Chapter 170: Applause is not a sell-out

On June 5, 2006, on the Netflix network platform, 22 episodes of Super Sense Hunt were released at one time.

The original version of Super Sense was also released on the same day in 2015, but at that time, Netflix was already a fully mature network platform, with a huge group of paying users, and it was possible to carry the existence of several major TV stations, Hollywood even had Netflix threat theory, and in this world, Netflix's network platform has just been built, although it has undergone various tests and proved that it can support network streaming streaming, but it is limited to network speed, limited to video clarity and users' viewing habits, for Lu Qiu's decision to put all the episodes on the Internet, Hastings resolutely opposes。

"Lu Dong, this is pure gambling, no, this is not even gambling, you are purely burning money, and it is impossible to recover this investment of 100 million dollars!"

"What, do you think the quality of the super feeling is not good?" Lu Qiu asked Hastings with a smile.

Hastings shook his head without hesitation, "No, I think Super Sense Hunt is definitely a TV series with great popularity potential, but Lu Dong should not put such a pearl on the online broadcast platform, this platform is too immature, Lu Dong can sell it to major TV stations, as long as the ratings go up, it is not impossible to recover the cost!"

Lu Qiu laughed: "Hastings, are you thinking about me or Netflix? I think you think that my burning of this hundred million dollars will affect Netflix's performance!"

Hastings was not embarrassed and said: "Lu Dong is the major shareholder of Netflix, and the company's loss is also Lu Dong's loss, the point is that if the super sense fails, other shareholders will definitely jointly target Lu Dong, so I consider both Lu Dong and the company, taking into account both." ”

Lu Qiu nodded, "You have a point, since you think so much about me and the company, then if you fail, you will take the blame, okay?"

Hastings: "......"

"Okay, I'm not kidding you, I'm going to succeed, trust me, I'm not a guy who spends $100 million just to satisfy my interests. "Luqiu showed a lot of confidence.

But Hastings couldn't agree, "But Lu Dong, the current external environment is really not enough to support this kind of adventure, and the facts will prove you wrong." ”

Lu Qiu is noncommittal, in fact, Hastings's judgment is also good, 06 years to engage in online self-made dramas, it is indeed too advanced, Netflix also launched the first self-made drama in 2012, Lili Haimo, and it is not very successful, until there is big data to support, in 2013, the drama House of Cards was filmed, and the status of the boss of the network broadcast was established in one fell swoop, as far as the current network environment is concerned, it is a common sense judgment to determine that super sense cannot succeed, but common sense is bound to be broken in front of Lu Qiu, the reborn public.

For Lu Qiu, he has too many means to hunt and stir up the fire, and the future generations of Chinese people are full of tricks to promote the Internet, any of which can be selected into textbooks as a case, and this is not the most critical, the most critical thing is that Pangu Investment is the majority shareholder of Facebook, the majority shareholder of YouTube, and also indirectly affects skype through Yibei, in addition, because of the butterfly effect of Weibo on Kuafu.com, Twitter in the United States also came out a year ahead of schedule, and it is developing rapidly, Pangu Investment is also a major shareholder, controlling these major online social networking sites, and it is not too easy to promote Super Sense Hunting。

So in the next time, the heat of the super sense hunt was fried by various websites, and the review sites were also brushed out of the historical high scores, in the time of the super sense released for half a month, all kinds of comments, interpretations, praises, and beauty were overwhelmingly flooded on the Internet in the United States and even Europe, of course, I am no exception, P2P technology ensures that the super sense will be transmitted back to China as soon as it is launched, especially this is Lu Qiu's work, and the attention and enthusiasm of the Chinese people are unprecedentedly high.

It can be said that the hype of the super sense hunt is very successful, and the quality of the work itself is also excellent, with gimmicks, depth, brain holes, and the halo effect of stars in various countries, and the speed of fans around the world is amazing.

However, for Hastings, the mark of the success of the Super Sense hunt has little to do with these, he is concerned about whether the Super Sense hunt has attracted new users for Netflix, how many it attracts, and how much it can eventually attract, and these data all convey a message to him, that is, although Super Sense is a hot mess on the Internet and even around the world, for Netflix, she plays a promotional role at most, and the role of attracting new users and increasing the loyalty of old users is far less obvious than expected, in other words, Super Sense is equivalent to a promotional film on the Netflix network platform that cost 100 million US dollars, which is simply unacceptable!

After determining that Super Sense had failed, Hastings immediately found Lu Qiu, made a report, and reminded him to be prepared to deal with the board of directors, while he himself would take the blame and resign at the right time, calmly accepting the consequences of the wrong decision.

Lu Qiu admired Hastings' statement very much, "Don't worry, be your president with peace of mind, I also expect you to contact the dirty driver siblings and let them take over and continue filming." ”

Hastings was speechless for a while, and he was still filming, because the loss was not big enough, and he was not satisfied with Netflix until he completely collapsed?

Hastings was suddenly a little frustrated, he began to regret letting Lu Qiu become the majority shareholder of Netflix, and Lu Qiu had clearly said that he was filming Super Sense with his own money, but in the end he reversed himself and put this heavy burden on the company, this kind of behavior he really can't accept.

Lu Qiu saw through Hastings's mind and said with a smile: "I did have the intention of taking out twenty or thirty million dollars to play tricks before, even if I failed to feel super conscious, it doesn't matter." ”

You admit it, and that's exactly what happened.

Hastings verified his judgment and was even more frustrated.

"But then because of some things, I changed my mind and filmed the two seasons of Super Sense together in one go, and the cost soared to 100 million, but don't think I can't afford to lose 100 million US dollars, it's not like that, the reason why I changed my mind and attributed Super Sense to the name of Netflix is because after changing my mind, I have enough confidence to make Super Sense popular all over the world. ”

Super Sense has become popular all over the world, but it's useless, and it doesn't help the company!

"I know you want to say that it is useless to be popular all over the world, after all, other countries are pirated resources, even if the super sense is hot, there is no benefit, only the local side is more people to accept it is successful, but you Americans are used to being arrogant, a Chinese TV series shot by a multinational force, even if the reputation is good, the heart rejects the majority, so you have foreseen the failure of the super sense, right?" ”

Hastings had nothing to say.

Lu Qiu stopped talking nonsense, and said leisurely: "There is an idiom in China, called the conclusion of the coffin, which means that only at the end can there be a pertinent conclusion, and the super feeling is not yet the conclusion of the coffin, I suggest that you pay attention to Kenya, and you will understand what I mean." ”

At this point, it is useless to say more, only the results can give the final answer.