when idols fall in love

Chapter 101 98. The Road Together

Back to the hotel room, some simple wash.

He casually sent a message to Lin Yuner saying that he had arrived at the hotel, and Gu Heng brought the laptop and a thick stack of materials on the table to him.

He has briefly communicated with Liu Chen about his follow-up work arrangements. If there is no accident, he will soon be stationed in Yunguo, an online video platform company, to participate in the company's subsequent business operation adjustments.

Although I haven't officially taken office yet, some basic homework needs to be done ahead.

Flipping through Yunguo's detailed financial reports and internal materials for the past two years, he tapped the keyboard from time to time to record some thoughts.

It has only been two years since Yunguo was established, and the various materials are actually not complicated, but
More than an hour later, Gu Heng leaned back on the chair, crossed his fingers, and thought silently.

After thinking about it for a while, he made a call.

Connect soon.

"Gu Heng?"

"Well, Uncle Liu, it's me."

"Why did you think of calling me at this time?"

"Well, I want to talk to you about Yunguo." Gu Heng said while moving the mouse to select a part of the text on the computer screen.

"Yunguo? You started to move so soon?" Liu Chen said with a smile, "Okay, let's talk about it."

"From the current point of view, it seems that the group does not intend to make too many adjustments to Yunguo's high-level personnel structure?"

"Well," Liu Chen did not deny Gu Heng's judgment, "Frankly speaking, all online video platforms in China are losing money, and none of them have really found a mature profit model. Not enough to sustain long-term operations."

In other words, this is a dilemma that the entire industry has not yet broken through, and it cannot be solved simply by replacing a few high-level personnel.

And this is why the Internet giant company finally gave up on continuing to invest in Yunguo Video this year, and instead sold most of its shares to Jingsheng.

Gu Heng murmured, "Increasing income and reducing expenditure. In the final analysis, these two aspects are still in play."

"Have an idea? Let's hear it."

"There is no open source for the time being, and the free habits of Internet users are not so easy to change."

Gu Heng gave a wry smile, very frankly expressing that he was powerless for the time being.

After all Internet users are used to watching videos for free, any paid option may cause great resentment, thus driving away the user group that Yunguo Video has managed to accumulate before.

If you want to be the first person to eat crabs, you can never succeed just by talking about it.

"Indeed, this is why your father and I hesitated for a long time about this investment. If we didn't think that the Internet video platform will be the inevitable development and direction of the future film and television industry, we would not take over this stall," Liu Chen said lightly. Sighing, he asked again, "What about throttling?"

Gu Heng pondered for a while, and asked tentatively, "Do you think it's feasible to make a lower-cost online drama and buy some foreign TV drama and variety show copyrights?"

"Low cost, online drama?" Liu Chen raised his voice.

"Well, I read it carefully. Yunguo's investment in purchasing domestic film and television copyrights is too great. Unless we can reach a consensus with several other video platforms, otherwise the price will be difficult to beat." Gu Heng tapped On the desktop, the tone is calm.

Copyright and content are the basis for the survival of all online video platforms. Only rich copyright content can retain more users.

But now that the companies in the first echelon are expanding rapidly, no one is willing to stop and join hands to control prices.

At this time, if it is not so rich and powerful that it is sure to consume other competitors to the point of exiting with only funds, then it is necessary to consider other solutions while burning money.

"The copyright of foreign film and television works, together with some unique self-made dramas, and the use of simulcast with some smaller platforms to reduce the procurement cost of domestic dramas may make Yungo different from other video platforms to a large extent. , with a higher degree of recognition, so as to gradually cultivate a more loyal user group." Gu Heng gave his general idea in a slow voice.

But facing his proposal, Liu Chen's tone was regretful.

"Let's not talk about the introduction of foreign copyrights, but in terms of self-produced dramas, Yungo CEO Xu Mu and I have actually talked about film and television production issues, but the current Yungo does not have this ability."

As Gu Changzhi's deputy for many years, he naturally knows Gu Changzhi's idea of ​​getting involved in the upstream of film and television production, and he will pay attention to it every day.

But unfortunately, although the production costs and risks of drama series projects are much lower than those of film projects, the requirements for film and television production capabilities are still not low, and it cannot be achieved by just setting up a grass-roots team.

"I know," Gu Heng replied, "but there is a place where there is no shortage of such talents."

"You mean..." Liu Chen had already realized something, and said hesitantly, "...if this is the case, it seems to be feasible."

Looking at the content and a few key words sketched on the white paper in front of him, Gu Heng let out a "hmm".

This idea is only the first step. If it can be followed up, it may also be helpful to the plan that Gu Changzhi said before.

On the other end of the phone, Liu Chen pondered for a while, then made a decision, "Do you have time tomorrow? Let me, you, and Xu Mu meet and talk carefully."

"Okay." Gu Heng took out two paper tickets from his pocket, looked at the time on them, "Can I do it tomorrow morning? I have some things to do in the afternoon."

"Okay, I'll ask the secretary to arrange it, and I'll send you the time and place tomorrow."

"Okay, Uncle Liu, you should rest early." Gu Heng let out a breath, and put down the pen in his hand.

"Yeah, you too." Liu Chen was about to hang up the phone, but then remembered something, "By the way, Gu Heng, today's blind date is you."

Hearing this, Gu Heng smiled helplessly, "You and my dad don't make random arrangements for me, I know it well."

"Ahem, then how can it be called a random arrangement?" Liu Chen coughed twice, "Your uncle and I are a middle-aged man, and I am also very embarrassed to arrange this for you."

"Where's my dad?"

"He is thin-skinned, so he just said something and let me figure it out."

Gu Heng pressed between his eyebrows, "I suggest you don't do it next time."

"you boy"

Liu Chen clicked his tongue, "I screened the candidates all afternoon. Don't regret it if you don't find a wife later."

Liu Chen has no children himself, so he naturally regards Gu Heng as his nephew.

Gu Heng chuckled lightly, and stopped "arguing" with him, "See you tomorrow, Uncle Liu."

After finishing the call, Gu Heng put the phone down.

"I can't find a wife" whispered to himself, he shook his head and smiled.

Looking at the two folded tickets in his hand, Gu Heng was momentarily stunned.

After a while, he came back to his senses, put the ticket on the corner of the table and pressed it with a box, and turned on the lamp on the table.

Need to work overtime tonight.

A distance that is difficult for one person to cross,
If two people walk half way, maybe it will be closer.

(End of this chapter)