"No, no, no, Lu, this plan is wrong, it's a big mistake, streaming media can't have a good user experience at all, slow network speed, poor picture quality, no one wants to waste money on this! I firmly disagree with the launch of streaming on demand, you must know that we have just established 36 diversion warehouses in the United States, in order to make DVDs to customers as quickly as possible, and the streaming media business simply cannot compete with it!"

Lu Qiu didn't expect Hastings to oppose it so resolutely, but it is understandable, after all, the bandwidth is now narrow, even if YouTube, which focuses on short videos, has just been founded, but he let Hastings directly participate in the streaming film and television business, which is indeed a bit ahead of the curve and will become cannon fodder.

But Lu Qiu will not give up, he is also a reborn public, clearly remember that Hulu, which can compete with Netflix, was born in 2007, indicating that bandwidth and technical problems can be improved soon, he said to Hastings: "I just invested in an online video site called YouTube, Hastings You can observe, the development of online video will be incredibly fast, and sooner or later Netflix will have to transform to this aspect." ”

"Don't be in a hurry to deny, I don't mean to ask Netflix to eat a fat man, my plan is like this. Lu Qiu explained the detailed plan.

In fact, Lu Qiu does not want Netflix to fully transform immediately, which is unrealistic, but it is still completely possible to launch a streaming video site at the same time as Hulu, as for self-made dramas, it is indeed too advanced, so Lu Qiu still plans to set up his own production company, and then sell the produced content to Netflix at a low price, after all, he just wants a convenient distribution channel for his works, and once his reputation is hit, it will be easy to enter the traditional film and television channels in the future.

"So Hastings, all Netflix has to do is invest a small amount of money to build a streaming on-demand website, which doesn't require much money, 20 million US dollars is enough, I, as a major shareholder, can fully afford such a loss, and you still have plenty of time to think about it, the TV series I plan to shoot will take at least more than a year to complete, you just need to make a decision before then!"

"Lu, to put it bluntly, you are still pretending to be public and private, you are still doing it for yourself. ”

Hastings is also unkind, and bluntly pierces Lu Qiu's thoughts.

Lu Qiu was not embarrassed, and said with a smile: "The result will prove that this is a win-win situation, and in other words, even if you don't agree, I can still exercise the power of the major shareholder and force it to pass, but that is not the result I am happy to see." ”

Hastings sighed helplessly, "Okay Lu, it's still up to you after all, but I hope it's just this once, not the next one." ”

Lu Qiu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "When you see the development of online video, you will agree with my decision in your heart." ”

"Hopefully. ”

Netflix's side was thus determined, and the next thing Lu Qiu had to do was to convince another person, that is, Harvey Weinstein, who he had a very poor sense of intuition.

If you want to set up your own production company in Hollywood, you can't just have money, otherwise the Wall Street giants don't have to hand over the funds to the Hollywood gang, and Harvey Weinstein is the Hollywood power class who is qualified to take care of this kind of money.

The original time and space was this year, the Weinstein brothers parted ways with Disney, and the two brothers established Weinstein Pictures, which got the investment of Wall Street predators in an instant, but the development of Weinstein Pictures was not very good in the early days, the reason was that Harvey Weinstein was tired of movies, and he took a break to engage in some unknown side hustles, until he lost a lot of money and his mood was adjusted, he returned to Hollywood and continued to lead Weinstein Pictures to create brilliance.

Lu Qiu's wishful thinking was to take advantage of Harvey's burnout to pull him into his production company, so Lu Qiu found Harvey under the guise of engaging in a network technology company.

"Oh dear Harvey, you seem to have lost weight, what's the matter, breaking up with Disney has made you taste broken love?" Lu Qiu joked.

Harvey, the old fox, looked vigilant, "Lu, I know that there is an old saying in China, there must be a demon when things go wrong, can you tell me what kind of demon you are?"

Lu Qiu's face was flat, "Dead fatty, I don't know how to cherish it if I give you a good face, it's okay, let's still do business." ”

Harvey immediately said: "It's best to do business, and I like to talk about rules the most." ”

Lu Qiu took a sip, "Shameless, you like others to talk about the rules, and when it comes to yourself, the rules are a fart, aren't they!"

Harvey's face was as usual, and he smiled: "It's okay to say whatever you want, but Lu, I've been bored with movies lately, if you talk to me about movies, then don't worry." ”

Lu Qiu said: "It just so happens that I've been annoyed with movies recently, so I invested in a website and wanted to find you to be the chief content officer, this is the work of those people in Silicon Valley, I don't know if you have the ability to do it well?"

"Chief Content Officer, haven't you heard of it, what's in charge?" Harvey was intrigued, the Nasdaq was revived, the tech world was once again sought after, and Weinstein, fed up with movies, was looking for something interesting to do.

Lu Qiu said bewildermently: "It's similar to the CEO, do strategic management, the development direction and life and death of the entire website are decided by you, it's not too important!"

"So important?" Harvey looked suspicious, "But we don't know each other, and you don't have a good impression of me, how did you think of coming to me?"

Lu Qiu had already prepared an excuse, "Of course, it's because you're famous, and you know high-tech companies, do you want to raise money, those venture capitalists in Silicon Valley are quite snobbish, and with a big celebrity like you, it is estimated that they will be much happier to invest money." ”

Harvey didn't hear the abnormality and nodded, "That's a bit of a point, but does the company you invest in have a future for development?"

Lu Qiu immediately said: "Of course, there are already venture capitalists eyeing this company, thinking that Google is second, and when the company is listed, it will be like a proper money printing machine, if you don't believe it, consult Pangu Investment, that is, this venture capital plans to inject 100 million US dollars into my company." ”

"Really? Pangu is a big venture capital, aren't you bragging?" Harvey was cautious.

"Don't you know after consulting, with your connections, it must be no problem to contact their boss. ”

"Okay, then I'll get in touch, by the way, what's the name of the company you invest in?"

"Hill Tech. ”

"Hey, it's General Manager Cafu, I'm Harvey Weinstein, and I'm asking you something. After turning around, Harvey really contacted Harrison, "Are you going to invest $100 million in a company called Hill Technologies?"

"Yes, this is a project that our company is discussing, and the partners of the company are unanimously optimistic about the prospects of this company, why, Miramax is also interested in the hills? But aren't you a film and television company?"

Weinstein was suspicious and said, "No, it has nothing to do with Miramax, it was the people from Hill Tech who approached me and wanted to use my prestige to make it easier for them to raise money, and I was considering whether to say yes." ”

"Oh, to put it mildly, I suggest you agree, with you joining, we Pangu can agree to invest immediately, and we have 100% trust in someone like you who has the ability and character!" Harrison was worthy of a sycophant, and patted over the phone.

Harvey suddenly felt comfortable from the inside out, and said flutteringly: "You have suggested it like this, I think it would be a bit silly if I didn't accept it, but are you sure that if I join, your company will invest 100 million US dollars immediately?"

"Of course, we can even sign a contract at the same time, yes, just do it, if you agree, I will arrange this matter, and the three of us will sign the contract at the same time in the law firm, how about it?"

"It's great to be able to do that. ”

"Then it's decided, we'll sign the contract tomorrow!"

"Okay, see you tomorrow. ”

"See you tomorrow!"

Hanging up the phone, Harvey couldn't suppress the smile on his face, and said to Lu Qiu: "Dear Lu, I agree to your invitation." ”

Lu Qiu was also happy, "That's great, I promise Harvey that you won't regret this decision!"