Chapter 82: Internet Tycoon
None of the big shots would willingly step into this mess.
It’s only these oppressed folks who, given the chance, would grab it with both hands. Of course, as long as their talent is up to par, he could let them shine in their respective fields, letting them dazzle and thrive.
“Boss, some of these people have been explicitly targeted for a blacklist by Starlight Entertainment and other capital groups. If you sign them, we might face retaliation,” Lei Hui frowned.
“The retaliation you speak of, does it involve suppressing their popularity and ensuring neither our shows nor movies see the light of day?” Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow.
“Yeah.” Lei Hui nodded, “They’re tied up with all the major video platforms and cinemas. If they really wanted to crush us, there’d be no way we could resist.”
“No worries. My company doesn’t plan on sharing profits with anyone.”
Lin Xuan wanted to quickly establish and grow his company without groveling to those video platforms for cooperation. Websites, short video apps, entertainment companies, and long video platforms could all develop together, transforming his company into an internet giant.
This world hasn’t seen short videos yet. When they do appear, they’ll definitely attract attention.
Lei Hui was stunned, “Boss, are you saying…”
Lin Xuan pulled out a proposal.
“This is what I intend to do, and also what you need to prepare for. Take a look.”
After reading through the content, Lei Hui’s face showed shock.
Short videos — this young man actually came up with such an app idea.
Turning the novels from his site into short dramas, driving users to the short video app, encouraging everyone nationwide to create their own short videos. Once developed, this will become a nationwide APP.
Through this short video platform, the actors in the company can become famous, and then developing a long video software would be simple.
As for movies, cinemas are profit-driven. A blockbuster movie? They wouldn’t dare refuse.
Doing everything ourselves, without relying on any video company, there’s no need to fear suppression from Starlight Entertainment or other capital groups.
This is pure genius!
But there’s still one concern that lingered in his mind.
“Boss, if Starlight Entertainment suppresses our visibility, what should we do?” This kind of short video app needs massive traffic. Although the novel-reading crowd is large, it’s not enough to sustain such high traffic just from them.
“Don’t worry, they can’t suppress us.”
Can’t suppress?
What does that mean?
Lei Hui’s face was filled with confusion. Isn’t suppressing visibility something money can achieve?
Starlight Entertainment and other capital groups certainly aren’t short on funds.
Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow, “Do you think Feiyue Website didn’t try to suppress Palm Treasure’s visibility?”
Lei Hui froze.
That’s true… Those days were full of unfavorable trending topics for Feiyue Website, beneficial to its competitors, and typically Feiyue would remove them instead of letting them stay on the trending list.
How did the boss manage this?
Lei Hui knew he shouldn’t ask, so he didn’t pursue it further.
“Boss, I’ll follow your instructions and get these things done.” Lei Hui’s eyes gleamed with anticipation. If this really takes off, the landscape of the internet and entertainment industries will change drastically!
???
The owner of Palm Treasure?
Lei Hui was shocked. These past few days, Palm Treasure has been making waves, gaining significant momentum.
And it even surpassed the top dog of the novel world, Feiyue Website.
Out of curiosity, he checked it out.
Even though the website only had fewer than fifty novels, they were all exceptionally well-written, most suitable for adaptation into films and TV series.
This site will undoubtedly replace Feiyue Novels as the leader in the novel industry.
He assumed that the marketing strategy behind Palm Treasure was crafted by someone older, experienced in business tactics.
Turns out, it’s a university student?
“Mr. Lei,” Lin Xuan continued, “I’m still in school and don’t have much time to manage the company. I highly value your abilities, so I want to invite you to join my company.”
Lei Hui’s lips curled into a bitter smile, “Mr. Lin, you might not know, I leaked the bidding price and got kicked out of the family business. No company would dare hire me. Aren’t you worried I might do something detrimental to the company?”
“I know you didn’t leak it.” Lin Xuan said confidently.
In the previous life, Lei Hui was spotted by a sharp eye and invited to be a senior executive at the company, quickly achieving impressive results.
On the contrary, the Lei family gradually declined, only then remembering Lei Hui, their son, and proving his innocence. But Lei Hui’s heart was broken, and he couldn’t return.
He intended to use resources from his previous life to bring talents like Lei Hui into his company to serve him.
Lei Hui’s expression flickered.
After that incident, even his own father only criticized and berated him. This was the first time someone said they believed in him…
“Mr. Lei, here’s the contract for you to review.”
Lin Xuan handed over a contract to Lei Hui.
Upon seeing the contents, Lei Hui looked astonished at Lin Xuan.
A monthly salary of forty thousand yuan, plus eight percent of the company’s profits.
Lin Xuan took out a bank card, “Mr. Lei, this is your advance salary, totaling one point five million yuan, for your daughter’s treatment expenses.”
Lei Hui’s eyes watered.
His daughter was lying in the hospital, needing a large sum of money for surgery. He worked tirelessly day and night to earn money for her treatment, but what he earned was just a drop in the bucket. He was almost desperate.
Lin Xuan’s actions were like a lifesaver in the snow.
Lei Hui’s hand holding the bank card trembled slightly.
His daughter could be saved, finally she could be saved.
Lin Xuan smiled and extended his hand, “Mr. Lei, I sincerely invite you to be the Executive President of Sky Canopy Group.”
He wasn’t good at naming things; the name of the company was randomly chosen, devoid of deeper meaning, purely catchy. (Author isn’t good at naming either.)
Lei Hui shook his hand back, his voice trembling, “Thank you for giving me this opportunity.”
“Brother Lei,” Lin Xuan automatically switched the title, “Here’s a list, you can sign these people into the company.”
This list included directors, actors, screenwriters, etc.
They were talented individuals or skilled actors who, due to various reasons in the entertainment circle, were suppressed and unable to rise to prominence.
For a newly established entertainment company, usually, people with potential…
