novelraw Chapter 105, "After the Breakup," has been released.
Chapter 105, "After the Breakup," has been released.
Chengdu, Peach Blossom Spring Clubhouse.
A pair of slender, gentle hands gently stroked Liu Qing's face.
Grape Mystery Soft Mask Powder is gently rubbed onto the face, spreads, and is then slowly absorbed by the skin.
With her were three women in their thirties and forties.
"Qing'er, do you think that one is reliable?"
"Yeah! I have three dramas on my plate. Those ruthless bastards, they just gave them women at dinner last time, and they're messing with me like this."
"That group of people, that's just how they are. It's so hard for us women to get by in that circle."
"I can't help it, the quality of the show really can't compare, but Liu Qing, with your level, you shouldn't be unable to get in, right?"
Liu Qing's eyes revealed helplessness.
"Just bad luck!"
"Everything had been agreed upon, but then we ran into Tencent's shareholder circle."
"Absolutely! Your luck is unparalleled!"
"Liu Qing, you need to be careful. Luck is very important in this industry!"
"Do you want to go pray with me tomorrow? I know a place that's very effective."
When four women are together, there's no such thing as peace and quiet.
However, Liu Qing did not forget the purpose of her visit.
"I'm going to include my own film in it anyway, and my company is prepared to invest ten million."
"Ten million?"
The three of them immediately sat up, staring at her in shock.
"Where did you get the money?"
They all come from families of second-tier directors, and their net worth is roughly the same.
If their parents spent tens of millions on filming, they might not be so surprised, but Liu Qing, like them, only spends a million or two at most.
Take Liu Qing's film "After Breaking Up, I Married My Ex-Boss" for example; the total cost was only a few hundred thousand.
The combined salary of the male and female leads was just over 120,000 yuan, which is incredibly generous compared to the 40,000 to 50,000 yuan per day that male and female leads earned a few years later.
Liu Qing couldn't help but think of Shen Mo's shady tactics.
She initially thought he was just a live streamer, and even after filming wrapped on "After the Breakup," she still only thought he was a promising actor.
Unexpectedly, this meeting gave her a completely different impression of the other party.
"My partner is quite capable."
She believed she wasn't lying; in comparison, Shen Mo was indeed more effective.
Although she exaggerated the figure of ten million.
"What I care about is whether I can break even."
"Charging a fee? Is that even feasible? Which of those online dramas that charge a fee doesn't survive on platform subsidies?"
"I also think it's too risky. Although I have four dramas in the pipeline, and the costs aren't high, if they all flop, I won't be able to continue in this industry."
All three expressed their concerns.
It's not that no one has tried the paid model; those in the film and television industry who make web series dream of implementing paid online content and taking away the market share from theatrical films.
"Our pricing model differs from the pricing logic of online dramas."
"Firstly, in terms of spending habits, the fast pace of short dramas and the twists and turns of the plot will stimulate users to spend money. This can be achieved by focusing on the content's key moments."
"For example, in a scene where someone is catching someone cheating, the female lead group has just gathered together, ready to break down the door, when suddenly, 'Stop!' It's you! Doesn't that pique your interest?"
"Or it could be a male-oriented drama where the male lead overcomes numerous obstacles, finally escapes the ambiguity, and is ready to take the next step with the female lead—snap, pay up! I'm asking you, if it were you, would you pay up or not?"
"Short dramas don't need artistic treatment; they're just about showing off, slapping people in the face, and thrilling plot twists."
"Moreover, we don't want to attract everyone to recharge. If out of a hundred people, ten of them can make a profit of 1.2 million from a million-dollar investment, then this business is viable."
She had heard Shen Mo repeat this line three or four times.
The first time, she rejected it, telling her, a director, to get lost making this kind of thing!
She seemed to understand the second time.
The third time, it's got some substance!
Fourth time, let's do it! Make money first, then do art.
Sure enough, of the three, apart from the second-generation producer, the other two were utterly shocked, their faces instinctively showing expressions of rejection.
"I was initially opposed to it too, but that's how the market is now. The film and television market has tightened in the last two years. Not to mention me, even my dad has been resting at home for half a year. If we're not making money, why should we enter the short drama market?"
……
Three hours later, Liu Qing and the other three women walked out of the Peach Blossom Spring Club, each with a smile on their face.
On the other side, Shen Mo was hunched over his computer, starting to improve Qingtian Film and Television's financial system.
The original Qingtian Film and Television was just a shell company; apart from Liu Qing, it didn't even have a basic office location.
The finances were outsourced to a finance company.
Once he decided to join, the first thing he took back was the finances.
The financial system we are currently developing can not only organize the company's accounts, but also automatically generate financial analysis reports.
Of course, most importantly, it can set up financial actions, monitor investment data, and then automatically generate data reports.
Although Douyin has comprehensive monitoring tools, they are lagging behind.
In order to strictly control the timing of the water release, he must have access to the most timely and up-to-date data.
Of course, this system can also know exactly how much money the show made.
This feature is very important.
Even the short dramas on iQiyi, Youku, and Tencent Video now, how much they earn and how much revenue they share, actually depends entirely on the platform's mood.
Short dramas are like parasites, sold on platforms, and 90% of these platforms will consume traffic and manipulate data.
The channels belong to the platform, the traffic belongs to the platform, and even the payment system belongs to the platform.
Never doubt the greed of capital.
With this monitoring tool, although he can't directly confront the platform with real data, at least he can be informed and make a decision on whether to cooperate with the platform later.
After checking the system, it was already past 1 a.m.
As his physical indicators rose, he found himself sleeping less.
Even now, he is still full of energy.
Click!
The sound of the door opening.
"You're still awake?"
Zhu Manli was slightly surprised.
She was very careful, afraid of waking the other person.
Shen Mo shut down the computer without saying a word, then pulled the other person's arm around their waist.
He pressed his lips against those two red lips.
"Well……"
In the night sky, two clouds collided, producing bursts of thunder. Finally, at a critical point, a blinding white lightning bolt ripped through the darkness.
The two clouds merged completely, rolling and swirling.
Just as things were turning upside down, an account called "Sunny Day Movies" was registered and logged in on Douyin.
Six videos, each two to three minutes long, were successfully published in less than a second.
After breaking up, I married my ex's boss.
The first six episodes.
In the bottom left corner of each episode, there is a tool to attach the logo of Sunny Day Films.
The next day.
Chang'an, a city where culture flourishes.
"Mr. Li, this is it."
"Sunny Day Films?" Li Tao didn't frown.
The name is unfamiliar; it's clearly a newly established company.
"How's the data going so far?"
"I just called my classmate on Douyin and he said that the show has already received nearly a million views, but he doesn't have the recharge data either. Only a few people have the access to it."
Li Tao took out his phone and spent more than ten minutes watching episodes from the first to the sixth.
After the sixth episode ends, an unlock link will automatically appear.
drop out.
Click the mini-program widget in the bottom left corner.
The interface jumps directly to the first episode of the drama "After Breaking Up, I Married My Ex's Boss".
There are a total of 94 episodes.
It's similar to the movie he's currently filming, "Project Gutenberg".
Both are considered relatively long among short dramas.
He clicked to recharge without hesitation.
Episode 7, 1 yuan...