Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 733 Casual Chatter (34)

"Our 'The Wandering Earth' crew has been working online for eight months, supporting several restaurants in the area... At first, we used disposable lunch boxes, but then we felt it was wasteful, so we stopped using them and started using our own lunch boxes, which we just wash afterward..."

"Look at today's lunch! The main dishes include abalone, shrimp, beef, and chicken legs. The vegetarian dishes include bean sprouts, chives, and stir-fried dried bean curd... We're a large group, so everyone eats the same thing!"

"If you'd like something to drink, there's a tea room here, and we have a dedicated barista..."

Many netizens noticed that Shen Yan didn't eat rice...

He explained, "I can't consume less than 2500 calories a day. Rice is a carbohydrate, so I can't eat rice until at least the filming of 'The Wandering Earth' is finished!"

"What you see is just my lunch. I'm going to have chicken breast, eggs, milk, and seafood later!"

"Because the character I play needs muscles... I can't be too skinny."

At this point, Shen Yan prepared to leave the live stream: "Alright, that's all for today. I need to talk to the director about the specific filming details later..."

"That definitely can't be broadcast live, since the movie is still in the confidential stage..."

As we were talking, suddenly a bunch of people asked, "What do you think of Alibaba's acquisition of Youku?"

"This is normal, I remember there were reports back in 14 that Alibaba invested in Youku..."

……

Alibaba's acquisition of Youku is a big deal!
But it was also predictable…

After all, BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent), Tencent, and Baidu all possess powerful online video platforms with high entertainment monetization capabilities. Tencent, in particular, recently partnered with JD.com to launch the "PinShang" platform, rapidly forming a closed loop from social networking to entertainment, traffic, and e-commerce.

In order to create an ecosystem of interaction between its entertainment and e-commerce customer bases, Alibaba needs to be competitive in the online video platform field. Relying solely on Alibaba Pictures and Tmall Box is not enough. To compete with iQiyi and Tencent Video, Youku is Alibaba's preferred platform.

For Youku, selling itself to Alibaba was a last resort!

Currently, video platforms are still building their profit models. While ideas such as membership systems are promising, they have not yet been able to help video platforms turn a profit.

In other words, video platforms are still burning through cash. iQiyi and Tencent have big backers and are not short of money, while Youku is quite constrained and needs to replenish its funds and traffic entry points.

For example, WeChat subscription accounts still block Youku, and various mobile phone manufacturers are quite powerful and have considerable coercive power over video platforms. Youku needs stronger and more friendly sources of traffic and funding, and it needs various applications to work together to achieve an ecosystem layout and optimize the value-added of its business!
Alibaba's Digital Media and Entertainment Group is about to be launched!
It spans cultural and entertainment sectors such as film, music, games, and literature.

Then began a series of losing streaks...

It's normal. People at Alibaba think they're amazing, but in reality, they've caught the wave of the times and benefited from favorable policies...

Moreover, the entertainment industry falls under the category of artistic creation…

Creation has its own set of rules!

This thing is emotional and requires creativity. If you can't handle it, you really can't. It's not something you can fix by interfering!
Even though Steve Jobs was incredibly arrogant back then, after founding Pixar Animation Studios, he didn't interfere with Pixar's creative process...

At this stage, Ma Yun is incredibly arrogant...

Indeed impressive – at its peak, Alibaba was a conglomerate worth close to 10 trillion yuan.

It accounts for about 80% of China's total online retail sales, with online transaction volume reaching 8.2 trillion yuan, which is about 60% of China's total online retail sales that year. In other words, 60% of all merchants in the country that produce and sell goods online have to go through this platform.

Alibaba holds an absolute monopoly and dominant position in the entire production and sales process!
On the other hand, Alibaba became one of the two largest online trading platforms through Alipay. Back then, Alipay almost overturned the banking wealth management system through Yu'ebao. Alipay also tried to do insurance and other businesses.

He himself said: "Alibaba aims to become the fourth largest economy after the EU and the US!"

I'm so rich, what's wrong with being a little arrogant?
Also, can you guess which media outlet first wrote the phrase "Ma Yun's era"?

That's right: PeopleNet!
Another website, Guancha.cn, praised him, calling him a "people's entrepreneur!"

Then, she suddenly changed her tune, saying, "There is no era without Ma Yun, only Ma Yun of the era"...

"You should drink less coffee... It's bad for your health if you drink too much of it!"

Is it harmful?

"What I mean is you need to do it in moderation..."

In the office, Guo Fan was sipping iced coffee while sketching and writing...

Shen Yan couldn't help but offer a reminder.

"It's okay, I'll drink it like water!"

“I think you could get some exercise…” Shen Yan continued, “Do you know the secret to how director Zhang Yi can direct two movies a year while also directing galas and events?”

"What?"

This time, not only Guo Fan was interested, but Lu Yang also inquired about it.

"Two meals a day...no dinner, and I walk five kilometers every day!"

"That's it?"

Shen Yan said, "That's all I saw in the interview!"

"Isn't it because he was modified by aliens?"

Lu Yang, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore: "What nonsense about aliens! He's already awesome. You know, he used to be a worker in a cotton mill. When the college entrance exam was reinstated, the Beijing Film Academy allocated an exam slot to the factory. Everyone immediately decided to send him. Zhang Yimou meticulously compiled the photos he had taken during his time at the cotton mill into a thread-bound album, and his work was praised and admired by the teachers at the Beijing Film Academy..."

Then it was recommended to the great painter Bai Xueshi, who in turn recommended the photography collection to people in the ministry…

Then he was admitted despite not meeting the usual requirements!

Guo Fan exclaimed in surprise: "Is Yi really that awesome?"

Lu Yang: "What do you think? He's called the National Advisor for nothing? He led you to win three major European awards, which one hasn't he won?"

"The Golden Palm!"

"He won the jury's grand prize, so he was second place..."

Shen Yan waved his hand: "The version I heard was that Yi's ex-wife was the one who helped... She gave the photo album to her brother-in-law, who was a photojournalist for 'Chinese Cooking' magazine, and he gave the photo album to Bai Xueshi..."

Lu Yang asked directly, "So, if he's not capable, do you think this deal can even work out?"

"I'm afraid not..."

"Then what's the point of even talking about it..."

Guo Fan glanced at Shen Yan and then asked, "Weren't we talking about coffee?"

Shen Yan quickly returned to the topic: "Oh... I meant you can't drink coffee all the time, look how thin you've become..."

"He only sleeps three or four hours a day, I wonder how he manages to keep going!"

Guo Fan smiled wryly: "There's nothing I can do, there are just too many things to worry about..."

Shen Yan frowned: "I wasn't like you when I was filming 'The Martian'... Since you've already handed over some things, then let them be responsible... If you micromanage everything, you'll die young!"

(End of this chapter)