Under the soft and comfortable light, high-quality human men are having a meal with high-quality human women.

The waiter took a bottle of open red wine, wrapped it in a towel and poured two glasses.

Zhuang Zhou thanked him, stretched out three fingers and pinched the foot of the cup, tilted it slightly, and shook it gently to let the wine come into contact with the air to increase the mellowness of the wine, and then tasted it:

"I still like to mix with Sprite."

"Puchi!"

Yao Lin covered her mouth and chuckled, stretched out three fingers to pinch the foot of the glass. The same process was done, with elegant posture and pleasing to the eye, and said, "I also liked it when I was young. I even felt it was not as good as the plum wine in my hometown, but now I have to pretend."

“…”

Zhuang Zhou's eyes lingered between her lips and the wine glass, and he smiled and said, "Then you must have practiced for a long time, how to avoid the cup being stained with lipstick."

"Well, I did practice."

Yao Lin nodded, very satisfied with the opening of tonight. Many times, everyone pretended to be clear and knew each other, but what they wanted was this feeling, the so-called sense of circle.

Now I don’t care about being independent.

Zhuang Zhou was at ease and said while dividing the steak, "I know that this restaurant has had the opportunity to try it, but it's a pity that it's over."

"Oh, I heard you used to work in Beijing?"

"I went to school in Beijing and worked for several years."

"Change now?"

"Not count, they are all serving the entertainment industry... Sister Lin, how many years have she been in Beijing?"

As he spoke, the title changed. Yao Lin didn't care and said, "It's been a long time, at least 13 years. Xiaozhuang, you are this year..."

“27.”

"single?"

"Have a girlfriend."

"Oh, now there are more and more young talents, and sometimes I really feel that I am old."

"No, it's only admirable that you have worked hard to this day."

After a flirting-like opening, the names of both sides changed smoothly.

A female senior executive with a charming charm was skillful and half serious and half joking, especially the other party could always respond just right, so she became more and more happy.

When the waiter gave two desserts after the main course and vegetables, Yao Lin began to turn to work and said: "According to the current trend, although "The Desert Mad Scorpion" is not as good as "The Dragon", the final share will still be in the first echelon. Congratulations!"

"It's all for you."

"Two hits in a row, and the platform is now paying great attention to you. Do you have any plans to go further?"

"You mean..."

"The Internet is developing rapidly, but the market is far inferior to TV series and variety shows. Only by entering these two positions can we enter the core business of the platform."

"But I haven't done it."

"It doesn't matter, we will provide high-quality market guidance and resource services to our partners who are deeply cooperative. Xiaozhuang now says three major platforms, but do you know why the three majors can become three majors?"

"Look at me with your ears."

Zhuang Zhou wiped his mouth, sat up straight, and looked serious about asking for advice.

Yao Lin smiled and said, "We always say that we are relying on capital tycoons. That's the fundamental reason. But the specific reason is that we are always developing partners with in-depth cooperation.

For example, artist brokerage, Tencent Video has its own agency. It started late and signed newcomers. Most of them can’t make a name for themselves. I’m grateful to be able to become one or two of them.

But this is not the point. We have participated in some entertainment companies through investment and then won over some popular stars through strategic cooperation. Do you know the spokesperson of Tencent Video?”

"Well, Zhao Liying, Yang Zi, Xiao Zhan, Yang Mi, Yang Yang, Reba, and Yang Chaoyue. Wu Xiang has entered, and there are still seven left."

"Yes. What is a spokesperson? It is the strategic cooperation I just mentioned.

They are famous, traffic, we have resources, platforms, and strong teams to develop their commercial value to the greatest extent.

The same is true for the company, Wajijiwa, Yaoke Media, Ningmeng Film, Xinli Media, etc., all have invested in Tencent. This means that their Mao Buyi, Jiang Shuying, Zhang Meng, etc. have been deeply bound to the platform..."

Yao Lin took a sip of wine and said, "The platform is played in this way, so that we can continuously enhance our strength, make up for shortcomings, and expand the extension."

“…”

Zhuang Zhou was silent, as if he was digesting information.

To put it bluntly, it’s just a sideline!

You have to choose one of the big platforms such as Ai, You, Teng, Mango, and Bilibili.

And they are not as imagined by the outside world, never interacting with each other. Nowadays, many dramas are broadcast on two platforms. My people can go to your show, and your people can shoot my scenes...

To a certain extent, the platform has already made money by joining together.

Because it's too rolling!

"Then what do you mean?" Zhuang Zhou was well-behaved.

"You must be wondering if we want to force our stock, otherwise it will be like that. Don't worry, we are not robbers, and we can become strategic partners without investing.

But the premise is that you have enough commercial value. To put it bluntly, it is still a bit short of trying to become a Tencent-owned company just by relying on two online masters.

I met you today because I felt that you have this potential and meet the standards of training. If you have the same intention, we will provide some help in resources and development guidance."

"Of course I do, I do!"

Zhuang Zhou continues to be well-behaved.

"Okay. Your company's main business is still special effects, right?"

"right."

"You need to make some adjustments, or just open a subsidiary to be a producer and artist agent. Don't focus on Internet large numbers and develop into online dramas."

"Sister Lin, why do you always emphasize online dramas?"

"Because of the market! The platform does not make money on the Internet. The sharing of your accounts is equivalent to subsidies, and we are purely losing money. However, the online drama market is hot, investment is easy, there are many viewers and great influence, and there are also many profits."

"Divine Moist?"

“Yes, like a settlement.”

Zhuang Zhou was curious and asked, "I always listen to this statement. What exactly is a settlement?"

"Ha, it's a long story."

Yao Lin showed a subtle smile, paused, and said: "In 2018, Xiaopang's incident was revealed, and the country implemented a new tax system on the entertainment industry, from the original lowest level of 6.7% to 42%.

As the country issued documents one after another to regulate the chaos in the industry, including salary cap orders. This led to a large number of capital withdrawal, celebrity companies cancelled, and the number of film and television dramas decreased. It was called the "film and television winter" in the circle."

"Well, I've heard this statement." Zhuang Zhou said.

"It is difficult to get TV series on TV, theater movies are difficult to get reviewed, and a large number of film and television dramas can only be selected for online broadcast. After the online platform's one-show and two-star policy in 2015, it once again gained dividends.

Although this dividend comes at the cost of the reshuffle of the traditional industry, it is a rare opportunity for us.

The cold winter broke out in 2018 and lasted until 2019. It had just improved and caught up with the epidemic. Online platforms became the mainstream movie viewing site. The film crew did not want to be overcrowded, so they could only find us.

Therefore, the three major platforms launched the distribution agreements at the same time. We are already the largest producer and broadcast channel of TV series. If actors want to play on our show, they have to sign the distribution agreement."

Yao Lin took another sip of wine, her face flushed, and her tone was excited:

"The settlement is usually signed for eight years, and the proportions of each platform are different. For Tencent, pure newcomers are 55 and have certain experience, and are 46.

For example, the pay is 1 million, the platform will get 500,000 first, and the actors will share the remaining 500,000 with the company.

After signing, the actors will be deeply tied to the platform for the next eight years.”

"Is this how everyone?"

"Do you know the ranking within sixth stage?"

"Understand!"

To put it simply, the ranking order of actors on posters, who is first and who is second, fans often fight for this.

"Those who are within six or even eighth stages must sign a contract, otherwise they will not think about being in our show!

Of course, there are exceptions. If you are Chen Daming, you can avoid birding at all. If you are sunny at noon, you can also avoid birding. As soon as the drama of sunny at noon comes out, the platform is rushing to get it."

After Yao Lin finished speaking, she asked, "How do you feel?"

"I don't have any special feelings, it's in line with the laws of the market."

"Well, I like your statement, and I thought you would be indignant."

"All adults, how could they be that naive?"

"Yes, if we have such strength, we can make such rules. In fact, we are doing good deeds and signing contracts, and we promise to give him a certain film every year.

You should know that the platform opens hundreds of dramas every year, and it is your turn to queue up. This is equivalent to a job, because you may not succeed when you are interviewing the show yourself...

So you ask, what is a settlement?"

Yao Lin, as she was logically cognizant, felt that this was something extremely proud, and smiled and said, "This is called a deal!"
To be continued...