I can become stronger by paying salaries. I have one billion employees!

Chapter 579: Unearthing the King of Counterfeits' Henchmen! A smash hit, grossing 5.7 billion on its first day!
Yanjing, Gaobei Cultural Industry Park.

The March wind swirled a half-dried maple leaf, like a carelessly discarded piece of paper, spinning and leaping in mid-air before being crushed by a speeding Hongqi L5.

Chen Yansen sat in the car and glanced out the window.

The promotion of short drama projects in 2014 served two purposes: to supplement the content formats of Douyin and to facilitate low-cost IP operations for Orange Literature.

Top-tier popular IPs have no shortage of traffic and funding, but mid-tier and lower-tier authors are mostly ignored in film, comics, and game adaptations, and these works make up the majority.

For him, whether it's online novel authors or a large group of actors, screenwriters, lighting technicians, and cinematographers who can't make ends meet, they are all excellent generators of humanitarian spirit.

Mosquito legs are also meat!

Mr. Chen doesn't mind or find it offensive.

"Boss, Secretary Tao from Luzhou invites you to attend the upgrading and renovation ceremony of Sanhe Ancient Town."

Guo Shenyi, in the passenger seat, said softly.

"I don't have time, and I don't want to go."

Chen Yansen leaned back in his chair and replied casually.

He sent Guo Shenyi a six-word message, but Guo Shenyi sent Tao Jingwen a long message of over a hundred words, politely and warmly rejecting her.

At this time, the sudden upgrade and renovation of Sanhe Ancient Town is most likely in preparation for the World Internet Conference at the end of the year.

"By the way, is there any new progress on the personnel side?" Chen Yansen asked casually.

Kuaipao Delivery's European branch is under preparation, but a suitable person in charge has not yet been found. Among Kuaipao's senior management in China, there are no candidates familiar with the European market.

Then, a thought struck him, and he remembered Maximilian, the former CEO of Lazada, the Frenchman from Rocket Internet.

As far as he knows, Maximilian was the head of Panda Delivery before becoming CEO of Lazada, where he expanded the product's service coverage to Germany, France, the UK, and other regions, and had an excellent understanding of the online food ordering industry in Europe.

Therefore, Chen Yansen did not hold back and immediately launched a headhunting campaign to poach people from Oliver.

In his view, people who work for Oliver are likely to be unscrupulous and have exceptional execution skills; all you need to do is pay them enough.

After all, as the world's king of knockoffs, Oliver has always adhered to a pixel-perfect imitation style when 'paying homage' to Amazon, eBay, and Facebook.

Chen Yansen can say with certainty that those who stay at Rocket Internet are all top-notch professional managers, because they are shameless enough.

"Boss, HR has just entered the salary negotiation stage with the other party, and it is expected to be finalized within this week."

Guo Shenyi replied.

"As soon as possible, I need someone who can actually get things done, and I'll have Pei Yi pick an assistant for Maximilian."

Chen Yansen warned.

We need to use outsiders, and we also need to train our own people.

“Yes, boss,” Guo Shenyi replied.

At this moment, Huang Boxiang slowly brought the car to a stop.

A bald, middle-aged man stood outside the door, wearing brown sunglasses, with a bright smile on his lips.

Beside him stood a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed in a suit, raising his right hand with a fawning expression.

Guo Shenyi got out of the car first, walked around to the back seat, and opened the car door for Chen Yansen.

The entire sequence of movements was fluid and graceful!
Don't let his doctorate fool you; back in his days at the Transportation Association, he was quite adept at currying favor with his direct superiors, so he's naturally a master of these little tricks.

"boss!"

"Hello, Mr. Chen!"

"Hello, Brother Sen!"

A chorus of greetings erupted before Chen Yansen could even get out of the car.

Chen Yansen nodded slightly and looked at the man in the suit, saying, "I've heard Pei Yi mention you. You were originally the general manager of the film and television department at Huayi Brothers. You're quite capable and have an outstanding strategic vision. I was a little skeptical at first, but after seeing the projects you've invested in, all my concerns have disappeared."

The person in front of me is Fang Xiang, the CEO of Kuaiying Company, which belongs to Kuaipao Technology. Since taking office, he has been in charge of investing in film projects such as "Breakup Buddies", "The Taking of Tiger Mountain", "The Breakup Guru" and "The Continent".

They have achieved the number one market share in the industry for businesses such as movie tickets, concerts, and stage plays.

This is due to a combination of factors, including the resources provided by Kuai Pao, as well as his personal abilities, connections, and network of relationships.

As for the acquisition of Wanhe Tianyi and the investment in the short drama market, these are merely the most insignificant aspects of Kuaiying's business.

"Thank you for the compliment, boss. Let me introduce you. This is Yi Zhenxing, the person in charge of Wanhe Tianyi."

Upon hearing this, Fang Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and pointed to the braised eggs beside him, explaining.

"Hello, Brother Sen, you can just call me Xiaoxing." Thirty-year-old Yi Xiaoxing said with a bow and scrape.

There's no way around it, Chen Yansen is just too damn rich. He's not only the boss of his own boss's boss, but he also holds the titles of major shareholder of Douyin, Kuaishou, and Tencent Video.

He knew very well that the reason why the first season of "Unexpectedly" became a hit across the internet and accumulated 16 billion views was entirely due to Chen Yansen's support.

Yi Zhenxing is his real name, and Yi Xiaoxing is his online name.

Behind him, Bai Ke and Zhang Benyu exchanged a glance.

"Flattery!"

Not only Bai Ke and Zhang Benyu, but also Liu Xunzi Mo, Zhi Zun Yu, Ke Da and Kong Lianshun had the same idea.

"Hello, Brother Sen, I'm Xiao Mo." Liu Xunzi Mo grinned. He had just finished cursing Yi Xiaoxing in his heart when he took the initiative to approach him, his face full of wrinkles from smiling.

"Hello, Brother Sen, this is Kodak."

"Hello, Brother Sen, I am Zhang Benyu."

"..."

The main creators of Wanhe Tianyi rushed forward one after another.

"Get out of here! I can't stand your fawning attitude. Don't you have any integrity as artists? Right, Dad?"

Bai Ke pushed Kong Lianshun aside and said shamelessly.

Chen Yansen smiled slightly, nodded in acknowledgment, and then asked Yi Xiaoxing to lead the way.

As he walked, he chatted with Fang Xiang, mainly about Kuaiying's development direction, output, and annual plan. With his mental strength, he could easily discern the other person's personality, abilities, and character from their tone, speaking speed, logical thinking, micro-expressions, and subconscious actions.

"Boss, in the movie ticketing industry, Kuaiying relies on Kuaipao, Pinbei and Douyin platforms, and its market share has never been lower than 50%. Of every 10 movie tickets, 8 are sold online, and Kuaiying accounts for 5 of them. This is the core reason why major production companies are willing to cooperate with Kuaiying."

Fang Xiang pushed up his glasses and reported slowly and deliberately.

For film production companies, Kuaiying is undoubtedly the most important sales channel, accounting for half of the national cinema turnover. In addition, it is backed by Senlian Capital and controls important internet promotion channels such as Douyin, Kuaishou, Xiaohongshu, Toutiao and Lingxi Browser.

Offering concessions to Kuaiying (a type of snack food brand) has become the preferred option for most manufacturers.

Moreover, Kuaiying Film Studio is financially powerful and willing to invest money, and directors in the industry are eager to collaborate with them.

Otherwise, who would be willing to divide the cake?
"What about the concert business?" Chen Yansen asked.

"In terms of market share, Kuaiying has a 40% share, which is almost the same as Damai. The remaining market share is divided among some second-tier ticketing software. This business mainly depends on the cooperation between the platform and artist management companies and event organizers."

Of course, given the group's resource integration capabilities, it can place advertisements on platforms like Kuaishou, Pinduoduo, Douyin, Kuaishou, and Xiaohongshu, providing a much stronger promotional force for the concert—something Damai cannot match.

Fang Xiang explained slowly and deliberately.

Chen Yansen hummed in agreement but did not offer any further thoughts or opinions.

With a ton of resources at his disposal, if Kuaiying can't make it work, Fang Xiang should just find a block of tofu and smash his head against it.

"Has the short drama finished filming?"

Chen Yansen turned his head and looked at Yi Xiaoxing beside him, asking a question.

"Brother Sen, we just finished filming this morning. The opening and closing credits are ready. We'll add the sponsors' ads after the post-production team finishes editing the film."

Yi Xiaoxing quickly replied.

"Boss, perhaps it's because of your popularity, but this short drama has actually earned 820 million in advertising revenue. If the on-demand data is ideal, the total revenue is estimated to reach 3000 to 4000 million."

Based on his experience, Fang gave a rough estimate of the profit.

Although it may seem like a small film, it was shot in just 12 days, and even the sets were taken from existing locations in "Report to the Boss".

The cost is outrageously low!

The other two short dramas, "The Immortal King Reborn, I Spoil My Wife to the Heavens" and "Back to the Tang Dynasty to Be a Prince," were filmed in just 7 days, with all the actors being relatively unknown. The total cost of the two dramas combined was less than 130 million yuan.

Afterwards, Chen Yansen went into the editing room and asked Yi Xiaoxing to play the first three episodes that had been specially edited.

It must be said that Wanhe Tianyi does have a certain talent for short drama shooting, and has a strong sense of online trends.

As the pioneer of vertical screen short dramas in China, "Reborn in 2010, I Teach Chen Yansen to Do E-commerce" is very well made, with plenty of exciting and funny moments.

Yi Xiaoxing stood aside, originally wanting to suggest that the boss make a cameo appearance for a few seconds and then include it in the final cut, but he didn't dare to speak until Chen Yansen got into the car and left.

That afternoon, Chen Yansen returned to Xucheng on a Gulfstream 550.

at the same time.

In Luzhou, all the hotels and restaurants in Sanhe Ancient Town are under renovation. Meng Yuanzhi's requirement is that all infrastructure in the park must be upgraded and transformed before the National Day holiday, achieving full coverage of WIFI network, electronic payment, and smart hardware products.

The hotel needs to have Moss smart speakers, and the room's lighting system needs to be connected to the smart speakers so that it can be controlled by voice, such as turning on and off the air conditioner, electric fan, TV, and curtains.

There should be shared bicycles and shared self-service vehicles available on the roadside.

There must be no garbage in the river.

The road from the city center to Sanhe Ancient Town also needs to be repaired, and the area of ​​greenery along the road should be increased.

The aim is to showcase the ancient town features of Luzhou to the world, as well as its modern and technologically advanced development.

Some of the merchants in the park were initially unwilling to cooperate, but the central government promised that their leases would be automatically renewed for three years at the current price after the leases expired.

The policy has greatly boosted enthusiasm.

Moreover, they are not stupid; they are well aware that once Sanhe Ancient Town becomes the venue for the World Internet Conference, the number of tourists will definitely increase exponentially.

At that time, money will be made like crazy!

"Thank you, Mr. Chen. May you have abundant wealth and prosperity!"

Some people have started to worship Chen Yansen's photo as if it were a god of wealth.

……

……

By the time Chen Yansen returned to the Delta Villa District, it was completely dark, and the lush camphor trees rustled in the night breeze.

Ye Qiuping pushed two suitcases into the living room, then took off her coat and helped Chen Yansen change into slippers before standing up and asking, "Boss, what would you like to eat tonight?"

"Let's order takeout, I won't bother you anymore."

Chen Yansen leaned back on the sofa and, unusually, uttered a single human word.

Ye Qiuping felt a warmth in her heart, and a smile appeared on her lips. But before she could be happy for three seconds, she heard Chen Yansen add, "You keep making the same few dishes. We're tired of them."

"..." Ye Qiuping's expression froze, and she immediately wanted to rush to the kitchen to find a cleaver and cut Chen Yansen into six pieces.

"Boss, I want to make you some sweet soup," Ye Qiuping said through gritted teeth.

"The kind with two packets of rat poison?" Chen Yansen asked with a smile and a raised eyebrow.

The following morning at 10:00 AM, "Reborn in 2010, I Teach Chen Yansen How to Do E-commerce" was launched on Douyin and Kuaishou, with ten episodes released at once.

Upon seeing this, netizens praised Wanhe Tianyi for its conscience, but after seeing the progress bar, they were immediately filled with doubt and then cursed: What the hell is this?!
Why are each episode only 2 minutes and 59 seconds long?
There's no sincerity whatsoever; it's clearly just splitting one episode into ten!

Douyin and Kuaishou have a combined daily active user base of 1.1 million, plus the name "Chen Yansen" itself brings traffic and popularity.

Within the first hour of its release, it garnered over 100 million views.

By midnight on the day of its release, the first ten episodes had accumulated 570 million views.

An average of 5700 million people watched it!

The next day, "Reborn in 2010, I Teach Chen Yansen to Do E-commerce" updated 10 more episodes, and "Back to the Tang Dynasty to Be a Prince" also released its first 10 episodes.

With the boost from online traffic, these two dramas immediately became popular. Netizens criticized the plot as brainless while urging the production team to update the series quickly.

(End of this chapter)