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Chapter 810: Chapter 704: Integration Plan (Subscribe Please!)
December 26.
Monday.
Comet Film and Television Headquarters.
Unlike with Tudou.
Pu Chaodong was listening refreshingly to the work reports of the heads of Comet Film and Television and its subsidiaries.
"As of now, we have reached screening agreements with sixty-five countries around the world. It will be released globally on New Year’s Day, but the number of screenings has not been finalized yet; we can only get the screening plan one week before the release.
The advertisements have already been launched in the respective countries, and twenty-three countries are still going through the review process, but there are no significant issues," said the Deputy General Manager in charge of operations at Comet Film and Television.
Global release.
But not all countries are screening it.
That was impossible.
After all, the release of a movie still involves markets and languages.
Those countries with only a dozen or twenty screens probably earn just enough to cover the promotional expenses and still have to waste time on processes. There are simply not enough hands; hence, the chosen countries for release are those with a considerable population, stable domestic politics, and more screens.
Language as well.
Only the major world languages are considered. Those countries with ’dialects’ would still need dubbing, and it would probably not reflect the essence of the movie’s dialogue. Thus, they weren’t included in the release.
Pu Chaodong nodded in satisfaction, "Good, very good, I think the Chairman will be very pleased. If the movie is a big hit, the directors’ promise will certainly satisfy everyone."
Tang Qing’s financial clout and disregard for money is something Pu Chaodong has experienced first-hand.
The people below also chuckled happily.
Among them, Shen Yi was the happiest.
Damn.
Finally, there might be some money.
Considering he was not a small second-generation, it was really embarrassing to say he couldn’t afford a house in the Shanghai Stock Market; previously at Tangren Film, he was just a department manager, responsible for the planning department.
He hardly received much salary or bonuses.
This time, being a deputy general of the company, he thought Tang Qing’s generous nature would not be stingy, and he could finally gather enough money for a down payment.
Thinking of this.
Shen Yi felt like crying.
For a second-generation like him to be in this situation, he really was a ’law-abiding’ good citizen.
Then.
It was Wu Hui’s report.
About Qidian Literature Website.
Throughout this period, Qidian Literature Website had been implementing Tang Qing’s instructions, providing specific support in content and investing heavily in anti-piracy efforts.
Negotiations with various piracy websites had been successful too; they would not upload or share Chapters published within twelve hours.
Twelve hours later.
The piracy websites wouldn’t even need people to type out the Chapters.
Qidian Literature Website would directly provide the completed versions of the Chapters, all of which had been proofread. Following Tang Qing’s suggestion to enhance reading experience, Qidian Literature Website initiated a manual proofreading mode to minimize typos.
The proofreading was done by the authors of Qidian Literature Website.
But not them looking.
It was the readers who did.
After the release of each Chapter, a typo alert functionality would be provided, encouraging readers to spot typos. The first to report them, based on a score of one point per character, were awarded points that were quite valuable. These could be used on Qidian Literature Website and under Comet Film and Television Products for consumption deductions.
Such as exchanging for Qidian coins or, if they accumulated enough, even exchanging for Comet Video membership or some souvenirs.
Quite useful.
The authors of Qidian Literature Website would then make corrections based on these alerts. The timeout for alerts was two hours after the Chapter’s release, enough time for readers to find all typos. The remaining ten hours were for authors to make the corrections.
If they didn’t make the corrections by the deadline.
Staff from Qidian Literature Website would make the corrections.
However, this was chargeable, and all costs incurred for corrections made by the staff would be borne by the authors. But it wasn’t much, a typo essentially costing the earnings of one Chapter. Even with a hundred typoes, it wouldn’t be a burden for the authors.
Moreover, having a hundred typos per Chapter, averaging a typo every twenty characters, really... The author should just wash up and go to sleep. You aren’t suited for writing.
After tough negotiations.
And building a team of lawyers.
Basically, all piracy novel websites agreed to this condition. Otherwise, what were they going to do, wait for Qidian Literature Website’s legal department to sue them relentlessly?
"The piracy issue has essentially been resolved. We’ve already completed the acquisition of six online literary websites and a publishing company. According to the Chairman’s plans, we now control over half of the traffic on legitimate online literary websites, achieving this month’s plan ahead of schedule."
"Very good, now Comet Film and Television already owns companies in movie production, talent agencies, online videos, online literature, and publishing of both traditional and simplified books. Just three days ago, our application for corporate restructuring proposed to Tianyan Group received a response.
After Tianyan’s evaluation and the affirmation from Chairman Tang and the Board of Directors’ vote, all companies under Comet Film and Television will undergo corporate restructuring to become part of Comet Film and Television Cultural Media Group starting next year.
We have two more months. I hope everyone, as planned, fulfills your duties well. I believe after the consolidation, our company’s cohesion will be much stronger."
As he mentioned this.
"Whooosh..."
A round of applause.
Sitting at the main seat, Pu Chaodong was quite thrilled.
Corporate restructuring is always a prestigious term in Huaxia. It is a crucial tool for enhancing company cohesion and integrating resources and represents the robust strength of a company. How could Pu Chaodong not be thrilled?
By now, all companies under Tang Qing had realized one thing.
That was the case.
If it was about the company’s development, consult Sky Eye.
If it was about the company system, consult Sky Eye.
If it was about significant decisions, consult Sky Eye.
The only reason to find Tang Qing was if the company was short on money.
Therefore.
Although Tang Qing didn’t handle things personally,
everyone felt as if Tang Qing was always watching over the company, because Sky Eye’s position was truly special. Others couldn’t manage any of the company’s affairs, but once there was a hint of any movement, Sky Eye would assess it and report to Tang Qing.
Whether it was good or bad.
Therefore.
In these companies under Tang Qing’s leadership, nobody dared to engage in any financial manipulations or maintain a fiefdom attitude.
Every single transaction in the company’s accounts was monitored by someone from Sky Eye, you could spend freely, as I was only responsible for statistics and analysis.
If there were issues with the accounts, minor ones were okay, and could be discussed during monthly reconciliations, but once a major inappropriate expense arose, Sky Eye would directly apply to Tang Qing, and then be qualified to demand an explanation from the subsidiary companies.
In order to restrain Sky Eye’s power, and to ensure the integrity of the subsidiary companies.
Tang Qing would rather be rigid than witness any disgusting incidents, such as company finance embezzlements, misappropriation of public funds, falsification of accounts, office politics, feudalism, or departmental sectarianism.
While other company bosses needed to spend great effort to prevent and supervise these issues.
Tang Qing had completely controlled these undesirable tendencies with Sky Eye from the beginning. These protocols had been communicated to all the management and codified into the company rules and regulations.
To this day.
No corrupt management personnel or severe corruption incident had occurred in any of Tang Qing’s enterprises.
This meeting.
Lasted until eleven o’clock in the morning before it ended, all the company heads left brimming with enthusiasm, genuinely appreciating Tang Qing as a boss who was financially solid and ambitious.
After the others left.
Pu Chaodong’s Secretary brought him to the reception room.
At this time.
Liu Quan had already been waiting for a long while.
Given that Comet Film and Television’s office area wasn’t very large.
Hence Liu Quan knew that Pu Chaodong was genuinely in a meeting, not avoiding him or making things difficult.
Seeing a group of people come out.
Liu Quan perked up.
"Mr. Liu, good to see you, I’m Pu Chaodong," Pu Chaodong walked in.
Liu Quan was also meeting Pu Chaodong for the first time and quickly bowed in greeting, "Mr. Pu, good to meet you."
"Haha, Mr. Liu, please take a seat," Pu Chaodong said, his eyes flickering with a hint of playful mirth. Under the ’brilliant and mighty’ decisions of the Chairman, Tudou simply couldn’t compare. He deeply understood the meaning of ’slapping with the back of the hand’ during this instance.
You don’t cooperate.
Then I’ll just have to make you uncomfortable.
It’s not that we can’t function without you; it’s just more convenient this way.
Liu Quan grimaced as he sat down, thinking about the saying "Thirty years on the east bank of the river; thirty on the west," reflecting the situation now; this time they really lost face and substance.
"Mr. Pu, your Comet Video has had such strong momentum this past week, your video categorization can genuinely be called a role model in our industry, and even we at Tudou feel a bit ashamed," Liu Quan praised profusely.
Pu Chaodong, of course, was not dazzled by such praise.
He chuckled once.
"Hehe, Mr. Liu, please get straight to the point, we’re peers after all—straight talk is preferable," Pu Chaodong bluntly said, aware that pleasantries were for equals, and he was swamped every day, simply without the time.
Liu Quan gave an embarrassed smile.
"About that, I’m wondering if there’s a chance for Tudou to collaborate with Comet Film and Television. The plan you previously proposed indeed made our board of directors quite uneasy — please, understand our difficulties.
I feel that as both corporations are of Huaxia, we should assist each other. We are very interested in mutual stockholding and technical cooperation with Comet Film and Television," Liu Quan revealed his intention.
After speaking, he looked quite nervous at Pu Chaodong.
He had truly lowered his stance, not wanting to watch his own efforts decline, and although it wouldn’t lead to a rapid death, Comet Film and Television would definitely leave them far behind.
Watching Tudou steadily decline was far more grinding than simply witnessing the company go bankrupt.
Liu Quan couldn’t accept such a massive disparity.
And Pu Chaodong’s response didn’t disappoint Liu Quan.
"Sorry, Comet Film and Television currently have no such plans, and I think our chairman would not agree either, Mr. Liu. Let me be frank with you. As they say, the truth may be harsh to hear, but I don’t want to deceive you.
Before this, our company was interested in acquiring Tudou, aimed at acquiring over eighty percent to gain control, because we valued Tudou’s established reputation and user base. But since you disagreed with the plan, we had to set up our own servers and create a video website.
From the current situation, our company’s growth momentum is very strong. Our chairman lacks neither funds nor technology, and there’s utterly no reason to reach any agreement with your company. Do you understand?"
Pu Chaodong really expressed his ’heartfelt words’, made the facts clear, and rejecting responsibility was his forte. After saying this, the whole situation seemed as if it was Tudou’s fault.
Liu Quan’s face turned red.
What the other person said was very straightforward.
And correct, currently, neither party could find a reason for mutual stockholding or technical collaboration.
"Is there really no chance for cooperation?" Liu Quan held onto his last hope.
Pu Chaodong smiled faintly. "Of course, there is a chance—that is if Tudou sells all its shares to Comet Video, your board of directors disbands, and every department in Tudou, including you, merges into Comet Video." 𝒏𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
