Chapter 1708 Make money, even pit yourself!
Since the pop king Michael Jackson held a press conference in the UK on March 6 and officially announced that he would make a comeback and hold a concert, it has shocked the entire world music scene.
Although the 50-year-old pop star who was trapped by the media as a "problem king", has faded out of the public eye for many years, enthusiastic fans have not forgotten him.
In recent years, Jackson has claimed that his strange behavior and changing appearance make people sweat for his health.
Various media outlets, according to so-called relevant sources, Jackson had undergone a series of health checks before holding a press conference, proving that he had good physical fitness to complete high-intensity concerts...
Andy, who has experienced Jackson's sudden death from overdose, naturally knows more than anyone else. All the so-called "problems" of Michael Jackson are false accusations, but what if Andy knows it?
Burns, plastic surgery, nose, 'bleached skin', and hundreds of millions of dollars in debt, and the source of these debts comes from the "unfair case" that happened in 1993. It was this lawsuit that led Jackson to one micro-xie scandal after another, and made him a "rat crossing the street."
For the past 10 years, j has been portrayed as an abnormal monster from the inside out!
To put it bluntly, Andy really likes j's music, that's all. Faced with this kind of "quagmire", Andy can only do some help he can. As for helping j with all his strength?
Sorry, I can't do it!
Especially this involves a $2 billion copyright battle. Faced with such great benefits, how much does Andy need to pay to be a good person?
More importantly, J has long closed himself and no one believes it. Even if Andy wants to help him, it is not even a thank you, but a suspicion.
Moreover, the people targeting J are not only the group of people from Sony, but also the group of "white people" hidden in the dark American society.
So, what Andy can help him is only given within a reasonable business framework. Of course, he will do something that will do his best to do his best. However, this requires a suitable opportunity. As for whether he can change, it can only be decided by J himself.
"What's going on with these two people?"
In the conference room, Andy frowned slightly as he looked at two commercial agreements about female vocalist Uda Takami and Korean Baoer, promoting them on Hu videos and playing promotional V.
"Boss, this is my agreement." At this time, a Chinese man sitting at the head of EO spoke up and picked up the pot.
"Why?" Andy looked at the Chinese-American tree Zhang, who was personally invited by EO Jason to join Hu and serve as development director.
"In order to attract Asians and open up the Asian market, the gimmick of the Asian queen war, I believe it will attract great attention in South Korea and foot basins.
Popular singer Utada Hiroshi and Korean queen Baoer both released English albums in the United States. The two are very popular in Asia, but fans from both countries are full of expectations whether they can conquer the United States of the world entertainment center.
In addition, both companies have the intention of borrowing our platform to promote, and the promotion fees they give are appropriate after all."
After hearing this explanation, Andy nodded to tree Zhang with satisfaction and said, "Good plan, I have heard of this Uda Duoguang. However, when I was in Korea, I heard that she was Britney from Korea. Haha, I want to get a share of the American music scene. At present, there seems to be no precedent for success for Asian singers."
"This agency, S Entertainment, which belongs to Baoer, has invested a lot of money, buying billboards and playing promotional videos in New York and Los Angeles. In addition, it has frequent events in the United States, including attending various celebrity banquets. They also hope that this female singer can play singles at our "hulive" concert. For this reason, they are willing to pay $1 million, but they are not understanding..."
"Haha..." Hearing Jason's doubts, Andy couldn't help laughing out loud, and tree Zhang, who knows Asian culture, chuckled and shook his head. "The reason they are willing to spend this money is that as long as they create a situation for their female singers to gain a foothold in the United States and are very popular, when she returns to Asia, the title of an international superstar can make them earn more, even more than ten times the investment."
"Gilded." After hearing the boss's straightforward explanation, Jason suddenly realized.
"That's it, haha, since the other party has given the money, we will fulfill the agreement." Andy didn't mean to look down on the fool. To be honest, as the most powerful top industrial assembly line idol manufacturing base in Asia, the Korean fool is really good at it. After pondering for a moment, Andy raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Let's do this, we should not favor one or the other, and also ask the female singer in the foot basin."
"Okay, boss." Jason responded to Andy's proposal without even hesitation. As a pragmatic American, he would not hesitate to make money business.
After the meeting, Andy came to the office of Chairman Hu, and Jason, who followed him, began to report separately. Although the current shareholders of Hu Video almost included four other Hollywood film companies except Disney, NB, Ab, and Fox, Andy Smith is the absolute controlling shareholder. Jason's eO was assigned by Andy, so naturally Andy was the leader.
"We can start the next stage of the new advertising model, telling our advertising cooperative that from the second half of the year, every episode of hu can be linked to exclusive sponsors. I believe that for large companies that focus on brands, they are more willing to associate their image with professional, legal, and well-made content. In this way, our advertising revenue model will be more stable."
Most of Andy came here this time to make this decision. You should know that advertising revenue is an important criterion for measuring the success of a video website. From the beginning, hu video advertisements cannot be skipped. This was originally regarded as a joke by the video industry, thinking that this would arouse users' disgust. However, hu cleverly resolved this negative possibility under Andy's instructions, and handed over the control of what advertisements to watch and when to watch advertisements to users.
Now that Hu Video has become the second largest video website in the United States, it is enough to show that Andy's decision is extremely correct.
"Okay, boss."
"Continue to expand the lineup of traditional media content provider partners, including niche channels and network content providers, this time we must include them. We still have to adhere to the original concept and become a streaming service store with the largest number of programs on the Internet and the most comprehensive one-stop service. We must aim to make netizens who basically no longer have to watch programs on other websites as long as they go to Hu.com."
Andy reiterated what he said when he sent Jason to take over as Hu Video EO. This is what Andy hopes the other party will remember.
"I understand." Jason responded very seriously, and then asked, "Boss, will we continue to be free? After all, we are now the second in the United States, and have passed the novice period for latecomers. We have established a stable market and have sufficient user stickiness. Perhaps we can try some fees."
"You can't hurry up on the charges!" Andy shook his head and rejected Jason's proposal. After all, he was his own person, so it was hard not to explain and answer his subordinates' confusion.
"For hu, our users have already formed the habit of free consumption. At this time, what we need to do is not to rush to break it, but to adapt to this habit. After consumers have a certain dependence on your product, it is not too late to charge gradually.
In addition, we have investors with a huge video program library as a backing. Therefore, the copyright price is relatively low and the authorization method is relatively simple. In addition, the rich advertiser resources brought by the three major companies to intermediaries give us the ability to purchase ourselves to provide free services."
After seeing Jason nodding to show his understanding, Andy continued to smile and said, "But the charges won't be too long. Hasn't the company bought the copyright of my "House of Cards"? Maybe it can invest and start filming at the end of this year, so let it be our first paid online drama!"
When I heard his boss mention the Hu video to buy his film and television adaptation rights of "House of Cards", Jason, who is an eO, made a black thread appear on his forehead, and his face was very unnaturally pulled a few times, not because of anything else, because the copyright of "House of Cards" was too expensive.
My own boss is not ruthless even if he kills his own company. No wonder he can become the richest man in the world!
Chapter completed!