mijobooks Chapter 121 The Troublemaker
Chapter 121 The Troublemaker
"Pooh!"
"How thick-skinned must this person be to say something like that?"
"No wonder he graduated from a prestigious university. He can even talk about plagiarism in such a grand and impressive way, and he even comes up with some memorable quotes."
"Putting my finger on it, this boss is really handsome. He's talented, rich, and good-looking—that's the perfect CEO package!"
"Those of you who are infatuated, get out of the way! This is blatant plagiarism. Doesn't anyone here know the law?"
For every person who criticizes, there is someone who approves.
"I don't think it's a big deal! If you like watching live-action short dramas, just go watch them. There's no need to come here and block people."
"They're panicking! They're panicking! President Chen has completely blocked their escape route."
"This is called AI face swapping. Do you understand high technology? 'Drama Express' will definitely become the Don Quixote of the short drama industry."
"Well done, take the power of discourse away from those damn middle-aged men."
Because it was a paid live stream, although there weren't many people, the discussion was very intense.
The meeting then moved to the Q&A session.
"Mr. Chen, there are widespread reports that 'JuSuda' has plagiarized other works, and many production companies are lodging protests. What are your plans regarding this issue?"
"I really enjoy reading martial arts novels. There's a line in one that's really well-written: 'Let him be strong, the breeze still caresses the mountain.'"
Chen Feng answered with great composure.
In short, ignore him!
The scene erupted in uproar.
Chen Feng was clearly very satisfied with the effect he had created on set.
"We did not engage in plagiarism. Strictly speaking, we used AI face swapping."
"Currently, there are no specific regulations to refer to for AI, a rapidly evolving technology. We are also feeling our way across the river."
"In terms of content, 'Drama Express' does have many dramas with similar plots, but this is precisely the biggest problem with short dramas at present."
"There's a serious problem with homogenization. When the 'God of War' genre became popular, everyone started making 'God of War' movies. When the 'son-in-law' genre became popular, everyone started making 'son-in-law' movies too."
"The main direction of 'Drama Express' in the future is to change this phenomenon. We strive to pursue high-quality content creation while maintaining cost-effectiveness."
"As for the criticisms online, I am honored. After all, being criticized is precisely the proof that 'Jusuda' is becoming an excellent content creation platform."
Pooh!
They've lost all sense of shame!
These second-generation rich kids, raised on social niceties and etiquette, can be shameless enough to utterly scorn ordinary people.
"Mr. Chen just mentioned that 'Jusuda's' main future strategy is to position itself as a high-quality service with good value for money. Does this mean it focuses more on cost-effectiveness, or is it more about high-quality service?"
"Is it targeting Hippo Theater or Sunny Day Films?"
The person asking the question is clearly a journalist.
The questions were targeted, topical, and also quite tricky.
Chen Feng smiled calmly.
"First of all, these two terms are not contradictory or incompatible. Secondly, 'Jusuda' has always been benchmarking against the top tier of the industry, and Hippo Theater is one of our targets. As for some companies that lack sufficient foundation and scale, sorry, they are not on our target list."
The entire audience erupted in uproar.
That's incredibly arrogant!
Although no names were mentioned, it was as if the phrase "Sunny Day Films" was practically typed out in the chat.
With its hits "After the Breakup" and "Project Gutenberg," and its pioneering role in enabling paid subscription models, "Sunny Day Films," despite its smaller scale, is undoubtedly a top-tier presence in the industry.
However, according to Chen Feng, the other party was not even qualified to be an opponent.
Shen Mo listened without getting angry.
In a sense, what the other party said is not wrong.
Sunny Day Films is currently a completely makeshift operation.
The most fatal thing is that they have no money.
After investing over ten million, he and Liu Qing are now completely broke.
Not only that, Shen Mo also pulled several million yuan in investment from his older brothers and sisters' group, and then used the same trick to get a loan of more than one million yuan.
I'm definitely in debt now.
If it weren't for the daily revenue generated from the songs, the daily income from the live streams, and the additional business deal he took on, he wouldn't even be able to keep his studio running.
As for the size issue, it was only resolved after Li Tao joined the company.
Compared to the hostility from "Drama Express," he is now more worried about the fierce competition that is about to erupt in the short drama industry.
"Drama Express" reduced the price from 1 yuan to 0.5 yuan, a 50% reduction, which directly accelerated the process of making short dramas into high-quality products by several months.
They can use AI-generated face-swapping short dramas to grab traffic, while simultaneously producing high-quality content to maintain their 1-yuan market share.
However, most short drama companies cannot do this.
For example, Sunny Films can only choose one direction to focus on.
"You troublemaker!"
Shen Mo immediately exited Douyin and opened his own financial system.
The data from this period is now fully presented before us.
Just two weeks.
After breaking up, I married my ex's boss.
1600 million RMB was invested, and 4139.83 million RMB was spent on top-ups.
The input-output ratio is above 2.5.
The number of views reached an astonishing 1.4 million.
The conversion rate is over 30%.
This data is certainly due to Shen Mo and his group being the first to try something new, but it is also inseparable from the quality of the drama itself.
Currently, most male-oriented online novels are still adaptations of works like "Peerless," which are mainly based on novels about war gods and dragon kings.
While "After the Breakup" does have some similarities, such as the protagonist being a hacker of god-like caliber, it also incorporates multiple storylines.
A slap in the face to an ex, company layoffs reaching the very heart of the business, a wealthy family background...
Every single one perfectly hits a guy's sweet spot.
With multiple storylines running in parallel and the exciting moments linked one after another, "After the Breakup" achieved great success.
With such a track record, maintaining the original pace and having sufficient funds, it would have been possible to recharge hundreds of millions a month. But now, that's impossible...
With the launch of "Jusuda", the number of users of "Qingtian Film and Television" dropped by 20%.
Without a doubt, this is a fight to the death.
The next day.
"Drama Express" once again attracted over 2000 million views, with the majority of those views coming from Google Play pages.
It's not targeting a specific short drama, but rather the "Drama Express" mini-program.
The two sets of deployment logics are completely different.
The data on investment in a short drama is very specific, and the return on investment can be calculated almost precisely. However, the data on investment in a mini-program platform is much more inaccurate.
Shen Mo initially chose to stream the short drama "After the Breakup".
Of course, the main reason is simply that they don't have the money.
A few million dollars isn't a huge sum in the film and television sector, even for just a short drama.
When faced with a massive investment like traffic generation, it's far from enough.
Putting aside everything else, just take the short drama "Peerless" for example. In the past, there was a lot of news about it being "invested 8000 million in 7 days".
This time, because of my own butterfly effect, I don't know if "Dynasty Warriors" can achieve great success again.
Meanwhile, Li Tao, far away in Chang'an, got up early and started staring at the backend data.
After watching the video several times, I found that, just as Shen Mo said, the distribution strategy for "After the Breakup" will be adjusted in the next few days, with a significant reduction in the amount of content distributed on Douyin.
On the mini-program interface, the previously scrolling homepage recommendations no longer scroll, and only the movie "Project Gutenberg" remains.
The money-devouring films like "After the Breakup" from "Sunny Day Films" are featured in the quiet, small cover recommendation section below.
Without further hesitation, I pressed the voice button.
"Brothers, Qingtian Film and Television has cleared out the seats, it's our turn to take the stage."