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He still didn't know the answer to this question until the filming of "Beijing Love Story" was completed.

So he went to find Da Tiantian and asked her.

Da Tiantian blinked her big, Carslan eyes and said innocently, "Can online streaming platforms also be sold for money? We've already made money from the purchases from TV stations."

Yes, it has made money.

It has to be said that it is very easy for modern urban dramas to make money because they can insert advertisements.

Although Wei Jun does not have much experience in the director circle, he has the 400 million box office of "Warring States" to his credit.

When he came to film a TV series, there were many companies willing to spend money to buy advertising space.

Plus, the actors Wei Jun uses are not very expensive.

Zhang Yi and Yaya are both moderately famous now, and they are willing to pay money to film Wei Jun's drama, let alone ask for a huge amount of money.

Therefore, the investment in "Beijing Love Story" is not high.

But the ability to make money is very high.

Product placement saves a lot of costs, plus the purchase by the TV station.

Although it has not been released yet, "Beijing Love Story" has already made a profit, and a lot of profit.

Da Tiantian sighed, "Mr. Wei, now I understand why you said that making TV series might be more profitable than movies. The profits from the TV series 'Beijing Love Story' for our company are actually almost the same as 'Warring States,' which grossed over 400 million yuan."

"Blockbuster movies are more suitable for listed companies. For small entertainment companies, TV series are more profitable."

Wei Jundao.

Moreover, listed companies do not expect to make profits from box office sales.

That's just small change.

The real money is made by cutting leeks in the stock market.

However, these things are too complicated. Da Tiantian can’t understand them for the time being, and she is too lazy to understand them.

Hearing Wei Jun say this, Da Tiantian nodded, and then said: "Unfortunately, our company was not established for the purpose of making money, and I have never thought about how much money to make."

Wei Jun: “…”

There is no time to talk today.

"Tiantian, do you know that you're likely to get beaten if you talk like that?"

"I know. I'm just saying this in front of you. I'll still pretend in front of other female stars. I'm not stupid."

Da Tiantian said.

Wei Jun still felt that there was no point in chatting today.

"In other words, we didn't discuss the issue of online broadcasting at all, right?" Wei Jun asked.

Da Tiantian nodded slightly. "Last time you told me about video websites, I specifically asked someone to investigate the relevant situation. However, domestic video websites are not yet established. They simply cannot afford to invest in well-invested TV series. All video websites are losing money."

This is true.

This year is 2011.

In the past, iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video divided the market into three parts. iQiyi was just established last year, and Tencent Video was only established this year.

It is conceivable that these two video websites have not yet established a firm foothold.

As for Youku, which fell behind in the previous competition, it is now the leader in video websites. It was once known as the "Five Winners of China's Internet" together with Tencent, Baidu, Alibaba and Sina.

But the other four internet companies are the real winners.

Youku is just a piece of donkey shit with a shiny surface.

Domestic video websites have never found a correct profit model.

The bigger the scale, the greater the loss. Even before Wei Jun's rebirth, this situation did not change, not to mention that it is now 2011.

In this case, don’t expect current video websites to spend huge amounts of money to purchase film and television dramas. The first thing they have to consider is survival.

However, this current situation made Wei Jun realize a problem.

"The current landscape of video websites has not yet been determined. Everything has just begun, and there is a chance to overtake others."

Wei Jun seemed to be thinking about something.

Da Tiantian understood what Wei Jun meant, looked at him in surprise, and asked, "You want to invest in a video website?"

Wei Jun shook his head: "It's not a stake, it's a controlling stake."

It’s meaningless if you only invest but don’t have a say.

If you want to play, you have to take control. Only in this way can you build a business empire according to your own ideas.

Wei Jun certainly doesn't want to be just a director.

Although directors are already at the top of the food chain in the entertainment industry, capital is always at the top of the food chain.

The director is also a son in front of the financial sponsor.

When faced with a choice between a director and a sponsor, a female star will definitely choose the sponsor.

So if you want to be one, of course you have to be the financial sponsor.

The most powerful financial backer is actually the platform owner.

The platform sponsors have far greater lethality to celebrities than other sponsors because the platform can decide the fate of celebrities.

No matter how famous a star is, he is still a younger brother in front of the platform.

The more Wei Jun thought about it, the more he felt that he needed to work harder in this area.

Da Tiantian reminded: "I've had someone investigate and found that all video websites are losing money, and the losses are getting bigger and bigger.

Before finding a suitable profit model, participating in a video website is definitely a losing business.

Also, do you understand business operations?"

Wei Jun smiled and said, "I don't need to understand. I can just find a professional manager to help me take care of it.

You're saying this as if you know how to run a business. Isn't the company still yours? "

Da Tiantian couldn't refute it.

But she continued, "Do you have money? Do you want me to lend you some?"

"I do have money, but I'm not sure how much it will cost. Plus, video sites are a real pitfall. I need to think about it carefully."

After all, China's video websites were still making losses even ten years later.

This is a fact that cannot be avoided.

However, the website’s loss does not mean that the owner is not making money.

Rich people may appear to be doing business at a loss, but in fact they have already made a lot of money.

JD.com has been making losses every year, but Dong Ge, who doesn’t know his beautiful wife, has even made it onto the rich list.

"Tiantian, do you want to play with me?" Wei Jun thought about it and felt that it would be better to ask Tiantian to play together.

After all, everyone knows how powerful Da Tiantian's background is.

To do business in the country, you must have money.

But if you want to grow bigger, relationships are more important.

But Da Tiantian shook her head and said, "I just want to be a pure movie actor."

Wei Jun: "...In a few years, you will kneel down and beg me."

Da Tiantian just laughed and didn't believe a word of it.

Later, Da Tiantian fell in love with the song "Later":

later

She finally understood in tears

Some opportunities

Once you miss it, it's gone

later

She finally learned how to love

unfortunately

The opportunity has long gone

Disappear in the crowd

If she could

Not so stubborn

Now also

Not so regretful

Ahem, back to the point. Although Da Tiantian had no interest in video websites, she still provided Wei Jun with some useful information: "iQiyi already has capital behind it, and Tencent Video is backed by Penguin, so there's no need to think too much about it.

Youku is now the leader in the video website industry, and you have no chance to get involved.

If you really want to set up a video website, there is actually one that is very suitable.

From what I've heard, they're nearly bankrupt."

"Which one are you talking about?" Wei Jun became interested.

Da Tiantian said: "Station A."

Wei Jun was stunned.

It has to be said that the name of Station A surprised him.

He actually considered Bilibili, after all, Bilibili was successfully listed later, but AcFun died too early and he forgot about this China's first barrage website.

After Da Tiantian reminded him, Wei Jun remembered.

A站 was founded in June 2007, inspired by Anime Comic Fun, and is the first barrage video website in mainland China.

Using videos as a carrier, Station A has gradually developed a complete ecosystem based on secondary creation of original content, and is the birthplace of China's barrage culture.

Station A has incubated two successful companies: Douyu and Station B.

Yes, Douyu and Bilibili were both derived from Station A.

Station A is not only the first barrage video website in China, but also the earliest website for game live streaming in China.

The predecessor of Douyu was "Acfun Live Broadcast", which became independent in 2014 and became Douyu TV (later renamed Douyu).

As for Bilibili, as the biggest competitor of Station A, the birth of Bilibili is inseparable from Station A.

Station A encountered setbacks in 2009. First, there were internal conflicts in June, and then there was a computer room failure in July, and the website was down for a month.

This made Bishi, an old member of Station A at the time, unable to bear it, so he created Mikufans, which was later renamed Bilibili, or Station B.

Later, Station B followed the path of Station A, leaving Station A with no way out.

Of course, the real reason why Station A lost to Station B is because the management of Station A has always insisted on not charging any fees and generating power with love.

I have to say, this is really sentimental.

The result was that they couldn’t even pay their employees’ salaries and they could never find a correct way to make a profit.

Finally died of lack of money.

At the same time, Bilibili launched a premium membership system, entered the paid market, and found a way to make profits.

Then it received financing from Penguin.

In the end, Bilibili completely overthrew AcFun and became the overlord of the domestic two-dimensional field.

It is now 2011, Douyu has not yet come out, Bilibili has already been established, and although A站 is in a bad situation, it has not yet reached the point of final collapse.

I have to say, it is really worth taking over.

"Tiantian, how much do you know about the situation at Station A?" Wei Jun was moved.

In its previous life, Station A was eventually acquired by Kuaishou.