Chapter 207: Focusing on Positive Energy

"Very well, Mr. Chen."

Shen Rou accepted the order and returned to her office, though her heart was far from calm. The scene of the last sports meet was still vivid in her mind.

This time, the requirements were the same as before, with the addition of performance programs.

There was no need to look for a new venue or host; she would use the same gymnasium as last time. She still had the contact information for the host from the previous sports meet, so she could simply book them.

So, all she needed to handle were the performance programs and the changes to the competition events.

…

After arranging the matters for the sports meet.

Chen Mo sat in his chair and thought seriously; spending money was ultimately not as fast as losing money.

Since the permission to open companies had been granted, he could absolutely establish an investment company to pool wisdom. His own ideas were limited, and it was impossible to always have ideas for losing money.

Establishing an investment company would be different. He could simply select the projects most likely to lose money from those submitted for investment; this would be much simpler than trying to come up with them himself.

Hmm!

This method was feasible and could be added to the plan.

Knock, knock, knock!

A knock came at the door, and Li Shen and Wu Yu walked in together.

"Mr. Chen, this is the project proposal for the short video platform. Please take a look."

Li Shen went to the desk and handed over the written project proposal.

Seeing this, Chen Mo reached out and took the proposal.

He hadn't expected these two to come up with the proposal so quickly.

He flipped it open and began to read. Since this concerned whether the short video project would lose money, he had to be careful and thorough. He needed to establish the foundation for the company's financial losses right from the beginning.

By the time he finished reviewing the entire project plan, he felt a bit relieved.

It was a good thing he had read it carefully. These two guys kept saying they didn't understand, but the proposal they made was surprisingly professional. If he really let them do it this way, there was a real chance the short video platform might actually become popular.

Even if it didn't become a massive hit, it probably wouldn't lose any money.

He gently tapped the proposal and looked up at Li Shen and Wu Yu.

"This proposal of yours has some issues; some areas need minor adjustments."

"Please tell us, Mr. Chen."

Li Shen and Wu Yu sat up straight. They had pieced this project proposal together by gathering information from various sources, so it was within their expectations that Mr. Chen would not be satisfied with it.

"First of all, you are planning to recruit employees to develop the short video app. To ensure the company runs normally, these employees are necessary, so there is no problem with that part."

"The biggest problem is that there is an issue with your development direction."

"Do you know what the core of the short video platform I'm establishing is?"

Chen Mo looked at Li Shen and Wu Yu, wearing a profound expression.

Hearing this, Li Shen thought for a moment and spoke tentatively.

"To promote our clothing brand?"

"Traffic?"

Wu Yu also ventured an answer.

Chen Mo listened to their answers and slowly shook his head.

"Incorrect. The most core point of my short video platform is positive energy."

"But look at what you wrote in the proposal: recruiting a bunch of attractive female streamers to attract traffic. Or, recruiting popular game streamers."

"Indeed, everyone likes to look at beautiful women, but what does that bring? A moment of pleasure, followed by endless emptiness."

"And gaming—not to mention the exorbitant signing fees—what can they do after being recruited? They attract a group of gamers. Games can be played, but they must be played in moderation."

"Therefore, these two methods of attracting traffic are not advisable and will be prohibited in the future."

"But Mr. Chen, if we don't use these to drive traffic, how will we increase the platform's traffic?"

Li Shen hurriedly asked.

"One shouldn't be too anxious when doing things. The app hasn't even been made yet, and you're already thinking about traffic; that's aiming too high. One must be down-to-earth and take things step by step. What we need to do first is set the tone for our short video platform, and only then consider traffic."

"First, poaching streamers from other live-streaming platforms is not advisable. We need to cultivate our own streamers."

"And the selection of streamers is of the utmost importance."

Chen Mo pondered for a moment, thinking about what he liked when he scrolled through short videos.

Hmm, these things must be rejected.

"First point: not just anyone can stream on our short video platform. They need to submit their information and specify the content they intend to stream."

"For those who have no dance foundation and only know how to wiggle around without any substantial content, streaming access will not be granted."

"And regarding gaming, streaming games is fine, but it must be time-limited. Streaming cannot exceed two hours, and streaming is not allowed between 8:00 PM and 8:00 AM. During these hours, children lack self-control and are prone to staying up late."

"Also, some comedy streamers are fine, but they must be positive and cannot contain any harmful influences."

"… In short, if you want to stream on our platform, not having a degree is fine, but you must have substantial streaming content. For example, dance streamers must have a dance foundation and be able to provide some level of educational value."

Li Shen was completely stunned listening to Mr. Chen. Mr. Chen's policy directly cut off the two most popular sectors of a short video platform. How were they supposed to attract traffic now!

But before he could say anything, Mr. Chen continued speaking.

"What I just mentioned were the requirements for recruiting streamers. Next are some of the platform's functional settings."

"First is recharging and tipping. We don't need too many gifts; the maximum value of a gift must not exceed 10 yuan."

"Also, the current beauty filter functions are too powerful, to the point where the photos and the actual person are basically two different people. This is too fake. Our live-streaming platform focuses on authenticity."

"Therefore, our short video platform does not need beauty filter functions."

"Mr. Chen, in that case, I'm afraid very few people will choose to be streamers on our platform," Li Shen suggested in a low voice.

Nowadays, how many people stream for fun? They all just want to make money. Now, not only is the content restricted, but the maximum gift value cannot exceed 10 yuan. Plus, some female streamers on other platforms rely entirely on beauty filters; if those are turned off, wouldn't that mean losing a lot of people?

"If no one comes to stream, then we will recruit them ourselves. Just like employees, we will pay them a salary."

Chen Mo said with a smile. He had thought of this step long ago; with such harsh conditions, how could anyone come to stream? Since no one was coming to stream, he would just recruit people to stream himself. This way, he could also consume a portion of the System Funds. Wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone? However, the streaming content would definitely have to be niche and not too popular.