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Chapter 3141 Closed Loop

Zhou Buqi said: "Streaming media is an Internet business. The most critical attribute of the Internet is point-to-point connection, which eliminates middlemen. If Disney wants to do streaming media, it can just find the source to cooperate directly. Not only can Disney save a lot of costs, it also reflects the dignity of a large company."

"Ziwei Cloud is the source..."

Robert Egger finally understood what Boss Zhou meant.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Of course, I've said that Ziwei Cloud is a world leader in streaming cloud services. Not only is it strong and technologically advanced, but it's also very competitive in price. I don't need to brag about this, you can find out by just asking around."

"Yeah, I've heard some of that."

Robert Iger has done some research on this.

Zhou Buqi continued, "How much money would it cost to cooperate with BAM or acquire BAMTech? Billions of dollars would be enough, and is Major League Baseball really willing to give up control? Once you lose control of BAM, you will still be in a passive situation."

"That's true," Robert Iger said, adding that he had indeed encountered such difficulties. "Now many media organizations are moving towards streaming, and the partners they choose are often BAM... Major League Baseball is unwilling to give up such an organization."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "That's for sure. I promise."

"you promise?"

"Don't believe me? Don't forget, I also have a baseball team, and I have a say in Major League Baseball. If I express my opinion in the decision-making meeting of Major League Baseball, even if I am only one of more than 20 votes, do you think others will listen to my suggestions, especially those about technology business?"

"Uh……"

Robert Iger was a little dumbfounded.

  There is also this factor!

No matter what you choose, you can’t avoid Boss Zhou!

In Major League Baseball, every team has the same voting rights, and Zhou Buqi's San Francisco Giants, one of many teams, has very limited voting rights. But when it comes to business in the technology field, Boss Zhou can have a huge halo influence. He believes that BAM has great potential in the future and should not be sold... Then when the collective vote is held, most people will definitely agree with his point of view.

It is impossible for Disney to buy more than 30% of BAM's shares and gain controlling rights by spending less than $50 billion as it did in its previous life.

This is actually a hidden threat.

If Disney doesn’t cooperate with Ziwei Cloud, you won’t be able to get much benefit from BAM!

Zhou Buqi suggested: "Promoting the cooperation between Disney's streaming business and Ziwei Cloud must be the best choice for you at the moment. It is also beneficial in many aspects, which is also a more legitimate reason to invite you to join the board of directors of Ziweixing International."

Robert Iger really wants to join the board of directors of Ziweixing Global.

If Disney’s streaming business really cooperates with Ziwei Cloud, then it would be even more necessary for him to join the board of directors of Ziweixing International.

"Putting aside the board seats, what business benefits will Disney get if it cooperates with Ziweiyun? Only if the benefits are great enough can I convince Disney's board of directors."

Robert Egger had already thought of bypassing BAM and cooperating directly with Ziwei Cloud.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "There are so many benefits. For example, as I just said, without the middleman, Disney's costs are lower. Moreover, Ziwei Cloud has been providing streaming services for so many years and has built up the world's largest inventory of film and television content, which is stored in our servers. Most of Disney's movies are also stored. This saves migration costs. If Disney's streaming media cooperates with Ziwei Cloud, there will be no need to transfer too much data. It can directly call the existing film and television data in the public cloud."

Robert Iger got up and went to his desk to get a pen and a small notebook. He sat down with his legs crossed and began to record, "Well, the cost benefit."

Zhou Buqi went on to say: "Ziwei Cloud has cloud data centers all over the world, even in Africa. The wider the coverage, the larger the user base, and the more potential member users will be converted. This is the same as the operation of cable TV."

"indeed."

Robert Iger continued to take notes. "There are so many benefits that I don't even know where to start..." Zhou Buqi thought for a moment, "For example, data analysis. Ziwei Cloud has built a powerful streaming cloud service system that is far beyond the reach of other platforms. Take Netflix for example. Netflix relies on Ziwei Cloud and can see various statistics about Netflix in various regions over a period of time. Such services can be purchased at very low cost. These data can effectively help Netflix make a comprehensive operational analysis and adopt different operational strategies in different regions to ensure the highest efficiency in attracting new users and the highest user activity."

Robert Iger's worries came to light. "Won't this kind of data analysis allow Ziwei Cloud to master all the operating data of our streaming media platform? What if it is leaked..."

"Leaked? How is that possible? Did you know that BAM also provides some data analysis services? The biggest advantage of cloud computing is the processing and analysis of big data. How can a small company like BAM have the ability to process big data? It is nothing more than purchasing relevant data and analysis models from the cloud computing platform and then reselling them to customers."

"But……"

"As long as you join the board of directors of Ziweixing International, you will have the right to supervise. Why would you be afraid of data leaks? The data security of large companies is definitely better than that of small companies. Besides, if there is anyone to be afraid of, it should be Netflix. Netflix is ​​the leader in this industry."

"Ah."

Robert Iger discovered that Boss Zhou had designed a "closed business loop" for him, and Disney was trapped in it.

"For example, efficiency. If you had followed the previous plan and initiated cooperation with BAMTech, using their technology and resources to create ESPN+, I estimate that it would take at least three years for ESPN+ to be launched. Live streaming of sports events is now a major trend of the times. It's not good for Disney to waste time like this, right?"

Robert Iger said frankly: "My plan for Disney is to focus resources on launching ESPN+ first. This is the most important thing. After ESPN+ is launched, we will promote Disney's own film and television streaming media."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "I have already guessed it. This is a very correct plan."

“Actually…” Robert Iger hesitated. “Let me put it this way. I’m not worried at all about film and television streaming. You already have Netflix and are launching Peacock. I believe that Peacock will be a huge success after it is launched.”

Zhou Buqi asked: "Then what are you worried about?"

“Streaming live sports.”

"Ok?"

"Because you haven't done it yet, and the tech giants in Silicon Valley haven't done it either. I don't want Silicon Valley tech companies to learn from me in the process of operating ESPN+, and then those big tech companies will rush in to grab this market."

"Haha." Zhou Buqi found it very funny. "With the strength of Silicon Valley's technology giants, if they want to do this, do they still need to learn from ESPN+? To be honest, live streaming is too easy in the eyes of technology companies. There is no need to learn from anyone. This is also a misunderstanding of many traditional media. They think that things that are very valuable and important and are core competitive advantages are actually worthless in the eyes of many technology companies."

This was a very direct statement, which made Robert Iger feel a little embarrassed.

Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "Your worry is totally unnecessary."

“Even if the tech giants in Silicon Valley have enough power, what about Ziweixing Global? If Ziweixing Global also starts streaming live sports events one day in the future, wouldn’t this provide an opportunity?”

What Robert Iger fears most is actually his Hollywood competitors, followed by Silicon Valley technology companies.

Ziweixing Global’s Peacock will be launched next week.

There is no doubt that it can dominate the field of film and television streaming.

We cannot allow them to get another chance to develop live streaming of sports events.

  This is ESPN's world, it's Disney's territory!

"Hmm..." Zhou Buqi's heart moved slightly, and he asked tentatively, "By the way, I remember that Disney does not independently hold all the shares of ESPN."

Robert Iger said: "That's right. Disney only holds 80% of the shares, and the remaining 20% ​​is in the hands of media giant Hearst."

Zhou Buqi looked at him thoughtfully, "Hearst is a traditional publishing house, right? Can they support you to spend so much money to transform ESPN into an online streaming service ESPN+?"