Chapter 761 The Weight of the Golden Lion Award
"Can PPTV be launched online?"
"...Why can't you go up?"
Shen Xudong asked...
The foreign restriction order was not promulgated until 2014. Now it is normal for video websites to broadcast American dramas.
Moreover, the price is not expensive. You can basically buy the broadcast rights for one season for US$200,000, which expires in about three to five years.
"Too…"
Gao Fenfen nodded, and then said: "Sohu spent 30 million US dollars to buy American TV series... Do we want to buy it?"
"Buy it... watch American dramas on PPTV, this is our signature... Also, we don't buy exclusive broadcast rights!"
As one of the "three major portals" in the early days of the Internet, Sohu was once all-powerful and was also very strong in the video field.
The operating strategies are also different in different periods. The successive "aces" are American dramas, exclusive copyrights, and homemade dramas. These can be called the "moat" of Sohu Video.
Sohu Video’s moat in the first stage was “American TV dramas.” Sohu Video’s earliest success was precisely when it seized the dividends of American TV dramas.
In 2010, "To watch American TV series, go to Sohu" became a buzzword known to American TV fans. Sohu Video was the first to introduce genuine American TV series such as "Lost", "Prison Break", "Friends" and "The Big Bang Theory", attracting a large number of loyal users. fans, and it suddenly became an ideal holy place for fans of American dramas.
Sohu Video relies on American dramas to occupy the first echelon of video platforms and has won the favor of a large number of leading brand advertisements.
However, this time and space was shattered by Shen Xudong - after 2008, PPTV bought a large number of American drama copyrights...
One step ahead of Sohu!
Of course, PPTV does not buy exclusive broadcast rights - in my memory, Sohu spent a lot of energy to crack down on piracy in order to curb other piracy video websites, so much so that a media once gave Zhang Chaoyang the title of - the most active anti-piracy businessman. .
Shen Xudong has no idea of competing with him for this title...
In addition, PPTV’s homemade Hong Kong dramas are also outstanding…
PPTV’s Hong Kong drama strategy is to invest its own money and then distribute it to Youku, Xingshi, Tencent Video...
Why not do solo broadcast?
Brother, the annual advertising fee is less than 2 billion - the operating costs, mainly paying for high bandwidth fees, cost 5 to 6 billion!
Still doing solo broadcasts?
There is no way to implement the VIP strategy - our video website started out as free, and users are used to it being free!
Don't rush, wait a few years and use the TV series "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" + "Tomb Raiders" to promote VIP...
Gao Fenfen nodded: "We also bought some British dramas..."
"There are many classic British dramas, including "Yes Minister" and "Yes Prime Minister", both of which are good..."
"Yo, have you seen it?"
"Of course, I also bought "The Minister of Obedience" translated by Ms. Cheng Hong..."
"...Next time I see her, can I ask her to sign an autograph?"
"sure!"
While they were chatting, Chen Xi and Xu Hui came in. Chen Xi was holding a golden lion in his hand...
Gao Fenfen immediately greeted him: "...You must be sure of it!"
"do not worry!"
Gao Fenfen took out his mobile phone: "...Well, I will immediately have someone place a display cabinet in the exhibition hall specifically to place this golden lion!"
Shen Xudong was speechless: "No, it's just a Golden Lion Award..."
"Isn't it the Golden Lion Award? Do you know how many Golden Lion Awards we have in our country?"
Shen Xudong started counting on his fingers: "Zhang Yimou got two, Jia Zhangke also got one... Oh, by the way, Hou Xiaoxian got one, Tsai Mingliang also got one, and Li Min got two!"
While on the phone, Gao Fenfen retorted: "...I mean mainland China, private media companies, you are the first!"
"Whatever you want..."
Over there, Chen Xi carefully placed the Golden Lion Award on the table, then turned to look at Shen Xudong: "Come on, Director Shen, let me interview you. Is the Cannes Palme d'Or your next goal?"
Shen Xudong shook his head: "This time it was an accident. I went to Venice mainly to sell copyrights..."
After making the call, Gao Fenfen happened to hear this sentence and replied directly: "Don't count on him. He is far more interested in women than winning awards!"
After saying this, Shen Xudong was a little angry: "What do you mean, do you think I am this kind of person?"
"...Brother, in three years, you have had your hands on more than ten female celebrities from different countries...this is what has been reported!"
Shen Xudong shook his head: "You don't understand Hollywood! I did it for the smooth development of my work!"
"I don't understand Hollywood, but I understand you!"
"You can't tell it now, but in a few years, you will find that the Hollywood female stars I praise are called beauties!"
Shen Xudong smiled mysteriously, hiding his merit and fame...
…
In a sense, Shen Xudong is telling the truth, the female stars who have had artistic exchanges with him are all top beauties!
Most of them have a background in modeling or advertising.
Moreover, he is really supportive, providing roles and resources.
In a few years, these female stars will appear in mainstream Hollywood film lists, and then everyone will be surprised to find that Shen Xudong understands aesthetics!
Let’s not talk about the acting skills of the heroine he chose, at least she is sexy and charming.
Even if it’s a vase, it’s a real vase!
After the rise of political correctness in Hollywood, heroines have become more and more popular. Not to mention Hollywood blockbusters, even American dramas, none of them can win (huiji)!
In addition to political correctness, there are also various second and third generation debuts...
Searching for sexy female stars born in the 1990s in Hollywood, Jennifer Lawrence ranked first...
Speechless!
The most puzzling operation: There are no beauties in the "Transformers" series?
A purely male-oriented, robot + fighting + popcorn movie.
There’s not a single pretty girl in the whole movie?
What do you want people to see?
See your poor photography skills?
——In order to express the tension in the old trilogy of Bombshell, he was particularly keen on using hand-held or shoulder-mounted cameras to shoot chase scenes and fight scenes. You can see this shooting method appearing in many big-scene movies. , it gives the audience a very tense and exciting feeling, and I have already figured out the lens language.
The team hired by 7 is a group of newcomers. Director Stephen Kapoor Jr. is a rookie, and director of photography Enrique Chediak has never made a hit and high-scoring movie...
The camera language and post-editing are very confusing.
The key is that they also like to use stabilizers to shoot intense scenes.
This leads to a problem - look, my photography skills are so awesome. No matter how fiercely you fight, my lens is always stable. Look at how strong my handheld stabilizer is. Our photography concept is to show off my skills. Yes, why is the camera shaking?
Brother, how many more years do you want to stop going to school?
These are also so-called, but if you choose this thing to play the heroine, are you challenging the lower limit of human aesthetics?
…
The Golden Lion Award is still very important, although in terms of influence, it is not as good as the Oscars... and even the search index is not as good as the Golden Globe Award, but that is because it is directly related to the existence of American cultural hegemony!
And...the last person to win the golden lion was Jia Zhangke...
Some people appreciate the sixth generation represented by Jia Zhangke, but more people don’t like it.
So how do you express your dislike?
Cut it to a pulp…
But this time it was Shen Xudong who won the award!
That... must be different.
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