Rebirth Starting as a Stock Market Enthusiast

"Mr. Shen, since you've set a price, it must be achievable. I have great respect for your abilities, but... this price of one million is a bit too high. How about this, let's stick to what we agreed on before: 150,000 per video. We need about a hundred videos a year, which would be a considerable business for Feiyu Media."

Zhao Dong made a big promise to Shen Fei.

If it were a yearly contract worth over ten million, Shenfei would definitely be willing to do it.

Unfortunately, Zhao Dong couldn't cooperate with him for that long. That old fox was fickle, and he would probably kick him aside once he achieved his goal.

"Mr. Zhao, your suggestion does sound very tempting."

Shen Fei's tone remained polite, but the meaning behind his words was quite the opposite: "However, Feiyu Media has indeed been very busy lately, with several core projects at critical stages. We simply don't have the manpower to do a year-long plan. The price of one million a month is only because of my previous relationship with Teacher Li, and we squeezed out the time. If President Zhao feels it's not appropriate, then forget it. Even if the business doesn't go through, we can still be on good terms."

After speaking, Shen Fei paused, and before Zhao Dong could say anything more, he said directly, "Mr. Zhao, I have other things to attend to. If you haven't made up your mind yet, we can talk again next time."

"Beep...beep...beep..."

The call was abruptly ended, and Zhao Dong was stunned as he listened to the busy tone on the phone.

He got hung up on?

"You bastard!"

Zhao Dong slammed his phone onto the desk with a loud bang.

His chest heaved violently, and his old face turned a deep liver color.

After a long while, Zhao Dong finally managed to suppress his anger.

Although it's unclear where Shen Fei got his confidence from, he actually looked down on this cooperation opportunity.

However, Zhao Dong knew that he was already at a disadvantage in this collaboration.

As for finding another team? Didn't that professional team he hired for 1.5 million just disable Li Yuanyuan's account? Now, besides Shen Fei, can he really not find anyone else?

Zhao Dong closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

He admitted defeat.

Zhao Dong picked up his phone and dialed back immediately.

The call was answered almost instantly.

"Mr. Zhao, have you made up your mind?"

"..." Zhao Dong's Adam's apple bobbed, and he squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth: "One million, I agree."

"A very wise choice," Shen Fei chuckled. "However, Mr. Zhao, I have one more condition."

Zhao Dong's face was very pale.

That bastard Shen Fei, he's not even going to act anymore, yet he still dares to make demands.

He took a deep breath and said, "Since Mr. Shen has said so, I also have a condition. We certainly trust Mr. Shen, but this is a significant collaboration. I need to specify in the contract that Yuanyuan's account must be restored to tens of millions of views within a month."

"Sure, but you have to pay after the contract is signed. At least 60% prepayment is required, and the remaining amount will be paid after the traffic is restored to 10 million."

"Hehe, Mr. Shen, I've been in business for so many years, and I've never seen such a high prepayment."

"There's nothing I can do about it. The plan I customized for Teacher Li Yuanyuan is a complete system. Once it starts, it can only be used by her."

"It seems Mr. Shen doesn't trust us at all!"

"Yes, that's right."

Only Shen Fei himself knew that the price he asked for was already very fair.

Few people could restore Li Yuanyuan's account traffic to ten million within a month.

Even if someone could do it, the price they would ask for would definitely not be less than ten million.

As for why he asked for one million, Shen Fei had considered it carefully. If the price was too high, Zhao Dong would definitely not accept it.

He is in dire need of funds recently, as a virtual IP team is about to join him, and he needs a lot of money.

Even though the monetization capabilities of new media novels are quite good, with dozens of public accounts currently generating tens of thousands of yuan in daily revenue.

However, Shen Fei had other uses for the funds from the new media novel project. During this time, Qin Ziyi had already set up the novel app.

Shen Fei intends to use this money to sign contracts with authors.

Since Feiyu Media has decided to produce short dramas, it must have its own novel platform and own the copyrights to its novels.

Short dramas are essentially short, story-driven videos. Their primary audience is mobile phone users.

Short dramas actually existed as early as 2013, with representative works such as "Unexpectedly" and "Chen Xiang Six and a Half" demonstrating user acceptance and content feasibility at the time through their short duration, fast pace, and high dissemination. However, there was no paid subscription model at that time, resulting in weak monetization capabilities.

It wasn't until 2020, when the State Administration of Radio and Television added new online micro-dramas to its registration list, that the first year of micro-dramas officially arrived.

Since then, short dramas have fully matured in terms of production, distribution, marketing, and monetization, moving from online literature to independent content, with traffic, conversion, and closed loop all working smoothly.

Shen Fei's next step is to develop a free novel app. On the one hand, he will cooperate with other new media novel platforms to acquire resources and discover authors. On the other hand, he will establish his own free novel app to attract new users through traffic and gradually develop the platform.

......

Soon, Zhao Jun returned home.

Li Yuanyuan didn't leave. She looked at Shen Fei and asked, "Brother Fei, isn't the price too low?"

Shen Fei waved his hand: "No, it's just the normal price."

"I'm afraid you'll lose out."

"It's alright, it's alright. We'll have plenty of opportunities to work together in the future. This afternoon, I'll go back to school with you and redo the video script for you, and we'll film the whole thing together."

It's hard to say about other things, but Li Yuanyuan is a decent person.

At least she won't eat at one restaurant and then move on to another.

They have been extremely kind and righteous to the Zhao family, and have tried their best to protect their own interests.

Shen Fei felt that Li Yuanyuan was a worthwhile friend, at least he wasn't afraid of her stabbing him in the back.

......

Soon, Zhao Jun met Zhao Dong.

By this time, Zhao Dong had come to terms with the situation. After receiving the contract, he promptly arranged for the financial transfer.

After receiving the money, Shen Fei's bank account officially exceeded three million, half of which was contributed by Li Yuanyuan.

The remaining million or so is the profit sharing from Tencent Music.

Penguin Music's digital music revenue package is quite complex, including not only revenue from single downloads, but also revenue sharing from memberships and Google Play, with download revenue accounting for the majority, around 90%.

The statement lists all earnings, down to each item and each day, with both individual items and summaries, making it very clear.

The "Meow Meow Meow" hand gesture dance on Douyin is still at the top of the trending topics list.

The topic has garnered over 4 million views, and dozens of celebrities, including Guan Xiaotong, Chen He, and Angelababy, have started to follow suit and film videos featuring the same hand gesture dance.

Traffic exploded again, and Shen Fei predicted that in the next two months, the status of "Meow Meow Meow" on the trending topics list would remain unshakable.