You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 218 The first video website is online

The video website was launched in winter, so Qin Shaoyan could only aggrieve the Internet entrepreneurs.

Anyway, this is all the fault of Xiong Xiaoge. If he hadn't been so urgent, he could have delayed the video website to go online in the summer.

At that time, playing the ice bucket challenge was a thrilling experience, but now it is an old sin.

Moreover, it was Xiong Xiaoge who proposed this kind of marketing promotion, so it would be appropriate for him to call on everyone to participate.

Internet entrepreneurs who have suffered so much will be blamed for their infamy.

Xiong Xiaoge also realized that it was a bit inappropriate for entrepreneurs to play the ice bucket challenge now, so he hesitated for a moment and said: "Maybe we should do it in spring when it is not so cold."

"Mr. Xiong, you don't want the website you invested in to lose popularity, right?" Qin Shaoyan said with a smile.

"It's just launched. It doesn't need so much popularity." Xiong Xiaoge struggled internally, and finally decided to just be a human being. "Wait until the New Year is over, and then we will make a big splash on the video website."

"Let's focus on testing before the New Year, so that brothers can have a good New Year." Xiong Xiaoge hesitated, "It will take some time for me to contact the mobilization team."

"Now everything is ready, all we need is east wind." Xiong Xiaoge sighed with emotion, "The rest depends on domestic users' acceptance of video websites."

As long as you can watch the videos on the current video websites, there are not so many requirements.

"What do you think, Lao Qin?"

Xiong Xiaoge thought for a while and said slowly: "We, Kuaibo.com, want to be a regular website."

Qin Shaoyan stepped in and saw a cat litter box and several bags of cat food on the ground. He was suddenly very surprised, "You have a cat?"

"Hurry up?!" Xiong Xiaoge's eyes lit up, "This is a good name."

But since Mr. Xiong has spent money, Qin Shaoyan must add emotional value to make Mr. Xiong feel that the money is worth spending, so that he will continue to spend money on you.

Xiong Xiaoge breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "Yeah, not bad."

The problem is that this thing is new to everyone at the beginning, and how to ensure user stickiness is the main problem.

Qin Shaoyan also knows this. Internet users are very receptive to new things. Whether the video website can be promoted is not a problem.

"Then is she willing to borrow it?" Qin Shaoyan asked curiously.

"The slogan of the website is that everyone is the director of life." Qin Shaoyan continued, "Our video website is based on UGC, that is, user original sharing, and actively encourages users to create and upload interesting content so that everyone can share their life wonderful moments, showing everyone’s wonderful moments.”

Xiong Jiajia, who was hiding in the community, was playing with a cat climbing frame and thinking about how to install it.

"I haven't asked yet." Xiong Jiajia pointed to a pile of pet supplies on the ground, "I have bought so many things, and she can't justify not borrowing them."

If you want to ask Mr. Xiong whether he supports this approach, he will definitely not answer you directly.

“I discovered a phenomenon when I was on YouTube. Users not only upload their own content, but also upload some TV movies and variety shows. These film and television variety show contents are particularly popular, and their playback and sharing data are at the forefront. ”

"Soon." Xiong Jiajia said confidently, "I'm going to talk to the proprietress of the pet shop and ask her to lend me the cat for a few days."

After speed limit testing, the video loading speed is quite acceptable. As long as the user does not fast forward frequently, it is enough for users to watch a video smoothly.

"I'm still trying to cross the river by feeling the stones, and I don't dare to guarantee you that this thing will work."

However, the clarity of uploaded videos is a little less interesting. On the one hand, it is related to the current hardware, such as the pixels and bandwidth limitations of the shooting equipment, and on the other hand, it is a software problem.

Qin Shaoyan personally took Xiong Xiaoge to visit the team of Qvod.com and opened the website for a while.

Qin Shaoyan didn't ask in detail what it meant.

"Qvod.com has made tag classifications based on the different origins of the content and user preferences." Qin Shaoyan opened the website interface and explained, "For example, Japan and South Korea, Europe and America, Hong Kong and Taiwan, they are divided into categories, so that it is convenient for users to find."

"Quavo." Qin Shaoyan replied, "Our video website is called Kuaibo.com."

"It doesn't matter, just go ahead and do it boldly." Xiong Xiaoge said calmly, "We venture capitalists are mentally prepared before investing in projects. Venture capital, what is venture capital without risk? Even if we fail, we will accept it. ”

"Video websites are mainly about content. There are not only content created by users themselves, but also some other things." Qin Shaoyan opened the video website classification list as he spoke.

"Then I'll trouble Mr. Xiong." Qin Shaoyan said confidently, "I'll urge my subordinates to come up with more marketing plans."

Xiong Xiaoge frowned, "Will this cause copyright issues?"

If you continue to ask, Mr. Xiong will emphasize to you that you must abide by the law.

Many foreign website ideas are not adapted to the local conditions when transplanted to China.

"Marketing and promotion are all up to Mr. Qin." Xiong Xiaoge asked casually, "What is the name of our video website?"

Qin Shaoyan immediately replied, "YouTube was sued not long ago for copyright infringement due to content uploaded by users. The California court ruled that the plaintiff lost the lawsuit."

"Of course it's a regular website." Qin Shaoyan said confidently, "Mr. Xiong, don't worry, we have dedicated content reviewers and will never allow harmful information to appear on the website."

"Everyone is the director of life." Xiong Xiaoge savored it carefully and nodded, "It's interesting. You decide the specific development direction of the website. I will just invest the money."

Xiong Xiaoge tried it out for a while and was very satisfied with the performance of Qvod. All that was left was to see if the server could hold up when a large number of users poured in.

"Mr. Xiong, you think too highly of me." Qin Shaoyan sighed, playing with the recorder in his hand, and said, "Video websites are still a new thing. It seems to be a vast blue ocean, but how to explore its commercial value? Still exploring.”

Qin Shaoyan took Xiong Xiaoge around, and after sending the satisfied President Xiong away, he immediately rushed to meet another President Xiong.

"That's good." Xiong Xiaoge nodded.

Qin Shaoyan was immediately overjoyed. This is what you said, Mr. Xiong. Don't blame me when the video website can't make money.

As for the development prospects of video websites, Xiong Xiaoge actually has no idea. Although YouTube is developing rapidly abroad, no one can guarantee whether it will be equally popular in China.

"So Qvod.com will also encounter this situation. The content of film and television works is more attractive to users, such as popular idol dramas, popular MVs, and popular variety shows. These high-quality contents will become the main force of the website."

Qin Shaoyan chuckled and changed the topic directly, "How was the job I asked you to do?"

"We're working on it," Xiong Jiajia said casually, "My Internet speed is not good, and uploading videos is very slow. There are thousands of movies and TV series, and I have to upload them to the year after tomorrow."

"Didn't I give you money to upgrade your bandwidth?" Qin Shaoyan was a little surprised.

"The operator won't give it to me." Xiong Jiajia said cursingly, "They only upgrade the broadband for Internet cafes and ignore me."

"Did the gift come?" Qin Shaoyan asked.

"Sent it away, but not sent it out." Xiong Jiajia said with an ugly face, "I can't find a way now."

"Then I'll find someone to do it for you later." Qin Shaoyan glanced at the work of other employees. These employees are sorting out the film and television resources they have, and then uploading them one by one to Qvod.com.

"I can only upload now, and download from outside Internet cafes." Xiong Jiajia cursed and said, "Damn it, I thought it would be cheaper to book accommodation in an Internet cafe and let a few people download things, but the scumbag network administrator of that Internet cafe gave me Our people scolded.”

"Later, I simply took over the entire website and did nothing all night long. I just turned on the computer and downloaded movies, hum."

Qin Shaoyan nodded, "This is a good method. It effectively uses the broadband resources of the Internet cafe."

"Why don't we just buy an Internet cafe?" Xiong Jiajia encouraged with a smile, "I think Internet cafes are quite profitable."

"Everyone knows that Internet cafes make money, do you think who is willing to sell it?" Qin Shaoyan glared at him and thought to himself that it is not impossible to open an Internet cafe.

Internet cafes can make money secondarily, but they can mainly engage in offline activities, such as e-sports competitions and new game trials.

But there's no rush in this matter, and it's not as easy to open an Internet cafe now as it used to be.

Qin Shaoyan checked the film and television resources that Xiong Jiajia had downloaded, "It's almost enough for domestic ones. Do less to avoid someone suing you for infringement. Do more idol dramas from Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as Japanese and Korean dramas and so on."

"There are resources translated by subtitle groups on the Internet. If you don't know where to find them, just go to the forums and ask. There will be kind people who can give you directions."

"There are also a lot of resources in Europe and the United States. Don't you have a few translators? They must be watching European and American programs. Just ask them directly."

Xiong Jiajia nodded, "Don't worry, I can still understand this job."

"We still have the resources that YouTube sent us. Should we also make subtitles and send them up?"

"Pull him down. You are just a porter of resources. Stop working on the subtitle team." Qin Shaoyan immediately dissuaded Xiong Jiajia from this idea.

He inspected the area and gave Xiong Jiajia some careful instructions, asking him to pay attention to the uploaded content and not to upload anything that shouldn't be uploaded.

It is nothing new for video websites to transfer content from other places. The early video websites all did this.

In fact, it is simply not feasible for video websites to implement the UGC model now, that is, user-created sharing cannot retain people. Moreover, given the current economic level in China, there is a threshold for video creation.

The country in 2004 was different from the era of smartphones twenty years later. Without widespread shooting equipment, video content would naturally not be produced.

Although the number of Internet users is growing rapidly, the base is still not high, and those who can actively engage in video shooting are rare.

At this time, the domestic UGC creation ecology is also much inferior to that in the United States.

Different from YouTube's early popular online videos shot through cameras, such as "Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" and "China Team Wins the World Cup", the popular online videos in China are basically based on re-edited film and television content. There has always been a lack of sufficient high-quality supply of content.

Therefore, almost all video websites were engaged in piracy business at that time.

In fact, for a long time afterwards, all major platforms used the name of "user upload" to broadcast pirated overseas TV series and movies.

Not only do they obtain pirated resources from the Internet and upload them, they also directly transfer videos from peers.

This habit has been passed down, and even more than ten years later, companies will move the content of their peers, and on a large scale.

Qvod.com has no peers to use as a resource library, so it can only do it on its own.

As a pioneer in the video website industry, pioneering is a difficult task.

Fortunately, there are many selfless sharers on the Internet who package and upload film and television resources so that people can browse these contents on the Internet.

Of course, I would also like to thank Bram Cohen for his invention of BT download technology and his great contribution to the dissemination of resources for everyone.

When I was working on YouTube, I brought him on board. On the one hand, this master's skills are really great, and on the other hand, it's a way to repay his contribution.

Looking at the increasingly enriched content library, Qin Shaoyan sighed with emotion, "Everything is really ready now. All we need is traffic."

Qin Shaoyan picked up the phone and called Chen Guangxia, "Brother Chen, be prepared. The website will be officially launched tomorrow."

……

"I'm already a useless person."

Xiao Xiaomeng, who had just completed the final exam, collapsed on the dormitory bed. She felt as if she had been ravaged by knowledge several times and then drained dry. She could no longer raise any strength.

Looking at her already depressed roommate, Xiao Xiaomeng's good friend Song Ya said helplessly, "Cheer up."

"No, Aya, give me some spiritual food quickly, otherwise I will really be hopeless." Xiao Xiaomeng hugged Song Ya's arm and begged, "Just show me another episode of "Lost". "

"No more. What I showed you yesterday was the final inventory. New resources have to be downloaded online." Song Ya said helplessly.

"Then get off quickly." Xiao Xiaomeng shook Song Ya's arm, "Aya, please."

"The Internet speed in our school is not good, so we have to go to the Internet cafe." Song Ya frowned, "I'd better ask the male classmates in our class to help me, and let them know when they go to the Internet cafe again when they are free."

"Oh, is there really nothing we can do?" Xiao Xiaomeng lamented, "It seems we can only wait until we go home for the holidays."

Xiao Xiaomeng muttered as she turned on her computer and logged in to the campus network to check out her daily routine.

She won this computer in the last campus network lottery, which made her happy for a long time. Although the computer configuration is not very good, there are no major problems except that it can only surf the Internet, listen to music, and play games.

Xiao Xiaomeng scrolled through the homepage updates, talked to a few classmates and friends, liked and commented, and then transferred to the European and American film and television group, preparing to join the daily discussion.

As soon as I clicked into the group, I saw a pinned post in the group.

"The first video website in China is online!"

“Watch the latest resources of Japanese, Korean and American dramas online. Don’t miss it if you pass by!”

Watch online? !
Xiao Xiaomeng was stunned. He couldn't be a liar, so he clicked on the website link inside while thinking about her.

The website quickly popped up, and the first thing that caught my eye were three big characters - Qvod.com.

Under the logo of Qvod.com, there is a line of small words that says, “Everyone is the director of life.”

The light yellow color scheme of the website is eye-catching, and rows of videos on the homepage are displayed in front of users.

Xiao Xiaomeng entered the word "lost" into the search bar with the intention of giving it a try, and the search results quickly appeared on the website.

All the resources of the American drama "Lost", including the latest episode, were displayed in front of Xiao Xiaomeng, which immediately made her excited.

Xiao Xiaomeng quickly clicked on the video, and after a few seconds of loading, the video played smoothly.

"Wow!" Xiao Xiaomeng exclaimed, her eyes shining, "This is really a treasure house!"

(End of this chapter)