boyutpedia Chapter 523 That young man is unfathomable!
Chapter 523 That young man is unfathomable!
Chapter 523 That young man is unfathomable!
"Be more specific!" Gu Xue frowned and scolded her assistant upon hearing his words.
She was overwhelmed with work and seeing her assistant so flustered made her feel irritated.
Even though the assistant was being reprimanded, he didn't dare show any dissatisfaction at this moment. Instead, he immediately explained, "Second Starry Sky has replied to our lawyer's letter."
Gu Xue immediately asked, "What did they say?"
The assistant frowned and explained, "Second Star replied that it was Second Star who signed the contract with Douyin, not Chen Jincheng. Chen Jincheng's contract with Second Star expired more than a month ago, and he did not renew it. Therefore, he is not affected by the contract between Second Star and Douyin, and he is free to go to any platform."
"What?" Upon hearing this, Gu Xue couldn't sit still any longer and stood up abruptly, hurriedly ordering, "Call the legal department over and bring all the documents we signed with Chen Jincheng."
She realized something was very wrong.
Although the idea of Chen Jincheng regaining his freedom by not signing a contract with Second Star is absurd, since Chen Jincheng is the boss of Second Star, if we really look at the contract terms, the other party's move is perfectly reasonable.
Before long, Douyin's legal team arrived, and Gu Xue immediately told them about it without any hesitation.
Douyin's legal team realized something was wrong after hearing this; if that was the case, they had also made a big mistake.
They immediately began checking the relevant contracts, and soon the person in charge looked at Gu Xue with a grim expression: "President Gu, it seems we really overlooked something. If Chen Jincheng didn't sign a contract with Ershixingchen, then we really have no reason to send them a lawyer's letter."
These words made Gu Xue's face instantly turn ugly.
She had originally thought that she could keep Chen Jincheng in check by filing a lawsuit, hoping to make him think twice. But who would have thought that she didn't even have the right to file a lawsuit?
What to do?
This situation is now impossible to change.
President Han really left her with a huge pitfall.
But now is not the time to pursue this matter. Even if you bring it up at the board meeting, they will think you are only good at passing the buck and have no ability to solve problems.
So, how do we resolve this predicament?
Just as she was feeling helpless, her assistant suddenly said, "President Gu, we have received word from Second Star that Chen Jincheng wants to talk to you. Please go to Second Star."
"What else does he want to talk to me about?" Gu Xue said fiercely, but immediately told her assistant, "Book me a plane ticket to Linhai City right away."
Regardless, I need to meet with Chen Jincheng first.
……
time flies.
News about Kuaishou's financing and Chen Jincheng's departure from Kuaishou is gaining increasing popularity online.
In his office at Ershixingchen, Chen Jincheng was looking at the documents handed to him by Sun Ji. They were about the second phase of Ershixingchen Film and Television Network's massive spending spree and the release date of "A Little Reunion".
Sun Ji reported: "Tencent is currently in talks with Daylight Entertainment about a new drama called 'The Story of Minglan,' which seems to be used against us. It should be released after the finale of our drama 'Go Go Squid!'"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jincheng immediately said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go straight to Daylight Entertainment and snatch it. No matter what price Tencent offers, we'll go higher. We can even add 100 million to their original price to secure this drama. If we do, our Second Star Film and Television Network will be set for the year."
This is an absolutely terrifyingly high-grossing drama, a completely different world. This drama has directly widened the gap between Tencent Video and iQiyi.
The show's ratings weren't very high, with a peak of only 1.5%.
However, the number of online views for this drama is absolutely staggering; it's a hit drama that can rival the viewership of "Joy of Life".
With this drama secured, no one can rival Ershixingchen Film & Television this year, and their status as the number one in the film and television industry can be completely confirmed.
Moreover, they already have a collaboration with Daylight Entertainment on "All Is Well," so it would be easy for Second Generation Star Entertainment to snatch it away.
Hearing his boss's serious tone, Sun Ji promptly took out his phone and dialed the number of General Manager An from Noon Sunshine (Chapter 386).
On the other hand, Huang Zhen personally went to Daylight Entertainment to discuss the drama "The Story of Minglan" with President An.
This drama was one they had researched extensively and believed would be a huge hit; it was also the drama they planned to use to compete with Ershixingchen Film & Television.
Now, they need to negotiate the price with Noon Sunshine, hoping to get a better deal.
President An didn't expect Tencent Video to approach them so quickly, because their show hadn't been fully sold to the public yet. However, considering that the director and editor had connections with Tencent, it wasn't surprising.
“President An, although Tencent was the first to approach us, it doesn’t mean that other film and television platforms will accept your price.” Huang Zhen used a very conventional negotiation tactic to try to lower Daylight Entertainment’s price.
This, however, made Noon Sunshine unwilling to back down.
The negotiations at this time reminded them of the TV series "All Is Well" from last year. Back then, Tencent also came to negotiate first, and then tried to lower the price.
If it weren't for Ershixingchen Film and Television Network at the time, they would have had no choice and almost agreed to lower the price for "All Is Well".
But things are different now. There's also Ershixingchen Film and Television Network, which offers a 20% profit share as an incentive for creators. So, even at the same price, it's more cost-effective for them to sell to Ershixingchen.
Tencent Penguin Pictures doesn't seem to have recovered from the fact that it's no longer the industry leader. After all, Tencent Penguin Pictures doesn't represent the Tencent Group.
The momentum of Ershixingchen Film and Television Network is now even stronger.
When Mr. An's phone rang, he saw the number and answered it immediately.
It was Mr. Sun, the person in charge at Second Star, who called.
After answering the call, he greeted him, "Mr. Sun, what are your instructions?"
Sun Ji immediately said, "President An, for the drama 'The Story of Minglan,' no matter what price Tencent offers, we'll add 30% and come to Ershixingchen to discuss it."
"Okay, I'll book the tickets right away." President An smiled when he heard this, because the 30% increase that Xingchen mentioned was exactly the price that Daylight Entertainment wanted, based on Tencent Video's quote.
Besides, there's a 20% creator incentive; why wouldn't this fool go to StarCraft II?
Therefore, President An did not want to waste time and said directly to Huang Zhen, "President Huang, I'm very sorry, our conversation may have to end now. I need to fly to Linhai City to sign the contract for this drama with Ershixingchen."
After saying that, he left the meeting room, leaving Huang Zhen and the others behind.
Huang Zhen was completely dumbfounded. They had their eye on "The Story of Minglan," but Er Shi Xing Chen snatched the show away with just one phone call.
The Second Star has already been able to do something like this?
Huang Zhen felt an immense pressure and sense of crisis approaching.
Could it be that with a backer like Tencent, Daylight Entertainment doesn't even care about showing any respect?
...
After hanging up the phone, Sun Ji reported with a big smile: "Boss, it's all settled. Mr. An from Noon Sunshine is coming over soon."
"Yes." Chen Jincheng nodded with a smile, this result made him very happy.
Just then, Sister Hong walked in: "Boss, why did you suddenly call me over? Is there anything you need?"
Once everyone was present, Chen Jincheng handed two documents to Sun Ji and Sister Hong: "These are two very important things our company will be doing next. You need to make arrangements and preparations, and keep it a secret. Once these two things are completed, it will be about time to issue you stock options."
The word "options" greatly stimulated Hongjie and Sunji, making them realize the importance of these two matters, and they immediately began to look at the documents.
The message given to Sun Ji was naturally about short dramas, while the message given to Sister Hong was about plans to integrate various system functions into Kuaishou in the future.
As the two were looking at the documents, Ximeng came in and reported, "Boss, Mr. Gu from Douyin has arrived."
"Bring her in!" Chen Jincheng ordered, and also instructed Hong Jie and Sun Ji: "Go back and take a good look at the documents, and then implement them as soon as possible."
The two nodded and went out.
Not long after, Gu Xue was brought into Xi Meng's office.
"President Gu, please have a seat." Chen Jincheng looked at Gu Xue with a smile.
"President Chen really taught our Douyin a good lesson." Gu Xue sat down, her attitude very unfriendly. After all, anyone who was betrayed and tricked would be in a bad mood.
Chen Jincheng smiled and said, "President Gu, we are not enemies. You don't need to be like this. After all, almost all of our Second Star's MCN influencers are on Douyin. We Second Star can't do without Douyin. We will have a very pleasant cooperation in the future."
Gu Xue said, "More than that, I hope Mr. Chen can continue to work with us in Douyin. After all, Douyin can't do without you."
Chen Jincheng smiled and said, "President Gu, I probably won't be doing live streams much in the future. Even if I leave Kuaishou, it won't have much of an impact. In fact, I might even create a social media influencer on Douyin whose influence on short videos is no less than mine, and it might even spread overseas, making me more popular than me abroad."
It will be November 2019 soon.
In another world, this is the time when the earliest cases were discovered. If it arrives as scheduled, we should be entering the era of masks, and then Zhu Ling will rise to prominence.
If Li Ziqi doesn't exist in this world, then let her be the beautiful angel who spreads the beauty of traditional culture around the world.
Gu Xue was clearly taken aback by Chen Jincheng, after all, she knew best what kind of buzz Chen Jincheng was generating right now.
Chen Jincheng then said again, "President Gu, in order to ensure a smooth cooperation in the future, I can sign a private agreement with you. After Kuaishou is launched, I will definitely return to Douyin. Moreover, I believe that Douyin can defeat Kuaishou. I suppose Douyin has not only developed Kuaishou's algorithm, but is also working on upgrading the platform and adding features such as preferences, right? At this time, shouldn't Douyin also show weakness to Kuaishou?"
Chen Jincheng's words immediately made Gu Xue's eyes widen.
While Kuaishou currently holds the upper hand, she has already made preparations to catch up and developed some functions, all of which are secrets known to very few within Douyin.
Even feigning weakness is part of Douyin's next strategy, so that Kuaishou will make mistakes and give them a chance to surpass him.
But how did Chen Jincheng know?
Gu Xue was completely shocked. She had no idea how she ended the negotiations with Chen Jincheng. Anyway, when she left, she took a signed contract with her. When she looked back at Ershi Xingchen, she felt that the young man was very unfathomable.
"I hope you can keep your word," Gu Xue sighed.
(End of this chapter)