Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 63 Backstab
The sun is three poles high.

After Zhou Mo finished his breakfast, he saw Liu Shishi watching the new version of "The Myth" on TV.

"You've seen it so many times, aren't you tired of it?"

Subsequent rounds of “The Myth” were sold out early.

Zhou Mo didn't know which round Liu Shishi was watching.

He only knew that he made a lot of money.

"Of course not. After all, this is my first drama as the female lead." Liu Shishi responded casually, and then asked, "By the way, didn't you also appear on "Myth" on this website? How was it?"

“It’s OK. Although it’s not as good as the major TV stations, it’s still good when compared with other online platforms.”

The operation of Lizhan is now gradually getting on track.

The prototypes of several major entertainment modules in later generations are gradually being released, and some works with great potential have also contacted production companies.

Of course, as Zhou Mo's personal property, Lizhan cannot compare with websites like iQiyi, which has the backing of a big tree, and Youku, which has the first-mover advantage.

But Zhou Mo didn't want to compete with them.

In fact, the overlap between the two parties' business tracks is not high.

Zhou Mo has witnessed history and knows that relying solely on the two-dimensional, secondary creation, and entertainment promotion sectors, Lizhan will never be able to compete with software such as iQiyi and Tencent.

The resources vary greatly.

Penguin Video is backed by Penguin.

Behind iQiyi is Baidu.

Behind Kuaishou is Ali.

In the past, the money-burning wars among several major websites are still vivid in our memory.

Zhou Mo doesn't have that much blood, and if he blindly joins their money-burning war, he will only end up dead.

The way for the station to truly become bigger and stronger and create brilliance is still in short videos——

Imitate Toutiao and create your own path.

Before that, just develop quietly.

"By the way, I heard a while ago that the station bought a web drama, saying that it was going to test the subscription channel. What was it called?"

"Mao Lie."

After hearing this, Liu Shishi was stunned.

"Why is this play named like this?"

Zhou Mo explained: "The crew of this drama is actually a group of college students. The name is taken from the meaning of street thieves and small swindlers. It is probably chosen this way on purpose to attract people's attention."

Liu Shishi complained: "This is too stupid. Even if it is intended to attract attention, the name Mao Pian is too outrageous, vulgar, and easy to cause misunderstanding."

Zhou Mo nodded: "Deliberately seeking novelty, thinking it's a good thing, but it's actually a poisonous point, a typical novice's operation." (1)

Liu Shishi: "What about the content?"

"This drama tells the story of several street thieves in a modern city. They fight for justice and specialize in beating the rich and unkind as well as the greedy and lustful."

"Be chivalrous and righteous, rob the rich and give to the poor."

"It sounds good, but this kind of drama will probably be hard to be accepted by the mainstream media."

Zhou Mo nodded.

"Yes, although these swindlers acted chivalrously, they had the style of ancient people who left their deeds to hide their achievements and fame.

But a liar is a liar, and several protagonists broke the law in the plot, but in the end no one paid the price for it.

Such a plot setting is unlikely to be accepted by the mainstream media."

Liu Shishi: "Why would the station buy this kind of drama?"

"Don't be fooled by the poor name, but to be honest the script is pretty good."

"How good is it?"

“Is a Douban score of 9.0 enough?”

When these words were spoken, Liu Shishi was shocked.

"How much? 9.0? You didn't lie to me."

“It’s on the website, can’t you just look at it and see for yourself?” Zhou Mo spread his hands.

Liu Shishi immediately picked up her phone and started checking, and found that the first score of "Mao Pian" was indeed 9.0.

She came back to her senses and said, "It really is 9.0. It's been a year since the filming was completed, and it can still maintain this level. It seems that the level of the script is indeed outrageous enough. The key is the result of more than people rating it."

Liu Shishi knows the market conditions.

On Douban, all domestic dramas with a score of more than 9.0 can be called classics.

For a drama of this level, as long as the publicity and channels can keep up, it is impossible to lose money no matter how it is operated.

She can do anything with her.

Zhou Mo nodded.

"That's why I consider them as a trial for paid channels. The content is relatively niche, the scale is relatively large, and the script is good enough, which just fits the current market situation of paid videos in China."

In the past, the reason why "Mao Pian" failed was more because the team was outsiders and had no publicity resources or connections.

As long as you have a little resources, you will be able to make some waves in the market.

In this life, when Zhou Mo wanted to try a paid channel, the first thing he thought of was "Mao Pian".

When he found the creative team, he discovered that the team was jumping back and forth between "continue filming" and "disbanding on the spot".

The team of "Mao Pian" was originally composed of a group of college students.

Some of them have not yet graduated. The failure of the first season of "Mao Pian" has already put this young team on the verge of disbanding.

So, when they heard that Zhou Mo offered to spend a large sum of money to buy "Mao Pian", several people immediately chose to agree.

Every second longer is disrespectful to money.

"So how much did you spend on "Mao Pian"?"

"Seven hundred thousand."

“Is this called a large sum of money?”

"How much do you think it can be? It's originally a low-cost urban web drama, so there aren't that many requirements for costumes and props. I promised them that I would go all out in promoting this drama later."

In the previous life, there were three parts of "Mao Pian".

The second part and the final season were broadcast in 11 and 15 respectively.

In this life, with the investment from Lizhan, Zhou Mo directly asked the "Mao Pian" team to finish filming the last two seasons in one go.

By then, the first season that has been aired will be free, and the next two seasons will be included in the paid channel of Mile Station at a suitable price.

All three seasons are broadcasted together, allowing the audience to enjoy the show directly.

After talking about Mao Pian, the two watched "The Myth" for a while.

Zhou Mo saw Liu Shishi staring at the phone screen and laughing foolishly.

"Who are you chatting with? You look so happy?"

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy III is beautiful."

Zhou Mo was curious: "Didn't you guys say you guys wouldn't talk?"

Liu Shishi didn't look up: "Not those few."

She made way for Zhou Mo, and Zhou Mo moved closer to the screen and saw the name of the chat group clearly, which was "The Legend of Sword and Fairy Three Beauties Chat Group."

There are only three people in the chat group.

Liu Shishi, Hu Ge, Huo Jianhua.

hiss.
“Who built this group?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Mo realized that he had made a mistake.

A chat group established around the crew of The Legend of Sword and Fairy III. There is neither Da Mi nor Tang Yan in it, but everyone knows who created the group.

When I looked up, I saw Liu Shishi rolling her eyes.

"Hey, don't Lao Hu and Jian Hua have any objections to your name?"

"What's your opinion? They've been teaming up for a lot of activities lately, and they've even gained a lot of CP fans. Don't be fooled by the name of the group, there's actually one person who's just making up the numbers. Can you guess who it is?"

Zhou Mo:.
He remembered that these two people had indeed had bundled promotions in their previous life, and there was even a CP-style slogan in the market: "If it's Hu, it's not Huo, if it's Huo, there's no way to escape."

As far as I can remember, the CP fans of these two people were really terrifying for a while.

Not only do they promote the show everywhere, they also madly attack the individual fans of the two people.

In other words, these two people are really popular among the public, and they became famous early, and they also manage their fans well, which is why their CP fans have not turned into a fanatical group like locusts that conquer cities.

Otherwise, the reputation of the two will probably be greatly affected.

"By the way, what are you guys talking about here?"

"Lao Hu and Jian Hua both have new dramas coming out soon, and they are competing with each other."

Competing?

Zhou Mo was a little curious and scrolled up to read the chat history.

After watching it, I found it really interesting.

Because these two are stabbing each other in the back.

Huo Jianhua: "I would like to use Lao Hu's ten years of singleness to bless the big hit of "Invulnerable"!"

"Invulnerable" is Hu Ge's latest TV series to be broadcast.

On the other side, Hu Ge was not to be outdone.

"I am willing to trade the happiness of Lao Huo's marriage for the success of The Empress of China!"

Liu Shishi watched the two of them interacting in the group and laughed like a goose.

"Then I will trade your happiness for the success of Bu Bu's ratings."

Huo Jianhua: ...

Hugo: ...

Looking at the two people's expressions, Liu Shishi laughed even harder.

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