You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 386

Fifteen million……

Still US dollars!

What’s even more fucked up is that this is only for one year.

Zhang Chaoyang was completely shocked. He looked at Qin Shaoyan and didn't know what to say.

He joined the "Anti-Piracy Alliance" to find allies to work together, not to spend money and be a sucker.

Fifteen million dollars?!
Why don't you go and grab it?
Yiku.com is backed by YouTube and Microsoft, and it is really wealthy enough to be willing to spend this kind of money.

Zhang Chaoyang looked at Qin Shaoyan, gritted his teeth and hesitated for a moment before saying: "Boss Qin, this film and television resource library..."

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang. We have the largest library of film and television resources on the Internet. We have purchased all the popular TV series in previous years. The resources are very rich." Qin Shaoyan said sincerely, "We have almost bought all the film and television resources that can be found on the Internet, and we will continue to add to it later."

"This $15 million is a good deal for purchasing the rights to the entire film and television resource library. Of course, we also have different types of packages."

Nowadays, the copyrights of film and television dramas are very cheap. Popular TV series only cost a few hundred to a few thousand yuan per episode, and the most expensive does not exceed five thousand yuan.

There is an overwhelming amount of pirated resources online, and no one cares about them, and no one pays you for them.

Qvod is the only video website that requires copyright fees. Other video websites are completely freeloaders and don’t even bother with the film and television companies. Go ahead and sue them if you have the guts.

The main way to make profits from TV series is to sell them to TV stations, but there is an oversupply of TV series, and there are too many dramas that cannot be broadcast on TV stations every year.

It's a complete buyer's market, so buying is naturally easy. As long as the copyright holder has the slightest hesitation, the purchasing staff of Qvod will turn around and leave without wasting time with you.

Either allow pirated copies to be shown to netizens for free, or sell the online copyright to Qvod and get some money back.

Is there any choice left in this situation? Of course, I would sell it for some money.

Moreover, Qvod.com does not only have a pay-to-buy model, it also has a profit-sharing model. It’s just that too few people choose the profit-sharing model.

Because the profit-sharing model is that no money is paid first, and the money is only shared after the drama makes money.

When Qvod.com finds a film and television company, it directly buys all the company's dramas in a package, even those that cannot be broadcast on TV stations. Although the unit price is not high, the quantity is large and the total contract amount is still considerable.

Some film and television companies sold online copyrights for several million, which is enough to make a TV series.

Qin Shaoyan said that Qvod.com has the largest copyright of film and television resources on the domestic Internet, which is not an exaggeration at all.

This film and television resource library is indeed very good, and Zhang Chaoyang also wants it, but the price is really too outrageous.

It is a boss's instinct to only want to reap the benefits without wanting to pay.

What's more, Zhang Chaoyang instinctively resisted the idea that he had to pay the price before seeing any benefits from the "Anti-Piracy Alliance".

Davis looked at Zhang Chaoyang with some doubts and asked, "Charles, this is a very good deal."

"We are all members of the Anti-Piracy Alliance, and members should support each other's copyright exchanges."

"Well, I support it." Zhang Chaoyang nodded and said perfunctorily.

You are rich and don't feel bad about spending money, but we at Sohu are different.

Qvod.com won't give you any money when they sell the copyright, so why are you following their lead?

Zhang Chaoyang suddenly had an idea and sighed, saying, "Sohu Video was established not long ago and has not developed very smoothly. We don't have any content to share for now."

"Next, we will also learn from YouTube and Qvod and create some content with our own copyright."

Qin Shaoyan showed an interested look, "Mr. Zhang, you also want to make your own content? This is a good choice. We at Qvod are also researching this direction."

"The documentary we produced a while ago received a very enthusiastic response, and the second season has even been sponsored by advertisers."

"We have also invested in several TV series, all of which have been booked by TV stations."

"Next we plan to do a science fiction short series, plus an animation with the same IP."

"Animation?!" Zhang Chaoyang was stunned.

It’s understandable to make TV dramas and documentaries, but why do we still make cartoons?

"The state provides subsidies." Qin Shaoyan said casually.

The country does provide subsidies, but Qin Shaoyan’s main goal is to cultivate animation studios and create IP. However, there is no need to tell Zhang Chaoyang this.

"Oh." Zhang Chaoyang understood immediately.

He felt that Qin Shaoyan would do anything to make money. However, he also admired Qin Shaoyan's smart mind, investing in TV series, selling copyrights, soliciting advertising sponsorship, and even getting government subsidies. He had many tricks.

"Mr. Zhang, how about we work together to invest in a movie?" Qin Shaoyan became more and more excited as he spoke, "I think there is a lot of potential in this area."

"Well, forget about making a movie." Zhang Chaoyang waved his hand quickly, "Let's start with a short play and test the waters first."

Speaking of making a short play, Zhang Chaoyang was thinking about asking someone to buy the copyright for the film and television drama when he returned.

It seems that this business is really promising. Qin Shaoyan sold the copyright for 15 million US dollars, which is still 15 million per year.

He, Qin Shaoyan, bought it, so why can’t I, Zhang Chaoyang, buy it?

Seeing that Zhang Chaoyang never responded directly to the question of purchasing the copyright of the film and television resource library, Qin Shaoyan smiled in his heart and guessed that Zhang Chaoyang was reluctant to spend the money.

So he turned to Davis and said, "Yiku.com doesn't have enough content right now. We should also move some content from YouTube to attract some users."

Davis immediately became happy, “Well, we will select some high-quality content.”

Davis had been planning to do this originally, but he just didn't want to tell Qin Shaoyan, because in the early days, Qvod also relied on YouTube to provide content to attract users, and doing so would be poaching from Qvod.

But now the two sides are allies, and there is suspicion of stabbing an ally in the back.

But now that Qin Shaoyan has taken the initiative to propose it, it’s different. We can do it openly.

Qin Shaoyan suddenly said, "Share some of YouTube's content with Sohu Video as well. After all, we are allies, and members should support copyright exchanges with each other."

Zhang Chaoyang was no longer sleepy when he heard this, and quickly said to Davis: "Thank you, Davis."

Davis was stunned. He wanted to say no but couldn't say it. But then he thought that since he already had Qvod, Sohu Video wouldn't make a difference.

After all, the other party still has value to be exploited, not to mention that the right to output content is in the hands of YouTube.

If I want to give it to you, I will give it to you. If I don’t want to give it to you…

Oh, and you can also get your own...

Damn it, YouTube must get the copyright of user video content no matter what, otherwise it will all be taken away by others for free.

At least John had some conscience and offered to pay.

Davis thought about it and seemed to understand Qin Shaoyan's meaning of sharing content with Sohu, which was to cultivate potential users of YouTube.

The three of them chatted for a long time, each with their own thoughts, and finally reached a preliminary agreement on the "Anti-Piracy Alliance".

After seeing Davis off, Zhang Chaoyang was about to leave. Before he could take a few steps, Qin Shaoyan suddenly said, "Mr. Zhang, please stay."

Zhang Chaoyang was startled, turned around and asked, "Boss Qin, is there something wrong?"

Qin Shaoyan asked with concern: "Is Sohu short of funds now?"

"Well, there is a little bit." Zhang Chaoyang explained immediately, "We are currently working on a big project, which requires a lot of funds, so other projects have to suffer."

"I understand." Qin Shaoyan sighed, "A video website cannot be built overnight. This is a long-term project."

"I would like to ask Mr. Zhang if he is interested in the film and television resource library?"

Isn't this nonsense? Of course I'm interested.

"Mr. Qin, what are you doing?" Zhang Chaoyang was a little surprised.

"Since Sohu is short of funds, we will open the film and television resource library of Qvod to Sohu Video for free for a period of time," said Qin Shaoyan.

"Really?!" Zhang Chaoyang was surprised and happy, and could hardly believe his ears.

"We are all members of the Anti-Piracy Alliance, and we should help each other." Qin Shaoyan said sincerely, "What's more, we should promote the use of genuine products, and Sohu should set an example."

"Qvod.com has opened up its legitimate resources to Sohu for free, which is also a statement from our alliance."

"After all, video websites need high-quality content to support them."

Zhang Chaoyang excitedly shook Qin Shaoyan's hand, "Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Qin, thank you!"

"You're welcome. This is what I should do." Qin Shaoyan said modestly.

If you expect Sohu to take the lead, you naturally have to give it some benefits. Otherwise, how could Zhang Chaoyang work so hard to fight piracy?

And it’s free, everyone knows that.

(End of this chapter)