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Chapter 216: Have Them Call Me_1

Chapter 216: Chapter 216: Have Them Call Me_1

The office of Lixing Copyright Company was only half the size of Dongyan Media.

That mainly owed to the smaller number of employees, who were primarily technical staff; the space was sufficient for their needs.

Unlike Dongyan Media, which had many anchors and numerous staff members.

"Mr. Shen, hello."

Upon entering the company, the receptionist immediately greeted him.

Shen Dong nodded slightly, "Is Mr. Lu in? Where’s his office?"

Being his first visit, he naturally didn’t know the way to the general manager’s office and had to ask the receptionist.

The receptionist replied, "He is. Mr. Lu just finished a meeting. His office is over there, right at the end."

She directed Shen Dong to the location.

"Okay, thank you."

Shen Dong nodded and walked towards Lu Xingzhou’s office.

Arriving at the office door, he knocked and heard a voice from inside say, "Please come in," and then Shen Dong pushed the door open and entered.

"Mr. Shen, you’ve arrived." Lu Xingzhou stood up immediately and walked around from behind his desk upon seeing Shen Dong.

"How do you feel about moving your office over here?" Shen Dong sat down on the sofa beside him.

"Quite good," Lu Xingzhou took a seat on the sofa across from Shen Dong.

"That’s good," Shen Dong nodded.

"Mr. Shen, let me give you an update on the situation. The value of some of the high-quality dramas we have stockpiled has already increased a hundredfold."

"Take ’The Great Ming Dynasty’ for example. When we bought it, it was thirty thousand per episode, totaling forty-six episodes, which only cost us one million thirty-eight hundred thousand."

"Now the price has soared to three hundred twenty thousand per episode, valuing the entire series at almost one hundred fifty million."

Lu Xingzhou said excitedly.

This kind of price surge, this kind of return on investment, was truly terrifying.

Now all the major video streaming sites were scrambling to buy up film and television rights, causing prices to climb steadily.

It was said that Penguin Video had spent a fortune to acquire a large amount of film and television rights.

Supported by Ali Group, Youku was doing the same, having received a huge amount of funds from Ali to purchase rights.

Other video streaming websites, like Aiqiyi and Migugu Video, were also flush with cash, all around the same amount of funding, to scrambble for rights.

The war that the video streaming websites had waged made the entire market smoke with competition.

The rights to ordinary film and television series had increased about fiftyfold, while the rights to high-quality dramas had risen more than a hundredfold.

When he had spent money to buy these rights in the past, although he enjoyed spending freely, some people treated him like the god of wealth, while others ridiculed him behind his back, calling him an idiot.

They said buying rights was like throwing money into the water; at least that way, he could hear a splash.

Now, thinking about those who once scoffed at him, those people must have realized that they were the true idiots.

"Mr. Lu, you’ve worked hard during this time, and I will reward you," Shen Dong was very pleased.

"Thank you, Mr. Shen," Lu Xingzhou was overjoyed.

He wouldn’t be one to decline, saying that all he had done was his duty and no reward was necessary.

Only idiots would say such things.

If the boss had made a fortune, there was no reason to refuse a small reward for oneself.

"Additionally, the company’s employees have also worked hard; I will give out rewards according to their levels. Everyone will get something, and it will be distributed tomorrow," Shen Dong added.

"Mr. Shen, on behalf of all the employees of the company, I thank you," Lu Xingzhou said gratefully.

Shen Dong’s consideration for the company’s other employees would definitely boost their morale.

From now on, they would be even more dedicated in their work.

"It’s all part of the job. In my company, as long as you achieve results, there will be rewards. I won’t let anyone down," Shen Dong said.

"Mr. Shen, bosses like you are really rare these days," Lu Xingzhou remarked.

What he said was true; he had worked at several companies, and none of the bosses were as good as Shen Dong.

There was one boss who was particularly stingy, frequently calling after work hours to assign tasks, forcing employees to work overtime at home without any overtime pay, and eventually, all the employees left.

Shen Dong smiled. He understood the principle that if you want the horse to run fast, you have to feed it well.

Only when the money is right can everything else be negotiated.

Of course, this generosity stemmed from the fact that his company was making big money.

If the company were not profitable, or only making a small profit, he naturally wouldn’t reach into his own pocket to reward his employees.

If a company is struggling to survive, handing out rewards is just waiting for bankruptcy.

"Mr. Shen, I think the price is good enough to sell now. What do you think?" Lu Xingzhou asked.

"Indeed, we can sell it now. We should sell to any video site that comes asking, but we need to maintain a balance, understand?" Shen Dong replied.

With the control he had over the film and television drama resources, he could easily bankrupt a video streaming site.

It was no joke.

Imagine, if he controlled most of the resources and refused to sell the rights, video streaming sites would have very few resources.

Who would want to go to those sites to watch shows?

If no one goes, naturally, the sites will decline and even shut down.

Shen Dong, of course, wouldn’t deliberately target any particular video streaming company. Offending people unnecessarily was not worth it.

Today’s video streaming sites all have the backing of large financial groups and are not easy to provoke.

If they are pushed too hard, it is no laughing matter.

Those big financiers, if they decided to deal with him, could easily ruin his business.

"Mr. Shen, I understand what to do now," Lu Xingzhou nodded.

"Good," Shen Dong nodded, then added, "However, there is one video streaming site we need to hold back a bit."

"Which one?" Lu Xingzhou asked curiously.

"Penguin Video," Shen Dong replied.

He wanted to play this video streaming site tough in order to obtain the Dragon Country agency rights for Battlegrounds of Survival through the film and television resources in his hands.

He had learned that Penguin Games had already secured the agency rights for Battlegrounds of Survival.

In Zhenzi Country, he could not compete with Penguin Games.

But now it was different.

With so many drama resources in hand, negotiating some terms should be no problem.

After all, Penguin Video and Penguin Games are both part of the Penguin Group.

Though they are on equal standing, if the Penguin Group doesn’t want Penguin Video to collapse, they will surely agree to relinquish the Battlegrounds of Survival agency rights.

The importance of each should be obvious to the Penguin Group.

Lu Xingzhou voiced his doubts with some uncertainty, "Mr. Shen, you just mentioned maintaining a balance, but Penguin Video is now the leader in the video field, backed by the powerful Penguin Group. If we press them too hard, won’t it be problematic?"

Although he knew some questions shouldn’t be asked, he still expressed his concern.

Shen Dong was undoubtedly powerful now, but against a behemoth like the Penguin Group, it was like an egg smashing into a rock.

It would be easy for the Penguin Group to deal with Shen Dong.

"Not at all, if they ask why we are doing this, just have their managing director give me a call," Shen Dong said with a smile.

When they call, he would present that condition.

He believed they wouldn’t refuse.