You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 286 Mr. Qin has someone outside

Xia Lian had already taken out her notebook and was quickly recording Mr. Qin's instructions.

Friends who work regularly know that they often encounter situations where their superiors personally intervene to guide business operations.

Some of the boss’s instructions are pertinent but useless, some are the same as if they were not said at all, and some are downright stupid.

What to do in this situation?

Of course I did.

After all, the other party is the boss who pays the money. You can't just say it's difficult and then not do it.

If you are a capable and prestigious boss, of course you can refute your boss's instructions in person and put forward your own opinions and plans.

If you just have the ability, you can try to argue and convince your boss.

If you don't have the ability, you can consider your next job and run away before things get worse.

Xia Lian has the ability, but she has just joined the company and does not know the boss's abilities. She also does not have the time or opportunity to establish and prove her own prestige.

So while she was recording the work content, she was also thinking about how to convince her boss to cancel the unreasonable instructions.

For sitcoms, the main factor depends on the screenwriter, and the production cost is very low.

Situation comedies can be long or short. The first three seasons of "Home with Kids" each had 100 episodes.

The sitcom "The Story of the Kitchen Team" set in the grassroots of the Air Force directed by Shang Jing has only 68 episodes in three seasons.

Xia Lian estimated that this costume sitcom would be about thirty to forty episodes long, and the budget would be three to five million.

Huh, only five million?

President Qin just said with an air of arrogance and grandeur that the company had a capital of 150 million yuan.

I thought it would be a big news, big star, big production, but the first project turned out to be a low-budget sitcom...

Xia Lian rubbed her waist which was almost sprained, and asked weakly: "Boss, is our first project this sitcom?"

"Yes, situation comedy is also a promising track." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "The first project does not seek to be big or new. The purpose is to train and integrate the team."

“Then we will train the team step by step, make it bigger and stronger, and create greater glory.”

Xia Lian was stunned for a moment, then asked cautiously, "How much is the budget?"

"Let's approve 10 million first." Qin Shaoyan looked at Xia Lian, "The number of episodes should be as many as possible, 60 to 80, preferably 100."

Xia Lian quickly wrote it down, and then asked tentatively: "What if the budget is not enough?"

"If it's not enough, add more." Qin Shaoyan glanced at Xia Lian and said, "I will give you the power to increase the budget by 20%. I have only one condition, and that is to improve the quality."

"I will definitely work hard and live up to Mr. Qin's trust." Xia Lian asked hurriedly, "Mr. Qin, are there any other precautions?"

"Well, let me see the script and cast list when they are finalized." Qin Shaoyan added.

"Okay, Mr. Qin." Xia Lian didn't care about this request. Mr. Qin might just take a symbolic look. With his status and work, he couldn't take care of such details.

However, the boss can choose not to look at it, but you cannot not give it. This is a matter of principle.

Xia Lian took notes and continued to ask, "How should we do the "Insidious" project?"

Qin Shaoyan replied: "I will give you a script outline later, you can find a screenwriter to write it, and I will review it."

"Ah?!" Xia Lian was really shocked. "You wrote the script outline?"

Qin Shaoyan frowned, "Is there a problem?"

"No, no." Xia Lian was a little desperate. Just when she praised Mr. Qin for being reliable, he played some new tricks on her.

An Internet CEO who graduated from a clinical major said that he would personally write the outline of the script for a spy war drama and then ask you to shoot it, and asked you if you were nervous.

"Um, Mr. Qin."

Despite her despair, Xia Lian still wanted to try to save the situation, so she suggested, "We have never acted in a spy drama before, so isn't this a bit radical?"

"The company has just been established, and the staffing and other aspects are not yet complete. I am afraid that I will bite off more than I can chew."

"Oh, I see." Qin Shaoyan thought for a moment, "Then let's start with the sitcom. The spy war is next year's project anyway, so you can look for candidates first."

Xia Lian thought for a moment, "Boss Qin, I recently heard about a spy drama, it's adapted from a novel, called "The Secret Agent", is it okay..."

"It's a conspiracy." Qin Shaoyan nodded, "You can try to get in touch with it. It's also good to learn after investing money."

"Okay, Mr. Qin." Xia Lian wrote it down quickly.

"In addition to these two self-produced dramas, you should also invest in more dramas from other companies." Qin Shaoyan casually handed over a note, "I'll write down these series, and you go and negotiate."

“After buying the copyrights for the first few films, we will also be involved in the production of subsequent series.”

Xia Lian took it curiously, took a quick glance and was stunned.

"Detective Di Renjie, Serious Crime Unit 6, Hero..."

"Boss Qin..." Xia Lian looked at Qin Shaoyan with a puzzled look on her face, "This hero...isn't he Zhang Yimou's hero?"

"No, it's a TV series." Qin Shaoyan denied, "The director is Qian Yanqiu."

Xia Lian was even more confused. "I haven't heard of it. Is this a series?"

"I like this drama very much and want to make it into a series of IP." Qin Shaoyan coughed, "Create a classic film and television drama."

Xia Lian looked blankly, "Boss Qin, what is IP?"

"This is a new concept I created. You can understand it as a classic with exclusive intellectual property rights." Qin Shaoyan said casually.

Concepts like IP are not popular now, and many IPs are not valuable at all.

This is a great time to strike gold in advance.

Xia Lian nodded, not quite understanding. Since the boss had assigned the job, she had to find a way to complete it.

Although the company is a startup and has no employees, it has money!
Money cannot solve all problems, but it can solve most of them.

Xia Lian is not a newcomer to the workplace. She has been in Hollywood for several years and is naturally adept at her job.

After listening to Mr. Qin's instructions, Xia Lian went out in a good mood with the coal boss's funds.

Starting today, Qvod Media will give out money!
……

Sequoia's Zheng Nan is meeting with several VPs under him to discuss several projects they have recently come into contact with.

After discussing for a long time, Zheng Nan felt a little bored.

Although I have spent a lot of money recently and invested in many projects, I always feel like something is missing.

Internet projects are always the same, with some minor innovations occasionally, but they are not amazing enough.

To sum up, there are too many people who are trying to cheat people out of their money, and not many who have potential.

There isn't a single innovative concept website like video websites.

Zheng Nan closed the document tiredly, picked up the coffee and took a sip.

Projects like video websites are hard to come by, and he doesn't expect to come across them every day, but he also doesn't want to watch a bunch of garbage every day.

Just like being a day-to-day couple with an internet celebrity goddess, it would be a bit boring to talk to a foot-washing girl about extra time.

It’s not that the foot-washing girl is not good enough, but that her standards are too high and ordinary, vulgar women are not worthy of her attention.

"Is there nothing new?" Zheng Nan picked up the file and threw it on the table. "Among the projects submitted recently, there are six video websites, two blogs, and three pirated music downloads."

"The most outrageous thing is that there are people who are developing chat software. Is there anyone who dares to invest in such a project?"

“How much would it cost us to get it to the point where it’s a threat to the penguins?”

"Can't you find something different?"

The VP next to him also said: "Sina acquired UC and it is now half-dead. It is indeed difficult for any competitor to shake Penguin's position in the chat software field."

Another VP chimed in and said, “You can consider antivirus software. There is a lot of potential in this area.”

"Anti-virus software is fine." Zheng Nan nodded. "You can try two of them." The VPs under him breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they had a direction, the rest was just a matter of following the process.

I’m afraid of doing things without direction, like doing things blindly with my eyes closed, and in the end all my efforts are in vain.

"Apart from anti-virus software, are there any other options?" Zheng Nan knocked on the table. "Anything else?"

The silence in the conference room was deafening.

After a long while, a VP raised his hand cautiously, "What about artificial intelligence?"

hiss~
Everyone gasped and looked at the VP who proposed it in shock.

"Are you crazy? No decent person would do that."

"Where did you find such an old version of the liar?"

“This thing can’t even fool newbies.”

"Can you be serious? We are in a meeting."

Zheng Nan frowned. Although the VPs under him were not all elite soldiers, they would not be easily fooled by scammers.

So he stared at the VP who proposed it and asked in a deep voice: "Xiao Yu, what new theory do you have about artificial intelligence?"

Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment, "Mr. Qin seems to have set up an artificial intelligence research institute recently. It's been quite lively and seems to have attracted investment."

Everyone in the conference room was stunned for a moment, and then became excited.

"Which President Qin?"

"Who else? Of course it's Qin Shaoyan."

"If you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet. It turns out that he has been deceived sometimes."

"What are you talking about? He is the one who is soliciting investment."

"Eh? Why is Mr. Qin working on artificial intelligence? Is there any new breakthrough in the industry?"

"This thing has been a dead end for 20 years. Mr. Qin must have been fooled. His investment is definitely a waste."

"Then do you think he will come to us to take over?"

“It’s hard to say.”

"Boss Qin is always good at making empty promises and hyping things up."

"Why is President Qin just making empty promises? When has he ever failed to fulfill his promises?"

Zheng Nan coughed as he watched the VPs discussing heatedly. "Qin Shaoyan is working on artificial intelligence. Which venture capital firm is he working with?"

"It's TNB." Xiao Yu replied.

Zheng Nan was stunned for a moment. TNB?

Isn’t that Qin Shaoyan’s own company?

Zheng Nan felt something was wrong; Qin Shaoyan's routine seemed familiar.

First spend some money to make something, then look for venture capital to attract investment, and the next step is to paint a rosy picture and blow up the concept to drive up the valuation.

Zheng Nan asked cautiously, "Has Qin Shaoyan contacted any venture capital firms recently?"

"No." Xiao Yu shook his head.

"Are you sure?!" Zheng Nan asked sternly.

"I'm sure." Xiao Yu thought for a moment, "When I saw the news yesterday, I asked around, but the VPs of other companies I know don't know."

Zheng Nan felt relieved for a moment, but then he thought about it and felt that something was wrong.

After the meeting, Zheng Nan picked up his phone and called Xiong Xiaoge directly, asking straight to the point: "Boss Xiong, do you know what Qin Shaoyan is doing with artificial intelligence recently?"

"What artificial intelligence?" Xiong Xiaoge was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Who told you that?"

"My VP said so." Zheng Nan hesitated for a moment, "This should be correct. I heard that there is news circulating online, and some reporters have reported it."

Xiong Xiaoge was silent for a moment, and a familiar feeling came over him.

New concept, journalists hype it up, then attract investment...

Everything feels so familiar.

Xiong Xiaoge immediately asked, "Did Qin Shaoyan come to see you?"

"That's not the case." Zheng Nan sighed, "I want to ask you, has Qin Shaoyan looked for you?"

"If Qin Shaoyan hasn't told you, then I'll go ask someone else."

"No need to ask." Xiong Xiaoge said firmly, "If Qin Shaoyan really has any moves, he will definitely come to us on his own initiative."

Zheng Nan said with some worry: "I always feel something is wrong. What has Qin Shaoyan been doing recently?"

"He is setting up a film and television company." Xiong Xiaoge frowned and said, "He raised 150 million to set up Qvod Media, and he wants to produce and sell his own products on the platform."

"One hundred and fifty million?!" Zheng Nan was stunned for a moment. "Qvod.com doesn't have that much money in its account. Where did he get the money?"

"He recruited people to do it himself, and Qvod invested in it with its platform resources." Xiong Xiaoge said dimly, "Qvod holds 70% of the shares."

"How much?!" Zheng Nan was shocked. "30% of the shares for million?! Did you hear it wrong?"

"That's right." Xiong Xiaoge confirmed.

"Where the hell did this sucker come from?" Zheng Nan couldn't help but swear.

"It's a few coal bosses."

"Coal boss?!" Zheng Nan frowned and quickly realized something was wrong. "He hooked up with the coal boss?"

"From the current perspective, the relationship between the two sides is very hot." Xiong Xiaoge also sighed, "The coal boss is not only rich, but also willing to spend money on him."

Zheng Nan thought about it and said, "No, I still have to ask Qin Shaoyan."

Zheng Nan acted decisively and called Qin Shaoyan directly, saying with a smile: "Boss Qin, what good projects do you have recently?"

Qin Shaoyan felt strange and said perfunctorily: "If there is a good project, I will definitely inform you, Mr. Zheng, as soon as possible."

"Really?" Zheng Nan laughed, "Then what have you been busy with recently, Mr. Qin?"

"Of course it's Qvod." Qin Shaoyan answered in a way that he wanted to take credit for it. "I worked really hard to increase the valuation of Qvod."

"Qvod.com has just established Qvod Media, which is planning to shoot a drama this year, which will be broadcast on satellite TV first and then broadcast online simultaneously."

"Huh?" Zheng Nan was a little surprised. "Boss Qin, you're really quick."

"Time is running out." Qin Shaoyan sighed, "There are more and more competitors now, and Qvod must widen the gap with them as soon as possible."

"Can you make a difference by starting your own film and television company?" Zheng Nan asked back.

"I don't know, but I have to give it a try." Qin Shaoyan answered honestly, "It won't cost much anyway, and Qvod won't lose anything. We can make money if we do it well."

Qvod.com really didn't suffer any loss. The money you spent on filming the movie was all from the coal bosses.

Zheng Nan got straight to the point and asked, "I heard that Mr. Qin is working on artificial intelligence recently."

"Huh? Who told you that?" Qin Shaoyan was stunned. Did the news spread so quickly?
Venture capitalists have a very sharp nose.

"There's a lot of news online now, and it's all in the newspapers." Zheng Nan laughed, "Mr. Qin, there's no point in hiding it any longer."

"Oh, this." Qin Shaoyan said casually, "I'm just tinkering with it. After all, artificial intelligence is the future, so I'll invest some money for fun."

Zheng Nan sighed faintly, "Boss Qin, have you found a new investor?"

"No!" Qin Shaoyan denied flatly, "Absolutely not!"

"It doesn't matter even if there is one." Zheng Nan said sincerely, "President Qin, remember to bring us along when you have a good project."

"..." Qin Shaoyan felt that Zheng Nan's words were sarcastic, so he could only perfunctorily say, "Next time, definitely next time!"

(End of this chapter)