look at that big guy

Chapter 230
Different Time and Space In August 2021, "The Birth of a Director" became a dark horse and made a big splash that summer.It's just that in the end, the ranking of the popularity value of the whole network is still at the fifth place. Although it can't shake the pattern of those big platforms and big resources, it still remains high in the rating websites and popular word-of-mouth, and it can be regarded as a hit.

"There are no traffic stars, no gorgeous stage with various effects, and the only gorgeous thing is the stories presented by the participating teams. In the current era that focuses on entertainment, but rarely puts entertainment in the social framework and presents a macro narrative structure , the stories filmed by these young teams make people think about life and the meaning of reality... I believe that "Director" is just the beginning. In the future of traffic failure, fan circle regulation, and new consumption expansion, such a program If there are a little more with the production team, it will be a gluttonous feast for our national life!"

"Parent-children, cute pets, life, food, and travel are the five major categories that create the most video content under big data, and variety shows like "Director" are the most likely to organically integrate all aspects to achieve high-dimensional audio-visual Enjoyable complex, such a work can stand out and "break the game", it is not the ingenuity of the program producer, this is a typical example of using content to outperform traffic. In the mighty wave of foreign IP introduction, this is true The light of domestic originality! I hope that there will be more such original light, and with today's light, the follow-up dawn will be opened!"

After the "Director" ended, the praises from various media came to the end of the holiday.

Pineapple.com is the biggest winner in this wave. According to statistics, during the broadcast of "Director" alone, the number of new registered users of Pineapple.com has increased by 6000 million, and the entire website has achieved several times of growth. The number of daily active users has reached DAU. 800 million, breaking through 1000 million is just around the corner, which means that Pineapple.com will gain a firm foothold and get the ticket for the Internet to truly gain a foothold.

A company with a DAU of over [-] million is one of the few unicorn companies in the market.However, in the current situation where the space-time Internet pattern has been determined, platform-level and large-scale APPs occupy various traffic gateways, and the probability of dark horses appearing is getting smaller and smaller. .

In the past, Pineapple.com was just a back garden of Abby.com, but after this battle, the DAU volume of Pineapple.com is almost the same as that of Abby.com, and now the media has started to promote the idea that AB station is competing for the top spot.On the side of Chen Yiwen and Ding Shimei's third brother, the relationship and attitude became a little delicate.

And Chen Yiwen is also clear that Pineapple.com has emerged as a dark horse and entered the field of vision of all parties. There will definitely be some tough battles to be fought in the future. The big platforms will not sit back and watch such a website that gathers young people like a black hole grow stronger. Taking their salaries from the bottom of the pot, the capital of all parties began to prepare for the safari. Chen Yiwen knew that now Pineapple Network is not entering a period of smooth sailing, but a boat that will face the wind and waves, and sprint to the deep water area. Confrontation, these must be guarded and prepared in advance.

During this period, Pineapple.com’s revenue from advertising and paid memberships also ushered in an explosive period, but the expansion itself also required a lot of expenditure, so it can only be said to have a slight surplus.Chen Yiwen himself planned to give part of the surplus to Uncle Li's team. After all, Uncle Li's team showed considerable professionalism during the production process of the program, and they also had such a foundation, so even though their cost was extremely low, the program's The quality of the film has never been stretched.

Before Chen Yiwen discussed this matter with Xu Fu, Xu Fu brought it up on his own initiative, and found Uncle Li to talk about it, "Before the website had no money, but now the traffic and advertising revenue brought by the program are also increasing. I have signed some long-term contracts, and the income from membership fees has also increased very much. At present, after deducting our operating expenses, there is a balance of 1000 million in the account. We calculated the income and expenditure in the later period and found that there will be no negative growth for the time being, and the money is still enough. , so I want to give everyone a point, Uncle Li, you have done such a big favor this time, the team still needs to be paid, not much to say, and some bonuses are also needed. Give everyone a red envelope, according to your regulations, this is more or less appropriate, you can make a price."

Xu Fu has an advantage, that is, he has a delicate mind, and he does not hesitate to move forward after being poor for a long time, and he does not particularly value benefits, and can reward meritorious deeds.It seems that Chen Yiwen has initially assumed the responsibility of a company.

In fact, in the process of win-win cooperation between the two parties, they are also looking at whether each other is suitable for long-term cooperation.

Chen Yiwen was inspecting Xu Fu, so Xu Fu was inspecting Chen Yiwen.

It’s just that Chen Yiwen told him about his courage to double the growth at the film festival. The college student film festival was hidden and there was no platform to grab people. Then he personally brought together a group of award-winning directors to form a stream of content output. The most important thing is that he not only has such a pioneering idea, but also has a strong content creation ability, and has connections like Uncle Li.So as soon as the show ended, Xu Fu immediately fulfilled Chen Yiwen's partner's gambling agreement and tied Chen Yiwen on board.

On the other hand, taking the initiative to propose a plan to Uncle Li is also trying to win over Uncle Li and take over Chen Yiwen's contacts.

On the other hand, Uncle Li waved his hand and said with a smile, "If you say I'm doing you a favor, I'm just doing you a favor. There's no need. I appreciate it. I've opened a big red envelope for Lao Yu's gang, so there's no need for you guys." Send again. There is a surplus of more than 1000 million, how much money should I take! You are the first-timers, and you don’t know where Chai Migui is, so keep the money. I think you need to grow Pineapple Network, and you will need money in the future There are too many places! What's more, the group of directors produced by your program have also signed contracts with the foundation and become a member of the foundation's youth support plan. They are my own, and I will be an internal support!"

In fact, Uncle Li didn't take any money, which was a bit disappointing to Xu Fu. He proposed to give the money, and if Uncle Li accepted it, then this situation would be charged to his account.But Uncle Li refused to accept it, and bought Chen Yiwen's face. In other words, Uncle Li was still on Chen Yiwen's side.

But Xu Fu soon felt relieved.As far as Chen Yiwen is currently controlling the content, he himself is very clear that this is an area that he cannot get involved in. If it is not for Chen Yiwen, even if it is a professional manager who is proficient in this area, Chen Yiwen may not be able to do better.On the other hand, if the joint of content is controlled by outsiders, he, the founder, can be kicked out in a matter of minutes.So on balance, Chen Yiwen is reassuring. After all, nearly half of his shares are with him, and if Chen Yiwen annexes him in reverse, he can actually not look for him at the beginning. Pineapple.com's company, on the contrary, gave Chen Yiwen a free ride.In the future, it will be regarded as lying down and winning.

Thinking about it this way, Xu Fu quickly lifted the haze. His biggest advantage is that as long as he thinks about it, he doesn't get entangled.And the many troubles in life are not too entangled.

Chen Yiwen knew that Uncle Li had really sold his face, and the production cost of this team was probably in the tens of millions.With Xu Fu's little money, if he really wants to find such a company, he can't afford it.

After talking with Xu Fu, Chen Yiwen came out to see Uncle Li off. This time, Uncle Li didn't drive his Titan pickup, but got a business D-class car in a proper manner. There was a driver wearing white gloves in the front row, and the two sat in the back. , chatting alone, Chen Yiwen said, "Although the foundation support plan is a contract, there are no restrictions on those young directors. It just means that they will add the foundation's stickers to the beginning or end of the film in the future, and give money back. Will the foundation not lose money?"

Uncle Li was wearing a blue close-fitting suit, which set off his bulging figure. At this time, he looked like a thug in a suit, and said with a smile, "What's the loss? Look, how to make an organization known as soon as possible? How much money will it cost?" Is the money enough? The naming fee for a platform-level variety show can easily start at 5000 to 200 million. This is just a single company. And our foundation has a team to help you produce, and then, to support those young directors, Our external production costs start at tens of millions, but the cost price and staff salaries here are only 300 million, plus 500 million for you directors, and 500 million can be done. The key is that your program has brought us How much exposure? What about the follow-up works of these young directors in the future? And they have potential, infinite possibilities in time and space. We invested [-] million to do these things, no more than those who spent tens of millions or even hundreds of millions The flow of the smashed water lasts longer, and the water flows thinner and longer?"

Chen Yiwen couldn't help giving a thumbs up, "Expert!"

Uncle Li crossed his legs and smiled, "I'll learn from you, Uncle Li!"

Chen Yiwen said, "The foundation's exposure has risen, how can it make money? The works of those young directors are their own, and have nothing to do with our foundation! It means that the foundation actually has no products."

Uncle Li said, "Product? What is a product? Are tangible assets, copyrights, and content called products?"

"if not?"

"There is a product in this world called reputation." Uncle Li smiled. "Reputation is something that exists in people's hearts. For example, Liu Qirong, when he came out and said he wanted to shoot something, he didn't need any asset pledges, and he didn't need any assets. If we make a set up first, many people will naturally come to our door to provide funds, financial and material support. What the foundation needs to build now is reputation, which can also be said to tell the general public... We have vision."

"The people we are looking at, the people we are looking at, and even the things we are looking forward to in the future, even if the dragon is trapped at the bottom of the pool, one day, they will soar to the sky!"

"Uncle Li... has anyone told you that, in fact, you're a bit of a secondary..."

Li Qiyun laughed, and stretched out his ape arm to wrap around Chen Yiwen's shoulder. Chen Yiwen was immediately caught between his pectoralis major and his cross arm, feeling like he was carrying an RPG.

"Can only shout slogans but can't do it, this is called Secondary School. Not only can draw cakes and shout slogans to fool you, but also do things well, they are called successful people."

Uncle Li blinked, "So remember, the first step to become a successful person is not to be sophisticated, but to be a secondary school student!"

(End of this chapter)