Chapter 729 - 366: A Good Way to Snipe Er Shi Xingchen Film and Television

Chapter 729: Chapter 366: A Good Way to Snipe Er Shi Xingchen Film and Television

This sudden reversal in Chen Jincheng’s reputation caught everyone off guard.

Many men were even cursing him in their hearts. Damn it, their girlfriends and wives saw the video and would say something like, "If you have what it takes, go be a scumbag like Chen Jincheng. Give me a few million, and I don’t care how you fool around on the side."

Damn it, if they could actually afford to fork over a few million, would their partners have settled for them so easily back then?

They might still be single now.

But it had to be said, the internet now had two distinct classifications for scumbags: one was just "scumbag," and the other was "Chen Jincheng."

Scumbags, get lost.

But if it was a scumbag like Chen Jincheng... was that even a scumbag? That was a great guy.

Honestly, it was all a bit crass. But there was nothing to be done; this was the prevailing sentiment online, which just went to show how much attention Chen Jincheng had attracted by giving out bonuses this time.

However, as the incident gained widespread attention, the game "Oops! I’m Surrounded by Beauties!" also drew in more eyes, and more people downloaded it.

Likewise, many of the players who bought the game had already powered through the main storyline after a day of intense gaming and were just waiting to buy the DLC and bundles.

Right now, "Oops! I’m Surrounded by Beauties!" had already reached over 200 million in total sales, with nearly 5 million copies sold. And as its popularity grew, this number was sure to increase.

You could tell from the countless game edits and livestreams, both big and small, that were already popping up on Douyin.

Out of these nearly 5 million copies sold, at least 2 million players had already finished the main storyline and were now searching for: Second Life Star Film and Television Network.

These people were frantically searching for related information online first thing in the morning, which in turn boosted the visibility of the Second Life Star Film and Television Network.

This also piqued the curiosity of other onlookers, who also began paying attention to the Second Life Star Film and Television Network.

First thing in the morning, Sun Ji brought his team to the data department, one of the two departments that had yet to move to Coastal City.

However, once the launch of the Second Life Star Film and Television Network was sorted out, they too would be moving to Coastal City. They would also take the opportunity to pick a good floor in the company’s future headquarters to serve as the film and television department’s office. ℴ

It was no worse than the old LeTV Film and Television.

After all, LeTV Film and Television had a building, and Second-Life Star had a building too. In fact, the future Second-Life Star Film and Television building would be even larger than the LeTV Film and Television building.

"President Sun, we go live in half an hour. The system for claiming the free membership has also been perfected," a vice president in charge of the film and television network said, a hint of nervousness in his voice.

After all, the film and television division had been acquired by Second-Life Star, so their jobs were safe. At the same time, they could tell from Second-Life Star’s other investments that the company had a very promising future. Therefore, the performance of the film and television network was directly tied to his own future prospects.

If the Second Life Star Film and Television Network could grow to the level of Penguin Film and Television or iQiyi Film and Television, his own status would rise with the tide. Even if it only reached the level of Uku, he would still be a significant figure in the film and television industry.

To retain the audience of curious onlookers, they were even giving away a free quarterly membership.

Although the membership was pretty useless right now—you could only watch some old shows—if their network managed to acquire and launch a hit series within a quarter, then this membership would become very valuable.

At that point, all the people who had flocked in for the spectacle and claimed a free membership would be reactivated, becoming users of their streaming platform and spreading its fame.

The prerequisite, of course, was that they had to secure a blockbuster show within a quarter. Otherwise, this move wouldn’t have much of an effect.

Sun Ji nodded and called his boss, Chen Jincheng. "Boss, the film and television network goes live in half an hour."

After relaying the message, he also looked at the online news about the game "Oops! I’m Surrounded by Beauties!"

He never would have thought that after pushing for the film and television division for so long, the relaunch of the revamped LeTV Film and Television Network would actually be driven by a video game.

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"You go rest for a bit," Chen Jincheng said to Li Lixing.

The young woman was petite, but she had surprisingly prominent curves—a real surprise package.

Afterward, he sat down at the hotel computer, opened a web browser, saw Sun Ji’s message, and waited for the launch of the Second Life Star Film and Television Network.

In the future, no matter what they did, many companies in the film and television industry couldn’t get around two major players: one was Penguin Film and Television, and the other was iQiyi Film and Television. If you had to add a third, it would be Uku.

The reason was simple. As the internet era flourished, fewer and fewer people watched television. If a drama aired on satellite TV, it wouldn’t sell for much; it needed to make its money from online streaming rights.

Many dramas didn’t even consider airing on satellite TV at all, opting for a direct online premiere, which could earn even more money.

But that meant they couldn’t avoid the two major streaming platforms: Penguin Film and Television and iQiyi Film and Television.

This was because, in the future, these two platforms would each have over 150 million daily active users and over 450 million monthly active users.

Why 150 million daily, but only 450 million monthly? Isn’t a month 30 days?

That’s because the 150 million daily active users are a subset of the 450 million total monthly users.

With that kind of daily user traffic, any drama produced by any film company had to be available on both platforms. This was especially true for lesser-known productions, which would be begging on their hands and knees for the platforms to give them a recommendation.

Of course, if a series was a massive hit, the platforms would have to compete for it, because these shows could bring in traffic, buzz, and new paying subscribers.