Big cities in the United States will have many medium-sized cities under their jurisdiction, and medium-sized cities will have many small cities under their jurisdiction. So even the super big cities in the Bay Area will have many small town-like places, business centers, hotels, restaurants, and laundries.

, grocery stores, and spa shops are lined up, including massage parlors owned by Chinese.

Occasionally, there are a few regular massages.

Most of them are irregular.

The law enforcement here in the United States is very rigid. As long as a man and a woman refuse to admit that there is a transaction and just say that they fell in love at first sight and fell in love with each other, no one can do anything about them.

So this kind of business is very safe.

Legally speaking, it's prohibited here in California.

But the reality is that massage parlors that publicly post large-scale photos of women, illuminated by red lights, and have a row of girls standing in front of the door, can operate openly.

Basically it’s all done by Chinese people.

In the early years, I was in Chinatown, but later I moved out. Wherever there were Chinese people, there were massage parlors.

Many girls come to the United States with tourist visas. After the visa expires, they go into hiding and stay in the United States as illegal immigrants. It is difficult to find regular jobs, so they can only engage in this type of business.

Zhou Buqi has no prejudice against this. He just thinks that Qu Hanhan always goes to massage parlors, which has a bad influence. “When I’m tired from work, I massage my feet and squeeze my shoulders. This is normal, but I still have to take care of it as much as possible...

It will have an impact. Even if you go to a massage parlor, keep a low profile and be sneaky. If the foreigners in the company see it, they don’t know what to think."

"Okay, okay, I understand."

Qu Hanhan looked embarrassed and embarrassed.

He didn't plan to stay in the United States for a long time, but he was good at English. He was seconded to promote the domestic personalized recommendation business, take the lead, and then returned to China.

Because we were abroad and no one was there to care about us, we started to act unscrupulously.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Do you have a girlfriend?"

"without."

"Why don't you find one? I see that on Netflix, there are many blond white girls, all of whom are young and beautiful."

"this……"

Qu Hanhan scratched his head and suddenly became shy.

Zhou Buqi understood it immediately and said kindly: "Be bold, go for the pretty one. If it works, go to the next one. If it doesn't work, go to the next one. It's simple and direct. Love here in the United States is different from that in China. In fact, it's simpler and both

It’s very generous, just go on a date. After a few dates, I propose to go to a hotel. If you don’t agree, give up decisively and look for the next target.”

"Is this okay?" Qu Hanhan opened her eyes wide.

Zhou Buqi said in a low voice: "What's wrong? You're not waiting in the United States for a long time, and you're not looking for a wife. How about you go abroad and not sleep with two foreign girls?"

"Ha ha!"

Qu Hanhan's tense nerves immediately relaxed.

Zhou Buqi said: "In China, the relationship is established first, and then the apartment is opened. The United States is more open, especially in big cities like San Francisco. They open an apartment first, experience it first, and then confirm the relationship when they are satisfied.

.”

Qu Hanhan nodded, "Well, I've also heard people say that people here in the Bay Area are very... very utilitarian. They have to inspect the goods first, and they have to inspect them several times. If both parties are satisfied,

Only then will the relationship be officially confirmed.”

Zhou Buqi patted him on the shoulder and said, "Yes, be brave and attack boldly. You have to spend money to go to a massage parlor, but what a great partner, it's free! The essence of the Internet is that it's free!"

Qu Hanhan took a deep breath, "Then... let me try."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "That's right. I think the receptionist at Netflix is ​​quite good. You should invite her on a date now...well, just tonight!"

Qu Hanhan suddenly became embarrassed again, "Now?"

Zhou Buqi said: "Yes, go right now, this is the mission."

Watching Qu Hanhan walk away in a hurry, Zhou Buqi secretly sighed and felt helpless.

There is really no way to control things like corporate culture.

Domestic technology companies often have high wages, many male employees, high work pressure, few opportunities to vent, and no time to find a girlfriend, so this type of thing has become a common phenomenon in the industry.

Many employees often go on business trips to other places. They basically get whatever they want wherever they go, and they even go in groups. Many companies offer very good benefits, and they can also travel overseas, including Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong and Taiwan, which are all accessible.

kill.

This kind of thing is relatively common, but some things go too far.

Because technology companies have a strong tendency to work overtime, they often work overtime until late at night. By late night, there are very few people in the company, and the office area is basically empty. Sometimes there are only male and female employees left in the company.

The fire was going strong. Then everyone went back to their homes without disturbing each other.

This needs to be strictly controlled.

There is no control from the outside, and similar scandals must not occur within the company.

Zhou Buqi took care of his employees, and then returned to the discussion between Reed Hagentins and Jason Kilar. Under Boss Zhou’s plan, Netflix’s business strategy and development philosophy are absolutely

It is number one in the world. Only in this way can Netflix be promoted as the leader in the streaming media industry!

Jason Kilar was already convinced.

However, he still has doubts about the concept of self-produced dramas.

Hargentins gave an example, "Have you seen 'Breaking Bad'?"

Jason Kilar nodded, "Well, it's the most popular TV series broadcast on AMC TV."

"Popular?" Hargentins shook his head, "In the beginning, this was just a niche, fringe TV series with less than 200,000 viewers."

amc television is a pay cable television station.

Since it is a paid station, it means that there are not enough users.

The most well-known TV series in the United States are either those broadcast by free TV stations such as CBS and NBC, such as "Friends" and "The Big Bang Theory", or they are high-cost high-quality dramas launched by ace pay TV stations such as HBO.

A few years ago, AMC was still far behind.

The number of AMC subscribers has increased dramatically in recent years. Why?

The big reason is that "Breaking Bad" is so good.

How did "Breaking Bad" become so popular?

Because AMC TV station is too niche, "Breaking Bad" has poor ratings and has become a fringe TV series. In order to pursue profits, Sony Pictures, the production company of "Breaking Bad", can only turn "Breaking Bad" into a fringe TV series.

"The copyright of "" is licensed to Netflix, and the extra money is worth it.

Hollywood is unwilling to license copyrights to streaming media. Even if it is licensed, it is often low-end bad movies.

However, this "bad movie" "Breaking Bad" became popular thanks to Netflix!

As of now, the number of paid viewers of "Breaking Bad" on AMC TV has reached 12.5 million, and Netflix is ​​an important reason for the popularity of this American drama.

The industry calls this phenomenon the "Netflix effect."

Hargentins said: "Just like our personalized recommendation concept, Netflix can push some bad movies and TV series to users. "Breaking Bad" was originally a marginalized bad TV series and very niche.

But with the promotion of Netflix, it has become a ratings giant. However, when we did market research, we found that when asked about "Breaking Bad", everyone said it was an AMC drama.

, no one will ever mention Netflix."

Jason Kilar understood immediately, "'Breaking Bad' reminds viewers of AMC TV, not Netflix. So in order to watch the show, viewers tend to subscribe to AMC instead of Netflix."

, this is the brand additional effect surrounding film and television content!”

Hargentings said: "Yes, Netflix has launched "Breaking Bad". But the brand of "Breaking Bad" is linked to AMC, and we have promoted AMC in vain. Even the audience

Not even that the show is actually produced by Sony Pictures

I know, I only know the AMC TV station that premiered it. AMC became popular thanks to "Breaking Bad", but Netflix did not reap the benefits of brand gain. Therefore, Netflix must make its own dramas and spend its own money to produce its own content. It cannot

No more making wedding clothes for others."

Zhou Buqi suddenly asked: "Can you buy out the streaming rights?"

Hagentins was stunned for a moment, "Huh?"

Zhou Buqi said: "This drama was well shot and has a bright future. Today's Hollywood is undergoing technological reforms. Traditional Hollywood screenwriters with rich stories will be unemployed on a large scale and can only switch from movies to TV series.

Zhonglai. I can guarantee that in the next few years, American TV series will be as popular all over the world as Hollywood movies. "Breaking Bad" is universal and has a wider market."

"Do you really want to buy it?" Hagentins was embarrassed. "Even if they are willing to sell it, the price will be high!"

Zhou Buqi waved his hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. It's not convenient for Netflix to sell it, so MSI Global will buy it. Other copyrights don't matter, only the streaming rights. For such a large-scale drama, ordinary TV stations can't buy it."

If it can’t be broadcast, streaming media is the best platform.”

With the rise of the streaming media industry, more and more traditional TV stations have also transformed into streaming media.

Ten years later, when HBO launched its own streaming media platform, Warner removed "Friends" from Netflix and put it on its own platform; AMC later launched its own streaming media platform almost at the same time, and then removed "Friends" from Netflix.

"Breaking Bad" was removed from Netflix and put on its own platform.

The so-called rights and interests, in the final analysis, come first with "rights" and then with "benefits".

If streaming media wants to be stable, the most important thing is to hold the copyright of high-quality content in hand.

Ziweixing Global currently has approximately US$5 billion in cash flow on its books.

Very rich!

Moreover, relying on Universal Pictures, it also has a very strong copyright operation team, channels and industry resources.

In the past few years, Jieyu Media has also worked very hard to collect content copyrights, but most of them are collected domestically. It is very difficult to operate in overseas markets.

But Universal Pictures is different. It is a golden brand with world-class influence.

Zhou Buqi believes that the next step is to hold a strategic high-level meeting within Ziweixing Global to start laying out the copyright industry for streaming media!
Chapter completed!