Who are you calling powerful?

“…Promotion can be temporarily transferred to online, such as live broadcasting. We have done this before and the effect is good. In this special period, we can use this as the main promotion method… Wait a minute, come in…”

In the study, Wei Yang was in a video conference. When he heard the knock on the door, he made a gesture to the person in the meeting, turned off the phone, took off the Bluetooth headset, and let the other party come in directly.

Usually when Boss Wei works at home, he basically does not lock the door, and others will not easily come to disturb him if they have nothing to do.

Now, because of the special situation, Boss Wei has secretly told the housekeeper to come to him quickly if the three women fight while he is working.

Therefore, when he heard the knock on the door at this time, Boss Wei did not dare to neglect it, lest something really happened and he would not be able to deal with it in time.

However, when Boss Wei saw that it was the sneaky Liu Shishi who came in, he felt at ease.

If a fight really broke out, she would not have time to report it, nor would she be in such a posture...

"Is there something?"

Liu Shishi looked innocent: "No, I just came to see you. Do you want something to eat? I'll get you something."

"No, it's here."

Wei Yang pointed to the corner of the desk and the fruit plate on the table in the rest area, which had both fruits and dried fruits.

Liu Shishi was not surprised. Boss Wei was a man who was used to enjoying himself. If conditions allowed, he would never treat himself badly.

This was already a low-end configuration. If a private chef was there, he would also prepare some snacks or snacks that he liked.

"I'll read a book here. I hope I won't disturb you."

Liu Shishi casually touched a book on the bookshelf. Wei Yang glanced at her and shook his head.

"Read it, just don't make a sound."

Liu Shishi made a zippering gesture on her mouth. Seeing this, Wei Yang went to work first. Liu Shishi walked quietly to the Luohan bed in the study room where they drank tea and rested, sat down, and pretended to turn two pages.

"Hollywood Model - Study of American Film Industry"

Liu Shishi: "..."

She was not interested in this kind of subject matter, and her mind was not on reading at all.

After a few glances, she closed the book and looked at the layout of the study.

The most important thing is to see if there is a camera in the study!

The feedback she got made Liu Shishi very satisfied.

Think about it, Boss Wei has always attached great importance to privacy. There is a special reason for installing surveillance in the children's room, mainly for the convenience of taking care of the children. There is no need and no way to install surveillance in other private spaces such as study and bedroom.

Although Boss Wei can invite the top protection experts and information security is guaranteed, who can guarantee that there will be no super hackers to cause trouble.

It is not uncommon for celebrities and wealthy people to be hacked, and the relevant information stolen and exposed or blackmailed.

Boss Wei does not want to appear in the domestic area of ​​some websites...

"...Okay, that's it, Liu'er, send me the minutes of the meeting."

After a while, Boss Wei finally finished the meeting and hung up the video. Liu Shishi, who was always paying attention to him, was about to speak, but Wei Yang gestured a wait gesture again.

"Two minutes, I'll have a private chat."

Liu Shishi gestured to the door: "Should I go out?"

Meetings are fine, there are urgent and slow ones, and non-core meetings, it's not a big problem for someone like Liu Shishi to listen in, not to mention that Boss Wei is wearing headphones, Liu Shishi didn't get close, only heard Wei Yang occasionally say a few words, and didn't quite understand what the meeting was about.

But private chats are different, even if Boss Wei doesn't care, it's hard to say whether the other party will be taboo.

"No, it's just a small matter."

Wei Yang pressed her hand to let her sit at ease, and then made a call. The study was quiet. Wei Yang didn't bring headphones this time, even if there was no hands-free, Liu Shishi could vaguely hear some voices.

It seems that he mentioned something about the Spring Festival line, Douyin, "Lost in Russia" or something...

Liu Shishi probably understood what it was about!

There's no way, this matter has already been a big deal in the circle, all kinds of discussions and controversies are boiling, even Liu Shishi, who doesn't care much about similar business matters, has heard a lot of voices.

In fact, this matter is very simple to say. It is because of the masks that all the films were withdrawn from the Spring Festival this year.

Other movies are thinking about waiting for the epidemic to pass before choosing a date to be released, but "Lost in Russia" directed by Xu Zheng was sold directly to online platforms at a high price.

From the perspective of Xu and the film company, it may be understandable to do so, and it is safe to put the money in the pocket.

It is unknown when the masks will end. If the film is kept under pressure, it will not get the money, and it will bear various financial and shareholder pressures.

It is better to sell it directly to the online platform, successfully recover the cost, make a small profit, and reduce the risk of release.

There are also benefits for netizens and ordinary audiences. If you want to watch a movie, you don’t have to wait so long. The platform will cover the bottom, and you don’t have to spend money on movie tickets. It’s great.

But for theaters and the industry, the practice of "Lost in Russia" is a big problem.

The most angry is the theater, which publicly boycotted and condemned it, which is rare in the film industry.

In most cases, theaters are in a state of making a fortune in silence. When the film company is in the limelight, they count the money silently.

This is standing up to scold the street, which shows that it is really anxious.

But it is understandable, not to mention the various publicity resources and human and material resources that the theaters used in the early stage of "Lost in Russia", and there may also be the problem of "Lost in Russia" violating the contract.

The most important thing is that Xu Zheng, a famous director, chose to broadcast online, which to some extent broke the tacit understanding between the film and television companies and the theaters, which is digging the roots of the theaters.

In fact, in recent years, with the rise of major video platforms, some models have been tried out in foreign countries.

There has been discussion on whether to move movies from offline to online.

But this is not that simple. The theater chain has been operating for so many years, and the interests involved are huge. It is also difficult to distinguish the pros and cons of the two online and offline models.

Even Boss Wei, the chairman of the Film Association and an industry leader, would not dare to pick this fight easily.

Now that Xu Zheng has taken this first step, he will naturally become the target of controversy among theaters.

There is also a lot of controversy in the industry about Xu Zheng and "囧Mom". There are many supporters and many opponents. Everyone has their own opinions and interests.

Liu Shishi didn't take sides, but she always believed that Wei Yang, as the boss of the largest online video platform, should support Xu Zheng.

However, it can be seen from Boss Wei's phone call that he does not agree with Xu Zheng's approach.

"...That's it. I'll arrange time for us to talk about the details."

Wei Yang hung up the phone, sat down on the Luohan bed, and took a sip of the black tea brought by Liu Shishi.

"Did you hear that?"

Liu Shishi nodded: "Who's on the other side?"

"Guangguang Lao Wang, the happy Lao Dong asked him to ask me to help him make peace. Damn it, he didn't even think about asking me when he was making money. Now he thought of me."

Huanxi Lao Dong is the boss of Huanxi Media, Xu Zheng is a shareholder of this company, and "囧Mom" is produced by them.

Boss Wei was a little unhappy. From the perspective of business and some unspoken rules in the industry, it was indeed the "囧Mom" side that was not particular about it.

Now the theater chain has become anxious, and he is also involved.     “Just ignore them.”

Liu Shishi thought very simply. Although Huanxi was a small hill, it was far behind Blue Whale and Boss Wei.

This matter has nothing to do with Boss Wei. He will give face if he wants to, and he won't say anything if he doesn't.

"The main reason is that I owed a small favor to the Film Association before, and now it's hard for people to ask for help. Forget it, I'll just pull the strings and let them negotiate the rest by themselves."

When people are in the arena, they can’t help themselves!

Boss Wei responds to every call in the entertainment industry, and everyone obeys his orders. It may seem like a good thing, but it doesn't come without a price.

If you say hello when something happens, everyone will come to help. If someone else has something wrong, you, the boss, can't just ignore it.

This is normal for matchmaking and negotiation, and sometimes you even have to act as a referee.

Fortunately, not everyone and conflicts are qualified to ask Boss Wei to come forward, otherwise he will be busy to death.

Liu Shishi was a little curious: "Isn't it said in circles that the theater chain is going to ban Xu Zheng? Is it true?"

"Banning is not enough."

Boss Wei put down the tea cup, tapped it lightly, and Liu Shishi refilled the cup.

"The theater chain is not monolithic, and after all, it's not all about money. If you make money, you can't block it. However, targeting is inevitable. This guy will be in trouble later."

In fact, the biggest loser in this farce is Xu Zheng.

The audience makes money by watching the movie without spending money, and the platform also makes money by getting the traffic.

The investors behind "囧Mom" also made money. There is a slight crisis, but it is not difficult to pass.

From Boss Wei's point of view, Huanxi, as a well-known film company in the industry, will have a lot of cooperation with theater chains in the future. It is impossible for the two parties to completely stalemate. If they lower their posture and give an explanation or compensation, the theater chains will just go along with it. .

The theater chain seems to be losing money, but it does not affect the overall situation, and even achieves the strategic purpose of killing chickens to scare monkeys to a certain extent.

Only Xu Zheng made a lot of money in the short term, but in the long run, he became a target for theaters.

Just because Huanxi has the capital to reach a settlement with the theater chain does not mean that Xu Zheng can.

If Xu Zheng's movies do well at the box office in the future, for the sake of money, movie theaters might just expose this.

But if you don't perform well, haha, then just wait to be tricked.

"Myth of Love" and "Retrograde Life", both starring and directed by Xu Zheng in his previous life, performed extremely poorly at the box office, and many people suspected that it was the work of the theater chain.

This speculation is a bit of a conspiracy theory. After all, the film environment has been poor for several years, and the subject matter and quality of the two movies are not pleasing to the eye and other objective reasons.

But with Liang Zi here, it does not rule out that the theaters have taken some measures.

Judging from Boss Wei's experience in dealing with theaters for so many years, these people are not generous.

Everyone said that Xu Zheng was a shrewd person, but Wei Yang always felt that if he was really shrewd, everyone would not think he was shrewd.

Liu Shishi is not very interested in Xu Zheng. She is more concerned about whether the speculation that the film industry is currently discussing about moving to an online mode is reliable.

If this were actually implemented, it would be a major earthquake that would overturn the entire film industry!

"Disaster!"

Boss Wei shook his head decisively: "Perhaps there may be some breakthroughs in the future, but the possibility is too low in the short term."

"Why can the Internet take jobs away from TV stations, but not from movie theaters?"

"Because the Internet and TV stations are essentially eating from the same bowl. Ratings/traffic + advertising, cinemas + movies are completely different things."

"Instead of going to the cinema, will the audience spend money online to watch a movie?"

"Many people ignore the social nature of movie theaters. A large group of moviegoers will arrange a movie theater for dates or parties. If they just want to relax at home, there are games, short videos, TV series, novels, and various other things. How can free and low-consumption entertainment compete with paid movies?”

"Some movies have large box office volumes, and it is impossible for the platform to guarantee a minimum profit. If the revenue is divided, what is the difference between it and theater chains? How can the film studio ensure that the revenue will be greater than that of cooperation with theater chains."

"How can the platform guarantee its own profit point? A movie is only two or three hours long, and the traffic and advertising revenue are far inferior to those of TV series and variety shows."

"High investment, low return, and high risk. If you were the boss of PPTV, what would you choose?"

"..."

In fact, if possible, Boss Wei and several other video websites are willing to eliminate theaters, take the movie business in their hands, and achieve a true monopoly of film and television.

But the operability is really too low, and it is not just a commercial problem, but also involves countless interests.

It's too deep to say. Just in terms of theater employees, there are nearly 12,000 theaters in the country, and the number of direct employees is about one million.

It's a small matter involving so many people's jobs?

The higher the level, the more cautious Boss Wei is about many problems, and the more stable his strategies and practices are.

It's easy to talk nonsense online, but when your decision can affect countless people and families, you must be very careful. If you make a mistake, it will be too late to regret it.

Boss Wei didn't like to talk about these things at home, as it would easily make the atmosphere depressing. After a few words, he skipped the topic.

Liu Shishi didn't really care about these things, but she was a little curious about the rumors in the circle.

Wei Yang didn't like to talk, so she didn't ask any more questions. She chatted for a few words and started to lead the topic to "business".

"You don't have any cameras hidden in this room, right?"

Just in case, Liu Shishi still asked one more question, and Wei Yang coughed lightly.

"No, what's wrong."

Liu Shishi didn't answer at all, and stretched out her hand to start unbuttoning, which confused Boss Wei.

After all, they have been married for so many years, and Wei Yang already knew what was going on as soon as Liu Shishi entered the door.

But according to his idea, the normal process is that the two sides should have a fight, just like Liu Shishi pretended to read a book just now, he pretended to be confused in his clothes, and the two sides went back and forth, flirting, it would be best to tease the young Liu Shishi to embarrassment and shame, and then slowly enjoy the meal.

Unexpectedly, this woman didn't play by the rules. She took off her clothes right after she started.

"Hurry up, the two will be done soon."

After Liu Shishi took off her coat, she kissed him directly, and then nibbled his face while stripping Boss Wei's clothes.

In fact, at the beginning, Liu Shishi and Boss Wei had similar ideas, which was also a kind of husband-and-wife relationship.

I just looked at the time and found that it was a bit too late. If I drag it on, the two women will react and it will be bad.

Anyway, we are an old couple, and we have tried all kinds of tricks. There is no need to pretend to be innocent men and women. Just do it directly.

Boss Wei was hurt: "No, you make me passive."

Liu Shishi is usually gentle and Buddhist, but she can be called "Shi Ye", and she also has a female toughness at critical moments.

"Then you will continue to be, I will move..."