longer."

"Why are you like this?"

"A day's plan begins in the morning, understand?"

Soon after, a moving melody sounded in the bathroom.

It was an hour later when the bathroom door opened again.

It was already noon when Chen Mo walked out of the hotel room. If Xiao Zhao had not been forced to leave due to a series of life-threatening calls from his agent, the two of them would probably have stayed in the hotel all day.

It’s not that the relationship between the two is deep, it’s just that they get used to it.

Chen Mo, who had eaten meat for the first time since coming to this world, was naturally reluctant to let it go. Unfortunately, everyone was very busy right now, so they could only wait for another day to compete.

However, don’t be fooled by Xiao Zhao’s petite appearance. It’s true that appearance can’t be judged by appearance. She is quite resilient.

Chen Mo also made appointments with people today, including representatives from several video platforms.

These include Kuaishou, Sohu, and LeTV, which are currently the most powerful platforms.

They are all very interested in "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together". After all, now is the time when several major platforms are competing for traffic, and they naturally will not miss an idol drama that has the highest ratings in the country at the same time.

Of course, only these three can afford it. Other small platforms cannot afford such dramas even if they are invited.

Chen Mo made appointments with people from three companies at the same time. On the one hand, he wanted them to bid directly, and on the other hand, he wanted to discuss the online movie.

In fact, at the moment, many people probably can’t imagine that Sohu Video is the richest and most powerful company in these days.

The result was not beyond Chen Mo's expectations. As expected, the other two companies were eventually defeated by the exclusive package price of 10 million yuan offered by Sohu Video, which was owned by Lao Zhang.

This price is absolutely astronomical in this era! Chen Mo was lucky. If it were a few months earlier, say last year, the online copyright of the TV series could really be said to be dirt cheap. It would be hard to get 10 per episode at best.

Of course, in the next few years, the online copyright of TV dramas will only become more and more expensive.

"Please wait a moment, both of you. I want to discuss a collaboration with you three." After Chen Mo finished discussing the matter of "Watching Meteor Shower Together", he stopped the heads of the other two companies who were about to leave.

All three of them were a little surprised, but they still sat down.

"I wonder what kind of cooperation Director Chen is talking about?" Liu Chun from Sohu asked curiously.

The leaders of the negotiations from the other two counterparts were equally curious.

"I know that your companies are now starting to make their own online dramas, and they are performing very well. Since there are online dramas that are comparable to TV dramas, why are there no online movies that are comparable to theater movies?" Chen Mo organized his words and used online dramas to introduce online movies.

Liu Chun and the other two showed interest when they heard this.

"Online movie?"

However, these days, this thing is still relatively new to them.

"Director Chen, please tell me in detail." Liu Chun exchanged glances with the other two colleagues. It was obvious that they were all very interested in this.

"The threshold for cinema films is very high. The investment and publicity involved can be said to have stopped many people. However, if it is a movie exclusively for the Internet, then I think for creators and investors, online movies can be said to have greatly lowered the threshold for entering the film industry, and can also give more people the opportunity to participate in film production.

Moreover, online movies are not restricted by the screening time and location of traditional cinemas. They can be watched anytime and anywhere, and the themes and formats can also be more diverse.

Nowadays, the number of online video users is growing, so I wondered if it would be possible to launch a movie that can only be watched on online video platforms? " said Chen Mo.

"We at Sohu are very interested. It does sound interesting." Liu Chun was the first to react and said with some excitement.

"What do you think, both of you?" He looked at the other two colleagues.

"I think it's interesting, too. We could give it a try. However, since Director Chen has brought up the concept of online movies, I'm sure you already have an idea, right? Could you elaborate on it a little more?"

"Me too!"

Representatives from the other two companies also expressed interest.

In fact, broadcasting TV series and movies on the Internet is nothing new. Several platforms are now also making self-produced dramas, so why not online movies?
"Build an online cinema chain! We can imitate the physical cinema chain and adopt a box office revenue sharing model, such as pay-per-view or free membership, etc."

"Online cinema chain? Pay-to-watch? Box office sharing?" The three of them frowned slightly. This statement was a bit ahead of its time, or too novel.

"Director Chen, we understand what you said, but this should be difficult, right? After all, if a movie can be released in theaters, people probably won't want to broadcast it specifically on an online video platform, right?" Liu Chun asked the question immediately.

"Yes, so we must distinguish between online movies and theater movies. In fact, there are differences between them. First of all, in terms of shooting, online movies are still small screens, not big screens like theater movies. You don't need to go to the cinema to watch them, as long as you have a computer and an internet connection. Secondly, as I said before, the threshold for theater movies is too high for most creators, so online movies are mainly targeted at creators who are at a lower level than theater movies. For example, if I want to make a theater movie, then the publicity and distribution will be very troublesome.

At the same time, in terms of subject matter, many themes are currently difficult to appear in theater movies, such as some relatively sensitive themes, but if they are believed on the Internet, there is no problem.

For example, the censorship system of TV platforms may be stricter, and there may be restrictions on some dramas involving crime, violence, etc. However, online platforms are relatively relaxed and can broadcast more types of content.

The same is true for movies.”

"The most important thing is that given the situation of your company, you can completely take the route of semi-self-production and semi-support. Since online movies are broadcast on online platforms, the cycle is much faster than that of regular theater movies." Chen Mo said at last.

(End of this chapter)