Entertainment: Starting from joining Kugou Video

Inside a villa in Shanghai.

After finishing filming for "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer", Lin Yufeng has been resting and adjusting her condition.

There's still no plan to direct the next film.

Previously, Tang Lou had given her the novel "Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms," and she did think it was a very good book.

However, a script alone is not enough for a TV series. It also requires a lot of resources. From casting, filming, post-production editing, and release promotion, a reliable team is needed to ensure its success.

Tang Lou is far too young.

However, after seeing the success of "The Journey of Flower" and "The Lost Tomb", Lin Yufeng's mindset changed.

"I never expected that these two dramas would become such a hit, just as Tang Lou predicted!"

The phenomenal success of the web series "The Lost Tomb" in particular made Lin Yufeng realize the market and influence of self-produced web series.

"Before these two dramas aired, how many people could have predicted this so accurately? He not only saw the success of these two dramas, but also the enormous vitality of web dramas."

Lin Yufeng recalled Tang Lou's prediction about her directorial work, "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer," which was set to premiere next month.

Is it really as he predicted, that various platforms will bet on exclusive online dramas and produce their own online dramas?

"If he really has such a good business sense, then cooperating with him is indeed a very good choice."

"The script for 'Eternal Love' is solid. If he could be in charge of this project at Kumao Video, it wouldn't be impossible to collaborate with him."

"According to Tang Lou's prediction, he is just as optimistic about 'Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms' as he is about 'The Journey of Flower.' If it really comes to fruition, it will be a step up for my career."

Lin Yufeng himself could hardly believe that he had actually been persuaded by this young man.

"I'll take a gamble. If he can get the project moving, I'll fully support him."

In addition to being a top-notch director, Lin Yufeng also has a mature collaborative team, especially in the production of ancient costume fantasy dramas.

As long as she agrees, then the basic guarantee for the production is already in place.

Lin Yufeng took out his phone and made a voice call to Tang Lou:

"Tang Lou, as long as you handle this project, I'll direct it for you."

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Jiaxing Media.

Yang Mi and Dilraba have been keeping a close eye on the developments of various video platforms during this period.

Just as Tang Lou predicted, "The Journey of Flower" and "The Lost Tomb" achieved phenomenal success.

Previously, Yang Mi was still hesitant, but now she was ready to take a gamble.

"He can easily leverage Coolcat's various resources and has such a keen market sense; cooperating with him will definitely not be a bad deal!"

Yang Mi immediately called Tang Lou.

"However, in the past few days, 'The Lost Tomb' on iQiyi and 'The Journey of Flower' on Mango TV have achieved phenomenal success, and our market share is being constantly eroded. The situation is very serious!"

"This has made me realize the importance of self-produced and exclusively broadcast dramas. In the competition between platforms, simply buying top-tier dramas will no longer be a viable strategy."

"If we want to maintain our leading position in the industry, we must seize the opportunity in the exclusive drama and self-produced drama sectors."

As Shen Yan spoke of this, he recalled the scene of his first conversation with Tang Lou.

Everything was exactly as Tang Lou predicted. If it weren't for Tang Lou's "Produce 101" solidifying Coolcat's market share and position, Kiwi would have already overtaken Coolcat by now, thanks to "The Lost Tomb".

However, the myth of "Produce 101" can only last until the end of this month. What will happen after the show ends?

Currently, none of the dramas in the platform's library are competitive.

To counter the offensive of iQiyi, Mango TV undoubtedly needs to produce another hit drama series!

"But we lack the experience and ability to produce our own dramas."

"In the past, we directly purchased mature TV series from external sources."

"It's too difficult to quickly create a hit drama series on your own."

Shen Jiamin, Chen Jian, and the others all looked grim, somewhat helpless.

"There are too many uncertainties in acquiring top-tier dramas. In terms of capital, Tencent is no less capable than us. Moreover, we are at most an adopted son of Alibaba, while Tencent is its own child. It's difficult for us to acquire top-tier dramas by offering high prices, and if the cost is too high, the risk is also too high."

After thinking about it, the group came up with a new idea.

"Another option is to collaborate with external studios. Our division has established its own drama production studio to co-produce dramas with external studios."

"We are responsible for the main control and investment, resource allocation, and quality control, while external teams are responsible for customizing the series. The content will then be exclusively broadcast on our KuMiao platform."

Everyone unanimously agreed on this idea.

"That's a good idea, but who will be in charge of this self-produced drama studio?"

Shen Yan glanced around at the management team members present, but none of them seemed particularly suitable.

While everyone was pondering, Shen Jiamin's eyes lit up.

"Mr. Shen, I do have someone in mind."