novelraw Chapter 59 New Official Takes Office to Boost Performance!
Chapter 59 New Official Takes Office to Boost Performance!
After Zheng Shuang left, Reba, who was completely unaware of what was happening, came out of the closet.
He hugged Tang Lou tightly: "President Tang, I missed you so much, give me a hug."
"It was so dark inside the closet just now, I need some comforting."
Tang Lou was not in a hurry at all; he had a very gentlemanly demeanor.
Dilraba felt that President Tang was really a gentle man and treated her very well.
The two chatted for a while.
The tenement building was also fully rested... an hour later...
"You should rest for a while."
"I'll go to the study to arrange the work ahead."
Just as Tanglou was preparing to plan his next move, Jingtian sent him a message.
"Mr. Tang, does it smell good?" (A shy expression)
After reading it, Tang Lou was completely baffled. What was Jing Tian doing?
Could it be referring to the fresh and elegant perfume she wore when she tried on the cheongsam today?
Tang Lou thought for a moment and figured it must be the scent of perfume, otherwise what else could it be? He immediately replied.
"Yes, it's very fresh and elegant, I like it very much. It smells refreshing."
After replying, Tang Lou stopped paying attention to Jing Tian and continued working.
Meanwhile, Jing Tian stayed at a hotel next to the filming location of "Si Teng" for convenience, and lay alone in bed.
After thinking about it, he sent a message to Tang Lou to test the waters.
After she finished sending it, her face turned bright red.
However, I didn't expect Tang Lou's answer to be so direct and calm.
"Since he admitted it so readily, why does he find it refreshing and elegant?"
Tang Lou was probably still playing with his clothes.
"Oh, this is so embarrassing."
Jing Tian imagined certain scenes: Could he have accidentally climaxed while wiping his own underwear?
Jing Tian is a fan of the novel "Little Liu Bei" in private and loves to fantasize. This time, he and Tang Lou were drawn into the world of the male and female protagonists of "Little Liu Bei," and he felt a different kind of excitement.
As he thought about it, Jing Tian clearly felt himself getting a little carried away.
"Oh no, no, I need to change into my pajamas."
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At the Tanglou, Reba rested for an hour, dozed off for a while, and then, feeling a little reluctant, went back by herself.
Tanglou, on the other hand, has a new plan.
This year, with my promotion and expanded authority, I'm no longer limited to producing my own dramas and variety shows.
In order for a video platform to have enough content resources, in addition to producing its own content, it will definitely need to purchase a large amount of copyrighted content.
As this is the first time that the tenement building has the decision-making power for procurement, it naturally wants to make a good start.
After recalling his memories from his previous life, Tang Lou immediately emailed the copyright acquisition department, asking them to list the top TV series that could be purchased in the near future.
The next day, Tang Lou returned to the Hangzhou branch of Coolcat.
Tang Lou's departure left Zheng Shuang and Jing Tian, who were in the crew, feeling a little disappointed.
In the business unit's conference room, Tang Lou convened a meeting with the heads of several departments to discuss copyright procurement for the first quarter of this year and to determine key theatrical productions.
Due to the success of Tanglou's self-produced dramas and variety shows, which sparked a wave of imitation within the industry, starting from the end of last year, various video platforms have adjusted their strategies. Compared to the previous strategy of aggressively purchasing copyrights, they have shifted to focusing on self-produced content and building their own content copyright barriers.
This has ironically led to the fact that the South Korean drama "Descendants of the Sun," which was originally pre-ordered by Kiwi in the previous life, is still under negotiation.
In its previous life, Kiwifruit purchased the exclusive online broadcasting rights to "Descendants of the Sun" at the end of 2015 for $23 per episode, setting a record for the highest price paid for copyright in China.
Moreover, when the drama was being purchased, it was pre-ordered even though the renowned screenwriter Kim Eun-seo was already confirmed to be writing the script.
In this life, Tang Lou's actions have forced Gong Yu to weigh the pros and cons of self-produced content and copyright acquisition. He plans to focus on self-produced dramas and variety shows to regain his footing in the new year.
This has led to a significant increase in kiwifruit resources and manpower this year, with a focus on self-manufacturing copyrights and enhancing the platform's competitiveness.
The allocation of funds has shifted in different directions, and as a result, "Descendants of the Sun" has not yet been finalized because it is still in the script stage.
This gave Tanglou an opportunity.
In its previous life, this drama garnered over 3000 million views within 24 hours of its premiere on Kiwi, with the sixth episode alone exceeding 4 million views, and ultimately easily surpassing 25 billion views!
This drama also became a phenomenal hit that year, and the male lead Song Joong-ki and the female lead Song Hye-kyo became social media sensations.
This drama has also topped the Weibo hot search list multiple times.
Tang Lou certainly wouldn't miss out on such a phenomenal drama.
The list provided by the purchasing department to the tenement building highlighted the key points.
"Our next target is this drama."
"We'll aim for an A+ rating and secure it within a $30 budget per episode. We absolutely have to get it."
Tang Lou, without any room for doubt, issued his first major decision in taking control of procurement.
When Tang Lou proposed to purchase the series at any cost, up to a maximum of $30, everyone was stunned.
Although this drama was written by the renowned screenwriter Kim Eun-seo, there isn't even a finished product yet. Is it really necessary to take such a big risk to purchase it?
Moreover, since KuMiao currently holds an absolute advantage in the self-produced drama category, why would it spend so much money to acquire a Korean drama?
The heads of various departments were somewhat confused.
However, Tang Lou has never made a wrong judgment since he joined the company.
Furthermore, since this was the first decision made by the new head of the Tang family, even if people had opinions in their hearts, they dared not express them.
Otherwise, what if the new official takes office and cracks down on the brothel?
Besides those who are trying to protect themselves, there are also those who are looking forward to seeing the Tanglou make a mistake and become a laughing stock, and they are even more supportive.
After all, Tang Lou's promotion was too shocking and aroused envy and jealousy in some people. Seeing Tang Lou's inexplicable heavy bet on purchasing a South Korean TV series that was still in the conceptual stage gave them an opportunity.
"Tang Lou, since you're so domineering and confident, we'll see what you do when the show doesn't perform well after you buy the rights!"
Tang Lou didn't care at all whether his colleagues were secretly criticizing him, outwardly complying but inwardly disobeying him, or preparing to laugh at him.
If you've revealed your hand, what's there to be afraid of?
Having just taken office as the second-in-command of the Hangzhou Business Unit's entertainment content division, second only to Shen Yan, it was time to produce results.
If "Sito" and "Descendants of the Sun" become huge hits, his position will be rock solid.
This will also be beneficial for the advancement of my other projects in the future.
Tang Lou was somewhat worried that he had too many projects to do and that time was too tight.