The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 549 You Have No Heart

In the conference room, everyone opened their laptops and the PPS interface appeared on the screen.

PPS is a long-established online video player that integrates P2P live broadcast and on-demand video playback. It can watch movies, TV series, sports live broadcasts, animation, variety shows, news and financial information online.

Its main interface adopts a left-center-right layout and is divided into three windows: the program list window on the left, the video playback window in the middle, and the news information window on the right.

"There's a big gap between this interface and iQiyi," Lu Yuan sighed.

The cooperation between Blueprint Copyright and iQiyi is about to expire. Next, it will either go the copyright distribution route or reach a cooperation with another video website.

In short, it cannot be put on hold. With copyright fees rising today, all this money is money.

Unexpectedly, the first to come to us was PPS.

Chen Zhixi was a little confused and asked, "During the last meeting, I heard President Lu mention that iQiyi and PPS were discussing acquisition matters. How did they find us?"

The copyright of Blueprint is independent of Yuanfang Media, and Lu Jing reports directly to Lu Yuan. Chen Zhixi is not clear about the details.

Lu Jing looked at his cousin.

Lu Yuan nodded, motioning her to speak out.

This is related to the next development of the company. I called everyone here today to listen to everyone's opinions.

Lu Jingcai said: "This matter is related to PPTV."

Chen Zhixi raised his eyes slightly and recalled the development of the two companies.

PPTV and PPS are both companies in Shanghai and are old-fashioned online video players.

Although there are many forces in the current online video market, if we simply divide the paths that users take to watch videos online, they are basically two ways: web pages and clients.

Companies like iQiyi, Sohu, and Tencent are all web-based, while PPTV and PPS are client-based.

In the early years, video piracy was rampant, and PPTV and PPS made considerable profits during this period.

However, since 2010, video has become a key area for government departments to combat piracy, and the legal sanctions for piracy have been raised from civil liability to criminal liability.

Both companies have begun their own transformation.

PPS has accelerated the pace of legitimate operations, purchased film and television copyrights, and promoted community products such as the entertainment circle and the PPS web game center.

PPTV chose to promote both the web version and the client version at the same time, and received huge financing from SoftBank, increasing its investment in television and live sports broadcasts and the purchase of copyright content.

However, their transformation has not been able to reverse the widening gap between them and web-based video sites.

The reason is simple. Compared with video websites such as iQiyi, Tencent, and LeTV, PPS's capital support for copyright investment is obviously insufficient.

PPTV is in a similar situation. Although it has established its own brand influence in areas such as sports live broadcasting, its multi-line operations have made its positioning unclear.

Lu Jing explained: “After Youku Tudou merged in March, iQiyi and PPS did have their first formal talks and reached a preliminary intention for cooperation between the two parties.

However, the contact between the two parties was interrupted by Masayoshi Son, the founder of SoftBank, an investor in PPTV.

Masayoshi Son proposed to Baidu to invest US$4 million in iQiyi and have iQiyi merge with PPTV.

After PPS's current president Xu Weifeng reached a preliminary cooperation intention with iQiyi, he was invited by Masayoshi Son to go to Japan to discuss the possibility of financing.

Masayoshi Son agreed verbally and deposited a deposit of US$3000 million into the PPS account.

Baidu hopes that iQiyi will have absolute controlling rights over PPS and is unhappy with SoftBank's interference.

At the same time, Blueprint announced the sale of shares, and Masayoshi Son and Tencent immediately contacted us.

Baidu was so busy with this matter that it temporarily put the transaction with PPS on hold to solve our problem first.

PPS was left aside, which was embarrassing.

Xu Weifeng had no choice but to find Masayoshi Son again, but Son changed his mind and revealed his true colors. He said he would raise funds, but as a condition, PPS had to first accept the acquisition of PPTV.

The PPS team and PPTV have been fighting each other for many years, which is difficult to accept both in terms of strategic value judgment and emotion.

In the end, Xu Weifeng rejected Masayoshi Son’s financing and acquisition proposal, returned the $3000 million deposit, and found us.”

At this point, Lu Jing paused and said, "PPS has no shortage of users and has a large amount of client traffic. This time, we hope to reach a strategic cooperation with Blueprint and express our willingness to accept financing.

According to the information I have learned, PPS's financial report data has declined sharply since last year. In addition, it was sued by Tencent and Sohu this year for piracy issues. Many shareholders are eager to cash out their shares. "

"I think this is also the main reason why they want to reach an M&A agreement with iQiyi."

The conference room fell into silence, with only the occasional clicking sound of a mouse.

Lu Yuan knocked on the table, attracting everyone's attention.

"So everyone thinks that Blueprint should either go the copyright distribution route and make money without doing anything, or join a video network company and gain a certain voice."

"Mr. Lu, isn't this a step too big? We are just traditional content creators, they are Internet capital, and PPS itself has fallen behind. If we rashly intervene, can we succeed?" Jiang Xueman expressed her opinion.

After Yuanfang Media was established, although these core shares were not directly given to them, an equity pool was set up for senior executives and technical talents as an incentive.

Jiang Xueman is in charge of a department. If the investment fails, it will affect the operation of the company and her dividends. She has no choice but to be cautious.

Wu Lang said, "Mr. Jiang, PPS ranks fifth in market share. We have no shortage of users and traffic. What we lack is content, which we can provide."

Jiang Xuemeng still has doubts: "Let's not talk about the fact that the client-side is more popular with advertisers than the web-side. Even if we have a lot of copyrights for Blueprint and are not short of film and television scripts, is it enough?
The content of video websites is not limited to these, there are TV series, variety shows, micro-films, live events, animation, documentaries and more importantly, funding.”

Lu Yuan held the phone in his palm, turning it back and forth. This was also where he hesitated.

"Mr. Jiang, your concerns are correct, but do you know which direction the development focus of several video companies in the market is currently?" Chen Zhixi interrupted.

She slowed down and said, "The current competition is about long videos. When it comes to TV dramas, content is king."

"But." Jiang Xueman was obviously not so easily convinced.

Chen Zhixi interrupted.

“We all know that TV dramas and variety shows are the most attractive to young audiences.

But which video website company on the market currently has any good variety shows? Instead, TV stations are investing heavily in this area.

Zhejiang Satellite TV will broadcast "The Voice of China" in the second half of the year, and Mango TV will broadcast "I Am a Singer" next year. Most of these variety shows are introduced from abroad, and we can follow their lead in the future.

In fact, in my opinion, we are all at the same starting line. If the blueprint and PPS are combined, we can be at the top of the industry. "

She always felt that the former CEO of Zhouyi had poor strategic vision and was timid, no wonder Zhouyi went bankrupt.

Lu Yuan glanced at Chen Zhixi. After nearly a year of cooperation, it was not difficult to see that this was an extremely ambitious person who dared to think, dared to try, and was full of drive.

Sometimes he is even more manly than Wu Lang.

After Chen Zhixi finished speaking, he looked at the first person and said, "Mr. Lu, I think this is a good opportunity. The combination of PPS and Blueprint will be like a tiger with wings. It may not be impossible to determine the market structure in the future, and even learn from Netflix to let Chinese culture radiate Asia and expand the brand overseas."

Yuanfang Media is a relatively young company. Except for Jiang Xueman, the others present, including Wu Lang, Chen Zhixi, Zhang Bowen, and Lu Jing, are all around 30 years old.

Lu Yuan looked around and could see flames burning in most people's eyes.

Let’s take another gamble.

Such a voice appeared in Lu Yuan’s heart.

But he also knows that relying solely on Yuanfang Media is not enough, and he also needs partners to integrate resources from all parties.

At the same time, he turned his eyes to the mobile phone on the table.

According to my brother-in-law who is busy developing games, domestic 4G licenses will be officially issued by the end of next year.

By then, China will have fully entered the 4G network era. As mobile phone functions are developing rapidly today, the mobile terminal cannot be ignored.

It may also be necessary to find a mobile phone manufacturer to cooperate with.

Liu Shishi’s house, kitchen.

There are all kinds of dishes on the cupboard, red and green, so rich.

Miss Liu held the chopsticks with a puffy mouth.

Liu's mother was preparing dinner for her future son-in-law. She added a small spoonful of salt to the pot. Seeing her daughter enjoying the meal secretly, she said unhappily, "I asked you to call Xiao Lu. Did you call?"

"Hmph." Miss Liu got angry when she heard the name.

dog man!
He pulls up his pants and doesn't recognize anyone.

I just came back last night. As soon as I entered the room, I pressed myself on the sofa and stripped myself naked in a few seconds.

When you need it, nice words are free of charge.

It was him who said she was slender and cute, it was him who said she was adorable, but it was also him who despised her after the act. I have never seen such a shameless person, it is simply outrageous.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Liu's mother raised her voice and said, "Huh?" "The phone is out of battery."

Liu Shishi made up an excuse.

As soon as she finished speaking, the cell phone in her pocket rang.

"The dog is calling, the dog is calling."

"Ha." Mother Liu glared at her with disdain: "Hurry up and answer it!"

"Oh."

Liu Shishi put down her chopsticks, wiped her hands, took out her cell phone, looked at the caller ID, frowned, pressed the answer button, listened coldly for a while, and hung up.

"He said it was almost there."

While cooking, Liu's mother complained, "Look at you, you've been together for several years. If you hadn't chosen this line of work, you two would have had a child by now. Why are you still being so awkward?"

She completely ignored her own role in it.

After a long time of no response, Liu's mother turned her head and saw her daughter staring at the whole onion on the cupboard in a daze.

"I'm asking you something."

"He dislikes me." Liu Shishi answered aggrievedly.

"What do I dislike about you?" Liu's mother was curious.

When my daughter came back, she was very angry and had a sullen face. When I asked her what was wrong, she refused to tell me.

"He..." Liu Shishi opened her mouth. She really couldn't say this to her old mother.

"He thinks my legs are too short and always calls me short-legged. Before we were together, he praised me for my long legs."

Mother Liu rolled her eyes and shook her head, "Just act like that. Xiao Lu is so outstanding. His looks, character, and career are all top-notch. I even wonder if he has a problem with his taste in choosing you. But you are still not satisfied."

Liu Shishi shrugged her nose and said nothing.

She couldn't stay in this house anymore. Every time she was bullied by the bastard, she would go home to seek comfort from her old mother, but her old mother would always be partial to her. In her eyes, the bastard was both talented and virtuous, while she was nothing.

This time, not only was he partial to me, he also directed me to do the work.

I'm so annoyed, why don't you just let him be your son, who is the biological son? !

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She pointed the knife at the onion, eager to try.

"Put it in water and cut it." Liu's mother thought that the girl was confused because of anger, so she kindly reminded her.

Liu Shishi didn't answer, but just kept gesticulating and muttering to herself.

"Damn Lu Yuan, I'm going to chop you to death, you bastard."

"Ding dong!"

"Xiao Lu is here, open the door." Liu's mother urged.

"Wait a moment."

Liu Shishi no longer hesitated, her eyes widened, and she quickly cut the onion. The juice splashed in her face and her eyes turned red visibly.

Mother Liu: "."

How cruel! She suddenly felt that her daughter was quite capable.

Liu Shishi ignored her old mother's surprised look, and walked to the door unsteadily with tears in her eyes. She seemed to remember something and wiped the corners of her mouth which were shiny from eating secretly.

She took a deep breath and sniffed, her mouth curving into a sad arc as tears slid down her cheeks.

"Click." The door opened.

Lu Yuan's heart broke as he watched the scene in front of him.

Tsk tsk tsk, look at those red eyes, and tears are flowing down the palm-sized face like beads with broken string.

His pitiful look made him regret deeply. What a sin he committed.

At this moment, he just wanted to reach out and hug his girlfriend to comfort her.

"Don't touch me." Liu Shishi dodged.

She also regretted it and felt her eyes were stinging. She raised her arm to wipe them, then turned and ran to the kitchen to wash them.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan felt even more uncomfortable.

Liu's mother poked her head out of the kitchen holding a spatula, nodded to her future son-in-law, and then closed the door.

"The kitchen smells heavily of cooking fumes. Why don't you watch TV in the living room for a while?"

"boom!"

The wind blew her bangs on her forehead, and Liu Shishi stood in front of the door, feeling dilemma.

Lu Yuan grinned, thinking that his future mother-in-law did a great job. Just as he was about to step forward, he saw his girlfriend turn around again and slip away to the bathroom.

He followed closely behind her, holding the door frame with one hand as she closed it.

"Go away and don't come in." Liu Shishi was anxious.

After spending a long time together, Lu Yuan now understands this girl very well. Every time she says no or doesn't want to, she actually wants him to do it quickly.

Relying on his great strength, he squeezed in, pinched her waist and picked her up.

"Put me down." Liu Shishi patted his shoulders and tossed him around like a domestic pig during the Chinese New Year.

Lu Yuan pushed her against the wall.

"Let go... um..."

I don’t know how much time had passed, but Liu Shishi was kissed and moaned, her pink lips slightly parted, and her eyebrows and eyes were full of spring.

Lu Yuan kissed her forehead, then the corner of her eyes, and asked softly, "Are you calm now?"

"No." Liu Shishi came back to her senses, muttered something, and then pushed him out with force.

When Lu Yuan heard the sound of water running from the bathroom faucet, he realized that this girl might really not want him to go in.

After a while, Liu Shishi came out with red eyes and walked straight towards the sofa.

Lu Yuan followed behind her and smacked his lips: "Why is it a bit spicy?"

Liu Shishi was sitting on the sofa. Hearing this, she turned her head to the side, not looking at him. She almost laughed out loud and muttered to herself, "It's so spicy that it'll kill you."

Lu Yuan sat down next to her and saw her pointing the back of her head at him. He wondered whether he should tell her the truth and sell out his future mother-in-law. After thinking for a while, he gave up the idea as it was not worth it.

He wrinkled his nose and suddenly came to his senses: "Did the kitchen cut onions just now?"

Liu Shishi saw that her plan was about to be discovered, so she said anxiously, "Some people used sweet words and long legs before they were together, and they were the prettiest in the world. But now they are all disgusted with you. It's like an onion. When you peel it off piece by piece, not only will you cry, but you will also find out that they have no heart at all."

Lu Yuan smiled and leaned against her: "Then you have misunderstood the onion. It's not that he has no heart, but the whole onion is his heart. He has given himself to you completely, but you want to peel off layer by layer to find his heart, but in fact you have already peeled off his heart."

Liu Shishi tilted her head. It seemed to make sense, but she felt something was not right.

He has such a sharp tongue and I really want to bite him.

She slapped the dog's hand away: "Humph, some people never try to comfort me every time they make a mistake, they just talk about principles."

Lu Yuan sighed and said in a low voice: "Because marriage is different from playing around, and I treat her as a person, a normal, educated person who has some emotions but can adjust them by herself, not a pet, not a dog who will be happy for a long time if you give him a bone, or a cat who will scratch me when he is angry."

Liu Shishi was attracted by the word "marriage" and began to imagine the wedding ceremony.

Without waiting for her to think deeply, Lu Yuan continued, "How about this, you say you were wrong, I say I was wrong, and then we'll let this matter go, okay?"

"Come on, you speak first."

Liu Shishi was confused by him and didn't think much about it. She subconsciously said, "I was wrong."

Lu Yuan nodded with relief, took her into his arms, and kissed her forehead: "Good girl, I forgive you."

Liu Shishi looked up blankly and saw the dog's face full of ridicule.

"Lu Yuan!"

"Hiss, Auntie, your daughter bit me!!"

(End of this chapter)