I really don't want to make bad movies!

Do you bring your own lunch?

Thank you, Dad.

Xia Ming casually asked Wang Zhengchuan if he wanted to bring lunch.

Before leaving, Huang Xuke gave himself 100 yuan for taxi fare. He had some left over after taking the taxi back to school, so he used it to buy lunch.

I randomly picked a noodle shop, sat down, and ordered a bowl of Zhajiangmian (noodles with soybean paste).

While eating noodles, Xia Ming recalled the details of his conversation with Huang Xuke.

He felt he had covered everything, but he didn't know if Huang Xuke would be able to react.

Even with a plan outline, strong execution is still required.

The meeting decided, despite opposition, to form a task force, and finally implement the plan.

These processes need to be completed within two or three days, otherwise we will miss the opportunity to capitalize on the traffic boom.

However, if they can capitalize on this surge in traffic, iQiyi will gain a large number of new users, and Huang Xuke will also achieve significant results.

Xia Ming didn't expect the copyright of "The Big Hornet" to sell for a sky-high price.

After all, the economic base determines the superstructure, and that's where the film's quality comes in.

Ultimately, this movie is just a gimmick; making a quick buck is enough for it.

His expected price is in the range of 300,000, and he is willing to accept slight fluctuations above or below.

If Kiwifruit can identify market trends, organize a successful second-generation innovation competition, and update platform recommendations based on traffic, it can place the most popular products in the traffic window.

The expected return on investment and member conversion rate should be very substantial.

Of course, based on Xia Ming's experience from his previous life, this is the extent of his calculations.

The next step should be left to professionals to make a judgment.

Kiwifruit is a large and powerful company, backed by search engines. Let them build mathematical models and calculate.

Carrying a bowl of noodles with soybean paste back to the dormitory, I saw Wang Zhengchuan's beaming face as soon as I opened the door.

"What's wrong now, Brother Chuan? Why are you so happy?"

Xia Ming placed the noodles on his table.

Wang Zhengchuan chuckled and raised his chin at Xia Ming: "I'm dying of laughter, Ming-ge! That niche blogger I follow actually made a video for your movie!"

"Really? Let me see."

Xia Ming bent down to take a look.

[A Chinese sci-fi cult classic! A battle between textured robots and cold-faced zombies: a 10,000-word analysis of "Transformers 5: Hornet"].

UP host: Riyue Commentary, Followers: 13884

"I'm seriously impressed. Your movie was only uploaded yesterday, and this content creator made the video today. This is an all-nighter eating video!"

"Wow, that's a lot of views."

Wang Zhengchuan also looked at the number of views.

The video has already garnered over a million views in just three hours since it was released.

The number of people watching online at the same time reached over 100,000.

"He jumped on the bandwagon way too fast," Wang Zhengchuan analyzed. "Others are still making clips, and he's already uploaded a 10,000-word analysis. How could the viewership not be high!"

Watching his niche blog be discovered by the public, Wang Zhengchuan felt as if he were being tortured by a minotaur.

"I have to say, this content creator is really something. They made a video in just one night, and managed to create a 15-minute analysis, turning a terrible movie into something amazing!"

"I'm not saying you made a bad movie, Ming-ge," Wang Zhengchuan said, trying to salvage the situation.

Xia Ming laughed and asked, "What kind of tricks?"

"I just feel like he has a really sharp eye!" Wang Zhengchuan scrolled through the progress bar. "He can even find out where the footage in the movie was stolen from. Isn't that amazing?"

"Wow, really?"

"Why would I lie to you!" Wang Zhengchuan thought Xia Ming didn't believe him, so he dragged the video to the beginning.

A familiar voice came from the video: "The story begins with a UFO from outer space attacking the town and turning the townspeople into zombies."

"Instead of using the popular 3D special effects to create the flying saucer, the director took a different approach, producing a flying saucer through a sophisticated combination of instruments, creating a blurry visual effect that shrouds the story in a chilling and eerie atmosphere from the very beginning."

At this moment, a comment appeared on the screen: "[Ingenious combination of instruments???]"

What's so brilliant about this? My special effects are better than this.

[The commentary is not fabricated]

"If viewers in front of the screen also want to create such a flying saucer, they only need to open the American science and education program 'Into the Extraterrestrial,' fast forward to episode 3 at 48 minutes and 20 seconds, use Ctrl+Alt+A to take a screenshot, then remove the white border and zoom in, and they can get a flying saucer with a rather atmospheric feel..."

The comments section instantly changed: [666, I thought it was a low-quality special effect, but it turned out to be a screenshot]

This is hilarious!

Just how poor is this film crew?

"Isn't that amazing!" Wang Zhengchuan exclaimed with a smug look on his face. "This content creator even managed to find the source of this UFO screenshot. That's insane!"

"Oh my god, why didn't you say so earlier!" Xia Ming feigned surprise.

"Sigh, Ming-ge, you're really unlucky. It's your movie that's so popular, but you haven't made any money from it."

Wang Zhengchuan shook his head, his eyes filled with regret as he looked at Xia Ming.

"It chills my heart to see these people profiting from your misfortune!"

Xia Ming rolled onto the bed and casually said, "If you upload the original footage of our 'Big Hornet' to Bilibili, you might be able to get some creative incentives while it's trending."

"Damn, why didn't you say so earlier!" Wang Zhengchuan was dumbfounded.

Xia Ming smiled and said, "Who was it that refused to come with me to receive the award because they thought it was embarrassing?"

Wang Zhengchuan immediately wailed, "Brother Ming, I was wrong! Let me eat your steamed bun! I still need to pay back the money!"

Xia Ming waved his hand: "Go ahead and send it."

Wang Zhengchuan was overjoyed and shouted "Godfather!"

Lying in bed, Xia Ming opened a video editing app on his phone.

He didn't expect the "Big Hornet" parody video to be so well received, reaching the top of the trending list on the entire site in just three hours.

Riding this wave of momentum, he plans to make another video to fully capitalize on this surge in traffic.

The style should ideally be different from the first video, so that viewers won't experience aesthetic fatigue and it will be more helpful in gaining followers.

At this point, his Bilibili backend was overwhelmed, with data soaring and private messages exploding, making it impossible to keep up.

Xia Ming simply stopped looking at it and decided to clean it all up at once when he had time.

He focused on editing, sitting on the bed until it got dark.

When Xia Ming looked up and saw the dark night outside the window, he realized that a lot of time had passed.

He saved the file, put down his phone, got out of bed to go to the bathroom, and took the opportunity to relax in the hallway.

"Ming-ge, your phone." Wang Zhengchuan poked his head out of the dormitory.

Xia Ming was puzzled. When he got back to bed, he saw that it was a WeChat call from Huang Xuke.

"Feed? Senior?"

On the other end of the phone, Huang Xuke cut straight to the point without any preamble: "Six hundred and fifty thousand, to buy out the copyright to 'The Big Hornet'."

Xia Ming moved his phone away, wondering if he had misheard.

"How many?"

How come it's more than double what I expected, 300,000?

"I've practically exhausted all my words, this is the highest price I can negotiate, and it can't be any higher!"

Huang Xuke's voice sounded urgent on the other end of the phone.

"Are you going to sell or not? I don't have time to haggle with you. Transformers is coming out tomorrow, and I have to rush to finish my project!"

Xia Ming expressed sympathy for the working class and replied, "Okay, when do we sign the contract?"

All that could be heard through the phone was a loud blaring of horns, and Huang Xuke shouted, "Now! I'm at your school gate!"

"..."

The phone hangs up.

Xia Ming got dressed and got out of bed, then patted Wang Zhengchuan, who was still watching a video: "Brother Chuan, want some late-night snacks? My treat."

Wang Zhengchuan opened his mouth wide, then shook his head: "Forget it, Ming-ge, after deducting the cost of making the movie from your 10,000 yuan bonus, how much money will you have left? Save it for dating!"

Xia Ming smiled without saying a word, preparing to bring him a plate of fried noodles when he returned.