Chapter 312: Bidding

"This… what President Chen said is already very obvious; it's not hard to guess."

Upon hearing Fang Chang's account, Wei Yan said with a confident look on his face.

"Is it very obvious? How come I don't know? What is President Chen trying to say?"

Fang Chang looked puzzled.

Wei Yan nodded, looking like he had everything under control.

"Didn't President Chen say it? We can't let the licensing for [Extreme Survival] become too cheap. Scarcity creates value."

"This is already very obvious. President Chen doesn't want to give the [Extreme Survival] license to too many streaming platforms; he is completely thinking about the future."

Thinking about the future?

Fang Chang's head couldn't quite turn the corner; what did thinking about the future mean?

Seeing Fang Chang's expression, Wei Yan shook his head and smiled.

"Of course, it's about planning for after [Extreme Survival] becomes a hit. Just think, once [Extreme Survival] becomes a hit, to what level should the licensing price rise?"

He looked up at Fang Chang, his eyes filled with inquiry.

"After [Extreme Survival] becomes a hit, it will definitely rise to a very high price," Fang Chang said as a matter of course.

"Then specifically, how much?"

Wei Yan continued to press him. Seeing that Fang Chang couldn't answer, he continued.

"So, the key to President Chen doing this is revealed. At that time, we will still only license it to four streaming platforms. I will set a base price, and then we will hold an auction based on that price."

"Only the four platforms with the highest bids will be able to obtain the streaming rights for [Extreme Survival]. Do you think at that time, those streaming platforms will compete and increase their bids to secure the [Extreme Survival] streaming rights?"

When Wei Yan said this, his eyes were filled with admiration.

President Chen is truly President Chen.

If he hadn't heard Fang Chang's account, he wouldn't have thought of this point.

Fang Chang also revealed a thoughtful expression.

If [Extreme Survival] really becomes a hit, then those streaming platforms will definitely compete.

After all, only four streaming platforms can stream [Extreme Survival] content, so the players and 'cloud players' of [Extreme Survival] will basically be concentrated on these four streaming platforms.

A hit game can generate a significant amount of traffic.

If a large platform obtains the streaming rights, it can stabilize its own traffic.

And if a small platform obtains the [Extreme Survival] streaming rights, it would be seizing a portion of the [Extreme Survival] traffic. If operated well, it is entirely possible for it to promote its own platform to a top-tier streaming platform.

Therefore, when [Extreme Survival] becomes a hit, these streaming platforms will definitely do their best to compete in order to obtain the streaming rights.

At that time, it's hard to imagine to what extent the licensing fees could be raised.

So that's what President Chen meant by doing this.

It's a good thing he came to ask Wei Yan; otherwise, he really wouldn't have thought of it.

…

Presidents Office.

Chen Mo leaned back in his chair, feeling lifeless, when he suddenly couldn't help but sneeze twice.

He sat up from the chair and took a tissue to wipe his nose.

This 100 million in licensing fees caught him completely off guard. The end of May is the settlement date for the special task. He needs to spend his 30 million in System Funds down to below 15 million to complete the task.

According to his original plan, he would invest most of the money into the construction of the Garment factory, which would basically allow him to complete this special task.

But the appearance of this 100 million completely disrupted his plan.

Fang Chang, that sly fox!

He had trusted him so much before; not only did he stab him in the back, but he also twisted the knife.

The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he felt.

He took out a small notebook and drew a heavy line under Fang Chang's name.

But how should he spend this extra 100 million? Currently, all the places where he could spend money had already been arranged.

If he wanted to spend more money, he would have to find other industries.

However, the proposals submitted by the investment company in the last few days were not very reliable. It seems he needs to urge the investment company to collect more project proposals.

Cast a wide net.

He believed that one day, he would find a very "reliable" investment project.

…

Kyoto,

Film City.

Inside a filming location.

"Cut!"

Luo Xiao looked at the scene being filmed through the lens and frowned slightly.

"This won't do. The expression needs to be more natural. You're right to be afraid when you see the monster, but does staring with wide eyes mean you're afraid? It needs to be natural. Let's do it again."

"Alright, Director Luo."

Wang Bin didn't get angry when he heard Luo Xiao's words; he nodded seriously and threw himself back into the filming.

The scene he was filming this time was the scene where he encountered a monster for the first time after leaving the village.

Although he was the male lead, he had only been an extra before. When it came to real acting, he still made mistakes often and was far behind those students from the drama academy.

Soon, the crew adjusted the camera position and restarted filming.

Luo Xiao observed Wang Bin's movements and expressions through the camera.

Wang Bin's acting skills were not mature enough. In order to shoot a perfect scene, he could only keep re-filming.

And Wang Bin, who had always been laughing and joking, seemed like a different person after joining the crew. His attitude towards acting was extremely serious, and he never had any complaints about the shortcomings pointed out or the requests for re-filming.

And Wang Bin's acting skills were somewhat beyond his expectations.

From the initial ignorance, where one scene had to be re-filmed dozens of times, to now, for some simple scenes, he only needed to be reminded twice, and he could basically pass.

Of course, for some complex ones, it still needed to be re-filmed a dozen times or so.

But such a speed of progress was enough to shock people. He believed that as long as Wang Bin continued to improve, he would definitely become a qualified actor.

"Cut!"

"The expression is still not quite right. Let's do it again."

Luo Xiao looked at the content in the lens and shouted while shaking his head.

"Cut!"

"Cut!"

"…"

After about a dozen re-takes.

Luo Xiao looked at the content in the lens and nodded with satisfaction.

"Alright, this scene is passed. Take a ten-minute break, then start filming the next scene."

Hearing Luo Xiao's words, all the staff members let out a sigh of relief. It was finally over.

"Brother Xiao, let me see the effect."

Wang Bin ran over quickly, his gaze landing on the camera, looking at the filmed content inside.

"What, you still don't trust me!"

Watching Wang Bin's actions, Luo Xiao said with annoyance.

Wang Bin scratched his head in embarrassment.

"How could that be? I just wanted to see what the effect of my performance was like."

In the distance.

Jiang Xue and Su Tang were sitting together.

"Su Tang, this Director Luo doesn't look very old, but he is very strict when filming!"

Jiang Xue looked at Luo Xiao, who was talking to Wang Bin in front, and said with emotion.

After joining the filming, she realized that Wang Bin and Luo Xiao were actually classmates. Even with his own classmate, he was so strict; there was no need to mention how he treated others.

During this period of filming, even if there was a small flaw in the scene, it had to be re-filmed.